DECEMBER 9, 2014 

RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 113-59 

TEXT OF HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE

AMENDMENT TO H.R. 83 

[Showing the text of the Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015] 

1 In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 

2 Senate, insert the following: 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated and Fur5 ther Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 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. Adjustments to compensation. 

Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas. 

Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act. 

Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes. 

DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 

DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

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 Agency and Food and Drug Administration 

Title VII—General Provisions 

Title VIII—Ebola Response and Preparedness 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
2 

DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Title I—Department of Commerce 

Title II—Department of Justice 

Title III—Science 

Title IV—Related Agencies 

Title V—General Provisions 

Title VI—Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 

Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

2015 

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 

Title X—Ebola Response and Preparedness 

DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

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, 2015 

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 THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, 

AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Title I—Department of the Interior 

Title II—Environmental Protection Agency 

Title III—Related Agencies 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
3 

Title IV—General Provisions 

DIVISION G—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

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 

Title VI—Ebola Response and Preparedness 

DIVISION H—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Title I—Legislative Branch 

Title II—General Provisions 

DIVISION I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, 

AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Title I—Department of Defense 

Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 

Title III—Related Agencies 

Title IV—Overseas Contingency Operations 

Title V—General Provisions 

DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, 

AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

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 

Title IX—Ebola Response and Preparedness 

DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Title I—Department of Transportation 

Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development 

Title III—Related Agencies 

Title IV—General Provisions—This Act 

DIVISION L—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 2015 

DIVISION M—EXPATRIATE HEALTH COVERAGE CLARIFICATION 

ACT OF 2014 

DIVISION N—OTHER MATTERS 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
4 

1 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

2 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 

3 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 

4 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi5 sion. 

6 SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 

7 The explanatory statement regarding this Act, print8 ed in the House of Representatives section of the Congres9 sional Record on or about December 11, 2014 by the 

10 Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

11 House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allo12 cation of funds and implementation of divisions A through 

13 K of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement 

14 of a committee of conference. 

15 SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 

17 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

18 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 

19 SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 

20 (a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con21 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

22 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

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

24 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

25 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
5 

1 (b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con2 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

3 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

5 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the 

6 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

7 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

8 SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIF9 FERENCES. 

10 If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority pro11 vided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary 

12 spending limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) 

13 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

14 Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the Con15 gressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discre16 tionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 

17 2015 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Man18 agement and Budget in the amount of the excess but the 

19 total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent 

20 of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits 

21 for all categories for that fiscal year. 

22 SEC. 8. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. 

23 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no ad24 justment shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legis25 lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
6 

1 to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) 

2 during fiscal year 2015. 

3 SEC. 9. STUDY OF ELECTRIC RATES IN THE INSULAR 

4 AREAS. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN.—The term 

7 ‘‘comprehensive energy plan’’ means a comprehen8 sive energy plan prepared and updated under sub9 sections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled 

10 ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for certain in11 sular areas of the United States, and for other pur12 poses’’, approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 

13 1492). 

14 (2) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘‘energy 

15 action plan’’ means the plan required by subsection 

16 (d). 

17 (3) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 

18 ‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means the Federated 

19 States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall 

20 Islands, and the Republic of Palau. 

21 (4) INSULAR AREAS.—The term ‘‘insular areas’’ 

22 means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 

23 Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 

24 the Virgin Islands. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
7 

1 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (6) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the team 

4 established by the Secretary under subsection (b). 

5 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, 

7 within the Empowering Insular Communities activity, es8 tablish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— 

9 (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing 

10 the energy needs of each of the insular areas and 

11 Freely Associated States; and 

12 (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Free13 ly Associated States in implementing such plan. 

14 (c) PARTICIPATION OF REGIONAL UTILITY ORGANI15 ZATIONS.—In establishing the team, the Secretary shall 

16 consider including regional utility organizations. 

17 (d) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—In accordance with sub18 section (b), the energy action plan shall include— 

19 (1) recommendations, based on the comprehen20 sive energy plan where applicable, to— 

21 (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on 

22 fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely As23 sociated States from ports outside the United 

24 States; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
8 

1 (B) develop and utilize domestic fuel en2 ergy sources; and 

3 (C) improve performance of energy infra4 structure and overall energy efficiency; 

5 (2) a schedule for implementation of such rec6 ommendations and identification and prioritization 

7 of specific projects; 

8 (3) a financial and engineering plan for imple9 menting and sustaining projects; and 

10 (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 

11 implementation. 

12 (e) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year 

13 after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team 

14 and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Sec15 retary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its 

16 charge and in implementing the energy action plan. 

17 (f) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

18 than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary re19 ceives a report submitted by the team under subsection 

20 (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate commit21 tees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. 

22 (g) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY REQUIRED.—The en23 ergy action plan shall not be implemented until the Sec24 retary approves the energy action plan. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
9 

1 SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL 

2 RESOURCES ACT. 

3 Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 

4 Stat. 854) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘December 

6 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and 

7 (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (d)— 

9 (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), 

10 by striking ‘‘not to extend beyond December 31, 

11 2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 

12 of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘ending on 

13 December 31, 2019’ ’’; 

14 (B) by striking paragraph (5); and 

15 (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 

16 paragraph (5). 

17 SEC. 11. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES. 

18 (a) For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 

19 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2015, 

20 $372,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the 

21 Interior. 

22 (b) The amount made available in subsection (a) shall 

23 be in addition to amounts made available for payments 

24 in lieu of taxes by the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

25 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

26 Year 2015. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
10 

1 DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE2 VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN3 ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

4 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

5 TITLE I 

6 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

7 PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING

8 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 

11 $45,805,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 

12 available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 

13 to exceed $502,000 shall be available for the Office of 

14 Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be avail15 able for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency 

16 Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available 

17 for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed 

18 $25,928,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist19 ant Secretary for Administration, of which $25,124,000 

20 shall be available for Departmental Administration to pro21 vide for necessary expenses for management support serv22 ices to offices of the Department and for general adminis23 tration, security, repairs and alterations, and other mis24 cellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
11 

1 for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of 

2 the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be avail3 able for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres4 sional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this 

5 Act, including programs involving intergovernmental af6 fairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to 

7 exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for the Office of Com8 munications: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture 

9 is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office 

10 of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the 

11 Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appro12 priation for any office shall be increased or decreased by 

13 more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 

14 $11,000 of the amount made available under this para15 graph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be 

16 available for official reception and representation ex17 penses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 

18 Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made avail19 able under this heading for Departmental Administration 

20 shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this 

21 Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings 

22 as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That 

23 funds made available under this heading for the Office of 

24 the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may 

25 be transferred to agencies of the Department of AgriVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
12 

1 culture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the 

2 agency level: Provided further, That no funds made avail3 able under this heading for the Office of Assistant Sec4 retary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 

5 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless 

6 the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropria7 tions of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these 

8 funds by USDA agency. 

9 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

10 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 

12 Economist, $17,377,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for 

13 grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 

14 7 U.S.C. 3155. 

15 NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

16 For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi17 sion, $13,317,000. 

18 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 

20 Program Analysis, $9,392,000. 

21 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In23 formation Officer, $45,045,000, of which not less than 

24 $28,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the De25 partment. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
13 

1 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi3 nancial Officer, $6,028,000. 

4 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL

5 RIGHTS

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 

7 Secretary for Civil Rights, $898,000. 

8 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

9 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

10 $24,070,000. 

11 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu14 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 

15 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis16 trator of General Services to the Department of Agri17 culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 

18 of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 

19 alterations and other actions needed for the Department 

20 and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con21 figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 

22 General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im23 provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili24 ties, and for related costs, $55,866,000, to remain avail25 able until expended, for buildings operations and mainteVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
14 

1 nance expenses: Provided, That the Secretary may use un2 obligated prior year balances of an agency or office that 

3 are no longer available for new obligation to cover short4 falls incurred in prior or current year rental payments for 

5 such agency or office. 

6 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri9 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 

10 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery 

12 Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,600,000, to remain avail13 able until expended: Provided, That appropriations and 

14 funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous 

15 Materials Management may be transferred to any agency 

16 of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 

17 pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal 

18 lands. 

19 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

21 General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 

22 General Act of 1978, $95,026,000, including such sums 

23 as may be necessary for contracting and other arrange24 ments with public agencies and private persons pursuant 

25 to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
15 

1 and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confiden2 tial operational expenses, including the payment of inform3 ants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector 

4 General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 

5 of Public Law 97–98. 

6 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 

8 Counsel, $44,383,000. 

9 OFFICE OF ETHICS

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 

11 $3,654,000. 

12 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 

13 EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

15 Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, 

16 $898,000. 

17 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

18 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 

19 Service, $85,373,000. 

20 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

21 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 

22 Statistics Service, $172,408,000, of which up to 

23 $47,842,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen24 sus of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available 

25 for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct CurVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
16 

1 rent Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 

2 2204g(d) and (f). 

3 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 

6 Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 

7 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and 

8 for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of 

9 equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money 

10 to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the 

11 total value of the land or interests transferred out of Fed12 eral ownership, $1,132,625,000: Provided, That appro13 priations hereunder shall be available for the operation 

14 and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to 

15 exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That 

16 appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 

17 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair 

18 of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro19 vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not 

20 exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 

21 which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 

22 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not 

23 to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one 

24 building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent 

25 of the current replacement value of the building or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
17 

1 $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the 

2 limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not 

3 apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities 

4 at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropria5 tions hereunder shall be available for granting easements 

6 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided 

7 further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to 

8 replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of 

9 April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That 

10 appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting 

11 easements at any Agricultural Research Service location 

12 for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 

13 entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Re14 search Service and a condition of the easements shall be 

15 that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the 

16 Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the 

17 Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the 

18 interest of the United States: Provided further, That funds 

19 may be received from any State, other political subdivi20 sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab21 lishing or operating any research facility or research 

22 project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 

23 by law: Provided further, That subject to such terms and 

24 conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture considers appro25 priate to protect the interest of the United States, the SecVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
18 

1 retary may enter into a lease of Agricultural Research 

2 Service land in order to allow for the drilling of not more 

3 than three irrigation wells; the term of the lease may not 

4 exceed 20 years, but the Secretary may renew the lease 

5 for one or more additional 20-year periods. 

6 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

7 For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im8 provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 

9 equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agri10 cultural research programs of the Department of Agri11 culture, where not otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to re12 main available until expended. 

13 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

14 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

15 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 

16 cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 

17 for other expenses, $786,874,000, which shall be for the 

18 purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 

19 ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research 

20 and Education Activities’’ in the explanatory statement 

21 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

22 A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for re23 search grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 

24 1890 institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant 

25 colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
19 

1 initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicul2 tural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution chal3 lenge grants, and grants management systems shall re4 main available until expended: Provided further, That each 

5 institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen 

6 program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided fur7 ther, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native 

8 and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made avail9 able to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligi10 ble institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the 

11 States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds 

12 for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made 

13 available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 

14 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not more 

15 than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or 

16 any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Re17 search Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be retained 

18 by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs 

19 incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority. 

20 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

21 For the Native American Institutions Endowment 

22 Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 

23 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
20 

1 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

2 For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 

3 Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the 

4 Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $471,691,000, 

5 which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci6 fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and 

7 Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ in the explanatory 

8 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

9 division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds 

10 for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain 

11 available until expended: Provided further, That institu12 tions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for co13 operative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Pro14 vided further, That funds for cooperative extension under 

15 sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 

16 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 

17 shall be available for retirement and employees’ compensa18 tion costs for extension agents. 

19 INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

20 For the integrated research, education, and extension 

21 grants programs, including necessary administrative ex22 penses, $30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and 

23 in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National In24 stitute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in 

25 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
21 

1 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro2 vided, That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense 

3 Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 

4 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING

5 AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

7 Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 

8 $898,000. 

9 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 

13 Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for 

14 representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 

15 the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 

16 $871,315,000, of which $470,000, to remain available 

17 until expended, shall be available for the control of out18 breaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for 

19 control of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to 

20 the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of 

21 which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended, 

22 shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share 

23 purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication 

24 zones; of which $35,339,000, to remain available until ex25 pended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
22 

1 which $697,000 shall be for activities under the authority 

2 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 

3 U.S.C. 1831); of which $52,340,000, to remain available 

4 until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of 

5 which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, 

6 shall be for information technology infrastructure; of 

7 which $156,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

8 shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to 

9 remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and 

10 rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $54,000,000, to re11 main available until expended, shall be for tree and wood 

12 pests; of which $3,973,000, to remain available until ex13 pended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of 

14 which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until ex15 pended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; 

16 of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, 

17 shall be for the wildlife damage management program for 

18 aviation safety: Provided, That of amounts available under 

19 this heading for wildlife services methods development, 

20 $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro21 vided further, That of amounts available under this head22 ing for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain 

23 available until expended: Provided further, That no funds 

24 shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis 

25 eradication program for the current fiscal year that does 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
23 

1 not require minimum matching by the States of at least 

2 40 percent: Provided further, That this appropriation shall 

3 be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft 

4 and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall 

5 be for replacement only: Provided further, That in addi6 tion, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the 

7 agricultural production industry of this country, the Sec8 retary may transfer from other appropriations or funds 

9 available to the agencies or corporations of the Depart10 ment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be avail11 able only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradi12 cation of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani13 mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance 

14 with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Pro15 tection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 

16 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 

17 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred 

18 for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year 

19 shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided 

20 further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 

21 pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alter22 ation of leased buildings and improvements, but unless 

23 otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building 

24 during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 

25 current replacement value of the building. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
24 

1 In fiscal year 2015, the agency is authorized to collect 

2 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist3 ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 

4 subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, 

5 foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such 

6 fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such 

7 fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, 

8 or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such 

9 fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail10 able until expended, without further appropriation, for 

11 providing such assistance, goods, or services. 

12 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

13 For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte14 nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al15 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 

16 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as 

17 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain avail18 able until expended. 

19 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

20 MARKETING SERVICES

21 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 

22 Service, $81,192,000: Provided, That this appropriation 

23 shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 

24 alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but 

25 the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
25 

1 shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 

2 value of the building. 

3 Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 

4 activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 

5 U.S.C. 9701). 

6 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

7 Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall 

8 be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra9 tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated 

10 and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may 

11 exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification 

12 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

13 Congress. 

14 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND

15 SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au18 gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com19 modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 

20 related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 

21 Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 

22 Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise 

23 provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,186,000 

24 for formulation and administration of marketing agreeVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
26 

1 ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing 

2 Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. 

3 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

4 For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 

5 and departments of markets, and similar agencies for 

6 marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul7 tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 

8 $1,235,000. 

9 GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS

10 ADMINISTRATION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, 

13 Packers and Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000: 

14 Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu15 ant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair 

16 of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering 

17 any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 

18 10 percent of the current replacement value of the build19 ing. 

20 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES

21 EXPENSES

22 Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 

23 be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 

24 and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac25 tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
27 

1 other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 

2 exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com3 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

4 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

6 Secretary for Food Safety, $816,000. 

7 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

8 For necessary expenses to carry out services author9 ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 

10 Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 

11 Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation 

12 allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 

13 Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 

14 $1,016,474,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred15 ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab16 oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 

17 Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 

18 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the 

19 Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 

20 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

21 That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall 

22 be employed during fiscal year 2015 for purposes dedi23 cated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 

24 Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That 

25 the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue imVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
28 

1 plementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as 

2 further clarified by the amendments made in section 

3 12106 of Public Law 113–79: Provided further, That this 

4 appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 

5 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and im6 provements, but the cost of altering any one building dur7 ing the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the cur8 rent replacement value of the building. 

9 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND

10 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

12 Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 

13 $898,000. 

14 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 

18 $1,200,180,000: Provided, That not more than 50 percent 

19 of the $132,364,000 made available under this heading 

20 for information technology related to farm program deliv21 ery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of 

22 Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) and other farm program 

23 delivery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary sub24 mits to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for ex25 penditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
29 

1 over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabili2 ties to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, 

3 (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for de4 velopment as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) 

5 key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each 

6 project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service 

7 Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being man8 aged in accordance with applicable lifecycle management 

9 policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable De10 partment’s capital planning and investment control re11 quirements; and (3) has been submitted to the Govern12 ment Accountability Office: Provided further, That the 

13 agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quar14 ter of fiscal year 2015 to the Committees on Appropria15 tions and the Government Accountability Office, that iden16 tifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) 

17 current performance against key indicators of customer 

18 satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agree19 ments or other technical metrics, (c) current performance 

20 against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed 

21 breakdown of current and planned spending on oper22 ational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment 

23 of whether the investment continues to meet business 

24 needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: 

25 Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to use 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
30 

1 the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) 

2 of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program 

3 payments for all programs administered by the Agency: 

4 Provided further, That other funds made available to the 

5 Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 

6 merged with this account: Provided further, That funds 

7 made available to county committees shall remain avail8 able until expended: Provided further, That none of the 

9 funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used 

10 to close Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided fur11 ther, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service 

12 Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based 

13 employees that would result in an office with two or fewer 

14 employees without prior notification and approval of the 

15 Committees on Appropriations. 

16 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

17 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul18 tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101– 

19 5106), $3,404,000. 

20 GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

21 For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 

22 groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 

23 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 

24 $5,526,000, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
31 

1 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 

4 payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 

5 products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 

6 may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 

8 in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de9 scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 

10 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria11 tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 

12 12). 

13 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

14 ACCOUNT

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di17 rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et 

18 seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emer19 gency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land ac20 quisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 

21 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 

22 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans 

23 (25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from funds in the Agricul24 tural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,000,000,000 

25 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
32 

1 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for un2 subsidized guaranteed operating loans and 

3 $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; emergency 

4 loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, 

5 $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, 

6 $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, 

7 $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program 

8 loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

9 deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose 

10 of boll weevil eradication program loans. 

11 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and 

12 grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined 

13 in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

14 as follows: farm operating loans, $63,101,000 for direct 

15 operating loans, $14,770,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed 

16 operating loans, and emergency loans, $856,000, to re17 main available until expended. 

18 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

19 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

20 $314,918,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred 

21 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 

22 Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

23 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 

24 Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, 

25 operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
33 

1 loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro2 vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 

3 Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in ad4 vance of any transfer. 

5 RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Risk Management 

8 Agency, $74,829,000: Provided, That not to exceed 

9 $1,000 shall be available for official reception and rep10 resentation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 

11 CORPORATIONS 

12 The following corporations and agencies are hereby 

13 authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 

14 funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor15 poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make 

16 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 

17 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 

18 Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 

19 out the programs set forth in the budget for the current 

20 fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here21 inafter provided. 

22 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

23 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 

24 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums 

25 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
34 

1 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

2 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec5 essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 

6 net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim7 bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 

8 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds 

9 available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec10 tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 

11 (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the 

12 Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be 

13 transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv14 ice for information resource management activities of the 

15 Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com16 modity Credit Corporation business. 

17 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

18 (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

19 For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 

20 Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for 

21 site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations 

22 and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement 

23 of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

24 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
35 

1 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 

2 and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
36 

1 TITLE II 

2 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 

3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL

4 RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

6 Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 

7 $898,000. 

8 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

9 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

10 For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi11 sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), 

12 including preparation of conservation plans and establish13 ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including 

14 farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas15 ures for soil and water management as may be necessary 

16 to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con17 trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva18 tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of 

19 soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, 

20 water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials 

21 program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal 

22 cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 

23 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alter24 ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build25 ings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
37 

1 $846,428,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2016: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be 

3 available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and 

4 improvement of buildings and public improvements at 

5 plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations 

6 and improvements to other buildings and other public im7 provements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, 

8 That when buildings or other structures are erected on 

9 non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is ob10 tained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further, 

11 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

12 $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the 

13 authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 

14 for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary 

15 purpose of providing water to rural communities. 

16 WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

17 Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 

18 Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is pro19 vided. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
38 

1 TITLE III 

2 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 

3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL

4 DEVELOPMENT

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

6 Secretary for Rural Development, $898,000. 

7 RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

9 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis10 tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De11 velopment mission area, including activities with institu12 tions concerning the development and operation of agricul13 tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 

14 $224,201,000: Provided, That no less than $15,000,000 

15 shall be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System: 

16 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi17 sion of law, funds appropriated under this heading may 

18 be used for advertising and promotional activities that 

19 support the Rural Development mission area: Provided 

20 further, That any balances available from prior years for 

21 the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and 

22 the Rural Business–Cooperative Service salaries and ex23 penses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with 

24 this appropriation. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
39 

1 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

2 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di5 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 

6 Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 

7 rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 

8 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for 

9 unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,279,000 for section 

10 504 housing repair loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 

11 rental housing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed 

12 multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales 

13 of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for 

14 section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and 

15 $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans. 

16 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 

17 the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 

18 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 

19 502 loans, $66,420,000 shall be for direct loans; section 

20 504 housing repair loans, $3,687,000; and repair, rehabili21 tation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 

22 $9,800,000: Provided, That to support the loan program 

23 level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available 

24 under this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust 

25 any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guaranVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
40 

1 tees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act 

2 of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such 

3 loans may not be subsidized: Provided further, That appli4 cants in communities that have a current rural area waiv5 er under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 

6 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural area 

7 for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided 

8 under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts 

9 available under this paragraph for section 502 direct 

10 loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct 

11 loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant 

12 to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing 

13 grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 

14 1949 until June 1, 2015. 

15 In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 

16 contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 

17 $15,936,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 

18 farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 

19 grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail20 able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans21 ferred to and merged with this account. 

22 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

23 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

24 $415,100,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
41 

1 appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex2 penses’’. 

3 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

4 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re5 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 

6 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 

7 payments for eligible households as authorized by section 

8 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, 

9 $1,088,500,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be 

10 necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to 

11 liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry 

12 out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) 

13 of the Act: Provided, That rental assistance agreements 

14 entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year 

15 shall be funded for a 1-year period: Provided further, That 

16 rental assistance contracts will not be renewed within the 

17 12-month contract period: Provided further, That any un18 expended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year 

19 agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes 

20 of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilita21 tion of any existing projects; preservation; and rental as22 sistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Pro23 vided further, That rental assistance provided under agree24 ments entered into prior to fiscal year 2015 for a farm 

25 labor multi-family housing project financed under section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
42 

1 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in 

2 another project until such assistance has remained unused 

3 for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has 

4 a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the 

5 project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not 

6 receiving such assistance: Provided further, That such re7 captured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, 

8 be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing 

9 project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act. 

10 MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

11 ACCOUNT

12 For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 

13 under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not14 withstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for addi15 tional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the 

16 preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental hous17 ing properties described in this paragraph, $24,000,000, 

18 to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

19 funds made available under this heading, $7,000,000, 

20 shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low21 income household (including those not receiving rental as22 sistance) residing in a property financed with a section 

23 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 

24 2005: Provided further, That the amount of such voucher 

25 shall be the difference between comparable market rent 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
43 

1 for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such 

2 unit: Provided further, That funds made available for such 

3 vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual ap4 propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 

5 to the maximum extent practicable, administer such 

6 vouchers with current regulations and administrative guid7 ance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered 

8 by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 

9 Development: Provided further, That if the Secretary de10 termines that the amount made available for vouchers in 

11 this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Sec12 retary may use such funds for the demonstration program 

13 for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family 

14 rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Pro15 vided further, That of the funds made available under this 

16 heading, $17,000,000 shall be available for a demonstra17 tion program for the preservation and revitalization of the 

18 sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing 

19 properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family 

20 housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, ex21 pressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has suffi22 cient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of 

23 providing safe and affordable housing for low-income resi24 dents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating 

25 interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
44 

1 or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance 

2 including advances, payments and incentives (including 

3 the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on in4 vestment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 

5 That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 

6 revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 

7 consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided 

8 further, That if the Secretary determines that additional 

9 funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, 

10 funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstra11 tion program may be used for such vouchers: Provided fur12 ther, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently 

13 authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring 

14 program similar to the demonstration program described 

15 herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for 

16 the demonstration program under this heading to carry 

17 out such legislation with the prior approval of the Commit18 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Pro19 vided further, That in addition to any other available 

20 funds, the Secretary may expend not more than 

21 $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available 

22 under this heading, for administrative expenses for activi23 ties funded under this heading. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
45 

1 MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

2 For grants and contracts pursuant to section 

3 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 

4 1490c), $27,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

5 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

6 For grants for very low-income housing repair and 

7 rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 

8 Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, 

9 $32,239,000, to remain available until expended. 

10 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di13 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 

14 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated 

15 Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for di16 rect loans and $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans. 

17 For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost 

18 of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Con19 gressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain 

20 available until expended. 

21 For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 

22 programs as authorized by section 306 and described in 

23 section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

24 Development Act, $26,778,000, to remain available until 

25 expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 of the amount apVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
46 

1 propriated under this heading shall be available for a 

2 Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided fur3 ther, That such funds shall be used solely to develop the 

4 capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based 

5 housing and community development organizations, low6 income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Na7 tive American Tribes to undertake projects to improve 

8 housing, community facilities, community and economic 

9 development projects in rural areas: Provided further, 

10 That such funds shall be made available to qualified pri11 vate, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations pro12 posing to carry out a program of financial and technical 

13 assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary orga14 nizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, 

15 including Federal funds for related activities, in an 

16 amount not less than funds provided: Provided further, 

17 That $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated under this 

18 heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural 

19 communities with extreme unemployment and severe eco20 nomic depression (Public Law 106–387), with up to 5 per21 cent for administration and capacity building in the State 

22 rural development offices: Provided further, That 

23 $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head24 ing shall be available for community facilities grants to 

25 tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
47 

1 Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N 

2 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are 

3 not applicable to the funds made available under this 

4 heading. 

5 RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE

6 RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 

9 rural business development programs authorized by sec10 tion 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and 

11 (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

12 Development Act, $74,000,000, to remain available until 

13 expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 

14 under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made 

15 available for one grant to a qualified national organization 

16 to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 

17 order to promote economic development and $3,000,000 

18 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 

19 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) for any Rural Community Ad20 vancement Program purpose as described in section 

21 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop22 ment Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used 

23 for administrative expenses: Provided further, That 

24 $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head25 ing shall be for business grants to benefit Federally RecogVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
48 

1 nized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a 

2 grant to a qualified national organization to provide tech3 nical assistance for rural transportation in order to pro4 mote economic development: Provided further, That for 

5 purposes of determining eligibility or level of program as6 sistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated pris7 on populations: Provided further, That sections 381E–H 

8 and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop9 ment Act are not applicable to funds made available under 

10 this heading. 

11 INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author14 ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac15 count (7 U.S.C. 1936b), $18,889,000. 

16 For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as author17 ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac18 count (7 U.S.C 1936b), of which $531,000 shall be avail19 able through June 30, 2015, for Federally Recognized Na20 tive American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be 

21 available through June 30, 2015, for Mississippi Delta Re22 gion counties (as determined in accordance with Public 

23 Law 100–460): Provided, That such costs, including the 

24 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 

25 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
49 

1 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

2 the direct loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be transferred 

3 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop4 ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

5 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM

6 ACCOUNT

7 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

8 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author9 ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, 

10 for the purpose of promoting rural economic development 

11 and job creation projects, $33,077,000. 

12 Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 

13 credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 

14 Electrification Act of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be ob15 ligated and $179,000,000 are rescinded. 

16 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

17 For rural cooperative development grants authorized 

18 under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and 

19 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $22,050,000, of 

20 which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 

21 the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro22 gram: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 

23 for grants for cooperative development centers, individual 

24 cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially 

25 disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of diVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
50 

1 rectors or governing boards of which are comprised of in2 dividuals who are members of socially disadvantaged 

3 groups; and of which $10,750,000, to remain available 

4 until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural prod5 uct market development grants, as authorized by section 

6 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 

7 U.S.C. 1632a). 

8 RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

9 For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under 

10 the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 

11 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

12 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $1,350,000: Provided, That the 

13 cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying 

14 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con15 gressional Budget Act of 1974. 

16 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

17 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 

20 grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, 

21 and solid waste management programs authorized by sec22 tions 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and de23 scribed in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 

24 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop25 ment Act, $464,857,000, to remain available until exVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
51 

1 pended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be avail2 able for the rural utilities program described in section 

3 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed 

4 $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 

5 described in section 306E of such Act: Provided, That 

6 $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this head7 ing shall be for loans and grants including water and 

8 waste disposal systems grants authorized by 

9 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 

10 Rural Development Act, Federally Recognized Native 

11 American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the De12 partment of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Ha13 waii): Provided further, That funding provided for section 

14 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

15 Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to 

16 section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That 

17 not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for sec18 tion 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop19 ment Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training 

20 and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 

21 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the 

22 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be 

23 used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of 

24 Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assistance 

25 programs: Provided further, That not to exceed 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
52 

1 $19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head2 ing shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water 

3 and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such 

4 Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex5 treme need, of which $6,000,000 shall be made available 

6 for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional 

7 technical assistance organization, with experience in work8 ing with small communities on water and waste water 

9 problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to 

10 assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, 

11 in improving the planning, financing, development, oper12 ation, and management of water and waste water systems, 

13 and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a quali14 fied national Native American organization to provide 

15 technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal com16 munities: Provided further, That not to exceed 

17 $15,919,000 of the amount appropriated under this head18 ing shall be for contracting with qualified national organi19 zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as20 sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 

21 not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste manage22 ment grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the 

23 amount appropriated under this heading shall be trans24 ferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, 

25 High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants auVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
53 

1 thorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act 

2 of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided further, That any prior 

3 year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by 

4 section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 

5 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and merged with the 

6 Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Ac7 count: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N 

8 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are 

9 not applicable to the funds made available under this 

10 heading. 

11 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

12 LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 

15 as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec16 trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 

17 made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of 

18 that Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; guaranteed un19 derwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 

20 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money 

21 rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursu22 ant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications 

23 loans, $690,000,000: Provided, That up to 

24 $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisi25 tion, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
54 

1 plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon se2 questration systems. 

3 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

4 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

5 $34,478,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 

6 with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 

7 and Expenses’’. 

8 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND

9 PROGRAM

10 For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni11 cation loans, $24,077,000. 

12 For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 

13 services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa 

14 et seq., $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

15 Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for 

16 grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and 

17 Rural Development Act: Provided further, That funding 

18 provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the 

19 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only 

20 be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility cri21 teria for a consortium as established by this section. 

22 For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 

23 section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, 

24 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
55 

1 cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of 

2 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

3 In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until 

4 expended, for a grant program to finance broadband 

5 transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning 

6 and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 

7 U.S.C. 950aaa. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
56 

1 TITLE IV 

2 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 

3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 

4 NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

6 Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, 

7 $816,000. 

8 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

9 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

11 For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 

12 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 

13 seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 

14 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 

15 21; $21,300,170,000 to remain available through Sep16 tember 30, 2016, of which such sums as are made avail17 able under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, 

18 and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as 

19 amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available 

20 for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: 

21 Provided, That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 

22 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nu23 trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided 

24 further, That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 

25 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
57 

1 agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and 

2 schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve 

3 healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support 

4 the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school 

5 breakfast program: Provided further, That of the total 

6 amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until 

7 expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture 

8 Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80). 

9 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR

10 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)

11 For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup12 plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 

13 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 

14 $6,623,000,000, to remain available through September 

15 30, 2016: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

16 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

17 1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for 

18 breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, 

19 $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, $30,000,000 

20 shall be used for management information systems, and 

21 $25,000,000 shall be used for WIC electronic benefit 

22 transfer systems and activities: Provided further, That 

23 none of the funds provided in this account shall be avail24 able for the purchase of infant formula except in accord25 ance with the cost containment and competitive bidding 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
58 

1 requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided 

2 further, That none of the funds provided shall be available 

3 for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Fed4 eral Government departments or agencies unless author5 ized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That 

6 upon termination of a federally mandated vendor morato7 rium and subject to terms and conditions established by 

8 the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement 

9 at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency. 

10 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

11 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 

12 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 

13 $81,837,570,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 

14 available through September 30, 2016, shall be placed in 

15 reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times 

16 as may become necessary to carry out program operations: 

17 Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 

18 in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 

19 Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made 

20 available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to 

21 provide nutrition education services to State agencies and 

22 Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food 

23 Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided 

24 further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 

25 work registration or workfare requirements as may be reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
59 

1 quired by law: Provided further, That funds made available 

2 for Employment and Training under this heading shall re3 main available through September 30, 2016: Provided fur4 ther, That funds made available under this heading for 

5 a study on Indian tribal administration of nutrition pro6 grams, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 

7 2014 (Public Law 113–79), and a study of the removal 

8 of cash benefits in Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV 

9 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) shall 

10 be available until expended: Provided further, That funds 

11 made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1) and 

12 section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall 

13 remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided 

14 further, That funds made available under this heading for 

15 employment and training pilot projects, as provided in title 

16 IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), 

17 shall remain available through September 30, 2018: Pro18 vided further, That funds made available under this head19 ing may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff 

20 to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities re21 lated to program integrity provided that such activities are 

22 authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 

23 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

24 For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist25 ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
60 

1 authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con2 sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 

3 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist4 ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec5 tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend6 ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm7 ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 

8 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $278,501,000, 

9 to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which 

10 $2,800,000 shall be to begin service in seven additional 

11 States that have plans approved by the Department for 

12 the commodity supplemental food program but are not 

13 currently participating: Provided, That none of these 

14 funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Cred15 it Corporation for commodities donated to the program: 

16 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi17 sion of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal 

18 year 2015 to support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutri19 tion Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm 

20 Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds 

21 shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Pro22 vided further, That of the funds made available under sec23 tion 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

24 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent 

25 for costs associated with the distribution of commodities. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
61 

1 NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

2 For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 

3 and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri4 tion assistance program, $150,824,000: Provided, That of 

5 the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for 

6 the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as 

7 amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
62 

1 TITLE V 

2 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 

3 PROGRAMS 

4 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

7 For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 

8 Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representa9 tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 

10 the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 

11 $181,423,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad12 vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for ex13 penditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and 

14 private organizations and institutions under agreements 

15 executed pursuant to the agricultural food production as16 sistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assist17 ance programs of the United States Agency for Inter18 national Development: Provided further, That funds made 

19 available for middle-income country training programs, 

20 funds made available for the Borlaug International Agri21 cultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and 

22 up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service ap23 propriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations 

24 in international currency exchange rates, subject to docuVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
63 

1 mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall re2 main available until expended. 

3 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD

4 FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 

7 program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 

8 480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,528,000, 

9 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 

10 for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Pro11 vided, That of the unobligated balances provided pursuant 

12 to title I of the Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are re13 scinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be re14 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con15 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Con16 current Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget 

17 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 

18 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

19 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth20 erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in21 cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 

22 (Public Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connec23 tion with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, 

24 $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro25 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
64 

1 amounts made available under this heading shall be used 

2 to provide not less than the minimum level of funding re3 quired by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 

4 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)) to carry out nonemergency food as5 sistance programs under title II of such Act. 

6 MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION

7 AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS

8 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

9 of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest10 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $191,626,000, to 

11 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com12 modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 

13 services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im14 plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 

15 amounts provided herein. 

16 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)

17 CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For administrative expenses to carry out the Com20 modity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, 

21 GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000; to cover common 

22 overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com23 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 

24 with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 

25 $6,394,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
65 

1 appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries 

2 and Expenses’’, and of which $354,000 shall be trans3 ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm 

4 Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
66 

1 TITLE VI 

2 RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG 

3 ADMINISTRATION 

4 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

5 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad8 ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger 

9 motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related 

10 costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and 

11 activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 

12 included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space 

13 in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous 

14 and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author15 ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 

16 for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed 

17 $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 

18 107–188; $4,443,356,000: Provided, That of the amount 

19 provided under this heading, $798,000,000 shall be de20 rived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 

21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and 

22 remain available until expended; $128,282,000 shall be de23 rived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 

24 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this account and re25 main available until expended; $312,116,000 shall be deVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
67 

1 rived from human generic drug user fees authorized by 

2 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be credited to this account 

3 and remain available until expended; $21,014,000 shall be 

4 derived from biosimilar biological product user fees au5 thorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, and shall be credited to 

6 this account and remain available until expended; 

7 $22,464,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees 

8 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall be credited 

9 to this account and remain available until expended; 

10 $6,944,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug user 

11 fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall be cred12 ited to this account and remain available until expended; 

13 $566,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user 

14 fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be credited 

15 to this account and remain available until expended: Pro16 vided further, That in addition and notwithstanding any 

17 other provision under this heading, amounts collected for 

18 prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, 

19 human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological prod20 uct user fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic 

21 drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2015 

22 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this 

23 account and remain available until expended: Provided fur24 ther, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical de25 vice, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
68 

1 animal drug, and animal generic drug assessments for fis2 cal year 2015, including any such fees collected prior to 

3 fiscal year 2015 but credited for fiscal year 2015, shall 

4 be subject to the fiscal year 2015 limitations: Provided fur5 ther, That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal 

6 year 2015 of user fees specified under this heading and 

7 authorized for fiscal year 2016, prior to the due date for 

8 such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fis9 cal year 2016 for which the Secretary accepts payment 

10 in fiscal year 2015 shall not be included in amounts under 

11 this heading: Provided further, That none of these funds 

12 shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program 

13 of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided fur14 ther, That of the total amount appropriated: (1) 

15 $903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and 

16 Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office 

17 of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall be for the 

18 Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related 

19 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) 

20 $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evalua21 tion and Research and for related field activities in the 

22 Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be 

23 for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related 

24 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) 

25 $420,548,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and RaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
69 

1 diological Health and for related field activities in the Of2 fice of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for 

3 the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 

4 $531,527,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Prod5 ucts and for related field activities in the Office of Regu6 latory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $163,079,000 shall be for 

7 Rent and Related activities, of which $47,116,000 is for 

8 White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to 

9 the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to 

10 exceed $227,674,000 shall be for payments to the General 

11 Services Administration for rent; and (10) $277,603,000 

12 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the 

13 Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and 

14 Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Medical and Tobacco 

15 Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the 

16 Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and 

17 central services for these offices: Provided further, That 

18 not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official 

19 reception and representation expenses, not otherwise pro20 vided for, as determined by the Commissioner: Provided 

21 further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to section 

22 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

23 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts made avail24 able under this heading for other activities: Provided fur25 ther, That of the amounts that are made available under 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
70 

1 this heading for ‘‘other activities’’, and that are not de2 rived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to 

3 and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Department of 

4 Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector Gen5 eral’’ for oversight of the programs and operations of the 

6 Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition 

7 to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the 

8 Food and Drug Administration: Provided further, That 

9 funds may be transferred from one specified activity to 

10 another with the prior approval of the Committees on Ap11 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

12 In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 

13 42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized 

14 by 21 U.S.C. 381, priority review user fees authorized by 

15 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food 

16 reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer pro17 gram fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing 

18 facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription 

19 drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees 

20 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), and third-party logis21 tics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 

22 21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), shall be credited to this ac23 count, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
71 

1 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

2 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten3 sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili4 ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, 

5 where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain 

6 available until expended. 

7 INDEPENDENT AGENCY 

8 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

9 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

10 Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments col11 lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal 

12 Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 

13 during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 

14 as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 

15 limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re16 ceiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 

17 this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 

18 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con19 gress. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
72 

1 TITLE VII 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 

5 appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart6 ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 

7 Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 

8 specifically provided for, of not to exceed 71 passenger 

9 motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, 

10 and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That notwith11 standing this section, the only purchase of new passenger 

12 vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to 

13 be necessary for transportation safety, to reduce oper14 ational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and 

15 public safety. 

16 SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobli18 gated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this 

19 Act or any other available unobligated discretionary bal20 ances that are remaining available of the Department of 

21 Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisi22 tion of plant and capital equipment necessary for the deliv23 ery of financial, administrative, and information tech24 nology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the 

25 Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
73 

1 main available until expended: Provided, That none of the 

2 funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall 

3 be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the 

4 prior approval of the agency administrator: Provided fur5 ther, That none of the funds transferred to the Working 

6 Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available 

7 for obligation without written notification to and the prior 

8 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

9 Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none of the 

10 funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the 

11 Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for 

12 obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the De13 partment’s National Finance Center without written noti14 fication to and prior approval of the Committees on Ap15 propriations of both Houses of Congress as required by 

16 section 719 of this Act: Provided further, That of annual 

17 income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the De18 partment of Agriculture allocated for the National Fi19 nance Center, the Secretary may reserve not more than 

20 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital 

21 equipment, including equipment for the improvement and 

22 implementation of a financial management plan, informa23 tion technology, and other systems of the National Fi24 nance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost 

25 of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
74 

1 none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obliga2 tion unless the Secretary submits written notification of 

3 the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur5 ther, That the limitation on the obligation of funds pend6 ing notification to Congressional Committees shall not 

7 apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Sec8 retary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of emer9 gency that significantly impacts the operations of the Na10 tional Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the Na11 tional Finance Center to a safe haven to continue oper12 ations of the National Finance Center. 

13 SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 

14 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

15 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

16 SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 

17 used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 

18 agreements or similar arrangements between the United 

19 States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu20 tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of 

21 the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar22 rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest 

23 between the two parties. This does not preclude appro24 priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts 

25 with such institutions when such indirect costs are comVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
75 

1 puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro2 priations are provided in this Act. 

3 SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri4 culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 

5 available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 

6 until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 

7 fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop8 ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica9 tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 

10 the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 

11 SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the 

12 Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac13 quire new information technology systems or significant 

14 upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor15 mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa16 tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa17 tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 

18 notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

19 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

20 Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa21 tion Officer without written notification to and the prior 

22 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

23 Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none of the 

24 funds available to the Department of Agriculture for infor25 mation technology shall be obligated for projects over 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
76 

1 $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief 

2 Information Officer: Provided further, That the Chief In3 formation Officer may authorize an agency to obligate 

4 funds without written approval from the Chief Informa5 tion Officer for projects up to $250,000 based upon the 

6 performance of an agency measured against the perform7 ance plan requirements described in the explanatory state8 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi9 sion A of this consolidated Act). 

10 SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 1240I 

11 and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and 

12 section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

13 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall remain 

14 available until expended to disburse obligations made in 

15 the current fiscal year. 

16 SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid 

18 an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural 

19 Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility 

20 that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under 

21 such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 

22 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a bor23 rower under such Act. 

24 SEC. 709. Of the unobligated balances provided pur25 suant to section 12033 and section 15101 of the Food, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
77 

1 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, $125,000,000 are 

2 rescinded. 

3 SEC. 710. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

4 by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated bal5 ances from appropriations made available for salaries and 

6 expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall 

7 remain available through September 30, 2016, for infor8 mation technology expenses: Provided, That except as oth9 erwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances 

10 from appropriations made available for salaries and ex11 penses in this Act for the Rural Development mission area 

12 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for 

13 information technology expenses. 

14 SEC. 711. The Secretary of Agriculture may author15 ize a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to 

16 exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula 

17 specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant for18 mula to participants. 

19 SEC. 712. None of the funds appropriated or other20 wise made available by this Act may be used for first-class 

21 travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in 

22 contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 

23 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

24 SEC. 713. In the case of each program established 

25 or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
78 

1 113–79), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III 

2 of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts 

3 were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required 

4 to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit 

5 Corporation— 

6 (1) such funds shall be available for salaries 

7 and related administrative expenses, including tech8 nical assistance, associated with the implementation 

9 of the program, without regard to the limitation on 

10 the total amount of allotments and fund transfers 

11 contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 

12 Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 

13 (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 

14 not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 

15 for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 

16 amount of allotments and fund transfers contained 

17 in such section. 

18 SEC. 714. Of the funds made available by this Act, 

19 not more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary 

20 expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 

21 panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 

22 of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego23 tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi24 tively awarded grants. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
79 

1 SEC. 715. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail2 able to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural 

3 research, education, or extension grant awards issued by 

4 the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 

5 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under each 

6 award: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of 

7 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

8 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds pro9 vided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the 

10 National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be avail11 able to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant 

12 awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 

13 U.S.C. 638). 

14 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated or other15 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

16 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out 

17 the following: 

18 (1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program au19 thorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and 

20 Flood Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) in ex21 cess of $73,000,000. 

22 (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro23 gram as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the 

24 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 

25 3839aa–8) in excess of $1,347,000,000: Provided, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
80 

1 That this limitation shall apply only to funds pro2 vided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security 

3 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B)). 

4 (3) The Conservation Stewardship Program as 

5 authorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food 

6 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g) in 

7 excess of 7,741,000 acres. 

8 (4) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program au9 thorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and 

10 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in 

11 excess of $23,000,000 in new obligational authority. 

12 (5) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and 

13 Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance pro14 gram as authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Se15 curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

16 8103) in excess of $30,000,000. 

17 SEC. 717. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

19 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out 

20 a program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 

21 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of $959,000,000, 

22 as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Com23 modities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts— 

24 $5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities— 

25 $2,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds made availVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
81 

1 able in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries 

2 and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year section 

3 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School 

4 Lunch Act, as amended, except in an amount that ex5 cludes the transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be 

6 transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Pub7 lic Law 110–246, until October 1, 2015: Provided further, 

8 That $122,000,000 made available on October 1, 2015, 

9 to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell 

10 National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be excluded 

11 from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) 

12 of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246: Provided further, 

13 That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

14 available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay 

15 the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Depart16 ment of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit 

17 Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agri18 cultural Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74–320, 7 

19 U.S.C. 612c, as amended), or for any surplus removal ac20 tivities or price support activities under section 5 of the 

21 Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act: Provided fur22 ther, That of the available unobligated balances under 

23 (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246, 

24 $203,000,000 are rescinded. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
82 

1 SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

2 any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and ex3 penses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations 

4 language as part of the President’s budget submission to 

5 the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the 

6 Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural De7 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 

8 Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction 

9 from the previous year due to user fees proposals that 

10 have not been enacted into law prior to the submission 

11 of the budget unless such budget submission identifies 

12 which additional spending reductions should occur in the 

13 event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the 

14 date of the convening of a committee of conference for 

15 the fiscal year 2016 appropriations Act. 

16 SEC. 719. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

17 or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agen18 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 

19 or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

20 any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 

21 fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

22 available for obligation or expenditure through a re23 programming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as au24 thorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Depart25 ment of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
83 

1 by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Or2 ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public 

3 Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 

4 (1) creates new programs; 

5 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

6 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

7 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

8 denied or restricted; 

9 (4) relocates an office or employees; 

10 (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; 

11 or 

12 (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

13 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

14 unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 

15 Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies 

16 in writing and receives approval from the Committees on 

17 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 

18 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or 

19 the use of such authority. 

20 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro21 vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 

22 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 

23 expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

24 any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 

25 fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
84 

1 available for obligation or expenditure for activities, pro2 grams, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the 

3 authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds 

4 in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 

5 that— 

6 (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac7 tivities; 

8 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist9 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per10 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

11 (3) results from any general savings from a re12 duction in personnel which would result in a change 

13 in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap14 proved by Congress; 

15 unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 

16 Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies 

17 in writing and receives approval from the Committees on 

18 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 

19 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such 

20 funds or the use of such authority. 

21 (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 

22 Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and 

23 receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations 

24 of both Houses of Congress before implementing any pro25 gram or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
85 

1 year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act 

2 or specifically funded by any other Act. 

3 (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro4 vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 

5 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 

6 expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

7 any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 

8 fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

9 available for— 

10 (1) modifying major capital investments fund11 ing levels, including information technology systems, 

12 that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the 

13 current fiscal year for the individual investment in 

14 excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, 

15 whichever is less; 

16 (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 

17 vacant positions or agency activities or functions to 

18 establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 

19 with five or more personnel; or 

20 (3) carrying out activities or functions that 

21 were not described in the budget request; 

22 unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, 

23 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con24 gress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for 

25 these purposes. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
86 

1 (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used 

2 for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or 

3 the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from 

4 the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Con5 gress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of 

6 the notification as required in this section. 

7 SEC. 720. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 

8 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

9 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for 

10 any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount 

11 that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal 

12 portion of the loan. 

13 SEC. 721. None of the funds appropriated or other14 wise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the 

15 Food and Drug Administration, or the Farm Credit Ad16 ministration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make 

17 available to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-De18 partment of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm 

19 Credit Administration employee questions or responses to 

20 questions that are a result of information requested for 

21 the appropriations hearing process. 

22 SEC. 722. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

23 law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used 

24 by an executive branch agency to produce any pre25 packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
87 

1 in the United States unless the story includes a clear noti2 fication within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 

3 story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 

4 funded by that executive branch agency. 

5 SEC. 723. No employee of the Department of Agri6 culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 

7 office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other 

8 agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days 

9 in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency 

10 or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or 

11 office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the 

12 period of assignment. 

13 SEC. 724. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per15 sonnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance 

16 loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Agricultural 

17 Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 

18 SEC. 725. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 

19 to carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246. 

20 SEC. 726. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for 

21 the purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 

22 112–55. 

23 SEC. 727. Not later than 30 days after the date of 

24 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 

25 Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
88 

1 the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall 

2 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

3 of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending 

4 plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds 

5 made available under this Act including appropriated user 

6 fees, as defined in the explanatory statement described in 

7 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con8 solidated Act). 

9 SEC. 728. Funds made available under title II of the 

10 Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be 

11 used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate 

12 monitoring and controls, as determined by the Adminis13 trator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, 

14 are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received 

15 by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food 

16 shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappro17 priate purposes. 

18 SEC. 729. The Secretary shall continue the pilot pro19 gram in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and re20 viewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Sec21 retary shall continue agreements with current inter22 mediary organizations and not later than 90 days after 

23 enactment of this Act enter into additional agreements 

24 that increase the number of participating intermediary or25 ganizations to not less than 10. The Secretary shall work 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
89 

1 with these organizations to increase the effectiveness of 

2 the section 502 single family direct loan program in rural 

3 communities and shall set aside and make available from 

4 the national reserve section 502 loans an amount nec5 essary to support the work of such intermediaries and pro6 vide a priority for review of such loans. 

7 SEC. 730. For loans and loan guarantees that do not 

8 require budget authority and the program level has been 

9 established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 

10 increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran11 tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior 

12 to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Sec13 retary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropria14 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in ad15 vance. 

16 SEC. 731. None of the funds made available by this 

17 or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish 

18 a final rule or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or 

19 otherwise to implement or enforce the proposed rule enti20 tled ‘‘Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title 

21 XI, of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; 

22 Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ published by the Depart23 ment of Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 

24 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 et seq.) unless the combined 

25 annual cost to the economy of such rules does not exceed 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
90 

1 $100,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 

2 available by this or any other Act may be used to publish 

3 a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise 

4 to implement, sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 

5 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, or 201.214, as pro6 posed to be added to title 9 of the Code of Federal Regula7 tions, by such proposed rule: Provided further, That none 

8 of the funds made available by this or any other Act may 

9 be used to implement, enforce, or to take regulatory action 

10 other than rescission or repeal based on, or in furtherance 

11 of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 201.215(a), of title 9 of the 

12 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 

13 the enactment of this Act), or to write, prepare, or publish 

14 a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise 

15 to implement, the definitions or criteria specified in such 

16 sections: Provided further, That sections 201.2(o), 

17 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal 

18 Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 

19 Act) are hereby indefinitely declared null and void and 

20 shall have no force under the laws, and the Secretary of 

21 Agriculture shall, within 60 days after the date of enact22 ment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 

23 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

24 (as in effect on such date). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
91 

1 SEC. 732. None of the credit card refunds or rebates 

2 transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec3 tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 

4 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria5 tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) 

6 shall be available for obligation without written notifica7 tion to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Ap8 propriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That 

9 the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for 

10 obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capital 

11 equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, adminis12 trative, and information technology services of primary 

13 benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture. 

14 SEC. 733. For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal 

15 year thereafter, losses under section 1501 of Public Law 

16 113–79 shall not be considered the same loss for the pur17 poses of 7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3) and 7 U.S.C. 1508(n). 

18 SEC. 734. Of the funds made available to the Food 

19 and Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office 

20 of the Commissioner, $20,000,000 shall not be available 

21 for obligation until the Food and Drug Administration fi22 nalizes the draft guidance of January 2013 entitled 

23 ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Eval24 uation and Labeling’’: Provided, That if the Food and 

25 Drug Administration fails to finalize such guidance by 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
92 

1 June 30, 2015, such funds shall be made available for obli2 gation to the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of 

3 Criminal Investigation for the purpose of assisting Fed4 eral, state, and local agencies to combat the diversion and 

5 illegal sales of controlled substances. 

6 SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated or other7 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

8 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out 

9 section 307(b) of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated 

10 and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 

11 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–640) in excess of 

12 $4,000,000. 

13 SEC. 736. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act may be used to procure processed poultry products 

15 imported into the United States from the People’s Repub16 lic of China for use in the school lunch program under 

17 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Food Care Pro19 gram under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the 

20 Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 

21 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast 

22 program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

23 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 

24 SEC. 737. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

25 available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
93 

1 of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to 

2 remain available until expended, to implement non-renew3 able agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agri4 cultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the 

5 Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311). 

6 SEC. 738. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

7 Health and Human Services, on behalf of the United 

8 States may hereafter, whenever the Secretary deems desir9 able, relinquish to the State of Arkansas all or part of 

10 the jurisdiction of the United States over the lands and 

11 properties encompassing the Jefferson Labs campus in the 

12 State of Arkansas that are under the supervision or con13 trol of the Secretary. 

14 (b) TERMS.—Relinquishment of jurisdiction under 

15 this section may be accomplished, under terms and condi16 tions that the Secretary deems advisable— 

17 (1) by filing with the Governor of the State of 

18 Arkansas a notice of relinquishment to take effect 

19 upon acceptance thereof; or 

20 (2) as the laws of such State may otherwise 

21 provide. 

22 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Jeffer23 son Labs campus’’ means the lands and properties of the 

24 National Center for Toxicological Research and the Ar25 kansas Regional Laboratory. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
94 

1 (d) AGREEMENT REGARDING JEFFERSON COUNTY

2 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION CEN3 TER.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may hereafter 

5 enter into an agreement with the State of Arkansas 

6 or an agency of such State or a public or private en7 tity with respect to the establishment or operation of 

8 a technology research and commercialization center 

9 in Jefferson County, Arkansas, proximate to the Jef10 ferson Labs campus. 

11 (2) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.— 

12 Pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may 

13 hereafter receive and retain funds from such entity 

14 and use such funds, in addition to such other funds 

15 as are made available by this act or future acts for 

16 the operation of the National Center for Toxi17 cological Research, for the purposes listed in para18 graph (3). Funds received from such entity shall be 

19 deemed to be appropriated for such purposes and 

20 shall remain available until expended. 

21 (3) PURPOSES.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Funds described by 

23 paragraph (2) shall be available to defray— 

24 (i) the costs of creating, upgrading, 

25 and maintaining connections between such 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
95 

1 center and roads, communications facili2 ties, and utilities that are on the Jefferson 

3 Labs campus; and 

4 (ii) the costs of upgrades, relocation, 

5 repair, and new constructions of roads, 

6 communications facilities, and utilities on 

7 such campus as may be necessary for such 

8 agreement. 

9 (B) OTHER ACTS.—For purposes of this 

10 and any subsequent Act, the operation of the 

11 National Center for Toxicological Research 

12 shall be deemed to include the purposes listed 

13 in subparagraph (A). 

14 SEC. 739. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural 

15 Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 

16 15, 2015, an amount of funds made available in title III 

17 as follows: (a) with respect to funds under the headings 

18 of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mu19 tual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Community Fa20 cilities Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund 

21 Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal 

22 Program Account the set aside shall equal the amount ob23 ligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided 

24 under such headings during the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) 

25 with respect to funds under the headings of Rural BusiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
96 

1 ness Program Account, and Rural Housing Assistance 

2 Grants the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in 

3 REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such 

4 headings in the most recent fiscal year funds were obli5 gated under the heading. 

6 SEC. 740. In response to an eligible community where 

7 the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a nat8 ural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including 

9 drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide po10 table water through the Emergency Community Water As11 sistance Grant Program for an additional period of time 

12 not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period pro13 vided under the Program in order to protect public health. 

14 SEC. 741. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated 

15 by this or any other Act may be used to carry out section 

16 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) 

17 or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 

18 U.S.C. 471). 

19 SEC. 742. There is hereby established in the Treasury 

20 of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Non21 recurring expenses fund’’ (the Fund): Provided, That un22 obligated balances of expired discretionary funds appro23 priated in this or any succeeding fiscal year from the Gen24 eral Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Agri25 culture (except the Forest Service) by this or any other 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
97 

1 Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth 

2 fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds 

3 are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into 

4 the Fund: Provided further, That amounts deposited in the 

5 Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition 

6 to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, 

7 for facilities infrastructure capital acquisition necessary 

8 for the operation of the Department of Agriculture, sub9 ject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget: 

10 Provided further, That amounts in the Fund may be obli11 gated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the 

12 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 

13 least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds. 

14 SEC. 743. There is hereby appropriated for the 

15 ‘‘Emergency Watershed Protection Program’’, 

16 $78,581,000, to remain available until expended; for the 

17 ‘‘Emergency Forestry Restoration Program’’, $3,203,000, 

18 to remain available until expended; and for the ‘‘Emer19 gency Conservation Program’’, $9,216,000, to remain 

20 available until expended: Provided, That funds under this 

21 section are for necessary expenses resulting from a major 

22 disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis23 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 5121 et seq.), and are designated by the Congress as being 

25 for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
98 

1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

2 1985. 

3 SEC. 744. Of the funding provided in section 743 of 

4 division A of Public Law 113–76, not more than $75,000 

5 may be used for administrative purposes, including a 

6 modification to an existing contract to allow reimburse7 ment for travel and other administrative purposes. 

8 SEC. 745. Of the unobligated balances identified by 

9 Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1401, 

10 $1,530,000 are rescinded. 

11 SEC. 746. The unobligated balances identified by 

12 Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are re13 scinded. 

14 SEC. 747. Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal 

15 Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

16 U.S.C. 7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec17 tion 514’’ and inserting ‘‘a commodity promotion law’’. 

18 SEC. 748. Of the unobligated balances provided pur19 suant to section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and 

20 Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended, (7 U.S.C. 

21 8104(d)(1)), $8,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

22 SEC. 749. Funds provided by this or any prior Appro23 priations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Ini24 tiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available 

25 without regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
99 

1 2014 (7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching require2 ments in laws in effect on the date before the date of en3 actment of such section: Provided, That the requirements 

4 of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 

5 SEC. 750. None of the funds made available in this 

6 Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per7 sonnel— 

8 (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the 

9 Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 

10 (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the 

11 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

12 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 

13 (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of 

14 title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 

15 regulation). 

16 SEC. 751. For the period beginning on the date of 

17 enactment of this Act through school year 2015–2016, 

18 with respect to the school lunch program established under 

19 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program es21 tablished under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

22 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) and final regulations published by 

23 the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on 

24 January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Sec25 retary shall allow States to grant an exemption from the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
100 

1 whole grain requirements that took effect on or after July 

2 1, 2014, and the States shall establish a process for evalu3 ating and responding, in a reasonable amount of time, to 

4 requests for an exemption: Provided, That school food au5 thorities demonstrate hardship, including financial hard6 ship, in procuring specific whole grain products which are 

7 acceptable to the students and compliant with the whole 

8 grain-rich requirements: Provided further, That school 

9 food authorities shall comply with the applicable grain 

10 component or standard with respect to the school lunch 

11 or school breakfast program that was in effect prior to 

12 July 1, 2014. 

13 SEC. 752. None of the funds appropriated or other14 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

15 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to implement 

16 any regulations under the Richard B. Russell National 

17 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child Nu18 trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Healthy, 

19 Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–296), or 

20 any other law that would require a reduction in the quan21 tity of sodium contained in federally reimbursed meals, 

22 foods, and snacks sold in schools below Target 1 (as de23 scribed in section 220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal 

24 Regulations (or successor regulations)) until the latest sciVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
101 

1 entific research establishes the reduction is beneficial for 

2 children. 

3 SEC. 753. (a) None of the funds made available by 

4 this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or re5 strict, or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel 

6 to exclude or restrict, the eligibility of any variety of fresh, 

7 whole, or cut vegetables (except for vegetables with added 

8 sugars, fats, or oils) from being provided under the Special 

9 Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 

10 Children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 

11 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) (in this section referred to as the 

12 ‘‘program’’). 

13 (b) Not later than 15 days after the date of enact14 ment of this Act, each State agency shall carry out the 

15 program in a manner consistent with subsection (a). 

16 (c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enact17 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall com18 mence under section 17(f)(11)(C) of the Child Nutrition 

19 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C)) the next regular 

20 review of the supplemental foods available under this pro21 gram, including a review of the nutrient value of all vege22 tables. 

23 (d) If, upon completing the review under subsection 

24 (c), the Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a vege25 table be eligible for purchase under the program, none of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
102 

1 the funds made available under this Act or any other Act 

2 may be used to exclude or restrict the eligibility of that 

3 variety of vegetable (except if that vegetable has added 

4 sugars, fats, or oils) from being purchased under the pro5 gram, and subsection (a) shall continue to be effective. 

6 (e) If the review in subsection (c) recommends that 

7 any vegetable shall not be available for purchase under 

8 the program, based upon the nutritional content of the 

9 vegetable and the nutrition needs of WIC participants, 

10 subsection (a) shall expire upon the publication of the reg11 ularly scheduled review. 

12 (f) Not later than 90 days after completing the review 

13 under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

14 make publicly available all scientific research and data 

15 used to make the final recommendations and explain the 

16 results of the review by submitting a report containing 

17 such information to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri18 tion, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Edu19 cation and Workforce of the House of Representatives, 

20 and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 

21 the House of Representatives. 

22 (g) Upon completion of the review under subsection 

23 (c) by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller Gen24 eral of the United States shall conduct an audit of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
103 

1 review which shall include an audit of the scientific re2 search and data used to conduct the review. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
104 

1 TITLE VIII 

2 EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 

3 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

4 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex7 penses’’, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola 

8 virus domestically and internationally, and to develop nec9 essary medical countermeasures and vaccines, including 

10 the review, regulations, post market surveillance of vac11 cines and therapies, and administrative activities, 

12 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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: Provided further, That of the 

17 amounts provided, $4,800,000 is for the Center for Bio18 logics Evaluation and Research; $2,400,000 is for the 

19 Center for Devices and Radiological Health; $400,000 is 

20 for the Office of the Commissioner; $1,900,000 is for the 

21 Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; $500,000 is 

22 for the Office of Regulatory Affairs; and $15,000,000 is 

23 for the Medical Countermeasures Initiative. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
105 

1 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural 

2 Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Re3 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
106 

1 DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, 

2 SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

3 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

4 TITLE I 

5 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

7 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

8 For necessary expenses for international trade activi9 ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 

10 and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 

11 including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements 

12 for the purpose of promoting exports of United States 

13 firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 

14 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for depend15 ent members of immediate families of employees stationed 

16 overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel 

17 and transportation of employees of the International 

18 Trade Administration between two points abroad, without 

19 regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; 

20 employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by 

21 contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods 

22 not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, 

23 or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 

24 demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
107 

1 ment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 

2 paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 

3 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed 

4 $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; pur5 chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, 

6 not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on 

7 official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, 

8 $472,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2016, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from fees to 

10 be retained and used by the International Trade Adminis11 tration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 

12 States Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided under 

13 this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China 

14 antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and 

15 compliance activities: Provided further, That the provisions 

16 of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 

17 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 

18 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 

19 in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose 

20 of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mu21 tual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall 

22 include payment for assessments for services provided as 

23 part of these activities. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
108 

1 BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY

2 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

3 For necessary expenses for export administration and 

4 national security activities of the Department of Com5 merce, including costs associated with the performance of 

6 export administration field activities both domestically and 

7 abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of 

8 immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em9 ployment of citizens of the United States and aliens by 

10 contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in 

11 the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 

12 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims 

13 arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for offi14 cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa15 tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of 

16 1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 

17 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase 

18 of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehi19 cles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehi20 cles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limi21 tation otherwise established by law, $102,500,000, to re22 main available until expended: Provided, That the provi23 sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of sec24 tion 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex25 change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
109 

1 apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, 

2 That payments and contributions collected and accepted 

3 for materials or services provided as part of such activities 

4 may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activi5 ties, and for providing information to the public with re6 spect to the export administration and national security 

7 activities of the Department of Commerce and other ex8 port control programs of the United States and other gov9 ernments. 

10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

12 For grants for economic development assistance as 

13 provided by the Public Works and Economic Development 

14 Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, for the cost 

15 of loan guarantees authorized by section 26 of the Steven16 son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

17 3721), for grants authorized by section 27 (15 U.S.C. 

18 3722) of such Act, and for grants, $213,000,000, to re19 main available until expended; of which $5,000,000 shall 

20 be for projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United 

21 States, of a source of employment located outside the 

22 United States; of which $4,000,000 shall be for loan guar23 antees under such section 26; and of which $10,000,000 

24 shall be for grants under such section 27: Provided, That 

25 the costs for loan guarantees, including the cost of modiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
110 

1 fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 

2 Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

3 these funds for loan guarantees under such section 26 are 

4 available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 

5 which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $70,000,000. 

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of administering the eco8 nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 

9 law, $37,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 

10 to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the 

11 Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the 

12 Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency 

13 Drought Relief Act of 1977. 

14 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

15 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

16 For necessary expenses of the Department of Com17 merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority 

18 business enterprise, including expenses of grants, con19 tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi20 zations, $30,000,000. 

21 ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco24 nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
111 

1 of Commerce, $100,000,000, to remain available until 

2 September 30, 2016. 

3 BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana6 lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by 

7 law, $248,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts pro8 vided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, 

9 and marketing activities: Provided further, That the Bu10 reau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social 

11 and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Sur12 vey using the same health insurance questions included 

13 in previous years, in addition to the revised questions im14 plemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in 

15 February 2014. 

16 PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

17 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana18 lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic cen19 suses and programs provided for by law, $840,000,000, 

20 to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, 

21 That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 

22 for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Pro23 vided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 

24 $1,551,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 

25 General’’ account for activities associated with carrying 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
112 

1 out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the 

2 Census. 

3 NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 

7 the National Telecommunications and Information Ad8 ministration (NTIA), $38,200,000, to remain available 

9 until September 30, 2016: Provided, That, notwith10 standing 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce 

11 shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec12 trum management, analysis, operations, and related serv13 ices, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting 

14 collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain 

15 available until expended: Provided further, That the Sec16 retary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as off17 setting collections all funds transferred, or previously 

18 transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 

19 incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 

20 related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 

21 Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 

22 under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 

23 Government agencies shall remain available until ex24 pended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
113 

1 PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING

2 AND CONSTRUCTION

3 For the administration of prior-year grants, recov4 eries and unobligated balances of funds previously appro5 priated are available for the administration of all open 

6 grants until their expiration. 

7 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 

11 and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, in12 cluding defense of suits instituted against the Under Sec13 retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 

14 of the USPTO, $3,458,000,000, to remain available until 

15 expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated 

16 from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collec17 tions of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the 

18 USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 

19 2015, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation 

20 from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 

21 That during fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of 

22 such offsetting collections be less than $3,458,000,000 

23 this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided fur24 ther, That any amount received in excess of 

25 $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and deposited in the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
114 

1 Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 

2 available until expended: Provided further, That the Direc3 tor of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Com4 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Senate for any amounts made available by the 

6 preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated 

7 as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and 

8 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

9 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

10 Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in ac11 cordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred 

12 to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Sala13 ries and Expenses account: Provided further, That from 

14 amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be 

15 made available in fiscal year 2015 for official reception 

16 and representation expenses: Provided further, That in fis17 cal year 2015 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Sala18 ries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts nec19 essary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage 

20 of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees 

21 under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and 

22 the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 

23 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Per24 sonnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of 

25 basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
115 

1 ter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the other2 wise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for 

3 USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance 

4 and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all 

5 USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees 

6 Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group 

7 Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil 

8 Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 

9 Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be 

10 available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: 

11 Provided further, That any differences between the present 

12 value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit 

13 letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s 

14 specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on 

15 USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: Provided 

16 further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

17 all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO 

18 are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) 

19 of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 

20 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 

21 112–29): Provided further, That within the amounts ap22 propriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office 

23 of Inspector General’’ account for activities associated 

24 with carrying out investigations and audits related to the 

25 USPTO. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
116 

1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

2 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

3 For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 

4 Standards and Technology (NIST), $675,500,000, to re5 main available until expended, of which not to exceed 

6 $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 

7 Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 

8 official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

9 further, That NIST may provide local transportation for 

10 summer undergraduate research fellowship program par11 ticipants. 

12 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

13 For necessary expenses for industrial technology 

14 services, $138,100,000, to remain available until ex15 pended, of which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings 

16 Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which 

17 $8,100,000 shall be for the Advanced Manufacturing 

18 Technology Consortia. 

19 CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

20 For construction of new research facilities, including 

21 architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 

22 and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro23 vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech24 nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the 

25 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
117 

1 U.S.C. 278c–278e), $50,300,000, to remain available until 

2 expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 

3 include in the budget justification materials that the Sec4 retary submits to Congress in support of the Department 

5 of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 

6 President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

7 Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Stand8 ards and Technology construction project having a total 

9 multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and si10 multaneously the budget justification materials shall in11 clude an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each 

12 such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 

13 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

14 ADMINISTRATION

15 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 

18 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

19 including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 

20 vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 

21 organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 

22 pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of fa23 cilities, $3,202,398,000, to remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2016, except that funds provided for coopera25 tive enforcement shall remain available until September 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
118 

1 30, 2017: Provided, That fees and donations received by 

2 the National Ocean Service for the management of na3 tional marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for 

4 the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 

5 notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 

6 Code: Provided further, That in addition, $116,000,000 

7 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Pro8 mote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Per9 taining to American Fisheries’’, which shall only be used 

10 for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy 

11 Grant Program, Cooperative Research, Annual Stock As12 sessments, Survey and Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdic13 tional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information Networks: 

14 Provided further, That of the $3,333,398,000 provided for 

15 in direct obligations under this heading $3,202,398,000 

16 is appropriated from the general fund, $116,000,000 is 

17 provided by transfer, and $15,000,000 is derived from re18 coveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That 

19 the total amount available for National Oceanic and At20 mospheric Administration corporate services administra21 tive support costs shall not exceed $220,300,000: Provided 

22 further, That any deviation from the amounts designated 

23 for specific activities in the explanatory statement de24 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 

25 of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
119 

1 ances of funds provided under this heading in previous 

2 years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in sec3 tion 505 of this Act: Provided further, That in addition, 

4 for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serv5 iceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, 

6 and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel 

7 and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care 

8 Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as may be necessary. 

9 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

10 For procurement, acquisition and construction of 

11 capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 

12 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

13 $2,179,225,000, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2017, except that funds provided for construction of facili15 ties shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 

16 of the $2,192,225,000 provided for in direct obligations 

17 under this heading, $2,179,225,000 is appropriated from 

18 the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recov19 eries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any 

20 deviation from the amounts designated for specific activi21 ties in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

22 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

23 Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided 

24 under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to 

25 the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
120 

1 vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall in2 clude in budget justification materials that the Secretary 

3 submits to Congress in support of the Department of 

4 Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 

5 President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

6 Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmos7 pheric Administration procurement, acquisition or con8 struction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 

9 and simultaneously the budget justification shall include 

10 an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such 

11 project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years: Provided 

12 further, That, within the amounts appropriated, 

13 $1,302,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 

14 General’’ account for activities associated with carrying 

15 out investigations and audits related to satellite procure16 ment, acquisition and construction. 

17 PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

18 For necessary expenses associated with the restora19 tion of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to re20 main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That, 

21 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce 

22 may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 

23 Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Feder24 ally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific 

25 Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for conVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
121 

1 servation of salmon and steelhead populations that are 

2 listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified 

3 by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining popu4 lations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights 

5 or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific 

6 coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines 

7 to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided 

8 further, That all funds shall be allocated based on sci9 entific and other merit principles and shall not be available 

10 for marketing activities: Provided further, That funds dis11 bursed to States shall be subject to a matching require12 ment of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at 

13 least 33 percent of the Federal funds. 

14 FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND

15 For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 

16 Law 95–372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from 

17 receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 

18 until expended. 

19 FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

20 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

21 Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, obligations of direct 

22 loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing 

23 Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for tradi24 tional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine 

25 Act of 1936. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
122 

1 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses for the management of the 

4 Department of Commerce provided for by law, including 

5 not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representa6 tion, $56,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Com7 merce shall maintain a task force on job repatriation and 

8 manufacturing growth and shall produce an annual report 

9 on related incentive strategies, implementation plans and 

10 program results: Provided further, That within amounts 

11 provided, the Secretary of Commerce may use up to 

12 $2,500,000 to engage in activities to provide businesses 

13 and communities with information about and referrals to 

14 relevant Federal, State, and local government programs. 

15 RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

16 For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod17 ernization of Department of Commerce facilities, 

18 $4,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

19 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

21 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

22 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000. 

23 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

24 SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 

25 appropriations and funds made available to the DepartVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
123 

1 ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 

2 activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 

3 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed 

4 by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may 

5 be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 

6 only upon the certification of officials designated by the 

7 Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 

8 public interest. 

9 SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria10 tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 

11 this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for 

12 hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 

13 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

14 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 

15 by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 

16 SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria17 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De18 partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be19 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 

20 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans21 fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section 

22 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec23 tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga24 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce25 dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
124 

1 Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Ap2 propriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition 

3 or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, 

4 and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act 

5 or any other law appropriating funds for the Department 

6 of Commerce. 

7 SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 

8 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 

9 Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as 

10 amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public 

11 Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made 

12 applicable with respect to fiscal year 2015: Provided, That 

13 the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is 

14 $11,323,400,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geo15 stationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series 

16 Program is $10,829,500,000. 

17 SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

18 law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not 

19 limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security serv20 ices) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and 

21 improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations 

22 are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Coopera23 tive Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy 

24 in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or 

25 other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protecVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
125 

1 tion of which has been delegated to the Secretary from 

2 the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the 

3 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 

4 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts re5 ceived as reimbursement for services provided under this 

6 section or the authority under which the use or occupancy 

7 of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be cred8 ited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the 

9 costs of such services. 

10 SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 

11 prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornog12 raphy, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful ac13 tivity over its networks. 

14 SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 

15 and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 

16 their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the lim17 its of available appropriations, the land, services, equip18 ment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, 

19 or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, 

20 local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or 

21 possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 

22 any foreign government or international organization, for 

23 purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any 

24 statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmos25 pheric Administration. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
126 

1 SEC. 108. The Department of Commerce shall pro2 vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria3 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 

4 any official travel to China by any employee of the U.S. 

5 Department of Commerce, including the purpose of such 

6 travel. 

7 SEC. 109. The National Technical Information Serv8 ice shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report 

9 or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless 

10 the Service has provided information to the customer on 

11 how an electronic copy of such report or document may 

12 be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a cus13 tomer still require the Service to provide a printed or dig14 ital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 

15 limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, re16 producing, and delivering such report or document. 

17 SEC. 110. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na18 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

19 the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter 

20 into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on 

21 a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, per22 sonnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and ex23 pend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a 

24 Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local govern25 ment, tribal government, territory, or possession or any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
127 

1 subdivisions thereof: Provided, That funds received for 

2 permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to 

3 this section shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘Na4 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Oper5 ations, Research, and Facilities’’ and shall remain avail6 able until September 30, 2016 for such purposes: Provided 

7 further, That all funds within this section and their cor8 responding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. 

9 SEC. 111. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the 

10 requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect 

11 to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of 

12 vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to pay13 ment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast 

14 and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). 

15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com16 merce Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
128 

1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

3 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For expenses necessary for the administration of the 

6 Department of Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to ex7 ceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Depart8 ment of Justice facilities shall remain available until ex9 pended. 

10 JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

11 For necessary expenses for information sharing tech12 nology, including planning, development, deployment and 

13 departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available 

14 until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may 

15 transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds 

16 available to the Department of Justice for information 

17 technology, for enterprise-wide information technology ini18 tiatives: Provided further, That the transfer authority in 

19 the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer 

20 authority contained in this Act. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For expenses necessary for the administration of par24 don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi25 ties, $351,072,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
129 

1 by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Re2 view fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations 

3 Fee’’ account. 

4 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

6 General, $88,577,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to 

7 meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. 

8 UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 

11 Commission as authorized, $13,308,000. 

12 LEGAL ACTIVITIES

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

14 For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 

15 Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ16 ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi17 dence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 

18 accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 

19 General; and rent of private or Government-owned space 

20 in the District of Columbia, $885,000,000, of which not 

21 to exceed $15,000,000 for litigation support contracts 

22 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 

23 the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues 

24 payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available 

25 until expended: Provided further, That of the total amount 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
130 

1 appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to 

2 INTERPOL Washington for official reception and rep3 resentation expenses: Provided further, That notwith4 standing section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 

5 by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances re6 quire additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil 

7 Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts 

8 to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ from 

9 available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 

10 Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond 

11 to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 

12 pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a 

13 reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall 

14 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

15 compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

16 Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such 

17 sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil 

18 Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with 

19 the election monitoring program under section 8 of the 

20 Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reim21 burse the Office of Personnel Management for such sala22 ries and expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts 

23 provided under this heading for the election monitoring 

24 program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until ex25 pended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
131 

1 In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De2 partment of Justice associated with processing cases 

3 under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 

4 not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the 

5 Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

7 For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti8 trust and kindred laws, $162,246,000, to remain available 

9 until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification 

11 filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve12 ments Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year 

13 of collection (and estimated to be $100,000,000 in fiscal 

14 year 2015), shall be retained and used for necessary ex15 penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available 

16 until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap17 propriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such 

18 offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, 

19 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation 

20 from the general fund estimated at $62,246,000. 

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

22 For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 

23 States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop24 erative agreements, $1,960,000,000: Provided, That of the 

25 total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
132 

1 available for official reception and representation ex2 penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 

3 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

4 That each United States Attorney shall establish or par5 ticipate in a United States Attorney-led task force on 

6 human trafficking. 

7 UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

8 For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 

9 Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain avail10 able until expended and to be derived from the United 

11 States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That, notwith12 standing any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund 

13 shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 

14 to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, not15 withstanding any other provision of law, $225,908,000 of 

16 offsetting collections pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 

17 28, United States Code, shall be retained and used for 

18 necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain 

19 available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 

20 herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as 

21 such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 

22 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropria23 tion from the Fund estimated at $0. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
133 

1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS

2 SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

3 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 

4 the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including 

5 services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, $2,326,000. 

7 FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

8 For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 

9 contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 

10 witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including ad11 vances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, 

12 to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 

13 $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected 

14 witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the pur15 chase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for 

16 witness security caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 

17 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and up18 grade of secure telecommunications equipment and a se19 cure automated information network to store and retrieve 

20 the identities and locations of protected witnesses. 

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS

22 SERVICE

23 For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 

24 Service, $12,250,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec25 tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
134 

1 General that emergent circumstances require additional 

2 funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac3 tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 

4 General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re5 lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur6 rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 

7 necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur8 ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 

9 shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 

10 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex11 penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 

12 forth in that section. 

13 ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

14 For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 

15 and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States 

16 Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department 

17 of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 

18 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses of the United States Mar21 shals Service, $1,195,000,000, of which not to exceed 

22 $6,000 shall be available for official reception and rep23 resentation expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 

24 remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
135 

1 CONSTRUCTION

2 For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti3 lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 

4 holding and related support, $9,800,000, to remain avail5 able until expended. 

6 FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For necessary expenses related to United States pris9 oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service 

10 as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 

11 Code, $495,307,000, to remain available until expended: 

12 Provided, That section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United 

13 States Code, shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 as if 

14 the following were inserted after the final period: ‘‘The 

15 Attorney General shall use $1,100,000,000 of the excess 

16 unobligated balances available in fiscal year 2015 for nec17 essary expenses related to United States prisoners in the 

18 custody of the United States Marshals Service as author19 ized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code.’’: 

20 Provided further, That any use of such unobligated bal21 ances shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 

22 section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That not to ex23 ceed $20,000,000 shall be considered ‘‘funds appropriated 

24 for State and local law enforcement assistance’’ pursuant 

25 to section 4013(b) of title 18, United States Code: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
136 

1 vided further, That the United States Marshals Service 

2 shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and 

3 Alien Transportation System: Provided further, That any 

4 unobligated balances available from funds appropriated 

5 under the heading ‘‘General Administration, Detention 

6 Trustee’’ shall be transferred to and merged with the ap7 propriation under this heading. 

8 NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 

11 the National Security Division, $93,000,000, of which not 

12 to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 

13 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not14 withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determina15 tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 

16 require additional funding for the activities of the National 

17 Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 

18 amounts to this heading from available appropriations for 

19 the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 

20 may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro21 vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 

22 proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 

23 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 

24 or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 

25 set forth in that section. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
137 

1 INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT

2 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

3 For necessary expenses for the identification, inves4 tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 

5 most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money 

6 laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to in7 clude inter-governmental agreements with State and local 

8 law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 

9 prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 

10 trafficking, $507,194,000, of which $50,000,000 shall re11 main available until expended: Provided, That any 

12 amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading 

13 may be used under authorities available to the organiza14 tions reimbursed from this appropriation. 

15 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In18 vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 

19 crimes against the United States, $8,326,569,000, of 

20 which not less than $8,500,000 shall be for the National 

21 Gang Intelligence Center, and of which not to exceed 

22 $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro23 vided, That not to exceed $184,500 shall be available for 

24 official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

25 further, That up to $1,000,000 shall be for a comprehenVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
138 

1 sive review of the implementation of the recommendations 

2 related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that were 

3 proposed in the report issued by the National Commission 

4 on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. 

5 CONSTRUCTION

6 For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip7 ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 

8 related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facili9 ties and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 

10 law; conversion, modification and extension of Federally11 owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 

12 projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work 

13 environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; 

14 $110,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

15 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad18 ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un19 foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 

20 to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and ex21 penses for conducting drug education and training pro22 grams, including travel and related expenses for partici23 pants in such programs and the distribution of items of 

24 token value that promote the goals of such programs, 

25 $2,033,320,000; of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
139 

1 remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 

2 shall be available for official reception and representation 

3 expenses. 

4 BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND

5 EXPLOSIVES

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To8 bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 

9 local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse10 ment, including training in connection with the training 

11 and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 

12 accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory as13 sistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with 

14 or without reimbursement, $1,201,000,000, of which not 

15 to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and rep16 resentation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 

17 available for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided 

18 by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and 

19 not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until ex20 pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 

21 herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applica22 tions for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 

23 section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided 

24 further, That such funds shall be available to investigate 

25 and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
140 

1 from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 

2 title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no 

3 funds made available by this or any other Act may be used 

4 to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bu5 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to 

6 other agencies or Departments. 

7 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 

11 for the administration, operation, and maintenance of 

12 Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the 

13 provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections 

14 related issues to foreign governments, $6,815,000,000: 

15 Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the 

16 Health Resources and Services Administration such 

17 amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by 

18 that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Fed19 eral penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, 

20 That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where 

21 necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or 

22 fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the 

23 amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal 

24 Prison System, furnish health services to individuals com25 mitted to the custody of the Federal Prison System: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
141 

1 vided further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available 

2 for official reception and representation expenses: Pro3 vided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall re4 main available for necessary operations until September 

5 30, 2016: Provided further, That, of the amounts provided 

6 for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 

7 remain available until expended to make payments in ad8 vance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, 

9 and other expenses: Provided further, That the Director 

10 of the Federal Prison System may accept donated prop11 erty and services relating to the operation of the prison 

12 card program from a not-for-profit entity which has oper13 ated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact 

14 that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under 

15 contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the op16 eration of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other 

17 custodial facilities. 

18 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

19 For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 

20 new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re21 modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 

22 correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 

23 thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 

24 remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facili25 ties at existing penal and correctional institutions, includVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
142 

1 ing all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or 

2 force account, $106,000,000, to remain available until ex3 pended, of which $25,000,000 shall be available only for 

4 costs related to construction of new facilities, and of which 

5 not less than $81,000,000 shall be available only for mod6 ernization, maintenance and repair: Provided, That labor 

7 of United States prisoners may be used for work per8 formed under this appropriation. 

9 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

10 The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here11 by authorized to make such expenditures within the limits 

12 of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 

13 with the law, and to make such contracts and commit14 ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided 

15 by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 

16 be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the 

17 budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation. 

18 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL

19 PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

20 Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 

21 Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 

22 administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 

23 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be com24 puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance 

25 with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sysVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
143 

1 tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, 

2 payment of claims, and expenditures which such account3 ing system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost 

4 of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and 

5 shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acqui6 sition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 

7 protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 

8 belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 

9 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

10 OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

11 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND

12 PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

13 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

14 other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio15 lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 

16 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 

17 et seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and 

18 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 

19 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 

20 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecu21 torial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation 

22 of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the 

23 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

24 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims 

25 of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
144 

1 Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Violence Against 

2 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

3 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); and the 

4 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 

5 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and for related vic6 tims services, $430,000,000, to remain available until ex7 pended: Provided, That except as otherwise provided by 

8 law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under 

9 this heading may be used for expenses related to evalua10 tion, training, and technical assistance: Provided further, 

11 That of the amount provided— 

12 (1) $195,000,000 is for grants to combat vio13 lence against women, as authorized by part T of the 

14 1968 Act; 

15 (2) $26,000,000 is for transitional housing as16 sistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dat17 ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized 

18 by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; 

19 (3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of 

20 Justice for research and evaluation of violence 

21 against women and related issues addressed by 

22 grant programs of the Office on Violence Against 

23 Women, which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, 

24 Evaluation and Statistics’’ for administration by the 

25 Office of Justice Programs; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
145 

1 (4) $10,000,000 is for a grant program to pro2 vide services to advocate for and respond to youth 

3 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

4 assault, and stalking; assistance to children and 

5 youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage 

6 men and youth in preventing such violence; and as7 sistance to middle and high school students through 

8 education and other services related to such violence: 

9 Provided, That unobligated balances available for 

10 the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 

11 41303 and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its 

12 amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for 

13 this program: Provided further, That 10 percent of 

14 the total amount available for this grant program 

15 shall be available for grants under the program au16 thorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided 

17 further, That the definitions and grant conditions in 

18 section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 

19 program; 

20 (5) $50,000,000 is for grants to encourage ar21 rest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 

22 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction 

23 initiative; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
146 

1 (6) $30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims 

2 assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 

3 1994 Act; 

4 (7) $33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 

5 and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as 

6 authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 

7 (8) $12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 

8 crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 

9 section 304 of the 2005 Act; 

10 (9) $42,500,000 is for legal assistance for vic11 tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 

12 (10) $4,500,000 is for enhanced training and 

13 services to end violence against and abuse of women 

14 in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 

15 1994 Act; 

16 (11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support fami17 lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 

18 1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated 

19 balances available for the programs authorized by 

20 section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of 

21 the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 

22 Act, shall be available for this program; 

23 (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training 

24 to end violence against and abuse of women with 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
147 

1 disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 

2 2000 Act; 

3 (13) $500,000 is for the National Resource 

4 Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 

5 domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 

6 the 1994 Act; 

7 (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 

8 violence against Indian women, including as author9 ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 

10 such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Eval11 uation and Statistics’’ for administration by the Of12 fice of Justice Programs; and 

13 (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 

14 that provides training and technical assistance on 

15 issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 

16 and Alaska Native women. 

17 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

18 RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

19 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

20 other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus 

21 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 

22 Act’’); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

23 Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Missing Children’s As24 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial 

25 Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of ChilVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
148 

1 dren Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Justice 

2 for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Violence 

3 Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza4 tion Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); 

5 the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 

6 647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 

7 199); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

8 473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 

9 of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); 

10 the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 

11 110–401); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security 

12 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the 

13 NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 

14 Law 110–180); the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza15 tion Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); 

16 and other programs, $111,000,000, to remain available 

17 until expended, of which— 

18 (1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 

19 programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 

20 C of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That begin21 ning not later than 2 years after the date of enact22 ment of this Act, as part of each National Crime 

23 Victimization Survey, the Attorney General shall in24 clude statistics relating to honor violence; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
149 

1 (2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, 

2 and evaluation programs, and other activities as au3 thorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and 

4 subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act; 

5 (3) $30,000,000 is for regional information 

6 sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I 

7 of the 1968 Act; and 

8 (4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen 

9 and enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of 

10 which $3,000,000 is for transfer to the National In11 stitute of Standards and Technology to support Sci12 entific Area Committees. 

13 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

14 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

15 other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 

16 and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 

17 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

18 Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for All 

19 Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child 

20 Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 

21 Act’’); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

22 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against 

23 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

24 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the 

25 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
150 

1 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Vic2 tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 

3 (Public Law 106–386); the NICS Improvement Amend4 ments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); subtitle D of 

5 title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 

6 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the Second Chance Act of 

7 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Prioritizing Resources 

8 and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 

9 (Public Law 110–403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 

10 (Public Law 98–473); the Mentally Ill Offender Treat11 ment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improve12 ment Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); the Violence 

13 Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 

14 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and other programs, 

15 $1,241,000,000, to remain available until expended as fol16 lows— 

17 (1) $376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo18 rial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized 

19 by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act 

20 (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules 

21 for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 

22 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), 

23 of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, 

24 $15,000,000 is for a Preventing Violence Against 

25 Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and SurvivVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
151 

1 ability Initiative (VALOR), $4,000,000 is for use by 

2 the National Institute of Justice for research tar3 geted toward developing a better understanding of 

4 the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and ad5 vancing evidence-based strategies for effective inter6 vention and prevention, $5,000,000 is for an initia7 tive to support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 

8 is for an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision9 making, $3,000,000 is for competitive grants to dis10 tribute firearm safety materials and gun locks, 

11 $750,000 is for the purposes described in the Miss12 ing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (sec13 tion 240001 of the 1994 Act), $10,500,000 is for an 

14 Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation 

15 program, and $2,500,000 is for a program to im16 prove juvenile indigent defense; 

17 (2) $185,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 

18 Assistance Program, as authorized by section 

19 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

20 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 

21 shall request compensation for any cost greater than 

22 the actual cost for Federal immigration and other 

23 detainees housed in State and local detention facili24 ties; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
152 

1 (3) $42,250,000 for victim services programs 

2 for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 

3 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386, for programs au4 thorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs 

5 authorized under Public Law 113–4; 

6 (4) $41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized 

7 by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act; 

8 (5) $8,500,000 for mental health courts and 

9 adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as 

10 authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 

11 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and 

12 Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement 

13 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); 

14 (6) $10,000,000 for grants for Residential Sub15 stance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as au16 thorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act; 

17 (7) $2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Im18 provement Grant Program, as authorized by section 

19 426 of Public Law 108–405, and for grants for 

20 wrongful conviction review; 

21 (8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology 

22 and Internet crime prevention grants, including as 

23 authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110–403; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
153 

1 (9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment 

2 assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Pub3 lic Law 110–315; 

4 (10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management 

5 assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, 

6 and related activities; 

7 (11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to 

8 children exposed to violence; 

9 (12) $22,250,000 for the matching grant pro10 gram for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized 

11 by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, 

12 That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the Na13 tional Institute of Standards and Technology’s Of14 fice of Law Enforcement Standards for research, 

15 testing and evaluation programs; 

16 (13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender 

17 Public Website; 

18 (14) $5,000,000 for competitive and evidence19 based programs to reduce gun crime and gang vio20 lence; 

21 (15) $73,000,000 for grants to States to up22 grade criminal and mental health records for the 

23 National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys24 tem, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for 

25 grants made under the authorities of the NICS ImVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
154 

1 provement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 

2 110–180); 

3 (16) $12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 

4 Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 

5 I of the 1968 Act; 

6 (17) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and foren7 sic programs and activities, of which— 

8 (A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis 

9 and capacity enhancement program and for 

10 other local, State, and Federal forensic activi11 ties, including the purposes authorized under 

12 section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi13 nation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–546) (the 

14 Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program): 

15 Provided, That up to 4 percent of funds made 

16 available under this paragraph may be used for 

17 the purposes described in the DNA Training 

18 and Education for Law Enforcement, Correc19 tional Personnel, and Court Officers program 

20 (Public Law 108–405, section 303); 

21 (B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes de22 scribed in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Convic23 tion DNA Testing Program (Public Law 108– 

24 405, section 412); and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
155 

1 (C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Fo2 rensic Exam Program grants, including as au3 thorized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405; 

4 (18) $41,000,000 for a grant program for com5 munity-based sexual assault response reform; 

6 (19) $6,000,000 for the court-appointed special 

7 advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of 

8 the 1990 Act; 

9 (20) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian 

10 tribes; 

11 (21) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs 

12 and research, as authorized by the Second Chance 

13 Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199), without regard 

14 to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of 

15 such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for 

16 a program to improve State, local, and tribal proba17 tion or parole supervision efforts and strategies, and 

18 $5,000,000 is for Children of Incarcerated Parents 

19 Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental 

20 and family relationships for incarcerated parents as 

21 a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy: Provided, 

22 That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in 

23 this paragraph may be used for performance-based 

24 awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to 

25 $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
156 

1 implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing 

2 Model; 

3 (22) $5,000,000 for a veterans treatment 

4 courts program; 

5 (23) $11,000,000 for a program to monitor 

6 prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical 

7 products; 

8 (24) $13,000,000 for prison rape prevention 

9 and prosecution grants to States and units of local 

10 government, and other programs, as authorized by 

11 the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public 

12 Law 108–79); 

13 (25) $2,000,000 to operate a National Center 

14 for Campus Public Safety; 

15 (26) $27,500,000 for a justice reinvestment ini16 tiative, for activities related to criminal justice re17 form and recidivism reduction, of which not less 

18 than $750,000 is for a task force on Federal correc19 tions; 

20 (27) $4,000,000 for additional replication sites 

21 employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation 

22 with Enforcement model implementing swift and cer23 tain sanctions in probation, and for a research 

24 project on the effectiveness of the model; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
157 

1 (28) $12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of 

2 Crime for supplemental victims’ services and other 

3 victim-related programs and initiatives, including re4 search and statistics, and for tribal assistance for 

5 victims of violence; and 

6 (29) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School 

7 Safety Initiative, described in the explanatory state8 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

9 division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That 

10 section 213 of this Act shall not apply with respect 

11 to the amount made available in this paragraph: 

12 Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 

13 the funds made available under this heading to increase 

14 the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local 

15 government will achieve a net gain in the number of law 

16 enforcement officers who perform non-administrative pub17 lic sector safety service. 

18 JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

19 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

20 other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and 

21 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the 

22 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 

23 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and De24 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 

25 Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
158 

1 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial 

2 Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Chil3 dren Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Victims 

4 of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 

5 1990 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 

6 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh 

7 Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public 

8 Law 110–401); the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza9 tion Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); 

10 and other juvenile justice programs, $251,500,000, to re11 main available until expended as follows— 

12 (1) $55,500,000 for programs authorized by 

13 section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and 

14 technical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organi15 zations with the Federal grants process: Provided, 

16 That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, 

17 $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 

18 grant program to support emergency planning 

19 among State, local and tribal juvenile justice resi20 dential facilities; 

21 (2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 

22 (3) $15,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as 

23 authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, 

24 pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
159 

1 (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal 

2 Youth Program; 

3 (B) $3,000,000 shall be for gang and 

4 youth violence education, prevention and inter5 vention, and related activities; 

6 (C) $6,000,000 shall be for community7 based violence prevention initiatives, including 

8 for public health approaches to reducing shoot9 ings and violence; and 

10 (D) $1,000,000 shall be for grants and 

11 technical assistance in support of the National 

12 Forum on Youth Violence Prevention; 

13 (4) $19,000,000 for programs authorized by 

14 the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 

15 (5) $68,000,000 for missing and exploited chil16 dren programs, including as authorized by sections 

17 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that sec18 tion 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children 

19 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply 

20 for purposes of this Act); 

21 (6) $1,500,000 for child abuse training pro22 grams for judicial personnel and practitioners, as 

23 authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
160 

1 (7) $500,000 for an Internet site providing in2 formation and resources on children of incarcerated 

3 parents; and 

4 (8) $2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing 

5 on girls in the juvenile justice system: 

6 Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount 

7 may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi8 ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author9 ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of 

10 the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) 

11 and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance: 

12 Provided further, That the two preceding provisos shall not 

13 apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261 

14 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited 

15 children programs. 

16 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

17 For payments and expenses authorized under section 

18 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

19 Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (in20 cluding amounts for administrative costs), to remain avail21 able until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments au22 thorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for edu23 cational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, 

24 to remain available until expended: Provided, That not25 withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determinaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
161 

1 tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 

2 require additional funding for such disability and edu3 cation payments, the Attorney General may transfer such 

4 amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Benefits’’ from avail5 able appropriations for the Department of Justice as may 

6 be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided 

7 further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding pro8 viso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 

9 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 

10 or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 

11 set forth in that section. 

12 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

13 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

14 For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Con15 trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 

16 322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

17 of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); and the Violence Against 

18 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

19 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’), 

20 $208,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro21 vided, That any balances made available through prior 

22 year deobligations shall only be available in accordance 

23 with section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That of the 

24 amount provided under this heading— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
162 

1 (1) $7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-re2 lated activities, which shall be transferred to the 

3 Drug Enforcement Administration upon enactment 

4 of this Act; 

5 (2) $180,000,000 is for grants under section 

6 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) 

7 for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law 

8 enforcement officers under part Q of such title not9 withstanding subsection (i) of such section: Pro10 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such 

11 title (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)), funding for hiring or 

12 rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not 

13 exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of 

14 Community Oriented Policing Services grants a 

15 waiver from this limitation: Provided further, That 

16 within the amounts appropriated under this para17 graph, $33,000,000 is for improving tribal law en18 forcement, including hiring, equipment, training, and 

19 anti-methamphetamine activities: Provided further, 

20 That of the amounts appropriated under this para21 graph, $7,500,000 is for community policing devel22 opment activities in furtherance of the purposes in 

23 section 1701: Provided further, That within the 

24 amounts appropriated under this paragraph, 

25 $5,000,000 is for the collaborative reform model of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
163 

1 technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes 

2 in section 1701; 

3 (3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to 

4 State law enforcement agencies in States with high 

5 seizures of precursor chemicals, finished meth6 amphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump sei7 zures: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 

8 paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes 

9 to locate or investigate illicit activities, including 

10 precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphet11 amine traffickers; 

12 (4) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to 

13 statewide law enforcement agencies in States with 

14 high rates of primary treatment admissions for her15 oin and other opioids: Provided, That these funds 

16 shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate 

17 or investigate illicit activities, including activities re18 lated to the distribution of heroin or unlawful dis19 tribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin 

20 and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide 

21 collaboration; and 

22 (5) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to sup23 port regional anti-gang task forces. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
164 

1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

2 SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

3 available in this title for official reception and representa4 tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 

5 appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title 

6 shall be available to the Attorney General for official re7 ception and representation expenses. 

8 SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this 

9 title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where 

10 the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 

11 were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, 

12 That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional 

13 by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be 

14 null and void. 

15 SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 

16 title shall be used to require any person to perform, or 

17 facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 

18 SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall re19 move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Pris20 ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in21 mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: 

22 Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin23 ishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the phil24 osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of 

25 Prisons. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
165 

1 SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria2 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De3 partment of Justice in this Act may be transferred be4 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation, ex5 cept as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased 

6 by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, 

7 That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 

8 as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 

9 Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com10 pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

11 SEC. 206. The Attorney General is authorized to ex12 tend through September 30, 2015, the Personnel Manage13 ment Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney 

14 General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Secu15 rity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 28 U.S.C. 599B) 

16 without limitation on the number of employees or the posi17 tions covered. 

18 SEC. 207. None of the funds made available under 

19 this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons 

20 or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of 

21 transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 

22 conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 

23 classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other 

24 than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
166 

1 Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing 

2 such a prisoner. 

3 SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

4 Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele5 vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec6 tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 

7 purposes. 

8 (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, main9 tenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or 

10 equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 

11 programs. 

12 SEC. 209. None of the funds made available under 

13 this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or 

14 enhanced information technology program having total es15 timated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, un16 less the Deputy Attorney General and the investment re17 view board certify to the Committees on Appropriations 

18 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 

19 information technology program has appropriate program 

20 management controls and contractor oversight mecha21 nisms in place, and that the program is compatible with 

22 the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice. 

23 SEC. 210. The notification thresholds and procedures 

24 set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to devi25 ations from the amounts designated for specific activities 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
167 

1 in this Act and in the explanatory statement described in 

2 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con3 solidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of 

4 funds provided under this title in previous years. 

5 SEC. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

6 may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 

7 or approve a public-private competition under the Office 

8 of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any suc9 cessor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for 

10 work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons 

11 or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. 

12 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, 

14 or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual 

15 or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or 

16 his designee that exempt that United States Attorney 

17 from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, 

18 United States Code. 

19 SEC. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 

20 and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 

21 available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 

22 respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head23 ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 

24 Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Jus25 tice Programs’’— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
168 

1 (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to 

2 the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reim3 bursement programs may be used by such Office to 

4 provide training and technical assistance; and 

5 (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for 

6 grant or reimbursement programs under such head7 ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 

8 research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis9 tered by the National Institute of Justice and the 

10 Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to 

11 and merged with funds provided to the National In12 stitute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statis13 tics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or 

14 statistical purposes, without regard to the authoriza15 tions for such grant or reimbursement programs. 

16 SEC. 214. Upon request by a grantee for whom the 

17 Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hard18 ship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds ap19 propriated in this or any other Act making appropriations 

20 for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the following pro21 grams, waive the following requirements: 

22 (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State 

23 and local reentry demonstration projects under part 

24 FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

25 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)), 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
169 

1 the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such 

2 part. 

3 (2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts 

4 under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 

5 U.S.C. 3797w–2(e)(1) and (2)), the requirements 

6 under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part. 

7 (3) For the prosecution drug treatment alter8 natives to prison program under part CC of title I 

9 of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797q–3), the re10 quirements under section 2904 of such part. 

11 (4) For grants to protect inmates and safe12 guard communities as authorized by section 6 of the 

13 Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 

14 15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of 

15 such Act. 

16 SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent 

18 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 

19 U.S.C. 13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts made avail20 able by this or any other Act. 

21 SEC. 216. None of the funds made available under 

22 this Act, other than for the national instant criminal back23 ground check system established under section 103 of the 

24 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 

25 note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
170 

1 to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi2 vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus3 pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, un4 less law enforcement personnel of the United States con5 tinuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 

6 SEC. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the De7 partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 

8 title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 

9 527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal 

10 year 2015, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for 

11 implementation of a unified Department of Justice finan12 cial management system. 

13 (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal14 ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 

15 of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of 

16 Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) 

17 shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, and 

18 any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 

19 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec20 tion 505 of this Act. 

21 (c) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by 

22 this Act in the first proviso under the heading ‘‘United 

23 States Marshals Service—Federal Prisoner Detention’’, 

24 not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated bal25 ances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
171 

1 United States Code, shall be available for obligation dur2 ing fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or 

3 allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogram4 ming of funds under section 505 of this Act. 

5 (d) Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture 

6 Fund in fiscal year 2015, $154,700,000 shall be for pay7 ments associated with joint law enforcement operations as 

8 authorized by section 524(c)(1)(I) of title 28, United 

9 States Code. 

10 (e) The Attorney General shall submit a spending 

11 plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

12 of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act detailing the 

14 planned distribution of Assets Forfeiture Fund joint law 

15 enforcement operations funding during fiscal year 2015. 

16 (f) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall 

17 sunset on September 30, 2015. 

18 SEC. 218. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 

19 to deny the Inspector General of the Department of Jus20 tice timely access to all records, documents, and other ma21 terials in the custody or possession of the Department or 

22 to prevent or impede the Inspector General’s access to 

23 such records, documents and other materials, unless in ac24 cordance with an express limitation of section 6(a) of the 

25 Inspector General Act, as amended, consistent with the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
172 

1 plain language of the Inspector General Act, as amended. 

2 The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall 

3 report to the Committees on Appropriations within five 

4 calendar days any failures to comply with this require5 ment. 

6 SEC. 219. Discretionary funds that are made avail7 able in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may 

8 be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots 

9 authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 

10 113–76. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 

12 Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
173 

1 TITLE III 

2 SCIENCE 

3 OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 

5 Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na6 tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 

7 Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of 

8 passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 

9 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 

10 $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 

11 and rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum12 bia, $5,555,000. 

13 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 SCIENCE

15 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

16 in the conduct and support of science research and devel17 opment activities, including research, development, oper18 ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa19 cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 

20 and communications activities; program management; per21 sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 

22 therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 

23 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 

24 of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 

25 maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
174 

1 aircraft, $5,244,700,000, to remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2016: Provided, That the formulation and de3 velopment costs (with development cost as defined under 

4 section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the 

5 James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed 

6 $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the indi7 vidual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 

8 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for 

9 the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the de10 velopment cost of the program is likely to exceed that limi11 tation, the individual shall immediately notify the Admin12 istrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets 

13 the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of sec14 tion 30104: Provided further, That $100,000,000 shall be 

15 for pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mis16 sion that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter 

17 Europa mission in the most recent planetary science 

18 decadal survey. 

19 AERONAUTICS

20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

21 in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and 

22 development activities, including research, development, 

23 operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 

24 facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con25 trol, and communications activities; program manageVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
175 

1 ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 

2 allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 

3 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur4 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 

5 lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 

6 administrative aircraft, $651,000,000, to remain available 

7 until September 30, 2016. 

8 SPACE TECHNOLOGY

9 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

10 in the conduct and support of space research and tech11 nology development activities, including research, develop12 ment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 

13 repair, facility planning and design; space flight, space14 craft control, and communications activities; program 

15 management; personnel and related costs, including uni16 forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 

17 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex18 penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 

19 purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 

20 mission and administrative aircraft, $596,000,000, to re21 main available until September 30, 2016. 

22 EXPLORATION

23 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

24 in the conduct and support of exploration research and 

25 development activities, including research, development, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
176 

1 operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 

2 facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con3 trol, and communications activities; program manage4 ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 

5 allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 

6 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur7 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 

8 lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 

9 administrative aircraft, $4,356,700,000, to remain avail10 able until September 30, 2016: Provided, That not less 

11 than $1,194,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose 

12 Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than 

13 $2,051,300,000 shall be for the Space Launch System, 

14 which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric 

15 tons and which shall have an upper stage and other core 

16 elements developed simultaneously: Provided further, That 

17 of the funds made available for the Space Launch System, 

18 $1,700,000,000 shall be for launch vehicle development 

19 and $351,300,000 shall be for exploration ground sys20 tems: Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and 

21 Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Com22 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

23 and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget sub24 mission, a 5 year budget profile and funding projection 

25 that adheres to a 70 percent Joint Confidence Level 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
177 

1 (JCL) and is consistent with the Key Decision Point C 

2 (KDP–C) for the Space Launch System and with the fu3 ture KDP–C for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: 

4 Provided further, That in complying with the preceding 

5 proviso NASA shall include budget profiles and funding 

6 projections that conform to the KDP–C management 

7 agreement for development completion of the Space 

8 Launch System by December 2017, and the management 

9 agreement for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle upon 

10 completing KDP–C: Provided further, That in no case 

11 shall the JCL of the Space Launch System or the Orion 

12 Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle be less than the guidance out13 lined in NASA Procedural Requirements 7120.5E: Pro14 vided further, That funds made available for the Orion 

15 Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System 

16 are in addition to funds provided for these programs under 

17 the ‘‘Construction and Environmental Compliance and 

18 Restoration’’ heading: Provided further, That 

19 $805,000,000 shall be for commercial spaceflight activi20 ties: Provided further, That $306,400,000 shall be for ex21 ploration research and development. 

22 SPACE OPERATIONS

23 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

24 in the conduct and support of space operations research 

25 and development activities, including research, developVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
178 

1 ment, operations, support and services; space flight, space2 craft control and communications activities, including op3 erations, production, and services; maintenance and re4 pair, facility planning and design; program management; 

5 personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allow6 ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 

7 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 

8 and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, 

9 charter, maintenance and operation of mission and admin10 istrative aircraft, $3,827,800,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2016. 

12 EDUCATION

13 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

14 in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical 

15 education research and development activities, including 

16 research, development, operations, support, and services; 

17 program management; personnel and related costs, includ18 ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec19 tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 

20 expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

21 and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 

22 of mission and administrative aircraft, $119,000,000, to 

23 remain available until September 30, 2016, of which 

24 $18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
179 

1 Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be 

2 for the National Space Grant College program. 

3 SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

4 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

5 in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space 

6 technology, exploration, space operations and education 

7 research and development activities, including research, 

8 development, operations, support, and services; mainte9 nance and repair, facility planning and design; space 

10 flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; 

11 program management; personnel and related costs, includ12 ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec13 tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 

14 expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

15 not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and represen16 tation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte17 nance, and operation of mission and administrative air18 craft, $2,758,900,000, to remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2016. 

20 CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND

21 RESTORATION

22 For necessary expenses for construction of facilities 

23 including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modi24 fication of facilities, construction of new facilities and ad25 ditions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
180 

1 and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 

2 property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli3 ance and restoration, $419,100,000, to remain available 

4 until September 30, 2020: Provided, That of the 

5 $429,100,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 

6 heading, $419,100,000 is appropriated from the general 

7 fund and $10,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior 

8 year obligations: Provided further, That proceeds from 

9 leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 

10 period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 

11 in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 

12 proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail13 able for obligation for fiscal year 2015 in an amount not 

14 to exceed $9,584,100: Provided further, That each annual 

15 budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross 

16 receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds col17 lected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States 

18 Code. 

19 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

21 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

22 $37,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available 

23 until September 30, 2016. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
181 

1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 

4 shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 

5 the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 

6 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

7 available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero8 nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 

9 transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap10 propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 

11 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans12 fers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and 

13 available for the same purposes and the same time period 

14 as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer 

15 pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogram16 ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 

17 be available for obligation except in compliance with the 

18 procedures set forth in that section. 

19 The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro20 vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activ21 ity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent 

22 change of an amount established in that spending plan 

23 that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of 

24 this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under sec25 tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00181 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
182 

1 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce2 dures set forth in that section. 

3 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 The unexpired balances of a previous account, for ac5 tivities for which funds are provided in this Act, may be 

6 transferred to the new account established in this Act that 

7 provides such activities. Balances so transferred shall be 

8 merged with the funds in the newly established account, 

9 but shall be available under the same terms, conditions 

10 and period of time as previously appropriated. 

11 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

12 RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

13 For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 

14 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 

15 and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 

16 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

17 Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase 

18 of flight services for research support; acquisition of air19 craft; and authorized travel; $5,933,645,000, to remain 

20 available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed 

21 $520,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 

22 polar research and operations support, and for reimburse23 ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 

24 support and logistical and other related activities for the 

25 United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
183 

1 for scientific support services and materials furnished by 

2 the National Research Centers and other National Science 

3 Foundation supported research facilities may be credited 

4 to this appropriation: Provided further, That not less than 

5 $159,690,000 shall be available for activities authorized 

6 by section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law 110–69. 

7 MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

8 CONSTRUCTION

9 For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc10 tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 

11 equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu12 ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 

13 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, 

14 $200,760,000, to remain available until expended. 

15 EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

16 For necessary expenses in carrying out science, math17 ematics and engineering education and human resources 

18 programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 

19 Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), includ20 ing services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

21 United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of con22 ference rooms in the District of Columbia, $866,000,000, 

23 to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, 

24 That not less than $60,890,000 shall be available for acVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
184 

1 tivities authorized by section 7030 of Public Law 110– 

2 69. 

3 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

4 For agency operations and award management nec5 essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation 

6 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized 

7 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas8 senger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 

9 authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 

10 States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of 

11 Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of 

12 Homeland Security for security guard services; 

13 $325,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for 

14 official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

15 further, That contracts may be entered into under this 

16 heading in fiscal year 2015 for maintenance and operation 

17 of facilities and for other services to be provided during 

18 the next fiscal year: Provided further, That of the amount 

19 provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occu20 pancy, and related costs of new headquarters space, not 

21 more than $27,370,000 shall remain available until ex22 pended. 

23 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

24 For necessary expenses (including payment of sala25 ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
185 

1 the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 

2 and the employment of experts and consultants under sec3 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car4 rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation 

5 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 

6 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,370,000: Provided, That not 

7 to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception 

8 and representation expenses. 

9 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

11 General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 

12 1978, $14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain avail13 able until September 30, 2016. 

14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

15 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

16 available for the current fiscal year for the National 

17 Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred be18 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 

19 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans20 fers. Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 

21 as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 

22 Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com23 pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

24 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropria25 tions Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
186 

1 TITLE IV 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 

6 Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

7 $9,200,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro8 priated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess 

9 of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Ex10 cepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each 

11 Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds 

12 appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse 

13 Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the 

14 exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable 

15 days: Provided further, That none of the funds appro16 priated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity 

17 or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 

18 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 

19 1975a). 

20 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment 

23 Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 

24 Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em25 ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
187 

1 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of 

2 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 

3 1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act 

4 (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amend5 ments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly 

6 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), in7 cluding services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

8 United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as 

9 authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 

10 Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to 

11 $30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 

12 agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 

13 $364,500,000: Provided, That the Commission is author14 ized to make available for official reception and represen15 tation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: 

16 Provided further, That the Commission may take no action 

17 to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, 

18 or reorganization until such time as the Committees on 

19 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

20 Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance 

21 with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of 

22 this Act: Provided further, That the Chair is authorized 

23 to accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the 

24 work of the Commission. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
188 

1 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the International Trade 

4 Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 

5 and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

6 United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official 

7 reception and representation expenses, $84,500,000, to re8 main available until expended. 

9 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

10 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

11 For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 

12 carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 

13 Act of 1974, $375,000,000, of which $343,150,000 is for 

14 basic field programs and required independent audits; 

15 $4,350,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 

16 such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 

17 additional audits of recipients; $18,500,000 is for manage18 ment and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self19 help and information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro 

20 Bono Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repay21 ment assistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Cor22 poration may continue to provide locality pay to officers 

23 and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by 

24 the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based em25 ployees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
189 

1 States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal 

2 Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided 

3 further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of 

4 this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corpora5 tion: Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 

6 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be 

7 considered an agency of the United States Government. 

8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES

9 CORPORATION

10 None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 

11 Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any pur12 pose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 

13 provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 

14 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this 

15 Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to 

16 the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, 

17 except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 

18 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2014 and 

19 2015, respectively. 

20 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com23 mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 

24 Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), 

25 $3,340,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
190 

1 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE

2 REPRESENTATIVE

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 

5 States Trade Representative, including the hire of pas6 senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and 

7 consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

8 United States Code, $54,250,000, of which $1,000,000 

9 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not 

10 to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception 

11 and representation expenses. 

12 STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 

15 as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization 

16 Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of 

17 which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

18 2016: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be avail19 able for official reception and representation expenses: 

20 Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 505 

21 of this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be considered 

22 an agency of the United States Government. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
191 

1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

4 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

5 this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 

6 not authorized by the Congress. 

7 SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 

8 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

9 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

10 SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation 

11 under this Act for any consulting service through procure12 ment contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 

13 States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such 

14 expenditures are a matter of public record and available 

15 for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 

16 under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

17 issued pursuant to existing law. 

18 SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica19 tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 

20 be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica21 tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 

22 than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be af23 fected thereby. 

24 SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 

25 or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
192 

1 agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli2 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from 

3 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

4 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

5 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

6 through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or ini7 tiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates 

8 a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or per9 sonnel by any means for any project or activity for which 

10 funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an of11 fice or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, pro12 grams or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any 

13 functions or activities presently performed by Federal em14 ployees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or ac15 tivities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 

16 less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, 

17 project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; 

18 or (8) results from any general savings, including savings 

19 from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a 

20 change in existing programs, projects or activities as ap21 proved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Com22 mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 

23 of such reprogramming of funds by agencies (excluding 

24 agencies of the Department of Justice) funded by this Act 

25 and 45 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
193 

1 by agencies of the Department of Justice funded by this 

2 Act. 

3 SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by 

4 a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally 

5 affixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, 

6 or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product 

7 sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 

8 in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to re9 ceive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 

10 available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen11 sion, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 

12 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula13 tions. 

14 (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to au15 thorized purchases of promotional items, funds made 

16 available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that 

17 are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United 

18 States, its territories or possessions. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 

20 given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, 

21 Item (1)(f)(3). 

22 SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and 

23 Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the Na24 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide 

25 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of RepVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
194 

1 resentatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the sta2 tus of balances of appropriations at the account level. For 

3 unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, com4 mitted balances the quarterly reports shall separately 

5 identify the amounts attributable to each source year of 

6 appropriation from which the balances were derived. For 

7 balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly 

8 reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of 

9 obligation. 

10 (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be 

11 submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 

12 (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 

13 aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 

14 (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, 

15 the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the 

16 maximum extent practicable under such accounting sys17 tem and shall identify and describe in each quarterly re18 port the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 

19 SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or 

20 agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to pre21 vent, personnel actions taken in response to funding re22 ductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the 

23 total budgetary resources available to such department or 

24 agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds be25 tween appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
195 

1 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 

2 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 

3 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 

4 reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 

5 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

6 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

7 Provided further, That for the Department of Commerce, 

8 this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care 

9 and protection of loan collateral or grant property. 

10 SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act 

11 shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco 

12 or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal 

13 by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing 

14 of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions 

15 which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco 

16 products of the same type. 

17 SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

18 law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund estab19 lished by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public 

20 Law 98–473 (42 U.S.C. 10601) in any fiscal year in ex21 cess of $2,361,000,000 shall not be available for obligation 

22 until the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwith23 standing section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts 

24 available from the Fund for obligation $10,000,000 shall 

25 remain available until expended to the Department of JusVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
196 

1 tice Office of Inspector General for oversight and auditing 

2 purposes. 

3 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the 

4 Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discrimi5 nate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 

6 students who participate in programs for which financial 

7 assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents 

8 or legal guardians of such students. 

9 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 

10 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in11 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

12 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro13 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

14 SEC. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to im15 plement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the 

16 procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. 

17 SEC. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Depart18 ment of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Na19 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Na20 tional Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Cor21 poration shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector 

22 General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for 

23 which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit 

24 reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which 

25 may include preliminary findings and a description of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
197 

1 areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initi2 ating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until 

3 any such audit is completed. 

4 (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit 

5 described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is 

6 completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Adminis7 trator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make 

8 the results of the audit available to the public on the Inter9 net website maintained by the Department, Administra10 tion, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results 

11 shall be made available in redacted form to exclude— 

12 (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of 

13 title 5, United States Code; and 

14 (2) sensitive personal information for any indi15 vidual, the public access to which could be used to 

16 commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or 

17 unlawful purposes. 

18 (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded 

19 by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a state20 ment to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, 

21 the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 

22 certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract 

23 will be made available through a subcontract or in any 

24 other manner to another person who has a financial inter25 est in the person awarded the grant or contract. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
198 

1 (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of 

2 this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on 

3 which the Director of the Office of Management and 

4 Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 

5 Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules 

6 and requirements, substantially similar to the require7 ments in such subsections, consistently apply under the 

8 executive branch ethics program to all Federal depart9 ments, agencies, and entities. 

10 SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth11 erwise made available under this Act may be used by the 

12 Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aer13 onautics and Space Administration, or the National 

14 Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate15 impact information system, as defined for security cat16 egorization in the National Institute of Standards and 

17 Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing 

18 Standard Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Cat19 egorization of Federal Information and Information Sys20 tems’’ unless the agency has— 

21 (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor22 mation systems against criteria developed by NIST 

23 to inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and 

24 moderate-impact information systems within the 

25 Federal Government; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
199 

1 (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre2 sumptive awardee against available and relevant 

3 threat information provided by the Federal Bureau 

4 of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and 

5 (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of 

6 Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, 

7 conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espio8 nage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of 

9 such system, including any risk associated with such 

10 system being produced, manufactured, or assembled 

11 by one or more entities identified by the United 

12 States Government as posing a cyber threat, includ13 ing but not limited to, those that may be owned, di14 rected, or subsidized by the People’s Republic of 

15 China. 

16 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

17 made available under this Act may be used to acquire a 

18 high-impact or moderate-impact information system re19 viewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head 

20 of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has— 

21 (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and 

22 supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation 

23 strategy for any identified risks; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
200 

1 (2) determined that the acquisition of such sys2 tem is in the national interest of the United States; 

3 and 

4 (3) reported that determination to the Commit5 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa6 tives and the Senate. 

7 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 

8 Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or 

9 justify the use of torture by any official or contract em10 ployee of the United States Government. 

11 SEC. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

12 of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available under this Act or any other Act may 

14 be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or in15 strumentality of the United States to pay administrative 

16 expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the 

17 United States in connection with requiring an export li18 cense for the export to Canada of components, parts, ac19 cessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category 

20 I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations 

21 (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 

22 part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value 

23 not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction, provided 

24 that the conditions of subsection (b) of this section are 

25 met by the exporting party for such articles. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
201 

1 (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an ex2 port license— 

3 (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any 

4 Shipper’s Export Declaration or notification letter 

5 required by law, or from being otherwise eligible 

6 under the laws of the United States to possess, ship, 

7 transport, or export the articles enumerated in sub8 section (a); and 

9 (2) does not permit the export without a license 

10 of— 

11 (A) fully automatic firearms and compo12 nents and parts for such firearms, other than 

13 for end use by the Federal Government, or a 

14 Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; 

15 (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or 

16 complete breech mechanisms for any firearm 

17 listed in Category I, other than for end use by 

18 the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Mu19 nicipal Government of Canada; or 

20 (C) articles for export from Canada to an21 other foreign destination. 

22 (c) In accordance with this section, the District Di23 rectors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the per24 manent or temporary export without a license of any un25 classified articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
202 

1 end use in Canada or return to the United States, or tem2 porary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for 

3 end use in the United States or return to Canada for a 

4 Canadian citizen. 

5 (d) The President may require export licenses under 

6 this section on a temporary basis if the President deter7 mines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that 

8 the Government of Canada has implemented or main9 tained inadequate import controls for the articles specified 

10 in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such 

11 articles has and continues to take place for use in inter12 national terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in an13 other nation. The President shall terminate the require14 ments of a license when reasons for the temporary require15 ments have ceased. 

16 SEC. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

18 United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act 

19 or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such 

20 funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation 

21 of any officer or employee of the United States to deny 

22 any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 

23 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 

24 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import United States ori25 gin ‘‘curios or relics’’ firearms, parts, or ammunition. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
203 

1 SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multi3 lateral trade agreement the text of— 

4 (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United 

5 States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement; 

6 (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United 

7 States-Australia Free Trade Agreement; or 

8 (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United 

9 States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 

10 SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security 

12 letter in contravention of any of the following laws author13 izing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national 

14 security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The 

15 Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit 

16 Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA 

17 PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts. 

18 SEC. 521. If at any time during any quarter, the pro19 gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 

20 Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aero21 nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science 

22 Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reason23 able cause to believe that the total program cost has in24 creased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall 

25 immediately inform the respective Secretary, AdminisVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00203 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
204 

1 trator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Di2 rector shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 

3 Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, 

4 and shall include in such notice: the date on which such 

5 determination was made; a statement of the reasons for 

6 such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken 

7 to control future cost growth of the project; changes made 

8 in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree 

9 to which such changes have contributed to the increase 

10 in total program costs or procurement costs; new esti11 mates of the total project or procurement costs; and a 

12 statement validating that the project’s management struc13 ture is adequate to control total project or procurement 

14 costs. 

15 SEC. 522. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

16 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel17 ligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be 

18 specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of sec19 tion 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

20 414) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the 

21 Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 

22 SEC. 523. None of the funds appropriated or other23 wise made available by this Act may be used to enter into 

24 a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to 

25 award a grant in excess of such amount unless the proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00204 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
205 

1 spective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the 

2 agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best 

3 of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has 

4 filed all Federal tax returns required during the three 

5 years preceding the certification, has not been convicted 

6 of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 

7 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certifi8 cation, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment 

9 for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the as10 sessment is the subject of an installment agreement or 

11 offer in compromise that has been approved by the Inter12 nal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assess13 ment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or 

14 judicial proceeding. 

15 (RESCISSIONS)

16 SEC. 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 

17 to the Department of Commerce, the following funds are 

18 hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from 

19 the following accounts in the specified amounts— 

20 (1) ‘‘Departmental Management, Franchise 

21 Fund’’, $2,906,000; and 

22 (2) ‘‘Economic Development Administration, 

23 Economic Development Assistance Programs’’, 

24 $5,000,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
206 

1 (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the De2 partment of Justice, the following funds are hereby re3 scinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the fol4 lowing accounts in the specified amounts— 

5 (1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $99,000,000; 

6 (2) ‘‘Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Com7 munications’’, $2,000,000; 

8 (3) ‘‘Detention Trustee’’, $23,000,000; 

9 (4) ‘‘Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund’’, 

10 $193,000,000; 

11 (5) ‘‘Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, 

12 General Legal Activities’’, $10,000,000; 

13 (6) ‘‘Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, 

14 Antitrust Division’’, $6,000,000; 

15 (7) ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, United States At16 torneys’’, $9,000,000; 

17 (8) ‘‘United States Marshals Service, Federal 

18 Prisoner Detention’’, $188,000,000; 

19 (9) ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 

20 Explosives, Salaries and Expenses’’, $3,200,000; 

21 (10) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi22 ties, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence 

23 Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Pro24 grams’’, $16,000,000; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
207 

1 (11) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi2 ties, Office of Justice Programs’’, $82,500,000; and 

3 (12) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi4 ties, Community Oriented Policing Services’’, 

5 $40,000,000. 

6 (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall 

7 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

8 of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than 

9 September 1, 2015, specifying the amount of each rescis10 sion made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). 

11 SEC. 525. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 

13 travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 

14 301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 

15 SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this 

16 Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend17 ance of more than 50 employees from a Federal depart18 ment or agency at any single conference occurring outside 

19 the United States unless such conference is a law enforce20 ment training or operational conference for law enforce21 ment personnel and the majority of Federal employees in 

22 attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed out23 side the United States. 

24 SEC. 527. None of the funds appropriated or other25 wise made available in this Act may be used in a manner 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
208 

1 that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective 

2 of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws 

3 to preserve the ability of the United States— 

4 (1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, includ5 ing antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard 

6 laws; 

7 (2) to avoid agreements that— 

8 (A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic 

9 and international disciplines on unfair trade, es10 pecially dumping and subsidies; or 

11 (B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic 

12 and international safeguard provisions, in order 

13 to ensure that United States workers, agricul14 tural producers, and firms can compete fully on 

15 fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal 

16 trade concessions; and 

17 (3) to address and remedy market distortions 

18 that lead to dumping and subsidization, including 

19 overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access bar20 riers. 

21 SEC. 528. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 

23 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 

24 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 

25 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
209 

1 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 

2 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

3 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 

4 at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

5 Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

6 SEC. 529. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth7 erwise made available in this or any other Act may be used 

8 to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 

9 States, its territories, or possessions to house any indi10 vidual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of de11 tention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effec12 tive control of the Department of Defense. 

13 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 

14 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

15 Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

16 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 

17 individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 

18 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

19 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 

20 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

21 and 

22 (2) is— 

23 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

24 control of the Department of Defense; or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
210 

1 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

2 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

3 SEC. 530. To the extent practicable, funds made 

4 available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs 

5 that are ‘‘Energy Star’’ qualified or have the ‘‘Federal En6 ergy Management Program’’ designation. 

7 SEC. 531. The Director of the Office of Management 

8 and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or in9 strumentality of the United States receiving funds appro10 priated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in 

11 expired grant accounts and include in its annual perform12 ance plan and performance and accountability reports the 

13 following: 

14 (1) Details on future action the department, 

15 agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve 

16 undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. 

17 (2) The method that the department, agency, or 

18 instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances 

19 in expired grant accounts. 

20 (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in ex21 pired grant accounts that may be returned to the 

22 Treasury of the United States. 

23 (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on 

24 the total number of expired grant accounts with 

25 undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
211 

1 year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality 

2 and the total finances that have not been obligated 

3 to a specific project remaining in the accounts. 

4 SEC. 532. (a) None of the funds made available by 

5 this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and 

6 Space Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science 

7 and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, 

8 promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, pro9 gram, order, or contract of any kind to participate, col10 laborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China 

11 or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are 

12 specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 

13 enactment of this Act. 

14 (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 

15 be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 

16 at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. 

17 (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and 

18 (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP has 

19 certified— 

20 (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 

21 technology, data, or other information with national 

22 security or economic security implications to China 

23 or a Chinese-owned company; and 

24 (2) will not involve knowing interactions with 

25 officials who have been determined by the United 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
212 

1 States to have direct involvement with violations of 

2 human rights. 

3 (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall 

4 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

5 House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 

6 30 days prior to the activity in question and shall include 

7 a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, 

8 its major participants, and its location and timing. 

9 SEC. 533. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per11 sonnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the 

12 importation of any model of shotgun if— 

13 (1) all other requirements of law with respect to 

14 the proposed importation are met; and 

15 (2) no application for the importation of such 

16 model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had 

17 been denied by the Attorney General prior to Janu18 ary 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not 

19 particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to 

20 sporting purposes. 

21 SEC. 534. (a) None of the funds made available in 

22 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

23 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

24 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
213 

1 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

2 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

3 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi4 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

5 SEC. 535. The Departments of Commerce and Jus6 tice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

7 and the National Science Foundation shall submit spend8 ing plans, signed by the respective department or agency 

9 head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

10 of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 536. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 

14 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 

15 ratification for the Treaty. 

16 SEC. 537. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act under the heading ‘‘Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery’’ 

18 may be used for grant guidelines or requirements to estab19 lish minimum riparian buffers. 

20 SEC. 538. None of the funds made available in this 

21 Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with re22 spect to the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Cali23 fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Co24 lumbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, 

25 Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, MisVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00213 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
214 

1 sissippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, 

2 New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South 

3 Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and 

4 Wisconsin, to prevent such States from implementing their 

5 own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, pos6 session, or cultivation of medical marijuana. 

7 SEC. 539. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legit9 imacy of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural 

10 Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of 

11 Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 

12 SEC. 540. (a) None of the funds made available by 

13 this Act may be used to relinquish the responsibility of 

14 the National Telecommunications and Information Ad15 ministration during fiscal year 2015 with respect to Inter16 net domain name system functions, including responsi17 bility with respect to the authoritative root zone file and 

18 the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions. 

19 (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall expire on Sep20 tember 30, 2015. 

21 SEC. 541. (a) IN GENERAL.—During the period be22 ginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 

23 2015, the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade 

24 Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), as in effect on De25 cember 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
215 

1 administering such provisions, section 256(b) of that Act 

2 shall be applied and administered by substituting 

3 ‘‘$16,000,000 for the period beginning on January 1, 

4 2015, and ending December 31, 2015’’ for ‘‘$16,000,000 

5 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and 

6 $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 

7 1, 2007’’. 

8 (b) TERMINATION.—During the period beginning on 

9 January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, sec10 tion 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note), 

11 as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that 

12 in applying and administering that section, subsection (b) 

13 of that section shall be applied and administered as if 

14 paragraph (1) read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

17 subparagraph (B), assistance may not be pro18 vided under chapter 3 after December 31, 

19 2015. 

20 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub21 paragraph (A), any assistance approved under 

22 chapter 3 on or before December 31, 2015, may 

23 be provided— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
216 

1 ‘‘(i) to the extent funds are available 

2 pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the 

5 assistance is otherwise eligible to receive 

6 such assistance.’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
217 

1 TITLE VI—TRAVEL PROMOTION, 

2 ENHANCEMENT, AND MOD3 ERNIZATION ACT OF 2014 

4 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Travel Promotion, En6 hancement, and Modernization Act of 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 602. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 

8 Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 

9 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 

10 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

11 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘pro12 motion and marketing’’ and inserting ‘‘pro13 motion or marketing’’; and 

14 (B) by inserting after the first sentence 

15 the following: ‘‘At least 5 members of the board 

16 shall have experience working in United States 

17 multinational entities with marketing budgets. 

18 At least 2 members of the board shall be audit 

19 committee financial experts (as defined by the 

20 Securities and Exchange Commission in accord21 ance with section 407 of Public Law 107–204 

22 (15 U.S.C. 7265)). All members of the board 

23 shall be a current or former chief executive offi24 cer, chief financial officer, or chief marketing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
218 

1 officer, or have held an equivalent management 

2 position.’’; and 

3 (2) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘intercity pas4 senger railroad business’’ and inserting ‘‘land or sea 

5 passenger transportation sector’’. 

6 SEC. 603. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

7 Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 

8 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3)) is amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

10 the end; 

11 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub12 paragraph (I); and 

13 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(G) a description of, and rationales for, 

16 the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific 

17 countries and populations; 

18 ‘‘(H)(i) a description of, and rationales for, 

19 the Corporation’s combination of media chan20 nels employed in meeting the promotional objec21 tives of its marketing campaign; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the ratio in which such channels are 

23 used; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) a justification for the use and ratio 

25 of such channels; and’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
219 

1 SEC. 604. BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES TO DETER2 MINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS AND 

3 SERVICES. 

4 Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 

5 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3)) is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘80 

7 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘70 percent’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(E) MAINTENANCE OF AN IN-KIND CON10 TRIBUTIONS POLICY.—The Corporation shall 

11 maintain an in-kind contributions policy. 

12 ‘‘(F) FORMALIZED PROCEDURES FOR IN13 KIND CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY.—Not later than 

14 90 days after the date of enactment of the 

15 Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Mod16 ernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of Com17 merce, in coordination with the Corporation, 

18 shall establish formal, publicly available proce19 dures specifying time frames and conditions 

20 for— 

21 ‘‘(i) making and agreeing to revisions 

22 of the Corporation’s in-kind contributions 

23 policy; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) addressing and resolving dis25 agreements between the Corporation and 

26 its partners, including the Secretary of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
220 

1 Commerce, regarding the in-kind contribu2 tions policy. 

3 ‘‘(G) BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES

4 TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS

5 AND SERVICES.—The Corporation and the Sec6 retary of Commerce (or their designees) shall 

7 meet on a biannual basis to review the proce8 dures to determine the fair market value of 

9 goods and services received from non-Federal 

10 sources by the Corporation under subparagraph 

11 (B).’’. 

12 SEC. 605. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Travel Promotion Act of 

14 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking ‘‘all 

16 States and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘all States and territories of the United States and 

18 the District of Columbia,’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (d)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 

21 ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘fis23 cal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2011 through 

25 2020’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
221 

1 (b) SUNSET OF TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEE.— 

2 Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nation3 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

5 30, 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 606. ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIRE7 MENTS. 

8 The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), 

9 as amended by this Act, is further amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 

11 and (h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respec12 tively; 

13 (2) by moving subsection (e) (as so redesig14 nated) so that it follows subsection (d); 

15 (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by strik16 ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and 

17 (4) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesig18 nated, the following: 

19 ‘‘(f) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

20 ‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE PLANS AND MEASURES.— 

21 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact22 ment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and 

23 Modernization Act of 2014, the Corporation shall— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
222 

1 ‘‘(A) establish performance metrics includ2 ing, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and 

3 data sources for measuring— 

4 ‘‘(i) the effectiveness of marketing ef5 forts by the Corporation, including its 

6 progress in achieving the long-term goals 

7 of increased traveler visits to and spending 

8 in the United States; 

9 ‘‘(ii) whether increases in visitation 

10 and spending have occurred in response to 

11 external influences, such as economic con12 ditions or exchange rates, rather than in 

13 response to the efforts of the Corporation; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(iii) any cost or benefit to the econ16 omy of the United States; and 

17 ‘‘(B) conduct periodic program evaluations 

18 in response to the data resulting from measure19 ments under subparagraph (A). 

20 ‘‘(2) GAO ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later than 

21 60 days after the date on which the Corporation re22 ceives a report from the Government Accountability 

23 Office with recommendations for the Corporation, 

24 the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
223 

1 that describes the actions taken by the Corporation 

2 in response to the recommendations in such report. 

3 ‘‘(g) PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The Corpora4 tion shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) establish a competitive procurement proc6 ess; and 

7 ‘‘(2) certify in its annual report to Congress 

8 under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered 

9 into were in compliance with the established com10 petitive procurement process.’’. 

11 SEC. 607. REPEAL OF ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY. 

12 The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), 

13 as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking 

14 subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 606(1) of this 

15 Act). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
224 

1 TITLE VII—REVITALIZE AMER2 ICAN MANUFACTURING AND 

3 INNOVATION ACT OF 2014 

4 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Revitalize American 

6 Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 702. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 

9 (1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 

trillion to the economy, or 1 10 ⁄8 of United States Gross 

11 Domestic Product. 

12 (2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, 

13 another $1.32 is added to the economy, the highest 

14 multiplier effect of any economic sector. 

15 (3) Manufacturing supports an estimated 

16 17,400,000 jobs in the United States—about 1 in 6 

17 private-sector jobs. More than 12,000,000 Ameri18 cans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed 

19 directly in manufacturing. 

20 (4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker 

21 in the United States earned $77,505 annually, in22 cluding pay and benefits. The average worker in all 

23 industries earned $62,063. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
225 

1 (5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United 

2 States would be the 8th largest economy in the 

3 world. 

4 (6) Manufacturers in the United States perform 

5 two-thirds of all private-sector research and develop6 ment in the United States, driving more innovation 

7 than any other sector. 

8 SEC. 703. ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFAC9 TURING INNOVATION. 

10 The National Institute of Standards and Technology 

11 Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35; 

13 and 

14 (2) by inserting after section 33 (15 U.S.C. 

15 278r) the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 34. NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION. 

17 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFAC18 TURING INNOVATION PROGRAM.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab20 lish within the Institute a program to be known as 

21 the ‘Network for Manufacturing Innovation Pro22 gram’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’). 

23 ‘‘(2) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of 

24 the Program are— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
226 

1 ‘‘(A) to improve the competitiveness of 

2 United States manufacturing and to increase 

3 the production of goods manufactured predomi4 nantly within the United States; 

5 ‘‘(B) to stimulate United States leadership 

6 in advanced manufacturing research, innova7 tion, and technology; 

8 ‘‘(C) to facilitate the transition of innova9 tive technologies into scalable, cost-effective, 

10 and high-performing manufacturing capabili11 ties; 

12 ‘‘(D) to facilitate access by manufacturing 

13 enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure, 

14 including high-performance electronics and 

15 computing, and the supply chains that enable 

16 these technologies; 

17 ‘‘(E) to accelerate the development of an 

18 advanced manufacturing workforce; 

19 ‘‘(F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the 

20 documentation of best practices in addressing 

21 advanced manufacturing challenges; 

22 ‘‘(G) to leverage non-Federal sources of 

23 support to promote a stable and sustainable 

24 business model without the need for long-term 

25 Federal funding; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
227 

1 ‘‘(H) to create and preserve jobs. 

2 ‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—The Secretary, acting through 

3 the Director, shall carry out the purposes set forth 

4 in paragraph (2) by supporting— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Network for Manufacturing Inno6 vation established under subsection (b); and 

7 ‘‘(B) the establishment of centers for man8 ufacturing innovation. 

9 ‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.—The Secretary shall carry out 

10 the Program through the Director. 

11 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFAC12 TURING INNOVATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Program, 

14 the Secretary shall establish a network of centers for 

15 manufacturing innovation. 

16 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—The network established 

17 under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘Network 

18 for Manufacturing Innovation’ (referred to in this 

19 section as the ‘Network’). 

20 ‘‘(c) CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec22 tion, a ‘center for manufacturing innovation’ is a 

23 center that— 

24 ‘‘(A) has been established by a person or 

25 group of persons to address challenges in adVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00227 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
228 

1 vanced manufacturing and to assist manufac2 turers in retaining or expanding industrial pro3 duction and jobs in the United States; 

4 ‘‘(B) has a predominant focus on a manu5 facturing process, novel material, enabling tech6 nology, supply chain integration methodology, 

7 or another relevant aspect of advanced manu8 facturing, such as nanotechnology applications, 

9 advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, com10 posites, biobased and advanced materials, flexi11 ble hybrid technologies, and tool development 

12 for microelectronics; 

13 ‘‘(C) as determined by the Secretary, has 

14 the potential— 

15 ‘‘(i) to improve the competitiveness of 

16 United States manufacturing, including 

17 key advanced manufacturing technologies 

18 such as nanotechnology, advanced ceram19 ics, photonics and optics, composites, 

20 biobased and advanced materials, flexible 

21 hybrid technologies, and tool development 

22 for microelectronics; 

23 ‘‘(ii) to accelerate non-Federal invest24 ment in advanced manufacturing produc25 tion capacity in the United States; or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
229 

1 ‘‘(iii) to enable the commercial appli2 cation of new technologies or industry-wide 

3 manufacturing processes; and 

4 ‘‘(D) includes active participation among 

5 representatives from multiple industrial entities, 

6 research universities, community colleges, and 

7 such other entities as the Secretary considers 

8 appropriate, which may include industry-led 

9 consortia, career and technical education 

10 schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and 

11 tribal governments, businesses, educational in12 stitutions, and nonprofit organizations. 

13 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities of a center for 

14 manufacturing innovation may include the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) Research, development, and dem16 onstration projects, including proof-of-concept 

17 development and prototyping, to reduce the 

18 cost, time, and risk of commercializing new 

19 technologies and improvements in existing tech20 nologies, processes, products, and research and 

21 development of materials to solve precompetitive 

22 industrial problems with economic or national 

23 security implications. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
230 

1 ‘‘(B) Development and implementation of 

2 education, training, and workforce recruitment 

3 courses, materials, and programs. 

4 ‘‘(C) Development of innovative methodolo5 gies and practices for supply chain integration 

6 and introduction of new technologies into sup7 ply chains. 

8 ‘‘(D) Outreach and engagement with small 

9 and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, 

10 including women and minority owned manufac11 turing enterprises, in addition to large manu12 facturing enterprises. 

13 ‘‘(E) Such other activities as the Sec14 retary, in consultation with Federal depart15 ments and agencies whose missions contribute 

16 to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, 

17 considers consistent with the purposes described 

18 in subsection (a)(2). 

19 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CENTERS FOR MANUFAC20 TURING INNOVATION.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Additive 

22 Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other 

23 manufacturing centers formally recognized as 

24 manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to 

25 Federal law or executive actions, or under pendVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00230 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
231 

1 ing interagency review for such recognition as 

2 of the date of enactment of the Revitalize 

3 American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 

4 2014, shall be considered centers for manufac5 turing innovation, but such centers shall not re6 ceive any financial assistance under subsection 

7 (d). 

8 ‘‘(B) NETWORK PARTICIPATION.—A manu9 facturing center that is substantially similar to 

10 those established under this subsection but that 

11 does not receive financial assistance under sub12 section (d) may, upon request of the center, be 

13 recognized as a center for manufacturing inno14 vation by the Secretary for purposes of partici15 pation in the Network. 

16 ‘‘(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH AND

17 SUPPORT CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVA18 TION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro20 gram, the Secretary shall award financial assistance 

21 to a person or group of persons to assist the organi22 zation in planning, establishing, or supporting a cen23 ter for manufacturing innovation. 

24 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A person or group of per25 sons seeking financial assistance under paragraph 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
232 

1 (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application 

2 therefor at such time, in such manner, and con3 taining such information as the Secretary may re4 quire. The application shall, at a minimum, describe 

5 the specific sources and amounts of non-Federal fi6 nancial support for the center on the date financial 

7 assistance is sought, as well as the anticipated 

8 sources and amounts of non-Federal financial sup9 port during the period for which the center could be 

10 eligible for continued Federal financial assistance 

11 under this section. 

12 ‘‘(3) OPEN PROCESS.—In soliciting applications 

13 for financial assistance under paragraph (1), the 

14 Secretary shall ensure an open process that will 

15 allow for the consideration of all applications rel16 evant to advanced manufacturing regardless of tech17 nology area. 

18 ‘‘(4) SELECTION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) COMPETITIVE, MERIT REVIEW.—In 

20 awarding financial assistance under paragraph 

21 (1), the Secretary shall use a competitive, merit 

22 review process that includes peer review by a di23 verse group of individuals with relevant exper24 tise from both the private and public sectors. 

25 ‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION IN PROCESS.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
233 

1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No political ap2 pointee may participate on a peer review 

3 panel. The Secretary shall implement a 

4 conflict of interest policy that ensures pub5 lic transparency and accountability, and re6 quires full disclosure of any real or poten7 tial conflicts of interest on the parts of in8 dividuals that participate in the merit se9 lection process. 

10 ‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—For purposes of 

11 this subparagraph, the term ‘political ap12 pointee’ means any individual who— 

13 ‘‘(I) is employed in a position de14 scribed under sections 5312 through 

15 5316 of title 5, United States Code, 

16 (relating to the Executive Schedule); 

17 ‘‘(II) is a limited term appointee, 

18 limited emergency appointee, or non19 career appointee in the Senior Execu20 tive Service, as defined under para21 graphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, 

22 of section 3132(a) of title 5, United 

23 States Code; or 

24 ‘‘(III) is employed in a position 

25 in the executive branch of the GovernVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00233 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
234 

1 ment of a confidential or policy-deter2 mining character under schedule C of 

3 subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the 

4 Code of Federal Regulations. 

5 ‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, 

6 TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—For 

7 each award of financial assistance under para8 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 

9 ‘‘(i) make publicly available at the 

10 time of the award a description of the 

11 bases for the award, including an expla12 nation of the relative merits of the winning 

13 applicant as compared to other applica14 tions received, if applicable; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) develop and implement metrics16 based performance measures to assess the 

17 effectiveness of the activities funded. 

18 ‘‘(D) COLLABORATION.—In awarding fi19 nancial assistance under paragraph (1), the 

20 Secretary shall, acting through the National 

21 Program Office established under subsection 

22 (f)(1), collaborate with Federal departments 

23 and agencies whose missions contribute to or 

24 are affected by advanced manufacturing. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
235 

1 ‘‘(E) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting a 

2 person who submitted an application under 

3 paragraph (2) for an award of financial assist4 ance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

5 consider, at a minimum, the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) The potential of the center for 

7 manufacturing innovation to advance do8 mestic manufacturing and the likelihood of 

9 economic impact, including the creation or 

10 preservation of jobs, in the predominant 

11 focus areas of the center for manufac12 turing innovation. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The commitment of continued fi14 nancial support, advice, participation, and 

15 other contributions from non-Federal 

16 sources, to provide leverage and resources 

17 to promote a stable and sustainable busi18 ness model without the need for long-term 

19 Federal funding. 

20 ‘‘(iii) Whether the financial support 

21 provided to the center for manufacturing 

22 innovation from non-Federal sources sig23 nificantly exceeds the requested Federal fi24 nancial assistance. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
236 

1 ‘‘(iv) How the center for manufac2 turing innovation will increase the non3 Federal investment in advanced manufac4 turing research in the United States. 

5 ‘‘(v) How the center for manufac6 turing innovation will engage with small 

7 and medium-sized manufacturing enter8 prises, to improve the capacity of such en9 terprises to commercialize new processes 

10 and technologies. 

11 ‘‘(vi) How the center for manufac12 turing innovation will carry out educational 

13 and workforce activities that meet indus14 trial needs related to the predominant 

15 focus areas of the center. 

16 ‘‘(vii) How the center for manufac17 turing innovation will advance economic 

18 competitiveness and generate substantial 

19 benefits to the Nation that extend beyond 

20 the direct return to participants in the 

21 Program. 

22 ‘‘(viii) Whether the predominant focus 

23 of the center for manufacturing innovation 

24 is a manufacturing process, novel material, 

25 enabling technology, supply chain integraVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00236 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
237 

1 tion methodology, or other relevant aspect 

2 of advanced manufacturing that has not 

3 already been commercialized, marketed, 

4 distributed, or sold by another entity. 

5 ‘‘(ix) How the center for manufac6 turing innovation will strengthen and lever7 age the assets of a region. 

8 ‘‘(x) How the center for manufac9 turing will encourage the education and 

10 training of veterans and individuals with 

11 disabilities. 

12 ‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No award of financial 

14 assistance may be made under paragraph (1) to 

15 a center of manufacturing innovation after the 

16 7-year period beginning on the date on which 

17 the Secretary first awards financial assistance 

18 to that center under that paragraph. 

19 ‘‘(B) MATCHING FUNDS AND PREF20 ERENCES.—The total Federal financial assist21 ance awarded to a center of manufacturing in22 novation, including the financial assistance 

23 under paragraph (1), in a given year shall not 

24 exceed 50 percent of the total funding of the 

25 center in that year, except that the Secretary 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
238 

1 may make an exception in the case of large cap2 ital facilities or equipment purchases. The Sec3 retary shall give weighted preference to appli4 cants seeking less than the maximum Federal 

5 share of funds allowed under this paragraph. 

6 ‘‘(C) FUNDING DECREASE.—The amount 

7 of financial assistance provided to a center of 

8 manufacturing innovation under paragraph (1) 

9 shall decrease after the second year of funding 

10 for the center, and shall continue to decrease 

11 thereafter in each year in which financial assist12 ance is provided, unless the Secretary deter13 mines that— 

14 ‘‘(i) the center is otherwise meeting 

15 its stated goals and metrics under this sec16 tion; 

17 ‘‘(ii) unforeseen circumstances have 

18 altered the center’s anticipated funding; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(iii) the center can identify future 

21 non-Federal funding sources that would 

22 warrant a temporary exemption from the 

23 limitations established in this subpara24 graph. 

25 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
239 

1 ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in 

2 paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appro3 priated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing 

4 and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this 

5 section. 

6 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.— 

7 ‘‘(A) NIST INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL SERV8 ICES ACCOUNT.—To the extent provided for in 

9 advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary 

10 may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of 

11 the fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out 

12 this section from amounts appropriated to the 

13 Institute for Industrial Technical Services. 

14 ‘‘(B) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEW15 ABLE ENERGY ACCOUNT.—To the extent pro16 vided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the 

17 Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Insti18 tute not to exceed $250,000,000 for the period 

19 encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2024 

20 for the Secretary to carry out this section from 

21 amounts appropriated for advanced manufac22 turing research and development within the En23 ergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account 

24 for the Department of Energy. 

25 ‘‘(f) NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
240 

1 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es2 tablish, within the Institute, the National Office of 

3 the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program 

4 (referred to in this section as the ‘National Program 

5 Office’), which shall oversee and carry out the Pro6 gram. 

7 ‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Na8 tional Program Office are— 

9 ‘‘(A) to oversee the planning, management, 

10 and coordination of the Program; 

11 ‘‘(B) to enter into memorandums of under12 standing with Federal departments and agen13 cies whose missions contribute to or are af14 fected by advanced manufacturing, to carry out 

15 the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); 

16 ‘‘(C) to develop, not later than 1 year after 

17 the date of enactment of the Revitalize Amer18 ican Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 

19 2014, and update not less frequently than once 

20 every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to 

21 guide the Program; 

22 ‘‘(D) to establish such procedures, proc23 esses, and criteria as may be necessary and ap24 propriate to maximize cooperation and coordi25 nate the activities of the Program with proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00240 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
241 

1 grams and activities of other Federal depart2 ments and agencies whose missions contribute 

3 to or are affected by advanced manufacturing; 

4 ‘‘(E) to establish a clearinghouse of public 

5 information related to the activities of the Pro6 gram; and 

7 ‘‘(F) to act as a convener of the Network. 

8 ‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing and 

9 updating the strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), 

10 the Secretary shall solicit recommendations and ad11 vice from a wide range of stakeholders, including in12 dustry, small and medium-sized manufacturing en13 terprises, research universities, community colleges, 

14 and other relevant organizations and institutions on 

15 an ongoing basis. 

16 ‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion, 

17 the Secretary shall transmit the strategic plan re18 quired under paragraph (2)(C) to the Committee on 

19 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen20 ate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech21 nology of the House of Representatives. 

22 ‘‘(5) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION

23 PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 

24 National Program Office incorporates the Hollings 

25 Manufacturing Extension Partnership into Program 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
242 

1 planning to ensure that the results of the Program 

2 reach small and medium-sized entities. 

3 ‘‘(6) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government 

4 employee may be detailed to the National Program 

5 Office without reimbursement. Such detail shall be 

6 without interruption or loss of civil service status or 

7 privilege. 

8 ‘‘(g) REPORTING AND AUDITING.— 

9 ‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

11 require each recipient of financial assistance 

12 under subsection (d)(1) to annually submit a 

13 report to the Secretary that describes the fi14 nances and performance of the center for man15 ufacturing innovation for which such assistance 

16 was awarded. 

17 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted 

18 under subparagraph (A) shall include— 

19 ‘‘(i) an accounting of expenditures of 

20 amounts awarded to the recipient under 

21 subsection (d)(1); and 

22 ‘‘(ii) consistent with the metrics-based 

23 performance measures developed and im24 plemented by the Secretary under this sec25 tion, a description of the performance of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
243 

1 the center for manufacturing innovation 

2 with respect to— 

3 ‘‘(I) its goals, plans, financial 

4 support, and accomplishments; and 

5 ‘‘(II) how the center for manu6 facturing innovation has furthered the 

7 purposes described in subsection 

8 (a)(2). 

9 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 

11 than once each year until December 31, 2024, 

12 the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress 

13 that describes the performance of the Program 

14 during the most recent 1-year period. 

15 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted 

16 under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the 

17 period covered by the report— 

18 ‘‘(i) a summary and assessment of the 

19 reports received by the Secretary under 

20 paragraph (1); 

21 ‘‘(ii) an accounting of the funds ex22 pended by the Secretary under the Pro23 gram, including any temporary exemptions 

24 granted from the requirements of sub25 section (d)(5)(C); 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
244 

1 ‘‘(iii) an assessment of the participa2 tion in, and contributions to, the Network 

3 by any centers for manufacturing innova4 tion not receiving financial assistance 

5 under subsection (d)(1); and 

6 ‘‘(iv) an assessment of the Program 

7 with respect to meeting the purposes de8 scribed in subsection (a)(2). 

9 ‘‘(3) ASSESSMENTS BY GAO.— 

10 ‘‘(A) ASSESSMENTS.—Not less frequently 

11 than once every 2 years, the Comptroller Gen12 eral shall submit to Congress an assessment of 

13 the operation of the Program during the most 

14 recent 2-year period. 

15 ‘‘(B) FINAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 

16 December 31, 2024, the Comptroller General 

17 shall submit to Congress a final report regard18 ing the overall success of the Program. 

19 ‘‘(C) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment sub20 mitted under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall in21 clude, for the period covered by the report— 

22 ‘‘(i) a review of the management, co23 ordination, and industry utility of the Pro24 gram; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
245 

1 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of the extent to 

2 which the Program has furthered the pur3 poses described in subsection (a)(2); 

4 ‘‘(iii) such recommendations for legis5 lative and administrative action as the 

6 Comptroller General considers appropriate 

7 to improve the Program; and 

8 ‘‘(iv) an assessment as to whether any 

9 prior recommendations for improvement 

10 made by the Comptroller General have 

11 been implemented or adopted. 

12 ‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND CON14 TRACTS.—The Secretary may appoint such per15 sonnel and enter into such contracts, financial as16 sistance agreements, and other agreements as the 

17 Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to 

18 carry out the Program, including support for re19 search and development activities involving a center 

20 for manufacturing innovation. 

21 ‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of amounts avail22 able under the authority provided by subsection (e), 

23 the Secretary may transfer to other Federal agencies 

24 such sums as the Secretary considers necessary or 

25 appropriate to carry out the Program. No funds so 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
246 

1 transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise 

2 pay for the costs of financial assistance incurred or 

3 commitments of financial assistance made prior to 

4 the date of enactment of the Revitalize American 

5 Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014. 

6 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY OF OTHER AGENCIES.—In the 

7 event that the Secretary exercises the authority to 

8 transfer funds to another agency under paragraph 

9 (2), such agency may accept such funds to award 

10 and administer, under the same conditions and con11 straints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of fi12 nancial assistance awards under this section. 

13 ‘‘(4) USE OF RESOURCES.—In furtherance of 

14 the purposes of the Program, the Secretary may use, 

15 with the consent of a covered entity and with or 

16 without reimbursement, the land, services, equip17 ment, personnel, and facilities of such covered entity. 

18 ‘‘(5) ACCEPTANCE OF RESOURCES.—In addition 

19 to amounts appropriated to carry out the Program, 

20 the Secretary may accept funds, services, equipment, 

21 personnel, and facilities from any covered entity to 

22 carry out the Program, subject to the same condi23 tions and constraints otherwise applicable to the 

24 Secretary under this section and such funds may 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
247 

1 only be obligated to the extent provided for in ad2 vance by appropriations Acts. 

3 ‘‘(6) COVERED ENTITY.—For purposes of this 

4 subsection, a covered entity is any Federal depart5 ment, Federal agency, instrumentality of the United 

6 States, State, local government, tribal government, 

7 territory, or possession of the United States, or of 

8 any political subdivision thereof, or international or9 ganization, or any public or private entity or indi10 vidual. 

11 ‘‘(i) PATENTS.—Chapter 18 of title 35, United States 

12 Code, shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined 

13 in section 201 of that title) awarded to new or existing 

14 centers for manufacturing innovation.’’. 

15 SEC. 704. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED 

16 MANUFACTURING. 

17 Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthor18 ization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

20 following: ‘‘In furtherance of the Committee’s work, 

21 the Committee shall consult with the National Eco22 nomic Council.’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) 

24 and inserting the following: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
248 

1 ‘‘(7) develop and update a national strategic 

2 plan for advanced manufacturing in accordance with 

3 subsection (c).’’; and 

4 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED

7 MANUFACTURING.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit 

9 to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that 

10 is accessible to the public, the strategic plan devel11 oped under paragraph (2). 

12 ‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT.—The Committee shall de13 velop, and update as required under paragraph (4), 

14 in coordination with the National Economic Council, 

15 a strategic plan to improve Government coordination 

16 and provide long-term guidance for Federal pro17 grams and activities in support of United States 

18 manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced 

19 manufacturing research and development. 

20 ‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan described 

21 in paragraph (2) shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) specify and prioritize near-term and 

23 long-term objectives, including research and de24 velopment objectives, the anticipated time frame 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
249 

1 for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for 

2 use in assessing progress toward the objectives; 

3 ‘‘(B) describe the progress made in achiev4 ing the objectives from prior strategic plans, in5 cluding a discussion of why specific objectives 

6 were not met; 

7 ‘‘(C) specify the role, including the pro8 grams and activities, of each relevant Federal 

9 agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic 

10 plan; 

11 ‘‘(D) describe how the Federal agencies 

12 and Federally funded research and development 

13 centers supporting advanced manufacturing re14 search and development will foster the transfer 

15 of research and development results into new 

16 manufacturing technologies and United States17 based manufacturing of new products and proc18 esses for the benefit of society to ensure na19 tional, energy, and economic security; 

20 ‘‘(E) describe how such Federal agencies 

21 and centers will strengthen all levels of manu22 facturing education and training programs to 

23 ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce; 

24 ‘‘(F) describe how such Federal agencies 

25 and centers will assist small and medium-sized 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
250 

1 manufacturers in developing and implementing 

2 new products and processes; 

3 ‘‘(G) analyze factors that impact innova4 tion and competitiveness for United States ad5 vanced manufacturing, including— 

6 ‘‘(i) technology transfer and commer7 cialization activities; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the adequacy of the national se9 curity industrial base; 

10 ‘‘(iii) the capabilities of the domestic 

11 manufacturing workforce; 

12 ‘‘(iv) export opportunities and trade 

13 policies; 

14 ‘‘(v) financing, investment, and tax15 ation policies and practices; 

16 ‘‘(vi) emerging technologies and mar17 kets; 

18 ‘‘(vii) advanced manufacturing re19 search and development undertaken by 

20 competing nations; and 

21 ‘‘(viii) the capabilities of the manufac22 turing workforce of competing nations; and 

23 ‘‘(H) elicit and consider the recommenda24 tions of a wide range of stakeholders, including 

25 representatives from diverse manufacturing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
251 

1 companies, academia, and other relevant orga2 nizations and institutions. 

3 ‘‘(4) UPDATES.—Not later than May 1, 2018, 

4 and not less frequently than once every 4 years 

5 thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress, 

6 and publish on an Internet website that is accessible 

7 to the public, an update of the strategic plan sub8 mitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be 

9 developed in accordance with the procedures set 

10 forth under this subsection. 

11 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER STRATEGY IN

12 THE BUDGET.—In preparing the budget for a fiscal 

13 year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

14 Code, the President shall include information re15 garding the consistency of the budget with the goals 

16 and recommendations included in the strategic plan 

17 developed under this subsection applying to that fis18 cal year. 

19 ‘‘(6) AMP STEERING COMMITTEE INPUT.—The 

20 Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Com21 mittee of the President’s Council of Advisors on 

22 Science and Technology shall provide input, perspec23 tive, and recommendations to assist in the develop24 ment and updates of the strategic plan under this 

25 subsection.’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
252 

1 SEC. 705. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

2 Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno3 vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) is amended to read 

4 as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab7 lish a regional innovation program to encourage and sup8 port the development of regional innovation strategies, in9 cluding regional innovation clusters. 

10 ‘‘(b) CLUSTER GRANTS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es12 tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary may 

13 award grants on a competitive basis to eligible re14 cipients for activities relating to the formation and 

15 development of regional innovation clusters. 

16 ‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants award17 ed under this subsection may be used for activities 

18 determined appropriate by the Secretary, including 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) Feasibility studies. 

21 ‘‘(B) Planning activities. 

22 ‘‘(C) Technical assistance. 

23 ‘‘(D) Developing or strengthening commu24 nication and collaboration between and among 

25 participants of a regional innovation cluster. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
253 

1 ‘‘(E) Attracting additional participants to 

2 a regional innovation cluster. 

3 ‘‘(F) Facilitating market development of 

4 products and services developed by a regional 

5 innovation cluster, including through dem6 onstration, deployment, technology transfer, 

7 and commercialization activities. 

8 ‘‘(G) Developing relationships between a 

9 regional innovation cluster and entities or clus10 ters in other regions. 

11 ‘‘(H) Interacting with the public and State 

12 and local governments to meet the goals of the 

13 cluster. 

14 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT DEFINED.—In this 

15 subsection, the term ‘eligible recipient’ means— 

16 ‘‘(A) a State; 

17 ‘‘(B) an Indian tribe; 

18 ‘‘(C) a city or other political subdivision of 

19 a State; 

20 ‘‘(D) an entity that— 

21 ‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, an in22 stitution of higher education, a public-pri23 vate partnership, a science or research 

24 park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
254 

1 development organization or similar entity; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(ii) has an application that is sup4 ported by a State or a political subdivision 

5 of a State; or 

6 ‘‘(E) a consortium of any of the entities 

7 described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 

8 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible recipient 

10 shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

11 such time, in such manner, and containing such 

12 information and assurances as the Secretary 

13 may require. 

14 ‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The application shall 

15 include, at a minimum, a description of the re16 gional innovation cluster supported by the pro17 posed activity, including a description of— 

18 ‘‘(i) whether the regional innovation 

19 cluster is supported by the private sector, 

20 State and local governments, and other rel21 evant stakeholders; 

22 ‘‘(ii) how the existing participants in 

23 the regional innovation cluster will encour24 age and solicit participation by all types of 

25 entities that might benefit from participaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00254 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
255 

1 tion, including newly formed entities and 

2 those rival existing participants; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the extent to which the regional 

4 innovation cluster is likely to stimulate in5 novation and have a positive impact on re6 gional economic growth and development; 

7 ‘‘(iv) whether the participants in the 

8 regional innovation cluster have access to, 

9 or contribute to, a well-trained workforce; 

10 ‘‘(v) whether the participants in the 

11 regional innovation cluster are capable of 

12 attracting additional funds from non-Fed13 eral sources; and 

14 ‘‘(vi) the likelihood that the partici15 pants in the regional innovation cluster will 

16 be able to sustain activities once grant 

17 funds under this subsection have been ex18 pended. 

19 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Sec20 retary shall give special consideration to appli21 cations from regions that contain communities 

22 negatively impacted by trade. 

23 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary 

24 shall give special consideration to an eligible recipiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00255 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
256 

1 ent who agrees to collaborate with local workforce 

2 investment area boards. 

3 ‘‘(6) COST SHARE.—The Secretary may not 

4 provide more than 50 percent of the total cost of 

5 any activity funded under this subsection. 

6 ‘‘(7) OUTREACH TO RURAL COMMUNITIES.— 

7 The Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and 

8 private sector entities in rural communities to en9 courage those entities to participate in regional inno10 vation cluster activities under this subsection. 

11 ‘‘(8) FUNDING.—The Secretary may accept 

12 funds from other Federal agencies to support grants 

13 and activities under this subsection. 

14 ‘‘(c) REGIONAL INNOVATION RESEARCH AND INFOR15 MATION PROGRAM.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es17 tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

18 establish a regional innovation research and infor19 mation program— 

20 ‘‘(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate 

21 information on best practices for regional inno22 vation strategies (including regional innovation 

23 clusters), including information relating to how 

24 innovation, productivity, and economic develop25 ment can be maximized through such strategies; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
257 

1 ‘‘(B) to provide technical assistance, in2 cluding through the development of technical 

3 assistance guides, for the development and im4 plementation of regional innovation strategies 

5 (including regional innovation clusters); 

6 ‘‘(C) to support the development of rel7 evant metrics and measurement standards to 

8 evaluate regional innovation strategies (includ9 ing regional innovation clusters), including the 

10 extent to which such strategies stimulate inno11 vation, productivity, and economic development; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(D) to collect and make available data on 

14 regional innovation cluster activity in the 

15 United States, including data on— 

16 ‘‘(i) the size, specialization, and com17 petitiveness of regional innovation clusters; 

18 ‘‘(ii) the regional domestic product 

19 contribution, total jobs and earnings by 

20 key occupations, establishment size, nature 

21 of specialization, patents, Federal research 

22 and development spending, and other rel23 evant information for regional innovation 

24 clusters; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
258 

1 ‘‘(iii) supply chain product and service 

2 flows within and between regional innova3 tion clusters. 

4 ‘‘(2) RESEARCH GRANTS.—The Secretary may 

5 award research grants on a competitive basis to sup6 port and further the goals of the program estab7 lished under this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—Data 

9 and analysis compiled by the Secretary under the 

10 program established in this subsection shall be made 

11 available to other Federal agencies, State and local 

12 governments, and nonprofit and for-profit entities. 

13 ‘‘(4) REGIONAL INNOVATION GRANT PRO14 GRAM.—The Secretary shall incorporate data and 

15 analysis relating to any grant under subsection (b) 

16 into the program established under this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 

19 practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the ac20 tivities carried out under this section are coordinated 

21 with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other pro22 grams at the Department of Commerce or other 

23 Federal agencies. 

24 ‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
259 

1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 explore and pursue collaboration with other 

3 Federal agencies, including through multi4 agency funding opportunities, on regional inno5 vation strategies. 

6 ‘‘(B) SMALL BUSINESSES.—The Secretary 

7 shall ensure that such collaboration with Fed8 eral agencies prioritizes the needs and chal9 lenges of small businesses. 

10 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

12 after the date of enactment of the Revitalize Amer13 ican Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, the 

14 Secretary shall enter into a contract with an inde15 pendent entity, such as the National Academy of 

16 Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program 

17 established under subsection (a). 

18 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation shall in19 clude— 

20 ‘‘(A) whether the program is achieving its 

21 goals; 

22 ‘‘(B) any recommendations for how the 

23 program may be improved; and 

24 ‘‘(C) a recommendation as to whether the 

25 program should be continued or terminated. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
260 

1 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 ‘‘(1) REGIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTER.—The 

3 term ‘regional innovation cluster’ means a geo4 graphically bounded network of similar, synergistic, 

5 or complementary entities that— 

6 ‘‘(A) are engaged in or with a particular 

7 industry sector and its related sectors; 

8 ‘‘(B) have active channels for business 

9 transactions and communication; 

10 ‘‘(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor 

11 markets, and services; and 

12 ‘‘(D) leverage the region’s unique competi13 tive strengths to stimulate innovation and cre14 ate jobs. 

15 ‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means one of 

16 the several States, the District of Columbia, the 

17 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 

18 Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 

19 Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or 

20 possession of the United States. 

21 ‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 

22 ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in 

23 paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appro24 priated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
261 

1 and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this 

2 section. 

3 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—To the extent provided for 

4 in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary 

5 may use not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of the 

6 fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out this sec7 tion from amounts appropriated for economic devel8 opment assistance programs.’’. 

9 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Jus10 tice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

11 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
262 

1 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

2 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

3 TITLE I 

4 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

5 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

6 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 

7 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta8 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza9 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 

10 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 

11 Army on active duty (except members of reserve compo12 nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 

13 for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 

14 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 

15 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart16 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

17 $41,116,129,000. 

18 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

19 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 

20 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta21 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza22 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 

23 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 

24 Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00262 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
263 

1 vided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for 

2 members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for 

3 payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, 

4 as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department 

5 of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,453,200,000. 

6 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

7 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 

8 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta9 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza10 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 

11 between permanent duty stations, for members of the Ma12 rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve 

13 provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec14 tion 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

15 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Re16 tirement Fund, $12,828,931,000. 

17 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

18 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 

19 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta20 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza21 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 

22 between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air 

23 Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo24 nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 

25 for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
264 

1 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 

2 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart3 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

4 $27,376,462,000. 

5 RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

6 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

7 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re8 serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 

9 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 

10 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 

11 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

12 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

13 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 

14 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au15 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 

16 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 

17 Retirement Fund, $4,317,859,000. 

18 RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

19 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

20 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re21 serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 

22 United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 

23 section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in con24 nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 

25 of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00264 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
265 

1 serve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 

2 duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 

3 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Depart4 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

5 $1,835,924,000. 

6 RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

7 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

8 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 

9 Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 

10 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 

11 under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 

12 in connection with performing duty specified in section 

13 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under14 going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv15 alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 

16 leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 

17 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 

18 Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

19 $660,424,000. 

20 RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

21 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

22 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 

23 Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 

24 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 

25 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
266 

1 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

2 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

3 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 

4 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au5 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 

6 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 

7 Retirement Fund, $1,653,148,000. 

8 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

9 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

10 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na11 tional Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, 

12 or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United 

13 States Code, or while serving on duty under section 

14 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United 

15 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

16 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

17 while undergoing training, or while performing drills or 

18 equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 

19 section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay20 ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 

21 Fund, $7,643,832,000. 

22 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

23 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

24 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na25 tional Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
267 

1 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 

2 Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 

3 title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 

4 in connection with performing duty specified in section 

5 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under6 going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 

7 duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 

8 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 

9 to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

10 $3,118,709,000. 

11 TITLE II 

12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

13 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

14 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

15 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as author16 ized by law, $31,961,920,000: Provided, That not to ex17 ceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and ex18 traordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 

19 authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may 

20 be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential mili21 tary purposes. 

22 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

23 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

24 for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the 

25 Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $37,590,854,000: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
268 

1 Provided, That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for 

2 emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 

3 on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, 

4 and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity 

5 for confidential military purposes. 

6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

7 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

8 for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, 

9 as authorized by law, $5,610,063,000. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

11 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

12 for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as 

13 authorized by law, $34,539,965,000: Provided, That not 

14 to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and ex15 traordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 

16 authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments 

17 may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 

18 military purposes. 

19 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

22 for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen23 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

24 departments), as authorized by law, $30,824,752,000: 

25 Provided, That not more than $15,000,000 may be used 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
269 

1 for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized 

2 under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Pro3 vided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used 

4 for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex5 pended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of 

6 Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of 

7 necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided fur8 ther, That of the funds provided under this heading, not 

9 less than $35,045,000 shall be made available for the Pro10 curement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement 

11 Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be avail12 able for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Pro13 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth14 erwise made available by this Act may be used to plan 

15 or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropria16 tions liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of De17 fense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, 

18 or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces 

19 into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Pro20 vided further, That $8,881,000, to remain available until 

21 expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain 

22 classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary 

23 by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance 

24 appropriations or research, development, test and evalua25 tion appropriations, to be merged with and to be available 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
270 

1 for the same time period as the appropriations to which 

2 transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling on the in3 vestment item unit cost of items that may be purchased 

4 with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to 

5 the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided fur6 ther, That the transfer authority provided under this head7 ing is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 

8 elsewhere in this Act. 

9 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

10 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

11 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or12 ganization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; re13 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 

14 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re15 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip16 ment; and communications, $2,513,393,000. 

17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

18 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

19 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or20 ganization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; re21 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 

22 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re23 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip24 ment; and communications, $1,021,200,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
271 

1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

2 RESERVE

3 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

4 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or5 ganization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Re6 serve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger 

7 motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; 

8 recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip9 ment; and communications, $270,846,000. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

11 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

12 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or13 ganization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; 

14 repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 

15 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re16 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip17 ment; and communications, $3,026,342,000. 

18 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL

19 GUARD

20 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin21 istering the Army National Guard, including medical and 

22 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 

23 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc24 tures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; per25 sonnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel exVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00271 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
272 

1 penses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 

2 Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard 

3 division, regimental, and battalion commanders while in4 specting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 

5 regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, Na6 tional Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 

7 National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of re8 pair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 

9 equipment (including aircraft), $6,175,951,000. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

11 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin12 istering the Air National Guard, including medical and 

13 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 

14 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc15 tures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of pas16 senger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 

17 National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, 

18 modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 

19 equipment, including those furnished from stocks under 

20 the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 

21 travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 

22 authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on 

23 active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 

24 while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
273 

1 Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the 

2 Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,408,558,000. 

3 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED

4 FORCES

5 For salaries and expenses necessary for the United 

6 States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 

7 $13,723,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used 

8 for official representation purposes. 

9 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For the Department of the Army, $201,560,000, to 

12 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec13 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 

14 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc15 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 

16 buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or 

17 for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 

18 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 

19 to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and 

20 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 

21 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 

22 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 

23 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 

24 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 

25 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
274 

1 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 

2 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au3 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

4 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For the Department of the Navy, $277,294,000, to 

7 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec8 retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such 

9 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc10 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 

11 buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or 

12 for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 

13 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 

14 to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and 

15 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 

16 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 

17 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 

18 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 

19 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 

20 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 

21 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 

22 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au23 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
275 

1 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For the Department of the Air Force, $408,716,000, 

4 to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 

5 Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 

6 such funds are required for environmental restoration, re7 duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of un8 safe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air 

9 Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 

10 available by this appropriation to other appropriations 

11 made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be 

12 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

13 and for the same time period as the appropriations to 

14 which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter15 mination that all or part of the funds transferred from 

16 this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro17 vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to 

18 this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer au19 thority provided under this heading is in addition to any 

20 other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

21 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For the Department of Defense, $8,547,000, to re24 main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec25 retary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
276 

1 are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 

2 recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 

3 and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar 

4 purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro5 priation to other appropriations made available to the De6 partment of Defense, to be merged with and to be avail7 able for the same purposes and for the same time period 

8 as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur9 ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the 

10 funds transferred from this appropriation are not nec11 essary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 

12 may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

13 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

14 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro15 vided elsewhere in this Act. 

16 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED

17 DEFENSE SITES

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For the Department of the Army, $250,853,000, to 

20 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec21 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 

22 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc23 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 

24 buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Depart25 ment of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
277 

1 appropriation to other appropriations made available to 

2 the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 

3 be available for the same purposes and for the same time 

4 period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro5 vided further, That upon a determination that all or part 

6 of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 

7 necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 

8 may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

9 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

10 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro11 vided elsewhere in this Act. 

12 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

13 For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 

14 Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of 

15 Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sec16 tions 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, 

17 United States Code), $103,000,000, to remain available 

18 until September 30, 2016. 

19 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

20 For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet 

21 Union and, with appropriate authorization by the Depart22 ment of Defense and Department of State, to countries 

23 outside of the former Soviet Union, including assistance 

24 provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the 

25 elimination and the safe and secure transportation and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
278 

1 storage of nuclear, chemical and other weapons; for estab2 lishing programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, 

3 weapons components, and weapon-related technology and 

4 expertise; for programs relating to the training and sup5 port of defense and military personnel for demilitarization 

6 and protection of weapons, weapons components, and 

7 weapons technology and expertise, and for defense and 

8 military contacts, $365,108,000, to remain available until 

9 September 30, 2017. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

11 DEVELOPMENT FUND

12 For the Department of Defense Acquisition Work13 force Development Fund, $83,034,000. 

14 TITLE III 

15 PROCUREMENT 

16 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

17 For construction, procurement, production, modifica18 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 

19 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 

20 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 

21 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 

22 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 

23 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

24 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 

25 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, apVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00278 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
279 

1 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 

2 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 

3 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 

4 foregoing purposes, $5,216,225,000, to remain available 

5 for obligation until September 30, 2017. 

6 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

7 For construction, procurement, production, modifica8 tion, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including 

9 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 

10 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 

11 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 

12 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 

13 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

14 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 

15 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap16 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 

17 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 

18 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 

19 foregoing purposes, $1,208,692,000, to remain available 

20 for obligation until September 30, 2017. 

21 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT

22 VEHICLES, ARMY

23 For construction, procurement, production, and 

24 modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 

25 equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accesVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00279 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
280 

1 sories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 

2 expansion of public and private plants, including the land 

3 necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 

4 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con5 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

6 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 

7 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 

8 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 

9 layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 

10 purposes, $1,722,136,000, to remain available for obliga11 tion until September 30, 2017. 

12 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

13 For construction, procurement, production, and 

14 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe15 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub16 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au17 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 

18 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur19 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac20 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap21 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip22 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 

23 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor24 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
281 

1 for the foregoing purposes, $1,015,477,000, to remain 

2 available for obligation until September 30, 2017. 

3 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

4 For construction, procurement, production, and 

5 modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and 

6 non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger 

7 motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and 

8 electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare 

9 parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized 

10 equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 

11 private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 

12 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

13 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

14 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 

15 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 

16 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern17 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

18 expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 

19 $4,747,523,000, to remain available for obligation until 

20 September 30, 2017. 

21 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

22 For construction, procurement, production, modifica23 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 

24 ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 

25 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00281 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
282 

1 ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter2 ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

3 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 

4 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 

5 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern6 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

7 $14,758,035,000, to remain available for obligation until 

8 September 30, 2017. 

9 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

10 For construction, procurement, production, modifica11 tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap12 ons, and related support equipment including spare parts, 

13 and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private 

14 plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such 

15 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con16 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

17 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 

18 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 

19 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 

20 layaway, $3,137,257,000, to remain available for obliga21 tion until September 30, 2017. 

22 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE

23 CORPS

24 For construction, procurement, production, and 

25 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; speVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00282 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
283 

1 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub2 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au3 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 

4 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur5 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac6 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap7 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip8 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 

9 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor10 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 

11 for the foregoing purposes, $674,100,000, to remain avail12 able for obligation until September 30, 2017. 

13 SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

14 For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi15 tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ16 ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli17 ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public 

18 and private plants; reserve plant and Government and con19 tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, 

20 long lead time components and designs for vessels to be 

21 constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of 

22 public and private plants, including land necessary there23 for, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

24 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 

25 title, as follows: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
284 

1 Carrier Replacement Program, $1,219,425,000; 

2 Virginia Class Submarine, $3,530,254,000; 

3 Virginia Class Submarine (AP), 

4 $2,301,825,000; 

5 CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $483,600,000; 

6 DDG–1000 Program, $419,532,000; 

7 DDG–51 Destroyer, $2,661,907,000; 

8 DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $134,039,000; 

9 Littoral Combat Ship, $1,507,049,000; 

10 LPD–17, $1,000,000,000; 

11 LHA Replacement, $29,093,000; 

12 Joint High Speed Vessel, $200,000,000; 

13 Moored Training Ship, $737,268,000; 

14 Moored Training Ship (AP), $64,388,000; 

15 Ship to Shore Connector, $159,600,000; 

16 LCAC Service Life Extension Program, 

17 $40,485,000; and 

18 For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 

19 first destination transportation, $474,629,000. 

20 Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Pro21 grams, $991,285,000. 

22 In all: $15,954,379,000, to remain available for obli23 gation until September 30, 2019: Provided, That addi24 tional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 

25 2019, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
285 

1 other such budgeted work that must be performed in the 

2 final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That 

3 none of the funds provided under this heading for the con4 struction or conversion of any naval vessel to be con5 structed in shipyards in the United States shall be ex6 pended in foreign facilities for the construction of major 

7 components of such vessel: Provided further, That none 

8 of the funds provided under this heading shall be used 

9 for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign ship10 yards. 

11 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

12 For procurement, production, and modernization of 

13 support equipment and materials not otherwise provided 

14 for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new 

15 ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase 

16 of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expan17 sion of public and private plants, including the land nec18 essary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 

19 be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 

20 approval of title; and procurement and installation of 

21 equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 

22 private plants; reserve plant and Government and con23 tractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,846,558,000, to re24 main available for obligation until September 30, 2017. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
286 

1 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

2 For expenses necessary for the procurement, manu3 facture, and modification of missiles, armament, military 

4 equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant 

5 equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation 

6 thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

7 Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; ve8 hicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of pas9 senger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion 

10 of public and private plants, including land necessary 

11 therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac12 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap13 proval of title, $935,209,000, to remain available for obli14 gation until September 30, 2017. 

15 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

16 For construction, procurement, and modification of 

17 aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, 

18 specialized ground handling equipment, and training de19 vices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 

20 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Gov21 ernment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 

22 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 

23 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

24 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

25 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and GovVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00286 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
287 

1 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 

2 other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes in3 cluding rents and transportation of things, 

4 $12,067,703,000, to remain available for obligation until 

5 September 30, 2017. 

6 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

7 For construction, procurement, and modification of 

8 missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, in9 cluding spare parts and accessories therefor; ground han10 dling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public 

11 and private plants, Government-owned equipment and in12 stallation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 

13 and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and 

14 such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 

15 construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 

16 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 

17 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 

18 foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of 

19 things, $4,629,662,000, to remain available for obligation 

20 until September 30, 2017. 

21 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

22 For construction, procurement, production, and 

23 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe24 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub25 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, auVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00287 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
288 

1 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 

2 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur3 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac4 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap5 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip6 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 

7 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor8 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 

9 for the foregoing purposes, $659,909,000, to remain avail10 able for obligation until September 30, 2017. 

11 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

12 For procurement and modification of equipment (in13 cluding ground guidance and electronic control equipment, 

14 and ground electronic and communication equipment), 

15 and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not oth16 erwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehi17 cles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehi18 cles; and expansion of public and private plants, Govern19 ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 

20 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 

21 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

22 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

23 thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov24 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
289 

1 $16,781,266,000, to remain available for obligation until 

2 September 30, 2017. 

3 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

4 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart5 ment of Defense (other than the military departments) 

6 necessary for procurement, production, and modification 

7 of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts there8 for, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger 

9 motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public 

10 and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in 

11 such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land 

12 for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

13 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

14 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov15 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

16 $4,429,303,000, to remain available for obligation until 

17 September 30, 2017. 

18 DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES

19 For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant 

20 to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Produc21 tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2078, 2091, 2092, and 

22 2093), $51,638,000, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
290 

1 TITLE IV 

2 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

3 EVALUATION 

4 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

5 ARMY

6 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci7 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ8 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa9 cilities and equipment, $6,675,565,000, to remain avail10 able for obligation until September 30, 2016. 

11 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

12 NAVY

13 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci14 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ15 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa16 cilities and equipment, $15,958,460,000, to remain avail17 able for obligation until September 30, 2016: Provided, 

18 That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are 

19 available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique oper20 ational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 

21 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

22 AIR FORCE

23 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci24 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ25 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of faVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00290 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
291 

1 cilities and equipment, $23,643,983,000, to remain avail2 able for obligation until September 30, 2016. 

3 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

4 DEFENSE-WIDE

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart7 ment of Defense (other than the military departments), 

8 necessary for basic and applied scientific research, devel9 opment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects 

10 as may be designated and determined by the Secretary 

11 of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, 

12 lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

13 $17,225,889,000, to remain available for obligation until 

14 September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds made 

15 available in this paragraph, $225,000,000 for the Defense 

16 Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for ex17 penses, not otherwise provided for, to include program 

18 management and oversight, to conduct research, develop19 ment, test and evaluation to include proof of concept dem20 onstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and tran21 sition to full-scale production: Provided further, That the 

22 Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein 

23 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropria24 tions for research, development, test and evaluation to ac25 complish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
292 

1 That this transfer authority is in addition to any other 

2 transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 

3 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 

4 fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this 

5 appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees 

6 in writing of the details of any such transfer. 

7 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

8 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

9 for the independent activities of the Director, Operational 

10 Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of 

11 operational test and evaluation, including initial oper12 ational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, 

13 and in support of, production decisions; joint operational 

14 testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 

15 connection therewith, $209,378,000, to remain available 

16 for obligation until September 30, 2016. 

17 TITLE V 

18 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

19 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

20 For the Defense Working Capital Funds, 

21 $1,649,468,000. 

22 NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND

23 For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, 

24 projects, and activities, and for expenses of the National 

25 Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
293 

1 Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744), 

2 and for the necessary expenses to maintain and preserve 

3 a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 

4 needs of the United States, $485,012,000, to remain avail5 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds pro6 vided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new con7 tract that provides for the acquisition of any of the fol8 lowing major components unless such components are 

9 manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, 

10 including pumps, for all shipboard services; propulsion 

11 system components (engines, reduction gears, and propel12 lers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard 

13 cranes: Provided further, That the exercise of an option 

14 in a contract awarded through the obligation of previously 

15 appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award 

16 of a new contract: Provided further, That none of the 

17 funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award 

18 a new contract for the construction, acquisition, or conver19 sion of vessels, including procurement of critical, long lead 

20 time components and designs for vessels to be constructed 

21 or converted in the future: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary of the military department responsible for such pro23 curement may waive the restrictions in the first proviso 

24 on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 

25 Committees on Appropriations of the House of RepresentVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00293 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
294 

1 atives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are 

2 not available to meet Department of Defense requirements 

3 on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be 

4 made in order to acquire capability for national security 

5 purposes. 

6 TITLE VI 

7 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

8 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

9 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical 

10 and health care programs of the Department of Defense 

11 as authorized by law, $32,069,772,000; of which 

12 $30,030,650,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, 

13 of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available 

14 for obligation until September 30, 2016, and of which up 

15 to $14,718,018,000 may be available for contracts entered 

16 into under the TRICARE program; of which 

17 $308,413,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep18 tember 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which 

19 $1,730,709,000, to remain available for obligation until 

20 September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, 

21 test and evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law, of the amount made available under 

23 this heading for research, development, test and evalua24 tion, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV 

25 prevention educational activities undertaken in connection 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
295 

1 with United States military training, exercises, and hu2 manitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in Af3 rican nations: Provided further, That of the funds provided 

4 under this heading for operation and maintenance, pro5 curement, and research, development, test and evaluation 

6 for the Interagency Program Office, the Defense 

7 Healthcare Management Systems Modernization 

8 (DHMSM) program, and the Defense Medical Informa9 tion Exchange, not more than 25 percent may be obligated 

10 until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Government 

11 Accountability Office and the Committees on Appropria12 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and 

13 such Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that de14 scribes: (1) the status of the final request for proposal for 

15 DHMSM and how the program office used comments re16 ceived from industry from draft requests for proposal to 

17 refine the final request for proposal; (2) any changes to 

18 the deployment timeline, including benchmarks, for full 

19 operating capability; (3) any refinements to the cost esti20 mate for full operating capability and the total life cycle 

21 cost of the project; (4) an assurance that the acquisition 

22 strategy will comply with the acquisition rules, require23 ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition management 

24 practices of the Federal Government; (5) the status of the 

25 effort to achieve interoperability between the electronic 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
296 

1 health record systems of the Department of Defense and 

2 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the scope, 

3 cost, schedule, mapping to health data standards, and per4 formance benchmarks of the interoperable record; and (6) 

5 the progress toward developing, implementing, and field6 ing the interoperable electronic health record throughout 

7 the two Departments’ medical facilities. 

8 CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 

9 DEFENSE

10 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

11 for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal 

12 chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the pro13 visions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Au14 thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the de15 struction of other chemical warfare materials that are not 

16 in the chemical weapon stockpile, $802,268,000, of which 

17 $196,128,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 

18 which no less than $52,102,000 shall be for the Chemical 

19 Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of 

20 $21,016,000 for activities on military installations and 

21 $31,086,000, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2016, to assist State and local governments; $10,227,000 

23 shall be for procurement, to remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2017, of which $3,225,000 shall be for the 

25 Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
297 

1 assist State and local governments; and $595,913,000, to 

2 remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for 

3 research, development, test and evaluation, of which 

4 $575,808,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical 

5 Weapons Alternatives program. 

6 DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

7 DEFENSE

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 

10 the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 

11 available to the Department of Defense for military per12 sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi13 sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for oper14 ation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, 

15 development, test and evaluation, $950,687,000, of which 

16 $669,631,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; 

17 $105,591,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction pro18 gram; and $175,465,000 shall be for the National Guard 

19 counter-drug program: Provided, That the funds appro20 priated under this heading shall be available for obligation 

21 for the same time period and for the same purpose as the 

22 appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 

23 upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans24 ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 

25 purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00297 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
298 

1 ferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That 

2 the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 

3 addition to any other transfer authority contained else4 where in this Act. 

5 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 For expenses and activities of the Office of the In7 spector General in carrying out the provisions of the In8 spector General Act of 1978, as amended, $311,830,000, 

9 of which $309,430,000 shall be for operation and mainte10 nance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for 

11 emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on 

12 the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and 

13 payments may be made on the Inspector General’s certifi14 cate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of 

15 which $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

16 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,400,000, 

17 to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for 

18 research, development, test and evaluation. 

19 SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING

20 COMPETITIONS

21 For logistical and security support for international 

22 sporting competitions (including pay and non-travel re23 lated allowances only for members of the Reserve Compo24 nents of the Armed Forces of the United States called or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
299 

1 ordered to active duty in connection with providing such 

2 support), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 TITLE VII 

4 RELATED AGENCIES 

5 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND

6 DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND

7 For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Re8 tirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the 

9 proper funding level for continuing the operation of the 

10 Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 

11 System, $514,000,000. 

12 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

13 For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Commu14 nity Management Account, $507,600,000. 

15 TITLE VIII 

16 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

17 SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained 

18 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur19 poses not authorized by the Congress. 

20 SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions 

21 of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em22 ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States 

23 shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: 

24 Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi25 rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
300 

1 Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess 

2 of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian 

3 employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is 

4 computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 

5 United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percent6 age increase provided by the appropriate host nation to 

7 its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 

8 That this section shall not apply to Department of De9 fense foreign service national employees serving at United 

10 States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Depart11 ment of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Pro12 vided further, That the limitations of this provision shall 

13 not apply to foreign national employees of the Department 

14 of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 

15 SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained 

16 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

17 the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 

18 SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appro19 priations in this Act which are limited for obligation dur20 ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the 

21 last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this sec22 tion shall not apply to obligations for support of active 

23 duty training of reserve components or summer camp 

24 training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
301 

1 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of 

3 Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter4 est, he may, with the approval of the Office of Manage5 ment and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 

6 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense 

7 or funds made available in this Act to the Department 

8 of Defense for military functions (except military con9 struction) between such appropriations or funds or any 

10 subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available 

11 for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as 

12 the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, 

13 That such authority to transfer may not be used unless 

14 for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military re15 quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 

16 and in no case where the item for which funds are re17 quested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 

18 That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress 

19 promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority 

20 or any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That 

21 no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to pre22 pare or present a request to the Committees on Appropria23 tions for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher pri24 ority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, 

25 than those for which originally appropriated and in no 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
302 

1 case where the item for which reprogramming is requested 

2 has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That 

3 a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using au4 thority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 

5 30, 2015: Provided further, That transfers among military 

6 personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account 

7 for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that 

8 may be transferred under this section. 

9 SEC. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific pro10 grams, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts 

11 and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to 

12 such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the 

13 tables titled ‘‘Explanation of Project Level Adjustments’’ 

14 in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obli15 gation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or other16 wise made available in this Act for those programs, 

17 projects, and activities for which the amounts appro18 priated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required 

19 by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such 

20 tables to the same extent as if the tables were included 

21 in the text of this Act. 

22 (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables de23 scribed in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivi24 sions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this 

25 Act: Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when transVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00302 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
303 

1 fers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur be2 tween appropriation accounts. 

3 SEC. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enact4 ment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit 

5 a report to the congressional defense committees to estab6 lish the baseline for application of reprogramming and 

7 transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015: Provided, That 

8 the report shall include— 

9 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa10 rate column to display the President’s budget re11 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 

12 due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

13 fiscal year enacted level; 

14 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro15 priation both by budget activity and program, 

16 project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Ap17 pendix; and 

18 (3) an identification of items of special congres19 sional interest. 

20 (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none 

21 of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 

22 reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 

23 subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 

24 committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in 

25 writing to the congressional defense committees that such 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
304 

1 reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 

2 requirement. 

3 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash bal5 ances in working capital funds of the Department of De6 fense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, 

7 United States Code, may be maintained in only such 

8 amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disburse9 ments to be made from such funds: Provided, That trans10 fers may be made between such funds: Provided further, 

11 That transfers may be made between working capital 

12 funds and the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’ 

13 appropriation and the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ ap14 propriation accounts in such amounts as may be deter15 mined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of 

16 the Office of Management and Budget, except that such 

17 transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense 

18 has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except 

19 in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working 

20 capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made 

21 against a working capital fund to procure or increase the 

22 value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Sec23 retary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any 

24 such obligation. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
305 

1 SEC. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not 

2 be used to initiate a special access program without prior 

3 notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congres4 sional defense committees. 

5 SEC. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act 

6 shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that 

7 employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of 

8 $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that in9 cludes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of 

10 $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement 

11 leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic 

12 order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in 

13 any one year, unless the congressional defense committees 

14 have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the pro15 posed contract award: Provided, That no part of any ap16 propriation contained in this Act shall be available to ini17 tiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order 

18 quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to 

19 the limits of the Government’s liability: Provided further, 

20 That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

21 shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement con22 tracts for any systems or component thereof if the value 

23 of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 un24 less specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, 

25 That no multiyear procurement contract can be termiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00305 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
306 

1 nated without 30-day prior notification to the congres2 sional defense committees: Provided further, That the exe3 cution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a 

4 present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared 

5 to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of 

6 the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear 

7 contract executed after the date of the enactment of this 

8 Act unless in the case of any such contract— 

9 (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to 

10 Congress a budget request for full funding of units 

11 to be procured through the contract and, in the case 

12 of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that in13 cludes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through 

14 the contract for which procurement funds are re15 quested in that budget request for production be16 yond advance procurement activities in the fiscal 

17 year covered by the budget, full funding of procure18 ment of such unit in that fiscal year; 

19 (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do 

20 not include consideration of recurring manufacturing 

21 costs of the contractor associated with the produc22 tion of unfunded units to be delivered under the con23 tract; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
307 

1 (3) the contract provides that payments to the 

2 contractor under the contract shall not be made in 

3 advance of incurred costs on funded units; and 

4 (4) the contract does not provide for a price ad5 justment based on a failure to award a follow-on 

6 contract. 

7 SEC. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the op8 eration and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are 

9 hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, 

10 United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance 

11 costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. 

12 Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and 

13 civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations 

14 and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chap15 ter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obliga16 tions shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of 

17 title 10, United States Code: Provided, That funds avail18 able for operation and maintenance shall be available for 

19 providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using 

20 Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific 

21 Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursu22 ant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by 

23 Public Law 99–239: Provided further, That upon a deter24 mination by the Secretary of the Army that such action 

25 is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00307 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
308 

1 ducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the 

2 Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of med3 ical services at such facilities and transportation to such 

4 facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients 

5 from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North6 ern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated 

7 States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. 

8 SEC. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2015, the civilian 

9 personnel of the Department of Defense may not be man10 aged on the basis of any end-strength, and the manage11 ment of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not 

12 be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an 

13 end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may 

14 be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. 

15 (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the De16 partment of Defense as well as all justification material 

17 and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 

18 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared 

19 and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and 

20 (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal 

21 year 2016. 

22 (c) As required by section 1107 of the National De23 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

24 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the 

25 Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
309 

1 Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of the 

2 Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the manage3 ment of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner 

4 consistent with the budget available with respect to such 

5 Laboratories. 

6 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply 

7 to military (civilian) technicians. 

8 SEC. 8013. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to in10 fluence congressional action on any legislation or appro11 priation matters pending before the Congress. 

12 SEC. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this 

13 Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of 

14 any member of the Army participating as a full-time stu15 dent and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Vet16 erans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education 

17 Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is 

18 credited toward completion of a service commitment: Pro19 vided, That this section shall not apply to those members 

20 who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 

21 1987: Provided further, That this section applies only to 

22 active components of the Army. 

23 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act 

25 for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00309 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
310 

1 gram may be transferred to any other appropriation con2 tained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing 

3 a Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program developmental assistance 

4 agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 

6 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the 

7 authority of this provision or any other transfer authority 

8 contained in this Act. 

9 SEC. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be 

10 available for the purchase by the Department of Defense 

11 (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard 

12 anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under 

13 unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured 

14 in the United States from components which are substan15 tially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That 

16 for the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘manufactured’’ 

17 shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing 

18 of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blast19 ing process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this 

20 section substantially all of the components of anchor and 

21 mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manu22 factured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the 

23 components produced or manufactured in the United 

24 States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components pro25 duced or manufactured outside the United States: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00310 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
311 

1 vided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are 

2 not available to meet Department of Defense requirements 

3 on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible 

4 for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case5 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 

6 on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made 

7 in order to acquire capability for national security pur8 poses. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 8017. In addition to amounts provided else11 where in this Act, there is appropriated $175,000,000, for 

12 an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

13 Defense-Wide’’, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That such funds shall only be available to the Sec15 retary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic 

16 Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer 

17 to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other 

18 provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative 

19 agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to con20 struct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and sec21 ondary public schools on military installations in order to 

22 address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such 

23 schools: Provided further, That in making such funds 

24 available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Sec25 retary of Education shall give priority consideration to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
312 

1 those military installations with schools having the most 

2 serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as deter3 mined by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That 

4 a matching share, as outlined by the Department of De5 fense in the guidelines published in the September 9, 

6 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 55883), is required 

7 to be provided by the local education authority or the 

8 State in which the school is located: Provided further, That 

9 these provisions apply to funds provided under this sec10 tion, and to funds previously provided by Congress to con11 struct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and sec12 ondary public schools on military installations in order to 

13 address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such 

14 schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on 

15 the date of enactment of this section. 

16 SEC. 8018. None of the funds available to the De17 partment of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dis18 pose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, 

19 .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or 

20 to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or am21 munition components that are not otherwise prohibited 

22 from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small 

23 arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified 

24 by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable, 

25 unsuitable, or unsafe for further use. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
313 

1 SEC. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds ap2 propriated or made available in this Act shall be used dur3 ing a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an orga4 nization, unit, activity or function of the Department of 

5 Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Pro6 vided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this re7 striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 

8 to the congressional defense committees that such a relo9 cation is required in the best interest of the Government. 

10 SEC. 8020. Of the funds made available in this Act, 

11 $15,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments au12 thorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 

13 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor 

14 or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract 

15 award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in sec16 tion 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small busi17 ness owned and controlled by an individual or individuals 

18 defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States 

19 Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes 

20 of being allowed additional compensation under section 

21 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 

22 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount 

23 is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds 

24 appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the De25 partment of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00313 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
314 

1 vided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 

2 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable 

3 to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or 

4 services, including any contract and any subcontract at 

5 any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or 

6 manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor 

7 or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United 

8 States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by 

9 an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) 

10 of title 25, United States Code. 

11 SEC. 8021. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 

12 Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national 

13 or international political or psychological activities. 

14 SEC. 8022. During the current fiscal year, the De15 partment of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of 

16 not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in sec17 tion 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipa18 tion of receipt of contributions, only from the Government 

19 of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That upon re20 ceipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait 

21 shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which in22 curred such obligations. 

23 SEC. 8023. (a) Of the funds made available in this 

24 Act, not less than $39,500,000 shall be available for the 

25 Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
315 

1 (1) $27,400,000 shall be available from ‘‘Oper2 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil 

3 Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, 

4 readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand 

5 reduction activities involving youth programs; 

6 (2) $10,400,000 shall be available from ‘‘Air7 craft Procurement, Air Force’’; and 

8 (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other 

9 Procurement, Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement. 

10 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reim11 bursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 

12 counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 

13 local government agencies. 

14 SEC. 8024. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

15 Act are available to establish a new Department of De16 fense (department) federally funded research and develop17 ment center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a 

18 separate entity administrated by an organization man19 aging another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership cor20 poration consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and 

21 other nonprofit entities. 

22 (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, 

23 Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting 

24 Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, 

25 and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
316 

1 when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be com2 pensated for his or her services as a member of such enti3 ty, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in 

4 a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any such entity 

5 referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed 

6 travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Fed7 eral Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the per8 formance of membership duties. 

9 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 

10 of the funds available to the department from any source 

11 during fiscal year 2015 may be used by a defense FFRDC, 

12 through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construc13 tion of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for 

14 projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of 

15 contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, 

16 not to include employee participation in community service 

17 and/or development. 

18 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 

19 the funds available to the department during fiscal year 

20 2015, not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort 

21 (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Pro22 vided, That of the specific amount referred to previously 

23 in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may 

24 be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: 

25 Provided further, That this subsection shall not apply to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
317 

1 staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program 

2 (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). 

3 (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submis4 sion of the department’s fiscal year 2016 budget request, 

5 submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff 

6 years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense 

7 FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget 

8 estimates. 

9 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

10 the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs 

11 is hereby reduced by $40,000,000. 

12 SEC. 8025. None of the funds appropriated or made 

13 available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, 

14 or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned fa15 cility or property under the control of the Department of 

16 Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United 

17 States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement re18 strictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 

19 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 

20 or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications 

21 of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, 

22 That the Secretary of the military department responsible 

23 for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case24 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 

25 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
318 

1 Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available 

2 to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 

3 basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order 

4 to acquire capability for national security purposes: Pro5 vided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to 

6 contracts which are in being as of the date of the enact7 ment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 8026. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

9 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Armed 

10 Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the 

11 Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Sub12 committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 

13 of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 

14 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa15 tives. 

16 SEC. 8027. During the current fiscal year, the De17 partment of Defense may acquire the modification, depot 

18 maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels 

19 as well as the production of components and other De20 fense-related articles, through competition between De21 partment of Defense depot maintenance activities and pri22 vate firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Execu23 tive of the military department or Defense Agency con24 cerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that success25 ful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00318 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
319 

1 direct costs for both public and private bids: Provided fur2 ther, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A– 

3 76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this 

4 section. 

5 SEC. 8028. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 

6 consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 

7 determines that a foreign country which is party to an 

8 agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the 

9 terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain 

10 types of products produced in the United States that are 

11 covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 

12 rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy Amer13 ican Act with respect to such types of products produced 

14 in that foreign country. 

15 (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 

16 reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of under17 standing, between the United States and a foreign country 

18 pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospec19 tively waived the Buy American Act for certain products 

20 in that country. 

21 (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Con22 gress a report on the amount of Department of Defense 

23 purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2015. Such 

24 report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items 

25 for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
320 

1 any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade 

2 Agreement Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any 

3 international agreement to which the United States is a 

4 party. 

5 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Buy 

6 American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United 

7 States Code. 

8 SEC. 8029. During the current fiscal year, amounts 

9 contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 

10 Facility Investment Recovery Account established by sec11 tion 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

12 of 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall 

13 be available until expended for the payments specified by 

14 section 2921(c)(2) of that Act. 

15 SEC. 8030. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

16 of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no 

17 cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian 

18 tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Da19 kota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and 

20 Washington relocatable military housing units located at 

21 Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, 

22 Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force 

23 Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the 

24 needs of the Air Force. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
321 

1 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at 

2 no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under sub3 section (a) in accordance with the request for such units 

4 that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation 

5 Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located 

6 in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Da7 kota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any 

8 such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the 

9 housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period 

10 of time, as determined by the Secretary. 

11 (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall re12 solve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for 

13 housing units under subsection (a) before submitting re14 quests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection 

15 (b). 

16 (d) In this section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means 

17 any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list 

18 published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 

19 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 

20 (Public Law 103–454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a– 

21 1). 

22 SEC. 8031. During the current fiscal year, appropria23 tions which are available to the Department of Defense 

24 for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
322 

1 items having an investment item unit cost of not more 

2 than $250,000. 

3 SEC. 8032. (a) During the current fiscal year, none 

4 of the appropriations or funds available to the Department 

5 of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the 

6 purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquir7 ing a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale dur8 ing the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to 

9 customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital 

10 Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable 

11 to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund 

12 during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an 

13 investment item would be chargeable during the current 

14 fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of 

15 Defense for procurement. 

16 (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the De17 partment of Defense as well as all justification material 

18 and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 

19 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and sub20 mitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment 

21 which was classified as an end item and funded in a pro22 curement appropriation contained in this Act shall be 

23 budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2016 procurement 

24 appropriation and not in the supply management business 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
323 

1 area or any other area or category of the Department of 

2 Defense Working Capital Funds. 

3 SEC. 8033. None of the funds appropriated by this 

4 Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall 

5 remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 

6 year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 

7 Contingencies, which shall remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2016: Provided, That funds appropriated, 

9 transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intel10 ligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund 

11 during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall 

12 remain available until expended: Provided further, That 

13 any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intel14 ligence Agency for advanced research and development ac15 quisition, for agent operations, and for covert action pro16 grams authorized by the President under section 503 of 

17 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall 

18 remain available until September 30, 2016. 

19 SEC. 8034. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, funds made available in this Act for the Defense In21 telligence Agency may be used for the design, develop22 ment, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence 

23 Program intelligence communications and intelligence in24 formation systems for the Services, the Unified and Speci25 fied Commands, and the component commands. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
324 

1 SEC. 8035. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart2 ment of Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and Main3 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, not less than $12,000,000 shall 

4 be made available only for the mitigation of environmental 

5 impacts, including training and technical assistance to 

6 tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of in7 formation, documenting of environmental damage, and de8 veloping a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost 

9 to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands re10 sulting from Department of Defense activities. 

11 SEC. 8036. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

12 Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of 

13 Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, com14 plies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this 

15 subsection, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means chapter 

16 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

17 (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a per18 son has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label 

19 bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription to any product 

20 sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 

21 in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance 

22 with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, wheth23 er the person should be debarred from contracting with 

24 the Department of Defense. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
325 

1 (c) In the case of any equipment or products pur2 chased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is 

3 the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Depart4 ment of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase 

5 only American-made equipment and products, provided 

6 that American-made equipment and products are cost7 competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely 

8 fashion. 

9 SEC. 8037. None of the funds appropriated by this 

10 Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, 

11 or consulting services entered into without competition on 

12 the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the 

13 activity responsible for the procurement determines— 

14 (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, 

15 only one source is found fully qualified to perform 

16 the proposed work; 

17 (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an 

18 unsolicited proposal which offers significant sci19 entific or technological promise, represents the prod20 uct of original thinking, and was submitted in con21 fidence by one source; or 

22 (3) the purpose of the contract is to take ad23 vantage of unique and significant industrial accom24 plishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a 

25 new product or idea of a specific concern is given fiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00325 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
326 

1 nancial support: Provided, That this limitation shall 

2 not apply to contracts in an amount of less than 

3 $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equip4 ment that is in development or production, or con5 tracts as to which a civilian official of the Depart6 ment of Defense, who has been confirmed by the 

7 Senate, determines that the award of such contract 

8 is in the interest of the national defense. 

9 SEC. 8038. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) 

10 and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 

11 be used— 

12 (1) to establish a field operating agency; or 

13 (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the 

14 Armed Forces or civilian employee of the depart15 ment who is transferred or reassigned from a head16 quarters activity if the member or employee’s place 

17 of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. 

18 (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a mili19 tary department may waive the limitations in subsection 

20 (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, 

21 and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

22 House of Representatives and the Senate that the grant23 ing of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements 

24 or the financial requirements of the department. 

25 (c) This section does not apply to— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
327 

1 (1) field operating agencies funded within the 

2 National Intelligence Program; 

3 (2) an Army field operating agency established 

4 to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of im5 provised explosive devices, and, as determined by the 

6 Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; 

7 (3) an Army field operating agency established 

8 to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of bio9 metric activities and to integrate common biometric 

10 technologies throughout the Department of Defense; 

11 or 

12 (4) an Air Force field operating agency estab13 lished to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs 

14 Program and Mortuary Operations for the Depart15 ment of Defense and authorized Federal entities. 

16 SEC. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 

17 this Act shall be available to convert to contractor per18 formance an activity or function of the Department of De19 fense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this 

20 Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian em21 ployees unless— 

22 (1) the conversion is based on the result of a 

23 public-private competition that includes a most effi24 cient and cost effective organization plan developed 

25 by such activity or function; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
328 

1 (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official deter2 mines that, over all performance periods stated in 

3 the solicitation of offers for performance of the ac4 tivity or function, the cost of performance of the ac5 tivity or function by a contractor would be less costly 

6 to the Department of Defense by an amount that 

7 equals or exceeds the lesser of— 

8 (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organi9 zation’s personnel-related costs for performance 

10 of that activity or function by Federal employ11 ees; or 

12 (B) $10,000,000; and 

13 (3) the contractor does not receive an advan14 tage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the 

15 Department of Defense by— 

16 (A) not making an employer-sponsored 

17 health insurance plan available to the workers 

18 who are to be employed in the performance of 

19 that activity or function under the contract; or 

20 (B) offering to such workers an employer21 sponsored health benefits plan that requires the 

22 employer to contribute less towards the pre23 mium or subscription share than the amount 

24 that is paid by the Department of Defense for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
329 

1 health benefits for civilian employees under 

2 chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 

3 (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard 

4 to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or 

5 (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 

6 notwithstanding any administrative regulation, require7 ment, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority 

8 to enter into a contract for the performance of any com9 mercial or industrial type function of the Department of 

10 Defense that— 

11 (A) is included on the procurement list estab12 lished pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner13 O’Day Act (section 8503 of title 41, United States 

14 Code); 

15 (B) is planned to be converted to performance 

16 by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by 

17 a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handi18 capped individuals in accordance with that Act; or 

19 (C) is planned to be converted to performance 

20 by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent owner21 ship by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) 

22 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As23 sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Ha24 waiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) 

25 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
330 

1 (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts 

2 or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 

3 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code. 

4 (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 

5 Department of Defense under the authority provided by 

6 this section shall be credited toward any competitive or 

7 outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be es8 tablished by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed 

9 to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance 

10 with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of com12 mercial activities. 

13 (RESCISSIONS)

14 SEC. 8040. Of the funds appropriated in Department 

15 of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 

16 hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro17 grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That no 

18 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des19 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper20 ations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency re21 quirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the 

22 Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

23 Control Act of 1985, as amended: 

24 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 2013/2015, 

25 $18,242,000; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
331 

1 ‘‘Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 

2 Army’’, 2013/2015, $5,000,000; 

3 ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2013/2015, 

4 $97,000,000; 

5 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2013/2015, 

6 $47,200,000; 

7 ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 2013/2015, 

8 $40,217,000; 

9 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2013/2015, 

10 $64,600,000; 

11 ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 2013/2015, 

12 $13,800,000; 

13 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 2014/2016, 

14 $30,000,000; 

15 ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2014/2016, 

16 $213,998,000; 

17 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2014/2016, 

18 $196,622,000; 

19 ‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 2014/2016, 

20 $63,400,000; 

21 ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 2014/2016, 

22 $1,505,000; 

23 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2014/2016, 

24 $83,400,000; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
332 

1 ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 2014/2016, 

2 $157,209,000; 

3 ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 2014/2016, 

4 $12,100,000; 

5 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 

6 Army’’, 2014/2015, $5,000,000; 

7 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

8 Air Force’’, 2014/2015, $37,000,000; and 

9 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

10 Navy’’, 2014/2015, $141,727,000. 

11 SEC. 8041. None of the funds available in this Act 

12 may be used to reduce the authorized positions for mili13 tary technicians (dual status) of the Army National 

14 Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force 

15 Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively 

16 imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on 

17 military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions 

18 are a direct result of a reduction in military force struc19 ture. 

20 SEC. 8042. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available in this Act may be obligated or ex22 pended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic 

23 of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. 

24 SEC. 8043. Funds appropriated in this Act for oper25 ation and maintenance of the Military Departments, ComVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00332 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
333 

1 batant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available 

2 for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses 

3 which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations 

4 for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the 

5 National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or coun6 terintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense 

7 Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the 

8 activities and programs included within the National Intel9 ligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: 

10 Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation 

11 from established Reserve and National Guard personnel 

12 and training procedures. 

13 SEC. 8044. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Work14 ing Capital Fund, Army’’, $225,000,000 shall be available 

15 to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals. 

16 SEC. 8045. (a) None of the funds available to the 

17 Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug inter18 diction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 

19 any other department or agency of the United States ex20 cept as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 

21 (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intel22 ligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or 

23 counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other de24 partment or agency of the United States except as specifi25 cally provided in an appropriations law. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
334 

1 SEC. 8046. None of the funds appropriated by this 

2 Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller 

3 bearings other than those produced by a domestic source 

4 and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of 

5 the military department responsible for such procurement 

6 may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi7 fying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 

8 the House of Representatives and the Senate, that ade9 quate domestic supplies are not available to meet Depart10 ment of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that 

11 such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire ca12 pability for national security purposes: Provided further, 

13 That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of 

14 ‘‘commercial items’’, as defined by section 4(12) of the 

15 Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, except that the 

16 restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased 

17 as end items. 

18 SEC. 8047. In addition to the amounts appropriated 

19 or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 

20 $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 

21 Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of the 

22 Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter23 est, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts speci24 fied as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organi25 zations and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
335 

1 SEC. 8048. None of the funds in this Act may be 

2 used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manu3 factured in the United States, unless the Secretary of De4 fense certifies to the congressional defense committees 

5 that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 

6 capability for national security purposes that is not avail7 able from United States manufacturers. 

8 SEC. 8049. Notwithstanding any other provision in 

9 this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program 

10 and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set11 asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, 

12 projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the 

13 extramural budget. 

14 SEC. 8050. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

15 of law, none of the funds available to the Department of 

16 Defense for the current fiscal year and hereafter may be 

17 obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or an 

18 international organization any defense articles or services 

19 (other than intelligence services) for use in the activities 

20 described in subsection (b) unless the congressional de21 fense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

22 House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 

23 Relations of the Senate are notified 15 days in advance 

24 of such transfer. 

25 (b) This section applies to— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
336 

1 (1) any international peacekeeping or peace-en2 forcement operation under the authority of chapter 

3 VI or chapter VII of the United Nations Charter 

4 under the authority of a United Nations Security 

5 Council resolution; and 

6 (2) any other international peacekeeping, peace7 enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation. 

8 (c) A notice under subsection (a) shall include the 

9 following: 

10 (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or 

11 services to be transferred. 

12 (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, 

13 supplies, or services to be transferred. 

14 (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equip15 ment or supplies— 

16 (A) a statement of whether the inventory 

17 requirements of all elements of the Armed 

18 Forces (including the reserve components) for 

19 the type of equipment or supplies to be trans20 ferred have been met; and 

21 (B) a statement of whether the items pro22 posed to be transferred will have to be replaced 

23 and, if so, how the President proposes to pro24 vide funds for such replacement. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
337 

1 SEC. 8051. None of the funds available to the De2 partment of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or 

3 expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the 

4 Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by 

5 the contractor to an employee when— 

6 (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in 

7 excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor 

8 to the employee; and 

9 (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs as10 sociated with a business combination. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 8052. During the current fiscal year, no more 

13 than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act 

14 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense15 Wide’’ may be transferred to appropriations available for 

16 the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to 

17 be available for the same time period as the appropriations 

18 to which transferred, to be used in support of such per19 sonnel in connection with support and services for eligible 

20 organizations and activities outside the Department of De21 fense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States 

22 Code. 

23 SEC. 8053. During the current fiscal year, in the case 

24 of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense 

25 for which the period of availability for obligation has exVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00337 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
338 

1 pired or which has closed under the provisions of section 

2 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a 

3 negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obliga4 tion or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged 

5 to any current appropriation account for the same purpose 

6 as the expired or closed account if— 

7 (1) the obligation would have been properly 

8 chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or 

9 closed account before the end of the period of avail10 ability or closing of that account; 

11 (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly 

12 chargeable to any current appropriation account of 

13 the Department of Defense; and 

14 (3) in the case of an expired account, the obli15 gation is not chargeable to a current appropriation 

16 of the Department of Defense under the provisions 

17 of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 

19 101–510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Pro20 vided, That in the case of an expired account, if sub21 sequent review or investigation discloses that there 

22 was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unex23 pended balance in the account, any charge to a cur24 rent account under the authority of this section shall 

25 be reversed and recorded against the expired acVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00338 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
339 

1 count: Provided further, That the total amount 

2 charged to a current appropriation under this sec3 tion may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent 

4 of the total appropriation for that account. 

5 SEC. 8054. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

6 of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may per7 mit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance 

8 Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-avail9 able, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard 

10 Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for 

11 such use on a case-by-case basis. 

12 (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be 

13 credited to funds available for the National Guard Dis14 tance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs 

15 associated with the use of equipment of the project under 

16 that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such 

17 purposes without fiscal year limitation. 

18 SEC. 8055. Using funds made available by this Act 

19 or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant 

20 to a determination under section 2690 of title 10, United 

21 States Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for 

22 required heating facility modernization in the 

23 Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal Repub24 lic of Germany: Provided, That in the City of 

25 Kaiserslautern and at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks area, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
340 

1 such agreements will include the use of United States an2 thracite as the base load energy for municipal district heat 

3 to the United States Defense installations: Provided fur4 ther, That at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center 

5 and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat may be obtained 

6 from private, regional or municipal services, if provisions 

7 are included for the consideration of United States coal 

8 as an energy source. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 8056. Of the funds appropriated in this Act 

11 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense12 wide’’, $25,000,000 shall be for continued implementation 

13 and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ 

14 Counsel Program, and $5,709,000 shall be for support of 

15 high priority Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 

16 Program requirements and activities, including the train17 ing and funding of personnel: Provided, That the funds 

18 are made available for transfer to the Department of the 

19 Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department 

20 of the Air Force: Provided further, That funds transferred 

21 shall be merged with and available for the same purposes 

22 and for the same time period as the appropriations to 

23 which the funds are transferred: Provided further, That 

24 this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 

25 authority provided in this Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
341 

1 SEC. 8057. None of the funds appropriated in title 

2 IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for deliv3 ery to military forces for operational training, operational 

4 use or inventory requirements: Provided, That this restric5 tion does not apply to end-items used in development, 

6 prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to 

7 acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That this 

8 restriction does not apply to programs funded within the 

9 National Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the 

10 Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case11 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 

12 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Senate that it is in the national security interest to do 

14 so. 

15 SEC. 8058. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a 

16 case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country 

17 each limitation on the procurement of defense items from 

18 foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines 

19 that the application of the limitation with respect to that 

20 country would invalidate cooperative programs entered 

21 into between the Department of Defense and the foreign 

22 country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements 

23 for the procurement of defense items entered into under 

24 section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the 

25 country does not discriminate against the same or similar 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
342 

1 defense items produced in the United States for that coun2 try. 

3 (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— 

4 (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on 

5 or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

6 (2) options for the procurement of items that 

7 are exercised after such date under contracts that 

8 are entered into before such date if the option prices 

9 are adjusted for any reason other than the applica10 tion of a waiver granted under subsection (a). 

11 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation re12 garding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bear13 ings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by 

14 section 11 (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff 

15 Schedule and products classified under headings 4010, 

16 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 

17 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 

18 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404. 

19 SEC. 8059. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) None of the funds 

20 made available by this Act may be used for any training, 

21 equipment, or other assistance for a unit of a foreign secu22 rity force if the Secretary of Defense has credible informa23 tion that the unit has committed a gross violation of 

24 human rights. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
343 

1 (2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

2 with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior 

3 to a decision to provide any training, equipment, or 

4 other assistance to a unit of a foreign security force 

5 full consideration is given to any credible informa6 tion available to the Department of State relating to 

7 human rights violations by such unit. 

8 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection 

9 (a)(1) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense, after 

10 consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that 

11 the government of such country has taken all necessary 

12 corrective steps, or if the equipment or other assistance 

13 is necessary to assist in disaster relief operations or other 

14 humanitarian or national security emergencies. 

15 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, after con16 sultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohi17 bition in subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary of Defense de18 termines that such waiver is required by extraordinary cir19 cumstances. 

20 (d) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

21 establish, and periodically update, procedures to ensure 

22 that any information in the possession of the Department 

23 of Defense about gross violations of human rights by units 

24 of foreign security forces is shared on a timely basis with 

25 the Department of State. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
344 

1 (e) REPORT.—Not more than 15 days after the appli2 cation of any exception under subsection (b) or the exer3 cise of any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of 

4 Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

5 committees a report— 

6 (1) in the case of an exception under subsection 

7 (b), providing notice of the use of the exception and 

8 stating the grounds for the exception; and 

9 (2) in the case of a waiver under subsection (c), 

10 describing the information relating to the gross vio11 lation of human rights; the extraordinary cir12 cumstances that necessitate the waiver; the purpose 

13 and duration of the training, equipment, or other as14 sistance; and the United States forces and the for15 eign security force unit involved. 

16 (f) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section the 

17 term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 

18 congressional defense committees and the Committees on 

19 Appropriations. 

20 SEC. 8060. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available by this or other Department of De22 fense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended 

23 for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to 

24 military family housing units of the Department of De25 fense, including areas in such military family housing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
345 

1 units that may be used for the purpose of conducting offi2 cial Department of Defense business. 

3 SEC. 8061. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 

5 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense6 Wide’’ for any new start advanced concept technology 

7 demonstration project or joint capability demonstration 

8 project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, in9 cluding a description of the project, the planned acquisi10 tion and transition strategy and its estimated annual and 

11 total cost, has been provided in writing to the congres12 sional defense committees: Provided, That the Secretary 

13 of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case 

14 basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees 

15 that it is in the national interest to do so. 

16 SEC. 8062. The Secretary of Defense shall provide 

17 a classified quarterly report beginning 30 days after enact18 ment of this Act, to the House and Senate Appropriations 

19 Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain mat20 ters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this 

21 Act. 

22 SEC. 8063. During the current fiscal year and here23 after, none of the funds available to the Department of 

24 Defense may be used to provide support to another depart25 ment or agency of the United States if such department 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
346 

1 or agency is more than 90 days in arrears in making pay2 ment to the Department of Defense for goods or services 

3 previously provided to such department or agency on a re4 imbursable basis: Provided, That this restriction shall not 

5 apply if the department is authorized by law to provide 

6 support to such department or agency on a nonreimburs7 able basis, and is providing the requested support pursu8 ant to such authority: Provided further, That the Secretary 

9 of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case 

10 basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appro11 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

12 that it is in the national security interest to do so. 

13 SEC. 8064. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 

14 10, United States Code, a member of the National Guard 

15 serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 

16 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties 

17 in support of the ground-based elements of the National 

18 Ballistic Missile Defense System. 

19 SEC. 8065. None of the funds provided in this Act 

20 may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity 

21 ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has 

22 a center-fire cartridge and a United States military no23 menclature designation of ‘‘armor penetrator’’, ‘‘armor 

24 piercing (AP)’’, ‘‘armor piercing incendiary (API)’’, or 

25 ‘‘armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)’’, except to an 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
347 

1 entity performing demilitarization services for the Depart2 ment of Defense under a contract that requires the entity 

3 to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of 

4 Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) ren5 dered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; 

6 or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a con7 tract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture 

8 of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Per9 manent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by 

10 the Department of State. 

11 SEC. 8066. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

12 law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his des13 ignee, may waive payment of all or part of the consider14 ation that otherwise would be required under section 2667 

15 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of 

16 personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to 

17 any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, 

18 United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fra19 ternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the 

20 Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on 

21 a case-by-case basis. 

22 SEC. 8067. In specifying the amounts requested for 

23 the Department of the Army for Arlington National Ceme24 tery, Virginia, the budget of the President submitted to 

25 Congress shall request such amounts in the Cemeterial 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
348 

1 Expenses, Army appropriation, and shall not request such 

2 amounts in the Operation and Maintenance, Army appro3 priation. 

4 SEC. 8068. None of the funds appropriated by this 

5 Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated 

6 funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures 

7 malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for 

8 resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the 

9 drink) on a military installation located in the United 

10 States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured 

11 within that State, or in the case of the District of Colum12 bia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military 

13 installation is located: Provided, That in a case in which 

14 the military installation is located in more than one State, 

15 purchases may be made in any State in which the installa16 tion is located: Provided further, That such local procure17 ment requirements for malt beverages and wine shall 

18 apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installa19 tions in States which are not contiguous with another 

20 State: Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other 

21 than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and 

22 the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most 

23 competitive source, price and other factors considered. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
349 

1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 8069. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

3 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 

4 $106,189,900 shall remain available until expended: Pro5 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

6 the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such 

7 funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Pro8 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized 

9 to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition 

10 of real property, construction, personal services, and oper11 ations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this 

12 section: Provided further, That contracts entered into 

13 under the authority of this section may provide for such 

14 indemnification as the Secretary determines to be nec15 essary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this 

16 section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and 

17 local law to the maximum extent consistent with the na18 tional security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 

19 SEC. 8070. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

20 or any other Act may be used to take any action to mod21 ify— 

22 (1) the appropriations account structure for the 

23 National Intelligence Program budget, including 

24 through the creation of a new appropriation or new 

25 appropriation account; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
350 

1 (2) how the National Intelligence Program 

2 budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, 

3 R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Depart4 ment of Defense budget request; 

5 (3) the process by which the National Intel6 ligence Program appropriations are apportioned to 

7 the executing agencies; or 

8 (4) the process by which the National Intel9 ligence Program appropriations are allotted, obli10 gated and disbursed. 

11 (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to pro12 hibit the merger of programs or changes to the National 

13 Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure 

14 Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accord15 ance with paragraphs (a)(1)–(3). 

16 (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Sec17 retary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of 

18 achieving auditable financial statements and improving 

19 fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for 

20 alternative financial management processes. Such study 

21 shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk as22 sessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes 

23 will adversely affect counterintelligence. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
351 

1 (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals de2 fined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intel3 ligence and the Secretary of Defense shall— 

4 (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all af5 fected agencies; 

6 (2) receive certification from all affected agen7 cies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help 

8 achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and 

9 will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and 

10 (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all 

11 necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present 

12 the proposed alternatives and certifications to the 

13 congressional defense and intelligence committees. 

14 (e) This section shall not be construed to alter or af15 fect the application of section 1627 of the National De16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to the 

17 amounts made available by this Act. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 8071. During the current fiscal year, not to ex20 ceed $200,000,000 from funds available under ‘‘Operation 

21 and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ may be transferred to 

22 the Department of State ‘‘Global Security Contingency 

23 Fund’’: Provided, That this transfer authority is in addi24 tion to any other transfer authority available to the De25 partment of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
352 

1 of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making 

2 transfers to the Department of State ‘‘Global Security 

3 Contingency Fund’’, notify the congressional defense com4 mittees in writing with the source of funds and a detailed 

5 justification, execution plan, and timeline for each pro6 posed project. 

7 SEC. 8072. In addition to amounts provided else8 where in this Act, $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 

9 the Department of Defense, to remain available for obliga10 tion until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

11 other provision of law, that upon the determination of the 

12 Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter13 est, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the 

14 Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction 

15 and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the 

16 needs of military family members when confronted with 

17 the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military bene18 ficiary. 

19 SEC. 8073. The Secretary of Defense shall issue reg20 ulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco21 related products in military resale outlets in the United 

22 States, its territories and possessions at a price below the 

23 most competitive price in the local community: Provided, 

24 That such regulations shall direct that the prices of to25 bacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00352 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
353 

1 tail outlets shall be within the range of prices established 

2 for military retail system stores located in the United 

3 States. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 8074. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

6 under the headings ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ and 

7 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense8 Wide’’, $619,814,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative 

9 Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $350,972,000 

10 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Gov11 ernment of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome 

12 defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, sub13 ject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agree14 ment, as amended; $137,934,000 shall be for the Short 

15 Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, in16 cluding cruise missile defense research and development 

17 under the SRBMD program, of which $15,000,000 shall 

18 be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the 

19 United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense re20 quirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, 

21 and procedures; $74,707,000 shall be for an upper-tier 

22 component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture; and 

23 $56,201,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement 

24 Program including development of a long range, ground 

25 and airborne, detection suite: Provided further, That funds 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
354 

1 made available under this provision for production of mis2 siles and missile components may be transferred to appro3 priations available for the procurement of weapons and 

4 equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the 

5 same time period and the same purposes as the appropria6 tion to which transferred: Provided further, That the 

7 transfer authority provided under this provision is in addi8 tion to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 8075. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

11 under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 

12 $991,285,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015, 

13 to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, 

14 That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

15 Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations 

16 in the amounts specified: Provided further, That the 

17 amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available 

18 for the same purposes as the appropriations to which 

19 transferred to: 

20 (1) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con21 version, Navy’’, 2008/2015: Carrier Replacement 

22 Program $663,000,000; 

23 (2) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con24 version, Navy’’, 2009/2015: LPD–17 Amphibious 

25 Transport Dock Program $54,096,000; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
355 

1 (3) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con2 version, Navy’’, 2010/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer 

3 $65,771,000; 

4 (4) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con5 version, Navy’’, 2010/2015: Littoral Combat Ship 

6 $35,345,000; 

7 (5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con8 version, Navy’’, 2011/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer 

9 $63,373,000; 

10 (6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con11 version, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Littoral Combat Ship 

12 $41,700,000; 

13 (7) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con14 version, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel 

15 $9,340,000; 

16 (8) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con17 version, Navy’’, 2012/2015: CVN Refueling Over18 hauls Program $54,000,000; 

19 (9) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con20 version, Navy’’, 2012/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel 

21 $2,620,000; and 

22 (10) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con23 version, Navy’’, 2013/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel 

24 $2,040,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
356 

1 SEC. 8076. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

2 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel3 ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 

4 by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na5 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal 

6 year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Author7 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

8 SEC. 8077. None of the funds provided in this Act 

9 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

10 reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new 

11 program, project, or activity unless such program, project, 

12 or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest 

13 of national security and only after written prior notifica14 tion to the congressional defense committees. 

15 SEC. 8078. The budget of the President for fiscal 

16 year 2016 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 

17 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include sepa18 rate budget justification documents for costs of United 

19 States Armed Forces’ participation in contingency oper20 ations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation 

21 and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, 

22 and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ac23 counts: Provided, That these documents shall include a de24 scription of the funding requested for each contingency op25 eration, for each military service, to include all Active and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
357 

1 Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: 

2 Provided further, That these documents shall include esti3 mated costs for each element of expense or object class, 

4 a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contin5 gency operation, and programmatic data including, but 

6 not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve 

7 component, and estimates of the major weapons systems 

8 deployed in support of each contingency: Provided further, 

9 That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP– 

10 5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Department of Defense 

11 Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency op12 erations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal 

13 years. 

14 SEC. 8079. None of the funds in this Act may be 

15 used for research, development, test, evaluation, procure16 ment or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a 

17 missile defense system. 

18 SEC. 8080. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign ex20 change rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act 

21 is hereby reduced by $386,268,000. 

22 SEC. 8081. None of the funds appropriated or made 

23 available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 

24 the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squad25 ron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
358 

1 the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the 

2 levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force 

3 shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to 

4 perform other missions in support of national defense re5 quirements during the non-hurricane season. 

6 SEC. 8082. None of the funds provided in this Act 

7 shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence in8 formation unless the information has been lawfully col9 lected and processed during the conduct of authorized for10 eign intelligence activities: Provided, That information 

11 pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled 

12 in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth 

13 Amendment of the United States Constitution as imple14 mented through Executive Order No. 12333. 

15 SEC. 8083. (a) At the time members of reserve com16 ponents of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to ac17 tive duty under section 12302(a) of title 10, United States 

18 Code, each member shall be notified in writing of the ex19 pected period during which the member will be mobilized. 

20 (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the require21 ments of subsection (a) in any case in which the Secretary 

22 determines that it is necessary to do so to respond to a 

23 national security emergency or to meet dire operational 

24 requirements of the Armed Forces. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
359 

1 SEC. 8084. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Missile 

2 Procurement, Air Force’’, $125,000,000 shall be available 

3 for the acceleration of a competitively awarded Evolved 

4 Expendable Launch Vehicle mission: Provided, That com5 petitions shall be open to all certified providers of Evolved 

6 Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems: Provided fur7 ther, That competitions shall consider bids from two or 

8 more certified providers: Provided further, That notwith9 standing any other provision of law, such providers may 

10 compete any certified launch vehicle in their inventory. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 8085. The Secretary of Defense may transfer 

13 funds from any available Department of the Navy appro14 priation to any available Navy ship construction appro15 priation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes 

16 resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate ad17 justments for any ship construction program appropriated 

18 in law: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer not to 

19 exceed $16,000,000 under the authority provided by this 

20 section: Provided further, That the Secretary may not 

21 transfer any funds until 30 days after the proposed trans22 fer has been reported to the Committees on Appropria23 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate, un24 less a response from the Committees is received sooner: 

25 Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
360 

1 this section shall retain the same period of availability as 

2 when originally appropriated: Provided further, That the 

3 transfer authority provided by this section is in addition 

4 to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this 

5 Act. 

6 SEC. 8086. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 

7 this Act may be used to transfer research and develop8 ment, acquisition, or other program authority relating to 

9 current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from 

10 the Army. 

11 (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and oper12 ational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aer13 ial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of De14 fense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned 

15 aerial vehicles. 

16 SEC. 8087. Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appro17 priated under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

18 Navy’’ may be made available for the Asia Pacific Re19 gional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the 

20 Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation 

21 activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment 

22 of incremental and personnel costs of training and exer23 cising with foreign security forces: Provided, That funds 

24 made available for this purpose may be used, notwith25 standing any other funding authorities for humanitarian 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
361 

1 assistance, security assistance or combined exercise ex2 penses: Provided further, That funds may not be obligated 

3 to provide assistance to any foreign country that is other4 wise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance 

5 under any other provision of law. 

6 SEC. 8088. None of the funds appropriated by this 

7 Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National 

8 Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond 

9 the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 

10 research and technology, which shall remain available until 

11 September 30, 2016. 

12 SEC. 8089. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 

13 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations 

14 made in this Act under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and 

15 Conversion, Navy’’ shall be considered to be for the same 

16 purpose as any subdivision under the heading ‘‘Ship17 building and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriations in any 

18 prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply 

19 to the total amount of the appropriation. 

20 SEC. 8090. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel22 ligence shall submit a report to the congressional intel23 ligence committees to establish the baseline for application 

24 of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 

25 2015: Provided, That the report shall include— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
362 

1 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa2 rate column to display the President’s budget re3 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 

4 due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

5 fiscal year enacted level; 

6 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro7 priation by Expenditure Center and project; and 

8 (3) an identification of items of special congres9 sional interest. 

10 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel11 ligence Program in this Act shall be available for re12 programming or transfer until the report identified in sub13 section (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 

14 committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 

15 certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence com16 mittees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 

17 as an emergency requirement. 

18 SEC. 8091. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to eliminate, restructure or realign Army 

20 Contracting Command–New Jersey or make dispropor21 tionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting 

22 Command–New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notifica23 tion to the congressional defense committees. 

24 SEC. 8092. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
363 

1 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

2 Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), or 

3 peacekeeping operations for the countries designated an4 nually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Sol5 diers Prevention Act of 2008 may be used to support any 

6 military training or operation that includes child soldiers, 

7 as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 

8 (Public Law 110–457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1), unless such 

9 assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the 

10 Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 8093. Of the funds appropriated in the Intel13 ligence Community Management Account for the Program 

14 Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, 

15 $20,000,000 is available for transfer by the Director of 

16 National Intelligence to other departments and agencies 

17 for purposes of Government-wide information sharing ac18 tivities: Provided, That funds transferred under this provi19 sion are to be merged with and available for the same pur20 poses and time period as the appropriation to which trans21 ferred: Provided further, That the Office of Management 

22 and Budget must approve any transfers made under this 

23 provision. 

24 SEC. 8094. (a) None of the funds provided for the 

25 National Intelligence Program in this or any prior approVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00363 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
364 

1 priations Act shall be available for obligation or expendi2 ture through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in ac3 cordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security 

4 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 

5 (1) creates a new start effort; 

6 (2) terminates a program with appropriated 

7 funding of $10,000,000 or more; 

8 (3) transfers funding into or out of the Na9 tional Intelligence Program; or 

10 (4) transfers funding between appropriations, 

11 unless the congressional intelligence committees are noti12 fied 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 

13 this notification period may be reduced for urgent national 

14 security requirements. 

15 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel16 ligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 

17 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

18 reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with 

19 section 102A(d) or the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

20 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or 

21 decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex ac22 companying the Act unless the congressional intelligence 

23 committees are notified 30 days in advance of such re24 programming of funds; this notification period may be re25 duced for urgent national security requirements. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
365 

1 SEC. 8095. The Director of National Intelligence 

2 shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time 

3 that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress that 

4 year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

5 Code, a future-years intelligence program (including asso6 ciated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and 

7 proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such 

8 future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal 

9 year with respect to which the budget is submitted and 

10 at least the four succeeding fiscal years. 

11 SEC. 8096. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

12 ‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ means the Perma13 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

14 Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

15 the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com16 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

17 and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 

18 Appropriations of the Senate. 

19 SEC. 8097. The Department of Defense shall con20 tinue to report incremental contingency operations costs 

21 for Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Free22 dom, and any named successor operations, on a monthly 

23 basis and any other operation designated and identified 

24 by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of section 

25 127a of title 10, United States Code, on a semi-annual 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
366 

1 basis in the Cost of War Execution Report as prescribed 

2 in the Department of Defense Financial Management 

3 Regulation Department of Defense Instruction 7000.14, 

4 Volume 12, Chapter 23 ‘‘Contingency Operations’’, Annex 

5 1, dated September 2005. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 8098. During the current fiscal year, not to ex8 ceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made 

9 in title II of this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

10 Army’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, and ‘‘Oper11 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ may be transferred by 

12 the military department concerned to its central fund es13 tablished for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to sec14 tion 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 8099. Funds appropriated by this Act for oper17 ation and maintenance may be available for the purpose 

18 of making remittances and transfer to the Defense Acqui19 sition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with 

20 section 1705 of title 10, United States Code. 

21 SEC. 8100. (a) Any agency receiving funds made 

22 available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and 

23 (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report 

24 required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
367 

1 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen2 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

3 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

4 (1) the public posting of the report com5 promises national security; or 

6 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 

7 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

8 do so only after such report has been made available to 

9 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

10 no less than 45 days. 

11 SEC. 8101. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

12 otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for 

13 any Federal contract for an amount in excess of 

14 $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to— 

15 (1) enter into any agreement with any of its 

16 employees or independent contractors that requires, 

17 as a condition of employment, that the employee or 

18 independent contractor agree to resolve through ar19 bitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 

20 Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising 

21 out of sexual assault or harassment, including as22 sault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional 

23 distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, su24 pervision, or retention; or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
368 

1 (2) take any action to enforce any provision of 

2 an existing agreement with an employee or inde3 pendent contractor that mandates that the employee 

4 or independent contractor resolve through arbitra5 tion any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act 

6 of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sex7 ual assault or harassment, including assault and 

8 battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, 

9 false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, 

10 or retention. 

11 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

12 made available by this Act may be expended for any Fed13 eral contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires 

14 each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and 

15 not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 

16 agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub17 section (a), with respect to any employee or independent 

18 contractor performing work related to such subcontract. 

19 For purposes of this subsection, a ‘‘covered subcon20 tractor’’ is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of 

21 $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). 

22 (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 

23 respect to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements 

24 with employees or independent contractors that may not 

25 be enforced in a court of the United States. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
369 

1 (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the applica2 tion of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 

3 subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 

4 subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary per5 sonally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid 

6 harm to national security interests of the United States, 

7 and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not 

8 longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determina9 tion shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the 

10 waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, 

11 and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a 

12 waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not 

13 avoid harm to national security interests of the United 

14 States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Con15 gress, and simultaneously make public, any determination 

16 under this subsection not less than 15 business days be17 fore the contract or subcontract addressed in the deter18 mination may be awarded. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 8102. From within the funds appropriated for 

21 operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Pro22 gram in this Act, up to $146,857,000, shall be available 

23 for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart24 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 

25 Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
370 

1 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2 2010, Public Law 111–84: Provided, That for purposes 

3 of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are oper4 ations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal 

5 Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet6 erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 

7 Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 

8 Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of 

9 Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That additional 

10 funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for op11 eration and maintenance for the Defense Health Program 

12 to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Vet13 erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon 

14 written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the 

15 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent16 atives and the Senate. 

17 SEC. 8103. The Office of the Director of National 

18 Intelligence shall not employ more Senior Executive em19 ployees than are specified in the classified annex. 

20 SEC. 8104. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available by this Act and hereafter may be obli22 gated or expended to pay a retired general or flag officer 

23 to serve as a senior mentor advising the Department of 

24 Defense unless such retired officer files a Standard Form 

25 278 (or successor form concerning public financial discloVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00370 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
371 

1 sure under part 2634 of title 5, Code of Federal Regula2 tions) to the Office of Government Ethics. 

3 SEC. 8105. Appropriations available to the Depart4 ment of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy 

5 and light armored vehicles for the physical security of per6 sonnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of 

7 $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limi8 tations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying 

9 vehicles. 

10 SEC. 8106. None of the funds appropriated or other11 wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 

12 used by the Department of Defense or a component there13 of in contravention of section 1243 of the National De14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, relating to 

15 limitations on providing certain missile defense informa16 tion to the Russian Federation. 

17 SEC. 8107. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take bene19 ficial occupancy of more than 3,000 parking spaces (other 

20 than handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the 

21 BRAC 133 project: Provided, That this limitation may be 

22 waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies 

23 to Congress that levels of service at existing intersections 

24 in the vicinity of the project have not experienced failing 

25 levels of service as defined by the Transportation Research 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
372 

1 Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90- 

2 day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Vir3 ginia Department of Transportation agree on the number 

4 of additional parking spaces that may be made available 

5 to employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day 

6 traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense noti7 fies the congressional defense committees in writing at 

8 least 14 days prior to exercising this waiver of the number 

9 of additional parking spaces to be made available. 

10 SEC. 8108. The Secretary of Defense shall report 

11 quarterly the numbers of civilian personnel end strength 

12 by appropriation account for each and every appropriation 

13 account used to finance Federal civilian personnel salaries 

14 to the congressional defense committees within 15 days 

15 after the end of each fiscal quarter. 

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 8109. Upon a determination by the Director of 

18 National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 

19 the national interest, the Director may, with the approval 

20 of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to 

21 exceed $2,000,000,000 of the funds made available in this 

22 Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided, That 

23 such authority to transfer may not be used unless for 

24 higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence re25 quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
373 

1 and in no case where the item for which funds are re2 quested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 

3 That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds 

4 using authority provided in this section shall be made 

5 prior to June 30, 2015. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 8110. There is appropriated $540,000,000 for 

8 the ‘‘Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment 

9 Fund’’, to remain available until September 30, 2021: 

10 Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer 

11 funds from the ‘‘Ship Modernization, Operations and 

12 Sustainment Fund’’ to appropriations for operation and 

13 maintenance; research, development, test and evaluation; 

14 and procurement, only for the purposes of operating, sus15 taining, equipping and modernizing the Ticonderoga-class 

16 guided missile cruisers CG–63, CG–64, CG–65, CG–66, 

17 CG–67, CG–68, CG–69, CG–70, CG–71, CG–72, CG–73, 

18 and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships LSD– 

19 41, LSD–42, and LSD–46: Provided further, That funds 

20 transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 

21 same purposes and for the same time period as the appro22 priation to which they are transferred: Provided further, 

23 That the transfer authority provided herein shall be in ad24 dition to any other transfer authority available to the De25 partment of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
374 

1 of the Navy shall, not less than 30 days prior to making 

2 any transfer from the ‘‘Ship Modernization, Operations 

3 and Sustainment Fund’’, notify the congressional defense 

4 committees in writing of the details of such transfer: Pro5 vided further, That the Secretary of the Navy shall trans6 fer and obligate funds from the ‘‘Ship Modernization, Op7 erations and Sustainment Fund’’ for modernization of not 

8 more than two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers 

9 as detailed above in fiscal year 2015: Provided further, 

10 That no more than six Ticonderoga-class guided missile 

11 cruisers shall be in a phased modernization at any time: 

12 Provided further, That the Secretary of the Navy shall 

13 contract for the required modernization equipment in the 

14 year prior to inducting a Ticonderoga-class cruiser for 

15 modernization: Provided further, That the prohibition in 

16 section 2244a(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall not 

17 apply to the use of any funds transferred pursuant to this 

18 section. 

19 SEC. 8111. None of the funds appropriated in this 

20 Act may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of a 

21 military department in contravention of the provisions of 

22 section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

23 Fiscal Year 2014 to adopt any new camouflage pattern 

24 design or uniform fabric for any combat or camouflage 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
375 

1 utility uniform or family of uniforms for use by an Armed 

2 Force. 

3 SEC. 8112. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 

5 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 

6 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 

7 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 

8 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 

9 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

10 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 

11 at the United States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo 

12 Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

13 SEC. 8113. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

14 otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be 

15 used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the 

16 United States, its territories, or possessions to house any 

17 individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 

18 detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the ef19 fective control of the Department of Defense. 

20 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 

21 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

22 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

23 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 

24 individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 

25 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
376 

1 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 

2 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

3 and 

4 (2) is— 

5 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

6 control of the Department of Defense; or 

7 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

8 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

9 SEC. 8114. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available in this Act may be used to transfer 

11 any individual detained at United States Naval Station 

12 Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the 

13 individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, 

14 or any other foreign entity except in accordance with sec15 tion 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2014. 

17 SEC. 8115. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used in contravention of section 1590 or 1591 

19 of title 18, United States Code, or in contravention of the 

20 requirements of section 106(g) or (h) of the Trafficking 

21 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g) or 

22 (h)). 

23 SEC. 8116. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Res25 olution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
377 

1 SEC. 8117. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used by the Department of Defense or any 

3 other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light duty 

4 vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet 

5 inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memo6 randum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 

7 SEC. 8118. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

8 otherwise made available by this or any other Act may 

9 be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official 

10 or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a 

11 contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative 

12 agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan 

13 or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary 

14 of Rosoboronexport. 

15 (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita16 tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with 

17 the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intel18 ligence, determines that it is in the vital national security 

19 interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writ20 ing to the congressional defense committees that, to the 

21 best of the Secretary’s knowledge: 

22 (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 

23 lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 

24 existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern25 ment of the Syrian Arab Republic; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
378 

1 (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation 

2 have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed 

3 forces present on military bases subject to agree4 ments in force between the Government of the Rus5 sian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; 

6 and 

7 (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have 

8 ceased taking active measures to destabilize the con9 trol of the Government of Ukraine over eastern 

10 Ukraine. 

11 (c) The Inspector General of the Department of De12 fense shall conduct a review of any action involving 

13 Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 

14 Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 

15 later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver 

16 is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector Gen17 eral shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

18 a report containing the results of the review conducted 

19 with respect to such waiver. 

20 SEC. 8119. None of the funds made available in this 

21 Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a 

22 flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as 

23 covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United 

24 States Code. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
379 

1 SEC. 8120. None of the funds appropriated in this 

2 or any other Act may be obligated or expended by the 

3 United States Government for the direct personal benefit 

4 of the President of Afghanistan. 

5 SEC. 8121. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act 

6 for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made 

7 available, under such regulations as the Secretary may 

8 prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the 

9 Secretary of Defense, or by an officer or employee des10 ignated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex 

11 gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) 

12 of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that 

13 is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in 

14 a foreign country. 

15 (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be 

16 provided only if— 

17 (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is 

18 determined by the local military commander to be 

19 friendly to the United States; 

20 (2) a claim for damages would not be compen21 sable under chapter 163 of title 10, United States 

22 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Foreign Claims 

23 Act’’); and 

24 (3) the property damage, personal injury, or 

25 death was not caused by action by an enemy. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
380 

1 (c) NATURE OF PAYMENTS.—Any payments provided 

2 under a program under subsection (a) shall not be consid3 ered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obliga4 tion to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or 

5 death. 

6 (d) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—If the Secretary of De7 fense determines a program under subsection (a) to be ap8 propriate in a particular setting, the amounts of pay9 ments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to 

10 have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the 

11 Armed Forces under the program should be determined 

12 pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and 

13 based on an assessment, which should include such factors 

14 as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic condi15 tions. 

16 (e) LEGAL ADVICE.—Local military commanders 

17 shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia pay18 ments under this subsection. The legal advisor, under reg19 ulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on 

20 whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section 

21 and applicable Department of Defense regulations. 

22 (f) WRITTEN RECORD.—A written record of any ex 

23 gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local 

24 commander and on a timely basis submitted to the approVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00380 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
381 

1 priate office in the Department of Defense as determined 

2 by the Secretary of Defense. 

3 (g) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall report 

4 to the congressional defense committees on an annual 

5 basis the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program in6 cluding the number of types of cases considered, amounts 

7 offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, 

8 and any recommended modifications to the program. 

9 (h) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

10 deemed to provide any new authority to the Secretary of 

11 Defense. 

12 SEC. 8122. None of the funds available in this Act 

13 to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations 

14 made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades 

15 or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to 

16 prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-de17 ployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the 

18 levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in ac19 cordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Au20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 

21 SEC. 8123. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 

22 awards on a public Web site in a searchable format. 

23 SEC. 8124. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used to cancel the avionics modernization pro25 gram of record for C–130 aircraft: Provided, That the SecVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00381 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
382 

1 retary of the Air Force may proceed with a reduced scope 

2 program to address safety and airspace compliance re3 quirements, using funds provided in this bill and previous 

4 funds appropriated for the avionics modernization pro5 gram of record, consistent with the National Defense Au6 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

7 SEC. 8125. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used by the Secretary of the Air Force to re9 duce the force structure at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, 

10 below the force structure at such Air Force Base as of 

11 October 1, 2013, except in accordance with section 1063 

12 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

13 2015. 

14 SEC. 8126. None of the Operation and Maintenance 

15 funds made available in this Act may be used in con16 travention of section 41106 of title 49, United States 

17 Code. 

18 SEC. 8127. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to fund the performance of a flight dem20 onstration team at a location outside of the United States: 

21 Provided, That this prohibition applies only if a perform22 ance of a flight demonstration team at a location within 

23 the United States was canceled during the current fiscal 

24 year due to insufficient funding. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
383 

1 SEC. 8128. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— 

3 (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 

4 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 

5 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States 

6 person; or 

7 (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as 

8 such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, 

9 United States Code) of any electronic communica10 tion of a United States person from a provider of 

11 electronic communication services to the public pur12 suant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur13 veillance Act of 1978. 

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 SEC. 8129. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Oper16 ation and Maintenance, Navy’’, up to $1,000,000 shall be 

17 available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for 

18 Public Service Development Trust Fund established under 

19 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv20 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105). 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 8130. In addition to amounts provided else23 where in this Act for basic allowance for housing for mili24 tary personnel, including active duty, reserve and National 

25 Guard personnel, $88,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
384 

1 the Department of Defense and made available for trans2 fer only to military personnel accounts: Provided, That the 

3 transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi4 tion to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in 

5 this Act. 

6 SEC. 8131. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be obligated or expended to divest E–3 airborne 

8 warning and control system aircraft, or disestablish any 

9 units of the active or reserve component associated with 

10 such aircraft: Provided, That not later than 90 days fol11 lowing the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 

13 committees a report providing a detailed explanation of 

14 how the Secretary will meet the priority requirements of 

15 the commanders of the combatant commands related to 

16 airborne warning and control with a fleet of fewer than 

17 31 E–3 aircraft. 

18 SEC. 8132. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 

20 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 

21 ratification for the Treaty. 

22 SEC. 8133. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used to transfer or divest AH–64 Apache heli24 copters from the Army National Guard to the active Army 

25 in fiscal year 2015: Provided, That the Secretary of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
385 

1 Army shall ensure the continuing readiness of the AH– 

2 64 Apache aircraft and ensure the training of the crews 

3 of such aircraft during fiscal year 2015, including the allo4 cation of funds for operation and maintenance and per5 sonnel connected with such aircraft: Provided further, 

6 That this section shall continue in effect through the date 

7 of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 

8 for Fiscal Year 2015. 

9 SEC. 8134. None of the funds made available in this 

10 Act may be obligated for activities authorized under sec11 tion 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Au12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112– 

13 81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand sup14 port to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individ15 uals unless the congressional defense committees are noti16 fied in accordance with the direction contained in the clas17 sified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days 

18 before initiating such support: Provided, That none of the 

19 funds made available in this Act may be used under such 

20 section 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an 

21 ongoing military operation being conducted by United 

22 States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: 

23 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 

24 the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines 

25 that such waiver is required by extraordinary cirVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00385 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
386 

1 cumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making 

2 such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees 

3 of such waiver. 

4 SEC. 8135. (a) Within 90 days of enactment of this 

5 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the 

6 congressional defense committees to assess whether the 

7 justification and approval requirements under section 811 

8 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2405) have, incon10 sistent with the intent of Congress— 

11 (1) negatively impacted the ability of covered 

12 entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the 

13 Department of Defense greater than $20,000,000; 

14 (2) discouraged agencies from awarding con15 tracts greater than $20,000,000 to covered entities; 

16 and 

17 (3) been misconstrued and/or inconsistently im18 plemented. 

19 (b) The Comptroller General shall analyze and report 

20 to the congressional defense committees on the sufficiency 

21 of the Department’s report in addressing the require22 ments; review the extent to which section 811 has nega23 tively impacted the ability of covered entities to be award24 ed sole-source contracts with the Department, discouraged 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
387 

1 agencies from awarding contracts, or been misconstrued 

2 and/or inconsistently implemented. 

3 SEC. 8136. The Secretary of the Air Force shall des4 ignate a facility located on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 

5 to be named after Senator Alan J. Dixon in recognition 

6 of his significant public service achievements. 

7 SEC. 8137. None of the funds in this Act may be 

8 used to require that seafood procured for the Department 

9 of Defense from sustainably managed fisheries in the 

10 United States, as determined by the National Marine 

11 Fisheries Service, be required to additionally meet sustain12 ability certification criteria prescribed by third-party non13 governmental organizations. 

14 SEC. 8138. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to— 

16 (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a 

17 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in 

18 accordance with Department of Defense Instruction 

19 Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; or 

20 (2) close, downgrade from host to extension 

21 center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Offi22 cers’ Training Corps program in accordance with the 

23 information paper of the Department of the Army 

24 titled ‘‘Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
388 

1 Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria’’, 

2 dated January 27, 2014. 

3 SEC. 8139. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act may be used to retire, 

5 divest, or transfer, or to prepare or plan for the retire6 ment, divestment, or transfer of, the entire KC–10 fleet 

7 during fiscal year 2015. 

8 SEC. 8140. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of 

10 the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), in11 cluding for the introduction of United States armed forces 

12 into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where immi13 nent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 

14 circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters 

15 while equipped for combat, in contravention of the con16 gressional consultation and reporting requirements of sec17 tions 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 

18 1543). 

19 SEC. 8141. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in stor21 age, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in stor22 age, any A–10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the 

23 active or reserve component associated with such aircraft. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
389 

1 TITLE IX 

2 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

3 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

4 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

6 Army’’, $3,259,970,000: Provided, That such amount is 

7 designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op8 erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

13 Navy’’, $332,166,000: Provided, That such amount is des14 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper15 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

16 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

20 Marine Corps’’, $403,311,000: Provided, That such 

21 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con22 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

23 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

24 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
390 

1 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

3 Air Force’’, $728,334,000: Provided, That such amount 

4 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

5 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

6 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

10 Army’’, $24,990,000: Provided, That such amount is des11 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper12 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

17 Navy’’, $13,953,000: Provided, That such amount is des18 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper19 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

20 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

24 Marine Corps’’, $5,069,000: Provided, That such amount 

25 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
391 

1 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

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

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

6 Air Force’’, $19,175,000: Provided, That such amount is 

7 designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op8 erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per13 sonnel, Army’’, $174,778,000: Provided, That such 

14 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con15 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

16 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

17 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per20 sonnel, Air Force’’, $4,894,000: Provided, That such 

21 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con22 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

23 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

24 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
392 

1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

2 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main4 tenance, Army’’, $18,108,656,000: Provided, That such 

5 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con6 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

7 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

8 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main11 tenance, Navy’’, $6,253,819,000: Provided, That such 

12 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con13 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

14 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

15 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main18 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $1,850,984,000: Provided, That 

19 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

20 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu21 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

22 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main25 tenance, Air Force’’, $10,076,383,000: Provided, That 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
393 

1 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

2 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu3 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

4 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main7 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $6,211,025,000: Provided, That 

8 of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed 

9 $1,260,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

10 2016, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating 

11 nations for logistical, military, and other support, includ12 ing access, provided to United States military and stability 

13 operations in Afghanistan and Iraq: Provided further, 

14 That such reimbursement payments may be made in such 

15 amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 

16 of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Di17 rector of the Office of Management and Budget, may de18 termine, based on documentation determined by the Sec19 retary of Defense to adequately account for the support 

20 provided, and such determination is final and conclusive 

21 upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 

22 days following notification to the appropriate congres23 sional committees: Provided further, That these funds may 

24 be used for the purpose of providing specialized training 

25 and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00393 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
394 

1 viding such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non2 reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United 

3 States military and stability operations in Afghanistan 

4 and Iraq, and 15 days following notification to the appro5 priate congressional committees: Provided further, That 

6 these funds may be used to reimburse the government of 

7 Jordan, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may 

8 determine, to maintain the ability of the Jordanian armed 

9 forces to maintain security along the border between Jor10 dan and Syria, upon 15 days prior written notification to 

11 the congressional defense committees outlining the 

12 amounts reimbursed and the nature of the expenses to be 

13 reimbursed: Provided further, That not to exceed 

14 $15,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraor15 dinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or author16 ity of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be 

17 made on his certificate of necessity for confidential mili18 tary purposes: Provided further, That the authority in the 

19 preceding proviso may only be used for emergency and ex20 traordinary expenses associated with activities to counter 

21 the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided further, 

22 That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly re23 ports to the congressional defense committees on the use 

24 of funds provided in this paragraph: Provided further, 

25 That such amount is designated by the Congress for OverVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00394 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
395 

1 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

2 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

3 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main6 tenance, Army Reserve’’, $41,532,000: Provided, That 

7 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

8 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu9 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

10 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main13 tenance, Navy Reserve’’, $45,876,000: Provided, That 

14 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

15 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu16 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

17 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

19 RESERVE

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main21 tenance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $10,540,000: Provided, 

22 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over23 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

24 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

25 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
396 

1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main3 tenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $77,794,000: Provided, That 

4 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

5 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu6 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

7 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL

9 GUARD

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main11 tenance, Army National Guard’’, $77,661,000: Provided, 

12 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over13 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

14 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

15 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main18 tenance, Air National Guard’’, $22,600,000: Provided, 

19 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over20 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

21 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

22 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND

24 For the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 

25 $4,109,333,000, to remain available until September 30, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
397 

1 2016: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 

2 Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision 

3 of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Com4 bined Security Transition Command—Afghanistan, or the 

5 Secretary’s designee, to provide assistance, with the con6 currence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces 

7 of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, sup8 plies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, 

9 renovation, construction, and funding: Provided further, 

10 That the authority to provide assistance under this head11 ing is in addition to any other authority to provide assist12 ance to foreign nations: Provided further, That contribu13 tions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any 

14 person, foreign government, or international organization 

15 may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until 

16 expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, 

17 That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congres18 sional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and 

19 upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the 

20 sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific 

21 use of such contributions: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to 

23 obligating from this appropriation account, notify the con24 gressional defense committees in writing of the details of 

25 any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
398 

1 of Defense shall notify the congressional defense commit2 tees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds be3 tween budget sub-activity groups in excess of 

4 $20,000,000: Provided further, That the United States 

5 may accept equipment procured using funds provided 

6 under this heading in this or prior Acts that was trans7 ferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned 

8 by such forces to the United States: Provided further, That 

9 equipment procured using funds provided under this head10 ing in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the 

11 security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the secu12 rity forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to 

13 the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Depart14 ment of Defense upon written notification to the congres15 sional defense committees: Provided further, That of the 

16 funds provided under this heading, not less than 

17 $25,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of 

18 women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and 

19 the recruitment and training of female security personnel 

20 for the 2015 parliamentary elections: Provided further, 

21 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over22 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

23 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

24 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
399 

1 IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

2 For the ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’, 

3 $1,618,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

4 2016: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 

5 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

6 of State, pursuant to section 1236 of the National Defense 

7 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to provide assist8 ance, including training; equipment; logistics support, sup9 plies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair, renova10 tion, and sustainment to military and other security forces 

11 of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including 

12 Kurdish and tribal security forces or other local security 

13 forces, with a national security mission, to counter the Is14 lamic State in Iraq and the Levant: Provided further, That 

15 the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to pro16 viding assistance to elements of any forces such elements 

17 are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assess18 ing such elements for associations with terrorist groups 

19 or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and 

20 receiving commitments from such elements to promote re21 spect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided fur22 ther, That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain 

23 contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign 

24 governments, including the Government of Iraq, and other 

25 entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
400 

1 heading: Provided further, That contributions of funds for 

2 the purposes provided herein from any foreign government 

3 or other entities, may be credited to this Fund, to remain 

4 available until expended, and used for such purposes: Pro5 vided further, That not more than 25 percent of the funds 

6 appropriated under this heading may be obligated or ex7 pended until not fewer than 15 days after (1) the Sec8 retary of Defense submits a report to the appropriate con9 gressional committees, describing the plan for the provi10 sion of such training and assistance and the forces des11 ignated to receive such assistance, and (2) the President 

12 submits a report to the appropriate congressional commit13 tees on how assistance provided under this heading sup14 ports a larger regional strategy: Provided further, That of 

15 the amount provided under this heading, not more than 

16 60 percent may be obligated or expended until not fewer 

17 than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of De18 fense certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 

19 that an amount equal to not less than 40 percent of the 

20 amount provided under this heading has been contributed 

21 by other countries and entities for the purposes for which 

22 funds are provided under this heading, of which at least 

23 50 percent shall have been contributed or provided by the 

24 Government of Iraq: Provided further, That the limitation 

25 in the preceding proviso shall not apply if the Secretary 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
401 

1 of Defense determines, in writing, that the national secu2 rity objectives of the United States will be compromised 

3 by the application of the limitation to such assistance, and 

4 notifies the appropriate congressional committees not less 

5 than 15 days in advance of the exemption taking effect, 

6 including a justification for the Secretary’s determination 

7 and a description of the assistance to be exempted from 

8 the application of such limitation: Provided further, That 

9 the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law re10 lating to the acquisition of items and support services or 

11 sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

12 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines such 

13 provisions of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or other14 wise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice 

15 of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the 

16 appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, 

17 That the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

18 under this heading means the ‘‘congressional defense com19 mittees’’, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 

20 Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropria21 tions and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: 

22 Provided further, That amounts made available under this 

23 heading are designated by the Congress for Overseas Con24 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
402 

1 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For the ‘‘Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund’’, 

6 $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

7 2016: Provided, That such funds shall be available to pro8 vide support and assistance to foreign security forces or 

9 other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facili10 tate counterterrorism and crisis response activities pursu11 ant to section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization 

12 Act for Fiscal Year 2015: Provided further, That the Sec13 retary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein 

14 to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be 

15 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

16 and subject to the same authorities and for the same time 

17 period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided 

18 further, That the transfer authority under this heading is 

19 in addition to any other transfer authority provided else20 where in this Act: Provided further, That the funds avail21 able under this heading are available for transfer only to 

22 the extent that the Secretary of Defense submits a prior 

23 approval reprogramming request to the congressional de24 fense committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

25 Defense shall comply with the appropriate vetting standVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00402 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
403 

1 ards and procedures established elsewhere in this Act for 

2 any recipient of training, equipment, or other assistance: 

3 Provided further, That the amount provided under this 

4 heading is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con5 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

6 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For the ‘‘European Reassurance Initiative’’, 

11 $175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2015: Provided, That such funds shall be available under 

13 the authority provided to the Department of Defense by 

14 any other provision of law, for programs, activities, and 

15 assistance to provide support to the Governments of 

16 Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, including the 

17 provision of training, equipment, and logistical supplies, 

18 support, and services, and the payment of incremental ex19 penses of the Armed Forces associated with prepositioning 

20 additional equipment and undertaking additional or ex21 tended deployments in such countries and adjacent waters: 

22 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 

23 transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations 

24 provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be avail25 able for the same purposes and for the same time period 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
404 

1 as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided fur2 ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 

3 15 days prior to transferring amounts from this appro4 priation, notify the congressional defense committees in 

5 writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided fur6 ther, That upon a determination by the Secretary of De7 fense that all or part of the funds transferred from this 

8 appropriation are not necessary for the purposes herein, 

9 such amounts may be transferred back to the appropria10 tion and shall be available for the same purposes and for 

11 the same time period as originally appropriated: Provided 

12 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

13 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro14 vided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That such 

15 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con16 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

17 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 PROCUREMENT 

20 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

22 Army’’, $196,200,000, to remain available until Sep23 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des24 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper25 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
405 

1 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

5 Army’’, $32,136,000, to remain available until September 

6 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

7 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

8 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

9 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

10 of 1985. 

11 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT

12 VEHICLES, ARMY

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap14 ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $5,000,000, to 

15 remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, 

16 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over17 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

18 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

19 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am22 munition, Army’’, $140,905,000, to remain available until 

23 September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des24 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper25 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
406 

1 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

5 Army’’, $773,583,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des7 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper8 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

13 Navy’’, $243,359,000, to remain available until September 

14 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

15 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

16 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

17 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

18 of 1985. 

19 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procure21 ment, Navy’’, $66,785,000, to remain available until Sep22 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des23 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper24 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
407 

1 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE

4 CORPS

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am6 munition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $154,519,000, to re7 main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 

8 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

9 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu10 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

11 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

14 Navy’’, $123,710,000, to remain available until September 

15 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

16 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

17 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

18 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

19 of 1985. 

20 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 

22 Corps’’, $65,589,000, to remain available until September 

23 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

24 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

25 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
408 

1 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

2 of 1985. 

3 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

5 Air Force’’, $481,019,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des7 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper8 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

13 Air Force’’, $136,189,000, to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des15 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper16 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

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

18 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am21 munition, Air Force’’, $219,785,000, to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount 

23 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

24 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
409 

1 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

5 Air Force’’, $3,607,526,000, to remain available until 

6 September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des7 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper8 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, De13 fense-Wide’’, $250,386,000, to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des15 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper16 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

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

18 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT

20 For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat 

21 vehicles, ammunition, other weapons and other procure22 ment for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, 

23 $1,200,000,000, to remain available for obligation until 

24 September 30, 2017: Provided, That the Chiefs of Na25 tional Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
410 

1 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit 

2 to the congressional defense committees the modernization 

3 priority assessment for their respective National Guard or 

4 Reserve component: Provided further, That such amount 

5 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

6 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

7 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

10 EVALUATION 

11 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

12 ARMY

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop14 ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $2,000,000, to remain 

15 available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That such 

16 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con17 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

18 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

21 NAVY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop23 ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $36,020,000, to re24 main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That 

25 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
411 

1 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu2 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

3 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

5 AIR FORCE

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop7 ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $14,706,000, to 

8 remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, 

9 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over10 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

11 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

12 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

14 DEFENSE-WIDE

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop16 ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, 

17 $174,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 

18 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

19 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

20 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

21 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

22 of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
412 

1 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

2 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working 

4 Capital Funds’’, $91,350,000: Provided, That such 

5 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con6 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

7 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

8 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

10 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro12 gram’’, $300,531,000, which shall be for operation and 

13 maintenance: Provided, That such amount is designated 

14 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

15 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

16 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

19 DEFENSE

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 

21 Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, $205,000,000: Pro22 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

23 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter24 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal25 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
413 

1 JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For the ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 

4 Fund’’, $444,464,000, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That such funds shall be avail6 able to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any 

7 other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Di8 rector of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 

9 Organization to investigate, develop and provide equip10 ment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and 

11 funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of impro12 vised explosive devices: Provided further, That the Sec13 retary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to 

14 appropriations for military personnel; operation and main15 tenance; procurement; research, development, test and 

16 evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accom17 plish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That 

18 this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 

19 authority available to the Department of Defense: Pro20 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 

21 fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this 

22 appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees 

23 in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided 

24 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

25 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on TerVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00413 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
414 

1 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the In5 spector General’’, $10,623,000: Provided, That such 

6 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con7 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

8 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

9 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

11 SEC. 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

12 law, funds made available in this title are in addition to 

13 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 

14 Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary 

17 of Defense that such action is necessary in the national 

18 interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Of19 fice of Management and Budget, transfer up to 

20 $3,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made 

21 available to the Department of Defense in this title: Pro22 vided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress 

23 promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority 

24 in this section: Provided further, That the authority pro25 vided in this section is in addition to any other transfer 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
415 

1 authority available to the Department of Defense and is 

2 subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority 

3 provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations 

4 Act, 2015. 

5 SEC. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and 

6 costs for design during construction associated with a con7 struction project funded with appropriations available for 

8 operation and maintenance or the ‘‘Afghanistan Security 

9 Forces Fund’’ provided in this Act and executed in direct 

10 support of overseas contingency operations in Afghani11 stan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract 

12 is awarded: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, 

13 supervision and administration costs and costs for design 

14 during construction include all in-house Government costs. 

15 SEC. 9004. From funds made available in this title, 

16 the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military 

17 and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in 

18 the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility: (a) pas19 senger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; 

20 and (b) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical 

21 security of personnel or for force protection purposes up 

22 to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price 

23 or other limitations applicable to the purchase of pas24 senger carrying vehicles. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
416 

1 SEC. 9005. Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the 

2 amounts appropriated in this title under the heading ‘‘Op3 eration and Maintenance, Army’’ may be used, notwith4 standing any other provision of law, to fund the Com5 mander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the 

6 purpose of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan 

7 to respond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and 

8 reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsi9 bility: Provided, That each project (including any ancillary 

10 or related elements in connection with such project) exe11 cuted under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: 

12 Provided further, That not later than 45 days after the 

13 end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re15 port regarding the source of funds and the allocation and 

16 use of funds during that quarter that were made available 

17 pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under 

18 any other provision of law for the purposes described here19 in: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after 

20 the end of each month, the Army shall submit to the con21 gressional defense committees monthly commitment, obli22 gation, and expenditure data for the Commander’s Emer23 gency Response Program in Afghanistan: Provided further, 

24 That not less than 15 days before making funds available 

25 pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
417 

1 any other provision of law for the purposes described here2 in for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion 

3 of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the 

4 congressional defense committees a written notice con5 taining each of the following: 

6 (1) The location, nature and purpose of the 

7 proposed project, including how the project is in8 tended to advance the military campaign plan for 

9 the country in which it is to be carried out. 

10 (2) The budget, implementation timeline with 

11 milestones, and completion date for the proposed 

12 project, including any other CERP funding that has 

13 been or is anticipated to be contributed to the com14 pletion of the project. 

15 (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed 

16 project, including the agreement with either the host 

17 nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the 

18 United States Government or a third-party contrib19 utor to finance the sustainment of the activities and 

20 maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be pro21 vided through the proposed project. 

22 SEC. 9006. Funds available to the Department of De23 fense for operation and maintenance may be used, not24 withstanding any other provision of law, to provide sup25 plies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
418 

1 and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting 

2 military and stability operations in Afghanistan: Provided, 

3 That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly re4 ports to the congressional defense committees regarding 

5 support provided under this section. 

6 SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or other7 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli8 gated or expended by the United States Government for 

9 a purpose as follows: 

10 (1) To establish any military installation or 

11 base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 

12 stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 

13 (2) To exercise United States control over any 

14 oil resource of Iraq. 

15 (3) To establish any military installation or 

16 base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 

17 stationing of United States Armed Forces in Af18 ghanistan. 

19 SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this 

20 Act may be used in contravention of the following laws 

21 enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the 

22 United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 

23 Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 

24 (done at New York on December 10, 1984): 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
419 

1 (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 

2 Code. 

3 (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 

4 and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 

5 Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 

6 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 

7 regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed8 eral Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of 

9 Federal Regulations. 

10 (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department 

11 of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

12 to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 

13 Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 

14 148). 

15 SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Af16 ghanistan Security Forces Fund’’ (ASFF) may be obli17 gated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan 

18 by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) 

19 of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC 

20 must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any 

21 service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually 

22 and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess 

23 of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the 

24 Department of Defense must certify to the congressional 

25 defense committees that the AROC has convened and apVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00419 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
420 

1 proved a process for ensuring compliance with the require2 ments in the preceding proviso and accompanying report 

3 language for the ASFF. 

4 SEC. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the 

5 Department of Defense for operation and maintenance 

6 may be used to purchase items having an investment unit 

7 cost of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon de8 termination by the Secretary of Defense that such action 

9 is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a 

10 Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contin11 gency operations overseas, such funds may be used to pur12 chase items having an investment item unit cost of not 

13 more than $500,000. 

14 SEC. 9011. From funds made available to the De15 partment of Defense in this title under the heading ‘‘Oper16 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, up to $140,000,000 

17 may be used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding 

18 any other provision of law, to support United States Gov19 ernment transition activities in Iraq by funding the oper20 ations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation 

21 in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life sup22 port, transportation and personal security, and facilities 

23 renovation and construction, and site closeout activities 

24 prior to returning sites to the Government of Iraq: Pro25 vided, That to the extent authorized under the National 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
421 

1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the oper2 ations and activities that may be carried out by the Office 

3 of Security Cooperation in Iraq may, with the concurrence 

4 of the Secretary of State, include non-operational training 

5 activities in support of Iraqi Minister of Defense and 

6 Counter Terrorism Service personnel in an institutional 

7 environment to address capability gaps, integrate proc8 esses relating to intelligence, air sovereignty, combined 

9 arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage and inte10 grate defense-related institutions: Provided further, That 

11 not later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act, 

12 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 

13 submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for 

14 transitioning any such training activities that they deter15 mine are needed after the end of fiscal year 2015, to exist16 ing or new contracts for the sale of defense articles or 

17 defense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms 

18 Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.): Provided 

19 further, That not less than 15 days before making funds 

20 available pursuant to the authority provided in this sec21 tion, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres22 sional defense committees a written notice containing a 

23 detailed justification and timeline for the operations and 

24 activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
422 

1 each site where such operations and activities will be con2 ducted during fiscal year 2015. 

3 SEC. 9012. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

4 otherwise made available by this Act under the heading 

5 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for pay6 ments under section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for re7 imbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made 

8 available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

9 with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional 

10 defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is— 

11 (1) cooperating with the United States in 

12 counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Net13 work, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, 

14 Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic 

15 and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking 

16 steps to end support for such groups and prevent 

17 them from basing and operating in Pakistan and 

18 carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring 

19 countries; 

20 (2) not supporting terrorist activities against 

21 United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 

22 Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 

23 intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 

24 processes in Pakistan; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
423 

1 (3) dismantling improvised explosive device 

2 (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 

3 used in the manufacture of IEDs; 

4 (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re5 lated material and expertise; 

6 (5) implementing policies to protect judicial 

7 independence and due process of law; 

8 (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 

9 States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts 

10 and assistance programs in Pakistan; and 

11 (7) providing humanitarian organizations access 

12 to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 

13 Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 

14 (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

15 the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in para16 graph (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 

17 to the congressional defense committees that it is in the 

18 national security interest to do so: Provided, That if the 

19 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

20 of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries 

21 shall report to the congressional defense committees on 

22 both the justification for the waiver and on the require23 ments of this section that the Government of Pakistan was 

24 not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may 

25 be submitted in classified form if necessary. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
424 

1 (RESCISSIONS)

2 SEC. 9013. Of the funds appropriated in Department 

3 of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 

4 hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro5 grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That such 

6 amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas 

7 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu8 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

9 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 

10 ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2013/2015, 

11 $8,200,000; 

12 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 2014/2016, 

13 $464,000,000; and 

14 ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 2014/ 

15 2015, $764,380,000. 

16 SEC. 9014. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention 

18 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 

19 including for the introduction of United States armed or 

20 military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 

21 Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 

22 indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 

23 airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in con24 travention of the congressional consultation and reporting 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
425 

1 requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 

2 1542 and 1543). 

3 SEC. 9015. In addition to the amounts appropriated 

4 in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, notwith5 standing any other provision of law, to conduct surface 

6 and subsurface clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed 

7 training ranges used by the Armed Forces of the United 

8 States in Afghanistan: Provided, That such funds shall be 

9 available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, That 

10 such ranges shall not have been transferred to the Islamic 

11 Republic of Afghanistan for use by its armed forces: Pro12 vided further, That within 90 days of enactment of this 

13 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congres14 sional defense committees a written plan to mitigate the 

15 threat of unexploded ordnance at such ranges, including 

16 a detailed spend plan: Provided further, That the Secretary 

17 of Defense shall provide the congressional defense commit18 tees written progress reports every 180 days after the sub19 mission of the initial plan, until such funds are fully ex20 pended: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

21 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

22 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
426 

1 SEC. 9016. The Secretary of Defense is authorized, 

2 in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide as3 sistance, including training, equipment, supplies, 

4 sustainment and stipends, to appropriately vetted ele5 ments of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately 

6 vetted Syrian groups or individuals for the following pur7 poses: defending the Syrian people from attacks by the 

8 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and securing 

9 territory controlled by the Syrian opposition; protecting 

10 the United States, its friends and allies, and the Syrian 

11 people from the threats posed by terrorists in Syria; and 

12 promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to 

13 end the conflict in Syria: Provided, That up to 

14 $500,000,000 of funds appropriated for the Counterter15 rorism Partnerships Fund may be used for activities au16 thorized by this section: Provided further, That the Sec17 retary may accept and retain contributions, including as18 sistance in-kind, from foreign governments to carry out 

19 activities as authorized by this section and shall be cred20 ited to the appropriate appropriations accounts, except 

21 that any funds so accepted by the Secretary shall not be 

22 available for obligation until a reprogramming action is 

23 submitted to the congressional defense committees: Pro24 vided further, That the President and the Secretary of De25 fense shall comply with the reporting requirements in secVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00426 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
427 

1 tion 149(b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d) of the Continuing Ap2 propriations Resolution, 2015 (Public Law 113–164): Pro3 vided further, That the term ‘‘appropriately vetted’’ as 

4 used in this section shall be construed to mean, at a min5 imum, assessments of possible recipients for associations 

6 with terrorist groups including the Islamic State of Iraq 

7 and the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham, 

8 other al-Qaeda related groups, Hezbollah, or Shia militias 

9 supporting the Governments of Syria or Iran; and for com10 mitment to the rule of law and a peaceful and democratic 

11 Syria: Provided further, That none of the funds used pur12 suant to this authority shall be used for the procurement 

13 or transfer of man portable air defense systems: Provided 

14 further, That nothing in this section shall be construed to 

15 constitute a specific statutory authorization for the intro16 duction of the United States Armed Forces into hostilities 

17 or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated 

18 by the circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) 

19 of the War Powers Resolution: Provided further, That 

20 amounts made available by this section are designated by 

21 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

22 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

23 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

24 of 1985: Provided further, That the authority to provide 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
428 

1 assistance under this section shall terminate on September 

2 30, 2015. 

3 SEC. 9017. None of the funds in this Act may be 

4 made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo 

5 aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or 

6 the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of De7 fense provides a report to the congressional defense com8 mittees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift re9 quirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s abil10 ity to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft 

11 in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if nec12 essary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan 

13 Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity. 

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 SEC. 9018. In addition to amounts appropriated in 

16 title II or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 

17 $1,000,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 

18 of Defense and made available for transfer to the oper19 ation and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Ma20 rine Corps, and Air Force (including National Guard and 

21 reserve) for purposes of improving military readiness: Pro22 vided, That the transfer authority provided under this pro23 vision is in addition to any other transfer authority pro24 vided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That such 

25 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas ConVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00428 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
429 

1 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

2 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 TITLE X 

5 EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 

6 PROCUREMENT 

7 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, De9 fense-Wide’’, $17,000,000, to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2017, for expenses related to the Ebola out11 break: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

12 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec13 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer14 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

16 EVALUATION 

17 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

18 DEFENSE-WIDE

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop20 ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $95,000,000, 

21 to remain available until September 30, 2016, for expenses 

22 related to developing technologies that are relevant to the 

23 Ebola outbreak: Provided, That such amount is designated 

24 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
430 

1 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of De4 fense Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
431 

1 DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVEL2 OPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES AP3 PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

4 TITLE I 

5 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

6 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

7 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

8 The following appropriations shall be expended under 

9 the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super10 vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func11 tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river 

12 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro13 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. 

14 INVESTIGATIONS

15 For expenses necessary where authorized by law for 

16 the collection and study of basic information pertaining 

17 to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 

18 shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re19 lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans 

20 and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and 

21 storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 

22 ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 

23 construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 

24 miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
432 

1 surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 

2 of projects prior to construction, $122,000,000, to remain 

3 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 

4 may initiate up to, but not more than, 10 new study starts 

5 during fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That the new 

6 study starts will consist of seven studies where the major7 ity of the benefits are derived from navigation transpor8 tation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction 

9 and three studies where the majority of the benefits are 

10 derived from environmental restoration: Provided further, 

11 That the Secretary shall not deviate from the new starts 

12 proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been sub13 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

14 of Representatives and the Senate. 

15 CONSTRUCTION

16 For expenses necessary for the construction of river 

17 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro18 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 

19 projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, 

20 and plans and specifications, of such projects (including 

21 those involving participation by States, local governments, 

22 or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 

23 by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica24 tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern25 ment to construction); $1,639,489,000, to remain availVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00432 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
433 

1 able until expended; of which such sums as are necessary 

2 to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facili3 ties under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities pro4 gram shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

5 Fund as authorized by Public Law 104–303; and of which 

6 such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs 

7 of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion 

8 of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the In9 land Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifi10 cally provided for in law: Provided, That the Secretary 

11 may initiate up to, but not more than, four new construc12 tion starts during fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That 

13 the new construction starts will consist of three projects 

14 where the majority of the benefits are derived from naviga15 tion transportation savings or from flood and storm dam16 age reduction and one project where the majority of the 

17 benefits are derived from environmental restoration: Pro18 vided further, That for new construction projects, project 

19 cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as prac20 ticable but no later than August 31, 2015: Provided fur21 ther, That no allocation for a new start shall be considered 

22 final and no work allowance shall be made until the Sec23 retary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 

24 the House of Representatives and the Senate an out-year 

25 funding scenario demonstrating the affordability of the seVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00433 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
434 

1 lected new start and the impacts on other projects: Pro2 vided further, That the Secretary may not deviate from 

3 the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan 

4 has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

5 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

6 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

7 For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 

8 projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu9 vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 

10 by law, $302,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

11 of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 

12 share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for in13 land harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte14 nance Trust Fund. 

15 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

16 For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte17 nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 

18 storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

19 and related projects authorized by law; providing security 

20 for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ21 ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 

22 harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or 

23 other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 

24 of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 

25 and charting northern and northwestern lakes and conVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00434 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
435 

1 necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 

2 removing obstructions to navigation, $2,908,511,000, to 

3 remain available until expended, of which such sums as 

4 are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible oper5 ation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and chan6 nels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Har7 bor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as be8 come available from the special account for the Corps of 

9 Engineers established by the Land and Water Conserva10 tion Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account 

11 for resource protection, research, interpretation, and 

12 maintenance activities related to resource protection in the 

13 areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of 

14 which such sums as become available from fees collected 

15 under section 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used 

16 to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the 

17 dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees 

18 have been collected: Provided, That 1 percent of the total 

19 amount of funds provided for each of the programs, 

20 projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not 

21 be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the begin22 ning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be 

23 available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such 

24 emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines 

25 to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of EnVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00435 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
436 

1 gineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any re2 maining funds which have not been used for emergency 

3 activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts 

4 provided for the programs, projects, or activities. 

5 REGULATORY PROGRAM

6 For expenses necessary for administration of laws 

7 pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 

8 $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2016. 

10 FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

11 For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 

12 from sites in the United States resulting from work per13 formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro14 gram, $101,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

15 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

16 For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri17 cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 

18 operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 

19 such disasters as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to re20 main available until expended. 

21 EXPENSES

22 For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen23 eral administration of the civil works program in the head24 quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 

25 Division Engineers; and for costs of management and opVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00436 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
437 

1 eration of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ2 ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 

3 Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 

4 the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen5 ter allocable to the civil works program, $178,000,000, to 

6 remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not 

7 to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and 

8 representation purposes and only during the current fiscal 

9 year: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation 

10 provided in title I of this Act shall be available to fund 

11 the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engi12 neers or the civil works executive direction and manage13 ment activities of the division offices: Provided further, 

14 That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appro15 priation may be used to fund the supervision and general 

16 administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other 

17 activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other nat18 ural disaster. 

19 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

20 FOR CIVIL WORKS

21 For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

22 for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 

23 $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
438 

1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 

2 ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I 

5 of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts 

6 to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act 

7 that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 

8 year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

9 through a reprogramming of funds that: 

10 (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 

11 or activity; 

12 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

13 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro14 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 

15 denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior ap16 proval is received from the House and Senate Com17 mittees on Appropriations; 

18 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 

19 activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval 

20 is received from the House and Senate Committees 

21 on Appropriations; 

22 (5) augments or reduces existing programs, 

23 projects, or activities in excess of the amounts con24 tained in paragraphs 6 through 10, unless prior apVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00438 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
439 

1 proval is received from the House and Senate Com2 mittees on Appropriations; 

3 (6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over 

4 $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base 

5 amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study 

6 or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level 

7 less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is 

8 $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may 

9 be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activ10 ity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 

11 obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 

12 (7) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over 

13 $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the 

14 base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, 

15 study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a 

16 base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 

17 limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to 

18 $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled con19 tractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate de20 ficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to 

21 $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing 

22 study or activity that did not receive an appropria23 tion for existing obligations and concomitant admin24 istrative expenses; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
440 

1 (8) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Unlim2 ited reprogramming authority is granted for the 

3 Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Pro4 vided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the 

5 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 

6 these emergency actions as soon thereafter as prac7 ticable: Provided further, That for a base level over 

8 $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the 

9 base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, 

10 study or activity is allowed: Provided further, That 

11 for a base level less than $1,000,000, the re12 programming limit is $150,000: Provided further, 

13 That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any con14 tinuing study or activity that did not receive an ap15 propriation; 

16 (9) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.— 

17 The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), 

18 (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Con19 struction, and Operation and Maintenance portions 

20 of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account re21 spectively; and 

22 (10) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL AC23 TION PROGRAM.—Reprogramming of up to 15 per24 cent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
441 

1 (b) DE MINIMIS REPROGRAMMINGS.—In no case 

2 should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be sub3 mitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appro4 priations. 

5 (c) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM.—Sub6 section (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity 

7 funded under the continuing authorities program. 

8 (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 

10 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to 

11 establish the baseline for application of reprogramming 

12 and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which 

13 shall include: 

14 (1) A table for each appropriation with a sepa15 rate column to display the President’s budget re16 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 

17 due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fis18 cal year enacted level; and 

19 (2) A delineation in the table for each appro20 priation both by object class and program, project 

21 and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 

22 the respective appropriations; and 

23 (3) An identification of items of special congres24 sional interest. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
442 

1 SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 

2 title may be used to award or modify any contract that 

3 commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 

4 program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex5 cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 

6 been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 

7 section 101. 

8 SEC. 103. The Secretary of the Army may transfer 

9 to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 

10 Service may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds 

11 provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and 

12 Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps 

13 of Engineers projects. 

14 SEC. 104. Subsection (a)(6) of section 511 of the 

15 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 

16 3301 note; 110 Stat. 3761–3762; 113 Stat. 375–376; 121 

17 Stat. 1203) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘$43,400,000’’. 

19 SEC. 105. The Secretary shall allocate funds made 

20 available in this Act solely in accordance with the provi21 sions of this Act and the explanatory statement described 

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

23 consolidated Act), including the determination and des24 ignation of new starts. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
443 

1 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the 

3 Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) 

4 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public 

5 Law 110–114). 

6 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be used within the borders of the State of Lou8 isiana by the Mississippi Valley Division or the South9 western Division of the Army Corps of Engineers or any 

10 district of the Corps within such divisions to implement 

11 or enforce the mitigation methodology, referred to as the 

12 ‘‘Modified Charleston Method’’. 

13 SEC. 108. (a) Of the funds made available in prior 

14 appropriations Acts for water resources efforts under the 

15 headings ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil, Department of the 

16 Army’’ that remain unobligated as of the date of enact17 ment of this Act, including amounts specified in law for 

18 particular projects, programs, or activities, $28,000,000 

19 is rescinded. 

20 (b) None of the funds under subsection (a) may be 

21 rescinded from amounts that the Congress designated as 

22 an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 

23 Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 

24 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
444 

1 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available in this 

2 or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and 

3 Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by 

4 the Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year ending Sep5 tember 30, 2015, to develop, adopt, implement, admin6 ister, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect 

7 on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the 

8 terms ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ for the 

9 purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

10 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 

11 SEC. 110. The limited reevaluation report initiated 

12 in fiscal year 2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama navi13 gation project shall include evaluation of the full depth 

14 of the project as authorized under section 201 of Public 

15 Law 99–662 (110 Stat. 4090) at the same non-Federal 

16 share of the cost as in the design agreement executed on 

17 August 14, 2012. 

18 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge 

20 of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollu21 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for the activi22 ties identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 

23 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A),(C)). 

24 SEC. 112. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agen25 cy and the U.S. Department of the Army shall withdraw 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
445 

1 the interpretive rule, ‘‘U.S. Environmental Protection 

2 Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army Interpretive 

3 Rule Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act 

4 Section 404(f)(1)(A),’’ signed on March 25, 2014. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
446 

1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

3 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

4 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

5 For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 

6 Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain 

7 available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be de8 posited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con9 servation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Miti10 gation and Conservation Commission: Provided, That of 

11 the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall 

12 be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary ex13 penses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities of 

14 the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That for 

15 fiscal year 2015, of the amount made available to the 

16 Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commis17 sion may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for ad18 ministrative expenses. 

19 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

20 The following appropriations shall be expended to 

21 execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama22 tion: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
447 

1 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For management, development, and restoration of 

4 water and related natural resources and for related activi5 ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita6 tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 

7 fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri8 cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 

9 agreements with, State and local governments, federally 

10 recognized Indian tribes, and others, $978,131,000, to re11 main available until expended, of which $25,000 shall be 

12 available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin 

13 Fund and $6,840,000 shall be available for transfer to the 

14 Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which 

15 such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to 

16 the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That such trans17 fers may be increased or decreased within the overall ap18 propriation under this heading: Provided further, That of 

19 the total appropriated, the amount for program activities 

20 that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bu21 reau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 

22 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: 

23 Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 

24 395 are available until expended for the purposes for 

25 which the funds were contributed: Provided further, That 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
448 

1 funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited 

2 to this account and are available until expended for the 

3 same purposes as the sums appropriated under this head4 ing: Provided further, That of the amounts provided here5 in, funds may be used for high-priority projects which 

6 shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as 

7 authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706. 

8 CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND

9 For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habi10 tat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of 

11 the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,995,000, 

12 to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the 

13 Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sec14 tions 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 

15 102–575, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

16 That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and 

17 collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and 

18 restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of 

19 Public Law 102–575: Provided further, That none of the 

20 funds made available under this heading may be used for 

21 the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes 

22 if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes 

23 by a court adopted decree or order. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
449 

1 CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 

4 Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 

5 consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of 

6 the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until ex7 pended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 

8 carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate 

9 accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry 

10 out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appro11 priated herein may be used for the Federal share of the 

12 costs of CALFED Program management: Provided fur13 ther, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out 

14 in a balanced manner with clear performance measures 

15 demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals 

16 and objectives of the Program. 

17 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

18 For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and 

19 related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the 

20 Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau 

21 of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2016, $58,500,000, to be derived from the Reclamation 

23 Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 

24 377: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
450 

1 in this Act shall be available for activities or functions 

2 budgeted as policy and administration expenses. 

3 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

5 Of the unobligated balances available under this 

6 heading, $500,000 is hereby rescinded. 

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

8 Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 

9 be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger 

10 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 

12 INTERIOR 

13 SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II 

14 of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided 

15 by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities 

16 funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Re17 sources that remain available for obligation or expenditure 

18 in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or ex19 penditure through a reprogramming of funds that— 

20 (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, 

21 or activity; 

22 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

23 (3) increases funds for any program, project, or 

24 activity for which funds have been denied or re25 stricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
451 

1 from the Committees on Appropriations of the 

2 House of Representatives and the Senate; 

3 (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or 

4 activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, 

5 unless prior approval is received from the Commit6 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa7 tives and the Senate; 

8 (5) transfers funds in excess of the following 

9 limits, unless prior approval is received from the 

10 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Senate: 

12 (A) 15 percent for any program, project or 

13 activity for which $2,000,000 or more is avail14 able at the beginning of the fiscal year; or 

15 (B) $300,000 for any program, project or 

16 activity for which less than $2,000,000 is avail17 able at the beginning of the fiscal year; 

18 (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either 

19 the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabili20 tation category or the Resources Management and 

21 Development category to any program, project, or 

22 activity in the other category, unless prior approval 

23 is received from the Committees on Appropriations 

24 of the House of Representatives and the Senate; or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
452 

1 (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 

2 obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 

3 $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled 

4 contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due 

5 to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate de6 ficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received 

7 from the Committees on Appropriations of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Senate. 

9 (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer 

10 of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 

11 Rehabilitation category. 

12 (c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer 

13 means any movement of funds into or out of a program, 

14 project, or activity. 

15 (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports 

16 on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations 

17 of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing 

18 all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, 

19 activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly re20 port shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the 

21 date of enactment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth23 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deter24 mine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain 

25 for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
453 

1 of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which 

2 shall conform to the water quality standards of the State 

3 of California as approved by the Administrator of the En4 vironmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detri5 mental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 

6 (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup 

7 Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drain8 age Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the 

9 Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected 

10 until fully repaid pursuant to the ‘‘Cleanup Program— 

11 Alternative Repayment Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP—Alter12 native Repayment Plan’’ described in the report entitled 

13 ‘‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Pro14 gram and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, Feb15 ruary 1995’’, prepared by the Department of the Interior, 

16 Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds 

17 by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage 

18 service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall 

19 be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of 

20 such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation 

21 law. 

22 SEC. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act 

23 of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
454 

1 SEC. 204. Section 301 of the Reclamation States 

2 Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

4 SEC. 205. Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed 

5 Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as 

6 amended by section 210 of Public Law 111–85, is amend7 ed by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it appears and inserting 

8 ‘‘2016’’. 

9 SEC. 206. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

10 Interior may fund or participate in pilot projects to in11 crease Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and 

12 the initial units of Colorado River Storage Project res13 ervoirs, as authorized by the first section of the Act of 

14 April 11, 1956 (43 U.S.C. 620), to address the effects 

15 of historic drought conditions. 

16 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Pilot projects under this sec17 tion are authorized to be funded through— 

18 (1) grants by the Secretary to public entities 

19 that use water from the Colorado River Basin for 

20 municipal purposes for projects that are imple21 mented by 1 or more non-Federal entities; or 

22 (2) grants or other appropriate financial agree23 ments to provide additional funds for renewing or 

24 implementing water conservation agreements that 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
455 

1 are in existence on the date of enactment of this 

2 Act. 

3 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 

4 (1) Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin 

5 Fund established by section 5 of the Colorado River 

6 Storage Project Act (43 U.S.C. 620d) and the 

7 Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund es8 tablished by section 403 of the Colorado River Basin 

9 Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1543) shall not be used to 

10 carry out this section; and 

11 (2) the authority to fund these pilot projects 

12 through grants shall terminate on September 30, 

13 2018. 

14 (d) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION.—Not later 

15 than September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to 

16 the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources 

17 of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 

18 Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the 

19 Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot 

20 projects described in subsection (a) and a recommendation 

21 to Congress whether the activities undertaken by the pilot 

22 projects should be continued. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
456 

1 TITLE III 

2 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

3 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

4 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

6 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

7 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap8 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 

9 efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out 

10 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

11 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

12 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

13 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

14 $1,936,999,858, to remain available until expended: Pro15 vided, That $160,000,000 shall be available until Sep16 tember 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further, 

17 That, of the amount provided under this heading, the Sec18 retary may transfer up to $45,000,000 to the Defense 

19 Production Act Fund for activities of the Department of 

20 Energy pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 

21 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq.): Provided further, That 

22 $13,064,858 from unobligated balances available from 

23 prior year appropriations provided under this heading is 

24 hereby rescinded, of which $145,204 is from Public Law 

25 111–8 and $696,654 is from Public Law 111–85: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00456 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
457 

1 vided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from 

2 amounts that were designated by the Congress as an 

3 emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu4 tion on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer5 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY

7 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

8 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap9 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for elec10 tricity delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying 

11 out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organiza12 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisi13 tion or condemnation of any real property or any facility 

14 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan15 sion, $147,306,000, to remain available until expended: 

16 Provided, That $27,606,000 shall be available until Sep17 tember 30, 2016, for program direction. 

18 NUCLEAR ENERGY

19 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

20 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

21 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap22 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear 

23 energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the De24 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

25 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
458 

1 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi2 tion, construction, or expansion, $913,500,000, to remain 

3 available until expended: Provided, That, of the amount 

4 made available under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be 

5 available until September 30, 2016, for program direction 

6 including official reception and representation expenses 

7 not to exceed $10,000: Provided further, That, of the 

8 funds made available under this heading in prior years, 

9 $80,000,000 of unobligated balances is hereby rescinded, 

10 including up to $18,000,000 from funds provided for pro11 gram direction activities: Provided further, That no 

12 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des13 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

14 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

15 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

16 1985. 

17 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

18 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car19 rying out fossil energy research and development activi20 ties, under the authority of the Department of Energy Or21 ganization Act (Public Law 95–91), including the acquisi22 tion of interest, including defeasible and equitable inter23 ests in any real property or any facility or for plant or 

24 facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting in25 quiries, technological investigations and research conVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00458 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
459 

1 cerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of 

2 mineral substances without objectionable social and envi3 ronmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), 

4 $571,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro5 vided, That $119,000,000 shall be available until Sep6 tember 30, 2016, for program direction. 

7 NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES

8 For Department of Energy expenses necessary to 

9 carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, 

10 $19,950,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

12 unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be 

13 available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve ac14 tivities. 

15 ELK HILLS SCHOOL LANDS FUND

16 For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment 

17 under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the 

18 United States and the State of California on October 11, 

19 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public Law 104– 

20 106, $15,579,815, for payment to the State of California 

21 for the State Teachers’ Retirement Fund, of which 

22 $15,579,815 shall be derived from the Elk Hills School 

23 Lands Fund. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
460 

1 STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

2 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

3 Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and op4 erations and program management activities pursuant to 

5 the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 

6 et seq.), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE

8 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

9 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

10 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, 

11 and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy 

12 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 

13 $7,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

14 That of the unobligated balances from prior year appro15 priations available under this heading, $6,000,000 is here16 by rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be 

17 rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Con18 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur19 rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 

20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

22 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car23 rying out the activities of the Energy Information Admin24 istration, $117,000,000, to remain available until ex25 pended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
461 

1 NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

2 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

3 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap4 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-de5 fense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the 

6 purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con8 demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 

9 or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

10 $246,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That funding made available under this heading 

12 may be made available for 15–D–410 Fort St. Vrain Fa13 cility Improvements Project. 

14 URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND

15 DECOMMISSIONING FUND

16 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car17 rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination 

18 and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activi19 ties of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and 

20 title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 

21 $625,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrich22 ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to re23 main available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall 

24 be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the 

25 Energy Policy Act of 1992. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
462 

1 SCIENCE

2 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

3 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap4 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science 

5 activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

6 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in7 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop8 erty or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construc9 tion, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 pas10 senger motor vehicles for replacement only, including two 

11 buses, $5,071,000,000, to remain available until ex12 pended: Provided, That $183,700,000 shall be available 

13 until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided 

14 further, That no funding may be made available for United 

15 States cash contributions to the International Thermo16 nuclear Experimental Reactor project until its governing 

17 Council implements the recommendations of the Third Bi18 ennial International Organization Management Assess19 ment Report: Provided further, That the Secretary of En20 ergy may waive this requirement upon submission to the 

21 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent22 atives and the Senate a determination that the Council 

23 is making satisfactory progress towards implementation of 

24 such recommendations. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
463 

1 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY

2 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car3 rying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the 

4 America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69), as 

5 amended, $280,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended: Provided, That $28,000,000 shall be available 

7 until September 30, 2016, for program direction. 

8 TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE

9 PROGRAM

10 Such sums as are derived from amounts received 

11 from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy 

12 Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall 

13 be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Con14 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That, for nec15 essary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan 

16 Guarantee program, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to re17 main available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, 

18 That $25,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 

19 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited 

20 as offsetting collections to this account to cover adminis21 trative expenses and shall remain available until expended, 

22 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation 

23 from the general fund estimated at not more than 

24 $17,000,000: Provided further, That fees collected under 

25 section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
464 

1 administrative expenses shall not be available until appro2 priated: Provided further, That the Department of Energy 

3 shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financ4 ing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act 

5 of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any 

6 loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 

7 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. 

8 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING

9 LOAN PROGRAM

10 For Department of Energy administrative expenses 

11 necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehi12 cles Manufacturing Loan Program, $4,000,000, to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2016. 

14 CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY

15 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

16 Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro17 priations under this heading, $6,600,000 is hereby perma18 nently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re19 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con20 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur21 rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 

22 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 

23 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

24 For salaries and expenses of the Department of En25 ergy necessary for departmental administration in carVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00464 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
465 

1 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga2 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $245,142,000, to 

3 remain available until September 30, 2016, including the 

4 hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and 

5 representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such 

6 additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the 

7 estimated amount of cost of work for others notwith8 standing the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 

9 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such increases in 

10 cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same 

11 or greater amount: Provided further, That moneys received 

12 by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated 

13 to total $119,171,000 in fiscal year 2015 may be retained 

14 and used for operating expenses within this account, as 

15 authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith16 standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur17 ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 

18 as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 

19 result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the 

20 general fund estimated at not more than $125,971,000: 

21 Provided further, That $31,181,000 is for Energy Policy 

22 and Systems Analysis: Provided further, That of the funds 

23 made available for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, 

24 the Secretary may obligate only $26,000,000 until the reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00465 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
466 

1 port required under section 315(f) of this Act has been 

2 submitted to Congress. 

3 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 

5 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

6 General Act of 1978, $40,500,000, to remain available 

7 until September 30, 2016. 

8 ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

9 NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 

10 ADMINISTRATION 

11 WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

12 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

13 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

14 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap15 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 

16 atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out 

17 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

18 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

19 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

20 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

21 and the purchase of not to exceed 4 passenger vehicles, 

22 $8,231,770,000, to remain available until expended: Pro23 vided, That $97,118,000 shall be available until Sep24 tember 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further, 

25 That of the unobligated balances from prior year approVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00466 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
467 

1 priations available under this heading, $45,113,000 is 

2 hereby rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may 

3 be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the 

4 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a con5 current resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 

6 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

8 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

9 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

10 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap11 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 

12 defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out 

13 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

15 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

16 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

17 $1,641,369,000, to remain available until expended: Pro18 vided, That funds provided by this Act for Project 99– 

19 D–143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and by 

20 prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may 

21 be made available only for construction and program sup22 port activities for such Project: Provided further, That of 

23 the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 

24 available under this heading, $24,731,000 is hereby re25 scinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00467 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
468 

1 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con2 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur3 rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 

4 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 NAVAL REACTORS

6 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

7 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

8 naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of 

9 Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ10 ing the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construc11 tion, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital 

12 equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, 

13 $1,238,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That $41,500,000 shall be available until Sep15 tember 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further, 

16 That $4,500,000 from unobligated balances available from 

17 prior year appropriations provided under this heading is 

18 hereby rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may 

19 be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the 

20 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a con21 current resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 

22 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses for Federal Salaries and Ex25 penses (previously the Office of the Administrator) in the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
469 

1 National Nuclear Security Administration, $370,000,000, 

2 to remain available until September 30, 2016, including 

3 official reception and representation expenses not to ex4 ceed $12,000. 

5 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 

6 ACTIVITIES 

7 DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

8 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

9 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

10 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap11 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 

12 energy defense environmental cleanup activities in car13 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga14 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui15 sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 

16 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan17 sion, and the purchase of not to exceed one sport utility 

18 vehicle, one heavy duty truck, two ambulances, and one 

19 ladder fire truck for replacement only, $5,010,830,000, to 

20 remain available until expended: Provided, That 

21 $280,784,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, 

22 for program direction: Provided further, That $10,830,000 

23 from unobligated balances available from prior year appro24 priations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded: 

25 Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
470 

1 amounts that were designated by the Congress as an 

2 emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu3 tion on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer4 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 DEFENSE URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION

6 AND DECOMMISSIONING

7 For an additional amount for atomic energy of de8 fense environmental cleanup activities for Department of 

9 Energy contributions for uranium enrichment decon10 tamination and decommissioning activities, $463,000,000, 

11 to be deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup 

12 account which shall be transferred to the ‘‘Uranium En13 richment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’’. 

14 OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

15 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

16 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap17 ital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic 

18 energy defense, other defense activities, and classified ac19 tivities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

20 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in21 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop22 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con23 struction, or expansion, $754,000,000, to remain available 

24 until expended: Provided, That $249,378,000 shall be 

25 available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
471 

1 POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION 

2 BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND

3 Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra4 tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 

5 are approved for the Black Canyon Trout Hatchery and, 

6 in addition, for official reception and representation ex7 penses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That 

8 during fiscal year 2015, no new direct loan obligations 

9 may be made. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER

11 ADMINISTRATION

12 For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance 

13 of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric 

14 power and energy, including transmission wheeling and 

15 ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Con16 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the south17 eastern power area, $7,220,000, including official recep18 tion and representation expenses in an amount not to ex19 ceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

20 That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of 

21 the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,220,000 collected 

22 by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale 

23 of power and related services shall be credited to this ac24 count as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

25 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
472 

1 the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Adminis2 tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro3 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

4 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 

5 fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 

6 $0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

7 3302, up to $73,579,000 collected by the Southeastern 

8 Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 

9 of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 

10 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, 

11 to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 

12 of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: 

13 Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 

14 annual expenses means expenditures that are generally re15 covered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 

16 purchase power and wheeling expenses). 

17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN

18 POWER ADMINISTRATION

19 For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance 

20 of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric 

21 power and energy, for construction and acquisition of 

22 transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, 

23 and for administrative expenses, including official recep24 tion and representation expenses in an amount not to ex25 ceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
473 

1 Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the South2 western Power Administration, $46,240,000, to remain 

3 available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 

4 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act 

5 of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $34,840,000 collected 

6 by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale 

7 of power and related services shall be credited to this ac8 count as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

9 available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding 

10 the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Adminis11 tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro12 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

13 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 

14 fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 

15 $11,400,000: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 

16 U.S.C. 3302, up to $53,000,000 collected by the South17 western Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Con18 trol Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling 

19 expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting col20 lections, to remain available until expended for the sole 

21 purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expendi22 tures: Provided further, That, for purposes of this appro23 priation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 

24 generally recovered in the same year that they are in25 curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
474 

1 CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND

2 MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS3 TRATION

4 For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 

5 section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 

6 U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including con7 servation and renewable resources programs as author8 ized, $304,402,000, including official reception and rep9 resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 

10 to remain available until expended, of which $296,321,000 

11 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec12 lamation Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

13 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 

14 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department 

15 Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to 

16 $211,030,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad17 ministration from the sale of power and related services 

18 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 

19 collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 

20 purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western 

21 Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the 

22 sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be re23 duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 

24 as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation esti25 mated at not more than $93,372,000, of which 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
475 

1 $85,291,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro2 vided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 

3 to $260,510,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad4 ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 

5 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur6 chase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to 

7 this account as offsetting collections, to remain available 

8 until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase 

9 power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That, 

10 for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means 

11 expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year 

12 that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 

13 wheeling expenses). 

14 FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE

15 FUND

16 For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 

17 the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 

18 Dams, $4,727,000, to remain available until expended, 

19 and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating 

20 and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Ad21 ministration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 

22 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding 

23 the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 

24 $4,499,000 collected by the Western Area Power Adminis25 tration from the sale of power and related services from 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
476 

1 the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this 

2 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

3 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 

4 the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these 

5 Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration 

6 activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro7 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

8 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 

9 fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 

10 $228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this ap11 propriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 

12 generally recovered in the same year that they are in13 curred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, the 

14 Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 

15 may accept up to $802,000 in funds contributed by United 

16 States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams 

17 for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and 

18 Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for 

19 the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said 

20 sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: 

21 Provided further, That any such funds shall be available 

22 without further appropriation and without fiscal year limi23 tation for use by the Commissioner of the United States 

24 Section of the International Boundary and Water Com25 mission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00476 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
477 

1 pairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydro2 electric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agree3 ments reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, 

4 and the power customers. 

5 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regu8 latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De9 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

10 seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

11 the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception 

12 and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, 

13 $304,389,000, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more 

15 than $5,400,000 may be made available for salaries, trav16 el, and other support costs for the offices of the Commis17 sioners: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

18 provision of law, not to exceed $304,389,000 of revenues 

19 from fees and annual charges, and other services and col20 lections in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for 

21 necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain avail22 able until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 

23 appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as 

24 revenues are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00477 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
478 

1 sult in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the gen2 eral fund estimated at not more than $0. 

3 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 

4 ENERGY 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 

7 made available by this title for the Department of Energy 

8 shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, 

9 or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 

10 or similar arrangements (including Requests for 

11 Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Op12 portunity Announcements) for a program, project, or ac13 tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 

14 funded by Congress. 

15 (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 

16 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent17 atives and the Senate at least 3 full business days in ad18 vance, none of the funds made available in this title may 

19 be used to— 

20 (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary 

21 grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 

22 (B) make a discretionary contract award or 

23 Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 

24 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal 

25 Acquisition Regulation; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
479 

1 (C) issue a letter of intent to make an alloca2 tion, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 

3 subparagraph (A) or (B); or 

4 (D) announce publicly the intention to make an 

5 allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the lim6 its in subparagraph (A) or (B). 

7 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com8 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

9 and the Senate within 15 days of the conclusion of each 

10 quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discre11 tionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 pro12 vided during the previous quarter. 

13 (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and 

14 the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re15 cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 

16 year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, 

17 the account and program, project, or activity from which 

18 the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 

19 a brief description of the activity for which the award is 

20 made. 

21 (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 

22 to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au23 thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De24 partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
480 

1 multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 

2 a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 

3 (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree4 ment is funded for the full period of performance as 

5 anticipated at the time of award; or 

6 (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree7 ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov8 ernment’s obligation on the availability of future 

9 year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 

10 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Senate at least 3 days in ad12 vance. 

13 (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 

14 the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 

15 as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac16 tivities specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the ‘‘De17 partment of Energy’’ table included under the heading 

18 ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in the explanatory 

19 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

20 division A of this consolidated Act). 

21 (e) The amounts made available by this title may be 

22 reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and 

23 the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropria24 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate at 

25 least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00480 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
481 

1 ming which would cause any program, project, or activity 

2 funding level to increase or decrease by more than 

3 $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the 

4 time period covered by this Act. 

5 (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 

6 available for obligation or expenditure through a re7 programming of funds that— 

8 (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, 

9 project, or activity; 

10 (2) increases funds or personnel for any pro11 gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 

12 or restricted by this Act; or 

13 (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used 

14 for a specific program, project, or activity by this 

15 Act. 

16 (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re17 quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 

18 use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 

19 if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 

20 pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 

21 welfare, or national security. 

22 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit23 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

24 and the Senate of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon 

25 as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
482 

1 of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would 

2 otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an expla3 nation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that 

4 permitted such waiver. 

5 SEC. 302. The unexpended balances of prior appro6 priations provided for activities in this Act may be avail7 able to the same appropriation accounts for such activities 

8 established pursuant to this title. Available balances may 

9 be merged with funds in the applicable established ac10 counts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund 

11 for the same time period as originally enacted. 

12 SEC. 303. Funds appropriated by this or any other 

13 Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this 

14 Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 

15 authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 

16 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) dur17 ing fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence 

18 Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 

19 SEC. 304. None of the funds made available in this 

20 title shall be used for the construction of facilities classi21 fied as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 

22 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Of23 fice of Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure the 

24 project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
483 

1 SEC. 305. None of the funds made available in this 

2 title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 

3 decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 

4 any successive departmental guidance, for construction 

5 projects where the total project cost exceeds 

6 $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 

7 has been developed for the project for that critical deci8 sion. 

9 SEC. 306. (a) SECRETARIAL DETERMINATIONS.—In 

10 this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, any 

11 determination (including a determination made prior to 

12 the date of enactment of this Act) by the Secretary of En13 ergy under section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatiza14 tion Act (110 Stat. 1321–335), as amended, shall be valid 

15 for not more than 2 calendar years subsequent to such 

16 determination. 

17 (b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—In this fiscal 

18 year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, not less than 30 

19 days prior to the provision of uranium in any form the 

20 Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Ap21 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen22 ate of the following— 

23 (1) the provisions of law (including regulations) 

24 authorizing the provision of uranium; 

25 (2) the amount of uranium to be provided; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
484 

1 (3) an estimate by the Secretary of Energy of 

2 the gross fair market value of the uranium on the 

3 expected date of the provision of the uranium; 

4 (4) the expected date of the provision of the 

5 uranium; 

6 (5) the recipient of the uranium; 

7 (6) the value the Secretary of Energy expects to 

8 receive in exchange for the uranium, including any 

9 adjustments to the gross fair market value of the 

10 uranium; and 

11 (7) whether the uranium to be provided is en12 cumbered by any restriction on use under an inter13 national agreement or otherwise. 

14 SEC. 307. Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, 

15 none of the funds made available under the heading ‘‘De16 partment of Energy—Energy Programs—Science’’ may 

17 be used for a multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agree18 ment, or Other Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or 

19 less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or 

20 Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period 

21 of performance as anticipated at the time of award. 

22 SEC. 308. In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal 

23 years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congres24 sional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 

25 101(a)(16)) a report, on each major warhead refurbishVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00484 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
485 

1 ment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that 

2 provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall in3 clude— 

4 (1) a full description of alternatives considered 

5 prior to the award of Phase 6.3; 

6 (2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of 

7 each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of 

8 trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance 

9 objectives against each alternative considered; 

10 (3) identification of the cost and risk of critical 

11 technology elements associated with each alternative, 

12 including technology maturity, integration risk, man13 ufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; 

14 (4) identification of the cost and risk of addi15 tional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities 

16 required to support production and certification of 

17 each alternative; 

18 (5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, 

19 and scheduling needs for any military requirement 

20 intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or 

21 maintainability, including any requirement to con22 solidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods 

23 as compared to at least one other feasible refurbish24 ment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council con25 siders appropriate; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
486 

1 (6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative 

2 selected that details the overall cost, scope, and 

3 schedule planning assumptions. 

4 SEC. 309. (a) Unobligated balances available from 

5 prior year appropriations are hereby rescinded from the 

6 following accounts of the Department of Energy in the 

7 specified amounts: 

8 (1) ‘‘Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and 

9 Renewable Energy’’, $9,740,000. 

10 (2) ‘‘Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery 

11 and Energy Reliability’’, $331,000. 

12 (3) ‘‘Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, 

13 $121,000. 

14 (4) ‘‘Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Re15 search and Development’’, $10,413,000. 

16 (5) ‘‘Energy Programs—Science’’, $3,262,000. 

17 (6) ‘‘Energy Programs—Advanced Research 

18 Projects Agency—Energy’’, $18,000. 

19 (7) ‘‘Energy Programs—Departmental Admin20 istration’’, $928,000. 

21 (8) ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities—Na22 tional Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons 

23 Activities’’, $6,298,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
487 

1 (9) ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities—Na2 tional Nuclear Security Administration—Defense 

3 Nuclear Nonproliferation’’, $1,390,000. 

4 (10) ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities—Na5 tional Nuclear Security Administration—Naval Re6 actors’’, $160,000. 

7 (11) ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities—Na8 tional Nuclear Security Administration—Office of 

9 the Administrator’’, $413,000. 

10 (12) ‘‘Environmental and Other Defense Activi11 ties—Defense Environmental Cleanup’’, $9,983,000. 

12 (13) ‘‘Environmental and Other Defense Activi13 ties—Other Defense Activities’’, $551,000. 

14 (14) ‘‘Power Marketing Administrations—Con15 struction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Mainte16 nance, Western Area Power Administration’’, 

17 $1,632,000. 

18 (b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section 

19 from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 

20 an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso21 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer22 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 SEC. 310. (a) None of the funds made available in 

24 this or any prior Act under the heading ‘‘Defense Nuclear 

25 Nonproliferation’’ may be made available to enter into new 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
488 

1 contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance 

2 to, the Russian Federation. 

3 (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibi4 tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that 

5 such activity is in the national security interests of the 

6 United States. This waiver authority may not be dele7 gated. 

8 (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effec9 tive until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary 

10 submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Senate, in classified 

12 form if necessary, a report on the justification for the 

13 waiver. 

14 SEC. 311. Of the funds authorized by the Secretary 

15 of Energy for laboratory directed research and develop16 ment, no individual program, project, or activity funded 

17 by this or any subsequent Act making appropriations for 

18 Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may 

19 be charged more than the statutory maximum authorized 

20 for such activities: Provided, That this section shall take 

21 effect not earlier than October 1, 2015. 

22 SEC. 312. (a) DOMESTIC URANIUM ENRICHMENT.— 

23 None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 

24 or that may be available to the Department of Energy may 

25 be used for the construction of centrifuges for the producVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00488 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
489 

1 tion of enriched uranium for national security needs in 

2 fiscal year 2015. 

3 (b) The Department shall provide a report to the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent5 atives and the Senate not later than April 30, 2015 that 

6 includes: 

7 (1) an accounting of the current and future 

8 availability of low-enriched uranium, highly-enriched 

9 uranium, and tritium to meet defense needs; and 

10 (2) a cost-benefit analysis of each of the options 

11 available to supply enriched uranium for defense 

12 purposes, including a preliminary cost and schedule 

13 estimate to build a national security train. 

14 SEC. 313. None of the funds made available in this 

15 Act may be used— 

16 (1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) 

17 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; or 

18 (2) to implement or enforce the standards es19 tablished by the tables contained in section 

20 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B)) with respect to 

22 BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandes23 cent reflector lamps, and ER incandescent reflector 

24 lamps. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
490 

1 SEC. 314. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used in contravention of section 3112(d)(2)(B) 

3 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h– 

4 10(d)(2)(B)) and all public notice and comment require5 ments under chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, that 

6 are applicable to carrying out such section. 

7 SEC. 315. (a) NOTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC PETRO8 LEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN.—None of the funds made 

9 available by this Act or any prior Act, or funds made avail10 able in the SPR Petroleum Account, may be used to con11 duct a drawdown (including a test drawdown) and sale 

12 or exchange of petroleum products from the Strategic Pe13 troleum Reserve unless the Secretary of Energy provides 

14 notice, in accordance with subsection (b), of such ex15 change, or drawdown (including a test drawdown) to the 

16 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent17 atives and the Senate. 

18 (b)(1) CONTENT OF NOTIFICATION.—The notifica19 tion required under subsection (a) shall include at a min20 imum— 

21 (A) The justification for the drawdown or 

22 exchange, including— 

23 (i) a specific description of any obliga24 tion under international energy agree25 ments; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
491 

1 (ii) in the case of a test drawdown, 

2 the specific aspects of the Strategic Petro3 leum Reserve to be tested; 

4 (B) the provisions of law (including regula5 tions) authorizing the drawdown or exchange; 

6 (C) the number of barrels of petroleum 

7 products proposed to be withdrawn or ex8 changed; 

9 (D) the location of the Strategic Petroleum 

10 Reserve site or sites from which the petroleum 

11 products are proposed to be withdrawn; 

12 (E) a good faith estimate of the expected 

13 proceeds from the sale of the petroleum prod14 ucts; 

15 (F) an estimate of the total inventories of 

16 petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum 

17 Reserve after the anticipated drawdown; 

18 (G) a detailed plan for disposition of the 

19 proceeds after deposit into the SPR Petroleum 

20 Account; and 

21 (H) a plan for refilling the Strategic Petro22 leum Reserve, including whether the acquisition 

23 will be of the same or a different petroleum 

24 product. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
492 

1 (2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 

2 shall provide the notification required under sub3 section (a)— 

4 (A) in the case of an exchange or a draw5 down, as soon as practicable after the exchange 

6 or drawdown has occurred; and 

7 (B) in the case of a test drawdown, not 

8 later than 30 days prior to a test drawdown. 

9 (c) POST-SALE NOTIFICATION.—In addition to re10 porting requirements under other provisions of law, the 

11 Secretary shall, upon the execution of all contract awards 

12 associated with a competitive sale of petroleum products, 

13 notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

14 Representatives and the Senate of the actual value of the 

15 proceeds from the sale. 

16 (d)(1) NEW REGIONAL RESERVES.—The Secretary 

17 may not establish any new regional petroleum product re18 serve— 

19 (A) unless funding for the proposed re20 gional petroleum product reserve is explicitly re21 quested in advance in an annual budget submis22 sion and approved by the Congress in an appro23 priations Act; or 

24 (B) until 90 days after notification of, and 

25 approval by, the Committees on Appropriations 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
493 

1 of the House of Representatives and the Sen2 ate. 

3 (2) The budget request or notification shall in4 clude— 

5 (A) the justification for the new reserve; 

6 (B) a cost estimate for the establishment, 

7 operation, and maintenance of the reserve, in8 cluding funding sources; 

9 (C) a detailed plan for operation of the re10 serve, including the conditions upon which the 

11 products may be released; 

12 (D) the location of the reserve; and 

13 (E) the estimate of the total inventory of 

14 the reserve. 

15 (e) REPORT ON REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.— 

16 Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, 

17 the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appro18 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

19 a detailed plan for operation of the refined petroleum 

20 products reserve, including funding sources and the condi21 tions upon which refined petroleum products may be re22 leased. 

23 (f) REPORT ON STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

24 EXPANSION.—(1) The Secretary, through the Office of 

25 Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, shall submit to the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
494 

1 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent2 atives and the Senate not later than 180 days after enact3 ment of this Act the report required in Public Law 111– 

4 8 (123 Stat. 617) regarding the expansion of the Strategic 

5 Petroleum Reserve. 

6 (2) The report required in paragraph (1) shall 

7 include an analysis of the impacts of Northeast Re8 gional Refined Petroleum Product Reserve on the 

9 domestic petroleum market. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
495 

1 TITLE IV 

2 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

3 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

4 For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au5 thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 

6 1965, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and for nec7 essary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Al8 ternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for pay9 ment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses 

10 of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 

11 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

12 $90,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

13 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Fa16 cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 

17 by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public 

18 Law 100–456, section 1441, $28,500,000, to remain 

19 available until September 30, 2016. 

20 DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For expenses necessary of the Delta Regional Author23 ity and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the 

24 Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
496 

1 sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said 

2 Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 DENALI COMMISSION

4 For expenses of the Denali Commission including the 

5 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap6 ital equipment as necessary and other expenses, 

7 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwith8 standing the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the 

9 Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, That funds 

10 shall be available for construction projects in an amount 

11 not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed 

12 communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Com13 mission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105– 

14 277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, 

15 Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an 

16 amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed com17 munities. 

18 NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

19 For expenses necessary of the Northern Border Re20 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 

21 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to 

22 remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

23 amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 

24 notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 

25 States Code. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
497 

1 SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION

2 For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Re3 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 

4 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to 

5 remain available until expended. 

6 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the Commission in car9 rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 

10 of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

11 $1,003,233,000, including official representation expenses 

12 not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: 

13 Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not 

14 more than $7,500,000 may be made available for salaries, 

15 travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Com16 mission, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of 

17 which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy 

18 Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)), 

19 the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a major20 ity vote of the Commission: Provided further, That the 

21 Commission may reprogram, not earlier than 30 days 

22 after notification of and approval by the Committees on 

23 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

24 Senate, up to an additional $2,000,000 for salaries, travel, 

25 and other support costs of the Office of the Commission: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
498 

1 Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, in2 spection services, and other services and collections esti3 mated at $885,375,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be re4 tained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this 

5 account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall re6 main available until expended: Provided further, That the 

7 sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount 

8 of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result 

9 in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not 

10 more than $117,858,000: Provided further, That of the 

11 amounts appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 

12 shall be for university research and development in areas 

13 relevant to their respective organization’s mission, and 

14 $5,000,000 shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineer15 ing Grant Program that will support multiyear projects 

16 that do not align with programmatic missions but are crit17 ical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and 

18 engineering. 

19 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

20 For expenses necessary of the Office of Inspector 

21 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

22 General Act of 1978, $12,071,000, to remain available 

23 until September 30, 2016: Provided, That revenues from 

24 licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 

25 collections estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
499 

1 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 

2 2016, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 

3 notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 

4 Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 

5 shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur6 ing fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 

7 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 

8 $1,972,000: Provided further, That, of the amounts appro9 priated under this heading, $850,000 shall be for Inspec10 tor General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 

11 Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee reve12 nues: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

13 provision of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year 

14 thereafter, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regu15 latory Commission is authorized to exercise the same au16 thorities with respect to the Defense Nuclear Facilities 

17 Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of 

18 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector 

19 General exercises under the Inspector General Act of 1978 

20 (5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to the Nuclear Regulatory 

21 Commission. 

22 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For expenses necessary of the Nuclear Waste Tech25 nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
500 

1 203, section 5051, $3,400,000, to be derived from the Nu2 clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 

3 2016. 

4 GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 

5 AGENCIES 

6 SEC. 401. The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 

7 Commission shall notify the other members of the Com8 mission, the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

9 of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on En10 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 

11 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

12 Senate, not later than 1 day after the Chairman begins 

13 performing functions under the authority of section 3 of 

14 Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, or after a member 

15 of the Commission who is delegated emergency functions 

16 under subsection (b) of that section begins performing 

17 those functions. Such notification shall include an expla18 nation of the circumstances warranting the exercise of 

19 such authority. The Chairman shall report to the Commit20 tees, not less frequently than once each week, on the ac21 tions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of 

22 the Commission, under such authority, until the authority 

23 is relinquished. The Chairman shall notify the Committees 

24 not later than 1 day after such authority is relinquished. 

25 The Chairman shall submit the report required by section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
501 

1 3(d) of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the 

2 Committees not later than 1 day after it was submitted 

3 to the Commission. This section shall be in effect in fiscal 

4 year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year. 

5 SEC. 402. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 

6 comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 

7 its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 

8 Congressional requests for information. 

9 SEC. 403. (a) SECURING RADIOLOGICAL MATE10 RIAL.—No later than 2 years from enactment of this Act, 

11 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shall provide 

12 a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Senate that evaluates 

14 the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 

15 and determines whether such requirements are adequate 

16 to protect high-risk radiological material. Such evaluation 

17 shall consider inspection results and event reports from 

18 the first two years of implementation of the requirements 

19 in 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC licensees. 

20 (b) No later than 2 years after the completion of the 

21 NRC evaluation required in subsection (a), the Govern22 ment Accountability Office, with assistance from an inde23 pendent group of security experts, shall provide a report 

24 to Congress on the effectiveness of the requirements of 

25 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC and Agreement State licensees 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
502 

1 and recommendations to further strengthen radiological 

2 security. 

3 SEC. 404. For this fiscal year, and each fiscal year 

4 hereafter, each independent agency receiving funding 

5 under this title shall submit to the Committees on Appro6 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

7 a Congressional Budget Justification and a detailed an8 nual report. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
503 

1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

4 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 

5 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 

6 matters pending before Congress, other than to commu7 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 

8 1913. 

9 SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in 

10 title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, 

11 agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern12 ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 

13 authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 

14 Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 

15 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 

16 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or 

17 any authority whereby a department, agency, or instru18 mentality of the United States Government may provide 

19 goods or services to another department, agency, or in20 strumentality. 

21 (b) None of the funds made available for any depart22 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 

23 Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title 

24 III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 

25 transfer authority provided in this Act or any other approVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00503 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
504 

1 priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref2 erenced in the explanatory statement described in section 

3 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

4 Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or 

5 instrumentality of the United States Government may 

6 provide goods or services to another department, agency, 

7 or instrumentality. 

8 (c) The head of any relevant department or agency 

9 funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 

10 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Senate a semiannual report de12 tailing the transfer authorities, except for any authority 

13 whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

14 United States Government may provide goods or services 

15 to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used 

16 in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This 

17 report shall include the amounts transferred and the pur18 poses for which they were transferred, and shall not re19 place or modify existing notification requirements for each 

20 authority. 

21 SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 

23 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address 

24 Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low25 Income Populations). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
505 

1 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water 

2 Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

3 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
506 

1 DIVISION E—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 

2 GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIA3 TIONS ACT, 2015 

4 TITLE I 

5 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

6 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 

9 including operation and maintenance of the Treasury 

10 Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

11 maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase 

12 of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased 

13 or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance 

14 of official business; executive direction program activities; 

15 international affairs and economic policy activities; domes16 tic finance and tax policy activities; and Treasury-wide 

17 management policies and programs activities, 

18 $210,000,000: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 

19 under this heading— 

20 (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official recep21 tion and representation expenses; 

22 (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen 

23 emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated 

24 and expended under the direction of the Secretary of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
507 

1 the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the 

2 Secretary’s certificate; and 

3 (3) not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain 

4 available until September 30, 2016, for— 

5 (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement 

6 Audit and Internal Control Program; 

7 (B) information technology modernization 

8 requirements; 

9 (C) in an amount not less than 

10 $9,500,000, the audit, oversight, and adminis11 tration of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust 

12 Fund; and 

13 (D) in an amount not to exceed 

14 $3,400,000, the development and implementa15 tion of programs within the Office of Critical 

16 Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Pol17 icy, including entering into cooperative agree18 ments. 

19 OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism 

23 and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial sys24 tem against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, ter25 rorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
508 

1 proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other 

2 national security threats, $112,500,000: Provided, That of 

3 the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) not to 

4 exceed $27,000,000 is available for administrative ex5 penses; and (2) $1,000,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2016, is available for secure space require7 ments: Provided further, That the unobligated balances of 

8 prior year appropriations made available for terrorism and 

9 financial intelligence activities under the heading ‘‘Depart10 ment of the Treasury—Departmental Offices—Salaries 

11 and Expenses’’ shall be transferred to, and merged with, 

12 this account. 

13 DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL

14 INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For development and acquisition of automatic data 

17 processing equipment, software, and services and for re18 pairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Depart19 ment of the Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain available 

20 until September 30, 2017: Provided, That these funds 

21 shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec22 essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of23 fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 

24 That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 

25 other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided furVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00508 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
509 

1 ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head2 ing shall be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Rev3 enue Service, Operations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue 

4 Service, Business Systems Modernization’’. 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

8 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

9 General Act of 1978, $35,351,000, including hire of pas10 senger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 

11 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a con12 fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 

13 direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of 

14 which up to $2,800,000 shall be for audits and investiga15 tions conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources 

16 and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and 

17 Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 

18 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 

19 shall be available for official reception and representation 

20 expenses. 

21 TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX

22 ADMINISTRATION

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector 

25 General for Tax Administration in carrying out the InVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00509 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
510 

1 spector General Act of 1978, as amended, including pur2 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 

3 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at 

4 such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General 

5 for Tax Administration; $158,210,000, of which 

6 $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

7 2016; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available 

8 for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed 

9 $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of 

10 a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under 

11 the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administra12 tion; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available 

13 for official reception and representation expenses. 

14 SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED

15 ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special 

18 Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the 

19 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public 

20 Law 110–343), $34,234,000. 

21 FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En24 forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve25 hicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
511 

1 foreign government personnel to attend meetings and 

2 training concerned with domestic and foreign financial in3 telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula4 tion; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 

5 $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

6 and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, 

7 with or without reimbursement, $112,000,000, of which 

8 not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until 

9 September 30, 2017. 

10 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

11 (RESCISSION)

12 Of the unobligated balances available under this 

13 heading, $769,000,000 are rescinded. 

14 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau 

17 of the Fiscal Service, $348,184,000; of which not to ex18 ceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2017, is for information systems modernization initiatives; 

20 and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception 

21 and representation expenses. 

22 In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil 

23 Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative 

24 and personnel expenses for financial management of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
512 

1 Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101– 

2 380. 

3 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 

6 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of 

7 passenger motor vehicles, $100,000,000; of which not to 

8 exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation ex9 penses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and 

10 development programs for laboratory services; and provi11 sion of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies 

12 with or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the 

13 amount appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall 

14 be for the costs of criminal enforcement activities and spe15 cial law enforcement agents for targeting tobacco smug16 gling and other criminal diversion activities. 

17 UNITED STATES MINT

18 UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

19 Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 

20 Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 

21 the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 

22 associated with the production of circulating coins, numis23 matic coins, and protective services, including both oper24 ating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That 

25 the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00512 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
513 

1 curred during fiscal year 2015 under such section 5136 

2 for circulating coinage and protective service capital in3 vestments of the United States Mint shall not exceed 

4 $20,000,000. 

5 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

6 FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

7 To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 

8 Regulatory Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title 

9 I of Public Law 103–325), including services authorized 

10 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 

11 for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 

12 to the rate for EX–3, $230,500,000. Of the amount ap13 propriated under this heading— 

14 (1) not less than $152,400,000, notwith15 standing section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 

16 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerg17 ing Community Development Financial Institutions 

18 Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 

19 2016, for financial assistance and technical assist20 ance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 

21 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 (12 

22 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to 

23 $3,102,500 may be used for the cost of direct loans: 

24 Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed 

25 loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
514 

1 shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres2 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

3 these funds are available to subsidize gross obliga4 tions for the principal amount of direct loans not to 

5 exceed $25,000,000; 

6 (2) not less than $15,000,000, notwithstanding 

7 section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 

8 4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2016, for 

9 financial assistance, technical assistance, training 

10 and outreach programs designed to benefit Native 

11 American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native 

12 communities and provided primarily through quali13 fied community development lender organizations 

14 with experience and expertise in community develop15 ment banking and lending in Indian country, Native 

16 American organizations, tribes and tribal organiza17 tions, and other suitable providers; 

18 (3) not less than $18,000,000 is available until 

19 September 30, 2016, for the Bank Enterprise Award 

20 program; 

21 (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding 

22 subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 

23 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and (e)), is available 

24 until September 30, 2016, for a Healthy Food Fi25 nancing Initiative to provide financial assistance, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
515 

1 technical assistance, training, and outreach to com2 munity development financial institutions for the 

3 purpose of offering affordable financing and tech4 nical assistance to expand the availability of healthy 

5 food options in distressed communities; 

6 (5) up to $23,100,000 is available until Sep7 tember 30, 2015, for administrative expenses, in8 cluding administration of CDFI fund programs and 

9 the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which up 

10 to $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand 

11 CDFI investments in underserved areas, and up to 

12 $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out 

13 the direct loan program; and 

14 (6) during fiscal year 2015, none of the funds 

15 available under this heading are available for the 

16 cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

17 Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee 

18 bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle 

19 Community Development and Regulatory Improve20 ment Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, 

21 That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes 

22 under such section 114A shall not exceed 

23 $750,000,000: Provided further, That such section 

24 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 

25 2015. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
516 

1 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

2 TAXPAYER SERVICES

3 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv4 ice to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assist5 ance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer 

6 advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 

7 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 

8 Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which not less than 

9 $7,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly 

10 Program, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be 

11 available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of 

12 which not less than $12,000,000, to remain available until 

13 September 30, 2016, shall be available for a Community 

14 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants pro15 gram for tax return preparation assistance, of which not 

16 less than $206,000,000 shall be available for operating ex17 penses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided, That 

18 of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate 

19 Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for identity 

20 theft casework. 

21 ENFORCEMENT

22 For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities 

23 of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect 

24 owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to con25 duct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
517 

1 related to violations of internal revenue laws and other fi2 nancial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehi3 cles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services 

4 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 

5 determined by the Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of 

6 which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Inter7 agency Crime and Drug Enforcement program. 

8 OPERATIONS SUPPORT

9 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv10 ice to support taxpayer services and enforcement pro11 grams, including rent payments; facilities services; print12 ing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other 

13 IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics 

14 of income; telecommunications; information technology de15 velopment, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and se16 curity; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 

17 1343(b)); and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

18 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commis19 sioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed 

20 $315,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

21 2016; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain 

22 available until September 30, 2017, for research; of which 

23 not less than $1,850,000 shall be for the Internal Revenue 

24 Service Oversight Board; of which not to exceed $25,000 

25 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
518 

1 Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of 

2 each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit 

3 a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comp5 troller General of the United States detailing the cost and 

6 schedule performance for its major information technology 

7 investments, including the purpose and life-cycle stages of 

8 the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule 

9 variances; the risks of such investments and strategies the 

10 Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; 

11 and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved 

12 and costs to be incurred in the next quarter: Provided fur13 ther, That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in 

14 its budget justification for fiscal year 2016, a summary 

15 of cost and schedule performance information for its major 

16 information technology systems. 

17 BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

18 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv19 ice’s business systems modernization program, 

20 $290,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

21 2017, for the capital asset acquisition of information tech22 nology systems, including management and related con23 tractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Inter24 nal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs as25 sociated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
519 

1 Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of 

2 each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit 

3 a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comp5 troller General of the United States detailing the cost and 

6 schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized e-File 

7 information technology investments, including the pur8 poses and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons 

9 for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such in10 vestments and the strategies the Internal Revenue Service 

11 is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected develop12 mental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred 

13 in the next quarter. 

14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE

15 SERVICE

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria18 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 

19 Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue 

20 Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the 

21 Committees on Appropriations. 

22 SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main23 tain an employee training program, which shall include the 

24 following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
520 

1 with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the im2 partial application of tax law. 

3 SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti4 tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe5 guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and pro6 tect taxpayers against identity theft. 

7 SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other 

8 Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for 

9 improved facilities and increased staffing to provide suffi10 cient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. 

11 The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements 

12 to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service 

13 a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the 

14 response time to taxpayer communications, particularly 

15 with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 

16 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available to the 

17 Internal Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make 

18 a video unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board de19 termines in advance that making the video is appropriate, 

20 taking into account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of 

21 the video. 

22 SEC. 106. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue 

23 a notice of confirmation of any address change relating 

24 to an employer making employment tax payments, and 

25 such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
521 

1 and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal 

2 Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an 

3 offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the vic4 tim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 

5 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available under 

6 this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to 

7 target citizens of the United States for exercising any 

8 right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Con9 stitution of the United States. 

10 SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target 

12 groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 

13 beliefs. 

14 SEC. 109. None of funds made available by this Act 

15 to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or ex16 pended on conferences that do not adhere to the proce17 dures, verification processes, documentation requirements, 

18 and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human 

19 Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a re20 sult of the recommendations in the report published on 

21 May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 

22 Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the August 2010 Small 

23 Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Ana24 heim, California’’ (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
522 

1 SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the 

3 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality 

4 and disclosure of returns and return information). 

5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE

6 TREASURY

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the 

9 Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al10 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 

11 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 

12 insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 

13 countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 

14 general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 

15 and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into 

16 contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 

17 of health and medical services to employees and their de18 pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author19 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

20 SEC. 112. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria21 tions in this title made available under the headings ‘‘De22 partmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of 

23 Inspector General’’, ‘‘Special Inspector General for the 

24 Troubled Asset Relief Program’’, ‘‘Financial Crimes En25 forcement Network’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service’’, and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
523 

1 ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ may be 

2 transferred between such appropriations upon the advance 

3 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That 

5 no transfer under this section may increase or decrease 

6 any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. 

7 SEC. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria8 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 

9 Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector Gen10 eral for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the ad11 vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

12 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 

13 That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro14 priation by more than 2 percent. 

15 SEC. 114. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

16 or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury 

17 or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used 

18 to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 

19 SEC. 115. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans20 fer funds from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries 

21 and Expenses’’ to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary 

22 to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That such 

23 amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses 

24 account from debt collections received in the Debt Collec25 tion Fund. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
524 

1 SEC. 116. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 

3 by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu4 seum without the explicit approval of the Committees on 

5 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

6 Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and 

7 the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

8 Affairs. 

9 SEC. 117. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available by this or any other Act or source 

11 to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav12 ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 

13 or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func14 tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 

15 United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 

16 House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com17 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the 

18 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent19 atives and the Senate. 

20 SEC. 118. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

21 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De22 partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re23 lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 

24 the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 

25 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
525 

1 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 

2 Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

3 SEC. 119. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made avail4 able from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Indus5 trial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 

6 representation expenses. 

7 SEC. 120. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

8 a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appro9 priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

10 not later than 30 days following the submission of the an11 nual budget submitted by the President: Provided, That 

12 such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital invest13 ment spending from all accounts within the Department 

14 of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Depart15 ment-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs ac16 count, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treas17 ury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such 

18 Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occur19 ring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment 

20 project that has not been fully completed. 

21 SEC. 121. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end 

22 of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the 

23 Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their 

24 activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

25 House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
526 

1 on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and 

2 the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

3 Affairs. 

4 (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 

5 include— 

6 (1) the obligations made during the previous 

7 quarter by object class, office, and activity; 

8 (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder 

9 of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; 

10 (3) the number of full-time equivalents within 

11 each office during the previous quarter; 

12 (4) the estimated number of full-time equiva13 lents within each office for the remainder of the fis14 cal year; and 

15 (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objec16 tives, and performance measures of each office. 

17 (c) At the request of any such Committees specified 

18 in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the 

19 Office of Financial Research shall make officials available 

20 to testify on the contents of the reports required under 

21 subsection (a). 

22 SEC. 122. Within 45 days after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

24 an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations 

25 of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
527 

1 amount of total funds charged to each office by the Fran2 chise Fund including the amount charged for each service 

3 provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed 

4 description of the services, a detailed explanation of how 

5 each charge for each service is calculated, and a descrip6 tion of the role customers have in governing in the Fran7 chise Fund. 

8 SEC. 123. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consulta9 tion with the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, 

10 and commissions that have expertise in terrorism and 

11 complex financial instruments, shall provide a report to 

12 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep13 resentatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv14 ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

15 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 

16 not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

17 Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism. 

18 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 

19 Treasury Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
528 

1 TITLE II 

2 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND 

3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

4 THE WHITE HOUSE

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses for the White House as au7 thorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for 

8 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; 

9 subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which 

10 shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 

11 section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not 

12 to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as 

13 provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for 

14 official reception and representation expenses, to be avail15 able for allocation within the Executive Office of the Presi16 dent; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy 

17 Development, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

18 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $55,000,000. 

19 EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

20 OPERATING EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence 

22 at the White House, $12,700,000, to be expended and ac23 counted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 

24 112–114. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
529 

1 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

2 For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Resi3 dence at the White House, such sums as may be nec4 essary: Provided, That all reimbursable operating expenses 

5 of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance 

6 with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further, 

7 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 

8 amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the 

9 exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur ob10 ligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such ex11 penses: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 

12 shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable polit13 ical event to pay in advance an amount equal to the esti14 mated cost of the event, and all such advance payments 

15 shall be credited to this account and remain available until 

16 expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 

17 shall require the national committee of the political party 

18 of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be 

19 separately accounted for and available for expenses relat20 ing to reimbursable political events sponsored by such 

21 committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, That 

22 the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice 

23 of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense 

24 under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 

25 such amount within 60 days after such expense is inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00529 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
530 

1 curred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days 

2 after the submission of such notice: Provided further, That 

3 the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 

4 penalties and other charges on any such amount that is 

5 not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with 

6 the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an out7 standing debt on a United States Government claim under 

8 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That each such amount 

9 that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and 

10 charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscella11 neous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive Resi12 dence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Ap13 propriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of 

14 the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth 

15 the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Res16 idence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total 

17 amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 

18 consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 

19 amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 

20 events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 

21 reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 

22 That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for 

23 the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 

24 within the Executive Residence that includes a standard 

25 for the classification of any such expense as political or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
531 

1 nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 

2 paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Res3 idence from any other applicable requirement of sub4 chapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States 

5 Code. 

6 WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

7 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 

8 Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 

9 U.S.C. 105(d), $625,000, to remain available until ex10 pended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and 

11 health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. 

12 COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic 

15 Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employ16 ment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,184,000. 

17 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND

18 SECURITY COUNCIL

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses of the National Security 

21 Council and the Homeland Security Council, including 

22 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,600,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
532 

1 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra4 tion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 

5 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

6 $111,300,000, of which not to exceed $12,006,000 shall 

7 remain available until expended for continued moderniza8 tion of the information technology infrastructure within 

9 the Executive Office of the President. 

10 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 

13 and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 

14 and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out 

15 the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

16 Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United 

17 States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of 

18 title 31, United States Code, $91,750,000, of which not 

19 to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representa20 tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appro21 priated in this Act for the Office of Management and 

22 Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agri23 cultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations 

24 under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agree25 ment Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
533 

1 That none of the funds made available for the Office of 

2 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 

3 the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of wit4 nesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of 

5 Management and Budget, before the Committees on Ap6 propriations or their subcommittees: Provided further, 

7 That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall 

8 be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Manage9 ment and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water 

10 resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief 

11 of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army 

12 are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and 

13 requirements relevant to the Civil Works water resource 

14 planning process: Provided further, That the Office of 

15 Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 

16 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water 

17 resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has re18 ported: Provided further, That the Director of the Office 

19 of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate 

20 authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60- 

21 day review is initiated: Provided further, That if water re22 source reports have not been transmitted to the appro23 priate authorizing and appropriating committees within 

24 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and 

25 Budget review period based on the notification from the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
534 

1 Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management 

2 and Budget concurrence with the report and act accord3 ingly. 

4 OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

7 Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to 

8 the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza9 tion Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469); not to exceed 

10 $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

11 and for participation in joint projects or in the provision 

12 of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, 

13 research, or public organizations or agencies, with or with14 out reimbursement, $22,647,000: Provided, That the Of15 fice is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize 

16 gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without 

17 fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facili18 tating the work of the Office. 

19 FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

20 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

23 Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking 

24 Areas Program, $245,000,000, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2016, for drug control activities consistent 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
535 

1 with the approved strategy for each of the designated 

2 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (‘‘HIDTAs’’), of 

3 which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to 

4 State and local entities for drug control activities and shall 

5 be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of 

6 this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be trans7 ferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts 

8 determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug 

9 Control Policy, of which up to $2,700,000 may be used 

10 for auditing services and associated activities: Provided 

11 further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of Public 

12 Law 106–58, any unexpended funds obligated prior to fis13 cal year 2013 may be used for any other approved activi14 ties of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming require15 ments: Provided further, That each HIDTA designated as 

16 of September 30, 2014, shall be funded at not less than 

17 the fiscal year 2014 base level, unless the Director submits 

18 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Senate justification for changes to 

20 those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and pub21 lished Office of National Drug Control Policy performance 

22 measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That the Di23 rector shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

24 the initial allocation of fiscal year 2015 funding among 

25 HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
536 

1 Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of 

2 discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consulta3 tion with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days 

4 after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That upon 

5 a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred 

6 from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 

7 provided herein and upon notification to the Committees 

8 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this ap10 propriation. 

11 OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 For other drug control activities authorized by the 

14 Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization 

15 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469), $107,150,000, to re16 main available until expended, which shall be available as 

17 follows: $93,500,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Pro18 gram, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as di19 rected by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended 

20 by Public Law 109–469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note); 

21 $1,400,000 for drug court training and technical assist22 ance; $9,000,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,000,000 for 

23 the United States membership dues to the World Anti24 Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available 

25 as directed by section 1105 of Public Law 109–469: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00536 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
537 

1 vided, That amounts made available under this heading 

2 may be transferred to other Federal departments and 

3 agencies to carry out such activities. 

4 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

5 For expenses necessary to enable the President to 

6 meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national 

7 interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or 

8 abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 

9 3 U.S.C. 108, $800,000, to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2016. 

11 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For necessary expenses for the furtherance of inte14 grated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information 

15 technology in the Federal Government, $20,000,000, to 

16 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Direc17 tor of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer 

18 these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out 

19 projects to meet these purposes: Provided further, That 

20 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

21 shall submit quarterly reports not later than 45 days after 

22 the end of each quarter to the Committees on Appropria23 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 

24 the Government Accountability Office identifying the sav25 ings achieved by the Office of Management and Budget’s 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
538 

1 government-wide information technology reform efforts: 

2 Provided further, That such reports shall include savings 

3 identified by fiscal year, agency, and appropriation. 

4 SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President 

7 to provide assistance to the President in connection with 

8 specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 

9 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex10 penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex11 pended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 

12 hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,211,000. 

13 OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

14 OPERATING EXPENSES

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, 

17 and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and 

18 lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the offi19 cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger 

20 motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 

21 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $299,000: Provided, That advances, re22 payments, or transfers from this appropriation may be 

23 made to any department or agency for expenses of car24 rying out such activities. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
539 

1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF

2 THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO

3 THE PRESIDENT

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act 

6 under the headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Executive Resi7 dence at the White House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and 

8 Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Economic Advisers’’, ‘‘National 

9 Security Council and Homeland Security Council’’, ‘‘Of10 fice of Administration’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the Presi11 dent’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 

12 Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or 

13 such other officer as the President may designate in writ14 ing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on 

15 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

16 Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such ap17 propriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged 

18 with and available for the same time and for the same 

19 purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro20 vided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be 

21 increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Pro22 vided further, That no amount shall be transferred from 

23 ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ or ‘‘Official Resi24 dence of the Vice President’’ without the approval of the 

25 Vice President. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
540 

1 SEC. 202. Within 90 days after the date of enactment 

2 of this section, the Director of the Office of Management 

3 and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on 

4 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

5 Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall 

6 Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 

7 111–203). Such report shall include— 

8 (1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary 

9 obligations of funds through fiscal year 2017, by 

10 Federal agency and by fiscal year, including— 

11 (A) the estimated obligations by cost in12 puts such as rent, information technology, con13 tracts, and personnel; 

14 (B) the methodology and data sources used 

15 to calculate such estimated obligations; and 

16 (C) the specific section of such Act that re17 quires the obligation of funds; and 

18 (2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 

19 2017 from assessments, user fees, and other fees by 

20 the Federal agency making the collections, by fiscal 

21 year, including— 

22 (A) the methodology and data sources used 

23 to calculate such estimated collections; and 

24 (B) the specific section of such Act that 

25 authorizes the collection of funds. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
541 

1 SEC. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2015, any Executive 

2 order issued by the President shall be accompanied by a 

3 statement from the Director of the Office of Management 

4 and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, ben5 efits, and revenues, of the Executive order. 

6 (b) Any such statement shall include— 

7 (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary im8 pact of such order on the Federal Government; 

9 (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary 

10 obligations and outlays, listed by Federal agency, for 

11 each year in the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fis12 cal year 2015; and 

13 (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Gov14 ernment over the 5-fiscal year period beginning in 

15 fiscal year 2015. 

16 (c) If an Executive order is issued during fiscal year 

17 2015 due to a national emergency, the Director of the Of18 fice of Management and Budget may issue the statement 

19 required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after 

20 the date that the Executive order is issued. 

21 SEC. 204. The Director of the Office of National 

22 Drug Control Policy shall submit to the Committees on 

23 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

24 Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

25 of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of more than 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
542 

1 20 percent of the funds appropriated in any account under 

2 the heading ‘‘Office of National Drug Control Policy’’, a 

3 detailed narrative and financial plan on the proposed uses 

4 of all funds under the account by program, project, and 

5 activity: Provided, That the reports required by this sec6 tion shall be updated and submitted to the Committees 

7 on Appropriations every 6 months and shall include infor8 mation detailing how the estimates and assumptions con9 tained in previous reports have changed: Provided further, 

10 That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing 

11 projects shall be subject to the prior approval of the Com12 mittees on Appropriations. 

13 SEC. 205. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria14 tions in this Act made available to the Office of National 

15 Drug Control Policy may be transferred between appro16 priated programs upon the advance approval of the Com17 mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That no transfer 

18 may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more 

19 than 3 percent. 

20 SEC. 206. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appro21 priations in this Act made available to the Office of Na22 tional Drug Control Policy may be reprogrammed within 

23 a program, project, or activity upon the advance approval 

24 of the Committees on Appropriations. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
543 

1 SEC. 207. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘Data2 Driven Innovation’’ in division E of Public Law 113–76 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of 

5 the President Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
544 

1 TITLE III 

2 THE JUDICIARY 

3 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su6 preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the 

7 building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor 

8 vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not 

9 to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation 

10 expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended 

11 as the Chief Justice may approve, $74,967,000, of which 

12 $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 

13 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

14 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 

15 justice and associate justices of the court. 

16 CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

17 For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable 

18 the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im19 posed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, 

20 $11,640,000, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
545 

1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL

2 CIRCUIT

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For salaries of officers and employees, and for nec5 essary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, 

6 $30,212,000. 

7 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

8 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 

9 judge and judges of the court. 

10 UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For salaries of officers and employees of the court, 

13 services, and necessary expenses of the court, as author14 ized by law, $17,807,000. 

15 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

16 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 

17 judge and judges of the court. 

18 COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER

19 JUDICIAL SERVICES

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For the salaries of judges of the United States Court 

22 of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other offi23 cers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 

24 specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, 

25 and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
546 

1 for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as author2 ized by law, $4,846,818,000 (including the purchase of 

3 firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 

4 $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for 

5 space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings 

6 related to new space alteration and construction projects; 

7 and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain 

8 available until September 30, 2016, for the Integrated 

9 Workplace Initiative: Provided, That the amount provided 

10 for the Integrated Workplace Initiative shall not be avail11 able for obligation until the Director of the Administrative 

12 Office of the United States Courts submits a report to 

13 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep14 resentatives and the Senate showing that the estimated 

15 cost savings resulting from the Initiative will exceed the 

16 estimated amounts obligated for the Initiative. 

17 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

18 be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit 

19 and district judges (including judges of the territorial 

20 courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and jus21 tices and judges retired from office or from regular active 

22 service. 

23 In addition, for expenses of the United States Court 

24 of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under 

25 the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (PubVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00546 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
547 

1 lic Law 99–660), not to exceed $5,423,000, to be appro2 priated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 

3 Fund. 

4 DEFENDER SERVICES

5 For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; 

6 the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor7 neys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 

8 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reim9 bursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, 

10 expert, and other services for such representations as au11 thorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the 

12 maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement 

13 of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in 

14 criminal cases where the defendant has waived representa15 tion by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 

16 expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil 

17 actions for the protection of their employment, as author18 ized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reim19 bursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 

20 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil 

21 forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimburse22 ment of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed 

23 under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and 

24 general administrative expenses, $1,016,499,000, to re25 main available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
548 

1 FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

2 For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 

3 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis4 sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa5 tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 

6 pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro7 cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $52,191,000, 

8 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

9 compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the 

10 daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 

11 5332. 

12 COURT SECURITY

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

14 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

15 incident to the provision of protective guard services for 

16 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

17 Federal court operations, and the procurement, installa18 tion, and maintenance of security systems and equipment 

19 for United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

20 Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress 

21 control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security 

22 patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 

23 by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activi24 ties as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improve25 ment and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
549 

1 $513,975,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 

2 remain available until expended, to be expended directly 

3 or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 

4 which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 

5 Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 

6 guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 

7 Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen8 eral. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

10 COURTS

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 

13 of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ14 ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas15 senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 

16 advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else17 where, $84,399,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au18 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

19 FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen22 ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $26,959,000; 

23 of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep24 tember 30, 2016, to provide education and training to 

25 Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
550 

1 $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa2 tion expenses. 

3 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 

6 the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 

7 Code, $16,894,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au8 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 

12 this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 

13 be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

14 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria15 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi16 ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro17 priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 

18 Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De19 fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 

20 and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis21 sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

22 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

23 to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

24 funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
551 

1 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

2 compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 

3 SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts 

5 of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ 

6 shall be available for official reception and representation 

7 expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 

8 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 

9 $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 

10 Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 

11 capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 

12 SEC. 304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States 

13 Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘exec14 utive’’ each place it appears. 

15 SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, 

16 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

17 United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such 

18 courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation 

19 with the Director of the Administrative Office of the 

20 United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the 

21 security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the De22 partment of Homeland Security to provide, except for the 

23 services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For build24 ing-specific security services at these courthouses, the Di25 rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
552 

1 Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 

2 rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 

3 SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve4 ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 

5 note), is amended in the matter following paragraph 

6 (12)— 

7 (1) in the second sentence (relating to the Dis8 trict of Kansas), by striking ‘‘23 years and 6 

9 months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 years and 6 months’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the Dis12 trict of Hawaii), by striking ‘‘20 years and 6 

13 months’’ and inserting ‘‘21 years and 6 months’’. 

14 (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, 

15 Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the Dis16 trict of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropria17 tions Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2470; 

18 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence 

19 (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 

20 ‘‘21 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘22 years and 

21 6 months’’. 

22 (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Depart23 ment of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public 

24 Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
553 

1 (1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘12 years’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘13 years’’; 

3 (2) in the second sentence (relating to the cen4 tral District of California), by striking ‘‘11 years 

5 and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘12 years and 6 

6 months’’; and 

7 (3) in the third sentence (relating to the west8 ern district of North Carolina), by striking ‘‘10 

9 years’’ and inserting ‘‘11 years’’. 

10 SEC. 307. Section 84(b) of title 28, United States 

11 Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘Ba12 kersfield,’’ after ‘‘shall be held at’’. 

13 SEC. 308. Section 3155 of title 18, United States 

14 Code, is amended— 

15 (1) in the first sentence, by deleting the words 

16 ‘‘and the Director’’; and 

17 (2) in the first sentence, by inserting at the end 

18 ‘‘and shall ensure that case file, statistical, and 

19 other information concerning the work of pretrial 

20 services is provided to the Director’’. 

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria22 tions Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
554 

1 TITLE IV 

2 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

3 FEDERAL FUNDS

4 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

5 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 

6 to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 

7 program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 

8 Columbia resident tuition support, $30,000,000, to remain 

9 available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in10 cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be11 half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 

12 amount based upon the difference between in-State and 

13 out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu14 cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 

15 institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 

16 awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 

17 of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 

18 eligible students and such other factors as may be author19 ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov20 ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi21 dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 

22 Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 

23 and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal24 ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 

25 this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
555 

1 shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 

2 Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 

3 for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup4 port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 

5 Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 

6 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Senate for these funds show8 ing, by object class, the expenditures made and the pur9 pose therefor. 

10 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND

11 SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

12 For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as de13 termined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in writ14 ten consultation with the elected county or city officials 

15 of surrounding jurisdictions, $12,500,000, to remain 

16 available until expended, for the costs of providing public 

17 safety at events related to the presence of the National 

18 Capital in the District of Columbia, including support re19 quested by the Director of the United States Secret Serv20 ice in carrying out protective duties under the direction 

21 of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs 

22 of providing support to respond to immediate and specific 

23 terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or 

24 surrounding jurisdictions. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
556 

1 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

2 COURTS

3 For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum4 bia Courts, $245,110,000 to be allocated as follows: for 

5 the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $13,622,000, 

6 of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 

7 representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the 

8 District of Columbia, $116,443,000, of which not to ex9 ceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation ex10 penses; for the District of Columbia Court System, 

11 $71,155,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official 

12 reception and representation expenses; and $43,890,000, 

13 to remain available until September 30, 2016, for capital 

14 improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili15 ties: Provided, That funds made available for capital im16 provements shall be expended consistent with the District 

17 of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condi18 tion assessment: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

19 any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 

20 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage21 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 

22 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 

23 of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days 

24 after providing written notice to the Committees on Ap25 propriations of the House of Representatives and the SenVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00556 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
557 

1 ate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not 

2 more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this 

3 heading among the items and entities funded under this 

4 heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee on 

5 Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, 

6 by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to 

7 the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of 

8 title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District 

9 of Columbia Courts. 

10 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN

11 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

12 For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 

13 section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen14 tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 

15 Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro16 ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 

17 District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 

18 Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 

19 provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech20 nical assistance, and such other services as are necessary 

21 to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 

22 payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 

23 under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and pay24 ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 

25 Code (relating to services provided under the District of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
558 

1 Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du2 rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to 

3 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 

4 provided under this heading shall be administered by the 

5 Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis6 trict of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

7 any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap8 portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 

9 Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 

10 as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen11 cies. 

12 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF13 FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT

14 OF COLUMBIA

15 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 

16 hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 

17 Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au18 thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self19 Government Improvement Act of 1997, $234,000,000, of 

20 which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 

21 representation expenses related to Community Supervision 

22 and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to 

23 exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 

24 the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 

25 Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
559 

1 of which $173,155,000 shall be for necessary expenses of 

2 Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to 

3 include expenses relating to the supervision of adults sub4 ject to protection orders or the provision of services for 

5 or related to such persons, of which up to $9,000,000 shall 

6 remain available until September 30, 2017, for the reloca7 tion of offender supervision field offices; and of which 

8 $60,845,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services 

9 Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi10 sion of law, all amounts under this heading shall be appor11 tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 

12 and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 

13 appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal 

14 agencies: Provided further, That amounts under this head15 ing may be used for programmatic incentives for offenders 

16 and defendants successfully meeting terms of supervision: 

17 Provided further, That the Director is authorized to accept 

18 and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of the 

19 following: space and hospitality to support offender and 

20 defendant programs; equipment, supplies, and vocational 

21 training services necessary to sustain, educate, and train 

22 offenders and defendants, including their dependent chil23 dren; and programmatic incentives for offenders and de24 fendants meeting terms of supervision: Provided further, 

25 That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
560 

1 of the acceptance and use of any gift under the previous 

2 proviso, and shall make such records available for audit 

3 and public inspection: Provided further, That the Court 

4 Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is au5 thorized to accept and use reimbursement from the Dis6 trict of Columbia Government for space and services pro7 vided on a cost reimbursable basis. 

8 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

9 PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE

10 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 

11 hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 

12 Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 

13 Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 

14 1997, $41,231,000, of which $1,150,000, to remain avail15 able until September 30, 2017, is for relocation of satellite 

16 offices: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi17 sion of law, all amounts under this heading shall be appor18 tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 

19 and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 

20 appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agen21 cies: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 1342 

22 of title 31, United States Code, and in addition to the 

23 authority provided by the District of Columbia Code Sec24 tion 2–1607(b), upon approval of the Board of Trustees, 

25 the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may acVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00560 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
561 

1 cept and use voluntary and uncompensated services for the 

2 purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the District 

3 of Columbia Public Defender Service: Provided further, 

4 That, notwithstanding District of Columbia Code section 

5 2–1603(d), for the purpose of any action brought against 

6 the Board of the Trustees of the District of Columbia 

7 Public Defender Service, the trustees shall be deemed to 

8 be employees of the Public Defender Service. 

9 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

10 WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

11 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

12 Water and Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain avail13 able until expended, to continue implementation of the 

14 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 

15 That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 

16 provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 

17 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE

18 COORDINATING COUNCIL

19 For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co20 ordinating Council, $1,900,000, to remain available until 

21 expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 

22 of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis23 trict of Columbia. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
562 

1 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

2 For a Federal payment, to remain available until 

3 September 30, 2016, to the Commission on Judicial Dis4 abilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for the Judicial Nomi5 nation Commission, $270,000. 

6 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

7 For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro8 gram in the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain 

9 available until expended, for payments authorized under 

10 the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division 

11 C of Public Law 112–10): Provided, That within funds 

12 provided for opportunity scholarships $3,000,000 shall be 

13 for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 

14 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act. 

15 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

16 NATIONAL GUARD

17 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

18 National Guard, $435,000, to remain available until ex19 pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis20 trict of Columbia National Guard Retention and College 

21 Access Program. 

22 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF

23 HIV/AIDS

24 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

25 for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00562 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
563 

1 dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac2 quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co3 lumbia, $5,000,000. 

4 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

5 Local funds are appropriated for the District of Co6 lumbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund 

7 of the District of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for pro8 grams and activities set forth under the heading ‘‘District 

9 of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses’’ and at the 

10 rate set forth under such heading, as included in the Fis11 cal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to 

12 the Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as 

13 of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That not14 withstanding any other provision of law, except as pro15 vided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home 

16 Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 

17 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Gov18 ernment Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 

19 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, 

20 the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 

21 expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2015 

22 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included 

23 in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 sub24 mitted to Congress by the District of Columbia as amend25 ed as of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
564 

1 of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such 

2 fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount appro3 priated may be increased by proceeds of one-time trans4 actions, which are expended for emergency or unantici5 pated operating or capital needs: Provided further, That 

6 such increases shall be approved by enactment of local 

7 District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements 

8 contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: 

9 Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the 

10 District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary 

11 to assure that the District of Columbia meets these re12 quirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Fi13 nancial Officer of the appropriations and funds made 

14 available to the District during fiscal year 2015, except 

15 that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for 

16 operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, 

17 or other obligations issued for capital projects. 

18 This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 

19 Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
565 

1 TITLE V 

2 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Con6 ference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 

7 et seq., $3,100,000, to remain available until September 

8 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re9 ception and representation expenses. 

10 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

13 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in14 cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

15 and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 

16 in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, 

17 including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 

18 representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the 

19 expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 

20 Commission with foreign governmental and other regu21 latory officials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to re22 main available until September 30, 2016, shall be for the 

23 purchase of information technology and of which not less 

24 than $2,620,000 shall be for the Office of the Inspector 

25 General: Provided, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
566 

1 amounts provided herein may be moved between the 

2 amount for salaries and expenses and the amount for the 

3 purchase of information technology subject to reprogram4 ming procedures under section 608 of this Act and shall 

5 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

6 compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

7 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 

10 Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve11 hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 

12 rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv13 alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 

14 purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi15 cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 

16 exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation ex17 penses, $123,000,000. 

18 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer22 ica Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $10,000,000, 

23 of which $1,900,000 shall be transferred to the National 

24 Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
567 

1 activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 

2 2002. 

3 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica6 tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni7 forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

8 5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 

9 representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi10 cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 

11 5 U.S.C. 3109, $339,844,000, to remain available until 

12 expended: Provided, That of which not less than $300,000 

13 shall be available for consultation with federally recognized 

14 Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and entities related 

15 to Hawaiian Home Lands: Provided further, That 

16 $339,844,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed 

17 and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Com18 munications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for 

19 necessary expenses and shall remain available until ex20 pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro21 priated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are 

22 received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final 

23 fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided 

24 further, That any offsetting collections received in excess 

25 of $339,844,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall not be available 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
568 

1 for obligation: Provided further, That remaining offsetting 

2 collections from prior years collected in excess of the 

3 amount specified for collection in each such year and oth4 erwise becoming available on October 1, 2014, shall not 

5 be available for obligation: Provided further, That notwith6 standing 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use 

7 of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and 

8 made available for obligation shall not exceed 

9 $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That 

10 of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less 

11 than $11,090,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses 

12 of the Office of Inspector General. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL

14 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

15 SEC. 501. Section 302 of the Universal Service 

16 Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’, each place it appears and 

18 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

19 SEC. 502. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

20 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 

21 to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for 

22 universal service support payments to implement the Feb23 ruary 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State 

24 Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connecVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00568 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
569 

1 tion or primary line restrictions on universal service sup2 port payments. 

3 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

4 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

6 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

7 General Act of 1978, $34,568,000, to be derived from the 

8 Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the 

9 FSLIC Resolution Fund. 

10 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

13 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 

14 $67,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail15 able for reception and representation expenses. 

16 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

19 Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga20 nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 

21 Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 

22 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult23 ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including offi24 cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 

25 $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
570 

1 Columbia and elsewhere, $25,548,000: Provided, That 

2 public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel 

3 may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of sub4 sistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 

5 employed intermittently in the Government service, and 

6 compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 

7 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re8 ceived from fees charged to non-Federal participants at 

9 labor-management relations conferences shall be credited 

10 to and merged with this account, to be available without 

11 further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these 

12 conferences. 

13 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com16 mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au17 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 

18 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 

19 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa20 tion expenses, $293,000,000, to remain available until ex21 pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 

22 available for use to contract with a person or persons for 

23 collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 

24 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

25 other provision of law, not to exceed $100,000,000 of offVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00570 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
571 

1 setting collections derived from fees collected for 

2 premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro3 dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 

4 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 

5 and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 

6 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi7 sion of law, not to exceed $14,000,000 in offsetting collec8 tions derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce 

9 the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 

10 Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Preven11 tion Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this 

12 account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 

13 in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here14 in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 

15 as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 

16 year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appro17 priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 

18 $179,000,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 

19 made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 

20 used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 

21 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
572 

1 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

2 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

3 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

4 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collec7 tions deposited into the Fund shall be available for nec8 essary expenses of real property management and related 

9 activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, 

10 maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased 

11 buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; 

12 restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agen13 cies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 

14 relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, al15 location and transfer of space; contractual services inci16 dent to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair 

17 and alteration of federally owned buildings including 

18 grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safe19 guarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, 

20 and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by pur21 chase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; 

22 acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; con23 version and extension of federally owned buildings; pre24 liminary planning and design of projects by contract or 

25 otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00572 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
573 

1 ment for such buildings); and payment of principal, inter2 est, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired 

3 by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the ag4 gregate amount of $9,238,310,000, of which— 

5 (1) $509,670,000 shall remain available until 

6 expended for construction and acquisition (including 

7 funds for sites and expenses, and associated design 

8 and construction services) of additional projects at— 

9 (A) California, Calexico, Calexico West 

10 Land Port of Entry, $98,062,000; 

11 (B) California, San Diego, San Ysidro 

12 Land Port of Entry, $216,828,000; 

13 (C) District of Columbia, Washington, 

14 DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, 

15 $144,000,000; 

16 (D) National Capital Region, Civilian 

17 Cyber Campus, $35,000,000; and 

18 (E) New York, Glenville, Scotia Depot, 

19 $15,780,000: 

20 Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs 

21 on new construction and acquisition projects may be ex22 ceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such 

23 projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts in24 cluded in a transmitted prospectus, if required, unless adVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00573 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
574 

1 vance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appro2 priations of a greater amount; 

3 (2) $818,160,000 shall remain available until 

4 expended for repairs and alterations, including asso5 ciated design and construction services, of which— 

6 (A) $306,894,000 is for Major Repairs and 

7 Alterations; 

8 (B) $390,266,000 is for Basic Repairs and 

9 Alterations; and 

10 (C) $121,000,000 is for Special Emphasis 

11 Programs, of which— 

12 (i) $5,000,000 is for Energy and 

13 Water Retrofit and Conservation Meas14 ures; 

15 (ii) $26,000,000 is for Fire and Life 

16 Safety; 

17 (iii) $20,000,000 is for Judiciary Cap18 ital Security; and 

19 (iv) $70,000,000 is for Consolidation 

20 Activities: Provided, That consolidation 

21 projects result in reduced annual rent paid 

22 by the tenant agency: Provided further, 

23 That no consolidation project exceed 

24 $20,000,000 in costs: Provided further, 

25 That consolidation projects are approved 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
575 

1 by each of the committees specified in sec2 tion 3307(a) of title 40, United States 

3 Code: Provided further, That preference is 

4 given to consolidation projects that achieve 

5 a utilization rate of 130 usable square feet 

6 or less per person for office space: Pro7 vided further, That the obligation of funds 

8 under this paragraph for consolidation ac9 tivities may not be made until 10 days 

10 after a proposed spending plan and expla11 nation for each project to be undertaken, 

12 including estimated savings, has been sub13 mitted to the Committees on Appropria14 tions of the House of Representatives and 

15 the Senate: 

16 Provided, That funds made available in this or any 

17 previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs 

18 and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited 

19 to the amount identified for each project, except each 

20 project in this or any previous Act may be increased by 

21 an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance ap22 proval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations 

23 of a greater amount: Provided further, That additional 

24 projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved 

25 may be funded under this category only if advance apVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00575 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
576 

1 proval is obtained from the Committees on Appropria2 tions: Provided further, That the amounts provided in this 

3 or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be 

4 used to fund costs associated with implementing security 

5 improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum 

6 standards for security in accordance with current law and 

7 in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the 

8 appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Pro9 vided further, That the difference between the funds ap10 propriated and expended on any projects in this or any 

11 prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, 

12 may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or 

13 used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: 

14 Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any 

15 prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used 

16 to pay claims against the Government arising from any 

17 projects under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or 

18 used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; 

19 (3) $5,666,348,000 for rental of space to re20 main available until expended; and 

21 (4) $2,244,132,000 for building operations to 

22 remain available until expended, of which 

23 $1,122,727,000 is for building services, and 

24 $1,121,405,000 is for salaries and expenses: Pro25 vided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
577 

1 appropriation made available under this paragraph 

2 for building operations may be transferred between 

3 and merged with such appropriations upon notifica4 tion to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

5 House of Representatives and the Senate, but no 

6 such appropriation shall be increased by more than 

7 5 percent by any such transfers: Provided further, 

8 That section 508 of this title shall not apply with re9 spect to funds made available under this heading for 

10 building operations: 

11 Provided further, That the total amount of funds 

12 made available from this Fund to the General Services Ad13 ministration shall not be available for expenses of any con14 struction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for 

15 which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has 

16 not been approved, except that necessary funds may be 

17 expended for each project for required expenses for the 

18 development of a proposed prospectus: Provided further, 

19 That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may 

20 be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval 

21 is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Pro22 vided further, That amounts necessary to provide reim23 bursable special services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 

24 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fenc25 ing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
578 

1 or other property not in Government ownership or control 

2 as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret 

3 Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 

4 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from such revenues and 

5 collections: Provided further, That revenues and collections 

6 and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal 

7 year 2015, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 

8 592(b)(2), in excess of the aggregate new obligational au9 thority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed10 eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund 

11 and shall not be available for expenditure except as au12 thorized in appropriations Acts. 

13 GENERAL ACTIVITIES

14 GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

15 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro16 vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac17 tivities associated with the management of real and per18 sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 

19 Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 

20 acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology 

21 management, and related technology activities; and serv22 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $58,000,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
579 

1 OPERATING EXPENSES

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro4 vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 

5 utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis6 posal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, man7 agement, and communications; the Civilian Board of Con8 tract Appeals; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 

9 $61,049,000, of which $26,328,000 is for Real and Per10 sonal Property Management and Disposal; $25,729,000 is 

11 for the Office of the Administrator, of which not to exceed 

12 $7,500 is for official reception and representation ex13 penses; and $8,992,000 is for the Civilian Board of Con14 tract Appeals: Provided further, That not to exceed 5 per15 cent of the appropriation made available under this head16 ing for Office of the Administrator may be transferred to 

17 the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property 

18 Management and Disposal upon notification to the Com19 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

20 and the Senate, but the appropriation for the Real and 

21 Personal Property Management and Disposal may not be 

22 increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfer. 

23 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

25 General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
580 

1 $65,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is available until ex2 pended: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 shall be 

3 available for payment for information and detection of 

4 fraud against the Government, including payment for re5 covery of stolen Government property: Provided further, 

6 That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards 

7 to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens 

8 in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en9 hanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 

10 ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER

11 PRESIDENTS

12 For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 

13 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 

14 $3,250,000. 

15 FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Serv18 ices and Innovative Technologies, including services au19 thorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for 

20 necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that 

21 enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to 

22 conduct activities electronically, through the development 

23 and implementation of innovative uses of information 

24 technology; $53,294,000, of which $14,135,000 shall be 

25 available for electronic government projects, to be deposVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00580 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
581 

1 ited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided, 

2 That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal 

3 agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen 

4 Services Fund: Provided further, That the appropriations, 

5 revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into 

6 the Fund shall be available until expended for necessary 

7 expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities 

8 that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability 

9 to conduct activities electronically in the aggregate 

10 amount not to exceed $90,000,000: Provided further, That 

11 appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections 

12 accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015 in excess 

13 of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not 

14 be available for expenditure except as authorized in appro15 priations Acts: Provided further, That any appropriations 

16 provided to the Electronic Government Fund that remain 

17 unobligated as of September 30, 2014, may be transferred 

18 to the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, 

19 That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in 

20 addition to any other transfer authority provided in this 

21 Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
582 

1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 510. Funds available to the General Services 

5 Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 

6 motor vehicles. 

7 SEC. 511. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 

8 made available for fiscal year 2015 for Federal Buildings 

9 Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 

10 only to the extent necessary to meet program require11 ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap12 proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 

13 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

14 SEC. 512. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 

15 funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 

16 a fiscal year 2016 request for United States Courthouse 

17 construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 

18 standards for construction as established and approved by 

19 the General Services Administration, the Judicial Con20 ference of the United States, and the Office of Manage21 ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 

22 Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 

23 5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized 

24 courtroom utilization study of each facility to be con25 structed, replaced, or expanded. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
583 

1 SEC. 513. None of the funds provided in this Act may 

2 be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 

3 provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 

4 other service usually provided through the Federal Build5 ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 

6 square foot assessment for space and services as deter7 mined by the General Services Administration in consider8 ation of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 

9 (Public Law 92–313). 

10 SEC. 514. From funds made available under the 

11 heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail12 ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 

13 than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 

14 and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav15 ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti16 fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

17 of Representatives and the Senate. 

18 SEC. 515. In any case in which the Committee on 

19 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub21 lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 

22 authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Con23 gress by the Administrator of the General Services Admin24 istration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 

25 ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
584 

1 to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all 

2 lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator deter3 mines that the delineated area of the procurement should 

4 not be identical to the delineated area included in the pro5 spectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 

6 statement to each of such committees and the Committees 

7 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in 

9 the resolution. 

10 SEC. 516. With respect to each project funded under 

11 the heading ‘‘Major Repairs and Alterations’’ or ‘‘Judici12 ary Capital Security Program’’, and with respect to E13 Government projects funded under the heading ‘‘Federal 

14 Citizen Services Fund’’, the Administrator of General 

15 Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for 

16 each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Ap17 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen18 ate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

19 of this Act. 

20 SEC. 517. Any consolidation of the headquarters of 

21 the Federal Bureau of Investigation must result in a full 

22 consolidation. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
585 

1 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship 

4 Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Pub5 lic Law 93–642, $750,000, to remain available until ex6 pended. 

7 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

11 Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza12 tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 

13 Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 

14 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as author15 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 

16 District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 

17 motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and 

18 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa19 tion expenses, $42,740,000, to remain available until Sep20 tember 30, 2016, together with not to exceed $2,345,000, 

21 to remain available until September 30, 2016, for adminis22 trative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be 

23 transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Dis24 ability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems 

25 Protection Board. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
586 

1 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL

2 FOUNDATION

3 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 

6 Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and 

7 Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et 

8 seq.), $1,995,000, to remain available until expended, of 

9 which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) 

10 up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits 

11 pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 

12 (Public Law 107–289); and (2) up to $1,000,000 shall 

13 be available to carry out the activities authorized by sec14 tion 6(7) of Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of 

15 Public Law 106–568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That 

16 of the total amount made available under this heading 

17 $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector 

18 General of the Department of the Interior, to remain 

19 available until expended, for audits and investigations of 

20 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 

21 consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

22 U.S.C. App.). 

23 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

24 For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu25 tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the EnviVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00586 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
587 

1 ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, 

2 $3,400,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

4 OPERATING EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses in connection with the admin6 istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis7 tration and archived Federal records and related activities, 

8 as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re9 view and declassification of documents, the activities of 

10 the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations 

11 and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the 

12 hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or al13 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 

14 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, 

15 $365,000,000. 

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

18 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

19 General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 

20 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 

21 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor 

22 vehicles, $4,130,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
588 

1 REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

2 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar3 chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold4 ings, $7,600,000, to remain available until expended. 

5 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS

6 COMMISSION

7 GRANTS PROGRAM

8 For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 

9 historical publications and records as authorized by 44 

10 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended. 

12 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

13 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

14 For the Community Development Revolving Loan 

15 Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 

16 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 

17 30, 2016, for technical assistance to low-income des18 ignated credit unions. 

19 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

22 Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in 

23 Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, 

24 and the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 

25 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
589 

1 rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 

2 elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to ex3 ceed $1,500 for official reception and representation ex4 penses, $15,420,000. 

5 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

8 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

9 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Re10 organization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Serv11 ice Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized 

12 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for 

13 veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of con14 ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; 

15 hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 

16 official reception and representation expenses; advances 

17 for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the 

18 Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred 

19 under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, 

20 as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence 

21 allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities 

22 require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post 

23 of duty, $96,039,000, of which $642,000 may be for 

24 strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisi25 tion workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00589 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
590 

1 curement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et 

2 seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and re3 tention of such workforce and information technology in 

4 support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for man5 agement solutions to improve acquisition management; 

6 and in addition $118,425,000 for administrative expenses, 

7 to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM 

8 without regard to other statutes, including direct procure9 ment of printed materials, for the retirement and insur10 ance programs: Provided, That the provisions of this ap11 propriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable 

12 trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 

13 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 

14 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of 

15 this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex16 penses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 

17 pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, 

18 or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, 

19 That the President’s Commission on White House Fel20 lows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of Octo21 ber 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2015, accept dona22 tions of money, property, and personal services: Provided 

23 further, That such donations, including those from prior 

24 years, may be used for the development of publicity mate25 rials to provide information about the White House FelVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00590 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
591 

1 lows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 

2 travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the sala3 ries of employees of such Commission. 

4 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

8 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

9 General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 

10 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

11 $4,384,000, and in addition, not to exceed $21,340,000 

12 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro13 vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage14 ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans15 ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 

16 Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 

17 General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author18 ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 

19 and elsewhere. 

20 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

23 Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan 

24 Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 

25 1978 (Public Law 95–454), the Whistleblower Protection 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
592 

1 Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12) as amended by Public 

2 Law 107–304, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement 

3 Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–199), and the Uniformed 

4 Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 

5 1994 (Public Law 103–353), including services as author6 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for 

7 witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co8 lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehi9 cles; $22,939,000. 

10 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory 

14 Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal 

15 Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109– 

16 435), $14,700,000, to be derived by transfer from the 

17 Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by sec18 tion 603(a) of such Act. 

19 PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib22 erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 

23 the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 

24 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $7,500,000, to remain available 

25 until September 30, 2016. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
593 

1 RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY

2 BOARD

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Recovery Account5 ability and Transparency Board to carry out the provi6 sions of title XV of the American Recovery and Reinvest7 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5), and to develop and 

8 test information technology resources and oversight mech9 anisms to enhance transparency of and detect and reme10 diate waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal spending, and 

11 to develop and use information technology resources and 

12 oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate waste, 

13 fraud, and abuse in obligation and expenditure of funds 

14 as described in section 904(d) of the Disaster Relief Ap15 propriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2), which shall 

16 be administered under the terms and conditions of the ac17 countability authorities of title XV of Public Law 111– 

18 5, $18,000,000. 

19 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex22 change Commission, including services as authorized by 

23 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 

24 year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 

25 not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00593 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
594 

1 tion expenses, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until 

2 expended; of which not less than $9,239,000 shall be for 

3 the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 

4 $50,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for 

5 the International Organization of Securities Commissions; 

6 of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for ex7 penses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Com8 mission with foreign governmental and other regulatory 

9 officials, members of their delegations and staffs to ex10 change views concerning securities matters, such expenses 

11 to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses 

12 and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees 

13 in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as 

14 meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodg15 ing or subsistence; and of which not less than $56,613,000 

16 shall be for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis: 

17 Provided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 

18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) 

19 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: 

20 Provided further, That not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of 

21 such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 

22 for necessary expenses of this account: Provided further, 

23 That the total amount appropriated under this heading 

24 from the general fund for fiscal year 2015 shall be reduced 

25 as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
595 

1 final total fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general 

2 fund estimated at not more than $0. 

3 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys6 tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 

7 training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 

8 Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 

9 civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv10 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 

11 $750 for official reception and representation expenses; 

12 $22,500,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 

13 year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 

14 the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 

15 deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na16 tional defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 

17 appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in con18 nection with the induction of any person into the Armed 

19 Forces of the United States. 

20 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

23 of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 

24 passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 

25 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to exVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00595 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
596 

1 ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex2 penses, $257,000,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 

3 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other 

4 lender oversight activities: Provided, That the Adminis5 trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub6 lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 

7 and certain loan program activities, including fees author8 ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 

9 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 

10 received from all such activities shall be credited to this 

11 account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 

12 out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro13 vided further, That the Small Business Administration 

14 may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 

15 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with sec16 tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 

17 fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 

18 be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 

19 System, to be available until September 30, 2016: Pro20 vided further, That $2,000,000 shall be for the Federal 

21 and State Technology Partnership Program under section 

22 34 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d). 

23 ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

24 For necessary expenses of programs supporting en25 trepreneurial and small business development, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
597 

1 $220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2016: Provided, That $115,000,000 shall be available to 

3 fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2015 or fiscal 

4 year 2016 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Busi5 ness Act: Provided further, That $22,300,000 shall be for 

6 marketing, management, and technical assistance under 

7 section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

8 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under 

9 the microloan program: Provided further, That 

10 $17,400,000 shall be available for grants to States to 

11 carry out export programs that assist small business con12 cerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law 111– 

13 240. 

14 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

16 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

17 General Act of 1978, $19,400,000. 

18 OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 

20 carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 

21 305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi22 bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $9,120,000, to 

23 remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
598 

1 BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain 

4 available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed 

5 loans as authorized by section 503 of the Small Business 

6 Investment Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–699), 

7 $45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro8 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

9 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con10 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

11 subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

12 of 1974, during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guar13 antee loans under section 503 of the Small Business In14 vestment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: 

15 Provided further, That during fiscal year 2015 commit16 ments for general business loans authorized under section 

17 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed 

18 $18,750,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term 

19 loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided 

20 by revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal 

21 year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures 

22 under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 

23 Act of 1958 shall not exceed $4,000,000,000: Provided 

24 further, That during fiscal year 2015, guarantees of trust 

25 certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small BusiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00598 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
599 

1 ness Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 

2 $12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 

3 to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

4 $147,726,000, which may be transferred to and merged 

5 with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 

6 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

9 loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

10 Business Act, $186,858,000, to be available until ex11 pended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector 

12 General of the Small Business Administration for audits 

13 and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan pro14 grams and shall be transferred to and merged with the 

15 appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of 

16 which $176,858,000 is for direct administrative expenses 

17 of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan 

18 program, which may be transferred to and merged with 

19 the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of 

20 which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses 

21 for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to 

22 and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Ex23 penses. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
600 

1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 520. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria5 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 

6 Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans7 ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro8 priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

9 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

10 to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

11 funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail12 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 

13 with the procedures set forth in that section. 

14 SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds made available under 

15 this Act may be used to collect a guarantee fee under sec16 tion 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

17 636(a)(18)) with respect to a loan guaranteed under sec18 tion 7(a)(31) of such Act that is made to a small business 

19 concern (as defined under section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

20 632)) that is 51 percent or more owned and controlled 

21 by 1 or more individuals who is a veteran (as defined in 

22 section 101 of title 38, United States Code) or the spouse 

23 of a veteran. 

24 (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 

25 the authority of the Administrator of the Small Business 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
601 

1 Administration to waive such a guarantee fee or any other 

2 loan fee with respect to a loan to a small business concern 

3 described in subsection (a) or any other borrower. 

4 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

5 PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

6 For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 

7 forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub8 sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 

9 States Code, $70,000,000, of which $41,000,000 shall not 

10 be available for obligation until October 1, 2015: Provided, 

11 That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall 

12 continue to be free: Provided further, That 6-day delivery 

13 and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than 

14 the 1983 level: Provided further, That none of the funds 

15 made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be 

16 used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charg17 ing any officer or employee of any State or local child sup18 port enforcement agency, or any individual participating 

19 in a State or local program of child support enforcement, 

20 a fee for information requested or provided concerning an 

21 address of a postal customer: Provided further, That none 

22 of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consoli23 date or close small rural and other small post offices. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
602 

1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

6 General Act of 1978, $243,883,000, to be derived by 

7 transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 

8 authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account9 ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 

10 UNITED STATES TAX COURT

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 

13 and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

14 $51,300,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges 

15 shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
603 

1 TITLE VI 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

3 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

4 SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

5 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 

6 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 

7 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 

8 funded in this Act. 

9 SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

10 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

11 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria12 tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 

13 SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 

14 under this Act for any consulting service through procure15 ment contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited 

16 to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 

17 of public record and available for public inspection, except 

18 where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex19 isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 

20 SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this 

21 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in22 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

23 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro24 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
604 

1 SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 

3 salary of any Government employee where funding an ac4 tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 

5 result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol6 icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 

7 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 

8 SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 

9 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 

10 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 

11 with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

12 SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 

13 available under this Act shall be made available to any 

14 person or entity that has been convicted of violating chap15 ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 

17 none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre18 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund19 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex20 penditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any ac21 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 

22 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

23 available for obligation or expenditure through a re24 programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 

25 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
605 

1 funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 

2 for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con3 gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac4 tivity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the 

5 House of Representatives or the Senate for a different 

6 purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac7 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 

8 is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi9 ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 

10 creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities un11 less prior approval is received from the Committees on Ap12 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen13 ate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization 

14 or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each 

15 agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the 

16 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent17 atives and the Senate: Provided further, That not later 

18 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each 

19 agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the 

20 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent21 atives and the Senate to establish the baseline for applica22 tion of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the 

23 current fiscal year: Provided further, That at a minimum 

24 the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation 

25 with a separate column to display the President’s budget 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
606 

1 request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due 

2 to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year 

3 enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appro4 priation both by object class and program, project, and 

5 activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respec6 tive appropriation; and (3) an identification of items of 

7 special congressional interest: Provided further, That the 

8 amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses 

9 for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for 

10 each day after the required date that the report has not 

11 been submitted to the Congress. 

12 SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

13 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

14 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from 

15 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 

16 for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available 

17 through September 30, 2016, for each such account for 

18 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 

19 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

20 House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 

21 prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 

22 That these requests shall be made in compliance with re23 programming guidelines. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
607 

1 SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in 

2 this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the Presi3 dent to request— 

4 (1) any official background investigation report 

5 on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Inves6 tigation; or 

7 (2) a determination with respect to the treat8 ment of an organization as described in section 

9 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 

10 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 

11 Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 

12 Internal Revenue Service. 

13 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 

14 (1) in the case of an official background inves15 tigation report, if such individual has given express 

16 written consent for such request not more than 6 

17 months prior to the date of such request and during 

18 the same presidential administration; or 

19 (2) if such request is required due to extraor20 dinary circumstances involving national security. 

21 SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul22 gated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code 

23 shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed24 eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 

25 under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
608 

1 SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 

2 implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 

3 nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of4 fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 

5 (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 

6 expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made 

7 available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 

8 to court approval. 

9 SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 

10 be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 

11 expenses in connection with any health plan under the 

12 Federal employees health benefits program which provides 

13 any benefits or coverage for abortions. 

14 SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not 

15 apply where the life of the mother would be endangered 

16 if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the 

17 result of an act of rape or incest. 

18 SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to 

19 commercial information technology, the restriction on pur20 chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 

21 forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popu22 larly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply 

23 to the acquisition by the Federal Government of informa24 tion technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
609 

1 United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined 

2 in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 

3 SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 

4 United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu5 latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac6 cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 

7 commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 

8 non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex9 penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 

10 to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func11 tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em12 ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 

13 is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 

14 or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 

15 to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 

16 person or entity is an organization described in section 

17 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex18 empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 

19 SEC. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, 

20 funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading 

21 Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission 

22 by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency 

23 funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to 

24 advise on emerging regulatory issues. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
610 

1 SEC. 618. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 

2 of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 

3 authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 

4 construction or alteration of real property for office, meet5 ing, storage, or other space must consult with the General 

6 Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for of7 fers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the 

8 case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations 

9 with the current lessor. 

10 (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 

11 emergency lease may do so during any period declared by 

12 the President to require emergency leasing authority with 

13 respect to such agency. 

14 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive 

15 agency covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency 

16 provided funds by this Act, but does not include the Gen17 eral Services Administration or the United States Postal 

18 Service. 

19 SEC. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the fol20 lowing activities the amounts required under current law: 

21 (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 

22 102). 

23 (2) Payments to— 

24 (A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund 

25 (28 U.S.C. 377(o)); 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
611 

1 (B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund 

2 (28 U.S.C. 376(c)); and 

3 (C) the United States Court of Federal 

4 Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 

5 178(l)). 

6 (3) Payment of Government contributions— 

7 (A) with respect to the health benefits of 

8 retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 

9 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired 

10 Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 

11 Stat. 849); and 

12 (B) with respect to the life insurance bene13 fits for employees retiring after December 31, 

14 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). 

15 (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of 

16 new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil 

17 Service Retirement and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 

18 8348). 

19 (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid 

20 from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 

21 Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter 

22 III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 

23 States Code. 

24 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to ex25 empt any amount appropriated by this section from any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
612 

1 otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds con2 tained in this Act. 

3 SEC. 620. The Public Company Accounting Oversight 

4 Board (Board) shall have authority to obligate funds for 

5 the scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) 

6 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–204) 

7 in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of 

8 funds collected by the Board as of December 31, 2014, 

9 including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment 

10 of monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation in 

11 fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended. 

12 SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this 

13 Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to 

14 complete the draft report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working 

15 Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Pro16 posed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regu17 latory Efforts’’ unless the Interagency Working Group on 

18 Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 

19 No. 13563. 

20 SEC. 622. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the 

22 following positions: 

23 (1) Director, White House Office of Health Re24 form. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
613 

1 (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and 

2 Climate Change. 

3 (3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the 

4 Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on 

5 the Auto Industry and Senior Counselor for Manu6 facturing Policy. 

7 (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs. 

8 SEC. 623. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

9 for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 

10 to award a contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an 

11 option on a contract to a contractor conducting the final 

12 quality review processes for background investigation 

13 fieldwork services or background investigation support 

14 services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, 

15 are being conducted by that contractor. 

16 SEC. 624. Sections 1101(a) and 1104(a)(2)(A) of the 

17 Internet Tax Freedom Act (title XI of division C of Public 

18 Law 105–277; 47 U.S.C. 151 note) are amended by strik19 ing ‘‘November 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2015’’. 

20 SEC. 625. (a) The head of each executive branch 

21 agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief In22 formation Officer of the agency has the authority to par23 ticipate in decisions regarding the budget planning process 

24 related to information technology. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
614 

1 (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch 

2 agency funded by this Act that are available for informa3 tion technology shall be allocated within the agency, con4 sistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and 

5 budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director 

6 of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner 

7 as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Of8 ficer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial 

9 Officer of the agency and budget officials. 

10 SEC. 626. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 

12 33 of title 44, United States Code. 

13 SEC. 627. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act may be used to enter into any contract with an incor15 porated entity if such entity’s sealed bid or competitive 

16 proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or char17 tered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such enti18 ty’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such 

19 entity was previously incorporated in the United States. 

20 SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehi22 cles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inven23 tory, except in accordance with Presidential Memo24 randum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 

25 2011. In instances where there is not an appropriate alterVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00614 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
615 

1 native fueled vehicle commercially available for a par2 ticular light duty vehicle class, an exception is granted as 

3 to not impede agency missions. 

4 SEC. 629. From the unobligated balances available 

5 in the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund 

6 established by section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 

7 Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111– 

8 203), $25,000,000 are rescinded. 

9 SEC. 630. Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall 

10 Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 

11 8305) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘in14 sured depository institution’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘covered depository institution’’; and 

16 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) COVERED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.— 

18 The term ‘covered depository institution’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) an insured depository institution, as 

20 that term is defined in section 3 of the Federal 

21 Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and 

22 ‘‘(B) a United States uninsured branch or 

23 agency of a foreign bank.’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (c)— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
616 

1 (A) in the heading for such subsection, by 

2 striking ‘‘INSURED’’ and inserting ‘‘COVERED’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘an insured’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘a covered’’; 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘such insured’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘such covered’’; and 

7 (D) by striking ‘‘or savings and loan hold8 ing company’’ and inserting ‘‘savings and loan 

9 holding company, or foreign banking organiza10 tion (as such term is defined under Regulation 

11 K of the Board of Governors of the Federal Re12 serve System (12 CFR 211.21(o)))’’; 

13 (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol14 lows: 

15 ‘‘(d) ONLY BONA FIDE HEDGING AND TRADITIONAL

16 BANK ACTIVITIES PERMITTED.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in sub18 section (a) shall not apply to any covered depository 

19 institution that limits its swap and security-based 

20 swap activities to the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) HEDGING AND OTHER SIMILAR RISK

22 MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.—Hedging and other 

23 similar risk mitigating activities directly related 

24 to the covered depository institution’s activities. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
617 

1 ‘‘(B) NON-STRUCTURED FINANCE SWAP

2 ACTIVITIES.—Acting as a swaps entity for 

3 swaps or security-based swaps other than a 

4 structured finance swap. 

5 ‘‘(C) CERTAIN STRUCTURED FINANCE

6 SWAP ACTIVITIES.—Acting as a swaps entity for 

7 swaps or security-based swaps that are struc8 tured finance swaps, if— 

9 ‘‘(i) such structured finance swaps are 

10 undertaken for hedging or risk manage11 ment purposes; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) each asset-backed security under13 lying such structured finance swaps is of a 

14 credit quality and of a type or category 

15 with respect to which the prudential regu16 lators have jointly adopted rules author17 izing swap or security-based swap activity 

18 by covered depository institutions. 

19 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub20 section: 

21 ‘‘(A) STRUCTURED FINANCE SWAP.—The 

22 term ‘structured finance swap’ means a swap or 

23 security-based swap based on an asset-backed 

24 security (or group or index primarily comprised 

25 of asset-backed securities). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
618 

1 ‘‘(B) ASSET-BACKED SECURITY.—The 

2 term ‘asset-backed security’ has the meaning 

3 given such term under section 3(a) of the Secu4 rities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 

5 78c(a)).’’; 

6 (4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘an insured’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘a covered’’; and 

8 (5) in subsection (f)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘an insured depository’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘a covered depository’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘the insured depository’’ 

12 each place such term appears and inserting 

13 ‘‘the covered depository’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
619 

1 TITLE VII 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 

3 DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 

6 of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 

7 this or any other Act for fiscal year 2015 shall obligate 

8 or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen9 cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 

10 administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en11 sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 

12 use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 

13 (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

14 802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 

15 agency, or instrumentality. 

16 SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 

17 maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 

18 in accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United 

19 States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve20 hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement ve21 hicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance ve22 hicles), is hereby fixed at $13,197 except station wagons 

23 for which the maximum shall be $13,631: Provided, That 

24 these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for 

25 police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for speVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00619 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
620 

1 cial heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the limits 

2 set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 

3 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 

4 demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and 

5 Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstra6 tion Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set 

7 forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental 

8 cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant 

9 to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable con10 ventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the lim11 its set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle 

12 that is a commercial item and which operates on emerging 

13 motor vehicle technology, including but not limited to elec14 tric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehi15 cles. 

16 SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart17 ments and independent establishments for the current fis18 cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex19 penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 

20 for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 

21 accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 

22 SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during 

23 the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation con24 tained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 

25 compensation of any officer or employee of the GovernVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00620 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
621 

1 ment of the United States (including any agency the ma2 jority of the stock of which is owned by the Government 

3 of the United States) whose post of duty is in the conti4 nental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen 

5 of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admit6 ted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as 

7 outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 

8 is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is grant9 ed asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 

10 of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and 

11 then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes 

12 allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for pur13 poses of this section, affidavits signed by any such person 

14 shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require15 ments of this section with respect to his or her status are 

16 being complied with: Provided further, That for purposes 

17 of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be sub18 mitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as nec19 essary: Provided further, That any person making a false 

20 affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, 

21 shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not 

22 more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the 

23 above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in sub24 stitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided 

25 further, That any payment made to any officer or emVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00621 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
622 

1 ployee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be 

2 recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided 

3 further, That this section shall not apply to any person 

4 who is an officer or employee of the Government of the 

5 United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or 

6 to international broadcasters employed by the Broad7 casting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment 

8 of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 

9 service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: 

10 Provided further, That this section does not apply to the 

11 employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 

12 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Depart13 ment of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant 

14 to an agreement with another country. 

15 SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart16 ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec17 essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex18 penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 

19 Services Administration for charges for space and services 

20 and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build21 ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 

22 performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 

23 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 

24 of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
623 

1 SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 

2 any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re3 ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 

4 including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 

5 records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre6 vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex7 pended for the following purposes: 

8 (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 

9 and recycling programs as described in Executive 

10 Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007), including any 

11 such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 

12 the Executive order. 

13 (2) Other Federal agency environmental man14 agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 

15 development and implementation of hazardous waste 

16 management and pollution prevention programs. 

17 (3) Other employee programs as authorized by 

18 law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 

19 Federal agency. 

20 SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 

21 Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 

22 of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 

23 title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 

24 to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 

25 for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
624 

1 with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 

2 head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 

3 expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 

4 Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 

5 the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex6 penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 

7 funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 

8 correspondingly reduced. 

9 SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 

10 this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 

11 financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 

12 commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 

13 (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 

14 not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 

15 financial support from more than one agency or instru16 mentality. 

17 SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 

18 to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 

19 to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 

20 has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 

21 adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 

22 United States. 

23 SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 

24 any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 

25 employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
625 

1 President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 

2 be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish 

3 or redecorate the office of such department head, agency 

4 head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 

5 make improvements for any such office, unless advance 

6 notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 

7 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec9 tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of10 fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 

11 used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 

12 directly controlled by the individual. 

13 SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec14 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

15 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 

16 the interagency funding of national security and emer17 gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 

18 benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti19 ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 

20 2012). 

21 SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 

22 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 

23 any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 

24 Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 

25 individual appointed to a position of a confidential or polVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00625 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
626 

1 icy-determining character that is excepted from the com2 petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United 

3 States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 

4 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 

5 the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 

6 instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer7 tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage8 ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi9 vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 

10 the individual to the White House. 

11 (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 

12 Federal employees or members of the armed forces de13 tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 

14 (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 

15 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 

16 SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 

17 this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 

18 of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 

19 Government, who— 

20 (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat21 ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em22 ployee of the Federal Government from having any 

23 direct oral or written communication or contact with 

24 any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 

25 Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
627 

1 to the employment of such other officer or employee 

2 or pertaining to the department or agency of such 

3 other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 

4 whether such communication or contact is at the ini5 tiative of such other officer or employee or in re6 sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 

7 committee, or subcommittee; or 

8 (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 

9 demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 

10 performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 

11 to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis12 criminates in regard to any employment right, enti13 tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em14 ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 

15 Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 

16 commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 

17 such other officer or employee, by reason of any 

18 communication or contact of such other officer or 

19 employee with any Member, committee, or sub20 committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 

21 (1). 

22 SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 

23 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 

24 any employee training that— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
628 

1 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl2 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 

3 performance of official duties; 

4 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev5 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 

6 some participants; 

7 (3) does not require prior employee notification 

8 of the content and methods to be used in the train9 ing and written end of course evaluation; 

10 (4) contains any methods or content associated 

11 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 

12 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em13 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 

14 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

15 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par16 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 

17 workplace. 

18 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 

19 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 

20 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 

21 SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

22 or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu23 tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu24 tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 

25 purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
629 

1 any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 

2 or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla3 tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 

4 to the Congress itself. 

5 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

6 any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed7 eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 

8 except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 

9 or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 

10 competent jurisdiction. 

11 SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 

12 or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 

13 information such as mailing, telephone or electronic mail14 ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 

15 Federal Government without the approval of the Commit16 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

17 and the Senate. 

18 SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 

19 this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 

20 including by private contractor, for publicity or propa21 ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore 

22 authorized by Congress. 

23 SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 

24 (1) means an Executive agency, as defined 

25 under 5 U.S.C. 105; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
630 

1 (2) includes a military department, as defined 

2 under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, 

3 and the Postal Regulatory Commission. 

4 (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu5 lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 

6 of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 

7 to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 

8 system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 

9 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 

10 effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time 

11 in the performance of official duties. 

12 SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec13 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

14 fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 

15 or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting 

16 Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 

17 finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative 

18 costs. 

19 SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec20 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart21 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 

22 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government23 wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of24 fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 

25 the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
631 

1 rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 

2 That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis3 trator of General Services to support Government-wide 

4 and other multi-agency financial, information technology, 

5 procurement, and other management innovations, initia6 tives, and activities, as approved by the Director of the 

7 Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 

8 the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups des9 ignated by the Director (including the President’s Man10 agement Council for overall management improvement ini11 tiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 

12 management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers 

13 Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief 

14 Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initia15 tives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure16 ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Coun17 cil for performance improvement initiatives): Provided fur18 ther, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 

19 not exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, 

20 initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That the funds 

21 transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General Services 

22 Administration, Government-wide Policy’’ during fiscal 

23 year 2015 shall remain available for obligation through 

24 September 30, 2016: Provided further, That such trans25 fers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
632 

1 following notification of the Committees on Appropriations 

2 of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the 

3 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

4 SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 

6 in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 

7 and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 

8 the location. 

9 SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec10 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

11 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 

12 the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, 

13 studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of 

14 the National Science and Technology Council (authorized 

15 by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 

16 Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That 

17 the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a re18 port describing the budget of and resources connected with 

19 the National Science and Technology Council to the Com20 mittees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 

21 Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on 

22 Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after en23 actment of this Act. 

24 SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 

25 grant application, form, notification, press release, or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
633 

1 other publications involving the distribution of Federal 

2 funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the 

3 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as appli4 cable, and the amount provided: Provided, That this sec5 tion shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and 

6 grants received by a State receiving Federal funds. 

7 SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY

8 MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 

9 the funds made available in this or any other Act may 

10 be used by any Federal agency— 

11 (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 

12 of data, derived from any means, that includes any 

13 personally identifiable information relating to an in14 dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern15 ment Internet site of the agency; or 

16 (2) to enter into any agreement with a third 

17 party (including another government agency) to col18 lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de19 rived from any means, that includes any personally 

20 identifiable information relating to an individual’s 

21 access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 

22 site. 

23 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 

24 subsection (a) shall not apply to— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
634 

1 (1) any record of aggregate data that does not 

2 identify particular persons; 

3 (2) any voluntary submission of personally iden4 tifiable information; 

5 (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu6 latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 

7 applicable law; or 

8 (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 

9 that is a system security action taken by the oper10 ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 

11 to providing the Internet site services or to pro12 tecting the rights or property of the provider of the 

13 Internet site. 

14 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

15 (1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac16 tions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities 

17 provided in law. 

18 (2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina19 tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ20 ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 

21 condition, management practices and policies and 

22 compliance with applicable standards as provided in 

23 law. 

24 SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

25 Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
635 

1 includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 

2 except where the contract also includes a provision for con3 traceptive coverage. 

4 (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 

5 with— 

6 (1) any of the following religious plans: 

7 (A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 

8 (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 

9 (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 

10 for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 

11 religious beliefs. 

12 (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 

13 into or renews a contract under this section may not sub14 ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 

15 individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 

16 contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 

17 to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 

18 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re19 quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 

20 SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensur21 ing the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and 

22 Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 

23 anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, edu24 cation, and research as performed by nationally recognized 

25 oversight authorities. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
636 

1 SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal de3 partments and agencies may be used by such departments 

4 and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 

5 Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov6 ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 

7 ownership pilot program. 

8 SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 

10 under this or any other appropriations Act may be used 

11 to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the 

12 Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to im13 plement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per14 sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 

15 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg16 ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 

17 number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 

18 of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 

19 SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 

21 or lease any additional facilities, except within or contig22 uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 

23 conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 

24 advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

25 the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
637 

1 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is author2 ized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities 

3 by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which 

4 cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities. 

5 SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

6 law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 

7 may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 

8 any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis9 tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 

10 a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre11 packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 

12 prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 

13 SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this 

14 Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 

15 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 

16 Act), and regulations implementing that section. 

17 SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap18 propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 

19 other Act may be used for any Federal Government con20 tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 

21 as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 

22 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 

23 or any subsidiary of such an entity. 

24 (b) WAIVERS.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
638 

1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 

2 subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern3 ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 

4 if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re5 quired in the interest of national security. 

6 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 

7 issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 

8 such issuance to Congress. 

9 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 

10 Federal Government contract entered into before the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 

12 pursuant to such contract. 

13 SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2015, for each employee 

14 who— 

15 (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 

16 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 

17 (2) retires under any other provision of sub18 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 

19 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to sepa20 rate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil 

21 Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 

22 equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s aver23 age unit cost of processing a retirement claim for 

24 the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be 

25 available until expended to the Office of Personnel 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
639 

1 Management and shall be deemed to be an adminis2 trative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 

3 5, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in 

5 this or any other Act may be used to recommend or re6 quire any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract 

7 to disclose any of the following information as a condition 

8 of submitting the offer: 

9 (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, 

10 expenditure, independent expenditure, or disburse11 ment for an electioneering communication that is 

12 made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any 

13 of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for 

14 election for Federal office or to a political com15 mittee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any 

16 election for Federal office. 

17 (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a 

18 payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the 

19 entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates 

20 or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the 

21 reasonable expectation that the person will use the 

22 funds to make a payment described in paragraph 

23 (1). 

24 (b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, 

25 ‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘electionVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00639 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
640 

1 eering communication’’, ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and 

2 ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning given such term in the 

3 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 

4 et seq.). 

5 SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this 

6 or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 

7 a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal govern8 ment, including the President, the Vice President, a mem9 ber of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Com10 missioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch 

11 agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 

12 Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 

13 SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 

14 of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 

15 no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 

16 2015, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 

17 prevailing rate employee described in section 

18 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 

19 (A) during the period from the date of expira20 tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec21 tion for the previous fiscal years until the normal ef22 fective date of the applicable wage survey adjust23 ment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2015, in an 

24 amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appliVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00640 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
641 

1 cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 

2 in accordance with such section; and 

3 (B) during the period consisting of the remain4 der of fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds, 

5 as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 

6 payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the 

7 sum of— 

8 (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 

9 in fiscal year 2015 under section 5303 of title 

10 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 

11 under the General Schedule; and 

12 (ii) the difference between the overall aver13 age percentage of the locality-based com14 parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 

15 2015 under section 5304 of such title (whether 

16 by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av17 erage percentage of such payments which was 

18 effective in the previous fiscal year under such 

19 section. 

20 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 

21 prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 

22 (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 

23 and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 

24 may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) 

25 is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
642 

1 be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) appli2 cable to such employee. 

3 (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay4 able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 

5 who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 

6 30, 2014, shall be determined under regulations pre7 scribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 

8 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 

9 of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 

10 may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 

11 30, 2014, except to the extent determined by the Office 

12 of Personnel Management to be consistent with the pur13 pose of this subsection. 

14 (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay 

15 for service performed after September 30, 2014. 

16 (6) For the purpose of administering any provision 

17 of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre18 mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em19 ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu20 tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 

21 basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 

22 or basic pay payable after the application of this sub23 section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 

24 (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 

25 permit or require the payment to any employee covered 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
643 

1 by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 

2 be payable were this subsection not in effect. 

3 (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 

4 for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this sub5 section if the Office determines that such exceptions are 

6 necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of quali7 fied employees. 

8 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment 

9 in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that 

10 take place in fiscal year 2015 under sections 5344 and 

11 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— 

12 (1) not less than the percentage received by em13 ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 

14 are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 

15 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 

16 States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employ17 ees at locations where there are no employees whose 

18 pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 

19 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 

20 employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, 

21 United States Code, shall be considered to be located 

22 in the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of United 

23 States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United 

24 States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
644 

1 (2) effective as of the first day of the first ap2 plicable pay period beginning after September 30, 

3 2014. 

4 SEC. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a 

5 pay raise in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding the rate 

6 adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United 

7 States Code, or any other provision of law. 

8 (b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule po9 sition, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 

10 by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive 

11 a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwith12 standing schedule adjustments made under section 5318 

13 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of 

14 law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This 

15 subsection applies only to employees who are holding a po16 sition under a political appointment. 

17 (c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may 

18 not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, not19 withstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 

20 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provision of law, 

21 except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). 

22 (d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 

23 5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be 

24 received in calendar year 2015 (except as provided in sub25 section (g), (h), or (i)) by— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
645 

1 (1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Execu2 tive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above level 

3 IV of the Executive Schedule; or 

4 (2) a limited term appointee or limited emer5 gency appointee in the Senior Executive Service 

6 serving under a political appointment and paid a 

7 rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Execu8 tive Schedule. 

9 (e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including 

10 any locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 

11 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above 

12 level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a po13 litical appointment may not receive a pay rate increase 

14 in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding any other provi15 sion of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or 

16 (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the 

17 General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay 

18 system, or to employees appointed under section 3161 of 

19 title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another 

20 pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 

21 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, ap22 plied to them. 

23 (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall pre24 vent employees who do not serve under a political appointVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00645 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
646 

1 ment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided 

2 under applicable law. 

3 (g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Serv4 ice who receives a Presidential appointment and who 

5 makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic 

6 pay entitlements under section 3392 of title 5, United 

7 States Code, is not subject to this section. 

8 (h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who re9 ceives a Presidential appointment to any position in the 

10 executive branch and who makes an election to retain Sen11 ior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) 

12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) 

13 is not subject to this section. 

14 (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 

15 employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate in16 crease upon an authorized movement to a different cov17 ered position with higher-level duties and a pre-established 

18 higher level or range of pay, except that any such increase 

19 must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limi20 tations in effect on December 31, 2013. 

21 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 

22 an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 

23 during the period of time subject to this section, the initial 

24 pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable 

25 pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
647 

1 (k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) 

2 through (e) is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins 

3 in calendar year 2015 but ends in calendar year 2016, 

4 the bar on the employee’s receipt of pay rate increases 

5 shall apply through the end of that pay period. 

6 SEC. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch de7 partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 

8 this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 

9 reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official 

10 for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 

11 costs and contracting procedures related to each con12 ference held by any such department, agency, board, com13 mission, or office during fiscal year 2015 for which the 

14 cost to the United States Government was more than 

15 $100,000. 

16 (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con17 ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica18 ble period— 

19 (1) a description of its purpose; 

20 (2) the number of participants attending; 

21 (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the 

22 United States Government, including— 

23 (A) the cost of any food or beverages; 

24 (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
648 

1 (C) the cost of employee or contractor 

2 travel to and from the conference; and 

3 (D) a discussion of the methodology used 

4 to determine which costs relate to the con5 ference; and 

6 (4) a description of the contracting procedures 

7 used including— 

8 (A) whether contracts were awarded on a 

9 competitive basis; and 

10 (B) a discussion of any cost comparison 

11 conducted by the departmental component or 

12 office in evaluating potential contractors for the 

13 conference. 

14 (c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held 

15 by any Executive branch department, agency, board, com16 mission, or office funded by this or any other appropria17 tions Act during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to 

18 the United States Government was more than $20,000, 

19 the head of any such department, agency, board, commis20 sion, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior 

21 ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, 

22 of the date, location, and number of employees attending 

23 such conference. 

24 (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro25 priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
649 

1 be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a con2 ference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and 

3 programmatically related to the purpose for which the 

4 grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held 

5 in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, 

6 or other routine purposes related to a project funded by 

7 the grant or contract. 

8 (e) None of the funds made available in this or any 

9 other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con10 ference activities that are not in compliance with Office 

11 of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 

12 dated May 11, 2012. 

13 SEC. 740. None of the funds made available in this 

14 or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 

15 eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac16 tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for 

17 a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently 

18 enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 

19 is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provi20 sions of this or any other appropriations Act. 

21 SEC. 741. None of the funds made available by this 

22 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 

23 enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 

24 published by the Office of Personnel Management in the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
650 

1 Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 

2 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 742. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 

5 to begin or announce a study or public-private competition 

6 regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 

7 function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Of8 fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 

9 other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 

10 SEC. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth11 erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 

12 available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 

13 with an entity that requires employees or contractors of 

14 such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 

15 internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib16 iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors 

17 from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a 

18 designated investigative or law enforcement representative 

19 of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive 

20 such information. 

21 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con22 travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 

23 Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart24 ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 

25 information. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
651 

1 SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 

2 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 

3 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

4 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 

5 to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil6 ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad7 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 

8 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 

9 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col10 lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 

11 aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 

12 has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 

13 and has made a determination that this further action is 

14 not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 

15 SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 

16 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 

17 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

18 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 

19 to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 

20 violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 

21 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic22 tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 

23 or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter24 mination that this further action is not necessary to pro25 tect the interests of the Government. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
652 

1 SEC. 746. Not later than 1 year after the date of 

2 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man3 agement and Budget, in consultation with the Council of 

4 Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the Gov5 ernment Accountability Office, and other stakeholders 

6 shall develop— 

7 (1) criteria for an agency that has dem8 onstrated a stabilized, effective system of internal 

9 control over financial reporting, whereby the agency 

10 would qualify for a consolidated Department level 

11 audit for obtaining a financial statement audit opin12 ion, rather than an agency level audit; and 

13 (2) recommendations on how to improve current 

14 financial reporting requirements to increase govern15 ment transparency, in conjunction with the imple16 mentation of the Digital Accountability and Trans17 parency Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–101), and 

18 better meet the needs of all stakeholders. 

19 SEC. 747. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 

20 other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree21 ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern22 ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree23 ment if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain 

24 the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent 

25 with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
653 

1 the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by 

2 existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classi3 fied information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the 

4 reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any 

5 law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste 

6 of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and spe7 cific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other 

8 whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, 

9 obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by 

10 controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are 

11 incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.’’: 

12 Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of 

13 this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that 

14 is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct 

15 of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other 

16 than an employee or officer of the United States Govern17 ment, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular 

18 activity for which such document is to be used. Such form 

19 or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person 

20 will not disclose any classified information received in the 

21 course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do 

22 so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure 

23 forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclo24 sures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an execuVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00653 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
654 

1 tive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essen2 tial to reporting a substantial violation of law. 

3 (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 

4 implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 

5 if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 

6 that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 

7 (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 

8 may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en9 tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 

10 substantially similar language to that required in sub11 section (a). 

12 SEC. 748. During fiscal year 2015, on the date that 

13 a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance 

14 with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the Bureau of 

15 Consumer Financial Protection shall notify Committees on 

16 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House 

18 of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Hous19 ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such requests. 

20 SEC. 749. None of the funds made available by this 

21 or any other Act may be used to implement a new Federal 

22 Flood Risk Management Standard until the Administra23 tion has solicited and considered input from Governors, 

24 mayors, and other stakeholders. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
655 

1 SEC. 750. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

2 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 

3 than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 

4 VIII. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
656 

1 TITLE VIII 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 

3 COLUMBIA 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable 

6 funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 

7 necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 

8 settlements or judgments that have been entered against 

9 the District of Columbia government. 

10 SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this 

11 Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 

12 implementation of any policy including boycott designed 

13 to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress 

14 or any State legislature. 

15 SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided 

16 under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both 

17 Federal and District government agencies, that remain 

18 available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, 

19 or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 

20 United States derived by the collection of fees available 

21 to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 

22 obligation or expenditures for an agency through a re23 programming of funds which— 

24 (1) creates new programs; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
657 

1 (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi2 bility center; 

3 (3) establishes or changes allocations specifi4 cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 

5 (4) increases funds or personnel by any means 

6 for any program, project, or responsibility center for 

7 which funds have been denied or restricted; 

8 (5) re-establishes any program or project pre9 viously deferred through reprogramming; 

10 (6) augments any existing program, project, or 

11 responsibility center through a reprogramming of 

12 funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which13 ever is less; or 

14 (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 

15 assigned to a specific program, project or responsi16 bility center, 

17 unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 

18 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

19 Senate. 

20 (b) The District of Columbia government is author21 ized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer 

22 requests of local funds under this title through November 

23 7, 2015. 

24 SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 

25 Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
658 

1 for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 

2 offices of United States Senator or United States Rep3 resentative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 

4 Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 

5 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 

6 SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this sec7 tion, none of the funds made available by this Act or by 

8 any other Act may be used to provide any officer or em9 ployee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle 

10 unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the 

11 performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. 

12 For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 

13 does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s 

14 residence and workplace, except in the case of— 

15 (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 

16 Police Department who resides in the District of Co17 lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 

18 Department; 

19 (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi20 cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 

21 Emergency Medical Services Department who re22 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 

23 hours a day; 

24 (3) at the discretion of the Director of the De25 partment of Corrections, an officer or employee of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
659 

1 the District of Columbia Department of Corrections 

2 who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 

3 call 24 hours a day; 

4 (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Ex5 aminer, an officer or employee of the Office of the 

6 Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District 

7 of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 

8 (5) at the discretion of the Director of the 

9 Homeland Security and Emergency Management 

10 Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Se11 curity and Emergency Management Agency who re12 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 

13 hours a day; 

14 (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 

15 (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District 

16 of Columbia. 

17 SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 

18 in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attor19 ney General or any other officer or entity of the District 

20 government to provide assistance for any petition drive or 

21 civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for 

22 voting representation in Congress for the District of Co23 lumbia. 

24 (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co25 lumbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
660 

1 on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with offi2 cials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 

3 SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in 

4 this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe 

5 for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne 

6 pathogens in any location that has been determined by the 

7 local public health or local law enforcement authorities to 

8 be inappropriate for such distribution. 

9 SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 

10 prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 

11 from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 

12 coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 

13 of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 

14 should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep15 tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 

16 SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 

17 in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, 

18 rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 

19 associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 

20 schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act 

21 (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols de22 rivative. 

23 (b) None of the funds contained in this Act may be 

24 used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or 

25 otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
661 

1 use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the 

2 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any 

3 tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational pur4 poses. 

5 SEC. 810. None of the funds appropriated under this 

6 Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the 

7 life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 

8 carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of 

9 an act of rape or incest. 

10 SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 

12 Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the 

13 appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 

14 Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated 

15 funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 

16 the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 

17 to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 

18 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 

19 District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2015 that 

20 is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 

21 that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 

22 other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated 

23 actual expenditures. 

24 (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for 

25 which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of CoVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00661 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
662 

1 lumbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address 

2 unanticipated changes in program requirements. 

3 SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi5 cer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro6 priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 

7 for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 

8 operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 

9 Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. 

10 The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the for11 mat of the budget that the District of Columbia govern12 ment submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 

13 of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1– 

14 204.42). 

15 SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as 

16 operating funds may be transferred to the District of Co17 lumbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, 

18 once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority con19 sistent with the provisions of this Act. 

20 (b) The District of Columbia government is author21 ized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any 

22 local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the 

23 four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital 

24 funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reproVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00662 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
663 

1 grammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 

2 with the provisions of this Act. 

3 (c) The District of Columbia government may not 

4 transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds 

5 derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 

6 capital projects. 

7 SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated 

8 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

9 the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 

10 other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 

11 SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

12 by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob13 ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 

14 year 2015 from appropriations of Federal funds made 

15 available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in 

16 this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 

17 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 

18 Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com19 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

20 and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 

21 such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 

22 made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out23 lined in section 803 of this Act. 

24 SEC. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2016, during a pe25 riod in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
664 

1 resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 

2 bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 

3 provided for any project or activity for which local funds 

4 are provided in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act 

5 of 2015 as submitted to Congress (subject to any modi6 fications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the be7 ginning of the period during which this subsection is in 

8 effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 

9 (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 

10 to be available— 

11 (1) during any period in which a District of Co12 lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2016 is 

13 in effect; or 

14 (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 

15 District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 

16 2016. 

17 (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro18 vided under the authority and conditions as provided 

19 under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 

20 in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 

21 (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 

22 cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 

23 project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2016 

24 for which this section applies to such project or activity. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
665 

1 (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 

2 during any period of fiscal year 2016 if any other provi3 sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria4 tions)— 

5 (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail6 able, or grants authority for such project or activity 

7 to continue for such period; or 

8 (2) specifically provides that no appropriation 

9 shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 

10 no authority shall be granted for such project or ac11 tivity to continue for such period. 

12 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 

13 obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 

14 mandated by other law. 

15 SEC. 817. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

16 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 

17 title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 

18 of this title or of title IV. 

19 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 

20 and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
666 

1 DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE2 RIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 

3 AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

4 TITLE I 

5 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

6 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

7 MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

8 For necessary expenses for protection, use, improve9 ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi10 fication, acquisition of easements and other interests in 

11 lands, and performance of other functions, including main12 tenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the manage13 ment of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction 

14 of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general 

15 administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral 

16 potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of 

17 Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $970,016,000, 

18 to remain available until expended; of which $3,000,000 

19 shall be available in fiscal year 2015 subject to a match 

20 by at least an equal amount by the National Fish and 

21 Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting 

22 conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be ad23 vanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant without 

24 regard to when expenses are incurred. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
667 

1 In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of ap2 plications for permit to drill and related use authoriza3 tions, to remain available until expended, to be reduced 

4 by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this 

5 appropriation that shall be derived from a fee of $6,500 

6 per new application for permit to drill that the Bureau 

7 shall collect upon submission of each new application, and, 

8 in addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administra9 tion program operations, including the cost of admin10 istering the mining claim fee program, to remain available 

11 until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 

12 Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining 

13 claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby 

14 authorized for fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final 

15 appropriation estimated at not more than $970,016,000, 

16 and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from 

17 communication site rental fees established by the Bureau 

18 for the cost of administering communication site activities. 

19 LAND ACQUISITION

20 For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 

21 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579, including admin22 istrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or 

23 interests therein, $19,746,000, to be derived from the 

24 Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain avail25 able until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
668 

1 OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

2 For expenses necessary for management, protection, 

3 and development of resources and for construction, oper4 ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and 

5 other improvements on the revested Oregon and California 

6 Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Or7 egon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and 

8 on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or in9 terests therein, including existing connecting roads on or 

10 adjacent to such grant lands; $113,777,000, to remain 

11 available until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the 

12 aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year 

13 from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant 

14 lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and 

15 California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the 

16 General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the sec17 ond paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of 

18 August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181(f)). 

19 RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

20 For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of 

21 lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal 

22 rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land 

23 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), 

24 notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent 

25 of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
669 

1 sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 

2 315(b), 315(m)) and the amount designated for range im3 provements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts 

4 from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Depart5 ment of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than 

6 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for 

8 administrative expenses. 

9 SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

10 For administrative expenses and other costs related 

11 to processing application documents and other authoriza12 tions for use and disposal of public lands and resources, 

13 for costs of providing copies of official public land docu14 ments, for monitoring construction, operation, and termi15 nation of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, 

16 and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts 

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

18 1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 

19 Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended: 

20 Provided, That, notwithstanding any provision to the con21 trary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 

22 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received 

23 pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, 

24 compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund 

25 pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
670 

1 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended under 

2 the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, pro3 tect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through 

4 the Bureau of Land Management which have been dam5 aged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, per6 mittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to 

7 whether all moneys collected from each such action are 

8 used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: 

9 Provided further, That any such moneys that are in excess 

10 of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for 

11 which funds were collected may be used to repair other 

12 damaged public lands. 

13 MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

14 In addition to amounts authorized to be expended 

15 under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such 

16 amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Pub17 lic Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as 

18 may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, ap19 praisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands 

20 under section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to 

21 remain available until expended. 

22 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

23 The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the 

24 operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, 

25 contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00670 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
671 

1 able agreements with public and private entities, including 

2 with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be avail3 able for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of tem4 porary structures, and alteration and maintenance of nec5 essary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the 

6 United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at 

7 the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 

8 concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; 

9 miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac10 tivities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 

11 accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to 

12 exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding Public 

13 Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under co14 operative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements au15 thorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators 

16 in connection with jointly produced publications for which 

17 the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash 

18 or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator 

19 is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided 

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

21 commitment by a State government to provide an identi22 fied amount of money in support of the project may be 

23 carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appro24 priations herein made shall not be available for the de25 struction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
672 

1 in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for the 

2 sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruc3 tion for processing into commercial products. 

4 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

5 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

6 For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 

7 Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 

8 and economic studies, general administration, and for the 

9 performance of other authorized functions related to such 

10 resources, $1,207,658,000, to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2016 except as otherwise provided herein: Pro12 vided, That not to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for 

13 implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 

14 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

15 1533) (except for processing petitions, developing and 

16 issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any 

17 other steps to implement actions described in subsection 

18 (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to 

19 exceed $4,605,000 shall be used for any activity regarding 

20 the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection 

21 (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species listed pur22 suant to subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2012; of 

23 which not to exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any ac24 tivity regarding petitions to list species that are indigenous 

25 to the United States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
673 

1 and (b)(3)(B); and, of which not to exceed $1,504,000 

2 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), 

3 and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 

4 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) for species that are not indigenous 

5 to the United States. 

6 CONSTRUCTION

7 For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re8 moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con9 servation, management, investigation, protection, and uti10 lization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition 

11 of lands and interests therein; $15,687,000, to remain 

12 available until expended. 

13 LAND ACQUISITION

14 For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and 

15 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460l– 

16 4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for ac17 quisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accord18 ance with statutory authority applicable to the United 

19 States Fish and Wildlife Service, $47,535,000, to be de20 rived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 

21 to remain available until expended: Provided, That none 

22 of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition 

23 projects may be used to pay for any administrative over24 head, planning or other management costs. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
674 

1 COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION

2 FUND

3 For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 

4 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), 

5 $50,095,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

6 $22,695,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endan7 gered Species Conservation Fund; and of which 

8 $27,400,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 

9 Conservation Fund. 

10 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

11 For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo12 ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 

13 NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

14 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

15 of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), $34,145,000, to remain available 

17 until expended. 

18 NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

19 For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 

20 Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et 

21 seq.), $3,660,000, to remain available until expended. 

22 MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

23 For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele24 phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the 

25 Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
675 

1 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act 

2 of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape Con3 servation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the 

4 Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 

5 et seq.), $9,061,000, to remain available until expended. 

6 STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

7 For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 

8 District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 

9 States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 

10 American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions 

11 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and 

12 Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and imple13 mentation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their 

14 habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, 

15 $58,695,000, to remain available until expended: Pro16 vided, That of the amount provided herein, $4,084,000 is 

17 for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not sub18 ject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Pro19 vided further, That $5,487,000 is for a competitive grant 

20 program for States, territories, and other jurisdictions and 

21 at the discretion of affected States, the regional Associa22 tions of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the re23 maining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further, 

24 That the Secretary shall, after deducting $9,571,000 and 

25 administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
676 

1 herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Co2 lumbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each 

3 a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent there4 of; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States 

5 Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

6 Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one7 fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further, That the 

8 Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the fol9 lowing manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the ratio 

10 to which the land area of such State bears to the total 

11 land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which 

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

13 bears to the total population of all such States: Provided 

14 further, That the amounts apportioned under this para15 graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall 

16 be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the 

17 amount available for apportionment under this paragraph 

18 for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: 

19 Provided further, That the Federal share of planning 

20 grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of 

21 such projects and the Federal share of implementation 

22 grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of 

23 such projects: Provided further, That the non-Federal 

24 share of such projects may not be derived from Federal 

25 grant programs: Provided further, That any amount apVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00676 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
677 

1 portioned in 2015 to any State, territory, or other jurisdic2 tion that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2016, 

3 shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated 

4 in 2017, in the manner provided herein. 

5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

6 The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may 

7 carry out the operations of Service programs by direct ex8 penditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and 

9 reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. 

10 Appropriations and funds available to the United States 

11 Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of 

12 damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation 

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

14 purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facili15 ties incident to such public recreational uses on conserva16 tion areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; 

17 and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, build18 ings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Serv19 ice and to which the United States has title, and which 

20 are used pursuant to law in connection with management, 

21 and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, 

22 That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, 

23 under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrange24 ments authorized by law, procure printing services from 

25 cooperators in connection with jointly produced publicaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00677 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
678 

1 tions for which the cooperators share at least one-half the 

2 cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service 

3 determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted 

4 quality standards: Provided further, That the Service may 

5 accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing air6 craft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

7 3302, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and ap8 proval shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘United 

9 States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management’’ 

10 and shall be available to the Secretary, without further 

11 appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of 

12 such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revis13 ing regulations as necessary, and shall remain available 

14 until expended. 

15 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

16 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

17 For expenses necessary for the management, oper18 ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis19 tered by the National Park Service and for the general 

20 administration of the National Park Service, 

21 $2,275,773,000, of which $9,923,000 for planning and 

22 interagency coordination in support of Everglades restora23 tion and $81,961,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabili24 tation projects for constructed assets shall remain avail25 able until September 30, 2016: Provided, That funds apVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00678 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
679 

1 propriated under this heading in this Act and previous Ap2 propriations Acts are available for the purposes of section 

3 5 of Public Law 95–348 and section 204 of Public Law 

4 93–486, as amended by section 1(3) of Public Law 100– 

5 355. 

6 NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

7 For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro8 grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage 

9 partnership programs, environmental compliance and re10 view, international park affairs, and grant administration, 

11 not otherwise provided for, $63,117,000. 

12 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

13 For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 

14 Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), 

15 $56,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation 

16 Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2016. 

17 CONSTRUCTION

18 For construction, improvements, repair, or replace19 ment of physical facilities, including modifications author20 ized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Pro21 tection and Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-8), 

22 $138,339,000, to remain available until expended: Pro23 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

24 for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2015 with 

25 a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5– 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
680 

1 Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement 

2 may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: 

3 Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall 

4 contain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at 48 CFR 

5 52.232–18. 

6 LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

7 (RESCISSION)

8 The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 

9 by section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 

10 Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–10a) is rescinded. 

11 LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

12 For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and 

13 Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 

14 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for 

15 acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in ac16 cordance with the statutory authority applicable to the 

17 National Park Service, $98,960,000, to be derived from 

18 the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain 

19 available until expended, of which $48,117,000 is for the 

20 State assistance program and of which $8,986,000 shall 

21 be for the American Battlefield Protection Program 

22 grants as authorized by section 7301 of the Omnibus Pub23 lic Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
681 

1 CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

2 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

3 of section 814(g) of Public Law 104–333 (16 U.S.C. 1f) 

4 relating to challenge cost share agreements, $10,000,000, 

5 to remain available until expended, for Centennial Chal6 lenge projects and programs: Provided, That not less than 

7 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program 

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

9 donated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed 

10 by an irrevocable letter of credit. 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) 

14 of Public Law 105–391, franchise fees credited to a sub15 account shall be available for expenditure by the Sec16 retary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit 

17 within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce 

18 liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender in19 terest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to 

20 the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise 

21 fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit ex22 ceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce 

23 liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be 

24 credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over 

25 a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
682 

1 the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended 

2 to extinguish or reduce liability. 

3 For the costs of administration of the Land and 

4 Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 

5 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 

6 of 2006 (Public Law 109–432), the National Park Service 

7 may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are au8 thorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained 

9 amounts to remain available until expended. 

10 National Park Service funds may be transferred to 

11 the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Depart12 ment of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 

13 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount 

14 for FHWA administrative support costs. 

15 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

16 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

17 For expenses necessary for the United States Geo18 logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re19 search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, 

20 and the mineral and water resources of the United States, 

21 its territories and possessions, and other areas as author22 ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as 

23 to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su24 pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu25 latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00682 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
683 

1 ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into 

2 the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 

3 processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 

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

5 and to publish and disseminate data relative to the fore6 going activities; $1,045,000,000, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2016; of which $53,337,189 shall remain 

8 available until expended for satellite operations; and of 

9 which $7,280,000 shall be available until expended for de10 ferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that 

11 exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the funds 

12 provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used 

13 to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifi14 cally authorized in writing by the property owner: Pro15 vided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be 

16 used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic 

17 mapping or water resources data collection and investiga18 tions carried on in cooperation with States and municipali19 ties. 

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

21 From within the amount appropriated for activities 

22 of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 

23 necessary shall be available for contracting for the fur24 nishing of topographic maps and for the making of geo25 physical or other specialized surveys when it is administraVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00683 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
684 

1 tively determined that such procedures are in the public 

2 interest; construction and maintenance of necessary build3 ings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for 

4 gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the 

5 United States National Committee for Geological 

6 Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of 

7 persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to rep8 resent the United States in the negotiation and adminis9 tration of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities 

10 funded by appropriations herein made may be accom11 plished through the use of contracts, grants, or coopera12 tive agreements as defined in section 6302 of title 31, 

13 United States Code: Provided further, That the United 

14 States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or coop15 erative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly 

16 with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without re17 gard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent 

18 services of students or recent graduates, who shall be con19 sidered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 

20 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 

21 for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 

22 United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not 

23 be considered to be Federal employees for any other pur24 poses. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
685 

1 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

2 OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

3 For expenses necessary for granting leases, ease4 ments, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and 

5 gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes 

6 on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations 

7 related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental 

8 studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws 

9 and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial 

10 delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree11 ments, $169,770,000, of which $72,422,000 is to remain 

12 available until September 30, 2016 and of which 

13 $97,348,000 is to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by 

15 amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this 

16 appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from in17 creases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 

18 and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by 

19 the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the 

20 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, as21 sessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative ac22 tivities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro23 priated shall be reduced as such collections are received 

24 during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 

25 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
686 

1 $72,422,000: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 

2 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to pro3 moting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities. 

4 BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL

5 ENFORCEMENT

6 OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

7 For expenses necessary for the regulation of oper8 ations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and 

9 agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, 

10 and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental 

11 Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and imple12 menting laws and regulations as authorized by law and 

13 to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial dele14 gation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree15 ments, $124,726,000, of which $66,147,000 is to remain 

16 available until September 30, 2016 and of which 

17 $58,579,000 is to remain available until expended: Pro18 vided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by 

19 amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this 

20 appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from in21 creases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 

22 and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by 

23 the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

24 pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, in25 cluding studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
687 

1 administrative activities: Provided further, That the sum 

2 herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections 

3 are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a 

4 final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more 

5 than $66,147,000. 

6 For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain 

7 available until expended, to be reduced by amounts col8 lected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, 

9 which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees 

10 collected in fiscal year 2015, as provided in this Act: Pro11 vided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 

12 inspection fees exceed $65,000,000, the amounts realized 

13 in excess of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this appro14 priation and remain available until expended: Provided 

15 further, That for fiscal year 2015, not less than 50 percent 

16 of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety 

17 and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund per18 sonnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and 

19 expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental 

20 safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the 

21 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 

22 seq.), including the review of applications for permits to 

23 drill. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
688 

1 OIL SPILL RESEARCH

2 For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 

3 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title 

4 VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 

5 $14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li6 ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 

7 OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND

8 ENFORCEMENT

9 REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

11 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 

12 1977, Public Law 95–87, $122,713,000, to remain avail13 able until September 30, 2016: Provided, That appropria14 tions for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 

15 Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem ex16 penses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 

17 Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored 

18 training. 

19 In addition, for costs to review, administer, and en20 force permits issued by the Bureau pursuant to section 

21 507 of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to 

22 remain available until expended: Provided, That fees as23 sessed and collected by the Bureau pursuant to such sec24 tion 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary 

25 offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
689 

1 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 

2 the general fund shall be reduced as collections are re3 ceived during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal 

4 year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 

5 $122,713,000. 

6 ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

7 For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the 

8 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 

9 Public Law 95–87, $27,399,000, to be derived from re10 ceipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to 

11 remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant 

12 to Public Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is 

13 authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of 

14 the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 

15 to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided fur16 ther, That funds made available under title IV of Public 

17 Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal 

18 share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Gov19 ernment for the purpose of environmental restoration re20 lated to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 

21 from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such 

22 projects must be consistent with the purposes and prior23 ities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: 

24 Provided further, That amounts provided under this head25 ing may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
690 

1 State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 

2 Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

4 In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, 

5 with funds available for the Technical Innovation and Pro6 fessional Services program in this or any other Act with 

7 respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer title 

8 for computer hardware, software and other technical 

9 equipment to State and tribal regulatory and reclamation 

10 programs. 

11 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN

12 EDUCATION

13 OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 

16 programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 

17 of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-De18 termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 

19 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 

20 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Controlled 

21 Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 

22 $2,429,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 

23 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not 

24 to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and rep25 resentation expenses; of which not to exceed $74,809,000 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
691 

1 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That 

2 in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary 

3 may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, 

4 to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities af5 fected by the disaster: Provided further, That federally rec6 ognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally 

7 recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allo8 cations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided fur9 ther, That not to exceed $606,690,000 for school oper10 ations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education 

11 programs shall become available on July 1, 2015, and 

12 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided 

13 further, That not to exceed $48,553,000 shall remain 

14 available until expended for housing improvement, road 

15 maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land 

16 records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement 

17 Program: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 

18 other provision of law, including but not limited to the 

19 Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450f 

20 et seq.) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments 

21 of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $62,395,000 

22 within and only from such amounts made available for 

23 school operations shall be available for administrative cost 

24 grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with 

25 the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2014 for the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
692 

1 operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000 

2 within and only from such amounts made available for ad3 ministrative cost grants shall be available for the transi4 tional costs of initial administrative cost grants to grant5 ees that assume operation on or after July 1, 2014, of 

6 Bureau-funded schools: Provided further, That any for7 estry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which 

8 remain unobligated as of September 30, 2016, may be 

9 transferred during fiscal year 2017 to an Indian forest 

10 land assistance account established for the benefit of the 

11 holder of the funds within the holder’s trust fund account: 

12 Provided further, That any such unobligated balances not 

13 so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2017: Pro14 vided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bu15 reau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to pur16 chase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 

17 personnel. 

18 CONSTRUCTION

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte21 nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 

22 and other facilities, including architectural and engineer23 ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests 

24 in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for 

25 construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project purVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00692 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
693 

1 suant to Public Law 87–483, $128,876,000, to remain 

2 available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as 

3 may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian 

4 Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of 

5 Reclamation: Provided further, That not to exceed 6 per6 cent of contract authority available to the Bureau of In7 dian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may 

8 be used to cover the road program management costs of 

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

10 the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 

11 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: Pro12 vided further, That for fiscal year 2015, in implementing 

13 new construction or facilities improvement and repair 

14 project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to 

15 grant schools under Public Law 100–297, the Secretary 

16 of the Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit Re17 quirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs 

18 contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory require19 ments: Provided further, That such grants shall not be 

20 subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and 

21 the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of 

22 payments for the work to be performed: Provided further, 

23 That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall 

24 consider whether such grantee would be deficient in assur25 ing that the construction projects conform to applicable 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
694 

1 building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State 

2 health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 

3 2005(b), with respect to organizational and financial man4 agement capabilities: Provided further, That if the Sec5 retary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall fol6 low the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f): Pro7 vided further, That any disputes between the Secretary 

8 and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to 

9 the disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e): Provided fur10 ther, That in order to ensure timely completion of con11 struction projects, the Secretary may assume control of 

12 a project and all funds related to the project, if, within 

13 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, any grant14 ee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior 

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

16 the project and commenced construction: Provided further, 

17 That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Of18 fice of the Special Trustee for American Indians appro19 priation for the appropriate share of construction costs for 

20 space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust re21 form implementation. 

22 INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND

23 MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS

24 For payments and necessary administrative expenses 

25 for implementation of Indian land and water claim settleVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00694 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
695 

1 ments pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101– 

2 618, 111–11, and 111–291, and for implementation of 

3 other land and water rights settlements, $35,655,000, to 

4 remain available until expended. 

5 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

6 For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 

7 $7,731,000, of which $1,045,000 is for administrative ex8 penses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 

9 1974: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 

10 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 

11 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur12 ther, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan 

13 principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, 

14 not to exceed $100,496,183. 

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

16 The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the oper17 ation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, 

18 cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either di19 rectly or in cooperation with States and other organiza20 tions. 

21 Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian 

22 Affairs may contract for services in support of the man23 agement, operation, and maintenance of the Power Divi24 sion of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
696 

1 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

2 available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office 

3 oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative 

4 Services (except executive direction and administrative 

5 services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional 

6 offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be 

7 available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative 

8 agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the 

9 provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the 

10 Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 

11 413). 

12 In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 

13 available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this 

14 action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s trust 

15 responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-govern16 ment relationship between the United States and that 

17 tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appropria18 tions. 

19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

20 available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than 

21 the amounts provided herein for assistance to public 

22 schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to 

23 support the operation of any elementary or secondary 

24 school in the State of Alaska. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
697 

1 No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Edu2 cation shall be used to support expanded grades for any 

3 school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place 

4 or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school 

5 in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of 

6 October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior 

7 may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to 

8 one additional grade when the Secretary determines such 

9 waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission 

10 of the Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made 

11 available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by 

12 the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bu13 reau’s funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau 

14 school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school 

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

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

17 establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as 

18 that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education 

19 Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a 

20 charter school that is in existence on the date of the enact21 ment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-fund22 ed school before September 1, 1999, may continue to oper23 ate during that period, but only if the charter school pays 

24 to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the 

25 Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00697 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
698 

1 cluding buses and vans), the funds of the charter school 

2 are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the 

3 Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school 

4 programs of the State in which the school is located if 

5 the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bu6 reau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter 

7 school and performing functions related to the charter 

8 school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall 

9 not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chap10 ter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 

11 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 

12 section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106– 

13 113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indi14 rect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution 

15 formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the 

16 Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and admin17 istrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) 

18 distribution formula. 

19 Funds available under this Act may not be used to 

20 establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school 

21 system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary 

22 may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe 

23 to provide language and cultural immersion educational 

24 programs for non-public schools located within the juris25 dictional area of the tribal government which exclusively 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
699 

1 serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those 

2 currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, 

3 provide an educational environment with educator pres4 ence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau5 funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, 

6 or State health and safety standards, and the Americans 

7 with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of es8 tablishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incur9 ring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or 

10 other impacts to students such as those caused by busing 

11 students extended distances: Provided, That no funds 

12 available under this Act may be used to fund operations, 

13 maintenance, rehabilitation, construction or other facili14 ties-related costs for such assets that are not owned by 

15 the Bureau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite 

16 school’’ means a school location physically separated from 

17 the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that 

18 forms part of the existing school in all other respects. 

19 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

20 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

21 DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

22 For necessary expenses for management of the De23 partment of the Interior, including the collection and dis24 bursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue 

25 proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
700 

1 authorized by law, $265,263,000, to remain available until 

2 September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $15,000 may 

3 be for official reception and representation expenses; and 

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

5 compensation payments and unemployment compensation 

6 payments associated with the orderly closure of the United 

7 States Bureau of Mines; and of which $12,000,000 for 

8 the Office of Valuation Services is to be derived from the 

9 Land and Water Conservation Fund and shall remain 

10 available until expended; and of which $38,300,000 shall 

11 remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral 

12 revenue management activities: Provided, That notwith13 standing any other provision of law, $15,000 under this 

14 heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments in 

15 connection with certain Indian leases in which the Sec16 retary concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay 

17 amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct 

18 prior unrecoverable erroneous payments. 

19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

20 For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments 

21 authorized by the Act of October 20, 1976 (31 U.S.C. 

22 6901–6907) may be retained for administrative expenses 

23 of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided, 

24 That no payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to 

25 otherwise eligible units of local government if the comVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00700 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
701 

1 puted amount of the payment is less than $100: Provided 

2 further, That the Secretary may reduce the payment au3 thorized by 31 U.S.C. 6901–6907 for an individual county 

4 by the amount necessary to correct prior year overpay5 ments to that county: Provided further, That the amount 

6 needed to correct a prior year underpayment to an indi7 vidual county shall be paid from any reductions for over8 payments to other counties and the amount necessary to 

9 cover any remaining underpayment is hereby appropriated 

10 and shall be paid to individual counties. 

11 INSULAR AFFAIRS

12 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

13 For expenses necessary for assistance to territories 

14 under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior 

15 and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Pub16 lic Law 108–188, $85,976,000, of which: (1) $76,528,000 

17 shall remain available until expended for territorial assist18 ance, including general technical assistance, maintenance 

19 assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative activi20 ties, and brown tree snake control and research; grants 

21 to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and 

22 expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); 

23 grants to the Government of American Samoa, in addition 

24 to current local revenues, for construction and support of 

25 governmental functions; grants to the Government of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
702 

1 Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Govern2 ment of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the 

3 Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as author4 ized by law (Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) 

5 $9,448,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, 

6 for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: 

7 Provided, That all financial transactions of the territorial 

8 and local governments herein provided for, including such 

9 transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities estab10 lished or used by such governments, may be audited by 

11 the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in 

12 accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United States 

13 Code: Provided further, That Northern Mariana Islands 

14 Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to 

15 those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representa16 tives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the 

17 Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104– 

18 134: Provided further, That the funds for the program of 

19 operations and maintenance improvement are appro20 priated to institutionalize routine operations and mainte21 nance improvement of capital infrastructure with terri22 torial participation and cost sharing to be determined by 

23 the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to time24 ly maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That 

25 any appropriation for disaster assistance under this headVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00702 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
703 

1 ing in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be 

2 used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of 

3 hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 

4 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

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

6 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

7 For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to 

8 remain available until expended, as provided for in sec9 tions 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Associa10 tion for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of 

11 the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of 

12 the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated 

13 States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99– 

14 658 and Public Law 108–188. 

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Sec18 retary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory 

19 funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108– 

20 188 and Public Law 104–134, that are allocated for 

21 Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost 

22 of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three per23 cent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost 

24 of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the 

25 Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
704 

1 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for 

2 construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds 

3 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

4 costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 

5 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

6 of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or loan guaran7 tees may be made without regard to the population of the 

8 area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on 

9 the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrifica10 tion Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 

11 Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 

12 any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

13 be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make 

14 or guarantee loans under such authorities. 

15 OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 

18 $65,800,000. 

19 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

22 General, $50,047,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
705 

1 OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN

2 INDIANS

3 FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For the operation of trust programs for Indians by 

6 direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 

7 compacts, and grants, $139,029,000, to remain available 

8 until expended, of which not to exceed $23,061,000 from 

9 this or any other Act, may be available for historical ac10 counting: Provided, That funds for trust management im11 provements and litigation support may, as needed, be 

12 transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Af13 fairs and Bureau of Indian Education, ‘‘Operation of In14 dian Programs’’ account; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Sala15 ries and Expenses’’ account; and the Office of the Sec16 retary, ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ account: Provided fur17 ther, That funds made available through contracts or 

18 grants obligated during fiscal year 2015, as authorized by 

19 the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 

20 et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the con21 tractor or grantee: Provided further, That, notwith22 standing any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 

23 not be required to provide a quarterly statement of per24 formance for any Indian trust account that has not had 

25 activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
706 

1 or less: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue 

2 an annual account statement and maintain a record of any 

3 such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such 

4 account to be withdrawn upon the express written request 

5 of the account holder: Provided further, That not to exceed 

6 $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments 

7 to correct administrative errors of either disbursements 

8 from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal ac9 counts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That 

10 erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited 

11 to and remain available in this account for this purpose: 

12 Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be required 

13 to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of 

14 less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee 

15 receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Ac16 counts claimant. 

17 DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

18 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

20 For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 

21 suppression operations, fire science and research, emer22 gency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels management activi23 ties, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the 

24 Interior, $804,779,000, to remain available until ex25 pended, of which not to exceed $6,127,000 shall be for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
707 

1 the renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided, 

2 That such funds are also available for repayment of ad3 vances to other appropriation accounts from which funds 

4 were previously transferred for such purposes: Provided 

5 further, That of the funds provided $164,000,000 is for 

6 hazardous fuels management activities, of which 

7 $10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes activities: Provided 

8 further, That of the funds provided $18,035,000 is for 

9 burned area rehabilitation: Provided further, That persons 

10 hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished sub11 sistence and lodging without cost from funds available 

12 from this appropriation: Provided further, That notwith13 standing 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or 

14 office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection 

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

16 of United States property, may be credited to the appro17 priation from which funds were expended to provide that 

18 protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation: 

19 Provided further, That using the amounts designated 

20 under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

21 may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or coopera22 tive agreements, for hazardous fuels management and re23 silient landscapes activities, and for training and moni24 toring associated with such hazardous fuels management 

25 and resilient landscapes activities on Federal land, or on 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
708 

1 adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit re2 sources on Federal land: Provided further, That the costs 

3 of implementing any cooperative agreement between the 

4 Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be 

5 shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Pro6 vided further, That notwithstanding requirements of the 

7 Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for pur8 poses of hazardous fuels management and resilient land9 scapes activities, may obtain maximum practicable com10 petition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative 

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

12 Lands Corps (Public Law 109–154), or related partner13 ships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) 

14 small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will 

15 hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 

16 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete 

17 such contracts: Provided further, That in implementing 

18 this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance 

19 to field units to ensure accountability and consistent appli20 cation of the authorities provided herein: Provided further, 

21 That funds appropriated under this heading may be used 

22 to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

23 and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs 

24 of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endan25 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
709 

1 consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such 

2 Act, in connection with wildland fire management activi3 ties: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 

4 may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases 

5 of real property with local governments, at or below fair 

6 market value, to construct capitalized improvements for 

7 fire facilities on such leased properties, including but not 

8 limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and 

9 other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make 

10 advance payments for any such lease or for construction 

11 activity associated with the lease: Provided further, That 

12 the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri13 culture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated 

14 for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not 

15 to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when 

16 such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire 

17 management programs and projects: Provided further, 

18 That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be avail19 able for support of Federal emergency response actions: 

20 Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

21 heading shall be available for assistance to or through the 

22 Department of State in connection with forest and range23 land research, technical information, and assistance in for24 eign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary 

25 of State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
710 

1 fire management, and related natural resource activities 

2 outside the United States and its territories and posses3 sions, including technical assistance, education and train4 ing, and cooperation with United States and international 

5 organizations. 

6 FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For necessary expenses for large fire suppression op9 erations of the Department of the Interior and as a re10 serve fund for suppression and Federal emergency re11 sponse activities, $92,000,000, to remain available until 

12 expended: Provided, That such amounts are only available 

13 for transfer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account 

14 following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance 

15 with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 

16 1748a). 

17 CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

18 For necessary expenses of the Department of the In19 terior and any of its component offices and bureaus for 

20 the response action, including associated activities, per21 formed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re22 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 

23 et seq.), $10,010,000, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
711 

1 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND

2 RESTORATION

3 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

4 To conduct natural resource damage assessment, res5 toration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by 

6 the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 

7 provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

8 Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 

9 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 

10 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 

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

12 $7,767,000, to remain available until expended. 

13 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

14 For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 

15 financial and business management system, information 

16 technology improvements of general benefit to the Depart17 ment, consolidation of facilities and operations throughout 

18 the Department, $57,100,000, to remain available until 

19 expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 

20 in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish re21 serves in the Working Capital Fund account other than 

22 for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment 

23 without prior approval of the Committees on Appropria24 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro25 vided further, That the Secretary may assess reasonable 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
712 

1 charges to State, local and tribal government employees 

2 for training services provided by the National Indian Pro3 gram Training Center, other than training related to Pub4 lic Law 93–638: Provided further, That the Secretary may 

5 lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, 

6 equipment or professional services of the National Indian 

7 Program Training Center to State, local and tribal govern8 ment employees or persons or organizations engaged in 

9 cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined 

10 in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the 

11 prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or 

12 services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program 

13 Training Center: Provided further, That all funds received 

14 pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited 

15 to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall 

16 be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the 

17 National Indian Program Training Center: Provided fur18 ther, That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooper19 ative agreements to support the Office of Natural Re20 source Revenue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, 

21 fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized 

22 by law. 

23 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

24 There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail25 able resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
713 

1 which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through 

2 available excess surplus property: Provided, That existing 

3 aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived 

4 or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 

5 replacement aircraft. 

6 GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU

9 SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 

10 available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau 

11 or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emer12 gency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 

13 buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam14 aged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoid15 able causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made avail16 able under this authority until funds specifically made 

17 available to the Department of the Interior for emer18 gencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That 

19 all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished 

20 by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested 

21 as promptly as possible. 

22 EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE

23 SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expendi24 ture or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, 

25 in addition to the amounts included in the budget proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00713 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
714 

1 grams of the several agencies, for the suppression or emer2 gency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands 

3 under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; 

4 for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands 

5 under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to po6 tential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or 

7 other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subse8 quent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource 

9 damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or 

10 releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for 

11 the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or po12 tential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on 

13 lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to 

14 the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 

15 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects 

16 under section 410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall trans17 fer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Sur18 face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as 

19 may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory au20 thority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out 

21 the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Pro22 vided, That appropriations made in this title for wildland 

23 fire operations shall be available for the payment of obliga24 tions incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for 

25 reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
715 

1 of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with 

2 their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement 

3 to be credited to appropriations currently available at the 

4 time of receipt thereof: Provided further, That for wildland 

5 fire operations, no funds shall be made available under 

6 this authority until the Secretary determines that funds 

7 appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire operations’’ and ‘‘FLAME 

8 Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund’’ shall be exhausted 

9 within 30 days: Provided further, That all funds used pur10 suant to this section must be replenished by a supple11 mental appropriation, which must be requested as prompt12 ly as possible: Provided further, That such replenishment 

13 funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, ac14 counts from which emergency funds were transferred. 

15 AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS

16 SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department 

17 of the Interior in this title shall be available for services 

18 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

19 Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount 

20 not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of 

21 motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforce22 ment vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of air23 craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of re24 prints; payment for telephone service in private residences 

25 in the field, when authorized under regulations approved 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
716 

1 by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when author2 ized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies 

3 or associations which issue publications to members only 

4 or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who 

5 are not members. 

6 AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST

7 MANAGEMENT

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

9 headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 

10 Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American 

11 Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appro12 priations Acts made under the same headings shall be 

13 available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust man14 agement and reform activities. Total funding for historical 

15 accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 

16 designated in this Act for such purpose. 

17 REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN

18 AFFAIRS

19 SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redis21 tribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including 

22 tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by 

23 transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, 

24 dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate 

25 distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reducVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00716 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
717 

1 tion in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 

2 percent in fiscal year 2015. Under circumstances of dual 

3 enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate dis4 tribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not 

5 apply. 

6 ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS

7 SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 

9 lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all 

10 or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of 

11 New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose 

12 of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of 

13 transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, 

14 Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and 

15 administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 

16 funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary con17 sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is author18 ized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces19 sion contracts or other agreements for the use of such fa20 cilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

21 determine reasonable. 

22 OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES

23 SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall 

24 collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be de25 posited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Environmental EnVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00717 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
718 

1 forcement’’ account, from the designated operator for fa2 cilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c). 

3 (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that 

4 are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are 

5 in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 

6 2015 shall be: 

7 (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 

8 processing equipment or gathering lines; 

9 (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, 

10 with any combination of active or inactive wells; and 

11 (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 

12 wells, with any combination of active or inactive 

13 wells. 

14 (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all in15 spections completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees for fiscal 

16 year 2015 shall be: 

17 (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in 

18 water depths of 500 feet or more; and 

19 (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in 

20 water depths of less than 500 feet. 

21 (d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators 

22 under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment re23 quired within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill 

24 designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
719 

1 of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, 

2 with payment required within 30 days of billing. 

3 OIL AND GAS LEASING INTERNET PROGRAM

4 SEC. 108. (a) Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of 

5 the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)), the 

6 Secretary of the Interior shall have the authority to imple7 ment an oil and gas leasing Internet program, under 

8 which the Secretary may conduct lease sales through 

9 methods other than oral bidding. 

10 (b) The authority in subsection (a) shall be effective 

11 for fiscal year 2015 until the date of the enactment of 

12 a provision of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

13 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2015 that amends section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral 

15 Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)) to authorize onshore 

16 lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. 

17 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION

18 AND ENFORCEMENT REORGANIZATION

19 SEC. 109. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 

20 implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean En21 ergy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may 

22 transfer funds among and between the successor offices 

23 and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in con24 formance with the reprogramming guidelines for division 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
720 

1 F in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 

2 the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

3 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND

4 BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES

5 SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 

7 multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organiza8 tions and other appropriate entities, and may enter into 

9 multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of 

10 section 304B of the Federal Property and Administrative 

11 Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c) (except that the 

12 5-year term restriction in subsection (d) shall not apply), 

13 for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free 

14 roaming horses and burros by such organizations or enti15 ties on private land. Such cooperative agreements and con16 tracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the 

17 discretion of the Secretary. 

18 MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS

19 SEC. 111. The United States Fish and Wildlife Serv20 ice shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 

21 threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement 

22 a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended 

23 for harvest, that are released from federally operated or 

24 federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to 

25 fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
721 

1 Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily 

2 identified by commercial and recreational fishers. 

3 PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS

4 SEC. 112. (a) Any proposed new use of the Arizona 

5 & California Railroad Company’s Right of Way for convey6 ance of water shall not proceed unless the Secretary of 

7 the Interior certifies that the proposed new use is within 

8 the scope of the Right of Way. 

9 (b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made avail10 able to the Department of the Interior may be used, in 

11 relation to any proposal to store water underground for 

12 the purpose of export, for approval of any right-of-way or 

13 similar authorization on the Mojave National Preserve or 

14 lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau 

15 of Land Management, or for carrying out any activities 

16 associated with such right-of-way or similar approval. 

17 REPUBLIC OF PALAU

18 SEC. 113. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 

19 (c), the United States Government, through the Secretary 

20 of the Interior shall provide to the Government of Palau 

21 for fiscal year 2015 grants in amounts equal to the annual 

22 amounts specified in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of sec23 tion 211 of the Compact of Free Association between the 

24 Government of the United States of America and the GovVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00721 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
722 

1 ernment of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in 

2 this section as the ‘‘Compact’’). 

3 (b) PROGRAMMATIC ASSISTANCE.—Subject to sub4 section (c), the United States shall provide programmatic 

5 assistance to the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2015 

6 in amounts equal to the amounts provided in subsections 

7 (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact. 

8 (c) LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The grants and pro10 grammatic assistance provided under subsections (a) 

11 and (b) shall be provided to the same extent and in 

12 the same manner as the grants and assistance were 

13 provided in fiscal year 2009. 

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

15 withdraws more than $5,000,000 from the trust 

16 fund established under section 211(f) of the Com17 pact, amounts to be provided under subsections (a) 

18 and (b) shall be withheld from the Government of 

19 Palau. 

20 EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

21 SEC. 114. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division 

22 E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013), as amended 

23 by section 122 of division G of Public Law 113–76 (128 

24 Stat. 314), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
723 

1 2015,’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘through 

2 2016,’’. 

3 WILD LANDS FUNDING PROHIBITION

4 SEC. 115. None of the funds made available in this 

5 Act or any other Act may be used to implement, admin6 ister, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the 

7 Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010: Provided, 

8 That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary’s 

9 authorities under sections 201 and 202 of the Federal 

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

11 1711 and 1712). 

12 BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION OPERATED SCHOOLS

13 SEC. 116. Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 

14 112–74 (125 Stat. 1010) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

16 REAUTHORIZATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND

17 RECOVERY FUND

18 SEC. 117. Title I of the Department of the Interior, 

19 Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

20 2010 (Public Law 111–88) is amended in the text under 

21 the heading ‘‘FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND 

22 RECOVERY FUND’’ by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it 

23 appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
724 

1 VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS

2 SEC. 118. Section 4 of Public Law 91–357 (16 

3 U.S.C. 18j), as amended, is further amended by striking 

4 ‘‘$3,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 

5 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS

6 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

7 law, during fiscal year 2015, in carrying out work involv8 ing cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments 

9 or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may 

10 record obligations against accounts receivable from any 

11 such entities, except that total obligations at the end of 

12 the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 

13 available at the end of the fiscal year. 

14 HERITAGE AREAS

15 SEC. 120. (a) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 

16 105–355 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) shall be applied for fiscal 

17 year 2015 by substituting ‘‘2015’’ for ‘‘2014’’. 

18 (b) Section 157(h)(1) of title I of Public Law 106– 

19 291 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$11,000,000’’. 

21 RATIFICATION OF PAYMENTS

22 SEC. 121. All payments made to school districts 

23 under the first section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 

24 Stat. 338, chapter 417; 16 U.S.C. 40a), during the period 

25 beginning in fiscal year 1976 and ending on the date of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
725 

1 enactment of this Act are ratified and approved, notwith2 standing the payments made under chapter 69 of title 31, 

3 United States Code to the units of general local govern4 ment. 

5 SAGE-GROUSE

6 SEC. 122. None of the funds made available by this 

7 or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Inte8 rior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endan9 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)— 

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

11 (Centrocercus urophasianus); 

12 (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin dis13 tinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; 

14 (3) a final rule for the bi-state distinct popu15 lation segment of greater sage-grouse; or 

16 (4) a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse 

17 (Centrocercus minimus). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
726 

1 TITLE II 

2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

4 For science and technology, including research and 

5 development activities, which shall include research and 

6 development activities under the Comprehensive Environ7 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

8 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 

9 and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment 

10 and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of 

11 research and development, $734,648,000, to remain avail12 able until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the 

13 funds included under this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for 

14 Research: National Priorities as specified in the explana15 tory statement accompanying this Act. 

16 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

17 For environmental programs and management, in18 cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 

19 personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of 

20 passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper21 ation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library member22 ships in societies or associations which issue publications 

23 to members only or at a price to members lower than to 

24 subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of 

25 the brownfields program under the Small Business LiabilVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00726 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
727 

1 ity Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and 

2 not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and represen3 tation expenses, $2,613,679,000, to remain available until 

4 September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds included 

5 under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environ6 mental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the 

7 explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided 

8 further, That of the funds included under this heading, 

9 $427,737,000 shall be for Geographic Programs specified 

10 in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Pro11 vided further, That of the funds provided under this head12 ing for Information Exchange and Outreach, $856,750 of 

13 funds made available for the Immediate Office of the Ad14 ministrator and $1,790,750 of funds made available for 

15 the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Rela16 tions shall be withheld from obligation until reports de17 tailed in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act 

18 are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

19 House of Representatives and the Senate; and of the funds 

20 provided under this heading for Operations and Adminis21 tration for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 

22 $741,500 shall be withheld from obligation until such re23 ports are provided to the Committees on Appropriations 

24 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
728 

1 HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM

2 FUND

3 For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of 

4 the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), includ5 ing the development, operation, maintenance, and upgrad6 ing of the hazardous waste electronic manifest system es7 tablished by such section, $3,674,000, to remain available 

8 until September 30, 2017. 

9 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

11 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

12 General Act of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available 

13 until September 30, 2016. 

14 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

15 For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al16 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 

17 or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 

18 $42,317,000, to remain available until expended. 

19 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen22 sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil23 ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), 

24 (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611) 

25 $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, conVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00728 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
729 

1 sisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund 

2 on September 30, 2014, as authorized by section 517(a) 

3 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

4 of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,088,769,000 as a payment 

5 from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Super6 fund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of 

7 SARA: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 

8 heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in ac9 cordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided fur10 ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 

11 $9,939,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector Gen12 eral’’ appropriation to remain available until September 

13 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Science 

14 and Technology’’ appropriation to remain available until 

15 September 30, 2016. 

16 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

17 PROGRAM

18 For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under19 ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sub20 title I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to 

21 remain available until expended, of which $66,572,000 

22 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 

23 cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the 

24 Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for car25 rying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
730 

1 Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue 

2 Code: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to 

3 use appropriations made available under this heading to 

4 implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 

5 to provide financial assistance to federally recognized In6 dian tribes for the development and implementation of 

7 programs to manage underground storage tanks. 

8 INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS

9 For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ10 mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil 

11 Pollution Act of 1990, $18,209,000, to be derived from 

12 the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until 

13 expended. 

14 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

15 For environmental programs and infrastructure as16 sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv17 ing funds and performance partnership grants, 

18 $3,545,161,000, to remain available until expended, of 

19 which— 

20 (1) $1,448,887,000 shall be for making capital21 ization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 

22 Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 

23 Control Act; and of which $906,896,000 shall be for 

24 making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 

25 State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
731 

1 Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That for fiscal 

2 year 2015, to the extent there are sufficient eligible 

3 project applications, not less than 10 percent of the 

4 funds made available under this title to each State 

5 for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 

6 grants shall be used by the State for projects to ad7 dress green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency 

8 improvements, or other environmentally innovative 

9 activities: Provided further, That for fiscal year 

10 2015, funds made available under this title to each 

11 State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap12 italization grants may, at the discretion of each 

13 State, be used for projects to address green infra14 structure, water or energy efficiency improvements, 

15 or other environmentally innovative activities: Pro16 vided further, That notwithstanding section 

17 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

18 Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water 

19 pollution control revolving fund that may be used by 

20 a State to administer the fund shall not apply to 

21 amounts included as principal in loans made by such 

22 fund in fiscal year 2015 and prior years where such 

23 amounts represent costs of administering the fund 

24 to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed 

25 reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for sepaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00731 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
732 

1 rately from other assets in the fund, and used for 

2 eligible purposes of the fund, including administra3 tion: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, 

4 notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 

5 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

6 and section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 

7 up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated 

8 for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be 

9 reserved by the Administrator for grants under sec10 tion 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Pro11 vided further, That for fiscal year 2015, notwith12 standing the amounts specified in section 205(c) of 

13 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 

14 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the 

15 Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under 

16 the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) 

17 of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for 

18 grants made under title II of the Clean Water Act 

19 for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of 

20 the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin 

21 Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, 

22 notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified 

23 in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 

24 up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 

25 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
733 

1 under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved 

2 by the Administrator for grants made under section 

3 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided 

4 further, That not less than 20 percent but not more 

5 than 30 percent of the funds made available under 

6 this title to each State for Drinking Water State Re7 volving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by 

8 the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible re9 cipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, nega10 tive interest loans, or grants (or any combination of 

11 these), and shall be so used by the State only where 

12 such funds are provided as initial financing for an 

13 eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure 

14 the debt obligations of eligible recipients only where 

15 such debt was incurred on or after the date of enact16 ment of this Act; 

17 (2) $5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engi18 neering, planning, design, construction and related 

19 activities in connection with the construction of high 

20 priority water and wastewater facilities in the area 

21 of the United States-Mexico Border, after consulta22 tion with the appropriate border commission; Pro23 vided, That no funds provided by this appropriations 

24 Act to address the water, wastewater and other crit25 ical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
734 

1 United States along the United States-Mexico bor2 der shall be made available to a county or municipal 

3 government unless that government has established 

4 an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, 

5 which prevents in that jurisdiction the development 

6 or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 

7 the development within an existing colonia the con8 struction of any new home, business, or other struc9 ture which lacks water, wastewater, or other nec10 essary infrastructure; 

11 (3) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 

12 of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 

13 infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil14 lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State 

15 of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) 

16 no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 

17 for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) 

18 the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent 

19 with the Statewide priority list established in con20 junction with the Agency and the U.S. Department 

21 of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, 

22 and similar projects carried out by the State of Alas23 ka that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 

24 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or 

25 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
735 

1 (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not less 

2 than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects 

3 in regional hub communities; 

4 (4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 

5 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re6 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 

7 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree8 ments, and associated program support costs: Pro9 vided, That not more than 25 percent of the amount 

10 appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of 

11 CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, as12 sessment, and remediation of facilities described in 

13 section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA; 

14 (5) $30,000,000 shall be for grants under title 

15 VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 

16 (6) $10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed 

17 grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 

18 of the explanatory statement accompanying this Act; 

19 and 

20 (7) $1,054,378,000 shall be for grants, includ21 ing associated program support costs, to States, fed22 erally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal 

23 consortia, and air pollution control agencies for 

24 multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 

25 control and abatement and related activities, includVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00735 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
736 

1 ing activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 

2 under this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for 

3 making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 

4 Act for particulate matter monitoring and data col5 lection activities subject to terms and conditions 

6 specified by the Administrator, of which: 

7 $47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 

8 CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental 

9 Information Exchange Network grants, including as10 sociated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be 

11 for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the 

12 Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition 

13 to funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Leaking 

14 Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’ 

15 to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Dis16 posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 

17 Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 

18 Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds 

19 available for grants under section 106 of the Federal 

20 Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State par21 ticipation in national- and State-level statistical sur22 veys of water resources and enhancements to State 

23 monitoring programs. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
737 

1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL

2 PROTECTION AGENCY

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

4 For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

5 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ6 mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 

7 function to implement directly Federal environmental pro8 grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 

9 acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree10 ments to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal 

11 consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist 

12 the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 

13 programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, 

14 except that no such cooperative agreements may be award15 ed from funds designated for State financial assistance 

16 agreements. 

17 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

18 Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg19 istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 

20 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as 

21 amended by Public Law 112–177, the Pesticide Registra22 tion Improvement Extension Act of 2012. 

23 Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal In24 secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 

25 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the EnvironVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00737 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
738 

1 mental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 

2 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2015. 

3 The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 

4 $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great 

5 Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environ6 mental Programs and Management’’ to the head of any 

7 Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of 

8 such head, to carry out activities that would support the 

9 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes 

10 Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; 

11 to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of 

12 such Federal department or agency to carry out these ac13 tivities; and to make grants to governmental entities, non14 profit organizations, institutions, and individuals for plan15 ning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation 

16 in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 

17 and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 

18 The Science and Technology, Environmental Pro19 grams and Management, Office of Inspector General, Haz20 ardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground 

21 Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are avail22 able for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 

23 and renovation of facilities provided that the cost does not 

24 exceed $150,000 per project. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
739 

1 The fourth paragraph under the heading ‘‘Adminis2 trative Provisions’’ in title II of Public Law 109–54 is 

3 amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 

4 For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 

5 518(f) of the Water Pollution Control Act, the Adminis6 trator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for 

7 any fiscal year under Section 319 of the Act to make 

8 grants to federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to 

9 sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 

10 The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 

11 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro12 grams and Management’’ for fiscal year 2015 to provide 

13 grants to implement the Southeastern New England Wa14 tershed Restoration Program. 

15 From unobligated balances to carry out projects and 

16 activities funded through the ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 

17 Grants’’ account, $40,000,000, are hereby permanently 

18 rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded 

19 from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 

20 an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso21 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer22 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
740 

1 TITLE III 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

4 FOREST SERVICE

5 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

6 For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re7 search as authorized by law, $296,000,000, to remain 

8 available until expended: Provided, That of the funds pro9 vided, $70,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis 

10 program. 

11 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

12 For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro13 viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri14 tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man15 agement, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and 

16 invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabili17 tating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooper18 ative forestry, and education and land conservation activi19 ties and conducting an international program as author20 ized, $232,653,000, to remain available until expended, as 

21 authorized by law; of which $53,000,000 is to be derived 

22 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
741 

1 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 

4 otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im5 provement, and utilization of the National Forest System, 

6 $1,494,330,000, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be 

8 deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restora9 tion Fund for ecological restoration treatments as author10 ized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further, That of the 

11 funds provided, $339,130,000 shall be for forest products: 

12 Provided further, That of the funds provided, up to 

13 $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource Restoration 

14 pilot program for Region 1, Region 3 and Region 4: Pro15 vided further, That of the funds provided for forest prod16 ucts, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support 

17 the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the 

18 preceding proviso: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

19 Agriculture may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior 

20 any unobligated funds appropriated in this fiscal year or 

21 in a previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles Caldera 

22 National Preserve. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
742 

1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 

4 otherwise provided for, $360,374,000, to remain available 

5 until expended, for construction, capital improvement, 

6 maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facili7 ties and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruc8 tion, decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, 

9 including unauthorized roads that are not part of the 

10 transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads 

11 and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 

12 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, 

13 That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed 

14 road decommissioning, road and trail repair and mainte15 nance and associated activities, and removal of fish pas16 sage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service 

17 roads may be contributing to water quality problems in 

18 streams and water bodies which support threatened, en19 dangered, or sensitive species or community water sources: 

20 Provided further, That funds becoming available in fiscal 

21 year 2015 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 

22 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the 

23 Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obliga24 tion for any other purpose unless the funds are appro25 priated: Provided further, That of the funds provided for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
743 

1 decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be 

2 transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ to support 

3 the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. 

4 LAND ACQUISITION

5 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

6 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, 

7 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.), including administrative ex8 penses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest 

9 therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable 

10 to the Forest Service, $47,500,000, to be derived from the 

11 Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain avail12 able until expended. 

13 ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL

14 ACTS

15 For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound16 aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 

17 Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An18 geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 

19 Forests, California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be 

20 derived from forest receipts. 

21 ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

22 For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived 

23 from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov24 ernments, public school districts, or other public school au25 thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00743 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
744 

1 posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 

2 Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, 

3 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until expended (16 

4 U.S.C. 460l–516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public 

5 Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78–310). 

6 RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

7 For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro8 tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re9 ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do10 mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 

11 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 

12 Law 94–579, to remain available until expended, of which 

13 not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administra14 tive expenses associated with on-the-ground range reha15 bilitation, protection, and improvements. 

16 GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND

17 RANGELAND RESEARCH

18 For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 

19 $45,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived 

20 from the fund established pursuant to the above Act. 

21 MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR

22 SUBSISTENCE USES

23 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man24 age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 

25 title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands ConservaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00744 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
745 

1 tion Act (Public Law 96–487), $2,500,000, to remain 

2 available until expended. 

3 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 

6 activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 

7 fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other 

8 lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels 

9 management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency re10 habilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands 

11 and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, 

12 $2,333,298,000, to remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That such funds including unobligated balances 

14 under this heading, are available for repayment of ad15 vances from other appropriations accounts previously 

16 transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That such 

17 funds shall be available to reimburse State and other co18 operating entities for services provided in response to wild19 fire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such 

20 reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emer21 gencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency man22 agement agency: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

23 any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of funds appro24 priated under this appropriation shall be available for the 

25 Forest Service in support of fire science research authorVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00745 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
746 

1 ized by the Joint Fire Science Program, including all For2 est Service authorities for the use of funds, such as con3 tracts, grants, research joint venture agreements, and co4 operative agreements: Provided further, That all authori5 ties for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 

6 grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute 

7 the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are 

8 also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire 

9 Science Research: Provided further, That funds provided 

10 shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and restora11 tion, hazardous fuels management activities, support to 

12 Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression ac13 tivities of the Forest Service: Provided further, That of the 

14 funds provided, $361,749,000 is for hazardous fuels man15 agement activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities 

16 and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the 

17 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research 

18 Act, (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), $78,000,000 is for State 

19 fire assistance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire as20 sistance under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry As21 sistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106): Provided further, 

22 That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to 

23 the ‘‘National Forest System’’, and ‘‘Forest and Range24 land Research’’ accounts to fund forest and rangeland re25 search, the Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
747 

1 watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and 

2 wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration: Pro3 vided further, That, of the funds provided, $65,000,000 

4 shall be available for the purpose of acquiring aircraft for 

5 the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance firefighting 

6 mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety, and such air7 craft shall be suitable for contractor operation over the 

8 terrain and forested-ecosystems characteristic of National 

9 Forest System lands, as determined by the Chief of the 

10 Forest Service: Provided further, That the costs of imple11 menting any cooperative agreement between the Federal 

12 Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, 

13 as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided 

14 further, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided 

15 herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to 

16 enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agree17 ments or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management 

18 activities and for training or monitoring associated with 

19 such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal 

20 land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines 

21 such activities implement a community wildfire protection 

22 plan (or equivalent) and benefit resources on Federal land: 

23 Provided further, That funds made available to implement 

24 the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106– 

25 393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
748 

1 lands in accordance with authorities made available to the 

2 Forest Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ ap3 propriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 

4 Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize 

5 the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire man6 agement, in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

7 $50,000,000, between the Departments when such trans8 fers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire manage9 ment programs and projects: Provided further, That of the 

10 funds provided for hazardous fuels management, not to 

11 exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using 

12 any authorities available to the Forest Service under the 

13 ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropriation, for the pur14 pose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass 

15 from National Forest System lands: Provided further, 

16 That funds designated for wildfire suppression, including 

17 funds transferred from the ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppres18 sion Reserve Fund,’’ shall be assessed for cost pools on 

19 the same basis as such assessments are calculated against 

20 other agency programs: Provided further, That of the 

21 funds for hazardous fuels management, up to $28,077,000 

22 may be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ to 

23 support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot pro24 gram. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
749 

1 FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses for large fire suppression op4 erations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve 

5 fund for suppression and Federal emergency response ac6 tivities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended: 

7 Provided, That such amounts are only available for trans8 fer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account following 

9 a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 

10 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a). 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 

14 fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 

15 motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 

16 from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 

17 lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 

18 to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 

19 wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 

20 notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 

21 being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 

22 trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 

23 replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 

24 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 

25 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
750 

1 buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 

2 (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pur3 suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the 

4 Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 

5 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 

6 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col7 lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 

8 Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 

9 Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage10 ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re11 habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 

12 under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 

13 burning conditions upon the Secretary’s notification of the 

14 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all 

15 fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings 

16 ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘FLAME Wildfire 

17 Suppression Reserve Fund’’ will be obligated within 30 

18 days: Provided, That all funds used pursuant to this para19 graph must be replenished by a supplemental appropria20 tion which must be requested as promptly as possible. 

21 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

22 available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter23 national Development in connection with forest and range24 land research, technical information, and assistance in for25 eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
751 

1 and related natural resource activities outside the United 

2 States and its territories and possessions, including tech3 nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 

4 with U.S., private, and international organizations. The 

5 Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may 

6 sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments 

7 and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (includ8 ing the U.S. Agency for International Development, the 

9 Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Cor10 poration), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and orga11 nizations to provide technical assistance and training pro12 grams overseas on forestry and rangeland management. 

13 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

14 available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 

15 of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 

16 preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 

17 from National Forest System lands, and for the perform18 ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of 

19 such lands. 

20 None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv21 ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 

22 year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 

23 section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 

24 Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
752 

1 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 

2 Law 107–107 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 

3 None of the funds available to the Forest Service may 

4 be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the 

5 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in ac6 cordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in 

7 the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. 

8 Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 

9 Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 

10 Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 

11 $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 

12 be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for De13 partment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to 

14 as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall 

15 prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements re16 quested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services 

17 from the Department of Agriculture’s National Informa18 tion Technology Center. Nothing in this paragraph shall 

19 limit the Forest Service portion of implementation costs 

20 to be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the Inter21 national Technology Service. 

22 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 

23 $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 

24 the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried 

25 out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
753 

1 out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act 

2 of 1993, Public Law 103–82, as amended by Public Lands 

3 Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public 

4 Law 109–154. 

5 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 

6 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 

7 reception and representation expenses. 

8 Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public 

9 Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, 

10 up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the 

11 National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partner12 ship projects in support of the Forest Service mission, 

13 without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, 

14 for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 

15 lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, 

16 That of the Federal funds made available to the Founda17 tion, no more than $300,000 shall be available for admin18 istrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation 

19 shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 

20 assistance, private contributions to match on at least one21 for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service: 

22 Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Fed23 eral funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a 

24 project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 

25 the non-Federal matching funds. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
754 

1 Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 

2 up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest 

3 Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife 

4 Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 

5 projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 

6 on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 

7 to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 

8 shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 

9 Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 

10 the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal 

11 or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate 

12 that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 

13 funds. 

14 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

15 available for interactions with and providing technical as16 sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 

17 businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 

18 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

19 available for payments to counties within the Columbia 

20 River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 

21 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 

22 663. 

23 Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 

24 be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in secVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00754 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
755 

1 tion 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

2 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 

3 Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed 

4 $55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of per5 forming fire, administrative and other facilities mainte6 nance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur 

7 using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the 

8 agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utili9 ties, and other support services. 

10 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ap11 propriations or funds available to the Forest Service not 

12 to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office 

13 of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri14 culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re15 sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 

16 Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management 

17 reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitiga18 tion-related matters. Future budget justifications for both 

19 the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture 

20 should clearly display the sums previously transferred and 

21 the requested funding transfers. 

22 An eligible individual who is employed in any project 

23 funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 

24 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
756 

1 Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 

2 purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

4 SERVICES 

5 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

6 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

7 For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au8 gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina9 tion and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 

10 Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public 

11 Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Serv12 ice, $4,182,147,000, together with payments received dur13 ing the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 

14 238b, for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: 

15 Provided, That funds made available to tribes and tribal 

16 organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any 

17 other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian 

18 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 

19 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the 

20 time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall 

21 remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without 

22 fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That, 

23 $914,139,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including 

24 $51,500,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emer25 gency Fund, shall remain available until expended: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00756 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
757 

1 vided further, That, of the funds provided, up to 

2 $36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for im3 plementation of the loan repayment program under section 

4 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided 

5 further, That the amounts collected by the Federal Gov6 ernment as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the In7 dian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 

8 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of con9 tracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized by section 

10 108A of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and shall remain 

11 available until expended and, notwithstanding section 

12 108A(c) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds shall 

13 be available to make new awards under the loan repay14 ment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 

15 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided 

16 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

17 the amounts made available within this account for the 

18 methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment 

19 initiative and for the domestic violence prevention initia20 tive shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director of 

21 the Indian Health Service and shall remain available until 

22 expended: Provided further, That funds provided in this 

23 Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall 

24 within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is re25 corded in the year the funds are appropriated: Provided 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
758 

1 further, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of 

2 Health and Human Services under the authority of title 

3 IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall re4 main available until expended for the purpose of achieving 

5 compliance with the applicable conditions and require6 ments of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, 

7 except for those related to the planning, design, or con8 struction of new facilities: Provided further, That funding 

9 contained herein for scholarship programs under the In10 dian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) 

11 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

12 That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations 

13 under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 

14 shall be reported and accounted for and available to the 

15 receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: 

16 Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may 

17 collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal 

18 organizations operating health facilities pursuant to Pub19 lic Law 93–638, such individually identifiable health infor20 mation relating to disabled children as may be necessary 

21 for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the 

22 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 

23 1400, et seq.): Provided further, That the Indian Health 

24 Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
759 

1 out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Fa2 cilities account. 

3 INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

4 For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, 

5 and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, 

6 including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, 

7 specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase 

8 and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trail9 ers; and for provision of domestic and community sanita10 tion facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of 

11 the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian 

12 Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Im13 provement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out 

14 such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Serv15 ice Act with respect to environmental health and facilities 

16 support activities of the Indian Health Service, 

17 $460,234,000 to remain available until expended: Pro18 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

19 funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, 

20 renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit 

21 of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land 

22 on which such facilities will be located: Provided further, 

23 That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian 

24 Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from 

25 the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
760 

1 Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That 

2 none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Serv3 ice may be used for sanitation facilities construction for 

4 new homes funded with grants by the housing programs 

5 of the United States Department of Housing and Urban 

6 Development: Provided further, That not to exceed 

7 $2,700,000 from this account and the ‘‘Indian Health 

8 Services’’ account may be used by the Indian Health Serv9 ice to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service 

10 and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing inter11 agency agreement between the Indian Health Service and 

12 the General Services Administration: Provided further, 

13 That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demoli14 tion Fund, to remain available until expended, and be used 

15 by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal 

16 buildings. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

18 Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian 

19 Health Service shall be available for services as authorized 

20 by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 

21 equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 

22 positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 

23 vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; pur24 chase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 

25 modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
761 

1 payments for telephone service in private residences in the 

2 field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 

3 Secretary; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized 

4 by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for expenses of attendance 

5 at meetings that relate to the functions or activities of the 

6 Indian Health Service: Provided, That in accordance with 

7 the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement 

8 Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at 

9 all tribally administered or Indian Health Service facili10 ties, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds 

11 recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act 

12 (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall be credited to the account 

13 of the facility providing the service and shall be available 

14 without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That not15 withstanding any other law or regulation, funds trans16 ferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Devel17 opment to the Indian Health Service shall be administered 

18 under Public Law 86–121, the Indian Sanitation Facilities 

19 Act and Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That funds 

20 appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, ex21 cept those used for administrative and program direction 

22 purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at 

23 curtailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided fur24 ther, That none of the funds made available to the Indian 

25 Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00761 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
762 

1 ments or charges by the Department of Health and 

2 Human Services unless identified in the budget justifica3 tion and provided in this Act, or approved by the House 

4 and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the re5 programming process: Provided further, That notwith6 standing any other provision of law, funds previously or 

7 herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization 

8 through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by 

9 title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and 

10 Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), may 

11 be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination con12 tract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under 

13 title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available 

14 to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limi15 tation: Provided further, That none of the funds made 

16 available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall 

17 be used to implement the final rule published in the Fed18 eral Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department 

19 of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility 

20 for the health care services of the Indian Health Service 

21 until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget 

22 request reflecting the increased costs associated with the 

23 proposed final rule, and such request has been included 

24 in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided 

25 further, That with respect to functions transferred by the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
763 

1 Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the 

2 Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and 

3 services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, includ4 ing payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and 

5 the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the 

6 funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian 

7 Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or 

8 subsequent appropriation account from which the funds 

9 were originally derived, with such amounts to remain 

10 available until expended: Provided further, That reim11 bursements for training, technical assistance, or services 

12 provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total 

13 costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead asso14 ciated with the provision of goods, services, or technical 

15 assistance: Provided further, That the appropriation struc16 ture for the Indian Health Service may not be altered 

17 without advance notification to the House and Senate 

18 Committees on Appropriations. 

19 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

20 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

21 SCIENCES

22 For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 

23 Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 

24 set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ25 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
764 

1 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the 

2 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 

3 $77,349,000. 

4 AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE

5 REGISTRY

6 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC

7 HEALTH

8 For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub9 stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out 

10 activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the 

11 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

12 and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 

13 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which 

14 up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic 

15 Substances and Disease Registry shall remain available 

16 until expended for Individual Learning Accounts: Pro17 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

18 in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 

19 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may 

20 conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or 

21 activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, 

22 clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to 

23 accredited healthcare providers: Provided further, That in 

24 performing any such health assessment or health study, 

25 evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
765 

1 not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of 

2 CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro3 priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR 

4 to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 

5 section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2015, and 

6 existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 

7 OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 

8 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

9 COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF

10 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

11 For necessary expenses to continue functions as12 signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office 

13 of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi14 ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality 

15 Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 

16 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception 

17 and representation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided, That 

18 notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environ19 mental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of 

20 one member, appointed by the President, by and with the 

21 advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 

22 exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
766 

1 CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur4 suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including 

5 hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances there6 for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and for serv7 ices authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individ8 uals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum 

9 rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 

10 5376, $11,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety 

11 and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not 

12 more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: 

13 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi14 sion of law, the individual appointed to the position of In15 spector General of the Environmental Protection Agency 

16 (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 

17 position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided fur18 ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

19 Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of 

20 the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the 

21 duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall 

22 not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
767 

1 OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and 

5 Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93– 

6 531, $7,341,000, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That funds provided in this or any other appropria8 tions Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and 

9 groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned 

10 lands residents, those in significantly substandard hous11 ing, and all others certified as eligible and not included 

12 in the preceding categories: Provided further, That none 

13 of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be 

14 used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation 

15 to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of 

16 November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands 

17 partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement 

18 home is provided for such household: Provided further, 

19 That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new 

20 or replacement home: Provided further, That the Office 

21 shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have se22 lected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo 

23 reservation or selected a replacement residence off the 

24 Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 

25 25 U.S.C. 640d-10: Provided further, That $200,000 shall 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
768 

1 be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 

2 Department of the Interior, to remain available until ex3 pended, for audits and investigations of the Office of Nav4 ajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, consistent with the In5 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

6 INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE

7 CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT

8 PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

9 For payment to the Institute of American Indian and 

10 Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as author11 ized by title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part 

12 A), $9,469,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2016. 

14 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institu17 tion, as authorized by law, including research in the fields 

18 of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and 

19 documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 

20 public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 

21 dissemination, and exchange of information and publica22 tions; conduct of education, training, and museum assist23 ance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 

24 agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 

25 buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
769 

1 $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and 

2 purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for em3 ployees, $675,343,000, to remain available until Sep4 tember 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of 

5 which not to exceed $47,522,000 for the instrumentation 

6 program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, 

7 the National Museum of African American History and 

8 Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program 

9 shall remain available until expended; and including such 

10 funds as may be necessary to support American overseas 

11 research centers: Provided, That funds appropriated here12 in are available for advance payments to independent con13 tractors performing research services or participating in 

14 official Smithsonian presentations. 

15 FACILITIES CAPITAL

16 For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 

17 alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithso18 nian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized 

19 by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), 

20 and for construction, including necessary personnel, 

21 $144,198,000, to remain available until expended, of 

22 which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as au23 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and of which $24,010,000 

24 shall be for construction of the National Museum of Afri25 can American History and Culture. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
770 

1 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For the upkeep and operations of the National Gal4 lery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art 

5 therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as 

6 authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), 

7 as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 

8 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including 

9 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in ad10 vance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for 

11 membership in library, museum, and art associations or 

12 societies whose publications or services are available to 

13 members only, or to members at a price lower than to the 

14 general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 

15 for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other 

16 employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); 

17 purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 

18 buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alter19 ation, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 

20 and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 

21 repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 

22 contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, 

23 firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under 

24 such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem prop25 er, $119,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
771 

1 2016, of which not to exceed $3,578,000 for the special 

2 exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 

3 REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

4 For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 

5 renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 

6 occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 

7 otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 

8 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 

9 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing 

10 renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 

11 $19,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro12 vided, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, 

13 protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of 

14 buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated 

15 with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of con16 tractor qualifications as well as price. 

17 JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING

18 ARTS

19 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

20 For necessary expenses for the operation, mainte21 nance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for 

22 the Performing Arts, $22,000,000. 

23 CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

24 For necessary expenses for capital repair and restora25 tion of the existing features of the building and site of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
772 

1 the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 

2 $10,800,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR

4 SCHOLARS

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions 

7 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 

8 1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 

9 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,500,000, to remain 

10 available until September 30, 2016. 

11 NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE

12 HUMANITIES

13 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

14 GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

15 For necessary expenses to carry out the National 

16 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 

17 $146,021,000 shall be available to the National Endow18 ment for the Arts for the support of projects and produc19 tions in the arts, including arts education and public out20 reach activities, through assistance to organizations and 

21 individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 

22 support, and for administering the functions of the Act, 

23 to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
773 

1 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

2 GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

3 For necessary expenses to carry out the National 

4 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 

5 $146,021,000 to remain available until expended, of which 

6 $135,121,000 shall be available for support of activities 

7 in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and 

8 for administering the functions of the Act; and 

9 $10,900,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 

10 grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, 

11 including $8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): 

12 Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 

13 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such 

14 amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 

15 bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted 

16 by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endow17 ment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 

18 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and pre19 ceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not pre20 viously been appropriated. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

22 None of the funds appropriated to the National 

23 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used 

24 to process any grant or contract documents which do not 

25 include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
774 

1 of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on 

2 the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official re3 ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 

4 That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as 

5 necessary for official reception and representation ex6 penses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of the Na7 tional Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up 

8 to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants 

9 does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 

10 grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That 

11 such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms 

12 of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from 

13 the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. 

14 COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under 

17 Chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,524,000: 

18 Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge 

19 fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such 

20 fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting col21 lection, to remain available until expended without further 

22 appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 

23 authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, art24 work, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 

25 and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and acVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00774 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
775 

1 tivities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose 

2 of artistic display, study or education. 

3 NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

4 For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 

5 99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $2,000,000. 

6 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on 

9 Historic Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $6,204,000. 

10 NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the National Capital Plan13 ning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United 

14 States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

15 3109, $7,948,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 per16 cent of the funds provided under this heading may be used 

17 for official reception and representational expenses associ18 ated with hosting international visitors engaged in the 

19 planning and physical development of world capitals. 

20 UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

21 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

22 For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 

23 authorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301– 

24 2310), $52,385,000, of which $515,000 shall remain 

25 available until September 30, 2017, for the Museum’s 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
776 

1 equipment replacement program; and of which $1,900,000 

2 for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and 

3 $1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program 

4 shall remain available until expended. 

5 DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses, including the costs of con8 struction design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 

9 Commission, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex10 pended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
777 

1 TITLE IV 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS

5 SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 

6 this Act shall be available for any activity or the publica7 tion or distribution of literature that in any way tends to 

8 promote public support or opposition to any legislative 

9 proposal on which Congressional action is not complete 

10 other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 

11 described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 

12 OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

13 SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in 

14 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

15 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

16 DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

17 SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated over18 head charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including 

19 working capital fund and cost pool charges, from pro20 grams, projects, activities and subactivities to support gov21 ernment-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau adminis22 trative functions or headquarters, regional, or central op23 erations shall be presented in annual budget justifications 

24 and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropria25 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
778 

1 Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Com2 mittees on Appropriations for approval. 

3 MINING APPLICATIONS

4 SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the 

5 funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 

6 to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or 

7 process applications for a patent for any mining or mill 

8 site claim located under the general mining laws. 

9 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 

10 the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 

11 concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Sec12 retary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all re13 quirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of 

14 the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or 

15 lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the 

16 Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer 

17 claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 

18 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were 

19 fully complied with by the applicant by that date. 

20 (c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2015, the Secretary 

21 of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Com22 mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural 

23 Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and 

24 Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken 

25 by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
779 

1 section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Re2 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 

3 104–208). 

4 (d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process 

5 patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, 

6 upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of 

7 the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified 

8 third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the 

9 Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral exam10 ination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a 

11 patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bu12 reau of Land Management shall have the sole responsi13 bility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in ac14 cordance with the standard procedures employed by the 

15 Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third16 party contractors. 

17 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION

18 SEC. 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 law, amounts appropriated to or otherwise designated in 

20 committee reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 

21 the Indian Health Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103– 

22 332, 104–134, 104–208, 105–83, 105–277, 106–113, 

23 106–291, 107–63, 108–7, 108–108, 108–447, 109–54, 

24 109–289, division B and Continuing Appropriations Reso25 lution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289, as 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
780 

1 amended by Public Laws 110–5 and 110–28), Public 

2 Laws 110–92, 110–116, 110–137, 110–149, 110–161, 

3 110–329, 111–6, 111–8, 111–88, 112–10, 112–74, and 

4 113–6 for payments for contract support costs associated 

5 with self-determination or self-governance contracts, 

6 grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the 

7 Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service as 

8 funded by such Acts, are the total amounts available for 

9 fiscal years 1994 through 2013 for such purposes, except 

10 that the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes and tribal organi11 zations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet 

12 contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self13 governance compacts, or annual funding agreements. 

14 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2014

15 LIMITATION

16 SEC. 406. Amounts provided under the headings 

17 ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs 

18 and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian 

19 Programs’’ and ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv20 ices, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services’’ in 

21 the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 

22 113–76) are the only amounts available for contract sup23 port costs arising out of self-determination or self-govern24 ance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agree25 ments with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
781 

1 Health Service for activities funded by the fiscal year 2014 

2 appropriation: Provided, That such amounts provided by 

3 that Act are not available for payment of claims for con4 tract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of 

5 payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract 

6 support costs for prior years. 

7 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2015

8 LIMITATION

9 SEC. 407. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal 

10 year 2015 under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and 

11 Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health 

12 Services’’ and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of In13 dian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation 

14 of Indian Programs’’ are the only amounts available for 

15 contract support costs arising out of self-determination or 

16 self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual 

17 funding agreements for fiscal year 2015 with the Bureau 

18 of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service: Provided, 

19 That such amounts provided by this Act are not available 

20 for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior 

21 years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or 

22 judgments awarding contract support costs for prior 

23 years. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
782 

1 FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS

2 SEC. 408. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 

3 considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) 

4 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan5 ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because 

6 more than 15 years have passed without revision of the 

7 plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing 

8 in this section exempts the Secretary from any other re9 quirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re10 sources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any 

11 other law: Provided, That if the Secretary is not acting 

12 expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding avail13 able, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest 

14 System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan 

15 and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion 

16 of the plan on an accelerated basis. 

17 PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS

18 SEC. 409. No funds provided in this Act may be ex19 pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities 

20 under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 

21 seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

22 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monu23 ment established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 

24 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 

25 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
783 

1 the Presidential proclamation establishing such monu2 ment. 

3 LIMITATION ON TAKINGS

4 SEC. 410. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 

5 appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 

6 interests in lands may be expended for the filing of dec7 larations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 

8 the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap9 propriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply 

10 to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades Na11 tional Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 

12 funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of 

13 Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration pur14 poses. 

15 TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS

16 SEC. 411. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall 

17 be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as 

18 the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 

19 and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk 

20 allowance under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) 

21 when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The west22 ern red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus 

23 to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall 

24 be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 

25 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All addiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00783 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
784 

1 tional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or con2 tiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be ex3 ported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale 

4 holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing 

5 export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. 

6 PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS

7 SEC. 412. None of the funds appropriated or other8 wise made available by this Act to executive branch agen9 cies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless 

10 such contract is entered into in accordance with the re11 quirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, 

12 or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 

13 Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 

14 (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a con15 tract to be entered into without regard for these re16 quirements, including formula grants for States, or 

17 federally recognized Indian tribes; or 

18 (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian 

19 Self-Determination and Education and Assistance 

20 Act (Public Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or 

21 by any other Federal laws that specifically authorize 

22 a contract within an Indian tribe as defined in sec23 tion 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or 

24 (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date 

25 of enactment of this Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
785 

1 POSTING OF REPORTS

2 SEC. 413. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail3 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

4 post on the public website of that agency any report re5 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

6 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen7 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

8 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

9 (1) the public posting of the report com10 promises national security; or 

11 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 

12 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

13 do so only after such report has been made available to 

14 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

15 no less than 45 days. 

16 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT

17 GUIDELINES

18 SEC. 414. Of the funds provided to the National En19 dowment for the Arts— 

20 (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant 

21 to an individual if such grant is awarded to such in22 dividual for a literature fellowship, National Herit23 age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow24 ship. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
786 

1 (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures 

2 to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 

3 except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, 

4 or regional group, may be used to make a grant to 

5 any other organization or individual to conduct ac6 tivity independent of the direct grant recipient. 

7 Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 

8 made in exchange for goods and services. 

9 (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support 

10 to a group, unless the application is specific to the 

11 contents of the season, including identified programs 

12 and/or projects. 

13 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM

14 PRIORITIES

15 SEC. 415. (a) In providing services or awarding fi16 nancial assistance under the National Foundation on the 

17 Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appro18 priated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National 

19 Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 

20 to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 

21 projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve 

22 underserved populations. 

23 (b) In this section: 

24 (1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means 

25 a population of individuals, including urban minoriVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00786 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
787 

1 ties, who have historically been outside the purview 

2 of arts and humanities programs due to factors such 

3 as a high incidence of income below the poverty line 

4 or to geographic isolation. 

5 (2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty 

6 line (as defined by the Office of Management and 

7 Budget, and revised annually in accordance with sec8 tion 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of 

10 the size involved. 

11 (c) In providing services and awarding financial as12 sistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 

13 Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this 

14 Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 

15 Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing serv16 ices or awarding financial assistance for projects, produc17 tions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 

18 knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 

19 the arts. 

20 (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

21 section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu22 manities Act of 1965— 

23 (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant cat24 egory for projects, productions, workshops, or proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00787 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
788 

1 grams that are of national impact or availability or 

2 are able to tour several States; 

3 (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants ex4 ceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds 

5 to any single State, excluding grants made under the 

6 authority of paragraph (1); 

7 (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Con8 gress annually and by State, on grants awarded by 

9 the Chairperson in each grant category under sec10 tion 5 of such Act; and 

11 (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 

12 grants to improve and support community-based 

13 music performance and education. 

14 ARTS INDEMNITY LIMITATIONS

15 SEC. 416. Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indem16 nity Act (20 U.S.C. 974) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (b)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000,000’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$15,000,000,000’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000,000’’ and in21 serting ‘‘$7,500,000,000’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (c)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,200,000,000’’ and in24 serting ‘‘$1,800,000,000’’; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
789 

1 (B) by striking ‘‘$750,000,000’’ and in2 serting ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’. 

3 STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS

4 SEC. 417. The Department of the Interior, the Envi5 ronmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 

6 Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen8 ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro9 priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob10 ligated funds in each program and activity. 

11 REPORT ON USE OF CLIMATE CHANGE FUNDS

12 SEC. 418. Not later than 120 days after the date on 

13 which the President’s fiscal year 2016 budget request is 

14 submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a 

15 comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropria16 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de17 scribing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and 

18 international, for climate change programs, projects, and 

19 activities in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, including an ac20 counting of funding by agency with each agency identi21 fying climate change programs, projects, and activities 

22 and associated costs by line item as presented in the Presi23 dent’s Budget Appendix, and including citations and link24 ages where practicable to each strategic plan that is drivVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00789 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
790 

1 ing funding within each climate change program, project, 

2 and activity listed in the report. 

3 PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS

4 SEC. 419. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any 

6 other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any 

7 regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V 

8 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon 

9 dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions 

10 resulting from biological processes associated with live11 stock production. 

12 GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS

13 SEC. 420. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

14 law, none of the funds made available in this or any other 

15 Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, 

16 if that provision requires mandatory reporting of green17 house gas emissions from manure management systems. 

18 AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM GRANTS

19 SEC. 421. Section 7301(c) of Public Law 111–11 (16 

20 U.S.C. 469k–1(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and in21 serting ‘‘2021’’. 

22 RECREATION FEE

23 SEC. 422. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recre24 ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
791 

1 striking ‘‘10 years after December 8, 2004’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘on September 30, 2016’’. 

3 MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES

4 SEC. 423. (a) Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department 

5 of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 

6 note; Public Law 106–79) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep7 tember 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

8 (b) For fiscal year 2015, the authority provided by 

9 the provisos under the heading ‘‘Dwight D. Eisenhower 

10 Memorial Commission—Capital Construction’’ in division 

11 E of Public Law 112–74 shall not be in effect. 

12 USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL

13 SEC. 424. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 

14 by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au15 thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the 

17 construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 

18 water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and 

19 steel products used in the project are produced in the 

20 United States. 

21 (2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’ 

22 means the following products made primarily of iron or 

23 steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 

24 and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
792 

1 pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein2 forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 

3 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat4 egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ5 mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 

6 the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 

7 (1) applying subsection (a) would be incon8 sistent with the public interest; 

9 (2) iron and steel products are not produced in 

10 the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail11 able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 

12 (3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro13 duced in the United States will increase the cost of 

14 the overall project by more than 25 percent. 

15 (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv16 er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail17 able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re18 quest and information available to the Administrator con19 cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 

20 input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 

21 a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 

22 make the request and accompanying information available 

23 by electronic means, including on the official public Inter24 net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
793 

1 (d) This section shall be applied in a manner con2 sistent with United States obligations under international 

3 agreements. 

4 (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 

5 of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 

6 Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out 

7 the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for manage8 ment and oversight of the requirements of this section. 

9 (f) This section does not apply with respect to a 

10 project if a State agency approves the engineering plans 

11 and specifications for the project, in that agency’s capacity 

12 to approve such plans and specifications prior to a project 

13 requesting bids, prior to the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act. 

15 FUNDING PROHIBITION

16 SEC. 425. None of the funds made available by this 

17 or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content 

18 of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle 

19 under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 

20 et seq.) or any other law. 

21 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 

22 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropria23 tions Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
794 

1 DIVISION G—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, 

2 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 

3 EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

4 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

5 TITLE I 

6 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

7 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

8 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation 

11 and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’), 

12 the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the Women in Ap13 prenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations Act of 

14 1992 (‘‘WANTO Act’’), $3,139,706,000, plus reimburse15 ments, shall be available. Of the amounts provided: 

16 (1) for grants to States for adult employment 

17 and training activities, youth activities, and dis18 located worker employment and training activities, 

19 $2,624,108,000 as follows: 

20 (A) $776,736,000 for adult employment 

21 and training activities, of which $64,736,000 

22 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015, 

23 through June 30, 2016, and of which 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
795 

1 $712,000,000 shall be available for the period 

2 October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; 

3 (B) $831,842,000 for youth activities, 

4 which shall be available for the period April 1, 

5 2015 through June 30, 2016; and 

6 (C) $1,015,530,000 for dislocated worker 

7 employment and training activities, of which 

8 $155,530,000 shall be available for the period 

9 July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and of 

10 which $860,000,000 shall be available for the 

11 period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: 

12 Provided, That notwithstanding section 128(a)(1) of the 

13 WIOA, the amount available to the Governor for statewide 

14 workforce investment activities shall not exceed 10 percent 

15 of the amount allotted to the State from each of the appro16 priations under the preceding subparagraphs; 

17 (2) for federally administered programs, 

18 $429,520,000 as follows: 

19 (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated work20 ers assistance national reserve, of which 

21 $20,859,000 shall be available for the period 

22 July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and 

23 of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the 

24 period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 

25 2016: Provided, That funds provided to carry 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
796 

1 out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be 

2 used to provide assistance to a State for state3 wide or local use in order to address cases 

4 where there have been worker dislocations 

5 across multiple sectors or across multiple local 

6 areas and such workers remain dislocated; co7 ordinate the State workforce development plan 

8 with emerging economic development needs; and 

9 train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided 

10 further, That funds provided to carry out sec11 tions 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be 

12 used for technical assistance and demonstration 

13 projects, respectively, that provide assistance to 

14 new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 

15 workers: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

16 section 168(b) of the WIOA and section 170(b) 

17 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (re18 ferred to in this Act as ‘‘WIA’’), of the funds 

19 provided under this subparagraph, and the 

20 funds available from the appropriation under 

21 this subparagraph under the authority of the 

22 WIA in Public Law 113–76, the Secretary of 

23 Labor (referred to in this title as ‘‘Secretary’’) 

24 may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 

25 funds to provide technical assistance and carry 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
797 

1 out additional activities related to the transition 

2 to the WIOA; 

3 (B) $46,082,000 for Native American pro4 grams, which shall be available for the period 

5 July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; 

6 (C) $81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal 

7 farmworker programs under section 167 of the 

8 WIOA, including $75,885,000 for formula 

9 grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall 

10 be for employment and training services), 

11 $5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal housing 

12 (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for 

13 permanent housing), and $494,000 for other 

14 discretionary purposes, which shall be available 

15 for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 

16 2016: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

17 other provision of law or related regulation, the 

18 Department of Labor shall take no action lim19 iting the number or proportion of eligible par20 ticipants receiving related assistance services or 

21 discouraging grantees from providing such serv22 ices; 

23 (D) $994,000 for carrying out the 

24 WANTO Act, which shall be available for the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
798 

1 period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; 

2 and 

3 (E) $79,689,000 for YouthBuild activities 

4 as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which 

5 shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 

6 through June 30, 2016; 

7 (3) for national activities, $86,078,000, as fol8 lows: 

9 (A) $82,078,000 for ex-offender activities, 

10 under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA 

11 and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 

12 2007, which shall be available for the period 

13 April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided, 

14 That of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be for 

15 competitive grants to national and regional 

16 intermediaries for activities that prepare young 

17 ex-offenders and school dropouts for employ18 ment, with a priority for projects serving high19 crime, high-poverty areas; and 

20 (B) $4,000,000 for the Workforce Data 

21 Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 

22 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 

23 the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 

24 2016. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
799 

1 JOB CORPS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, includ4 ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and 

5 hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alter6 ation, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the 

7 purchase of real property for training centers as author8 ized by the WIOA, $1,688,155,000, plus reimbursements, 

9 as follows: 

10 (1) $1,580,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, 

11 which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 

12 through June 30, 2016; 

13 (2) $75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation 

14 and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be 

15 available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 

16 30, 2018, and which may include the acquisition, 

17 maintenance, and repair of major items of equip18 ment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up 

19 to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational 

20 needs of such centers or to achieve administrative ef21 ficiencies: Provided further, That any funds trans22 ferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be 

23 available for obligation after June 30, 2016: Pro24 vided further, That the Committees on Appropria25 tions of the House of Representatives and the SenVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00799 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
800 

1 ate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any 

2 transfer; and 

3 (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job 

4 Corps, including expenses under the authority of the 

5 WIA, which shall be available for obligation for the 

6 period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 

7 2015: 

8 Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation 

9 shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps 

10 centers: Provided further, That an entity operating a Job 

11 Corps center that is ranked among the top 5 percent of 

12 all Job Corps centers based on the Outcome Measurement 

13 System for program year 2013 shall be eligible to compete 

14 in any selection process to operate such center that is car15 ried out during the period beginning on October 1, 2014 

16 and ending on June 30, 2015. 

17 COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER

18 AMERICANS

19 To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 

20 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $434,371,000, 

21 which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 

22 through June 30, 2016, and may be recaptured and reobli23 gated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
801 

1 FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

2 For payments during fiscal year 2015 of trade ad3 justment benefit payments and allowances under part I 

4 of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 

5 of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, 

6 employment and case management services, allowances for 

7 job search and relocation, and related State administrative 

8 expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of 

9 title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit 

10 payments, allowances, training, employment and case 

11 management services, and related State administration 

12 provided pursuant to section 231(a) and section 233(b) 

13 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 

14 2011, $710,600,000, together with such amounts as may 

15 be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropria16 tion for payments for any period subsequent to September 

17 15, 2015. 

18 STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT

19 SERVICE OPERATIONS

20 For authorized administrative expenses, 

21 $81,566,000, together with not to exceed $3,495,584,000 

22 which may be expended from the Employment Security 

23 Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund 

24 (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
802 

1 (1) $2,757,793,000 from the Trust Fund is for 

2 grants to States for the administration of State un3 employment insurance laws as authorized under title 

4 III of the Social Security Act (including not less 

5 than $60,000,000 to conduct in-person reemploy6 ment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 

7 insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide 

8 reemployment services and referrals to training as 

9 appropriate, $10,000,000 for activities to address 

10 the misclassification of workers, and $3,000,000 for 

11 continued support of the Unemployment Insurance 

12 Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration 

13 of unemployment insurance for Federal employees 

14 and for ex-service members as authorized under 5 

15 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the administration of trade 

16 readjustment allowances, reemployment trade ad17 justment assistance, and alternative trade adjust18 ment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and 

19 under sections 231(a) and 233(b) of the Trade Ad20 justment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and 

21 shall be available for obligation by the States 

22 through December 31, 2015, except that funds used 

23 for automation acquisitions shall be available for 

24 Federal obligation through December 31, 2015, and 

25 for State obligation through September 30, 2017, or, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
803 

1 if the automation acquisition is being carried out 

2 through consortia of States, for State obligation 

3 through September 30, 2020, and for expenditure 

4 through September 30, 2021, and funds for competi5 tive grants awarded to States for improved oper6 ations, to conduct in-person assessments and reviews 

7 and provide reemployment services and referrals, 

8 and to address misclassification of workers shall be 

9 available for Federal obligation through December 

10 31, 2015 and for obligation by the States through 

11 September 30, 2017, and funds used for unemploy12 ment insurance workloads experienced by the States 

13 through September 30, 2015 shall be available for 

14 Federal obligation through December 31, 2015: Pro15 vided, That funds provided under this heading for 

16 fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2014 for auto17 mation acquisitions that are being carried out by 

18 consortia of States shall be available for expenditure 

19 by the States for six fiscal years after the fiscal year 

20 in which the funds were obligated to the States; 

21 (2) $12,892,000 from the Trust Fund is for na22 tional activities necessary to support the administra23 tion of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 

24 system; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
804 

1 (3) $642,771,000 from the Trust Fund, to2 gether with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of 

3 the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance 

4 with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall 

5 be available for Federal obligation for the period 

6 July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; 

7 (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for na8 tional activities of the Employment Service, includ9 ing administration of the work opportunity tax cred10 it under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

11 1986, and the provision of technical assistance and 

12 staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; 

13 (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 

14 administration of foreign labor certifications and re15 lated activities under the Immigration and Nation16 ality Act and related laws, of which $48,028,000 

17 shall be available for the Federal administration of 

18 such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available 

19 for grants to States for the administration of such 

20 activities; and 

21 (6) $60,153,000 from the General Fund is to 

22 provide workforce information, national electronic 

23 tools, and one-stop system building under the Wag24 ner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal obVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00804 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
805 

1 ligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 

2 30, 2016: 

3 Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly In4 sured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2015 is 

5 projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 

6 2,957,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust 

7 Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 

8 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 

9 for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title 

10 III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 

11 funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State 

12 to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security 

13 Act may be used by such State to assist other States in 

14 carrying out activities under such title III if the other 

15 States include areas that have suffered a major disaster 

16 declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 

17 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided 

18 further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated 

19 for grants to States under title III of the Social Security 

20 Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of 

21 the National Directory of New Hires under section 

22 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That the Sec23 retary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 

24 under title III of the Social Security Act to make pay25 ments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
806 

1 Information Data Exchange System: Provided further, 

2 That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to es3 tablish a national one-stop career center system, or which 

4 are used to support the national activities of the Federal5 State unemployment insurance, employment service, or 

6 immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, 

7 grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: 

8 Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants 

9 for improved operations under title III of the Social Secu10 rity Act, or awarded grants to support the national activi11 ties of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, 

12 may award subgrants to other States under such grants, 

13 subject to the conditions applicable to the grants: Provided 

14 further, That funds appropriated under this Act for activi15 ties authorized under title III of the Social Security Act 

16 and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund 

17 integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment 

18 Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation 

19 principles prescribed under the Office of Management and 

20 Budget Circular A–87: Provided further, That the Sec21 retary, at the request of a State participating in a consor22 tium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to such 

23 State under title III of the Social Security Act to other 

24 States participating in the consortium in order to carry 

25 out activities that benefit the administration of the unemVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00806 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
807 

1 ployment compensation law of the State making the re2 quest: Provided further, That the Secretary may collect 

3 fees for the costs associated with additional data collec4 tion, analyses, and reporting services relating to the Na5 tional Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State 

6 and local governments, public and private institutions of 

7 higher education, and non-profit organizations and may 

8 utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 

9 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers Survey 

10 infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the infor11 mation collection and reporting needs of such entities, 

12 which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re13 main available until September 30, 2016, for such pur14 poses. 

15 In addition, $20,000,000 from the Employment Se16 curity Administration Account of the Unemployment 

17 Trust Fund shall be available for in-person reemployment 

18 and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance 

19 improper payment reviews and to provide reemployment 

20 services and referrals to training as appropriate, which 

21 shall be available for Federal obligations through Decem22 ber 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 

23 30, 2017. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
808 

1 ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND

2 OTHER FUNDS

3 For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 

4 Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the 

5 Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability 

6 Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the In7 ternal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable ad8 vances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) 

9 of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust 

10 Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal 

11 Unemployment Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such 

12 sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for 

13 obligation through September 30, 2016. 

14 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

15 For expenses of administering employment and train16 ing programs, $104,577,000, together with not to exceed 

17 $49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employ18 ment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy19 ment Trust Fund. 

20 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits 

23 Security Administration, $181,000,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
809 

1 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

2 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND

3 The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Cor4 poration’’) is authorized to make such expenditures, in5 cluding financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of 

6 title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 

7 of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority 

8 available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and 

9 to make such contracts and commitments without regard 

10 to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, 

11 as may be necessary in carrying out the program, includ12 ing associated administrative expenses, through Sep13 tember 30, 2015, for the Corporation: Provided, That 

14 none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal 

15 year 2015 shall be available for obligations for administra16 tive expenses in excess of $415,394,000: Provided further, 

17 That to the extent that the number of new plan partici18 pants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 

19 100,000 in fiscal year 2015, an amount not to exceed an 

20 additional $9,200,000 shall be available through Sep21 tember 30, 2016, for obligation for administrative ex22 penses for every 20,000 additional terminated partici23 pants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the 

24 amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for 

25 unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
810 

1 extraordinary multiemployer program related expenses 

2 after approval by the Office of Management and Budget 

3 and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of 

4 the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

5 WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Divi8 sion, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local 

9 agencies and their employees for inspection services ren10 dered, $227,500,000. 

11 OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Man14 agement Standards, $39,129,000. 

15 OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE

16 PROGRAMS

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Con19 tract Compliance Programs, $106,476,000. 

20 OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ 

23 Compensation Programs, $110,823,000, together with 

24 $2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
811 

1 in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the 

2 Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 

3 SPECIAL BENEFITS

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex6 penses (except administrative expenses) accruing during 

7 the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

8 81; continuation of benefits as provided for under the 

9 heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the Federal Security 

10 Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Com11 pensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 

12 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948; and 50 per13 cent of the additional compensation and benefits required 

14 by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

15 Compensation Act, $210,000,000, together with such 

16 amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subse17 quent year appropriation for the payment of compensation 

18 and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 

19 15 of the current year: Provided, That amounts appro20 priated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary 

21 to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the 

22 time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, 

23 disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of re24 imbursements unobligated on September 30, 2014, shall 

25 remain available until expended for the payment of comVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00811 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
812 

1 pensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That 

2 in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation 

3 from the Postal Service and from any other corporation 

4 or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay 

5 an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, 

6 such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of 

7 administration for employees of such fair share entities 

8 through September 30, 2015: Provided further, That of 

9 those funds transferred to this account from the fair share 

10 entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal 

11 Employees’ Compensation Act, $60,334,000 shall be made 

12 available to the Secretary as follows: 

13 (1) For enhancement and maintenance of auto14 mated data processing systems operations and tele15 communications systems, $19,499,000; 

16 (2) For automated workload processing oper17 ations, including document imaging, centralized mail 

18 intake, and medical bill processing, $22,968,000; 

19 (3) For periodic roll disability management and 

20 medical review, $16,482,000; 

21 (4) For program integrity, $1,385,000; and 

22 (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the 

23 Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 

24 Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 

25 person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
813 

1 under 5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Work2 ers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and 

3 claim, such identifying information (including Social Secu4 rity account number) as such regulations may prescribe. 

5 SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS

6 For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety 

7 and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107– 

8 275, $77,262,000, to remain available until expended. 

9 For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 

10 benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, 

11 for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 

12 as may be necessary. 

13 For making benefit payments under title IV for the 

14 first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $21,000,000, to remain 

15 available until expended. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES

17 OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND

18 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 

19 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 

20 Act, $56,406,000, to remain available until expended: Pro21 vided, That the Secretary may require that any person fil22 ing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of 

23 such claim such identifying information (including Social 

24 Security account number) as may be prescribed. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
814 

1 BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung 

4 Disability Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available 

5 until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 

6 section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Rev7 enue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of 

8 interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) 

9 of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be 

10 expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2015 for expenses 

11 of operation and administration of the Black Lung Bene12 fits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to 

13 exceed $33,321,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ 

14 Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to 

15 exceed $30,403,000 for transfer to Departmental Manage16 ment, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $327,000 

17 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of In18 spector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for pay19 ments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the 

20 Department of the Treasury. 

21 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 

24 and Health Administration, $552,787,000, including not 

25 to exceed $100,850,000 which shall be the maximum 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
815 

1 amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) 

2 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the ‘‘Act’’), 

3 which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs 

4 of State occupational safety and health programs required 

5 to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary 

6 under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwith7 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and 

8 Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fis9 cal year of training institute course tuition and fees, other10 wise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize 

11 such sums for occupational safety and health training and 

12 education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

13 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year 

14 ending September 30, 2015, to collect and retain fees for 

15 services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Lab16 oratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with 

17 the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and 

18 international laboratory recognition programs that ensure 

19 the safety of equipment and products used by workers in 

20 the workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds 

21 appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or 

22 expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any 

23 standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which 

24 is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming 

25 operation which does not maintain a temporary labor 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
816 

1 camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided fur2 ther, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph 

3 shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce 

4 any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with 

5 respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is 

6 included within a category having a Days Away, Re7 stricted, or Transferred (‘‘DART’’) occupational injury 

8 and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classifica9 tion code for which such data are published, less than the 

10 national average rate as such rates are most recently pub11 lished by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 

12 Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, 

13 except— 

14 (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, con15 sultation, technical assistance, educational and train16 ing services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 

17 (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in 

18 response to an employee complaint, to issue a cita19 tion for violations found during such inspection, and 

20 to assess a penalty for violations which are not cor21 rected within a reasonable abatement period and for 

22 any willful violations found; 

23 (3) to take any action authorized by the Act 

24 with respect to imminent dangers; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
817 

1 (4) to take any action authorized by the Act 

2 with respect to health hazards; 

3 (5) to take any action authorized by the Act 

4 with respect to a report of an employment accident 

5 which is fatal to one or more employees or which re6 sults in hospitalization of two or more employees, 

7 and to take any action pursuant to such investiga8 tion authorized by the Act; and 

9 (6) to take any action authorized by the Act 

10 with respect to complaints of discrimination against 

11 employees for exercising rights under the Act: 

12 Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not 

13 apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation 

14 which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and em15 ploys 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That 

16 $10,537,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood train17 ing grants. 

18 MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and 

21 Health Administration, $375,887,000, including purchase 

22 and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 

23 with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas24 senger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for 

25 mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
818 

1 $8,441,000 for state assistance grants: Provided, That 

2 notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 

3 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety 

4 Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training 

5 materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to 

6 be available for mine safety and health education and 

7 training activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

8 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administra9 tion is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 

10 from fees collected for the approval and certification of 

11 equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and 

12 may utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further, 

13 That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, build14 ings, equipment, and other contributions from public and 

15 private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation 

16 with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided 

17 further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration 

18 is authorized to promote health and safety education and 

19 training in the mining community through cooperative 

20 programs with States, industry, and safety associations: 

21 Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to rec22 ognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a prin23 cipal safety association and, notwithstanding any other 

24 provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without 

25 reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine SafeVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00818 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
819 

1 ty and Health Administration officials as officers in local 

2 chapters or in the national organization: Provided further, 

3 That any funds available to the Department of Labor may 

4 be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide 

5 for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the 

6 event of a major disaster. 

7 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta10 tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, 

11 Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv12 ices rendered, $527,212,000, together with not to exceed 

13 $65,000,000 which may be expended from the Employ14 ment Security Administration account in the Unemploy15 ment Trust Fund. 

16 OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 

19 Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy 

20 and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective 

21 of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 

22 people with disabilities, $38,500,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
820 

1 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage5 ment, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 

6 $337,621,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, 

7 which may be expended from the Employment Security 

8 Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 

9 Fund: Provided, That $64,825,000 for the Bureau of 

10 International Labor Affairs shall be available for obliga11 tion through December 31, 2015: Provided further, That 

12 funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Af13 fairs may be used to administer or operate international 

14 labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assist15 ance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, 

16 grants, subgrants and other arrangements: Provided fur17 ther, That not more than $58,825,000 shall be for pro18 grams to combat exploitative child labor internationally 

19 and not less than $6,000,000 shall be used to implement 

20 model programs that address worker rights issues through 

21 technical assistance in countries with which the United 

22 States has free trade agreements or trade preference pro23 grams: Provided further, That $8,040,000 shall be used 

24 for program evaluation and shall be available for obliga25 tion through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
821 

1 funds available for program evaluation may be transferred 

2 to any other appropriate account in the Department for 

3 such purpose: Provided further, That the Committees on 

4 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

5 Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any 

6 transfer: Provided further, That the funds available to the 

7 Women’s Bureau may be used for grants to serve and pro8 mote the interests of women in the workforce. 

9 VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

10 Not to exceed $231,872,000 may be derived from the 

11 Employment Security Administration account in the Un12 employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 

13 chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, 

14 of which: 

15 (1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State 

16 grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support dis17 abled veterans’ outreach program specialists under 

18 section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ em19 ployment representatives under section 4104(b) of 

20 such title, and for the expenses described in section 

21 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obliga22 tion by the States through December 31, 2015 and 

23 not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal ex24 penditures for data systems and contract support to 

25 allow for the tracking of participant and performVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00821 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
822 

1 ance information: Provided, That, in addition, such 

2 funds may be used to support such specialists and 

3 representatives in the provision of services to 

4 transitioning members of the Armed Forces who 

5 have participated in the Transition Assistance Pro6 gram and have been identified as in need of inten7 sive services, to members of the Armed Forces who 

8 are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment 

9 in military treatment facilities or warrior transition 

10 units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers 

11 of such wounded, ill, or injured members; 

12 (2) $14,000,000 is for carrying out the Transi13 tion Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 

14 10 U.S.C. 1144; 

15 (3) $39,458,000 is for Federal administration 

16 of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States 

17 Code; and 

18 (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ 

19 Employment and Training Services Institute under 

20 38 U.S.C. 4109: 

21 Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the 

22 appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) 

23 above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropria24 tion from which such reallocation is made. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
823 

1 In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 

2 $38,109,000 is for carrying out programs to assist home3 less veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are 

4 transitioning from certain institutions under sections 

5 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: 

6 Provided, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) 

7 of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through 

8 September 30, 2015, to provide services under such sec9 tion: Provided further, That services provided under sec10 tion 2023 may include, in addition to services to the indi11 viduals described in subsection (e) of such section, services 

12 to veterans recently released from incarceration who are 

13 at risk of homelessness. 

14 IT MODERNIZATION

15 For necessary expenses for Department of Labor cen16 tralized infrastructure technology investment activities re17 lated to support systems and modernization, $15,394,000. 

18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 

20 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

21 General Act of 1978, $76,000,000, together with not to 

22 exceed $5,590,000 which may be expended from the Em23 ployment Security Administration account in the Unem24 ployment Trust Fund. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
824 

1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

3 for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bo4 nuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any prora5 tion as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive 

6 Level II. 

7 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre9 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

10 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro11 priated for the current fiscal year for the Department of 

12 Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, 

13 project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activ14 ity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 

15 transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by 

16 this section shall not be used to create any new program 

17 or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are 

18 provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Commit19 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

20 and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 

21 of any transfer. 

22 SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 

23 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

24 available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or ex25 pended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
825 

1 manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole 

2 or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries 

3 and host countries already identified by the United States 

4 Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 104. None of the funds made available to the 

6 Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of 

7 the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improve8 ment Act of 1998 may be used for any purpose other than 

9 competitive grants for training individuals over the age of 

10 16 who are not currently enrolled in school within a local 

11 educational agency in the occupations and industries for 

12 which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign 

13 workers, and the related activities necessary to support 

14 such training: Provided, That the preceding limitation 

15 shall not apply to funding provided pursuant to solicita16 tions for grant applications issued prior to January 15, 

17 2014. 

18 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act under the heading ‘‘Employment and Training Ad20 ministration’’ shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient 

21 of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an indi22 vidual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate 

23 in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not 

24 apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 

25 in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
826 

1 Where States are recipients of such funds, States may es2 tablish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those re3 ceiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such 

4 funds, taking into account factors including the relative 

5 cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for 

6 comparable State or local government employees, and the 

7 size of the organizations that administer Federal pro8 grams involved including Employment and Training Ad9 ministration programs. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 106. Notwithstanding section 102, the Sec12 retary may transfer funds made available to the Employ13 ment and Training Administration by this Act, either di14 rectly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance serv15 ices to grantees to ‘‘Program Administration’’ when it is 

16 determined that those services will be more efficiently per17 formed by Federal employees: Provided, That this section 

18 shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more 

21 than 0.5 percent from each appropriation made available 

22 in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry 

23 out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that 

24 are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under 

25 this section shall be transferred to ‘‘Departmental ManVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00826 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
827 

1 agement’’ for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation 

2 Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be 

3 available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Pro4 vided, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief 

5 Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits 

6 a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Senate describing the evalua8 tions to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

9 (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 

10 ‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, 

11 ‘‘Community Service Employment for Older Americans’’, 

12 ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service 

13 Operations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security Administra14 tion’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, 

15 ‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract 

16 Compliance Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management 

17 Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational Safety and Health Adminis18 tration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health Administration’’, fund19 ing made available to the ‘‘Bureau of International Af20 fairs’’ and ‘‘Women’s Bureau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental 

21 Management, Salaries and Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Vet22 erans Employment and Training’’. 

23 SEC. 108. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE

24 CROSSING OF H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE

25 SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
828 

1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if 

2 a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an em3 ployer in the seafood industry is granted, the em4 ployer may bring the nonimmigrants described in 

5 the petition into the United States at any time dur6 ing the 120-day period beginning on the start date 

7 for which the employer is seeking the services of the 

8 nonimmigrants without filing another petition. 

9 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER

10 90TH DAY.—An employer in the seafood industry 

11 may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United 

12 States after the date that is 90 days after the start 

13 date for which the employer is seeking the services 

14 of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— 

15 (A) completes a new assessment of the 

16 local labor market by— 

17 (i) listing job orders in local news18 papers on 2 separate Sundays; and 

19 (ii) posting the job opportunity on the 

20 appropriate Department of Labor Elec21 tronic Job Registry and at the employer’s 

22 place of employment; and 

23 (B) offers the job to an equally or better 

24 qualified United States worker who— 

25 (i) applies for the job; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
829 

1 (ii) will be available at the time and 

2 place of need. 

3 (3) EXEMPTION FROM RULES WITH RESPECT

4 TO STAGGERING.—The Secretary of Labor shall not 

5 consider an employer in the seafood industry who 

6 brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States 

7 during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) 

8 to be staggering the date of need in violation of sec9 tion 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regula10 tions, or any other applicable provision of law. 

11 (b) H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this sec12 tion, the term ‘‘H–2B nonimmigrants’’ means aliens ad13 mitted to the United States pursuant to section 

14 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 

15 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)). 

16 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Cor18 poration to take any action in connection with any as19 serted liability under subsection (e) of section 4062 of the 

20 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974: Pro21 vided, That this section shall cease to apply upon the en22 actment of any bill that amends such subsection. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 110. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more 

25 than 0.25 percent from each appropriation made available 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
830 

1 in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry 

2 out information technology purchases and upgrades for 

3 any of the programs or activities that are funded under 

4 such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall 

5 be transferred to ‘‘Departmental Management’’ for use by 

6 the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the De7 partment of Labor, and shall be available for obligation 

8 through September 30, 2016: Provided, That such funds 

9 shall only be available if the Chief Information Officer of 

10 the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Commit11 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

12 and the Senate describing the purchases and upgrades to 

13 be carried out and an explanation of why funds are not 

14 needed in the donor account 15 days in advance of any 

15 transfer. 

16 (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 

17 ‘‘Employment and Training Administration Program Ad18 ministration’’, funding made available for Federal admin19 istration within ‘‘Job Corps’’, ‘‘Foreign Labor Certifi20 cation Program Administration’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Se21 curity Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation 

22 Programs’’, ‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Fed23 eral Contract Compliance Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor 

24 Management Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational Safety and 

25 Health Administration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health AdminVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00830 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
831 

1 istration’’, ‘‘Veterans Employment and Training’’, ‘‘Bu2 reau of Labor Statistics’’, and ‘‘Office of Disability Em3 ployment Policy’’. 

4 SEC. 111. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards 

5 Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the 

6 following text is part of such section: 

7 ‘‘(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply 

8 for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major 

9 disaster to any employee— 

10 ‘‘(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims 

11 resulting from or relating to such major dis12 aster, by an employer not engaged, directly or 

13 through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or 

14 marketing property, casualty, or liability insur15 ance policies or contracts; 

16 ‘‘(B) who receives from such employer on 

17 average weekly compensation of not less than 

18 $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly 

19 amount established by the Secretary, whichever 

20 is greater, for the number of weeks such em21 ployee is engaged in any of the activities de22 scribed in subparagraph (C); and 

23 ‘‘(C) whose duties include any of the fol24 lowing: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
832 

1 ‘‘(i) interviewing insured individuals, 

2 individuals who suffered injuries or other 

3 damages or losses arising from or relating 

4 to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians; 

5 ‘‘(ii) inspecting property damage or 

6 reviewing factual information to prepare 

7 damage estimates; 

8 ‘‘(iii) evaluating and making rec9 ommendations regarding coverage or com10 pensability of claims or determining liabil11 ity or value aspects of claims; 

12 ‘‘(iv) negotiating settlements; or 

13 ‘‘(v) making recommendations regard14 ing litigation. 

15 ‘‘(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not 

16 affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1). 

17 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 

18 ‘‘(A) the term ‘major disaster’ means any 

19 disaster or catastrophe declared or designated 

20 by any State or Federal agency or department; 

21 ‘‘(B) the term ‘employee employed to ad22 just or evaluate claims resulting from or relat23 ing to such major disaster’ means an individual 

24 who timely secured or secures a license required 

25 by applicable law to engage in and perform the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
833 

1 activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of 

2 paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, 

3 and is employed by an employer that maintains 

4 worker compensation insurance coverage or pro5 tection for its employees, if required by applica6 ble law, and withholds applicable Federal, 

7 State, and local income and payroll taxes from 

8 the wages, salaries and any benefits of such em9 ployees; and 

10 ‘‘(C) the term ‘affiliate’ means a company 

11 that, by reason of ownership or control of 25 

12 percent or more of the outstanding shares of 

13 any class of voting securities of one or more 

14 companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is 

15 controlled by, or is under common control with, 

16 another company.’’. 

17 (b) This section shall be effective on the date of en18 actment of this Act. 

19 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor 

20 Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
834 

1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

3 SERVICES 

4 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

5 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

6 For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health 

7 Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’) 

8 with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawai9 ian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,491,522,000: Provided, 

10 That no more than $100,000 shall be available until ex11 pended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) 

12 of the PHS Act, including associated administrative ex13 penses and relevant evaluations: Provided further, That no 

14 more than $99,893,000 shall be available until expended 

15 for carrying out the provisions of Public Law 104–73 and 

16 for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and 

17 Human Services (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HHS’’) per18 taining to administrative claims made under such law: 

19 Provided further, That of funds provided for the Health 

20 Centers program, as defined by section 330 of the PHS 

21 Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2015, 

22 not less than $165,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 

23 2015 as base grant adjustments, not less than 

24 $350,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 to sup25 port new access points including approved and unfunded 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
835 

1 applications from fiscal year 2014, grants to expand med2 ical services, behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, and 

3 vision services, and up to $150,000,000 shall be obligated 

4 in fiscal year 2015 for construction and capital improve5 ment costs. 

6 HEALTH WORKFORCE

7 For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS 

8 Act with respect to the health workforce, section 1128E 

9 of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality 

10 Improvement Act of 1986, $751,600,000: Provided, That 

11 sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the proportional 

12 funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 

13 756(e) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made 

14 available under this heading: Provided further, That for 

15 any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act 

16 on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary may hereafter 

17 waive any of the requirements contained in sections 

18 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full 

19 project period of a grant under such section: Provided fur20 ther, That no funds shall be available for section 340G– 

21 1 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That fees collected 

22 for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of 

23 the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and 

24 sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act 

25 shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
836 

1 the programs authorized by such sections and shall remain 

2 available until expended for the National Practitioner 

3 Data Bank: Provided further, That funds transferred to 

4 this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of 

5 part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make 

6 prior year adjustments to awards made under such sec7 tions. 

8 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

9 For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the 

10 PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health, title 

11 V of the Social Security Act, and section 712 of the Amer12 ican Jobs Creation Act of 2004, $851,738,000: Provided, 

13 That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of 

14 the Social Security Act, not more than $77,093,000 shall 

15 be available for carrying out special projects of regional 

16 and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of 

17 such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects 

18 described in paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 

19 501(a)(3) of such Act. 

20 RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM

21 For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with 

22 respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, 

23 $2,318,781,000, of which $1,970,881,000 shall remain 

24 available to the Secretary through September 30, 2017, 

25 for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
837 

1 of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State 

2 AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of 

3 section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act. 

4 HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

5 For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act 

6 with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell 

7 Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $103,193,000, of 

8 which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facili9 ties renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease 

10 Center. 

11 RURAL HEALTH

12 For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act 

13 with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal 

14 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the Cardiac Arrest Sur15 vival Act of 2000, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social 

16 Security Act, $147,471,000, of which $41,609,000 from 

17 general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the 

18 Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the 

19 Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program: Pro20 vided, That of the funds made available under this heading 

21 for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, $14,942,000 

22 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improve23 ment Grant Program for quality improvement and adop24 tion of health information technology and up to 

25 $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1820(g)(6) of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
838 

1 Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants under 

2 section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and imple3 mentation of telehealth services, including pilots and dem4 onstrations on the use of electronic health records to co5 ordinate rural veterans care between rural providers and 

6 the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health 

7 record system: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

8 section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $9,511,000 shall be 

9 available for State Offices of Rural Health. 

10 FAMILY PLANNING

11 For carrying out the program under title X of the 

12 PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning 

13 projects, $286,479,000: Provided, That amounts provided 

14 to said projects under such title shall not be expended for 

15 abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirec16 tive, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any 

17 activity (including the publication or distribution of lit18 erature) that in any way tends to promote public support 

19 or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for 

20 public office. 

21 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

22 For program support in the Health Resources and 

23 Services Administration, $154,000,000: Provided, That 

24 funds made available under this heading may be used to 

25 supplement program support funding provided under the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
839 

1 headings ‘‘Primary Health Care’’, ‘‘Health Workforce’’, 

2 ‘‘Maternal and Child Health’’, ‘‘Ryan White HIV/AIDS 

3 Program’’, ‘‘Health Care Systems’’, and ‘‘Rural Health’’. 

4 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

5 For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 

6 Program Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as 

7 may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-re8 lated injury or death with respect to vaccines administered 

9 after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title 

10 XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available until expended: 

11 Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not 

12 to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available from the Trust 

13 Fund to the Secretary. 

14 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

15 IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

16 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and 

17 section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immi18 gration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Ref19 ugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immuniza20 tion and respiratory diseases, $573,105,000. 

21 HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED

22 DISEASES, AND TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION

23 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of 

24 the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
840 

1 sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, 

2 $1,117,609,000. 

3 EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

4 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 

5 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration 

6 and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Edu7 cation Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and 

8 zoonotic infectious diseases, $352,990,000: Provided, That 

9 of the funds available under this heading, $30,000,000 

10 shall be for the Advanced Molecular Detection initiative. 

11 CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH

12 PROMOTION

13 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and 

14 XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease pre15 vention and health promotion, $747,220,000: Provided, 

16 That funds appropriated under this account may be avail17 able for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS 

18 Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organiza19 tions: Provided further, That of the funds available under 

20 this heading, $7,500,000 shall be available to continue and 

21 expand community specific extension and outreach pro22 grams to combat obesity in counties with the highest levels 

23 of obesity: Provided further, That of the funds provided 

24 under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available for a 

25 program consisting of three-year grants of no less than 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
841 

1 $100,000 per year to non-governmental entities, local pub2 lic health offices, school districts, local housing authorities, 

3 local transportation authorities or Indian tribes to imple4 ment evidence-based chronic disease prevention strategies: 

5 Provided further, That applicants for grants described in 

6 the previous proviso shall determine the population to be 

7 served and shall agree to work in collaboration with multi8 sector partners: Provided further, That the proportional 

9 funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS 

10 Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 

11 heading. 

12 BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 

13 DISABILITIES AND HEALTH

14 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the 

15 PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental dis16 abilities, disabilities and health, $131,781,000. 

17 PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

18 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

19 Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health 

20 informatics, and workforce development, $481,061,000. 

21 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

22 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

23 Act with respect to environmental health, $166,404,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
842 

1 INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

2 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

3 Act with respect to injury prevention and control, 

4 $170,447,000: Provided, That of the funds provided under 

5 this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for an evi6 dence-based prescription drug overdose prevention pro7 gram. 

8 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

9 HEALTH

10 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

11 Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 

12 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 

13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response 

14 Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safe15 ty and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and 

16 health, $334,863,000. 

17 ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

18 COMPENSATION PROGRAM

19 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 

20 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 

21 Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Pro22 vided, That this amount shall be available consistent with 

23 the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 

24 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
843 

1 GLOBAL HEALTH

2 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

3 Act with respect to global health, $416,517,000, of which 

4 $128,421,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain 

5 available through September 30, 2016: Provided, That 

6 funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official 

7 motor vehicles in foreign countries: Provided further, That 

8 these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 

9 137 of Public Law 113–164. 

10 PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

11 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

12 Act with respect to public health preparedness and re13 sponse, and for expenses necessary to support activities 

14 related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radio15 logical, and chemical threats to civilian populations, 

16 $1,352,551,000, of which $534,343,000 shall remain 

17 available until expended for the Strategic National Stock18 pile: Provided, That in the event the Director of the CDC 

19 activates the Emergency Operations Center, the Director 

20 of the CDC may detail CDC staff without reimbursement 

21 for up to 45 days to support the work of the CDC Emer22 gency Operations Center, so long as the Director provides 

23 a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

24 House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days 

25 of the use of this authority and a full report within 30 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
844 

1 days after use of this authority which includes the number 

2 of staff and funding level broken down by the originating 

3 center and number of days detailed: Provided further, 

4 That funds appropriated under this heading may be used 

5 to support a contract for the operation and maintenance 

6 of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout 

7 CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public 

8 health preparedness emergencies. 

9 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

10 For acquisition of real property, equipment, construc11 tion, and renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, which shall 

12 remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

13 That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and up14 grade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Labora15 tory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety 

16 research facility. 

17 CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and 

20 section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activi21 ties and program support for activities funded in other 

22 appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for 

23 Disease Control and Prevention, $113,570,000: Provided, 

24 That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of sec25 tion 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds approVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00844 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
845 

1 priated under this heading and in all other accounts of 

2 the CDC: Provided further, That employees of CDC or the 

3 Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned of4 ficers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organiza5 tions under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or 

6 in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal 

7 employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be in8 cluded within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agen9 cy, Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assign10 ment: Provided further, That CDC may use up to $10,000 

11 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official 

12 reception and representation expenses when specifically 

13 approved by the Director of CDC: Provided further, That 

14 in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized 

15 user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation 

16 charged with the cost thereof: Provided further, That with 

17 respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from 

18 the Vessel Sanitation Program shall be available through 

19 September 30, 2016: Provided further, That of the funds 

20 made available under this heading and in all other ac21 counts of CDC, up to $1,000 per eligible employee of CDC 

22 shall be made available until expended for Individual 

23 Learning Accounts. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
846 

1 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

2 NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

3 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

4 Act with respect to cancer, $4,950,396,000, of which up 

5 to $8,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and im6 provements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick 

7 Federally Funded Research and Development Center in 

8 Frederick, Maryland. 

9 NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

10 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

11 Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood dis12 eases, and blood and blood products, $2,997,870,000. 

13 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL

14 RESEARCH

15 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

16 Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, 

17 $399,886,000. 

18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND

19 KIDNEY DISEASES

20 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

21 Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney dis22 ease, $1,749,681,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
847 

1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

2 AND STROKE

3 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

4 Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, 

5 $1,605,205,000. 

6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS

7 DISEASES

8 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

9 Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, 

10 $4,358,841,000. 

11 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

12 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

13 Act with respect to general medical sciences, 

14 $2,371,476,000, of which $715,000,000 shall be from 

15 funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Pro16 vided, That not less than $273,325,000 is provided for 

17 the Institutional Development Awards program. 

18 EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

19 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

20 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

21 Act with respect to child health and human development, 

22 $1,286,571,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
848 

1 NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

2 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

3 Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, 

4 $684,191,000. 

5 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

6 SCIENCES

7 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

8 Act with respect to environmental health sciences, 

9 $667,502,000. 

10 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

11 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

12 Act with respect to aging, $1,199,468,000. 

13 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND

14 MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES

15 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

16 Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin 

17 diseases, $521,665,000. 

18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER

19 COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

20 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

21 Act with respect to deafness and other communication dis22 orders, $405,302,000. 

23 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

24 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

25 Act with respect to nursing research, $140,953,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
849 

1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND

2 ALCOHOLISM

3 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

4 Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, 

5 $447,408,000. 

6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

7 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

8 Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,028,614,000. 

9 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

10 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

11 Act with respect to mental health, $1,463,036,000. 

12 NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

13 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

14 Act with respect to human genome research, 

15 $499,356,000. 

16 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND

17 BIOENGINEERING

18 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

19 Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering 

20 research, $330,192,000. 

21 NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND

22 INTEGRATIVE HEALTH

23 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

24 Act with respect to complementary and integrative health, 

25 $124,681,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
850 

1 to support the transition enacted in section 224 of this 

2 Act. 

3 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND

4 HEALTH DISPARITIES

5 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

6 Act with respect to minority health and health disparities 

7 research, $269,154,000. 

8 JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

9 For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty 

10 International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of 

11 title IV of the PHS Act), $67,786,000. 

12 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

13 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

14 Act with respect to health information communications, 

15 $336,939,000: Provided, That of the amounts available for 

16 improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be 

17 available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, That 

18 in fiscal year 2015, the National Library of Medicine may 

19 enter into personal services contracts for the provision of 

20 services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under 

21 the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (re22 ferred to in this title as ‘‘NIH’’). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
851 

1 NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL

2 SCIENCES

3 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

4 Act with respect to translational sciences, $635,230,000: 

5 Provided, That up to $9,835,000 shall be available to im6 plement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures 

7 Acceleration Network: Provided further, That at least 

8 $474,746,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational 

9 Sciences Awards program. 

10 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of 

13 the Director, NIH, $1,401,134,000, of which up to 

14 $25,000,000 may be used to carry out section 213 of this 

15 Act: Provided, That funding shall be available for the pur16 chase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for re17 placement only: Provided further, That all funds credited 

18 to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for 

19 one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are de20 posited: Provided further, That $165,000,000 shall be for 

21 the National Children’s Study (‘‘NCS’’) or research re22 lated to the Study’s goals and mission, and any funds in 

23 excess of the estimated need shall be transferred to and 

24 merged with the accounts for the various Institutes and 

25 Centers to support activity related to the goals and objecVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00851 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
852 

1 tives of the NCS: Provided further, That NIH shall submit 

2 a spend plan on the NCS’s next phase to the Committees 

3 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

4 Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act: Provided further, That $533,039,000 shall be 

6 available for the Common Fund established under section 

7 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That of the 

8 funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and 

9 representation expenses when specifically approved by the 

10 Director of the NIH: Provided further, That the Office of 

11 AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the 

12 NIH may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for con13 struction or renovation of facilities as provided for in sec14 tion 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided further, 

15 That NIH shall contract with the National Academy of 

16 Sciences for a Blue Ribbon Commission on Scientific Lit17 eracy and Standing: Provided further, That NIH shall sub18 mit to Congress an NIH-wide 5-year scientific strategic 

19 plan as outlined in sections 402(b)(3) and 402(b)(4) of 

20 the PHS Act no later than 1 year after enactment of this 

21 Act. 

22 In addition to other funds appropriated for the Com23 mon Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS 

24 Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund 

25 from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund deVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00852 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
853 

1 scribed in section 9008 of title 26, United States Code, 

2 for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) 

3 of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as author4 ized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. 

5 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

6 For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and 

7 acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, 

8 including the acquisition of real property, $128,863,000, 

9 to remain available through September 30, 2019. 

10 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

11 ADMINISTRATION

12 MENTAL HEALTH

13 For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS 

14 Act with respect to mental health, and the Protection and 

15 Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, 

16 $1,045,936,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

17 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for car18 rying out section 520A shall be available for carrying out 

19 section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That in 

20 addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be 

21 available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out 

22 subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund 

23 section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data 

24 collection and evaluation activities, and further that the 

25 total available under this Act for section 1920(b) activities 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
854 

1 shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated 

2 for subpart I of part B of title XIX: Provided further, That 

3 section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to 

4 funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2015: Pro5 vided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 

6 heading, $45,887,000 shall be for the National Child 

7 Traumatic Stress Initiative as described in section 582 of 

8 the PHS Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec9 tion 565(b)(1) of the PHS Act, technical assistance may 

10 be provided to a public entity to establish or operate a 

11 system of comprehensive community mental health serv12 ices to children with a serious emotional disturbance, with13 out regard to whether the public entity receives a grant 

14 under section 561(a) of such Act: Provided further, That 

15 States shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount each 

16 receives for carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to 

17 support evidence-based programs that address the needs 

18 of individuals with early serious mental illness, including 

19 psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the individual 

20 at onset: Provided further, That none of the funds pro21 vided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject 

22 to section 241 of such Act. 

23 SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

24 For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS 

25 Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
855 

1 1922(a) of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse 

2 prevention, $2,102,658,000: Provided, That in addition to 

3 amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be 

4 available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) 

5 $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX 

6 of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assist7 ance, national data, data collection and evaluation activi8 ties, and further that the total available under this Act 

9 for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent 

10 of the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of 

11 title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse 

12 treatment programs: Provided further, That none of the 

13 funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be 

14 subject to section 241 of such Act. 

15 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

16 For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act 

17 with respect to substance abuse prevention, $175,219,000. 

18 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

19 For program support and cross-cutting activities that 

20 supplement activities funded under the headings ‘‘Mental 

21 Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance 

22 Abuse Prevention’’ in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX 

23 of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Indi24 viduals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse 

25 and Mental Health Services Administration, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
856 

1 $150,232,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts pro2 vided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 

3 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available to 

4 carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental 

5 health, to collect and analyze program data, and to con6 duct public awareness and technical assistance activities: 

7 Provided further, That, in addition, fees may be collected 

8 for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and 

9 data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and 

10 provided to a public or private entity upon request, which 

11 shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain 

12 available until expended for such purposes: Provided fur13 ther, That amounts made available in this Act for carrying 

14 out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain available 

15 through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That funds 

16 made available under this heading may be used to supple17 ment program support funding provided under the head18 ings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treatment’’, 

19 and ‘‘Substance Abuse Prevention’’. 

20 AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

21 HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

22 For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, 

23 part A of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 

24 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 

25 and Modernization Act of 2003, $363,698,000: Provided, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
857 

1 That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in 

2 fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That in addition, 

3 amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, 

4 reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of 

5 data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re6 main available until September 30, 2016. 

7 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

8 GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID

9 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 

10 XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $234,608,916,000, 

11 to remain available until expended. 

12 For making, after May 31, 2015, payments to States 

13 under title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf 

14 of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for 

15 the last quarter of fiscal year 2015 for unanticipated costs 

16 incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be 

17 necessary. 

18 For making payments to States or in the case of sec19 tion 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social 

20 Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, 

21 $113,272,140,000, to remain available until expended. 

22 Payment under such title XIX may be made for any 

23 quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment 

24 in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
858 

1 such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent 

2 quarter. 

3 PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS

4 For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance 

5 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In6 surance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 

7 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 

8 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 

9 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and for 

10 administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 

11 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $259,212,000,000. 

12 In addition, for making matching payments under 

13 section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D– 

14 16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated 

15 in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. 

16 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

17 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 

18 XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles 

19 XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory 

20 Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibil21 ities of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 

22 not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be transferred from the 

23 Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 

24 Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as author25 ized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
859 

1 with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of 

2 the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security 

3 Act, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 

4 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; and 

5 such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees 

6 and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this ac7 count and remain available until September 30, 2020: Pro8 vided, That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 

9 9701 from organizations established under title XIII of 

10 the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying 

11 out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, 

12 That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 

13 2015 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to 

14 section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eli15 gible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under sec16 tion 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) 

17 of that Act. 

18 HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT

19 In addition to amounts otherwise available for pro20 gram integrity and program management, $672,000,000, 

21 to remain available through September 30, 2016, to be 

22 transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 

23 Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 

24 Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social 

25 Security Act, of which $477,120,000 shall be for the MediVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00859 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
860 

1 care Integrity Program at the Centers for Medicare and 

2 Medicaid Services, including administrative costs, to con3 duct oversight activities for Medicare Advantage under 

4 Part C and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program 

5 under Part D of the Social Security Act and for activities 

6 described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which 

7 $67,200,000 shall be for the Department of Health and 

8 Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out 

9 fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 

10 1817(k)(3) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for 

11 the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program 

12 (‘‘CHIP’’) program integrity activities, and of which 

13 $60,480,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to 

14 carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 

15 1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided, That the report re16 quired by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act 

17 for fiscal year 2015 shall include measures of the oper18 ational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse 

19 in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the 

20 funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further, 

21 That of the amount provided under this heading, 

22 $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 

23 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
861 

1 $361,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified 

2 for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act. 

3 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

4 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT

5 ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

6 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 

7 I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act 

8 and the Act of July 5, 1960, $2,438,523,000, to remain 

9 available until expended; and for such purposes for the 

10 first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $1,160,000,000, to re11 main available until expended. 

12 For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 

13 year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, 

14 XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of 

15 July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal 

16 year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal 

17 year, such sums as may be necessary. 

18 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

19 For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) 

20 of section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assist21 ance Act of 1981, $3,390,304,000: Provided, That all but 

22 $491,000,000 of this amount shall be allocated as though 

23 the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 

24 2015 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided further, 

25 That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
862 

1 appropriated under section 2602(b), not more than 

2 $2,988,000 of such amounts may be reserved by the Sec3 retary for technical assistance, training, and monitoring 

4 of program activities for compliance with internal controls, 

5 policies and procedures and may, in addition to the au6 thorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds 

7 through contracts with private entities that do not qualify 

8 as nonprofit organizations. 

9 REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

10 For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant as11 sistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immi12 gration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Ref13 ugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying 

14 out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 

15 section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

16 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking 

17 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (‘‘TVPA’’), section 203 

18 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

19 of 2005, and the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, 

20 $1,559,884,000, of which $1,533,394,000 shall remain 

21 available through September 30, 2017 for carrying out 

22 such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235: Provided, That 

23 amounts available under this heading to carry out such 

24 section 203 and the TVPA shall also be available for re25 search and evaluation with respect to activities under 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
863 

1 those authorities: Provided further, That the limitation in 

2 section 206 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any 

3 appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations 

4 under this heading by substituting ‘‘10 percent’’ for ‘‘3 

5 percent’’. 

6 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND

7 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

8 For carrying out the Child Care and Development 

9 Block Grant Act of 1990 (‘‘CCDBG Act’’), 

10 $2,435,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant 

11 State general revenue funds for child care assistance for 

12 low-income families: Provided, That $19,357,000 shall be 

13 available for child care resource and referral and school14 aged child care activities, of which $996,000 shall be avail15 able to the Secretary for a competitive grant for the oper16 ation of a national toll free referral line and Web site to 

17 develop and disseminate child care consumer education in18 formation for parents and help parents access child care 

19 in their local community: Provided further, That, in addi20 tion to the amounts required to be reserved by the States 

21 under section 658G of the CCDBG Act, $305,906,000 

22 shall be reserved by the States for activities authorized 

23 under section 658G, of which $112,187,000 shall be for 

24 activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler 

25 care: Provided further, That $9,851,000 shall be for use 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
864 

1 by the Secretary for child care research, demonstration, 

2 and evaluation activities: Provided further, That technical 

3 assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be 

4 provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, 

5 cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements. 

6 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

7 For making grants to States pursuant to section 

8 2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Pro9 vided, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 

10 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified 

11 under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State 

12 programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 

13 percent. 

14 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

15 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the 

16 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, 

17 the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, sections 

18 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Serv19 ices Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title 

20 II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 

21 Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), 

22 the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, part B– 

23 1 of title IV and sections 413, 1110, and 1115 of the So24 cial Security Act; for making payments under the Commu25 nity Services Block Grant Act (‘‘CSBG Act’’), sections 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
865 

1 473B and 477(i) of the Social Security Act, and the As2 sets for Independence Act; for necessary administrative 

3 expenses to carry out such Acts and titles I, IV, V, X, 

4 XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act, the 

5 Act of July 5, 1960, the Low Income Home Energy As6 sistance Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and Na7 tionality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education 

8 Assistance Act of 1980; and for the administration of 

9 prior year obligations made by the Administration for 

10 Children and Families under the Developmental Disabil11 ities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and the Help Amer12 ica Vote Act of 2002, $10,346,115,000, of which 

13 $37,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 

14 2016, shall be for grants to States for adoption incentive 

15 payments, as authorized by section 473A of the Social Se16 curity Act and may be made for adoptions completed be17 fore September 30, 2015: Provided, That $8,598,095,000 

18 shall be for making payments under the Head Start Act: 

19 Provided further, That of the amount in the previous pro20 viso, $8,073,095,000 shall be available for payments 

21 under section 640 of the Head Start Act: Provided further, 

22 That of the amount provided for making payments under 

23 the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 shall be available for al24 location by the Secretary to supplement activities de25 scribed in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
866 

1 such Act under the Designation Renewal System, estab2 lished under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 

3 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such Act: Provided further, 

4 That amounts allocated to Head Start grantees at the dis5 cretion of the Secretary to supplement activities pursuant 

6 to the previous proviso shall not be included in the calcula7 tion of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as 

8 such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head 

9 Start Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

10 640 of the Head Start Act, of the amount provided for 

11 making payments under the Head Start Act, and in addi12 tion to funds otherwise available under section 640 for 

13 such purposes, $500,000,000 shall be available through 

14 March 31, 2016 for Early Head Start programs as de15 scribed in section 645A of such Act, for conversion of 

16 Head Start services to Early Head Start services as de17 scribed in section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, and for discre18 tionary grants for high quality infant and toddler care 

19 through Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, to en20 tities defined as eligible under section 645A(d) of such 

21 Act, with such funds in this Act and Public Law 113– 

22 76 not included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ for 

23 the current or any subsequent fiscal year as such term 

24 is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act, 

25 and, notwithstanding section 645A(c)(2) of such Act, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
867 

1 these funds are available to serve children under age 4: 

2 Provided further, That of the amount made available in 

3 the immediately preceding proviso, up to $10,000,000 

4 shall be available for the Federal costs of administration 

5 and evaluation activities of the program described in such 

6 proviso: Provided further, That $710,383,000 shall be for 

7 making payments under the CSBG Act: Provided further, 

8 That $36,733,000 shall be for sections 680 and 

9 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than 

10 $29,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less 

11 than $6,500,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such 

12 Act: Provided further, That to the extent Community Serv13 ices Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by 

14 a State to an eligible entity as provided under the CSBG 

15 Act, and have not been expended by such entity, they shall 

16 remain with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal 

17 year for expenditure by such entity consistent with pro18 gram purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

19 establish procedures regarding the disposition of intan20 gible assets and program income that permit such assets 

21 acquired with, and program income derived from, grant 

22 funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to 

23 become the sole property of such grantees after a period 

24 of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant pe25 riod for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
868 

1 of the CSBG Act: Provided further, That intangible assets 

2 in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt 

3 instruments, and program income may be used by grant4 ees for any eligible purpose consistent with section 

5 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further, That 

6 these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made 

7 available after November 29, 1999: Provided further, That 

8 funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act 

9 shall be available for financing construction and rehabili10 tation and loans or investments in private business enter11 prises owned by community development corporations: 

12 Provided further, That section 303(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Fam13 ily Violence Prevention and Services Act shall not apply 

14 to amounts provided herein: Provided further, That 

15 $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case manage16 ment system for federally declared disasters, to include a 

17 comprehensive national case management contract and 

18 Federal costs of administering the system: Provided fur19 ther, That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the 

20 Public Assistance Reporting Information System, includ21 ing grants to States to support data collection for a study 

22 of the system’s effectiveness. 

23 PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES

24 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, sec25 tion 436 of the Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
869 

1 for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 

2 of such Act, $59,765,000. 

3 PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND PERMANENCY

4 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 

5 IV–E of the Social Security Act, $4,832,000,000. 

6 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 

7 IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of 

8 fiscal year 2016, $2,300,000,000. 

9 For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 

10 year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV– 

11 E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the 

12 current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 

13 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 

14 ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING

15 AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro18 vided, the OAA, titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, sec19 tion 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and 

20 Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security 

21 Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 

22 Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the 

23 Help America Vote Act of 2002, and for Department-wide 

24 coordination of policy and program activities that assist 

25 individuals with disabilities, $1,621,141,000, together 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
870 

1 with $52,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hos2 pital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supple3 mentary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out sec4 tion 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

5 1990: Provided, That amounts appropriated under this 

6 heading may be used for grants to States under section 

7 361 of the OAA only for disease prevention and health 

8 promotion programs and activities which have been dem9 onstrated through rigorous evaluation to be evidence10 based and effective: Provided further, That none of the 

11 funds provided shall be used to carry out sections 1701 

12 and 1703 of the PHS Act (with respect to chronic disease 

13 self-management activity grants), except that such funds 

14 may be used for necessary expenses associated with ad15 ministering any such grants awarded prior to the date of 

16 the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That notwith17 standing any other provision of this Act, funds made avail18 able under this heading to carry out section 311 of the 

19 OAA may be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture 

20 in accordance with such section. 

21 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

22 GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

23 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 

24 general departmental management, including hire of six 

25 passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
871 

1 XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United 

2 States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and re3 search studies under section 1110 of the Social Security 

4 Act, $448,034,000, together with $64,828,000 from the 

5 amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to 

6 carry out national health or human services research and 

7 evaluation activities: Provided, That of this amount, 

8 $52,224,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and 

9 treatment activities: Provided further, That of the funds 

10 made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be 

11 for making competitive contracts and grants to public and 

12 private entities to fund medically accurate and age appro13 priate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the 

14 Federal costs associated with administering and evalu15 ating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 

16 10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and 

17 technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional 

18 program support activities, and of the remaining amount 

19 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have 

20 been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to re21 duce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying 

22 teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 

23 25 percent shall be available for research and demonstra24 tion grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional 

25 models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
872 

1 pregnancy: Provided further, That of the amounts pro2 vided under this heading from amounts available under 

3 section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available 

4 to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evalua5 tions) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Pro6 vided further, That of the funds made available under this 

7 heading, $1,750,000 is for strengthening the Depart8 ment’s acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities: 

9 Provided further, That with respect to the previous pro10 viso, such funds shall be available for training, recruiting, 

11 retaining, and hiring members of the acquisition workforce 

12 as defined by 41 U.S.C. 1703, for information technology 

13 in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness and for 

14 management solutions to improve acquisition manage15 ment: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

16 under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for making com17 petitive grants to provide abstinence education (as defined 

18 by section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act) 

19 to adolescents, and for Federal costs of administering the 

20 grant: Provided further, That grants made under the au21 thority of section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security 

22 Act shall be made only to public and private entities that 

23 agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the enti24 ties provide abstinence education under such grant, the 

25 entities will not provide to that adolescent any other eduVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00872 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
873 

1 cation regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case 

2 of an entity expressly required by law to provide health 

3 information or services the adolescent shall not be pre4 cluded from seeking health information or services from 

5 the entity in a different setting than the setting in which 

6 abstinence education was provided: Provided further, That 

7 funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities 

8 may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, 

9 through grants and other mechanisms, medical and ad10 ministrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: 

11 Provided further, That such services shall be provided con12 sistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4). 

13 OFFICE OF MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS

14 For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare 

15 Hearings and Appeals, $87,381,000, to be transferred in 

16 appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance 

17 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In18 surance Trust Fund. 

19 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH

20 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

21 For expenses necessary for the Office of the National 

22 Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including 

23 grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the de24 velopment and advancement of interoperable health infor25 mation technology, $60,367,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
874 

1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

3 General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for 

4 investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspec5 tor General Act of 1978, $71,000,000: Provided, That of 

6 such amount, necessary sums shall be available for pro7 viding protective services to the Secretary and inves8 tigating non-payment of child support cases for which non9 payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228. 

10 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

11 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 

12 Rights, $38,798,000. 

13 RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR

14 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

15 For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public 

16 Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by 

17 law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 

18 Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for med19 ical care of dependents and retired personnel under the 

20 Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be 

21 required during the current fiscal year. 

22 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

23 FUND

24 For expenses necessary to support activities related 

25 to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
875 

1 chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, 

2 and for other public health emergencies, $848,154,000, of 

3 which $415,000,000 shall remain available through Sep4 tember 30, 2016, for expenses necessary to support ad5 vanced research and development pursuant to section 

6 319L of the PHS Act, and other administrative expenses 

7 of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development 

8 Authority: Provided, That funds provided under this head9 ing for the purpose of acquisition of security counter10 measures shall be in addition to any other funds available 

11 for such purpose: Provided further, That products pur12 chased with funds provided under this heading may, at 

13 the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Stra14 tegic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of 

15 the PHS Act: Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the 

16 amounts made available to support emergency operations 

17 shall remain available through September 30, 2017: Pro18 vided further, That these funds are in addition to amounts 

19 provided in section 136 of Public Law 113–164. 

20 For expenses necessary for procuring security coun21 termeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the 

22 PHS Act), $255,000,000, to remain available until ex23 pended. 

24 For an additional amount for expenses necessary to 

25 prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
876 

1 $71,915,000; of which $39,906,000 shall be available until 

2 expended, for activities including the development and 

3 purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, 

4 diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided, That 

5 notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds 

6 may be used for the construction or renovation of privately 

7 owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza 

8 vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such 

9 construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient 

10 supplies of such vaccines or biologics. 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS

12 SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 

13 available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception 

14 and representation expenses when specifically approved by 

15 the Secretary. 

16 SEC. 202. The Secretary shall make available through 

17 assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public 

18 Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to 

19 work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided 

20 by the Agency for International Development, the United 

21 Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the 

22 World Health Organization. 

23 SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this title 

24 shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
877 

1 a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess 

2 of Executive Level II. 

3 SEC. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

4 may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, 

5 except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or 

6 for other taps and assessments made by any office located 

7 in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a re8 port by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropria9 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de10 tailing the planned uses of such funds. 

11 SEC. 205. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the 

12 PHS Act, such portion as the Secretary shall determine, 

13 but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appro14 priated for programs authorized under such Act shall be 

15 made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants 

16 or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of 

17 programs funded in this title. 

18 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 206. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre20 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro22 priated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act 

23 may be transferred between appropriations, but no such 

24 appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 

25 by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authorVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00877 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
878 

1 ity granted by this section shall not be used to create any 

2 new program or to fund any project or activity for which 

3 no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That 

4 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep5 resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 

6 in advance of any transfer. 

7 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 207. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the 

9 Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up 

10 to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total 

11 amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for 

12 research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: 

13 Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of the 

14 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 

15 least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

16 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 208. Of the amounts made available in this Act 

18 for NIH, the amount for research related to the human 

19 immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Di20 rector of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Re21 search, shall be made available to the ‘‘Office of AIDS 

22 Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of AIDS 

23 Research shall transfer from such account amounts nec24 essary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
879 

1 SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

2 may be made available to any entity under title X of the 

3 PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to 

4 the Secretary that it encourages family participation in 

5 the decision of minors to seek family planning services and 

6 that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist at7 tempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. 

8 SEC. 210. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act 

10 shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification 

11 or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual 

12 abuse, rape, or incest. 

13 SEC. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

14 (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be 

15 used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the 

16 Secretary denies participation in such program to an oth17 erwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Or18 ganization) because the entity informs the Secretary that 

19 it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide 

20 referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

21 make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capita22 tion payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially 

23 sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the serv24 ice to such entity’s enrollees): Provided further, That noth25 ing in this section shall be construed to change the MediVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00879 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
880 

1 care program’s coverage for such services and a Medicare 

2 Advantage organization described in this section shall be 

3 responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain infor4 mation about all Medicare covered services. 

5 SEC. 212. In order for HHS to carry out inter6 national health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other 

7 infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and 

8 other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2015: 

9 (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equiv10 alent to that available to the Secretary of State in 

11 section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authori12 ties Act of 1956. The Secretary shall consult with 

13 the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission 

14 to ensure that the authority provided in this section 

15 is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 

16 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other appli17 cable statutes administered by the Department of 

18 State. 

19 (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such 

20 funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary 

21 of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of ac22 quisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and manage23 ment of facilities outside of the United States for 

24 the use of HHS. The Department of State shall co25 operate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
881 

1 has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply 

2 with applicable regulation governing location, set3 back, and other facilities requirements and serve the 

4 purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is 

5 authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of 

6 State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to 

7 make available to public or nonprofit private institu8 tions or agencies in participating foreign countries, 

9 funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in 

10 those countries as necessary to conduct programs of 

11 assistance for international health activities, includ12 ing activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infec13 tious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, 

14 and other health activities abroad. 

15 (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to 

16 personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to 

17 serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to 

18 those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the For19 eign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 

20 through 4086 and subject to such regulations pre21 scribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further 

22 authorized to provide locality-based comparability 

23 payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount 

24 of the locality-based comparability payment (stated 

25 as a percentage) that would be payable to such perVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00881 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
882 

1 sonnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States 

2 Code if such personnel’s official duty station were in 

3 the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for per4 sonnel under this subsection shall be on the same 

5 basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 

6 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of 

7 the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serv8 ing in the Foreign Service. 

9 SEC. 213. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of law, the Director of NIH (‘‘Director’’) 

11 may use funds available under section 402(b)(7) or 

12 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into transactions 

13 (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) 

14 to carry out research identified pursuant to such section 

15 402(b)(7) (pertaining to the Common Fund) or research 

16 and activities described in such section 402(b)(12). 

17 (b) PEER REVIEW.—In entering into transactions 

18 under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer 

19 review procedures (including consultation with appropriate 

20 scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appro21 priate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical 

22 merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions 

23 in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review pro24 cedures that would otherwise be required under sections 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
883 

1 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, 

2 and 494 of the PHS Act. 

3 SEC. 214. Funds which are available for Individual 

4 Learning Accounts for employees of CDC and the Agency 

5 for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (‘‘ATSDR’’) 

6 may be transferred to appropriate accounts of CDC, to 

7 be available only for Individual Learning Accounts: Pro8 vided, That such funds may be used for any individual 

9 full-time equivalent employee while such employee is em10 ployed either by CDC or ATSDR. 

11 SEC. 215. Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appro12 priated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the 

13 National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, 

14 repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the 

15 proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized 

16 herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project. 

17 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 216. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 

19 1 percent of the amount made available for National Re20 search Service Awards (‘‘NRSA’’) shall be made available 

21 to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 

22 Administration to make NRSA awards for research in pri23 mary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities 

24 who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 

25 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
884 

1 made available for NRSA shall be made available to the 

2 Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual3 ity to make NRSA awards for health service research. 

4 SEC. 217. None of the funds made available in this 

5 title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or pro6 mote gun control. 

7 SEC. 218. (a) The Secretary shall establish a publicly 

8 accessible Web site to provide information regarding the 

9 uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the 

10 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 

11 (‘‘ACA’’). 

12 (b) With respect to funds provided under section 

13 4002 of the ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web 

14 site established under subsection (a) at a minimum the 

15 following information: 

16 (1) In the case of each transfer of funds under 

17 section 4002(c), a statement indicating the program 

18 or activity receiving funds, the operating division or 

19 office that will administer the funds, and the 

20 planned uses of the funds, to be posted not later 

21 than the day after the transfer is made. 

22 (2) Identification (along with a link to the full 

23 text) of each funding opportunity announcement, re24 quest for proposals, or other announcement or solici25 tation of proposals for grants, cooperative agreeVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00884 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
885 

1 ments, or contracts intended to be awarded using 

2 such funds, to be posted not later than the day after 

3 the announcement or solicitation is issued. 

4 (3) Identification of each grant, cooperative 

5 agreement, or contract with a value of $25,000 or 

6 more awarded using such funds, including the pur7 pose of the award and the identity of the recipient, 

8 to be posted not later than 5 days after the award 

9 is made. 

10 (4) A report detailing the uses of all funds 

11 transferred under section 4002(c) during the fiscal 

12 year, to be posted not later than 90 days after the 

13 end of the fiscal year. 

14 (c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 

15 through 2015, the Secretary shall also include on the Web 

16 site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports 

17 from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, 

18 or contract from such funds with a value of $25,000 or 

19 more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identi20 fying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including 

21 the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), 

22 to be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 

23 6-month period. 

24 (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
886 

1 (1) present the information required in sub2 section (b)(1) on a single webpage or on a single 

3 database; 

4 (2) ensure that all information required in this 

5 section is directly accessible from the single webpage 

6 or database; and 

7 (3) ensure that all information required in this 

8 section is able to be organized by program or State. 

9 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 219. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 

11 Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under 

12 section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

13 Care Act of 2010 (‘‘ACA’’) to the accounts specified, in 

14 the amounts specified, and for the activities specified 

15 under the heading ‘‘Prevention and Public Health Fund’’ 

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

17 matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) ac18 companying this Act. 

19 (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the 

20 Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. 

21 (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under 

22 section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available with23 out reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 

24 SEC. 220. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research 

25 and Development Authority (‘‘BARDA’’) may enter into 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
887 

1 a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 pro2 gram years, for purchase of research services or of security 

3 countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F– 

4 2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), 

5 if— 

6 (1) funds are available and obligated— 

7 (A) for the full period of the contract or 

8 for the first fiscal year in which the contract is 

9 in effect; and 

10 (B) for the estimated costs associated with 

11 a necessary termination of the contract; and 

12 (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year 

13 contract will serve the best interests of the Federal 

14 Government by encouraging full and open competi15 tion or promoting economy in administration, per16 formance, and operation of BARDA’s programs. 

17 (b) A contract entered into under this section: 

18 (1) shall include a termination clause as de19 scribed by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, 

20 United States Code; and 

21 (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice 

22 requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section. 

23 SEC. 221. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal 

24 year 2016 budget justification and on Departmental Web 

25 sites information concerning the employment of full-time 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
888 

1 equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the pur2 poses of implementing, administering, enforcing, or other3 wise carrying out the provisions of the Patient Protection 

4 and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (‘‘ACA’’), and the 

5 amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year 

6 and the 4 prior fiscal years. 

7 (b) With respect to employees or contractors sup8 ported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying 

9 out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), 

10 the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following 

11 information: 

12 (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of 

13 such Act under which such funds were appropriated, 

14 a statement indicating the program, project, or ac15 tivity receiving such funds, the Federal operating di16 vision or office that administers such program, and 

17 the amount of funding received in discretionary or 

18 mandatory appropriations. 

19 (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of 

20 full-time equivalent employees or contracted employ21 ees assigned to each authorized and funded provision 

22 detailed in accordance with paragraph (1). 

23 (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may 

24 exclude from the report employees or contractors who: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
889 

1 (1) Are supported through appropriations en2 acted in laws other than the ACA and work on pro3 grams that existed prior to the passage of the ACA; 

4 (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on 

5 activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; 

6 (3) or who work on contracts for which FTE 

7 reporting is not a requirement of their contract, 

8 such as fixed-price contracts. 

9 SEC. 222. In addition to the amounts otherwise avail10 able for ‘‘Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 

11 Program Management’’, the Secretary of Health and 

12 Human Services may transfer up to $305,000,000 to such 

13 account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 

14 and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 

15 Fund to support program management activity related to 

16 the Medicare Program: Provided, That except for the fore17 going purpose, such funds may not be used to support any 

18 provision of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 

19 (or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or 

20 to supplant any other amounts within such account. 

21 SEC. 223. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 

22 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in 

23 such section may occur up to 60 days after the execution 

24 of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2015 under section 

25 338B of such Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
890 

1 SEC. 224. Title IV of the PHS Act is amended by: 

2 (1) Striking ‘‘National Center for Complemen3 tary and Alternative Medicine’’ in each place it ap4 pears and replacing it with ‘‘National Center for 

5 Complementary and Integrative Health’’; 

6 (2) Striking ‘‘alternative medicine’’ in each 

7 place it appears and replacing it with ‘‘integrative 

8 health’’; 

9 (3) Striking all references to ‘‘alternative and 

10 complementary medical treatment’’ or ‘‘complemen11 tary and alternative treatment’’ in each place either 

12 appears and inserting ‘‘complementary and integra13 tive health’’; 

14 (4) Striking references to ‘‘alternative medical 

15 treatment’’ in each place it appears and inserting 

16 ‘‘integrative health treatment’’; and 

17 (5) Striking section 485D(c) and inserting: 

18 ‘‘(c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of 

19 the Center shall, as appropriate, study the integration of 

20 new and non-traditional approaches to health care treat21 ment and consumption, including but not limited to non22 traditional treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems, 

23 modalities, and disciplines.’’. 

24 SEC. 225. In addition to amounts provided herein, 

25 payments made for research organisms or substances, auVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00890 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
891 

1 thorized under section 301(a) of the PHS Act, shall be 

2 retained and credited to the appropriations accounts of the 

3 Institutes and Centers of the NIH making the substance 

4 or organism available under section 301(a). Amounts cred5 ited to the account under this authority shall be available 

6 for obligation through September 30, 2016. 

7 SEC. 226. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the 

8 fiscal year 2016 budget of the President submitted under 

9 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, informa10 tion that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers 

11 for Medicare and Medicaid Services specifically for Health 

12 Insurance Marketplaces for each fiscal year since the en13 actment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

14 (Public Law 111–148) and the proposed uses for such 

15 funds for fiscal year 2016. Such information shall include, 

16 for each such fiscal year— 

17 (1) the amount of funds used for each activity 

18 specified under the heading ‘‘Health Insurance Mar19 ketplace Transparency’’ in the explanatory state20 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

21 division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying 

22 this Act; and 

23 (2) the milestones completed for data hub 

24 functionality and implementation readiness. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
892 

1 SEC. 227. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or 

3 the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 

4 or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to 

5 the ‘‘Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—Pro6 gram Management’’ account, may be used for payments 

7 under section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating 

8 to risk corridors). 

9 SEC. 228. (a) Subject to the succeeding provisions of 

10 this section, activities authorized under part A of title IV 

11 and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall con12 tinue through September 30, 2015, in the manner author13 ized for fiscal year 2014, and out of any money in the 

14 Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 

15 there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be nec16 essary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be 

17 made pursuant to this authority through September 30, 

18 2015, at the level provided for such activities for fiscal 

19 year 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c). 

20 (b) In the case of the Contingency Fund for State 

21 Welfare Programs established under section 403(b) of the 

22 Social Security Act— 

23 (1) the amount appropriated for section 403(b) 

24 of such Act shall be $608,000,000 for each of fiscal 

25 years 2015 and 2016; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
893 

1 (2) the requirement to reserve funds provided 

2 for in section 403(b)(2) of such Act shall not apply 

3 during fiscal years 2015 and 2016; and 

4 (3) grants and payments may only be made 

5 from such Fund for fiscal year 2015 after the appli6 cation of subsection (d). 

7 (c) In the case of research, evaluations, and national 

8 studies funded under section 413(h)(1) of the Social Secu9 rity Act, no funds shall be appropriated under that section 

10 for fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter. 

11 (d) Of the amount made available under subsection 

12 (b)(1) for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for 

13 fiscal year 2015— 

14 (1) $15,000,000 is hereby transferred and 

15 made available to carry out section 413(h) of the So16 cial Security Act; and 

17 (2) $10,000,000 is hereby transferred and 

18 made available to the Bureau of the Census to con19 duct activities using the Survey of Income and Pro20 gram Participation to obtain information to enable 

21 interested parties to evaluate the impact of the 

22 amendments made by title I of the Personal Respon23 sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 

24 1996. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
894 

1 (e) Section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding 

3 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Out of any money in the 

4 Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 

5 there are appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Funds made available to carry out this sec7 tion for a fiscal year shall be used’’. 

8 (f) Section 414 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 614) is repealed. 

10 (g) Expenditures made pursuant to Public Law 113– 

11 164 for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal 

12 year 2015 shall be charged to the appropriation provided 

13 by subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year. 

14 SEC. 229. The remaining unobligated balances of the 

15 amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 

16 510(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710(d)) for 

17 which no application has been received by the Funding 

18 Opportunity Announcement deadline, shall be made avail19 able to States that require the implementation of each ele20 ment described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of the 

21 definition of abstinence education in section 510(b)(2). 

22 The remaining unobligated balances shall be reallocated 

23 to such States that submit a valid application consistent 

24 with the original formula for this funding. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
895 

1 SEC. 230. Hereafter, for each fiscal year through fis2 cal year 2025, the Director of the National Institutes of 

3 Health shall prepare and submit directly to the President 

4 for review and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable 

5 opportunity for comment, but without change, by the Sec6 retary of Health and Human Services and the Advisory 

7 Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services, an 

8 annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the num9 ber and type of personnel needs for the Institutes) for the 

10 initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant 

11 to the National Alzheimer’s Plan, as required under sec12 tion 2(d)(2) of Public Law 111–375. 

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health 

14 and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
896 

1 TITLE III 

2 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

3 EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

4 For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Sec5 ondary Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as 

6 ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 418A of the Higher Education Act 

7 of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HEA’’), 

8 $15,536,107,000, of which $4,652,762,000 shall become 

9 available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available 

10 through September 30, 2016, and of which 

11 $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 

12 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 

13 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided, That 

14 $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under section 

15 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, That up to 

16 $3,984,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec17 retary of Education (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec18 retary’’) on October 1, 2014, to obtain annually updated 

19 local educational agency-level census poverty data from 

20 the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That 

21 $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under 

22 section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That 

23 $3,294,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 

24 1125 of the ESEA: Provided further, That 

25 $3,294,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
897 

1 grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided fur2 ther, That funds available under sections 1124, 1124A, 

3 1125 and 1125A of the ESEA may be used to provide 

4 homeless children and youths with services not ordinarily 

5 provided to other students under those sections, including 

6 supporting the liaison designated pursuant to section 

7 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist8 ance Act, and providing transportation pursuant to section 

9 722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such Act: Provided further, That 

10 $710,000 shall be to carry out sections 1501 and 1503 

11 of the ESEA: Provided further, That $505,756,000 shall 

12 be available for school improvement grants under section 

13 1003(g) of the ESEA, which shall be allocated by the Sec14 retary through the formula described in section 

15 1003(g)(2) and shall be used consistent with the require16 ments of section 1003(g), except that State and local edu17 cational agencies may use such funds to serve any school 

18 eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I that 

19 has not made adequate yearly progress for at least 2 years 

20 or is in the State’s lowest quintile of performance based 

21 on proficiency rates and, in the case of secondary schools, 

22 priority shall be given to those schools with graduation 

23 rates below 60 percent: Provided further, That notwith24 standing section 1003(g)(5)(C) of the ESEA, the Sec25 retary may permit a State educational agency to establish 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
898 

1 an award period of up to 5 years for each participating 

2 local educational agency: Provided further, That funds 

3 available for school improvement grants for fiscal year 

4 2014 and thereafter may be used by a local educational 

5 agency to implement a whole-school reform strategy for 

6 a school using an evidence-based strategy that ensures 

7 whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with a 

8 strategy developer offering a whole-school reform program 

9 that is based on at least a moderate level of evidence that 

10 the program will have a statistically significant effect on 

11 student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and 

12 well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental 

13 study: Provided further, That funds available for school 

14 improvement grants may be used by a local educational 

15 agency to implement an alternative State-determined 

16 school improvement strategy that has been established by 

17 a State educational agency with the approval of the Sec18 retary: Provided further, That a local educational agency 

19 that is determined to be eligible for services under subpart 

20 1 or 2 of part B of title VI of the ESEA may modify 

21 not more than one element of a school improvement grant 

22 model: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

23 1003(g)(5)(A), each State educational agency may estab24 lish a maximum subgrant size of not more than 

25 $2,000,000 for each participating school applicable to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
899 

1 such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary may re2 serve up to 5 percent of the funds available for section 

3 1003(g) of the ESEA to carry out activities to build State 

4 and local educational agency capacity to implement effec5 tively the school improvement grants program: Provided 

6 further, That $160,000,000 shall be available under sec7 tion 1502 of the ESEA for a comprehensive literacy devel8 opment and education program to advance literacy skills, 

9 including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for stu10 dents from birth through grade 12, including limited11 English-proficient students and students with disabilities, 

12 of which one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for the 

13 Secretary of the Interior for such a program at schools 

14 funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, one-half of 

15 1 percent shall be reserved for grants to the outlying areas 

16 for such a program, up to 5 percent may be reserved for 

17 national activities, and the remainder shall be used to 

18 award competitive grants to State educational agencies for 

19 such a program, of which a State educational agency may 

20 reserve up to 5 percent for State leadership activities, in21 cluding technical assistance and training, data collection, 

22 reporting, and administration, and shall subgrant not less 

23 than 95 percent to local educational agencies or, in the 

24 case of early literacy, to local educational agencies or other 

25 nonprofit providers of early childhood education that partVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00899 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
900 

1 ner with a public or private nonprofit organization or 

2 agency with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in im3 proving the early literacy development of children from 

4 birth through kindergarten entry and in providing profes5 sional development in early literacy, giving priority to such 

6 agencies or other entities serving greater numbers or per7 centages of disadvantaged children: Provided further, That 

8 the State educational agency shall ensure that at least 15 

9 percent of the subgranted funds are used to serve children 

10 from birth through age 5, 40 percent are used to serve 

11 students in kindergarten through grade 5, and 40 percent 

12 are used to serve students in middle and high school in13 cluding an equitable distribution of funds between middle 

14 and high schools: Provided further, That eligible entities 

15 receiving subgrants from State educational agencies shall 

16 use such funds for services and activities that have the 

17 characteristics of effective literacy instruction through 

18 professional development, screening and assessment, tar19 geted interventions for students reading below grade level 

20 and other research-based methods of improving classroom 

21 instruction and practice: Provided further, That 

22 $37,474,000 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the 

23 HEA. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
901 

1 IMPACT AID

2 For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 

3 federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the 

4 ESEA, $1,288,603,000, of which $1,151,233,000 shall be 

5 for basic support payments under section 8003(b), 

6 $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with dis7 abilities under section 8003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for 

8 construction under section 8007(b) and be available for 

9 obligation through September 30, 2016, $66,813,000 shall 

10 be for Federal property payments under section 8002, and 

11 $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

12 for facilities maintenance under section 8008: Provided, 

13 That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment 

14 for an eligible local educational agency under section 

15 8003(a) for school year 2014–2015, children enrolled in 

16 a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible 

17 for payment under section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but 

18 due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, 

19 or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such 

20 children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal 

21 guardian while on active duty (so long as such children 

22 reside on Federal property as described in section 

23 8003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, 

24 shall be considered as eligible students under such section, 

25 provided such students remain in average daily attendance 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
902 

1 at a school in the same local educational agency they at2 tended prior to their change in eligibility status. 

3 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

4 For carrying out school improvement activities au5 thorized by parts A and B of title II, part B of title IV, 

6 parts A and B of title VI, and parts B and C of title VII 

7 of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

8 Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance 

9 Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amend10 ments Act of 2003; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 

11 $4,402,671,000, of which $2,585,661,000 shall become 

12 available on July 1, 2015, and remain available through 

13 September 30, 2016, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall 

14 become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain 

15 available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 

16 2015–2016: Provided, That funds made available to carry 

17 out part B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for con18 struction, renovation, and modernization of any elemen19 tary school, secondary school, or structure related to an 

20 elementary school or secondary school, run by the Depart21 ment of Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves a 

22 predominantly Native Hawaiian student body: Provided 

23 further, That funds made available to carry out part C 

24 of title VII of the ESEA shall be awarded on a competitive 

25 basis, and also may be used for construction: Provided furVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00902 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
903 

1 ther, That $48,445,000 shall be available to carry out sec2 tion 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 

3 2002: Provided further, That $16,699,000 shall be avail4 able to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants pro5 gram for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Re6 public of the Marshall Islands: Provided further, That the 

7 Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount re8 ferred to in the previous proviso to provide technical as9 sistance in the implementation of these grants: Provided 

10 further, That up to 2.3 percent of the funds for subpart 

11 1 of part A of title II of the ESEA shall be reserved by 

12 the Secretary for competitive awards for teacher or prin13 cipal recruitment and training or professional enhance14 ment activities, including for civic education instruction, 

15 to national not-for-profit organizations, of which up to 8 

16 percent may only be used for research, dissemination, eval17 uation, and technical assistance for competitive awards 

18 carried out under this proviso: Provided further, That 

19 $152,717,000 shall be to carry out part B of title II of 

20 the ESEA. 

21 INDIAN EDUCATION

22 For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent 

23 not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the ESEA, 

24 $123,939,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
904 

1 INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

2 For carrying out activities authorized by part G of 

3 title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title 

4 II, parts B, C, and D of title V of the ESEA, and section 

5 14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Rein6 vestment Act of 2009, as amended, $1,102,111,000: Pro7 vided, That up to $120,000,000 shall be available through 

8 December 31, 2015 for section 14007 of division A of 

9 Public Law 111–5, and up to 5 percent of such funds may 

10 be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of ac11 tivities carried out under such section: Provided further, 

12 That the education facilities clearinghouse established 

13 through a competitive award process in fiscal year 2013 

14 is authorized to collect and disseminate information on ef15 fective educational practices and the latest research re16 garding the planning, design, financing, construction, im17 provement, operation, and maintenance of safe, healthy, 

18 high-performance public facilities for early learning pro19 grams, kindergarten through grade 12, and higher edu20 cation: Provided further, That $230,000,000 of the funds 

21 for subpart 1 of part D of title V of the ESEA shall be 

22 for competitive grants to local educational agencies, in23 cluding charter schools that are local educational agencies, 

24 or States, or partnerships of: (1) a local educational agen25 cy, a State, or both; and (2) at least one nonprofit organiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00904 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
905 

1 zation to develop and implement performance-based com2 pensation systems for teachers, principals, and other per3 sonnel in high-need schools: Provided further, That such 

4 performance-based compensation systems must consider 

5 gains in student academic achievement as well as class6 room evaluations conducted multiple times during each 

7 school year among other factors and provide educators 

8 with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and 

9 leadership roles: Provided further, That recipients of such 

10 grants shall demonstrate that such performance-based 

11 compensation systems are developed with the input of 

12 teachers and school leaders in the schools and local edu13 cational agencies to be served by the grant: Provided fur14 ther, That recipients of such grants may use such funds 

15 to develop or improve systems and tools (which may be 

16 developed and used for the entire local educational agency 

17 or only for schools served under the grant) that would en18 hance the quality and success of the compensation system, 

19 such as high-quality teacher evaluations and tools to meas20 ure growth in student achievement: Provided further, That 

21 applications for such grants shall include a plan to sustain 

22 financially the activities conducted and systems developed 

23 under the grant once the grant period has expired: Pro24 vided further, That up to 5 percent of such funds for com25 petitive grants shall be available for technical assistance, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
906 

1 training, peer review of applications, program outreach, 

2 and evaluation activities: Provided further, That 

3 $250,000,000 of the funds for part D of title V of the 

4 ESEA shall be available through December 31, 2015 for 

5 carrying out, in accordance with the applicable require6 ments of part D of title V of the ESEA, a preschool devel7 opment grants program: Provided further, That the Sec8 retary, jointly with the Secretary of HHS, shall make com9 petitive awards to States for activities that build the ca10 pacity within the State to develop, enhance, or expand 

11 high-quality preschool programs, including comprehensive 

12 services and family engagement, for preschool-aged chil13 dren from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal 

14 poverty line: Provided further, That each State may 

15 subgrant a portion of such grant funds to local educational 

16 agencies and other early learning providers (including, but 

17 not limited to, Head Start programs and licensed child 

18 care providers), or consortia thereof, for the implementa19 tion of high-quality preschool programs for children from 

20 families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty 

21 line: Provided further, That subgrantees that are local edu22 cational agencies shall form strong partnerships with early 

23 learning providers and that subgrantees that are early 

24 learning providers shall form strong partnerships with 

25 local educational agencies, in order to carry out the reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00906 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
907 

1 quirements of the subgrant: Provided further, That up to 

2 3 percent of such funds for preschool development grants 

3 shall be available for technical assistance, evaluation, and 

4 other national activities related to such grants: Provided 

5 further, That $10,000,000 of funds available under part 

6 D of title V of the ESEA shall be for the Full-Service 

7 Community Schools program: Provided further, That of 

8 the funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA, 

9 the Secretary shall use up to $11,000,000 to carry out 

10 activities under section 5205(b) and shall use not less than 

11 $13,000,000 for subpart 2: Provided further, That of the 

12 funds available for subpart 1 of part B of title V of the 

13 ESEA, and notwithstanding section 5205(a), the Sec14 retary shall reserve up to $75,000,000 to make multiple 

15 awards to non-profit charter management organizations 

16 and other entities that are not for-profit entities for the 

17 replication and expansion of successful charter school 

18 models and shall reserve not less than $11,000,000 to 

19 carry out the activities described in section 5205(a), in20 cluding improving quality and oversight of charter schools 

21 and providing technical assistance and grants to author22 ized public chartering agencies in order to increase the 

23 number of high-performing charter schools: Provided fur24 ther, That funds available for part B of title V of the 

25 ESEA may be used for grants that support preschool eduVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00907 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
908 

1 cation in charter schools: Provided further, That each ap2 plication submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall de3 scribe a plan to monitor and hold accountable authorized 

4 public chartering agencies through such activities as pro5 viding technical assistance or establishing a professional 

6 development program, which may include evaluation, plan7 ning, training, and systems development for staff of au8 thorized public chartering agencies to improve the capacity 

9 of such agencies in the State to authorize, monitor, and 

10 hold accountable charter schools: Provided further, That 

11 each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) 

12 shall contain assurances that State law, regulations, or 

13 other policies require that: (1) each authorized charter 

14 school in the State operate under a legally binding charter 

15 or performance contract between itself and the school’s 

16 authorized public chartering agency that describes the 

17 rights and responsibilities of the school and the public 

18 chartering agency; conduct annual, timely, and inde19 pendent audits of the school’s financial statements that 

20 are filed with the school’s authorized public chartering 

21 agency; and demonstrate improved student academic 

22 achievement; and (2) authorized public chartering agen23 cies use increases in student academic achievement for all 

24 groups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
909 

1 of the ESEA as one of the most important factors when 

2 determining to renew or revoke a school’s charter. 

3 SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

4 For carrying out activities authorized by part A of 

5 title IV and subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of title V 

6 of the ESEA, $223,315,000: Provided, That $70,000,000 

7 shall be available for subpart 2 of part A of title IV, of 

8 which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until ex9 pended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Re10 sponse to Violence (‘‘Project SERV’’) program to provide 

11 education-related services to local educational agencies 

12 and institutions of higher education in which the learning 

13 environment has been disrupted due to a violent or trau14 matic crisis: Provided further, That $56,754,000 shall be 

15 available through December 31, 2015 for Promise Neigh16 borhoods. 

17 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

18 For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, 

19 $737,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 

20 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 

21 2016, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be 

22 available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain available 

23 through September 30, 2016, to carry out activities under 

24 section 3111(c)(1)(C): Provided, That the Secretary shall 

25 use estimates of the American Community Survey child 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
910 

1 counts for the most recent 3-year period available to cal2 culate allocations under such part: Provided further, That 

3 the Secretary shall use $14,000,000 of funds available 

4 under this paragraph for grants to all State educational 

5 agencies within States with at least one county where 50 

6 or more unaccompanied children have been released to 

7 sponsors since January 1, 2014, through the Department 

8 of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Reset9 tlement: Provided further, That awards to eligible State 

10 educational agencies shall be based on the State’s relative 

11 share of unaccompanied children that have been released 

12 to sponsors since January 1, 2014: Provided further, That 

13 the data on unaccompanied children used by the Secretary 

14 under the two preceding provisos shall be the most re15 cently available data from the Department of Health and 

16 Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, as of the 

17 date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That each 

18 eligible State educational agency that receives a grant 

19 shall award subgrants to local educational agencies in the 

20 State that have experienced a significant increase during 

21 the 2014–2015 school year, as determined by the State 

22 educational agency, compared to the average of the 2 pre23 ceding school years, in the number or percentage of immi24 grant children and youth enrolled in their schools: Pro25 vided further, That local educational agencies shall use 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
911 

1 those subgrants for supplemental academic and non-aca2 demic services and supports to immigrant children and 

3 youth: Provided further, That the term ‘‘immigrant chil4 dren and youth’’ has the meaning given in section 3301 

5 of the ESEA, and the terms ‘‘State educational agency’’ 

6 and ‘‘local educational agency’’ have the meanings given 

7 to them in section 9101 of the ESEA: Provided further, 

8 That each eligible State educational agency shall prepare 

9 and submit to the Secretary not later than 1 year after 

10 the award a report identifying the local educational agen11 cies that received subgrants, the State’s definition of ‘‘sig12 nificant increase’’ used to award the subgrants; and such 

13 other information as the Secretary may require. 

14 SPECIAL EDUCATION

15 For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 

16 Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport 

17 and Empowerment Act of 2004, $12,522,358,000, of 

18 which $3,006,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 

19 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 

20 2016, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available 

21 on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through 

22 September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Pro23 vided, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA 

24 shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for 

25 that activity during fiscal year 2014, increased by the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
912 

1 amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) 

2 of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appro3 priated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 

4 than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2014: 

5 Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without regard 

6 to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 

7 States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), sub8 ject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s 

9 allocation under section 611(d), from funds appropriated 

10 under this heading, is reduced under section 

11 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on 

12 the basis of the States’ relative populations of children 

13 aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children 

14 with disabilities for whom the State ensures the avail15 ability of a free appropriate public education under this 

16 part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ 

17 relative populations of those children who are living in pov18 erty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not dis19 tribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State 

20 whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated 

21 under this heading made funds available for such a dis22 tribution: Provided further, That the States shall allocate 

23 such funds distributed under the second proviso to local 

24 educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): 

25 Provided further, That the amount by which a State’s alloVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00912 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
913 

1 cation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 

2 section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to 

3 States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or 

4 any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating 

5 the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or 

6 for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, 

7 notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) re8 garding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under 

9 section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 

10 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may 

11 apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over 

12 a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, 

13 until the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, 

14 That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a 

15 State’s allocation under section 611 is reduced in accord16 ance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a 

17 State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount 

18 that bears the same relation to the maximum amount de19 scribed in that paragraph as the reduction under section 

20 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State 

21 would have received in that fiscal year under section 

22 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further, 

23 That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 

24 funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the 

25 fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
914 

1 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 

2 section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under sec3 tion 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 

4 U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 

5 under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide tech6 nical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the 

7 States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 

8 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other serv9 ices and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 

10 quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Pro11 vided further, That the level of effort a local educational 

12 agency must meet under section 613(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the 

13 IDEA, in the year after it fails to maintain effort is the 

14 level of effort that would have been required in the absence 

15 of that failure and not the LEA’s reduced level of expendi16 tures: Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds 

17 made available for the State Personnel Development 

18 Grants program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to 

19 evaluate program performance under such subpart. 

20 REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH

21 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro22 vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Tech23 nology Act of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center 

24 Act, $3,709,853,000, of which $3,335,074,000 shall be for 

25 grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
915 

1 of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided, That the Secretary 

2 may use amounts provided in this Act that remain avail3 able subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pur4 suant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for inno5 vative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of indi6 viduals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of 

7 the Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at im8 proving the education and post-school outcomes of chil9 dren receiving Supplemental Security Income (‘‘SSI’’) and 

10 their families that may result in long-term improvement 

11 in the SSI child recipient’s economic status and self-suffi12 ciency: Provided further, That States may award sub13 grants for a portion of the funds to other public and pri14 vate, non-profit entities: Provided further, That any funds 

15 made available subsequent to reallotment for innovative 

16 activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals 

17 with disabilities shall remain available until September 30, 

18 2016: Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be for com19 petitive grants to support alternative financing programs 

20 that provide for the purchase of assistive technology de21 vices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy22 down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; 

23 or insurance program: Provided further, That applicants 

24 shall provide an assurance that, and information describ25 ing the manner in which, the alternative financing proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00915 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
916 

1 gram will expand and emphasize consumer choice and con2 trol: Provided further, That State agencies and commu3 nity-based disability organizations that are directed by 

4 and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligi5 ble to compete. 

6 SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH

7 DISABILITIES

8 AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND

9 For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, 

10 $24,931,000. 

11 NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

12 For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 

13 under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 

14 of 1986, $67,016,000: Provided, That from the total 

15 amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 

16 funds for the endowment program as authorized under 

17 section 207 of such Act. 

18 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

19 For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 

20 the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 

21 support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 

22 the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $120,275,000: 

23 Provided, That from the total amount available, the Uni24 versity may at its discretion use funds for the endowment 

25 program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
917 

1 CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION

2 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro3 vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu4 cation Act of 2006 and the Adult Education and Family 

5 Literacy Act (‘‘AEFLA’’), $1,707,686,000, of which 

6 $916,686,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and 

7 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and 

8 of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 

9 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 

10 2016: Provided, That of the amount provided for Adult 

11 Education State Grants, $71,439,000 shall be made avail12 able for integrated English literacy and civics education 

13 services to immigrants and other limited-English-pro14 ficient populations: Provided further, That of the amount 

15 reserved for integrated English literacy and civics edu16 cation, notwithstanding section 211 of the AEFLA, 65 

17 percent shall be allocated to States based on a State’s ab18 solute need as determined by calculating each State’s 

19 share of a 10-year average of the United States Citizen20 ship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admit21 ted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent 

22 years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced 

23 growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent 

24 years for which United States Citizenship and Immigra25 tion Services data for immigrants admitted for legal perVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00917 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
918 

1 manent residence are available, except that no State shall 

2 be allocated an amount less than $60,000: Provided fur3 ther, That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, 

4 $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities 

5 under section 243. 

6 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

7 For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, 

8 and part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,198,210,000, 

9 which shall remain available through September 30, 2016. 

10 The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 

11 be eligible during award year 2015–2016 shall be $4,860. 

12 STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

13 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 

14 D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and 

15 parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 

16 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 

17 $1,396,924,000, to remain available through September 

18 30, 2016. 

19 HIGHER EDUCATION

20 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro21 vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, 

22 the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 

23 1961, and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

24 Technical Education Act of 2006, $1,924,839,000: Pro25 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
919 

1 funds made available in this Act to carry out title VI of 

2 the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational 

3 and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to sup4 port visits and study in foreign countries by individuals 

5 who are participating in advanced foreign language train6 ing and international studies in areas that are vital to 

7 United States national security and who plan to apply 

8 their language skills and knowledge of these countries in 

9 the fields of government, the professions, or international 

10 development: Provided further, That of the funds referred 

11 to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used 

12 for program evaluation, national outreach, and informa13 tion dissemination activities: Provided further, That up to 

14 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 

15 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be 

16 used for evaluation: Provided further, That up to 2.5 per17 cent of the funds made available under this Act for part 

18 B of title VII of the HEA may be used for technical assist19 ance and the evaluation of activities carried out under 

20 such section. 

21 HOWARD UNIVERSITY

22 For partial support of Howard University, 

23 $221,821,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be 

24 for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
920 

1 University Endowment Act and shall remain available 

2 until expended. 

3 COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS

4 PROGRAM

5 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac6 tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 

7 121 of the HEA, $435,000. 

8 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

9 CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT

10 For the cost of guaranteed loans, $19,096,000, as au11 thorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 

12 shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Pro13 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

14 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con15 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

16 these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 

17 any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 

18 $303,593,000: Provided further, That these funds may be 

19 used to support loans to public and private Historically 

20 Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limi21 tations within section 344(a) of the HEA. 

22 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

23 the Historically Black College and University Capital Fi24 nancing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title 

25 III of the HEA, $334,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
921 

1 INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

2 For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu3 cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assess4 ment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 

5 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, 

6 and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu7 cation Act, $573,935,000, which shall remain available 

8 through September 30, 2016: Provided, That funds avail9 able to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical 

10 Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary 

11 and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsec12 ondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop 

13 such systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of 

14 the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Edu15 cational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards 

16 to public or private organizations or agencies to support 

17 activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use 

18 at the local, State, and national levels: Provided further, 

19 That $137,235,000 shall be for carrying out activities au20 thorized by the National Assessment of Educational 

21 Progress Authorization Act. 

22 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

23 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

24 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro25 vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00921 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
922 

1 cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co2 lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 

3 $411,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to remain avail4 able until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renova5 tion of buildings occupied by, Department staff. 

6 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

7 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 

8 Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 

9 of Education Organization Act, $100,000,000. 

10 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

11 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

12 General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 

13 of Education Organization Act, $57,791,000. 

14 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15 SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 

16 used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for 

17 the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in 

18 order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school 

19 system, or for the transportation of students or teachers 

20 (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) 

21 in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any 

22 school or school system. 

23 SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act 

24 shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the trans25 portation of any student to a school other than the school 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
923 

1 which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student 

2 requiring special education, to the school offering such 

3 special education, in order to comply with title VI of the 

4 Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section 

5 an indirect requirement of transportation of students in6 cludes the transportation of students to carry out a plan 

7 involving the reorganization of the grade structure of 

8 schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, 

9 or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or 

10 clustering. The prohibition described in this section does 

11 not include the establishment of magnet schools. 

12 SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 

13 used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol14 untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 

15 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre17 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro19 priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 

20 be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro21 priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 

22 such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority 

23 granted by this section shall not be used to create any 

24 new program or to fund any project or activity for which 

25 no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
924 

1 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep2 resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 

3 in advance of any transfer. 

4 SEC. 305. The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds 

5 received under this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a, 

6 under part A of title V of the ESEA. 

7 SEC. 306. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact 

8 of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

9 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting 

10 ‘‘2015’’ for ‘‘2009’’. 

11 SEC. 307. The Secretary, in consultation with the Di12 rector of the Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve 

13 funds under section 9601 of the ESEA (subject to the lim14 itations in subsections (b) and (c) of that section) in order 

15 to carry out activities authorized under paragraphs (1) 

16 and (2) of subsection (a) of that section with respect to 

17 any ESEA program funded in this Act and without re18 spect to the source of funds for those activities: Provided, 

19 That high-quality evaluations of ESEA programs shall be 

20 prioritized, before using funds for any other evaluation ac21 tivities: Provided further, That any funds reserved under 

22 this section shall be available from July 1, 2015 through 

23 September 30, 2016: Provided further, That not later than 

24 10 days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved 

25 under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
925 

1 Director, shall submit an evaluation plan to the Senate 

2 Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, 

3 Labor, and Pensions and the House Committees on Ap4 propriations and Education and the Workforce which 

5 identifies the source and amount of funds reserved under 

6 this section, the impact on program grantees if funds are 

7 withheld, the programs to be evaluated with such funds, 

8 how ESEA programs will be regularly evaluated, and how 

9 findings from evaluations completed under this section will 

10 be widely disseminated. 

11 SEC. 308. The Secretary of Education shall— 

12 (1) modify the Free Application for Federal 

13 Student Aid described in section 483 of the HEA so 

14 that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid 

15 contains an individual box for the purpose of identi16 fying students who are foster youth or were in the 

17 foster care system; and 

18 (2) utilize such identification as a tool to notify 

19 students who are foster youth or were in the foster 

20 care system of their potential eligibility for Federal 

21 student aid, including postsecondary education pro22 grams through the John H. Chafee Foster Care 

23 Independence Program and any other Federal pro24 grams under which such students may be eligible to 

25 receive assistance. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
926 

1 SEC. 309. (a) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.— 

2 (1) Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA 

3 is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(d) STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT HIGH SCHOOL

5 GRADUATES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.—In order for a 

7 student who does not have a certificate of gradua8 tion from a school providing secondary education, or 

9 the recognized equivalent of such certificate, to be 

10 eligible for any assistance under subparts 1, 3, and 

11 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this title, 

12 the student shall meet the requirements of one of 

13 the following subparagraphs: 

14 ‘‘(A) The student is enrolled in an eligible 

15 career pathway program and meets one of the 

16 following standards: 

17 ‘‘(i) The student shall take an inde18 pendently administered examination and 

19 shall achieve a score, specified by the Sec20 retary, demonstrating that such student 

21 can benefit from the education or training 

22 being offered. Such examination shall be 

23 approved by the Secretary on the basis of 

24 compliance with such standards for develVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00926 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
927 

1 opment, administration, and scoring as the 

2 Secretary may prescribe in regulations. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The student shall be determined 

4 as having the ability to benefit from the 

5 education or training in accordance with 

6 such process as the State shall prescribe. 

7 Any such process described or approved by 

8 a State for the purposes of this section 

9 shall be effective 6 months after the date 

10 of submission to the Secretary unless the 

11 Secretary disapproves such process. In de12 termining whether to approve or dis13 approve such process, the Secretary shall 

14 take into account the effectiveness of such 

15 process in enabling students without sec16 ondary school diplomas or the equivalent 

17 thereof to benefit from the instruction of18 fered by institutions utilizing such process, 

19 and shall also take into account the cul20 tural diversity, economic circumstances, 

21 and educational preparation of the popu22 lations served by the institutions. 

23 ‘‘(iii) The student shall be determined 

24 by the institution of higher education as 

25 having the ability to benefit from the eduVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00927 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
928 

1 cation or training offered by the institution 

2 of higher education upon satisfactory com3 pletion of 6 credit hours or the equivalent 

4 coursework that are applicable toward a 

5 degree or certificate offered by the institu6 tion of higher education. 

7 ‘‘(B) The student has completed a sec8 ondary school education in a home school set9 ting that is treated as a home school or private 

10 school under State law. 

11 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM.— 

12 In this subsection, the term ‘eligible career pathway 

13 program’ means a program that— 

14 ‘‘(A) concurrently enrolls participants in 

15 connected adult education and eligible postsec16 ondary programs; 

17 ‘‘(B) provides counseling and supportive 

18 services to identify and attain academic and ca19 reer goals; 

20 ‘‘(C) provides structured course sequences 

21 that— 

22 ‘‘(i) are articulated and 

23 contextualized; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) allow students to advance to 

25 higher levels of education and employment; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
929 

1 ‘‘(D) provides opportunities for accelera2 tion to attain recognized postsecondary creden3 tials, including degrees, industry relevant cer4 tifications, and certificates of completion of ap5 prenticeship programs; 

6 ‘‘(E) is organized to meet the needs of 

7 adults; 

8 ‘‘(F) is aligned with the education and skill 

9 needs of the regional economy; and 

10 ‘‘(G) has been developed and implemented 

11 in collaboration with partners in business, work12 force development, and economic development.’’. 

13 (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) 

14 shall take effect as if such amendment was enacted 

15 on June 30, 2014, and shall apply to students who 

16 are enrolled or who first enroll in an eligible pro17 gram of study on or after July 1, 2014. 

18 (b) Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA is amended 

19 by inserting after ‘‘year’’ and before the comma ‘‘except 

20 that a student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first 

21 enrolls in an eligible program of study on or after July 

22 1, 2015 shall not be eligible for the amount of the increase 

23 calculated under paragraph (7)(B)’’. 

24 SEC. 310. (a) An institution of higher education that 

25 maintains an endowment fund supported with funds apVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00929 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
930 

1 propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 

2 2015 may use the income from that fund to award schol3 arships to students, subject to the limitation in section 

4 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for 

5 such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 

6 be considered to have been an allowable use of that in7 come, subject to that limitation. 

8 (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III 

9 and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 

10 SEC. 311. In making awards under section 402D of 

11 the HEA with funds appropriated by this Act, the Sec12 retary shall— 

13 (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

14 publish a notice inviting applications for new awards 

15 no later than December 18, 2014; and 

16 (2) make all awards by August 10, 2015. 

17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu18 cation Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
931 

1 TITLE IV 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE

4 BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur7 chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

8 established by Public Law 92–28, $5,362,000. 

9 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

10 OPERATING EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na12 tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 

13 ‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 

14 of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 

15 National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 

16 to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $758,349,000, notwith17 standing sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(6), 

18 501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Pro19 vided, That of the amounts provided under this heading: 

20 (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used 

21 to defray the costs of conducting grant application re22 views, including the use of outside peer reviewers and elec23 tronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $70,000,000 

24 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 

25 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act; (3) $16,038,000 shall be 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
932 

1 available to provide assistance to State commissions on na2 tional and community service, under section 126(a) of the 

3 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 

4 1990 Act; (4) $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out 

5 subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall be 

6 available for expenses authorized under section 

7 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the 

8 provisions of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on 

9 a competitive basis: Provided further, That for the pur10 poses of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the require11 ments in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determina12 tion of need by the local community: Provided further, 

13 That not to exceed 20 percent of funds made available 

14 under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act may be used 

15 for Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program-related per16 formance-based awards for Pay for Success projects and 

17 shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Pro18 vided further, That, with respect to the previous proviso, 

19 any funds obligated for such projects shall remain avail20 able for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 

21 U.S.C. 1552(a): Provided further, That any funds 

22 deobligated from projects under section 501(a)(4)(E) of 

23 the 1990 Act shall immediately be available for activities 

24 authorized under 198K of such Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
933 

1 PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For payment to the National Service Trust estab4 lished under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, 

5 $209,618,000, to remain available until expended: Pro6 vided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the 

7 amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated 

8 to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 

9 the National Service Trust upon determination that such 

10 transfer is necessary to support the activities of national 

11 service participants and after notice is transmitted to the 

12 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent13 atives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts ap14 propriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust 

15 may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act 

16 without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 

17 under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses of administration as provided 

20 under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 

21 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au22 thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 

23 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em24 ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
934 

1 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official recep2 tion and representation expenses, $81,737,000. 

3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

6 $5,250,000. 

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

8 SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 

9 to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 

10 through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 

11 year 2015, during any grant selection process, an officer 

12 or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov13 ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 

14 directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 

15 or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re16 ceive such information. 

17 SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 

18 under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 

19 overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 

20 first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 

21 thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share require22 ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 

23 Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 

24 match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup25 port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
935 

1 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 

2 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 

3 SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 

4 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing pro5 grams and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 

6 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act 

7 shall be used to supplement and not supplant current pro8 grams and operations. 

9 SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 

10 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for 

11 the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited 

12 to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 

13 101 of the Act. 

14 SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 

15 189D of the 1990 Act: 

16 (1) Entities described in paragraph (a) of such 

17 section shall be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under 

18 section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 

19 1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); and 

20 (2) Individuals described in such section shall 

21 be considered ‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of 

22 NCPA; and 

23 (3) State Commissions on National and Com24 munity Service established pursuant to section 178 

25 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
936 

1 history record information, consistent with Public 

2 Law 92–544. 

3 CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

4 For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad5 casting (‘‘CPB’’), as authorized by the Communications 

6 Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within 

7 limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2017, 

8 $445,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 

9 available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for re10 ceptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for 

11 Government officials or employees: Provided further, That 

12 none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall 

13 be available or used to aid or support any program or ac14 tivity from which any person is excluded, or is denied ben15 efits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, 

16 color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, 

17 That none of the funds made available to CPB by this 

18 Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification 

19 in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other 

20 personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and em21 ployees of CPB: Provided further, That none of the funds 

22 made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to support 

23 the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
937 

1 FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation 

4 and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the func5 tions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 

6 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for ex7 penses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation 

8 Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service 

9 to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service 

10 Reform Act, $45,666,000, including up to $400,000 to re11 main available through September 30, 2016 for activities 

12 authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 

13 1978: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 

14 fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training 

15 activities and other conflict resolution services and tech16 nical assistance, including those provided to foreign gov17 ernments and international organizations, and for arbitra18 tion services shall be credited to and merged with this ac19 count, and shall remain available until expended: Provided 

20 further, That fees for arbitration services shall be available 

21 only for education, training, and professional development 

22 of the agency workforce: Provided further, That the Direc23 tor of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf 

24 of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
938 

1 or other property in the aid of any projects or functions 

2 within the Director’s jurisdiction. 

3 FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW

4 COMMISSION

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety 

7 and Health Review Commission, $16,751,000. 

8 INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

9 OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS

10 AND ADMINISTRATION

11 For carrying out the Museum and Library Services 

12 Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African Amer13 ican History and Culture Act, $227,860,000. 

14 MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS

15 COMMISSION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of 

18 the Social Security Act, $7,650,000. 

19 MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of 

22 the Social Security Act, $11,749,000, to be transferred to 

23 this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance 

24 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In25 surance Trust Fund. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
939 

1 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For expenses necessary for the National Council on 

4 Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 

5 Act of 1973, $3,250,000. 

6 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela9 tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 

10 Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, 

11 $274,224,000: Provided, That no part of this appropria12 tion shall be available to organize or assist in organizing 

13 agricultural laborers or used in connection with investiga14 tions, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining 

15 units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 

16 section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended 

17 by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as de18 fined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and 

19 including in said definition employees engaged in the 

20 maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, 

21 and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, 

22 nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored 

23 or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
940 

1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

2 SEC. 406. None of the funds provided by this Act 

3 or previous Acts making appropriations for the National 

4 Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new ad5 ministrative directive or regulation that would provide em6 ployees any means of voting through any electronic means 

7 in an election to determine a representative for the pur8 poses of collective bargaining. 

9 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

12 of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards ap13 pointed by the President, $13,227,000. 

14 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW

15 COMMISSION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety 

18 and Health Review Commission, $11,639,000. 

19 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

21 For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Ac22 count, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Re23 tirement Act of 1974, $34,000,000, which shall include 

24 amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2014 pursuant 

25 to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00940 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
941 

1 tion, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount 

2 provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 

3 amount by which the product of recipients and the average 

4 benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment 

5 of vested dual benefits: Provided, That the total amount 

6 provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately 

7 equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal 

8 year. 

9 FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT

10 ACCOUNTS

11 For payment to the accounts established in the 

12 Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad 

13 Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated 

14 checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 

15 30, 2016, which shall be the maximum amount available 

16 for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98– 

17 76. 

18 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION

19 For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 

20 Board (‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Re21 tirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 

22 Act, $111,225,000, to be derived in such amounts as de23 termined by the Board from the railroad retirement ac24 counts and from moneys credited to the railroad unem25 ployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
942 

1 notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retire2 ment Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys 

3 only through the excepted service: Provided further, That 

4 the previous proviso shall not change the status under 

5 Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the 

6 Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013. 

7 LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

8 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

9 General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as 

10 authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more 

11 than $8,437,000, to be derived from the railroad retire12 ment accounts and railroad unemployment insurance ac13 count. 

14 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

15 PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS

16 For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 

17 Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur18 ance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m), 

19 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, 

20 $16,400,000. 

21 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

22 For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se23 curity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 

24 of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of 

25 Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social SecuVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00942 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
943 

1 rity trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pur2 suant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 

3 $41,232,978,000, to remain available until expended: Pro4 vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State 

5 in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State 

6 during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Pro7 vided further, That not more than $83,000,000 shall be 

8 available for research and demonstrations under sections 

9 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and re10 main available through September 30, 2017. 

11 For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 

12 benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So13 cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 

14 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 

15 For making benefit payments under title XVI of the 

16 Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 

17 2016, $19,200,000,000, to remain available until ex18 pended. 

19 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses, including the hire of two pas21 senger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for offi22 cial reception and representation expenses, not more than 

23 $10,284,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by sec24 tion 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one 

25 or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00943 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
944 

1 vided, That not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the So2 cial Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That, 

3 $131,000,000 may be used for the costs associated with 

4 conducting continuing disability reviews under titles II 

5 and XVI of the Social Security Act and conducting rede6 terminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Se7 curity Act: Provided further, That the Commissioner may 

8 allocate additional funds under this paragraph above the 

9 level specified in the previous proviso for such activities 

10 but only to reconcile estimated and actual unit costs for 

11 conducting such activities and after notifying the Commit12 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

13 and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any such 

14 reallocation: Provided further, That unobligated balances 

15 of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal 

16 year 2015 not needed for fiscal year 2015 shall remain 

17 available until expended to invest in the Social Security 

18 Administration information technology and telecommuni19 cations hardware and software infrastructure, including 

20 related equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses 

21 associated solely with this information technology and tele22 communications infrastructure: Provided further, That the 

23 Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Commit24 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

25 and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
945 

1 available under the authority in the previous proviso: Pro2 vided further, That reimbursement to the trust funds 

3 under this heading for expenditures for official time for 

4 employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant 

5 to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or support services 

6 for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, 

7 or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title 

8 shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with inter9 est, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise ap10 propriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are 

11 made. 

12 In addition, for the costs associated with continuing 

13 disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social 

14 Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting 

15 redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social 

16 Security Act, $1,396,000,000 may be expended, as au17 thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 

18 from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: 

19 Provided, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided 

20 to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the 

21 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

22 1985, as amended, and $1,123,000,000 is additional new 

23 budget authority specified for purposes of section 

24 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That the Com25 missioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
946 

1 of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expendi2 ture of these funds, similar to the reports that were re3 quired by section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121 for 

4 fiscal years 1996 through 2002. 

5 In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from admin6 istration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary pay7 ment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social 

8 Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, 

9 which shall remain available until expended. To the extent 

10 that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in 

11 fiscal year 2015 exceed $124,000,000, the amounts shall 

12 be available in fiscal year 2016 only to the extent provided 

13 in advance in appropriations Acts. 

14 In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 

15 collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 

16 Protection Act, which shall remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

21 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

22 General Act of 1978, $28,829,000, together with not to 

23 exceed $74,521,000, to be transferred and expended as 

24 authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
947 

1 from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 

2 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. 

3 In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of 

4 the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred 

5 from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social 

6 Security Administration, to be merged with this account, 

7 to be available for the time and purposes for which this 

8 account is available: Provided, That notice of such trans9 fers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on 

10 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

11 Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
948 

1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 

5 Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer 

6 unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts 

7 corresponding to current appropriations provided in this 

8 Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same 

9 purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they 

10 were originally appropriated. 

11 SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 

12 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

13 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

14 SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 

15 in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of 

16 Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normal 

17 and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub18 licity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, dis19 tribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, 

20 electronic communication, radio, television, or video pres21 entation designed to support or defeat the enactment of 

22 legislation before the Congress or any State or local legis23 lature or legislative body, except in presentation to the 

24 Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or de25 signed to support or defeat any proposed or pending reguVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00948 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
949 

1 lation, administrative action, or order issued by the execu2 tive branch of any State or local government, except in 

3 presentation to the executive branch of any State or local 

4 government itself. 

5 (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 

6 Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 

7 111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of 

8 any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such 

9 recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the 

10 enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, ad11 ministrative action, or Executive order proposed or pend12 ing before the Congress or any State government, State 

13 legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other 

14 than for normal and recognized executive-legislative rela15 tionships or participation by an agency or officer of a 

16 State, local or tribal government in policymaking and ad17 ministrative processes within the executive branch of that 

18 government. 

19 (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall 

20 include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, 

21 pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or 

22 any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restric23 tion on any legal consumer product, including its sale or 

24 marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or 

25 promotion of gun control. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
950 

1 SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education 

2 are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 

3 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for sala4 ries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for 

5 official reception and representation expenses; the Direc6 tor of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 

7 authorized to make available for official reception and rep8 resentation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds 

9 available for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 

10 Salaries and Expenses’’; and the Chairman of the Na11 tional Mediation Board is authorized to make available for 

12 official reception and representation expenses not to ex13 ceed $5,000 from funds available for ‘‘National Mediation 

14 Board, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

15 SEC. 505. When issuing statements, press releases, 

16 requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu17 ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 

18 in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 

19 funds included in this Act, including but not limited to 

20 State and local governments and recipients of Federal re21 search grants, shall clearly state— 

22 (1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro23 gram or project which will be financed with Federal 

24 money; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
951 

1 (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 

2 project or program; and 

3 (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 

4 costs of the project or program that will be financed 

5 by non-governmental sources. 

6 SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

7 Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 

8 funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for 

9 any abortion. 

10 (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 

11 none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 

12 appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health ben13 efits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. 

14 (c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the 

15 package of services covered by a managed care provider 

16 or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrange17 ment. 

18 SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the pre19 ceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 

20 (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 

21 rape or incest; or 

22 (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 

23 physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 

24 including a life-endangering physical condition 

25 caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
952 

1 would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 

2 in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 

3 (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con4 strued as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, 

5 entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds 

6 (other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid 

7 matching funds). 

8 (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con9 strued as restricting the ability of any managed care pro10 vider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a 

11 State or locality to contract separately with such a pro12 vider for such coverage with State funds (other than a 

13 State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 

14 funds). 

15 (d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act 

16 may be made available to a Federal agency or program, 

17 or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, 

18 or government subjects any institutional or individual 

19 health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the 

20 health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide cov21 erage of, or refer for abortions. 

22 (2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ 

23 includes an individual physician or other health care pro24 fessional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a 

25 health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
953 

1 or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or 

2 plan. 

3 SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in 

4 this Act may be used for— 

5 (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos 

6 for research purposes; or 

7 (2) research in which a human embryo or em8 bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly sub9 jected to risk of injury or death greater than that 

10 allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 

11 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public 

12 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 

13 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human 

14 embryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected 

15 as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of 

16 the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, 

17 parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or 

18 more human gametes or human diploid cells. 

19 SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in 

20 this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the 

21 legalization of any drug or other substance included in 

22 schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances estab23 lished under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act 

24 except for normal and recognized executive-congressional 

25 communications. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
954 

1 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 

2 when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 

3 advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or 

4 that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted 

5 to determine therapeutic advantage. 

6 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final stand8 ard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act pro9 viding for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique 

10 health identifier for an individual (except in an individ11 ual’s capacity as an employer or a health care provider), 

12 until legislation is enacted specifically approving the 

13 standard. 

14 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 

15 Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew 

16 a contract with an entity if— 

17 (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with 

18 the United States and is subject to the requirement 

19 in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an 

20 annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning 

21 employment of certain veterans; and 

22 (2) such entity has not submitted a report as 

23 required by that section for the most recent year for 

24 which such requirement was applicable to such enti25 ty. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
955 

1 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in3 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

4 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro5 vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 

6 SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act 

8 may be made available to any library covered by para9 graph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by 

10 the Children’s Internet Protection Act, unless such library 

11 has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of 

12 such section. 

13 SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this 

14 Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 

15 agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli16 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from 

17 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

18 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

19 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

20 through a reprogramming of funds that— 

21 (1) creates new programs; 

22 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

23 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

24 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

25 denied or restricted; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
956 

1 (4) relocates an office or employees; 

2 (5) reorganizes or renames offices; 

3 (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 

4 (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

5 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

6 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

7 Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 

8 advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 

9 of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc10 curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 

11 of such reprogramming. 

12 (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 

13 provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen14 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 

15 or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any 

16 accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 

17 the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by 

18 this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

19 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 

20 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

21 (1) augments existing programs, projects (in22 cluding construction projects), or activities; 

23 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist24 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per25 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
957 

1 (3) results from any general savings from a re2 duction in personnel which would result in a change 

3 in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap4 proved by Congress; 

5 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

6 Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 

7 advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 

8 of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc9 curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 

10 of such reprogramming. 

11 SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in 

12 this Act may be used to request that a candidate for ap13 pointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee dis14 close the political affiliation or voting history of the can15 didate or the position that the candidate holds with re16 spect to political issues not directly related to and nec17 essary for the work of the committee involved. 

18 (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

19 be used to disseminate information that is deliberately 

20 false or misleading. 

21 SEC. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 

22 each department and related agency funded through this 

23 Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the pro24 gram, project, and activity level any funding allocations 

25 for fiscal year 2015 that are different than those specified 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
958 

1 in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the explan2 atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre3 ceding division A of this consolidated Act) accompanying 

4 this Act, or the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

5 SEC. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 

6 Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and 

7 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

8 of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number 

9 and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agree10 ments exceeding $500,000 in value and awarded by the 

11 Department on a non-competitive basis during each quar12 ter of fiscal year 2015, but not to include grants awarded 

13 on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall 

14 include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount 

15 of funding, the governmental purpose, including a jus16 tification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. 

17 Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 

18 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report 

19 is submitted. 

20 SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

21 shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of So22 cial Security, for purposes of administering Social Security 

23 benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, 

24 to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage 

25 based on work performed under a social security account 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
959 

1 number that is not the claimant’s number and the per2 formance of such work under such number has formed the 

3 basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of sec4 tion 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 

5 SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

6 may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or 

7 the Social Security Administration to pay the compensa8 tion of employees of the Social Security Administration 

9 to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any 

10 agreement between the United States and Mexico estab11 lishing totalization arrangements between the social secu12 rity system established by title II of the Social Security 

13 Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would 

14 not otherwise be payable but for such agreement. 

15 (RESCISSION)

16 SEC. 520. Of the funds made available for perform17 ance bonus payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the 

18 Social Security Act, $1,745,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

19 SEC. 521. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 

21 to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles 

22 or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal 

23 drug. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
960 

1 (RESCISSION)

2 SEC. 522. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 

3 2015 under section 3403 of Public Law 111–148, 

4 $10,000,000 are rescinded. 

5 SEC. 523. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

6 each calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of 

7 fiscal year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and 

8 Human Services and Education and the Social Security 

9 Administration shall provide the Committees on Appro10 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate a 

11 quarterly report on the status of balances of appropria12 tions: Provided, That for balances that are unobligated 

13 and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unex14 pended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify the 

15 amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation 

16 (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, 

17 earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 

18 SEC. 524. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal dis19 cretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 

20 carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such 

21 Pilots shall: 

22 (1) be designed to improve outcomes for discon23 nected youth, and 

24 (2) involve Federal programs targeted on dis25 connected youth, or designed to prevent youth from 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
961 

1 disconnecting from school or work, that provide edu2 cation, training, employment, and other related so3 cial services. Such Pilots shall be governed by the 

4 provisions of section 526 of the Departments of 

5 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 

6 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, ex7 cept that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 

8 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2015’’ 

9 for ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2014’’ in the title of subsection (b) 

10 and by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ for ‘‘Sep11 tember 30, 2018’’ each place it appears. 

12 (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal 

13 discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 

14 participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are 

15 being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by 

16 section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and 

17 Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 

18 Appropriations Act, 2014. 

19 SEC. 525. Each Federal agency, or in the case of an 

20 agency with multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating 

21 division) funded under this Act that has research and de22 velopment expenditures in excess of $100,000,000 per 

23 year shall develop a Federal research public access policy 

24 that provides for— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
962 

1 (1) the submission to the agency, agency bu2 reau, or designated entity acting on behalf of the 

3 agency, a machine-readable version of the author’s 

4 final peer-reviewed manuscripts that have been ac5 cepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals de6 scribing research supported, in whole or in part, 

7 from funding by the Federal Government; 

8 (2) free online public access to such final peer9 reviewed manuscripts or published versions not later 

10 than 12 months after the official date of publication; 

11 and 

12 (3) compliance with all relevant copyright laws. 

13 SEC. 526. (a) None of the funds made available in 

14 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

15 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

16 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

17 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

18 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

19 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi20 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

21 SEC. 527. For purposes of carrying out Executive 

22 Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memo23 randum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements 

24 contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to 

25 conference attendance and expenditures: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
963 

1 (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be con2 sidered independent agencies; and 

3 (2) attendance at and support for scientific con4 ferences shall be tabulated separately from and not 

5 included in agency totals. 

6 (TRANSFER)

7 SEC. 528. (a) This section applies to the amounts 

8 that— 

9 (1) are made available in this Act— 

10 (A) under the heading ‘‘REHABILITATION

11 SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH’’ in title 

12 III; or 

13 (B) under the heading ‘‘PROGRAM ADMIN14 ISTRATION’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPART15 MENTAL MANAGEMENT’’ in title III; and 

16 (2) relate to functions described in subsection 

17 (b), (m)(1), or (n)(2) of section 491 of the WIOA. 

18 (b) Amounts described in subsection (a) shall be obli19 gated, expended, and transferred in accordance with that 

20 section 491. 

21 SEC. 529. None of the funds made available under 

22 this or any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, 

23 may be provided to the Association of Community Organi24 zations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, 

25 subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
964 

1 TITLE VI 

2 EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 

3 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

4 SERVICES 

5 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

6 CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities 

9 and Program Support,’’ $1,771,000,000, to remain avail10 able until September 30, 2019, to prevent, prepare for, 

11 and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally; for 

12 the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other re13 lated costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Fed14 eral or State quarantine law; and to carry out titles II, 

15 III, and XVII of the Public Health Service (‘‘PHS’’) Act 

16 with respect to domestic preparedness and global health: 

17 Provided, That no less than $10,000,000 shall be for 

18 worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure of 

19 hospital employees, emergency first responders and other 

20 workers who are at risk of exposure to Ebola through their 

21 work duties: Provided further, That $597,000,000 shall be 

22 used to support national public health institutes and glob23 al health security: Provided further, That $155,000,000 

24 shall be to support the Public Health Emergency Pre25 paredness program: Provided further, That products purVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00964 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
965 

1 chased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Sec2 retary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the 

3 Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the 

4 PHS Act: Provided further, That funds may be used for 

5 purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in for6 eign countries: Provided further, That such funds may be 

7 transferred by the Director of the Centers for Disease 

8 Control and Prevention (‘‘CDC’’) to other accounts of the 

9 CDC for the purposes provided in this paragraph: Pro10 vided further, That the Director of the CDC shall notify 

11 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep12 resentatives and the Senate promptly after any transfer 

13 under the preceding proviso: Provided further, That the 

14 transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addi15 tion to any other transfer authority provided by law: Pro16 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con17 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

21 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS

22 DISEASES

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 

24 Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’ to prevent, prepare for, 

25 and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally, inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00965 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
966 

1 cluding expenses related to carrying out section 301 and 

2 title IV of the PHS Act, $238,000,000, to remain avail3 able until September 30, 2016: Provided, That such 

4 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 

5 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

6 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

7 1985. 

8 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

9 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

10 FUND

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So13 cial Services Emergency Fund’’ to prevent, prepare for, 

14 and respond to Ebola domestically or internationally, and 

15 to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vac16 cines including the development and purchase of vaccines, 

17 therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, and 

18 administrative activities, $733,000,000, to remain avail19 able until September 30, 2019: Provided, That products 

20 purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the 

21 Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in 

22 the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of 

23 the PHS Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding sec24 tion 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the 

25 renovation and alteration of privately owned facilities to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
967 

1 improve preparedness and response capability at the State 

2 and local level: Provided further, That sections 319C– 

3 1(h)(3) and 319C–2(h) of the PHS Act shall not apply 

4 to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided fur5 ther, That reimbursement of domestic transportation and 

6 treatment costs (other than costs paid or reimbursed by 

7 the individual’s health coverage) for an individual treated 

8 in the United States for Ebola, before or after the date 

9 of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to be a use of 

10 resources of the Secretary in implementation of a plan 

11 under section 311(c)(1) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 243(c)(1)), and funds made available by this title shall be 

13 available for that purpose, at the discretion of the Sec14 retary: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 

15 paragraph may be used for the purposes specified in this 

16 paragraph and to the fund authorized by section 319F– 

17 4 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That such amount 

18 is designated by the Congress as an emergency require19 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

20 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 GENERAL PROVISIONS

22 SEC. 601. For purposes of preventing, preparing for, 

23 and responding to Ebola domestically or internationally, 

24 the Secretary of Health and Human Services may use 

25 funds provided in this title— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
968 

1 (1) for the CDC to acquire, lease, construct, 

2 alter, renovate, equip, furnish, or manage facilities 

3 outside of the United States, as necessary to conduct 

4 such programs, in consultation with the Secretary of 

5 State, either directly for the use of the United 

6 States Government or for the use, pursuant to 

7 grants, direct assistance, or cooperative agreements, 

8 of public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies 

9 in participating foreign countries; 

10 (2) for the CDC to obtain by contract (in ac11 cordance with section 3109 of title 5, but without re12 gard to the limitations in such section on the period 

13 of service and on pay) the personal services of ex14 perts or consultants who have scientific or other pro15 fessional qualifications, except that in no case shall 

16 the compensation provided to any such expert or 

17 consultant exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 

18 rate of compensation for Executive Level II employ19 ees; and 

20 (3) to use available resources to provide Federal 

21 assistance as necessary for repatriation notwith22 standing the limitation on temporary assistance in 

23 section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act. 

24 SEC. 602. The Secretary shall provide notice to the 

25 Committees on Appropriations of the House of RepresentVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00968 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
969 

1 atives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of the 

2 provisions in section 601. 

3 SEC. 603. A grant awarded by the Department of 

4 Health and Human Services with funds made available by 

5 this title may be made conditional on agreement by the 

6 awardee to comply with existing and future guidance from 

7 the Secretary regarding control of the spread of the Ebola 

8 virus. 

9 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 604. Funds appropriated in this title may be 

11 transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation ac12 counts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 

13 the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, 

14 or the National Institutes of Health for the purposes spec15 ified in this title following consultation with the Office of 

16 Management and Budget: Provided, That the Committees 

17 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such 

19 transfer: Provided further, That, upon a determination 

20 that all or part of the funds transferred from an appro21 priation are not necessary, such amounts may be trans22 ferred back to that appropriation: Provided further, That 

23 none of the funds made available by this title may be 

24 transferred pursuant to the authority in section 206 of 

25 this Act or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
970 

1 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of 

2 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

3 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
971 

1 DIVISION H—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

2 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

3 TITLE I 

4 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

5 SENATE 

6 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

7 For expense allowances of the Vice President, 

8 $18,760; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, 

9 $37,520; Majority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Minor10 ity Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip of the 

11 Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; 

12 Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Com13 mittees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the 

14 Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each 

15 Chairman; in all, $174,840. 

16 REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY

17 AND MINORITY LEADERS

18 For representation allowances of the Majority and 

19 Minority Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such 

20 Leader; in all, $28,140. 

21 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

22 For compensation of officers, employees, and others 

23 as authorized by law, including agency contributions, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
972 

1 $177,723,681, which shall be paid from this appropriation 

2 without regard to the following limitations: 

3 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

4 For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248. 

5 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

6 For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, 

7 $723,466. 

8 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

9 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 

10 $5,255,576. 

11 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

12 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, 

13 $3,359,424. 

14 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

15 For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 

16 $15,142,000. 

17 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

18 For the Conference of the Majority and the Con19 ference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be 

20 fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, 

21 $1,658,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,316,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
973 

1 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF

2 THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

3 For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of 

4 the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, 

5 $817,402. 

6 POLICY COMMITTEES

7 For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and 

8 the Minority Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such 

9 committee; in all, $3,385,810. 

10 OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

11 For Office of the Chaplain, $416,886. 

12 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

13 For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000. 

14 OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

15 For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 

16 $69,000,000. 

17 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND

18 MINORITY

19 For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 

20 Secretary for the Minority, $1,762,000. 

21 AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

22 For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 

23 authorized by law, and related expenses, $47,355,869. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
974 

1 OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

2 For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla3 tive Counsel of the Senate, $5,408,500. 

4 OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

5 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate 

6 Legal Counsel, $1,120,000. 

7 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE

8 SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF

9 THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJOR10 ITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

11 For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Sen12 ate, $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen13 ate, $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, 

14 $7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110; 

15 in all, $28,440. 

16 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

17 INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

18 For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered 

19 by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule 

20 XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 

21 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 

22 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 

23 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $133,265,000, 

24 of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2017. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
975 

1 EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON

2 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

3 For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 

4 International Narcotics Control, $508,000. 

5 SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

6 For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the 

7 Senate, $6,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain 

8 available until September 30, 2019. 

9 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

10 For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 

11 and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $128,300,499, which shall 

12 remain available until September 30, 2019. 

13 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

14 For miscellaneous items, $21,178,002, which shall 

15 remain available until September 30, 2017. 

16 SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE

17 ACCOUNT

18 For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense 

19 Account, $390,000,000 of which $19,109,214 shall remain 

20 available until September 30, 2017. 

21 OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

22 For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 

23 Senate, $300,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
976 

1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 SENATE STATIONERY PROCUREMENT

3 SEC. 1. (a) Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised 

4 Statutes (2 U.S.C. 6569, 6570, 6571) are repealed. 

5 (b) The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under 

6 the side heading ‘‘For contingent expenses, namely’’: 

7 under the subheading ‘‘Senate’’, under the heading ‘‘Leg8 islative’’ of the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 596, chap9 ter 392; 2 U.S.C. 6572), is amended by striking ‘‘sections, 

10 sixty-five, sixty six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty11 nine,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 69’’. 

12 SEC. 2. Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Appro13 priations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 6115 note) is amended by 

14 striking ‘‘and the 110th Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

15 110th Congress, and the 114th Congress’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
977 

1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent4 atives, $1,180,736,000, as follows: 

5 HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

6 For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 

7 $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker, 

8 $6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 

9 Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, 

10 including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 

11 Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, 

12 including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 

13 Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 

14 Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for 

15 official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi16 nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 

17 $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 

18 Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; 

19 Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258: Provided, That such 

20 amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available 

21 from January 3, 2015 until January 2, 2016. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
978 

1 MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

2 INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL

3 EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL

4 For Members’ representational allowances, including 

5 Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 

6 $554,317,732. 

7 COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

8 STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT

9 For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 

10 special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 

11 $123,903,173: Provided, That such amount shall remain 

12 available for such salaries and expenses until December 

13 31, 2016, except that $2,300,000 of such amount shall 

14 remain available until expended for committee room up15 grading. 

16 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

17 For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap18 propriations, $23,271,004, including studies and examina19 tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv20 ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with 

21 section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

22 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies 

23 for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall 

24 remain available for such salaries and expenses until De25 cember 31, 2016. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
979 

1 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

2 For compensation and expenses of officers and em3 ployees, as authorized by law, $171,344,864, including: 

4 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ5 ing the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and 

6 including not more than $25,000 for official representative 

7 and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 

8 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for 

9 the Office of the Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and 

10 expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including 

11 the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office 

12 of Emergency Management, and including not more than 

13 $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, 

14 $11,926,729 of which $4,344,000 shall remain available 

15 until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 

16 the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than 

17 $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, 

18 $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available 

19 until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 

20 the Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and ex21 penses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,340,987; for 

22 salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 

23 including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the 

24 Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official rep25 resentation and reception expenses, $1,952,249; for salaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00979 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
980 

1 ries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Coun2 sel of the House, $4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall 

3 remain available until expended for the completion of the 

4 House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and expenses 

5 of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 

6 $8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain available 

7 until expended for the completion of the House Moderniza8 tion Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 

9 Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other author10 ized employees, $478,986. 

11 ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

12 For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 

13 resolution or law, $285,620,336, including: supplies, mate14 rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 

15 $4,152,789; official mail for committees, leadership of16 fices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,486; 

17 Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 

18 Security, and other applicable employee benefits, 

19 $256,635,776, to remain available until March 31, 2016; 

20 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 

21 of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; 

22 transition activities for new members and staff, 

23 $3,737,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded 

24 Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until 

25 expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
981 

1 miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, mainte2 nance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, 

3 interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 

4 deceased employees of the House, $720,247. 

5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

6 SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN

7 MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE

8 USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE

9 FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 

11 ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND

12 EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOW13 ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2015. Any 

14 amount remaining after all payments are made under such 

15 allowances for fiscal year 2015 shall be deposited in the 

16 Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 

17 Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been 

18 made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 

19 the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 

20 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad21 ministration of the House of Representatives shall have 

22 authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 

23 (c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 

24 ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a RepVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00981 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
982 

1 resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 

2 to, the Congress. 

3 DELIVERY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

4 SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 

5 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint 

6 resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the 

7 House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resi8 dent Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member 

9 requests a copy. 

10 DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

11 SEC. 103. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version 

13 of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of 

14 the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or 

15 Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 

16 LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES

17 SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of 

19 the House of Representatives to make any payments from 

20 any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing 

21 of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre22 gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 

23 month. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
983 

1 LIMITATION ON PRINTED COPIES OF U.S. CODE TO

2 HOUSE

3 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more 

5 than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States 

6 Code to all offices of the House of Representatives. 

7 DELIVERY OF REPORTS OF DISBURSEMENTS

8 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the report 

10 of disbursements for the operations of the House of Rep11 resentatives under section 106 of the House of Represent12 atives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act 

13 (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House 

14 of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Com15 missioner to the Congress). 

16 DELIVERY OF DAILY CALENDAR

17 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used to deliver to the office of a Member of 

19 the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or 

20 Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy 

21 of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives 

22 which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Represent23 atives. 

24 JOINT ITEMS 

25 For Joint Committees, as follows: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
984 

1 JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

2 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 

3 Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 

4 of the Senate. 

5 JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

6 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 

7 Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad8 ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 

9 For other joint items, as follows: 

10 OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

11 For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex12 penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 

13 Physician and his assistants, including: 

14 (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the 

15 Attending Physician; 

16 (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the 

17 Senior Medical Officer; 

18 (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to 

19 three medical officers while on duty in the Office of 

20 the Attending Physician; 

21 (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assist22 ants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as23 sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as24 sistants; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
985 

1 (5) $2,486,000 for reimbursement to the De2 partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff 

3 and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attend4 ing Physician, which shall be advanced and credited 

5 to the applicable appropriation or appropriations 

6 from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex7 penses are payable and shall be available for all the 

8 purposes thereof, $3,371,000, to be disbursed by the 

9 Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep10 resentatives. 

11 OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres14 sional Accessibility Services, $1,387,000, to be disbursed 

15 by the Secretary of the Senate. 

16 CAPITOL POLICE 

17 SALARIES

18 For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in19 cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government 

20 contributions for health, retirement, social security, pro21 fessional liability insurance, and other applicable employee 

22 benefits, $286,500,000 of which overtime shall not exceed 

23 $23,425,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of 

24 the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the 

25 Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
986 

1 GENERAL EXPENSES

2 For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ3 ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 

4 security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 

5 supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 

6 services, stenographic services, personal and professional 

7 services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro8 gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 

9 relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed10 eral Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more 

11 than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the 

12 Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep13 resentation and reception expenses, $61,459,000, to be 

14 disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des15 ignee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi16 sion of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 

17 at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fis18 cal year 2015 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 

19 Security from funds available to the Department of Home20 land Security. 

21 OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli24 ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 

25 Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
987 

1 of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 

2 30, 2016: Provided, That not more than $500 may be ex3 pended on the certification of the Executive Director of 

4 the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep5 resentation and reception expenses. 

6 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

7 EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATIONS

8 SEC. 1001. Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional 

9 Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2)) is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘the residences of covered employ11 ees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered employees by the end of each 

12 fiscal year’’. 

13 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 

16 the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 

17 $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 

18 of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi19 cial representation and reception expenses, $45,700,000. 

20 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

21 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

22 For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 

23 other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 

24 for surveys and studies in connection with activities under 

25 the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
988 

1 expenses for the general and administrative support of the 

2 operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 

3 Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen4 ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 

5 the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 

6 furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 

7 $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

8 to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap9 prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper10 ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $91,455,000. 

11 CAPITOL BUILDING

12 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

13 and operation of the Capitol, $54,665,000, of which 

14 $9,134,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

15 2019, and of which $21,222,000 shall remain available 

16 until expended. 

17 CAPITOL GROUNDS

18 For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 

19 of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 

20 office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, 

21 $11,973,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 

22 until September 30, 2019. 

23 SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

24 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

25 and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
989 

1 furnishings to be expended under the control and super2 vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $94,313,000, of 

3 which $36,488,000 shall remain available until September 

4 30, 2019. 

5 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

6 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

7 and operation of the House office buildings, $89,446,898, 

8 of which $24,824,898 shall remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2019. 

10 In addition, for a payment to the House Historic 

11 Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000, to re12 main available until expended. 

13 CAPITOL POWER PLANT

14 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

15 and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat16 ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) 

17 and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 

18 House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and 

19 the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga20 rage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 

21 plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government 

22 Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and 

23 heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su24 preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the 

25 Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
990 

1 Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 

2 advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 

3 the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited 

4 into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 

5 $90,652,000, of which $8,686,000 shall remain available 

6 until September 30, 2019: Provided, That not more than 

7 $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 

8 this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 

9 obligation during fiscal year 2015. 

10 LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

11 For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 

12 structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 

13 buildings and grounds, $42,180,000, of which 

14 $17,042,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

15 2019. 

16 CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY

17 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

18 and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance19 ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo20 cated, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security 

21 operations, $19,159,000, of which $1,000,000 shall re22 main available until September 30, 2019. 

23 BOTANIC GARDEN

24 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

25 and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
991 

1 buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex2 change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 

3 motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com4 mittee on the Library, $15,573,000, of which $5,693,000 

5 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

6 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

7 the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such 

8 sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and 

9 operation of the National Garden established under sec10 tion 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

11 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Ar12 chitect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 

13 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

14 For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 

15 Capitol Visitor Center, $20,844,000. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

17 NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR

18 OVER BUDGET

19 SEC. 1101. None of the funds made available in this 

20 Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make 

21 incentive or award payments to contractors for work on 

22 contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind 

23 schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Cap24 itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any 

25 such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, governVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00991 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
992 

1 ment-driven scope changes, or are not significant within 

2 the overall scope of the project and/or program. 

3 U.S. BOTANIC GARDEN ADMINISTRATION OF

4 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND SERVICES

5 SEC. 1102. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, subject 

6 to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on 

7 the Library, may enter into cooperative agreements with 

8 entities under such terms as the Architect determines ad9 visable, in order to support the United States Botanic 

10 Garden in carrying out its duties, authorities, and mission. 

11 (b)(1) The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to 

12 the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the 

13 Library, enter into a no-cost agreement, through a con14 tract, cooperative agreement, or memorandum of under15 standing, with a qualified entity to conduct, or provide 

16 support for, an educational exhibit, program, class, or out17 reach that benefits the educational mission of the United 

18 States Botanic Garden. 

19 (2) Any agreement under paragraph (1) may— 

20 (A) allow the qualified entity to accept fees for 

21 any program or class described in paragraph (1) in 

22 order to cover all or a portion of the entity’s costs 

23 of any supplies, honoraria, or associated expenses 

24 for the program or class; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
993 

1 (B) subject to such terms as the Architect con2 siders appropriate and necessary, grant temporary 

3 concessions to the qualified entity, or allow the 

4 qualified entity to grant temporary concessions to 

5 another person, in connection with an educational 

6 exhibit, program, class, or outreach described in 

7 paragraph (1), including concessions for food and 

8 merchandise sales that are specifically related to the 

9 educational mission involved. 

10 (3) Section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, 

11 shall not apply to any activity carried out under this sub12 section. 

13 (4) In this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified entity’’ 

14 means— 

15 (A) the National Fund for the United States 

16 Botanic Garden; and 

17 (B) any other organization described in section 

18 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 

19 exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code 

20 that the Architect of the Capitol determines shares 

21 interests complementary to the educational mission 

22 of the United States Botanic Garden. 

23 (c) Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall 

24 not apply to any agreement providing for the construction 

25 or improvement of real property. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
994 

1 (d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 

2 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

3 SCRIMS

4 SEC. 1103. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of 

6 building facades during restoration or construction 

7 projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol. 

8 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 

11 not otherwise provided for, including development and 

12 maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo13 dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean14 ing, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 

15 motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 

16 and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 

17 Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project 

18 Act of 2009; preparation and distribution of catalog 

19 records and other publications of the Library; hire or pur20 chase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the 

21 Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly 

22 chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the 

23 Board, $419,357,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 

24 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropria25 tion during fiscal year 2015, and shall remain available 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
995 

1 until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 

2 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than 

3 $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 

4 year 2015 and shall remain available until expended for 

5 the development and maintenance of an international legal 

6 information database and activities related thereto: Pro7 vided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or 

8 expend any funds derived from collections under the Act 

9 of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for 

10 obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 

11 further, That the total amount available for obligation 

12 shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are 

13 less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total 

14 amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be ex15 pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 

16 in connection with official representation and reception ex17 penses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, 

18 That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000 shall 

19 remain available until expended for the digital collections 

20 and educational curricula program. 

21 COPYRIGHT OFFICE

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 

24 $54,303,000, of which not more than $27,971,000, to re25 main available until expended, shall be derived from collecVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00995 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
996 

1 tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015 

2 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro3 vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or ex4 pend any funds derived from collections under such sec5 tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or 

6 expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That 

7 not more than $5,611,000 shall be derived from collections 

8 during fiscal year 2015 under sections 111(d)(2), 

9 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided 

10 further, That the total amount available for obligation 

11 shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are 

12 less than $33,582,000: Provided further, That not more 

13 than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for 

14 the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ 

15 in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the 

16 purpose of training nationals of developing countries in 

17 intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, 

18 That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the cer19 tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 

20 official representation and reception expenses for activities 

21 of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright 

22 delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That 

23 notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, 

24 United States Code, any amounts made available under 

25 this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
997 

1 payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to 

2 sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be 

3 used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 

4 Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of 

5 the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty 

6 Judges and staff under section 802(e). 

7 CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

10 of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

11 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Anno12 tated Constitution of the United States of America, 

13 $106,945,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 

14 may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 

15 with any publication, or preparation of material therefor 

16 (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued 

17 by the Library of Congress unless such publication has 

18 obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 

19 Administration of the House of Representatives or the 

20 Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 

21 BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of 

24 March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 

25 135a), $50,248,000: Provided, That of the total amount 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
998 

1 appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 

2 provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 

3 residents at no cost to the individual. 

4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

5 REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES

6 SEC. 1201. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2015, 

7 the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 

8 the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 

9 $203,058,000. 

10 (b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub11 section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 

12 that are funded from sources other than appropriations 

13 to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 

14 branch. 

15 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

16 CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For authorized publishing of congressional informa19 tion and the distribution of congressional information in 

20 any format; expenses necessary for preparing the semi21 monthly and session index to the Congressional Record, 

22 as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United 

23 States Code); publishing of Government publications au24 thorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 

25 and publishing and distribution of Government publicaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00998 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
999 

1 tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 

2 to the recipient, $79,736,000: Provided, That this appro3 priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per4 manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 

5 Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au6 thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: 

7 Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 

8 for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro9 priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 

10 Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita11 tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 

12 none of the funds appropriated or made available under 

13 this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and 

14 related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of 

15 title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print 

16 a document, report, or publication after the 27-month pe17 riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 

18 or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un19 less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance 

20 with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 

21 further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in 

22 this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding 

23 fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Pub24 lishing Office business operations revolving fund for car25 rying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the apVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00999 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1000 

1 proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

2 of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That not3 withstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, 

4 United States Code, this appropriation may be used to 

5 prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a 

6 monthly and session basis. 

7 PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE

8 SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For expenses of the public information programs of 

12 the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to 

13 provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 

14 publications and their distribution to the public, Members 

15 of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated 

16 depository and international exchange libraries as author17 ized by law, $31,500,000: Provided, That amounts of not 

18 more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations 

19 are authorized for producing and disseminating Congres20 sional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal 

21 years 2013 and 2014 to depository and other designated 

22 libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex23 pended balances in this account or accounts for similar 

24 purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to 

25 the Government Publishing Office business operations reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01000 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1001 

1 volving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 

2 subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria3 tions of the House of Representatives and Senate. 

4 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS

5 OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND

6 For payment to the Government Publishing Office 

7 Business Operations Revolving Fund, $8,757,000, to re8 main available until expended, for information technology 

9 development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov10 ernment Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make 

11 such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 

12 in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 

13 commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 

14 provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 

15 as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and 

16 purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year 

17 for the Government Publishing Office business operations 

18 revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than 

19 $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Direc20 tor of the Government Publishing Office in connection 

21 with official representation and reception expenses: Pro22 vided further, That the business operations revolving fund 

23 shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 

24 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That ex25 penditures in connection with travel expenses of the adviVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1002 

1 sory councils to the Director of the Government Pub2 lishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the 

3 provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided fur4 ther, That the business operations revolving fund shall be 

5 available for temporary or intermittent services under sec6 tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 

7 for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the 

8 annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 

9 Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur10 ther, That activities financed through the business oper11 ations revolving fund may provide information in any for12 mat: Provided further, That the business operations revolv13 ing fund and the funds provided under the heading ‘‘Pub14 lic Information Programs of the Superintendent of Docu15 ments’’ may not be used for contracted security services 

16 at GPO’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

18 REDESIGNATION OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE TO

19 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

20 SEC. 1301. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Government 

21 Printing Office is hereby redesignated the Government 

22 Publishing Office. 

23 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Government 

24 Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, di25 rective, instruction, or other official paper in force on the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1003 

1 date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer 

2 and apply to the Government Publishing Office. 

3 (c) TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 44, 

4 United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘Public Printer’’ each place that 

6 term appears and inserting ‘‘Director of the Govern7 ment Publishing Office’’; and 

8 (2) in the heading for each of sections 301, 

9 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 502, 710, 1102, 

10 1111, 1115, 1340, 1701, 1712, and 1914, by strik11 ing ‘‘PUBLIC PRINTER’’ and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR

12 OF THE GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE’’. 

13 (d) OTHER REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law 

14 other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, 

15 regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other offi16 cial paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act 

17 to the Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply 

18 to the Director of the Government Publishing Office. 

19 (e) TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 44, 

20 United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘Deputy Public Printer’’ each 

22 place that term appears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Di23 rector of the Government Publishing Office’’; and 

24 (2) in the heading for each of sections 302 and 

25 303, by striking ‘‘DEPUTY PUBLIC PRINTER’’ and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1004 

1 inserting ‘‘DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERN2 MENT PUBLISHING OFFICE’’. 

3 (f) OTHER REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law 

4 other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, 

5 regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other offi6 cial paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act 

7 to the Deputy Public Printer shall be considered to refer 

8 and apply to the Deputy Director of the Government Pub9 lishing Office. 

10 (g) Section 301 of title 44, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, who 

13 must be a practical printer and versed in the art of 

14 bookbinding,’’; and 

15 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘His’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘The’’. 

17 (h) Section 302 of title 44, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, who 

20 must be a practical printer and versed in the art of 

21 bookbinding,’’; and 

22 (2) in the second sentence— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

24 Deputy Director of the Government Publishing 

25 Office’’; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1005 

1 (B) by striking ‘‘perform the duties for2 merly required of the chief clerk,’’; 

3 (C) by striking ‘‘, and perform’’ and in4 serting ‘‘and perform’’; and 

5 (D) by striking ‘‘of him’’. 

6 (i) Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in the first sentence of section 304, by 

9 striking ‘‘or his’’ and inserting ‘‘or the Director’s’’; 

10 (2) in section 305(a)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘he considers’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘the Director considers’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘He may not’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘The Director of the Government Pub15 lishing Office may not’’; 

16 (3) in section 306, by striking ‘‘his direction’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘the direction of the Director’’; 

18 (4) in section 308— 

19 (A) in subsection (b)(1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘his accounts’’ and in21 serting ‘‘the accounts of the disbursing of22 ficer’’; and 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘his name’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘the name of the disbursing officer’’; 

25 (B) in subsection (b)(2)— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1006 

1 (i) by striking ‘‘his estate’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘the estate of the disbursing officer’’; 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘to him’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘to the deputy disbursing officer’’; and 

5 (iii) by striking ‘‘his service’’ and in6 serting ‘‘the service of the deputy dis7 bursing officer’’; and 

8 (C) in subsection (c)(1)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘by him’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘by such officer or employee’’; 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘his discretion’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘the discretion of the Comptroller 

13 General’’; and 

14 (iii) by striking ‘‘whenever he’’ each 

15 place that terms appears and inserting 

16 ‘‘whenever the Comptroller General’’; 

17 (5) in section 309— 

18 (A) in the second sentence of subsection 

19 (a), by striking ‘‘by him’’ and inserting ‘‘by the 

20 Director’’; and 

21 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘his or 

22 her discretion’’ and inserting ‘‘the discretion of 

23 the Comptroller General’’; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1007 

1 (6) in section 310, by striking ‘‘his written re2 quest’’ and inserting ‘‘the written request of the Di3 rector’’; 

4 (7) in section 311(b), by striking ‘‘he justifies’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘the Director justifies’’; 

6 (8) in section 312, by striking ‘‘his service’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘the service of such officer’’; and 

8 (9) in section 317, by striking ‘‘his delegate’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘a delegate of the Director’’. 

10 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Government Account13 ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex14 pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 

15 the United States in connection with official representa16 tion and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent 

17 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

18 Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 

19 equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 

20 the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 

21 hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 

22 foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 

23 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay24 able under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign 

25 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1008 

1 and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller Gen2 eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for3 eign countries, $522,000,000: Provided, That, in addition, 

4 $23,750,000 of payments received under sections 782, 

5 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 

6 available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, 

7 That this appropriation and appropriations for adminis8 trative expenses of any other department or agency which 

9 is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit 

10 Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum 

11 shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either 

12 Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, in13 cluding necessary travel expenses of non-Federal partici14 pants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the 

15 Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appro16 priation from which costs involved are initially financed. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

18 CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE

19 SEC. 1401. (a) CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE.— 

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 7 of title 31, 

21 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

22 end the following new subchapter: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1009 

1 ‘‘Subchapter VII—Center for Audit 

2 Excellence 

3 ‘‘SEC. 791. CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE. 

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Comptroller General 

5 shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the 

6 Government Accountability Office to be known as the 

7 ‘Center for Audit Excellence’ (hereafter in this subchapter 

8 referred to as the ‘Center’). 

9 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall build in11 stitutional auditing capacity and promote good gov12 ernance by providing affordable, relevant, and high13 quality training, technical assistance, and products 

14 and services to qualified personnel and entities of 

15 governments (including the Federal Government, 

16 State and local governments, tribal governments, 

17 and governments of foreign nations), international 

18 organizations, and other private organizations. 

19 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF QUALIFIED PER20 SONNEL AND ENTITIES.—Personnel and entities 

21 shall be considered qualified for purposes of receiv22 ing training, technical assistance, and products or 

23 services from the Center under paragraph (1) in ac24 cordance with such criteria as the Comptroller Gen25 eral may establish and publish. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1010 

1 ‘‘(c) FEES.— 

2 ‘‘(1) PERMITTING CHARGING OF FEES.—The 

3 Comptroller General may establish, charge, and col4 lect fees (on a reimbursable or advance basis) for 

5 the training, technical assistance, and products and 

6 services provided by the Center under this sub7 chapter. 

8 ‘‘(2) DEPOSIT INTO SEPARATE ACCOUNT.—The 

9 Comptroller General shall deposit all fees collected 

10 under paragraph (1) into the Center for Audit Ex11 cellence Account established under section 792. 

12 ‘‘(d) GIFTS OF PROPERTY AND SERVICES.—The 

13 Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or 

14 non-conditional gifts of property (both real and personal) 

15 and services (including services of guest lecturers) to sup16 port the operation of the Center, except that the Comp17 troller General may not accept or use such a gift if the 

18 Comptroller General determines that the acceptance or 

19 use of the gift would compromise or appear to compromise 

20 the integrity of the Government Accountability Office. 

21 ‘‘(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PER22 SONNEL.—It is the sense of Congress that the Center 

23 should be staffed primarily by personnel of the Govern24 ment Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged 

25 in carrying out other duties of the Office under this chapVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1011 

1 ter, so as to ensure that the operation of the Center will 

2 not detract from or impact the oversight and audit work 

3 of the Office. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 792. ACCOUNT. 

5 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT.— 

6 There is established in the Treasury as a separate account 

7 for the Government Accountability Office the ‘Center for 

8 Audit Excellence Account’, which shall consist of the fees 

9 deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) 

10 and such other amounts as may be appropriated under 

11 law. 

12 ‘‘(b) USE OF ACCOUNT.—Amounts in the Center for 

13 Audit Excellence Account shall be available to the Comp14 troller General, in amounts specified in appropriations 

15 Acts and without fiscal year limitation, to carry out this 

16 subchapter. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 793. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

19 as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.’’. 

20 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec21 tions for chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, 

22 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE

‘‘791. Center for Audit Excellence. 

‘‘792. Account. 

‘‘793. Authorization of appropriations.’’ 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1012 

1 (b) APPROVAL OF BUSINESS PLAN.—The Comp2 troller General may not begin operating the Center for 

3 Audit Excellence under subchapter VII of chapter 7 of 

4 title 31, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) 

5 until— 

6 (1) the Comptroller General submits a business 

7 plan for the Center to the Committees on Appropria8 tions of the House of Representatives and Senate; 

9 and 

10 (2) each such Committee approves the plan. 

11 OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST 

12 FUND 

13 For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center 

14 Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World 

15 Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative 

16 Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 

17 $5,700,000: Provided, That funds made available to sup18 port Russian participants shall only be used for those en19 gaging in free market development, humanitarian activi20 ties, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for offi21 cials of the central government of Russia. 

22 JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC 

23 SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 

24 For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub25 lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1013 

1 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv2 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 

3 $430,000. 

4 TITLE II 

5 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

6 MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES

7 SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 

8 Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 

9 vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 

10 may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa11 cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the 

12 Committee on House Administration and for the Senate 

13 issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

14 FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION

15 SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 

16 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 

17 2015 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 

18 RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION

19 SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 

20 not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 

21 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 

22 of compensation or designation of any office or position 

23 appropriated for is different from that specifically estab24 lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des25 ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1014 

1 spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 

2 for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi3 cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep4 resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 

5 the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law 

6 with respect thereto. 

7 CONSULTING SERVICES

8 SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation 

9 under this Act for any consulting service through procure10 ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 

11 Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such ex12 penditures are a matter of public record and available for 

13 public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 

14 existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 

15 under existing law. 

16 COSTS OF LBFMC

17 SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative ex18 penses of any legislative branch entity which participates 

19 in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council 

20 (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall 

21 be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC 

22 costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 

23 LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla24 tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 

25 as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1015 

1 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

2 SEC. 206. For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year 

3 thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation 

4 with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain 

5 and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in 

6 Square 580 up to the beginning of I–395. 

7 LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS

8 SEC. 207. None of the funds made available in this 

9 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in10 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

11 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro12 vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 

13 GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL

14 SEC. 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

15 none of the funds made available to the Architect of the 

16 Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict 

17 guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led 

18 by employees and interns of offices of Members of Con19 gress and other offices of the House of Representatives 

20 and Senate. 

21 (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 

22 at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the 

23 approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 

24 United States Capitol which are led by employees and in25 terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempoVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1016 

1 rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re2 lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 

3 United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 

4 the Capitol. 

5 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch 

6 Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1017 

1 DIVISION I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

2 AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RE3 LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

4 ACT, 2015 

5 TITLE I 

6 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

8 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip9 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

10 installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 

11 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

12 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec13 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con14 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func15 tions of the Commander in Chief, $528,427,000, to re16 main available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That 

17 of this amount, not to exceed $51,127,000 shall be avail18 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

19 services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 

20 unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi21 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no22 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

23 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1018 

1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

2 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip3 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in4 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

5 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

6 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

7 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

8 this appropriation, $1,018,772,000, to remain available 

9 until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of this amount, 

10 not to exceed $33,366,000 shall be available for study, 

11 planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 

12 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter13 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

14 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

15 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

16 reasons therefor. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

18 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip19 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

20 installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 

21 as currently authorized by law, $811,774,000, to remain 

22 available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of this 

23 amount, not to exceed $10,738,000 shall be available for 

24 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv25 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1019 

1 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

2 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro3 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

4 and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That none of 

5 the funds provided under this heading for military con6 struction in the United Kingdom as identified in the table 

7 entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ in the explanatory state8 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi9 sion A of this consolidated Act) may be obligated or ex10 pended until the Department of Defense completes a Eu11 ropean Consolidation Study, and the Secretary of Defense 

12 (1) provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

13 Houses of Congress a comprehensive European basing 

14 strategy reflecting the findings of the Consolidation Study, 

15 and (2) certifies in writing the requirement identified in 

16 the study for any military construction project in the 

17 United Kingdom funded in this section. 

18 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip21 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa22 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen23 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

24 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

25 $1,991,690,000, to remain available until September 30, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1020 

1 2019: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

2 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

3 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

4 of Defense available for military construction or family 

5 housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with 

6 and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 

7 same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 

8 transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro9 priated, not to exceed $162,240,000 shall be available for 

10 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv11 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 

12 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

13 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria14 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

15 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

16 appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

17 $37,918,000 shall be available for payments to the North 

18 Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and 

19 construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

20 headquarters: Provided further, That none of the funds 

21 made available by this title may be used to construct a 

22 squadron operations facility at Cannon Air Force Base, 

23 New Mexico, until the Secretary of Defense submits to the 

24 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

25 a report that includes the following: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1021 

1 (1) A definition of ‘‘Special Operations Forces2 peculiar’’ as it applies to the use of United States 

3 Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funding 

4 to meet military construction requirements for facili5 ties that provide healthcare services or support fit6 ness activities. 

7 (2) A description of the decision-making process 

8 used to determine whether a military construction 

9 project that provides healthcare facilities or supports 

10 fitness activities should be funded by the USSOCOM 

11 or the military services. 

12 (3) An addendum to the DOD Form 1391 for 

13 this project providing a schematic of the human per14 formance center, a listing of the planned equipment 

15 related to training and resiliency and a description 

16 of the mission-critical benefit of each item, an expla17 nation of why the unique physical and psychological 

18 health services incorporated could not be provided by 

19 the Defense Health Agency or military services, and 

20 a planned staffing breakdown. 

21 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

22 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita23 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad24 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu25 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1022 

1 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza2 tion Acts, $128,920,000, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That of the amount appro4 priated, not to exceed $17,600,000 shall be available for 

5 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv6 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 

7 National Guard determines that additional obligations are 

8 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

9 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de10 termination and the reasons therefor. 

11 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

12 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita13 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad14 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

15 therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 

16 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

17 Acts, $92,663,000, to remain available until September 

18 30, 2019: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not 

19 to exceed $7,700,000 shall be available for study, plan20 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au21 thorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National 

22 Guard determines that additional obligations are nec23 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

24 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter25 mination and the reasons therefor. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1023 

1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

2 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita3 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad4 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

5 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con6 struction Authorization Acts, $103,946,000, to remain 

7 available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of the 

8 amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,337,000 shall be 

9 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en10 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 

11 the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations 

12 are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit13 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

14 determination and the reasons therefor. 

15 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

16 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita17 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad18 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

19 Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

20 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza21 tion Acts, $51,528,000, to remain available until Sep22 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That of the amount appro23 priated, not to exceed $2,123,000 shall be available for 

24 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv25 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1024 

1 Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary 

2 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro3 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

4 and the reasons therefor. 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

6 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita7 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad8 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

9 chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 

10 Construction Authorization Acts, $49,492,000, to remain 

11 available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of the 

12 amount appropriated, not to exceed $6,892,000 shall be 

13 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en14 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 

15 the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obliga16 tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

18 of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

19 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

20 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

21 For the United States share of the cost of the North 

22 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro23 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa24 cilities and installations (including international military 

25 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1025 

1 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

2 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili3 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $199,700,000, to 

4 remain available until expended. 

5 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

6 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con7 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex8 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

9 $78,609,000, to remain available until September 30, 

10 2019. 

11 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

12 ARMY

13 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op14 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

15 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in16 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $350,976,000. 

17 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

18 CORPS

19 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma20 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace21 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

22 authorized by law, $16,412,000, to remain available until 

23 September 30, 2019. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1026 

1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

2 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

3 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma4 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

5 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter6 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

7 law, $354,029,000. 

8 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

9 FORCE

10 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

11 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas12 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

13 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

14 $327,747,000. 

15 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

16 DEFENSE-WIDE

17 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

18 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

19 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

20 leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 

21 $61,100,000. 

22 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING

23 IMPROVEMENT FUND

24 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im25 provement Fund, $1,662,000, to remain available until exVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1027 

1 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu2 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro3 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili4 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

5 CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 

6 DEFENSE-WIDE

7 For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 

8 for, necessary for the destruction of the United States 

9 stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in ac10 cordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 

11 Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the 

12 destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are 

13 not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently author14 ized by law, $38,715,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2019, which shall be only for the Assembled 

16 Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. 

17 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

18 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

19 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the 

20 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

21 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by section 2711 of the 

22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

23 (Public Law 112–239), $315,085,000, to remain available 

24 until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1028 

1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 

3 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a4 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

5 exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 

6 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

7 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there8 for. 

9 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con10 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve11 hicles. 

12 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con13 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High14 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

15 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

16 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author17 ized therein are certified as important to the national de18 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

19 SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 

20 title may be used to begin construction of new bases in 

21 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

22 not been made. 

23 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 

24 title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 

25 in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1029 

1 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi2 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina3 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

4 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

5 General; (3) where the estimated value is less than 

6 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

7 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

8 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 

9 title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 

10 preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 

11 except housing for which funds have been made available 

12 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con13 struction. 

14 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 

15 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

16 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an17 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap18 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

19 SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 

20 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con21 struction project or activity for which American steel pro22 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

23 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

24 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart25 ment of Defense for military construction or family housVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1030 

1 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

2 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

3 SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 

4 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

5 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro6 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

7 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 

8 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

9 estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for 

10 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan11 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

12 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

13 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

14 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

15 SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 

16 title for military construction in the United States terri17 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

18 Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be 

19 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

20 to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, 

21 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

22 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

23 of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon24 sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 

25 than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1031 

1 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

2 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re3 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

4 SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 

5 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in6 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 

7 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

8 States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts 

9 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

10 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

11 SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 

12 made available in this title which are limited for obligation 

13 during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 

14 the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 

15 SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

16 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

17 for construction authorized for each such military depart18 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

19 current session of Congress. 

20 SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing 

21 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex22 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

23 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec24 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

25 and on subsequent claims, if any. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1032 

1 SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, any funds made available to a military department 

3 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

4 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

5 contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 

6 at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 

7 the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made 

8 available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 

9 obligated from funds available for military construction 

10 projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 

11 for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 

12 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority 

15 available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos16 ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 

17 established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza18 tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 

19 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 

20 of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 

21 by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 

22 Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 

23 merged with, and to be available for the same purposes 

24 and the same time period as that account. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1033 

1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 119. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 

3 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me4 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

6 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

7 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

8 transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family 

9 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

10 for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be 

11 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

12 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

13 directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense 

14 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

15 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

16 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac17 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 

18 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap19 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria20 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 

21 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con22 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

23 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

24 to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 

25 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1034 

1 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili2 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities: 

3 Provided further, That the transfer authority in this provi4 sion shall also be applicable to amounts appropriated for 

5 construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts in section 

6 2002 of Public Law 112–10. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 120. In addition to any other transfer authority 

9 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

10 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

11 Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the 

12 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

13 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated 

14 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

15 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 

16 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

17 and for the same time period as the fund to which trans18 ferred. 

19 SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, funds made available in this title for operation and 

21 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

22 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

23 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

24 Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be 

25 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any genVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1035 

1 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica2 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

3 medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

4 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

5 of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact 

6 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

7 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi8 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

9 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

10 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an11 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

12 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex13 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar14 ters for the prior fiscal year. 

15 SEC. 122. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im16 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec17 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro18 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur19 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

20 transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 123. During the 5-year period after appropria23 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

24 for military construction and family housing operation and 

25 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1036 

1 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

2 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

3 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga4 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap5 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

6 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur7 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

8 with and to be available for the same time period and for 

9 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans10 ferred. 

11 SEC. 124. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

12 none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 

13 by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the 

14 Army that— 

15 (1) performs a testing mission or function that 

16 is not performed by any other unit in the Army and 

17 is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States 

18 Code; and 

19 (2) is located at a military installation at which 

20 the total number of civilian employees of the Depart21 ment of the Army and Army contractor personnel 

22 employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of 

23 members of the regular and reserve components of 

24 the Army assigned to the installation. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1037 

1 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 

2 the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional 

3 defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the 

4 unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regu5 lation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and respon6 sibilities for Army stationing actions. 

7 SEC. 125. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

8 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

9 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

10 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

11 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

12 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan13 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap14 ter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enact15 ment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 126. None of the funds made available in this 

17 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

18 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme19 tery. 

20 SEC. 127. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

21 Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Military Con22 struction, Air Force’’, ‘‘Military Construction, Army Re23 serve’’, and ‘‘Military Construction, Navy Reserve’’, 

24 $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

25 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1038 

1 of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 

2 out construction of projects, excluding in Europe, as au3 thorized in division B of Public Law 113–66: Provided fur4 ther, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this 

5 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit6 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex7 penditure plan for funds provided under this heading. 

8 SEC. 128. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

9 Construction, Army’’, $61,000,000; ‘‘Military Construc10 tion, Army National Guard’’, $5,000,000; and ‘‘Military 

11 Construction, Army Reserve’’, $51,000,000, to remain 

12 available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That not13 withstanding any other provision of law, such funds may 

14 only be obligated to carry out construction of certain 

15 projects as authorized in division B of an Act authorizing 

16 appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities 

17 of the Department of Defense (relating to Military Con18 struction Authorizations): Provided further, That not later 

19 than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Appropria21 tions of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for 

22 funds provided under this heading. 

23 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 129. Of the unobligated balances available for 

25 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, from prior appropriations 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1039 

1 Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as 

2 being for contingency operations directly related to the 

3 global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 

4 $49,533,000 are hereby rescinded. 

5 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 130. Of the unobligated balances available for 

7 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, from 

8 prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations des9 ignated by law as for being for contingency operations di10 rectly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emer11 gency requirement), $25,522,000 are hereby rescinded. 

12 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 131. Of the unobligated balances available for 

14 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, from prior appropria15 tions Acts (other than appropriations designated by law 

16 as for being for contingency operations directly related to 

17 the global war on terrorism or as an emergency require18 ment), $41,392,000 are hereby rescinded. 

19 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 132. Of the unobligated balances available for 

21 ‘‘NATO Security Investment Program’’, from prior appro22 priations Acts (other than appropriations designated by 

23 law as being for contingency operations directly related to 

24 the global war on terrorism or as an emergency require25 ment), $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1040 

1 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 133. Of the unobligated balances made available 

3 in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in sec4 tion 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli5 tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) (other 

6 than appropriations designated by law as being for contin7 gency operations directly related to the global war on ter8 rorism or as an emergency requirement), $63,800,000 are 

9 hereby rescinded. 

10 SEC. 134. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

11 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit12 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

13 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc14 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria15 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

16 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

17 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

18 SEC. 135. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used for the closure or abandonment of any 

20 facility located at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1041 

1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

3 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

4 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

7 behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex8 aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 

9 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 

10 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

11 by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United 

12 States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle13 ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi14 cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi15 cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur16 ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 

17 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 

18 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec19 tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 

20 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 

21 $79,071,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro22 vided, That not to exceed $15,430,000 of the amount ap23 propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 

24 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis25 tration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for necVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1042 

1 essary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 

2 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding 

3 source for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Com4 pensation and Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, 

5 That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying 

6 patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collec7 tions Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical 

8 facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as 

9 authorized. 

10 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

11 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

12 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap13 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 

14 61 of title 38, United States Code, $14,997,136,000, to 

15 remain available until expended: Provided, That expenses 

16 for rehabilitation program services and assistance which 

17 the Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) 

18 of section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 

19 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub20 section, shall be charged to this account. 

21 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

22 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

23 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet24 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1043 

1 authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 

2 Code, $63,257,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

4 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

5 sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as 

6 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

7 title 38, United States Code: Provided, That such costs, 

8 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de9 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

10 1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2015, 

11 within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 

12 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe13 cially adapted housing loans. 

14 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

15 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $160,881,000. 

16 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

17 For the cost of direct loans, $10,000, as authorized 

18 by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 

19 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

20 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres21 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

22 made available under this heading are available to sub23 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

24 loans not to exceed $2,877,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1044 

1 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

2 carry out the direct loan program, $361,000, which may 

3 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex4 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

5 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

6 ACCOUNT

7 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

8 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

9 of title 38, United States Code, $1,130,000. 

10 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

11 MEDICAL SERVICES

12 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

13 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

14 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

15 veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 

16 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

17 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

18 medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

19 food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em20 ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to 

21 State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, 

22 United States Code, assistance and support services for 

23 caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, 

24 United States Code, loan repayments authorized by sec25 tion 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1045 

1 Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 

2 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and med3 ical services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United 

4 States Code; $209,189,000, which shall be in addition to 

5 funds previously appropriated under this heading that be6 came available on October 1, 2014; and, in addition, 

7 $47,603,202,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 

8 available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available 

9 until September 30, 2016: Provided, That notwithstanding 

10 any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Af11 fairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical 

12 treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabil13 ities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 

14 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec15 retary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for 

16 the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in en17 rollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, 

18 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec19 retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing 

20 of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administra21 tion facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written 

22 prescriptions based on requirements established by the 

23 Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of 

24 the program described in the previous proviso shall incur 

25 no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1046 

1 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

2 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

3 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

4 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad5 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi6 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart7 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De8 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

9 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov10 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $6,144,000,000, plus 

11 reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 

12 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 

13 2016. 

14 MEDICAL FACILITIES

15 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op16 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

17 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad18 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 

19 planning, design, project management, real property ac20 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

21 any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 

22 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

23 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter24 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos25 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the DepartVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1047 

1 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

2 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate3 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 

4 $4,915,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail5 able on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until 

6 September 30, 2016. 

7 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

8 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

9 medical and prosthetic research and development as au10 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

11 $588,922,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail12 able until September 30, 2016. 

13 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

14 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad15 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other16 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there17 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

18 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper19 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter20 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

21 of the National Cemetery Administration, $256,800,000, 

22 of which not to exceed $25,600,000 shall remain available 

23 until September 30, 2016. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1048 

1 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

2 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

5 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

6 administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 

7 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni8 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

9 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas10 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

11 Services Administration for security guard services, 

12 $321,591,000, of which not to exceed $9,660,000 shall re13 main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That 

14 funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 

15 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis16 tration’’. 

17 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

18 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

19 Veterans Appeals, $99,294,000, of which not to exceed 

20 $9,429,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

21 2016. 

22 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

23 ADMINISTRATION

24 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

25 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1049 

1 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

2 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

3 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De4 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

5 $2,534,254,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 

6 assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 

7 (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, 

8 that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec9 essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex10 tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 

11 maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum 

12 independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac13 count: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

14 under this heading, not to exceed $124,000,000 shall re15 main available until September 30, 2016. 

16 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For necessary expenses for information technology 

19 systems and telecommunications support, including devel20 opmental information systems and operational information 

21 systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 

22 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in23 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

24 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

25 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1050 

1 States Code, $3,903,344,000, plus reimbursements: Pro2 vided, That $1,039,000,000 shall be for pay and associ3 ated costs, of which not to exceed $30,792,000 shall re4 main available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, 

5 That $2,316,009,000 shall be for operations and mainte6 nance, of which not to exceed $160,000,000 shall remain 

7 available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, That 

8 $548,335,000 shall be for information technology systems 

9 development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 

10 remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided fur11 ther, That amounts made available for information tech12 nology systems development, modernization, and enhance13 ment may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 

14 of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of 

15 the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Com16 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 

17 certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obli18 gated and expended for each development project: Pro19 vided further, That amounts made available for salaries 

20 and expenses, operations and maintenance, and informa21 tion technology systems development, modernization, and 

22 enhancement may be transferred among the three sub23 accounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 

24 from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

25 of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1051 

1 approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made 

2 available for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ ac3 count for development, modernization, and enhancement 

4 may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 

5 projects: Provided further, That no project may be in6 creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 

7 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro8 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

9 and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period 

10 of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That funds under 

11 this heading may be used by the Interagency Program Of12 fice through the Department of Veterans Affairs to de13 velop a standard data reference terminology model: Pro14 vided further, That of the funds made available for infor15 mation technology systems development, modernization, 

16 and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more than 25 

17 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary 

18 of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appro19 priations of both Houses of Congress, and such Commit20 tees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status of and 

21 changes to the VistA Evolution program plan (hereinafter 

22 referred to as the ‘‘Plan’’), VistA 4 product roadmap 

23 (‘‘Roadmap’’), or the VistA Evolution cost estimate, dated 

24 March 24, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or 

25 functionality of projects within the VistA Evolution proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1052 

1 gram as established in the Plan; (3) any refinements to 

2 the cost estimate presented in the Plan, including those 

3 based on actual costs incurred; (4) a Project Management 

4 Accountability System resourced schedule for every devel5 opment project within the VistA Evolution program, in6 cluding a testing methodology schedule; (5) progress to7 ward developing and implementing all levels of interoper8 ability, including semantic interoperability, between the 

9 electronic health record systems of the Department of De10 fense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (6) 

11 a detailed governance structure for the VistA Evolution 

12 program, including the establishment of a single program 

13 director and integrator who shall have responsibility for 

14 the entire program: Provided further, That the funds made 

15 available under this heading for information technology 

16 systems development, modernization, and enhancement, 

17 shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified 

18 under this heading in the explanatory statement described 

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

20 consolidated Act). 

21 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

23 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

24 the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1053 

1 U.S.C. App.), $126,411,000, of which $12,141,000 shall 

2 remain available until September 30, 2016. 

3 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

4 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

5 any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 

6 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

7 Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 

8 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

9 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar10 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage11 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

12 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

13 under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 

14 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac15 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

16 than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 

17 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

18 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

19 $561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall remain avail20 able until September 30, 2019, and of which $34,000,000 

21 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That ex22 cept for advance planning activities, including needs as23 sessments which may or may not lead to capital invest24 ments, and other capital asset management related activi25 ties, including portfolio development and management acVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1054 

1 tivities, and investment strategy studies funded through 

2 the advance planning fund and the planning and design 

3 activities funded through the design fund, including needs 

4 assessments which may or may not lead to capital invest5 ments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident 

6 engineers who oversee those capital investments funded 

7 through this account, and funds provided for the purchase 

8 of land for the National Cemetery Administration through 

9 the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made 

10 available under this heading shall be used for any project 

11 which has not been approved by the Congress in the budg12 etary process: Provided further, That funds made available 

13 under this heading for fiscal year 2015, for each approved 

14 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con15 struction documents contract by September 30, 2015; and 

16 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep17 tember 30, 2016: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

18 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

19 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

20 report on any approved major construction project for 

21 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita22 tions established above. 

23 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

24 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

25 any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1055 

1 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

2 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

3 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

4 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

5 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro6 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

7 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

8 site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 

9 sections 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, 

10 United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the 

11 estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the 

12 amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, 

13 United States Code, $495,200,000, to remain available 

14 until September 30, 2019, along with unobligated balances 

15 of previous ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

16 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

17 estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth 

18 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

19 under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 

20 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

21 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

22 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

23 and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to 

24 minimize further loss by such causes. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1056 

1 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

2 FACILITIES

3 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

4 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re5 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

6 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

7 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

8 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, to re9 main available until expended. 

10 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

11 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

12 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme13 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

14 States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until ex15 pended. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2015 for 

19 ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 

20 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans21 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro22 priations: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, 

23 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

24 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

25 the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1057 

1 issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 

2 days has elapsed. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart5 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or 

6 any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical 

7 Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac8 counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 

9 That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and 

10 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 

11 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

12 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica13 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

15 the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 

16 That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and 

17 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts in excess of 

18 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 

19 fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary re20 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

21 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

22 and an approval is issued: Provided further, That any 

23 transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account may 

24 take place only after the Secretary requests from the ComVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1058 

1 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 

2 authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 

3 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

4 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au5 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

6 hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 

7 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author8 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

9 States Code. 

10 SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the 

11 appropriations for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and 

12 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’) shall be available for the 

13 purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 

14 new hospital or home. 

15 SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be 

16 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

17 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex18 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet19 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec20 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

21 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

22 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim23 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina24 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

25 rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1059 

1 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

2 ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 

3 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail4 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re5 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

6 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

7 2014. 

8 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

9 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

10 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

11 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

12 Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 

13 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

14 and Pensions’’. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, during fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Veterans 

18 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

19 Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, 

20 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

21 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

22 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

23 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen24 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra25 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1060 

1 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi2 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse3 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu4 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

5 2015 that are available for dividends in that program after 

6 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

7 have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 

8 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

9 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

10 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

11 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

12 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

13 2015 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

14 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

15 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro16 gram. 

17 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

18 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in19 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro20 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur21 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for 

24 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

25 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution ManageVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1061 

1 ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of2 fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica3 tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 

4 for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

5 costs but not to exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Reso6 lution Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of Em7 ployment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Pro8 vided, That payments may be made in advance for services 

9 to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further, 

10 That amounts received shall be credited to the ‘‘General 

11 Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 

12 accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 

13 SEC. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be 

14 available to enter into any new lease of real property if 

15 the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, 

16 unless the Secretary submits a report which the Commit17 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress ap18 prove within 30 days following the date on which the re19 port is received. 

20 SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans 

21 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

22 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

23 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv24 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

25 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the SecVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1062 

1 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

2 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

3 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro4 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man5 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason6 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

7 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur8 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

9 provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the 

10 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re11 ceived. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

14 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas15 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

16 the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, 

17 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

18 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

19 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris20 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af21 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

22 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con23 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

24 SEC. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 

25 Services’’ are available— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1063 

1 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup2 plies, and equipment; and 

3 (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 

4 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

5 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

8 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

9 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to 

10 ‘‘Medical Services’’, to remain available until expended for 

11 the purposes of that account. 

12 SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

13 enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi14 zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com15 pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 

16 tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en17 tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 

18 the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 

19 Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 

20 dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet21 erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 

22 and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 

23 ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the ex24 ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 

25 in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1064 

1 Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and 

2 those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 

3 sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims 

4 Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are 

5 not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchor6 age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin7 sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De10 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu11 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

12 be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and 

13 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail14 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

15 SEC. 218. None of the funds made available in this 

16 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

17 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks 

18 from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet19 erans within their respective Networks. 

20 SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

21 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

22 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 

23 status of the Veterans Health Administration. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1065 

1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med3 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Med4 ical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 

5 Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and 

6 ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal 

7 year 2015 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 

8 Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That before a 

9 transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

10 shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of 

11 both Houses of Congress the authority to make the trans12 fer and an approval is issued. 

13 SEC. 221. Of the amounts made available to the De14 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this 

15 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account 

16 for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 percent 

17 of the funds made available shall be obligated during the 

18 last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That the Sec19 retary may waive this requirement after providing written 

20 notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

21 Houses of Congress. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the De24 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for 

25 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1066 

1 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, and 

2 ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, up to $259,251,213, 

3 plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint De4 partment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 

5 Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by sec6 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

7 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) 

8 and may be used for operation of the facilities designated 

9 as combined Federal medical facilities as described by sec10 tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author11 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 

12 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be 

13 transferred from accounts designated in this section to the 

14 Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Af15 fairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 

16 notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con18 gress. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the De21 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

22 October 1, 2015, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Sup23 port and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to 

24 $245,398,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred 

25 to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of VetVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1067 

1 erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, es2 tablished by section 1704 of the National Defense Author3 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

4 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities 

5 designated as combined Federal medical facilities as de6 scribed by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

8 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional 

9 funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this 

10 section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 

11 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

12 upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Af13 fairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

14 of Congress. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

17 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

18 of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided 

19 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili20 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

22 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail23 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense24 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem25 onstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the NaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1068 

1 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

2 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for oper3 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

4 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun5 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 225. Of the amounts available in this title for 

9 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 

10 and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000 shall 

11 be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing In12 centive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, 

13 United States Code, to remain available until expended, 

14 for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II 

18 of division J of Public Law 113–76, the following amounts 

19 which became available on October 1, 2014, are hereby 

20 rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts 

21 specified: 

22 (1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

23 Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 

24 (2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

25 Support and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1069 

1 (3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

2 Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 

3 (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 

4 Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 

5 accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 

6 September 30, 2016: 

7 (1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

8 Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 

9 (2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

10 Support and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 

11 (3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

12 Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 

13 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no14 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

15 Congress of all bid savings in major construction projects 

16 that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro17 grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro18 vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

19 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro20 vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit21 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 

22 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall 

23 describe the anticipated use of such savings. 

24 SEC. 228. The scope of work for a project included 

25 in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may not be increased 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1070 

1 above the scope specified for that project in the original 

2 justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 

3 request for appropriations. 

4 SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

5 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

6 Houses of Congress a quarterly report that contains the 

7 following information from each Veterans Benefits Admin8 istration Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete 

9 a disability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims 

10 pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the num11 ber of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken 

12 within the quarter to address poor performance; (6) train13 ing programs undertaken; and (7) the number and results 

14 of Quality Review Team audits: Provided, That each quar15 terly report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after 

16 the end of the respective quarter. 

17 SEC. 230. The Secretary shall submit to the Commit18 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a re19 programming request if at any point during fiscal year 

20 2015, the funding allocated for a medical care initiative 

21 identified in the fiscal year 2015 expenditure plan is ad22 justed by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation 

23 shown in the corresponding congressional budget justifica24 tion. Such a reprogramming request may go forward only 

25 if the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1071 

1 Congress approve the request or if a period of 14 days 

2 has elapsed. 

3 SEC. 231. Of the funds provided to the Department 

4 of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for ‘‘Medical Serv5 ices’’ and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, a maximum 

6 of $8,371,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical Serv7 ices’’ account and a maximum of $114,703,000 may be 

8 obligated from the ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ ac9 count for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record 

10 interoperability projects: Provided, That funds in addition 

11 to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution 

12 and electronic health record interoperability projects upon 

13 written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

14 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

15 Congress. 

16 SEC. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

17 provide written notification to the Committees on Appro18 priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or19 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

20 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

21 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

22 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 233. (a) There is hereby rescinded an aggregate 

24 amount of $41,000,000 from the total budget authority 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1072 

1 provided for fiscal year 2015 for discretionary accounts 

2 of the Department of Veterans Affairs in— 

3 (1) this Act; or 

4 (2) any advance appropriation for fiscal year 

5 2015 in prior appropriation Acts. 

6 (b) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report speci8 fying the account and amount of each rescission not later 

9 than 20 days following enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

11 provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro12 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

13 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam14 paign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 

15 SEC. 235. None of the funds in this or any other Act 

16 may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

17 hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environ18 mental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at 

19 existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities 

20 located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part 

21 of a planned realignment of VA services until the Sec22 retary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 

23 both Houses of Congress a report including the following 

24 elements: (1) a national realignment strategy that includes 

25 a detailed description of realignment plans within each 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1073 

1 Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), including 

2 an updated Long Range Capital Plan to implement re3 alignment requirements; (2) an explanation of the process 

4 by which those plans were developed and coordinated with5 in the VISN; (3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each planned 

6 realignment, including the cost of replacing Veterans 

7 Health Administration services with contract care or other 

8 outsourced services; (4) an analysis of how any such 

9 planned realignment of services will impact access to care 

10 for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, including 

11 travel distances and transportation costs to access a VA 

12 medical facility and availability of local specialty and pri13 mary care; (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic 

14 designation and the methodology used to determine the 

15 buildings’ condition and utilization; (6) a description of 

16 how any realignment will be consistent with requirements 

17 under the National Historic Preservation Act; and (7) con18 sideration given for reuse of historic buildings within 

19 newly identified realignment requirements: Provided, That 

20 this provision shall not apply to capital projects in VISN 

21 23, or any other VISN, which have been authorized or 

22 approved by Congress. 

23 SEC. 236. None of the funds available to the Depart24 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 

25 be used to replace the current system by which the VetVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1074 

1 erans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for 

2 diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 

3 SEC. 237. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act or prior Acts may be used by the Secretary of Vet5 erans Affairs to expand the dialysis pilot program ap6 proved by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 

7 Health in August 2010 and by the Secretary of Veterans 

8 Affairs in September 2010 or to create any new dialysis 

9 capability provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 

10 in any facility that is not an initial facility under the pilot 

11 program until the later of the following dates: 

12 (1) September 30, 2015. 

13 (2) The date on which an independent analysis 

14 of the dialysis pilot program has been conducted at 

15 each initial facility and has been submitted to the 

16 Committees on Appropriations and the Committees 

17 on Veterans’ Affairs of both Houses of Congress. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 238. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 

20 determination that such action is necessary to address 

21 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans22 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

23 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2015 in this 

24 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper25 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ acVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1075 

1 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 

2 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap3 propriated for fiscal year 2015, that were provided in ad4 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

5 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man6 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

7 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

8 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

9 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

10 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

11 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

12 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

13 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

14 may not be used unless for higher priority items, based 

15 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

16 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

17 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

18 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

19 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

20 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

21 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

22 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

23 That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of 

24 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1076 

1 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

2 to make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 239. Amounts made available for the Depart5 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, under the 

6 ‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating 

7 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

8 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

9 before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet10 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro11 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

12 make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval. 

13 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 240. Of the unobligated balances available with15 in the ‘‘DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund’’, 

16 $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

17 SEC. 241. Subsection (b) of section 504 of the Vet18 erans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 

19 104–275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended to read as 

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may carry out the 

22 pilot program under this section as follows: 

23 ‘‘(1) In fiscal years before fiscal year 2015, 

24 through not more than 10 regional offices of the De25 partment of Veterans Affairs. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1077 

1 ‘‘(2) In fiscal year 2015, through not more than 

2 12 regional offices of the Department. 

3 ‘‘(3) In fiscal year 2016, through not more than 

4 15 regional offices of the Department. 

5 ‘‘(4) In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year 

6 thereafter, through such regional offices of the De7 partment as the Secretary considers appropriate.’’. 

8 SEC. 242. Section 101(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Veterans 

9 Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public 

10 Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by add11 ing at the end the following new subclause: 

12 ‘‘(III) OTHER EXCEPTIONS.— 

13 With respect to furnishing care or 

14 services under this section in Alaska, 

15 the Alaska Fee Schedule of the De16 partment of Veterans Affairs will be 

17 followed, except for when another pay18 ment agreement, including a contract 

19 or provider agreement, is in place. 

20 With respect to care or services fur21 nished under this section in a State 

22 with an All-Payer Model Agreement 

23 under the Social Security Act that be24 came effective on January 1, 2014, 

25 the Medicare payment rates under 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1078 

1 clause (i) shall be calculated based on 

2 the payment rates under such agree3 ment.’’. 

4 SEC. 243. Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United 

5 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 1957,’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘August 1, 1953’’. 

7 ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN ACCOUNTS OF

8 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

9 SEC. 244. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of title 38, 

10 United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘medical care accounts of the 

12 Department’’ each place it appears and inserting 

13 ‘‘covered accounts of the Department’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘beginning with fiscal year 

16 2011,’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘discretionary’’ each place 

18 it appears; 

19 (3) in subsection (c)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘medical care accounts of 

21 the Veterans Health Administration, Depart22 ment of Veterans Affairs account’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘accounts of the Department of Veterans 

24 Affairs account’’; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1079 

1 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Vet2 erans Health Administration,’’ and after ‘‘(1)’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘Vet4 erans Health Administration,’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; 

5 (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘Vet6 erans Health Administration,’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; 

7 (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

8 through (3) as paragraphs (4) through (6), re9 spectively; 

10 (F) by inserting before paragraph (4), as 

11 redesignated by subparagraph (E), the fol12 lowing new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(1) Veterans Benefits Administration, Com14 pensation and Pensions. 

15 ‘‘(2) Veterans Benefits Administration, Read16 justment Benefits. 

17 ‘‘(3) Veterans Benefits Administration, Vet18 erans Insurance and Indemnities.’’; and 

19 (G) in the subsection heading, by striking 

20 ‘‘MEDICAL CARE ACCOUNTS’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘COVERED ACCOUNTS OF THE DEPARTMENT’’; 

22 and 

23 (4) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘cer24 tain medical care accounts’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘certain accounts’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1080 

1 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 117 of title 38, United 

2 States Code, shall apply as follows: 

3 (1) With respect to an account described in 

4 paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (c) of such 

5 section, as redesignated by subsection (a) of this sec6 tion, for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 

7 2011. 

8 (2) With respect to an account described in 

9 paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of such subsection (c), as 

10 added by subsection (a) of this section, for each fis11 cal year beginning with 2017. 

12 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

13 at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 38, United States 

14 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 

15 117 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘117. Advance appropriations for certain accounts.’’. 

16 (d) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

17 Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) by striking the first paragraph (37) and in20 serting the following new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(37) information on estimates of appropria22 tions for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for 

23 which the budget is submitted for the following ac24 counts of the Department of Veterans Affairs: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1081 

1 ‘‘(A) Veterans Benefits Administration, 

2 Compensation and Pensions. 

3 ‘‘(B) Veterans Benefits Administration, 

4 Readjustment Benefits. 

5 ‘‘(C) Veterans Benefits Administration, 

6 Veterans Insurance and Indemnities. 

7 ‘‘(D) Veterans Health Administration, 

8 Medical Services. 

9 ‘‘(E) Veterans Health Administration, 

10 Medical Support and Compliance. 

11 ‘‘(F) Veterans Health Administration, 

12 Medical Facilities.’’; and 

13 (2) by redesignating the second paragraph (37), 

14 as added by section 11(a)(2) of the GPRA Mod15 ernization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–352; 124 

16 Stat. 3881), as paragraph (39). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1082 

1 TITLE III 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

6 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

7 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun8 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

9 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

10 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

11 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for12 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 

13 vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and 

14 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

15 vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such 

16 countries, $74,100,000, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

20 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

21 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex22 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

23 36, United States Code. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1083 

1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

2 CLAIMS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

5 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

6 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

7 United States Code, $31,386,000: Provided, That 

8 $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing 

9 financial assistance as described, and in accordance with 

10 the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this 

11 heading in Public Law 102–229. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

13 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 

16 and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol17 diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 

18 the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re19 placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 

20 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

21 $65,800,000, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 shall re22 main available until September 30, 2016. In addition, 

23 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

24 repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1084 

1 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

2 Agencies’’ account. 

3 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

4 TRUST FUND

5 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire6 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

7 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

8 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis9 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

10 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $63,400,000, of 

11 which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

12 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 

13 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis14 trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

15 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

17 SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 

18 heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex19 penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir20 ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main 

21 at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 

22 available for ground burials. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1085 

1 TITLE IV 

2 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

4 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

6 Defense-Wide’’, $46,000,000 to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2017, for a project outside of the United 

8 States: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

9 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

10 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

11 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

12 of 1985. 

13 EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE MILITARY

14 CONSTRUCTION

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

16 Army’’, ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Military 

17 Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $175,000,000 to remain 

18 available until September 30, 2017, for military construc19 tion (including planning and design) for projects associ20 ated with the European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, 

21 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over22 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

23 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

24 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro25 vided further, That none of the funds provided under this 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1086 

1 heading may be obligated or expended until the Secretary 

2 of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations 

3 of both Houses of Congress: (1) a final spending plan for 

4 the European Reassurance Initiative military construction 

5 projects, and (2) the relevant Department of Defense 

6 Form 1391 for each project prior to the execution of that 

7 project. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1087 

1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

4 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

5 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

6 SEC. 502. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, 

8 when it is made known to the Federal entity or official 

9 to which the funds are made available that the program, 

10 project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal 

11 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

12 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

13 SEC. 503. All departments and agencies funded under 

14 this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 

15 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

16 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con17 duct of their business practices and public service activi18 ties. 

19 SEC. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no20 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

21 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af22 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro23 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub24 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1088 

1 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

2 of the Senate. 

3 SEC. 505. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in5 strumentality of the United States Government except 

6 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro7 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

8 SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 

9 Act may be used for a project or program named for an 

10 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 

11 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa12 tives. 

13 SEC. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail14 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

15 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re16 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

17 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen18 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

19 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

20 (1) the public posting of the report com21 promises national security; or 

22 (2) the report contains confidential or propri23 etary information. 

24 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

25 do so only after such report has been made available to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1089 

1 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

2 no less than 45 days. 

3 SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in 

4 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

5 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

6 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

7 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

8 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

9 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi10 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

11 SEC. 509. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch 

13 to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency 

14 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

15 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

16 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 

17 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv18 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

19 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

20 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the 

22 Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new 

23 light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agen24 cy’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1090 

1 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 

2 24, 2011. 

3 SEC. 512. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap4 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

5 of Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, 

6 or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, 

7 or possessions to house any individual detained at United 

8 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, for the 

9 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

10 under the control of the Department of Defense. 

11 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 

12 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

13 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

14 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 

15 individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 

16 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

17 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 

18 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

19 and 

20 (2) is— 

21 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

22 control of the Department of Defense; or 

23 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

24 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1091 

1 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc2 tion and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appro3 priations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1092 

1 DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 

2 FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 

3 PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

4 2015 

5 TITLE I 

6 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 

7 AGENCY 

8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

9 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

10 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

11 For necessary expenses of the Department of State 

12 and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 

13 $6,460,639,000, of which up to $650,000,000 may remain 

14 available until September 30, 2016, and of which up to 

15 $2,128,115,000 may remain available until expended for 

16 Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds 

17 made available under this heading shall be allocated in ac18 cordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: 

19 (1) HUMAN RESOURCES.—For necessary ex20 penses for training, human resources management, 

21 and salaries, including employment without regard 

22 to civil service and classification laws of persons on 

23 a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as au24 thorized by section 801 of the United States InforVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1093 

1 mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, 

2 $2,270,036,000, of which up to $331,885,000 is for 

3 Worldwide Security Protection. 

4 (2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex5 penses for the regional bureaus of the Department 

6 of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 

7 $1,595,805,000. 

8 (3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For 

9 necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 

10 Department of State, including representation to 

11 certain international organizations in which the 

12 United States participates pursuant to treaties rati13 fied pursuant to the advice and consent of the Sen14 ate or specific Acts of Congress, general administra15 tion, and arms control, nonproliferation and disar16 mament activities as authorized, $780,860,000. 

17 (4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex18 penses for security activities, $1,813,938,000, of 

19 which up to $1,796,230,000 is for Worldwide Secu20 rity Protection. 

21 (5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In ad22 dition to amounts otherwise made available under 

23 this heading— 

24 (A) not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be de25 rived from fees collected from other executive 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1094 

1 agencies for lease or use of facilities located at 

2 the International Center in accordance with sec3 tion 4 of the International Center Act, and, in 

4 addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 

5 Act, $533,000, to be derived from the reserve 

6 authorized by that section, to be used for the 

7 purposes set out in that section; 

8 (B) as authorized by section 810 of the 

9 United States Information and Educational Ex10 change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re11 main available until expended, may be credited 

12 to this appropriation from fees or other pay13 ments received from English teaching, library, 

14 motion pictures, and publication programs and 

15 from fees from educational advising and coun16 seling and exchange visitor programs; and 

17 (C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 

18 derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 

19 fees for use of Blair House facilities. 

20 (6) TRANSFER, REPROGRAMMING, AND OTHER

21 MATTERS.— 

22 (A) Notwithstanding any provision of this 

23 Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and 

24 between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this 

25 heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1095 

1 (B) Of the amount made available under 

2 this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 

3 transferred to, and merged with, funds made 

4 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Emer5 gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv6 ice’’, to be available only for emergency evacu7 ations and rewards, as authorized. 

8 (C) Funds appropriated under this heading 

9 are available for acquisition by exchange or pur10 chase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 

11 by law and, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for 

12 the field examination of programs and activities 

13 in the United States funded from any account 

14 contained in this title. 

15 (D) Of the funds appropriated under this 

16 heading, up to $23,500,000, to remain available 

17 until expended, shall be for Conflict Stabiliza18 tion Operations and for related reconstruction 

19 and stabilization assistance to prevent or re20 spond to conflict or civil strife in foreign coun21 tries or regions, or to enable transition from 

22 such strife: Provided, That such funds may be 

23 transferred to, and merged with, funds pre24 viously made available under the heading ‘‘Con25 flict Stabilization Operations’’ in title I of prior 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1096 

1 acts making appropriations for the Department 

2 of State, foreign operations, and related pro3 grams. 

4 (E) None of the funds appropriated under 

5 this heading may be used for the preservation 

6 of religious sites unless the Secretary of State 

7 determines and reports to the Committees on 

8 Appropriations that such sites are historically, 

9 artistically, or culturally significant, that the 

10 purpose of the project is neither to advance nor 

11 to inhibit the free exercise of religion, and that 

12 the project is in the national interest of the 

13 United States. 

14 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

15 For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 

16 Fund, $56,400,000, to remain available until expended, 

17 as authorized. 

18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

20 General, $73,400,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 

21 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), 

22 as it relates to post inspections: Provided, That of the 

23 funds appropriated under this heading, $11,000,000 may 

24 remain available until September 30, 2016. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1097 

1 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

2 For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 

3 programs, as authorized, $589,900,000, to remain avail4 able until expended, of which not less than $236,485,000 

5 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Provided, That fees 

6 or other payments received from, or in connection with, 

7 English teaching, educational advising and counseling pro8 grams, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may 

9 be credited to this account, to remain available until ex10 pended: Provided further, That a portion of the Fulbright 

11 awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall 

12 be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, fol13 lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropria14 tions: Provided further, That not later than 45 days after 

15 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 

16 a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing 

17 modifications made to existing educational and cultural 

18 exchange programs since calendar year 2013, including 

19 for special academic and special professional and cultural 

20 exchanges: Provided further, That any further substantive 

21 modifications to programs funded by this Act under this 

22 heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 

23 the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 

24 Appropriations. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1098 

1 REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

2 For representation expenses as authorized, 

3 $8,030,000. 

4 PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

5 For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 

6 Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 

7 services, as authorized, $30,036,000, to remain available 

8 until September 30, 2016. 

9 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

10 For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 

11 Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), pre12 serving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings 

13 that are owned or directly leased by the Department of 

14 State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, 

15 the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Dip16 lomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 

17 $822,755,000, to remain available until expended as au18 thorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for 

19 domestic and overseas representation expenses as author20 ized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this 

21 paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, 

22 furnishings, or generators for other departments and 

23 agencies. 

24 In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up25 grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1099 

1 $1,240,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro2 vided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 

3 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 

4 on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made 

5 available under this heading and the actual and antici6 pated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015. 

7 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR

8 SERVICE

9 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 

10 State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo11 matic and Consular Service, $7,900,000, to remain avail12 able until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed 

13 $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

14 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 

15 Loans Program Account’’, subject to the same terms and 

16 conditions. 

17 REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as author19 ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 

20 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 

21 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur22 ther, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obli23 gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex24 ceed $2,469,136. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1100 

1 PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela3 tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $30,000,000. 

4 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND

5 DISABILITY FUND

6 For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 

7 Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 

8 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

9 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

10 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

11 to meet annual obligations of membership in international 

12 multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 

13 pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven14 tions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,399,151,000: Pro15 vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 

16 the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 

17 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 

18 transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 

19 recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 

20 the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 

21 That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 

22 on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 

23 emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 

24 United Nations action to increase funding for any United 

25 Nations program without identifying an offsetting deVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1101 

1 crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 

2 further, That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days 

3 after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State 

4 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any 

5 credits available to the United States, including from the 

6 United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide up7 dated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment 

8 costs including offsets from available credits and updated 

9 foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That 

10 any such credits shall only be available for United States 

11 assessed contributions to the United Nations and the 

12 Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such 

13 credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including 

14 any payment of arrearages: Provided further, That any no15 tification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made 

16 available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts mak17 ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

18 operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to 

19 section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Depart20 ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or 

21 any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 

22 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits 

23 currently available to the United States and provide up24 dated assessment costs including offsets from available 

25 credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1102 

1 vided further, That any payment of arrearages under this 

2 heading shall be directed to activities that are mutually 

3 agreed upon by the United States and the respective inter4 national organization and shall be subject to the regular 

5 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria6 tions: Provided further, That none of the funds appro7 priated under this heading shall be available for a United 

8 States contribution to an international organization for 

9 the United States share of interest costs made known to 

10 the United States Government by such organization for 

11 loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through exter12 nal borrowings: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

13 State shall review the budgetary and personnel procedures 

14 of the United Nations and affiliated agencies funded 

15 under this heading and, not later than 180 days after en16 actment of this Act, submit a report to the Committees 

17 on Appropriations on steps taken at each agency to elimi18 nate unnecessary administrative costs and duplicative ac19 tivities and ensure that personnel practices are trans20 parent and merit-based. 

21 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING

22 ACTIVITIES

23 For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex24 penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 

25 the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1103 

1 security, $2,118,891,000, of which 15 percent shall re2 main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That 

3 none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obli4 gated or expended for any new or expanded United Na5 tions peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in ad6 vance of voting for such mission in the United Nations 

7 Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance 

8 as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are 

9 notified: (1) of the estimated cost and duration of the mis10 sion, the objectives of the mission, the national interest 

11 that will be served, and the exit strategy; (2) that the 

12 United Nations has in place measures to prevent United 

13 Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peace14 keeping troops serving in the mission from trafficking in 

15 persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing 

16 acts of illegal sexual exploitation or other violations of 

17 human rights, and to bring to justice individuals who en18 gage in such acts while participating in the peacekeeping 

19 mission, including prosecution in their home countries of 

20 such individuals in connection with such acts, and to make 

21 information about such cases publicly available in the 

22 country where an alleged crime occurs and on the United 

23 Nations’ Web site; and (3) the source of funds that will 

24 be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, 

25 and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided furVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1104 

1 ther, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping ex2 penses unless the Secretary of State determines that 

3 American manufacturers and suppliers are not being given 

4 opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material 

5 for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those 

6 being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Pro7 vided further, That the Secretary of State shall work with 

8 the United Nations and foreign governments contributing 

9 peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting proce10 dures to ensure that such troops have not violated human 

11 rights: Provided further, That none of the funds appro12 priated or otherwise made available under this heading 

13 may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission 

14 that will involve United States Armed Forces under the 

15 command or operational control of a foreign national, un16 less the President’s military advisors have submitted to 

17 the President a recommendation that such involvement is 

18 in the national interest of the United States and the Presi19 dent has submitted to the Congress such a recommenda20 tion: Provided further, That not later than May 1, 2015, 

21 and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Sec22 retary of State shall report to the Committees on Appro23 priations any credits available to the United States, in24 cluding those resulting from United Nations peacekeeping 

25 missions or the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1105 

1 and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 

2 assessment costs including offsets from available credits: 

3 Provided further, That any such credits shall only be avail4 able for United States assessed contributions to the 

5 United Nations, and the Committees on Appropriations 

6 shall be notified when such credits are applied to any as7 sessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: 

8 Provided further, That any notification regarding funds 

9 appropriated or otherwise made available under this head10 ing in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 

11 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

12 programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, 

13 section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 

14 of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan sub15 mitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include 

16 an estimate of all known credits currently available to the 

17 United States and provide updated assessment costs in18 cluding offsets from available credits: Provided further, 

19 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

20 appropriated or otherwise made available under this head21 ing shall be available for United States assessed contribu22 tions up to the amount specified in Annex IV accom23 panying United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/ 

24 220: Provided further, That such funds may be made 

25 available above the amount authorized in section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1106 

1 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 

2 fiscal years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) only 

3 if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 

4 appropriate congressional committees that it is important 

5 to the national interest of the United States. 

6 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

7 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

8 to meet obligations of the United States arising under 

9 treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 

10 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 

11 UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

12 For necessary expenses for the United States Section 

13 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 

14 United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli15 cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 

16 $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows: 

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

19 $44,707,000. 

20 CONSTRUCTION

21 For detailed plan preparation and construction of au22 thorized projects, $29,000,000, to remain available until 

23 expended, as authorized. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1107 

1 AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

2 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 

3 the International Joint Commission and the International 

4 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au5 thorized by treaties between the United States and Can6 ada or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Co7 operation Commission as authorized by Public Law 103– 

8 182, $12,561,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 

9 under this heading for the International Joint Commis10 sion, up to $500,000 may remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2016, and $9,000 may be made available for 

12 representation expenses. 

13 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

14 For necessary expenses for international fisheries 

15 commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 

16 law, $36,681,000: Provided, That the United States share 

17 of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com18 missions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324. 

19 RELATED AGENCY 

20 BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

21 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

22 For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting 

23 Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out 

24 international communication activities, and to make and 

25 supervise grants for radio and television broadcasting to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1108 

1 the Middle East, $726,567,000: Provided, That in addi2 tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up 

3 to $44,025,000 of the amount appropriated under this 

4 heading may remain available until expended for satellite 

5 transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which 

6 not less than $17,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom 

7 programs: Provided further, That of the total amount ap8 propriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may 

9 be used for representation expenses, of which $10,000 

10 may be used for representation expenses within the United 

11 States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be 

12 used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/ 

13 Radio Liberty: Provided further, That the authority pro14 vided by section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations Author15 ization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 

16 U.S.C. 6206 note) shall remain in effect through Sep17 tember 30, 2015: Provided further, That the BBG shall 

18 notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days 

19 of any determination by the Board that any of its broad20 cast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides 

21 an open platform for international terrorists or those who 

22 support international terrorism, or is in violation of the 

23 principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and 

24 (b) of section 303 of the United States International 

25 Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) or the entity’s 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1109 

1 journalistic code of ethics: Provided further, That signifi2 cant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously jus3 tified to Congress, including changes to transmission plat4 forms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and 

5 television), for all BBG language services shall be subject 

6 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

7 on Appropriations: Provided further, That in addition to 

8 funds made available under this heading, and notwith9 standing any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in 

10 receipts from advertising and revenue from business ven11 tures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating inter12 national organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts 

13 from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the 

14 International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available 

15 until expended for carrying out authorized purposes. 

16 BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

17 For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser18 vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 

19 and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, 

20 and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele21 vision, and digital transmission and reception, including 

22 to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, 

23 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur24 poses, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as 

25 authorized. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1110 

1 RELATED PROGRAMS 

2 THE ASIA FOUNDATION

3 For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 

4 by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 

5 $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, as au6 thorized. 

7 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

8 For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 

9 of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 

10 Peace Act, $35,300,000, to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2016, which shall not be used for construction 

12 activities. 

13 CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE

14 TRUST FUND

15 For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 

16 Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 

17 section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 

18 State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

19 Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter20 est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep21 tember 30, 2015, to remain available until expended. 

22 EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

23 For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel24 lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 

25 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1111 

1 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 

2 the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 

3 Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain avail4 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap5 propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 

6 compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 

7 the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 

8 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in accord9 ance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative 

10 Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit 

11 Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation 

12 for personal services. 

13 ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

14 For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar15 ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 

16 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 

17 (22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to 

18 the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 

19 30, 2015, to remain available until expended. 

20 EAST-WEST CENTER

21 To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car22 rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 

23 Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 

24 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1112 

1 Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha2 waii, $16,700,000. 

3 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

4 For grants made by the Department of State to the 

5 National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 

6 National Endowment for Democracy Act, $135,000,000, 

7 to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 

8 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary man9 ner, including for the core institutes, and $35,000,000 

10 shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law pro11 grams. 

12 OTHER COMMISSIONS 

13 COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S

14 HERITAGE ABROAD

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 

17 Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $644,000, as 

18 authorized by section 1303 of Public Law 99–83: Pro19 vided, That the Commission may procure temporary, 

20 intermittent, and other services notwithstanding para21 graph (3) of section 1303(g) of Public Law 99–83 (16 

22 U.S.C. 469j): Provided further, That such authority shall 

23 terminate on October 1, 2015: Provided further, That the 

24 Commission shall consult with the Committees on Appro25 priations prior to exercising such authority. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1113 

1 UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL

2 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses for the United States Com5 mission on International Religious Freedom established in 

6 title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 

7 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $3,500,000, to remain available 

8 until September 30, 2016, including not more than $4,000 

9 for representation expenses, subject to authorization. 

10 COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN

11 EUROPE

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu14 rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 

15 Law 94–304, $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 

16 for representation expenses, to remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2016. 

18 CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE

19 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu22 tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au23 thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 

24 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911–6919), $2,000,000, including not 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1114 

1 more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 

2 available until September 30, 2016. 

3 UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY

4 REVIEW COMMISSION

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses of the United States-China 

7 Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 

8 by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 

9 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 

10 $3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen11 tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2016: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi13 tations, and conditions contained in the second through 

14 sixth provisos under this heading in division F of Public 

15 Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 

16 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this 

17 heading as if included in this Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1115 

1 TITLE II 

2 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

3 DEVELOPMENT 

4 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

5 OPERATING EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

7 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

8 $1,090,836,000, of which up to $163,625,000 may remain 

9 available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That none 

10 of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 

11 the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 

12 be made available to finance the construction (including 

13 architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 

14 lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 

15 International Development (USAID), unless the USAID 

16 Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds 

17 in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropria18 tions at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for 

19 such purposes: Provided further, That contracts or agree20 ments entered into with funds appropriated under this 

21 heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of 

22 such funds through the following fiscal year: Provided fur23 ther, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the 

24 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the 

25 Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1116 

1 out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Ex2 penses’’ in accordance with the provisions of those sec3 tions: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated or 

4 made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 

5 may be available for representation and entertainment ex6 penses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available 

7 for entertainment expenses, for USAID during the current 

8 fiscal year. 

9 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

10 For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 

11 related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 

12 of information technology and related capital investments, 

13 pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

14 1961, $130,815,000, to remain available until expended: 

15 Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other16 wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 

17 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 

18 for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification 

19 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

20 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

22 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

23 $54,285,000, of which up to $8,143,000 may remain 

24 available until September 30, 2016, for the Office of InVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1117 

1 spector General of the United States Agency for Inter2 national Development. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1118 

1 TITLE III 

2 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

4 For necessary expenses to enable the President to 

5 carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

6 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 

7 GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

8 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

9 of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

10 Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 

11 funds otherwise available for such purposes, 

12 $2,783,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2016, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 

14 United States Agency for International Development 

15 (USAID): Provided, That this amount shall be made avail16 able for training, equipment, and technical assistance to 

17 build the capacity of public health institutions and organi18 zations in developing countries, and for such activities as: 

19 (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) im20 munization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other 

21 health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which di22 rectly address the needs of mothers and children, and re23 lated education programs; (4) assistance for children dis24 placed or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) pro25 grams for the prevention, treatment, control of, and reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1119 

1 search on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and 

2 other infectious diseases including neglected tropical dis3 eases, and for assistance to communities severely affected 

4 by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by 

5 AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; 

6 and (7) family planning/reproductive health: Provided fur7 ther, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may 

8 be made available for a United States contribution to the 

9 GAVI Alliance: Provided further, That none of the funds 

10 made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances 

11 from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to 

12 any organization or program which, as determined by the 

13 President of the United States, supports or participates 

14 in the management of a program of coercive abortion or 

15 involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any deter16 mination made under the previous proviso must be made 

17 not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 

18 this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and 

19 criteria utilized to make the determination: Provided fur20 ther, That none of the funds made available under this 

21 Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion 

22 as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce 

23 any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That 

24 nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any 

25 existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under secVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1120 

1 tion 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided 

2 further, That none of the funds made available under this 

3 Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided 

4 further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in 

5 developing nations, funds shall be available only to vol6 untary family planning projects which offer, either directly 

7 or through referral to, or information about access to, a 

8 broad range of family planning methods and services, and 

9 that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet 

10 the following requirements: (1) service providers or refer11 ral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 

12 to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 

13 births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 

14 of a particular method of family planning (this provision 

15 shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 

16 estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur17 poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen18 tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi19 vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep20 tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 

21 target or quota of total number of births, number of fam22 ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 

23 of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 

24 or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 

25 any program of general welfare or the right of access to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1121 

1 health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 

2 not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 

3 provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor4 mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho5 sen, including those conditions that might render the use 

6 of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 

7 known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 

8 (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep9 tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro10 vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 

11 participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 

12 and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 

13 USAID Administrator determines that there has been a 

14 violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 

15 (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice 

16 of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 

17 (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the 

18 Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de19 scription of such violation and the corrective action taken 

20 by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 

21 for natural family planning under section 104 of the For22 eign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discrimi23 nated against because of such applicant’s religious or con24 scientious commitment to offer only natural family plan25 ning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1122 

1 with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 

2 further, That for purposes of this or any other Act author3 izing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 

4 foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti5 vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 

6 be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 

7 local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 

8 options: Provided further, That information provided 

9 about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 

10 that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act 

11 shall be medically accurate and shall include the public 

12 health benefits and failure rates of such use. 

13 In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 

14 provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 

15 prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 

16 HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until 

17 September 30, 2019, which shall be apportioned directly 

18 to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro19 priated under this paragraph may be made available, not20 withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 

21 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber22 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 

23 as amended, for a United States contribution to the Global 

24 Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 

25 Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum rate necVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1123 

1 essary to make timely payment for projects and activities: 

2 Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 

3 should be $1,350,000,000: Provided further, That up to 

4 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 

5 to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 may be made avail6 able to USAID for technical assistance related to the ac7 tivities of the Global Fund: Provided further, That of the 

8 funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to 

9 $17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to 

10 amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for admin11 istrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global 

12 AIDS Coordinator. 

13 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

14 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

15 of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 

16 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

17 Act of 1961, $2,507,001,000, to remain available until 

18 September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds appro19 priated under this heading, not less than $23,000,000 

20 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hos21 pitals Abroad program, and not less than $10,500,000 

22 shall be made available for cooperative development pro23 grams of the United States Agency for International De24 velopment. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1124 

1 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

3 of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 

4 international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon5 struction assistance, $560,000,000, to remain available 

6 until expended. 

7 TRANSITION INITIATIVES

8 For necessary expenses for international disaster re9 habilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 

10 the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 

11 for International Development (USAID), pursuant to sec12 tion 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

13 $47,000,000, to remain available until expended, to sup14 port transition to democracy and long-term development 

15 for countries in crisis: Provided, That such support may 

16 include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve 

17 democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic in18 frastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: 

19 Provided further, That the USAID Administrator shall 

20 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at 

21 least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assist22 ance: Provided further, That if the Secretary of State de23 termines that it is important to the national interest of 

24 the United States to provide transition assistance in ex25 cess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1125 

1 to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to 

2 carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assist3 ance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading 

4 and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated 

5 under this heading: Provided further, That funds made 

6 available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made 

7 available subject to prior consultation with the Committees 

8 on Appropriations. 

9 COMPLEX CRISES FUND

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

12 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support pro13 grams and activities to prevent or respond to emerging 

14 or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises over15 seas, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

16 Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 

17 may be made available on such terms and conditions as 

18 are appropriate and necessary for the purposes of pre19 venting or responding to such challenges and crises, except 

20 that no funds shall be made available for lethal assistance 

21 or to respond to natural disasters: Provided further, That 

22 funds appropriated under this heading may be made avail23 able notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 

24 sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 

25 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1126 

1 further, That funds appropriated under this heading may 

2 be used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds 

3 otherwise made available for such purposes, except that 

4 such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds ap5 propriated under this heading: Provided further, That 

6 funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to 

7 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

8 Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be 

9 transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of 

10 funds. 

11 DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

12 For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro13 vided by the United States Agency for International De14 velopment (USAID), as authorized by sections 256 and 

15 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to 

16 $40,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds ap17 propriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act: 

18 Provided, That funds provided under this paragraph and 

19 funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this 

20 paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign As21 sistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for 

22 micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, 

23 and other programs which further the purposes of part 

24 I of such Act: Provided further, That such costs, including 

25 the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1127 

1 shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

2 Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 

3 funds made available by this paragraph may be used for 

4 the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under 

5 this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De6 partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro7 grams, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to 

8 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

9 Appropriations: Provided further, That the provisions of 

10 section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable 

11 to the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign As12 sistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 

13 1486 as reported by the House Committee on Inter14 national Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to 

15 direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this head16 ing, except that the principal amount of loans made or 

17 guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single 

18 country shall not exceed $300,000,000: Provided further, 

19 That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin20 cipal, any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to 

21 $1,500,000,000. 

22 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

23 credit programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, 

24 which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

25 made available under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1128 

1 in title II of this Act: Provided, That funds made available 

2 under this heading shall remain available until September 

3 30, 2017. 

4 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

5 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

6 of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

7 1961, $2,632,529,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2016. 

9 DEMOCRACY FUND

10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

11 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 

12 of democracy globally, $130,500,000, to remain available 

13 until September 30, 2016, of which $75,500,000 shall be 

14 made available for the Human Rights and Democracy 

15 Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 

16 Labor, Department of State, and $55,000,000 shall be 

17 made available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, 

18 and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for 

19 International Development. 

20 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

21 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

22 For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, 

23 to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 

24 of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee As25 sistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1129 

1 and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel 

2 and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 

3 of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 

4 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and 

5 hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as author6 ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

7 $931,886,000, to remain available until expended, of 

8 which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available 

9 to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian require10 ments, and $10,000,000 shall be made available for refu11 gees resettling in Israel. 

12 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION

13 ASSISTANCE FUND

14 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

15 of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 

16 Act of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), 

17 $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

18 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

19 PEACE CORPS

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

22 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501–2523), including 

23 the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 

24 for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 

25 States, $379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for the OfVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1130 

1 fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2016: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 

3 Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 

4 Account, as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2515, an amount not 

5 to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds trans6 ferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived 

7 from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas op8 erations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

9 under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail10 able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 

11 $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 

12 Provided further, That any decision to open, close, signifi13 cantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or 

14 country program shall be subject to prior consultation 

15 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com16 mittees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation 

17 and regular notification procedures may be waived when 

18 there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other 

19 Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this 

20 Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 

21 under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Pro22 vided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, 

23 section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall 

24 apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1131 

1 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

3 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA), 

4 $899,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro5 vided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 

6 up to $105,000,000 may be available for administrative 

7 expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the 

8 Corporation): Provided further, That up to 5 percent of 

9 the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 

10 available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the 

11 MCA for fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That section 

12 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated 

13 under this heading: Provided further, That funds appro14 priated under this heading may be made available for a 

15 Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to 

16 section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, 

17 or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the avail18 ability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties 

19 to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the 

20 United States Government funding anticipated for the du21 ration of the Compact: Provided further, That the Chief 

22 Executive Officer of the Corporation shall notify the Com23 mittees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to 

24 commencing negotiations for any country compact or 

25 threshold country program; signing any such compact or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1132 

1 threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such 

2 compact or threshold program: Provided further, That 

3 funds appropriated under this heading by this Act and 

4 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

5 State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 

6 available to implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall 

7 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

8 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That no 

9 country should be eligible for a threshold program after 

10 such country has completed a country compact: Provided 

11 further, That any funds that are deobligated from a Mil12 lennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular 

13 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria14 tions prior to re-obligation: Provided further, That not15 withstanding section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country 

16 shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for 

17 assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per cap18 ita income equal to or below the World Bank’s lower mid19 dle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is 

20 among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identi21 fied by the World Bank; and the country meets the re22 quirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided 

23 further, That notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the 

24 MCA, in addition to countries described in the preceding 

25 proviso, a country shall be a candidate country for purVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1133 

1 poses of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the 

2 country has a per capita income equal to or below the 

3 World Bank’s lower middle income country threshold for 

4 the fiscal year and is not among the 75 lowest per capita 

5 income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the 

6 country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) 

7 of the MCA: Provided further, That any Millennium Chal8 lenge Corporation candidate country under section 606 of 

9 the MCA with a per capita income that changes in the 

10 fiscal year such that the country would be reclassified 

11 from a low income country to a lower middle income coun12 try or from a lower middle income country to a low income 

13 country shall retain its candidacy status in its former in14 come classification for the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent 

15 fiscal years: Provided further, That publication in the Fed16 eral Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Com17 pact on the Millennium Challenge Corporation Web site 

18 shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 

19 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact: Provided further, 

20 That none of the funds made available by this Act or prior 

21 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

22 foreign operations, and related programs shall be available 

23 for a threshold program in a country that is not currently 

24 a candidate country: Provided further, That of the funds 

25 appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1134 

1 may be available for representation and entertainment ex2 penses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available 

3 for entertainment expenses. 

4 INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

5 For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 

6 the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 

7 provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 

8 of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 

9 30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 

10 this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 

11 representation expenses. 

12 UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

13 For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the 

14 International Security and Development Cooperation Act 

15 of 1980 (Public Law 96–533), $30,000,000, to remain 

16 available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed 

17 $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: Pro18 vided, That funds made available to grantees may be in19 vested pending expenditure for project purposes when au20 thorized by the Board of Directors of the United States 

21 African Development Foundation (USADF): Provided fur22 ther, That interest earned shall be used only for the pur23 poses for which the grant was made: Provided further, 

24 That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African De25 velopment Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1135 

1 the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the 

2 $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect 

3 to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by 

4 up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign 

5 currency fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF 

6 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

7 after each time such waiver authority is exercised: Pro8 vided further, That the USADF may make rent or lease 

9 payments in advance from appropriations available for 

10 such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters 

11 in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

13 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

14 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

15 of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

16 $23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2017, which shall be available notwithstanding any other 

18 provision of law. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1136 

1 TITLE IV 

2 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

3 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

4 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW

5 ENFORCEMENT

6 For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 

7 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $853,055,000, to re8 main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That 

9 the provision of assistance by any other United States 

10 Government department or agency which is comparable to 

11 assistance made available under this heading but which 

12 is provided under any other provision of law, shall be ad13 ministered in accordance with the provisions of sections 

14 481(b) and 622(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 

15 Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

16 heading for counternarcotics programs should be used to 

17 support social, economic, and judicial reform programs 

18 that address the causes of illicit drug production, traf19 ficking, addiction, and related violent crime and corrup20 tion: Provided further, That the reporting requirements 

21 contained in section 1404 of Public Law 110–252 shall 

22 apply to funds made available by this Act, including a de23 scription of modifications, if any, to the Palestinian 

24 Authority’s security strategy: Provided further, That the 

25 Department of State may use the authority of section 608 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1137 

1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to 

2 its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency 

3 of the United States Government for the purpose of pro4 viding such property to a foreign country or international 

5 organization under chapter 8 of part I of that Act, subject 

6 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

7 on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appro8 priated under this heading shall be made available to sup9 port training and technical assistance for foreign law en10 forcement, corrections, and other judicial authorities, uti11 lizing regional partners: Provided further, That section 

12 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not 

13 apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 

14 that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec15 tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 

16 of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 

17 That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 

18 the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Com19 mittees on Appropriations on the feasibility and cost of 

20 establishing an aviation platform in Africa to conduct the 

21 activities described in House Report 113–499. 

22 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND

23 RELATED PROGRAMS

24 For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter25 rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1138 

1 $586,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2016, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 

3 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 

4 assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 

5 Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, 

6 section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign 

7 Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clear8 ance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small 

9 arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, including activities implemented through 

11 nongovernmental and international organizations, and sec12 tion 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a vol13 untary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 

14 Agency (IAEA), and for a United States contribution to 

15 the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory 

16 Commission: Provided, That for the clearance of 

17 unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State should 

18 prioritize those areas where such ordnance was caused by 

19 the United States: Provided further, That funds made 

20 available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and 

21 Disarmament Fund shall be available notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law and subject to prior consultation 

23 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com24 mittees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multi25 lateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1139 

1 and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until 

2 expended: Provided further, That such funds may also be 

3 used for such countries other than the Independent States 

4 of the former Soviet Union and international organiza5 tions when it is in the national security interest of the 

6 United States to do so: Provided further, That funds ap7 propriated under this heading may be made available for 

8 the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that 

9 Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activi10 ties of that Agency: Provided further, That funds made 

11 available for conventional weapons destruction programs, 

12 including demining and related activities, in addition to 

13 funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used 

14 for administrative expenses related to the operation and 

15 management of such programs and activities. 

16 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

17 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

18 of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

19 $144,993,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under 

20 this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of 

21 such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity 

22 of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to 

23 participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, 

24 That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 

25 less than $28,000,000 shall be made available for a United 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1140 

1 States contribution to the Multinational Force and Ob2 servers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That funds 

3 appropriated under this Act should not be used to support 

4 any military training or operations that include child sol5 diers: Provided further, That none of the funds appro6 priated under this heading shall be obligated except as 

7 provided through the regular notification procedures of the 

8 Committees on Appropriations. 

9 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

10 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

11 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

12 of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

13 $106,074,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain 

14 available until September 30, 2016, and may only be pro15 vided through the regular notification procedures of the 

16 Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the civilian 

17 personnel for whom military education and training may 

18 be provided under this heading may include civilians who 

19 are not members of a government whose participation 

20 would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civil21 ian control of the military, or respect for human rights: 

22 Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 

23 this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be available for 

24 entertainment expenses. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1141 

1 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

2 For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 

3 President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 

4 Arms Export Control Act, $5,014,109,000: Provided, 

5 That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign 

6 countries and international organizations, the Secretary of 

7 State, following consultation with the Committees on Ap8 propriations and subject to the regular notification proce9 dures of such Committees, may use the funds appro10 priated under this heading to procure defense articles and 

11 services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: 

12 Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 

13 this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be avail14 able for grants only for Israel, and funds are available for 

15 assistance for Jordan and Egypt subject to section 7041 

16 of this Act: Provided further, That the funds appropriated 

17 under this heading for assistance for Israel shall be dis18 bursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 

19 further, That to the extent that the Government of Israel 

20 requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants 

21 made available for Israel under this heading shall, as 

22 agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for 

23 advanced weapons systems, of which not less than 

24 $815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in 

25 Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1142 

1 research and development: Provided further, That none of 

2 the funds made available under this heading shall be made 

3 available to support or continue any program initially 

4 funded under the authority of section 1206 of the National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 

6 Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor author7 ity) unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 

8 Secretary of Defense, has justified such program to the 

9 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

10 funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 

11 heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any re12 quirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: 

13 Provided further, That funds made available under this 

14 heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accord15 ance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States 

16 Code, section 1501(a). 

17 None of the funds made available under this heading 

18 shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 

19 articles, defense services, or design and construction serv20 ices that are not sold by the United States Government 

21 under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 

22 country proposing to make such procurement has first 

23 signed an agreement with the United States Government 

24 specifying the conditions under which such procurement 

25 may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all counVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1143 

1 try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub2 mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec3 tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 

4 available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 

5 any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 

6 unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in7 clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 

8 and international organizations: Provided further, That 

9 only those countries for which assistance was justified for 

10 the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing Program’’ in the 

11 fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security as12 sistance programs may utilize funds made available under 

13 this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense 

14 services or design and construction services that are not 

15 sold by the United States Government under the Arms 

16 Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds appro17 priated under this heading shall be expended at the min18 imum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense 

19 articles and services: Provided further, That not more than 

20 $63,945,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 

21 may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 

22 purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 

23 for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 

24 of administering military assistance and sales, except that 

25 this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1144 

1 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria2 tions: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

3 under this heading for general costs of administering mili4 tary assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be 

5 available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 

6 $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 

7 Provided further, That not more than $904,000,000 of 

8 funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms 

9 Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred 

10 by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015 

11 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, 

12 except that this limitation may be exceeded only through 

13 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

14 Appropriations. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1145 

1 TITLE V 

2 MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

4 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

5 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

6 of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 

7 of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 

8 Participation Act of 1973, $344,170,000, of which up to 

9 $10,000,000 may be made available for the Intergovern10 mental Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Frame11 work Convention on Climate Change: Provided, That sec12 tion 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 

13 not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democ14 racy Fund. 

15 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

16 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

17 For payment to the International Bank for Recon18 struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi19 ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

20 $136,563,000, to remain available until expended. 

21 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

22 ASSOCIATION

23 For payment to the International Development Asso24 ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,287,800,000, 

25 to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1146 

1 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR

2 RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

3 For payment to the International Bank for Recon4 struction and Development by the Secretary of the Treas5 ury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of 

6 the increases in capital stock, $186,957,000, to remain 

7 available until expended. 

8 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

9 The United States Governor of the International 

10 Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe 

11 without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion 

12 of the United States share of increases in capital stock 

13 in an amount not to exceed $2,928,990,899. 

14 CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND

15 For payment to the International Bank for Recon16 struction and Development as trustee for the Clean Tech17 nology Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

18 $184,630,000, to remain available until expended. 

19 CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRATEGIC CLIMATE FUND

20 For payment to the International Bank for Recon21 struction and Development as trustee for the Strategic 

22 Climate Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

23 $49,900,000, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1147 

1 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT

2 BANK

3 For payment to the Inter-American Development 

4 Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United 

5 States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in cap6 ital stock, $102,020,448, to remain available until ex7 pended. 

8 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

9 The United States Governor of the Inter-American 

10 Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limi11 tation to the callable capital portion of the United States 

12 share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 

13 $4,098,794,833. 

14 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS

15 MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND

16 For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Mul17 tilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treas18 ury, $3,378,000, to remain available until expended: Pro19 vided, That such payment shall be subject to prior con20 sultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

21 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

22 For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the 

23 Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of 

24 the paid-in portion of increase in capital stock, 

25 $106,586,000, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1148 

1 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

2 The United States Governor of the Asian Develop3 ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 

4 to the callable capital portion of the United States share 

5 of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 

6 $2,558,048,769. 

7 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

8 For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 

9 Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

10 $104,977,000, to remain available until expended. 

11 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

12 For payment to the African Development Bank by 

13 the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 

14 of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 

15 $32,418,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

17 The United States Governor of the African Develop18 ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 

19 to the callable capital portion of the United States share 

20 of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 

21 $507,860,808. 

22 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

23 For payment to the African Development Fund by 

24 the Secretary of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain 

25 available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1149 

1 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR

2 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

3 For payment to the International Fund for Agricul4 tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

5 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1150 

1 TITLE VI 

2 EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 

3 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

4 INSPECTOR GENERAL

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

6 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

7 General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,750,000, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2016. 

9 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

10 The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United 

11 States is authorized to make such expenditures within the 

12 limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such 

13 corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such 

14 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 

15 limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government 

16 Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying 

17 out the program for the current fiscal year for such cor18 poration: Provided, That none of the funds available dur19 ing the current fiscal year may be used to make expendi20 tures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear 

21 equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than 

22 a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the 

23 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligi24 ble to receive economic or military assistance under this 

25 Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1151 

1 of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That not 

2 less than 20 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and 

3 insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act 

4 should be used to finance exports directly by small busi5 ness concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small 

6 Business Act): Provided further, That not less than 10 

7 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance 

8 authority available to the Bank under this Act should be 

9 used for renewable energy technologies or energy efficiency 

10 technologies: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec11 tion 1(c) of Public Law 103–428, as amended, sections 

12 1(a) and (b) of Public Law 103–428 shall remain in effect 

13 through October 1, 2015. 

14 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

15 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

16 and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 

17 hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 

18 by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official 

19 reception and representation expenses for members of the 

20 Board of Directors, not to exceed $106,250,000: Provided, 

21 That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and 

22 use, payment or services provided by transaction partici23 pants for legal, financial, or technical services in connec24 tion with any transaction for which an application for a 

25 loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1152 

1 Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of 

2 section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, sub3 section (a) thereof shall remain in effect until September 

4 30, 2015: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 

5 fees for necessary expenses (including special services per6 formed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 

7 personal services) in connection with the collection of mon8 eys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collat9 eral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction 

10 of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 

11 of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, 

12 or technical aspects of any transaction for which an appli13 cation for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 

14 been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 

15 transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 

16 funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 

17 shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to re18 main available until expended. 

19 RECEIPTS COLLECTED

20 Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 

21 Bank Act of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit 

22 Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in an amount not to 

23 exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited 

24 as offsetting collections to this account: Provided, That the 

25 sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1153 

1 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col2 lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 

3 from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 

4 That amounts collected in fiscal year 2015 in excess of 

5 obligations, up to $10,000,000, shall become available on 

6 September 1, 2015, and shall remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2018. 

8 OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

9 NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

10 The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is au11 thorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, 

12 as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and 

13 commitments within the limits of funds available to it and 

14 in accordance with law as may be necessary: Provided, 

15 That the amount available for administrative expenses to 

16 carry out the credit and insurance programs (including an 

17 amount for official reception and representation expenses 

18 which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed 

19 $62,787,000: Provided further, That project-specific trans20 action costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred 

21 in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated 

22 with services provided to specific investors or potential in23 vestors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance 

24 Act of 1961, shall not be considered administrative ex25 penses for the purposes of this heading. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1154 

1 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, 

3 $25,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign 

4 Assistance Act of 1961, to be derived by transfer from 

5 the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit 

6 Account: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 

7 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 

8 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur9 ther, That such sums shall be available for direct loan obli10 gations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made 

11 during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017: Provided fur12 ther, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2015 remain 

13 available for disbursement through 2023; funds obligated 

14 in fiscal year 2016 remain available for disbursement 

15 through 2024; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2017 re16 main available for disbursement through 2025: Provided 

17 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

18 the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 

19 to undertake any program authorized by title IV of chap20 ter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in 

21 Iraq: Provided further, That funds made available pursu22 ant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject 

23 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

24 on Appropriations. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1155 

1 In addition, such sums as may be necessary for ad2 ministrative expenses to carry out the credit program may 

3 be derived from amounts available for administrative ex4 penses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in 

5 the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit 

6 Account and merged with said account. 

7 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

8 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

9 of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

10 $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

11 2016: Provided, That of the amounts made available 

12 under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made avail13 able to provide comprehensive procurement advice to for14 eign governments to support local procurements funded by 

15 the United States Agency for International Development, 

16 the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Depart17 ment of State: Provided further, That of the funds appro18 priated under this heading, not more than $4,000 may be 

19 available for representation and entertainment expenses. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1156 

1 TITLE VII 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS

4 SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 

5 Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 

6 allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 

7 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author8 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and for hire of passenger transpor9 tation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b). 

10 UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT

11 SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 

12 States Government to which funds are appropriated or 

13 otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 

14 Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 

15 cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex16 pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 

17 Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 

18 such department or agency in fiscal year 2015 or any pre19 vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 

20 That the report required by this section should specify by 

21 account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilat22 eral agreements which have not been further sub-obli23 gated. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1157 

1 CONSULTING SERVICES

2 SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 

3 under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 

4 procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall 

5 be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are 

6 a matter of public record and available for public inspec7 tion, except where otherwise provided under existing law, 

8 or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to ex9 isting law. 

10 DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES

11 SEC. 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this 

12 Act, except as provided in subsection (b), a project to con13 struct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not 

14 include office space or other accommodations for an em15 ployee of a Federal agency or department if the Secretary 

16 of State determines that such department or agency has 

17 not provided to the Department of State the full amount 

18 of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of 

19 the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism 

20 Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) 

21 of Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of 

22 that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A–453), as amended by section 

23 629 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 

24 the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

25 2005. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1158 

1 (b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), 

2 a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United 

3 States may include office space or other accommodations 

4 for members of the United States Marine Corps. 

5 (c) For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 

6 2015 costs of providing new United States diplomatic fa7 cilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure 

8 Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 

9 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of State, in consulta10 tion with the Director of the Office of Management and 

11 Budget, shall determine the annual program level and 

12 agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the De13 partment of State’s contribution for this purpose. 

14 (d) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 

15 making appropriations for the Department of State, for16 eign operations, and related programs, which may be made 

17 available for the acquisition of property or award of con18 struction contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities during 

19 fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to prior consultation 

20 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com21 mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications 

22 pursuant to this subsection shall include the information 

23 enumerated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Con24 struction, and Maintenance’’ in House Report 113–499. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1159 

1 (e)(1) None of the funds appropriated under the 

2 heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte3 nance’’ in this Act and in prior Acts making appropria4 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

5 related programs, made available through Federal agency 

6 Capital Security Cost Sharing contributions and reim7 bursements, or generated from the proceeds of real prop8 erty sales, other than from real property sales located in 

9 London, United Kingdom, may be made available for site 

10 acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construc11 tion of the New London Embassy: Provided, That the re12 porting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of di13 vision I of Public Law 112–74 shall remain in effect dur14 ing fiscal year 2015. 

15 (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

16 by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 

17 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro18 grams under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc19 tion, and Maintenance’’ may be obligated for the reloca20 tion of the United States Embassy to the Holy See only 

21 if the Secretary of State reports in writing to the Commit22 tees on Appropriations that such relocation continues to 

23 be consistent with the conditions of section 7004(e)(2) of 

24 division K of Public Law 113–76. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1160 

1 (f)(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

2 heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte3 nance’’ may be made available to address security 

4 vulnerabilities at expeditionary, interim, and temporary 

5 facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and 

6 local guard staffing, except that the amount of funds made 

7 available for such purposes from this Act and prior Acts 

8 making appropriations for the Department of State, for9 eign operations, and related programs shall be a minimum 

10 of $25,000,000: Provided, That the uses of such funds 

11 should be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of 

12 State for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Foreign 

13 Missions, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau 

14 of Overseas Buildings Operations: Provided further, That 

15 such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the 

16 Committees on Appropriations. 

17 (2) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 

18 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 

19 congressional committees a list of all expeditionary, in20 terim, and temporary diplomatic facilities and the number 

21 of personnel and security costs for each such facility: Pro22 vided, That the report required by this paragraph may be 

23 submitted in classified form if necessary. 

24 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

25 opening, closure, or any significant modification to an exVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1161 

1 peditionary, interim, or temporary diplomatic facility shall 

2 be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate con3 gressional committees and the regular notification proce4 dures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 

5 such consultation and notification may be waived if there 

6 is a security risk to personnel. 

7 (g) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplo8 matic and Consular Programs’’, including for Worldwide 

9 Security Protection, and under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se10 curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ in titles I and 

11 VIII of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, 

12 funds appropriated by such titles under such headings if 

13 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 

15 implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Account16 ability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security 

17 situations and requirements, following consultation with, 

18 and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such 

19 Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 

20 addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 

21 under any other provision of law. 

22 PERSONNEL ACTIONS

23 SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 

24 agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per25 sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1162 

1 cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg2 etary resources available under title I to such department 

3 or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 

4 between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 

5 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 

6 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 

7 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 

8 reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act 

9 and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex10 cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 

11 section. 

12 LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS

13 SEC. 7006. In evaluating proposals for local guard 

14 contracts, the Secretary of State shall award contracts in 

15 accordance with section 136 of the Foreign Relations Au16 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 

17 4864), except that the Secretary may grant authorization 

18 to award such contracts on the basis of best value as de19 termined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as de20 scribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101), 

21 notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of such section, for high 

22 risk, high threat posts: Provided, That the authority in 

23 this section shall apply to any options for renewal that 

24 may be exercised under such contracts that are awarded 

25 during the current fiscal year. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1163 

1 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN

2 COUNTRIES

3 SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 

5 this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 

6 any assistance or reparations for the governments of 

7 Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for 

8 purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or 

9 expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance 

10 and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 

11 COUPS D’E ́TAT

12 SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 

14 this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 

15 any assistance to the government of any country whose 

16 duly elected head of government is deposed by military 

17 coup d’e ́tat or decree or, after the date of enactment of 

18 this Act, a coup d’e ́tat or decree in which the military 

19 plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may be re20 sumed to such government if the Secretary of State cer21 tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional commit22 tees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a 

23 democratically elected government has taken office: Pro24 vided further, That the provisions of this section shall not 

25 apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1164 

1 public participation in democratic processes: Provided fur2 ther, That funds made available pursuant to the previous 

3 provisos shall be subject to the regular notification proce4 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

5 TRANSFER AUTHORITY

6 SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND BROAD7 CASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 

8 (1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria9 tion made available for the current fiscal year for 

10 the Department of State under title I of this Act 

11 may be transferred between, and merged with, such 

12 appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 

13 otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 

14 more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 

15 such transfer may be made to increase the appro16 priation under the heading ‘‘Representation Ex17 penses’’. 

18 (2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria19 tion made available for the current fiscal year for 

20 the Broadcasting Board of Governors under title I 

21 of this Act may be transferred between, and merged 

22 with, such appropriations, but no such appropria23 tion, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 

24 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 

25 transfers. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1165 

1 (3) Any transfer pursuant to this section shall 

2 be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec3 tion 7015(a) and (b) of this Act and shall not be 

4 available for obligation or expenditure except in com5 pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

6 (b) EXPORT FINANCING TRANSFER AUTHORITIES.— 

7 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than 

8 for administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 

9 2015, for programs under title VI of this Act may be 

10 transferred between such appropriations for use for any 

11 of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the 

12 funds in such receiving account may be used, but no such 

13 appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 

14 shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such 

15 transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority 

16 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 

17 the Committees on Appropriations. 

18 (c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN AGEN19 CIES.— 

20 (1) None of the funds made available under ti21 tles II through V of this Act may be transferred to 

22 any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

23 United States Government, except pursuant to a 

24 transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, 

25 this Act or any other appropriations Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1166 

1 (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition 

2 to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, 

3 this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

4 the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

5 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the 

6 United States Government pursuant to the provi7 sions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign 

8 Assistance Act of 1961. 

9 (3) Any agreement entered into by the United 

10 States Agency for International Development 

11 (USAID) or the Department of State with any de12 partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 

13 States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 

14 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 

15 $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 

16 section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 

17 by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

18 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

19 related programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 

20 Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and ‘‘Eco21 nomic Support Fund’’ shall be subject to the regular 

22 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro23 priations: Provided, That the requirement in the pre24 vious sentence shall not apply to agreements entered 

25 into between USAID and the Department of State. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1167 

1 (d) TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.—None of the 

2 funds made available under titles II through V of this Act 

3 may be obligated under an appropriation account to which 

4 such funds were not appropriated, except for transfers 

5 specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President, 

6 not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority 

7 contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to trans8 fer funds, consults with and provides a written policy jus9 tification to the Committees on Appropriations. 

10 (e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS.—Any 

11 agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appro12 priated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into between 

13 the Department of State or USAID and another agency 

14 of the United States Government under the authority of 

15 section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or 

16 any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide 

17 that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving 

18 the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity 

19 with audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not 

20 have an IG, shall perform periodic program and financial 

21 audits of the use of such funds: Provided, That such au22 dits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropria23 tions: Provided further, That funds transferred under such 

24 authority may be made available for the cost of such au25 dits. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1168 

1 SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT

2 SEC. 7010. Not later than 120 days after enactment 

3 of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

4 Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated 

5 and expended during fiscal year 2014 under the headings 

6 ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, ‘‘Peace7 keeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 

8 Program’’. 

9 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

10 SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained 

11 in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the 

12 expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 

13 provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 

14 for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 

15 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 

16 Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export 

17 Control Act, and funds provided under the heading ‘‘De18 velopment Credit Authority’’ shall remain available for an 

19 additional 4 years from the date on which the availability 

20 of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds 

21 are initially obligated before the expiration of their respec22 tive periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided 

23 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this 

24 Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 

25 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign AssistVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1169 

1 ance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash 

2 disbursements in order to address balance of payments or 

3 economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available 

4 for an additional 4 years from the date on which the avail5 ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 

6 funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expira7 tion of their respective periods of availability contained in 

8 this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 

9 shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria10 tions at the beginning of each fiscal year, detailing by ac11 count and source year, the use of this authority during 

12 the previous fiscal year. 

13 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT

14 SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 

15 under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 

16 furnish assistance to the government of any country which 

17 is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 

18 in payment to the United States of principal or interest 

19 on any loan made to the government of such country by 

20 the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 

21 are appropriated under this Act unless the President de22 termines, following consultations with the Committees on 

23 Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 

24 national interest of the United States. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1170 

1 PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES

2 ASSISTANCE

3 SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 

4 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 

5 this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 

6 a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov7 erning the terms and conditions under which such assist8 ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 

9 provision stating that assistance provided by the United 

10 States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 

11 the foreign government, and the Secretary of State shall 

12 expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bi13 lateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this re14 quirement. 

15 (b) REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN TAXES.—An 

16 amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes as17 sessed during fiscal year 2015 on funds appropriated by 

18 this Act by a foreign government or entity against United 

19 States assistance programs for which funds are appro20 priated by this Act, either directly or through grantees, 

21 contractors, and subcontractors shall be withheld from ob22 ligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal 

23 year 2016 and allocated for the central government of 

24 such country and for the West Bank and Gaza program 

25 to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1171 

1 ports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations, not 

2 later than September 30, 2016, that such taxes have not 

3 been reimbursed to the Government of the United States. 

4 (c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 

5 minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 

6 subsection (b). 

7 (d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 

8 from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to sub9 section (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for coun10 tries which do not assess taxes on United States assistance 

11 or which have an effective arrangement that is providing 

12 substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can 

13 reasonably accommodate such assistance in a program14 matically responsible manner. 

15 (e) DETERMINATIONS.— 

16 (1) The provisions of this section shall not 

17 apply to any country or entity the Secretary of State 

18 reports to the Committees on Appropriations— 

19 (A) does not assess taxes on United States 

20 assistance or which has an effective arrange21 ment that is providing substantial reimburse22 ment of such taxes; or 

23 (B) the foreign policy interests of the 

24 United States outweigh the purpose of this secVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1172 

1 tion to ensure that United States assistance is 

2 not subject to taxation. 

3 (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with 

4 the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days 

5 prior to exercising the authority of this subsection 

6 with regard to any country or entity. 

7 (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 

8 issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, 

9 to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assist10 ance contained in this section. 

11 (g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

12 (1) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a 

13 framework bilateral agreement between the Govern14 ment of the United States and the government of 

15 the country receiving assistance that describes the 

16 privileges and immunities applicable to United 

17 States foreign assistance for such country generally, 

18 or an individual agreement between the Government 

19 of the United States and such government that de20 scribes, among other things, the treatment for tax 

21 purposes that will be accorded the United States as22 sistance provided under that agreement; 

23 (2) the term ‘‘taxes and taxation’’ shall include 

24 value added taxes and customs duties but shall not 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1173 

1 include individual income taxes assessed to local 

2 staff. 

3 (h) REPORT.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 

4 with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies, 

5 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropria6 tions, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 

7 Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or agencies 

8 to comply with the requirements of this section. 

9 RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS

10 SEC. 7014. (a) Funds appropriated under titles III 

11 through VI of this Act which are specifically designated 

12 may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same 

13 account notwithstanding the designation if compliance 

14 with the designation is made impossible by operation of 

15 any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, That any 

16 such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notifi17 cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 

18 Provided further, That assistance that is reprogrammed 

19 pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under 

20 the same terms and conditions as originally provided. 

21 (b) In addition to the authority contained in sub22 section (a), the original period of availability of funds ap23 propriated by this Act and administered by the Depart24 ment of State or the United States Agency for Inter25 national Development (USAID) that are specifically desVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1174 

1 ignated for particular programs or activities by this or any 

2 other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year 

3 if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as 

4 appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Com5 mittees on Appropriations that the termination of assist6 ance to a country or a significant change in circumstances 

7 makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obli8 gated during the original period of availability: Provided, 

9 That such designated funds that continue to be available 

10 for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the 

11 purpose of such designation. 

12 (c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels 

13 contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or 

14 authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by 

15 any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: 

16 Provided, That specifically designated funding levels or 

17 minimum funding requirements contained in any other 

18 Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this 

19 Act. 

20 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

21 SEC. 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in 

22 titles I and II of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts 

23 to the agencies and departments funded by this Act that 

24 remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 

25 year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1175 

1 of the United States derived by the collection of fees or 

2 of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made 

3 available by transfer, to the agencies and departments 

4 funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or ex5 penditure through a reprogramming of funds that— 

6 (1) creates new programs; 

7 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

8 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

9 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

10 denied or restricted; 

11 (4) relocates an office or employees; 

12 (5) closes or opens a mission or post; 

13 (6) creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bu14 reaus, centers, or offices; 

15 (7) reorganizes programs or activities; or 

16 (8) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

17 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

18 unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 

19 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds: Pro20 vided, That unless previously justified to the Committees 

21 on Appropriations, the requirements of this subsection 

22 shall apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under 

23 titles I and II of this Act for paragraphs (1), (2), (5), 

24 and (6) of this subsection. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1176 

1 (b) None of the funds provided under titles I and II 

2 of this Act, or provided under previous appropriations 

3 Acts to the agency or department funded under titles I 

4 and II of this Act that remain available for obligation or 

5 expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any ac6 counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 

7 the collection of fees available to the agency or department 

8 funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for obli9 gation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects 

10 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 

11 $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

12 (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac13 tivities; 

14 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist15 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per16 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

17 (3) results from any general savings, including 

18 savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 

19 result in a change in existing programs, activities, or 

20 projects as approved by Congress; unless the Com21 mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in 

22 advance of such reprogramming of funds. 

23 (c) None of the funds made available by this Act 

24 under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Develop25 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘International Organizations and ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1177 

1 grams’’, ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘Inter2 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Eco3 nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Peace4 keeping Operations’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

5 Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge 

6 Corporation’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 

7 ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, ‘‘Con8 flict Stabilization Operations’’, and ‘‘Peace Corps’’, shall 

9 be available for obligation for activities, programs, 

10 projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other 

11 operations not justified or in excess of the amount justi12 fied to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation 

13 under any of these specific headings unless the Commit14 tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance: 

15 Provided, That the President shall not enter into any com16 mitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 

17 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of 

18 major defense equipment, other than conventional ammu19 nition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, 

20 ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified 

21 to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justi22 fied to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations 

23 are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: Pro24 vided further, That requirements of this subsection or any 

25 similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1178 

1 to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or project 

2 for which funds are appropriated under titles III through 

3 VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount pre4 viously justified to the Congress for obligation for such 

5 activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year: 

6 Provided further, That any notification submitted pursu7 ant to subsection (f) of this section shall include informa8 tion (if known on the date of transmittal of such notifica9 tion) on the use of notwithstanding authority: Provided 

10 further, That if subsequent to the notification of assistance 

11 it becomes necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, 

12 the Committees on Appropriations should be informed at 

13 the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable. 

14 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with 

15 the exception of funds transferred to, and merged with, 

16 funds appropriated under title I of this Act, funds trans17 ferred by the Department of Defense to the Department 

18 of State and the United States Agency for International 

19 Development for assistance for foreign countries and 

20 international organizations, and funds made available for 

21 programs authorized by section 1206 of the National De22 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 

23 109–163) (or any successor authority), shall be subject to 

24 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

25 Appropriations. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1179 

1 (e) The requirements of this section or any similar 

2 provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 

3 Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular 

4 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria5 tions, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a sub6 stantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided, That 

7 in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees 

8 on Appropriations shall be provided as early as prac9 ticable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the 

10 action to which such notification requirement was applica11 ble, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such 

12 waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided 

13 pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation 

14 of the emergency circumstances. 

15 (f) None of the funds appropriated under titles III 

16 through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended for 

17 assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, 

18 Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, 

19 Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, 

20 the Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, 

21 Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, 

22 and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular no23 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria24 tions. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1180 

1 NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

2 SEC. 7016. Prior to providing excess Department of 

3 Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the 

4 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of De5 fense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the 

6 same extent and under the same conditions as other com7 mittees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Pro8 vided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess 

9 defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the 

10 Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 

11 Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification 

12 procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are 

13 significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) 

14 of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms 

15 of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if 

16 notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use 

17 of appropriated funds for specific countries that would re18 ceive such excess defense articles: Provided further, That 

19 such Committees shall also be informed of the original ac20 quisition cost of such defense articles. 

21 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

22 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

23 SEC. 7017. Subject to the regular notification proce24 dures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appro25 priated under titles I and III through V of this Act, which 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1181 

1 are returned or not made available for organizations and 

2 programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) 

3 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) 

4 of this Act, shall remain available for obligation until Sep5 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That the requirement to with6 hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 

7 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 

8 funds appropriated by this Act. 

9 PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND

10 INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION

11 SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 

12 out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 

13 amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor14 tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 

15 coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 

16 made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist17 ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 

18 the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 

19 of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 

20 incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 

21 the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 

22 Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 

23 for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 

24 part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 

25 involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1182 

1 None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 

2 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 

3 obligated or expended for any country or organization if 

4 the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 

5 such country or organization would violate any of the 

6 above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri7 lizations. 

8 ALLOCATIONS

9 SEC. 7019. (a) Funds provided by this Act shall be 

10 made available for programs and countries in the amounts 

11 specifically designated in the explanatory statement de12 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 

13 of this consolidated Act). 

14 (b) For the purposes of implementing this section and 

15 only with respect to the amounts for programs and coun16 tries specifically designated in the explanatory statement 

17 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

18 A of this consolidated Act), the Secretary of State, the 

19 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter20 national Development, and the Broadcasting Board of 

21 Governors, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the 

22 amounts referenced in subsection (a), subject to the reg23 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro24 priations. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1183 

1 REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES

2 SEC. 7020. (a) Each Federal department, agency, or 

3 entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Depart4 ment of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in 

5 titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that 

6 domestic and overseas representation and entertainment 

7 expenses further official agency business and United 

8 States foreign policy interests and are— 

9 (1) primarily for fostering relations outside of 

10 the Executive Branch; 

11 (2) principally for meals and events of a pro12 tocol nature; 

13 (3) not for employee-only events; and 

14 (4) do not include activities that are substan15 tially of a recreational character. 

16 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

17 made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter18 national Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign 

19 Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program 

20 activities or under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro21 grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Sup22 port Fund’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— 

23 (1) alcoholic beverages; or 

24 (2) entertainment expenses for activities that 

25 are substantially of a recreational character, includVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1184 

1 ing but not limited to entrance fees at sporting 

2 events, theatrical and musical productions, and 

3 amusement parks. 

4 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS

5 SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

6 SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX7 PORTS.— 

8 (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

9 made available by titles III through VI of this Act 

10 may be available to any foreign government which 

11 provides lethal military equipment to a country the 

12 government of which the Secretary of State has de13 termined supports international terrorism for pur14 poses of section 6(j) of the Export Administration 

15 Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the 

16 International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Pro17 vided, That the prohibition under this section with 

18 respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 

19 months after that government ceases to provide such 

20 military equipment: Provided further, That this sec21 tion applies with respect to lethal military equipment 

22 provided under a contract entered into after October 

23 1, 1997. 

24 (2) Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or 

25 any other similar provision of law, may be furnished 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1185 

1 if the President determines that to do so is impor2 tant to the national interest of the United States. 

3 (3) Whenever the President makes a determina4 tion pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall 

5 submit to the Committees on Appropriations a re6 port with respect to the furnishing of such assist7 ance, including a detailed explanation of the assist8 ance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of 

9 such assistance, and an explanation of how the as10 sistance furthers United States national interests. 

11 (b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 

12 (1) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance 

13 in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appro14 priated under any such title in prior Acts making 

15 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

16 operations, and related programs, shall not be made 

17 available to any foreign government which the Presi18 dent determines— 

19 (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 

20 any individual or group which has committed 

21 an act of international terrorism; 

22 (B) otherwise supports international ter23 rorism; or 

24 (C) is controlled by an organization des25 ignated as a terrorist organization under secVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1186 

1 tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

2 Act. 

3 (2) The President may waive the application of 

4 paragraph (1) to a government if the President de5 termines that national security or humanitarian rea6 sons justify such waiver: Provided, That the Presi7 dent shall publish each such waiver in the Federal 

8 Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver 

9 takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appro10 priations of the waiver (including the justification 

11 for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notifi12 cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria13 tions. 

14 AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS

15 SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 

16 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel17 opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith18 standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672, section 15 of 

19 the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, sec20 tion 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis21 cal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236), and sec22 tion 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

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


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1187 

1 DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

2 SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 

3 of this Act ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de4 fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in5 clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 

6 directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 

7 for the following accounts: ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 

8 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘program, 

9 project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include 

10 country, regional, and central program level funding with11 in each such account; and for the development assistance 

12 accounts of the United States Agency for International 

13 Development, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also 

14 be considered to include central, country, regional, and 

15 program level funding, either as— 

16 (1) justified to the Congress; or 

17 (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac18 cordance with a report, to be provided to the Com19 mittees on Appropriations within 30 days of the en20 actment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) 

21 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1188 

1 AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN

2 FOUNDATION AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVEL3 OPMENT FOUNDATION

4 SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 

5 provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 

6 contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria7 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

8 related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi9 ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 

10 Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African 

11 Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con12 ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro13 hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 

14 Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 

15 days of taking such action. 

16 COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES

17 SEC. 7025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

18 made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 

19 Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise 

20 made available to the Export-Import Bank and the Over21 seas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or 

22 expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other 

23 financial commitments for establishing or expanding pro24 duction of any commodity for export by any country other 

25 than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1189 

1 in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting pro2 ductive capacity is expected to become operative and if the 

3 assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 

4 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: 

5 Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Ex6 port-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Direc7 tors the benefits to industry and employment in the 

8 United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 

9 States producers of the same, similar, or competing com10 modity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 

11 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That this 

12 subsection shall not prohibit— 

13 (1) activities in a country that is eligible for as14 sistance from the International Development Asso15 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter16 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 

17 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri18 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 

19 is furnished; or 

20 (2) activities in a country the President deter21 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu22 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 

23 (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any 

24 other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 

25 Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1190 

1 or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or intro2 duction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training 

3 in connection with the growth or production in a foreign 

4 country of an agricultural commodity for export which 

5 would compete with a similar commodity grown or pro6 duced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection 

7 shall not prohibit— 

8 (1) activities designed to increase food security 

9 in developing countries where such activities will not 

10 have a significant impact on the export of agricul11 tural commodities of the United States; 

12 (2) research activities intended primarily to 

13 benefit American producers; 

14 (3) activities in a country that is eligible for as15 sistance from the International Development Asso16 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter17 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 

18 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri19 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 

20 is furnished; or 

21 (4) activities in a country the President deter22 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu23 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 

24 (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

25 United States executive directors of the international fiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1191 

1 nancial institutions, as defined in section 7029(h) of this 

2 Act, to use the voice and vote of the United States to op3 pose any assistance by such institutions, using funds ap4 propriated or made available by this Act, for the produc5 tion or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, 

6 if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance 

7 will cause substantial injury to United States producers 

8 of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 

9 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

10 SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL

11 CURRENCIES.— 

12 (1) If assistance is furnished to the government 

13 of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part 

14 I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 

15 Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the 

16 generation of local currencies of that country, the 

17 Administrator of the United States Agency for 

18 International Development (USAID) shall— 

19 (A) require that local currencies be depos20 ited in a separate account established by that 

21 government; 

22 (B) enter into an agreement with that gov23 ernment which sets forth— 

24 (i) the amount of the local currencies 

25 to be generated; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1192 

1 (ii) the terms and conditions under 

2 which the currencies so deposited may be 

3 utilized, consistent with this section; and 

4 (C) establish by agreement with that gov5 ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 

6 government to monitor and account for deposits 

7 into and disbursements from the separate ac8 count. 

9 (2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 

10 agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur11 rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 

12 subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur13 rencies, shall be used only— 

14 (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 

15 I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist16 ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 

17 purposes as— 

18 (i) project and sector assistance activi19 ties; or 

20 (ii) debt and deficit financing; or 

21 (B) for the administrative requirements of 

22 the United States Government. 

23 (3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 

24 shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 

25 equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1193 

1 to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 

2 established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 

3 for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 

4 (a)(2). 

5 (4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PRO6 GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun7 try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 

8 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 

9 the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 

10 funds which remain in a separate account estab11 lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 

12 for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov13 ernment of that country and the United States Gov14 ernment. 

15 (5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The USAID 

16 Administrator shall report on an annual basis as 

17 part of the justification documents submitted to the 

18 Committees on Appropriations on the use of local 

19 currencies for the administrative requirements of the 

20 United States Government as authorized in sub21 section (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the 

22 amount of local currency (and United States dollar 

23 equivalent) used or to be used for such purpose in 

24 each applicable country. 

25 (b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1194 

1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail2 able to the government of a foreign country, under 

3 chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 

4 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 

5 assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 

6 country shall be required to maintain such funds in 

7 a separate account and not commingle them with 

8 any other funds. 

9 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF

10 LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 

11 notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon12 sistent with the nature of this assistance including 

13 provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan14 atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac15 companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re16 port No. 98–1159). 

17 (3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 

18 obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec19 tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica20 tion through the regular notification procedures of 

21 the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in22 clude a detailed description of how the funds pro23 posed to be made available will be used, with a dis24 cussion of the United States interests that will be 

25 served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1195 

1 a description of the economic policy reforms that will 

2 be promoted by such assistance). 

3 (4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 

4 funds may be exempt from the requirements of sub5 section (b)(1) only through the regular notification 

6 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

7 ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE

8 SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN9 MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 

10 or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 

11 shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 

12 programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 

13 appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 

14 chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 

15 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, 

16 That before using the authority of this subsection to fur17 nish assistance in support of programs of nongovern18 mental organizations, the President shall notify the Com19 mittees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notifi20 cation procedures, including a description of the program 

21 to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the rea22 sons for furnishing such assistance: Provided further, That 

23 nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any 

24 existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involun25 tary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1196 

1 (b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2015, re2 strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 

3 to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re4 strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 

5 Law 83–480): Provided, That none of the funds appro6 priated to carry out title I of such Act and made available 

7 pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended 

8 except as provided through the regular notification proce9 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

10 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 

11 (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 

12 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 

13 of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup14 port international terrorism; or 

15 (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 

16 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 

17 of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 

18 country that violates internationally recognized 

19 human rights. 

20 LOCAL COMPETITION

21 SEC. 7028. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO

22 COMPETITION FOR LOCAL ENTITIES.—Funds appro23 priated by this Act that are made available to the United 

24 States Agency for International Development (USAID) 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1197 

1 may only be made available for limited competitions 

2 through local entities if— 

3 (1) prior to the determination to limit competi4 tion to local entities, USAID has— 

5 (A) assessed the level of local capacity to 

6 effectively implement, manage, and account for 

7 programs included in such competition; and 

8 (B) documented the written results of the 

9 assessment and decisions made; and 

10 (2) prior to making an award after limiting 

11 competition to local entities— 

12 (A) each successful local entity has been 

13 determined to be responsible in accordance with 

14 USAID guidelines; and 

15 (B) effective monitoring and evaluation 

16 systems are in place to ensure that award fund17 ing is used for its intended purposes; and 

18 (3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. 

19 (b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), 

20 the Administrator of USAID shall report, on a semi-an21 nual basis, to the appropriate congressional committees on 

22 all awards subject to limited or no competition for local 

23 entities: Provided, That such report should be posted on 

24 the USAID Web site: Provided further, That the require25 ments of this subsection shall only apply to awards in exVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1198 

1 cess of $3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities 

2 in excess of $2,000,000. 

3 (c) Section 7077 of division I of Public Law 112– 

4 74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015, as 

5 amended by division K of Public Law 113–76. 

6 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

7 SEC. 7029. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

8 instruct the United States executive director of each inter9 national financial institution to seek to require that such 

10 institution adopts and implements a publicly available pol11 icy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and exter12 nal experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations 

13 of the effectiveness of at least 25 percent of all loans, 

14 grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending 

15 activities in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing 

16 poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, con17 sistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions 

18 to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are 

19 based on accurate data and objective analysis: Provided, 

20 That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 

21 the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on 

22 Appropriations on steps taken by the United States execu23 tive directors and the international financial institutions 

24 consistent with this paragraph. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1199 

1 (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

2 United States Executive Director of the International 

3 Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Inter4 national Development Association to vote against any 

5 loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such institution has 

6 adopted and is implementing any social or environmental 

7 safeguard relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy 

8 that provides less protection than World Bank safeguards 

9 in effect on September 30, 2014. 

10 (c) None of the funds appropriated under title V of 

11 this Act may be made as payment to any international 

12 financial institution while the United States executive di13 rector to such institution is compensated by the institution 

14 at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such 

15 executive director receives from the United States, is in 

16 excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a 

17 position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec18 tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while any al19 ternate United States executive director to such institution 

20 is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of 

21 the rate provided for an individual occupying a position 

22 at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 

23 of title 5, United States Code. 

24 (d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

25 United States executive director of each international fiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1200 

1 nancial institution to seek to require that such institution 

2 conducts rigorous human rights due diligence and human 

3 rights risk management, as appropriate, in connection 

4 with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institu5 tion: Provided, That prior to voting on any such loan, 

6 grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall con7 sult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 

8 Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if the executive 

9 director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, 

10 or strategy could result in forced displacement or other 

11 violation of human rights. 

12 (e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

13 United States executive director of each international fi14 nancial institution to promote in loan, grant, and other 

15 financing agreements improvements in borrowing coun16 tries’ financial management and judicial capacity to inves17 tigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 

18 (f) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

19 United States executive director of each international fi20 nancial institution to seek to require that such institution 

21 collects, verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent 

22 practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding 

23 proprietary information) for any corporation or limited li24 ability company, other than a publicly listed company, that 

25 receives funds appropriated by this Act that are provided 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1201 

1 as payment to such institution: Provided, That not later 

2 than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

4 on steps taken by the United States executive directors 

5 and the international financial institutions consistent with 

6 this paragraph. 

7 (g) The Secretary of the Treasury should support ef8 forts by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to 

9 promote economic cooperation and integration within the 

10 Caribbean region, consistent with the IDB’s charter and 

11 United States policy. 

12 (h) For the purposes of this Act ‘‘international finan13 cial institutions’’ shall mean the International Bank for 

14 Reconstruction and Development, the International Devel15 opment Association, the International Finance Corpora16 tion, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter17 national Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, 

18 the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Invest19 ment Corporation, the North American Development 

20 Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Devel21 opment, the African Development Bank, the African De22 velopment Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guar23 antee Agency. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1202 

1 DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

2 SEC. 7030. In order to enhance the continued partici3 pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel4 opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern5 mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 

6 the United States Agency for International Development 

7 may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 

8 which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 

9 assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 

10 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

11 on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 

12 shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 

13 provided to that organization. 

14 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY

15 SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN16 MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

17 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be 

18 made available for direct government-to-government 

19 assistance only if— 

20 (A) each implementing agency or ministry 

21 to receive assistance has been assessed and is 

22 considered to have the systems required to 

23 manage such assistance and any identified 

24 vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 

25 ministry have been addressed; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1203 

1 (i) the recipient agency or ministry 

2 employs and utilizes staff with the nec3 essary technical, financial, and manage4 ment capabilities; 

5 (ii) the recipient agency or ministry 

6 has adopted competitive procurement poli7 cies and systems; 

8 (iii) effective monitoring and evalua9 tion systems are in place to ensure that 

10 such assistance is used for its intended 

11 purposes; 

12 (iv) no level of acceptable fraud is as13 sumed; and 

14 (v) the government of the recipient 

15 country is taking steps to publicly disclose 

16 on an annual basis its national budget, to 

17 include income and expenditures; 

18 (B) the recipient government is in compli19 ance with the principles set forth in section 

20 7013 of this Act; 

21 (C) the recipient agency or ministry is not 

22 headed or controlled by an organization des23 ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 

24 under section 219 of the Immigration and Na25 tionality Act; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1204 

1 (D) the Government of the United States 

2 and the government of the recipient country 

3 have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable 

4 objectives for the use of such assistance, which 

5 should be made available on a cost-reimbursable 

6 basis; and 

7 (E) the recipient government is taking 

8 steps to protect the rights of civil society, in9 cluding freedoms of expression, association, and 

10 assembly. 

11 (2) In addition to the requirements in sub12 section (a), no funds may be made available for di13 rect government-to-government assistance without 

14 prior consultation with, and notification of, the Com15 mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That such noti16 fication shall contain an explanation of how the pro17 posed activity meets the requirements of paragraph 

18 (1): Provided further, That the requirements of this 

19 paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to20 government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and 

21 all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, 

22 and cash payments to individuals. 

23 (3) The Administrator of the United States 

24 Agency for International Development (USAID) or 

25 the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1205 

1 any direct government-to-government assistance if 

2 the Administrator or the Secretary has credible in3 formation of material misuse of such assistance, un4 less the Administrator or the Secretary reports to 

5 the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 

6 national interest of the United States to continue 

7 such assistance, including a justification, or that 

8 such misuse has been appropriately addressed. 

9 (4) The Secretary of State shall submit to the 

10 Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with the 

11 fiscal year 2016 congressional budget justification 

12 materials, amounts planned for assistance described 

13 in subsection (a) by country, proposed funding 

14 amount, source of funds, and type of assistance. 

15 (5) Not later than 90 days after the enactment 

16 of this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 

17 30, 2015, the USAID Administrator shall submit to 

18 the Committees on Appropriations a report that— 

19 (A) details all assistance described in sub20 section (a) provided during the previous 6- 

21 month period by country, funding amount, 

22 source of funds, and type of such assistance; 

23 and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1206 

1 (B) the type of procurement instrument or 

2 mechanism utilized and whether the assistance 

3 was provided on a reimbursable basis. 

4 (6) None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used for any foreign country for debt 

6 service payments owed by any country to any inter7 national financial institution: Provided, That for 

8 purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘international 

9 financial institution’’ has the meaning given the 

10 term in section 7029(h) of this Act. 

11 (b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANS12 PARENCY.— 

13 (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL

14 TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con15 tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re16 quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern17 ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 

18 as identified in the report required by section 

19 7031(b) of division K of Public Law 113–76. 

20 (2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph 

21 (1), ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ 

22 are requirements consistent with those in subsection 

23 (a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget 

24 documentation (to include receipts and expenditures 

25 by ministry) and government contracts and licenses 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1207 

1 for natural resource extraction (to include bidding 

2 and concession allocation practices). 

3 (3) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 

4 government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 

5 the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 

6 enactment of this Act, shall make or update any de7 termination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or ‘‘no signifi8 cant progress’’ in meeting the minimum require9 ments of fiscal transparency, and make such deter10 minations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal 

11 Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the Depart12 ment of State’s Web site: Provided, That the Sec13 retary shall identify the significant progress made by 

14 each such government to publicly disclose national 

15 budget documentation, contracts, and licenses which 

16 are additional to such information disclosed in pre17 vious fiscal years, and include specific recommenda18 tions of short- and long-term steps such government 

19 should take to improve fiscal transparency: Provided 

20 further, That the annual report shall include a de21 tailed description of how funds appropriated by this 

22 Act are being used to improve fiscal transparency, 

23 and identify benchmarks for measuring progress. 

24 (4) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 

25 title III of this Act shall be made available for proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01207 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1208 

1 grams and activities to assist governments identified 

2 pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget trans3 parency and to support civil society organizations in 

4 such countries that promote budget transparency: 

5 Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to 

6 funds otherwise made available for such purposes: 

7 Provided further, That a description of the uses of 

8 such funds shall be included in the annual ‘‘Fiscal 

9 Transparency Report’’ required by paragraph (3). 

10 (c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 

11 (1)(A) Officials of foreign governments and 

12 their immediate family members about whom the 

13 Secretary of State has credible information have 

14 been involved in significant corruption, including 

15 corruption related to the extraction of natural re16 sources, or a gross violation of human rights shall 

17 be ineligible for entry into the United States. 

18 (B) The Secretary may also publicly or pri19 vately designate or identify officials of foreign gov20 ernments and their immediate family members about 

21 whom the Secretary has such credible information 

22 without regard to whether the individual has applied 

23 for a visa. 

24 (2) Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry 

25 into the United States would further important 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1209 

1 United States law enforcement objectives or is nec2 essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli3 gations under the United Nations Headquarters 

4 Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 

5 shall be construed to derogate from United States 

6 Government obligations under applicable inter7 national agreements. 

8 (3) The Secretary may waive the application of 

9 paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the 

10 waiver would serve a compelling national interest or 

11 that the circumstances which caused the individual 

12 to be ineligible have changed sufficiently. 

13 (4) Not later than 6 months after enactment of 

14 this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a re15 port, including a classified annex if necessary, to the 

16 Committees on Appropriations and the Committees 

17 on the Judiciary describing the information related 

18 to corruption or violation of human rights con19 cerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the 

20 previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as 

21 well as the individuals who the Secretary designated 

22 or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who 

23 would be ineligible but for the application of para24 graph (2), a list of any waivers provided under para25 graph (3), and the justification for each waiver. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1210 

1 (5) Any unclassified portion of the report re2 quired under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the 

3 Department of State’s Web site. 

4 (6) For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), 

5 and (5), the records of the Department of State and 

6 of diplomatic and consular offices of the United 

7 States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas 

8 or permits to enter the United States shall not be 

9 considered confidential. 

10 (d) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEB SITE.—Funds appro11 priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 

12 available for any independent agency in title III, as appro13 priate, shall be made available to support the provision 

14 of additional information on United States Government 

15 foreign assistance on the Department of State’s foreign 

16 assistance Web site: Provided, That all Federal agencies 

17 funded under this Act shall provide such information on 

18 foreign assistance, upon request, to the Department of 

19 State. 

20 DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS

21 SEC. 7032. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, 

22 not less than $2,264,986,000 should be made available for 

23 democracy programs, as defined in subsection (c). 

24 (b) Funds made available by this Act for democracy 

25 programs may be made available notwithstanding any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1211 

1 other provision of law, and with regard to the National 

2 Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation. 

3 (c) For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, 

4 the term ‘‘democracy programs’’ means programs that 

5 support good governance, credible and competitive elec6 tions, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and 

7 religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, 

8 and the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the ca9 pacity of democratic political parties, governments, non10 governmental organizations and institutions, and citizens 

11 to support the development of democratic states, and insti12 tutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens. 

13 (d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 

14 available for governance programs should be made avail15 able to support institutions and individuals that dem16 onstrate a commitment to democracy. 

17 (e) With respect to the provision of assistance for de18 mocracy, human rights, and governance activities in this 

19 Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the 

20 specific nature of that assistance, and the participants in 

21 such programs shall not be subject to the prior approval 

22 by the government of any foreign country: Provided, That 

23 the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Adminis24 trator of the United States Agency for International De25 velopment (USAID), shall report to the Committees on 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1212 

1 Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment 

2 of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of 

3 State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this 

4 subsection. 

5 (f) Any funds made available by this Act for a busi6 ness and human rights program in the People’s Republic 

7 of China shall be made available on a cost-matching basis 

8 from sources other than the United States Government. 

9 (g) The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 

10 Labor, Department of State (DRL) and the Bureau for 

11 Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, 

12 USAID, shall regularly communicate their planned pro13 grams to the NED. 

14 (h) Funds appropriated by this Act under the head15 ing ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ that are made available to DRL 

16 shall be made available to maintain a database of prisons 

17 and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 

18 7032(i) of division K of Public Law 113–76. 

19 (i) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 

20 available for democracy programs shall be made available 

21 to support freedom of religion, including in the Middle 

22 East and North Africa. 

23 (j) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act 

24 shall be made available for democracy programs in coun25 tries in the Western Hemisphere above the total amount 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1213 

1 requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, For2 eign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015: Provided, That the De3 partment of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall con4 sult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the 

5 obligation of such funds. 

6 (k) Funds made available by this Act for the Near 

7 East Regional Democracy program shall be the responsi8 bility of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, 

9 Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant 

10 Secretary for DRL: Provided, That such funds shall be 

11 made available for the activities described in section 1243 

12 of Public Law 112–239, following consultation with the 

13 appropriate congressional committees. 

14 MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES

15 SEC. 7033. None of the funds appropriated by this 

16 Act may be used to make any pledge for future year fund17 ing for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in ti18 tles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— 

19 (1) previously justified, including the projected 

20 future year costs, in a congressional budget justifica21 tion; 

22 (2) included in an Act making appropriations 

23 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

24 related programs or previously authorized by an Act 

25 of Congress; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1214 

1 (3) notified in accordance with the regular noti2 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria3 tions, including the projected future year costs; or 

4 (4) the subject of prior consultation with the 

5 Committees on Appropriations and such consultation 

6 was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the 

7 pledge. 

8 SPECIAL PROVISIONS

9 SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL10 DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 

11 in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available 

12 for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, 

13 and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims 

14 of such trafficking, may be made available notwith15 standing any other provision of law. 

16 (b) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHOR17 ITY.—In providing assistance with funds appropriated by 

18 this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance 

19 Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from insta20 bility may be deemed to mean support for regional, dis21 trict, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging 

22 from instability, as well as a nation emerging from insta23 bility. 

24 (c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Funds managed by 

25 the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1215 

1 Assistance, United States Agency for International Devel2 opment (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be 

3 made available as a general contribution to the World 

4 Food Program, notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law. 

6 (d) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION AND RE7 INTEGRATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated 

9 under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making 

10 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper11 ations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Eco12 nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 

13 ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises 

14 Fund’’, and ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’ may be made avail15 able to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and re16 integrate into civilian society former members of foreign 

17 terrorist organizations: Provided, That the Secretary of 

18 State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 

19 prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this sub20 section: Provided further, That for the purposes of this 

21 subsection the term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 

22 means an organization designated as a terrorist organiza23 tion under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

24 Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1216 

1 (e) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.—(1) Funds ap2 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup3 port Fund’’ shall be made available to carry out the Pro4 gram for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and 

5 the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as au6 thorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and 

7 Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501–4508). 

8 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 

9 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

10 State, foreign operations, and related programs 

11 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may 

12 be made available as a contribution to establish and 

13 maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 

14 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

15 Appropriations. 

16 (3) Of the amounts made available by this Act 

17 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro18 grams’’ in title I, up to $500,000 may be made 

19 available for grants pursuant to section 504 of Pub20 lic Law 95–426 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to fa21 cilitate collaboration with indigenous communities. 

22 (f) PARTNER VETTING.—Funds appropriated by this 

23 Act or in titles I through IV of prior Acts making appro24 priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

25 and related programs shall be used by the Secretary of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1217 

1 State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to 

2 support the continued implementation of the Partner Vet3 ting System (PVS) pilot program: Provided, That the Sec4 retary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly 

5 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not 

6 later than 30 days after completion of the pilot program, 

7 on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the 

8 PVS pilot program for possible expansion: Provided fur9 ther, That such report shall include the requirements in 

10 Senate Report 113–195 and House Report 113–499: Pro11 vided further, That such report may be delivered in classi12 fied form, if necessary. 

13 (g) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2015, the 

14 President may use up to $100,000,000 under the author15 ity of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

16 notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

17 (h) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec18 retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 

19 title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern20 ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 

21 to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 

22 International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc23 tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 

24 to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 

25 withholding funds under this subsection. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1218 

1 (i) REPORTS REPEALED.—Section 304(f) of Public 

2 Law 107–173; section 2104 of Public Law 109–13; and 

3 subsection 1405(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations 

4 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–252), are hereby repealed. 

5 (j) TRANSFERS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PROTEC6 TION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge 

7 with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of Foreign Mis8 sions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of expired funds 

9 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 

10 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2015, except for funds des11 ignated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 

12 on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal13 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

14 at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the 

15 last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the 

16 purposes for which appropriated: Provided, That not more 

17 than $50,000,000 may be transferred. 

18 (k) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES

19 OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANI20 ZATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall implement section 

21 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

22 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 

23 457): Provided, That in determining whether to suspend 

24 the issuance of A–3 or G–5 visas under such section, the 

25 Secretary should consider the following as ‘‘credible eviVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01218 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1219 

1 dence’’: (1) a final court judgment (including a default 

2 judgment) issued against a current or former employee of 

3 such mission or organization (for which the time period 

4 for appeal has expired); (2) the issuance of a T-visa to 

5 the victim; or (3) a request by the Department of State 

6 to the sending state that immunity of individual diplomats 

7 or family members be waived to permit criminal prosecu8 tion: Provided further, That the Secretary should assist 

9 in obtaining payment of final court judgments awarded 

10 to A–3 and G–5 visa holders, including encouraging the 

11 sending states to provide compensation directly to victims: 

12 Provided further, That the Secretary shall include in the 

13 Trafficking in Persons annual report a concise summary 

14 of each trafficking case involving an A–3 or G–5 visa hold15 er which meets one or more of the items in the first pro16 viso of this subsection. 

17 (l) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 

18 (1) Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 

19 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by 

20 substituting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ for ‘‘September 

21 30, 2010’’. 

22 (2) The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) 

23 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

24 Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) 

25 shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1220 

1 through September 30, 2015, except that the notifi2 cation and reporting requirements contained in such 

3 section shall include the Committees on Appropria4 tions. 

5 (3) The authority contained in section 1115(d) 

6 of Public Law 111–32 shall remain in effect through 

7 September 30, 2015. 

8 (4) Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act 

9 of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) shall be applied by 

10 substituting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ for ‘‘October 1, 

11 2010’’ in paragraph (2). 

12 (5) Section 61(a) of the State Department 

13 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) 

14 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 

15 2015’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in paragraph (2). 

16 (6) Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 

17 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be applied 

18 by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ for ‘‘October 

19 1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 

20 (7)(A) Subject to the limitation described in 

21 subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 

22 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 

23 (Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1904) shall remain 

24 in effect through September 30, 2015. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1221 

1 (B) The authority described in subparagraph 

2 (A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of 

3 the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of 

4 the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a local5 ity-based comparability payment (stated as a per6 centage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of 

7 the locality-based comparability payment (stated as 

8 a percentage) that would be payable to such member 

9 under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 

10 if such member’s official duty station were in the 

11 District of Columbia. 

12 (8) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 

13 and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 

14 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— 

15 (A) In section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 

16 note)— 

17 (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 

18 ‘‘and 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2014, and 

19 2015’’; and 

20 (ii) in subsection (e), by striking 

21 ‘‘2014’’ each place it appears and inserting 

22 ‘‘2015’’; and 

23 (B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) 

24 in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1222 

1 (9) The authorities provided in section 1015(b) 

2 of Public Law 111–212 shall remain in effect 

3 through September 30, 2015. 

4 (m) CROWD CONTROL ITEMS.—Funds appropriated 

5 by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 

6 light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd con7 trol purposes for foreign security forces that use excessive 

8 force to repress peaceful expression, association, or assem9 bly in countries undergoing democratic transition. 

10 (n) DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKING CAPITAL

11 FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

12 made available to the Department of State for payments 

13 to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the 

14 activities and in the amounts allowed in the President’s 

15 fiscal year 2015 budget: Provided, That Federal agency 

16 components shall be charged only for their direct usage 

17 of each Working Capital Fund service: Provided further, 

18 That Federal agency components may only pay for Work19 ing Capital Fund services that are consistent with the 

20 component’s purpose and authorities: Provided further, 

21 That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance 

22 or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of 

23 each service. 

24 (o) SECURITY FORCE ACCOUNTABILITY ASSIST25 ANCE.—The Secretary of State shall submit a report to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1223 

1 the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days 

2 after enactment of this Act on steps taken to implement 

3 section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

4 including program details and sources of funding: Pro5 vided, That such report shall describe how funds appro6 priated by this Act are used to encourage, assist, and build 

7 the capacity of foreign governments to investigate, pros8 ecute, and punish security force personnel who are 

9 credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of 

10 human rights, including by providing: 

11 (1) technical assistance in support of such in12 vestigations and prosecutions; 

13 (2) assistance to strengthen civilian-military co14 operation on human rights and the rule of law; 

15 (3) assistance to strengthen the internal ac16 countability mechanisms and technical capacity of 

17 foreign governments to bring such personnel to jus18 tice; and 

19 (4) support for nongovernmental organizations 

20 that monitor and document gross violations. 

21 (p) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro22 priated by this Act that are available for monitoring and 

23 evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘International 

24 Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist25 ance’’ shall, as appropriate, be made available for the regVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01223 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1224 

1 ular collection of feedback obtained directly from bene2 ficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance: 

3 Provided, That the Department of State and USAID shall 

4 conduct regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is 

5 collected and used by grantees to maximize the cost-effec6 tiveness and utility of such assistance, and require grant7 ees that receive funds under such headings to establish 

8 procedures for collecting and responding to such feedback. 

9 (q) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 

10 available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab11 lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper12 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro13 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–477) may be made 

14 available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 

15 survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 

16 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 

17 the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 

18 the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper19 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro20 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–477) shall be exer21 cised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 

22 USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non23 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall 

24 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

25 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1225 

1 Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budg2 et justification an accounting of budgetary resources, dis3 bursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such 

4 fund. 

5 (r) LOAN GUARANTEES AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS.— 

6 (1) Funds appropriated under the heading 

7 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ only in title III of this 

8 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 

9 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

10 programs may be made available for the costs, as 

11 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

12 Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, 

13 Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are authorized to be 

14 provided: Provided, That amounts made available 

15 under this paragraph for the costs of such guaran16 tees shall not be considered assistance for the pur17 poses of provisions of law limiting assistance to a 

18 country. 

19 (2) Funds appropriated under the heading 

20 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made 

21 available to establish and operate one or more enter22 prise funds for Egypt and Tunisia: Provided, That 

23 the first, third and fifth provisos under section 

24 7041(b) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall 

25 apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1226 

1 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for an enterprise 

2 fund or funds to the same extent and in the same 

3 manner as such provision of law applied to funds 

4 made available under such section (except that the 

5 clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of 

6 the SEED Act shall not apply): Provided further, 

7 That the authority of any such enterprise fund or 

8 funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective 

9 on December 31, 2025. 

10 (3) Funds made available by this subsection 

11 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 

12 regular notification procedures of, the Committees 

13 on Appropriations. 

14 (s) REPORT ON EXECUTIVE SALARIES.—Not later 

15 than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the head of any 

16 non-Federal or quasi-Federal organization that is provided 

17 a direct appropriation with funds made available by this 

18 Act under titles I or III shall submit a report to the Com19 mittees on Appropriations on executive salary and com20 pensation: Provided, That the report shall include the in21 formation specified under this section in the explanatory 

22 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

23 division A of this consolidated Act). 

24 (t) DEFINITIONS.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1227 

1 (1) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 

2 purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres3 sional committees’’ shall mean the Committees on 

4 Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate 

5 and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 

6 Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

7 (2) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 

8 purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appropriated 

9 in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 

10 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re11 lated programs’’ shall mean funds that remain avail12 able for obligation, and have not expired. 

13 (3) Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this 

14 or any other Act making appropriations for the De15 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 

16 programs shall be deemed to include portions of 

17 Western Kordofan that were previously part of 

18 Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of 

19 Southern Kordofan. 

20 ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL

21 SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 

22 (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 

23 secondary boycott of American firms that have com24 mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1228 

1 in the region and to United States investment and 

2 trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 

3 (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret4 tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 

5 publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 

6 Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 

7 (3) all Arab League states should normalize re8 lations with their neighbor Israel; 

9 (4) the President and the Secretary of State 

10 should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab 

11 League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to 

12 demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 

13 into consideration the participation of any recipient 

14 country in the boycott when determining to sell 

15 weapons to said country; and 

16 (5) the President should report to Congress an17 nually on specific steps being taken by the United 

18 States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 

19 their relations with Israel to bring about the termi20 nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, includ21 ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 

22 the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi23 nesses from complying with the boycott and penal24 izing businesses that do comply. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1229 

1 PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

2 SEC. 7036. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 

3 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 

4 this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 

5 unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 

6 the appropriate congressional committees that— 

7 (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 

8 state— 

9 (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 

10 to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 

11 and 

12 (B) is taking appropriate measures to 

13 counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 

14 West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 

15 of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 

16 with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 

17 security organizations; and 

18 (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 

19 entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 

20 other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef21 forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 

22 peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 

23 an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 

24 context of full and normal relationships, which 

25 should include— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1230 

1 (A) termination of all claims or states of 

2 belligerency; 

3 (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 

4 sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 

5 independence of every state in the area through 

6 measures including the establishment of demili7 tarized zones; 

8 (C) their right to live in peace within se9 cure and recognized boundaries free from 

10 threats or acts of force; 

11 (D) freedom of navigation through inter12 national waterways in the area; and 

13 (E) a framework for achieving a just set14 tlement of the refugee problem. 

15 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 

17 assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 

18 respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 

19 other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac20 countable governance. 

21 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 

22 (a) if the President determines that it is important to the 

23 national security interest of the United States to do so. 

24 (d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 

25 shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1231 

1 Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 

2 governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 

3 of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 

4 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales5 tinian Authority’’). 

6 RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN

7 AUTHORITY

8 SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under ti9 tles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or ex10 pended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office 

11 of any department or agency of the United States Govern12 ment for the purpose of conducting official United States 

13 Government business with the Palestinian Authority over 

14 Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 

15 entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin16 ciples: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to 

17 the acquisition of additional space for the existing Con18 sulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meet19 ings between officers and employees of the United States 

20 and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 

21 Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel22 PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of con23 ducting official United States Government business with 

24 such authority should continue to take place in locations 

25 other than Jerusalem: Provided further, That as has been 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1232 

1 true in the past, officers and employees of the United 

2 States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on 

3 other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now 

4 occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social 

5 contacts, and have incidental discussions. 

6 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN

7 BROADCASTING CORPORATION

8 SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other9 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 

10 equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 

11 other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 

12 Corporation. 

13 ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA

14 SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2015, 

15 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi16 lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 

17 State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 

18 that procedures have been established to assure the Comp19 troller General of the United States will have access to 

20 appropriate United States financial information in order 

21 to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro22 gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

23 Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 

24 (b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap25 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic SupVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01232 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1233 

1 port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 

2 the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 

3 ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 

4 any individual, private or government entity, or edu5 cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 

6 to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 

7 engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 

8 entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 

9 principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov10 erning board of trustees any individual that has been de11 termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 

12 or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter13 rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 

14 shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 

15 steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 

16 terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu17 cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 

18 be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 

19 (c) PROHIBITION.— 

20 (1) None of the funds appropriated under titles 

21 III through VI of this Act for assistance under the 

22 West Bank and Gaza Program may be made avail23 able for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise hon24 oring individuals who commit, or have committed 

25 acts of terrorism. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1234 

1 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

2 none of the funds made available by this or prior ap3 propriations Acts, including funds made available by 

4 transfer, may be made available for obligation for se5 curity assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until 

6 the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 

7 Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been 

8 established for security assistance for the West 

9 Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent of Pales10 tinian compliance with such benchmarks. 

11 (d) AUDITS.— 

12 (1) The Administrator of the United States 

13 Agency for International Development shall ensure 

14 that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 

15 and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 

16 sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro17 gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 

18 ensure, among other things, compliance with this 

19 section. 

20 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to 

21 $500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector 

22 General of the United States Agency for Inter23 national Development for audits, inspections, and 

24 other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 

25 this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in adVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01234 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1235 

1 dition to funds otherwise available for such pur2 poses. 

3 (e) Subsequent to the certification specified in sub4 section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 

5 shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treat6 ment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 

7 West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro8 vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2015 

9 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 

10 audit shall address— 

11 (1) the extent to which such Program complies 

12 with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 

13 and 

14 (2) an examination of all programs, projects, 

15 and activities carried out under such Program, in16 cluding both obligations and expenditures. 

17 (f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank 

18 and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification proce19 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

20 (g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 

21 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 

22 Committees on Appropriations updating the report con23 tained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public 

24 Law 109–13. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1236 

1 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN

2 AUTHORITY

3 SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 

4 the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi5 sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 

6 Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 

7 to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 

8 (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 

9 (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 

10 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi11 dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 

12 Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 

13 to the national security interest of the United States. 

14 (c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any 

15 waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 

16 more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 

17 apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 

18 (d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu19 ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub20 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail21 ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 

22 the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 

23 place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro24 vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the PalesVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01236 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1237 

1 tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 

2 weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 

3 (e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 

4 waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 

5 State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap6 propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal7 estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac8 count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi9 nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 

10 financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au11 thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen12 sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 

13 Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 

14 against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro15 moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 

16 Israel. 

17 (f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE

18 LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 

19 (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 

20 through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 

21 of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 

22 Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 

23 to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 

24 Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 

25 Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreeVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01237 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1238 

1 ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 

2 undue influence. 

3 (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 

4 (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 

5 government only if the President certifies and re6 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 

7 government, including all of its ministers or such 

8 equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 

9 with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 

10 (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

11 as amended. 

12 (3) The President may exercise the authority in 

13 section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

14 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 

15 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 

16 this subsection. 

17 (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 

18 paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 

19 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro20 priations within 120 days of the certification and 

21 every quarter thereafter on whether such govern22 ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva23 lent are continuing to comply with the principles 

24 contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 

25 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01238 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1239 

1 vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 

2 purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 

3 provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi4 cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 

5 such government. 

6 (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 

7 III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as8 sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 

9 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

10 SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this 

12 Act that are available for assistance for the Govern13 ment of Egypt may only be made available if the 

14 Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Com15 mittees on Appropriations that such government 

16 is— 

17 (A) sustaining the strategic relationship 

18 with the United States; and 

19 (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 

20 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 

21 (2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.— 

22 (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

23 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

24 and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, 

25 up to $150,000,000 may be made available for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1240 

1 assistance for Egypt, of which not less than 

2 $35,000,000 should be made available for high3 er education programs including not less than 

4 $10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit 

5 institutions for Egyptian students with high fi6 nancial need: Provided, That such funds may 

7 also be made available for democracy programs: 

8 Provided further, That such funds shall be 

9 made available for a demonstration project to 

10 combat hepatitis C, on a cost matching basis 

11 from sources other than the United States Gov12 ernment. 

13 (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law 

14 restricting assistance for Egypt, including para15 graph (6) of this subsection, funds made avail16 able under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

17 Fund’’ in this Act and prior Acts making ap18 propriations for the Department of State, for19 eign operations, and related programs for as20 sistance for Egypt may be made available for 

21 education and economic growth programs, sub22 ject to prior consultation with the appropriate 

23 congressional committees: Provided, That such 

24 funds may not be made available for cash 

25 transfer assistance or budget support unless the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1241 

1 Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate 

2 congressional committees that the Government 

3 of Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps 

4 to stabilize the economy and implement market5 based economic reforms. 

6 (C)(i) Of the funds appropriated by this 

7 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

8 Fund’’ that are available for assistance for 

9 Egypt, the Secretary of State shall withhold 

10 from obligation an amount that the Secretary 

11 determines to be equivalent to that expended by 

12 the United States Government for bail, and by 

13 nongovernmental organizations for legal and 

14 court fees, associated with democracy related 

15 trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and 

16 reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

17 that the Government of Egypt has dismissed 

18 the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal 

19 Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution 

20 Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’. 

21 (ii) No conviction issued by the Cairo 

22 Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public 

23 Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1242 

1 Year 2012’’, against a citizen or national of the 

2 United States or an alien lawfully admitted for 

3 permanent residence in the United States, shall 

4 be considered a conviction for purposes of 

5 United States law or for any activity under6 taken within the jurisdiction of the United 

7 States. 

8 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO9 GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

10 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 

11 and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up 

12 to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2016, may be made available for assist14 ance for Egypt which may be transferred to an in15 terest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank 

16 of New York, following consultation with the Com17 mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That if the 

18 Secretary of State is unable to make the certification 

19 in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, 

20 such funds may be made available at the minimum 

21 rate necessary to continue existing programs, not22 withstanding any provision of law restricting assist23 ance for Egypt and following consultation with the 

24 Committees on Appropriations, except that defense 

25 articles and services from such programs shall not 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1243 

1 be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs 

2 (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met: Pro3 vided further, That not later than 30 days after en4 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub5 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

6 describing any defense articles withheld from deliv7 ery to Egypt as of the date of enactment of this Act: 

8 Provided further, That not later than 90 days after 

9 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult 

10 with the Committees on Appropriations on plans to 

11 restructure military assistance for Egypt, including 

12 cash flow financing. 

13 (4) PRIOR YEAR FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 

14 under the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 

15 Program’’ and ‘‘International Military Education 

16 and Training’’ in prior Acts making appropriations 

17 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

18 related programs may be made available notwith19 standing any provision of law restricting assistance 

20 for Egypt, except that such funds under the heading 

21 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ shall only be 

22 made available at the minimum rate necessary to 

23 continue existing programs and following consulta24 tion with the Committees on Appropriations, and the 

25 defense articles and services from such programs 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1244 

1 shall not be delivered until the requirements in sub2 paragraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are 

3 met. 

4 (5) SECURITY EXEMPTIONS.—Notwithstanding 

5 any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, 

6 including paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of this sub7 section, funds made available for assistance for 

8 Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appropria9 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper10 ations, and related programs may be made available 

11 for counterterrorism, border security, and non12 proliferation programs in Egypt, and for develop13 ment activities in the Sinai, if the Secretary of State 

14 certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 

15 committees that to do so is important to the na16 tional security interest of the United States. 

17 (6) FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDS.—Except as pro18 vided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this sub19 section, funds appropriated by this Act under the 

20 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 

21 Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 

22 Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for the 

23 Government of Egypt may be made available not24 withstanding any provision of law restricting assist25 ance for Egypt as follows— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1245 

1 (A) up to $725,850,000 may be made 

2 available only if the Secretary of State certifies 

3 and reports to the Committees on Appropria4 tions that the Government of Egypt— 

5 (i) has held free and fair parliamen6 tary elections; 

7 (ii) is implementing laws or policies to 

8 govern democratically and protect the 

9 rights of individuals; 

10 (iii) is implementing reforms that pro11 tect freedoms of expression, association, 

12 and peaceful assembly, including the abil13 ity of civil society organizations and the 

14 media to function without interference; 

15 (iv) is taking consistent steps to pro16 tect and advance the rights of women and 

17 religious minorities; 

18 (v) is providing detainees with due 

19 process of law; 

20 (vi) is conducting credible investiga21 tions and prosecutions of the use of exces22 sive force by security forces; and 

23 (vii) has released American citizens 

24 who the Secretary of State determines to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1246 

1 be political prisoners and dismissed 

2 charges against them; and 

3 (B) not less than 180 days after a certifi4 cation and report under subparagraph (6)(A), 

5 up to $725,850,000 may be made available only 

6 if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 

7 the Committees on Appropriations that the re8 quirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being 

9 met. 

10 (C) The Secretary of State may provide as11 sistance, notwithstanding the certification re12 quirements of subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of 

13 this subsection or similar provisions of law in 

14 prior Acts making appropriations for the De15 partment of State, foreign operations, and re16 lated programs, if the Secretary, after consulta17 tion with the Committees on Appropriations, 

18 certifies and reports to such Committees that it 

19 is important to the national security interest of 

20 the United States to provide such assistance: 

21 Provided, That such report, which may be in 

22 classified form if necessary, shall contain a de23 tailed justification and the reasons why any of 

24 the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or (B) 

25 cannot be met. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1247 

1 (b) IRAN.— 

2 (1) The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) 

3 and (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public 

4 Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal 

5 year 2015 as if part of this Act. 

6 (2)(A) The reporting requirements in section 

7 7043(c) in division F of Public Law 111–117 shall 

8 continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part 

9 of this Act: Provided, That the date in subsection 

10 (c)(1) shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

11 (B) The Secretary of State shall submit to the 

12 appropriate congressional committees, not later than 

13 30 days after enactment of this Act and at the end 

14 of each 30-day period thereafter until September 30, 

15 2015, a report on the implementation of the Joint 

16 Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Govern17 ment of Iran concluded on November 24, 2013, and 

18 any extension of or successor to that agreement: 

19 Provided, That the report shall include the informa20 tion required in House Report 113–499 and Senate 

21 Report 113–195, and may be submitted in classified 

22 form if necessary. 

23 (c) IRAQ.— 

24 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be 

25 made available for assistance for Iraq to promote 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1248 

1 governance, security, and internal and regional sta2 bility, including in Kurdistan and other areas im3 pacted by the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq’s re4 ligious and ethnic minority populations. 

5 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

6 may be made available for construction of a perma7 nent United States consulate in Iraq on property for 

8 which no land-use agreement has been entered into 

9 by the Governments of the United States and Iraq. 

10 (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

11 headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

12 Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro13 gram’’ that are available for assistance for Iraq 

14 should be made available to enhance the capacity of 

15 Kurdistan Regional Government security services 

16 and for security programs in Kurdistan to address 

17 requirements arising from the violence in Syria and 

18 Iraq: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall 

19 consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 

20 to obligating such funds. 

21 (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of 

22 this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

23 the heads of other relevant United States Govern24 ment agencies, shall submit a report to the appro25 priate congressional committees detailing steps taken 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1249 

1 by the United States Government to address the 

2 plight, including resettlement needs, of Iranian dis3 sidents located at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq. 

4 (d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

5 under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘For6 eign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 

7 $1,000,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 

8 Jordan. 

9 (e) LEBANON.— 

10 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

11 may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Se12 curity Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces 

13 (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is controlled by a for14 eign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant 

15 to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

16 Act. 

17 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

18 headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

19 Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro20 gram’’ that are available for assistance for Lebanon 

21 may be made available for programs and equipment 

22 for the ISF and the LAF to address security and 

23 stability requirements in areas affected by the con24 flict in Syria, following consultation with the appro25 priate congressional committees. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1250 

1 (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

2 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are avail3 able for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail4 able notwithstanding section 1224 of Public Law 

5 107–228. 

6 (4) In addition to the activities described in 

7 paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under 

8 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

9 for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 

10 only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen 

11 border security and combat terrorism, including 

12 training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s 

13 borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the 

14 use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, 

15 and to implement United Nations Security Council 

16 Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be 

17 obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Sec18 retary of State submits to the Committees on Appro19 priations a detailed spend plan, including actions to 

20 be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF 

21 is only used for the intended purposes, except such 

22 plan may not be considered as meeting the notifica23 tion requirements under section 7015 of this Act or 

24 under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

25 1961, and shall be submitted not later than SepVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01250 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1251 

1 tember 1, 2015: Provided further, That any notifica2 tion submitted pursuant to such sections shall in3 clude any funds specifically intended for lethal mili4 tary equipment. 

5 (f) LIBYA.— 

6 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

7 may be made available for assistance for the central 

8 Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State 

9 reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

10 such government is cooperating with United States 

11 Government efforts to investigate and bring to jus12 tice those responsible for the attack on United 

13 States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in 

14 September 2012: Provided, That the limitation in 

15 this paragraph shall not apply to funds made avail16 able for the purpose of protecting United States 

17 Government personnel or facilities. 

18 (2) Any notification required for assistance for 

19 Libya for funds appropriated under title IV of this 

20 Act shall include a detailed justification for such as21 sistance, and a description of the vetting procedures 

22 used for any individual or unit receiving such assist23 ance. 

24 (3) The limitation on the uses of funds in sec25 tion 7041(f)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1252 

1 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act that 

2 are made available for assistance for Libya: Pro3 vided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, the 

4 Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 

5 ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring 

6 and control of assistance for Libya. 

7 (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of 

8 this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 

9 to the appropriate congressional committees detail10 ing— 

11 (A) the number of claims against Libya 

12 filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Com13 mission pursuant to the Department of State’s 

14 referral of claims of November 27, 2013 in con15 nection with the Claims Settlement Agreement 

16 between the United States of America and the 

17 Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab 

18 Jamahiriya of August 14, 2008, as imple19 mented pursuant to the Libyan Claims Resolu20 tion Act, Public Law 110–301 and Executive 

21 Order 13477 dated October 31, 2008; 

22 (B) the amount of remaining balances of 

23 funds received by the United States, and held 

24 by the United States Treasury, for payment of 

25 awards rendered by the Foreign Claims SettleVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01252 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1253 

1 ment Commission pursuant to the November 

2 27, 2013 referral; and 

3 (C) the process by which the claims are to 

4 be adjudicated. 

5 (g) MOROCCO.— 

6 (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this 

7 Act shall be made available for assistance for the 

8 Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 90 

9 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the ob10 ligation of such funds the Secretary of State, in con11 sultation with the Administrator of the United 

12 States Agency for International Development, shall 

13 consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 

14 the proposed uses of such funds. 

15 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

16 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 

17 are available for assistance for Morocco may only be 

18 used for the purposes requested in the Congressional 

19 Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 

20 Year 2015. 

21 (h) SYRIA.— 

22 (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this 

23 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 

24 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

25 programs may be made available notwithstanding 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1254 

1 any other provision of law for non-lethal assistance 

2 for programs to address the needs of civilians af3 fected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that 

4 seek to— 

5 (A) establish governance in Syria that is 

6 representative, inclusive, and accountable; 

7 (B) expand the role of women in negotia8 tions to end the violence and in any political 

9 transition in Syria; 

10 (C) develop and implement political proc11 esses that are democratic, transparent, and ad12 here to the rule of law; 

13 (D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian 

14 opposition through cross-border programs; 

15 (E) develop civil society and an inde16 pendent media in Syria; 

17 (F) promote economic development in 

18 Syria; 

19 (G) document, investigate, and prosecute 

20 human rights violations in Syria, including 

21 through transitional justice programs and sup22 port for nongovernmental organizations; 

23 (H) counter extremist ideologies; and 

24 (I) assist Syrian refugees whose education 

25 has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1255 

1 complete higher education requirements at re2 gional academic institutions. 

3 (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appro4 priated by this Act and made available for assistance 

5 for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all prac6 ticable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place 

7 for monitoring, oversight, and control of such assist8 ance inside Syria: Provided, That the Secretary of 

9 State shall promptly inform the appropriate congres10 sional committees of each significant instance in 

11 which assistance provided pursuant to the authority 

12 of this subsection has been compromised, to include 

13 the type and amount of assistance affected, a de14 scription of the incident and parties involved, and an 

15 explanation of the Department of State’s response. 

16 (3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are 

17 made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to 

18 the authority of this subsection may only be made 

19 available after the Secretary of State, in consultation 

20 with the heads of relevant United States Govern21 ment agencies, submits, in classified form if nec22 essary, an update to the comprehensive strategy re23 quired in section 7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113–76. 

24 (4) Funds made available pursuant to this sub25 section may only be made available following conVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01255 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1256 

1 sultation with the appropriate congressional commit2 tees, and shall be subject to the regular notification 

3 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

4 (i) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 

5 (1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini6 tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 

7 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 

8 assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec9 retary of State shall report to the Committees on 

10 Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 

11 is to— 

12 (A) advance Middle East peace; 

13 (B) improve security in the region; 

14 (C) continue support for transparent and 

15 accountable government institutions; 

16 (D) promote a private sector economy; or 

17 (E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 

18 (2) LIMITATIONS.— 

19 (A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 

20 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

21 in this Act may be made available for assistance 

22 for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date 

23 of enactment of this Act— 

24 (I) the Palestinians obtain the 

25 same standing as member states or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1257 

1 full membership as a state in the 

2 United Nations or any specialized 

3 agency thereof outside an agreement 

4 negotiated between Israel and the Pal5 estinians; or 

6 (II) the Palestinians initiate an 

7 International Criminal Court judi8 cially authorized investigation, or ac9 tively support such an investigation, 

10 that subjects Israeli nationals to an 

11 investigation for alleged crimes 

12 against Palestinians. 

13 (ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 

14 restriction in paragraph (2)(A) resulting from 

15 the application of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) if the 

16 Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appro17 priations that to do so is in the national secu18 rity interest of the United States, and submits 

19 a report to such Committees detailing how the 

20 waiver and the continuation of assistance would 

21 assist in furthering Middle East peace. 

22 (B)(i) The President may waive the provi23 sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if 

24 the President determines and certifies in writ25 ing to the Speaker of the House of RepresentaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01257 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1258 

1 tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, 

2 and the Committees on Appropriations that the 

3 Palestinians have not, after the date of enact4 ment of this Act, obtained in the United Na5 tions or any specialized agency thereof the same 

6 standing as member states or full membership 

7 as a state outside an agreement negotiated be8 tween Israel and the Palestinians. 

9 (ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi10 dent is unable to make the certification and re11 port pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the 

12 President may waive section 1003 of Public 

13 Law 100–204 if the President determines and 

14 certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 

15 of Representatives, the President pro tempore 

16 of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro17 priations that the Palestinians have entered 

18 into direct and meaningful negotiations with 

19 Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi20 sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 

21 under subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph or 

22 under previous provisions of law must expire 

23 before the waiver under the preceding sentence 

24 may be exercised. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1259 

1 (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara2 graph shall be effective for no more than a pe3 riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 

4 beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 

5 Act. 

6 (3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of State shall 

7 reduce the amount of assistance made available by 

8 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

9 Fund’’ for the Palestinian Authority by an amount 

10 the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount 

11 expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments 

12 for acts of terrorism by individuals who are impris13 oned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts 

14 of terrorism and by individuals who died committing 

15 acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year: 

16 Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations on the amount re18 duced for fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of 

19 funds for the Palestinian Authority. 

20 (j) YEMEN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

21 Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for 

22 the Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled 

23 by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant 

24 to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1260 

1 AFRICA

2 SEC. 7042. (a) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.— 

3 Funds made available by this Act for assistance for the 

4 Central African Republic shall be made available for rec5 onciliation and peacebuilding programs, including activi6 ties to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and 

7 local levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against 

8 humanity. 

9 (b) COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRAMS.— 

10 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not 

11 less than $63,331,000 should be made available for 

12 the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership pro13 gram, and not less than $24,000,000 should be 

14 made available for the Partnership for Regional 

15 East Africa Counterterrorism program. 

16 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

17 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

18 $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to 

19 counter extremism in East Africa, in addition to 

20 such sums that may otherwise be made available for 

21 such purposes. 

22 (c) CRISIS RESPONSE.—Notwithstanding any other 

23 provision of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appro24 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global Health Pro25 grams’’ for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred to, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1261 

1 and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings 

2 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’ 

3 to respond to unanticipated crises in Africa, except that 

4 funds shall not be transferred unless the Secretary of 

5 State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that 

6 no individual currently on anti-retroviral therapy sup7 ported by such funds shall be negatively impacted by the 

8 transfer of such funds: Provided, That the authority of 

9 this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with 

10 the Committees on Appropriations. 

11 (d) ETHIOPIA.— 

12 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are 

13 available for assistance for Ethiopian military and 

14 police forces shall not be made available until the 

15 Secretary of State— 

16 (A) certifies and reports to the Committees 

17 on Appropriations that the Government of Ethi18 opia is implementing policies to— 

19 (i) protect judicial independence; free20 dom of expression, association, assembly, 

21 and religion; the right of political opposi22 tion parties, civil society organizations, and 

23 journalists to operate without harassment 

24 or interference; and due process of law; 

25 and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1262 

1 (ii) permit access for human rights 

2 and humanitarian organizations to the So3 mali region of Ethiopia; and 

4 (B) submits a report to the Committees on 

5 Appropriations on the types and amounts of 

6 United States training and equipment proposed 

7 to be provided to the Ethiopian military and po8 lice, including steps to ensure that such assist9 ance is not provided in contravention of section 

10 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

11 (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not 

12 apply to assistance made available under the heading 

13 ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ 

14 (IMET) in this Act, assistance to Ethiopian military 

15 efforts in support of international peacekeeping op16 erations, countering regional terrorism, and border 

17 security, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense 

18 Command and Staff College. 

19 (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

20 headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic 

21 Support Fund’’ that are available for assistance in 

22 the lower Omo and Gambella regions of Ethiopia 

23 shall— 

24 (A) not be used to support activities that 

25 directly or indirectly involve forced evictions; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1263 

1 (B) support initiatives of local communities 

2 to improve their livelihoods; and 

3 (C) be subject to prior consultation with 

4 affected populations. 

5 (4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

6 the United States executive director of each inter7 national financial institution to vote against financ8 ing for any activities that directly or indirectly in9 volve forced evictions in Ethiopia. 

10 (e) EXPANDED INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDU11 CATION AND TRAINING.— 

12 (1) Funds appropriated under the heading 

13 ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ in 

14 this Act that are made available for assistance for 

15 Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Coˆte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and 

16 Zimbabwe may be made available only for training 

17 related to international peacekeeping operations, ex18 panded IMET, and professional military education: 

19 Provided, That the limitation included in this para20 graph shall not apply to courses that support train21 ing in maritime security. 

22 (2) None of the funds appropriated under the 

23 heading ‘‘International Military Education and 

24 Training’’ in this Act should be made available for 

25 assistance for Equatorial Guinea. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1264 

1 (f) LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY.—Funds appropriated 

2 by this Act shall be made available for programs and ac3 tivities in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army 

4 (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance 

5 Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act 

6 (Public Law 111–172), including to improve physical ac7 cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn8 ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi9 lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es10 pecially child soldiers. 

11 (g) NIGERIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 

12 are made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be made 

13 available for assistance for women and girls who are tar14 geted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram, con15 sistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act, and 

16 in consultation with the Government of Nigeria. 

17 (h) PROGRAMS IN AFRICA.— 

18 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

19 the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Eco20 nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $7,000,000 

21 shall be made available for the purposes of section 

22 7042(g)(1) of division K of Public Law 113–76. 

23 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

24 the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Inter25 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1265 

1 not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for 

2 the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of division K of 

3 Public Law 113–76. 

4 (3) Funds made available under paragraphs (1) 

5 and (2) shall be programmed in a manner that 

6 leverages a United States Government-wide ap7 proach to addressing shared challenges and mutually 

8 beneficial opportunities, and shall be the responsi9 bility of United States Chiefs of Mission in countries 

10 in Africa seeking enhanced partnerships with the 

11 United States in areas of trade, investment, develop12 ment, health, and security. 

13 (i) SOMALIA.— 

14 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

15 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made 

16 available for assistance for Somalia should be used 

17 to promote dialogue and reconciliation between the 

18 central government and Somali regions, and should 

19 be provided in an impartial manner that is based on 

20 need and institutional capacity: Provided, That such 

21 assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule 

22 of law and government institutions, support civil so23 ciety organizations involved in peace building, and 

24 support other development priorities including edu25 cation and employment opportunities. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1266 

1 (2) Funds appropriated in prior Acts making 

2 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

3 operations, and related programs may be made 

4 available for assistance for Somalia, notwithstanding 

5 section 7042(h)(2) of division K of Public Law 113– 

6 76, following consultation with, and the regular noti7 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appro8 priations. 

9 (j) SOUTH SUDAN.— 

10 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are 

11 made available for assistance for South Sudan 

12 should— 

13 (A) be prioritized for programs that re14 spond to humanitarian needs and the delivery 

15 of basic services and to mitigate conflict and 

16 promote stability, including to address protec17 tion needs and prevent and respond to gender18 based violence; 

19 (B) support programs that build resilience 

20 of communities to address food insecurity, 

21 maintain educational opportunities, and en22 hance local governance; 

23 (C) be used to advance democracy, includ24 ing support for civil society, independent media, 

25 and other means to strengthen the rule of law; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1267 

1 (D) support the transparent and sustain2 able management of natural resources by assist3 ing the Government of South Sudan in con4 ducting regular audits of financial accounts, in5 cluding revenues from oil and gas, and the 

6 timely public disclosure of such audits; and 

7 (E) support the professionalization of secu8 rity forces, including human rights and ac9 countability to civilian authorities. 

10 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

11 that are available for assistance for the central Gov12 ernment of South Sudan may be made available 

13 until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 

14 the Committees on Appropriations that such govern15 ment is taking steps to— 

16 (A) provide access for humanitarian orga17 nizations; 

18 (B) end the use of child soldiers; 

19 (C) support a cessation of hostilities agree20 ment; 

21 (D) protect freedoms of expression, asso22 ciation, and assembly; 

23 (E) reduce corruption related to the ex24 traction and sale of oil and gas; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1268 

1 (F) establish democratic institutions, in2 cluding accountable military and police forces 

3 under civilian authority. 

4 (3) The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not 

5 apply to— 

6 (A) humanitarian assistance; 

7 (B) assistance to directly support South 

8 Sudan peace negotiations or to implement a 

9 peace agreement; and 

10 (C) assistance to support implementation 

11 of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 

12 Peace Agreement (CPA) and mutual arrange13 ments related to the CPA. 

14 (k) SUDAN.— 

15 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

16 none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 

17 made available for assistance for the Government of 

18 Sudan. 

19 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

20 may be made available for the cost, as defined in 

21 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

22 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held 

23 by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of 

24 selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1269 

1 United States, and modifying concessional loans, 

2 guarantees, and credit agreements. 

3 (3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) 

4 shall not apply to— 

5 (A) humanitarian assistance; 

6 (B) assistance for the Darfur region, 

7 Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, 

8 other marginalized areas and populations in 

9 Sudan, and Abyei; and 

10 (C) assistance to support implementation 

11 of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 

12 Peace Agreement (CPA), mutual arrangements 

13 related to post-referendum issues associated 

14 with the CPA, or any other internationally rec15 ognized viable peace agreement in Sudan. 

16 (l) TRAFFICKING IN CONFLICT MINERALS, WILD17 LIFE, AND OTHER CONTRABAND.— 

18 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

19 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro20 gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 

21 Rwanda unless the Secretary of State certifies to the 

22 Committees on Appropriations that the Government 

23 of Rwanda is implementing a policy to cease polit24 ical, military and/or financial support to armed 

25 groups in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1270 

1 have violated human rights or are involved in the il2 legal exportation of minerals, wildlife, or other con3 traband. 

4 (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not 

5 apply to assistance to improve border controls to 

6 prevent the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, 

7 and other contraband out of the DRC by such 

8 groups, to protect humanitarian relief efforts, to 

9 support the training and deployment of members of 

10 the Rwandan military in international peacekeeping 

11 operations, or to conduct operations against the 

12 Lord’s Resistance Army. 

13 (m) ZIMBABWE.— 

14 (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

15 the United States executive director of each inter16 national financial institution to vote against any ex17 tension by the respective institution of any loan or 

18 grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to 

19 meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, 

20 unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 

21 the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of 

22 law has been restored, including respect for owner23 ship and title to property, and freedoms of expres24 sion, association, and assembly. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1271 

1 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

2 shall be made available for assistance for the central 

3 Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and 

4 education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 

5 reports as required in paragraph (1), and funds may 

6 be made available for macroeconomic growth assist7 ance if the Secretary reports to the Committees on 

8 Appropriations that such government is imple9 menting transparent fiscal policies, including public 

10 disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural 

11 resources. 

12 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

13 SEC. 7043. (a) ASIA REBALANCING INITIATIVE.— 

14 (1) ASIA MARITIME SECURITY.— 

15 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

16 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

17 and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 

18 Financing Program’’ shall be made available for 

19 activities to strengthen maritime security in the 

20 Asia region: Provided, That prior to obligating 

21 such funds, the Secretary of State shall consult 

22 with the appropriate congressional committees 

23 on the uses of such funds on a country-by-coun24 try basis and on the specific regional strategic 

25 objectives supported by such funds: Provided 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1272 

1 further, That such funds may only be made 

2 available for programs for naval forces, coast 

3 guards, or other governmental maritime entities 

4 and nongovernmental organizations, as appro5 priate, directly engaged in maritime security 

6 issues, and shall be coordinated with other 

7 United States Government activities that seek 

8 to strengthen maritime security in such region. 

9 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

10 the heading ‘‘International Military Education 

11 and Training’’ shall be made available for ac12 tivities to promote the professionalism and ca13 pabilities of naval forces, coast guard, or other 

14 governmental maritime entities directly engaged 

15 in maritime security issues in the Asia region, 

16 including to counter piracy and facilitate co17 operation on disaster relief efforts. 

18 (C) In addition to the consultation require19 ment in paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 

20 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

21 of State, in coordination with the heads of other 

22 relevant United States Government agencies, 

23 shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

24 committees a multi-year strategy to increase co25 operation on maritime security issues with 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1273 

1 countries in the Asia region, including a de2 scription of specific regional strategic objectives 

3 served by such funds: Provided, That such 

4 strategy shall include clear goals and objectives, 

5 and cost estimates for implementation on an 

6 annual, country-by-country and regional basis. 

7 (D) None of the funds appropriated by this 

8 Act may be made available for equipment or 

9 training for the armed forces of the People’s 

10 Republic of China. 

11 (E) Funds appropriated under titles III 

12 and IV of this Act may be made available by 

13 the Secretary of State for the participation by 

14 the United States in the Information Sharing 

15 Centre located in Singapore, as established by 

16 the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Com17 bating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against 

18 Ships in Asia. 

19 (2) REGIONAL ALLIANCES AND PARTNER20 SHIPS.—Funds appropriated under title III of this 

21 Act that are made available for programs to 

22 strengthen regional alliances and partnerships 

23 among governments in the Asia region should be 

24 matched to the maximum extent practicable and as 

25 appropriate from sources other than the United 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1274 

1 States Government: Provided, That prior to the obli2 gation of funds for such programs, the Secretary of 

3 State shall certify to the appropriate congressional 

4 committees that such regional alliance or partner5 ship is in the national security interest of the United 

6 States, and that the program or programs sup7 porting such alliance serve specific strategic objec8 tives, including a description of such objectives and 

9 an explanation of how such programs are coordi10 nated with other United States Government pro11 grams to rebalance policy toward Asia. 

12 (3) ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TRADE.— 

13 (A) Funds appropriated under title III of 

14 this Act that are made available for bilateral 

15 economic growth programs in the Asia region 

16 shall also be made available to increase United 

17 States trade in such region, and for assistance 

18 for capacity building activities relating to free 

19 trade agreements. 

20 (B) Funds appropriated under title VI of 

21 this Act shall be made available to increase 

22 United States trade in the Asia region above 

23 amounts made available for such purposes in 

24 prior fiscal years. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1275 

1 (4) OPERATIONS AND ASSISTANCE CALCULA2 TIONS.—Not later than 90 days after enactment of 

3 this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 

4 to the appropriate congressional committees detail5 ing the funds provided for the Asia Rebalancing Ini6 tiative for operations and assistance for each fiscal 

7 year beginning in fiscal year 2011: Provided, That 

8 such report shall include total amounts made avail9 able for such Initiative for each fiscal year, and shall 

10 specify the increased amounts for operations and as11 sistance for the Asia region to support such Initia12 tive. 

13 (5) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.— 

14 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

15 the headings ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex16 change Programs’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 

17 Fund’’ shall be made available for exchange 

18 programs for the Asia region, including for the 

19 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, 

20 which should be matched to the maximum ex21 tent practicable and as appropriate from 

22 sources other than the United States Govern23 ment: Provided, That such Initiative shall in24 clude the participation of representatives of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1276 

1 democratic political parties and human rights 

2 organizations. 

3 (B) Not later than 180 days after enact4 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in con5 sultation with the heads of other relevant 

6 United States Government agencies, shall sub7 mit to the appropriate congressional committees 

8 a report detailing a clear and comprehensive 

9 narrative on United States foreign policy for 

10 the Asia region, including a description of steps 

11 taken to disseminate such narrative among such 

12 agencies. 

13 (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

14 the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper15 ations’’ that are made available for the Asia re16 gion shall be made available to support the nar17 rative required in subparagraph (B), as appro18 priate: Provided, That not later than 90 days 

19 after enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting 

20 Board of Governors shall submit a report to the 

21 Committees on Appropriations detailing the 

22 programs that are attributable to the Asia Re23 balancing Initiative, including the costs of such 

24 programs. 

25 (6) DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1277 

1 (A) Funds appropriated by title III of this 

2 Act for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be 

3 made available to promote and protect democ4 racy and human rights in the Asia region, in5 cluding for political parties, civil society, and 

6 organizations and individuals seeking to ad7 vance transparency, accountability, and the rule 

8 of law: Provided, That such funds shall also be 

9 made available, through an open and competi10 tive process, to nongovernmental networks and 

11 alliances that seek to promote democracy, 

12 human rights, and the rule of law in the Asia 

13 region: Provided further, That to the maximum 

14 extent practicable, such funds should be made 

15 available on a grant or cooperative agreement 

16 basis. 

17 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

18 the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘De19 velopment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 

20 Fund’’, and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist21 ance’’ shall be made available for programs to 

22 promote and preserve Tibetan culture and the 

23 resilience of Tibetan communities in India and 

24 Nepal, and to assist in the education and devel25 opment of the next generation of Tibetan leadVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01277 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1278 

1 ers from such communities: Provided, That 

2 such funds are in addition to amounts made 

3 available for programs inside Tibet in sub4 section (g)(2) of this section. 

5 (7) CONFLICT RESOLUTION.—Funds appro6 priated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be 

7 made available to address and mitigate conflict in 

8 the Asia region arising from ethnic, religious, and 

9 territorial disputes. 

10 (8) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub11 section, the Asia region means countries and terri12 tories in Oceania, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, 

13 and the Indian and Pacific Oceans bordering those 

14 countries and territories. 

15 (b) BURMA.— 

16 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

17 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 

18 available for assistance for Burma notwithstanding 

19 any other provision of law: Provided, That no such 

20 funds shall be made available to any successor or af21 filiated organization of the State Peace and Develop22 ment Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC 

23 members that promotes the repressive policies of the 

24 SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly 

25 alleged to have committed gross violations of human 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1279 

1 rights, including against Rohingyas and other minor2 ity groups: Provided further, That such funds may 

3 be made available for programs administered by the 

4 Office of Transition Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic 

5 groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain 

6 ceasefire agreements and further prospects for rec7 onciliation and peace, which may include support to 

8 representatives of ethnic armed groups for this pur9 pose. 

10 (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this 

11 Act for assistance for Burma— 

12 (A) may not be made available for budget 

13 support for the Government of Burma; 

14 (B) shall be provided to strengthen civil so15 ciety organizations in Burma, including as core 

16 support for such organizations; 

17 (C) shall be made available for community18 based organizations operating in Thailand to 

19 provide food, medical, and other humanitarian 

20 assistance to internally displaced persons in 

21 eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for 

22 Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by 

23 this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Ref24 ugee Assistance’’; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1280 

1 (D) shall be made available for parliamen2 tary strengthening programs; and 

3 (E) shall be made available for ethnic and 

4 religious reconciliation programs, including in 

5 ceasefire areas, as appropriate, and to address 

6 the Rohingya and Kachin crises. 

7 (3) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

8 under the headings ‘‘International Military Edu9 cation and Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ10 ing Program’’ may be made available for assistance 

11 for Burma: Provided, That the Department of State 

12 may continue consultations with the armed forces of 

13 Burma only on human rights and disaster response 

14 in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, 

15 and following consultation with the appropriate con16 gressional committees. 

17 (4) Funds made available by this Act for assist18 ance for Burma shall be made available for the im19 plementation of the democracy and human rights 

20 strategy required by section 7043(b)(3)(A) of divi21 sion K of Public Law 113–76: Provided, That the 

22 United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in con23 sultation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bu24 reau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, De25 partment of State (DRL), shall be responsible for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1281 

1 democracy and human rights programs in Burma: 

2 Provided further, That not less than 90 days after 

3 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

4 submit a report to the appropriate congressional 

5 committees detailing steps taken by the United 

6 States and other international donors to protect 

7 human rights and address conflict in Rakhine State. 

8 (5) Funds appropriated by this Act shall only 

9 be made available for assistance for the central Gov10 ernment of Burma if the Secretary of State certifies 

11 and reports to the appropriate congressional com12 mittees that such government has implemented re13 forms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposi14 tion and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair 

15 presidential and parliamentary elections, to include 

16 participation of citizens as voters and candidates: 

17 Provided, That the Secretary of State may waive the 

18 requirements of this paragraph if the Secretary cer19 tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria20 tions that to do so is important to the democratic 

21 development of Burma, including a detailed justifica22 tion for such waiver. 

23 (6) Any new program or activity in Burma ini24 tiated in fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1282 

1 consultation with the appropriate congressional com2 mittees. 

3 (7) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the 

4 position established by section 7 of Public Law 110– 

5 286 shall remain vacant following the expiration of 

6 the current term. 

7 (8)(A) Section 3(3) of Public Law 112–192 

8 (October 5, 2012) is amended by inserting after 

9 ‘‘Public Law 112–74’’ the phrase ‘‘and shall also in10 clude the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agen11 cy’’. 

12 (B) The amendment made in subparagraph (A) 

13 shall only take effect if the Secretary of State cer14 tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria15 tions by September 30, 2015 that the Government 

16 of Burma has implemented reforms, in consultation 

17 with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, 

18 providing for free and fair presidential and par19 liamentary elections. 

20 (c) CAMBODIA.— 

21 (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this 

22 Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made avail23 able for democracy and human rights programs: 

24 Provided, That such funds shall not include the 

25 costs associated with a United States contribution to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1283 

1 a Khmer Rouge tribunal: Provided further, That de2 cisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the 

3 responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission 

4 in Cambodia, in consultation with the Assistant Sec5 retary for DRL, and should include programs that 

6 seek to— 

7 (A) strengthen Cambodian civil society; 

8 (B) promote transparent and accountable 

9 parliamentary and electoral processes; 

10 (C) provide access to justice for political 

11 prisoners and individuals whose land has been 

12 confiscated through extra-legal means; 

13 (D) protect the rights, livelihood and tradi14 tions of minority groups in Cambodia; 

15 (E) support research and documentation 

16 on the Khmer Rouge genocide, including in a 

17 regional context; and 

18 (F) support efforts to educate the people 

19 of Cambodia on such genocide. 

20 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 

21 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

22 State, foreign operations, and related programs 

23 under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ shall 

24 be made available for basic education programs in 

25 Cambodia. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1284 

1 (3) Funds appropriated by this Act may not be 

2 made available for a United States contribution to a 

3 Khmer Rouge tribunal until the Secretary of State 

4 reports to the appropriate congressional committees 

5 on whether— 

6 (A) international donors, in cooperation 

7 with the Government of Cambodia, have deter8 mined an estimate of costs and a timeline asso9 ciated with the winding down of such tribunal; 

10 (B) the workings of the tribunal are free 

11 of interference by the Government of Cambodia; 

12 and 

13 (C) the Government of Cambodia is mak14 ing financial contributions to such tribunal in a 

15 manner consistent with its pledges. 

16 (4) The Secretary of State shall consult with 

17 international donors to the Khmer Rouge tribunal 

18 on a plan to reimburse the Documentation Center of 

19 Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the work 

20 of such tribunal: Provided, That not later than 90 

21 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

22 State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

23 committees a report detailing the steps taken to de24 velop such plan. 

25 (d) NORTH KOREA.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1285 

1 (1) Funds made available under the heading 

2 ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ in title I of 

3 this Act shall be made available to maintain broad4 casts into North Korea. 

5 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

6 heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall 

7 be made available for assistance for refugees from 

8 North Korea, including for protection activities in 

9 the People’s Republic of China. 

10 (3) None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

12 may be made available for assistance for the govern13 ment of North Korea. 

14 (e) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 

15 (1) None of the funds appropriated under the 

16 heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ in 

17 this Act may be obligated or expended for processing 

18 licenses for the export of satellites of United States 

19 origin (including commercial satellites and satellite 

20 components) to the People’s Republic of China un21 less, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on 

22 Appropriations are notified of such proposed action. 

23 (2) The terms and requirements of section 

24 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 

25 apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1286 

1 the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s 

2 Republic of China, to include such projects or activi3 ties by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or 

4 an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none of the 

5 funds appropriated or otherwise made available pur6 suant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, 

7 contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or 

8 any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to 

9 believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, 

10 the PLA. 

11 (3) Funds appropriated by this Act for public 

12 diplomacy under title I and for assistance under ti13 tles III and IV shall be made available to counter 

14 the influence of the People’s Republic of China, in 

15 accordance with the strategy required by section 

16 7043(e)(3) of division K of Public Law 113–76, fol17 lowing consultation with the Committees on Appro18 priations. 

19 (f) PHILIPPINES.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

20 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

21 that are available for assistance for the Philippine army 

22 should only be made available in accordance with the con23 ditions under this section in the explanatory statement de24 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 

25 of this consolidated Act). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1287 

1 (g) TIBET.— 

2 (1) The Secretary of the Treasury should in3 struct the United States executive director of each 

4 international financial institution to use the voice 

5 and vote of the United States to support financing 

6 of projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide 

7 incentives for the migration and settlement of non8 Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of own9 ership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non10 Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, 

11 foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and re12 spect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject 

13 to effective monitoring. 

14 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

15 funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

16 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 

17 to nongovernmental organizations to support activi18 ties which preserve cultural traditions and promote 

19 sustainable development, education, and environ20 mental conservation in Tibetan communities in the 

21 Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan 

22 communities in China. 

23 (h) VIETNAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

24 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be 

25 made available for remediation of dioxin contaminated 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1288 

1 sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance 

2 for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for 

3 such purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading 

4 ‘‘Development Assistance’’ shall be made available for 

5 health/disability activities in areas sprayed with Agent Or6 ange or otherwise contaminated with dioxin. 

7 SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA

8 SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 

9 (1) OPERATIONS AND REPORTS.— 

10 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

11 the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro12 grams’’, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 

13 Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ that 

14 are available for the construction and renova15 tion of United States Government facilities in 

16 Afghanistan may not be made available if the 

17 purpose is to accommodate Federal employee 

18 positions or to expand aviation facilities or as19 sets above those notified by the Department of 

20 State and the United States Agency for Inter21 national Development (USAID) to the Commit22 tees on Appropriations, or contractors in addi23 tion to those in place on the date of enactment 

24 of this Act: Provided, That the limitations in 

25 this paragraph shall not apply if funds are necVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01288 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1289 

1 essary to protect such facilities or the security, 

2 health, and welfare of United States personnel. 

3 (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

4 under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 

5 Programs’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ that are 

6 made available for operations in Afghanistan, 

7 15 percent shall be withheld from obligation 

8 until the Secretary of State, in consultation 

9 with the Secretary of Defense and the USAID 

10 Administrator, submits to the Committees on 

11 Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, 

12 an update of the report required by section 

13 7044(a)(1)(B) of division K of Public Law 

14 113–76. 

15 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 

16 Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

17 and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En18 forcement’’ for assistance for Afghanistan— 

19 (A) may not be used to support any pro20 gram, project, or activity that— 

21 (i) does not have regular oversight by 

22 the Department of State or USAID, as ap23 propriate, to include site visits; 

24 (ii) involves any individual or organi25 zation that the Secretary of State deterVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01289 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1290 

1 mines to be involved in corrupt practices; 

2 or 

3 (iii) initiates new major infrastruc4 ture; 

5 (B) shall only be made available for pro6 grams that the Government of Afghanistan or 

7 other Afghan entity is capable of sustaining, as 

8 appropriate and as determined by the United 

9 States Chief of Mission; 

10 (C) shall be prioritized for programs that 

11 promote women’s economic and political em12 powerment, strengthen and protect the rights of 

13 women and girls, and to implement the United 

14 States Embassy Kabul Gender Strategy; and 

15 (D) shall be implemented in accordance 

16 with all applicable audit policies of the Depart17 ment of State and USAID. 

18 (3) NOTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION RE19 QUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

20 the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Inter21 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 

22 for assistance for the central Government of Afghan23 istan shall be subject to the regular notification pro24 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and 

25 may not be obligated unless the Secretary of State 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1291 

1 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro2 priations that the Government of Afghanistan is— 

3 (A) implementing laws or policies to govern 

4 democratically and protect the rights of individ5 uals and civil society; 

6 (B) implementing the Bilateral Security 

7 Agreement with the United States; 

8 (C) taking consistent steps to protect and 

9 advance the rights of women and girls in Af10 ghanistan; 

11 (D) implementing the necessary policies 

12 and procedures to comply with section 7013 of 

13 this Act; and 

14 (E) reducing corruption and recovering 

15 stolen assets. 

16 (4) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, after 

17 consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may 

18 waive the certification requirement of paragraph (3) 

19 if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is 

20 important to the national security interest of the 

21 United States and the Secretary submits a report to 

22 the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form 

23 if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and 

24 the reasons why any part of the certification require25 ment of paragraph (3) has not been met. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1292 

1 (5) RULE OF LAW PROGRAMS.—Of the funds 

2 appropriated by this Act that are available for as3 sistance for Afghanistan, not less than $50,000,000 

4 shall be made available for rule of law programs: 

5 Provided, That decisions regarding the uses of such 

6 funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating 

7 Director, in consultation with other appropriate 

8 United States Government officials in Afghanistan, 

9 and such Director shall be consulted on the uses of 

10 all funds appropriated by this Act for rule of law 

11 programs in Afghanistan. 

12 (6) FUNDING REDUCTION.—Funds appro13 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro14 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper15 ations, and related programs that are available for 

16 assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall 

17 be reduced by $5 for every $1 that the Government 

18 of Afghanistan imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or 

19 other fees on the transport of property of the United 

20 States Government (including the United States 

21 Armed Forces), entering or leaving Afghanistan. 

22 (7) ENDOWMENT TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND

23 GIRLS.—Funds appropriated under the heading 

24 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act and prior 

25 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1293 

1 State, foreign operations, and related programs may 

2 be made available for an endowment to empower 

3 women and girls in Afghanistan, following consulta4 tion with the appropriate congressional committees. 

5 (8) AUTHORITIES.— 

6 (A) Funds appropriated under titles III 

7 through VI of this Act that are made available 

8 for assistance for Afghanistan may be made 

9 available— 

10 (i) notwithstanding section 7012 of 

11 this Act or any similar provision of law 

12 and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 

13 Act of 1961; and 

14 (ii) for reconciliation programs and 

15 disarmament, demobilization, and re16 integration activities for former combat17 ants who have renounced violence against 

18 the Government of Afghanistan in accord19 ance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Pub20 lic Law 112–74. 

21 (B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of 

22 Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appro23 priated by this Act for assistance for Afghani24 stan. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1294 

1 (9) AFGHANISTAN REGIONAL TRANSITION.— 

2 Funds made available by this Act for assistance for 

3 Afghanistan may be made available for programs in 

4 Central and South Asia relating to a transition in 

5 Afghanistan, including expanding Afghanistan link6 ages within the region: Provided, That such funds 

7 shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary 

8 for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, 

9 Department of State, and the coordinator designated 

10 pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern 

11 European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public 

12 Law 101–179) and section 102 of the FREEDOM 

13 Support Act (Public Law 102–511): Provided fur14 ther, That such funds shall be subject to the regular 

15 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro16 priations. 

17 (10) BASE RIGHTS.—None of the funds made 

18 available by this Act may be used by the United 

19 States Government to enter into a permanent basing 

20 rights agreement between the United States and Af21 ghanistan. 

22 (b) BANGLADESH.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

23 under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ that are 

24 made available for assistance for Bangladesh shall be 

25 made available for programs to improve labor conditions 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1295 

1 by strengthening the capacity of independent workers’ or2 ganizations in Bangladesh’s readymade garment, shrimp, 

3 and fish export sectors. 

4 (c) NEPAL.— 

5 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

6 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 

7 be made available for assistance for Nepal only if 

8 the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 

9 Committees on Appropriations that the Government 

10 of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations 

11 of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal 

12 army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial au13 thorities, including providing investigators access to 

14 witnesses, documents, and other information. 

15 (2) The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not 

16 apply to assistance for humanitarian relief and re17 construction activities in Nepal, or for training to 

18 participate in international peacekeeping missions. 

19 (d) PAKISTAN.— 

20 (1) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of 

21 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

22 by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 

23 Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

24 Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 

25 Program’’ for assistance for the Government of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1296 

1 Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary 

2 of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 

3 Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan 

4 is— 

5 (A) cooperating with the United States in 

6 counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani 

7 Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e8 Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and 

9 other domestic and foreign terrorist organiza10 tions, including taking steps to end support for 

11 such groups and prevent them from basing and 

12 operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross 

13 border attacks into neighboring countries; 

14 (B) not supporting terrorist activities 

15 against United States or coalition forces in Af16 ghanistan, and Pakistan’s military and intel17 ligence agencies are not intervening extra-judi18 cially into political and judicial processes in 

19 Pakistan; 

20 (C) dismantling improvised explosive device 

21 (IED) networks and interdicting precursor 

22 chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; 

23 (D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear24 related material and expertise; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1297 

1 (E) issuing visas in a timely manner for 

2 United States visitors engaged in counterter3 rorism efforts and assistance programs in Paki4 stan; and 

5 (F) providing humanitarian organizations 

6 access to detainees, internally displaced per7 sons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by 

8 the conflict. 

9 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, after 

10 consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may 

11 waive the certification requirement of paragraph (1) 

12 if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is 

13 important to the national security interest of the 

14 United States and the Secretary submits a report to 

15 the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form 

16 if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and 

17 the reasons why any part of the certification require18 ment of paragraph (1) has not been met. 

19 (3) ASSISTANCE.— 

20 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

21 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro22 gram’’ for assistance for Pakistan may be made 

23 available only to support counterterrorism and 

24 counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan, and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1298 

1 are subject to section 620M of the Foreign As2 sistance Act of 1961. 

3 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

4 the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 

5 ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 

6 and Related Programs’’ that are available for 

7 assistance for Pakistan shall be made available 

8 to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan 

9 to Afghanistan that are used to manufacture 

10 IEDs, including calcium ammonium nitrate; to 

11 support programs to train border and customs 

12 officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for 

13 agricultural extension programs that encourage 

14 alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farm15 ers. 

16 (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

17 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are 

18 made available for assistance for infrastructure 

19 projects in Pakistan shall be implemented in a 

20 manner consistent with section 507(6) of the 

21 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)). 

22 (D) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

23 titles III and IV for assistance for Pakistan 

24 may be made available notwithstanding any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1299 

1 other provision of law, except for this sub2 section. 

3 (E) Of the funds appropriated under titles 

4 III and IV of this Act that are made available 

5 for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall 

6 be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 

7 of State reports to the Committees on Appro8 priations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been re9 leased from prison and cleared of all charges re10 lating to the assistance provided to the United 

11 States in locating Osama bin Laden. 

12 (4) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN.— 

13 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

14 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are 

15 made available for assistance for Pakistan shall 

16 be made available to increase the number of 

17 scholarships for women under the Merit and 

18 Needs-Based Scholarship Program during fiscal 

19 year 2015. 

20 (B) The additional scholarships available 

21 pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded in 

22 accordance with other scholarship eligibility cri23 teria already established by USAID. 

24 (C) Additional scholarships funded pursu25 ant to this subsection shall be awarded for a 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1300 

1 range of disciplines to improve the employability 

2 of graduates and to meet the needs of scholar3 ship recipients. 

4 (D) Not less than 50 percent of the schol5 arships available under such Program should be 

6 awarded to Pakistani women. 

7 (5) REPORTS.— 

8 (A)(i) The spend plan required by section 

9 7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan 

10 shall include achievable and sustainable goals, 

11 benchmarks for measuring progress, and ex12 pected results regarding combating poverty and 

13 furthering development in Pakistan, countering 

14 extremism, and establishing conditions condu15 cive to the rule of law and transparent and ac16 countable governance: Provided, That such 

17 benchmarks may incorporate those required in 

18 title III of Public Law 111–73, as appropriate: 

19 Provided further, That not later than 6 months 

20 after submission of such spend plan, and each 

21 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, 

22 the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 

23 the Committees on Appropriations on the status 

24 of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such 

25 plan. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1301 

1 (ii) The Secretary of State should suspend 

2 assistance for the Government of Pakistan if 

3 any report required by paragraph (A)(i) indi4 cates that Pakistan is failing to make measur5 able progress in meeting such goals or bench6 marks. 

7 (B) Not later than 90 days after enact8 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

9 submit a report to the Committees on Appro10 priations detailing the costs and objectives asso11 ciated with significant infrastructure projects 

12 supported by the United States in Pakistan, 

13 and an assessment of the extent to which such 

14 projects achieve such objectives. 

15 (e) SRI LANKA.— 

16 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

17 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro18 gram’’ may be made available for assistance for Sri 

19 Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and 

20 no military equipment or technology shall be sold or 

21 transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the authorities 

22 contained in this Act or any other Act, unless the 

23 Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Com24 mittees on Appropriations that the Government of 

25 Sri Lanka is meeting the conditions under this subVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01301 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1302 

1 section in the explanatory statement described in 

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

3 consolidated Act). 

4 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance 

5 for humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aer6 ial and maritime surveillance. 

7 (3) If the Secretary makes the certification re8 quired in paragraph (1), funds appropriated under 

9 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

10 that are made available for assistance for Sri Lanka 

11 should be used to support the recruitment of Tamils 

12 into the Sri Lankan military in an inclusive and 

13 transparent manner, Tamil language training for 

14 Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights 

15 training for all military personnel. 

16 (4) Funds appropriated under the heading 

17 ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ 

18 (IMET) in this Act that are available for assistance 

19 for Sri Lanka, may be made available only for train20 ing related to international peacekeeping operations 

21 and expanded IMET: Provided, That the limitation 

22 in this paragraph shall not apply to maritime secu23 rity. 

24 (5) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

25 the United States executive directors of the interVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01302 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1303 

1 national financial institutions to vote against any 

2 loan, agreement, or other financial support for Sri 

3 Lanka except to meet basic human needs, unless the 

4 Secretary of State makes the certification to the 

5 Committees on Appropriations required in para6 graph (1). 

7 (f) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.— 

8 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

9 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance 

10 for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, not11 withstanding any other provision of law that re12 stricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross bor13 der stabilization and development programs between 

14 Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country 

15 and the Central Asian countries. 

16 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

17 heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

18 Enforcement’’ that are available for assistance for 

19 countries in South and Central Asia should be made 

20 available to enhance the recruitment, retention, and 

21 professionalism of women in police and other secu22 rity forces. 

23 WESTERN HEMISPHERE

24 SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRATION

25 PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1304 

1 (1) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after 

2 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

3 consultation with the Administrator of the United 

4 States Agency for International Development 

5 (USAID), and after consultation with the heads of 

6 other relevant Federal agencies and the Committees 

7 on Appropriations, shall submit to such Committees 

8 a strategy to address the key factors in the countries 

9 in Central America contributing to the migration of 

10 unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United 

11 States: Provided, That such strategy shall include a 

12 clear mission statement, achievable goals and objec13 tives, benchmarks, timelines, and a spend plan: Pro14 vided further, That funds appropriated under titles 

15 III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appro16 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper17 ations, and related programs shall be made available 

18 to implement such strategy, subject to the regular 

19 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro20 priations. 

21 (2) BORDER SECURITY.—The strategy required 

22 by paragraph (1) shall address the need for greater 

23 border security for the countries in Central America 

24 and for Mexico, particularly the southern border of 

25 Mexico: Provided, That funds shall be made availVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01304 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1305 

1 able by this Act to assist such countries to improve 

2 border security. 

3 (3) ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.— 

4 The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include 

5 economic and social development programs, with a 

6 focus on communities that are major contributors of 

7 unaccompanied migrants and where there is signifi8 cant gang activity. 

9 (4) JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT RE10 FORM.—The strategy required by paragraph (1) 

11 shall include judicial and police reform and capacity 

12 building programs, with a focus on strengthening ju13 dicial independence and community policing. 

14 (5) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—The strategy 

15 required by paragraph (1) shall include activities to 

16 combat human trafficking in Central America, in17 cluding through the use of forensic technology: Pro18 vided, That funds in this Act shall be made available 

19 to support a multi-faceted approach to combat 

20 human trafficking in Guatemala. 

21 (6) REPATRIATION AND REINTEGRATION.—The 

22 strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the 

23 need for the safe repatriation and reintegration of 

24 minors into families or family-like settings: Provided, 

25 That funds shall be made available to support repaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01305 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1306 

1 triation facilities for the processing of undocumented 

2 migrants returning from the United States. 

3 (7) Not later than 60 days after submission of 

4 the strategy required by paragraph (1), and every 

5 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, the 

6 Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 

7 Administrator, shall submit a report to the Commit8 tees on Appropriations on progress toward achieving 

9 the goals and objectives contained in such strategy 

10 and an updated spend plan, as appropriate: Pro11 vided, That such report shall specify the amount of 

12 funds obligated and expended pursuant to this sec13 tion by country and the steps taken by the govern14 ment of each country to— 

15 (A) improve border security; 

16 (B) enforce laws and policies to reduce the 

17 flow of illegal migrants to the United States, in18 cluding to increase penalties for human smug19 gling; 

20 (C) conduct public outreach campaigns to 

21 explain the dangers of the journey to the south22 west border of the United States, and to inform 

23 potential migrants of relevant United States im24 migration laws; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1307 

1 (D) cooperate with United States Federal 

2 agencies to facilitate and expedite the return, 

3 repatriation, and reintegration of illegal mi4 grants arriving at the southwest border of the 

5 United States. 

6 (8) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Sec7 retary of State shall suspend further obligation of 

8 funds provided pursuant to this subsection for as9 sistance for the government of a country if the Sec10 retary determines and reports to the appropriate 

11 congressional committees that such government is 

12 not taking the steps specified in subparagraphs (A) 

13 through (D) of paragraph (7). 

14 (b) COLOMBIA.— 

15 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act and made 

16 available to the Department of State for assistance 

17 for the Government of Colombia may be used to sup18 port a unified campaign against narcotics traf19 ficking, organizations designated as Foreign Ter20 rorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal 

21 armed groups, and to take actions to protect human 

22 health and welfare in emergency circumstances, in23 cluding undertaking rescue operations: Provided, 

24 That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph 

25 (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of division 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1308 

1 I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect dur2 ing fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appro3 priated by this Act and made available for assistance 

4 for Colombia as if included in this Act: Provided fur5 ther, That 10 percent of the funds appropriated by 

6 this Act for the Colombian national police for aerial 

7 drug eradication programs may not be used for the 

8 aerial spraying of chemical herbicides unless the Sec9 retary of State certifies to the Committees on Ap10 propriations that the herbicides do not pose unrea11 sonable risks or adverse effects to humans, including 

12 pregnant women and children, or the environment, 

13 including endemic species: Provided further, That 

14 any complaints of harm to health or licit crops 

15 caused by such aerial spraying shall be thoroughly 

16 investigated and evaluated, and fair compensation 

17 paid in a timely manner for meritorious claims: Pro18 vided further, That of the funds appropriated by this 

19 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

20 not less than $133,000,000 shall be apportioned di21 rectly to USAID for alternative development/institu22 tion building, local governance programs, and sup23 port for victims of the violence in Colombia. 

24 (2) LIMITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by 

25 this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military FiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01308 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1309 

1 nancing Program’’ that are available for assistance 

2 for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated only in 

3 accordance with the conditions under section 7045 

4 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

5 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli6 dated Act). 

7 (c) CUBA.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

8 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ should be made 

9 available for programs in Cuba. 

10 (d) GUATEMALA.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

11 may be made available for assistance for the Guatemalan 

12 army only in accordance with the conditions under section 

13 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

14 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

15 Act). 

16 (e) HAITI.— 

17 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

18 may be made available for assistance for the central 

19 Government of Haiti until the Secretary of State 

20 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro21 priations that the Government of Haiti— 

22 (A) is taking steps to hold free and fair 

23 parliamentary elections and to seat a new Hai24 tian Parliament; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1310 

1 (B) is selecting judges in a transparent 

2 manner and respecting the independence of the 

3 judiciary; 

4 (C) is combating corruption, including im5 plementing the anti-corruption law by pros6 ecuting corrupt officials; and 

7 (D) is improving governance and imple8 menting financial transparency and account9 ability requirements for government institu10 tions. 

11 (2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to 

12 purchase defense articles and services under the 

13 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 

14 for the Coast Guard. 

15 (f) HONDURAS.— 

16 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

17 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

18 Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 

19 Program’’ that are available for assistance for the 

20 Honduran army and police, 25 percent may be obli21 gated only in accordance with the conditions under 

22 section 7045 in the explanatory statement described 

23 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

24 this consolidated Act). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1311 

1 (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not 

2 apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti3 corruption, border and maritime security, respect for 

4 the rule of law within the army and police, and to 

5 combat human trafficking. 

6 (g) MEXICO.— 

7 (1) Prior to the obligation of 15 percent of the 

8 funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

9 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce10 ment’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

11 that are available for assistance for the Mexican 

12 army and police, the Secretary of State shall report 

13 in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 

14 the Government of Mexico is meeting the conditions 

15 under section 7045 in the explanatory statement de16 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

17 A of this consolidated Act). 

18 (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not 

19 apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti20 corruption, border and maritime security, and re21 spect for the rule of law within the army and police. 

22 (3) Not later than 45 days after the enactment 

23 of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 

24 with the Commissioner for the United States Section 

25 of the International Boundary and Water CommisVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01311 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1312 

1 sion (IBWC), shall report to the Committees on Ap2 propriations on the efforts to work with the Mexico 

3 Section of the IBWC and the Government of Mexico 

4 to establish mechanisms to improve the transparency 

5 of data on, and predictability of, the water deliveries 

6 from Mexico to the United States to meet annual 

7 water apportionments to the Rio Grande, in accord8 ance with the 1944 Treaty between the United 

9 States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of Waters 

10 of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio 

11 Grande, and on actions taken to minimize or elimi12 nate the water deficits owed to the United States in 

13 the current 5-year cycle by the end of such cycle: 

14 Provided, That such report shall include a projection 

15 of the balance of the water delivery deficit at the end 

16 of the current 5-year cycle, as well as the estimated 

17 impact to the United States of a negative delivery 

18 balance. 

19 (h) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 

20 To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper21 ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 

22 by this Act should be borne by the recipient country. 

23 (i) TRADE CAPACITY.—Funds appropriated by this 

24 Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and 

25 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ should be made available for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1313 

1 labor and environmental capacity building activities relat2 ing to free trade agreements with countries of Central 

3 America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. 

4 PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS

5 MEMBERS

6 SEC. 7046. None of the funds appropriated or made 

7 available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for 

8 carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be 

9 used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrear10 ages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, 

11 from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 

12 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 

13 costs for participation of another country’s delegation at 

14 international conferences held under the auspices of multi15 lateral or international organizations. 

16 WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS

17 SEC. 7047. If the President determines that doing so 

18 will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 

19 genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 

20 law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec21 tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up 

22 to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 

23 Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 

24 the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 

25 Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1314 

1 Council may establish or authorize to deal with such viola2 tions, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained 

3 in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determina4 tion required under this section shall be in lieu of any de5 terminations otherwise required under section 552(c): Pro6 vided further, That funds made available pursuant to this 

7 section shall be made available subject to the regular noti8 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

9 UNITED NATIONS

10 SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT11 ABILITY.—Of the funds appropriated under title I and 

12 under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Pro13 grams’’ in title V of this Act that are available for con14 tributions to the United Nations (including the Depart15 ment of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations 

16 agency, or the Organization of American States, 15 per17 cent may not be obligated for such organization, depart18 ment, or agency until the Secretary of State reports to 

19 the Committees on Appropriations that the organization, 

20 department, or agency is— 

21 (1) posting on a publicly available Web site, 

22 consistent with privacy regulations and due process, 

23 regular financial and programmatic audits of such 

24 organization, department, or agency, and providing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1315 

1 the United States Government with necessary access 

2 to such financial and performance audits; and 

3 (2) effectively implementing and enforcing poli4 cies and procedures which reflect best practices as 

5 defined in the explanatory statement described in 

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

7 consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers 

8 from retaliation, including best practices for— 

9 (A) protection against retaliation for inter10 nal and lawful public disclosures; 

11 (B) legal burdens of proof; 

12 (C) statutes of limitation for reporting re13 taliation; 

14 (D) access to independent adjudicative 

15 bodies, including external arbitration; and 

16 (E) results that eliminate the effects of 

17 proven retaliation. 

18 (b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA19 TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 

20 (1) None of the funds made available under 

21 title I of this Act may be used to pay expenses for 

22 any United States delegation to any specialized 

23 agency, body, or commission of the United Nations 

24 if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or 

25 presided over by a country, the government of which 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1316 

1 the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes 

2 of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act 

3 of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the Inter4 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

5 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), supports international ter6 rorism. 

7 (2) None of the funds made available under 

8 title I of this Act may be used by the Secretary of 

9 State as a contribution to any organization, agency, 

10 commission, or program within the United Nations 

11 system if such organization, agency, commission, or 

12 program is chaired or presided over by a country the 

13 government of which the Secretary of State has de14 termined, for purposes of section 620A of the For15 eign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms 

16 Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export 

17 Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision 

18 of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided 

19 support for acts of international terrorism. 

20 (3) The Secretary of State may waive the re21 striction in this subsection if the Secretary reports 

22 to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so 

23 is in the national interest of the United States. 

24 (c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 

25 Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1317 

1 to support the United Nations Human Rights Council only 

2 if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Ap3 propriations that participation in the Council is in the na4 tional interest of the United States: Provided, That the 

5 Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Ap6 propriations not later than September 30, 2015, on the 

7 resolutions considered in the United Nations Human 

8 Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on 

9 steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item. 

10 (d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN11 CY.—The Secretary of State shall submit a report in writ12 ing to the Committees on Appropriations not less than 45 

13 days after enactment of this Act on whether the United 

14 Nations Relief and Works Agency is— 

15 (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the 

16 West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to 

17 inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any in18 appropriate use; 

19 (2) acting promptly to address any staff or ben20 eficiary violation of its own policies (including the 

21 policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) 

22 and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of 

23 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 

24 (3) implementing procedures to maintain the 

25 neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1318 

1 no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspec2 tions of its installations, to ensure they are only 

3 used for humanitarian or other appropriate pur4 poses; 

5 (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures 

6 to ensure it is operating in compliance with the con7 ditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance 

8 Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the 

9 Department of State on actions it has taken to en10 sure conformance with such conditions; 

11 (5) taking steps to ensure the content of all 

12 educational materials currently taught in UNRWA13 administered schools and summer camps is con14 sistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and 

15 tolerance and does not induce incitement; 

16 (6) not engaging in operations with financial in17 stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant 

18 United States law, and is taking steps to improve 

19 the financial transparency of the organization; and 

20 (7) in compliance with the United Nations 

21 Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and 

22 is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec23 ommendations. 

24 (e) UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL MASTER PLAN.— 

25 None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1319 

1 for the design, renovation, or construction of the United 

2 Nations Headquarters in New York. 

3 (f) WAIVER.—The restrictions imposed by or pursu4 ant to subsection (a) may be waived on a case-by-case 

5 basis by the Secretary of State if the Secretary determines 

6 and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

7 such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a humani8 tarian crisis. 

9 (g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enact10 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 

11 report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 

12 amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in 

13 fiscal year 2015 for contributions to any organization, de14 partment, agency, or program within the United Nations 

15 system or any international program that are withheld 

16 from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: 

17 Provided, That the Secretary of State shall update such 

18 report each time additional funds are withheld by oper19 ation of any provision of law: Provided further, That the 

20 reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such 

21 report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 

22 consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

23 of, the Committees on Appropriations. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1320 

1 COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE

2 SEC. 7049. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

3 by titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions 

4 of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II 

5 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, not6 withstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effec7 tiveness and accountability of civilian police authority 

8 through training and technical assistance in human rights, 

9 the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and 

10 through assistance to foster civilian police roles that sup11 port democratic governance, including assistance for pro12 grams to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address 

13 gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations 

14 with the communities they serve. 

15 (b) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under sub16 section (a) shall be subject to the regular notification pro17 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

18 PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO

19 SEC. 7050. None of the funds provided by this Act 

20 shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco 

21 or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal 

22 by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing 

23 of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions 

24 which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco 

25 products of the same type. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1321 

1 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

2 SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available in this 

3 Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend4 ance of more than 50 employees of agencies or depart5 ments of the United States Government who are stationed 

6 in the United States, at any single international con7 ference occurring outside the United States, unless the 

8 Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appro9 priations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance 

10 is important to the national interest: Provided, That for 

11 purposes of this section the term ‘‘international con12 ference’’ shall mean a conference attended by representa13 tives of the United States Government and of foreign gov14 ernments, international organizations, or nongovern15 mental organizations. 

16 AIRCRAFT TRANSFER AND COORDINATION

17 SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith18 standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 

19 procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 

20 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

21 foreign operations, and related programs under the head22 ings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘International 

23 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean 

24 Counterdrug Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Pro25 grams’’ may be used for any other program and in any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1322 

1 region, including for the transportation of active and 

2 standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment 

3 during a deployment: Provided, That the responsibility for 

4 policy decisions and justification for the use of such trans5 fer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary 

6 of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this re7 sponsibility shall not be delegated. 

8 (b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 

9 in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 

10 State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro11 priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 

12 programmatic purposes in the designated country or re13 gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 

14 to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

15 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

16 (c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 

17 (1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by 

18 the Department of State and the United States 

19 Agency for International Development (USAID) 

20 with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts 

21 making appropriations for the Department of State, 

22 foreign operations, and related programs shall be co23 ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 

24 Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may 

25 be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01322 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1323 

1 bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 

2 supporting Department of State and USAID pro3 grams and activities: Provided further, That official 

4 travel for other agencies for other purposes may be 

5 supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reim6 bursement when traveling on a space available basis: 

7 Provided further, That funds received by the Depart8 ment of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, 

9 or chartered by the Department of State may be 

10 credited to the Department’s Working Capital Fund 

11 and shall be available for expenses related to the 

12 purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or oper13 ation of such aircraft. 

14 (2) The requirement and authorities of this 

15 subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary 

16 purpose of which is the transportation of personnel. 

17 PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY

18 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS

19 SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 

20 of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall apply to this 

21 Act: Provided, That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ in 

22 subsection (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 30, 

23 2014’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1324 

1 LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS

2 SEC. 7054. (a) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 

3 other provision of law, demining equipment available to 

4 the United States Agency for International Development 

5 and the Department of State and used in support of the 

6 clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for hu7 manitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis 

8 in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions 

9 as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 

10 (b) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance 

11 shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export 

12 license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster 

13 munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 

14 transferred, unless— 

15 (1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, 

16 after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent 

17 unexploded ordnance across the range of intended 

18 operational environments, and the agreement appli19 cable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such clus20 ter munitions or cluster munitions technology speci21 fies that the cluster munitions will only be used 

22 against clearly defined military targets and will not 

23 be used where civilians are known to be present or 

24 in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1325 

1 (2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is 

2 for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently dis3 posing of such cluster munitions. 

4 PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA

5 SEC. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained 

6 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur7 poses within the United States not authorized before the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Pro9 vided, That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available 

10 to carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 

11 96–533. 

12 LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES

13 SEC. 7056. Of the funds appropriated or made avail14 able pursuant to title II of this Act, not to exceed 

15 $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the 

16 United States Agency for International Development dur17 ing the current fiscal year. 

18 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

19 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 7057. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $93,000,000 of 

22 the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 

23 to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 

24 Assistance Act of 1961 may be used by the United States 

25 Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1326 

1 and employ individuals in the United States and overseas 

2 on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority 

3 of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 

4 1980. 

5 (b) RESTRICTIONS.— 

6 (1) The number of individuals hired in any fis7 cal year pursuant to the authority contained in sub8 section (a) may not exceed 175. 

9 (2) The authority to hire individuals contained 

10 in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 

11 2016. 

12 (c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) 

13 should only be used to the extent that an equivalent num14 ber of positions that are filled by personal services contrac15 tors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who 

16 are compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part 

17 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, are eliminated. 

18 (d) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 

19 charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 

20 under the authority of this section shall be the account 

21 to which such individual’s responsibilities primarily relate: 

22 Provided, That funds made available to carry out this sec23 tion may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro24 priated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Oper25 ating Expenses’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1327 

1 (e) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi2 viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 

3 available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 

4 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re5 lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 

6 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for 

7 a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation 

8 set forth in such section. 

9 (f) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appro10 priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 

11 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, in addi12 tion to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for 

13 the cost (including the support costs) of individuals de14 tailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsi15 bility is to carry out programs in response to natural dis16 asters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular notifi17 cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

18 (g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap19 propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 

20 chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As21 sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 

22 Act (Public Law 83–480), may be used by USAID to em23 ploy up to 40 personal services contractors in the United 

24 States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 

25 purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1328 

1 expanded overseas programs and activities managed by 

2 the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired 

3 and trained: Provided, That not more than 15 of such con4 tractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided 

5 further, That such funds appropriated to carry out title 

6 II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), may 

7 be made available only for personal services contractors 

8 assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. 

9 (h) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 

10 award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro11 priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 

12 the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 

13 such contracts when the order is placed with any category 

14 of small or small disadvantaged business. 

15 (i) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT16 MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro17 vided by section 7059(o) of division F of Public Law 111– 

18 117 may be assigned to or support programs in Afghani19 stan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act 

20 and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

21 of State, foreign operations, and related programs. 

22 (j) LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.—Not later 

23 than 180 days after enactment of this Act and after con24 sultation with the appropriate congressional committees, 

25 the USAID Administrator shall submit to such commitVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01328 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1329 

1 tees a plan, including a timeline and resources required 

2 by fiscal year, to incorporate the following components 

3 into USAID Foreign Service training, assignment, and 

4 promotion practices in order to enable all Foreign Service 

5 Officers to effectively apply local sustainable development 

6 principles to USAID assistance programs: 

7 (1) a time period for overseas assignments that 

8 facilitates sustainable development, and which in9 cludes the option of extending such assignments; 

10 (2) sufficient foreign language training; 

11 (3) expertise in one or more program areas; 

12 (4) work objectives that give Foreign Service 

13 Officers primary responsibility for developing rela14 tionships with, and building the capacity of, local 

15 nongovernmental and governmental entities, and 

16 supporting grants to and cooperative agreements 

17 with such entities to design and implement small18 scale, sustainable programs, projects, and activities 

19 across all development sectors; 

20 (5) incentives, including training, compensation, 

21 and career development opportunities including pro22 motions, to encourage such officers to carry out 

23 their responsibilities; and 

24 (6) procedures to ensure that the responsibil25 ities and assignments of relevant locally employed 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1330 

1 staff are fully integrated with the work of such offi2 cers. 

3 GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES

4 SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 

5 by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 

6 for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis7 ease programs including activities relating to research on, 

8 and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 

9 may be made available notwithstanding any other provi10 sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob11 al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 

12 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 

13 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend14 ed: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under title 

15 III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made 

16 available for family planning/reproductive health, includ17 ing in areas where population growth threatens biodiver18 sity or endangered species. 

19 (b) GLOBAL FUND.— 

20 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act that 

21 are available for a contribution to the Global Fund 

22 to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 

23 Fund), 10 percent should be withheld from obliga24 tion until the Secretary of State determines and re25 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1331 

1 (A) the Global Fund is maintaining and 

2 implementing a policy of transparency, includ3 ing the authority of the Global Fund Office of 

4 the Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG re5 ports on a public Web site; 

6 (B) the Global Fund is providing sufficient 

7 resources to maintain an independent OIG 

8 that— 

9 (i) reports directly to the Board of the 

10 Global Fund; 

11 (ii) maintains a mandate to conduct 

12 thorough investigations and programmatic 

13 audits, free from undue interference; and 

14 (iii) compiles regular, publicly pub15 lished audits and investigations of finan16 cial, programmatic, and reporting aspects 

17 of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipi18 ents, sub-recipients, and Local Fund 

19 Agents; 

20 (C) the Global Fund maintains an effective 

21 whistleblower policy to protect whistleblowers 

22 from retaliation, including confidential proce23 dures for reporting possible misconduct or 

24 irregularities; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1332 

1 (D) the Global Fund is implementing the 

2 recommendations contained in the Consolidated 

3 Transformation Plan approved by the Board of 

4 the Global Fund on November 21, 2011. 

5 (2) The withholding required by this subsection 

6 shall not be in addition to funds that are withheld 

7 from the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 pursuant 

8 to the application of any other provision contained 

9 in this or any other Act. 

10 (c) CONTAGIOUS INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUT11 BREAKS.—If the Secretary of State determines and re12 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that an inter13 national infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, 

14 and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the na15 tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency 

16 of International Concern, funds made available under title 

17 III of this Act may be made available to combat such in18 fectious disease or public health emergency: Provided, 

19 That funds made available pursuant to the authority of 

20 this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, 

21 and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 

22 on Appropriations. 

23 GENDER EQUALITY

24 SEC. 7059. (a) GENDER EQUALITY.—Funds appro25 priated by this Act shall be made available to promote genVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01332 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1333 

1 der equality in United States Government diplomatic and 

2 development efforts by raising the status, increasing the 

3 participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls 

4 worldwide. 

5 (b) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP.—Of the funds appro6 priated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 

7 shall be made available to increase leadership opportuni8 ties for women in countries where women and girls suffer 

9 discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strength10 ening protections for women’s political status, expanding 

11 women’s participation in political parties and elections, 

12 and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership posi13 tions in the public and private sectors at the local, provin14 cial, and national levels. 

15 (c) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 

16 (1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III 

17 and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall 

18 be made available to implement a multi-year strat19 egy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence 

20 in countries where it is common in conflict and non21 conflict settings. 

22 (B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 

23 this Act that are available to train foreign police, ju24 dicial, and military personnel, including for inter25 national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1334 

1 where appropriate, prevention and response to gen2 der-based violence and trafficking in persons, and 

3 shall promote the integration of women into the po4 lice and other security forces. 

5 (2) Department of State and United States 

6 Agency for International Development gender pro7 grams shall incorporate coordinated efforts to com8 bat a variety of forms of gender-based violence, in9 cluding child marriage, rape, female genital cutting 

10 and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other 

11 forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non12 conflict settings. 

13 (d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Funds appro14 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As15 sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International 

16 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ should be made 

17 available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and 

18 improve coordination of, United States Government ef19 forts to empower women as equal partners in conflict pre20 vention, peace building, transitional processes, and recon21 struction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in po22 litical transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of 

23 relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. 

24 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS

25 SEC. 7060. (a) EDUCATION.— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1335 

1 (1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 

2 (A) Of the funds appropriated under title 

3 III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 

4 should be made available for assistance for 

5 basic education, and such funds may be made 

6 available notwithstanding any provision of 

7 law that restricts assistance to foreign coun8 tries, except for the conditions provided in this 

9 subsection: Provided, That not later than 60 

10 days after enactment of this Act, the Adminis11 trator of the United States Agency for Inter12 national Development (USAID) shall report to 

13 the Committees on Appropriations on the status 

14 of cumulative unobligated balances and obli15 gated, but unexpended, balances in each coun16 try where USAID provides basic education as17 sistance and such report shall also include de18 tails on the types of contracts and grants pro19 vided and the goals and objectives of such as20 sistance: Provided further, That the Adminis21 trator shall update such report on a monthly 

22 basis thereafter until the unobligated and unex23 pended balances for such assistance are less 

24 than the amount made available by this para25 graph for basic education assistance: Provided 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1336 

1 further, That the initial report shall also include 

2 a detailed plan, timeline, and the current status 

3 of assistance for basic education. 

4 (B) USAID shall ensure that programs 

5 supported with funds appropriated for basic 

6 education in this Act and prior Acts making ap7 propriations for the Department of State, for8 eign operations, and related programs are inte9 grated, as appropriate, with health, agriculture, 

10 governance, and economic and social develop11 ment activities to address the broader needs of 

12 target populations: Provided, That USAID shall 

13 work to achieve quality universal basic edu14 cation by— 

15 (i) assisting foreign governments, non16 governmental, and multilateral organiza17 tions working in developing countries to 

18 provide children with a quality basic edu19 cation, including through strengthening 

20 host country educational systems; and 

21 (ii) promoting basic education as the 

22 foundation for comprehensive community 

23 development programs. 

24 (C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

25 under title III for basic education, not less than 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1337 

1 $45,000,000 shall be made available for a con2 tribution to multilateral partnerships that sup3 port education. 

4 (2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro5 priated by title III of this Act, not less than 

6 $225,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 

7 for higher education, of which not less than 

8 $35,000,000 shall be to support such programs in 

9 Africa, including $17,500,000 for human and insti10 tutional capacity development partnerships between 

11 higher education institutions in Africa and the 

12 United States. 

13 (3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of funds ap14 propriated under title III of this Act, the term ‘‘de15 mocracy programs’’ in section 7032(c) of this Act 

16 shall also include programs to rescue scholars, and 

17 fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges in the Mid18 dle East and North Africa for academic profes19 sionals and university students from countries in 

20 such region, subject to the regular notification pro21 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

22 (b) COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM.—Funds ap23 propriated by titles I, III, and IV of this Act may be made 

24 available for programs to reduce support for foreign ter25 rorist organizations (FTOs), as designated pursuant to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1338 

1 section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 

2 through messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; 

3 programs for potential supporters of violent extremism; 

4 counter radicalization and rehabilitation programs in pris5 ons; job training and social reintegration for former sup6 porters of FTOs; law enforcement training programs; and 

7 capacity building for civil society organizations to combat 

8 radicalization in local communities: Provided, That for 

9 purposes of this subsection the term ‘‘countering violent 

10 extremism’’ shall be defined as non-coercive interventions 

11 aimed directly at reducing public support for FTOs: Pro12 vided further, That not later than 180 days after enact13 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 

14 with the heads of other relevant United States Govern15 ment agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congres16 sional committees a multi-year strategy to counter violent 

17 extremism, including a description of the objectives of 

18 such strategy, oversight mechanisms for programs to carry 

19 out such strategy, and multi-year cost estimates. 

20 (c) ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 

22 by this Act, not less than $1,153,500,000 should be 

23 made available for environment programs. 

24 (2) CLEAN ENERGY.—The limitation in section 

25 7081(b) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1339 

1 continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part 

2 of this Act: Provided, That the proviso contained in 

3 such section shall not apply. 

4 (3) ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION.—Funds ap5 propriated by this Act may be made available for 

6 United States contributions to multilateral environ7 mental funds and facilities to support adaptation 

8 and mitigation programs only in accordance with the 

9 directives under this subsection in the joint explana10 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

11 preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

12 (4) SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES AND BIODIVER13 SITY.—Of the funds appropriated under title III of 

14 this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall be made 

15 available for sustainable landscapes programs and, 

16 in addition, not less than $250,000,000 shall be 

17 made available to protect biodiversity, and shall not 

18 be used to support or promote the expansion of in19 dustrial scale logging or any other industrial scale 

20 extractive activity into areas that were primary/in21 tact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013: Pro22 vided, That of the funds made available for the Cen23 tral African Regional Program for the Environment 

24 and other tropical forest programs in the Congo 

25 Basin, not less than $17,500,000 shall be apporVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01339 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1340 

1 tioned directly to the United States Fish and Wild2 life Service (USFWS): Provided further, That funds 

3 made available for the Department of the Interior 

4 (DOI) for programs in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve 

5 shall be apportioned directly to the DOI: Provided 

6 further, That such funds shall be made available to 

7 support other international conservation programs of 

8 the USFWS, programs of the United States Forest 

9 Service, and programs to protect great apes and 

10 other endangered species. 

11 (5) WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING.— 

12 (A) Not less than $55,000,000 of the 

13 funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 

14 this Act shall be made available to combat the 

15 transnational threat of wildlife poaching and 

16 trafficking, including not less than $10,000,000 

17 for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching. 

18 (B) None of the funds appropriated under 

19 title IV of this Act may be made available for 

20 training or other assistance for any military 

21 unit or personnel that the Secretary of State 

22 determines has been credibly alleged to have 

23 participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, 

24 unless the Secretary reports to the Committees 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1341 

1 on Appropriations that to do so is in the na2 tional security interest of the United States. 

3 (6) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this 

4 Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 

5 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the For6 eign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwith7 standing any other provision of law except for the 

8 provisions of this subsection and subject to the reg9 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 

10 Appropriations, to support environment programs. 

11 (7) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 

12 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act shall 

13 be made available to promote and support 

14 transparency and accountability of expenditures 

15 and revenues related to the extraction of nat16 ural resources, including by strengthening im17 plementation and monitoring of the Extractive 

18 Industries Transparency Initiative, imple19 menting and enforcing section 8204 of Public 

20 Law 110–246 and to prevent the sale of conflict 

21 diamonds, and provide technical assistance to 

22 promote independent audit mechanisms and 

23 support civil society participation in natural re24 source management. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1342 

1 (B)(i) The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

2 inform the management of the international fi3 nancial institutions and post on the Department 

4 of the Treasury’s Web site that it is the policy 

5 of the United States to vote against any assist6 ance by such institutions (including but not lim7 ited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for 

8 the extraction and export of a natural resource 

9 if the government of the country has in place 

10 laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or 

11 limit the public disclosure of company payments 

12 as required by section 1504 of Public Law 111– 

13 203, and unless such government has adopted 

14 laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in 

15 which assistance is being considered for— 

16 (I) accurately accounting for and pub17 lic disclosure of payments to the host gov18 ernment by companies involved in the ex19 traction and export of natural resources; 

20 (II) the independent auditing of ac21 counts receiving such payments and public 

22 disclosure of the findings of such audits; 

23 and 

24 (III) public disclosure of such docu25 ments as Host Government Agreements, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1343 

1 Concession Agreements, and bidding docu2 ments, allowing in any such dissemination 

3 or disclosure for the redaction of, or excep4 tions for, information that is commercially 

5 proprietary or that would create competi6 tive disadvantage. 

7 (ii) The requirements of clause (i) shall not 

8 apply to assistance for the purpose of building 

9 the capacity of such government to meet the re10 quirements of this subparagraph. 

11 (C) The Secretary of the Treasury or the 

12 Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall in13 struct the United States executive director of 

14 each international financial institution and the 

15 United States representatives to all forest-re16 lated multilateral financing mechanisms and 

17 processes to vote against any financing to sup18 port or promote the expansion of industrial 

19 scale logging or any other industrial scale ex20 tractive activity into areas that were primary/ 

21 intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013. 

22 (D) The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

23 instruct the United States executive director of 

24 each international financial institution that it is 

25 the policy of the United States to vote in relaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01343 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1344 

1 tion to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of 

2 such institution to support the construction of 

3 any large dam, only in accordance with the con4 ditions under this section in the explanatory 

5 statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

6 preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

7 (E)(i) Not later than 120 days after enact8 ment of this Act, the USAID Administrator 

9 shall designate sufficient personnel with the 

10 technical expertise to fulfill the agency’s respon11 sibilities under sections 1302, 1303, and 1307 

12 of title XIII of the International Financial In13 stitutions Act of 1977, as amended, including 

14 the ability for personnel with such expertise 

15 from other relevant United States Government 

16 agencies to be detailed to USAID, as needed, 

17 which may be on a non-reimbursable basis, to 

18 provide additional technical support and specific 

19 subject matter reviews as part of USAID’s Title 

20 XIII analytical, investigative, and reporting re21 sponsibilities: Provided, That the responsibilities 

22 of such personnel shall include, but not be lim23 ited to— 

24 (I) conducting independent, tech25 nical, and thorough reviews of proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01344 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1345 

1 posed multilateral development bank 

2 (MDB) projects at the technical as3 sessment/feasibility stage prior to the 

4 drafting of environmental impact as5 sessments; 

6 (II) conducting reviews, and co7 ordinating and compiling the analyses 

8 by other relevant United States Gov9 ernment agencies with technical ex10 pertise of environmental impact as11 sessments in support of the project re12 view process, to assist in fulfilling 

13 USAID’s responsibilities under section 

14 1303(c) of the International Financial 

15 Institutions Act, as amended; and 

16 (III) ongoing monitoring of MDB 

17 projects reviewed pursuant to 

18 USAID’s Title XIII reporting respon19 sibilities to determine the degree of 

20 incorporation and effectiveness of 

21 United States Government rec22 ommendations and the adequacy of 

23 safeguard policies. 

24 (ii) Not later than 45 days after en25 actment of this Act, the USAID AdminisVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01345 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1346 

1 trator shall consult with the Committees 

2 on Appropriations on the implementation 

3 of this subsection. 

4 (8) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Not later than 120 

5 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

6 State, after consultation with the Secretary of the 

7 Treasury, shall transfer $29,907,000 of funds ap8 propriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

9 Fund’’ to funds appropriated by this Act under the 

10 headings ‘‘Multilateral Assistance, International Fi11 nancial Institutions’’ for additional payments to 

12 trust funds enumerated under such headings: Pro13 vided, That prior to exercising such transfer author14 ity the Secretary of State shall consult with the 

15 Committees on Appropriations. 

16 (9) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR LAW.—Section 

17 7081(g)(2) and (4) of division F of Public Law 111– 

18 117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 

19 as if part of this Act. 

20 (d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP21 MENT.— 

22 (1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of 

23 this Act, not less than $1,000,600,000 should be 

24 made available for food security and agricultural de25 velopment programs, of which $32,000,000 shall be 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1347 

1 made available for the Feed the Future Collabo2 rative Research Innovation Lab: Provided, That such 

3 funds may be made available notwithstanding any 

4 other provision of law to address food shortages, and 

5 for a United States contribution to the endowment 

6 of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. 

7 (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this 

8 Act may be made available as a contribution to the 

9 Global Agriculture and Food Security Program if 

10 such contribution will not cause the United States to 

11 exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds con12 tributed to such Program. 

13 (e) MICROENTERPRISE AND MICROFINANCE.—Of the 

14 funds appropriated by this Act, not less than 

15 $265,000,000 should be made available for microenter16 prise and microfinance development programs for the 

17 poor, especially women. 

18 (f) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap19 propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 

20 Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 

21 than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support peo22 ple-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together 

23 individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political 

24 backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: Provided, 

25 That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1348 

1 Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obliga2 tion of funds, on the uses of such funds: Provided further, 

3 That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall 

4 be matched by sources other than the United States Gov5 ernment. 

6 (g) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—Of the funds appro7 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As8 sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International 

9 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 

10 $52,500,000 shall be made available for activities to com11 bat trafficking in persons internationally. 

12 (h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro13 priated by this Act, not less than $382,500,000 shall be 

14 made available for water and sanitation supply projects 

15 pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 

16 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121), of which not less than 

17 $145,000,000 should be for programs in sub-Saharan Af18 rica, and of which not less than $12,500,000 shall be 

19 made available for programs to design and build safe, pub20 lic latrines in Africa and Asia. 

21 (i) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Authorized de22 viations from funding levels contained in this section shall 

23 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

24 Committees on Appropriations. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1349 

1 UZBEKISTAN

2 SEC. 7061. The terms and conditions of section 7076 

3 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re4 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of 

5 Public Law 111–8) shall apply to funds appropriated by 

6 this Act, except that the Secretary of State may waive the 

7 application of section 7076(a) for a period of not more 

8 than 6 months and every 6 months thereafter until Sep9 tember 30, 2016, if the Secretary certifies to the Commit10 tees on Appropriations that the waiver is in the national 

11 security interest and necessary to obtain access to and 

12 from Afghanistan for the United States, and the waiver 

13 includes an assessment of progress, if any, by the Govern14 ment of Uzbekistan in meeting the requirements in section 

15 7076(a): Provided, That the Secretary of State, in con16 sultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a re17 port to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 

18 12 months after enactment of this Act and 6 months 

19 thereafter, on all United States Government assistance 

20 provided to the Government of Uzbekistan and expendi21 tures made in support of the Northern Distribution Net22 work in Uzbekistan during the previous 12 months, in23 cluding any credible information that such assistance or 

24 expenditures are being diverted for corrupt purposes: Pro25 vided further, That information provided in the assessment 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1350 

1 and report required by the previous provisos shall be un2 classified but may be accompanied by a classified annex 

3 and such annex shall indicate the basis for such classifica4 tion: Provided further, That for purposes of the application 

5 of section 7076(e) to this Act, the term ‘‘assistance’’ shall 

6 not include expanded international military education and 

7 training. 

8 ARMS TRADE TREATY

9 SEC. 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this 

10 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 

11 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 

12 ratification for the Treaty. 

13 UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

14 SEC. 7063. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made 

15 available under the heading ‘‘International Organizations 

16 and Programs’’ in this Act for fiscal year 2015, 

17 $35,000,000 shall be made available for the United Na18 tions Population Fund (UNFPA). 

19 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 

20 by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for 

21 UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, 

22 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ ac23 count and shall be made available for family planning, ma24 ternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1351 

1 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap2 propriations. 

3 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.— 

4 None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 

5 by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Repub6 lic of China. 

7 (d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

8 Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not 

9 be made available unless— 

10 (1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by 

11 this Act in an account separate from other accounts 

12 of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with 

13 other sums; and 

14 (2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 

15 (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOL16 LAR WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 

17 (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of 

18 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

19 submit a report to the Committees on Appropria20 tions indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA 

21 is budgeting for the year in which the report is sub22 mitted for a country program in the People’s Repub23 lic of China. 

24 (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 

25 that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1352 

1 program in the People’s Republic of China in the 

2 year covered by the report, then the amount of such 

3 funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Re4 public of China shall be deducted from the funds 

5 made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obliga6 tion for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the 

7 report is submitted. 

8 REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS

9 SEC. 7064. None of the funds appropriated or made 

10 available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall 

11 be available to a nongovernmental organization, including 

12 any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request 

13 any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing re14 quirements of the United States Agency for International 

15 Development. 

16 INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS

17 SEC. 7065. Funds appropriated under the headings 

18 ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

19 and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce20 ment’’ in this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding 

21 section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for 

22 assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign 

23 prisons and other detention facilities: Provided, That deci24 sions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the respon25 sibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1353 

1 Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), in consultation with 

2 the Assistant Secretary of State for International Nar3 cotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs, and the As4 sistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Hu5 manitarian Assistance, United States Agency for Inter6 national Development, as appropriate: Provided further, 

7 That the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL shall con8 sult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the 

9 obligation of funds. 

10 PROHIBITION ON USE OF TORTURE

11 SEC. 7066. (a) None of the funds made available in 

12 this Act may be used to support or justify the use of tor13 ture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or con14 tract employee of the United States Government. 

15 (b) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 

16 Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 

17 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following con18 sultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for as19 sistance to eliminate torture by foreign police, military or 

20 other security forces in countries receiving assistance from 

21 funds appropriated by this Act. 

22 EXTRADITION

23 SEC. 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

24 Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds 

25 provided under the headings ‘‘International Disaster AsVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01353 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1354 

1 sistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Nar2 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and 

3 Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee 

4 and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 

5 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance’’) for 

6 the central government of a country which has notified 

7 the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the 

8 United States any individual indicted for a criminal of9 fense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment 

10 without the possibility of parole or for killing a law en11 forcement officer, as specified in a United States extra12 dition request. 

13 (b) Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central gov14 ernment of a country with which the United States main15 tains diplomatic relations and with which the United 

16 States has an extradition treaty and the government of 

17 that country is in violation of the terms and conditions 

18 of the treaty. 

19 (c) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction 

20 in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary 

21 certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such 

22 waiver is important to the national interests of the United 

23 States. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1355 

1 COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

2 SEC. 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

3 law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of 

4 the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of sec5 tion 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used 

6 to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlan7 tic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO 

8 allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing 

9 with an option to purchase) of defense articles from 

10 United States commercial suppliers, not including Major 

11 Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other 

12 types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the 

13 President determines that there are compelling foreign 

14 policy or national security reasons for those defense arti15 cles being provided by commercial lease rather than by 

16 government-to-government sale under such Act. 

17 INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

18 SEC. 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 

19 this Act may be made available for assistance for a govern20 ment of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 

21 if that government directs any action in violation of the 

22 territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 

23 Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as 

24 those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro25 vided, That except as otherwise provided in section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1356 

1 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without 

2 regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President 

3 determines that to do so is in the national security interest 

4 of the United States: Provided further, That prior to exe5 cuting the authority contained in this subsection the De6 partment of State shall consult with the Committees on 

7 Appropriations on how such assistance supports the na8 tional interest of the United States. 

9 (b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

10 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made available, not11 withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 

12 limitation contained in section 7070(a) of this Act, for as13 sistance and related programs for the countries identified 

14 in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European De15 mocracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–179) and 

16 section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 

17 102–511) and may be used to carry out the provisions 

18 of those Acts: Provided, That such assistance and related 

19 programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the 

20 headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support 

21 Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

22 Enforcement’’ shall be administered in accordance with 

23 the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant 

24 to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European De25 mocracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–179) and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1357 

1 section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 

2 102–511). 

3 (c) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall 

4 not apply to— 

5 (1) activities to support democracy or assist6 ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 

7 and section 1424 of Public Law 104–201 or non8 proliferation assistance; 

9 (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 

10 Development Agency under section 661 of the For11 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 

12 (3) any activity carried out by a member of the 

13 United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 

14 acting within his or her official capacity; 

15 (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 

16 other assistance provided by the Overseas Private 

17 Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 

18 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

19 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 

20 (5) any financing provided under the Export21 Import Bank Act of 1945; or 

22 (6) humanitarian assistance. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1358 

1 RUSSIA

2 SEC. 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 

3 this Act may be made available for assistance for the cen4 tral Government of the Russian Federation. 

5 (b)(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

6 may be made available for assistance for the central gov7 ernment of a country that the Secretary of State deter8 mines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

9 has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be sup10 portive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea: 

11 Provided, That except as otherwise provided in subsection 

12 (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance 

13 required by this paragraph if the Secretary certifies to 

14 such Committees that to do so is in the national interest 

15 of the United States, and includes a justification for such 

16 interest. 

17 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

18 be made available for— 

19 (A) the implementation of any action or policy 

20 that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Fed21 eration over Crimea; 

22 (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of 

23 United States Government investments in Crimea, if 

24 such activity includes the participation of Russian 

25 Government officials, and Russian owned and conVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01358 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1359 

1 trolled banks, or other Russian Government owned 

2 and controlled financial entities; or 

3 (C) assistance for Crimea, if such assistance in4 cludes the participation of Russian Government offi5 cials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, and 

6 other Russian Government owned and controlled fi7 nancial entities. 

8 (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

9 United States executive directors of each international fi10 nancial institution to vote against any assistance by such 

11 institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, 

12 or guarantee) for any program that violates the sov13 ereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 

14 (4) The requirements of subsection (b) shall cease to 

15 be in effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 

16 to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 

17 of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea. 

18 (c) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

19 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in title III to counter Russian 

20 aggression and influence in Central and Eastern Europe 

21 and Central Asia may be transferred to, and merged with, 

22 funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘International 

23 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign 

24 Military Financing Program’’ in title IV: Provided, That 

25 such transfer authority is in addition to transfer authority 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1360 

1 otherwise available under any other provision of law: Pro2 vided further, That such transfer authority shall be subject 

3 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

4 on Appropriations. 

5 (d) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 

6 the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available 

7 to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, 

8 trade agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with 

9 the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to 

10 external economic and political pressure from the Russian 

11 Federation. 

12 (e) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made 

13 available to support the advancement of democracy and 

14 the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to 

15 promote Internet freedom, and shall also be made avail16 able to support the democracy and rule of law strategy 

17 required by section 7071(d) of division K of Public Law 

18 113–76. 

19 (f) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 

20 Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports re21 quired by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of division K 

22 of Public Law 113–76. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1361 

1 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

2 SEC. 7071. (a) The terms and conditions of sections 

3 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of division F of Public 

4 Law 111–117 shall apply to this Act. 

5 (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

6 United States Executive Director of the International 

7 Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan 

8 will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors. 

9 (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to re10 quire that the IMF implements and enforces policies and 

11 procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the 

12 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat13 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the 

14 protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including 

15 best practices for— 

16 (1) protection against retaliation for internal 

17 and lawful public disclosures; 

18 (2) legal burdens of proof; 

19 (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia20 tion; 

21 (4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, 

22 including external arbitration; and 

23 (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 

24 retaliation. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1362 

1 PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS

2 SEC. 7072. (a) Any agency receiving funds made 

3 available by this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and 

4 (c), post on the public Web site of such agency any report 

5 required by this Act to be submitted to the Committees 

6 on Appropriations, upon a determination by the head of 

7 such agency that to do so is in the national interest. 

8 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

9 (1) the public posting of such report would 

10 compromise national security, including the conduct 

11 of diplomacy; or 

12 (2) the report contains proprietary, privileged, 

13 or sensitive information. 

14 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

15 do so only after such report has been made available to 

16 the Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 

17 days. 

18 OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

19 SEC. 7073. (a) Whenever the President determines 

20 that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign 

21 Assistance Act of 1961, up to a total of $20,000,000 of 

22 the funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be 

23 transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 

24 this Act for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 

25 Program Account, to be subject to the terms and condiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01362 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1363 

1 tions of that account: Provided, That such funds shall not 

2 be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas 

3 Private Investment Corporation: Provided further, That 

4 designated funding levels in this Act shall not be trans5 ferred pursuant to this section: Provided further, That the 

6 exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular 

7 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria8 tions. 

9 (b) Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign 

10 Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) 

11 through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in 

12 effect until September 30, 2015. 

13 SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND

14 SEC. 7074. Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obli15 gated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export 

16 Control Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acqui17 sition Fund (Fund), to remain available for obligation 

18 until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the provision 

19 of defense articles and defense services to foreign coun20 tries or international organizations from the Fund shall 

21 be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 

22 ENTERPRISE FUNDS

23 SEC. 7075. (a) None of the funds made available 

24 under titles III through VI of this Act may be made availVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01363 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1364 

1 able for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congres2 sional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance. 

3 (b) Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting 

4 from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an En5 terprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall sub6 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for 

7 the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. 

8 (c) Prior to a transition to and operation of any pri9 vate equity fund or other parallel investment fund under 

10 an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit 

11 such transition or operating plan to the appropriate con12 gressional committees. 

13 BUDGET DOCUMENTS

14 SEC. 7076. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 

15 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de16 partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 

17 and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 

18 and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 

19 including the Inter-American Foundation and the United 

20 States African Development Foundation, shall submit to 

21 the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for 

22 funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organi23 zation in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise avail24 able for obligation in fiscal year 2015, that provides de25 tails of the uses of such funds at the program, project, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1365 

1 and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall include, 

2 as applicable, a comparison between the most recent con3 gressional directives or approved funding levels and the 

4 funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and 

5 a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: 

6 Provided further, That operating plans for funds for such 

7 department, agency, or organization in titles I, II, or III 

8 and title VIII, shall simultaneously submit the operating 

9 plans for, and integrated information on, enduring and 

10 Overseas Contingency Operations funds: Provided further, 

11 That operating plans that include changes in levels of 

12 funding specified in this Act or in the joint explanatory 

13 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

14 division A of this Consolidated Act) shall be subject to 

15 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

16 Appropriations. 

17 (b) SPEND PLANS.— 

18 (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 

19 Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 

20 on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds 

21 made available by this Act, for— 

22 (A) assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, 

23 Egypt, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, 

24 Pakistan, the West Bank and Gaza, and 

25 Yemen; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1366 

1 (B) the Caribbean Basin Security Initia2 tive, the Central American Regional Security 

3 Initiative, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism 

4 Partnership program, and the Partnership for 

5 Regional East Africa Counterterrorism pro6 gram; and 

7 (C) democracy programs and each sector 

8 enumerated in section 7060 of this Act. 

9 (2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of 

10 this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

11 to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed 

12 spend plan for funds made available by this Act 

13 under the headings ‘‘Department of the Treasury’’ 

14 in title III and ‘‘International Financial Institu15 tions’’ in title V. 

16 (c) SPENDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days 

17 after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator 

18 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a de19 tailed report on spending of funds made available during 

20 fiscal year 2014 under the heading ‘‘Development Credit 

21 Authority’’. 

22 (d) NOTIFICATIONS.—The spend plans referenced in 

23 subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti24 fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 

25 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1367 

1 (e) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS.— 

2 (1) The congressional budget justifications for 

3 Department of State operations and foreign oper4 ations shall be provided to the Committees on Ap5 propriations concurrent with the date of submission 

6 of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2016. 

7 (2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Ad8 ministrator shall include in the congressional budget 

9 justification a detailed justification for multi-year 

10 availability for any funds requested under the head11 ings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Op12 erating Expenses’’. 

13 USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT

14 SEC. 7077. If the President makes a determination 

15 not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitu16 tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 

17 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 

18 within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such 

19 determination and any resulting changes to program and 

20 policy. 

21 GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM

22 SEC. 7078. (a) Of the funds available for obligation 

23 during fiscal year 2015 under the headings ‘‘International 

24 Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

25 and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than $50,500,000 shall 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1368 

1 be made available for programs to promote Internet free2 dom globally: Provided, That such programs shall be 

3 prioritized for countries whose governments restrict free4 dom of expression on the Internet, and that are important 

5 to the national interests of the United States: Provided 

6 further, That funds made available pursuant to this sec7 tion shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, 

8 by sources other than the United States Government, in9 cluding from the private sector. 

10 (b) Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) 

11 shall be— 

12 (1) coordinated with other democracy, govern13 ance, and broadcasting programs funded by this Act 

14 under the headings ‘‘International Broadcasting Op15 erations’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 

16 Fund’’, and ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, and shall be 

17 incorporated into country assistance, democracy pro18 motion, and broadcasting strategies, as appropriate; 

19 (2) made available to the Bureau of Democracy, 

20 Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State for 

21 programs to implement the May 2011, International 

22 Strategy for Cyberspace and the comprehensive 

23 strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to 

24 information in Iran, as required by section 414 of 

25 Public Law 112–158; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1369 

1 (3) made available to the Broadcasting Board 

2 of Governors (BBG) to provide tools and techniques 

3 to access the Internet Web sites of BBG broad4 casters that are censored, and to work with such 

5 broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools 

6 and techniques, including digital security techniques; 

7 (4) made available for programs that support 

8 the efforts of civil society to counter the development 

9 of repressive Internet-related laws and regulations, 

10 including countering threats to Internet freedom at 

11 international organizations; to combat violence 

12 against bloggers and other users; and to enhance 

13 digital security training and capacity building for de14 mocracy activists; and 

15 (5) made available for research of key threats 

16 to Internet freedom; the continued development of 

17 technologies that provide or enhance access to the 

18 Internet, including circumvention tools that bypass 

19 Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship 

20 techniques used by authoritarian governments; and 

21 maintenance of the United States Government’s 

22 technological advantage over such censorship tech23 niques: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in 

24 consultation with the BBG, shall coordinate any 

25 such research and development programs with other 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1370 

1 relevant United States Government departments and 

2 agencies in order to share information, technologies, 

3 and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of 

4 such technologies. 

5 (c) After consultation among the relevant agency 

6 heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but 

7 not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 

8 Secretary of State and the BBG Chairman shall submit 

9 to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for 

10 funds made available by this Act for programs to promote 

11 Internet freedom globally, which shall include a descrip12 tion of safeguards established by relevant agencies to en13 sure that such programs are not used for illicit purposes. 

14 (d) The Comptroller General of the United States 

15 shall conduct an audit of Internet freedom programs sup16 ported by funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 

17 making appropriations for the Department of State, for18 eign operations, and related programs, and shall consult 

19 with the Committees on Appropriations on the scope and 

20 requirements of such audit. 

21 DISABILITY PROGRAMS

22 SEC. 7079. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

23 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 

24 available for programs and activities administered by the 

25 United States Agency for International Development 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1371 

1 (USAID) to address the needs and protect and promote 

2 the rights of people with disabilities in developing coun3 tries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, 

4 economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employ5 ment, transportation, sports, and integration of individ6 uals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation. 

7 (b) Of the funds made available by this section, 5 

8 percent may be used for USAID for management, over9 sight, and technical support. 

10 SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM

11 SEC. 7080. (a) IN GENERAL.—A Small Grants Pro12 gram (SGP) shall be established within the United States 

13 Agency for International Development (USAID) to pro14 vide small grants, cooperative agreements, and other as15 sistance mechanisms and agreements of not more than 

16 $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 

17 of chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 

18 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the 

19 SGP established pursuant to this section shall replace the 

20 function served previously by the Development Grants 

21 Program established under section 674 of division J, of 

22 Public Law 110–161, which is hereby abolished. 

23 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—Grants from the SGP shall only 

24 be made to eligible entities as described in the joint exVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01371 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1372 

1 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

2 preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

3 (c) PROPOSALS.—Grants made pursuant to the au4 thority of this section shall be provided through— 

5 (1) unsolicited applications received and evalu6 ated pursuant to USAID policy regarding such pro7 posals; or 

8 (2) an open and competitive process. 

9 (d) FUNDING.— 

10 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act to 

11 carry out chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part 

12 II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less 

13 than $45,000,000 shall be made available for the 

14 SGP within USAID’s Local Sustainability Office of 

15 the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and 

16 Environment to carry out this subsection. 

17 (2) Other than to meet the requirements of this 

18 section, funds made available to carry out this sec19 tion may not be allocated in the report required by 

20 section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

21 1961 to meet any other specifically designated fund22 ing levels contained in this Act: Provided, That such 

23 funds may be attributed to any such specifically des24 ignated funding level after the award of funds under 

25 this section, if applicable. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1373 

1 (3) Funds made available under this section 

2 shall remain available for obligation until September 

3 30, 2019. 

4 (e) MANAGEMENT.— 

5 (1) Not later than 120 days after enactment of 

6 this Act, the USAID Administrator shall issue guid7 ance to implement this section: Provided, That such 

8 guidance shall include the requirements contained in 

9 the joint explanatory statement described in section 

10 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli11 dated Act). 

12 (2) Upon selection of a mission pursuant to the 

13 procedures required by paragraph (1), such selected 

14 mission may be allocated the full estimated cost of 

15 the multi-year program: Provided, That such alloca16 tions shall be subject to the regular notification pro17 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

18 (3) In addition to funds otherwise available for 

19 such purposes, up to 12 percent of the funds made 

20 available to carry out this section may be used by 

21 USAID for administrative and oversight expenses 

22 associated with managing relationships with entities 

23 under the SGP. 

24 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after enact25 ment of this Act and after consultation with the approVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01373 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1374 

1 priate congressional committees, the Administrator shall 

2 submit a report to such committees describing the guid3 ance to implement the SGP. 

4 PROHIBITION ON FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL

5 SEC. 7081. None of the funds made available in this 

6 Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of 

7 agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 

8 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Fed9 eral Regulations. 

10 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS

11 DETAINED AT NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA

12 SEC. 7082. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion 

13 of an agreement with a country, including a state with 

14 a compact of free association with the United States, to 

15 receive by transfer or release individuals detained at 

16 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the 

17 Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appro18 priations in writing of the terms of the agreement, includ19 ing whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts 

20 making appropriations for the Department of State, for21 eign operations, and related programs will be made avail22 able for assistance for such country pursuant to such 

23 agreement. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1375 

1 AUTHORITY FOR REPLENISHMENTS

2 SEC. 7083. (a) The Asian Development Bank Act, 

3 Public Law 89–369, as amended (22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.), 

4 is further amended by adding at the end thereof the fol5 lowing new section: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 35. TENTH REPLENISHMENT. 

7 ‘‘(a) The United States Governor of the Bank is au8 thorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, 

9 $359,600,000 to the tenth replenishment of the resources 

10 of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropria11 tions. 

12 ‘‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribu13 tion provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized 

14 to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, 

15 $359,600,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treas16 ury.’’. 

17 (b) The International Development Association Act, 

18 Public Law 86–565, as amended (22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.), 

19 is further amended by adding at the end thereof the fol20 lowing new sections: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 28. SEVENTEENTH REPLENISHMENT. 

22 ‘‘(a) The United States Governor of the International 

23 Development Association is authorized to contribute on 

24 behalf of the United States $3,871,800,000 to the sevenVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01375 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1376 

1 teenth replenishment of the resources of the Association, 

2 subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. 

3 ‘‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribu4 tion provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized 

5 to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, 

6 $3,871,800,000 for payment by the Secretary of the 

7 Treasury. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 29. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF. 

9 ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 

10 contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than 

11 $565,020,000 to the International Development Associa12 tion for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the 

13 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period 

14 governed by the seventeenth replenishment of resources of 

15 the International Development Association, subject to ob16 taining the necessary appropriations and without preju17 dice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date 

18 of the enactment of this section. 

19 ‘‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribu20 tion provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized 

21 to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more 

22 than $565,020,000 for payment by the Secretary of the 

23 Treasury. 

24 ‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘Multilateral Debt Re25 lief Initiative’ means the proposal set out in the G8 FiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01376 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1377 

1 nance Ministers’ Communique entitled ‘Conclusions on 

2 Development,’ done at London, June 11, 2005, and re3 affirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit 

4 on July 8, 2005.’’. 

5 (c) The African Development Fund Act, Public Law 

6 94–302, as amended (22 U.S.C. 290g et seq.), is further 

7 amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 

8 sections: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 223. THIRTEENTH REPLENISHMENT. 

10 ‘‘(a) The United States Governor of the Fund is au11 thorized to contribute on behalf of the United States 

12 $585,000,000 to the thirteenth replenishment of the re13 sources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary 

14 appropriations. 

15 ‘‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribu16 tion provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized 

17 to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, 

18 $585,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treas19 ury. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 224. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF. 

21 ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 

22 contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than 

23 $54,620,000 to the African Development Fund for the 

24 purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral 

25 Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1378 

1 the thirteenth replenishment of resources of the African 

2 Development Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary ap3 propriations and without prejudice to any funding ar4 rangements in existence on the date of the enactment of 

5 this section. 

6 ‘‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribu7 tion provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized 

8 to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more 

9 than $54,620,000 for payment by the Secretary of the 

10 Treasury. 

11 ‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘Multilateral Debt Re12 lief Initiative’ means the proposal set out in the G8 Fi13 nance Ministers’ Communique entitled ‘Conclusions on 

14 Development,’ done at London, June 11, 2005, and re15 affirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit 

16 on July 8, 2005.’’. 

17 RESCISSION OF FUNDS

18 SEC. 7084. Of the unexpended balances available 

19 under the heading ‘‘Export and Investment Assistance, 

20 Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appro21 priation’’ from prior Acts making appropriations for the 

22 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro23 grams, $30,000,000 are rescinded. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1379 

1 MODIFICATIONS TO THE VIETNAM EDUCATION

2 FOUNDATION ACT OF 2000

3 SEC. 7085. (a) EXPANDED USE OF VIETNAM DEBT

4 REPAYMENT FUND.—Section 207(c)(3) of the Vietnam 

5 Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B 

6 of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 

7 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 

8 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended to 

9 read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(3) EXCESS FUNDS.—During each of the fis11 cal years 2015 through 2018, amounts deposited 

12 into the Fund, in excess of the amounts made avail13 able to the Foundation under paragraph (1), shall 

14 be made available by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

15 upon the request of the Secretary of State, for 

16 grants to support the establishment of an inde17 pendent, not-for-profit academic institution in the 

18 Socialist Republic of Vietnam.’’. 

19 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Section 209(a) 

20 of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title 

21 II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 

22 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix 

23 D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 

24 note) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 

25 by inserting ‘‘(other than section 211)’’ after ‘‘this title’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1380 

1 (c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Vietnam Education 

2 Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 

3 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106– 

4 554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 

5 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by adding 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT, NOT8 FOR-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE 

9 SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. 

10 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of State 

11 is authorized to award 1 or more grants which shall be 

12 used to support the establishment of an independent, not13 for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of 

14 Vietnam. 

15 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—In order to receive a grant pur16 suant to subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall submit 

17 an application to the Secretary of State at such time, in 

18 such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 

19 Secretary may reasonably require. 

20 ‘‘(c) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—As a condition of re21 ceiving a grant under subsection (a), a prospective grantee 

22 shall ensure that the independent, not-for-profit academic 

23 institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam described 

24 in subsection (a)— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1381 

1 ‘‘(1) achieves standards comparable to those re2 quired for accreditation in the United States; 

3 ‘‘(2) offers graduate and undergraduate level 

4 teaching and research programs in a broad range of 

5 fields, including public policy, management, and en6 gineering; and 

7 ‘‘(3) establishes a policy of academic freedom 

8 and prohibits the censorship of dissenting or critical 

9 views. 

10 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

12 after the last day of each fiscal year until 2020, the 

13 Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 

14 congressional committees a report that summarizes 

15 the activities carried out under this section during 

16 such fiscal year. 

17 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

18 ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations and 

20 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

21 of Representatives; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations and 

23 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen24 ate.’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1382 

1 IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES

2 SEC. 7086. None of the funds appropriated or other3 wise made available under titles III through VI of this 

4 Act may be obligated or expended to provide— 

5 (1) any financial incentive to a business enter6 prise currently located in the United States for the 

7 purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 

8 outside the United States if such incentive or in9 ducement is likely to reduce the number of employ10 ees of such business enterprise in the United States 

11 because United States production is being replaced 

12 by such enterprise outside the United States; 

13 (2) assistance for any program, project, or ac14 tivity that contributes to the violation of internation15 ally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 

16 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the 

17 recipient country, including any designated zone or 

18 area in that country: Provided, That the application 

19 of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be 

20 commensurate with the level of development of the 

21 recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude 

22 assistance for the informal sector in such country, 

23 micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder 

24 agriculture; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1383 

1 (3) any assistance to an entity outside the 

2 United States if such assistance is for the purpose 

3 of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 

4 United States to other countries and adversely im5 pacts the labor force in the United States; or 

6 (4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 

7 policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— 

8 (A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) 

9 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; 

10 (B) the modification proposed by the Over11 seas Private Investment Corporation in Novem12 ber 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental 

13 and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or 

14 (C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High 

15 Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Ex16 port-Import Bank of the United States on De17 cember 12, 2013, 

18 when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 

19 guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of pro20 hibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation 

21 project the purpose of which is to: (i) provide afford22 able electricity in International Development Asso23 ciation (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend coun24 tries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1384 

1 from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs 

2 from the United States. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1385 

1 TITLE VIII 

2 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

3 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

4 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

5 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con8 sular Programs’’, $1,350,803,000, to remain available 

9 until September 30, 2016, of which $989,706,000 is for 

10 Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available 

11 until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may 

12 transfer up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made avail13 able under this heading to any other appropriation of any 

14 department or agency of the United States, upon the con15 currence of the head of such department or agency, to sup16 port operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to 

17 carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

18 1961: Provided further, That any such transfer shall be 

19 treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsections 

20 (a) and (b) of section 7015 of this Act and shall not be 

21 available for obligation or expenditure except in compli22 ance with the procedures set forth in that section: Pro23 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con24 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1386 

1 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Conflict Stabilization 

5 Operations’’, $15,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

7 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

8 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 

9 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

10 1985. 

11 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 

13 General’’, $56,900,000, to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2016, which shall be for the Special Inspector 

15 General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for re16 construction oversight: Provided, That printing and repro17 duction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs dur18 ing fiscal year 2014: Provided further, That notwith19 standing any other provision of law, any employee of 

20 SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of continuous 

21 service after the date of enactment of this Act or who is 

22 employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, which23 ever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for ap24 pointment to any position in the competitive service for 

25 which the employee possesses the required qualifications: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1387 

1 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

2 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

3 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 

4 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

5 1985. 

6 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 

8 Construction, and Maintenance’’, $260,800,000, to re9 main available until expended, of which $250,000,000 

10 shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and 

11 construction as authorized: Provided, That such amount 

12 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

13 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

14 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

17 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to 

19 International Organizations’’, $74,400,000: Provided, 

20 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over21 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

22 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget 

23 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1388 

1 RELATED AGENCY 

2 BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

3 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad5 casting Operations’’, $10,700,000, to remain available 

6 until September 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount 

7 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

8 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

12 DEVELOPMENT 

13 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

14 OPERATING EXPENSES

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 

16 $125,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

18 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

19 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 

20 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

21 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1389 

1 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

2 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

3 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 

5 Assistance’’, $1,335,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

7 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

8 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 

9 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

10 1985. 

11 TRANSITION INITIATIVES

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Transition Initia13 tives’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 

14 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

15 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

16 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 

17 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

18 1985. 

19 COMPLEX CRISES FUND

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Complex Crises 

21 Fund’’, $30,000,000 to remain available until September 

22 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

23 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

24 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1390 

1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

2 1985. 

3 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 

5 Fund’’, $2,114,266,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is des7 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper8 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

12 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Ref14 ugee Assistance’’, $2,127,114,000, to remain available 

15 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

16 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

17 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

21 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW

23 ENFORCEMENT

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar25 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $443,195,000, to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1391 

1 remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, 

2 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over3 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

4 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget 

5 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND

7 RELATED PROGRAMS

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 

9 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 

10 $99,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 

11 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

12 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

13 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 

14 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

15 1985. 

16 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper18 ations’’, $328,698,000, to remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is des20 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper21 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

22 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

23 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That funds 

24 may be used to pay assessed expenses of international 

25 peacekeeping activities in Somalia and other peacekeeping 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1392 

1 requirements, subject to the regular notification proce2 dures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur3 ther, That the total amount of United States contributions 

4 to support an assessed peacekeeping operation shall not 

5 exceed the level described in the final proviso under the 

6 heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 

7 Activities’’ in title I of this Act. 

8 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

9 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi11 nancing Program’’, $866,420,000, to remain available 

12 until September 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount 

13 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

14 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

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

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

18 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

19 SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to 

21 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 

22 Act for fiscal year 2015. 

23 EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS

24 SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 

25 the additional amounts appropriated by this title to approVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01392 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1393 

1 priations accounts in this Act shall be available under the 

2 authorities and conditions applicable to such appropria3 tions accounts. 

4 TRANSFER AND ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY

5 SEC. 8003. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in 

6 this Act under the headings ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, 

7 ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

8 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

9 ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

10 Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign 

11 Military Financing Program’’ may be transferred to, and 

12 merged with— 

13 (1) funds appropriated by this title under such 

14 headings; and 

15 (2) funds appropriated by this title under the 

16 headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 

17 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 

18 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec19 tion, not to exceed $25,000,000 from funds appropriated 

20 under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

21 Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and 

22 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ by this title in this 

23 Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds pre24 viously made available under the heading ‘‘Global Security 

25 Contingency Fund’’: Provided, That not later than 15 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1394 

1 days prior to making any such transfer, the Secretary of 

2 State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations on 

3 a country basis, including the implementation plan and 

4 timeline for each proposed use of such funds. 

5 (c) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) 

6 and (b) may only be exercised to address unanticipated 

7 contingencies. 

8 (d) Of the funds made available in this title under 

9 the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance’’, up to 

10 $380,000,000 may be made available to support inter11 national peacekeeping requirements only if the Secretary 

12 of State submits a determination to the Committees on 

13 Appropriations that additional funds are necessary to sup14 port such requirements above the amounts provided under 

15 the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace16 keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act and under the 

17 heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ in this title and title 

18 IV of this Act, and that it is in the national security inter19 est of the United States to do so: Provided, That such 

20 funds may only be made available for the purposes de21 scribed in the determination and shall be subject to the 

22 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap23 propriations: Provided further, That funds made available 

24 pursuant to this subsection shall be used in accordance 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1395 

1 with the terms and conditions under the heading ‘‘Peace2 keeping Operations’’ in this title. 

3 (e) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) 

4 and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 

5 the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 

6 Appropriations: Provided, That such transfer authority is 

7 in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 

8 under any other provision of law, including section 610 

9 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exer10 cised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this 

11 title. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1396 

1 TITLE IX 

2 EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 

3 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

4 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

5 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con7 sular Programs’’, $36,420,000, to remain available until 

8 September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, 

9 prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease out10 break: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

11 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec12 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer13 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

15 DEVELOPMENT 

16 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

17 OPERATING EXPENSES

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 

19 $19,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and 

21 respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided, 

22 That such amount is designated by the Congress as an 

23 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

24 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

25 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1397 

1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 

3 General’’, $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, 

4 for oversight of activities funded by this title and adminis5 tered by the United States Agency for International Devel6 opment: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

7 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec8 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer9 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

11 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

12 GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Global Health Pro14 grams’’, $312,000,000, to remain available until ex15 pended, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, 

16 and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in coun17 tries directly affected by, or at risk of being affected by, 

18 such outbreak: Provided, That such amount is designated 

19 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

20 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 

24 Assistance’’, $1,436,273,000, to remain available until ex25 pended, for assistance for countries affected by, or at risk 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1398 

1 of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak: 

2 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

3 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

4 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

5 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 

8 Fund’’, $711,725,000, to remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, pre10 pare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak 

11 and to address economic and stabilization requirements 

12 resulting from such outbreak: Provided, That such amount 

13 is designated by the Congress as an emergency require14 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

15 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

17 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

18 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND

19 RELATED PROGRAMS

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 

21 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 

22 $5,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 

23 for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chap24 ter 9 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

25 for efforts to mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1399 

1 Ebola virus and to promote biosecurity practices associ2 ated with Ebola virus disease outbreak response efforts: 

3 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

4 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

5 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

8 TRANSFER AUTHORITY

9 SEC. 9001. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in 

10 this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, 

11 ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Sup12 port Fund’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

13 appropriated by this title under such headings and under 

14 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

15 Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

16 Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Peacekeeping 

17 Operations’’ in this Act to carry out the purposes of this 

18 title: Provided, That the Secretary of State and the Ad19 ministrator of the United States Agency for International 

20 Development (USAID), as appropriate, shall consult with 

21 the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the 

22 transfer authority provided by this subsection. 

23 (b) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 

24 heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, up to 

25 $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1400 

1 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans Pro2 gram Account’’ in Acts making appropriations for the De3 partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro4 grams for the cost of direct loans, which may remain avail5 able until expended: Provided, That such costs, including 

6 cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 

7 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 

8 further, That such funds are available to subsidize an addi9 tional amount of gross obligations for the principal 

10 amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,899,335. 

11 (c) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 

12 heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 

13 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro14 priated under the heading ‘‘International Organizations 

15 and Programs’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 

16 the Ebola virus disease outbreak. 

17 (d) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 

18 heading ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, up to 

19 $35,300,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, 

20 funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘International Or21 ganizations and Programs’’ and ‘‘Contributions to Inter22 national Organizations’’ to prevent, prepare for, and re23 spond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided, That 

24 no such funds that are made available for a United States 

25 contribution to the United Nations Mission for Ebola 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1401 

1 Emergency Response may be obligated until the Secretary 

2 of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

3 an assessment for such mission has been received and re4 viewed by the Department of State. 

5 (e) The transfer authorities of this section are in ad6 dition to any other transfer authority provided by law. 

7 (f) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this sec8 tion unless at least 15 days prior to making such transfer 

9 the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appro10 priate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writ11 ing of the details of any such transfer. 

12 (g) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 

13 transferred pursuant to the authorities of this section are 

14 not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be 

15 transferred back to such headings: Provided, That any 

16 transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to 

17 subsection (f) of this section. 

18 REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY

19 SEC. 9002. Funds appropriated by this title under 

20 the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘International 

21 Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may 

22 be used to reimburse accounts administered by the United 

23 States Agency for International Development and the De24 partment of State for obligations incurred to prevent, preVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01401 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1402 

1 pare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak 

2 prior to the enactment of this Act. 

3 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

4 SEC. 9003. Funds appropriated by this title shall not 

5 be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State 

6 or the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

7 International Development, as appropriate, notifies the 

8 appropriate congressional committees in writing at least 

9 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided, That the 

10 requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made 

11 available by this title under the heading ‘‘International 

12 Disaster Assistance’’. 

13 REPORTING REQUIREMENT

14 SEC. 9004. The Secretary of State, in consultation 

15 with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

16 International Development, shall submit to the Commit17 tees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after enact18 ment of this Act a report on the proposed uses of funds 

19 on a country and project basis, for which the obligation 

20 of funds is anticipated: Provided, That such report shall 

21 be updated and submitted to the Committee on Appropria22 tions every 30 days until September 30, 2016, and every 

23 180 days thereafter until all funds have been fully ex24 pended, and shall include information detailing how the 

25 estimates and assumptions contained in the previous reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01402 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1403 

1 ports have changed, and obligations and expenditures on 

2 a country and project basis. 

3 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OVERSIGHT

4 SEC. 9005. Of the funds appropriated by this title 

5 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 

6 $500,000 may be made available to the Comptroller Gen7 eral of the United States, and shall remain available until 

8 expended, for oversight of activities supported and reim9 bursements made pursuant to section 9002 of this title 

10 with funds appropriated by this title: Provided, That the 

11 Secretary of State and the Comptroller General shall con12 sult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obli13 gating such funds. 

14 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 

15 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro16 priations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1404 

1 DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 

2 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE3 LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

4 ACT, 2015 

5 TITLE I 

6 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

7 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 

10 $105,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,696,000 shall be 

11 available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 

12 to exceed $1,011,000 shall be available for the immediate 

13 Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,900,000 

14 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 

15 not to exceed $9,800,000 shall be available for the Office 

16 of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 

17 to exceed $12,500,000 shall be available for the Office of 

18 the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 

19 exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

20 Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex21 ceed $25,365,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

22 Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 

23 $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af24 fairs; not to exceed $1,714,000 shall be available for the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1405 

1 Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 

2 $1,414,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and 

3 Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed 

4 $10,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel5 ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex6 ceed $15,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

7 Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 

8 of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro9 priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 

10 other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur11 ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in12 creased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such 

13 transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 

14 funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for ap15 proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria16 tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 

17 be for allocation within the Department for official recep18 tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de19 termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

20 provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 

21 107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up 

22 to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided fur23 ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 

24 be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 

25 Public Affairs. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1406 

1 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

2 For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 

3 Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 

4 $13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available 

5 until September 30, 2017: Provided, That there may be 

6 credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex7 pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali8 ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex9 penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 

10 reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else11 where to the Research and Innovative Technology Admin12 istration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to 

13 the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 

14 Technology of the Department of Transportation. 

15 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

16 For capital investments in surface transportation in17 frastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through 

18 September 30, 2017: Provided, That the Secretary of 

19 Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this 

20 heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, 

21 local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among 

22 such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will 

23 have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan 

24 area, or a region: Provided further, That projects eligible 

25 for funding provided under this heading shall include, but 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1407 

1 not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under 

2 title 23, United States Code; public transportation 

3 projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United 

4 States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation 

5 projects; and port infrastructure investments (including 

6 inland port infrastructure): Provided further, That the 

7 Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made 

8 available under this heading for the purpose of paying the 

9 subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for 

10 Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, 

11 United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use 

12 of the funds would advance the purposes of this para13 graph: Provided further, That in distributing funds pro14 vided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such 

15 measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribu16 tion of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the 

17 needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in a 

18 variety of transportation modes: Provided further, That a 

19 grant funded under this heading shall be not less than 

20 $10,000,000 and not greater than $200,000,000: Pro21 vided further, That not more than 25 percent of the funds 

22 made available under this heading may be awarded to 

23 projects in a single State: Provided further, That the Fed24 eral share of the costs for which an expenditure is made 

25 under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1408 

1 up to 80 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary 

2 shall give priority to projects that require a contribution 

3 of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing 

4 package: Provided further, That not less than 20 percent 

5 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for 

6 projects located in rural areas: Provided further, That for 

7 projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size 

8 shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the 

9 Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, 

10 That projects conducted using funds provided under this 

11 heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter 

12 IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided 

13 further, That the Secretary shall conduct a new competi14 tion to select the grants and credit assistance awarded 

15 under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary 

16 may retain up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under 

17 this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to 

18 the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administra19 tion, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal 

20 Railroad Administration and the Federal Maritime Ad21 ministration, to fund the award and oversight of grants 

22 and credit assistance made under the National Infrastruc23 ture Investments program. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1409 

1 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

2 For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 

3 the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 

4 re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain 

5 available through September 30, 2016. 

6 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

7 For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 

8 including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 

9 information technology infrastructure, improvement of 

10 network perimeter controls and identity management, 

11 testing and assessment of information technology against 

12 business, security, and other requirements, implementa13 tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 

14 infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced 

15 security controls on network devices, and enhancement of 

16 cyber security workforce training tools, $5,000,000, to re17 main available through September 30, 2016. 

18 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

20 $9,600,000. 

21 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND

22 DEVELOPMENT

23 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 

24 planning, research, systems development, development acVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01409 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1410 

1 tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex2 pended, $6,000,000. 

3 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

4 For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap5 ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 

6 $181,500,000 shall be paid from appropriations made 

7 available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 

8 That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 

9 to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro10 vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex11 penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur12 ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 

13 of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 

14 Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 

15 Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 

16 Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 

17 levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or 

18 project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess19 ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 

20 and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap21 proved by such Committees. 

22 MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

23 For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as au24 thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in25 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as deVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01410 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1411 

1 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

2 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 

3 subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 

4 guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. 

5 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

6 the guaranteed loan program, $592,000. 

7 MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

8 For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re9 source Center outreach activities, $3,099,000, to remain 

10 available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That not11 withstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 

12 business opportunities related to any mode of transpor13 tation. 

14 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

15 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

16 In addition to funds made available from any other 

17 source to carry out the essential air service program under 

18 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be de19 rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain 

20 available until expended: Provided, That in determining 

21 between or among carriers competing to provide service 

22 to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 

23 subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 

24 That basic essential air service minimum requirements 

25 shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1412 

1 under subsection 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States 

2 Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 

3 or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 

4 with a community located less than 40 miles from the 

5 nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego6 tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro7 vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 

8 for the essential air service program under subsection 

9 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 

10 available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 

11 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: 

12 Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse 

13 such amounts from fees credited to the account estab14 lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE

16 SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

17 SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 

19 for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap20 prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 

21 to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 

22 Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact23 ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 

24 have completed the normal reprogramming process for 

25 Congressional notification. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1413 

1 SEC. 102. The Secretary or his designee may engage 

2 in activities with States and State legislators to consider 

3 proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. 

4 SEC. 103. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, 

5 United States Code, in addition to authority provided by 

6 section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Depart7 ment’s Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to pro8 vide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary 

9 to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 

10 benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 

11 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the Depart12 ment shall include adequate safeguards in the contract 

13 with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality per14 formance under the contract. 

15 SEC. 104. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 

16 of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 

17 meetings of the Credit Council, including the agenda for 

18 each meeting, and require the Credit Council to record the 

19 decisions and actions of each meeting. 

20 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

21 OPERATIONS

22 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

23 For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad24 ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper25 ations and research activities related to commercial space 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1414 

1 transportation, administrative expenses for research and 

2 development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 

3 operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 

4 subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 

5 to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehi6 cles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 

7 available by Public Law 112–95, $9,740,700,000 of which 

8 $8,595,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air9 way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,396,654,000 

10 shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not 

11 to exceed $1,218,458,000 shall be available for aviation 

12 safety activities; not to exceed $16,605,000 shall be avail13 able for commercial space transportation activities; not to 

14 exceed $756,047,000 shall be available for finance and 

15 management activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be 

16 available for NextGen and operations planning activities; 

17 and not to exceed $292,847,000 shall be available for staff 

18 offices: Provided, That not to exceed 2 percent of any 

19 budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, 

20 may be transferred to any budget activity under this head21 ing: Provided further, That no transfer may increase or 

22 decrease any appropriation by more than 2 percent: Pro23 vided further, That any transfer in excess of 2 percent 

24 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec25 tion 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01414 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1415 

1 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce2 dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That not 

3 later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Ad4 ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 

5 transmit to Congress an annual update to the report sub6 mitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 

7 221 of Public Law 108–176: Provided further, That the 

8 amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 

9 for each day after March 31 that such report has not been 

10 submitted to the Congress: Provided further, That not 

11 later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Ad12 ministrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report 

13 that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hir14 ing, and training flight standards and aircraft certification 

15 staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the con16 troller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates 

17 and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: Provided further, 

18 That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by 

19 $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such 

20 report has not been submitted to Congress: Provided fur21 ther, That funds may be used to enter into a grant agree22 ment with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to as23 sist in the development of aviation safety standards: Pro24 vided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 

25 available for new applicants for the second career training 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1416 

1 program: Provided further, That none of the funds in this 

2 Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administra3 tion to finalize or implement any regulation that would 

4 promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically author5 ized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: 

6 Provided further, That there may be credited to this appro7 priation as offsetting collections funds received from 

8 States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other 

9 public authorities, and private sources for expenses in10 curred in the provision of agency services, including re11 ceipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation 

12 facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of cer13 tificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station cer14 tificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing 

15 major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That 

16 of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 

17 than $144,500,000 shall be for the contract tower pro18 gram, of which not less than $9,500,000 is for the con19 tract tower cost share program: Provided further, That 

20 none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting 

21 and cartography are available for activities conducted by, 

22 or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Pro23 vided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act 

24 may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to 

25 issue a job announcement for air traffic control specialists 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1417 

1 that renders ineligible by reason of age any applicant who 

2 had been included in the air traffic control specialist appli3 cant inventory as of January 15, 2014, and who was born 

4 between February 9, 1983, and October 1, 1984. 

5 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

6 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

7 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

8 for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 

9 improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 

10 airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip11 ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 

12 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 

13 necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 

14 testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui15 sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 

16 and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 

17 for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin18 istration stationed at remote localities where such accom19 modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 

20 transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head21 ing, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certifi22 cation; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 

23 Fund, $2,600,000,000, of which $460,000,000 shall re24 main available until September 30, 2015, and 

25 $2,140,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1418 

1 2017: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro2 priation funds received from States, counties, municipali3 ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex4 penses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and 

5 modernization of national airspace systems: Provided fur6 ther, That upon initial submission to the Congress of the 

7 fiscal year 2016 President’s budget, the Secretary of 

8 Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a com9 prehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Avia10 tion Administration which includes funding for each budg11 et line item for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, with total 

12 funding for each year of the plan constrained to the fund13 ing targets for those years as estimated and approved by 

14 the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, 

15 That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by 

16 $100,000 per day for each day after the initial submission 

17 of the fiscal year 2016 President’s budget that such report 

18 has not been submitted to Congress. 

19 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

20 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

21 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

22 for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 

23 under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 

24 Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 

25 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1419 

1 $156,750,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 

2 Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 

3 2017: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro4 priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 

5 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 

6 and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 

7 incurred for research, engineering, and development. 

8 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

9 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

10 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

11 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

14 For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in15 aid for airport planning and development, and noise com16 patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub17 chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 

18 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au19 thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 

20 and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 

21 and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 

22 under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 

23 for inspection activities and administration of airport safe24 ty programs, including those related to airport operating 

25 certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1420 

1 Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 

2 Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex3 pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head4 ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro5 grams the obligations for which are in excess of 

6 $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding sec7 tion 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 

8 further, That none of the funds under this heading shall 

9 be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor sys10 tems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other 

11 airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk ex12 plosive detection systems: Provided further, That notwith13 standing section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

14 the Government’s share of allowable project costs under 

15 paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that sec16 tion shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large 

17 or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a 

18 multi-phased construction project for which the project 

19 sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the con20 struction project: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

21 any other provision of law, of funds limited under this 

22 heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall be obligated 

23 for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be 

24 available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, 

25 not less than $29,750,000 shall be available for Airport 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1421 

1 Technology Research, and $5,500,000, to remain available 

2 until expended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Of3 fice of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out 

4 the Small Community Air Service Development Program. 

5 (RESCISSION)

6 Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending 

7 September 30, 2015, and prior years under section 48112 

8 of title 49, United States Code, all unobligated balances 

9 are permanently rescinded. 

10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION

11 ADMINISTRATION

12 SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

13 to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 

14 the federally funded research and development center con15 tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 

16 Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur17 ing fiscal year 2015. 

18 SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

19 to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air20 port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis21 tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 

22 utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 

23 buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 

24 navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the pro25 hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01421 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1422 

1 tions between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 

2 agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to 

3 grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide 

4 land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facili5 ties. 

6 SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

7 Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 

8 satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 

9 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such ac10 count at the close of that fiscal year may be made available 

11 to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal 

12 year. 

13 SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 

14 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 

15 appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 

16 merged with and available for the same purposes of such 

17 appropriation. 

18 SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail19 able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 

20 title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Ad21 ministration employee unless such employee actually per22 formed work during the time corresponding to such pre23 mium pay. 

24 SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli25 gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1423 

1 Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi2 cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 

3 SEC. 116. The Secretary shall apportion to the spon4 sor of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled 

5 air service from a large certified air carrier (as defined 

6 in part 241 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or 

7 such other regulations as may be issued by the Secretary 

8 under the authority of section 41709) an amount equal 

9 to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 

10 47114(c), if the Secretary determines that airport had 

11 more than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding 

12 calendar year, based on data submitted to the Secretary 

13 under part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 

14 SEC. 117. None of the funds in this Act may be obli15 gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee 

16 of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 

17 written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis18 tration of the Department of Transportation. 

19 SEC. 118. Subparagraph (D) of section 47124(b)(3) 

20 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘benefit.’’ and inserting ‘‘benefit, with the maximum al22 lowable local cost share capped at 20 percent.’’. 

23 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 

25 any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1424 

1 to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner 

2 or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 

3 to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra4 tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg5 istration number from any display of the Federal Aviation 

6 Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry 

7 data that is made available to the public, except data made 

8 available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 

9 flights of that owner or operator. 

10 SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act shall be 

11 available for salaries and expenses of more than 9 political 

12 and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad13 ministration. 

14 SEC. 119B. None of the funds made available under 

15 this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 

16 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the FAA pro17 vides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria18 tions a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical 

19 navigation products and explains how such fees are con20 sistent with Executive Order 13642. 

21 SEC. 119C. None of the funds appropriated or limited 

22 by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 

23 prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, 

24 New Jersey. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1425 

1 SEC. 119D. None of the funds in this Act may be 

2 used to close a regional operations center of the Federal 

3 Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the 

4 Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees 

5 on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 

6 advance. 

7 SEC. 119E. Section 916 of Public Law 112–95 is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘Advanced Materials in Transport 

9 Aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Advanced Materials and 

10 Structures’’. 

11 SEC. 119F. Subsection 47109(c)(2) of title 49, 

12 United States Code, is amended by adding before the pe13 riod ‘‘, except that at a primary non-hub airport located 

14 in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection 

15 that is within 15 miles of another State as set forth in 

16 paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Government’s share 

17 shall be an average of the Government share applicable 

18 to any project in each of the States’’. 

19 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

20 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

21 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 Not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances 

24 and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad25 ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1426 

1 administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad2 ministration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall 

3 be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission 

4 in accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States 

5 Code. 

6 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

7 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

8 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

9 Funds available for the implementation or execution 

10 of programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway safety 

11 construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, 

12 United States Code, and the provisions of Public Law 

13 112–141 shall not exceed total obligations of 

14 $40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015: Provided, That the 

15 Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by 

16 title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services 

17 of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal 

18 and project finance to assist in the underwriting and serv19 icing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion 

20 of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such 

21 credit instruments: Provided further, That such fees are 

22 available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided 

23 further, That such amounts are in addition to administra24 tive expenses that are also available for such purpose, and 

25 are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01426 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1427 

1 tion on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 

2 23, United States Code. 

3 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

4 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

5 For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 

6 out Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construc7 tion programs authorized under title 23, United States 

8 Code, $40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust 

9 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain 

10 available until expended. 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY

12 ADMINISTRATION

13 SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of 

14 Transportation shall— 

15 (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 

16 for Federal-aid Highways— 

17 (A) amounts authorized for administrative 

18 expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 

19 title 23, United States Code; and 

20 (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 

21 Transportation Statistics; 

22 (2) not distribute an amount from the obliga23 tion limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is 

24 equal to the unobligated balance of amounts— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1428 

1 (A) made available from the Highway 

2 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac3 count) for Federal-aid Highways and highway 

4 safety construction programs for previous fiscal 

5 years the funds for which are allocated by the 

6 Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 

7 under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United 

8 States Code); and 

9 (B) for which obligation limitation was 

10 provided in a previous fiscal year; 

11 (3) determine the proportion that— 

12 (A) the obligation limitation for Federal13 aid Highways, less the aggregate of amounts 

14 not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

15 this subsection; bears to 

16 (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 

17 appropriated for the Federal-aid Highways and 

18 highway safety construction programs (other 

19 than sums authorized to be appropriated for 

20 provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 

21 through (12) of subsection (b) and sums au22 thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 

23 title 23, United States Code, equal to the 

24 amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for 

25 such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1429 

1 amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 

2 and (2) of this subsection; 

3 (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed4 eral-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not 

5 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 

6 of the programs (other than programs to which 

7 paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Sec8 retary under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 

9 21st Century Act and title 23, United States Code, 

10 or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 

11 or 204 of that title, by multiplying— 

12 (A) the proportion determined under para13 graph (3); by 

14 (B) the amounts authorized to be appro15 priated for each such program for such fiscal 

16 year; and 

17 (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed18 eral-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not 

19 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 

20 amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed21 eral-aid Highways and highway safety construction 

22 programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 

23 under title 23, United States Code (other than the 

24 amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per25 formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1430 

1 States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 

2 under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts appor3 tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in 

4 the proportion that— 

5 (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 

6 for the programs that are apportioned under 

7 title 23, United States Code, to each State for 

8 such fiscal year; bears to 

9 (B) the total of the amounts authorized to 

10 be appropriated for the programs that are ap11 portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 

12 all States for such fiscal year. 

13 (b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 

14 The obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall 

15 not apply to obligations under or for— 

16 (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 

17 (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 

18 Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 

19 Stat. 2714); 

20 (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 

21 of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 

22 (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 

23 Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 

24 Stat. 2119); 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1431 

1 (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 

2 Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As3 sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 

4 (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter5 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 

6 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 

7 (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 

8 (as in effect on June 8, 1998); 

9 (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 

10 (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 

11 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 

12 of those fiscal years); 

13 (9) Federal-aid Highways programs for which 

14 obligation authority was made available under the 

15 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 

16 (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple 

17 years or to remain available until expended, but only 

18 to the extent that the obligation authority has not 

19 lapsed or been used; 

20 (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 

21 (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 

22 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 

23 of those fiscal years); 

24 (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 

25 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1432 

1 funds obligated in accordance with that section were 

2 not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 

3 at which the funds were initially made available for 

4 obligation; and 

5 (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 

6 (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only 

7 in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 

8 those fiscal years); and 

9 (13) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 

10 (but, for fiscal year 2015, only in an amount equal 

11 to $639,000,000). 

12 (c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU13 THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 

14 shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 

15 (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita16 tion made available under subsection (a) if an 

17 amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 

18 fiscal year; and 

19 (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those 

20 States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 

21 previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 

22 priority to those States having large unobligated bal23 ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 

24 effect on the day before the date of enactment of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1433 

1 Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 

2 States Code. 

3 (d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO

4 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 

7 Highways shall apply to contract authority for trans8 portation research programs carried out under— 

9 (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 

10 Code; and 

11 (B) division E of the Moving Ahead for 

12 Progress in the 21st Century Act. 

13 (2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 

14 available under paragraph (1) shall— 

15 (A) remain available for a period of 4 fis16 cal years; and 

17 (B) be in addition to the amount of any 

18 limitation imposed on obligations for Federal19 aid Highways and highway safety construction 

20 programs for future fiscal years. 

21 (e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED

22 FUNDS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

24 the date of distribution of obligation limitation 

25 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1434 

1 to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 

2 for the program under section 202 of title 23, 

3 United States Code) that— 

4 (A) are authorized to be appropriated for 

5 such fiscal year for Federal-aid Highways pro6 grams; and 

7 (B) the Secretary determines will not be 

8 allocated to the States (or will not be appor9 tioned to the States under section 204 of title 

10 23, United States Code), and will not be avail11 able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 

12 of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 

13 such fiscal year. 

14 (2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 

15 paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis16 tribution of obligation authority under subsection 

17 (a)(5). 

18 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 

19 State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 

20 purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 

21 United States Code. 

22 SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re23 ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 

24 sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur25 suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1435 

1 be credited to the Federal-aid Highways account for the 

2 purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: 

3 Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the obliga4 tion limitation for Federal-aid Highways and highway 

5 safety construction programs. 

6 SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 

7 under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re8 quirement for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Sec9 retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no10 tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 

11 waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec12 retary shall provide an annual report to the House and 

13 Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers 

14 granted under the Buy America requirements. 

15 SEC. 123. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

16 subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, 

17 or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve 

18 or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any 

19 segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in 

20 the State of Texas that— 

21 (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is 

22 not tolled; 

23 (2) is constructed with Federal assistance pro24 vided under title 23, United States Code; and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1436 

1 (3) is in actual operation as of the date of en2 actment of this Act. 

3 (b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

4 (1) NUMBER OF TOLL LANES.—Subsection (a) 

5 shall not apply to any segment of highway on the 

6 Federal-aid system described in that subsection that, 

7 as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the seg8 ment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as 

9 were in existence prior to that date. 

10 (2) HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES.—A 

11 high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a 

12 toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and 

13 shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane for pur14 poses of determining whether a highway will have 

15 fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposi16 tion of the toll, if— 

17 (A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by 

18 the number of passengers specified by the enti19 ty operating the toll lane may use the toll lane 

20 without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified 

21 by the appropriate county, town, municipal or 

22 other local government entity, or public toll 

23 road or transit authority; or 

24 (B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that 

25 was converted to a toll lane was constructed as 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1437 

1 a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane 

2 under a plan approved by the appropriate coun3 ty, town, municipal or other local government 

4 entity, or public toll road or transit authority. 

5 SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act to the De6 partment of Transportation may be used to provide credit 

7 assistance unless not less than 3 days before any applica8 tion approval to provide credit assistance under sections 

9 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 

10 of Transportation provides notification in writing to the 

11 following committees: the House and Senate Committees 

12 on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and 

13 Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing 

14 and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on 

15 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep16 resentatives: Provided, That such notification shall in17 clude, but not be limited to, the name of the project spon18 sor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance 

19 will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line 

20 of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 

21 SEC. 125. Section 127 of title 23, United States 

22 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(j) OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON CERTAIN OTHER

24 WISCONSIN HIGHWAYS.—If any segment of the United 

25 States Route 41 corridor, as described in section 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1438 

1 1105(c)(57) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef2 ficiency Act of 1991, is designated as a route on the Inter3 state System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that 

4 segment before the date of such designation may continue 

5 to operate on that segment, without regard to any require6 ment under subsection (a). 

7 ‘‘(k) OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON CERTAIN MIS8 SISSIPPI HIGHWAYS.—If any segment of United States 

9 Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile mark10 er 113 is designated as part of the Interstate System, no 

11 limit established under this section may apply to that seg12 ment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that 

13 could have legally operated on that segment before such 

14 designation. 

15 ‘‘(l) OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON CERTAIN KEN16 TUCKY HIGHWAYS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any segment of highway 

18 described in paragraph (2) is designated as a route 

19 on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could oper20 ate legally on that segment before the date of such 

21 designation may continue to operate on that seg22 ment, without regard to any requirement under sub23 section (a). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1439 

1 ‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF HIGHWAY SEGMENTS.— 

2 The highway segments referred to in paragraph (1) 

3 are as follows: 

4 ‘‘(A) Interstate Route 69 in Kentucky (for5 merly the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) 

6 Parkway) from the Interstate Route 24 Inter7 change, near Eddyville, to the Edward T. 

8 Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway Interchange. 

9 ‘‘(B) The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) 

10 Parkway (to be designated as Interstate Route 

11 69) in Kentucky from the Wendell H. Ford 

12 (Western Kentucky) Parkway Interchange to 

13 near milepost 77, and on new alignment to an 

14 interchange on the Audubon Parkway, if the 

15 segment is designated as part of the Interstate 

16 System.’’. 

17 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

18 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

19 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

20 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

21 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

22 For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen23 tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe24 ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31104(i) 

25 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1440 

1 4134 of Public Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 

2 112–141, $271,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 

3 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to4 gether with advances and reimbursements received by the 

5 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of 

6 which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 

7 That funds available for implementation, execution or ad8 ministration of motor carrier safety operations and pro9 grams authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall 

10 not exceed total obligations of $271,000,000 for ‘‘Motor 

11 Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 

12 2015, of which $9,000,000, to remain available for obliga13 tion until September 30, 2017, is for the research and 

14 technology program, and of which $34,545,000, to remain 

15 available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for 

16 information management: Provided further, That 

17 $2,300,000 shall be made available for commercial motor 

18 vehicle operator grants to carry out section 4134 of Public 

19 Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, of 

20 which $1,300,000 is to be made available from prior year 

21 unobligated contract authority provided in Public Law 

22 112–141, or other appropriations or authorization acts: 

23 Provided further, That of unobligated contract authority 

24 provided in Public Law 112–141, or other appropriations 

25 or authorization acts for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety OperVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01440 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1441 

1 ations and Programs’’, $6,700,000 shall be made available 

2 for enforcement and investigation activities related to the 

3 safe transportation of energy products, information man4 agement and technology needs related to the monitoring 

5 of high-risk carriers and carriers operating under consent 

6 agreements, and the Capital Improvement Plan for border 

7 facilities and field offices, and an additional $4,000,000 

8 shall be made available to administer the study required 

9 under section 133 of this Act, to remain available for obli10 gation until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That 

11 the Secretary shall complete final regulatory action on the 

12 implementation of 49 United States Code 31137 no later 

13 than June 1, 2015. 

14 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

15 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

16 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

17 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

18 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

19 sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 

20 31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 

21 and 4128 of Public Law 109–59, as amended by Public 

22 Law 112–141, $313,000,000, to be derived from the 

23 Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac24 count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 

25 That funds available for the implementation or execution 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1442 

1 of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total ob2 ligations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for ‘‘Motor 

3 Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $218,000,000 shall be 

4 available for the motor carrier safety assistance program, 

5 $30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver’s li6 cense program improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be 

7 available for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall 

8 be available for performance and registration information 

9 system management grants, $25,000,000 shall be avail10 able for the commercial vehicle information systems and 

11 networks deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be 

12 available for safety data improvement grants: Provided 

13 further, That, of the funds made available herein for the 

14 motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,000,000 

15 shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR

17 CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

18 SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 

19 shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 

20 section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of 

21 Public Law 110–28. 

22 SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin23 istration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 vio24 lations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01442 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1443 

1 ner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by 

2 the persons responsible for the violations. 

3 SEC. 132. None of the funds limited or otherwise 

4 made available under this Act shall be used by the Sec5 retary to enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from 

6 issuing a commercial learner’s permit to individuals under 

7 the age of eighteen if the State had a law authorizing the 

8 issuance of commercial learner’s permits to individuals 

9 under eighteen years of age as of May 9, 2011. 

10 SEC. 133. (a) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF EN11 FORCEMENT.—None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available by this Act or any other Act shall 

13 be used to enforce sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 

14 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and such sections shall 

15 have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this 

16 Act until the later of September 30, 2015, or upon submis17 sion of the final report issued by the Secretary under this 

18 section. The restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013, 

19 shall be in effect during this period. 

20 (b) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.—As soon as possible 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

22 of Transportation shall publish a Notice in the Federal 

23 Register and on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin24 istration website announcing that the provisions in the 

25 rule referred to in subsection (a) shall have no force or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1444 

1 effect from the date of enactment of this Act through Sep2 tember 30, 2015, and the restart rule in effect on June 

3 30, 2013, shall immediately be in effect. 

4 (c) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE (CMV) DRIVER

5 RESTART STUDY.—Within 90 days of the date of enact6 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a naturalistic 

7 study of the operational, safety, health and fatigue im8 pacts of the restart provisions in sections 395.3(c) and 

9 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, on com10 mercial motor vehicle drivers. The study required under 

11 this subsection shall— 

12 (1) compare the work schedules and assess op13 erator fatigue between the following two groups of 

14 commercial motor vehicle drivers, each large enough 

15 to produce statistically significant results: 

16 (A) commercial motor vehicle drivers who 

17 operate under such provisions, in effect between 

18 July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of 

19 enactment of this Act, and 

20 (B) commercial motor vehicle drivers who 

21 operate under the provisions in effect on June 

22 30, 2013. 

23 (2) compare, at a minimum, the 5-month work 

24 schedules, and assess safety critical events (crashes, 

25 near crashes and crash-relevant conflicts) and operVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01444 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1445 

1 ator fatigue between the commercial motor vehicle 

2 drivers identified under subsection (c)(1) of this sec3 tion from a statistically significant sample of drivers 

4 comprised of fleets of all sizes, including long-haul, 

5 regional and short-haul operations in various sectors 

6 of the industry, including flat-bed, refrigerated, 

7 tank, and dry-van, to the extent practicable; 

8 (3) assess drivers’ safety critical events, fatigue 

9 and levels of alertness, and driver health outcomes 

10 by using both electronic and captured record of duty 

11 status, including the Psychomotor Vigilance Test 

12 (PVT), e-logging data, actigraph watches and cam13 eras or other on-board monitoring systems that 

14 record or measure safety critical events and driver 

15 alertness; 

16 (4) utilize data from electronic logging devices, 

17 consistent to the extent practicable, with the antici18 pated requirements for such devices in section 

19 31137(b) of title 49, United States Code, from 

20 motor carriers and drivers of commercial motor vehi21 cles, notwithstanding any limitation on the use of 

22 such data under section 31137(e) of title 49, United 

23 States Code; and 

24 (5) include the development of an initial study 

25 plan and final report, each of which shall be subject 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1446 

1 to an independent peer review by a panel of individ2 uals with relevant medical and scientific expertise. 

3 (d) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF

4 INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Prior to the study re5 quired under this subsection commencing and within 60 

6 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall submit a plan outlining the scope and methodology 

8 for the study to the Department of Transportation Inspec9 tor General. 

10 (1) Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the 

11 Office of Inspector General shall review and report 

12 whether it includes— 

13 (A) a sufficient number of participating 

14 drivers to produce statistically significant re15 sults consistent with subsection (c)(2); 

16 (B) the use of reliable technologies to as17 sess the operational, safety and fatigue compo18 nents of the study to produce consistent and 

19 valid results; 

20 (C) appropriate performance measures to 

21 properly evaluate the study outcomes; and 

22 (D) an appropriate selection of the inde23 pendent review panel under subsection (c)(5). 

24 (2) The Office of Inspector General shall report 

25 its findings, conclusions and any recommendations 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1447 

1 to the Secretary and to the House and Senate Com2 mittees on Appropriations within 30 days of receipt 

3 of the plan. 

4 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 

5 shall submit a final report on the findings and conclusions 

6 of the study and the Department’s recommendations on 

7 whether the provisions in effect on July 1, 2013, provide 

8 a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health and 

9 fatigue impacts of the restart provisions to the Inspector 

10 General within 210 days of receiving the Office of the In11 spector General report required in subsection (d)(2). 

12 (1) Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary’s 

13 findings and recommendations in subsection (e), the 

14 Inspector General shall report to the Secretary and 

15 the House and Senate Committees on Appropria16 tions on the study’s compliance with the require17 ments outlined under subsection (c). 

18 (2) Upon submission of the Office of the In19 spector General report in paragraph (1), the Sec20 retary shall submit its report to the House and Sen21 ate Committees on Appropriations and make the re22 port publically available on its website. 

23 (f) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Transpor24 tation shall certify in writing in a manner addressing the 

25 Inspector General’s findings and recommendations in subVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01447 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1448 

1 section (d)(1) and (e)(1) of this section that the Secretary 

2 has met the requirements as described in section (c) and 

3 (d). 

4 (g) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXCEPTION.—The 

5 study and the Office of the Inspector General reviews shall 

6 not be subject to section 3506 or 3507 of title 44, United 

7 States Code. 

8 SEC. 134. None of the funds limited or otherwise 

9 made available under the heading ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 

10 Operations and Programs’’ may be used to deny an appli11 cation to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety Program 

12 permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier’s Haz13 ardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier 

14 has the opportunity to submit a written description of cor15 rective actions taken, and other documentation the carrier 

16 wishes the Secretary to consider, including submitting a 

17 corrective action plan, and the Secretary determines the 

18 actions or plan is insufficient to address the safety con19 cerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out-of20 Service rate. 

21 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

22 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

23 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 

24 the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 

25 authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1449 

1 of title 49, United States Code, $130,000,000, of which 

2 $20,000,000 shall remain available through September 

3 30, 2016. 

4 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

5 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

6 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

7 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

8 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

9 the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 

10 49, United States Code, $138,500,000, to be derived from 

11 the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 

12 Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 

14 for the planning or execution of programs the total obliga15 tions for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of 

16 $138,500,000, of which $133,500,000 shall be for pro17 grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 

18 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under 

19 chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur20 ther, That within the $133,500,000 obligation limitation 

21 for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain 

22 available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in addi23 tion to the amount of any limitation imposed on obliga24 tions for future years: Provided further, That $20,000,000 

25 of the total obligation limitation for operations and reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01449 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1450 

1 search in fiscal year 2015 shall be applied toward unobli2 gated balances of contract authority provided in prior Acts 

3 for carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and 

4 chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code. 

5 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

6 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

7 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

8 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

9 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

10 provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Pub11 lic Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and 

12 section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141, to remain 

13 available until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from 

14 the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 

15 Account): Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 

16 shall be available for the planning or execution of pro17 grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, 

18 are in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized 

19 under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 

20 109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and section 

21 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141, of which 

22 $235,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ 

23 under 23 U.S.C. 402; $272,000,000 shall be for ‘‘National 

24 Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 

25 $29,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1451 

1 Program’’ under section 2009 of Public Law 109–59, as 

2 amended by Public Law 112–141; $25,500,000 shall be 

3 for ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 31101(a)(6) 

4 of Public Law 112–141: Provided further, That none of 

5 these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, 

6 or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures 

7 for State, local or private buildings or structures: Provided 

8 further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made 

9 available for ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 

10 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Countermeasures’’ 

11 (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be 

12 available for technical assistance to the States: Provided 

13 further, That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision 

14 under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G), any amounts transferred 

15 to increase the amounts made available under section 402 

16 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: 

17 Provided further, That the Administrator shall notify the 

18 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 

19 exercise of the authority granted under the previous pro20 viso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY

22 TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

23 SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made 

24 available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis25 tration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1452 

1 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related ex2 penses for State management reviews and to pay for core 

3 competency development training and related expenses for 

4 highway safety staff. 

5 SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro6 grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis7 tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 

8 which obligation authority was made available in previous 

9 public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au10 thority has not lapsed or been used. 

11 SEC. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

12 to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 

13 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

14 SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

15 For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad16 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000, of 

17 which $15,400,000 shall remain available until expended. 

18 RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

19 For necessary expenses for railroad research and de20 velopment, $39,100,000, to remain available until ex21 pended. 

22 RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT

23 FINANCING PROGRAM

24 The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 

25 issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to secVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01452 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1453 

1 tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 

2 Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 

3 amended, such authority to exist as long as any such di4 rect loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: Provided, That 

5 pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new 

6 direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made 

7 using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during 

8 fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That no new direct 

9 loans or loan guarantee commitments made under the 

10 Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Pro11 gram in fiscal year 2015 shall cause the total principal 

12 amount of direct loans and loan guarantees committed 

13 under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Fi14 nancing Program to projects in a single state to exceed 

15 $5,600,000,000. 

16 OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD

17 PASSENGER CORPORATION

18 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

19 quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor20 poration, in amounts based on the Secretary’s assessment 

21 of the Corporation’s seasonal cash flow requirements, for 

22 the operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by 

23 section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Im24 provement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 

25 432), $250,000,000, to remain available until expended: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1454 

1 Provided, That the amounts available under this para2 graph shall be available for the Secretary to approve fund3 ing to cover operating losses for the Corporation only after 

4 receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific 

5 train route: Provided further, That each such grant re6 quest shall be accompanied by a detailed financial anal7 ysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection 

8 justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfac9 tion: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 

10 enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in 

11 electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and 

12 Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, 

13 business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 

14 2015 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail 

15 Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the com16 prehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock: Provided 

17 further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year 

18 Financial Plan shall include annual information on the 

19 maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion 

20 for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the com21 prehensive fleet plan: Provided further, That the Corpora22 tion shall provide monthly performance reports in an elec23 tronic format which shall describe the work completed to 

24 date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons 

25 for such changes as well as progress against the milestones 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1455 

1 and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement 

2 plan: Provided further, That the Corporation’s budget, 

3 business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, 

4 monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supple5 mental reports or plans comply with requirements in Pub6 lic Law 112–55: Provided further, That none of the funds 

7 provided in this Act may be used to support any route 

8 on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 

9 50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, 

10 That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where 

11 the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered 

12 by a State and the State participates in the setting of 

13 fares. 

14 CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL

15 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

16 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

17 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 

18 capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, 

19 and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Im20 provement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 

21 432), $1,140,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

22 of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall be for debt 

23 service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such 

24 Act: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 

25 this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1456 

1 available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations 

2 into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: 

3 Provided further, That after an initial distribution of up 

4 to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation 

5 as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be 

6 provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: 

7 Provided further, That of the amounts made available 

8 under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by 

9 the Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the Corpora10 tion should the funds provided under the heading ‘‘Oper11 ating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corpora12 tion’’ be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal 

13 year 2015: Provided further, That the Secretary may re14 tain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided 

15 under this heading to fund the costs of project manage16 ment and oversight of activities authorized by subsections 

17 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of Public Law 110–432: 

18 Provided further, That the Secretary shall approve funding 

19 for capital expenditures, including advance purchase or20 ders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving 

21 and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital 

22 project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s 

23 satisfaction: Provided further, That except as otherwise 

24 provided herein, none of the funds under this heading may 

25 be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1457 

1 Provided further, That none of the funds under this head2 ing may be used for capital projects not approved by the 

3 Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation’s fiscal 

4 year 2015 business plan: Provided further, That in addi5 tion to the project management oversight funds authorized 

6 under section 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110– 

7 432, the Secretary may retain up to an additional 

8 $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to 

9 fund expenses associated with implementing section 212 

10 of division B of Public Law 110–432, including the 

11 amendments made by section 212 to section 24905 of title 

12 49, United States Code. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD

14 ADMINISTRATION

15 SEC. 150. The Secretary of Transportation may re16 ceive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts 

17 and similar items, from non-United States Government 

18 sources to repair damages to or replace United States 

19 Government owned automated track inspection cars and 

20 equipment as a result of third-party liability for such dam21 ages, and any amounts collected under this section shall 

22 be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account 

23 of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain 

24 available until expended for the repair, operation and 

25 maintenance of automated track inspection cars and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1458 

1 equipment in connection with the automated track inspec2 tion program. 

3 SEC. 151. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation 

5 is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock 

6 heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repur7 chase such stock upon the payment to the Department of 

8 an amount to be determined by the Secretary. 

9 SEC. 152. None of the funds provided to the National 

10 Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 

11 overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em12 ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 

13 the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 

14 when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap 

15 poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the 

16 system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 

17 shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap18 propriations each quarter of the calendar year on waivers 

19 granted to employees and amounts paid above the cap for 

20 each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons 

21 each waiver was granted: Provided further, That the Presi22 dent of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate 

23 Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2015, a sum24 mary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corpora25 tion for 2014 and the three prior calendar years: Provided 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1459 

1 further, That such summary shall include the total number 

2 of employees that received waivers and the total overtime 

3 payments the Corporation paid to those employees receiv4 ing waivers for each month for 2014 and for the three 

5 prior calendar years. 

6 SEC. 153. For an additional amount, $10,000,000 

7 shall be made available until expended for the Secretary 

8 to make grants for grade crossing and track improvements 

9 on rail routes that transport energy products. 

10 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

11 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

12 For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 

13 Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 

14 53 of title 49, United States Code, $105,933,000, of which 

15 not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry out 

16 the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than 

17 $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions 

18 of 49 U.S.C. 5326: Provided, That none of the funds pro19 vided or limited in this Act may be used to create a perma20 nent office of transit security under this heading: Provided 

21 further, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal 

22 year 2016 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transpor23 tation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on 

24 New Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 

25 2016. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1460 

1 TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

4 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

5 For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 

6 Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac7 count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 

8 out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 

9 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, 

10 as amended by Public Law 112–141, and section 

11 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, $9,500,000,000, to be 

12 derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 

13 Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That funds available for the implementation or exe15 cution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 

16 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 

17 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112– 

18 141, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, shall 

19 not exceed total obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal 

20 year 2015. 

21 TRANSIT RESEARCH

22 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 

23 and 5313, $33,000,000, to remain available until ex24 pended: Provided, That $30,000,000 shall be for activities 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1461 

1 authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and $3,000,000 shall 

2 be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313. 

3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

4 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 

5 and 5322(a), (b) and (e), $4,500,000, to remain available 

6 until expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 shall be for ac7 tivities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and $500,000 

8 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5322(a), 

9 (b) and (e). 

10 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

11 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309, 

13 $2,120,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That when distributing funds among Recommended 

15 New Starts Projects, the Administrator shall first fully 

16 fund those projects covered by a full funding grant agree17 ment, then fully fund those projects whose section 5309 

18 share is less than 40 percent, and then distribute the re19 maining funds so as to protect as much as possible the 

20 projects’ budgets and schedules: Provided further, That of 

21 the unobligated amounts available for the Capital Invest22 ment Grants program, $121,546,138 is hereby rescinded. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1462 

1 GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA

2 TRANSIT AUTHORITY

3 For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 

4 Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi5 sion B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain 

6 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 

7 shall approve grants for capital and preventive mainte8 nance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area 

9 Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a re10 quest for each specific project: Provided further, That 

11 prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify 

12 that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 

13 is making significant progress in eliminating the material 

14 weaknesses, significant deficiencies, and minor control de15 ficiencies identified in the most recent Financial Manage16 ment Oversight Review: Provided further, That the Sec17 retary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan 

18 Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on 

19 those investments that will improve the safety of the sys20 tem before approving such grants: Provided further, That 

21 the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the 

22 rail system, may waive the requirements of section 

23 601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 

24 4968). 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1463 

1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro4 grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 

5 apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 

6 made available for obligation, or to any other authority 

7 previously made available for obligation. 

8 SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 

10 heading ‘‘Fixed Guideway Capital Investment’’ of the Fed11 eral Transit Administration for projects specified in this 

12 Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not ob13 ligated by September 30, 2019, and other recoveries, shall 

14 be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the 

15 purposes for which they were originally provided. 

16 SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2014, under 

18 any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 

19 that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 

20 to and administered under the most recent appropriation 

21 heading for any such section. 

22 SEC. 163. The Secretary may not enforce regulations 

23 related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, 

24 Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that 

25 during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60- 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1464 

1 day period to come into compliance with part 604, and 

2 then was subsequently granted an exception from said 

3 part. 

4 SEC. 164. For purposes of applying the project jus5 tification and local financial commitment criteria of 49 

6 U.S.C. 5309(d) to a New Starts project, the Secretary 

7 may consider the costs and ridership of any connected 

8 project in an instance in which private parties are making 

9 significant financial contributions to the construction of 

10 the connected project; additionally, the Secretary may con11 sider the significant financial contributions of private par12 ties to the connected project in calculating the non-Federal 

13 share of net capital project costs for the New Starts 

14 project. 

15 SEC. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

16 law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall 

17 be used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for 

18 a project with a New Starts share greater than 60 percent. 

19 SEC. 166. None of the funds in this or any other Act 

20 may be available to advance in any way a new light or 

21 heavy rail project towards a full funding grant agreement 

22 as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit 

23 Authority of Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital 

24 project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on 

25 Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1465 

1 Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Hous2 ton, Texas. 

3 SEC. 167. In developing guidance implementing 49 

4 U.S.C. 5309(i) Program of Interrelated Projects, the Sec5 retary shall consider projects eligible under section 

6 5309(h) Small Starts Projects, including streetcars. 

7 SEC. 168. Of the unobligated balance of amounts 

8 made available for fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years 

9 to carry out the discretionary bus and bus facilities pro10 gram under 49 U.S.C. 5309, $27,989,839 shall be used 

11 for new bus rapid transit projects recommended, in the 

12 President’s fiscal year 2015 budget request, to be funded 

13 under the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation-Fed14 eral Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants’’: 

15 Provided, That all such projects shall remain subject to 

16 the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309 for New Starts, Small 

17 Starts, or Core Capacity projects, as applicable, under the 

18 Capital Investment Grants Program: Provided further, 

19 That such funds shall be in addition to the amounts other20 wise made available by this Act for ‘‘Department of Trans21 portation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Invest22 ment Grants’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1466 

1 SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT

2 CORPORATION

3 The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora4 tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with5 in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 

6 to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 

7 such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 

8 year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern9 ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 

10 necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 

11 Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 

12 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

13 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

14 For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 

15 maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those 

16 portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 

17 maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

18 Corporation, $32,042,000, to be derived from the Harbor 

19 Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99– 

20 662. 

21 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

22 MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

23 For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 

24 U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1467 

1 needs of the United States, $186,000,000, to remain avail2 able until expended. 

3 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

4 For necessary expenses of operations and training ac5 tivities authorized by law, $148,050,000, of which 

6 $11,300,000 shall remain available until expended for 

7 maintenance and repair of training ships at State Mari8 time Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain 

9 available through September 30, 2016, for the Student In10 centive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of 

11 which $1,200,000 shall remain available until expended 

12 for training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which 

13 $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended for fa14 cilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital 

15 improvements at the United States Merchant Marine 

16 Academy: Provided, That amounts apportioned for the 

17 United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be avail18 able only upon allotments made personally by the Sec19 retary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for 

20 Budget and Programs: Provided further, That the Super21 intendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director of the 

22 Office of Resource Management of the United States Mer23 chant Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for 

24 the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the Ad25 ministrator of the Maritime Administration shall hold all 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1468 

1 allotments made by the Secretary of Transportation or the 

2 Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs under the 

3 previous proviso: Provided further, That 50 percent of the 

4 funding made available for the United States Merchant 

5 Marine Academy under this heading shall be available only 

6 after the Secretary, in consultation with the Super7 intendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a 

8 plan detailing by program or activity how such funding 

9 will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is sub10 mitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appro11 priations: Provided further, That not later than January 

12 12, 2015, the Administrator of the Maritime Administra13 tion shall transmit to Congress the biennial survey and 

14 report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the 

15 United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pur16 suant to section 3507 of Public Law 110–417. 

17 SHIP DISPOSAL

18 For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob19 solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 

20 Maritime Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available 

21 until expended. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1469 

1 MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM

2 ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary administrative expenses of the mari5 time guaranteed loan program, $3,100,000 shall be paid 

6 to the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Administration–Oper7 ations and Training’’. 

8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME

9 ADMINISTRATION

10 SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to fur12 nish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in 

13 connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving 

14 Government property under control of the Maritime Ad15 ministration: Provided, That payments received therefor 

16 shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the 

17 cost thereof and shall remain available until expended: 

18 Provided further, That rental payments under any such 

19 lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such 

20 utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the 

21 Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 

22 SEC. 171. None of the funds available or appro23 priated in this Act shall be used by the United States De24 partment of Transportation or the United States Maritime 

25 Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1470 

1 into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for ves2 sel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no 

3 qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of 

4 money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, 

5 operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or 

6 that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet: Pro7 vided, That such sales offers must be consistent with the 

8 solicitation and provide that the work will be performed 

9 in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the mean10 ing of section 3502 of Public Law 106–398: Provided fur11 ther, That nothing contained herein shall affect the Mari12 time Administration’s authority to award contracts at 

13 least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with 

14 the requirements of 16 U.S.C. 5405(c), section 3502, or 

15 otherwise authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regu16 lation. 

17 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

18 ADMINISTRATION

19 OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 

22 and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 

23 $22,225,000: Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be trans24 ferred to ‘‘Pipeline Safety’’ in order to fund ‘‘Pipeline 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1471 

1 Safety Information Grants to Communities’’ as authorized 

2 under section 60130 of title 49, United States Code. 

3 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

4 For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 

5 materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 

6 Materials Safety Administration, $52,000,000, of which 

7 $7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

8 2017: Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected 

9 under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 

10 fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur11 ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 

12 be available until expended, funds received from States, 

13 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri14 vate sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports 

15 publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses in16 curred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions 

17 and approvals functions. 

18 PIPELINE SAFETY

19 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

20 (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

21 (PIPELINE SAFETY DESIGN REVIEW FUND)

22 For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of 

23 the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out 

24 a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 

25 60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01471 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1472 

1 ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $146,000,000, of 

2 which $19,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li3 ability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep4 tember 30, 2017; and of which $124,500,000 shall be de5 rived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which 

6 $66,309,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

7 2017; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available until 

8 expended, shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Design 

9 Review Fund as authorized in 49 U.S.C. 60117(n): Pro10 vided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds pro11 vided under this heading shall be for the One-Call state 

12 grant program. 

13 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

14 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

15 For necessary expenses to carryout 49 U.S.C. 

16 5128(b), $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency 

17 Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 

18 30, 2016: Provided, That notwithstanding the fiscal year 

19 limitation specified in 49 U.S.C. 5116, not more than 

20 $28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fis21 cal year 2015 from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 

22 5116(i), and 5128(b) and (c): Provided further, That not23 withstanding 49 U.S.C. 5116(i)(4), not more than 4 per24 cent of the amounts made available from this account shall 

25 be available to pay administrative costs: Provided further, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1473 

1 That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 

2 5116(i), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for 

3 obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of 

4 Transportation, or his or her designee: Provided further, 

5 That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the 

6 current year obligation limitation, prior year recoveries 

7 recognized in the current year shall be available to develop 

8 a hazardous materials response training curriculum for 

9 emergency responders, including response activities for the 

10 transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable 

11 liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection 

12 Association standards, and to make such training avail13 able through an electronic format: Provided further, That 

14 the prior year recoveries made available under this head15 ing shall also be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5116(b) 

16 and (j). 

17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 

20 General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen21 eral Act of 1978, as amended, $86,223,000: Provided, 

22 That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au23 thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec24 tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves25 tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1474 

1 the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 

2 that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided 

3 further, That the funds made available under this heading 

4 may be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of 

5 title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive prac6 tices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and 

7 foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compli8 ance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to 

9 item (1) of this proviso: Provided further, That hereafter 

10 funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General 

11 through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of 

12 Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the 

13 Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as 

14 an equitable share from the forfeiture of property in inves15 tigations in which the Office of Inspector General partici16 pates, or through the granting of a Petition for Remission 

17 or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this ac18 count for law enforcement activities authorized under the 

19 Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain 

20 available until expended. 

21 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor24 tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

25 3109, $31,375,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1475 

1 other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees 

2 established by the Chairman of the Surface Transpor3 tation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as off4 setting collections and used for necessary and authorized 

5 expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the 

6 sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be 

7 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting col8 lections are received during fiscal year 2015, to result in 

9 a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at 

10 no more than $30,125,000. 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF

12 TRANSPORTATION

13 SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year, applicable 

14 appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 

15 be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; 

16 hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of 

17 liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign 

18 countries on official department business; and uniforms or 

19 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 

20 5902). 

21 SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 

22 the Department of Transportation shall be available for 

23 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 

24 individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to 

25 the rate for an Executive Level IV. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1476 

1 SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail2 able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political 

3 and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans4 portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered 

5 by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail out6 side the Department of Transportation. 

7 SEC. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available 

8 in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de9 fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart10 ment of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle 

11 record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided 

12 in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 

13 2721. 

14 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 

15 shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any 

16 grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 

17 SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 

18 Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Fed19 eral Railroad Administration from States, counties, mu20 nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 

21 for expenses incurred for training may be credited respec22 tively to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal23 Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administra24 tion’s ‘‘Technical Assistance and Training’’ account, and 

25 to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and OpVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01476 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1477 

1 erations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors 

2 participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 

3 SEC. 185. None of the funds in this Act to the De4 partment of Transportation may be used to make a loan, 

5 loan guarantee, line of credit, or grant unless the Sec6 retary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate 

7 Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full busi8 ness days before any project competitively selected to re9 ceive a discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant 

10 award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee 

11 commitment, line of credit commitment, or full funding 

12 grant agreement is announced by the department or its 

13 modal administrations from: 

14 (1) any discretionary grant or federal credit 

15 program of the Federal Highway Administration in16 cluding the emergency relief program; 

17 (2) the airport improvement program of the 

18 Federal Aviation Administration; 

19 (3) any program of the Federal Railroad Ad20 ministration; 

21 (4) any program of the Federal Transit Admin22 istration other than the formula grants and fixed 

23 guideway modernization programs; 

24 (5) any program of the Maritime Administra25 tion; or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1478 

1 (6) any funding provided under the headings 

2 ‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’ in this Act: 

3 Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent notifi4 cation to the House and Senate Committees on Ap5 propriations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from 

6 the emergency relief program: Provided further, That 

7 no notification shall involve funds that are not avail8 able for obligation. 

9 SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 

10 minor fees and other funds received by the Department 

11 of Transportation from travel management centers, 

12 charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 

13 and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria14 tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 

15 to elements of the Department of Transportation using 

16 fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail17 able until expended. 

18 SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any 

19 other Act that the Secretary determines represent im20 proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 

21 a third-party contractor under a financial assistance 

22 award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail23 able— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1479 

1 (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 

2 by the Department of Transportation in recovering 

3 improper payments; and 

4 (2) to pay contractors for services provided in 

5 recovering improper payments or contractor support 

6 in the implementation of the Improper Payments In7 formation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in 

8 excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— 

9 (A) shall be credited to and merged with 

10 the appropriation from which the improper pay11 ments were made, and shall be available for the 

12 purposes and period for which such appropria13 tions are available: Provided further, That 

14 where specific project or accounting information 

15 associated with the improper payment or pay16 ments is not readily available, the Secretary 

17 may credit an appropriate account, which shall 

18 be available for the purposes and period associ19 ated with the account so credited; or 

20 (B) if no such appropriation remains avail21 able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis22 cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 

23 to the transfer of any such recovery to an ap24 propriations account, the Secretary shall notify 

25 the House and Senate Committees on ApproVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01479 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1480 

1 priations of the amount and reasons for such 

2 transfer: Provided further, That for purposes of 

3 this section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’ has 

4 the same meaning as that provided in section 

5 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 

6 SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

7 law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are 

8 subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 

9 be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap10 propriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice 

11 shall be provided solely to the Committees on Appropria12 tions, and said reprogramming action shall be approved 

13 or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: 

14 Provided, That the Secretary may provide notice to other 

15 congressional committees of the action of the Committees 

16 on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner 

17 than 30 days following the date on which the reprogram18 ming action has been approved or denied by the House 

19 and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

20 SEC. 189. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available under this Act may be used by the 

22 Surface Transportation Board of the Department of 

23 Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate 

24 or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount 

25 in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1481 

1 suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United 

2 States Code. 

3 SEC. 190. Funds appropriated in this Act to the 

4 modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of 

5 the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim6 bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 

7 costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 

8 a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 

9 administrations. 

10 SEC. 191. The Secretary of Transportation is author11 ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform 

12 standards for developing and supporting agency transit 

13 pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 

14 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 

15 transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 

16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans17 portation Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1482 

1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

3 DEVELOPMENT 

4 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

5 EXECUTIVE OFFICES

6 For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of7 fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Sec8 retary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congres9 sional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, 

10 Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the 

11 Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, 

12 $14,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of the 

13 amount made available under this heading shall be avail14 able to the Secretary for official reception and representa15 tion expenses as the Secretary may determine. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES

17 For necessary salaries and expenses for Administra18 tive Support Offices, $518,100,000, of which not to exceed 

19 $47,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 

20 Financial Officer; not to exceed $94,000,000 shall be 

21 available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to ex22 ceed $200,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Ad23 ministration; not to exceed $57,000,000 shall be available 

24 for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not 

25 to exceed $50,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1483 

1 Field Policy and Management; not to exceed $16,500,000 

2 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Procurement 

3 Officer; not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be available for the 

4 Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; 

5 not to exceed $4,400,000 shall be available for the Office 

6 of Strategic Planning and Management; and not to exceed 

7 $46,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 

8 Information Officer: Provided, That funds provided under 

9 this heading may be used for necessary administrative and 

10 non-administrative expenses of the Department of Hous11 ing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, 

12 including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as 

13 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger 

14 motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

15 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

16 provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 

17 may be used for advertising and promotional activities 

18 that support the housing mission area: Provided further, 

19 That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Ap20 propriations quarterly written notification regarding the 

21 status of pending congressional reports: Provided further, 

22 That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all 

23 signed reports required by Congress. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1484 

1 PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

3 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

4 Public and Indian Housing, $203,000,000. 

5 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

6 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

7 Community Planning and Development, $102,000,000. 

8 HOUSING

9 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

10 Housing, $379,000,000, of which at least $9,000,000 shall 

11 be for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs. 

12 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

13 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

14 Policy Development and Research, $22,700,000. 

15 FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

16 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

17 Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $68,000,000. 

18 OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY

19 HOMES

20 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

21 Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $6,700,000. 

22 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

23 TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

24 For activities and assistance for the provision of ten25 ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1485 

1 States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 

2 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 

3 $15,304,160,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

4 be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the 

5 $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this head6 ing that became available on October 1, 2014), and 

7 $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

8 be available on October 1, 2015: Provided, That the 

9 amounts made available under this heading are provided 

10 as follows: 

11 (1) $17,486,000,000 shall be available for re12 newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 

13 contributions contracts (including renewals of en14 hanced vouchers under any provision of law author15 izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 

16 and including renewal of other special purpose incre17 mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding 

18 any other provision of law, from amounts provided 

19 under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec20 retary for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle shall 

21 provide renewal funding for each public housing 

22 agency based on validated voucher management sys23 tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior cal24 endar year and by applying an inflation factor as es25 tablished by the Secretary, by notice published in 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1486 

1 the Federal Register, and by making any necessary 

2 adjustments for the costs associated with the first3 time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph in4 cluding tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice 

5 Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further, That in 

6 determining calendar year 2015 funding allocations 

7 under this heading for public housing agencies, in8 cluding agencies participating in the Moving To 

9 Work (MTW) demonstration, the Secretary may 

10 take into account the anticipated impact of changes 

11 in targeting and utility allowances, on public housing 

12 agencies’ contract renewal needs: Provided further, 

13 That none of the funds provided under this para14 graph may be used to fund a total number of unit 

15 months under lease which exceeds a public housing 

16 agency’s authorized level of units under contract, ex17 cept for public housing agencies participating in the 

18 MTW demonstration, which are instead governed by 

19 the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: 

20 Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the ex21 tent necessary to stay within the amount specified 

22 under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified 

23 under this paragraph), prorate each public housing 

24 agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to 

25 this paragraph: Provided further, That except as 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1487 

1 provided in the following provisos, the entire amount 

2 specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise 

3 modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to 

4 the public housing agencies based on the allocation 

5 and pro rata method described above, and the Sec6 retary shall notify public housing agencies of their 

7 annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enact8 ment of this Act or March 1, 2015: Provided further, 

9 That the Secretary may extend the notification pe10 riod with the prior written approval of the House 

11 and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 

12 further, That public housing agencies participating 

13 in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant 

14 to their MTW agreements and shall be subject to 

15 the same pro rata adjustments under the previous 

16 provisos: Provided further, That the Secretary may 

17 offset public housing agencies’ calendar year 2015 

18 allocations based on the excess amounts of public 

19 housing agencies’ net restricted assets accounts, in20 cluding HUD held programmatic reserves (in ac21 cordance with VMS data in calendar year 2014 that 

22 is verifiable and complete), as determined by the 

23 Secretary: Provided further, That public housing 

24 agencies participating in the MTW demonstration 

25 shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1488 

1 the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the sin2 gle fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 

3 agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2015 

4 MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That the 

5 Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the pre6 vious two provisos throughout the calendar year to 

7 prevent the termination of rental assistance for fam8 ilies as the result of insufficient funding, as deter9 mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 

10 proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided 

11 further, That up to $120,000,000 shall be available 

12 only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public 

13 housing agencies, after application for an adjust14 ment by a public housing agency that experienced a 

15 significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, 

16 in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unfore17 seen circumstances or from portability under section 

18 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use 

19 during the 12-month period in order to be available 

20 to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) 

21 of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated 

22 with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 

23 (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for adjustments for 

24 public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at 

25 the end of the calendar year that exceed the average 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1489 

1 leasing for the 12-month period used to establish the 

2 allocation, and for additional leasing of vouchers 

3 that were issued but not leased prior to the end of 

4 such calendar year; and (5) for public housing agen5 cies that despite taking reasonable cost savings 

6 measures, as determined by the Secretary, would 

7 otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance 

8 for families as a result of insufficient funding: Pro9 vided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 

10 amounts under the previous proviso based on need, 

11 as determined by the Secretary; 

12 (2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 

13 assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 

14 units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 

15 section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 

16 projects to assistance under section 8, the family 

17 unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 

18 relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 

19 combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu20 ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu21 tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 

22 of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 

23 of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood 

24 vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and 

25 tenant protection assistance including replacement 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1490 

1 and relocation assistance or for project-based assist2 ance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elder3 ly tenants currently residing in section 202 prop4 erties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refi5 nanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend6 ed, or under the authority as provided under this 

7 Act: Provided, That when a public housing develop8 ment is submitted for demolition or disposition 

9 under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may pro10 vide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose 

11 an imminent health and safety risk to residents: 

12 Provided further, That the Secretary may only pro13 vide replacement vouchers for units that were occu14 pied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 

15 available as assisted housing, subject only to the 

16 availability of funds: Provided further, That of the 

17 amounts made available under this paragraph, 

18 $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro19 tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this 

20 paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy 

21 areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 

22 30 percent of household income, as the result of (1) 

23 the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or sec24 tion 202 loan that requires the permission of the 

25 Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the expiraVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01490 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1491 

1 tion of a rental assistance contract for which the 

2 tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or ten3 ant protection assistance under existing law; or (3) 

4 the expiration of affordability restrictions accom5 panying a mortgage or preservation program admin6 istered by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 

7 tenant protection assistance made available under 

8 the previous proviso may be provided under the au9 thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the 

10 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

11 1437f(t)): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

12 issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, 

13 including, but not limited to, requirements for defin14 ing eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the 

15 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That any 

16 tenant protection voucher made available from 

17 amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued 

18 by any public housing agency, except the replace19 ment vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, 

20 when the initial family that received any such vouch21 er no longer receives such voucher, and the authority 

22 for any public housing agency to issue any such 

23 voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further, That 

24 the Secretary, for the purpose under this paragraph, 

25 may use unobligated balances, including recaptures 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1492 

1 and carryovers, remaining from amounts appro2 priated in prior fiscal years under this heading for 

3 voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled families 

4 and for disaster assistance made available under 

5 Public Law 110–329; 

6 (3) $1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative 

7 and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad8 ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist9 ance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be 

10 available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous11 ing agencies that need additional funds to admin12 ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ13 ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist14 ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 

15 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and 

16 other special purpose incremental vouchers: Pro17 vided, That no less than $1,520,000,000 of the 

18 amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated 

19 to public housing agencies for the calendar year 

20 2015 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act 

21 (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in ef22 fect immediately before the enactment of the Quality 

23 Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub24 lic Law 105–276): Provided further, That if the 

25 amounts made available under this paragraph are 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1493 

1 insufficient to pay the amounts determined under 

2 the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the 

3 amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percent4 age applicable to all agencies receiving funding 

5 under this paragraph or may, to the extent nec6 essary to provide full payment of amounts deter7 mined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated 

8 balances, including recaptures and carryovers, re9 maining from funds appropriated to the Department 

10 of Housing and Urban Development under this 

11 heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special 

12 purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for 

13 which such amounts were appropriated: Provided 

14 further, That all public housing agencies partici15 pating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded 

16 pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be 

17 subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as 

18 under the previous proviso: Provided further, That 

19 amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only 

20 for activities related to the provision of tenant-based 

21 rental assistance authorized under section 8, includ22 ing related development activities; 

23 (4) $83,160,000 for the renewal of tenant24 based assistance contracts under section 811 of the 

25 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1494 

1 (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administra2 tive expenses: Provided, That administrative and 

3 other expenses of public housing agencies in admin4 istering the special purpose vouchers in this para5 graph shall be funded under the same terms and be 

6 subject to the same pro rata reduction as the per7 cent decrease for administrative and other expenses 

8 to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of 

9 this heading; 

10 (5) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher 

11 assistance for use through a supported housing pro12 gram administered in conjunction with the Depart13 ment of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 

14 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 

15 Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

16 Development shall make such funding available, not17 withstanding section 204 (competition provision) of 

18 this title, to public housing agencies that partner 

19 with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as 

20 designated by the Secretary of the Department of 

21 Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for 

22 such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the 

23 Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing 

24 agency administrative performance, and other fac25 tors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1495 

1 Urban Development in consultation with the Sec2 retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Pro3 vided further, That the Secretary of Housing and 

4 Urban Development may waive, or specify alter5 native requirements for (in consultation with the 

6 Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), 

7 any provision of any statute or regulation that the 

8 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ad9 ministers in connection with the use of funds made 

10 available under this paragraph (except for require11 ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 

12 labor standards, and the environment), upon a find13 ing by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter14 native requirements are necessary for the effective 

15 delivery and administration of such voucher assist16 ance: Provided further, That the Secretary shall set 

17 aside an amount provided under this paragraph for 

18 a rental assistance and supportive housing dem19 onstration program for Native American veterans 

20 that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living 

21 on or near a reservation or other Indian areas: Pro22 vided further, That such demonstration program 

23 shall be modeled after, with necessary and appro24 priate adjustments for Native American grant recipi25 ents and veterans, the rental assistance and supVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01495 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1496 

1 portive housing program funded under this para2 graph, including administration in conjunction with 

3 the Department of Veterans Affairs and overall im4 plementation of section 8(o)(19) of the Act: Provided 

5 further, That amounts for rental assistance and as6 sociated administrative costs shall be made available 

7 by grants to recipients eligible to receive block 

8 grants under the Native American Housing Assist9 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

10 section 4101 et seq.): Provided further, That funds 

11 shall be awarded based on need, administrative ca12 pacity, and any other funding criteria established by 

13 the Secretary in a Notice published in the Federal 

14 Register after coordination with the Secretary of the 

15 Department of Veterans Affairs within 180 days of 

16 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such 

17 rental assistance shall be administered by block 

18 grant recipients in accordance with program require19 ments under the Native American Housing Assist20 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: Provided 

21 further, That the first and second provisos under 

22 this paragraph shall apply to use of funds made 

23 available for this demonstration, as appropriate: Pro24 vided further, That the Secretary, in coordination 

25 with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1497 

1 Affairs, shall coordinate with block grant recipients 

2 and any other appropriate tribal organizations on 

3 the design of such demonstration and shall ensure 

4 the effective delivery of supportive services to Native 

5 American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of 

6 homelessness eligible to receive assistance under this 

7 demonstration: Provided further, That grant recipi8 ents shall report to the Secretary, as prescribed by 

9 the Secretary, utilization of such rental assistance 

10 provided under this demonstration: Provided further, 

11 That assistance made available under this paragraph 

12 shall continue to remain available for homeless vet13 erans upon turn-over; and 

14 (6) The Secretary shall separately track all spe15 cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 

16 HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

17 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

18 Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car19 ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart20 ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 

21 heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 

22 Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist23 ance’’, for fiscal year 2015 and prior years may be used 

24 for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 

25 contracts and for performance-based contract administraVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01497 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1498 

1 tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 

2 were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 

3 of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that 

4 have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, 

5 That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during 

6 the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based con7 tracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal 

8 year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of addi9 tional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount re10 scinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until 

11 expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, 

12 in addition to amounts otherwise available. 

13 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

14 For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 

15 carry out capital and management activities for public 

16 housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 

17 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 

18 (the ‘‘Act’’) $1,875,000,000, to remain available until 

19 September 30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

20 other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 

21 2015 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

22 may not delegate to any Department official other than 

23 the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for 

24 Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph 

25 (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01498 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1499 

1 ods under such section: Provided further, That for pur2 poses of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with 

3 respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 

4 binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately 

5 or in the future: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 

6 shall be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and 

7 Physical Assessment activities: Provided further, That up 

8 to $3,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administra9 tive and judicial receiverships: Provided further, That of 

10 the total amount provided under this heading, not to ex11 ceed $23,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to 

12 make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to 

13 public housing agencies for emergency capital needs in14 cluding safety and security measures necessary to address 

15 crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting 

16 from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and nat17 ural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emer18 gencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford 

19 Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

20 seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That 

21 of the amount made available under the previous proviso, 

22 not less than $6,000,000 shall be for safety and security 

23 measures: Provided further, That of the total amount pro24 vided under this heading $45,000,000 shall be for sup25 portive services, service coordinator and congregate servVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01499 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1500 

1 ices as authorized by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

2 1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assistance 

3 and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et 

4 seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount made 

5 available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 may be 

6 used for incentives as part of a Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative 

7 modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: Provided fur8 ther, That the funding provided under the previous proviso 

9 shall provide competitive grants to partnerships between 

10 public housing authorities, local workforce investment 

11 boards established under section 117 of the Workforce In12 vestment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organiza13 tions that provide support to help public housing residents 

14 obtain employment and increase earnings: Provided fur15 ther, That applicants must demonstrate the ability to pro16 vide services to residents, partner with workforce invest17 ment boards, and leverage service dollars: Provided fur18 ther, That the Secretary may set aside a portion of the 

19 funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Suf20 ficiency program to support the services element of the 

21 Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary may allow PHAs to request exemptions from rent 

23 and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 

24 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary 

25 to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1501 

1 conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding 

2 by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative re3 quirements are necessary for the effective implementation 

4 of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative as a voluntary program 

5 for residents: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

6 publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or 

7 alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso 

8 no later than 10 days before the effective date of such 

9 notice: Provided further, That for funds provided under 

10 this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act 

11 shall be 25 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary 

12 may waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow 

13 public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under 

14 section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That from 

15 the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary 

16 shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2015 to public 

17 housing agencies that are designated high performers: 

18 Provided further, That the Department shall notify public 

19 housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 

20 days of enactment of this Act. 

21 PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

22 For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the 

23 operation and management of public housing, as author24 ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 

25 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,440,000,000. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1502 

1 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

2 For competitive grants under the Choice Neighbor3 hoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 

4 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise 

5 specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabili6 tation, and replacement housing needs of both public and 

7 HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 

8 poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neigh9 borhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 

10 transportation and access to jobs, $80,000,000, to remain 

11 available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That grant 

12 funds may be used for resident and community services, 

13 community development, and affordable housing needs in 

14 the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed 

15 properties to affordable housing: Provided further, That 

16 the use of funds made available under this heading shall 

17 not be deemed to be public housing notwithstanding sec18 tion 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That grantees 

19 shall commit to an additional period of affordability deter20 mined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: Pro21 vided further, That grantees shall undertake comprehen22 sive local planning with input from residents and the com23 munity, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, 

24 local, other Federal or private funds: Provided further, 

25 That grantees may include local governments, tribal entiVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01502 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1503 

1 ties, public housing authorities, and nonprofits: Provided 

2 further, That for-profit developers may apply jointly with 

3 a public entity: Provided further, That for purposes of en4 vironmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public 

5 housing agency under section 26 of the United States 

6 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants under 

7 this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by 

8 the Secretary to implement such section: Provided further, 

9 That of the amount provided, not less than $50,000,000 

10 shall be awarded to public housing authorities: Provided 

11 further, That such grantees shall create partnerships with 

12 other local organizations including assisted housing own13 ers, service agencies, and resident organizations: Provided 

14 further, That the Secretary shall consult with the Secre15 taries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and 

16 Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attor17 ney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental 

18 Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appro19 priate Federal resources: Provided further, That no more 

20 than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this head21 ing may be provided to assist communities in developing 

22 comprehensive strategies for implementing this program 

23 or implementing other revitalization efforts in conjunction 

24 with community notice and input: Provided further, That 

25 the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1504 

1 use of such competitive funds, including but not limited 

2 to eligible activities, program requirements, and perform3 ance metrics: Provided further, That unobligated balances, 

4 including recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated 

5 under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed 

6 Public Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior 

7 fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, 

8 notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 

9 were appropriated. 

10 FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

11 For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support 

12 family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 

13 United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the devel14 opment of local strategies to coordinate the use of assist15 ance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public 

16 and private resources, and enable eligible families to 

17 achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, 

18 $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2016: Provided, That the Secretary may, by Federal Reg20 ister notice, waive or specify alternative requirements 

21 under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of 

22 such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified 

23 self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assist24 ance under different provisions of the Act, as determined 

25 by the Secretary: Provided further, That owners of a priVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01504 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1505 

1 vately owned multifamily property with a section 8 con2 tract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency pro3 gram available to the assisted tenants of such property 

4 in accordance with procedures established by the Sec5 retary: Provided further, That such procedures established 

6 pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating 

7 tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 

8 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from resid9 ual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own 

10 Family Self-Sufficiency program: Provided further, That 

11 the Secretary may carry out a demonstration testing the 

12 effectiveness of combining vouchers for homeless youth 

13 under the Family Unification Program authorized under 

14 section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

15 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein) with assist16 ance under the Family Self-Sufficiency program author17 ized under section 23 of the Act: Provided further, That 

18 the Secretary may establish alternative requirements to 

19 those contained in section 8(x) of the Act to facilitate such 

20 a demonstration: Provided further, That any public hous21 ing agency that has existing Family Unification Program 

22 vouchers and an established Family Self-Sufficiency pro23 gram may participate in such demonstration provided that 

24 they can demonstrate (1) an agreement with the public 

25 child welfare agency or agencies to serve the target popuVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01505 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1506 

1 lation; (2) capacity to serve the target population; (3) the 

2 success of the agency’s existing Family Self-Sufficiency 

3 program in serving residents; (4) partnerships with local 

4 organizations that serve homeless youth; and (5) any other 

5 factors established by the Secretary: Provided further, 

6 That the Secretary shall monitor and evaluate the dem7 onstration and report on whether the demonstration 

8 helped homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency. 

9 NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

10 For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro11 gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 

12 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

13 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $650,000,000, to 

14 remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

15 That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing As16 sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine 

17 the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for 

18 each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula 

19 under section 302 of such Act with the need component 

20 based on single-race census data and with the need compo21 nent based on multi-race census data, and the amount of 

22 the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater 

23 of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further, 

24 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

25 $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1507 

1 or regional organizations representing Native American 

2 housing interests for providing training and technical as3 sistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally des4 ignated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA: 

5 Provided further, That of the funds made available under 

6 the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be 

7 made available for a national organization as authorized 

8 under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): Pro9 vided further, That of the amounts made available under 

10 this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection 

11 of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and 

12 technical assistance in the training, oversight, and man13 agement of such Indian housing and tenant-based assist14 ance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Provided 

15 further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 

16 $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaran17 teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI 

18 of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, includ19 ing the costs of modifying such notes and other obliga20 tions, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres21 sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, 

22 That these funds are available to subsidize the total prin23 cipal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part 

24 of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,530,000: 

25 Provided further, That the Department will notify grantees 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1508 

1 of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of 

2 enactment of this Act. 

3 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

4 For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro5 gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer6 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

7 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $9,000,000, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of this 

9 amount, $300,000 shall be for training and technical as10 sistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related 

11 travel by Hawaii-based employees of the Department of 

12 Housing and Urban Development. 

13 INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM

14 ACCOUNT

15 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 

16 section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 

17 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $7,000,000, to re18 main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 

19 including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 

20 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

21 of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 

22 to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 

23 be guaranteed, up to $744,047,000, to remain available 

24 until expended: Provided further, That up to $750,000 of 

25 this amount may be for administrative contract expenses 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1509 

1 including management processes and systems to carry out 

2 the loan guarantee program. 

3 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND

4 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 

6 section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop7 ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b) and for such 

8 costs for loans used for refinancing, $100,000, to remain 

9 available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in10 cluding the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as de11 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

12 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 

13 subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 

14 guaranteed, up to $16,130,000, to remain available until 

15 expended. 

16 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

17 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

18 For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per19 sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS 

20 Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 

21 $330,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 

23 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 

25 all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1510 

1 that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such 

2 Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 

3 year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program 

4 requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 

5 under such section: Provided further, That the Depart6 ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation with7 in 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

8 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

9 For assistance to units of State and local govern10 ment, and to other entities, for economic and community 

11 development activities, and for other purposes, 

12 $3,066,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2017, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the 

14 total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out 

15 the community development block grant program under 

16 title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 

17 of 1974, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 

18 et seq.): Provided further, That unless explicitly provided 

19 for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any 

20 grant made with funds appropriated under this heading 

21 shall be expended for planning and management develop22 ment and administration: Provided further, That a metro23 politan city, urban county, unit of general local govern24 ment, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indi25 rectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1511 

1 trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such 

2 funds to another such entity in exchange for any other 

3 funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use 

4 such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: 

5 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) 

6 of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be 

7 provided to a for-profit entity for an economic develop8 ment project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project 

9 has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guide10 lines required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided fur11 ther, That none of the funds made available under this 

12 heading may be used for grants for the Economic Develop13 ment Initiative (‘‘EDI’’) or Neighborhood Initiatives ac14 tivities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to 

15 section 107 of the Housing and Community Development 

16 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): Provided further, That the 

17 Department shall notify grantees of their formula alloca18 tion within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 

19 further, That $66,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 

20 tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 

21 which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (includ22 ing section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be 

23 used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to 

24 health and safety: Provided further, That of the amounts 

25 made available under the previous proviso, $6,000,000 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1512 

1 shall be for grants for mold remediation and prevention 

2 that shall be awarded through one national competition 

3 to Native American tribes with the greatest need. 

4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES

5 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

6 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

7 Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, commitments to 

8 guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and 

9 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), 

10 any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total 

11 principal amount of $500,000,000, notwithstanding any 

12 aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaran13 teed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 

14 the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwith15 standing subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in 

16 a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, 

17 and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with 

18 section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

19 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

20 For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 

21 authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na22 tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended, 

23 $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

24 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding the amount made 

25 available under this heading, the threshold reduction reVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01512 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1513 

1 quirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act 

2 shall not apply to allocations of such amount: Provided 

3 further, That the requirements under provisos 2 through 

4 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such re5 quirements applicable pursuant to the ‘‘Full-Year Con6 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’, shall not apply to any 

7 project to which funds were committed on or after August 

8 23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by 

9 the Final Rule titled ‘‘Home Investment Partnerships 

10 Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Up11 dating Property Standards’’ which became effective on 

12 such date: Provided further, That the Department shall 

13 notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days 

14 of enactment of this Act. 

15 SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP

16 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

17 For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op18 portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 

19 Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as 

20 amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2017: Provided, That of the total amount pro22 vided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made 

23 available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership 

24 Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of 

25 the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1514 

1 as amended: Provided further, That $35,000,000 shall be 

2 made available for the second, third, and fourth capacity 

3 building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the 

4 HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), 

5 of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 

6 for rural capacity building activities: Provided further, 

7 That $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity 

8 building by national rural housing organizations with ex9 perience assessing national rural conditions and providing 

10 financing, training, technical assistance, information, and 

11 research to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian 

12 Tribes serving high need rural communities. 

13 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

14 For the emergency solutions grants program as au15 thorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney16 Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the con17 tinuum of care program as authorized under subtitle C 

18 of title IV of such Act; and the rural housing stability as19 sistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title 

20 IV of such Act, $2,135,000,000, to remain available until 

21 September 30, 2017: Provided, That any rental assistance 

22 amounts that are recaptured under such continuum of 

23 care program shall remain available until expended: Pro24 vided further, That not less than $250,000,000 of the 

25 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1515 

1 for such emergency solutions grants program: Provided 

2 further, That not less than $1,862,000,000 of the funds 

3 appropriated under this heading shall be available for such 

4 continuum of care and rural housing stability assistance 

5 programs: Provided further, That up to $7,000,000 of the 

6 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 

7 for the national homeless data analysis project: Provided 

8 further, That all funds awarded for supportive services 

9 under the continuum of care program and the rural hous10 ing stability assistance program shall be matched by not 

11 less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee: 

12 Provided further, That for all match requirements applica13 ble to funds made available under this heading for this 

14 fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could 

15 have used) as a source of match funds other funds admin16 istered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless 

17 there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any 

18 such use of any such funds: Provided further, That the 

19 Secretary may renew on an annual basis expiring con20 tracts or amendments to contracts funded under the con21 tinuum of care program if the program is determined to 

22 be needed under the applicable continuum of care and 

23 meets appropriate program requirements, performance 

24 measures, and financial standards, as determined by the 

25 Secretary: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1516 

1 under this heading shall be required to coordinate and in2 tegrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 

3 social services, and employment programs for which home4 less populations may be eligible: Provided further, That 

5 with respect to funds provided under this heading for the 

6 continuum of care program for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 

7 2014, and 2015 provision of permanent housing rental as8 sistance may be administered by private nonprofit organi9 zations: Provided further, That the Department shall no10 tify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts al11 located (which may represent initial or final amounts allo12 cated) for the emergency solutions grant program within 

13 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

14 HOUSING PROGRAMS

15 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

16 For activities and assistance for the provision of 

17 project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 

18 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the 

19 Act’’), not otherwise provided for, $9,330,000,000, to re20 main available until expended, shall be available on Octo21 ber 1, 2014 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 

22 appropriated under this heading that became available Oc23 tober 1, 2014), and $400,000,000, to remain available 

24 until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015: Pro25 vided, That the amounts made available under this headVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01516 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1517 

1 ing shall be available for expiring or terminating section 

2 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 

3 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to sec4 tion 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 

5 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered 

6 into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 

7 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal 

8 of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject 

9 to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low In10 come Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-In11 come Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 

12 Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 

13 associated with project-based activities and assistance 

14 funded under this paragraph: Provided further, That of 

15 the total amounts provided under this heading, not to ex16 ceed $210,000,000 shall be available for performance17 based contract administrators for section 8 project-based 

18 assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided 

19 further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel20 opment may also use such amounts in the previous proviso 

21 for performance-based contract administrators for the ad22 ministration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to 

23 section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 

24 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to sec25 tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1518 

1 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assist2 ance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental 

3 assistance contracts for the elderly under section 

4 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); 

5 project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing 

6 for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the 

7 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance contracts pursuant 

9 to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 

10 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of 

11 the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 

12 667): Provided further, That amounts recaptured under 

13 this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for As14 sisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate 

15 Fund’’, may be used for renewals of or amendments to 

16 section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based 

17 contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for 

18 which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 

19 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon 

20 the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel21 opment, project funds that are held in residual receipts 

22 accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project23 based Housing Assistance Payments contract that author24 izes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that 

25 surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1519 

1 residual receipts account and that are in excess of an 

2 amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remit3 ted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 

4 be available until expended: Provided further, That 

5 amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall 

6 be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided 

7 by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. 

8 HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

9 For amendments to capital advance contracts for 

10 housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of 

11 the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project 

12 rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) 

13 of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such 

14 assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such as15 sistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior preserva16 tion rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as au17 thorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and 

18 Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for 

19 supportive services associated with the housing, 

20 $420,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 

21 2018: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 

22 heading, up to $70,000,000 shall be for service coordina23 tors and the continuation of existing congregate service 

24 grants for residents of assisted housing projects: Provided 

25 further, That amounts under this heading shall be availVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01519 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1520 

1 able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and 

2 inspection-related activities associated with section 202 

3 projects: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 

4 the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and con5 ditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial 

6 contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years 

7 in duration: Provided further, That upon request of the 

8 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project 

9 funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any 

10 project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance 

11 contract, and that upon termination of such contract are 

12 in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, 

13 up to $16,000,000 in any such excess amounts shall be 

14 remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 

15 to be available until September 30, 2018, for purposes 

16 under this heading, and shall be in addition to the 

17 amounts otherwise provided under this heading for such 

18 purposes. 

19 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

20 For amendments to capital advance contracts for 

21 supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author22 ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af23 fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental 

24 assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabil25 ities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1521 

1 assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 

2 Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), 

3 including amendments to contracts for such assistance 

4 and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for 

5 up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State 

6 housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as 

7 authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gon8 zalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services 

9 associated with the housing for persons with disabilities 

10 as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, 

11 $135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2018: Provided, That amounts made available under this 

13 heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 

14 Center inspections and inspection-related activities associ15 ated with section 811 projects: Provided further, That, in 

16 this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Hous17 ing and Urban Development, project funds that are held 

18 in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a 

19 section 811 project rental assistance contract and that 

20 upon termination of such contract are in excess of an 

21 amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remit22 ted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 

23 be available until September 30, 2018: Provided further, 

24 That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the 

25 previous proviso shall be available in addition to the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1522 

1 amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the pur2 poses authorized under this heading: Provided further, 

3 That unobligated balances, including recaptures and car4 ryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro5 priated under this heading may be used for the current 

6 purposes authorized under this heading notwithstanding 

7 the purposes for which such funds originally were appro8 priated. 

9 HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

10 For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 

11 loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 

12 Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 

13 $47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2016, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con15 tract services: Provided, That grants made available from 

16 amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded 

17 within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

18 That funds shall be used for providing counseling and ad19 vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro20 spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 

21 management/literacy, and such other matters as may be 

22 appropriate to assist them in improving their housing con23 ditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the re24 sponsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 

25 administration; and for housing counselor training: ProVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01522 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1523 

1 vided further, That for purposes of providing such grants 

2 from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary 

3 may enter into multiyear agreements as is appropriate, 

4 subject to the availability of annual appropriations. 

5 RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

6 For amendments to contracts under section 101 of 

7 the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 

8 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National 

9 Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non10 insured rental housing projects, $18,000,000, to remain 

11 available until expended: Provided, That such amount, to12 gether with unobligated balances from recaptured 

13 amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from ter14 minated contracts under such sections of law, and any un15 obligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re16 maining from funds appropriated under this heading after 

17 fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 

18 up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections 

19 of law. 

20 PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST

21 FUND

22 For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 

23 Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand24 ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 

25 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1524 

1 $10,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured 

2 Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed 

3 the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be 

4 available from the general fund of the Treasury to the ex5 tent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures 

6 pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant 

7 to section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That the 

8 amount made available under this heading from the gen9 eral fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 

10 during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal 

11 year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated 

12 at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be 

13 modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 

14 2015 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dispute 

15 resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of 

16 Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect 

17 fees from any program participant: Provided further, That 

18 such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the 

19 Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, 

20 as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary 

21 expenses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwith22 standing the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the 

23 Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 

24 under such Act through the use of approved service proVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01524 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1525 

1 viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv2 ices. 

3 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

4 MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 New commitments to guarantee single family loans 

6 insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 

7 not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 

8 September 30, 2016: Provided, That during fiscal year 

9 2015, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 

10 purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 

11 as amended, shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided fur12 ther, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso 

13 shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 

14 in connection with sales of single family real properties 

15 owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 

16 Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, That 

17 for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous18 ing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available 

19 until September 30, 2016: Provided further, That to the 

20 extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 

21 $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an addi22 tional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be 

23 available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed 

24 loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1526 

1 amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 

2 made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000. 

3 GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

5 New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 

6 the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author7 ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 

8 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 

9 $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 

10 is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 

11 30, 2016: Provided, That during fiscal year 2015, gross 

12 obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au13 thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 

14 the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, 

15 which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en16 tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop17 erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 

18 such Act: Provided further, That $10,000,000 previously 

19 provided under this heading is hereby permanently re20 scinded. 

21 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

22 GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN

23 GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

24 New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 

25 the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1527 

1 as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 

2 $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 

3 30, 2016: Provided, That $23,000,000 shall be available 

4 for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Gov5 ernment National Mortgage Association: Provided further, 

6 That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments will 

7 and do exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 

8 2015, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and ex9 penses shall be available until expended for each 

10 $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments 

11 (including a pro rata amount for any amount below 

12 $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by 

13 this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided further, That re14 ceipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pur15 suant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amend16 ed, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this ac17 count. 

18 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

19 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

20 For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro21 grams of research and studies relating to housing and 

22 urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 

23 by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 

24 of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying 

25 out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1528 

1 Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization 

2 Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, 

3 $72,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

4 2016, of which $22,000,000 shall be for technical assist5 ance: Provided, That with respect to amounts made avail6 able under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of 

7 this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree8 ments funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal 

9 agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies 

10 for research projects: Provided further, That with respect 

11 to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative 

12 agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match 

13 toward the cost of the project: Provided further, That for 

14 non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance 

15 with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing 

16 and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of 

17 the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency 

18 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu 

19 of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to 

20 documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That 

21 prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Sec22 retary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and 

23 Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allo24 cate funding for this activity. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1529 

1 FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

2 FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

3 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth4 erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 

5 Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing 

6 Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing 

7 and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 

8 $65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2016, of which $40,100,000 shall be to carry out activities 

10 pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That notwith11 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may assess and 

12 collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training 

13 Academy, and may use such funds to provide such train14 ing: Provided further, That no funds made available under 

15 this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legisla16 tive branches of the Federal Government in connection 

17 with a specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further, 

18 That of the funds made available under this heading, 

19 $300,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing 

20 and Urban Development for the creation and promotion 

21 of translated materials and other programs that support 

22 the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency 

23 in utilizing the services provided by the Department of 

24 Housing and Urban Development. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1530 

1 OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY

2 HOMES

3 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

4 For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author5 ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 

6 Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $110,000,000, to remain 

7 available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That up to 

8 $15,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy 

9 Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 

10 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall 

11 include research, studies, testing, and demonstration ef12 forts, including education and outreach concerning lead13 based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases 

14 and hazards: Provided further, That for purposes of envi15 ronmental review, pursuant to the National Environ16 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

17 other provisions of the law that further the purposes of 

18 such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or 

19 the Lead Technical Studies program under this heading 

20 or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes 

21 under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for 

22 a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Mul23 tifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 

24 1994: Provided further, That of the total amount made 

25 available under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1531 

1 available on a competitive basis for areas with the highest 

2 lead paint abatement needs: Provided further, That each 

3 recipient of funds provided under the third proviso shall 

4 make a matching contribution in an amount not less than 

5 25 percent: Provided further, That each applicant shall 

6 certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Sec7 retary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant 

8 to a notice of funding availability: Provided further, That 

9 amounts made available under this heading in this or prior 

10 appropriations Acts, and that still remain available, may 

11 be used for any purpose under this heading notwith12 standing the purpose for which such amounts were appro13 priated if a program competition is undersubscribed and 

14 there are other program competitions under this heading 

15 that are oversubscribed. 

16 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND

17 For the development of, modifications to, and infra18 structure for Department-wide and program-specific infor19 mation technology systems, for the continuing operation 

20 and maintenance of both Department-wide and program21 specific information systems, and for program-related 

22 maintenance activities, $250,000,000, which shall remain 

23 available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That any 

24 amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall re25 main available until expended: Provided further, That any 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1532 

1 amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appro2 priated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be 

3 used for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addi4 tion to any other information technology purposes for 

5 which such amounts were appropriated. 

6 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

7 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

8 Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 

9 Act of 1978, as amended, $126,000,000: Provided, That 

10 the Inspector General shall have independent authority 

11 over all personnel issues within this office. 

12 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

13 URBAN DEVELOPMENT

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

16 SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au17 thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 

18 associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 

19 from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 

20 B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 

21 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded or in the 

22 case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 

23 amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 

24 rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 

25 State housing finance agencies or local governments or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1533 

1 local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec2 retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set3 tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 

4 with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 

5 the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 

6 authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 

7 to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 

8 to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 

9 SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under 

10 this Act may be used during fiscal year 2015 to investigate 

11 or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 

12 lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ13 ing the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, 

14 that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 

15 preventing action by a Government official or entity, or 

16 a court of competent jurisdiction. 

17 SEC. 203. Sections 203 and 209 of division C of Pub18 lic Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during 

19 fiscal year 2015 as if such sections were included in this 

20 title, except that during such fiscal year such sections shall 

21 be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ for ‘‘fiscal 

22 year 2011’’ and for ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ each place such 

23 terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised de24 lineations of statistical areas established by the Office of 

25 Management and Budget pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1534 

1 3504(e)(3), 31 U.S.C. 1104(d), and Executive Order No. 

2 10253. 

3 SEC. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 

4 grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 

5 pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi6 tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De7 partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 

8 of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 

9 SEC. 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and 

10 Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora11 tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 

12 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 

13 on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 

14 or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 

15 services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 

16 Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 

17 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi18 nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 

19 thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 

20 within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor21 poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 

22 SEC. 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 

23 or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap24 propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 

25 Development shall be available for any program, project 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1535 

1 or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 

2 estimates submitted to Congress. 

3 SEC. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Depart4 ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub5 ject to the Government Corporation Control Act are here6 by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 

7 of funds and borrowing authority available to each such 

8 corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to 

9 make such contracts and commitments without regard to 

10 fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 

11 Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 

12 forth in the budget for 2015 for such corporation or agen13 cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec14 tions of these corporations and agencies may be used for 

15 new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the 

16 extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans 

17 are in support of other forms of assistance provided for 

18 in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro19 viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 

20 operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort21 gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in22 terest of the United States Government. 

23 SEC. 208. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De24 velopment shall provide quarterly reports to the House 

25 and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1536 

1 uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in 

2 each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 

3 Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 

4 information to these Committees upon request. 

5 SEC. 209. The President’s formal budget request for 

6 fiscal year 2016, as well as the Department of Housing 

7 and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifica8 tions to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

9 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use 

10 the identical account and sub-account structure provided 

11 under this Act. 

12 SEC. 210. A public housing agency or such other enti13 ty that administers Federal housing assistance for the 

14 Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, Cali15 fornia, and the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi 

16 shall not be required to include a resident of public hous17 ing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 

18 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board 

19 of directors or a similar governing board of such agency 

20 or entity as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. 

21 Each public housing agency or other entity that admin22 isters Federal housing assistance under section 8 for the 

23 Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, Cali24 fornia and the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that 

25 chooses not to include a resident of public housing or a 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1537 

1 recipient of section 8 assistance on the board of directors 

2 or a similar governing board shall establish an advisory 

3 board of not less than six residents of public housing or 

4 recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and 

5 comment to the public housing agency or other admin6 istering entity on issues related to public housing and sec7 tion 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than quar8 terly. 

9 SEC. 211. No funds provided under this title may be 

10 used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage 

11 Association that makes applicable requirements under the 

12 Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 

13 SEC. 212. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

14 of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 

15 for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Housing 

16 and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 

17 some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured 

18 by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and 

19 very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one 

20 or more multifamily housing project or projects to another 

21 multifamily housing project or projects. 

22 (b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project23 based assistance under this section may be done in phases 

24 to accommodate the financing and other requirements re25 lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1538 

1 projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 

2 that such project or projects meet the standards under 

3 subsection (c). 

4 (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub5 ject to the following conditions: 

6 (1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 

7 (A) For occupied units in the transferring 

8 project: the number of low-income and very low9 income units and the configuration (i.e., bed10 room size) provided by the transferring project 

11 shall be no less than when transferred to the re12 ceiving project or projects and the net dollar 

13 amount of Federal assistance provided to the 

14 transferring project shall remain the same in 

15 the receiving project or projects. 

16 (B) For unoccupied units in the transfer17 ring project: the Secretary may authorize a re18 duction in the number of dwelling units in the 

19 receiving project or projects to allow for a re20 configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 

21 market demands, as determined by the Sec22 retary and provided there is no increase in the 

23 project-based assistance budget authority. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1539 

1 (2) The transferring project shall, as deter2 mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 

3 or economically nonviable. 

4 (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 

5 or exceed applicable physical standards established 

6 by the Secretary. 

7 (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 

8 project shall notify and consult with the tenants re9 siding in the transferring project and provide a cer10 tification of approval by all appropriate local govern11 mental officials. 

12 (5) The tenants of the transferring project who 

13 remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 

14 receiving project or projects shall not be required to 

15 vacate their units in the transferring project or 

16 projects until new units in the receiving project are 

17 available for occupancy. 

18 (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 

19 is in the best interest of the tenants. 

20 (7) If either the transferring project or the re21 ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci22 fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv23 ing project resulting from additional financing ob24 tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 

25 FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1540 

1 on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 

2 Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter3 mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 

4 the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re5 habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 

6 (8) If the transferring project meets the re7 quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort8 gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe9 cute and record either a continuation of the existing 

10 use agreement or a new use agreement for the 

11 project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 

12 such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 

13 existing use restrictions. 

14 (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 

15 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

16 Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured 

17 mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 

18 are provided in advance for the amount of any such 

19 increased cost. 

20 (d) For purposes of this section— 

21 (1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in22 come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat23 ute and/or regulations governing the program under 

24 which the project is insured or assisted; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1541 

1 (2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 

2 means housing that meets one of the following con3 ditions— 

4 (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 

5 insured under the National Housing Act; 

6 (B) housing that has project-based assist7 ance attached to the structure including 

8 projects undergoing mark to market debt re9 structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 

10 Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 

11 (C) housing that is assisted under section 

12 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended 

13 by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales Na14 tional Affordable Housing Act; 

15 (D) housing that is assisted under section 

16 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such sec17 tion existed before the enactment of the Cran18 ston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 

19 (E) housing that is assisted under section 

20 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford21 able Housing Act; or 

22 (F) housing or vacant land that is subject 

23 to a use agreement; 

24 (3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ 

25 means— 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1542 

1 (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 

2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; 

3 (B) assistance for housing constructed or 

4 substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist5 ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 

6 (as such section existed immediately before Oc7 tober 1, 1983); 

8 (C) rent supplement payments under sec9 tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop10 ment Act of 1965; 

11 (D) interest reduction payments under sec12 tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 

13 under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous14 ing Act; 

15 (E) assistance payments made under sec16 tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and 

17 (F) assistance payments made under sec18 tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na19 tional Affordable Housing Act; 

20 (4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 

21 means the multifamily housing project or projects to 

22 which some or all of the project-based assistance, 

23 debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 

24 low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1543 

1 (5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 

2 multifamily housing project which is transferring 

3 some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 

4 the statutorily required low-income and very low-in5 come use restrictions to the receiving project or 

6 projects; and 

7 (6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

8 of Housing and Urban Development. 

9 (e) PUBLIC NOTICE AND RESEARCH REPORT.— 

10 (1) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the 

11 Federal Register the terms and conditions, including 

12 criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to 

13 this section no later than 30 days before the effec14 tive date of such notice. 

15 (2) The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation 

16 of the transfer authority under this section, includ17 ing the effect of such transfers on the operational ef18 ficiency, contract rents, physical and financial condi19 tions, and long-term preservation of the affected 

20 properties. 

21 SEC. 213. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 

22 section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

23 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 

24 (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 

25 higher education (as defined under section 102 of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1544 

1 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1002)); 

3 (2) is under 24 years of age; 

4 (3) is not a veteran; 

5 (4) is unmarried; 

6 (5) does not have a dependent child; 

7 (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 

8 term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 

9 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

10 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 

11 under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and 

12 (7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 

13 parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 

14 to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 

15 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 

16 (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 

17 person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 

18 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan19 cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 

20 and any other required fees and charges) that an indi21 vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 

22 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an insti23 tution of higher education (as defined under the Higher 

24 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01544 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1545 

1 ered income to that individual, except for a person over 

2 the age of 23 with dependent children. 

3 SEC. 214. The funds made available for Native Alas4 kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block 

5 Grants’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the 

6 same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 

7 received funds in fiscal year 2005. 

8 SEC. 215. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first 

9 sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act 

10 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and 

11 Urban Development may, until September 30, 2015, in12 sure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages 

13 under such section 255. 

14 SEC. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

15 law, in fiscal year 2015, in managing and disposing of any 

16 multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 

17 by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 

18 during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 

19 contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 

20 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Fed21 eral programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental as22 sistance payments under section 8 of the United States 

23 Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are at24 tached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent 

25 the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1546 

1 and the local government, that such a multifamily prop2 erty owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for con3 tinued rental assistance payments under such section 8 

4 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs 

5 of rehabilitating and operating the property and all avail6 able Federal, State, and local resources, including rent ad7 justments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 

8 Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 

9 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) and (2) environmental conditions that can10 not be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 

11 may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, 

12 contract for project-based rental assistance payments with 

13 an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, 

14 or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also 

15 take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based con16 tracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the 

17 exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relo18 cation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and 

19 safety after written notice to and informed consent of the 

20 affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such 

21 as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of 

22 any multifamily property described under this section, the 

23 contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall 

24 be subject to the requirements under section 524 of 

25 MAHRAA. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1547 

1 SEC. 217. The commitment authority funded by fees 

2 as provided under the heading ‘‘Community Development 

3 Loan Guarantees Program Account’’ may be used to guar4 antee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other 

5 obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitle6 ment communities in the State in accordance with the re7 quirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community 

8 Development Act of 1974: Provided, That any State re9 ceiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute 

10 all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general 

11 local government in non-entitlement areas that received 

12 the commitment. 

13 SEC. 218. Public housing agencies that own and oper14 ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex15 empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 

16 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in con17 nection with the operating fund rule: Provided, That an 

18 agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy 

19 under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt 

20 from asset management requirements. 

21 SEC. 219. With respect to the use of amounts pro22 vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap23 ital improvement and management of public housing as 

24 authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 

25 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1548 

1 Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline 

2 relating to asset management that restricts or limits in 

3 any way the use of capital funds for central office costs 

4 pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States 

5 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Pro6 vided, That a public housing agency may not use capital 

7 funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are 

8 eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 

9 from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per10 mitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 

11 SEC. 220. No official or employee of the Department 

12 of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 

13 as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi14 nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 

15 has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 

16 has received training in funds control procedures and di17 rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 

18 there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub19 office under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’ and ‘‘Ad20 ministrative Support Offices,’’ as well as each account re21 ceiving appropriations for ‘‘Program Office Salaries and 

22 Expenses’’, ‘‘Government National Mortgage Associa23 tion—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan 

24 Guarantee Program Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1549 

1 General’’ within the Department of Housing and Urban 

2 Development. 

3 SEC. 221. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De4 velopment shall report annually to the House and Senate 

5 Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 

6 8 project-based housing, including the number of all 

7 project-based units by region as well as an analysis of all 

8 federally subsidized housing being refinanced under the 

9 Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall identify all 

10 existing units maintained by region as section 8 project11 based units, all project-based units that have opted out 

12 or have otherwise been eliminated, and the reasons these 

13 units opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8 project14 based units. 

15 SEC. 222. The Secretary of the Department of Hous16 ing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015, 

17 notify the public through the Federal Register and other 

18 means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no19 tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 

20 availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary 

21 fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi22 tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

23 law, for fiscal year 2015, the Secretary may make the 

24 NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1550 

1 Government Web site or through other electronic media, 

2 as determined by the Secretary. 

3 SEC. 223. Payment of attorney fees in program-re4 lated litigation must be paid from the individual program 

5 office and Office of General Counsel personnel funding. 

6 The annual budget submissions for program offices and 

7 Office of General Counsel personnel funding must include 

8 program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as a sep9 arate line item request. 

10 SEC. 224. The Secretary of the Department of Hous11 ing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up 

12 to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds 

13 appropriated for any office funded under the heading ‘‘Ad14 ministrative Support Offices’’ to any other office funded 

15 under such heading: Provided, That no appropriation for 

16 any office funded under the heading ‘‘Administrative Sup17 port Offices’’ shall be increased or decreased by more than 

18 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior 

19 written approval of the House and Senate Committees on 

20 Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary is 

21 authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, 

22 whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any ac23 count funded under the general heading ‘‘Program Office 

24 Salaries and Expenses’’ to any other account funded 

25 under such heading: Provided further, That no appropriaVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01550 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1551 

1 tion for any account funded under the general heading 

2 ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be in3 creased or decreased by more than 5 percent or 

4 $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written ap5 proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria6 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer 

7 funds made available for salaries and expenses between 

8 any office funded under the heading ‘‘Administrative Sup9 port Offices’’ and any account funded under the general 

10 heading ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’, but 

11 only with the prior written approval of the House and Sen12 ate Committees on Appropriations. 

13 SEC. 225. The Disaster Housing Assistance Pro14 grams, administered by the Department of Housing and 

15 Urban Development, shall be considered a ‘‘program of 

16 the Department of Housing and Urban Development’’ 

17 under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose 

18 of income verifications and matching. 

19 SEC. 226. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban 

20 Development shall take the required actions under sub21 section (b) when a multifamily housing project with a sec22 tion 8 contract or contract for similar project-based assist23 ance: 

24 (1) receives a Real Estate Assessment Center 

25 (REAC) score of 30 or less; or 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1552 

1 (2) receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 

2 and: 

3 (A) fails to certify in writing to HUD with4 in 60 days that all deficiencies have been cor5 rected; or 

6 (B) receives consecutive scores of less than 

7 60 on REAC inspections. 

8 Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 

9 projects with assistance attached to the units under sec10 tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

11 U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply to such units assisted 

12 under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to 

13 public housing units assisted with capital or operating 

14 funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act 

15 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 

16 (b) The Secretary shall take the following required 

17 actions as authorized under subsection (a)— 

18 (1) The Secretary shall notify the owner and 

19 provide an opportunity for response within 30 days. 

20 If the violations remain, the Secretary shall develop 

21 a Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan 

22 within 60 days, with a specified timetable for cor23 recting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 

24 notice of the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1553 

1 government, any mortgagees, and any contract ad2 ministrator. 

3 (2) At the end of the term of the Compliance, 

4 Disposition and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails 

5 to fully comply with such plan, the Secretary may 

6 require immediate replacement of project manage7 ment with a management agent approved by the 

8 Secretary, and shall take one or more of the fol9 lowing actions, and provide additional notice of those 

10 actions to the owner and the parties specified above: 

11 (A) impose civil money penalties; 

12 (B) abate the section 8 contract, including 

13 partial abatement, as determined by the Sec14 retary, until all deficiencies have been corrected; 

15 (C) pursue transfer of the project to an 

16 owner, approved by the Secretary under estab17 lished procedures, which will be obligated to 

18 promptly make all required repairs and to ac19 cept renewal of the assistance contract as long 

20 as such renewal is offered; or 

21 (D) seek judicial appointment of a receiver 

22 to manage the property and cure all project de23 ficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific per24 formance requiring the owner to cure all project 

25 deficiencies. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1554 

1 (c) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps 

2 to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, 

3 subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies 

4 to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats 

5 to health and safety after written notice to and informed 

6 consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies 

7 set forth above. To the extent the Secretary determines, 

8 in consultation with the tenants and the local government, 

9 that the property is not feasible for continued rental as10 sistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 

11 based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating 

12 and operating the property and all available Federal, 

13 State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 

14 under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 

15 Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) and 

16 (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in 

17 a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation 

18 with the tenants of that property, contract for project19 based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners 

20 of other existing housing properties, or provide other rent21 al assistance. The Secretary shall report semi-annually on 

22 all properties covered by this section that are assessed 

23 through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have 

24 physical inspection scores of less than 30 or have consecuVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01554 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1555 

1 tive physical inspection scores of less than 60. The report 

2 shall include: 

3 (1) The enforcement actions being taken to ad4 dress such conditions, including imposition of civil 

5 money penalties and termination of subsidies, and 

6 identify properties that have such conditions mul7 tiple times; and 

8 (2) Actions that the Department of Housing 

9 and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants 

10 of such identified properties. 

11 SEC. 227. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under sec13 tion 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assist14 ance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing 

15 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by 

16 any public housing agency for any amount of salary, in17 cluding bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, 

18 or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds 

19 the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 

20 IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any pub21 lic housing agency fiscal year 2015. 

22 SEC. 228. None of the funds in this Act may be avail23 able for the doctoral dissertation research grant program 

24 at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1556 

1 SEC. 229. Section 24 of the United States Housing 

2 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ‘‘fiscal 

4 year’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

5 end and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015.’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘September’’ 

7 and all that follows through the period at the end 

8 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015.’’. 

9 SEC. 230. None of the funds in this Act provided to 

10 the Department of Housing and Urban Development may 

11 be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary noti12 fies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

13 not less than 3 full business days before any project, 

14 State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organi15 zation, or other entity selected to receive a grant award 

16 is announced by the Department or its offices. 

17 SEC. 231. Of the amounts made available for salaries 

18 and expenses under all accounts under this title (except 

19 for the Office of Inspector General account), a total of 

20 up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to and merged with 

21 amounts made available in the ‘‘Information Technology 

22 Fund’’ account under this title. 

23 SEC. 232. Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted 

24 Housing Reform and Affordability Act (MAHRA) of 1997 

25 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking ‘‘October 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1557 

1 1, 2015’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu there2 of ‘‘October 1, 2017’’. 

3 SEC. 233. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs 

5 Assessment (PNA). 

6 SEC. 234. The language under the heading Rental 

7 Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing 

8 and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 

9 Law 112–55), is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘(except for funds allocated 

11 under such section for single room occupancy dwell12 ings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney13 Vento Homeless Assistance Act)’’ in both places it 

14 appears; 

15 (2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘2015’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

17 (3) in the third proviso, after ‘‘associated with 

18 such conversion’’, by inserting ‘‘in excess of amounts 

19 made available under this heading’’; 

20 (4) in the fourth proviso, by striking ‘‘60,000’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘185,000’’; 

22 (5) in the penultimate proviso, by— 

23 (A) striking ‘‘for fiscal years 2012 through 

24 December 31, 2014’’ ; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1558 

1 (B) striking ‘‘and agreement of the admin2 istering public housing agency’’; and 

3 (C) inserting ‘‘a long-term project-based 

4 subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act, 

5 which shall have a term of no less than 20 

6 years, with rent adjustments only by an oper7 ating cost factor established by the Secretary, 

8 which shall be eligible for renewal under section 

9 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Re10 form and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 

11 1437f note), or, subject to agreement of the ad12 ministering public housing agency, to assistance 

13 under’’ following ‘‘vouchers to assistance 

14 under’’; 

15 (6) by inserting the following provisos before 

16 the final proviso: ‘‘Provided further, That amounts 

17 made available under the heading ‘Rental Housing 

18 Assistance’ during the period of conversion under 

19 the previous proviso, which may extend beyond fiscal 

20 year 2016 as necessary to allow processing of all 

21 timely applications, shall be available for project22 based subsidy contracts entered into pursuant to the 

23 previous proviso: Provided further, That amounts, in24 cluding contract authority, recaptured from con25 tracts following a conversion under the previous two 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1559 

1 provisos are hereby rescinded and an amount of ad2 ditional new budget authority, equivalent to the 

3 amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain 

4 available until expended for such conversions: Pro5 vided further, That the Secretary may transfer 

6 amounts made available under the heading ‘Rental 

7 Housing Assistance’, amounts made available for 

8 tenant protection vouchers under the heading ‘Ten9 ant-Based Rental Assistance’ and specifically associ10 ated with any such conversions, and amounts made 

11 available under the previous proviso as needed to the 

12 account under the ‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’ 

13 heading to facilitate conversion under the three pre14 vious provisos and any increase in cost for ‘Project15 Based Rental Assistance’ associated with such con16 version shall be equal to amounts so transferred:’’; 

17 and 

18 (7) in the final proviso, by— 

19 (A) striking ‘‘with respect to the previous 

20 proviso’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to the pre21 vious four provisos’’; and 

22 (B) striking ‘‘impact of the previous pro23 viso’’ and inserting ‘‘impact of the fiscal year 

24 2012 and 2013 conversion of tenant protection 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1560 

1 vouchers to assistance under section 8(o)(13) of 

2 the Act’’. 

3 SEC. 235. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act nor any receipts or amounts collected under any Fed5 eral Housing Administration program may be used to im6 plement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge 

7 (HAWK) program. 

8 SEC. 236. None of the funds made available in this 

9 Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 

10 the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the 

11 Department of Housing and Urban Development to in12 sure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any 

13 mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or 

14 otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 

15 eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a state, mu16 nicipality, or any other political subdivision of a state. 

17 SEC. 237. All unobligated balances, including recap18 tures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated 

19 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 

20 under the heading ‘‘Brownfields Redevelopment’’ are here21 by permanently rescinded: Provided, That all unobligated 

22 balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 

23 from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 

24 and Urban Development under the heading ‘‘Drug Elimi25 nation Grants for Low Income Housing’’ are hereby perVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01560 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1561 

1 manently rescinded: Provided further, That all unobligated 

2 balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 

3 from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 

4 and Urban Development for Youthbuild program activities 

5 authorized by subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gon6 zalez National Affordable Housing Act are hereby perma7 nently rescinded. 

8 SEC. 238. Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the 

9 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

10 1437a(a)(2)(B)(i)), as amended by section 210 of the 

11 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 

12 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of 

13 Public Law 113–76; 128 Stat. 625), is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘which shall not be lower’’ in 

15 the matter preceding subclause (I) and all that fol16 lows through the end of subclause (I) and inserting 

17 the following: ‘‘which— 

18 ‘‘(I) shall not be lower than 80 

19 percent of— 

20 ‘‘(aa) the applicable fair 

21 market rental established under 

22 section 8(c) of this Act; or 

23 ‘‘(bb) at the discretion of 

24 the Secretary, such other applica25 ble fair market rental established 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1562 

1 by the Secretary that the Sec2 retary determines more accu3 rately reflects local market condi4 tions and is based on an applica5 ble market area that is geo6 graphically smaller than the ap7 plicable market area used for 

8 purposes of the applicable fair 

9 market rental under section 8(c); 

10 except that a public housing agency 

11 may apply to the Secretary for excep12 tion allowing for a flat rental amount 

13 for a property that is lower than the 

14 amount otherwise determined pursu15 ant to item (aa) or (bb) and the Sec16 retary may grant such exception if the 

17 Secretary determines that the fair 

18 market rental for the applicable mar19 ket area pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) 

20 does not reflect the market value of 

21 the property and the proposed lower 

22 flat rental amount is based on a mar23 ket analysis of the applicable market 

24 and complies with subclause (II) 

25 and’’; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1563 

1 (2) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before 

2 ‘‘be designed’’; and 

3 (3) in the matter after and below subclause 

4 (II), by striking ‘‘Public housing agencies must com5 ply by June 1, 2014, with the requirement of this 

6 clause, except that if’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’. 

7 SEC. 239. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to require the relocation, or to carry out 

9 any required relocation, of any asset management posi10 tions of the Office of Multifamily Housing of the Depart11 ment of Housing and Urban Development in existence as 

12 of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 240. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of gen15 eral local government as a metropolitan city (as defined 

16 in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop17 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 

18 grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 

19 SEC. 241. Section 184(h)(1)(B) of the Housing and 

20 Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 

21 13a(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after the first sen22 tence the following: ‘‘Exhausting all reasonable possibili23 ties of collection by the holder of the guarantee shall in24 clude a good faith consideration of loan modification as 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1564 

1 well as meeting standards for servicing loans in default, 

2 as determined by the Secretary.’’. 

3 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous4 ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1565 

1 TITLE III 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 ACCESS BOARD

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as au6 thorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 

7 as amended, $7,548,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding 

8 any other provision of law, there may be credited to this 

9 appropriation funds received for publications and training 

10 expenses. 

11 FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 

14 Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer15 chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 307), in16 cluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of 

17 passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 

18 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author19 ized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $25,660,000: Provided, That 

20 not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official recep21 tion and representation expenses. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1566 

1 NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

2 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

6 to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 

7 of 1978, as amended, $23,999,000: Provided, That the In8 spector General shall have all necessary authority, in car9 rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 

10 as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 

11 of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 

12 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 

13 regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora14 tion: Provided further, That the Inspector General may 

15 enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, 

16 studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 

17 and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws 

18 and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 

19 within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Pro20 vided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap21 point, and employ such officers and employees as may be 

22 necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and du23 ties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the appli24 cable laws and regulations that govern such selections, ap25 pointments, and employment within Amtrak: Provided furVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01566 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1567 

1 ther, That concurrent with the President’s budget request 

2 for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General shall submit 

3 to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

4 a budget request for fiscal year 2016 in similar format 

5 and substance to those submitted by executive agencies 

6 of the Federal Government. 

7 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the National Transpor10 tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve11 hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

12 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 

13 diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, 

14 or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 

15 5901–5902), $103,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 

16 may be used for official reception and representation ex17 penses. The amounts made available to the National 

18 Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts 

19 necessary to make lease payments on an obligation in20 curred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. 

21 NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

22 PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT

23 CORPORATION

24 For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor25 poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1568 

1 as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora2 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $135,000,000, of which 

3 $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing pro4 gram: Provided, That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be 

5 made available until expended to the Neighborhood Rein6 vestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation 

7 activities, under the following terms and conditions: 

8 (1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora9 tion (‘‘NRC’’) shall make grants to counseling inter10 mediaries approved by the Department of Housing 

11 and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to be 

12 determined by the NRC based on affordability and 

13 the economic conditions of an area; a match also 

14 may be waived by the NRC based on the aforemen15 tioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure 

16 mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas 

17 with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help 

18 eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of 

19 owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk 

20 of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates 

21 of defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be pro22 vided to approved counseling intermediaries based on 

23 a geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC 

24 which determines where there is a prevalence of 

25 mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1569 

1 any trends for mortgages that are likely to default 

2 and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance 

3 Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing 

4 Finance Agency meets all the requirements under 

5 this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling inter6 mediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure 

7 mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as de8 termined by the NRC, and shall be approved by 

9 HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements. 

10 (2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance 

11 shall only be made available to homeowners of 

12 owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default or 

13 in danger of default. These mortgages shall likely be 

14 subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners will 

15 be provided such assistance that shall consist of ac16 tivities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and re17 sult in the long-term affordability of the mortgage 

18 retained pursuant to such activity or another posi19 tive outcome for the homeowner. No funds made 

20 available under this paragraph may be provided di21 rectly to lenders or homeowners to discharge out22 standing mortgage balances or for any other direct 

23 debt reduction payments. 

24 (3) The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation 

25 assistance by approved counseling intermediaries 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1570 

1 and State Housing Finance Agencies shall involve a 

2 reasonable analysis of the borrower’s financial situa3 tion, an evaluation of the current value of the prop4 erty that is subject to the mortgage, counseling re5 garding the assumption of the mortgage by another 

6 non-Federal party, counseling regarding the possible 

7 purchase of the mortgage by a non-Federal third 

8 party, counseling and advice of all likely restruc9 turing and refinancing strategies or the approval of 

10 a work-out strategy by all interested parties. 

11 (4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the 

12 total funds under this paragraph to its own charter 

13 members with expertise in foreclosure prevention 

14 counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC 

15 that the procedures for selection do not consist of 

16 any procedures or activities that could be construed 

17 as a conflict of interest or have the appearance of 

18 impropriety. 

19 (5) HUD-approved counseling entities and 

20 State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds 

21 under this paragraph shall have demonstrated expe22 rience in successfully working with financial institu23 tions as well as borrowers facing default, delin24 quency and foreclosure as well as documented coun25 seling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1571 

1 performance and positive outcomes with documented 

2 counseling plans (including post mortgage fore3 closure mitigation counseling), loan workout agree4 ments and loan modification agreements. NRC may 

5 use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in under6 served areas. 

7 (6) Of the total amount made available under 

8 this paragraph, up to $2,500,000 may be made 

9 available to build the mortgage foreclosure and de10 fault mitigation counseling capacity of counseling 

11 intermediaries through NRC training courses with 

12 HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their 

13 partners, except that private financial institutions 

14 that participate in NRC training shall pay market 

15 rates for such training. 

16 (7) Of the total amount made available under 

17 this paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for as18 sociated administrative expenses for the NRC to 

19 carry out activities provided under this section. 

20 (8) Of the total amount made available under 

21 this paragraph, up to $4,000,000 may be used for 

22 wind-down and closeout of the mortgage foreclosure 

23 mitigation activities program. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1572 

1 (9) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance 

2 grants may include a budget for outreach and adver3 tising, and training, as determined by the NRC. 

4 (10) The NRC shall continue to report bi-annu5 ally to the House and Senate Committees on Appro6 priations as well as the Senate Banking Committee 

7 and House Financial Services Committee on its ef8 forts to mitigate mortgage default. 

9 UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON

10 HOMELESSNESS

11 OPERATING EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses (including payment of sala13 ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

14 the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of ex15 perts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United 

16 States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on 

17 Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to 

18 title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 

19 as amended, $3,530,000. Title II of the McKinney-Vento 

20 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11319) is amended 

21 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2016’’ in section 209 and inserting 

22 ‘‘October 1, 2017’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1573 

1 TITLE IV 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

3 SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

4 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 

5 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 

6 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 

7 funded in this Act. 

8 SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

9 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

10 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria11 tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 

12 SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation 

13 under this Act for any consulting service through a pro14 curement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 

15 United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 

16 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 

17 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro18 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

19 issued pursuant to existing law. 

20 SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in 

21 this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 

22 training that— 

23 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl24 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 

25 performance of official duties; 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1574 

1 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev2 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 

3 some participants; 

4 (3) does not require prior employee notification 

5 of the content and methods to be used in the train6 ing and written end of course evaluation; 

7 (4) contains any methods or content associated 

8 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 

9 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em10 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 

11 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

12 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par13 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 

14 workplace. 

15 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 

16 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 

17 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 

18 SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 

19 none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre20 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund21 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex22 penditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any ac23 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 

24 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1575 

1 available for obligation or expenditure through a re2 programming of funds that: 

3 (1) creates a new program; 

4 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

5 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro6 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 

7 denied or restricted by the Congress; 

8 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 

9 activity by either the House or Senate Committees 

10 on Appropriations for a different purpose; 

11 (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac12 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, which13 ever is less; 

14 (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or ac15 tivities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 

16 less; or 

17 (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a 

18 branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, 

19 agency, administration, or department different from 

20 the budget justifications submitted to the Commit21 tees on Appropriations or the table accompanying 

22 the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, 

23 whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is 

24 received from the House and Senate Committees on 

25 Appropriations: Provided, That not later than 60 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1576 

1 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each 

2 agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to 

3 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 

4 of the House of Representatives to establish the 

5 baseline for application of reprogramming and trans6 fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided 

7 further, That the report shall include: 

8 (A) a table for each appropriation with a 

9 separate column to display the prior year en10 acted level, the President’s budget request, ad11 justments made by Congress, adjustments due 

12 to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

13 fiscal year enacted level; 

14 (B) a delineation in the table for each ap15 propriation and its respective prior year enacted 

16 level by object class and program, project, and 

17 activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 

18 the respective appropriation; and 

19 (C) an identification of items of special 

20 congressional interest: Provided further, That 

21 the amount appropriated or limited for salaries 

22 and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by 

23 $100,000 per day for each day after the re24 quired date that the report has not been sub25 mitted to the Congress. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1577 

1 SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

2 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

3 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from 

4 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 

5 for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available 

6 through September 30, 2016, for each such account for 

7 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 

8 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ap9 propriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such 

10 funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made 

11 in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under sec12 tion 405 of this Act. 

13 SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to sup14 port any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use 

15 the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is 

16 employed only for a public use: Provided, That for pur17 poses of this section, public use shall not be construed to 

18 include economic development that primarily benefits pri19 vate entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for 

20 mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway 

21 projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve 

22 the general public (including energy-related, communica23 tion-related, water-related and wastewater-related infra24 structure), other structures designated for use by the gen25 eral public or which have other common-carrier or publicVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01577 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1578 

1 utility functions that serve the general public and are sub2 ject to regulation and oversight by the government, and 

3 projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public 

4 health and safety or brownsfields as defined in the Small 

5 Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization 

6 Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public 

7 use for purposes of eminent domain. 

8 SEC. 408. All Federal agencies and departments that 

9 are funded under this Act shall issue a report to the House 

10 and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole11 source contracts by no later than July 30, 2015. Such re12 port shall include the contractor, the amount of the con13 tract and the rationale for using a sole-source contract. 

14 SEC. 409. None of the funds made available in this 

15 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in16 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

17 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro18 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

19 SEC. 410. No part of any appropriation contained in 

20 this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 

21 filling a position, other than a temporary position, for22 merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed 

23 Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com24 pleted his or her period of active military or naval service, 

25 and has within 90 days after his or her release from such 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1579 

1 service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge 

2 for a period of not more than 1 year, made application 

3 for restoration to his or her former position and has been 

4 certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still 

5 qualified to perform the duties of his or her former posi6 tion and has not been restored thereto. 

7 SEC. 411. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 

8 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 

9 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 

10 with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 

11 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy Amer12 ican Act’’). 

13 SEC. 412. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 

14 available under this Act shall be made available to any 

15 person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 

16 Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c). 

17 SEC. 413. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in 

19 contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of 

20 title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

21 SEC. 414. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used in contravention of the 5th or 14th 

23 Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of the Civil 

24 Rights Act of 1964. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1580 

1 SEC. 415. (a) None of the funds made available by 

2 this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier 

3 permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, 

4 United States Code, or exemption application under sec5 tion 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding 

6 an air operators certificate issued by a country that is 

7 party to the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport 

8 Agreement where such approval would contravene United 

9 States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland– 

10 Norway Air Transport Agreement. 

11 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 

12 otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 

13 granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to 

14 such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent 

15 with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agree16 ment and United States law. 

17 SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the Na19 tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National 

20 Roadside Survey. 

21 SEC. 417. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used to mandate global positioning system 

23 (GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles with24 out providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy 

25 concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1581 

1 SEC. 418. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used by the Federal Transit Administration 

3 to implement, administer, or enforce section 18.36(c)(2) 

4 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for construction 

5 hiring purposes. 

6 SEC. 419. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehi8 cles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inven9 tory, except in accordance with Presidential Memo10 randum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 

11 2011. 

12 SEC. 420. It is the sense of the Congress that the 

13 Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes 

14 spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United 

15 States. 

16 SEC. 421. All agencies and departments funded by 

17 the Act shall send to Congress at the end of the fiscal 

18 year a report containing a complete inventory of the total 

19 number of vehicles owned, leased, permanently retired, 

20 and purchased during fiscal year 2015, as well as the total 

21 cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel, stor22 age, purchasing, and leasing. 

23 SEC. 422. None of the funds made available in this 

24 Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend25 ance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or deVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01581 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1582 

1 partment of the United States Government, who are sta2 tioned in the United States, at any single international 

3 conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the 

4 Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance 

5 that such attendance is important to the national interest: 

6 Provided, That for purposes of this section the term 

7 ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a conference occur8 ring outside of the United States attended by representa9 tives of the United States Government and of foreign gov10 ernments, international organizations, or nongovern11 mental organizations. 

12 SEC. 423. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail13 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

14 post on the public website of that agency any report re15 quired to be submitted by the Committee in this or any 

16 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen17 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

18 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if-- 

19 (1) the public posting of the report com20 promises national security; or 

21 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 

22 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

23 do so only after such report has been made available to 

24 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

25 no less than 45 days. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1583 

1 SEC. 424. Any Federal agency or department that is 

2 funded under this Act shall respond to any recommenda3 tion made to such agency or department by the Govern4 ment Accountability Office in a timely manner. 

5 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, 

6 Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 

7 Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1584 

1 DIVISION L—FURTHER CONTINUING 

2 APPROPRIATIONS, 2015 

3 SEC. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

4 2015 (Public Law 113–164) is amended by— 

5 (1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) 

6 and inserting ‘‘February 27, 2015’’; 

7 (2) striking ‘‘the date specified in section 

8 106(3) of this joint resolution’’ in section 144 and 

9 inserting ‘‘December 11, 2014’’; and 

10 (3) adding after section 149 the following new 

11 sections: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 150. (a) Amounts made available by section 

13 101 for ‘Department of Homeland Security—United 

14 States Secret Service—Salaries and Expenses’ shall be ob15 ligated at a rate for operations necessary for Presidential 

16 candidate nominee protection. 

17 ‘‘(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify 

18 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Senate on each use of the authority 

20 provided in this section. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 151. The Department of Homeland Security 

22 shall continue preparations to award the construction con23 tract for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility by 

24 May 1, 2015.’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1585 

1 SEC. 102. (a) Section 44302(f) of title 49, United 

2 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the date specified 

3 in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Reso4 lution, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2014’’. 

5 (b) Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States Code, 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘the date specified in section 

7 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

8 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2014’’. 

9 (c) Section 44310(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘the date specified in section 

11 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

12 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2014’’. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1586 

1 DIVISION M—EXPATRIATE 

2 HEALTH COVERAGE CLARI3 FICATION ACT OF 2014 

4 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Expatriate Health 

6 Coverage Clarification Act of 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

8 It is the sense of Congress that— 

9 (1) American expatriate health insurance com10 panies should be permitted to compete on a level 

11 playing field in the global marketplace; 

12 (2) the global competitiveness of American com13 panies should be encouraged; and 

14 (3) in implementing the health insurance pro15 vider fee under section 9010 of the Patient Protec16 tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148; 

17 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) and other provisions of 

18 such Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the 

19 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 

20 2010 (Public Law 111–152), the Secretary of the 

21 Treasury, Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

22 and Secretary of Labor should continue to recognize 

23 the unique and multinational features of expatriate 

24 health plans and the United States companies that 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1587 

1 operate such plans and the competitive pressures of 

2 such plans and companies. 

3 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF EXPATRIATE HEALTH PLANS 

4 UNDER ACA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the pro6 visions of (including any amendment made by) the Patient 

7 Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111– 

8 148) and of title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health 

9 Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public 

10 Law 111–152) shall not apply with respect to— 

11 (1) expatriate health plans; 

12 (2) employers with respect to such plans, solely 

13 in their capacity as plan sponsors for such plans; or 

14 (3) expatriate health insurance issuers with re15 spect to coverage offered by such issuers under such 

16 plans. 

17 (b) MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE AND REPORT18 ING REQUIREMENTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of section 

20 5000A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and 

21 any other section of the Internal Revenue Code of 

22 1986 that incorporates the definition of minimum 

23 essential coverage under such section 5000A(f) by 

24 reference: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1588 

1 (A) An expatriate health plan offered to 

2 primary enrollees who are described in sub3 sections (d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(B) of this section 

4 shall be treated as an eligible employer spon5 sored plan under 5000A(f)(2) of such Code. 

6 (B) An expatriate health plan offered to 

7 primary enrollees who are described in sub8 section (d)(3)(C) of this section shall be treated 

9 as a plan in the individual market under section 

10 5000A(f)(1)(C) of such Code. This subpara11 graph shall apply solely for the purposes of sec12 tions 36B, 5000A, and 6055 of such Code. 

13 (2) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not 

14 apply with respect to section 6055 of the Internal 

15 Revenue Code of 1986, or sections 4980H and 6056 

16 of such Code in the case of an applicable large em17 ployer (as defined in section 4980H of such Code), 

18 except that statements furnished to individuals may 

19 be provided through electronic media and the pri20 mary insured shall be deemed to have consented to 

21 receive the statements under such sections in elec22 tronic form, unless the individual explicitly refuses 

23 such consent. Notwithstanding subsection (a), sec24 tion 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

25 shall continue to apply with respect to applicable 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1589 

1 employer-sponsored coverage (as defined in such sec2 tion) of a qualified expatriate described in section 

3 3(d)(3)(A)(i) who is assigned (rather than trans4 ferred) to work in the United States. 

5 (c) QUALIFIED EXPATRIATES, SPOUSES, AND DE6 PENDENTS NOT UNITED STATES HEALTH RISK.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 

8 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

9 Act (26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.), for calendar years 

10 after 2015, a qualified expatriate (and any spouse, 

11 dependent, or any other individual enrolled in the 

12 plan) enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not 

13 be considered a United States health risk. 

14 (2) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding para15 graph (1), the fee under section 9010 of such Act 

16 for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015 with re17 spect to any expatriate health insurance issuer shall 

18 be the amount which bears the same ratio to the fee 

19 amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury 

20 with respect to such issuer under such section for 

21 each such year (determined without regard to this 

22 paragraph) as— 

23 (A) the amount of premiums taken into ac24 count under such section with respect to such 

25 issuer for each such year, less the amount of 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1590 

1 premiums for expatriate health plans taken into 

2 account under such section with respect to such 

3 issuer for each such year, bears to 

4 (B) the amount of premiums taken into ac5 count under such section with respect to such 

6 issuer for each such year. 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) EXPATRIATE HEALTH INSURANCE

9 ISSUER.—The term ‘‘expatriate health insurance 

10 issuer’’ means a health insurance issuer that issues 

11 expatriate health plans. 

12 (2) EXPATRIATE HEALTH PLAN.—The term 

13 ‘‘expatriate health plan’’ means a group health plan, 

14 health insurance coverage offered in connection with 

15 a group health plan, or health insurance coverage of16 fered to a group of individuals described in para17 graph (3)(C) (which may include spouses, depend18 ents, and other individuals enrolled in the plan) that 

19 meets each of the following standards: 

20 (A) Substantially all of the primary enroll21 ees in such plan or coverage are qualified expa22 triates with respect to such plan or coverage. In 

23 applying the previous sentence, an individual 

24 shall not be considered a primary enrollee if the 

25 individual is not a national of the United States 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1591 

1 and the individual resides in the country of 

2 which the individual is a citizen. 

3 (B) Substantially all of the benefits pro4 vided under the plan or coverage are not ex5 cepted benefits described in section 9832(c) of 

6 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

7 (C) The plan or coverage provides coverage 

8 for inpatient hospital services, outpatient facil9 ity services, physician services, and emergency 

10 services (comparable to such emergency services 

11 coverage described in and offered under section 

12 8903(1) of title 5, United States Code for plan 

13 year 2009)— 

14 (i) in the case of individuals described 

15 in paragraph (3)(A), both in the United 

16 States and in the country or countries 

17 from which the individual was transferred 

18 or assigned (accounting for flexibility need19 ed with existing coverage), and such other 

20 country or countries as the Secretary of 

21 Health and Human Services, in consulta22 tion with the Secretary of the Treasury 

23 and the Secretary of Labor, may designate 

24 (after taking into account the barriers and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1592 

1 prohibitions to providing health care serv2 ices in the countries as designated); 

3 (ii) in the case of individuals described 

4 in paragraph (3)(B), in the country or 

5 countries in which the individual is present 

6 in connection with the individual’s employ7 ment, and such other country or countries 

8 as the Secretary of Health and Human 

9 Services, in consultation with the Secretary 

10 of the Treasury and the Secretary of 

11 Labor, may designate; or 

12 (iii) in the case of individuals de13 scribed in paragraph (3)(C), in the country 

14 or countries as the Secretary of Health 

15 and Human Services, in consultation with 

16 the Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec17 retary of Labor, may designate. 

18 (D) The plan sponsor reasonably believes 

19 that the benefits provided by the expatriate 

20 health plan satisfy a standard at least actuari21 ally equivalent to the level provided for in sec22 tion 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue 

23 Code of 1986. 

24 (E) If the plan or coverage provides de25 pendent coverage of children, the plan or covVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01592 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1593 

1 erage makes such dependent coverage available 

2 for adult children until the adult child turns 26 

3 years of age, unless such individual is the child 

4 of a child receiving dependent coverage. 

5 (F) The plan or coverage— 

6 (i) is issued by an expatriate health 

7 plan issuer, or administered by an adminis8 trator, that together with any other person 

9 in the expatriate health plan issuer’s or ad10 ministrator’s controlled group (as de11 scribed in section 9010 of the Patient Pro12 tection and Affordable Care Act (and the 

13 regulations promulgated thereunder)), has 

14 licenses to sell insurance in more than two 

15 countries, and, with respect to such plan, 

16 coverage, or company in the controlled 

17 group— 

18 (I) maintains network provider 

19 agreements that provide for direct 

20 claims payments, directly or through 

21 third party contracts, with health care 

22 providers in eight or more countries; 

23 (II) maintains call centers, di24 rectly or through third party con25 tracts, in three or more countries and 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1594 

1 accepts calls from customers in eight 

2 or more languages; 

3 (III) processes (in the aggregate 

4 together with other plans or coverage 

5 it issues or administers) at least 

6 $1,000,000 in claims in foreign cur7 rency equivalents each year; 

8 (IV) makes available (directly or 

9 through third party contracts) global 

10 evacuation/repatriation coverage; and 

11 (V) maintains legal and compli12 ance resources in three or more coun13 tries; and 

14 (ii) offers reimbursements for items or 

15 services under such plan or coverage in the 

16 local currency in eight or more countries. 

17 (G) The plan or coverage, and the plan 

18 sponsor or expatriate health insurance issuer 

19 with respect to such plan or coverage, satisfies 

20 the provisions of title XXVII of the Public 

21 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.), 

22 chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

23 1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the 

24 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 

25 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.), which would 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1595 

1 otherwise apply to such a plan or coverage, and 

2 sponsor or issuer, if not for the enactment of 

3 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

4 and title I and subtitle B of title II of the 

5 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 

6 of 2010. 

7 (3) QUALIFIED EXPATRIATE.—The term ‘‘quali8 fied expatriate’’ means a primary insured, or indi9 vidual otherwise described in subparagraph (C)— 

10 (A)(i) whose skills, qualifications, job du11 ties, or expertise is of a type that has caused 

12 his or her employer to transfer or assign him or 

13 her to the United States for a specific and tem14 porary purpose or assignment tied to his or her 

15 employment; and 

16 (ii) in connection with such transfer or as17 signment, is reasonably determined by the plan 

18 sponsor to require access to health insurance 

19 and other related services and support in mul20 tiple countries, and is offered other multi21 national benefits on a periodic basis (such as 

22 tax equalization, compensation for cross border 

23 moving expenses, or compensation to enable the 

24 expatriate to return to their home country); 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1596 

1 (B) who is working outside of the United 

2 States for a period of at least 180 days in a 

3 consecutive 12-month period that overlaps with 

4 the plan year; or 

5 (C) who is a member of a group of simi6 larly situated individuals— 

7 (i) that is formed for the purpose of 

8 traveling or relocating internationally in 

9 service of one or more of the purposes list10 ed in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the 

11 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or simi12 larly situated organizations or groups 

13 (such as students or religious mission14 aries); 

15 (ii) that is not formed primarily for 

16 the sale of health insurance coverage; and 

17 (iii) that the Secretary of Health and 

18 Human Services, in consultation with the 

19 Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec20 retary of Labor, determines requires access 

21 to health insurance and other related serv22 ices and support in multiple countries. 

23 (4) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

24 States’’ means the 50 States, the District of Colum25 bia, and Puerto Rico. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1597 

1 (5) MISCELLANEOUS TERMS.— 

2 (A) GROUP HEALTH PLAN; HEALTH IN3 SURANCE COVERAGE; HEALTH INSURANCE

4 ISSUER; PLAN SPONSOR.—The terms ‘‘group 

5 health plan’’, ‘‘health insurance coverage’’, 

6 ‘‘health insurance issuer’’, and ‘‘plan sponsor’’ 

7 have the meanings given those terms in section 

8 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 300gg–91). 

10 (B) TRANSFER.—The term ‘‘transfer’’ 

11 means an employer has transferred an employee 

12 to perform services for a branch of the same 

13 employer or a parent, affiliate, franchise, or 

14 subsidiary thereof. 

15 (e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury, 

16 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Sec17 retary of Labor may promulgate regulations necessary to 

18 carry out this Act, including such rules as may be nec19 essary to prevent inappropriate expansion of the applica20 tion of the exclusions under this Act from applicable laws 

21 and regulations, and to amend existing annual reporting 

22 requirements or procedures to include applicable qualified 

23 expatriate health insurers’ total number of expatriate plan 

24 enrollees. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1598 

1 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Unless otherwise specified, 

2 this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 

3 Act, and shall apply only to expatriate health plans issued 

4 or renewed on or after July 1, 2015. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1599 

1 DIVISION N—OTHER MATTERS 

2 SEC. 101. SEPARATE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CON3 TRIBUTIONS MADE TO NATIONAL PARTIES 

4 TO SUPPORT PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING 

5 CONVENTIONS, NATIONAL PARTY HEAD6 QUARTERS BUILDINGS, AND RECOUNTS. 

7 (a) SEPARATE LIMITS.—Section 315(a) of the Fed8 eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semi11 colon at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, or, 

12 in the case of contributions made to any of the ac13 counts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 per14 cent of the amount otherwise applicable under this 

15 subparagraph with respect to such calendar year;’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the semi17 colon at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, or, 

18 in the case of contributions made to any of the ac19 counts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 per20 cent of the amount otherwise applicable under this 

21 subparagraph with respect to such calendar year;’’; 

22 and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

24 paragraph: 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1600 

1 ‘‘(9) An account described in this paragraph is any 

2 of the following accounts: 

3 ‘‘(A) A separate, segregated account of a na4 tional committee of a political party (other than a 

5 national congressional campaign committee of a po6 litical party) which is used solely to defray expenses 

7 incurred with respect to a presidential nominating 

8 convention (including the payment of deposits) or to 

9 repay loans the proceeds of which were used to de10 fray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds 

11 used to defray such expenses, except that the aggre12 gate amount of expenditures the national committee 

13 of a political party may make from such account 

14 may not exceed $20,000,000 with respect to any sin15 gle convention. 

16 ‘‘(B) A separate, segregated account of a na17 tional committee of a political party (including a na18 tional congressional campaign committee of a polit19 ical party) which is used solely to defray expenses 

20 incurred with respect to the construction, purchase, 

21 renovation, operation, and furnishing of one or more 

22 headquarters buildings of the party or to repay loans 

23 the proceeds of which were used to defray such ex24 penses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray 

25 such expenses (including expenses for obligations inVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01600 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1601 

1 curred during the 2-year period which ends on the 

2 date of the enactment of this paragraph). 

3 ‘‘(C) A separate, segregated account of a na4 tional committee of a political party (including a na5 tional congressional campaign committee of a polit6 ical party) which is used to defray expenses incurred 

7 with respect to the preparation for and the conduct 

8 of election recounts and contests and other legal pro9 ceedings.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO DE11 TERMINATION OF COORDINATED EXPENDITURE LIMITA12 TIONS.—Section 315(d) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)) 

13 is amended by adding at the end the following new para14 graph: 

15 ‘‘(5) The limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), 

16 and (4) of this subsection shall not apply to expenditures 

17 made from any of the accounts described in subsection 

18 (a)(9).’’. 

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 this section shall apply with respect to funds that are solic21 ited, received, transferred, or spent on or after the date 

22 of the enactment of this section. 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1602 

1 SEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 

2 HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (5) of section 833(c) 

4 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a)’’, and 

7 (2) by inserting ‘‘and for activities that improve 

8 health care quality’’ after ‘‘clinical services’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

10 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

11 December 31, 2009. 

12 SEC. 103. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

13 (a) STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARDS.—The 

14 budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 

15 of division N shall not be entered on either PAYGO score16 card maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory 

17 Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 

18 (b) SENATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARDS.—The 

19 budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 

20 of division N shall not be entered on any PAYGO score21 card maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. 

22 Res. 21 (110th Congress). 

23 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

24 Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 

25 Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of 

26 the committee of conference accompanying Conference ReVerDate Nov 24 2008 18:32 Dec 09, 2014 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01602 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HHALPERN\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\CPRT-113-H

December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml 
1603 

1 port 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 

2 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 

3 budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 

4 of division N shall not be estimated— 

5 (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and 

6 (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 

7 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as 

8 being included in an appropriation Act. 

◊ 


December 9, 2014 (6:32 p.m.)

L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83.XML

L:\vr\120914\R120914.009.xml