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APRIL l, 2017 

RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 115-l 

TEXT OF THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE

AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1 TO H.R. 244, THE

HONORING INVESTMENTS IN RECRUITING

AND EMPLOYING AMERICAN VETERANS ACT

OF 2017 

[Showing the text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2017.] 

In lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken by Senate amendment numbered 1, insert the following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appro3 priations Act, 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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. Correction. 

DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 

DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

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 

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Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration 

Title VII—General Provisions 

DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

Title I—Department of Commerce 

Title II—Department of Justice 

Title III—Science 

Title IV—Related Agencies 

Title V—General Provisions 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

2017 

Title I—Military Personnel 

Title II—Operation and Maintenance 

Title III—Procurement 

Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 

Title V—Revolving and Management Funds 

Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs 

Title VII—Related Agencies 

Title VIII—General Provisions 

Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

Title X—Department of Defense—Additional Appropriations 

DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

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, 2017 

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 

Title IX—SOAR Reauthorization 

DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

Title I—Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight 

Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations 

Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 

Title IV—Research, Development, Training, and Services 

Title V—General Provisions 

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Title VI—Department of Homeland Security—Additional Appropriations 

DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, 

AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

Title I—Department of the Interior 

Title II—Environmental Protection Agency 

Title III—Related Agencies 

Title IV—General Provisions 

DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

Title I—Department of Labor 

Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 

Title III—Department of Education 

Title IV—Related Agencies 

Title V—General Provisions 

DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

Title I—Legislative Branch 

Title II—General Provisions 

DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, 

AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

Title I—Department of State and Related Agency 

Title II—United States Agency for International Development 

Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance 

Title IV—International Security Assistance 

Title V—Multilateral Assistance 

Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance 

Title VII—General Provisions 

Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

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—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS 

AFFAIRS—ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

Title I—Overseas Contingency Operations 

Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 

Title III—General Provision—This Division 

DIVISION M—OTHER MATTERS 

Title I—Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2017 

Title II—Puerto Rico Section 1108(g) Amendment of 2017 

Title III—General Provision 

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DIVISION N—HONORING INVESTMENTS IN RECRUITING AND 

EMPLOYING AMERICAN MILITARY VETERANS ACT OF 2017 

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 section of the Congressional Record on 

9 or about May 2, 2017, and submitted by the Chairman 

10 of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall 

11 have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds 

12 and implementation of divisions A through L of this Act 

13 as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee 

14 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, 2017. 

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)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

23 Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or re24 scinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently 

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1 so designates all such amounts and transmits such des2 ignations to the Congress. 

3 (b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con4 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

5 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal6 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

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

8 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

9 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

10 SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIF11 FERENCES. 

12 If, for fiscal year 2017, new budget authority pro13 vided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary 

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

15 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

16 Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the Con17 gressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discre18 tionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 

19 2017 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Man20 agement and Budget in the amount of the excess but the 

21 total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent 

22 of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits 

23 for all categories for that fiscal year. 

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1 SEC. 8. CORRECTION. 

2 The Further Continuing and Security Assistance Ap3 propriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254) is amended 

4 by changing the long title so as to read: ‘‘Making further 

5 continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sep6 tember 30, 2017, and for other purposes.’’. 

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

4 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

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 $44,555,000, 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 $24,928,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist19 ant Secretary for Administration, of which $24,124,000 

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 

25 for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of 

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1 the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be avail2 able for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres3 sional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this 

4 Act, including programs involving intergovernmental af5 fairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to 

6 exceed $7,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Com7 munications: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture 

8 is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office 

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

10 Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appro11 priation for any office shall be increased or decreased by 

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

13 $11,000 of the amount made available under this para14 graph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be 

15 available for official reception and representation ex16 penses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 

17 Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made avail18 able under this heading for Departmental Administration 

19 shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this 

20 Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings 

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

22 funds made available under this heading for the Office of 

23 the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may 

24 be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agri25 culture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the 

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1 agency level: Provided further, That no funds made avail2 able under this heading for the Office of Assistant Sec3 retary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 

4 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless 

5 the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropria6 tions of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these 

7 funds by USDA agency. 

8 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

9 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 

11 Economist, $18,917,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for 

12 grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 

13 7 U.S.C. 3155; and of which $2,000,000, to remain avail14 able until September 30, 2018, shall be available for policy 

15 research and related activities in support of the forth16 coming Farm Bill. 

17 OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 

19 Appeals, $13,399,000. 

20 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

21 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 

22 Program Analysis, $9,525,000. 

23 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In25 formation Officer, $49,538,000, of which not less than 

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1 $33,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the De2 partment. 

3 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi5 nancial Officer, $8,028,000. 

6 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL

7 RIGHTS

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 

9 Secretary for Civil Rights, $901,000. 

10 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

12 $24,206,000. 

13 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu16 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 

17 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis18 trator of General Services to the Department of Agri19 culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 

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

21 alterations and other actions needed for the Department 

22 and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con23 figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 

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1 ties, and for related costs, $84,189,000, to remain avail2 able until expended. 

3 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri6 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 

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

8 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,633,000, to remain avail10 able until expended: Provided, That appropriations and 

11 funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous 

12 Materials Management may be transferred to any agency 

13 of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 

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

15 lands. 

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

18 General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 

19 General Act of 1978, $98,208,000, including such sums 

20 as may be necessary for contracting and other arrange21 ments with public agencies and private persons pursuant 

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

23 and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confiden24 tial operational expenses, including the payment of inform25 ants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector 

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

2 of Public Law 97–98. 

3 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 

5 Counsel, $44,697,000. 

6 OFFICE OF ETHICS

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 

8 $4,136,000. 

9 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 

10 EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

12 Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, 

13 $893,000. 

14 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

15 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 

16 Service, $86,757,000. 

17 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

18 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 

19 Statistics Service, $171,239,000, of which up to 

20 $42,177,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen21 sus of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available 

22 for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Cur23 rent Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 

24 2204g(d) and (f). 

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1 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 

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

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

6 for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of 

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

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

9 total value of the land or interests transferred out of Fed10 eral ownership, $1,170,235,000: Provided, That appro11 priations hereunder shall be available for the operation 

12 and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to 

13 exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That 

14 appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 

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

16 of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro17 vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not 

18 exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 

19 which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 

20 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to 

21 exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for two buildings to 

22 be constructed at a cost not to exceed $3,000,000 each, 

23 and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal 

24 year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace25 ment value of the building or $500,000, whichever is 

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1 greater: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 

2 shall be available for entering into lease agreements at any 

3 Agricultural Research Service location for the construction 

4 of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by 

5 the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the 

6 lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, operated, 

7 and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall be re8 moved upon the expiration or termination of the lease 

9 agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alter10 ations contained in this Act shall not apply to moderniza11 tion or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, 

12 Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations here13 under shall be available for granting easements at the 

14 Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, 

15 That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replace16 ment of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 

17 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appro18 priations hereunder shall be available for granting ease19 ments at any Agricultural Research Service location for 

20 the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 

21 entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Re22 search Service and a condition of the easements shall be 

23 that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the 

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

25 Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the 

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

2 may be received from any State, other political subdivi3 sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab4 lishing or operating any research facility or research 

5 project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 

6 by law. 

7 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

8 For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im9 provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 

10 equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agri11 cultural research programs of the Department of Agri12 culture, where not otherwise provided, $99,600,000 to re13 main available until expended. 

14 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

15 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

16 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 

17 cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 

18 for other expenses, $849,518,000, which shall be for the 

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

20 ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research 

21 and Education Activities’’ in the explanatory statement 

22 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

23 A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for re24 search grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 

25 1890 institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant 

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1 colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research 

2 initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicul3 tural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution chal4 lenge grants, and grants management systems shall re5 main available until expended: Provided further, That each 

6 institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen 

7 program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided fur8 ther, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native 

9 and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made avail10 able to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligi11 ble institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the 

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

13 for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made 

14 available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 

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

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

17 any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Re18 search Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be retained 

19 by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs 

20 incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority. 

21 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

22 For the Native American Institutions Endowment 

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

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

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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, $477,391,000, 

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, $36,000,000, 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 

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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, 2018: 

4 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi5 sion of law, indirect costs shall not be charged against any 

6 Extension Implementation Program Area grant awarded 

7 under the Crop Protection/Pest Management Program (7 

8 U.S.C. 7626). 

9 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING

10 AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

12 Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 

13 $901,000. 

14 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 

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

19 representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 

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

21 $946,212,000, of which $477,000, to remain available 

22 until expended, shall be available for the control of out23 breaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for 

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

25 the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of 

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

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

3 purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication 

4 zones; of which $37,857,000, to remain available until ex5 pended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of 

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

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

8 U.S.C. 1831); of which $55,340,000, to remain available 

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

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

11 shall be for information technology infrastructure; of 

12 which $166,500,000, to remain available until expended, 

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

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

15 rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $16,523,000, to re16 main available until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease 

17 management; of which $40,966,000, to remain available 

18 until expended, shall be for emergency preparedness and 

19 response; of which $54,000,000, to remain available until 

20 expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which 

21 $5,723,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

22 for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to 

23 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

24 for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which 

25 $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

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1 for the wildlife damage management program for aviation 

2 safety: Provided, That of amounts available under this 

3 heading for wildlife services methods development, 

4 $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro5 vided further, That of amounts available under this head6 ing for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain 

7 available until expended; of which $3,000,000, to remain 

8 available until expended, shall be for National Bio and 

9 Agro-Defense human capital development: Provided fur10 ther, That no funds shall be used to formulate or admin11 ister a brucellosis eradication program for the current fis12 cal year that does not require minimum matching by the 

13 States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this 

14 appropriation shall be available for the operation and 

15 maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 

16 five, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided 

17 further, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten 

18 any segment of the agricultural production industry of this 

19 country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropria20 tions or funds available to the agencies or corporations 

21 of the Department such sums as may be deemed nec22 essary, to be available only in such emergencies for the 

23 arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease 

24 or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses 

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1 mal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and 

2 sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 

3 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of 

4 funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the pre5 ceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred 

6 amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 

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

8 repair and alteration of leased buildings and improve9 ments, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering 

10 any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 

11 10 percent of the current replacement value of the build12 ing. 

13 In fiscal year 2017, the agency is authorized to collect 

14 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist15 ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 

16 subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, 

17 foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such 

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

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

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

21 fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail22 able until expended, without further appropriation, for 

23 providing such assistance, goods, or services. 

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1 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

2 For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte3 nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al4 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 

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

6 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain avail7 able until expended. 

8 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

9 MARKETING SERVICES

10 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 

11 Service, $84,933,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be avail12 able for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113– 

13 79: Provided, That of the funds provided herein, 

14 $1,000,000 shall be used for the transportation services 

15 division: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

16 available under this heading, no more than $1,000,000 

17 shall be used for the purpose of Public Law 114–216: Pro18 vided further, That this appropriation shall be available 

19 pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and 

20 repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of al21 tering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 

22 exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the 

23 building. 

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1 Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 

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

3 U.S.C. 9701). 

4 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

5 Not to exceed $61,227,000 (from fees collected) shall 

6 be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra7 tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated 

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

9 exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification 

10 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

11 Congress. 

12 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND

13 SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au16 gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com17 modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 

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

19 Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 

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

21 provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,705,000 

22 for formulation and administration of marketing agree23 ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing 

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

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1 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

2 For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 

3 and departments of markets, and similar agencies for 

4 marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul5 tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 

6 $1,235,000. 

7 GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS

8 ADMINISTRATION

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, 

11 Packers and Stockyards Administration, $43,482,000: 

12 Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu13 ant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair 

14 of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering 

15 any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 

16 10 percent of the current replacement value of the build17 ing. 

18 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES

19 EXPENSES

20 Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 

21 be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 

22 and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac23 tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 

24 other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 

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1 exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com2 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

5 Secretary for Food Safety, $819,000. 

6 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

7 For necessary expenses to carry out services author8 ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 

9 Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 

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

11 allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 

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

13 $1,032,062,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred14 ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab15 oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 

16 Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 

17 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the 

18 Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 

19 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

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

21 be employed during fiscal year 2017 for purposes dedi22 cated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 

23 Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That 

24 the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue im25 plementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as 

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1 further clarified by the amendments made in section 

2 12106 of Public Law 113–79: Provided further, That this 

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

4 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and im5 provements, but the cost of altering any one building dur6 ing the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the cur7 rent replacement value of the building. 

8 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND

9 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

11 Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 

12 $901,000. 

13 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 

17 $1,206,110,000: Provided, That not more than 50 percent 

18 of the $100,851,000 made available under this heading 

19 for information technology related to farm program deliv20 ery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of 

21 Agricultural Systems and other farm program delivery 

22 systems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to 

23 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con24 gress, and receives written or electronic notification of re25 ceipt from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that 

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1 (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) 

2 the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered 

3 and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated 

4 lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well 

5 as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to 

6 be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is 

7 (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information 

8 Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance 

9 with applicable lifecycle management policies and guid10 ance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s cap11 ital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) 

12 has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Of13 fice and approved by the Committees on Appropriations 

14 of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the 

15 agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quar16 ter of fiscal year 2017 to the Committees on Appropria17 tions and the Government Accountability Office, that iden18 tifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) 

19 current performance against key indicators of customer 

20 satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agree21 ments or other technical metrics, (c) current performance 

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

23 breakdown of current and planned spending on oper24 ational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment 

25 of whether the investment continues to meet business 

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

2 Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to use 

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

4 of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program 

5 payments for all programs administered by the Agency: 

6 Provided further, That other funds made available to the 

7 Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 

8 merged with this account: Provided further, That funds 

9 made available to county committees shall remain avail10 able until expended: Provided further, That none of the 

11 funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used 

12 to close Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided fur13 ther, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service 

14 Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based 

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

16 employees without prior notification and approval of the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con18 gress. 

19 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

20 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul21 tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101– 

22 5106), $3,904,000. 

23 GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

24 For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 

25 groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 

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

2 $6,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 

6 payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 

7 products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 

8 may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 

10 in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de11 scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 

12 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria13 tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 

14 12). 

15 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

16 ACCOUNT

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

18 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di19 rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et 

20 seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emer21 gency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land ac22 quisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 

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

24 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans 

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1 tural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,750,000,000 

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

3 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,960,000,000 for un4 subsidized guaranteed operating loans and 

5 $1,530,000,000 for direct operating loans; emergency 

6 loans, $22,576,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, 

7 $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, 

8 $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, 

9 $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program 

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

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

12 of boll weevil eradication program loans. 

13 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and 

14 grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined 

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

16 as follows: farm operating loans, $65,178,000 for direct 

17 operating loans, $20,972,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed 

18 operating loans, emergency loans, $1,262,000, to remain 

19 available until expended; and $2,550,000 for Indian highly 

20 fractionated land loans. 

21 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

22 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

23 $317,068,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred 

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

25 Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

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1 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 

2 Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, 

3 operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed 

4 loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro5 vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 

6 Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in ad7 vance of any transfer. 

8 RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the Risk Management 

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

12 $1,000 shall be available for official reception and rep13 resentation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 

14 CORPORATIONS 

15 The following corporations and agencies are hereby 

16 authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 

17 funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor18 poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make 

19 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 

20 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 

21 Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 

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

23 fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here24 inafter provided. 

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1 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

2 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 

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

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

5 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

6 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec9 essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 

10 net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim11 bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 

12 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds 

13 available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec14 tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 

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

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

17 transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv18 ice for information resource management activities of the 

19 Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com20 modity Credit Corporation business. 

21 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

22 (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

23 For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 

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

25 site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations 

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1 and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement 

2 of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

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

4 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 

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

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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 $901,000. 

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, 

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1 $864,474,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2018: 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 AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

17 For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas18 ures, including but not limited to surveys and investiga19 tions, engineering operations, works of improvement, and 

20 changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed 

21 Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001– 

22 1005 and 1007–1009) and in accordance with the provi23 sions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, 

24 $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro25 vided, That of the amounts made available under this 

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1 heading, $50,000,000 shall be allocated to projects and 

2 activities that can commence promptly following enact3 ment; that address regional priorities for flood prevention, 

4 agricultural water management, inefficient irrigation sys5 tems, fish and wildlife habitat, or watershed protection; 

6 or that address authorized ongoing projects under the au7 thorities of section 13 of the Flood Control Act of Decem8 ber 22, 1944 (Public Law 78–534) with a primary pur9 pose of watershed protection by preventing floodwater 

10 damage and stabilizing stream channels, tributaries, and 

11 banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport. 

12 WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

13 Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 

14 Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is pro15 vided. 

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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, $896,000. 

7 RURAL DEVELOPMENT

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis11 tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De12 velopment mission area, including activities with institu13 tions concerning the development and operation of agricul14 tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 

15 $225,835,000: Provided, 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 Rural Development mission area: Pro19 vided further, That any balances available from prior years 

20 for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and 

21 the Rural Business—Cooperative Service salaries and ex22 penses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with 

23 this appropriation. 

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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: $1,000,000,000 

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

9 unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,278,000 for section 

10 504 housing repair loans; $35,000,000 for section 515 

11 rental housing; $230,000,000 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, $67,700,000 shall be for direct loans; section 

20 504 housing repair loans, $3,663,000; section 523 self21 help housing land development loans, $417,000; section 

22 524 site development loans, $111,000; and repair, reha23 bilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental 

24 housing, $10,360,000: Provided, That to support the loan 

25 program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made 

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1 available under this heading the Secretary may charge or 

2 adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan 

3 guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Re4 form Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest 

5 on such loans may not be subsidized: Provided further, 

6 That applicants in communities that have a current rural 

7 area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 

8 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural 

9 area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans pro10 vided under this heading: Provided further, That of the 

11 amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 

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

13 direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pur14 suant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help 

15 housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing 

16 Act of 1949 until June 1, 2017: Provided further, That 

17 the Secretary shall implement provisions to provide incen18 tives to nonprofit organizations and public housing au19 thorities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing 

20 Service (RHS) multifamily housing properties by such 

21 nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities 

22 that commit to keep such properties in the RHS multi23 family housing program for a period of time as determined 

24 by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but not 

25 be limited to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities 

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1 and public housing authorities to earn a Return on Invest2 ment (ROI) on their own resources to include proceeds 

3 from low income housing tax credit syndication, own con4 tributions, grants, and developer loans at favorable rates 

5 and terms, invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement 

6 of organizational costs associated with owner’s oversight 

7 of asset referred to as ‘‘Asset Management Fee’’ (AMF) 

8 of up to $7,500 per property. 

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

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

11 $15,387,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 

12 farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 

13 grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail14 able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans15 ferred to and merged with this account. 

16 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

17 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

18 $412,254,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

19 appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex20 penses’’. 

21 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

22 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re23 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 

24 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 

25 payments for eligible households as authorized by section 

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1 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, 

2 $1,405,033,000, of which $40,000,000 shall be available 

3 until September 30, 2018; and in addition such sums as 

4 may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the 

5 Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 

6 to carry out the rental assistance program under section 

7 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That rental assistance 

8 agreements entered into or renewed during the current fis9 cal year shall be funded for a one-year period: Provided 

10 further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the 

11 end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and 

12 used for purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, re13 pair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preserva14 tion; and rental assistance activities authorized under title 

15 V of the Act: Provided further, That rental assistance pro16 vided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 

17 2017 for a farm labor multi-family housing project fi18 nanced under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be 

19 recaptured for use in another project until such assistance 

20 has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive 

21 months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seek22 ing such assistance or the project has rental assistance 

23 eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Pro24 vided further, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, 

25 to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor 

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1 multi-family housing project financed under section 514 

2 or 516 of the Act: Provided further, That except as pro3 vided in the third proviso under this heading and notwith4 standing any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may 

5 recapture rental assistance provided under agreements en6 tered into prior to fiscal year 2017 for a project that the 

7 Secretary determines no longer needs rental assistance 

8 and use such recaptured funds for current needs. 

9 MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

10 ACCOUNT

11 For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 

12 under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not13 withstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for addi14 tional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the 

15 preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental hous16 ing properties described in this paragraph, $41,400,000, 

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

18 funds made available under this heading, $19,400,000, 

19 shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low20 income household (including those not receiving rental as21 sistance) residing in a property financed with a section 

22 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 

23 2005: Provided further, That the amount of such voucher 

24 shall be the difference between comparable market rent 

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

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

2 vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual ap3 propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 

4 to the maximum extent practicable, administer such 

5 vouchers with current regulations and administrative guid6 ance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered 

7 by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 

8 Development: Provided further, That if the Secretary de9 termines that the amount made available for vouchers in 

10 this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Sec11 retary may use such funds for the demonstration program 

12 for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family 

13 rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Pro14 vided further, That of the funds made available under this 

15 heading, $22,000,000 shall be available for a demonstra16 tion program for the preservation and revitalization of the 

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

18 properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family 

19 housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, ex20 pressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has suffi21 cient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of 

22 providing safe and affordable housing for low-income resi23 dents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating 

24 interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing 

25 or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance 

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1 including advances, payments and incentives (including 

2 the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on in3 vestment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 

4 That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 

5 revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 

6 consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided 

7 further, That if the Secretary determines that additional 

8 funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, 

9 funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstra10 tion program may be used for such vouchers: Provided fur11 ther, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently 

12 authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring 

13 program similar to the demonstration program described 

14 herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for 

15 the demonstration program under this heading to carry 

16 out such legislation with the prior approval of the Commit17 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Pro18 vided further, That in addition to any other available 

19 funds, the Secretary may expend not more than 

20 $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available 

21 under this heading, for administrative expenses for activi22 ties funded under this heading. 

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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), $30,000,000, 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 $33,701,000, 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, $2,600,000,000 for di16 rect loans and $148,305,000 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, $3,322,000, 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, $43,778,000, to remain available until 

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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 

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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, $65,319,000, 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 $6,000,000 

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

19 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) and the Appalachian Regional 

20 Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Com21 munity Advancement Program purpose as described in 

22 section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De23 velopment Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be 

24 used for administrative expenses: Provided further, That 

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1 ing shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recog2 nized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a 

3 grant to a qualified national organization to provide tech4 nical assistance for rural transportation in order to pro5 mote economic development: Provided further, That sec6 tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 

7 Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made 

8 available under this heading. 

9 INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author12 ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac13 count (7 U.S.C. 1936b), $18,889,000. 

14 For the cost of direct loans, $5,476,000, as author15 ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac16 count (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which $557,000 shall be avail17 able through June 30, 2017, for Federally Recognized Na18 tive American Tribes; and of which $1,072,000 shall be 

19 available through June 30, 2017, for Mississippi Delta Re20 gion counties (as determined in accordance with Public 

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

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

23 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

24 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

25 the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred 

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1 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop2 ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

3 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM

4 ACCOUNT

5 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

6 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author7 ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, 

8 for the purpose of promoting rural economic development 

9 and job creation projects, $42,213,000. 

10 Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 

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

12 Electrification Act of 1936, $132,000,000 shall not be ob13 ligated and $132,000,000 are rescinded. 

14 The cost of grants authorized under section 313 of 

15 the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting 

16 rural economic development and job creation projects shall 

17 not exceed $10,000,000. 

18 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

19 For rural cooperative development grants authorized 

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

21 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $26,550,000, of 

22 which $2,750,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 

23 the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro24 gram: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 

25 for grants for cooperative development centers, individual 

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1 cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially 

2 disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of di3 rectors or governing boards of which are comprised of in4 dividuals who are members of socially disadvantaged 

5 groups; and of which $15,000,000, to remain available 

6 until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural prod7 uct market development grants, as authorized by section 

8 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 

9 U.S.C. 1632a). 

10 RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

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

12 the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 

13 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

14 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $352,000: Provided, That the cost 

15 of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 

16 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres17 sional Budget Act of 1974. 

18 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

19 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

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

23 and solid waste management programs authorized by sec24 tions 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and de25 scribed in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 

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1 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop2 ment Act, $571,190,000, to remain available until ex3 pended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be avail4 able for the rural utilities program described in section 

5 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed 

6 $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 

7 described in section 306E of such Act: Provided, That not 

8 to exceed $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 

9 this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 

10 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop11 ment Act in addition to funding authorized by section 

12 306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That 

13 $64,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head14 ing shall be for loans and grants including water and 

15 waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 

16 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated 

17 Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recog18 nized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) 

19 of such Act: Provided further, That funding provided for 

20 section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel21 opment Act may be provided to a consortium formed pur22 suant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided fur23 ther, That not more than 2 percent of the funding pro24 vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 

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1 ka for training and technical assistance programs and not 

2 more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 

3 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

4 Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to sec5 tion 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical 

6 assistance programs: Provided further, That not to exceed 

7 $20,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head8 ing shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water 

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

10 Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex11 treme need, of which $6,500,000 shall be made available 

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

13 technical assistance organization, with experience in work14 ing with small communities on water and waste water 

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

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

17 in improving the planning, financing, development, oper18 ation, and management of water and waste water systems, 

19 and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a quali20 fied national Native American organization to provide 

21 technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal com22 munities: Provided further, That not to exceed 

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1 sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 

2 not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste manage3 ment grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the 

4 amount appropriated under this heading shall be trans5 ferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, 

6 High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants au7 thorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act 

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

9 year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by 

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

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

12 Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Ac13 count: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N 

14 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are 

15 not applicable to the funds made available under this 

16 heading. 

17 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

18 LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 

21 as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec22 trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 

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

24 that Act, rural electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed un25 derwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $750,000,000; 

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1 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money 

2 rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursu3 ant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications 

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

5 $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisi6 tion, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating 

7 plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon se8 questration systems. 

9 For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 

10 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 

11 935), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in 

12 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost 

13 of money rural telecommunications loans, $3,071,000. 

14 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

15 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

16 $33,270,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 

17 with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 

18 and Expenses’’. 

19 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND

20 PROGRAM

21 For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni22 cation loans, $27,043,000. 

23 For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 

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

25 et seq., $26,600,000, to remain available until expended: 

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

2 grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and 

3 Rural Development Act: Provided further, That funding 

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

5 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only 

6 be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility cri7 teria for a consortium as established by this section. 

8 For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 

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

10 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

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

12 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

13 In addition, $34,500,000, to remain available until 

14 expended, for a grant program to finance broadband 

15 transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning 

16 and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 

17 U.S.C. 950aaa. 

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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 $814,000. 

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; $22,793,982,000 to remain available through Sep16 tember 30, 2018, 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 

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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, $23,000,000 shall remain available until 

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

8 Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Pro9 vided further, That section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell 

10 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is 

11 amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 

12 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 through 2017’’: Provided fur13 ther, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell Na14 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amend15 ed in the first sentence by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 

16 2011 through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2017’’: 

17 Provided further, That section 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. 

18 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 

20 ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘for fiscal year 2017’’. 

22 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR

23 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)

24 For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup25 plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 

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

2 $6,350,000,000, to remain available through September 

3 30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

4 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

5 1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for 

6 breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, 

7 and $13,600,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Pro8 vided further, That none of the funds provided in this ac9 count shall be available for the purchase of infant formula 

10 except in accordance with the cost containment and com11 petitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of 

12 such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds pro13 vided shall be available for activities that are not fully re14 imbursed by other Federal Government departments or 

15 agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Pro16 vided further, That upon termination of a federally man17 dated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and condi18 tions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may 

19 waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the re20 quest of a State agency. 

21 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

22 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 

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

24 $78,480,694,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 

25 available through December 31, 2018, shall be placed in 

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

2 as may become necessary to carry out program operations: 

3 Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 

4 in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 

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

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

7 provide nutrition education services to State agencies and 

8 Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food 

9 Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided 

10 further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 

11 work registration or workfare requirements as may be re12 quired by law: Provided further, That funds made available 

13 for Employment and Training under this heading shall re14 main available through September 30, 2018: Provided fur15 ther, That funds made available under this heading for 

16 section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the 

17 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available 

18 through September 30, 2018: Provided further, That none 

19 of the funds made available under this heading may be 

20 obligated or expended in contravention of section 213A of 

21 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): 

22 Provided further, That funds made available under this 

23 heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ 

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1 ties related to program integrity provided that such activi2 ties are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 

3 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

4 For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist5 ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 

6 authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con7 sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 

8 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist9 ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec10 tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend11 ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm12 ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 

13 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $315,139,000, 

14 to remain available through September 30, 2018: Pro15 vided, That none of these funds shall be available to reim16 burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 

17 donated to the program: Provided further, That notwith18 standing any other provision of law, effective with funds 

19 made available in fiscal year 2017 to support the Seniors 

20 Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 

21 section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

22 Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through 

23 September 30, 2018: Provided further, That of the funds 

24 made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutri25 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may 

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1 use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribu2 tion of commodities. 

3 NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

4 For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 

5 and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri6 tion assistance program, $170,716,000: Provided, That of 

7 the funds provided herein, $17,700,000 shall be available 

8 until expended for relocation expenses and for the alter9 ation and repair of buildings and improvements pursuant 

10 to 7 U.S.C. 2250: Provided further, That of the funds pro11 vided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes 

12 of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended by 

13 section 4401 of Public Law 110–246: Provided further, 

14 That of the funds provided herein, $1,000,000 shall be 

15 used to contract for an independent study to identify the 

16 best means of consolidating and coordinating reporting re17 quirements under Child Nutrition Programs to eliminate 

18 redundancy, increase efficiency, and reduce the reporting 

19 burden on school food authorities and State agencies. 

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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 $196,571,000: 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 

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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 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, $149,000, 

9 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 

10 for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

11 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

12 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth13 erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in14 cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 

15 (Public Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connec16 tion with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, 

17 $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro18 vided, That the Administrator of the United States Agen19 cy for International Development shall in each instance 

20 notify in writing the Committees on Appropriations of 

21 both Houses of Congress, the Committee on Agriculture 

22 of the House, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri23 tion, and Forestry of the Senate and make publicly avail24 able online the amount and use of authority in section 

25 202(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(a)) to 

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1 notwithstand the minimum level of nonemergency assist2 ance required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace 

3 Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)) not later than 15 days after 

4 the date of such action. 

5 MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION

6 AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS

7 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

8 of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest9 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $201,626,000, to 

10 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com11 modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 

12 services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im13 plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 

14 amounts provided herein: Provided further, That of the 

15 amount made available under this heading, $5,000,000, 

16 shall remain available until expended for necessary ex17 penses to carry out the provisions of section 3207 of the 

18 Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 1726c). 

19 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)

20 CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 For administrative expenses to carry out the Com23 modity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, 

24 GSM 102 and GSM 103, $8,537,000; to cover common 

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1 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 

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

3 $6,074,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

4 appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries 

5 and Expenses’’, and of which $2,463,000 shall be trans6 ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm 

7 Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

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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; $4,655,089,000: Provided, That of the amount 

19 provided under this heading, $754,524,000 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; $126,083,000 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; $323,011,000 shall be deMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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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; $22,079,000 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 $23,673,000 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 $11,341,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug 

11 user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall be 

12 credited to this account and remain available until ex13 pended; $635,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco prod14 uct user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be 

15 credited to this account and remain available until ex16 pended: Provided further, That in addition to and notwith17 standing any other provision under this heading, amounts 

18 collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device 

19 user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biologi20 cal product user fees, animal drug user fees, and animal 

21 generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal 

22 year 2017 limitations are appropriated and shall be cred23 ited to this account and remain available until expended: 

24 Provided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, 

25 medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological 

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1 product, animal drug, and animal generic drug assess2 ments for fiscal year 2017, including any such fees col3 lected prior to fiscal year 2017 but credited for fiscal year 

4 2017, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2017 limitations: 

5 Provided further, That the Secretary may accept payment 

6 during fiscal year 2017 of user fees specified under this 

7 heading and authorized for fiscal year 2018, prior to the 

8 due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees as9 sessed for fiscal year 2018 for which the Secretary accepts 

10 payment in fiscal year 2017 shall not be included in 

11 amounts under this heading: Provided further, That none 

12 of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or oper13 ate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 

14 9701: Provided further, That of the total amount appro15 priated: (1) $1,025,503,000 shall be for the Center for 

16 Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activi17 ties in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) 

18 $1,329,328,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evalua19 tion and Research and related field activities in the Office 

20 of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $339,618,000 shall be for the 

21 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for re22 lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 

23 (4) $194,252,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary 

24 Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of 

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1 ter for Devices and Radiological Health and for related 

2 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) 

3 $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi4 cological Research; (7) $596,338,000 shall be for the Cen5 ter for Tobacco Products and for related field activities 

6 in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed 

7 $163,507,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of 

8 which $46,856,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other 

9 than the amounts paid to the General Services Adminis10 tration for rent; (9) not to exceed $231,293,000 shall be 

11 for payments to the General Services Administration for 

12 rent; and (10) $283,991,000 shall be for other activities, 

13 including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and 

14 Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the 

15 Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of 

16 Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, 

17 the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for 

18 these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 

19 of this amount shall be for official reception and represen20 tation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined 

21 by the Commissioner: Provided further, That any transfer 

22 of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, 

23 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only 

24 be from amounts made available under this heading for 

25 other activities: Provided further, That of the amounts 

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1 that are made available under this heading for ‘‘other ac2 tivities’’, and that are not derived from user fees, 

3 $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

4 appropriation for ‘‘Department of Health and Human 

5 Services—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight of the 

6 programs and operations of the Food and Drug Adminis7 tration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made 

8 available for oversight of the Food and Drug Administra9 tion: Provided further, That of the total amount made 

10 available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be used by 

11 the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in coordination 

12 with the Secretary of Agriculture, for consumer outreach 

13 and education regarding agricultural biotechnology and 

14 biotechnology-derived food products and animal feed, in15 cluding through publication and distribution of science16 based educational information on the environmental, nu17 tritional, food safety, economic, and humanitarian impacts 

18 of such biotechnology, food products, and feed: Provided 

19 further, That funds may be transferred from one specified 

20 activity to another with the prior approval of the Commit21 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

22 In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 

23 42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized 

24 by 21 U.S.C. 381, priority review user fees authorized by 

25 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food 

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1 reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer pro2 gram fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing 

3 facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription 

4 drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees 

5 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), third-party logistics 

6 provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 

7 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), third-party auditor fees authorized 

8 by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), and medical countermeasure pri9 ority review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 

10 360bbb–4a, shall be credited to this account, to remain 

11 available until expended. 

12 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

13 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten14 sion, alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equip15 ment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Admin16 istration, where not otherwise provided, $11,788,000, to 

17 remain available until expended. 

18 INDEPENDENT AGENCY 

19 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

20 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

21 Not to exceed $68,600,000 (from assessments col22 lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal 

23 Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 

24 during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 

25 as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 

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1 limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re2 ceiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 

3 this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con5 gress. 

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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 52 passenger 

9 motor vehicles of which 52 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 

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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 717 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 

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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 

4 both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That in addi5 tion to the funds appropriated or made available in this 

6 Act for the National Finance Center the Secretary shall 

7 make available $8,608,000 from unobligated balances of 

8 the Working Capital Fund and unobligated balances and 

9 reserves of the National Finance Center for travel, infor10 mation technology, financial management systems, and re11 lated expenses incurred as a result of a February 2017 

12 tornado: Provided further, That the limitations on the obli13 gation of funds pending notification to Congressional 

14 Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as de15 termined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a 

16 declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the 

17 operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate 

18 employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven 

19 to continue operations of the National Finance Center. 

20 SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 

21 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

22 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

23 SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 

24 used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 

25 agreements or similar arrangements between the United 

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1 States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu2 tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of 

3 the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar4 rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest 

5 between the two parties. This does not preclude appro6 priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts 

7 with such institutions when such indirect costs are com8 puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro9 priations are provided in this Act. 

10 SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri11 culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 

12 available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 

13 until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 

14 fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop15 ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica16 tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 

17 the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 

18 SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the 

19 Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac20 quire new information technology systems or significant 

21 upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor22 mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa23 tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa24 tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 

25 notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

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1 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

2 Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa3 tion Officer without written notification to and the prior 

4 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

5 Houses of Congress: Provided further, That, notwith6 standing section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, 

7 none of the funds available to the Department of Agri8 culture for information technology shall be obligated for 

9 projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 

10 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Informa11 tion Officer: Provided further, That the Chief Information 

12 Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without 

13 written approval from the Chief Information Officer for 

14 projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 

15 based upon the performance of an agency measured 

16 against the performance plan requirements described in 

17 the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 113– 

18 235. 

19 SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) 

20 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in 

21 the current fiscal year shall remain available until ex22 pended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal 

23 year. 

24 SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

25 law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid 

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1 an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural 

2 Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility 

3 that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under 

4 such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 

5 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a bor6 rower under such Act. 

7 SEC. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

8 by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated bal9 ances from appropriations made available for salaries and 

10 expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall 

11 remain available through September 30, 2018, for infor12 mation technology expenses: Provided, That except as oth13 erwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances 

14 from appropriations made available for salaries and ex15 penses in this Act for the Rural Development mission area 

16 shall remain available through September 30, 2018, for 

17 information technology expenses. 

18 SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or other19 wise made available by this Act may be used for first-class 

20 travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in 

21 contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 

22 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

23 SEC. 711. In the case of each program established 

24 or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 

25 113–79), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III 

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1 of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts 

2 were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required 

3 to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit 

4 Corporation— 

5 (1) such funds shall be available for salaries 

6 and related administrative expenses, including tech7 nical assistance, associated with the implementation 

8 of the program, without regard to the limitation on 

9 the total amount of allotments and fund transfers 

10 contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 

11 Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 

12 (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 

13 not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 

14 for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 

15 amount of allotments and fund transfers contained 

16 in such section. 

17 SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, 

18 not more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary 

19 expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 

20 panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 

21 of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego22 tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi23 tively awarded grants. 

24 SEC. 713. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail25 able to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural 

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1 research, education, or extension grant awards issued by 

2 the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 

3 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under each 

4 award: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of 

5 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

6 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds pro7 vided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the 

8 National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be avail9 able to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant 

10 awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 

11 U.S.C. 638). 

12 SEC. 714. None of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

14 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out 

15 the following: 

16 (1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program au17 thorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed Pro18 tection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 

19 1012(h)(1)) in excess of $9,000,000; 

20 (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro21 gram as authorized by sections 1240-1240H of the 

22 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 

23 3839aa–8) in excess of $1,357,000,000: Provided, 

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1 vided by section 1241(a)(5)(D) of the Food Security 

2 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(D)); 

3 (3) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program au4 thorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and 

5 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in 

6 excess of $3,000,000 in new obligational authority; 

7 (4) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and 

8 Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance pro9 gram as authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Se10 curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

11 8103) in excess of $151,000,000 of the funding 

12 made available by subsection (g)(1)(A) of that sec13 tion for all fiscal years; and 

14 (5) A program authorized by section 524(b) of 

15 the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 

16 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in excess of $7,000,000 for fiscal 

17 year 2017: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

18 524(b)(4)(C)(i) and 524(b)(4)(C)(iii) this limitation 

19 shall not apply to funds provided by section 

20 524(b)(4)(C)(ii). 

21 SEC. 715. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 

22 14222 of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this 

23 section referred to as ‘‘section 14222’’), none of the funds 

24 appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any 

25 other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses 

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1 of personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of 

2 the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section 

3 referred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $886,000,000 (ex4 clusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal 

5 years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement 

6 Commodities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts— 

7 $5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities— 

8 $2,500,000; Administration of Section 32 Commodity 

9 Purchases—$35,440,000: Provided, That of the total 

10 funds made available in the matter preceding this proviso 

11 that remain unobligated on October 1, 2017, such unobli12 gated balances shall carryover into the next fiscal year and 

13 shall remain available until expended for any of the three 

14 stated purposes of section 32, except that any such carry15 over funds used in accordance with clause (3) of section 

16 32 may not exceed $75,000,000 and may not be obligated 

17 until the Secretary of Agriculture provides written notifi18 cation of the expenditures to the Committees on Appro19 priations of both Houses of Congress at least two weeks 

20 in advance: Provided further, That none of the funds made 

21 available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for 

22 salaries and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year sub23 section (i)(1)(E) of section 19 of the Richard B. Russell 

24 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a), except in 

25 an amount that excludes the transfer of $125,000,000 of 

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1 the funds to be transferred under subsection (c) of section 

2 14222, until October 1, 2017: Provided further, That 

3 $125,000,000 made available on October 1, 2017, to carry 

4 out such section 19 shall be excluded from the limitation 

5 described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(x) of section 14222: Pro6 vided further, That, with the exception of any available 

7 carryover funds authorized in the first proviso of this sec8 tion to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section 

9 32, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

10 available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay 

11 the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Depart12 ment of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit 

13 Corporation to carry out clause (3) of section 32, or for 

14 any surplus removal activities or price support activities 

15 under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 

16 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c): Provided further, That the 

17 available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(ix) of sec18 tion 14222 in excess of the limitation set forth in this sec19 tion, excluding the carryover amounts authorized in the 

20 first proviso of this section for section 32 and the amounts 

21 to be transferred pursuant to the second proviso of this 

22 section, are hereby permanently rescinded. 

23 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

24 any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and ex25 penses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations 

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1 language as part of the President’s budget submission to 

2 the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the 

3 Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural De4 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 

5 Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction 

6 from the previous year due to user fees proposals that 

7 have not been enacted into law prior to the submission 

8 of the budget unless such budget submission identifies 

9 which additional spending reductions should occur in the 

10 event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the 

11 date of the convening of a committee of conference for 

12 the fiscal year 2018 appropriations Act. 

13 SEC. 717. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

14 or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agen15 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 

16 or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

17 any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 

18 fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

19 available for obligation or expenditure through a re20 programming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as au21 thorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Depart22 ment of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided 

23 by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Or24 ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public 

25 Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 

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1 (1) creates new programs; 

2 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

3 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

4 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

5 denied or restricted; 

6 (4) relocates an office or employees; 

7 (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; 

8 or 

9 (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

10 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

11 unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 

12 Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies 

13 in writing and receives approval from the Committees on 

14 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 

15 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or 

16 the use of such authority. 

17 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro18 vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 

19 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 

20 expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

21 any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 

22 fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

23 available for obligation or expenditure for activities, pro24 grams, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the 

25 authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds 

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1 in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 

2 that— 

3 (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac4 tivities; 

5 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist6 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per7 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

8 (3) results from any general savings from a re9 duction in personnel which would result in a change 

10 in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap11 proved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agri12 culture or the Secretary of Health and Human Serv13 ices (as the case may be) notifies in writing and re14 ceives approval from the Committees on Appropria15 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 

16 in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such 

17 funds or the use of such authority. 

18 (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 

19 Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and 

20 receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations 

21 of both Houses of Congress before implementing any pro22 gram or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal 

23 year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act 

24 or specifically funded by any other Act. 

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1 (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro2 vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 

3 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 

4 expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

5 any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 

6 fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

7 available for— 

8 (1) modifying major capital investments fund9 ing levels, including information technology systems, 

10 that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the 

11 current fiscal year for the individual investment in 

12 excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, 

13 whichever is less; 

14 (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 

15 vacant positions or agency activities or functions to 

16 establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 

17 with five or more personnel; or 

18 (3) carrying out activities or functions that 

19 were not described in the budget request; unless the 

20 agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the 

21 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

22 Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the 

23 funds for these purposes. 

24 (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used 

25 for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or 

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1 the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from 

2 the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Con3 gress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of 

4 the notification as required in this section. 

5 SEC. 718. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 

6 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

7 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for 

8 any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount 

9 that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal 

10 portion of the loan. 

11 SEC. 719. None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the 

13 Food and Drug Administration, or the Farm Credit Ad14 ministration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make 

15 available reports, questions, or responses to questions that 

16 are a result of information requested for the appropria17 tions hearing process to any non-Department of Agri18 culture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, 

19 or non-Farm Credit Administration employee. 

20 SEC. 720. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

21 law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used 

22 by an executive branch agency to produce any pre23 packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 

24 in the United States unless the story includes a clear noti25 fication within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 

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1 story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 

2 funded by that executive branch agency. 

3 SEC. 721. No employee of the Department of Agri4 culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 

5 office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other 

6 agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days 

7 in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency 

8 or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or 

9 office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the 

10 period of assignment. 

11 SEC. 722. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

12 available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence 

13 of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to 

14 remain available until expended, to implement non-renew15 able agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agri16 cultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the 

17 Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311). 

18 SEC. 723. Not later than 30 days after the date of 

19 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 

20 Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and 

21 the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall 

22 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

23 Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by program, 

24 project, and activity for all the funds made available under 

25 this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in 

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1 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 

2 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

3 SEC. 724. Funds made available under title II of the 

4 Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be 

5 used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate 

6 monitoring and controls, as determined by the Secretary, 

7 are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received 

8 by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food 

9 shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappro10 priate purposes. 

11 SEC. 725. The Secretary shall establish an inter12 mediary loan packaging program based on the pilot pro13 gram in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and re14 viewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Sec15 retary shall enter into agreements with current inter16 mediary organizations and with additional qualified inter17 mediary organizations. The Secretary shall work with 

18 these organizations to increase effectiveness of the section 

19 502 single family direct loan program in rural commu20 nities and shall set aside and make available from the na21 tional reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to 

22 support the work of such intermediaries and provide a pri23 ority for review of such loans. 

24 SEC. 726. For loans and loan guarantees that do not 

25 require budget authority and the program level has been 

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1 established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 

2 increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran3 tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior 

4 to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Sec5 retary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropria6 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in ad7 vance. 

8 SEC. 727. None of the credit card refunds or rebates 

9 transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec10 tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 

11 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria12 tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) 

13 shall be available for obligation without written notifica14 tion to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Ap15 propriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That 

16 the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for 

17 obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capital 

18 equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, adminis19 trative, and information technology services of primary 

20 benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture. 

21 SEC. 728. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used to procure processed poultry products 

23 imported into the United States from the People’s Repub24 lic of China for use in the school lunch program under 

25 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

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1 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care Food Pro2 gram under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the 

3 Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 

4 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast 

5 program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

6 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 

7 SEC. 729. In response to an eligible community where 

8 the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a nat9 ural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including 

10 drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide po11 table water through the Emergency Community Water As12 sistance Grant Program for an additional period of time 

13 not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period pro14 vided under the Program in order to protect public health. 

15 SEC. 730. Funds provided by this or any prior Appro16 priations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Ini17 tiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available 

18 without regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 

19 2014 (7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching require20 ments in laws in effect on the date before the date of en21 actment of such section: Provided, That the requirements 

22 of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 

23 SEC. 731. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 

24 to carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246. 

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1 SEC. 732. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

3 through the Food and Nutrition Service, to commence any 

4 new research and evaluation projects until the Secretary 

5 submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

6 Houses of Congress a research and evaluation plan for fis7 cal year 2017, prepared in coordination with the Research, 

8 Education, and Economics mission area of the Depart9 ment of Agriculture, and a period of 30 days beginning 

10 on the date of the submission of the plan expires to permit 

11 Congressional review of the plan. 

12 SEC. 733. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 

13 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the 

14 Secretary of Agriculture shall have the same authority 

15 with respect to loans guaranteed under such section and 

16 eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has under 

17 subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with respect to loans guaranteed under 

19 such section 538 and eligible lenders for such loans. 

20 SEC. 734. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement 

22 any rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowing 

23 or requiring information intended for a prescribing health 

24 care professional, in the case of a drug or biological prod25 uct subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, 

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1 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be dis2 tributed to such professional electronically (in lieu of in 

3 paper form) unless and until a Federal law is enacted to 

4 allow or require such distribution. 

5 SEC. 735. Any amounts transferred pursuant to sec6 tion 149 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi7 sion C of Public Law 114–223), as amended by the Fur8 ther Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations 

9 Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254), that the Secretary of 

10 Agriculture determines are not necessary for the cost of 

11 direct telecommunications loans authorized by section 305 

12 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) 

13 shall be transferred back to the accounts to which they 

14 were originally appropriated and shall be available for the 

15 same purposes as originally appropriated. 

16 SEC. 736. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowl18 edge receipt of a submission for an exemption for inves19 tigational use of a drug or biological product under section 

20 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health 

22 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which 

23 a human embryo is intentionally created or modified to 

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1 sion shall be deemed to have not been received by the Sec2 retary, and the exemption may not go into effect. 

3 SEC. 737. None of the funds made available by this 

4 or any other Act may be used to carry out the final rule 

5 promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration and 

6 put into effect November 16, 2015, in regards to the haz7 ard analysis and risk-based preventive control require8 ments of the current good manufacturing practice, hazard 

9 analysis, and risk-based preventive controls for food for 

10 animals rule with respect to the regulation of the produc11 tion, distribution, sale, or receipt of dried spent grain by12 products of the alcoholic beverage production process. 

13 SEC. 738. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 

14 (1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates 

15 the following factors in the country or region being 

16 audited, as applicable— 

17 (A) veterinary control and oversight; 

18 (B) disease history and vaccination prac19 tices; 

20 (C) livestock demographics and 

21 traceability; 

22 (D) epidemiological separation from poten23 tial sources of infection; 

24 (E) surveillance practices; 

25 (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and 

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1 (G) emergency preparedness and response; 

2 and 

3 (2) promptly make publicly available the final 

4 reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant 

5 to subsection (1). 

6 (b) This section shall be applied in a manner con7 sistent with United States obligations under its inter8 national trade agreements. 

9 SEC. 739. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used to carry out any activities or incur any 

11 expense related to the issuance of licenses under section 

12 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133), or the re13 newal of such licenses, to class B dealers who sell dogs 

14 and cats for use in research, experiments, teaching, or 

15 testing. 

16 SEC. 740. No partially hydrogenated oils as defined 

17 in the order published by the Food and Drug Administra18 tion in the Federal Register on June 17, 2015 (80 Fed. 

19 Reg. 34650 et seq.) shall be deemed unsafe within the 

20 meaning of section 409(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 

21 Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348(a)) and no food that is intro22 duced or delivered for introduction into interstate com23 merce that bears or contains a partially hydrogenated oil 

24 shall be deemed adulterated under sections 402(a)(1) or 

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1 taining a partially hydrogenated oil until the compliance 

2 date as specified in such order (June 18, 2018). 

3 SEC. 741. The Secretary may charge a fee for lenders 

4 to access Department loan guarantee systems in connec5 tion with such lenders’ participation in loan guarantee 

6 programs of the Rural Housing Service: Provided, That 

7 the funds collected from such fees shall be made available 

8 to the Secretary without further appropriation and such 

9 funds shall be deposited into the Rural Development Sala10 ries and Expense Account and shall remain available until 

11 expended for obligation and expenditure by the Secretary 

12 for administrative expenses of the Rural Housing Service 

13 Loan Guarantee Program in addition to other available 

14 funds: Provided further, That such fees collected shall not 

15 exceed $50 per loan. 

16 SEC. 742. (a) None of the funds made available in 

17 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

18 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

19 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

20 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

21 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

22 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi23 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

24 SEC. 743. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

25 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Animal and Plant 

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1 Health Inspection Service—Buildings and Facilities’’, 

2 there is appropriated $47,000,000, to remain available 

3 until expended, for fruit fly rearing facilities. 

4 SEC. 744. Beginning on the date of enactment of this 

5 Act, in fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year hereafter, 

6 notwithstanding any other provision of law, a household 

7 certified to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition As8 sistance Program is required to report in a manner pre9 scribed by the Secretary if the household no longer resides 

10 in the State in which it is certified. 

11 SEC. 745. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 

12 made available for the special supplemental nutrition pro13 gram as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 

14 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $850,000,000 are re15 scinded. 

16 SEC. 746. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for 

17 this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste dis18 posal, and solid waste management programs authorized 

19 by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of 

20 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

21 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the 

22 construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 

23 water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel 

24 products used in the project are produced in the United 

25 States. 

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1 (2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’ 

2 means the following products made primarily of iron or 

3 steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 

4 and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 

5 pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein6 forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 

7 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat8 egory of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in 

9 this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) or the designee 

10 of the Secretary finds that— 

11 (1) applying subsection (a) would be incon12 sistent with the public interest; 

13 (2) iron and steel products are not produced in 

14 the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail15 able quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or 

16 (3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro17 duced in the United States will increase the cost of 

18 the overall project by more than 25 percent. 

19 (c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request 

20 for a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the des21 ignee shall make available to the public on an informal 

22 basis a copy of the request and information available to 

23 the Secretary or the designee concerning the request, and 

24 shall allow for informal public input on the request for 

25 at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the 

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1 request. The Secretary or the designee shall make the re2 quest and accompanying information available by elec3 tronic means, including on the official public Internet Web 

4 site of the Department. 

5 (d) This section shall be applied in a manner con6 sistent with United States obligations under international 

7 agreements. 

8 (e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of 

9 the funds appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Rural Utilities 

10 Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Ac11 count’’ for carrying out the provisions described in sub12 section (a)(1) for management and oversight of the re13 quirements of this section. 

14 (f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 

15 project for which the engineering plans and specifications 

16 include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited 

17 by such subsection if the plans and specifications have re18 ceived required approvals from State agencies prior to the 

19 date of enactment of this Act. 

20 (g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘United 

21 States’’ and ‘‘State’’ shall include each of the several 

22 States, the District of Columbia, and each federally recog23 nized Indian tribe. 

24 SEC. 747. (a) For the period beginning on the date 

25 of enactment of this Act through school year 2017–2018, 

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1 with respect to the school lunch program established under 

2 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program es4 tablished under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

5 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) and final regulations published by 

6 the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on 

7 January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Sec8 retary of Agriculture shall allow States to grant an exemp9 tion from the whole grain requirements that took effect 

10 on or after July 1, 2014, and the States shall establish 

11 a process for evaluating and responding, in a reasonable 

12 amount of time, to requests for an exemption: Provided, 

13 That school food authorities demonstrate hardship, includ14 ing financial hardship, in procuring specific whole grain 

15 products which are acceptable to the students and compli16 ant with the whole grain-rich requirements: Provided fur17 ther, That school food authorities shall comply with the 

18 applicable grain component or standard with respect to 

19 the school lunch or school breakfast program that was in 

20 effect prior to July 1, 2014. 

21 (b) For the period beginning on the date of enact22 ment of this Act through school year 2017–2018, none 

23 of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 

24 this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

25 and expenses of personnel to implement any regulations 

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1 under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

2 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 

3 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids 

4 Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–296), or any other law that 

5 would require a reduction in the quantity of sodium con6 tained in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks 

7 sold in schools below Target 1 (as described in section 

8 220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc9 cessor regulations)). 

10 (c) For the period beginning on the date of enactment 

11 of this Act through school year 2017-2018, notwith12 standing any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 

13 allow States to grant special exemptions for the service 

14 of flavored, low-fat fluid milk in the school lunch program 

15 established under the Richard B. Russell National School 

16 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the school break17 fast program established under the Child Nutrition Act 

18 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), and as a competitive 

19 food available on campus during the school day, to schools 

20 which demonstrate a reduction in student milk consump21 tion or an increase in school milk waste. 

22 SEC. 748. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

23 available under this Act to carry out section 27(a)(1) of 

24 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(1)) 

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1 for fiscal year 2017, there is appropriated $19,000,000 

2 to carry out such section. 

3 SEC. 749. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 

4 of Agriculture may conduct a pilot program in accordance 

5 with this section that authorizes not more than 

6 $600,000,000 in funds from rural electrification loans 

7 made by the Federal Financing Bank that are guaranteed 

8 under section 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

9 to be used for refinancing debt pursuant to section 306C 

10 of such Act (including any associated prepayment pen11 alties and prepayment or refinance premium), notwith12 standing subsections (b) and (c)(4) of section 306C of 

13 such Act. 

14 (b) The Secretary of Agriculture may not provide an 

15 authorization under subsection (a) to a borrower unless 

16 the Secretary determines that the refinancing involved will 

17 benefit the ratepayers of the borrower. 

18 (c) The Federal Financing Bank shall make a new 

19 loan to each borrower refinancing a loan pursuant to this 

20 section and section 306 of the Rural Electrification Act 

21 of 1936, for the purpose of providing funds for the refi22 nancing, which loan shall be obligated from amounts made 

23 available for rural electrification loans, and the Secretary 

24 of Agriculture shall guarantee the new loan pursuant to 

25 section 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. 

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1 (d) For the cost of refinancing a loan pursuant to 

2 this section for any borrower identified by the Federal Fi3 nancing Bank as having opted since origination of the loan 

4 to pay an interest rate premium for the eligibility to pre5 pay at par, including a borrower paying an interest rate 

6 premium in the near-term for the right to prepay at par 

7 starting in 2020, $13,800,000, to remain available until 

8 expended: Provided, That these funds shall also be avail9 able for refinancing a loan pursuant to any extension or 

10 expansion of this pilot program that is enacted subsequent 

11 to this Act for those same borrowers. 

12 (e) The authority for the pilot program provided by 

13 this section shall remain in effect through September 30, 

14 2019. 

15 SEC. 750. Of the total amounts made available by 

16 this Act for direct loans and grants in the following head17 ings: ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance 

18 Fund Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Mu19 tual and Self-Help Housing Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing 

20 Service—Rural Housing Assistance Grants’’; ‘‘Rural 

21 Housing Service—Rural Community Facilities Program 

22 Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural 

23 Business Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Coopera24 tive Service—Rural Economic Development Loans Pro25 gram Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business- Cooperative Service— 

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1 Rural Cooperative Development Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities 

2 Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Ac3 count’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Electrification 

4 and Telecommunications Loans Program Account’’; and 

5 ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Distance Learning, Telemedi6 cine, and Broadband Program’’, to the maximum extent 

7 feasible, at least 10 percent of the new unobligated bal8 ances remaining upon enactment shall be allocated for as9 sistance in persistent poverty counties under this section: 

10 Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘per11 sistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 

12 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over 

13 the past 30 years, as measured by the 1980, 1990, and 

14 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007–2011 American Com15 munity Survey 5-year average: Provided further, That with 

16 respect to specific activities for which program levels have 

17 been made available by this Act that are not supported 

18 by budget authority, the requirements of this section shall 

19 be applied to such program level. 

20 SEC. 751. For the purposes of determining eligibility 

21 or level of program assistance for Rural Development mis22 sion area programs the Secretary shall not include incar23 cerated prison populations. 

24 SEC. 752. For an additional amount for ‘‘Food and 

25 Drug Administration—Salaries and Expenses’’ to prevent, 

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1 prepare for, and respond to emerging health threats, in2 cluding the Ebola and Zika viruses, domestically and 

3 internationally and to develop necessary medical counter4 measures and vaccines, including the review, regulation, 

5 and post market surveillance of vaccines and therapies, 

6 and for related administrative activities, $10,000,000, to 

7 remain available until expended. 

8 SEC. 753. There is hereby appropriated for the 

9 ‘‘Emergency Conservation Program’’, $28,651,000, to re10 main available until expended for emergencies not declared 

11 as a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. 

12 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 

14 SEC. 754. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

15 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 

16 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 

17 matters pending before Congress, other than to commu18 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 

19 1913. 

20 SEC. 755. In addition to funds appropriated in this 

21 Act, there is hereby appropriated $134,000,000, to remain 

22 available until expended, under the heading ‘‘Food for 

23 Peace Title II Grants’’: Provided, That the funds made 

24 available under this section shall be used for the purposes 

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1 set forth in the Food for Peace Act for both emergency 

2 and non-emergency purposes. 

3 SEC. 756. The Secretary of Health and Human Serv4 ices, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 

5 shall issue final regulations revising the Federal drug reg6 ulations (as defined in section 1112(c) of such Act (21 

7 U.S.C. 360dd note)) with respect to medical gases not 

8 later than July 15, 2017. 

9 SEC. 757. For an additional amount for ‘‘Animal and 

10 Plant Health Inspection Service—Salaries and Expenses’’, 

11 $5,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 

12 for one-time control and management and associated ac13 tivities directly related to the multiple-agency response to 

14 citrus greening. 

15 SEC. 758. The following unobligated balances identi16 fied by the following Treasury Appropriation Fund Sym17 bols are hereby rescinded: 12X1951, $632,928.89; 

18 12X1953, $2,420,129.91; 12X1902, $352,323.31; 

19 12X1900, $16,452.44; and 12X1232, $529,310.95: Pro20 vided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 

21 that were designated by the Congress as an emergency or 

22 disaster relief requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso23 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer24 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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1 SEC. 759. The unobligated balances resulting from 

2 offsetting collections identified by Treasury Appropriation 

3 Fund Symbols 12X1951, 12X2002, 12X2006, 12X1902, 

4 12X1900, 12X1232, and 12X1980, respectively, are here5 by rescinded: Provided, that no amounts may be rescinded 

6 from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 

7 an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to 

8 a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 

9 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 SEC. 760. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, 

11 to remain available until September 30, 2018, for a pilot 

12 program for the National Institute of Food and Agri13 culture to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for 

14 programs and services to establish and enhance farming 

15 and ranching opportunities for military veterans. 

16 SEC. 761. During fiscal year 2017, the Food and 

17 Drug Administration (FDA) shall not allow the introduc18 tion or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce 

19 of any food that contains genetically engineered salmon 

20 until FDA publishes final labeling guidelines for informing 

21 consumers of such content. 

22 SEC. 762. None of the funds made available in this 

23 Act may be used to pay the salary or expenses of per24 sonnel— 

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1 (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the 

2 Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 

3 (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the 

4 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

5 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 

6 (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of 

7 title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 

8 regulation). 

9 SEC. 763. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural 

10 Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 

11 15, 2017, an amount of funds made available in title III 

12 under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund 

13 Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, 

14 Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Community Fa15 cilities Program Account, Rural Business Program Ac16 count, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, 

17 and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, 

18 equal to the amount obligated in REAP Zones with re19 spect to funds provided under such headings in the most 

20 recent fiscal year any such funds were obligated under 

21 such headings for REAP Zones. 

22 SEC. 764. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for 

23 the purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 

24 112–55. 

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1 SEC. 765. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

3 ‘‘variety’’ requirements of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhanc4 ing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition As5 sistance Program (SNAP)’’ published by the Department 

6 of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 

7 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agri8 culture amends the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as de 

9 fined in section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Fed10 eral Regulations, and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition 

11 of the term ‘‘staple food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of 

12 title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to increase the num13 ber of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in each 

14 staple food category so that the total number of such items 

15 in each staple food category exceeds the number of such 

16 items in each staple food category included in the final 

17 rule as published on December 15, 2016: Provided, That 

18 until the Secretary promulgates such regulatory amend19 ments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements regard20 ing acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to Supple21 mental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were 

22 in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 

23 the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 

24 SEC. 766. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used by the Food and Drug Administration 

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1 to develop, issue, promote, or advance any regulations ap2 plicable to food manufacturers for population-wide sodium 

3 reduction actions or to develop, issue, promote or advance 

4 final guidance applicable to food manufacturers for long 

5 term population-wide sodium reduction actions until the 

6 date on which a dietary reference intake report with re7 spect to sodium is completed. 

8 SEC. 767. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, 

9 to remain available until September 30, 2018, for the cost 

10 of loans and grants that is consistent with section 4206 

11 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses 

12 of the Secretary to support projects that provide access 

13 to healthy food in underserved areas, to create and pre14 serve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income commu15 nities. 

16 SEC. 768. In addition to funds appropriated in this 

17 Act, there is hereby appropriated $500,000, to remain 

18 available until September 30, 2018, under the heading 

19 ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’, for develop20 ment of an implementation plan for increasing access to 

21 education in the fields of science, technology, engineering, 

22 and mathematics in rural communities through the Dis23 tance Learning and Telemedicine program. 

24 SEC. 769. There is hereby appropriated $8,000,000, 

25 to remain available until September 30, 2018, to carry out 

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1 section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

2 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a). 

3 SEC. 770. (a) Of the unobligated balances from 

4 amounts made available in fiscal year 2016 for the Com5 prehensive Loan Accounting System under the heading 

6 ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’, $8,900,000 

7 are hereby rescinded. 

8 (b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Develop9 ment, Salaries and Expenses’’, $8,900,000, to remain 

10 available until September 30, 2018, is provided for Infor11 mation Technology modernization activities. 

12 SEC. 771. The Secretary shall modify the pilot pro13 gram initiated March 1, 2017, designed to preserve afford14 able rental housing through non-profit transfer or acquisi15 tion of Section 515 properties with expiring mortgages. 

16 The program will study effective means to transfer Section 

17 515 properties exiting the program due to mortgage matu18 rity to qualified nonprofit organizations to preserve the 

19 properties in the Rural Housing Service multi-family pro20 gram. The Secretary shall— 

21 (1) Conduct limited research under the author22 ity found at section 506(b) of the Housing Act of 

23 1949, as amended (41 U.S.C. §1476(b)); 

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1 profits to participate in the preservation of prop2 erties; 

3 (3) Work collaboratively with third-parties to 

4 address concerns identified on the Department 

5 issued guidance issued September 16, 2016 titled, 

6 ‘‘March 1, 2017, Pilot Program to Promote Non7 Profit Participation in Transactions to Retain the 

8 Section 515 Portfolio’’ to maximize research benefits 

9 and potential application; and 

10 (4) Conduct research for two years after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act and report the 

12 findings to the Committees on Appropriations of 

13 both Houses of Congress: 

14 Provided, That there is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, 

15 to remain available until September 30, 2018, to provide 

16 grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public 

17 housing authorities to provide technical assistance, includ18 ing financial and legal services, to RHS multi-family hous19 ing borrowers to facilitate the acquisition of RHS multi20 family housing properties in areas where the Secretary de21 termines a risk of loss of affordable housing. 

22 SEC. 772. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture (referred 

23 to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a 

24 pilot program during fiscal year 2017 with respect to the 

25 2016 crop year for county-level agriculture risk coverage 

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1 payments under section 1117(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act 

2 of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017(b)(1)), that provides all or some 

3 of the State Farm Service Agency offices in each State 

4 the opportunity to provide agricultural producers in the 

5 State a supplemental payment described in subsection (c) 

6 based on the alternate calculation method described in 

7 subsection (b) for 1 or more counties in a State if the 

8 office for that State determines that the alternate calcula9 tion method is necessary to ensure that, to the maximum 

10 extent practicable, there are not significant yield calcula11 tion disparities between comparable counties in the State. 

12 (b) The alternate calculation method referred to in 

13 subsection (a) is a method of calculating the actual yield 

14 for the 2016 crop year for county-level agriculture risk 

15 coverage payments under section 1117(b)(1) of the Agri16 cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017(b)(1)), under 

17 which— 

18 (1) county data of the National Agricultural 

19 Statistics Service (referred to in this section as 

20 ‘‘NASS data’’) is used for the calculations; 

21 (2) if there is insufficient NASS data for a 

22 county (as determined under standards of the Sec23 retary in effect as of the date of enactment of this 

24 Act) or the available NASS data produces a sub25 stantially disparate result, the calculation of the 

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1 county yield is determined using comparable contig2 uous county NASS data as determined by the Farm 

3 Service Agency office in the applicable State; and 

4 (3) if there is insufficient NASS data for a 

5 comparable contiguous county (as determined under 

6 standards of the Secretary in effect as of the date 

7 of enactment of this Act), the calculation of the 

8 county yield is determined using reliable yield data 

9 from other sources, such as Risk Management Agen10 cy data, National Agricultural Statistics Service dis11 trict data, National Agricultural Statistics Service 

12 State yield data, or other data as determined by the 

13 Farm Service Agency office in the applicable State. 

14 (c)(1) A supplemental payment made under the pilot 

15 program established under this section may be made to 

16 an agricultural producer who is subject to the alternate 

17 calculation method described in subsection (b) if that agri18 cultural producer would otherwise receive a county-level 

19 agriculture risk coverage payment for the 2016 crop year 

20 in an amount that is less than the payment that the agri21 cultural producer would receive under the alternate cal22 culation method. 

23 (2) The amount of a supplemental payment to an ag24 ricultural producer under this section may not exceed the 

25 difference between— 

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1 (A) the payment that the agricultural producer 

2 would have received without the alternate calculation 

3 method described in subsection (b); and 

4 (B) the payment that the agricultural producer 

5 would receive using the alternate calculation method. 

6 (d)(1) There is appropriated to the Secretary, out of 

7 funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

8 $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 

9 to carry out the pilot program described in this section. 

10 (2) Of the funds appropriated, the Secretary shall use 

11 not more than $5,000,000 to carry out the pilot program 

12 described in this section. 

13 (e)(1) To the maximum extent practicable, the Sec14 retary shall select States to participate in the pilot pro15 gram under this section so the cost of the pilot program 

16 equals the amount provided under subsection (d). 

17 (2) To the extent that the cost of the pilot program 

18 exceeds the amount made available, the Secretary shall re19 duce all payments under the pilot program on a pro rata 

20 basis. 

21 (f) Nothing in this section affects the calculation of 

22 actual yield for purposes of county-level agriculture risk 

23 coverage payments under section 1117(b)(1) of the Agri24 cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017(b)(1)) other than 

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1 payments made in accordance with the pilot program 

2 under this section. 

3 (g) A calculation of actual yield made using the alter4 nate calculation method described in subsection (b) shall 

5 not be used as a basis for any agriculture risk coverage 

6 payment determinations under section 1117 of the Agri7 cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017) other than for pur8 poses of the pilot program under this section. 

9 SEC. 773. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act or any other Act may be used— 

11 (1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Ag12 ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940); or 

13 (2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, 

14 sale, or use of industrial hemp that is grown or cul15 tivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agri16 cultural Act of 2014, within or outside the State in 

17 which the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated. 

18 SEC. 774. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 law, for purposes of applying the Federal Food, Drug, and 

20 Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), the acceptable mar21 ket name of Lithodes aequispinus is ‘‘golden king crab.’’ 

22 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural 

23 Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Re24 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, 

2 SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

3 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

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; pay25 ment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 

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1 paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 

2 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed 

3 $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; pur4 chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, 

5 not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on 

6 official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, 

7 $495,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

8 2018, of which $12,000,000 is to be derived from fees to 

9 be retained and used by the International Trade Adminis10 tration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 

11 States Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided under 

12 this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China 

13 antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and 

14 compliance activities: Provided further, That the provisions 

15 of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 

16 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 

17 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 

18 in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose 

19 of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mu20 tual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall 

21 include payment for assessments for services provided as 

22 part of these activities. 

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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, $112,500,000, 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 

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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, and for 

15 grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 

16 Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), 

17 $237,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

18 which $17,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 

19 27. 

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of administering the eco22 nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 

23 law, $39,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 

24 to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the 

25 Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the 

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1 Trade Act of 1974, section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 

2 Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), and 

3 the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. 

4 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

5 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

6 For necessary expenses of the Department of Com7 merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority 

8 business enterprise, including expenses of grants, con9 tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi10 zations, $34,000,000. 

11 ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco14 nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 

15 of Commerce, $107,300,000, to remain available until 

16 September 30, 2018. 

17 BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

18 CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS

19 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana20 lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by 

21 law, $270,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts pro22 vided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, 

23 and marketing activities: Provided further, That the Bu24 reau of the Census shall collect and analyze data for the 

25 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current 

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1 Population Survey using the same health insurance ques2 tions included in previous years, in addition to the revised 

3 questions implemented in the Current Population Survey 

4 beginning in February 2014. 

5 PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana8 lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic cen9 suses and programs provided for by law, $1,200,000,000, 

10 to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 

11 That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 

12 for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Pro13 vided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 

14 $2,580,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 

15 General’’ account for activities associated with carrying 

16 out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the 

17 Census: Provided further, That not more than 50 percent 

18 of the amounts made available under this heading for in19 formation technology related to 2020 census delivery, in20 cluding the Census Enterprise Data Collection and Proc21 essing (CEDCaP) program, may be obligated until the 

22 Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations 

23 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan 

24 for expenditure that: (1) identifies for each CEDCaP 

25 project/investment over $25,000: (A) the functional and 

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1 performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission 

2 benefits to be realized; (B) the estimated lifecycle cost, in3 cluding estimates for development as well as maintenance 

4 and operations; and (C) key milestones to be met; (2) de5 tails for each project/investment: (A) reasons for any cost 

6 and schedule variances; and (B) top risks and mitigation 

7 strategies; and (3) has been submitted to the Government 

8 Accountability Office. 

9 NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

10 ADMINISTRATION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 

13 the National Telecommunications and Information Ad14 ministration (NTIA), $32,000,000, to remain available 

15 until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, notwith16 standing 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce 

17 shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec18 trum management, analysis, operations, and related serv19 ices, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting 

20 collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain 

21 available until expended: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as off23 setting collections all funds transferred, or previously 

24 transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 

25 incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 

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1 related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 

2 Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 

3 under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 

4 Government agencies shall remain available until ex5 pended. 

6 PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING

7 AND CONSTRUCTION

8 For the administration of prior-year grants, recov9 eries and unobligated balances of funds previously appro10 priated are available for the administration of all open 

11 grants until their expiration. 

12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 

16 and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, in17 cluding defense of suits instituted against the Under Sec18 retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 

19 of the USPTO, $3,230,000,000, to remain available until 

20 expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated 

21 from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collec22 tions of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the 

23 USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 

24 2017, so as to result in a fiscal year 2017 appropriation 

25 from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 

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1 That during fiscal year 2017, should the total amount of 

2 such offsetting collections be less than $3,230,000,000 

3 this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided fur4 ther, That any amount received in excess of 

5 $3,230,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 and deposited in the 

6 Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 

7 available until expended: Provided further, That the Direc8 tor of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Com9 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

10 and the Senate for any amounts made available by the 

11 preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated 

12 as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and 

13 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

14 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

15 Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in ac16 cordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred 

17 to the United States Patent and Trademark Office ‘‘Sala18 ries and Expenses’’ account: Provided further, That from 

19 amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be 

20 made available in fiscal year 2017 for official reception 

21 and representation expenses: Provided further, That in fis22 cal year 2017 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Sala23 ries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts nec24 essary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage 

25 of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees 

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1 under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and 

2 the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 

3 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Per4 sonnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of 

5 basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chap6 ter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the other7 wise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for 

8 USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance 

9 and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all 

10 USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees 

11 Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group 

12 Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil 

13 Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 

14 Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be 

15 available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: 

16 Provided further, That any differences between the present 

17 value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit 

18 letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s 

19 specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on 

20 USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: Provided 

21 further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

22 all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO 

23 are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) 

24 of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 

25 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 

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1 112–29): Provided further, That within the amounts ap2 propriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office 

3 of Inspector General’’ account for activities associated 

4 with carrying out investigations and audits related to the 

5 USPTO. 

6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

7 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 

10 Standards and Technology (NIST), $690,000,000, to re11 main available until expended, of which not to exceed 

12 $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 

13 Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 

14 official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

15 further, That NIST may provide local transportation for 

16 summer undergraduate research fellowship program par17 ticipants. 

18 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

19 For necessary expenses for industrial technology 

20 services, $155,000,000, to remain available until ex21 pended, of which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings 

22 Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which 

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1 vided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be derived 

2 from recoveries of prior year obligations. 

3 CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

4 For construction of new research facilities, including 

5 architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 

6 and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro7 vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech8 nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the 

9 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

10 U.S.C. 278c–278e), $109,000,000, to remain available 

11 until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce 

12 shall include in the budget justification materials that the 

13 Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Depart14 ment of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget 

15 of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

16 States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of 

17 Standards and Technology construction project having a 

18 total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, 

19 and simultaneously the budget justification materials shall 

20 include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for 

21 each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 

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1 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 

6 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

7 including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 

8 vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 

9 organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 

10 pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of fa11 cilities, $3,367,875,000, to remain available until Sep12 tember 30, 2018, except that funds provided for coopera13 tive enforcement shall remain available until September 

14 30, 2019: Provided, That fees and donations received by 

15 the National Ocean Service for the management of na16 tional marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for 

17 the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 

18 notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 

19 Code: Provided further, That in addition, $130,164,000 

20 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Pro21 mote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Per22 taining to American Fisheries’’, which shall only be used 

23 for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy 

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1 tional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information Networks: 

2 Provided further, That of the $3,515,539,000 provided for 

3 in direct obligations under this heading, $3,367,875,000 

4 is appropriated from the general fund, $130,164,000 is 

5 provided by transfer and $17,500,000 is derived from re6 coveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That 

7 the total amount available for National Oceanic and At8 mospheric Administration corporate services administra9 tive support costs shall not exceed $228,440,000: Provided 

10 further, That any deviation from the amounts designated 

11 for specific activities in the explanatory statement de12 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 

13 of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated bal14 ances of funds provided under this heading in previous 

15 years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in sec16 tion 505 of this Act: Provided further, That in addition, 

17 for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serv18 iceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, 

19 and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel 

20 and their dependents under the Dependents’ Medical Care 

21 Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary. 

22 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For procurement, acquisition and construction of 

25 capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 

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1 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

2 $2,242,610,000, to remain available until September 30, 

3 2019, except that funds provided for acquisition and con4 struction of vessels and construction of facilities shall re5 main available until expended: Provided, That of the 

6 $2,255,610,000 provided for in direct obligations under 

7 this heading, $2,242,610,000 is appropriated from the 

8 general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries 

9 of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any devi10 ation from the amounts designated for specific activities 

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

12 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or 

13 any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 

14 this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the pro15 cedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided fur16 ther, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in 

17 budget justification materials that the Secretary submits 

18 to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce 

19 budget (as submitted with the budget of the President 

20 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an 

21 estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad22 ministration procurement, acquisition or construction 

23 project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simul24 taneously the budget justification shall include an estimate 

25 of the budgetary requirements for each such project for 

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1 each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, 

2 That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall 

3 be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ ac4 count for activities associated with carrying out investiga5 tions and audits related to satellite procurement, acquisi6 tion and construction. 

7 PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

8 For necessary expenses associated with the restora9 tion of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to re10 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, 

11 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce 

12 may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 

13 Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Feder14 ally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific 

15 Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for con16 servation of salmon and steelhead populations that are 

17 listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified 

18 by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining popu19 lations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights 

20 or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific 

21 coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines 

22 to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided 

23 further, That all funds shall be allocated based on sci24 entific and other merit principles and shall not be available 

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1 bursed to States shall be subject to a matching require2 ment of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at 

3 least 33 percent of the Federal funds. 

4 FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND

5 For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 

6 Law 95–372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from 

7 receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 

8 until expended. 

9 FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

10 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

11 Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2017, obligations of direct 

12 loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing 

13 Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for tradi14 tional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine 

15 Act of 1936. 

16 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses for the management of the 

19 Department of Commerce provided for by law, including 

20 not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representa21 tion, $58,000,000: Provided, That within amounts pro22 vided, the Secretary of Commerce may use up to 

23 $2,500,000 to engage in activities to provide businesses 

24 and communities with information about and referrals to 

25 relevant Federal, State, and local government programs. 

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1 RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod4 ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, including 

5 security-related costs, $4,000,000, to remain available 

6 until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce 

7 may transfer up to $8,224,000 to this account from funds 

8 available to the Department of Commerce: Provided fur9 ther, That the transfer authority provided in the first pro10 viso is in addition to any other transfer authority con11 tained in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer 

12 pursuant to the authority provided under this heading 

13 shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 

14 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex15 penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 

16 forth in that section. 

17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

19 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

20 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $32,744,000. 

21 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 

24 appropriations and funds made available to the Depart25 ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 

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1 activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 

2 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed 

3 by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may 

4 be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 

5 only upon the certification of officials designated by the 

6 Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 

7 public interest. 

8 SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria9 tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 

10 this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for 

11 hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 

12 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

13 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 

14 by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 

15 SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria16 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De17 partment of Commerce 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: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section 

21 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec22 tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga23 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce24 dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the 

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1 propriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition 

2 or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, 

3 and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act 

4 or any other law appropriating funds for the Department 

5 of Commerce. 

6 SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 

7 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 

8 Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as 

9 amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public 

10 Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made 

11 applicable with respect to fiscal year 2017: Provided, That 

12 the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is 

13 $11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geo14 stationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series 

15 Program is $10,828,059,000. 

16 SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not 

18 limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security serv19 ices) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and 

20 improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations 

21 are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Coopera22 tive Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy 

23 in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or 

24 other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protec25 tion of which has been delegated to the Secretary from 

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1 the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the 

2 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 

3 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts re4 ceived as reimbursement for services provided under this 

5 section or the authority under which the use or occupancy 

6 of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be cred7 ited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the 

8 costs of such services. 

9 SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 

10 prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornog11 raphy, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful ac12 tivity over its networks. 

13 SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 

14 and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 

15 their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the lim16 its of available appropriations, the land, services, equip17 ment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, 

18 or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, 

19 local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or 

20 possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 

21 any foreign government or international organization, for 

22 purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any 

23 statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmos24 pheric Administration. 

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1 SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Serv2 ice shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report 

3 or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless 

4 the Service has provided information to the customer on 

5 how an electronic copy of such report or document may 

6 be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a cus7 tomer still require the Service to provide a printed or dig8 ital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 

9 limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, re10 producing, and delivering such report or document. 

11 SEC. 109. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the 

12 requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect 

13 to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of 

14 vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to pay15 ment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast 

16 and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). 

17 SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available in this or any other Act, with respect 

19 to any fiscal year, may be used in contravention of section 

20 110 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agen21 cies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113). 

22 SEC. 111. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na23 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

24 the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter 

25 into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on 

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1 a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, per2 sonnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and ex3 pend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a 

4 Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local govern5 ment, tribal government, territory, or possession or any 

6 subdivisions thereof: Provided, That funds received for 

7 permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to 

8 this section shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘Na9 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Oper10 ations, Research, and Facilities’’ and shall remain avail11 able until September 30, 2019, for such purposes: Pro12 vided further, That all funds within this section and their 

13 corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. 

14 SEC. 112. Amounts provided by this Act or by any 

15 prior appropriations Act that remain available for obliga16 tion, for necessary expenses of the programs of the Eco17 nomics and Statistics Administration of the Department 

18 of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs 

19 of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census 

20 Bureau, shall be available for expenses of cooperative 

21 agreements with appropriate entities, including any Fed22 eral, State, or local governmental unit, or institution of 

23 higher education, to aid and promote statistical, research, 

24 and methodology activities which further the purposes for 

25 which such amounts have been made available. 

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1 SEC. 113. For fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year 

2 thereafter, no person shall conduct any research, explo3 ration, salvage, or other activity that would physically 

4 alter or disturb the wreck or wreck site of the RMS Ti5 tanic unless authorized by the Secretary of Commerce per 

6 the provisions of the Agreement Concerning the Ship7 wrecked Vessel RMS Titanic. The Secretary of Commerce 

8 shall take appropriate actions to carry out this section 

9 consistent with the Agreement. 

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com11 merce Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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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, $114,124,000, 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 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary expenses for information sharing tech13 nology, including planning, development, deployment and 

14 departmental direction, $31,000,000, to remain available 

15 until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may 

16 transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds 

17 available to the Department of Justice for information 

18 technology, to remain available until expended, for enter19 prise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided fur20 ther, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso 

21 is in addition to any other transfer authority contained 

22 in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 

23 to the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 

24 under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available 

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1 for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 

2 procedures set forth in that section. 

3 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For expenses necessary for the administration of im6 migration-related activities of the Executive Office for Im7 migration Review, $440,000,000, of which $4,000,000 

8 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for 

9 Immigration Review fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration 

10 Examinations Fee’’ account: Provided, That not to exceed 

11 $15,000,000 of the total amount made available under 

12 this heading shall remain available until expended: Pro13 vided further, That any unobligated balances available 

14 from funds appropriated for the Executive Office for Im15 migration Review under the heading ‘‘General Administra16 tion, Administrative Review and Appeals’’ shall be trans17 ferred to and merged with the appropriation under this 

18 heading. 

19 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

21 General, $95,583,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to 

22 meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. 

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1 UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 

4 Commission as authorized, $13,308,000: Provided, That, 

5 notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expi6 ration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commis7 sioner may continue to act until a successor has been ap8 pointed. 

9 LEGAL ACTIVITIES

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

11 For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 

12 Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ13 ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi14 dence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 

15 accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 

16 General; the administration of pardon and clemency peti17 tions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in 

18 the District of Columbia, $897,500,000, of which not to 

19 exceed $20,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall 

20 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

21 amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues pay22 ments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until 

23 expended: Provided further, That of the total amount ap24 propriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to 

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1 resentation expenses: Provided further, That notwith2 standing section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 

3 by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances re4 quire additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil 

5 Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts 

6 to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ from 

7 available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 

8 Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond 

9 to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 

10 pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a 

11 reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall 

12 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

13 compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

14 Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such 

15 sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil 

16 Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with 

17 the election monitoring program under section 8 of the 

18 Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reim19 burse the Office of Personnel Management for such sala20 ries and expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts 

21 provided under this heading for the election monitoring 

22 program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until ex23 pended. 

24 In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De25 partment of Justice associated with processing cases 

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1 under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 

2 not to exceed $10,000,000, to be appropriated from the 

3 Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

5 For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti6 trust and kindred laws, $164,977,000, to remain available 

7 until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

8 provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification 

9 filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve10 ments Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year 

11 of collection (and estimated to be $125,000,000 in fiscal 

12 year 2017), shall be retained and used for necessary ex13 penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available 

14 until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap15 propriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such 

16 offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2017, 

17 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation 

18 from the general fund estimated at $39,977,000. 

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

20 For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 

21 States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop22 erative agreements, $2,035,000,000: Provided, That of the 

23 total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be 

24 available for official reception and representation ex25 penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 

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1 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

2 That each United States Attorney shall establish or par3 ticipate in a task force on human trafficking. 

4 UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

5 For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 

6 Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain avail7 able until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 

8 other provision of law, deposits to the United States 

9 Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated 

10 shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 

11 to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, not12 withstanding any other provision of law, fees collected pur13 suant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, 

14 shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 

15 appropriation and shall remain available until expended: 

16 Provided further, That to the extent that fees collected in 

17 fiscal year 2017, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds 

18 due depositors, exceed $225,908,000, those excess 

19 amounts shall be available in future fiscal years only to 

20 the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: 

21 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 

22 the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are re23 ceived during fiscal year 2017, net of amounts necessary 

24 to pay refunds due depositors, (estimated at 

25 $163,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining 

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1 general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts 

2 deposited in the Fund in previous fiscal years that are not 

3 otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 

4 2017 appropriation from the general fund estimated at 

5 $62,908,000. 

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS

7 SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

8 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 

9 the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including 

10 services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

11 States Code, $2,374,000. 

12 FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

13 For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 

14 contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 

15 witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including ad16 vances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, 

17 to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 

18 $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected 

19 witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the pur20 chase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for 

21 witness security caravans; and not to exceed $13,000,000 

22 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and up23 grade of secure telecommunications equipment and a se24 cure automated information network to store and retrieve 

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1 vided, That amounts made available under this heading 

2 may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this 

3 Act. 

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS

5 SERVICE

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 

8 Service, $15,500,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec9 tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 

10 General that emergent circumstances require additional 

11 funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac12 tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 

13 General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re14 lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur15 rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 

16 necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur17 ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 

18 shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 

19 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex20 penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 

21 forth in that section. 

22 ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

23 For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 

24 and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States 

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1 Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department 

2 of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 

3 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the United States Mar6 shals Service, $1,249,040,000, of which not to exceed 

7 $6,000 shall be available for official reception and rep8 resentation expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 

9 remain available until expended. 

10 CONSTRUCTION

11 For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti12 lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 

13 holding and related support, $10,000,000, to remain avail14 able until expended. 

15 FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses related to United States pris18 oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service 

19 as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 

20 Code, $1,454,414,000, to remain available until expended: 

21 Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be consid22 ered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law enforce23 ment assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, 

24 United States Code: Provided further, That the United 

25 States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing 

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1 the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: 

2 Provided further, That any unobligated balances available 

3 from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘General Ad4 ministration, Detention Trustee’’ shall be transferred to 

5 and merged with the appropriation under this heading. 

6 NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 

10 the National Security Division, $96,000,000, of which not 

11 to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 

12 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not13 withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determina14 tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 

15 require additional funding for the activities of the National 

16 Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 

17 amounts to this heading from available appropriations for 

18 the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 

19 may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro20 vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 

21 proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 

22 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 

23 or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 

24 set forth in that section. 

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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 organizations, 

6 transnational organized crime, and money laundering or7 ganizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter8 governmental agreements with State and local law en9 forcement agencies engaged in the investigation and pros10 ecution of individuals involved in transnational organized 

11 crime and drug trafficking, $517,000,000, of which 

12 $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations 

14 under this heading may be used under authorities avail15 able to the organizations reimbursed from this appropria16 tion. 

17 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In20 vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 

21 crimes against the United States, $8,767,201,000, of 

22 which not to exceed $285,882,000 shall remain available 

23 until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $184,500 

24 shall be available for official reception and representation 

25 expenses: Provided further, That in addition to other funds 

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1 provided for Construction projects, the Federal Bureau of 

2 Investigation may use up to $68,982,000 under this head3 ing for all costs related to construction, conversion, modi4 fication and extension of federally owned and leased space; 

5 preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation 

6 and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and 

7 secure networking capabilities. 

8 CONSTRUCTION

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip11 ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 

12 related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facili13 ties and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 

14 law; conversion, modification and extension of federally 

15 owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 

16 projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work 

17 environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; 

18 $420,178,000, to remain available until expended, of 

19 which $181,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 

20 Department of Justice’s Working Capital Fund: Provided, 

21 That $323,000,000 shall be for the new Federal Bureau 

22 of Investigation consolidated headquarters facility in the 

23 National Capital Region. 

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1 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad4 ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un5 foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 

6 to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and ex7 penses for conducting drug education and training pro8 grams, including travel and related expenses for partici9 pants in such programs and the distribution of items of 

10 token value that promote the goals of such programs, 

11 $2,102,976,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall 

12 remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 

13 shall be available for official reception and representation 

14 expenses. 

15 BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND

16 EXPLOSIVES

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To19 bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 

20 local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse21 ment, including training in connection with the training 

22 and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 

23 accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory as24 sistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with 

25 or without reimbursement, $1,258,600,000, of which not 

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1 to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and rep2 resentation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 

3 available for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided 

4 by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and 

5 not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until ex6 pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 

7 herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applica8 tions for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 

9 section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided 

10 further, That such funds shall be available to investigate 

11 and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief 

12 from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 

13 title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no 

14 funds made available by this or any other Act may be used 

15 to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bu16 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to 

17 other agencies or Departments. 

18 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 

22 for the administration, operation, and maintenance of 

23 Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the 

24 provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections 

25 related issues to foreign governments, $7,008,800,000: 

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1 Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the 

2 Department of Health and Human Services such amounts 

3 as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that De4 partment for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal 

5 and correctional institutions: Provided further, That the 

6 Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, 

7 may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal inter8 mediary claims processor to determine the amounts pay9 able to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison Sys10 tem, furnish health services to individuals committed to 

11 the custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided fur12 ther, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for offi13 cial reception and representation expenses: Provided fur14 ther, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain avail15 able for necessary operations until September 30, 2018: 

16 Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for con17 tract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 

18 available until expended to make payments in advance for 

19 grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other 

20 expenses: Provided further, That the Director of the Fed21 eral Prison System may accept donated property and serv22 ices relating to the operation of the prison card program 

23 from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such pro24 gram in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not25 for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the 

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1 Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre2 release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facili3 ties. 

4 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

5 For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 

6 new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re7 modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 

8 correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 

9 thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 

10 remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facili11 ties at existing penal and correctional institutions, includ12 ing all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or 

13 force account, $130,000,000, to remain available until ex14 pended, of which $50,000,000 shall be available only for 

15 costs related to construction of new facilities: Provided, 

16 That labor of United States prisoners may be used for 

17 work performed under this appropriation. 

18 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

19 The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here20 by authorized to make such expenditures within the limits 

21 of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 

22 with the law, and to make such contracts and commit23 ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided 

24 by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 

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1 be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the 

2 budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation. 

3 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL

4 PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

5 Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 

6 Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 

7 administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 

8 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be com9 puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance 

10 with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys11 tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, 

12 payment of claims, and expenditures which such account13 ing system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost 

14 of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and 

15 shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acqui16 sition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 

17 protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 

18 belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 

19 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

20 OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

21 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND

22 PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

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1 lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 

2 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 

3 et seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and 

4 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 

5 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 

6 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecu7 torial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation 

8 of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the 

9 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

10 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims 

11 of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 

12 Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Violence Against 

13 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

14 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Vio15 lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 

16 Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and the Rape Survivor 

17 Child Custody Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22) (‘‘the 

18 2015 Act’’); and for related victims services, 

19 $481,500,000, to remain available until expended, of 

20 which $326,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 

21 amounts available for obligation in this Act from the Fund 

22 established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of 

23 Public Law 98–473 (42 U.S.C. 10601), notwithstanding 

24 section 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the 

25 amounts otherwise made available under this heading: 

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1 Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not 

2 to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this 

3 heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, 

4 training, and technical assistance: Provided further, That 

5 of the amount provided— 

6 (1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat vio7 lence against women, as authorized by part T of the 

8 1968 Act; 

9 (2) $30,000,000 is for transitional housing as10 sistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dat11 ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized 

12 by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; 

13 (3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of 

14 Justice for research and evaluation of violence 

15 against women and related issues addressed by 

16 grant programs of the Office on Violence Against 

17 Women, which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, 

18 Evaluation and Statistics’’ for administration by the 

19 Office of Justice Programs; 

20 (4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to pro21 vide services to advocate for and respond to youth 

22 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

23 assault, and stalking; assistance to children and 

24 youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage 

25 men and youth in preventing such violence; and asMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 sistance to middle and high school students through 

2 education and other services related to such violence: 

3 Provided, That unobligated balances available for 

4 the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 

5 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its 

6 amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for 

7 this program: Provided further, That 10 percent of 

8 the total amount available for this grant program 

9 shall be available for grants under the program au10 thorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided 

11 further, That the definitions and grant conditions in 

12 section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 

13 program; 

14 (5) $53,000,000 is for grants to encourage ar15 rest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 

16 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction 

17 initiative; 

18 (6) $35,000,000 is for sexual assault victims 

19 assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 

20 1994 Act; 

21 (7) $35,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 

22 and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as 

23 authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 

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1 (8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 

2 crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 

3 section 304 of the 2005 Act; 

4 (9) $45,000,000 is for legal assistance for vic5 tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 

6 (10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and 

7 services to end violence against and abuse of women 

8 in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 

9 1994 Act; 

10 (11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support fami11 lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 

12 1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated 

13 balances available for the programs authorized by 

14 section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of 

15 the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 

16 Act, shall be available for this program; 

17 (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training 

18 to end violence against and abuse of women with 

19 disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 

20 2000 Act; 

21 (13) $500,000 is for the National Resource 

22 Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 

23 domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 

24 the 1994 Act; 

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1 (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 

2 violence against Indian women, including as author3 ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 

4 such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Eval5 uation and Statistics’’ for administration by the Of6 fice of Justice Programs; 

7 (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 

8 that provides training and technical assistance on 

9 issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 

10 and Alaska Native women; 

11 (16) $4,000,000 is for grants to assist tribal 

12 governments in exercising special domestic violence 

13 criminal jurisdiction, as authorized by section 904 of 

14 the 2013 Act: Provided, That the grant conditions in 

15 section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 

16 program; and 

17 (17) $1,500,000 for the purposes authorized 

18 under the 2015 Act. 

19 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

20 RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

23 other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus 

24 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 

25 Act’’); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

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1 Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Missing Children’s As2 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial 

3 Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Chil4 dren Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Justice 

5 for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Violence 

6 Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza7 tion Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); 

8 the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 

9 647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 

10 199); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

11 473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 

12 of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); 

13 the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 

14 110–401); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security 

15 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the 

16 NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 

17 Law 110–180); the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza18 tion Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); 

19 and other programs, $89,000,000, to remain available 

20 until expended, of which— 

21 (1) $45,500,000 is for criminal justice statistics 

22 programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 

23 C of title I of the 1968 Act, of which $5,000,000 is 

24 for a nationwide incident-based crime statistics pro25 gram; 

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1 (2) $39,500,000 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, of which 

5 $4,000,000 is for research targeted toward devel6 oping a better understanding of the domestic 

7 radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence8 based strategies for effective intervention and pre9 vention; and 

10 (3) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen 

11 and enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of 

12 which $3,000,000 is for transfer to the National In13 stitute of Standards and Technology to support Sci14 entific Area Committees. 

15 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

18 other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 

19 and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 

20 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

21 Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for All 

22 Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child 

23 Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 

24 Act’’); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

25 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against 

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1 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

2 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the 

3 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 

4 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Vic5 tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 

6 (Public Law 106–386); the NICS Improvement Amend7 ments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); subtitle D of 

8 title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 

9 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the Second Chance Act of 

10 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Prioritizing Resources 

11 and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 

12 (Public Law 110–403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 

13 (Public Law 98–473); the Mentally Ill Offender Treat14 ment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improve15 ment Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); the Violence 

16 Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 

17 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction 

18 and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198) 

19 (‘‘CARA’’); and other programs, $1,258,500,000, to re20 main available until expended as follows— 

21 (1) $396,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo22 rial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized 

23 by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act 

24 (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules 

25 for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 

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1 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), 

2 of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, 

3 $7,500,000 is for the Officer Robert Wilson III Me4 morial Initiative on Preventing Violence Against 

5 Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Surviv6 ability (VALOR), $5,000,000 is for an initiative to 

7 support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is for 

8 an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-mak9 ing, $2,400,000 is for the operationalization, mainte10 nance and expansion of the National Missing and 

11 Unidentified Persons System, $2,500,000 is for a 

12 national training initiative to improve police-based 

13 responses to people with mental illness or develop14 mental disabilities, $6,500,000 is for competitive 

15 and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime 

16 and gang violence, $2,000,000 is for a student loan 

17 repayment assistance program pursuant to section 

18 952 of Public Law 110–315, $2,500,000 is for the 

19 Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as 

20 authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108–405, 

21 and for grants for wrongful conviction review, 

22 $10,500,000 is for prison rape prevention and pros23 ecution grants to States and units of local govern24 ment, and other programs, as authorized by the 

25 Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 

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1 108–79), and $20,000,000 is for the sole purpose of 

2 providing reimbursement of extraordinary law en3 forcement and related costs directly associated with 

4 protection of the President-elect incurred from No5 vember 9, 2016 until the inauguration of the Presi6 dent-elect as President: Provided, That reimburse7 ment under the foregoing shall be provided only for 

8 costs that a State or local agency can document as 

9 being over and above normal law enforcement oper10 ations and directly attributable to the provision of 

11 protection described herein: Provided further, That 

12 section 154 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 

13 2017 (division C of Public Law 114–223), as 

14 amended by the Further Continuing and Security 

15 Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 

16 114–254), is amended by inserting after 

17 ‘‘$7,000,000’’ the following: ‘‘, to remain available 

18 until September 30, 2017,’’; 

19 (2) $210,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 

20 Assistance Program, as authorized by section 

21 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

22 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 

23 shall request compensation for any cost greater than 

24 the actual cost for Federal immigration and other 

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1 detainees housed in State and local detention facili2 ties; 

3 (3) $45,000,000 for victim services programs 

4 for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 

5 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386, for programs au6 thorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs 

7 authorized under Public Law 113–4; 

8 (4) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology, 

9 white collar and Internet crime prevention grants, 

10 including as authorized by section 401 of Public 

11 Law 110–403; 

12 (5) $20,000,000 for sex offender management 

13 assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, 

14 and related activities; 

15 (6) $22,500,000 for the matching grant pro16 gram for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized 

17 by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, 

18 That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the Na19 tional Institute of Standards and Technology’s Of20 fice of Law Enforcement Standards for research, 

21 testing and evaluation programs; 

22 (7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender 

23 Public Website; 

24 (8) $73,000,000 for grants to States to up25 grade criminal and mental health records for the 

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1 National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys2 tem, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for 

3 grants made under the authorities of the NICS Im4 provement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 

5 110–180); 

6 (9) $13,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 

7 Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 

8 I of the 1968 Act; 

9 (10) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and foren10 sic programs and activities, of which— 

11 (A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis 

12 and capacity enhancement program and for 

13 other local, State, and Federal forensic activi14 ties, including the purposes authorized under 

15 section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi16 nation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–546) (the 

17 Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program): 

18 Provided, That up to 4 percent of funds made 

19 available under this paragraph may be used for 

20 the purposes described in the DNA Training 

21 and Education for Law Enforcement, Correc22 tional Personnel, and Court Officers program 

23 (Public Law 108–405, section 303); 

24 (B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes de25 scribed in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-ConvicMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 tion DNA Testing Grant Program (Public Law 

2 108–405, section 412); and 

3 (C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Fo4 rensic Exam Program grants, including as au5 thorized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405; 

6 (11) $45,000,000 for a grant program for com7 munity-based sexual assault response reform; 

8 (12) $9,000,000 for the court-appointed special 

9 advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of 

10 the 1990 Act; 

11 (13) $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, 

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, and 

22 $4,000,000 is for additional replication sites employ23 ing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with 

24 Enforcement model implementing swift and certain 

25 sanctions in probation, and for a research project on 

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1 the effectiveness of the model: Provided, That up to 

2 $7,500,000 of funds made available in this para3 graph may be used for performance-based awards 

4 for Pay for Success projects, of which up to 

5 $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs 

6 implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing 

7 Model; 

8 (14) $50,000,000 for the Comprehensive School 

9 Safety Initiative; 

10 (15) $65,000,000 for initiatives to improve po11 lice-community relations, of which $22,500,000 is 

12 for a competitive matching grant program for pur13 chases of body-worn cameras for State, local and 

14 tribal law enforcement, $25,000,000 is for a justice 

15 reinvestment initiative, for activities related to crimi16 nal justice reform and recidivism reduction, and 

17 $17,500,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial 

18 criminal justice innovation program; and 

19 (16) $103,000,000 for comprehensive opioid 

20 abuse reduction activities, including as authorized by 

21 CARA, and for the following programs, which shall 

22 address opioid abuse reduction consistent with un23 derlying program authorities— 

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1 (A) $43,000,000 for Drug Courts, as au2 thorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of 

3 the 1968 Act; 

4 (B) $12,000,000 for mental health courts 

5 and adult and juvenile collaboration program 

6 grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of 

7 title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Of8 fender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reau9 thorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub10 lic Law 110–416); 

11 (C) $14,000,000 for grants for Residential 

12 Substance Abuse Treatment for State Pris13 oners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 

14 1968 Act; 

15 (D) $7,000,000 for a veterans treatment 

16 courts program; and 

17 (E) $14,000,000 for a program to monitor 

18 prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical 

19 products: 

20 Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 

21 the funds made available under this heading to increase 

22 the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local 

23 government will achieve a net gain in the number of law 

24 enforcement officers who perform non-administrative pub25 lic sector safety service. 

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1 JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

2 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

3 other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and 

4 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the 

5 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 

6 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and De7 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 

8 Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s 

9 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial 

10 Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Chil11 dren Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Victims 

12 of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 

13 1990 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 

14 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh 

15 Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public 

16 Law 110–401); the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza17 tion Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); 

18 and other juvenile justice programs, $247,000,000, to re19 main available until expended as follows— 

20 (1) $55,000,000 for programs authorized by 

21 section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and 

22 technical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organi23 zations with the Federal grants process: Provided, 

24 That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, 

25 $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 

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1 grant program to support emergency planning 

2 among State, local and tribal juvenile justice resi3 dential facilities; 

4 (2) $80,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 

5 (3) $14,500,000 for delinquency prevention, as 

6 authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, 

7 pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof— 

8 (A) $4,000,000 shall be for gang and 

9 youth violence education, prevention and inter10 vention, and related activities; 

11 (B) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site 

12 providing information and resources on children 

13 of incarcerated parents; 

14 (C) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive 

15 grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice 

16 system; and 

17 (D) $8,000,000 shall be for community18 based violence prevention initiatives, including 

19 for public health approaches to reducing shoot20 ings and violence; 

21 (4) $21,000,000 for programs authorized by 

22 the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 

23 (5) $72,500,000 for missing and exploited chil24 dren programs, including as authorized by sections 

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1 tion 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children 

2 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply 

3 for purposes of this Act); 

4 (6) $2,000,000 for child abuse training pro5 grams for judicial personnel and practitioners, as 

6 authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; and 

7 (7) $2,000,000 for a program to improve juve8 nile indigent defense: 

9 Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount 

10 may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi11 ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author12 ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of 

13 the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) 

14 and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance: 

15 Provided further, That the two preceding provisos shall not 

16 apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sec17 tions 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and 

18 exploited children programs. 

19 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For payments and expenses authorized under section 

22 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

23 Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (in24 cluding amounts for administrative costs), to remain avail25 able until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments auMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 thorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for edu2 cational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, 

3 to remain available until expended: Provided, That not4 withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determina5 tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 

6 require additional funding for such disability and edu7 cation payments, the Attorney General may transfer such 

8 amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Benefits’’ from avail9 able appropriations for the Department of Justice as may 

10 be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided 

11 further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding pro12 viso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 

13 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 

14 or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 

15 set forth in that section. 

16 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

17 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Con20 trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 

21 322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

22 of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); and the Violence Against 

23 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

24 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’), 

25 $221,500,000, to remain available until expended: ProMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 vided, That any balances made available through prior 

2 year deobligations shall only be available in accordance 

3 with section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That of the 

4 amount provided under this heading— 

5 (1) $10,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine6 related activities, which shall be transferred to the 

7 Drug Enforcement Administration upon enactment 

8 of this Act; 

9 (2) $194,500,000 is for grants under section 

10 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) 

11 for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law 

12 enforcement officers under part Q of such title not13 withstanding subsection (i) of such section: Pro14 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such 

15 title (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)), funding for hiring or 

16 rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not 

17 exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of 

18 Community Oriented Policing Services grants a 

19 waiver from this limitation: Provided further, That of 

20 the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, 

21 $5,000,000 is for community policing development 

22 activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 

23 1701: Provided further, That within the amounts ap24 propriated under this paragraph, $10,000,000 is for 

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1 ance in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701: 

2 Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated 

3 under this paragraph $35,000,000 is for regional in4 formation sharing activities, as authorized by part M 

5 of title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred 

6 to and merged with ‘‘Research, Evaluation, and Sta7 tistics’’ for administration by the Office of Justice 

8 Programs: Provided further, That of the amounts 

9 appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is 

10 for activities authorized by the POLICE Act of 2016 

11 (Public Law 114–199); 

12 (3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to 

13 State law enforcement agencies in States with high 

14 seizures of precursor chemicals, finished meth15 amphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump sei16 zures: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 

17 paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes 

18 to locate or investigate illicit activities, including 

19 precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphet20 amine traffickers; and 

21 (4) $10,000,000 is for competitive grants to 

22 statewide law enforcement agencies in States with 

23 high rates of primary treatment admissions for her24 oin and other opioids: Provided, That these funds 

25 shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate 

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1 or investigate illicit activities, including activities re2 lated to the distribution of heroin or unlawful dis3 tribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin 

4 and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide 

5 collaboration. 

6 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

9 available in this title for official reception and representa10 tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 

11 appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title 

12 shall be available to the Attorney General for official re13 ception and representation expenses. 

14 SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this 

15 title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where 

16 the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 

17 were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Pro18 vided, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitu19 tional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section 

20 shall be null and void. 

21 SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 

22 title shall be used to require any person to perform, or 

23 facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 

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1 ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in2 mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: 

3 Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin4 ishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the phil5 osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of 

6 Prisons. 

7 SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria8 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De9 partment of Justice in this Act may be transferred be10 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation, ex11 cept as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased 

12 by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, 

13 That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 

14 as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 

15 Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com16 pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

17 SEC. 206. None of the funds made available under 

18 this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons 

19 or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of 

20 transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 

21 conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 

22 classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other 

23 than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal 

24 Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing 

25 such a prisoner. 

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1 SEC. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

2 Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele3 vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec4 tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 

5 purposes. 

6 (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, main7 tenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or 

8 equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 

9 programs. 

10 SEC. 208. None of the funds made available under 

11 this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or 

12 enhanced information technology program having total es13 timated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, un14 less the Deputy Attorney General and the investment re15 view board certify to the Committees on Appropriations 

16 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 

17 information technology program has appropriate program 

18 management controls and contractor oversight mecha19 nisms in place, and that the program is compatible with 

20 the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice. 

21 SEC. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures 

22 set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to devi23 ations from the amounts designated for specific activities 

24 in this Act and in the explanatory statement described in 

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1 solidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of 

2 funds provided under this title in previous years. 

3 SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

4 may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 

5 or approve a public-private competition under the Office 

6 of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any suc7 cessor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for 

8 work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons 

9 or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. 

10 SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, 

12 or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual 

13 or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or 

14 his designee that exempt that United States Attorney 

15 from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, 

16 United States Code. 

17 SEC. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 

18 and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 

19 available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 

20 respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head21 ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 

22 Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Jus23 tice Programs’’— 

24 (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to 

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1 bursement programs may be used by such Office to 

2 provide training and technical assistance; and 

3 (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for 

4 grant or reimbursement programs under such head5 ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 

6 research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis7 tered by the National Institute of Justice and the 

8 Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to 

9 and merged with funds provided to the National In10 stitute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statis11 tics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or 

12 statistical purposes, without regard to the authoriza13 tions for such grant or reimbursement programs. 

14 SEC. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 

15 and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 

16 available (or authorized to be made available) by law, up 

17 to 7 percent of funds made available for grant or reim18 bursement programs— 

19 (1) under the heading ‘‘State and Local Law 

20 Enforcement Assistance’’ (except for funds made 

21 available under paragraphs (1), (2), and (16) under 

22 such heading); and 

23 (2) under the headings ‘‘Juvenile Justice Pro24 grams’’ (except for funds made available under para25 graph (5) under such heading) and ‘‘Community 

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1 Oriented Policing Services Programs’’, to be trans2 ferred to and merged with funds made available 

3 under the heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforce4 ment Assistance’’, 

5 shall be available for tribal criminal justice assistance 

6 without regard to the authorizations for such grant or re7 imbursement programs. 

8 SEC. 214. Upon request by a grantee for whom the 

9 Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hard10 ship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds ap11 propriated in this or any other Act making appropriations 

12 for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for the following pro13 grams, waive the following requirements: 

14 (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State 

15 and local reentry demonstration projects under part 

16 FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

17 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)), 

18 the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such 

19 part. 

20 (2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts 

21 under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 

22 U.S.C. 3797w–2(e)(1) and (2)), the requirements 

23 under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part. 

24 (3) For the prosecution drug treatment alter25 natives to prison program under part CC of title I 

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1 of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797q–3), the re2 quirements under section 2904 of such part. 

3 (4) For grants to protect inmates and safe4 guard communities as authorized by section 6 of the 

5 Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 

6 15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of 

7 such Act. 

8 SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent 

10 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 

11 U.S.C. 13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts made avail12 able by this or any other Act. 

13 SEC. 216. None of the funds made available under 

14 this Act, other than for the national instant criminal back15 ground check system established under section 103 of the 

16 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 

17 note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 

18 to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi19 vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus20 pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, un21 less law enforcement personnel of the United States con22 tinuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 

23 SEC. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the De24 partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 

25 title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 

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1 527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal 

2 year 2017, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for 

3 implementation of a unified Department of Justice finan4 cial management system. 

5 (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal6 ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 

7 of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of 

8 Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) 

9 shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2017, and 

10 any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 

11 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec12 tion 505 of this Act. 

13 (c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobli14 gated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of 

15 title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obliga16 tion during fiscal year 2017, and any use, obligation, 

17 transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a 

18 reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. 

19 SEC. 218. Discretionary funds that are made avail20 able in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may 

21 be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots 

22 authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 

23 113–76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, 

24 section 525 of division H of Public Law 114–113, and 

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1 such authorities as are enacted for Performance Partner2 ship Pilots in an appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017. 

3 SEC. 219. In addition to any other transfer authority 

4 available to the Department of Justice, for fiscal years 

5 2017 through 2022, unobligated balances available in the 

6 Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant 

7 to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 

8 U.S.C. 527 note) may be transferred to the ‘‘Federal Bu9 reau of Investigation, Construction’’ account, to remain 

10 available until expended for the new Federal Bureau of 

11 Investigation headquarters in the National Capital Re12 gion: Provided, That the cumulative total amount of funds 

13 transferred from the Working Capital Fund from fiscal 

14 year 2017 through 2022 pursuant to this section shall not 

15 exceed $315,000,000: Provided further, That transfers 

16 pursuant to this section shall not count against any ceiling 

17 on the use of unobligated balances transferred to the cap18 ital account of the Working Capital Fund in this or any 

19 other Act in any such fiscal year: Provided further, That 

20 any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as 

21 a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall 

22 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

23 compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

24 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 

25 Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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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 

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1 aircraft, $5,764,900,000, to remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2018: 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, of the amounts pro15 vided, $275,000,000 is for an orbiter and a lander to meet 

16 the science goals for the Jupiter Europa mission as out17 lined in the most recent planetary science decadal survey: 

18 Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and 

19 Space Administration shall use the Space Launch System 

20 as the launch vehicle or vehicles for the Jupiter Europa 

21 mission, plan for an orbiter launch no later than 2022 and 

22 a lander launch no later than 2024, and include in the 

23 fiscal year 2018 budget the 5-year funding profile nec24 essary to achieve these goals. 

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1 AERONAUTICS

2 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

3 in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and 

4 development activities, including research, development, 

5 operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 

6 facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con7 trol, and communications activities; program manage8 ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 

9 allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 

10 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur11 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 

12 lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 

13 administrative aircraft, $660,000,000, to remain available 

14 until September 30, 2018. 

15 SPACE TECHNOLOGY

16 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

17 in the conduct and support of space technology research 

18 and development activities, including research, develop19 ment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 

20 repair, facility planning and design; space flight, space21 craft control, and communications activities; program 

22 management; personnel and related costs, including uni23 forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 

24 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex25 penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 

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1 purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 

2 mission and administrative aircraft, $686,500,000, to re3 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

4 $130,000,000 shall be for the RESTORE satellite serv5 icing program for continuation of formulation and devel6 opment activities for RESTORE and such funds shall not 

7 support activities solely needed for the asteroid redirect 

8 mission. 

9 EXPLORATION

10 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

11 in the conduct and support of exploration research and 

12 development activities, including research, development, 

13 operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 

14 facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con15 trol, and communications activities; program manage16 ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 

17 allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 

18 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur19 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 

20 lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 

21 administrative aircraft, $4,324,000,000, to remain avail22 able until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not less 

23 than $1,350,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose 

24 Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than 

25 $2,150,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System 

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1 (SLS) launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not 

2 less than 130 metric tons and which shall have core ele3 ments and an Exploration Upper Stage developed simulta4 neously: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 

5 for SLS, not less than $300,000,000 shall be for Explo6 ration Upper Stage development: Provided further, That 

7 $429,000,000 shall be for exploration ground systems: 

8 Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and 

9 Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Com10 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

11 and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget sub12 mission, a 5-year budget profile for an integrated budget 

13 that includes the Space Launch System, the Orion Multi14 Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems, 

15 that will meet the Exploration Mission 2 (EM–2) manage16 ment agreement launch date of no later than 2021 at a 

17 success level equal to the Agency Baseline Commitment 

18 for EM–2 of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Pro19 vided further, That $395,000,000 shall be for exploration 

20 research and development. 

21 SPACE OPERATIONS

22 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

23 in the conduct and support of space operations research 

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1 craft control and communications activities, including op2 erations, production, and services; maintenance and re3 pair, facility planning and design; program management; 

4 personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allow5 ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 

6 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 

7 and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, 

8 charter, maintenance and operation of mission and admin9 istrative aircraft, $4,950,700,000, to remain available 

10 until September 30, 2018. 

11 EDUCATION

12 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

13 in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical 

14 education research and development activities, including 

15 research, development, operations, support, and services; 

16 program management; personnel and related costs, includ17 ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec18 tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 

19 expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

20 and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 

21 of mission and administrative aircraft, $100,000,000, to 

22 remain available until September 30, 2018, of which 

23 $18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to 

24 Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be 

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1 for the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro2 gram. 

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, $2,768,600,000, to remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2018. 

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, 

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1 and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 

2 property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli3 ance and restoration, $360,700,000, to remain available 

4 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That proceeds from 

5 leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 

6 period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 

7 in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 

8 proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail9 able for obligation for fiscal year 2017 in an amount not 

10 to exceed $9,470,300: Provided further, That each annual 

11 budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross 

12 receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds col13 lected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States 

14 Code. 

15 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

17 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

18 $37,900,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available 

19 until September 30, 2018. 

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 

23 shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 

24 a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 

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1 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

2 available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero3 nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 

4 transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap5 propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 

6 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans7 fers, except that ‘‘Construction and Environmental Com8 pliance and Restoration’’ may be increased up to 15 per9 cent by such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be 

10 merged with and available for the same purposes and the 

11 same time period as the appropriations to which trans12 ferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be 

13 treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 

14 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except 

15 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

16 The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro17 vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activ18 ity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent 

19 change of an amount established in that spending plan 

20 that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of 

21 this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under sec22 tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga23 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce24 dures set forth in that section. 

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1 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

2 RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

3 For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 

4 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 

5 and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 

6 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

7 Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase 

8 of flight services for research support; acquisition of air9 craft; and authorized travel; $6,033,645,000, to remain 

10 available until September 30, 2018, of which not to exceed 

11 $544,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 

12 polar research and operations support, and for reimburse13 ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 

14 support and logistical and other related activities for the 

15 United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 

16 for scientific support services and materials furnished by 

17 the National Research Centers and other National Science 

18 Foundation supported research facilities may be credited 

19 to this appropriation. 

20 MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

21 CONSTRUCTION

22 For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc23 tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 

24 equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu25 ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 

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1 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, 

2 $209,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

4 For necessary expenses in carrying out science, math5 ematics and engineering education and human resources 

6 programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 

7 Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), includ8 ing services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

9 United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of con10 ference rooms in the District of Columbia, $880,000,000, 

11 to remain available until September 30, 2018. 

12 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

13 For agency operations and award management nec14 essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation 

15 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized 

16 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas17 senger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 

18 authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 

19 States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of 

20 Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of 

21 Homeland Security for security guard services; 

22 $330,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for 

23 official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

24 further, That contracts may be entered into under this 

25 heading in fiscal year 2017 for maintenance and operation 

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1 of facilities and for other services to be provided during 

2 the next fiscal year: Provided further, That of the amount 

3 provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occu4 pancy, and related costs of new headquarters space, not 

5 more than $40,700,000 shall remain available until ex6 pended. 

7 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

8 For necessary expenses (including payment of sala9 ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

10 the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 

11 and the employment of experts and consultants under sec12 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car13 rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation 

14 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 

15 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,370,000: Provided, That not 

16 to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception 

17 and representation expenses. 

18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

20 General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 

21 1978, $15,200,000, of which $400,000 shall remain avail22 able until September 30, 2018. 

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

4 available for the current fiscal year for the National 

5 Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred be6 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 

7 be increased by more than 15 percent by any such trans8 fers. Any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be 

9 treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 

10 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except 

11 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropria13 tions Act, 2017’’. 

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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 may be used to employ any indi9 viduals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 

10 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one spe11 cial assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, 

12 That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph 

13 shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 

14 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, 

15 who is permitted 125 billable days: Provided further, That 

16 none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 

17 used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly au18 thorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act 

19 of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 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 

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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 Nondiscrimination 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 $29,500,000 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. 

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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, $91,500,000, 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, $385,000,000, of which $352,000,000 is for 

14 basic field programs and required independent audits; 

15 $5,000,000 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; $19,000,000 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 

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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 2016 and 

19 2017, 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 $3,431,000. 

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1 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE

2 REPRESENTATIVE

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 

6 States Trade Representative, including the hire of pas7 senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and 

8 consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

9 United States Code, $62,000,000, of which $1,000,000 

10 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 

11 the total amount made available under this heading, up 

12 to $15,000,000 may be derived from the Trade Enforce13 ment Trust Fund established in subsection (a) of section 

14 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 

15 of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405) for activities of the United 

16 States Trade Representative authorized by subsection (d) 

17 of such section, including transfers: Provided further, That 

18 any transfer pursuant to paragraph (1) of such subsection 

19 (d) shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 

20 of this Act: Provided further, That of the total amount 

21 made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 

22 shall be available for official reception and representation 

23 expenses. 

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1 STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 

4 as authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 

5 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 

6 shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 

7 That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official 

8 reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 

9 That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State 

10 Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the 

11 United States Government. 

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1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

6 this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 

7 not authorized by the Congress. 

8 SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 

9 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

10 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

11 SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation 

12 under this Act for any consulting service through procure13 ment contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 

14 States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such 

15 expenditures are a matter of public record and available 

16 for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 

17 under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

18 issued pursuant to existing law. 

19 SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica20 tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 

21 be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica22 tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 

23 than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be af24 fected thereby. 

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1 SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 

2 or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 

3 agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli4 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, or provided from 

5 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

6 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

7 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

8 through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or ini9 tiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates 

10 a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or per11 sonnel by any means for any project or activity for which 

12 funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an of13 fice or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, pro14 grams or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any 

15 functions or activities presently performed by Federal em16 ployees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or ac17 tivities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 

18 less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, 

19 project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; 

20 or (8) results from any general savings, including savings 

21 from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a 

22 change in existing programs, projects or activities as ap23 proved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Com24 mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 

25 of such reprogramming of funds. 

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1 SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by 

2 a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally 

3 affixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, 

4 or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product 

5 sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 

6 in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to re7 ceive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 

8 available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen9 sion, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 

10 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula11 tions. 

12 (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to au13 thorized purchases of promotional items, funds made 

14 available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that 

15 are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United 

16 States, its territories or possessions. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 

18 given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, 

19 Item (1)(f)(3). 

20 SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and 

21 Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the Na22 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide 

23 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep24 resentatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the sta25 tus of balances of appropriations at the account level. For 

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1 unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, com2 mitted balances the quarterly reports shall separately 

3 identify the amounts attributable to each source year of 

4 appropriation from which the balances were derived. For 

5 balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly 

6 reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of 

7 obligation. 

8 (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be 

9 submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 

10 (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 

11 aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 

12 (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, 

13 the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the 

14 maximum extent practicable under such accounting sys15 tem and shall identify and describe in each quarterly re16 port the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 

17 SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or 

18 agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to pre19 vent, personnel actions taken in response to funding re20 ductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the 

21 total budgetary resources available to such department or 

22 agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds be23 tween appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 

24 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 

25 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 

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1 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 

2 reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 

3 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

4 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

5 Provided further, That for the Department of Commerce, 

6 this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care 

7 and protection of loan collateral or grant property. 

8 SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act 

9 shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco 

10 or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal 

11 by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing 

12 of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions 

13 which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco 

14 products of the same type. 

15 SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

16 law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund estab17 lished by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public 

18 Law 98–473 (42 U.S.C. 10601) in any fiscal year in ex19 cess of $2,573,000,000 shall not be available for obligation 

20 until the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwith21 standing section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts 

22 available from the Fund for obligation, $10,000,000 shall 

23 remain available until expended to the Department of Jus24 tice Office of Inspector General for oversight and auditing 

25 purposes. 

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1 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the 

2 Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discrimi3 nate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 

4 students who participate in programs for which financial 

5 assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents 

6 or legal guardians of such students. 

7 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 

8 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in9 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

10 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro11 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

12 SEC. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to im13 plement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the 

14 procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. 

15 SEC. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Depart16 ment of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Na17 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Na18 tional Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Cor19 poration shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector 

20 General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for 

21 which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit 

22 reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which 

23 may include preliminary findings and a description of 

24 areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until 

2 any such audit is completed. 

3 (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit 

4 described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is 

5 completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Adminis6 trator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make 

7 the results of the audit available to the public on the Inter8 net website maintained by the Department, Administra9 tion, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results 

10 shall be made available in redacted form to exclude— 

11 (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of 

12 title 5, United States Code; and 

13 (2) sensitive personal information for any indi14 vidual, the public access to which could be used to 

15 commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or 

16 unlawful purposes. 

17 (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded 

18 by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a state19 ment to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, 

20 the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 

21 certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract 

22 will be made available through a subcontract or in any 

23 other manner to another person who has a financial inter24 est in the person awarded the grant or contract. 

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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 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to 

24 inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and 

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1 moderate-impact information systems within the 

2 Federal Government; 

3 (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre4 sumptive awardee against available and relevant 

5 threat information provided by the FBI and other 

6 appropriate agencies; and 

7 (3) in consultation with the FBI or other ap8 propriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of 

9 any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated 

10 with the acquisition of such system, including any 

11 risk associated with such system being produced, 

12 manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities 

13 identified by the United States Government as pos14 ing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, 

15 those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by 

16 the People’s Republic of China. 

17 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

18 made available under this Act may be used to acquire a 

19 high-impact or moderate-impact information system re20 viewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head 

21 of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has— 

22 (1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the 

23 FBI, and supply chain risk management experts, a 

24 mitigation strategy for any identified risks; 

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1 (2) determined, in consultation with NIST and 

2 the FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in 

3 the national interest of the United States; and 

4 (3) reported that determination to the Commit5 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa6 tives and the Senate and the agency Inspector Gen7 eral. 

8 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 

9 Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or 

10 justify the use of torture by any official or contract em11 ployee of the United States Government. 

12 SEC. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

13 of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or other14 wise made available under this Act or any other Act may 

15 be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or in16 strumentality of the United States to pay administrative 

17 expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the 

18 United States in connection with requiring an export li19 cense for the export to Canada of components, parts, ac20 cessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category 

21 I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations 

22 (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 

23 part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value 

24 not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction, provided 

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1 that the conditions of subsection (b) of this section are 

2 met by the exporting party for such articles. 

3 (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an ex4 port license— 

5 (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any 

6 Shipper’s Export Declaration or notification letter 

7 required by law, or from being otherwise eligible 

8 under the laws of the United States to possess, ship, 

9 transport, or export the articles enumerated in sub10 section (a); and 

11 (2) does not permit the export without a license 

12 of— 

13 (A) fully automatic firearms and compo14 nents and parts for such firearms, other than 

15 for end use by the Federal Government, or a 

16 Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; 

17 (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or 

18 complete breech mechanisms for any firearm 

19 listed in Category I, other than for end use by 

20 the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Mu21 nicipal Government of Canada; or 

22 (C) articles for export from Canada to an23 other foreign destination. 

24 (c) In accordance with this section, the District Di25 rectors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the perMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 manent or temporary export without a license of any un2 classified articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for 

3 end use in Canada or return to the United States, or tem4 porary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for 

5 end use in the United States or return to Canada for a 

6 Canadian citizen. 

7 (d) The President may require export licenses under 

8 this section on a temporary basis if the President deter9 mines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that 

10 the Government of Canada has implemented or main11 tained inadequate import controls for the articles specified 

12 in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such 

13 articles has and continues to take place for use in inter14 national terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in an15 other nation. The President shall terminate the require16 ments of a license when reasons for the temporary require17 ments have ceased. 

18 SEC. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

20 United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act 

21 or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such 

22 funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation 

23 of any officer or employee of the United States to deny 

24 any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 

25 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 

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1 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import United States ori2 gin ‘‘curios or relics’’ firearms, parts, or ammunition. 

3 SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multi5 lateral trade agreement the text of— 

6 (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United 

7 States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement; 

8 (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United 

9 States–Australia Free Trade Agreement; or 

10 (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United 

11 States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 

12 SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this 

13 Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security 

14 letter in contravention of any of the following laws author15 izing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national 

16 security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 

17 1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 

18 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Secu19 rity Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM 

20 Act of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts. 

21 SEC. 521. If at any time during any quarter, the pro22 gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 

23 Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aero24 nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science 

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1 able cause to believe that the total program cost has in2 creased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall 

3 immediately inform the respective Secretary, Adminis4 trator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Di5 rector shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 

6 Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, 

7 and shall include in such notice: the date on which such 

8 determination was made; a statement of the reasons for 

9 such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken 

10 to control future cost growth of the project; changes made 

11 in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree 

12 to which such changes have contributed to the increase 

13 in total program costs or procurement costs; new esti14 mates of the total project or procurement costs; and a 

15 statement validating that the project’s management struc16 ture is adequate to control total project or procurement 

17 costs. 

18 SEC. 522. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

19 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel20 ligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be 

21 specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of sec22 tion 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

23 3094) during fiscal year 2017 until the enactment of the 

24 Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. 

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1 SEC. 523. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available by this Act may be used to enter into 

3 a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to 

4 award a grant in excess of such amount unless the pro5 spective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the 

6 agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best 

7 of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has 

8 filed all Federal tax returns required during the three 

9 years preceding the certification, has not been convicted 

10 of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 

11 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certifi12 cation, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment 

13 for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the as14 sessment is the subject of an installment agreement or 

15 offer in compromise that has been approved by the Inter16 nal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assess17 ment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or 

18 judicial proceeding. 

19 (RESCISSIONS)

20 SEC. 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances from prior 

21 year appropriations available to the Department of Com22 merce, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later 

23 than September 30, 2017, from the following accounts in 

24 the specified amounts— 

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1 (1) ‘‘Economic Development Administration, 

2 Economic Development Assistance Programs’’, 

3 $10,000,000; 

4 (2) ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin5 istration, Operations, Research, and Facilities’’, 

6 $18,000,000; and 

7 (3) ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin8 istration, Procurement, Acquisition and Construc9 tion’’, $5,000,000. 

10 (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the De11 partment of Justice, the following funds are hereby re12 scinded, not later than September 30, 2017, from the fol13 lowing accounts in the specified amounts— 

14 (1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $300,000,000; 

15 (2) ‘‘United States Marshals Service, Federal 

16 Prisoner Detention’’, $24,000,000; 

17 (3) ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries 

18 and Expenses’’, $140,000,000 from fees collected to 

19 defray expenses for the automation of fingerprint 

20 identification and criminal justice information serv21 ices and associated costs; 

22 (4) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi23 ties, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence 

24 Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Pro25 grams’’, $10,000,000; 

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1 (5) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi2 ties, Office of Justice Programs’’, $50,000,000; 

3 (6) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi4 ties, Community Oriented Policing Services’’, 

5 $15,000,000; 

6 (7) ‘‘Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund’’, 

7 $503,196,000, of which $201,196,000 is perma8 nently rescinded; 

9 (8) ‘‘Drug Enforcement Administration, Sala10 ries and Expenses’’, $12,092,000; 

11 (9) ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries 

12 and Expenses’’, $51,600,000; and 

13 (10) ‘‘Federal Prison System, Buildings and 

14 Facilities’’, $3,400,000. 

15 (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall 

16 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

17 of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than 

18 September 1, 2017, specifying the amount of each rescis19 sion made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). 

20 SEC. 525. None of the funds made available in this 

21 Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 

22 travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 

23 301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 

24 SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this 

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1 ance of more than 50 employees from a Federal depart2 ment or agency, who are stationed in the United States, 

3 at any single conference occurring outside the United 

4 States unless such conference is a law enforcement train5 ing or operational conference for law enforcement per6 sonnel and the majority of Federal employees in attend7 ance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the 

8 United States. 

9 SEC. 527. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 

11 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 

12 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 

13 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 

14 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 

15 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

16 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 

17 at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

18 Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

19 SEC. 528. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth20 erwise made available in this or any other Act may be used 

21 to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 

22 States, its territories, or possessions to house any indi23 vidual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of de24 tention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effec25 tive control of the Department of Defense. 

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1 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 

2 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

3 Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

4 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 

5 individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 

6 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

7 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 

8 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

9 and 

10 (2) is— 

11 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

12 control of the Department of Defense; or 

13 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

14 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

15 SEC. 529. The Director of the Office of Management 

16 and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or in17 strumentality of the United States receiving funds appro18 priated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in 

19 expired grant accounts and include in its annual perform20 ance plan and performance and accountability reports the 

21 following: 

22 (1) Details on future action the department, 

23 agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve 

24 undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. 

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1 (2) The method that the department, agency, or 

2 instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances 

3 in expired grant accounts. 

4 (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in ex5 pired grant accounts that may be returned to the 

6 Treasury of the United States. 

7 (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on 

8 the total number of expired grant accounts with 

9 undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal 

10 year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality 

11 and the total finances that have not been obligated 

12 to a specific project remaining in the accounts. 

13 SEC. 530. (a) None of the funds made available by 

14 this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and 

15 Space Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science 

16 and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, 

17 promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, pro18 gram, order, or contract of any kind to participate, col19 laborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China 

20 or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are 

21 specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 

22 enactment of this Act. 

23 (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 

24 be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 

25 at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. 

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1 (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and 

2 (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP, 

3 after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investiga4 tion, have certified— 

5 (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 

6 technology, data, or other information with national 

7 security or economic security implications to China 

8 or a Chinese-owned company; and 

9 (2) will not involve knowing interactions with 

10 officials who have been determined by the United 

11 States to have direct involvement with violations of 

12 human rights. 

13 (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall 

14 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

15 House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal 

16 Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to 

17 the activity in question and shall include a description of 

18 the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major partici19 pants, and its location and timing. 

20 SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per22 sonnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the 

23 importation of any model of shotgun if— 

24 (1) all other requirements of law with respect to 

25 the proposed importation are met; and 

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1 (2) no application for the importation of such 

2 model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had 

3 been denied by the Attorney General prior to Janu4 ary 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not 

5 particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to 

6 sporting purposes. 

7 SEC. 532. (a) None of the funds made available in 

8 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

9 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

10 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

11 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

12 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

13 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi14 nal investigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other law 

15 enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity. 

16 SEC. 533. The Departments of Commerce and Jus17 tice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

18 the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil 

19 Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 

20 the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services 

21 Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices 

22 of Science and Technology Policy and the United States 

23 Trade Representative, and the State Justice Institute 

24 shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective de25 partment or agency head, to the Committees on ApproMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

2 within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 534. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 

5 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 

6 ratification for the Treaty. 

7 SEC. 535. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

9 made available by this Act may be used to pay award or 

10 incentive fees for contractor performance that has been 

11 judged to be below satisfactory performance or for per12 formance that does not meet the basic requirements of a 

13 contract. 

14 SEC. 536. The Department of Commerce, the Na15 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Na16 tional Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report 

17 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep18 resentatives and the Senate on any official travel to China 

19 by any employee of such Department or agency, including 

20 the purpose of such travel. 

21 SEC. 537. None of the funds made available in this 

22 Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with re23 spect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, 

24 Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, 

25 Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, LouMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 isiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min2 nesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New 

3 Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North 

4 Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

5 Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, 

6 Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyo7 ming, or with respect to the District of Columbia, Guam, 

8 or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing 

9 their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, posses10 sion, or cultivation of medical marijuana. 

11 SEC. 538. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legit13 imacy of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural 

14 Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of 

15 Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 

16 SEC. 539. Of the amounts made available by this Act, 

17 not less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, 

18 respectively, for Public Works grants authorized by the 

19 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and 

20 grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 

21 Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall 

22 be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: 

23 Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘per24 sistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 

25 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over 

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1 the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 

2 decennial censuses and the most recent Small Area In3 come and Poverty Estimates. 

4 SEC. 540. For an additional amount for ‘‘National 

5 Aeronautics and Space Administration—Construction and 

6 Environmental Compliance and Restoration’’, 

7 $109,000,000, to remain available until expended, for re8 pairs at National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

9 (NASA) owned facilities that directly support NASA’s 

10 mission which were damaged as a result of recent natural 

11 disasters: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

12 the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

13 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT OF CER16 TAIN PERSONS AS UNITED STATES TRADE REP17 RESENTATIVE

18 SEC. 541. (a) IN GENERAL.—The limitation under 

19 section 141(b) (4) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

20 2171(b)(4)) shall not apply to the first person appointed, 

21 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as the 

22 United States Trade Representative after the date of the 

23 enactment of this Act, if that person served as a Deputy 

24 United States Trade Representative before the date of the 

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1 enactment of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 

2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 

3 (b) LIMITED EXCEPTION.—This section applies only 

4 to the first person appointed as United States Trade Rep5 resentative after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

6 to no other person. 

7 SEC. 542. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department 

8 of Justice, State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, 

9 Office of Justice Programs, State and Local Law Enforce10 ment Assistance’’, $15,000,000 for emergency law en11 forcement assistance for events occurring during fiscal 

12 years 2016 and 2017, as authorized by section 609M of 

13 the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10501; 

14 Public Law 98–473). 

15 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Jus16 tice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

17 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

2 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

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 $40,042,962,000. 

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 pro25 vided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for 

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1 members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for 

2 payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, 

3 as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department 

4 of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,889,405,000. 

5 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

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 Ma11 rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve 

12 provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec13 tion 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

14 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Re15 tirement Fund, $12,735,182,000. 

16 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

17 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 

18 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta19 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza20 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 

21 between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air 

22 Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo23 nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 

24 for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 

25 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 

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1 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart2 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

3 $27,958,795,000. 

4 RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

5 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

6 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re7 serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 

8 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 

9 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 

10 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

11 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

12 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 

13 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au14 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 

15 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 

16 Retirement Fund, $4,524,863,000. 

17 RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

18 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

19 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re20 serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 

21 United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 

22 section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in con23 nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 

24 of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re25 serve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 

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1 duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 

2 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Depart3 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

4 $1,921,045,000. 

5 RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

6 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

7 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 

8 Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 

9 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 

10 under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 

11 in connection with performing duty specified in section 

12 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under13 going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv14 alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 

15 leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 

16 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 

17 Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

18 $744,795,000. 

19 RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

20 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

21 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 

22 Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 

23 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 

24 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 

25 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

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1 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

2 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 

3 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au4 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 

5 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 

6 Retirement Fund, $1,725,526,000. 

7 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

8 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

9 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na10 tional Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, 

11 or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United 

12 States Code, or while serving on duty under section 

13 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United 

14 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

15 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

16 while undergoing training, or while performing drills or 

17 equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 

18 section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay19 ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 

20 Fund, $7,899,423,000. 

21 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

22 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

23 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na24 tional Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 

25 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 

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1 Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 

2 title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 

3 in connection with performing duty specified in section 

4 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under5 going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 

6 duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 

7 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 

8 to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

9 $3,283,982,000. 

10 TITLE II 

11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

13 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

14 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as author15 ized by law, $32,738,173,000: Provided, That not to ex16 ceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and ex17 traordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 

18 authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may 

19 be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential mili20 tary purposes. 

21 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

22 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

23 for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the 

24 Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $38,552,017,000: 

25 Provided, That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for 

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1 emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 

2 on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, 

3 and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity 

4 for confidential military purposes. 

5 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

6 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

7 for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, 

8 as authorized by law, $5,676,152,000. 

9 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

10 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

11 for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as 

12 authorized by law, $36,247,724,000: Provided, That not 

13 to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and ex14 traordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 

15 authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments 

16 may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 

17 military purposes. 

18 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

21 for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen22 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

23 departments), as authorized by law, $32,373,949,000: 

24 Provided, That not more than $15,000,000 may be used 

25 for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized 

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1 under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Pro2 vided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used 

3 for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex4 pended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of 

5 Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of 

6 necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided fur7 ther, That of the funds provided under this heading, not 

8 less than $34,964,000 shall be made available for the Pro9 curement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement 

10 Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be avail11 able for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Pro12 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth13 erwise made available by this Act may be used to plan 

14 or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropria15 tions liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of De16 fense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, 

17 or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces 

18 into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Pro19 vided further, That $5,023,000, to remain available until 

20 expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain 

21 classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary 

22 by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance 

23 appropriations or research, development, test and evalua24 tion appropriations, to be merged with and to be available 

25 for the same time period as the appropriations to which 

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1 transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling on the in2 vestment item unit cost of items that may be purchased 

3 with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to 

4 the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided fur5 ther, That of the funds provided under this heading, 

6 $480,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

7 2018, shall be available to provide support and assistance 

8 to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals 

9 to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis 

10 response, or other Department of Defense security co11 operation programs: Provided further, That the transfer 

12 authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 

13 other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

15 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

16 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or17 ganization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; re18 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 

19 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re20 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip21 ment; and communications, $2,743,688,000. 

22 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

23 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

24 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or25 ganization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; reMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 

2 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re3 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip4 ment; and communications, $929,656,000. 

5 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

6 RESERVE

7 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

8 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or9 ganization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Re10 serve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger 

11 motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; 

12 recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip13 ment; and communications, $271,133,000. 

14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

15 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

16 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or17 ganization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; 

18 repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 

19 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re20 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip21 ment; and communications, $3,069,229,000. 

22 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL

23 GUARD

24 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin25 istering the Army National Guard, including medical and 

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1 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 

2 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc3 tures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; per4 sonnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel ex5 penses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 

6 Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard 

7 division, regimental, and battalion commanders while in8 specting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 

9 regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, Na10 tional Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 

11 National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of re12 pair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 

13 equipment (including aircraft), $6,861,478,000. 

14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

15 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin16 istering the Air National Guard, including medical and 

17 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 

18 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc19 tures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of pas20 senger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 

21 National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, 

22 modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 

23 equipment, including those furnished from stocks under 

24 the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 

25 travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 

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1 authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on 

2 active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 

3 while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 

4 Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the 

5 Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,615,095,000. 

6 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED

7 FORCES

8 For salaries and expenses necessary for the United 

9 States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 

10 $14,194,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used 

11 for official representation purposes. 

12 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For the Department of the Army, $170,167,000, to 

15 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec16 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 

17 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc18 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 

19 buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or 

20 for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 

21 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 

22 to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and 

23 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 

24 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 

25 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 

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1 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 

2 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 

3 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 

4 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 

5 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au6 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

7 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For the Department of the Navy, $289,262,000, to 

10 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec11 retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such 

12 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc13 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 

14 buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or 

15 for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 

16 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 

17 to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and 

18 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 

19 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 

20 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 

21 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 

22 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 

23 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 

24 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 

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1 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au2 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

3 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For the Department of the Air Force, $371,521,000, 

6 to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 

7 Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 

8 such funds are required for environmental restoration, re9 duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of un10 safe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air 

11 Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 

12 available by this appropriation to other appropriations 

13 made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be 

14 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

15 and for the same time period as the appropriations to 

16 which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter17 mination that all or part of the funds transferred from 

18 this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro19 vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to 

20 this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer au21 thority provided under this heading is in addition to any 

22 other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

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1 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For the Department of Defense, $9,009,000, to re4 main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec5 retary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds 

6 are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 

7 recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 

8 and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar 

9 purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro10 priation to other appropriations made available to the De11 partment of Defense, to be merged with and to be avail12 able for the same purposes and for the same time period 

13 as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur14 ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the 

15 funds transferred from this appropriation are not nec16 essary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 

17 may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

18 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

19 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro20 vided elsewhere in this Act. 

21 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED

22 DEFENSE SITES

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For the Department of the Army, $222,084,000, to 

25 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the SecMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 

2 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc3 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 

4 buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Depart5 ment of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this 

6 appropriation to other appropriations made available to 

7 the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 

8 be available for the same purposes and for the same time 

9 period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro10 vided further, That upon a determination that all or part 

11 of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 

12 necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 

13 may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

14 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

15 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro16 vided elsewhere in this Act. 

17 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

18 For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 

19 Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of 

20 Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sec21 tions 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, 

22 United States Code), $123,125,000, to remain available 

23 until September 30, 2018. 

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1 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

2 For assistance, including assistance provided by con3 tract or by grants, under programs and activities of the 

4 Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 

5 Program authorized under the Department of Defense Co6 operative Threat Reduction Act, $325,604,000, to remain 

7 available until September 30, 2019. 

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1 TITLE III 

2 PROCUREMENT 

3 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

4 For construction, procurement, production, modifica5 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 

6 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 

7 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 

8 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 

9 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 

10 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

11 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 

12 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap13 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 

14 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 

15 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 

16 foregoing purposes, $4,587,598,000, to remain available 

17 for obligation until September 30, 2019. 

18 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

19 For construction, procurement, production, modifica20 tion, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including 

21 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 

22 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 

23 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 

24 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 

25 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

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1 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 

2 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap3 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 

4 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 

5 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 

6 foregoing purposes, $1,533,804,000, to remain available 

7 for obligation until September 30, 2019. 

8 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT

9 VEHICLES, ARMY

10 For construction, procurement, production, and 

11 modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 

12 equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and acces13 sories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 

14 expansion of public and private plants, including the land 

15 necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 

16 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con17 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

18 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 

19 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 

20 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 

21 layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 

22 purposes, $2,229,455,000, to remain available for obliga23 tion until September 30, 2019. 

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1 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

2 For construction, procurement, production, and 

3 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe4 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub5 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au6 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 

7 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur8 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac9 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap10 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip11 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 

12 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor13 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 

14 for the foregoing purposes, $1,483,566,000, to remain 

15 available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 

16 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

17 For construction, procurement, production, and 

18 modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and 

19 non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger 

20 motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and 

21 electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare 

22 parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized 

23 equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 

24 private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 

25 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

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1 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

2 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 

3 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 

4 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern5 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

6 expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 

7 $6,147,328,000, to remain available for obligation until 

8 September 30, 2019. 

9 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

10 For construction, procurement, production, modifica11 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 

12 ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 

13 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ14 ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter15 ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

16 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 

17 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 

18 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern19 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

20 $16,135,335,000, to remain available for obligation until 

21 September 30, 2019. 

22 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

23 For construction, procurement, production, modifica24 tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap25 ons, and related support equipment including spare parts, 

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1 and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private 

2 plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such 

3 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con4 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

5 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 

6 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 

7 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 

8 layaway, $3,265,285,000, to remain available for obliga9 tion until September 30, 2019. 

10 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE

11 CORPS

12 For construction, procurement, production, and 

13 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe14 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub15 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au16 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 

17 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur18 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac19 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap20 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip21 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 

22 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor23 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 

24 for the foregoing purposes, $633,678,000, to remain avail25 able for obligation until September 30, 2019. 

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1 SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

2 For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi3 tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ4 ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli5 ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public 

6 and private plants; reserve plant and Government and con7 tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, 

8 long lead time components and designs for vessels to be 

9 constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of 

10 public and private plants, including land necessary there11 for, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

12 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 

13 title, as follows: 

14 Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP), 

15 $773,138,000; 

16 Carrier Replacement Program, $1,255,783,000; 

17 Carrier Replacement Program (AP), 

18 $1,370,784,000; 

19 Virginia Class Submarine, $3,187,985,000; 

20 Virginia Class Submarine (AP), 

21 $1,852,234,000; 

22 CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,699,120,000; 

23 CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $233,149,000; 

24 DDG–1000 Program, $271,756,000; 

25 DDG–51 Destroyer, $3,614,792,000; 

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1 Littoral Combat Ship, $1,563,692,000; 

2 LPD–17, $1,786,000,000; 

3 LHA Replacement, $1,617,719,000; 

4 TAO Fleet Oiler (AP), $73,079,000; 

5 Moored Training Ship, $624,527,000; 

6 Ship to Shore Connector, $128,067,000; 

7 Service Craft, $65,192,000; 

8 LCAC Service Life Extension Program, 

9 $82,074,000; 

10 YP Craft Maintenance/ROH/SLEP, 

11 $21,363,000; 

12 For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 

13 first destination transportation, $626,158,000; 

14 Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Pro15 grams, $160,274,000; and 

16 Polar Icebreakers (AP), $150,000,000. 

17 In all: $21,156,886,000, to remain available for obli18 gation until September 30, 2021: Provided, That addi19 tional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 

20 2021, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and 

21 other such budgeted work that must be performed in the 

22 final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That 

23 none of the funds provided under this heading for the con24 struction or conversion of any naval vessel to be con25 structed in shipyards in the United States shall be exMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 pended in foreign facilities for the construction of major 

2 components of such vessel: Provided further, That none 

3 of the funds provided under this heading shall be used 

4 for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign ship5 yards: Provided further, That funds appropriated or other6 wise made available by this Act for production of the com7 mon missile compartment of nuclear-powered vessels may 

8 be available for multiyear procurement of critical compo9 nents to support continuous production of such compart10 ments only in accordance with the provisions of subsection 

11 (i) of section 2218a of title 10, United States Code (as 

12 added by section 1023 of the National Defense Authoriza13 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328)). 

14 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

15 For procurement, production, and modernization of 

16 support equipment and materials not otherwise provided 

17 for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new 

18 ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase 

19 of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expan20 sion of public and private plants, including the land nec21 essary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 

22 be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 

23 approval of title; and procurement and installation of 

24 equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 

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1 tractor-owned equipment layaway, $6,308,919,000, to re2 main available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 

3 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

4 For expenses necessary for the procurement, manu5 facture, and modification of missiles, armament, military 

6 equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant 

7 equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation 

8 thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

9 Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; ve10 hicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of pas11 senger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion 

12 of public and private plants, including land necessary 

13 therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac14 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap15 proval of title, $1,307,456,000, to remain available for ob16 ligation until September 30, 2019. 

17 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

18 For construction, procurement, and modification of 

19 aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, 

20 specialized ground handling equipment, and training de21 vices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 

22 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Gov23 ernment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 

24 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 

25 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

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1 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

2 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov3 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 

4 other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes in5 cluding rents and transportation of things, 

6 $14,253,623,000, to remain available for obligation until 

7 September 30, 2019. 

8 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

9 For construction, procurement, and modification of 

10 missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 

11 parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equip12 ment, and training devices; expansion of public and pri13 vate plants, Government-owned equipment and installa14 tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac15 quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 

16 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con17 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re18 serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip19 ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore20 going purposes including rents and transportation of 

21 things, $2,348,121,000, to remain available for obligation 

22 until September 30, 2019. 

23 SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

24 For construction, procurement, and modification of 

25 spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including 

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1 spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling 

2 equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and 

3 private plants, Government-owned equipment and installa4 tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac5 quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 

6 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con7 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re8 serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip9 ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore10 going purposes including rents and transportation of 

11 things, $2,733,243,000, to remain available for obligation 

12 until September 30, 2019. 

13 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

14 For construction, procurement, production, and 

15 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe16 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub17 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au18 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 

19 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur20 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac21 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap22 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip23 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 

24 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor25 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 

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1 for the foregoing purposes, $1,589,219,000, to remain 

2 available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 

3 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

4 For procurement and modification of equipment (in5 cluding ground guidance and electronic control equipment, 

6 and ground electronic and communication equipment), 

7 and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not oth8 erwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehi9 cles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehi10 cles; and expansion of public and private plants, Govern11 ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 

12 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 

13 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

14 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

15 thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov16 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

17 $17,768,224,000, to remain available for obligation until 

18 September 30, 2019. 

19 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

20 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart21 ment of Defense (other than the military departments) 

22 necessary for procurement, production, and modification 

23 of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts there24 for, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger 

25 motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public 

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1 and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in 

2 such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land 

3 for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

4 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

5 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov6 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

7 $4,881,022,000, to remain available for obligation until 

8 September 30, 2019. 

9 DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES

10 For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant 

11 to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Produc12 tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), 

13 $64,065,000, to remain available until expended. 

14 TITLE IV 

15 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

16 EVALUATION 

17 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

18 ARMY

19 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci20 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ21 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa22 cilities and equipment, $8,332,965,000, to remain avail23 able for obligation until September 30, 2018. 

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1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

2 NAVY

3 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci4 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ5 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa6 cilities and equipment, $17,214,530,000, to remain avail7 able for obligation until September 30, 2018: Provided, 

8 That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are 

9 available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique oper10 ational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 

11 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

12 AIR FORCE

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, $27,788,548,000, to remain avail17 able for obligation until September 30, 2018. 

18 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

19 DEFENSE-WIDE

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart22 ment of Defense (other than the military departments), 

23 necessary for basic and applied scientific research, devel24 opment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects 

25 as may be designated and determined by the Secretary 

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1 of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, 

2 lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

3 $18,778,550,000, to remain available for obligation until 

4 September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the funds made 

5 available in this paragraph, $250,000,000 for the Defense 

6 Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for ex7 penses, not otherwise provided for, to include program 

8 management and oversight, to conduct research, develop9 ment, test and evaluation to include proof of concept dem10 onstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and tran11 sition to full-scale production: Provided further, That the 

12 Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein 

13 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropria14 tions for research, development, test and evaluation to ac15 complish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, 

16 That this transfer authority is in addition to any other 

17 transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 

18 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 

19 fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this 

20 appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees 

21 in writing of the details of any such transfer. 

22 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

23 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

24 for the independent activities of the Director, Operational 

25 Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of 

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1 operational test and evaluation, including initial oper2 ational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, 

3 and in support of, production decisions; joint operational 

4 testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 

5 connection therewith, $186,994,000, to remain available 

6 for obligation until September 30, 2018. 

7 TITLE V 

8 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

9 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

10 For the Defense Working Capital Funds, 

11 $1,511,613,000. 

12 TITLE VI 

13 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

14 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

15 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical 

16 and health care programs of the Department of Defense 

17 as authorized by law, $33,781,270,000; of which 

18 $31,277,002,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, 

19 of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available 

20 for obligation until September 30, 2018, and of which up 

21 to $15,315,832,000 may be available for contracts entered 

22 into under the TRICARE program; of which 

23 $402,161,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep24 tember 30, 2019, shall be for procurement; and of which 

25 $2,102,107,000, to remain available for obligation until 

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1 September 30, 2018, shall be for research, development, 

2 test and evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 

3 other provision of law, of the amount made available under 

4 this heading for research, development, test and evalua5 tion, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV 

6 prevention educational activities undertaken in connection 

7 with United States military training, exercises, and hu8 manitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in Af9 rican nations: Provided further, That of the funds provided 

10 under this heading for research, development, test and 

11 evaluation, not less than $1,014,600,000 shall be made 

12 available to the United States Army Medical Research and 

13 Materiel Command to carry out the congressionally di14 rected medical research programs. 

15 CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 

16 DEFENSE

17 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

18 for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal 

19 chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the pro20 visions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Au21 thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the de22 struction of other chemical warfare materials that are not 

23 in the chemical weapon stockpile, $523,726,000, of which 

24 $119,985,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 

25 which no less than $49,533,000 shall be for the Chemical 

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1 Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of 

2 $20,368,000 for activities on military installations and 

3 $29,165,000, to remain available until September 30, 

4 2018, to assist State and local governments, and of which 

5 not more than $13,700,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2018, shall be for the destruction of eight 

7 United States-origin chemical munitions in the Republic 

8 of Panama, to the extent authorized by law; $15,132,000 

9 shall be for procurement, to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2019, of which $15,132,000 shall be for the 

11 Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to 

12 assist State and local governments; and $388,609,000, to 

13 remain available until September 30, 2018, shall be for 

14 research, development, test and evaluation, of which 

15 $380,892,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical 

16 Weapons Alternatives program. 

17 DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

18 DEFENSE

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 

21 the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 

22 available to the Department of Defense for military per23 sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi24 sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for oper25 ation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, 

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1 development, test and evaluation, $998,800,000, of which 

2 $626,087,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; 

3 $118,713,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction pro4 gram; $234,000,000 shall be for the National Guard 

5 counter-drug program; and $20,000,000 shall be for the 

6 National Guard counter-drug schools program: Provided, 

7 That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 

8 available for obligation for the same time period and for 

9 the same purpose as the appropriation to which trans10 ferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 

11 all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 

12 are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 

13 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 

14 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 

15 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au16 thority contained elsewhere in this Act. 

17 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

18 For expenses and activities of the Office of the In19 spector General in carrying out the provisions of the In20 spector General Act of 1978, as amended, $312,035,000, 

21 of which $308,882,000 shall be for operation and mainte22 nance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for 

23 emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on 

24 the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and 

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1 cate of necessity for confidential military purposes; and 

2 of which $3,153,000, to remain available until September 

3 30, 2018, shall be for research, development, test and eval4 uation. 

5 TITLE VII 

6 RELATED AGENCIES 

7 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND

8 DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND

9 For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Re10 tirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the 

11 proper funding level for continuing the operation of the 

12 Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 

13 System, $514,000,000. 

14 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

15 For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Commu16 nity Management Account, $515,596,000. 

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1 TITLE VIII 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained 

4 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur5 poses not authorized by the Congress. 

6 SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions 

7 of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em8 ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States 

9 shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: 

10 Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi11 rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of 

12 Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess 

13 of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian 

14 employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is 

15 computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 

16 United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percent17 age increase provided by the appropriate host nation to 

18 its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 

19 That this section shall not apply to Department of De20 fense foreign service national employees serving at United 

21 States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Depart22 ment of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Pro23 vided further, That the limitations of this provision shall 

24 not apply to foreign national employees of the Department 

25 of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 

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1 SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained 

2 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

3 the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 

4 SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appro5 priations in this Act which are limited for obligation dur6 ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the 

7 last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this sec8 tion shall not apply to obligations for support of active 

9 duty training of reserve components or summer camp 

10 training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

11 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of 

13 Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter14 est, he may, with the approval of the Office of Manage15 ment and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 

16 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense 

17 or funds made available in this Act to the Department 

18 of Defense for military functions (except military con19 struction) between such appropriations or funds or any 

20 subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available 

21 for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as 

22 the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, 

23 That such authority to transfer may not be used unless 

24 for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military re25 quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 

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1 and in no case where the item for which funds are re2 quested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 

3 That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress 

4 promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority 

5 or any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That 

6 no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to pre7 pare or present a request to the Committees on Appropria8 tions for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher pri9 ority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, 

10 than those for which originally appropriated and in no 

11 case where the item for which reprogramming is requested 

12 has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That 

13 a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using au14 thority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 

15 30, 2017: Provided further, That transfers among military 

16 personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account 

17 for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that 

18 may be transferred under this section. 

19 SEC. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific pro20 grams, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts 

21 and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to 

22 such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the 

23 tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in 

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1 wise made available in this Act for those programs, 

2 projects, and activities for which the amounts appro3 priated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required 

4 by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such 

5 tables to the same extent as if the tables were included 

6 in the text of this Act. 

7 (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables de8 scribed in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivi9 sions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this 

10 Act: Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when trans11 fers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur be12 tween appropriation accounts. 

13 SEC. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enact14 ment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit 

15 a report to the congressional defense committees to estab16 lish the baseline for application of reprogramming and 

17 transfer authorities for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That 

18 the report shall include— 

19 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa20 rate column to display the President’s budget re21 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 

22 due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

23 fiscal year enacted level; 

24 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro25 priation both by budget activity and program, 

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1 project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Ap2 pendix; and 

3 (3) an identification of items of special congres4 sional interest. 

5 (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none 

6 of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 

7 reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 

8 subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 

9 committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in 

10 writing to the congressional defense committees that such 

11 reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 

12 requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not 

13 apply to transfers from the following appropriations ac14 counts: 

15 (1) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Army’’; 

16 (2) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Navy’’; 

17 (3) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Air Force’’; 

18 (4) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Defense19 wide’’; 

20 (5) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Formerly 

21 Used Defense Sites’’; and 

22 (6) ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Ac23 tivities, Defense’’. 

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1 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash bal3 ances in working capital funds of the Department of De4 fense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, may be maintained in only such 

6 amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disburse7 ments to be made from such funds: Provided, That trans8 fers may be made between such funds: Provided further, 

9 That transfers may be made between working capital 

10 funds and the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’ 

11 appropriation and the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ ap12 propriation accounts in such amounts as may be deter13 mined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of 

14 the Office of Management and Budget, except that such 

15 transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense 

16 has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: Pro17 vided further, That except in amounts equal to the 

18 amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, 

19 no obligations may be made against a working capital fund 

20 to procure or increase the value of war reserve material 

21 inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the 

22 Congress prior to any such obligation. 

23 SEC. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not 

24 be used to initiate a special access program without prior 

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1 notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congres2 sional defense committees. 

3 SEC. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act 

4 shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that 

5 employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of 

6 $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that in7 cludes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of 

8 $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement 

9 leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic 

10 order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in 

11 any one year, unless the congressional defense committees 

12 have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the pro13 posed contract award: Provided, That no part of any ap14 propriation contained in this Act shall be available to ini15 tiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order 

16 quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to 

17 the limits of the Government’s liability: Provided further, 

18 That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

19 shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement con20 tracts for any systems or component thereof if the value 

21 of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 un22 less specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, 

23 That no multiyear procurement contract can be termi24 nated without 30-day prior notification to the congres25 sional defense committees: Provided further, That the exeMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 cution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a 

2 present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared 

3 to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of 

4 the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear 

5 contract executed after the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act unless in the case of any such contract— 

7 (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to 

8 Congress a budget request for full funding of units 

9 to be procured through the contract and, in the case 

10 of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that in11 cludes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through 

12 the contract for which procurement funds are re13 quested in that budget request for production be14 yond advance procurement activities in the fiscal 

15 year covered by the budget, full funding of procure16 ment of such unit in that fiscal year; 

17 (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do 

18 not include consideration of recurring manufacturing 

19 costs of the contractor associated with the produc20 tion of unfunded units to be delivered under the con21 tract; 

22 (3) the contract provides that payments to the 

23 contractor under the contract shall not be made in 

24 advance of incurred costs on funded units; and 

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1 (4) the contract does not provide for a price ad2 justment based on a failure to award a follow-on 

3 contract. 

4 Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be 

5 used for a multiyear procurement contract as follows: AH– 

6 64E Apache Helicopter and UH–60M Blackhawk Heli7 copter. 

8 SEC. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the op9 eration and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are 

10 hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, 

11 United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance 

12 costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. 

13 Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and 

14 civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations 

15 and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chap16 ter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obliga17 tions shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of 

18 title 10, United States Code: Provided, That funds avail19 able for operation and maintenance shall be available for 

20 providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using 

21 Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific 

22 Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursu23 ant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by 

24 Public Law 99–239: Provided further, That upon a deter25 mination by the Secretary of the Army that such action 

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1 is beneficial for graduate medical education programs con2 ducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the 

3 Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of med4 ical services at such facilities and transportation to such 

5 facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients 

6 from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North7 ern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated 

8 States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. 

9 SEC. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2017, the civilian 

10 personnel of the Department of Defense may not be man11 aged on the basis of any end-strength, and the manage12 ment of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not 

13 be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an 

14 end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may 

15 be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. 

16 (b) The fiscal year 2018 budget request for the De17 partment of Defense as well as all justification material 

18 and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2018 

19 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared 

20 and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and 

21 (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal 

22 year 2018. 

23 (c) As required by section 1107 of the National De24 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

25 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the 

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1 Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention 

2 Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of the 

3 Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the manage4 ment of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner 

5 consistent with the budget available with respect to such 

6 Laboratories. 

7 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply 

8 to military (civilian) technicians. 

9 SEC. 8013. None of the funds appropriated by this 

10 Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated 

11 funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures 

12 malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for 

13 resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the 

14 drink) on a military installation located in the United 

15 States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured 

16 within that State, or in the case of the District of Colum17 bia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military 

18 installation is located: Provided, That, in a case in which 

19 the military installation is located in more than one State, 

20 purchases may be made in any State in which the installa21 tion is located: Provided further, That such local procure22 ment requirements for malt beverages and wine shall 

23 apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installa24 tions in States which are not contiguous with another 

25 State: Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other 

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1 than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and 

2 the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most 

3 competitive source, price and other factors considered. 

4 SEC. 8014. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to in6 fluence congressional action on any legislation or appro7 priation matters pending before the Congress. 

8 SEC. 8015. None of the funds appropriated by this 

9 Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of 

10 any member of the Army participating as a full-time stu11 dent and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Vet12 erans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education 

13 Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is 

14 credited toward completion of a service commitment: Pro15 vided, That this section shall not apply to those members 

16 who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 

17 1987: Provided further, That this section applies only to 

18 active components of the Army. 

19 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 8016. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act 

21 for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Pro22 gram may be transferred to any other appropriation con23 tained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing 

24 a Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program developmental assistance 

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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 

2 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the 

3 authority of this provision or any other transfer authority 

4 contained in this Act. 

5 SEC. 8017. None of the funds in this Act may be 

6 available for the purchase by the Department of Defense 

7 (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard 

8 anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under 

9 unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured 

10 in the United States from components which are substan11 tially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That 

12 for the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘manufactured’’ 

13 shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing 

14 of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blast15 ing process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this 

16 section substantially all of the components of anchor and 

17 mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manu18 factured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the 

19 components produced or manufactured in the United 

20 States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components pro21 duced or manufactured outside the United States: Pro22 vided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are 

23 not available to meet Department of Defense requirements 

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1 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 

2 on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made 

3 in order to acquire capability for national security pur4 poses. 

5 SEC. 8018. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Work6 ing Capital Fund, Army’’, $140,000,000 shall be available 

7 to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals. 

8 SEC. 8019. None of the funds available to the De9 partment of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dis10 pose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, 

11 .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or 

12 to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or am13 munition components that are not otherwise prohibited 

14 from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small 

15 arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified 

16 by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable 

17 or unsafe for further use. 

18 SEC. 8020. No more than $500,000 of the funds ap19 propriated or made available in this Act shall be used dur20 ing a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an orga21 nization, unit, activity or function of the Department of 

22 Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Pro23 vided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this re24 striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 

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1 to the congressional defense committees that such a relo2 cation is required in the best interest of the Government. 

3 SEC. 8021. Of the funds made available in this Act, 

4 $15,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments au5 thorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 

6 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor 

7 or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract 

8 award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in sec9 tion 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small busi10 ness owned and controlled by an individual or individuals 

11 defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States 

12 Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes 

13 of being allowed additional compensation under section 

14 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 

15 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount 

16 is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds 

17 appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the De18 partment of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Pro19 vided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 

20 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable 

21 to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or 

22 services, including any contract and any subcontract at 

23 any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or 

24 manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor 

25 or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United 

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1 States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by 

2 an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) 

3 of title 25, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 8022. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 

5 Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national 

6 or international political or psychological activities. 

7 SEC. 8023. During the current fiscal year, the De8 partment of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of 

9 not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in sec10 tion 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipa11 tion of receipt of contributions, only from the Government 

12 of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, upon re13 ceipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait 

14 shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which in15 curred such obligations. 

16 SEC. 8024. (a) Of the funds made available in this 

17 Act, not less than $40,021,000 shall be available for the 

18 Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— 

19 (1) $28,000,000 shall be available from ‘‘Oper20 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil 

21 Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, 

22 readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand 

23 reduction activities involving youth programs; 

24 (2) $10,337,000 shall be available from ‘‘Air25 craft Procurement, Air Force’’; and 

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1 (3) $1,684,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other 

2 Procurement, Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement. 

3 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reim4 bursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 

5 counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 

6 local government agencies. 

7 SEC. 8025. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

8 Act are available to establish a new Department of De9 fense (department) federally funded research and develop10 ment center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a 

11 separate entity administrated by an organization man12 aging another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership cor13 poration consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and 

14 other nonprofit entities. 

15 (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, 

16 Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting 

17 Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, 

18 and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except 

19 when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be com20 pensated for his or her services as a member of such enti21 ty, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in 

22 a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any such entity 

23 referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed 

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1 eral Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the per2 formance of membership duties. 

3 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 

4 of the funds available to the department from any source 

5 during the current fiscal year may be used by a defense 

6 FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for 

7 construction of new buildings not located on a military in8 stallation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded 

9 by Government grants, for absorption of contract over10 runs, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include 

11 employee participation in community service and/or devel12 opment. 

13 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 

14 the funds available to the department during fiscal year 

15 2017, not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort 

16 (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Pro17 vided, That, of the specific amount referred to previously 

18 in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may 

19 be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: 

20 Provided further, That this subsection shall not apply to 

21 staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program 

22 (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). 

23 (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submis24 sion of the department’s fiscal year 2018 budget request, 

25 submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff 

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1 years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense 

2 FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget 

3 estimates. 

4 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

5 the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs 

6 is hereby reduced by $60,000,000. 

7 SEC. 8026. None of the funds appropriated or made 

8 available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, 

9 or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned fa10 cility or property under the control of the Department of 

11 Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United 

12 States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement re13 strictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 

14 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 

15 or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications 

16 of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, 

17 That the Secretary of the military department responsible 

18 for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case19 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 

20 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

21 Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available 

22 to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 

23 basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order 

24 to acquire capability for national security purposes: Pro25 vided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to 

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1 contracts which are in being as of the date of the enact2 ment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 8027. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

4 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Armed 

5 Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the 

6 Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Sub7 committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 

8 of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 

9 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa10 tives. 

11 SEC. 8028. During the current fiscal year, the De12 partment of Defense may acquire the modification, depot 

13 maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels 

14 as well as the production of components and other De15 fense-related articles, through competition between De16 partment of Defense depot maintenance activities and pri17 vate firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Execu18 tive of the military department or Defense Agency con19 cerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that success20 ful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and in21 direct costs for both public and private bids: Provided fur22 ther, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A– 

23 76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this 

24 section. 

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1 SEC. 8029. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 

2 consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 

3 determines that a foreign country which is party to an 

4 agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the 

5 terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain 

6 types of products produced in the United States that are 

7 covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 

8 rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy Amer9 ican Act with respect to such types of products produced 

10 in that foreign country. 

11 (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 

12 reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of under13 standing, between the United States and a foreign country 

14 pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospec15 tively waived the Buy American Act for certain products 

16 in that country. 

17 (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Con18 gress a report on the amount of Department of Defense 

19 purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2017. Such 

20 report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items 

21 for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to 

22 any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade 

23 Agreement Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any 

24 international agreement to which the United States is a 

25 party. 

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1 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Buy 

2 American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United 

3 States Code. 

4 SEC. 8030. During the current fiscal year, amounts 

5 contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 

6 Facility Investment Recovery Account established by sec7 tion 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

8 of 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall 

9 be available until expended for the payments specified by 

10 section 2921(c)(2) of that Act. 

11 SEC. 8031. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

12 of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no 

13 cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian 

14 tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Da15 kota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and 

16 Washington relocatable military housing units located at 

17 Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, 

18 Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force 

19 Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the 

20 needs of the Air Force. 

21 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at 

22 no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under sub23 section (a) in accordance with the request for such units 

24 that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation 

25 Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located 

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1 in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Da2 kota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any 

3 such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the 

4 housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period 

5 of time, as determined by the Secretary. 

6 (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall re7 solve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for 

8 housing units under subsection (a) before submitting re9 quests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection 

10 (b). 

11 (d) In this section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means 

12 any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list 

13 published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 

14 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 

15 (Public Law 103–454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a– 

16 1). 

17 SEC. 8032. During the current fiscal year, appropria18 tions which are available to the Department of Defense 

19 for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase 

20 items having an investment item unit cost of not more 

21 than $250,000. 

22 SEC. 8033. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used to— 

24 (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a 

25 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in 

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1 accordance with Department of Defense Instruction 

2 Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; or 

3 (2) close, downgrade from host to extension 

4 center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Offi5 cers’ Training Corps program in accordance with the 

6 information paper of the Department of the Army 

7 titled ‘‘Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 

8 Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria’’, 

9 dated January 27, 2014. 

10 SEC. 8034. The Secretary of Defense shall issue reg11 ulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco12 related products in military resale outlets in the United 

13 States, its territories and possessions at a price below the 

14 most competitive price in the local community: Provided, 

15 That such regulations shall direct that the prices of to16 bacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military re17 tail outlets shall be within the range of prices established 

18 for military retail system stores located in the United 

19 States. 

20 SEC. 8035. (a) During the current fiscal year, none 

21 of the appropriations or funds available to the Department 

22 of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the 

23 purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquir24 ing a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale dur25 ing the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to 

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1 customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital 

2 Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable 

3 to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund 

4 during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an 

5 investment item would be chargeable during the current 

6 fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of 

7 Defense for procurement. 

8 (b) The fiscal year 2018 budget request for the De9 partment of Defense as well as all justification material 

10 and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2018 

11 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and sub12 mitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment 

13 which was classified as an end item and funded in a pro14 curement appropriation contained in this Act shall be 

15 budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2018 procurement 

16 appropriation and not in the supply management business 

17 area or any other area or category of the Department of 

18 Defense Working Capital Funds. 

19 SEC. 8036. None of the funds appropriated by this 

20 Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall 

21 remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 

22 year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 

23 Contingencies, which shall remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2018: Provided, That funds appropriated, 

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1 ligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund 

2 during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall 

3 remain available until expended: Provided further, That 

4 any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intel5 ligence Agency for advanced research and development ac6 quisition, for agent operations, and for covert action pro7 grams authorized by the President under section 503 of 

8 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall 

9 remain available until September 30, 2018. 

10 SEC. 8037. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 law, funds made available in this Act and hereafter for 

12 the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the de13 sign, development, and deployment of General Defense In14 telligence Program intelligence communications and intel15 ligence information systems for the Services, the Unified 

16 and Specified Commands, and the component commands. 

17 SEC. 8038. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart18 ment of Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and Main19 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, not less than $12,000,000 shall 

20 be made available only for the mitigation of environmental 

21 impacts, including training and technical assistance to 

22 tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of in23 formation, documenting of environmental damage, and de24 veloping a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost 

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1 to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands re2 sulting from Department of Defense activities. 

3 SEC. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

4 Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of 

5 Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, com6 plies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this 

7 subsection, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means chapter 

8 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

9 (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a per10 son has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label 

11 bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription to any product 

12 sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 

13 in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance 

14 with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, wheth15 er the person should be debarred from contracting with 

16 the Department of Defense. 

17 (c) In the case of any equipment or products pur18 chased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is 

19 the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Depart20 ment of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase 

21 only American-made equipment and products, provided 

22 that American-made equipment and products are cost23 competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely 

24 fashion. 

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1 SEC. 8040. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

3 available by this or any other Act may be used to consoli4 date or relocate any element of a United States Air Force 

5 Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair 

6 Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) outside of the United 

7 States until the Secretary of the Air Force— 

8 (1) completes an analysis and comparison of 

9 the cost and infrastructure investment required to 

10 consolidate or relocate a RED HORSE squadron 

11 outside of the United States versus within the 

12 United States; 

13 (2) provides to the congressional defense com14 mittees a report detailing the findings of the cost 

15 analysis; and 

16 (3) certifies in writing to the congressional de17 fense committees that the preferred site for the con18 solidation or relocation yields the greatest savings 

19 for the Air Force: 

20 Provided, That the term ‘‘United States’’ in this section 

21 does not include any territory or possession of the United 

22 States. 

23 SEC. 8041. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) 

24 and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 

25 be used— 

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1 (1) to establish a field operating agency; or 

2 (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the 

3 Armed Forces or civilian employee of the depart4 ment who is transferred or reassigned from a head5 quarters activity if the member or employee’s place 

6 of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. 

7 (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a mili8 tary department may waive the limitations in subsection 

9 (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, 

10 and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Senate that the grant12 ing of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements 

13 or the financial requirements of the department. 

14 (c) This section does not apply to— 

15 (1) field operating agencies funded within the 

16 National Intelligence Program; 

17 (2) an Army field operating agency established 

18 to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of im19 provised explosive devices, and, as determined by the 

20 Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; 

21 (3) an Army field operating agency established 

22 to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of bio23 metric activities and to integrate common biometric 

24 technologies throughout the Department of Defense; 

25 or 

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1 (4) an Air Force field operating agency estab2 lished to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs 

3 Program and Mortuary Operations for the Depart4 ment of Defense and authorized Federal entities. 

5 SEC. 8042. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 

6 this Act shall be available to convert to contractor per7 formance an activity or function of the Department of De8 fense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian em10 ployees unless— 

11 (1) the conversion is based on the result of a 

12 public-private competition that includes a most effi13 cient and cost effective organization plan developed 

14 by such activity or function; 

15 (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official deter16 mines that, over all performance periods stated in 

17 the solicitation of offers for performance of the ac18 tivity or function, the cost of performance of the ac19 tivity or function by a contractor would be less costly 

20 to the Department of Defense by an amount that 

21 equals or exceeds the lesser of— 

22 (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organi23 zation’s personnel-related costs for performance 

24 of that activity or function by Federal employ25 ees; or 

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1 (B) $10,000,000; and 

2 (3) the contractor does not receive an advan3 tage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the 

4 Department of Defense by— 

5 (A) not making an employer-sponsored 

6 health insurance plan available to the workers 

7 who are to be employed in the performance of 

8 that activity or function under the contract; or 

9 (B) offering to such workers an employer10 sponsored health benefits plan that requires the 

11 employer to contribute less towards the pre12 mium or subscription share than the amount 

13 that is paid by the Department of Defense for 

14 health benefits for civilian employees under 

15 chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 

16 (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard 

17 to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or 

18 (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 

19 notwithstanding any administrative regulation, require20 ment, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority 

21 to enter into a contract for the performance of any com22 mercial or industrial type function of the Department of 

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1 O’Day Act (section 8503 of title 41, United States 

2 Code); 

3 (B) is planned to be converted to performance 

4 by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by 

5 a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handi6 capped individuals in accordance with that Act; or 

7 (C) is planned to be converted to performance 

8 by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent owner9 ship by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) 

10 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As11 sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Ha12 waiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) 

13 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). 

14 (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts 

15 or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 

16 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code. 

17 (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 

18 Department of Defense under the authority provided by 

19 this section shall be credited toward any competitive or 

20 outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be es21 tablished by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed 

22 to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance 

23 with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United 

24 States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of com25 mercial activities. 

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1 (RESCISSIONS)

2 SEC. 8043. 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 no 

6 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des7 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper8 ations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency re9 quirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the 

10 Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

11 Control Act of 1985, as amended: 

12 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 2015/2017, 

13 $15,000,000; 

14 ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2015/2017, 

15 $23,045,000; 

16 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2015/2017, 

17 $88,000,000; 

18 ‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 2015/2017, 

19 $11,933,000; 

20 ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Ma21 rine Corps’’, 2015/2017, $43,600,000; 

22 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2015/2017, 

23 $57,000,000; 

24 ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2015/2017, 

25 $25,500,000; 

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1 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 2016/2018, 

2 $34,594,000; 

3 ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Army’’, 2016/ 

4 2018, $5,000,000; 

5 ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2016/2018, 

6 $84,100,000; 

7 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2016/2018, 

8 $6,755,000; 

9 ‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 2016/2018, 

10 $5,307,000; 

11 ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Ma12 rine Corps’’, 2016/2018, $6,968,000; 

13 ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2016/ 

14 2020: DDG-51 Destroyer, $50,000,000; 

15 ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2016/ 

16 2020: LPD-17, $14,906,000; 

17 ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2016/ 

18 2020: LX (R), (AP), $236,000,000; 

19 ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 2016/2018, 

20 $56,374,000; 

21 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2016/2018, 

22 $383,200,000; 

23 ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 2016/2018, 

24 $34,700,000; 

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1 ‘‘Space Procurement, Air Force’’, 2016/2018, 

2 $100,000,000; 

3 ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2016/2018, 

4 $56,369,000; 

5 ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 2016/2018, 

6 $2,600,000; 

7 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

8 Army’’, 2016/2017, $33,402,000; 

9 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

10 Navy’’, 2016/2017, $31,219,000; 

11 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

12 Air Force’’, 2016/2017, $532,550,000; and 

13 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

14 Defense-Wide’’, 2016/2017, $64,500,000. 

15 SEC. 8044. None of the funds available in this Act 

16 may be used to reduce the authorized positions for mili17 tary technicians (dual status) of the Army National 

18 Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force 

19 Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively 

20 imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on 

21 military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions 

22 are a direct result of a reduction in military force struc23 ture. 

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1 pended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic 

2 of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. 

3 SEC. 8046. Funds appropriated in this Act for oper4 ation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Com5 batant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available 

6 for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses 

7 which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations 

8 for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the 

9 National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or coun10 terintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense 

11 Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the 

12 activities and programs included within the National Intel13 ligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: 

14 Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation 

15 from established Reserve and National Guard personnel 

16 and training procedures. 

17 SEC. 8047. (a) None of the funds available to the 

18 Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug inter19 diction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 

20 any other department or agency of the United States ex21 cept as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 

22 (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intel23 ligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or 

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1 partment or agency of the United States except as specifi2 cally provided in an appropriations law. 

3 SEC. 8048. None of the funds appropriated by this 

4 Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller 

5 bearings other than those produced by a domestic source 

6 and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of 

7 the military department responsible for such procurement 

8 may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi9 fying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 

10 the House of Representatives and the Senate, that ade11 quate domestic supplies are not available to meet Depart12 ment of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that 

13 such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire ca14 pability for national security purposes: Provided further, 

15 That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of 

16 ‘‘commercial items’’, as defined by section 103 of title 41, 

17 United States Code, except that the restriction shall apply 

18 to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 

19 SEC. 8049. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used to retire, divest, realign, or transfer RQ– 

21 4B Global Hawk aircraft, or to disestablish or convert 

22 units associated with such aircraft. 

23 SEC. 8050. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service com25 petitive procurements may be used unless the competitive 

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1 procurements are open for award to all certified providers 

2 of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems: Pro3 vided, That the award shall be made to the provider that 

4 offers the best value to the government. 

5 SEC. 8051. In addition to the amounts appropriated 

6 or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 

7 $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 

8 Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of the 

9 Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter10 est, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts speci11 fied as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organi12 zations and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross. 

13 SEC. 8052. None of the funds in this Act may be 

14 used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manu15 factured in the United States, unless the Secretary of De16 fense certifies to the congressional defense committees 

17 that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 

18 capability for national security purposes that is not avail19 able from United States manufacturers. 

20 SEC. 8053. Notwithstanding any other provision in 

21 this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program 

22 and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set23 asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, 

24 projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the 

25 extramural budget. 

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1 SEC. 8054. 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. 8055. 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. 8056. During the current fiscal year, in the case 

24 of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense 

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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 

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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. 8057. (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. 8058. None of the funds available to the De19 partment of Defense may be obligated to modify command 

20 and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command 

21 operational and administrative control of United States 

22 Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That 

23 the command and control relationships which existed on 

24 October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written 

25 modification has been proposed to the House and Senate 

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1 Appropriations Committees: Provided further, That the 

2 proposed modification may be implemented 30 days after 

3 the notification unless an objection is received from either 

4 the House or Senate Appropriations Committees: Provided 

5 further, That any proposed modification shall not preclude 

6 the ability of the commander of United States Pacific 

7 Command to meet operational requirements. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 8059. Of the funds appropriated in this Act 

10 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense11 wide’’, $25,000,000 shall be for continued implementation 

12 and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ 

13 Counsel Program: Provided, That the funds are made 

14 available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the 

15 Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air 

16 Force: Provided further, That funds transferred shall be 

17 merged with and available for the same purposes and for 

18 the same time period as the appropriations to which the 

19 funds are transferred: Provided further, That this transfer 

20 authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 

21 provided in this Act. 

22 SEC. 8060. None of the funds appropriated in title 

23 IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for deliv24 ery to military forces for operational training, operational 

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1 tion does not apply to end-items used in development, 

2 prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to 

3 acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That this 

4 restriction does not apply to programs funded within the 

5 National Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the 

6 Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case7 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 

8 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Senate that it is in the national security interest to do 

10 so. 

11 SEC. 8061. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a 

12 case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country 

13 each limitation on the procurement of defense items from 

14 foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines 

15 that the application of the limitation with respect to that 

16 country would invalidate cooperative programs entered 

17 into between the Department of Defense and the foreign 

18 country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements 

19 for the procurement of defense items entered into under 

20 section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the 

21 country does not discriminate against the same or similar 

22 defense items produced in the United States for that coun23 try. 

24 (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— 

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1 (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on 

2 or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

3 (2) options for the procurement of items that 

4 are exercised after such date under contracts that 

5 are entered into before such date if the option prices 

6 are adjusted for any reason other than the applica7 tion of a waiver granted under subsection (a). 

8 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation re9 garding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bear10 ings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by 

11 section XI (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff 

12 Schedule of the United States and products classified 

13 under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 

14 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 

15 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 

16 8211, 8215, and 9404. 

17 SEC. 8062. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available by this or other Department of De19 fense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended 

20 for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to 

21 military family housing units of the Department of De22 fense, including areas in such military family housing 

23 units that may be used for the purpose of conducting offi24 cial Department of Defense business. 

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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 8063. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Oper3 ation and Maintenance, Navy’’, up to $1,000,000 shall be 

4 available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for 

5 Public Service Development Trust Fund established under 

6 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv7 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105). 

8 SEC. 8064. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 

10 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense11 Wide’’ for any new start advanced concept technology 

12 demonstration project or joint capability demonstration 

13 project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, in14 cluding a description of the project, the planned acquisi15 tion and transition strategy and its estimated annual and 

16 total cost, has been provided in writing to the congres17 sional defense committees: Provided, That the Secretary 

18 of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case 

19 basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees 

20 that it is in the national interest to do so. 

21 SEC. 8065. The Secretary of Defense shall continue 

22 to provide a classified quarterly report to the House and 

23 Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on 

24 Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified 

25 annex accompanying this Act. 

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1 SEC. 8066. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 

2 10, United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of 

3 the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard 

4 duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 

5 may perform duties in support of the ground-based ele6 ments of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 

7 SEC. 8067. None of the funds provided in this Act 

8 may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity 

9 ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has 

10 a center-fire cartridge and a United States military no11 menclature designation of ‘‘armor penetrator’’, ‘‘armor 

12 piercing (AP)’’, ‘‘armor piercing incendiary (API)’’, or 

13 ‘‘armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)’’, except to an 

14 entity performing demilitarization services for the Depart15 ment of Defense under a contract that requires the entity 

16 to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of 

17 Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) ren18 dered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; 

19 or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a con20 tract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture 

21 of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Per22 manent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by 

23 the Department of State. 

24 SEC. 8068. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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1 ignee, may waive payment of all or part of the consider2 ation that otherwise would be required under section 2667 

3 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of 

4 personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to 

5 any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, 

6 United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fra7 ternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the 

8 Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on 

9 a case-by-case basis. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 8069. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

12 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 

13 $75,950,170 shall remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

15 the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such 

16 funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Pro17 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized 

18 to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition 

19 of real property, construction, personal services, and oper20 ations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this 

21 section: Provided further, That contracts entered into 

22 under the authority of this section may provide for such 

23 indemnification as the Secretary determines to be nec24 essary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this 

25 section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and 

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1 local law to the maximum extent consistent with the na2 tional security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 

3 SEC. 8070. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

4 or any other Act may be used to take any action to mod5 ify— 

6 (1) the appropriations account structure for the 

7 National Intelligence Program budget, including 

8 through the creation of a new appropriation or new 

9 appropriation account; 

10 (2) how the National Intelligence Program 

11 budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, 

12 R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Depart13 ment of Defense budget request; 

14 (3) the process by which the National Intel15 ligence Program appropriations are apportioned to 

16 the executing agencies; or 

17 (4) the process by which the National Intel18 ligence Program appropriations are allotted, obli19 gated and disbursed. 

20 (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to pro21 hibit the merger of programs or changes to the National 

22 Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure 

23 Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accord24 ance with paragraphs (a)(1)–(3). 

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1 (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Sec2 retary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of 

3 achieving auditable financial statements and improving 

4 fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for 

5 alternative financial management processes. Such study 

6 shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk as7 sessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes 

8 will adversely affect counterintelligence. 

9 (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals de10 fined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intel11 ligence and the Secretary of Defense shall— 

12 (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all af13 fected agencies; 

14 (2) receive certification from all affected agen15 cies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help 

16 achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and 

17 will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and 

18 (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all 

19 necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present 

20 the proposed alternatives and certifications to the 

21 congressional defense and intelligence committees. 

22 SEC. 8071. In addition to amounts provided else23 where in this Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 

24 the Department of Defense, to remain available for obliga25 tion until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

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1 other provision of law, that upon the determination of the 

2 Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter3 est, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the 

4 Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction 

5 and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the 

6 needs of military family members when confronted with 

7 the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military bene8 ficiary. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 8072. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

11 under the headings ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ and 

12 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense13 Wide’’, $600,735,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative 

14 Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $62,000,000 

15 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Gov16 ernment of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome 

17 defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, sub18 ject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agree19 ment, as amended; $266,511,000 shall be for the Short 

20 Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, in21 cluding cruise missile defense research and development 

22 under the SRBMD program, of which $150,000,000 shall 

23 be for co-production activities of SRBMD missiles in the 

24 United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense re25 quirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, 

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1 and procedures, of which not more than $90,000,000, sub2 ject to previously established transfer procedures, may be 

3 obligated or expended until establishment of a U.S.-Israeli 

4 co-production agreement for SRBMD; $204,893,000 shall 

5 be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile De6 fense Architecture, of which $120,000,000 shall be for co7 production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier missiles in 

8 the United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense 

9 requirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regula10 tions, and procedures, of which not more than 

11 $70,000,000 subject to previously established transfer 

12 procedures, may be obligated or expended until establish13 ment of a U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for Arrow 

14 3 Upper Tier; and $67,331,000 shall be for the Arrow 

15 System Improvement Program including development of 

16 a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite: Pro17 vided further, That the transfer authority provided under 

18 this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority 

19 contained in this Act. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 8073. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

22 under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 

23 $160,274,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, 

24 to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, 

25 That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

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1 Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations 

2 in the amounts specified: Provided further, That the 

3 amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available 

4 for the same purposes as the appropriations to which 

5 transferred to: 

6 (1) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con7 version, Navy’’, 2012/2017: LPD–17 Amphibious 

8 Transport Dock Program $45,060,000; 

9 (2) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con10 version, Navy’’, 2011/2017: DDG–51 Destroyer 

11 $15,959,000; 

12 (3) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con13 version, Navy’’, 2012/2017: Littoral Combat Ship 

14 $3,600,000; 

15 (4) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con16 version, Navy’’, 2013/2017: Littoral Combat Ship 

17 $82,400,000; 

18 (5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con19 version, Navy’’, 2012/2017: Expeditionary Fast 

20 Transport $6,710,000; and 

21 (6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con22 version, Navy’’, 2013/2017: Expeditionary Fast 

23 Transport $6,545,000. 

24 SEC. 8074. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

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1 ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 

2 by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na3 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal 

4 year 2017 until the enactment of the Intelligence Author5 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 

6 SEC. 8075. None of the funds provided in this Act 

7 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

8 reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new 

9 program, project, or activity unless such program, project, 

10 or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest 

11 of national security and only after written prior notifica12 tion to the congressional defense committees. 

13 SEC. 8076. The budget of the President for fiscal 

14 year 2018 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 

15 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include sepa16 rate budget justification documents for costs of United 

17 States Armed Forces’ participation in contingency oper18 ations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation 

19 and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, 

20 and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ac21 counts: Provided, That these documents shall include a de22 scription of the funding requested for each contingency op23 eration, for each military service, to include all Active and 

24 Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: 

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1 mated costs for each element of expense or object class, 

2 a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contin3 gency operation, and programmatic data including, but 

4 not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve 

5 component, and estimates of the major weapons systems 

6 deployed in support of each contingency: Provided further, 

7 That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP– 

8 5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Department of Defense 

9 Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency op10 erations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal 

11 years. 

12 SEC. 8077. None of the funds in this Act may be 

13 used for research, development, test, evaluation, procure14 ment or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a 

15 missile defense system. 

16 SEC. 8078. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign ex18 change rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act 

19 is hereby reduced by $157,000,000. 

20 SEC. 8079. None of the funds appropriated or made 

21 available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 

22 the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squad23 ron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce 

24 the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the 

25 levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force 

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1 shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to 

2 perform other missions in support of national defense re3 quirements during the non-hurricane season. 

4 SEC. 8080. None of the funds provided in this Act 

5 shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence in6 formation unless the information has been lawfully col7 lected and processed during the conduct of authorized for8 eign intelligence activities: Provided, That information 

9 pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled 

10 in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth 

11 Amendment of the United States Constitution as imple12 mented through Executive Order No. 12333. 

13 SEC. 8081. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 

14 this Act may be used to transfer research and develop15 ment, acquisition, or other program authority relating to 

16 current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from 

17 the Army. 

18 (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and oper19 ational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aer20 ial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of De21 fense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned 

22 aerial vehicles. 

23 SEC. 8082. Up to $10,120,000 of the funds appro24 priated under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

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1 gional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the 

2 Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation 

3 activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment 

4 of incremental and personnel costs of training and exer5 cising with foreign security forces: Provided, That funds 

6 made available for this purpose may be used, notwith7 standing any other funding authorities for humanitarian 

8 assistance, security assistance or combined exercise ex9 penses: Provided further, That funds may not be obligated 

10 to provide assistance to any foreign country that is other11 wise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance 

12 under any other provision of law. 

13 SEC. 8083. None of the funds appropriated by this 

14 Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National 

15 Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond 

16 the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 

17 research and technology, which shall remain available until 

18 September 30, 2018. 

19 SEC. 8084. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 

20 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations 

21 made in this Act under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and 

22 Conversion, Navy’’ shall be considered to be for the same 

23 purpose as any subdivision under the heading ‘‘Ship24 building and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriations in any 

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1 prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply 

2 to the total amount of the appropriation. 

3 SEC. 8085. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel5 ligence shall submit a report to the congressional intel6 ligence committees to establish the baseline for application 

7 of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 

8 2017: Provided, That 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 by Expenditure Center and project; and 

16 (3) an identification of items of special congres17 sional interest. 

18 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel19 ligence Program in this Act shall be available for re20 programming or transfer until the report identified in sub21 section (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 

22 committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 

23 certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence com24 mittees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 

25 as an emergency requirement. 

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1 SEC. 8086. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to eliminate, restructure, or realign Army 

3 Contracting Command—New Jersey or make dispropor4 tionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting 

5 Command—New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notifi6 cation to the congressional defense committees. 

7 (RESCISSION)

8 SEC. 8087. Of the unobligated balances available to 

9 the Department of Defense, the following funds are per10 manently rescinded from the following accounts and pro11 grams in the specified amounts to reflect excess cash bal12 ances in Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 

13 Development Fund: Provided, That no amounts may be 

14 rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Con15 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

16 Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

17 the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced 

18 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 

19 amended: 

20 From ‘‘Department of Defense Acquisition 

21 Workforce Development Fund, Defense’’, 

22 $531,000,000. 

23 SEC. 8088. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 

25 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

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1 Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), or 

2 peacekeeping operations for the countries designated an3 nually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Sol4 diers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 22 

5 U.S.C. 2370c–1) may be used to support any military 

6 training or operation that includes child soldiers, as de7 fined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless 

8 such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 

9 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. 

10 SEC. 8089. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Oper11 ation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $67,500,000, to 

12 remain available until expended, shall be available, not13 withstanding any other provision of law, to the Secretary 

14 of Defense acting through the Office of Economic Adjust15 ment of the Department of Defense to make grants, con16 clude cooperative agreements, and supplement other Fed17 eral funds to address the need for assistance to support 

18 critical existing and enduring military installations and 

19 missions on Guam, as well as any potential Department 

20 of Defense growth, for purposes of addressing the need 

21 for civilian water and wastewater improvements. 

22 SEC. 8090. (a) None of the funds provided for the 

23 National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appro24 priations Act shall be available for obligation or expendi25 ture through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in acMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 cordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security 

2 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 

3 (1) creates a new start effort; 

4 (2) terminates a program with appropriated 

5 funding of $10,000,000 or more; 

6 (3) transfers funding into or out of the Na7 tional Intelligence Program; or 

8 (4) transfers funding between appropriations, 

9 unless the congressional intelligence committees are 

10 notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming 

11 of funds; this notification period may be reduced for 

12 urgent national security requirements. 

13 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel14 ligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 

15 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

16 reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with 

17 section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

18 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or 

19 decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex ac20 companying the Act unless the congressional intelligence 

21 committees are notified 30 days in advance of such re22 programming of funds; this notification period may be re23 duced for urgent national security requirements. 

24 SEC. 8091. The Director of National Intelligence 

25 shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time 

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1 that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress that 

2 year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

3 Code, a future-years intelligence program (including asso4 ciated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and 

5 proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such 

6 future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal 

7 year with respect to which the budget is submitted and 

8 at least the four succeeding fiscal years. 

9 SEC. 8092. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

10 ‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ means the Perma11 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

12 Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

13 the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com14 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

15 and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 

16 Appropriations of the Senate. 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 8093. During the current fiscal year, not to ex19 ceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made 

20 in title II of this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

21 Army’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, and ‘‘Oper22 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ may be transferred by 

23 the military department concerned to its central fund es24 tablished for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to sec25 tion 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. 

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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 8094. Funds appropriated by this Act for oper3 ation and maintenance may be available for the purpose 

4 of making remittances and transfer to the Defense Acqui5 sition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with 

6 section 1705 of title 10, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 8095. (a) Any agency receiving funds made 

8 available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and 

9 (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report 

10 required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

11 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen12 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

13 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

14 (1) the public posting of the report com15 promises national security; or 

16 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 

17 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

18 do so only after such report has been made available to 

19 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

20 no less than 45 days. 

21 SEC. 8096. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

22 otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for 

23 any Federal contract for an amount in excess of 

24 $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to— 

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1 (1) enter into any agreement with any of its 

2 employees or independent contractors that requires, 

3 as a condition of employment, that the employee or 

4 independent contractor agree to resolve through ar5 bitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 

6 Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising 

7 out of sexual assault or harassment, including as8 sault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional 

9 distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, su10 pervision, or retention; or 

11 (2) take any action to enforce any provision of 

12 an existing agreement with an employee or inde13 pendent contractor that mandates that the employee 

14 or independent contractor resolve through arbitra15 tion any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act 

16 of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sex17 ual assault or harassment, including assault and 

18 battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, 

19 false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, 

20 or retention. 

21 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

22 made available by this Act may be expended for any Fed23 eral contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires 

24 each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and 

25 not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 

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1 agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub2 section (a), with respect to any employee or independent 

3 contractor performing work related to such subcontract. 

4 For purposes of this subsection, a ‘‘covered subcon5 tractor’’ is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of 

6 $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). 

7 (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 

8 respect to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements 

9 with employees or independent contractors that may not 

10 be enforced in a court of the United States. 

11 (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the applica12 tion of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 

13 subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 

14 subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary per15 sonally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid 

16 harm to national security interests of the United States, 

17 and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not 

18 longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determina19 tion shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the 

20 waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, 

21 and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a 

22 waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not 

23 avoid harm to national security interests of the United 

24 States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Con25 gress, and simultaneously make public, any determination 

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1 under this subsection not less than 15 business days be2 fore the contract or subcontract addressed in the deter3 mination may be awarded. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 8097. From within the funds appropriated for 

6 operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Pro7 gram in this Act, up to $122,375,000, shall be available 

8 for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 

10 Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 

11 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

12 2010, Public Law 111–84: Provided, That for purposes 

13 of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are oper14 ations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal 

15 Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet16 erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 

17 Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 

18 Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of 

19 Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That additional 

20 funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for op21 eration and maintenance for the Defense Health Program 

22 to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Vet23 erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon 

24 written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the 

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1 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent2 atives and the Senate. 

3 SEC. 8098. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act may be used by the De5 partment of Defense or a component thereof in contraven6 tion of the provisions of section 130h of title 10, United 

7 States Code. 

8 SEC. 8099. Appropriations available to the Depart9 ment of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy 

10 and light armored vehicles for the physical security of per11 sonnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of 

12 $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limi13 tations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying 

14 vehicles. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 8100. Upon a determination by the Director of 

17 National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 

18 the national interest, the Director may, with the approval 

19 of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to 

20 exceed $1,500,000,000 of the funds made available in this 

21 Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided, That 

22 such authority to transfer may not be used unless for 

23 higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence re24 quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 

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1 quested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 

2 That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds 

3 using authority provided in this section shall be made 

4 prior to June 30, 2017. 

5 SEC. 8101. None of the funds appropriated or other6 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 

7 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 

8 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 

9 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 

10 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 

11 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

12 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 

13 at United States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, 

14 Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

15 SEC. 8102. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

16 otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be 

17 used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the 

18 United States, its territories, or possessions to house any 

19 individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 

20 detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the ef21 fective control of the Department of Defense. 

22 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 

23 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

24 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

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1 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 

2 individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 

3 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

4 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 

5 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

6 and 

7 (2) is— 

8 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

9 control of the Department of Defense; or 

10 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

11 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

12 SEC. 8103. None of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available in this Act may be used to transfer 

14 any individual detained at United States Naval Station 

15 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the 

16 individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, 

17 or any other foreign entity except in accordance with sec18 tion 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

19 Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) and section 1034 

20 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

21 2017 (Public Law 114–328). 

22 SEC. 8104. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Res24 olution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). 

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1 SEC. 8105. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

2 otherwise made available by this or any other Act may 

3 be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official 

4 or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a 

5 contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative 

6 agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan 

7 or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary 

8 of Rosoboronexport. 

9 (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita10 tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with 

11 the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intel12 ligence, determines that it is in the vital national security 

13 interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writ14 ing to the congressional defense committees that, to the 

15 best of the Secretary’s knowledge: 

16 (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 

17 lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 

18 existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern19 ment of the Syrian Arab Republic; 

20 (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation 

21 have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed 

22 forces present on military bases subject to agree23 ments in force between the Government of the Rus24 sian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; 

25 and 

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1 (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have 

2 ceased taking active measures to destabilize the con3 trol of the Government of Ukraine over eastern 

4 Ukraine. 

5 (c) The Inspector General of the Department of De6 fense shall conduct a review of any action involving 

7 Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 

8 Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 

9 later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver 

10 is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector Gen11 eral shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

12 a report containing the results of the review conducted 

13 with respect to such waiver. 

14 SEC. 8106. None of the funds made available in this 

15 Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a 

16 flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as 

17 covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United 

18 States Code. 

19 SEC. 8107. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act 

20 for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made 

21 available, under such regulations as the Secretary of De22 fense may prescribe, to local military commanders ap23 pointed by the Secretary, or by an officer or employee des24 ignated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex 

25 gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) 

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1 of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that 

2 is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in 

3 a foreign country. 

4 (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be 

5 provided only if— 

6 (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is 

7 determined by the local military commander to be 

8 friendly to the United States; 

9 (2) a claim for damages would not be compen10 sable under chapter 163 of title 10, United States 

11 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Foreign Claims 

12 Act’’); and 

13 (3) the property damage, personal injury, or 

14 death was not caused by action by an enemy. 

15 (c) NATURE OF PAYMENTS.—Any payments provided 

16 under a program under subsection (a) shall not be consid17 ered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obliga18 tion to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or 

19 death. 

20 (d) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—If the Secretary of De21 fense determines a program under subsection (a) to be ap22 propriate in a particular setting, the amounts of pay23 ments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to 

24 have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the 

25 Armed Forces under the program should be determined 

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1 pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and 

2 based on an assessment, which should include such factors 

3 as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic condi4 tions. 

5 (e) LEGAL ADVICE.—Local military commanders 

6 shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia pay7 ments under this subsection. The legal advisor, under reg8 ulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on 

9 whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section 

10 and applicable Department of Defense regulations. 

11 (f) WRITTEN RECORD.—A written record of any ex 

12 gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local 

13 commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appro14 priate office in the Department of Defense as determined 

15 by the Secretary of Defense. 

16 (g) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall report 

17 to the congressional defense committees on an annual 

18 basis the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program in19 cluding the number of types of cases considered, amounts 

20 offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, 

21 and any recommended modifications to the program. 

22 SEC. 8108. None of the funds available in this Act 

23 to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations 

24 made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades 

25 or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to 

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1 prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-de2 ployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the 

3 levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in ac4 cordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Au5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 

6 SEC. 8109. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 

7 awards on a public Web site in a searchable format. 

8 SEC. 8110. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used to fund the performance of a flight dem10 onstration team at a location outside of the United States: 

11 Provided, That this prohibition applies only if a perform12 ance of a flight demonstration team at a location within 

13 the United States was canceled during the current fiscal 

14 year due to insufficient funding. 

15 SEC. 8111. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— 

17 (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 

18 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 

19 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States 

20 person; or 

21 (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as 

22 such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, 

23 United States Code) of any electronic communica24 tion of a United States person from a provider of 

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1 suant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur2 veillance Act of 1978. 

3 SEC. 8112. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 

5 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 

6 ratification for the Treaty. 

7 SEC. 8113. None of the funds made available in this 

8 or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any 

9 officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who 

10 approves or implements the transfer of administrative re11 sponsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, 

12 project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction 

13 of another Federal agency not financed by this Act with14 out the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That 

15 this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds ex16 pressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or 

17 provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations 

18 for the Department of Defense. 

19 SEC. 8114. None of the funds made available in this 

20 Act may be obligated for activities authorized under sec21 tion 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Au22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112– 

23 81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand sup24 port to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individ25 uals unless the congressional defense committees are notiMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 fied in accordance with the direction contained in the clas2 sified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days 

3 before initiating such support: Provided, That none of the 

4 funds made available in this Act may be used under sec5 tion 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an 

6 ongoing military operation being conducted by United 

7 States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: 

8 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 

9 the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines 

10 that such waiver is required by extraordinary cir11 cumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making 

12 such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees 

13 of such waiver. 

14 SEC. 8115. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of 

16 the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), in17 cluding for the introduction of United States armed forces 

18 into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where immi19 nent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 

20 circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters 

21 while equipped for combat, in contravention of the con22 gressional consultation and reporting requirements of sec23 tions 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 

24 1543). 

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1 SEC. 8116. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in stor3 age or on backup aircraft inventory status, or prepare to 

4 divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup 

5 aircraft inventory status, any A–10 aircraft, or to dis6 establish any units of the active or reserve component as7 sociated with such aircraft. 

8 SEC. 8117. None of the funds provided in this Act 

9 for the T–AO(X) program shall be used to award a new 

10 contract that provides for the acquisition of the following 

11 components unless those components are manufactured in 

12 the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) 

13 for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (including 

14 engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard 

15 cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes. 

16 SEC. 8118. The amount appropriated in title II of 

17 this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’ is here18 by reduced by $336,000,000 to reflect excess cash bal19 ances in Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. 

20 SEC. 8119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

21 this Act, to reflect savings due to lower than anticipated 

22 fuel costs, the total amount appropriated in title II of this 

23 Act is hereby reduced by $1,155,000,000. 

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1 SEC. 8120. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to divest or retire, or to prepare to divest 

3 or retire, KC–10 aircraft. 

4 SEC. 8121. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in stor6 age or on backup aircraft inventory status, or prepare to 

7 divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup 

8 aircraft inventory status, any EC–130H aircraft. 

9 SEC. 8122. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card ex11 penses by military or civilian personnel of the Department 

12 of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes 

13 topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited 

14 by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 

15 and Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclo16 sure 3, 14a and 14b). 

17 SEC. 8123. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used to propose, plan for, or execute a new 

19 or additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 

20 round. 

21 SEC. 8124. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

22 for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $274,524,000, 

23 to remain available until expended, may be used for any 

24 purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet 

25 established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales 

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1 Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405): Provided, That such 

2 amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready 

3 Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the 

4 United States Department of Transportation for pro5 grams, projects, activities, and expenses related to the Na6 tional Defense Reserve Fleet. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 8125. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act, 

9 the Secretary of Defense may use up to $20,000,000 

10 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense11 Wide’’, and up to $75,000,000 under the heading ‘‘Re12 search, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense13 Wide’’ to develop, replace, and sustain Federal Govern14 ment security and suitability background investigation in15 formation technology systems of the Office of Personnel 

16 Management or other Federal agency responsible for con17 ducting such investigations: Provided, That the Secretary 

18 may reprogram or transfer additional amounts into these 

19 headings or into ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ using es20 tablished reprogramming procedures applicable to con21 gressional special interest items: Provided further, That 

22 such funds shall supplement, not supplant any other 

23 amounts made available to other Federal agencies for such 

24 purposes. 

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1 SEC. 8126. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Sys3 tem recapitalization program may be obligated or ex4 pended for pre-milestone B activities after March 31, 

5 2018. 

6 SEC. 8127. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 

8 of the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 

9 Cuba. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 8128. Additional readiness funds made available 

12 in title II of this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

13 Army’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, ‘‘Operation 

14 and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, and ‘‘Operation and 

15 Maintenance, Air Force’’ may be transferred to and 

16 merged with any appropriation of the Department of De17 fense for activities related to the Zika virus in order to 

18 provide health support for the full range of military oper19 ations and sustain the health of the members of the Armed 

20 Forces, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, 

21 and their families, to include: research and development, 

22 disease surveillance, vaccine development, rapid detection, 

23 vector controls and surveillance, training, and outbreak re24 sponse: Provided, That the authority provided in this secMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 tion is subject to the same terms and conditions as the 

2 authority provided in section 8005 of this Act. 

3 SEC. 8129. (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 is designed to block access 

6 to pornography websites. 

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 or for any activity necessary for the national defense, in12 cluding intelligence activities. 

13 (RESCISSION)

14 SEC. 8130. (a) The Ship Modernization, Operations 

15 and Sustainment Fund established by section 8103 of the 

16 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (division 

17 C of Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 321) is hereby termi18 nated, effective as of the date of the enactment of this 

19 Act. 

20 (b) Any unobligated balances in the Ship Moderniza21 tion, Operations and Sustainment Fund as of the date of 

22 the enactment of this Act are hereby rescinded. 

23 SEC. 8131. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assist25 ance to the Azov Battalion. 

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1 SEC. 8132. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, any transfer of funds appropriated or otherwise made 

3 available by this Act to the Global Engagement Center 

4 pursuant to section 1287 of the National Defense Author5 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) 

6 shall be made in accordance with section 8005 or 9002 

7 of this Act, as applicable. 

8 SEC. 8133. No amounts credited or otherwise made 

9 available in this or any other Act to the Department of 

10 Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be 

11 transferred to: 

12 (1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established 

13 under section 804(d) of the National Defense Au14 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 

15 2302 note); or 

16 (2) credited to a military-department specific 

17 fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the Na18 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

19 2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National 

20 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017). 

21 SEC. 8134. No funds provided in this Act shall be 

22 used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act 

23 timely access to any records, documents, or other mate24 rials available to the department or agency over which that 

25 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

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1 General Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspec2 tor General’s access to such records, documents, or other 

3 materials, under any provision of law, except a provision 

4 of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and 

5 expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 

6 department or agency covered by this section shall provide 

7 its Inspector General with access to all such records, docu8 ments, and other materials in a timely manner. Each In9 spector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 

10 limitations on disclosure relevant to the information pro11 vided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen12 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

13 of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this section 

14 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

15 House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal16 endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 

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1 TITLE IX 

2 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL 

3 WAR ON TERRORISM 

4 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

5 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

7 Army’’, $1,948,648,000: Provided, That such amount is 

8 designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op9 erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

14 Navy’’, $327,427,000: 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 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

21 Marine Corps’’, $179,733,000: Provided, That such 

22 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con23 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

24 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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1 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

3 Air Force’’, $705,706,000: 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’’, $42,506,000: 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’’, $11,929,000: 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’’, $3,764,000: Provided, That such amount 

25 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

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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’’, $20,535,000: 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’’, $196,472,000: 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’’, $5,288,000: 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. 

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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

2 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main4 tenance, Army’’, $15,693,068,000: 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’’, $7,887,349,000: 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’’, $1,607,259,000: 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’’, $10,556,598,000: Provided, That 

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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’’, $6,476,649,000: Provided, That 

8 of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed 

9 $920,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

10 2018, 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 to counter the Islamic 

14 State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided further, That such 

15 reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts 

16 as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 

17 Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director 

18 of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, 

19 based on documentation determined by the Secretary of 

20 Defense to adequately account for the support provided, 

21 and such determination is final and conclusive upon the 

22 accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days fol23 lowing notification to the appropriate congressional com24 mittees: Provided further, That these funds may be used 

25 for the purpose of providing specialized training and proMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 curing supplies and specialized equipment and providing 

2 such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reim3 bursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States 

4 military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to 

5 counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and 15 

6 days following notification to the appropriate congres7 sional committees: Provided further, That these funds may 

8 be used to support the Government of Jordan, in such 

9 amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to 

10 enhance the ability of the armed forces of Jordan to in11 crease or sustain security along its borders, upon 15 days 

12 prior written notification to the congressional defense 

13 committees outlining the amounts intended to be provided 

14 and the nature of the expenses incurred: Provided further, 

15 That of the funds provided under this heading, not to ex16 ceed $750,000,000, to remain available until September 

17 30, 2018, shall be available to provide support and assist18 ance to foreign security forces or other groups or individ19 uals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, cri20 sis response, or other Department of Defense security co21 operation programs: Provided further, That of the funds 

22 provided under this heading, up to $30,000,000 shall be 

23 for Operation Observant Compass: Provided further, That 

24 the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports 

25 to the congressional defense committees on the use of 

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1 funds provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That 

2 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

3 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu4 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

5 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main8 tenance, Army Reserve’’, $38,679,000: Provided, That 

9 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

10 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu11 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

12 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main15 tenance, Navy Reserve’’, $26,265,000: Provided, That 

16 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

17 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu18 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

19 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

21 RESERVE

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main23 tenance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $3,304,000: Provided, 

24 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over25 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

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1 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

2 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main5 tenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $57,586,000: Provided, That 

6 such amount is 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. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL

11 GUARD

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main13 tenance, Army National Guard’’, $127,035,000: Provided, 

14 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over15 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

16 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

17 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main20 tenance, Air National Guard’’, $20,000,000: 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. 

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1 AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND

2 For the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 

3 $4,262,715,000, to remain available until September 30, 

4 2018: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 

5 Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision 

6 of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Com7 bined Security Transition Command—Afghanistan, or the 

8 Secretary’s designee, to provide assistance, with the con9 currence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces 

10 of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, sup11 plies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, 

12 renovation, construction, and funding: Provided further, 

13 That the Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend 

14 funds made available to the Department of Defense in this 

15 title for additional costs associated with existing projects 

16 previously funded with amounts provided under the head17 ing ‘‘Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund’’ in prior Acts: Pro18 vided further, That such costs shall be limited to contract 

19 changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuation, rate 

20 adjustments, and other necessary contract actions to com21 plete existing projects, and associated supervision and ad22 ministration costs and costs for design during construc23 tion: Provided further, That the Secretary may not use 

24 more than $50,000,000 under the authority provided in 

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1 tify in advance such contract changes and adjustments in 

2 annual reports to the congressional defense committees: 

3 Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance 

4 under this heading is in addition to any other authority 

5 to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, 

6 That contributions of funds for the purposes provided 

7 herein from any person, foreign government, or inter8 national organization may be credited to this Fund, to re9 main available until expended, and used for such purposes: 

10 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall no11 tify the congressional defense committees in writing upon 

12 the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, 

13 delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received 

14 and the specific use of such contributions: Provided fur15 ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 

16 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation ac17 count, notify the congressional defense committees in writ18 ing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, 

19 That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congres20 sional defense committees of any proposed new projects 

21 or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups 

22 in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further, That the 

23 United States may accept equipment procured using funds 

24 provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was 

25 transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and reMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 turned by such forces to the United States: Provided fur2 ther, That equipment procured using funds provided under 

3 this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred 

4 to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the 

5 security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces 

6 to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the De7 partment of Defense upon written notification to the con8 gressional defense committees: Provided further, That of 

9 the funds provided under this heading, not less than 

10 $10,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of 

11 women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and 

12 the recruitment and training of female security personnel: 

13 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

14 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

15 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

16 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

17 of 1985. 

18 COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

19 For the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Le20 vant Train and Equip Fund’’, $980,000,000, to remain 

21 available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such 

22 funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in co23 ordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assist24 ance, including training; equipment; logistics support, sup25 plies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ovation; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irreg2 ular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or pre3 paring to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 

4 State of Iraq and the Levant, and their affiliated or asso5 ciated groups: Provided further, That these funds may be 

6 used, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may 

7 determine, to enhance the border security of nations adja8 cent to conflict areas, including Jordan and Lebanon, re9 sulting from actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the 

10 Levant: Provided further, That amounts made available 

11 under this heading shall be available to provide assistance 

12 only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary 

13 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 

14 as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State 

15 of Iraq and the Levant, and following written notification 

16 to the congressional defense committees of such designa17 tion: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 

18 ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of 

19 any forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are 

20 appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing 

21 such elements for associations with terrorist groups or 

22 groups associated with the Government of Iran; and re23 ceiving commitments from such elements to promote re24 spect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided fur25 ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 

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1 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation ac2 count, notify the congressional defense committees in writ3 ing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, 

4 That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain con5 tributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign gov6 ernments, including the Government of Iraq and other en7 tities, to carry out assistance authorized under this head8 ing: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the 

9 purposes provided herein from any foreign government or 

10 other entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain avail11 able until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided 

12 further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provi13 sion of law relating to the acquisition of items and support 

14 services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Con15 trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary deter16 mines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, 

17 delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance 

18 and a notice of and justification for such waiver is sub19 mitted to the congressional defense committees, the Com20 mittees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 

21 Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and For22 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided fur23 ther, That the United States may accept equipment pro24 cured using funds provided under this heading, or under 

25 the heading, ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’ in prior Acts, 

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1 that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, 

2 or groups participating, or preparing to participate in ac3 tivities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 

4 and returned by such forces or groups to the United 

5 States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of De6 fense upon written notification to the congressional de7 fense committees: Provided further, That equipment pro8 cured using funds provided under this heading, or under 

9 the heading, ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’ in prior Acts, 

10 and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular forces, 

11 or groups participating, or preparing to participate in ac12 tivities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 

13 may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense 

14 when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required 

15 for transfer to such forces or groups and upon written 

16 notification to the congressional defense committees: Pro17 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

18 quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees 

19 on the use of funds provided under this heading, including, 

20 but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, the 

21 nature and scope of support and sustainment provided to 

22 each group or individual, the area of operations for each 

23 group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, 

24 or individuals: Provided further, That such amount is des25 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency OperMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ations/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 PROCUREMENT 

5 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

7 Army’’, $313,171,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des9 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper10 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

15 Army’’, $405,317,000, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des17 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper18 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

19 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT

22 VEHICLES, ARMY

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap24 ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $395,944,000, 

25 to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

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1 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over2 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

3 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

4 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am7 munition, Army’’, $290,670,000, to remain available until 

8 September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des9 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper10 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

15 Army’’, $1,343,010,000, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des17 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper18 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

19 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

23 Navy’’, $367,930,000, to remain available until September 

24 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

25 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

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1 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

2 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

3 of 1985. 

4 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procure6 ment, Navy’’, $8,600,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des8 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper9 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE

13 CORPS

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am15 munition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $65,380,000, to re16 main available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That 

17 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

18 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu19 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

20 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

23 Navy’’, $99,786,000, to remain available until September 

24 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

25 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

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1 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

2 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

3 of 1985. 

4 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 

6 Corps’’, $118,939,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des8 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper9 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

14 Air Force’’, $927,249,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des16 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper17 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

22 Air Force’’, $235,095,000, to remain available until Sep23 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des24 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper25 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

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1 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am5 munition, Air Force’’, $273,345,000, to remain available 

6 until September 30, 2019: 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)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

13 Air Force’’, $3,529,456,000, to remain available until 

14 September 30, 2019: 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, DEFENSE-WIDE

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, De21 fense-Wide’’, $244,184,000, to remain available until Sep22 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des23 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper24 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

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1 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT

4 For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tac5 tical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other pro6 curement items for the reserve components of the Armed 

7 Forces, $750,000,000, to remain available for obligation 

8 until September 30, 2019: Provided, That the Chiefs of 

9 National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later 

10 than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually sub11 mit to the congressional defense committees the mod12 ernization priority assessment for their respective Na13 tional Guard or Reserve component: Provided further, 

14 That none of the funds made available by this paragraph 

15 may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or 

16 procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition: 

17 Provided further, 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)(ii) of 

20 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

21 of 1985. 

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1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

2 EVALUATION 

3 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

4 ARMY

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop6 ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $100,522,000, to re7 main available until September 30, 2018: 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 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

13 NAVY

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop15 ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $78,323,000, to re16 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

17 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

18 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu19 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

20 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

22 AIR FORCE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop24 ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $67,905,000, to 

25 remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 

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1 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over2 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

3 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

4 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

6 DEFENSE-WIDE

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop8 ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, 

9 $159,919,000, to remain available until September 30, 

10 2018: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

11 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

12 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

13 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

14 of 1985. 

15 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

16 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working 

18 Capital Funds’’, $140,633,000: Provided, That such 

19 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con20 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

21 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

22 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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1 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

2 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro4 gram’’, $331,764,000, which shall be for operation and 

5 maintenance: Provided, That such amount is designated 

6 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

7 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

8 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

11 DEFENSE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 

13 Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, $215,333,000: Pro14 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

15 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter16 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal17 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For the ‘‘Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund’’, 

21 $339,472,000, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2019: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 

23 Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision 

24 of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the 

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1 tigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, 

2 training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United 

3 States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices: 

4 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may 

5 transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for mili6 tary personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; 

7 research, development, test and evaluation; and defense 

8 working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided 

9 herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is 

10 in addition to any other transfer authority available to the 

11 Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Sec12 retary of Defense shall, not fewer than 5 days prior to 

13 making transfers from this appropriation, notify the con14 gressional defense committees in writing of the details of 

15 any such transfer: Provided further, That such amount is 

16 designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op17 erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

21 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the In22 spector General’’, $22,062,000: Provided, That such 

23 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con24 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

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1 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

4 SEC. 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, funds made available in this title are in addition to 

6 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 

7 Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary 

10 of Defense that such action is necessary in the national 

11 interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Of12 fice of Management and Budget, transfer up to 

13 $2,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made 

14 available to the Department of Defense in this title: Pro15 vided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress 

16 promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority 

17 in this section: Provided further, That the authority pro18 vided in this section is in addition to any other transfer 

19 authority available to the Department of Defense and is 

20 subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority 

21 provided in section 8005 of this Act. 

22 SEC. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and 

23 costs for design during construction associated with a con24 struction project funded with appropriations available for 

25 operation and maintenance or the ‘‘Afghanistan Security 

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1 Forces Fund’’ provided in this Act and executed in direct 

2 support of overseas contingency operations in Afghani3 stan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract 

4 is awarded: Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, 

5 supervision and administration costs and costs for design 

6 during construction include all in-house Government costs. 

7 SEC. 9004. From funds made available in this title, 

8 the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military 

9 and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in 

10 the United States Central Command area of responsi11 bility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of 

12 $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehi13 cles for the physical security of personnel or for force pro14 tection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, not15 withstanding price or other limitations applicable to the 

16 purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 

17 SEC. 9005. Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts 

18 appropriated by this title under the heading ‘‘Operation 

19 and Maintenance, Army’’ may be used, notwithstanding 

20 any other provision of law, to fund the Commanders’ 

21 Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose 

22 of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to re23 spond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and re24 construction requirements within their areas of responsi25 bility: Provided, That each project (including any ancillary 

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1 or related elements in connection with such project) exe2 cuted under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: 

3 Provided further, That not later than 45 days after the 

4 end of each 6 months of the fiscal year, the Secretary of 

5 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit6 tees a report regarding the source of funds and the alloca7 tion and use of funds during that 6-month period that 

8 were made available pursuant to the authority provided 

9 in this section or under any other provision of law for the 

10 purposes described herein: Provided further, That, not 

11 later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year quar12 ter, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 

13 committees quarterly commitment, obligation, and expend14 iture data for the CERP in Afghanistan: Provided further, 

15 That, not less than 15 days before making funds available 

16 pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under 

17 any other provision of law for the purposes described here18 in for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion 

19 of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the 

20 congressional defense committees a written notice con21 taining each of the following: 

22 (1) The location, nature and purpose of the 

23 proposed project, including how the project is in24 tended to advance the military campaign plan for 

25 the country in which it is to be carried out. 

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1 (2) The budget, implementation timeline with 

2 milestones, and completion date for the proposed 

3 project, including any other CERP funding that has 

4 been or is anticipated to be contributed to the com5 pletion of the project. 

6 (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed 

7 project, including the agreement with either the host 

8 nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the 

9 United States Government or a third-party contrib10 utor to finance the sustainment of the activities and 

11 maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be pro12 vided through the proposed project. 

13 SEC. 9006. Funds available to the Department of De14 fense for operation and maintenance may be used, not15 withstanding any other provision of law, to provide sup16 plies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, 

17 and other logistical support to allied forces participating 

18 in a combined operation with the armed forces of the 

19 United States and coalition forces supporting military and 

20 stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Is21 lamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided, That the 

22 Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 

23 congressional defense committees regarding support pro24 vided under this section. 

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1 SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli3 gated or expended by the United States Government for 

4 a purpose as follows: 

5 (1) To establish any military installation or 

6 base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 

7 stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 

8 (2) To exercise United States control over any 

9 oil resource of Iraq. 

10 (3) To establish any military installation or 

11 base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 

12 stationing of United States Armed Forces in Af13 ghanistan. 

14 SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this 

15 Act may be used in contravention of the following laws 

16 enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the 

17 United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 

18 Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 

19 (done at New York on December 10, 1984): 

20 (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 

21 Code. 

22 (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 

23 and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 

24 Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 

25 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 

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1 regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed2 eral Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of 

3 Federal Regulations. 

4 (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department 

5 of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

6 to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 

7 Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 

8 148). 

9 SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Af10 ghanistan Security Forces Fund’’ (ASFF) may be obli11 gated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan 

12 by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) 

13 of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC 

14 must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any 

15 service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually 

16 and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess 

17 of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the 

18 Department of Defense must certify to the congressional 

19 defense committees that the AROC has convened and ap20 proved a process for ensuring compliance with the require21 ments in the preceding proviso and accompanying report 

22 language for the ASFF. 

23 SEC. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the 

24 Department of Defense for operation and maintenance 

25 may be used to purchase items having an investment unit 

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1 cost of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon de2 termination by the Secretary of Defense that such action 

3 is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a 

4 Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contin5 gency operations overseas, such funds may be used to pur6 chase items having an investment item unit cost of not 

7 more than $500,000. 

8 SEC. 9011. From funds made available to the De9 partment of Defense in this title under the heading ‘‘Oper10 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, up to $60,000,000 

11 may be used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding 

12 any other provision of law, to support United States Gov13 ernment transition activities in Iraq by funding the oper14 ations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation 

15 in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life sup16 port, transportation and personal security, and facilities 

17 renovation and construction, and site closeout activities 

18 prior to returning sites to the Government of Iraq: Pro19 vided, That to the extent authorized under the National 

20 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, the oper21 ations and activities that may be carried out by the Office 

22 of Security Cooperation in Iraq may, with the concurrence 

23 of the Secretary of State, include non-operational training 

24 activities in support of Iraqi Minister of Defense and 

25 Counter Terrorism Service personnel in an institutional 

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1 environment to address capability gaps, integrate proc2 esses relating to intelligence, air sovereignty, combined 

3 arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage and inte4 grate defense-related institutions: Provided further, That 

5 not later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act, 

6 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 

7 submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for 

8 transitioning any such training activities that they deter9 mine are needed after the end of fiscal year 2017, to exist10 ing or new contracts for the sale of defense articles or 

11 defense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms 

12 Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.): Provided 

13 further, That, not less than 15 days before making funds 

14 available pursuant to the authority provided in this sec15 tion, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres16 sional defense committees a written notice containing a 

17 detailed justification and timeline for the operations and 

18 activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at 

19 each site where such operations and activities will be con20 ducted during fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That 

21 amounts made available by this section are designated by 

22 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

23 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

24 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

25 of 1985. 

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1 SEC. 9012. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appro2 priated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation 

3 Agency in ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ 

4 may be used to provide assistance to the Government of 

5 Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to en6 hance security along its borders. 

7 SEC. 9013. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act under the heading ‘‘Counter-ISIL Train and Equip 

9 Fund’’ may be used to procure or transfer man-portable 

10 air defense systems. 

11 SEC. 9014. For the ‘‘Ukraine Security Assistance Ini12 tiative’’, $150,000,000 is hereby appropriated, to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such 

14 funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in 

15 coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assist16 ance, including training; equipment; lethal weapons of a 

17 defensive nature; logistics support, supplies and services; 

18 sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and 

19 national security forces of Ukraine, and for replacement 

20 of any weapons or defensive articles provided to the Gov21 ernment of Ukraine from the inventory of the United 

22 States: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 

23 shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds pro24 vided under this heading, notify the congressional defense 

25 committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: 

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1 Provided further, That the United States may accept 

2 equipment procured using funds provided under this head3 ing in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the secu4 rity forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to the 

5 United States: Provided further, That equipment procured 

6 using funds provided under this heading in this or prior 

7 Acts, and not yet transferred to the military or National 

8 Security Forces of Ukraine or returned by such forces to 

9 the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Depart10 ment of Defense upon written notification to the congres11 sional defense committees: Provided further, That amounts 

12 made available by this section are designated by the Con13 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

14 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal15 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 SEC. 9015. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 

17 available for replacement of funds for items provided to 

18 the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the 

19 United States to the extent specifically provided for in sec20 tion 9014 of this Act. 

21 SEC. 9016. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act under section 9014 for ‘‘Assistance and Sustainment 

23 to the Military and National Security Forces of Ukraine’’ 

24 may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air de25 fense systems. 

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1 SEC. 9017. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

2 otherwise made available by this Act under the heading 

3 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for pay4 ments under section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for re5 imbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made 

6 available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

7 with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional 

8 defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is— 

9 (1) cooperating with the United States in 

10 counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Net11 work, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, 

12 Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic 

13 and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking 

14 steps to end support for such groups and prevent 

15 them from basing and operating in Pakistan and 

16 carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring 

17 countries; 

18 (2) not supporting terrorist activities against 

19 United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 

20 Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 

21 intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 

22 processes in Pakistan; 

23 (3) dismantling improvised explosive device 

24 (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 

25 used in the manufacture of IEDs; 

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1 (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re2 lated material and expertise; 

3 (5) implementing policies to protect judicial 

4 independence and due process of law; 

5 (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 

6 States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts 

7 and assistance programs in Pakistan; and 

8 (7) providing humanitarian organizations access 

9 to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 

10 Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 

11 (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

12 the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in sub13 section (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 

14 to the congressional defense committees that it is in the 

15 national security interest to do so: Provided, That if the 

16 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

17 of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries 

18 shall report to the congressional defense committees on 

19 both the justification for the waiver and on the require20 ments of this section that the Government of Pakistan was 

21 not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may 

22 be submitted in classified form if necessary. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 9018. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

25 available in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated 

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1 to the Department of Defense and made available for 

2 transfer only to the operation and maintenance, military 

3 personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve the intel4 ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the 

5 Department of Defense: Provided, That the transfer au6 thority provided in this section is in addition to any other 

7 transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided 

8 further, That not later than 30 days prior to exercising 

9 the transfer authority provided in this section, the Sec10 retary of Defense shall submit a report to the congres11 sional defense committees on the proposed uses of these 

12 funds: Provided further, That the funds provided in this 

13 section may not be transferred to any program, project, 

14 or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Pro15 vided further, That amounts made available by this section 

16 are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

17 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 

20 authority to provide funding under this section shall termi21 nate on September 30, 2017. 

22 SEC. 9019. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention 

24 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 

25 including for the introduction of United States armed or 

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1 military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 

2 Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 

3 indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 

4 airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in con5 travention of the congressional consultation and reporting 

6 requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 

7 1542 and 1543). 

8 SEC. 9020. None of the funds in this Act may be 

9 made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo 

10 aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or 

11 the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of De12 fense provides a report to the congressional defense com13 mittees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift re14 quirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s abil15 ity to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft 

16 in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if nec17 essary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan 

18 Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity. 

19 (RESCISSIONS)

20 SEC. 9021. Of the funds appropriated in Department 

21 of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 

22 hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro23 grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That such 

24 amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas 

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1 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

2 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

3 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, 

4 DSCA Coalition Support Fund’’, 2016/2017, 

5 $300,000,000; 

6 ‘‘Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund’’, 2016/ 

7 2017, $200,000,000; 

8 ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 2016/ 

9 2017, $150,000,000; and 

10 ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2016/2018, 

11 $169,000,000. 

12 (RESCISSION)

13 SEC. 9022. Of the funds appropriated in Department 

14 of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 

15 hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro16 grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That amounts 

17 rescinded pursuant to this section that were previously 

18 designated by the Congress for contingency operations di19 rectly related to the global war on terrorism pursuant to 

20 section 3(c)(2) of H. Res. 5 (112th Congress) and as an 

21 emergency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. 

22 Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress) are designated by the Con23 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

24 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal25 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

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1 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: 

2 Coalition Support Funds’’, XXXX, $11,524,000. 

3 SEC. 9023. (a) The Mine Resistant Ambush Pro4 tected Vehicle Fund provided for by section 123 of Public 

5 Law 110–92 (121 Stat. 992) is hereby terminated, effec6 tive as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 (b) Any unobligated balances in the Mine Resistant 

8 Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund as of the date of the en9 actment of this Act shall, notwithstanding any provision 

10 of subchapter IV of chapter 15 of title 31, United States 

11 Code, or the procedures under such subchapter, be depos12 ited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 

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1 TITLE X 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—ADDITIONAL 

3 APPROPRIATIONS 

4 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

5 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

7 Air Force’’, $131,375,000: Provided, That such amount 

8 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

9 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

13 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main15 tenance, Army’’, $986,754,000: 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 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main22 tenance, Navy’’, $1,772,631,000: Provided, That such 

23 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con24 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

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1 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main5 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $255,250,000: Provided, That 

6 such amount is 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. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main12 tenance, Air Force’’, $1,566,272,000: Provided, That such 

13 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con14 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

15 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main19 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $650,951,000: Provided, That 

20 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

21 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu22 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

23 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main3 tenance, Navy Reserve’’, $3,208,000: Provided, That such 

4 amount 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 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main10 tenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $115,099,000: Provided, 

11 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over12 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

13 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

14 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL

16 GUARD

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main18 tenance, Army National Guard’’, $87,868,000: 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 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main25 tenance, Air National Guard’’, $23,000,000: Provided, 

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1 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over2 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

3 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

4 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

6 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Counter-Islamic 

7 State of Iraq and the Levant Train and Equip Fund’’, 

8 $626,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2018: Provided, That such amounts shall not be obligated 

10 or expended until 15 days after the President submits a 

11 plan in accordance with section 10005 of this Act: Pro12 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con13 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

14 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal15 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 COUNTER-ISIL OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

17 TRANSFER FUND

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 

20 Act, there is appropriated $1,610,000,000, for the 

21 ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Overseas 

22 Contingency Operations Transfer Fund’’, for expenses di23 rectly relating to overseas contingency operations by 

24 United States military forces, to remain available until ex25 pended: Provided, That of the funds made available in this 

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1 section, the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds 

2 only to military personnel accounts, operation and mainte3 nance accounts, procurement accounts, and working cap4 ital fund accounts: Provided further, That such amounts 

5 shall not be transferred until 15 days after the President 

6 submits a plan in accordance with section 10005 of this 

7 Act: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be 

8 merged with and shall be available for the same purposes 

9 and for the same time period, as the appropriation to 

10 which transferred: Provided further, That the Secretary 

11 shall notify the congressional defense committees 15 days 

12 prior to such transfer or any subsequent transfer: Pro13 vided further, That the transfer authority provided under 

14 this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 

15 available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, 

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 

21 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

23 Army’’, $316,784,000, to remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des25 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency OperMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ations/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 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

6 Army’’, $579,754,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des8 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper9 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT

13 VEHICLES, ARMY

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap15 ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $61,218,000, 

16 to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

17 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over18 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

19 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

20 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am23 munition, Army’’, $447,685,000, to remain available until 

24 September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des25 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency OperMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ations/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 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

6 Army’’, $412,109,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des8 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper9 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

14 Navy’’, $314,257,000, to remain available until September 

15 30, 2019: 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 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procure22 ment, Navy’’, $129,000,000, to remain available until 

23 September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des24 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper25 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

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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’’, $103,100,000, to re7 main available until September 30, 2019: 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’’, $151,297,000, to remain available until September 

15 30, 2019: 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’’, $212,280,000, to remain available until Sep23 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is des24 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper25 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

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1 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

5 Air Force’’, $856,820,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2019: 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 SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Space Procurement, 

13 Air Force’’, $19,900,000, to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2019: 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’’, $70,000,000, to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount 

23 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

24 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

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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’’, $1,335,381,000, to remain available until 

6 September 30, 2019: 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’’, $510,635,000, to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2019: 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 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

20 EVALUATION 

21 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

22 ARMY

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop24 ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $163,134,000, to re25 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

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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 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

6 NAVY

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop8 ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $248,214,000, to re9 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

10 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

11 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu12 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

13 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

15 AIR FORCE

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop17 ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $297,300,000, to 

18 remain available until September 30, 2018: 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. 

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1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

2 DEFENSE-WIDE

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop4 ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, 

5 $279,185,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2018: 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)(ii) of 

9 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

10 of 1985. 

11 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operational Test and 

13 Evaluation, Defense’’, $2,725,000, to remain available 

14 until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount 

15 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

16 Operations/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 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

20 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working 

22 Capital Funds’’, $285,681,000: Provided, That such 

23 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con24 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

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1 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

4 CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 

5 DEFENSE

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Chemical Agents and 

7 Munitions Destruction, Defense’’, $127,000,000, to re8 main available until September 30, 2018, shall be for re9 search, development, test and evaluation: Provided, That 

10 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

11 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu12 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

13 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

15 SEC. 10001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

16 law, funds made available in this title are in addition to 

17 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 

18 Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017: Provided, 

19 That except as otherwise explicitly provided for in this 

20 title, such amounts shall be subject to the terms and con21 ditions set forth in titles VIII and IX of this division. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 10002. Upon the determination of the Secretary 

24 of Defense that such action is necessary in the national 

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1 fice of Management and Budget, transfer up to 

2 $250,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made 

3 available to the Department of Defense in this title: Pro4 vided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress 

5 promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority 

6 in this section: Provided further, That the authority pro7 vided in this section is in addition to any other transfer 

8 authority available to the Department of Defense and is 

9 subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority 

10 provided in section 8005 of the Department of Defense 

11 Appropriations Act, 2017. 

12 SEC. 10003. Funds appropriated by this title, or 

13 made available by the transfer of funds in this title, for 

14 intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to 

15 be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of 

16 section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

17 U.S.C. 414). 

18 SEC. 10004. In addition to funds made available in 

19 section 8124 of this division, $7,000,000 of the amounts 

20 appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

21 Navy’’, may be used for any purposes related to the Na22 tional Defense Reserve Fleet established under section 11 

23 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405): 

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1 tion account of the United States Department of Trans2 portation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses 

3 related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 

4 SEC. 10005. (a) Of the amounts appropriated in this 

5 title, $2,476,200,000 shall not be obligated or expended 

6 until 15 days after the President provides the appropriate 

7 committees a report on the United States strategy for the 

8 defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham. 

9 (b) Such report, which may include a classified 

10 annex, shall include, at a minimum, the following— 

11 (1) a description of the objectives of the United 

12 States to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and al 

13 Sham, including the desired end states in Iraq and 

14 Syria to achieve such objectives; 

15 (2) a description of the roles and responsibil16 ities of the Department of Defense in the strategy, 

17 the regions covered by the strategy, and the specific 

18 allies and coalition partners required to carry out 

19 the strategy, including the expected lines of effort of 

20 such coalition; 

21 (3) a description of the roles and responsibil22 ities of the Department of State in the strategy, the 

23 diplomatic and regional engagement necessary to 

24 achieve the objectives of the strategy, to include 

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1 plans for stabilizing territory formerly held by the 

2 Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham; 

3 (4) an estimate of the resources required to un4 dertake the strategy, and a description of the plan 

5 for the use of funds provided in this Act to imple6 ment the strategy; 

7 (5) a description of the benchmarks to be used 

8 to measure progress in achieving the objectives of 

9 the strategy; and 

10 (6) an assessment of how the actions of the 

11 Government of Syria and other state and non-state 

12 actors in the region impact the ability to achieve the 

13 objectives of the strategy. 

14 (c) Not more than 90 days after the initial report, 

15 and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 

16 and the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 

17 congressional committees an update on the progress to18 ward the benchmarks established in the initial report, and 

19 if applicable, a description of any changes to the objectives 

20 of the strategy. 

21 (d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appro22 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

23 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

24 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select 

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1 Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 

2 Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and 

3 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

4 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Select Committee 

5 on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropria6 tions of the Senate. 

7 SEC. 10006. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date 

8 of enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit a 

9 report to the appropriate congressional committees de10 scribing a strategy for Syria. 

11 (b) Such report, which may include a classified 

12 annex, shall include, at a minimum, the following— 

13 (1) a description of the United States political 

14 and military objectives regarding the Government of 

15 Syria; 

16 (2) a description of United States and multilat17 eral efforts to address the needs of civilians affected 

18 by the conflict in Syria, to include efforts to protect 

19 the civilian population from the use of chemical 

20 weapons and the deliberate targeting of civilians by 

21 the Government of Syria; 

22 (3) a description of the efforts of the United 

23 States to engage regional and international partners 

24 in support of such objectives; and 

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1 (4) a description of the efforts undertaken by 

2 the relevant agencies to achieve such objectives. 

3 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appro4 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

5 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

6 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 

7 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 

8 and 

9 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

10 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 

11 on Appropriations of the Senate. 

12 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of De13 fense Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVEL2 OPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES AP3 PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

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, 

25 surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 

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1 of projects prior to construction, $121,000,000, to remain 

2 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 

3 may initiate up to, but not more than, six new study starts 

4 during fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That the new 

5 study starts will consist of five studies where the majority 

6 of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation 

7 savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and 

8 one study where the majority of benefits are derived from 

9 environmental restoration: Provided further, That the Sec10 retary shall not deviate from the new starts proposed in 

11 the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the 

12 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con13 gress. 

14 CONSTRUCTION

15 For expenses necessary for the construction of river 

16 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro17 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 

18 projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, 

19 and plans and specifications, of such projects (including 

20 those involving participation by States, local governments, 

21 or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 

22 by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica23 tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern24 ment to construction); $1,876,000,000, to remain avail25 able until expended; of which such sums as are necessary 

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1 to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facili2 ties under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities pro3 gram shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

4 Fund as authorized by Public Law 104–303; and of which 

5 such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs 

6 of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion 

7 of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the In8 land Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifi9 cally provided for in law: Provided, That the Secretary 

10 may initiate up to, but not more than, six new construc11 tion starts during fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That 

12 the new construction starts will consist of five projects 

13 where the majority of the benefits are derived from naviga14 tion transportation savings or from flood and storm dam15 age reduction and one project where the majority of the 

16 benefits are derived from environmental restoration: Pro17 vided further, That for new construction projects, project 

18 cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as prac19 ticable but no later than September 30, 2017: Provided 

20 further, That no allocation for a new start shall be consid21 ered final and no work allowance shall be made until the 

22 Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations 

23 of both Houses of Congress an out-year funding scenario 

24 demonstrating the affordability of the selected new starts 

25 and the impacts on other projects: Provided further, That 

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1 the Secretary may not deviate from the new starts pro2 posed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted 

3 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

4 Congress. 

5 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

6 For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 

7 projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu8 vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 

9 by law, $362,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

10 of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 

11 share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for in12 land harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte13 nance Trust Fund. 

14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

15 For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte16 nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 

17 storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

18 and related projects authorized by law; providing security 

19 for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ20 ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 

21 harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or 

22 other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 

23 of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 

24 and charting northern and northwestern lakes and con25 necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 

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1 removing obstructions to navigation, $3,149,000,000, to 

2 remain available until expended, of which such sums as 

3 are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible oper4 ation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and chan5 nels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Har6 bor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as be7 come available from the special account for the Corps of 

8 Engineers established by the Land and Water Conserva9 tion Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account 

10 for resource protection, research, interpretation, and 

11 maintenance activities related to resource protection in the 

12 areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of 

13 which such sums as become available from fees collected 

14 under section 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used 

15 to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the 

16 dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees 

17 have been collected: Provided, That 1 percent of the total 

18 amount of funds provided for each of the programs, 

19 projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not 

20 be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the begin21 ning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be 

22 available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such 

23 emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines 

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1 maining funds which have not been used for emergency 

2 activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts 

3 provided for the programs, projects, or activities. 

4 REGULATORY PROGRAM

5 For expenses necessary for administration of laws 

6 pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 

7 $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

8 2018. 

9 FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

10 For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 

11 from sites in the United States resulting from work per12 formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro13 gram, $112,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

14 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

15 For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri16 cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 

17 operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 

18 such disasters as authorized by law, $32,000,000, to re19 main available until expended. 

20 EXPENSES

21 For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen22 eral administration of the civil works program in the head23 quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 

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1 ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 

2 Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 

3 the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen4 ter allocable to the civil works program, $181,000,000, to 

5 remain available until September 30, 2018, of which not 

6 to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and 

7 representation purposes and only during the current fiscal 

8 year: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation 

9 provided in this title shall be available to fund the civil 

10 works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers 

11 or the civil works executive direction and management ac12 tivities of the division offices: Provided further, That any 

13 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation 

14 may be used to fund the supervision and general adminis15 tration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activi16 ties in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural 

17 disaster. 

18 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

19 FOR CIVIL WORKS

20 For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

21 for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 

22 $4,764,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 

23 Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount 

24 may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Sec25 retary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 

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1 both Houses of Congress a work plan that allocates at 

2 least 95 percent of the additional funding provided under 

3 each heading in this title (as designated under such head4 ing in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

5 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

6 Act)) to specific programs, projects, or activities. 

7 GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 

8 ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I 

11 of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts 

12 to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act 

13 that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 

14 year 2017, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

15 through a reprogramming of funds that: 

16 (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 

17 or activity; 

18 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

19 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro20 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 

21 denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior ap22 proval is received from the House and Senate Com23 mittees on Appropriations; 

24 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 

25 activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval 

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1 is received from the House and Senate Committees 

2 on Appropriations; 

3 (5) augments or reduces existing programs, 

4 projects, or activities in excess of the amounts con5 tained in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior 

6 approval is received from the House and Senate 

7 Committees on Appropriations; 

8 (6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over 

9 $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base 

10 amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study 

11 or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level 

12 less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is 

13 $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may 

14 be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activ15 ity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 

16 obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 

17 (7) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over 

18 $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the 

19 base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, 

20 study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a 

21 base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 

22 limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to 

23 $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled con24 tractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate de25 ficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to 

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1 $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing 

2 study or activity that did not receive an appropria3 tion for existing obligations and concomitant admin4 istrative expenses; 

5 (8) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Unlim6 ited reprogramming authority is granted for the 

7 Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Pro8 vided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the 

9 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 

10 these emergency actions as soon thereafter as prac11 ticable: Provided further, That for a base level over 

12 $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the 

13 base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, 

14 study, or activity is allowed: Provided further, That 

15 for a base level less than $1,000,000, the re16 programming limit is $150,000: Provided further, 

17 That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any con18 tinuing study or activity that did not receive an ap19 propriation; 

20 (9) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.— 

21 The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), 

22 (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Con23 struction, and Operation and Maintenance portions 

24 of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, re25 spectively; and 

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1 (10) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL AC2 TION PROGRAM.—Reprogramming of up to 15 per3 cent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. 

4 (b) DE MINIMUS REPROGRAMMINGS.—In no case 

5 should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be sub6 mitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appro7 priations. 

8 (c) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM.—Sub9 section (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity 

10 funded under the continuing authorities program. 

11 (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 

13 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to 

14 establish the baseline for application of reprogramming 

15 and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which 

16 shall include: 

17 (1) A table for each appropriation with a sepa18 rate column to display the President’s budget re19 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 

20 due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fis21 cal year enacted level; and 

22 (2) A delineation in the table for each appro23 priation both by object class and program, project 

24 and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 

25 the respective appropriations; and 

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1 (3) An identification of items of special congres2 sional interest. 

3 SEC. 102. The Secretary shall allocate funds made 

4 available in this Act solely in accordance with the provi5 sions of this Act and the explanatory statement described 

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

7 consolidated Act), including the determination and des8 ignation of new starts. 

9 SEC. 103. None of the funds made available in this 

10 title may be used to award or modify any contract that 

11 commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 

12 program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex13 cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 

14 been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 

15 section 101. 

16 SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer 

17 to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 

18 Service may accept and expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds 

19 provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and 

20 Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps 

21 of Engineers projects. 

22 SEC. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

23 for an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate24 rial, after evaluating the least costly, environmentally ac25 ceptable manner for the disposal or management of 

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1 dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries 

2 thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality 

3 certification pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water 

4 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341); Provided further, 

5 That until an open lake placement alternative for dredged 

6 material is approved under a State water quality certifi7 cation, the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland 

8 placement of such dredged material consistent with the re9 quirements of section 101 of the Water Resources Devel10 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 

11 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 

12 title may be used for any acquisition that is not consistent 

13 with 48 CFR 225.7007. 

14 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation 

16 study under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Ken17 tucky, project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 

18 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 595). 

19 SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 

20 or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and 

21 Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by 

22 the Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year ending Sep23 tember 30, 2017, to develop, adopt, implement, admin24 ister, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect 

25 on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the 

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1 terms ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ for the 

2 purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

3 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 

4 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge 

6 of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollu7 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) for the activities 

8 identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 

9 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)). 

10 TITLE II 

11 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

12 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

13 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

14 For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 

15 Utah Project Completion Act, $10,500,000, to remain 

16 available until expended, of which $1,300,000 shall be de17 posited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con18 servation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Miti19 gation and Conservation Commission: Provided, That of 

20 the amount provided under this heading, $1,350,000 shall 

21 be available until September 30, 2018, for expenses nec22 essary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Sec23 retary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal 

24 year 2017, of the amount made available to the Commis25 sion under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may 

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1 use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administra2 tive expenses. 

3 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

4 The following appropriations shall be expended to 

5 execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama6 tion: 

7 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

9 For management, development, and restoration of 

10 water and related natural resources and for related activi11 ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita12 tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 

13 fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri14 cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 

15 agreements with, State and local governments, federally 

16 recognized Indian tribes, and others, $1,155,894,000, to 

17 remain available until expended, of which $22,000 shall 

18 be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River 

19 Basin Fund and $5,551,000 shall be available for transfer 

20 to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; 

21 of which such amounts as may be necessary may be ad22 vanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That 

23 such transfers may be increased or decreased within the 

24 overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further, 

25 That of the total appropriated, the amount for program 

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1 activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund 

2 or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account estab3 lished by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund 

4 or account: Provided further, That funds contributed 

5 under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the 

6 purposes for which the funds were contributed: Provided 

7 further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall 

8 be credited to this account and are available until ex9 pended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated 

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

11 provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority 

12 projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conserva13 tion Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706. 

14 CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND

15 For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habi16 tat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of 

17 the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $55,606,000, 

18 to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the 

19 Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sec20 tions 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 

21 102–575, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

22 That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and 

23 collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and 

24 restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of 

25 Public Law 102–575: Provided further, That none of the 

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1 funds made available under this heading may be used for 

2 the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes 

3 if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes 

4 by a court adopted decree or order. 

5 CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

7 For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 

8 Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 

9 consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of 

10 the Interior, $36,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 

12 carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate 

13 accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry 

14 out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appro15 priated herein may be used for the Federal share of the 

16 costs of CALFED Program management: Provided fur17 ther, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out 

18 in a balanced manner with clear performance measures 

19 demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals 

20 and objectives of the Program. 

21 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

22 For expenses necessary for policy, administration, 

23 and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, 

24 the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the 

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1 tember 30, 2018, $59,000,000, to be derived from the 

2 Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 

3 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That no part of any other appro4 priation in this Act shall be available for activities or func5 tions budgeted as policy and administration expenses. 

6 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

7 Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 

8 be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger 

9 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. 

10 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 

11 INTERIOR 

12 SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II 

13 of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided 

14 by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agen15 cies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water 

16 and Related Resources that remain available for obligation 

17 or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, shall be available for 

18 obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 

19 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 

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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) $400,000 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 

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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 

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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 205(2) of division D of Public Law 

23 114–113 is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘2017’’. 

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1 TITLE III 

2 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

3 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

4 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

5 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

6 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap7 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 

8 efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out 

9 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

11 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

12 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

13 $2,090,200,000, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That of such amount, $153,500,000 shall be avail15 able until September 30, 2018, for program direction. 

16 ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY

17 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

18 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap19 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for elec20 tricity delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying 

21 out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organiza22 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisi23 tion or condemnation of any real property or any facility 

24 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan25 sion, $230,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

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1 Provided, That of such amount, $28,500,000 shall be 

2 available until September 30, 2018, for program direction. 

3 NUCLEAR ENERGY

4 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

5 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap6 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear 

7 energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the De8 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

9 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 

10 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi11 tion, construction, or expansion and the purchase of no 

12 more than three emergency service vehicles for replace13 ment only, $1,016,616,000, to remain available until ex14 pended: Provided, That of such amount, $80,000,000 shall 

15 be available until September 30, 2018, for program direc16 tion. 

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 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the ac22 quisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable in23 terests in any real property or any facility or for plant 

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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 $618,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro5 vided, That of such amount $60,000,000 shall be available 

6 until September 30, 2018, for program direction: Provided 

7 further, That in addition, $50,000,000, to remain available 

8 until expended, shall be for the transformational coal tech9 nologies pilot program described in the explanatory state10 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi11 sion A of this consolidated Act). 

12 NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES

13 For Department of Energy expenses necessary to 

14 carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, 

15 $14,950,000, to remain available until expended: Pro16 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

17 unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be 

18 available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve ac19 tivities. 

20 STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

21 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

22 Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and op23 erations and program management activities pursuant to 

24 the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 

25 et seq.), $223,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

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1 Provided, That the proceeds from the drawdown and sale 

2 under section 159 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 

3 2017 (division C of Public Law 114–223), as amended 

4 by the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appro5 priations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254), which have 

6 been or will be deposited into the ‘‘Energy Security and 

7 Infrastructure Modernization Fund’’ during fiscal year 

8 2017 shall be made available and shall remain available 

9 until expended for necessary expenses in carrying out the 

10 Life Extension II project for the Strategic Petroleum Re11 serve. 

12 NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE

13 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

14 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, 

15 and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy 

16 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 

17 $6,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

18 ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

19 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car20 rying out the activities of the Energy Information Admin21 istration, $122,000,000, to remain available until ex22 pended. 

23 NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

24 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

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1 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-de2 fense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the 

3 purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 

4 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con5 demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 

6 or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

7 $247,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND

9 DECOMMISSIONING FUND

10 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car11 rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination 

12 and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activi13 ties of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and 

14 title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 

15 $768,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrich16 ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to re17 main available until expended, of which $30,000,000 shall 

18 be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the 

19 Energy Policy Act of 1992. 

20 SCIENCE

21 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

22 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap23 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science 

24 activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

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1 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop2 erty or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construc3 tion, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 pas4 senger motor vehicles for replacement only, including one 

5 ambulance and one bus, $5,392,000,000, to remain avail6 able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

7 $182,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2018, 

8 for program direction: Provided further, That of such 

9 amount, $50,000,000 shall be available for the ongoing 

10 in-kind contributions provided by facilities located in the 

11 United States to the ITER project and related support 

12 activities carried out by such facilities for the ITER 

13 project and, subject to the notification requirement in sec14 tion 301(e) of this Act, up to an additional $50,000,000 

15 of such amount may be made available for in-kind con16 tributions and related support activities of ITER. 

17 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY

18 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car19 rying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the 

20 America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69), 

21 $306,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro22 vided, That of such amount, $29,250,000 shall be avail23 able until September 30, 2018, for program direction. 

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1 TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE

2 PROGRAM

3 Such sums as are derived from amounts received 

4 from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy 

5 Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall 

6 be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Con7 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for nec8 essary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan 

9 Guarantee program, $37,000,000 is appropriated from 

10 fees collected in prior years pursuant to section 1702(h) 

11 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which are not otherwise 

12 appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2018: Provided further, That if the amount in the previous 

14 proviso is not available from such fees, an amount for such 

15 purposes is also appropriated from the general fund so as 

16 to result in a total amount appropriated for such purpose 

17 of no more than $37,000,000: Provided further, That fees 

18 collected pursuant to such section 1702(h) for fiscal year 

19 2017 shall be credited as offsetting collections under this 

20 heading and shall not be available until appropriated: Pro21 vided further, That the Department of Energy shall not 

22 subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in viola23 tion of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or 

24 subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or 

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1 other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 of title 

2 10, Code of Federal Regulations. 

3 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING

4 LOAN PROGRAM

5 For Department of Energy administrative expenses 

6 necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehi7 cles Manufacturing Loan Program, $5,000,000, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2018. 

9 TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

10 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

11 For the cost of loan guarantees provided under sec12 tion 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 

13 3502(c)), $8,500,000, to remain available until expended: 

14 Provided, That the cost of those loan guarantees (includ15 ing the costs of modifying loans, as applicable) shall be 

16 determined in accordance with section 502 of the Congres17 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided fur18 ther, That, for necessary administrative expenses to carry 

19 out that program, $500,000 is appropriated, to remain 

20 available until expended: Provided further, That, of the 

21 subsidy amounts provided by section 1425 of the Depart22 ment of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 

23 Act, 2011 (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 126), for the 

24 cost of loan guarantees for renewable energy or efficient 

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1 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513), $9,000,000 

2 is hereby rescinded. 

3 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

4 For salaries and expenses of the Department of En5 ergy necessary for departmental administration in car6 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga7 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $246,000,000, to 

8 remain available until September 30, 2018, including the 

9 hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and 

10 representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such 

11 additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the 

12 estimated amount of cost of work for others notwith13 standing the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 

14 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such increases in 

15 cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same 

16 or greater amount: Provided further, That moneys received 

17 by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated 

18 to total $103,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 may be retained 

19 and used for operating expenses within this account, as 

20 authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith21 standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur22 ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 

23 as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 

24 result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the 

25 general fund estimated at not more than $143,000,000: 

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1 Provided further, That the amount made available in the 

2 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat3 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the 

4 Office of Indian Energy Policy and Program shall remain 

5 available until September 30, 2022. 

6 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

7 For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 

8 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

9 General Act of 1978, $44,424,000, to remain available 

10 until September 30, 2018. 

11 ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

12 NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 

13 ADMINISTRATION 

14 WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

15 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

16 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

17 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap18 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 

19 atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out 

20 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

22 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

23 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

24 $9,318,093,000, to remain available until expended: Pro25 vided, That of such amount, $97,118,000 shall be availMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 able until September 30, 2018, for program direction: Pro2 vided further, That of the unobligated balances from prior 

3 year appropriations available under this heading, 

4 $8,400,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further, That of 

5 the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 

6 available under this heading that were apportioned in Cat7 egory C (defined in section 120 of Office of Management 

8 and Budget Circular No. A–11), $64,126,000 is hereby 

9 rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be re10 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con11 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur12 rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 

13 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

15 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

16 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

17 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap18 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 

19 defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out 

20 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

22 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

23 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

24 $1,902,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro25 vided, That of the unobligated balances from prior year 

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1 appropriations available under this heading that were ap2 portioned in Category C (defined in section 120 of Office 

3 of Management and Budget Circular No. A–11), 

4 $19,128,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further, That 

5 no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were 

6 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

7 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

8 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

9 1985. 

10 NAVAL REACTORS

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

12 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

13 naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of 

14 Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ15 ing the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construc16 tion, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital 

17 equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, 

18 $1,420,120,000, to remain available until expended, of 

19 which, $75,100,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department 

20 of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, for the 

21 Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of the amount 

22 provided under this heading, $44,100,000 shall be avail23 able until September 30, 2018, for program direction: Pro24 vided further, That of the unobligated balances from prior 

25 year appropriations available under this heading that were 

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1 apportioned in Category C (defined in section 120 of Of2 fice of Management and Budget Circular No. A–11), 

3 $307,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further, That no 

4 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des5 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

6 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

7 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

8 1985. 

9 FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex11 penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 

12 $390,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2018, including official reception and representation ex14 penses not to exceed $12,000. 

15 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 

16 ACTIVITIES 

17 DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

18 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

19 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap20 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 

21 energy defense environmental cleanup activities in car22 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga23 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui24 sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 

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1 sion, and the purchase of not to exceed one fire apparatus 

2 pumper truck, one aerial lift truck, one refuse truck, and 

3 one semi-truck for replacement only, $5,405,000,000, to 

4 remain available until expended: Provided, That of such 

5 amount, $290,050,000 shall be available until September 

6 30, 2018, for program direction: Provided further, That 

7 of the amount provided under this heading, $26,800,000 

8 shall be available for the purpose of a payment by the Sec9 retary of Energy to the State of New Mexico for road im10 provements in accordance with section 15(b) of the Waste 

11 Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 

12 102–579): Provided further, That the amount made avail13 able by the previous proviso shall be separate from any 

14 appropriations of funds for the Waste Isolation Pilot 

15 Plant. 

16 DEFENSE URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION

17 AND DECOMMISSIONING

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For an additional amount for atomic energy defense 

20 environmental cleanup activities for Department of En21 ergy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamina22 tion and decommissioning activities, $563,000,000, to be 

23 deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup ac24 count which shall be transferred to the ‘‘Uranium Enrich25 ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’’. 

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1 OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

2 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

3 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap4 ital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic 

5 energy defense, other defense activities, and classified ac6 tivities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

7 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in8 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop9 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con10 struction, or expansion, $784,000,000, to remain available 

11 until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

12 $254,230,000 shall be available until September 30, 2018, 

13 for program direction. 

14 POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 

15 BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND

16 Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra17 tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 

18 are approved for official reception and representation ex19 penses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That 

20 during fiscal year 2017, no new direct loan obligations 

21 may be made. 

22 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER

23 ADMINISTRATION

24 For expenses necessary for operation and mainte25 nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 

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1 electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling 

2 and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood 

3 Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 

4 southeastern power area, $1,000,000, including official re5 ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 

6 exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 

8 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $1,000,000 col9 lected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the 

10 sale of power and related services shall be credited to this 

11 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

12 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 

13 the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Adminis14 tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro15 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

16 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 

17 fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated at not more than 

18 $0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

19 3302, up to $60,760,000 collected by the Southeastern 

20 Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 

21 of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 

22 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, 

23 to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 

24 of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: 

25 Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 

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1 annual expenses means expenditures that are generally re2 covered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 

3 purchase power and wheeling expenses). 

4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN

5 POWER ADMINISTRATION

6 For expenses necessary for operation and mainte7 nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 

8 electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition 

9 of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facili10 ties, and for administrative expenses, including official re11 ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 

12 exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Con13 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 

14 Southwestern Power Administration, $45,643,000, to re15 main available until expended: Provided, That notwith16 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Con17 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $34,586,000 col18 lected by the Southwestern Power Administration from 

19 the sale of power and related services shall be credited to 

20 this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to re21 main available until expended, for the sole purpose of 

22 funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power 

23 Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein ap24 propriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collec25 tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result 

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1 in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated at not 

2 more than $11,057,000: Provided further, That notwith3 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $73,000,000 collected by 

4 the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the 

5 Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and 

6 wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as off7 setting collections, to remain available until expended for 

8 the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 

9 expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this 

10 appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that 

11 are generally recovered in the same year that they are in12 curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 

13 CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND

14 MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS15 TRATION

16 For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 

17 section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 

18 U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including con19 servation and renewable resources programs as author20 ized, $273,144,000, including official reception and rep21 resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 

22 to remain available until expended, of which $265,742,000 

23 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec24 lamation Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

25 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 

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1 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department 

2 Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to 

3 $177,563,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad4 ministration from the sale of power and related services 

5 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 

6 collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 

7 purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western 

8 Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the 

9 sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be re10 duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 

11 as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation esti12 mated at not more than $95,581,000, of which 

13 $88,179,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro14 vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 

15 to $367,009,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad16 ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 

17 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur18 chase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to 

19 this account as offsetting collections, to remain available 

20 until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase 

21 power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That 

22 for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means 

23 expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year 

24 that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 

25 wheeling expenses). 

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1 FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE

2 FUND

3 For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 

4 the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 

5 Dams, $4,070,000, to remain available until expended, 

6 and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating 

7 and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Ad8 ministration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 

9 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding 

10 the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 

11 $3,838,000 collected by the Western Area Power Adminis12 tration from the sale of power and related services from 

13 the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this 

14 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

15 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 

16 the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these 

17 Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration 

18 activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro19 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

20 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 

21 fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated at not more than 

22 $232,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this ap23 propriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 

24 generally recovered in the same year that they are in25 curred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2017, the 

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1 Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 

2 may accept up to $323,000 in funds contributed by United 

3 States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams 

4 for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and 

5 Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for 

6 the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said 

7 sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: 

8 Provided further, That any such funds shall be available 

9 without further appropriation and without fiscal year limi10 tation for use by the Commissioner of the United States 

11 Section of the International Boundary and Water Com12 mission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, re13 pairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydro14 electric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agree15 ments reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, 

16 and the power customers. 

17 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regu20 latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De21 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

22 seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

23 official reception and representation expenses not to ex24 ceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

25 $346,800,000, to remain available until expended: ProMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

2 not to exceed $346,800,000 of revenues from fees and an3 nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 

4 year 2017 shall be retained and used for expenses nec5 essary in this account, and shall remain available until ex6 pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro7 priated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues 

8 are received during fiscal year 2017 so as to result in a 

9 final fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the general fund 

10 estimated at not more than $0. 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 

12 ENERGY 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 

15 made available by this title for the Department of Energy 

16 shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, 

17 or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 

18 or similar arrangements (including Requests for 

19 Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Op20 portunity Announcements) for a program, project, or ac21 tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 

22 funded by Congress. 

23 (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 

24 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

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1 at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds 

2 made available in this title may be used to— 

3 (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary 

4 grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 

5 (B) make a discretionary contract award or 

6 Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 

7 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal 

8 Acquisition Regulation; 

9 (C) issue a letter of intent to make an alloca10 tion, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 

11 subparagraph (A) or (B); or 

12 (D) announce publicly the intention to make an 

13 allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the lim14 its in subparagraph (A) or (B). 

15 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com16 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

17 within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report 

18 detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant 

19 award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the 

20 previous quarter. 

21 (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and 

22 the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re23 cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 

24 year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, 

25 the account and program, project, or activity from which 

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1 the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 

2 a brief description of the activity for which the award is 

3 made. 

4 (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 

5 to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au6 thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De7 partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 

8 multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 

9 a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 

10 (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree11 ment is funded for the full period of performance as 

12 anticipated at the time of award; or 

13 (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree14 ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov15 ernment’s obligation on the availability of future 

16 year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

18 Congress at least 3 days in advance. 

19 (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 

20 the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 

21 as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac22 tivities specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the ‘‘De23 partment of Energy’’ table included under the heading 

24 ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in the explanatory 

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1 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

2 division A of this consolidated Act). 

3 (e) The amounts made available by this title may be 

4 reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and 

5 the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropria6 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

7 to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 

8 cause any program, project, or activity funding level to 

9 increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 per10 cent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by 

11 this Act. 

12 (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 

13 available for obligation or expenditure through a re14 programming of funds that— 

15 (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, 

16 project, or activity; 

17 (2) increases funds or personnel for any pro18 gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 

19 or restricted by this Act; or 

20 (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used 

21 for a specific program, project, or activity by this 

22 Act. 

23 (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re24 quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 

25 use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 

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1 if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 

2 pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 

3 welfare, or national security. 

4 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit5 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any 

6 waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but 

7 not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which 

8 a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. 

9 Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 

10 risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 

11 (h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 

12 provided for activities in this Act may be available to the 

13 same appropriation accounts for such activities established 

14 pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged 

15 with funds in the applicable established accounts and 

16 thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same 

17 time period as originally enacted. 

18 SEC. 302. Funds appropriated by this or any other 

19 Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this 

20 Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 

21 authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 

22 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) 

23 during fiscal year 2017 until the enactment of the Intel24 ligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. 

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1 SEC. 303. None of the funds made available in this 

2 title shall be used for the construction of facilities classi3 fied as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 

4 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Of5 fice of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in 

6 compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 

7 SEC. 304. None of the funds made available in this 

8 title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 

9 decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 

10 any successive departmental guidance, for construction 

11 projects where the total project cost exceeds 

12 $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 

13 has been developed for the project for that critical deci14 sion. 

15 SEC. 305. (a) None of the funds made available in 

16 this or any prior Act under the heading ‘‘Defense Nuclear 

17 Nonproliferation’’ may be made available to enter into new 

18 contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance 

19 to, the Russian Federation. 

20 (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibi21 tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that 

22 such activity is in the national security interests of the 

23 United States. This waiver authority may not be dele24 gated. 

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1 (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effec2 tive until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary 

3 submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

4 Houses of Congress, in classified form if necessary, a re5 port on the justification for the waiver. 

6 SEC. 306. (a) NEW REGIONAL RESERVES.—The Sec7 retary of Energy may not establish any new regional pe8 troleum product reserve unless funding for the proposed 

9 regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested 

10 in advance in an annual budget submission and approved 

11 by the Congress in an appropriations Act. 

12 (b) The budget request or notification shall include— 

13 (1) the justification for the new reserve; 

14 (2) a cost estimate for the establishment, oper15 ation, and maintenance of the reserve, including 

16 funding sources; 

17 (3) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, 

18 including the conditions upon which the products 

19 may be released; 

20 (4) the location of the reserve; and 

21 (5) the estimate of the total inventory of the re22 serve. 

23 SEC. 307. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 

24 from amounts appropriated in the accounts and from the 

25 fiscal years specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the 

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1 ‘‘Department of Energy—Sec. 307.’’ table included under 

2 the heading ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in the ex3 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

4 preceding division A of this consolidated Act), 

5 $94,803,000 is hereby rescinded. 

6 (b) No amounts may be rescinded under subsection 

7 (a) from amounts that were designated by the Congress 

8 as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 

9 resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 

10 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 SEC. 308. (a) From unobligated balances available 

12 from amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years for ‘‘De13 partment of Energy—Energy Programs—Fossil Energy 

14 Research and Development’’, $240,000,000 is hereby re15 scinded. 

16 (b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section 

17 from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 

18 an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso19 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer20 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 SEC. 309. Not to exceed $2,000,000, in aggregate, 

22 of the amounts made available by this title may be made 

23 available for project engineering and design of the Consoli24 dated Emergency Operations Center. 

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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, and for expenses necessary for the Federal Co7 Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional 

8 Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the ad9 ministrative expenses of the Commission, including serv10 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger 

11 motor vehicles, $152,000,000, to remain available until ex12 pended. 

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, $30,872,000, to remain 

19 available until September 30, 2018. 

20 DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Au23 thority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by 

24 the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwith25 standing sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N 

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1 of said Act, $25,000,000, to remain available until ex2 pended. 

3 DENALI COMMISSION

4 For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission 

5 including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of 

6 plant and capital equipment as necessary and other ex7 penses, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

8 notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 

9 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, 

10 That funds shall be available for construction projects in 

11 an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost 

12 for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of 

13 the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, 

14 Public Law 105–277), as amended by section 701 of ap15 pendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 

16 1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for 

17 non-distressed communities: Provided further, That, not18 withstanding any other provision of law regarding pay19 ment of a non-Federal share in connection with a grant20 in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall be avail21 able for the payment of such a non-Federal share for pro22 grams undertaken to carry out the purposes of the Com23 mission. 

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1 NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

2 For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Re3 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 

4 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $10,000,000, 

5 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

6 amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 

7 notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 

8 States Code. 

9 SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION

10 For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent 

11 Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized 

12 by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, 

13 to remain available until expended. 

14 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For expenses necessary for the Commission in car17 rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 

18 of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

19 $905,000,000, including official representation expenses 

20 not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: 

21 Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not 

22 more than $7,500,000 may be made available for salaries, 

23 travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Com24 mission, to remain available until September 30, 2018, of 

25 which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy 

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1 Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)), 

2 the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a major3 ity vote of the Commission: Provided further, That reve4 nues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other 

5 services and collections estimated at $794,580,000 in fis6 cal year 2017 shall be retained and used for necessary 

7 salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 

8 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended: 

9 Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under 

10 this heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for activi11 ties related to the development of regulatory infrastruc12 ture for advanced nuclear reactor technologies, and 

13 $5,000,000 of that amount shall not be available from fee 

14 revenues, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 2214: Provided fur15 ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 

16 by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 

17 2017 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropria18 tion estimated at not more than $110,420,000: Provided 

19 further, That of the amounts appropriated under this 

20 heading, $10,000,000 shall be for university research and 

21 development in areas relevant to the Commission’s mis22 sion, and $5,000,000 shall be for a Nuclear Science and 

23 Engineering Grant Program that will support multiyear 

24 projects that do not align with programmatic missions but 

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1 are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science 

2 and engineering. 

3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

5 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

6 General Act of 1978, $12,129,000, to remain available 

7 until September 30, 2018: Provided, That revenues from 

8 licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 

9 collections estimated at $10,044,000 in fiscal year 2017 

10 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 

11 2018, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 

12 notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 

13 Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 

14 shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur15 ing fiscal year 2017 so as to result in a final fiscal year 

16 2017 appropriation estimated at not more than 

17 $2,085,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appro18 priated under this heading, $969,000 shall be for Inspec19 tor General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 

20 Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee reve21 nues. 

22 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Tech25 nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 

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1 203, section 5051, $3,600,000, to be derived from the Nu2 clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 

3 2018. 

4 GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 

5 AGENCIES 

6 SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 

7 comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 

8 its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 

9 Congressional requests for information. 

10 SEC. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this 

11 title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be re12 programmed for any program, project, or activity, and the 

13 Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropria14 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

15 to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 

16 cause any program funding level to increase or decrease 

17 by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 

18 during the time period covered by this Act. 

19 (b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may 

20 waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if 

21 compliance with such requirement would pose a substan22 tial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or na23 tional security. 

24 (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify 

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1 gress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as prac2 ticable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the 

3 activity to which a requirement or restriction would other4 wise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation 

5 of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted 

6 such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the 

7 Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels 

8 to programs, projects, or activities. 

9 (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and 

10 (d), the amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear 

11 Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be 

12 expended as directed in the explanatory statement de13 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 

14 of this consolidated Act). 

15 (d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regu16 latory Commission shall be available for obligation or ex17 penditure through a reprogramming of funds that in18 creases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 

19 activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 

20 Act. 

21 (e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report 

22 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

23 Congress, which includes the following for each program, 

24 project, or activity, including any prior year appropria25 tions— 

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1 (1) total budget authority; 

2 (2) total unobligated balances; and 

3 (3) total unliquidated obligations. 

4 TITLE V 

5 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

6 SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

7 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 

8 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 

9 matters pending before Congress, other than to commu10 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 

11 1913. 

12 SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in 

13 title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, 

14 agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern15 ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 

16 authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 

17 Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 

18 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 

19 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or 

20 any authority whereby a department, agency, or instru21 mentality of the United States Government may provide 

22 goods or services to another department, agency, or in23 strumentality. 

24 (b) None of the funds made available for any depart25 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 

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1 Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title 

2 III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 

3 transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appro4 priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref5 erenced in the explanatory statement described in section 

6 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

7 Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or 

8 instrumentality of the United States Government may 

9 provide goods or services to another department, agency, 

10 or instrumentality. 

11 (c) The head of any relevant department or agency 

12 funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 

13 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

14 Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing the 

15 transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a 

16 department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 

17 States Government may provide goods or services to an18 other department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the 

19 previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report 

20 shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes 

21 for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or 

22 modify existing notification requirements for each author23 ity. 

24 SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 

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1 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address 

2 Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low3 Income Populations). 

4 SEC. 504. (a) None of the funds made available in 

5 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

6 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

7 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

8 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

9 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

10 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi11 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

12 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water 

13 Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

14 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION E—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 

2 GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIA3 TIONS ACT, 2017 

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 Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of pas11 senger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improve12 ments of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies 

13 for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when nec14 essary for the performance of official business; executive 

15 direction program activities; international affairs and eco16 nomic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy ac17 tivities, including technical assistance to Puerto Rico; and 

18 Treasury-wide management policies and programs activi19 ties, $224,376,000: Provided, That of the amount appro20 priated under this heading— 

21 (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official recep22 tion and representation expenses; 

23 (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen 

24 emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated 

25 and expended under the direction of the Secretary of 

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1 the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the 

2 Secretary’s certificate; and 

3 (3) not to exceed $24,000,000 shall remain 

4 available until September 30, 2018, for— 

5 (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement 

6 Audit and Internal Control Program; 

7 (B) information technology modernization 

8 requirements; 

9 (C) the audit, oversight, and administra10 tion of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 

11 (D) the development and implementation 

12 of programs within the Office of Critical Infra13 structure Protection and Compliance Policy, in14 cluding entering into cooperative agreements; 

15 and 

16 (E) international operations. 

17 OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism 

20 and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial sys21 tem against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, ter22 rorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction 

23 proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other 

24 national security threats, $123,000,000: Provided, That of 

25 the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) up to 

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1 $28,000,000 may be transferred to the Departmental Of2 fices Salaries and Expenses appropriation and shall be 

3 available for administrative support to the Office of Ter4 rorism and Financial Intelligence; and (2) $5,000,000, to 

5 remain available until September 30, 2018. 

6 CYBERSECURITY ENHANCMENT ACCOUNT

7 For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity 

8 for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, 

9 $47,743,000, to remain available until September 30, 

10 2019: Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not 

11 supplant any other amounts made available to the Treas12 ury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided fur13 ther, That the Chief Information Officer of the individual 

14 offices and bureaus shall submit a spend plan for each 

15 investment to the Treasury Chief Information Officer for 

16 approval: Provided further, That the submitted spend plan 

17 shall be reviewed and approved by the Treasury Chief In18 formation Officer prior to the obligation of funds under 

19 this heading: Provided further, That of the total amount 

20 made available under this heading $1,000,000 shall be 

21 available for administrative expenses for the Treasury 

22 Chief Information Officer to provide oversight of the in23 vestments made under this heading: Provided further, 

24 That such funds shall supplement and not supplant any 

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1 other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief Infor2 mation Officer. 

3 DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL

4 INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For development and acquisition of automatic data 

7 processing equipment, software, and services and for re8 pairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Depart9 ment of the Treasury, $3,000,000, to remain available 

10 until September 30, 2019: Provided, That these funds 

11 shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec12 essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of13 fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 

14 That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 

15 other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided fur16 ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head17 ing shall be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Rev18 enue Service, Operations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue 

19 Service, Business Systems Modernization’’. 

20 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

23 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

24 General Act of 1978, $37,044,000, including hire of pas25 senger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 

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1 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a con2 fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 

3 direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of 

4 which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2018, shall be for audits and investigations 

6 conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and 

7 Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Re8 vived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 

9 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 

10 shall be available for official reception and representation 

11 expenses. 

12 TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX

13 ADMINISTRATION

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector 

16 General for Tax Administration in carrying out the In17 spector General Act of 1978, as amended, including pur18 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 

19 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at 

20 such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General 

21 for Tax Administration; $169,634,000, of which 

22 $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

23 2018; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available 

24 for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed 

25 $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of 

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1 a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under 

2 the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administra3 tion; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available 

4 for official reception and representation expenses. 

5 SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED

6 ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special 

9 Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the 

10 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public 

11 Law 110–343), $41,160,000. 

12 FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En15 forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve16 hicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and 

17 foreign government personnel to attend meetings and 

18 training concerned with domestic and foreign financial in19 telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula20 tion; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 

21 $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

22 and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, 

23 with or without reimbursement, $115,003,000, of which 

24 not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until 

25 September 30, 2019. 

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1 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

2 (RESCISSION)

3 Of the unobligated balances available under this 

4 heading, $1,115,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later 

5 than September 30, 2017, of which $314,000,000 are per6 manently rescinded. 

7 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau 

10 of the Fiscal Service, $353,057,000; of which not to ex11 ceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2019, is for information systems modernization initiatives; 

13 and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception 

14 and representation expenses. 

15 In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil 

16 Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative 

17 and personnel expenses for financial management of the 

18 Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101– 

19 380. 

20 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 

23 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of 

24 passenger motor vehicles, $111,439,000; of which not to 

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1 penses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and 

2 development programs for laboratory services; and provi3 sion of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies 

4 with or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the 

5 amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall 

6 be for the costs of accelerating the processing of formula 

7 and label applications: Provided further, That of the 

8 amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to 

9 remain available until September 30, 2018, shall be for 

10 the costs associated with enforcement of the trade practice 

11 provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 

12 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 

13 UNITED STATES MINT

14 UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

15 Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 

16 Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 

17 the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 

18 associated with the production of circulating coins, numis19 matic coins, and protective services, including both oper20 ating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That 

21 the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations in22 curred during fiscal year 2017 under such section 5136 

23 for circulating coinage and protective service capital in24 vestments of the United States Mint shall not exceed 

25 $30,000,000. 

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1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

2 FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 

4 Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title 

5 I of Public Law 103–325), including services authorized 

6 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 

7 for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 

8 to the rate for EX–3, $248,000,000. Of the amount ap9 propriated under this heading— 

10 (1) not less than $161,500,000, notwith11 standing section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 

12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerg13 ing Community Development Financial Institutions 

14 Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 

15 2018, for financial assistance and technical assist16 ance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 

17 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 (12 

18 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to 

19 $2,882,500 may be used for the cost of direct loans, 

20 and of which up to $3,000,000, notwithstanding 

21 subsection (d) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 

22 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d)), may be available to provide fi23 nancial assistance, technical assistance, training, and 

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1 uals with disabilities: Provided, That the cost of di2 rect and guaranteed loans, including the cost of 

3 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 

4 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro5 vided further, That these funds are available to sub6 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 

7 direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000; 

8 (2) not less than $15,500,000, notwithstanding 

9 section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 

10 4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2018, for 

11 financial assistance, technical assistance, training 

12 and outreach programs designed to benefit Native 

13 American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native com14 munities and provided primarily through qualified 

15 community development lender organizations with 

16 experience and expertise in community development 

17 banking and lending in Indian country, Native 

18 American organizations, tribes and tribal organiza19 tions, and other suitable providers; 

20 (3) not less than $23,000,000 is available until 

21 September 30, 2018, for the Bank Enterprise Award 

22 program; 

23 (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding 

24 subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 

25 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and (e)), is available 

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1 until September 30, 2018, for a Healthy Food Fi2 nancing Initiative to provide financial assistance, 

3 technical assistance, training, and outreach to com4 munity development financial institutions for the 

5 purpose of offering affordable financing and tech6 nical assistance to expand the availability of healthy 

7 food options in distressed communities; 

8 (5) up to $26,000,000 is available until Sep9 tember 30, 2017, for administrative expenses, in10 cluding administration of CDFI fund programs and 

11 the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not 

12 less than $1,000,000 is for development of tools to 

13 better assess and inform CDFI investment perform14 ance, and up to $300,000 is for administrative ex15 penses to carry out the direct loan program; and 

16 (6) during fiscal year 2017, none of the funds 

17 available under this heading are available for the 

18 cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

19 Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee 

20 bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle 

21 Community Development and Regulatory Improve22 ment Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, 

23 That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes 

24 under such section 114A shall not exceed 

25 $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 

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1 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 

2 2017: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 

3 under this heading, not less than 10 percent shall be 

4 used for awards that support investments that serve 

5 populations living in persistent poverty counties: 

6 Provided further, That for purposes of this section, 

7 the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any 

8 county that has had 20 percent or more of its popu9 lation living in poverty over the past 30 years, as 

10 measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses 

11 and the most recent series of 5-year data available 

12 from the American Community Survey from the 

13 Census Bureau. 

14 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

15 TAXPAYER SERVICES

16 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv17 ice to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assist18 ance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer 

19 advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 

20 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 

21 Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which not less than 

22 $8,890,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly 

23 Program, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be 

24 available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of 

25 which not less than $15,000,000, to remain available until 

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1 September 30, 2018, shall be available for a Community 

2 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants pro3 gram for tax return preparation assistance, of which not 

4 less than $206,000,000 shall be available for operating ex5 penses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided, That 

6 of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate 

7 Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for identity 

8 theft casework. 

9 ENFORCEMENT

10 For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities 

11 of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect 

12 owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to con13 duct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes 

14 related to violations of internal revenue laws and other fi15 nancial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehi16 cles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services 

17 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 

18 determined by the Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of 

19 which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available 

20 until September 30, 2018, and of which not less than 

21 $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 

22 Enforcement program. 

23 OPERATIONS SUPPORT

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1 grams, including rent payments; facilities services; print2 ing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other 

3 IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics 

4 of income; telecommunications; information technology de5 velopment, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and se6 curity; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 

7 1343(b)); the operations of the Internal Revenue Service 

8 Oversight Board; and other services as authorized by 5 

9 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 

10 Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed 

11 $50,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

12 2018; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain 

13 available until expended for acquisition of equipment and 

14 construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of which 

15 not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2019, for research; of which not to exceed 

17 $20,000 shall be for official reception and representation 

18 expenses: Provided, That not later than 30 days after the 

19 end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall 

20 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 

21 the House of Representatives and the Senate and the 

22 Comptroller General of the United States detailing the 

23 cost and schedule performance for its major information 

24 technology investments, including the purpose and life25 cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost 

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1 and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and 

2 strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to miti3 gate such risks; and the expected developmental mile4 stones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next 

5 quarter: Provided further, That the Internal Revenue Serv6 ice shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 

7 2018, a summary of cost and schedule performance infor8 mation for its major information technology systems. 

9 BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

10 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv11 ice’s business systems modernization program, 

12 $290,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2019, for the capital asset acquisition of information tech14 nology systems, including management and related con15 tractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Inter16 nal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs as17 sociated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: 

18 Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of 

19 each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit 

20 a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comp22 troller General of the United States detailing the cost and 

23 schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized e-File 

24 information technology investments, including the pur25 poses and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons 

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1 for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such in2 vestments and the strategies the Internal Revenue Service 

3 is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected develop4 mental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred 

5 in the next quarter. 

6 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE

7 SERVICE

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria10 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 

11 Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue 

12 Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the 

13 Committees on Appropriations. 

14 SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main15 tain an employee training program, which shall include the 

16 following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously 

17 with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the im18 partial application of tax law. 

19 SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti20 tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe21 guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and pro22 tect taxpayers against identity theft. 

23 SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other 

24 Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for 

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1 cient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. 

2 The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements 

3 to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service 

4 a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the 

5 response time to taxpayer communications, particularly 

6 with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 

7 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available to the 

8 Internal Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make 

9 a video unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board de10 termines in advance that making the video is appropriate, 

11 taking into account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of 

12 the video. 

13 SEC. 106. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue 

14 a notice of confirmation of any address change relating 

15 to an employer making employment tax payments, and 

16 such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former 

17 and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal 

18 Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an 

19 offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the vic20 tim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 

21 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available under 

22 this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to 

23 target citizens of the United States for exercising any 

24 right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Con25 stitution of the United States. 

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1 SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target 

3 groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 

4 beliefs. 

5 SEC. 109. None of funds made available by this Act 

6 to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or ex7 pended on conferences that do not adhere to the proce8 dures, verification processes, documentation requirements, 

9 and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human 

10 Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a re11 sult of the recommendations in the report published on 

12 May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 

13 Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the August 2010 Small 

14 Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Ana15 heim, California’’ (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 

16 SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 

17 Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or 

18 expended— 

19 (1) to make a payment to any employee under 

20 a bonus, award, or recognition program; or 

21 (2) under any hiring or personnel selection 

22 process with respect to re-hiring a former employee, 

23 unless such program or process takes into account 

24 the conduct and Federal tax compliance of such em25 ployee or former employee. 

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1 SEC. 111. 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 SEC. 112. Except to the extent provided in section 

6 6014, 6020, or 6201(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

7 1986, no funds in this or any other Act shall be available 

8 to the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to any person 

9 a proposed final return or statement for use by such per10 son to satisfy a filing or reporting requirement under such 

11 Code. 

12 SEC. 113. In addition to the amounts otherwise made 

13 available in this Act for the Internal Revenue Service, 

14 $290,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2018, 

15 shall be transferred by the Commissioner to the ‘‘Tax16 payer Services’’, ‘‘Enforcement’’, or ‘‘Operations Support’’ 

17 accounts of the Internal Revenue Service for an additional 

18 amount to be used solely for measurable improvements in 

19 the customer service representative level of service rate, 

20 to improve the identification and prevention of refund 

21 fraud and identity theft, and to enhance cybersecurity to 

22 safeguard taxpayer data: Provided, That such funds shall 

23 supplement, not supplant any other amounts made avail24 able by the Internal Revenue Service for such purpose: 

25 Provided further, That such funds shall not be available 

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1 until the Commissioner submits to the Committees on Ap2 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen3 ate a spending plan for such funds: Provided further, That 

4 such funds shall not be used to support any provision of 

5 Public Law 111–148, Public Law 111–152, or any amend6 ment made by either such Public Law. 

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE

8 TREASURY

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 114. Appropriations to the Department of the 

11 Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al12 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 

13 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 

14 insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 

15 countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 

16 general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 

17 and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into 

18 contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 

19 of health and medical services to employees and their de20 pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author21 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

22 SEC. 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria23 tions in this title made available under the headings ‘‘De24 partmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of 

25 Inspector General’’, ‘‘Special Inspector General for the 

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1 Troubled Asset Relief Program’’, ‘‘Financial Crimes En2 forcement Network’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service’’, and 

3 ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ may be 

4 transferred between such appropriations upon the advance 

5 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That 

7 no transfer under this section may increase or decrease 

8 any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. 

9 SEC. 116. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria10 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 

11 Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector Gen12 eral for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the ad13 vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

14 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 

15 That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro16 priation by more than 2 percent. 

17 SEC. 117. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

18 or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury 

19 or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used 

20 to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 

21 SEC. 118. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans22 fer funds from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries 

23 and Expenses’’ to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary 

24 to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That such 

25 amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses 

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1 account from debt collections received in the Debt Collec2 tion Fund. 

3 SEC. 119. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 

5 by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu6 seum without the explicit approval of the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and 

9 the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

10 Affairs. 

11 SEC. 120. None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available by this or any other Act or source 

13 to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav14 ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 

15 or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func16 tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 

17 United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 

18 House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com19 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the 

20 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent21 atives and the Senate. 

22 SEC. 121. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

23 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De24 partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re25 lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 

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1 the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 

2 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 

3 2017 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 

5 SEC. 122. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made avail6 able from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Indus7 trial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 

8 representation expenses. 

9 SEC. 123. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

10 a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appro11 priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

12 not later than 30 days following the submission of the an13 nual budget submitted by the President: Provided, That 

14 such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital invest15 ment spending from all accounts within the Department 

16 of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Depart17 ment-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs ac18 count, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treas19 ury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such 

20 Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occur21 ring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment 

22 project that has not been fully completed. 

23 SEC. 124. Within 45 days after the date of enactment 

24 of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

25 an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations 

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1 of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 

2 amount of total funds charged to each office by the Fran3 chise Fund including the amount charged for each service 

4 provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed 

5 description of the services, a detailed explanation of how 

6 each charge for each service is calculated, and a descrip7 tion of the role customers have in governing in the Fran8 chise Fund. 

9 SEC. 125. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consulta10 tion with the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, 

11 and commissions that have expertise in terrorism and 

12 complex financial instruments, shall provide a report to 

13 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep14 resentatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv15 ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

16 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 

17 not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

18 Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism. 

19 SEC. 126. During fiscal year 2017— 

20 (1) none of the funds made available in this or 

21 any other Act may be used by the Department of 

22 the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Serv23 ice, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, rev24 enue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a par25 ticular taxpayer relating to the standard which is 

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1 used to determine whether an organization is oper2 ated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare 

3 for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 

4 Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regu5 lations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 

6 29, 2013)); and 

7 (2) the standard and definitions as in effect on 

8 January 1, 2010, which are used to make such de9 terminations shall apply after the date of the enact10 ment of this Act for purposes of determining status 

11 under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organiza12 tions created on, before, or after such date. 

13 SEC. 127. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end 

14 of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the 

15 Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their 

16 activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

17 House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee 

18 on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and 

19 the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

20 Affairs. 

21 (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 

22 include— 

23 (1) the obligations made during the previous 

24 quarter by object class, office, and activity; 

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1 (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder 

2 of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; 

3 (3) the number of full-time equivalents within 

4 each office during the previous quarter; 

5 (4) the estimated number of full-time equiva6 lents within each office for the remainder of the fis7 cal year; and 

8 (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objec9 tives, and performance measures of each office. 

10 (c) At the request of any such Committees specified 

11 in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the 

12 Office of Financial Research shall make officials available 

13 to testify on the contents of the reports required under 

14 subsection (a). 

15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 

16 Treasury Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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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, $55,214,000. 

19 EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

20 OPERATING EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence 

22 at the White House, $12,723,000, to be expended and ac23 counted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 

24 112–114. 

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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 

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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 

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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), $750,000, 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.), $4,201,000. 

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, $12,000,000. 

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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 $96,116,000, of which not to exceed $12,760,000 shall re7 main available until expended for continued modernization 

8 of information resources within the Executive Office of the 

9 President: Provided, That in addition, $4,925,000, shall 

10 remain available until September 30, 2018, for additional 

11 security improvements. 

12 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For expenses of the Office of Administration to carry 

15 out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended, 

16 and similar expenses, in addition to amounts otherwise ap17 propriated by law, $7,582,000: Provided, That such funds 

18 may be transferred to other accounts that provide funding 

19 for offices within the Executive Office of the President and 

20 the Office of the Vice President in this Act or any other 

21 Act, to carry out such purposes. 

22 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 

25 and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 

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1 and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out 

2 the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

3 Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United 

4 States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of 

5 title 31, United States Code, $95,000,000, of which not 

6 to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representa7 tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appro8 priated in this Act for the Office of Management and 

9 Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agri10 cultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations 

11 under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agree12 ment Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, 

13 That none of the funds made available for the Office of 

14 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 

15 the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of wit16 nesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of 

17 Management and Budget, before the Committees on Ap18 propriations or their subcommittees: Provided further, 

19 That of the funds made available for the Office of Man20 agement and Budget by this Act, no less than three full21 time equivalent senior staff position shall be dedicated 

22 solely to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforce23 ment Coordinator: Provided further, That none of the 

24 funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly 

25 or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, 

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1 for evaluating or determining if water resource project or 

2 study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting 

3 through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with 

4 all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant 

5 to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Pro6 vided further, That the Office of Management and Budget 

7 shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform 

8 budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on 

9 which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided fur10 ther, That the Director of the Office of Management and 

11 Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and ap12 propriating committees when the 60-day review is initi13 ated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have 

14 not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and 

15 appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of 

16 the Office of Management and Budget review period based 

17 on the notification from the Director, Congress shall as18 sume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with 

19 the report and act accordingly. 

20 OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

23 Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to 

24 the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza25 tion Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469); not to exceed 

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1 $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

2 and for participation in joint projects or in the provision 

3 of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, 

4 research, or public organizations or agencies, with or with5 out reimbursement, $19,274,000: Provided, That the Of6 fice is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize 

7 gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without 

8 fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facili9 tating the work of the Office. 

10 FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

11 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

14 Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking 

15 Areas Program, $254,000,000, to remain available until 

16 September 30, 2018, for drug control activities consistent 

17 with the approved strategy for each of the designated 

18 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (‘‘HIDTAs’’), of 

19 which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to 

20 State and local entities for drug control activities and shall 

21 be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of 

22 this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be trans23 ferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts 

24 determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug 

25 Control Policy, of which up to $2,700,000 may be used 

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1 for auditing services and associated activities: Provided 

2 further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of Public 

3 Law 106–58, any unexpended funds obligated prior to fis4 cal year 2015 may be used for any other approved activi5 ties of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming require6 ments: Provided further, That each HIDTA designated as 

7 of September 30, 2016, shall be funded at not less than 

8 the fiscal year 2016 base level, unless the Director submits 

9 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep10 resentatives and the Senate justification for changes to 

11 those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and pub12 lished Office of National Drug Control Policy performance 

13 measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That the Di14 rector shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

15 the initial allocation of fiscal year 2017 funding among 

16 HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this 

17 Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of 

18 discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consulta19 tion with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days 

20 after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That upon 

21 a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred 

22 from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 

23 provided herein and upon notification to the Committees 

24 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

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1 Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this ap2 propriation. 

3 OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 For other drug control activities authorized by the 

6 Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization 

7 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469), $111,871,000, to re8 main available until expended, which shall be available as 

9 follows: $97,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Pro10 gram, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as di11 rected by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended 

12 by Public Law 109–469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note); 

13 $2,000,000 for drug court training and technical assist14 ance; $9,500,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,121,000 for 

15 the United States membership dues to the World Anti16 Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available 

17 as directed by section 1105 of Public Law 109–469; and 

18 an additional $3,000,000, to remain available until ex19 pended, shall be for activities authorized by section 103 

20 of Public Law 114–198: Provided, That amounts made 

21 available under this heading may be transferred to other 

22 Federal departments and agencies to carry out such activi23 ties. 

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1 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

2 For expenses necessary to enable the President to 

3 meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national 

4 interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or 

5 abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 

6 3 U.S.C. 108, $800,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2018. 

8 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses for the furtherance of inte11 grated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information 

12 technology in the Federal Government, $27,000,000, to 

13 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Direc14 tor of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer 

15 these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out 

16 projects to meet these purposes. 

17 SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President 

20 to provide assistance to the President in connection with 

21 specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 

22 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex23 penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex24 pended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 

25 hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,228,000. 

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1 OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

2 OPERATING EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, 

5 and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and 

6 lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the offi7 cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger 

8 motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 

9 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $299,000: Provided, That advances, re10 payments, or transfers from this appropriation may be 

11 made to any department or agency for expenses of car12 rying out such activities. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF

14 THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO

15 THE PRESIDENT

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act 

18 under the headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Executive Resi19 dence at the White House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and 

20 Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Economic Advisers’’, ‘‘National 

21 Security Council and Homeland Security Council’’, ‘‘Of22 fice of Administration’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the Presi23 dent’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 

24 Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or 

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1 ing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

3 Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such ap4 propriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged 

5 with and available for the same time and for the same 

6 purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro7 vided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be 

8 increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Pro9 vided further, That no amount shall be transferred from 

10 ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ or ‘‘Official Resi11 dence of the Vice President’’ without the approval of the 

12 Vice President. 

13 SEC. 202. Within 90 days after the date of enactment 

14 of this section, the Director of the Office of Management 

15 and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on 

16 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall 

18 Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 

19 111–203). Such report shall include— 

20 (1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary 

21 obligations of funds through fiscal year 2019, by 

22 Federal agency and by fiscal year, including— 

23 (A) the estimated obligations by cost in24 puts such as rent, information technology, con25 tracts, and personnel; 

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1 (B) the methodology and data sources used 

2 to calculate such estimated obligations; and 

3 (C) the specific section of such Act that re4 quires the obligation of funds; and 

5 (2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 

6 2019 from assessments, user fees, and other fees by 

7 the Federal agency making the collections, by fiscal 

8 year, including— 

9 (A) the methodology and data sources used 

10 to calculate such estimated collections; and 

11 (B) the specific section of such Act that 

12 authorizes the collection of funds. 

13 SEC. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2017, any Executive 

14 order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by 

15 the President shall be accompanied by a written statement 

16 from the Director of the Office of Management and Budg17 et on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and 

18 revenues, of such order or memorandum. 

19 (b) Any such statement shall include— 

20 (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary im21 pact of such order or memorandum on the Federal 

22 Government; 

23 (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary 

24 obligations and outlays as the result of such order 

25 or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each 

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1 year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal 

2 year 2017; and 

3 (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Gov4 ernment as the result of such order or memorandum 

5 over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 

6 2017. 

7 (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memo8 randum is issued during fiscal year 2017 due to a national 

9 emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and 

10 Budget may issue the statement required by subsection 

11 (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order 

12 or memorandum is issued. 

13 (d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presi14 dential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential 

15 memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess 

16 of $100,000,000. 

17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of 

18 the President Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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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, $76,668,000, of which 

12 $1,500,000 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 $14,868,000, to remain available until expended. 

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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 $30,108,000. 

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, $18,462,000. 

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 

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1 for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as author2 ized by law, $4,996,445,000 (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 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

8 be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit 

9 and district judges (including judges of the territorial 

10 courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and jus11 tices and judges retired from office or from regular active 

12 service. 

13 In addition, for expenses of the United States Court 

14 of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under 

15 the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Pub16 lic Law 99–660), not to exceed $6,510,000, to be appro17 priated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 

18 Fund. 

19 DEFENDER SERVICES

20 For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; 

21 the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor22 neys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 

23 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reim24 bursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, 

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1 thorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the 

2 maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement 

3 of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in 

4 criminal cases where the defendant has waived representa5 tion by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 

6 expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil 

7 actions for the protection of their employment, as author8 ized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reim9 bursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 

10 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil 

11 forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimburse12 ment of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed 

13 under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and 

14 general administrative expenses, $1,044,647,000 to re15 main available until expended. 

16 FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

17 For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 

18 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis19 sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa20 tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 

21 pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro22 cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $39,929,000, 

23 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

24 compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the 

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1 daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 

2 5332. 

3 COURT SECURITY

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

6 incident to the provision of protective guard services for 

7 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

8 Federal court operations, and the procurement, installa9 tion, and maintenance of security systems and equipment 

10 for United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

11 Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress 

12 control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security 

13 patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 

14 by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activi15 ties as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improve16 ment and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 

17 $565,388,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 

18 remain available until expended, to be expended directly 

19 or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 

20 which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 

21 Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 

22 guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 

23 Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen24 eral. 

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

2 COURTS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 

5 of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ6 ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas7 senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 

8 advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else9 where, $87,500,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au10 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

11 FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen14 ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $28,335,000; 

15 of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep16 tember 30, 2018, to provide education and training to 

17 Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 

18 $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa19 tion expenses. 

20 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 

23 the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 

24 Code, $18,100,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au25 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 

4 this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 

5 be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

6 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria7 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi8 ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro9 priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 

10 Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De11 fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 

12 and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis13 sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

14 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

15 to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

16 funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 

17 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

18 compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 

19 SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts 

21 of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ 

22 shall be available for official reception and representation 

23 expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 

24 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 

25 $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 

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1 Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 

2 capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 

3 SEC. 304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States 

4 Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘exec5 utive’’ each place it appears. 

6 SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, 

7 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

8 United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such 

9 courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation 

10 with the Director of the Administrative Office of the 

11 United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the 

12 security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the De13 partment of Homeland Security to provide, except for the 

14 services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For build15 ing-specific security services at these courthouses, the Di16 rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 

17 Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 

18 rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 

19 SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve20 ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 

21 note), is amended in the second sentence (relating to the 

22 District of Kansas) following paragraph (12), by striking 

23 ‘‘25 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘26 years and 

24 6 months’’. 

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1 (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, 

2 Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the Dis3 trict of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropria4 tions Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2470; 

5 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence 

6 (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 

7 ‘‘23 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 years and 

8 6 months’’. 

9 (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Depart10 ment of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public 

11 Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— 

12 (1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘14 years’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘15 years’’; 

14 (2) in the second sentence (relating to the cen15 tral District of California), by striking ‘‘13 years 

16 and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘14 years and 6 

17 months’’; and 

18 (3) in the third sentence (relating to the west19 ern district of North Carolina), by striking ‘‘12 

20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘13 years’’. 

21 SEC. 307. (a) Section 2(a)(2)(A) of the Temporary 

22 Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 

23 152 note; Public Law 112–121) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H)’’. 

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1 (b) Section 2(a)(2) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 

2 Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; 

3 Public Law 112–121) is amended by adding at the end 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(F) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.— 

6 The 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy 

7 judge for the eastern district of Michigan— 

8 ‘‘(i) occurring 6 years or more after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

10 ‘‘(ii) resulting from the death, retire11 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank12 ruptcy judge, shall not be filled. 

13 ‘‘(G) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.—The 1st 

14 vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for 

15 the district of Puerto Rico— 

16 ‘‘(i) occurring 6 years or more after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

18 ‘‘(ii) resulting from the death, retire19 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank20 ruptcy judge, shall not be filled. 

21 ‘‘(H) EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.— 

22 The 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy 

23 judge for the eastern district of Virginia— 

24 ‘‘(i) occurring 6 years or more after 

25 the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) resulting from the death, retire2 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank3 ruptcy judge, shall not be filled.’’. 

4 (c) Section 2(a)(2)(C) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 

5 Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; 

6 Public Law 112–121) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 

8 clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; 

9 (2) by inserting before clause (ii), as so redesig10 nated, the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) in the case of the 1st and 2d va12 cancies, occurring more than 6 years after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act,’’; 

14 and 

15 (3) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by insert16 ing ‘‘in the case of the 3d and 4th vacancies,’’ before 

17 ‘‘occurring more than 5 years’’. 

18 (d) Section 2(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Temporary Bank19 ruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 

20 note; Public Law 112–121) is amended (with regard to 

21 the 1st and 2d vacancies in the southern district of Flor22 ida) by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6 years’’. 

23 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria24 tions Act, 2017’’. 

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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, $40,000,000, 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 

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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, $34,895,000, 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: Provided, That, of the amount 

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1 provided under this heading, $19,995,000 shall be used 

2 for costs associated with the Presidential Inauguration. 

3 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

4 COURTS

5 For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum6 bia Courts, $274,611,000 to be allocated as follows: for 

7 the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $14,359,000, 

8 of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 

9 representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the 

10 District of Columbia, $125,380,000, of which not to ex11 ceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation ex12 penses; for the District of Columbia Court System, 

13 $75,184,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official 

14 reception and representation expenses; and $59,688,000, 

15 to remain available until September 30, 2018, for capital 

16 improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili17 ties: Provided, That funds made available for capital im18 provements shall be expended consistent with the District 

19 of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condi20 tion assessment: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

21 any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 

22 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage23 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 

24 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 

25 of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days 

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1 after providing written notice to the Committees on Ap2 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen3 ate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not 

4 more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this 

5 heading among the items and entities funded under this 

6 heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee on 

7 Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, 

8 by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to 

9 the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of 

10 title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District 

11 of Columbia Courts. 

12 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN

13 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

14 For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 

15 section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen16 tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 

17 Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro18 ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 

19 District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 

20 Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 

21 provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech22 nical assistance, and such other services as are necessary 

23 to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 

24 payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 

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1 ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 

2 Code (relating to services provided under the District of 

3 Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du4 rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to 

5 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 

6 provided under this heading shall be administered by the 

7 Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis8 trict of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

9 any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap10 portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 

11 Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 

12 as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen13 cies. 

14 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF15 FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT

16 OF COLUMBIA

17 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 

18 hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 

19 Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au20 thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self21 Government Improvement Act of 1997, $248,008,000, of 

22 which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 

23 representation expenses related to Community Supervision 

24 and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to 

25 exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 

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1 the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 

2 Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; 

3 of which $182,721,000 shall be for necessary expenses of 

4 Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to 

5 include expenses relating to the supervision of adults sub6 ject to protection orders or the provision of services for 

7 or related to such persons; and of which $65,287,000 shall 

8 be available to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which up 

9 to $1,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

10 2018, for information technology requirements associated 

11 with the establishment of a comprehensive in-house syn12 thetics testing program: Provided, That notwithstanding 

13 any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 

14 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage15 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 

16 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 

17 of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That amounts 

18 under this heading may be used for programmatic incen19 tives for defendants to successfully complete their terms 

20 of supervision. 

21 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

22 PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE

23 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 

24 hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 

25 Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 

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1 Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 

2 1997, $41,829,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

3 other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 

4 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage5 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 

6 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 

7 of Federal agencies. 

8 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

9 WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

10 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

11 Water and Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain avail12 able until expended, to continue implementation of the 

13 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 

14 That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 

15 provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 

16 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE

17 COORDINATING COUNCIL

18 For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co19 ordinating Council, $2,000,000, to remain available until 

20 expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 

21 of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis22 trict of Columbia. 

23 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

24 For a Federal payment, to remain available until 

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1 abilities and Tenure, $310,000, and for the Judicial Nomi2 nation Commission, $275,000. 

3 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

4 For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro5 gram in the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain 

6 available until expended, for payments authorized under 

7 the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division 

8 C of Public Law 112–10): Provided, That, to the extent 

9 that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and 

10 following the priorities included in section 3006 of such 

11 Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships 

12 available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such 

13 Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including stu14 dents who were not offered a scholarship during any pre15 vious school year: Provided further, That within funds pro16 vided for opportunity scholarships $3,200,000 shall be for 

17 the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 

18 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act. 

19 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

20 NATIONAL GUARD

21 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

22 National Guard, $450,000, to remain available until ex23 pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis24 trict of Columbia National Guard Retention and College 

25 Access Program. 

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1 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF

2 HIV/AIDS

3 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

4 for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of in5 dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac6 quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co7 lumbia, $5,000,000. 

8 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

9 Local funds are appropriated for the District of Co10 lumbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund 

11 of the District of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for pro12 grams and activities set forth under the heading ‘‘Part 

13 A—Summary of Expenses’’ and at the rate set forth 

14 under such heading, as included in D.C. Bill 21–668, as 

15 amended as of the date of the enactment of this Act: Pro16 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

17 except as provided in section 450A of the District of Co18 lumbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official 

19 Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and 

20 General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47– 

21 369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provi22 sions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this 

23 Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia 

24 for fiscal year 2017 under this heading shall not exceed 

25 the estimates included in D.C. Bill 21–668, as amended 

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1 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, or the sum 

2 of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such 

3 fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount appro4 priated may be increased by proceeds of one-time trans5 actions, which are expended for emergency or unantici6 pated operating or capital needs: Provided further, That 

7 such increases shall be approved by enactment of local 

8 District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements 

9 contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: 

10 Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the 

11 District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary 

12 to assure that the District of Columbia meets these re13 quirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Fi14 nancial Officer of the appropriations and funds made 

15 available to the District during fiscal year 2017, except 

16 that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for 

17 operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, 

18 or other obligations issued for capital projects. 

19 This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 

20 Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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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, 2018, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re9 ception and representation expenses. 

10 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

11 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

12 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in13 cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

14 and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases), 

15 in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, 

16 including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 

17 representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the 

18 expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 

19 Commission with foreign governmental and other regu20 latory officials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to re21 main available until September 30, 2018, shall be for the 

22 purchase of information technology and of which not less 

23 than $2,700,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of the 

24 Inspector General: Provided, That notwithstanding the 

25 limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under 

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1 this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations 

2 equal to current year payments on leases entered into 

3 prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur4 ther, That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any 

5 lease obligations that should have been recorded and liq6 uidated against accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 

7 1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such 

8 amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a new 

9 no-year account in the Treasury, which may be established 

10 for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liq11 uidating such unpaid obligations. 

12 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 

15 Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve16 hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 

17 rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv18 alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 

19 purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi20 cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 

21 exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation ex22 penses, $126,000,000, of which $1,300,000 shall remain 

23 available until expended to carry out the program, includ24 ing administrative costs, required by section 1405 of the 

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1 Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public 

2 Law 110–140; 15 U.S.C. 8004). 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—CONSUMER PRODUCT

4 SAFETY COMMISSION

5 SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2017, none of the 

6 amounts made available by this Act may be used to final7 ize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational 

8 Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product 

9 Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 

10 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 

11 (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in con12 sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 

13 Administration and the Department of Defense, 

14 completes a study to determine— 

15 (A) the technical validity of the lateral sta16 bility and vehicle handling requirements pro17 posed by such standard for purposes of reduc18 ing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehi19 cle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) roll20 overs in the off-road environment, including the 

21 repeatability and reproducibility of testing for 

22 compliance with such requirements; 

23 (B) the number of ROV rollovers that 

24 would be prevented if the proposed require25 ments were adopted; 

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1 (C) whether there is a technical basis for 

2 the proposal to provide information on a point3 of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resist4 ance on a progressive scale; and 

5 (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used 

6 by the United States military if the proposed 

7 requirements were adopted; and 

8 (2) a report containing the results of the study 

9 completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 

10 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

11 and Transportation of the Senate; 

12 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com13 merce of the House of Representatives; 

14 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 

15 the Senate; and 

16 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

17 the House of Representatives. 

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), $9,600,000, 

23 of which $1,400,000 shall be transferred to the National 

24 Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform 

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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 in addition, $16,866,992 shall 

13 be made available until expended for necessary expenses 

14 associated with moving to a new facility or reconfiguring 

15 the existing space to significantly reduce space consump16 tion: Provided further, That $356,710,992 of offsetting 

17 collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to sec18 tion 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall 

19 be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall re20 main available until expended: Provided further, That the 

21 sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offset22 ting collections are received during fiscal year 2017 so as 

23 to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation esti24 mated at $0: Provided further, That any offsetting collec25 tions received in excess of $356,710,992 in fiscal year 

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1 2017 shall not be available for obligation: Provided further, 

2 That remaining offsetting collections from prior years col3 lected in excess of the amount specified for collection in 

4 each such year and otherwise becoming available on Octo5 ber 1, 2016, shall not be available for obligation: Provided 

6 further, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), 

7 proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 

8 may be retained and made available for obligation shall 

9 not exceed $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2017: Provided 

10 further, That, of the amount appropriated under this 

11 heading, not less than $11,751,000 shall be for the sala12 ries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL

14 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

15 SEC. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service 

16 Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’, each place it appears and 

18 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 

19 SEC. 511. 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 

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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, $35,958,000, 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 $79,119,000, of which $8,000,000 shall remain available 

15 until September 30, 2018, for lease expiration and re16 placement lease expenses; and of which not to exceed 

17 $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation 

18 expenses. 

19 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

22 Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga23 nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 

24 Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 

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1 ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including offi2 cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 

3 $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of 

4 Columbia and elsewhere, $26,200,000: Provided, That 

5 public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel 

6 may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of sub7 sistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 

8 employed intermittently in the Government service, and 

9 compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 

10 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re11 ceived from fees charged to non-Federal participants at 

12 labor-management relations conferences shall be credited 

13 to and merged with this account, to be available without 

14 further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these 

15 conferences. 

16 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com19 mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au20 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 

21 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 

22 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa23 tion expenses, $313,000,000, to remain available until ex24 pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 

25 available for use to contract with a person or persons for 

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1 collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 

2 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

3 other provision of law, not to exceed $125,000,000 of off4 setting collections derived from fees collected for 

5 premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro6 dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 

7 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 

8 and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 

9 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi10 sion of law, not to exceed $15,000,000 in offsetting collec11 tions derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce 

12 the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 

13 Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Preven14 tion Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this 

15 account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 

16 in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here17 in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 

18 as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 

19 year 2017, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appro20 priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 

21 $173,000,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 

22 made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 

23 used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 

24 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 

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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 

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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 $8,845,147,000, of which— 

5 (1) $205,749,000 shall remain available until 

6 expended for construction and acquisition (including 

7 funds for sites and expenses, and associated design 

8 and construction services) as follows: 

9 (A) National Capital Region, FBI Head10 quarters Consolidation, $200,000,000; 

11 (B) Pembina, North Dakota, United 

12 States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Ani13 mal and Plant Health Inspection Service 

14 (APHIS), $5,749,000: 

15 Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs 

16 on new construction and acquisition projects may be 

17 exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in 

18 other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of 

19 the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if 

20 required, unless advance approval is obtained from 

21 the Committees on Appropriations of a greater 

22 amount; 

23 (2) $676,035,000 shall remain available until 

24 expended for repairs and alterations, including asso25 ciated design and construction services, of which— 

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1 (A) $289,245,000 is for Major Repairs and 

2 Alterations; 

3 (B) $312,090,000 is for Basic Repairs and 

4 Alterations; and 

5 (C) $74,700,000 is for Special Emphasis 

6 Programs, of which— 

7 (i) $26,700,000 is for Judiciary Cap8 ital Security; and 

9 (ii) $48,000,000 is for Consolidation 

10 Activities: Provided, That consolidation 

11 projects result in reduced annual rent paid 

12 by the tenant agency: Provided further, 

13 That no consolidation project exceed 

14 $10,000,000 in costs: Provided further, 

15 That consolidation projects are approved 

16 by each of the committees specified in sec17 tion 3307(a) of title 40, United States 

18 Code: Provided further, That preference is 

19 given to consolidation projects that achieve 

20 a utilization rate of 130 usable square feet 

21 or less per person for office space: Pro22 vided further, That the obligation of funds 

23 under this paragraph for consolidation ac24 tivities may not be made until 10 days 

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1 nation for each project to be undertaken, 

2 including estimated savings, has been sub3 mitted to the Committees on Appropria4 tions of the House of Representatives and 

5 the Senate: 

6 Provided, That funds made available in this or any 

7 previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Re8 pairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, 

9 be limited to the amount identified for each project, 

10 except each project in this or any previous Act may 

11 be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent 

12 unless advance approval is obtained from the Com13 mittees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Pro14 vided further, That additional projects for which 

15 prospectuses have been fully approved may be fund16 ed under this category only if advance approval is 

17 obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: 

18 Provided further, That the amounts provided in this 

19 or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may 

20 be used to fund costs associated with implementing 

21 security improvements to buildings necessary to 

22 meet the minimum standards for security in accord23 ance with current law and in compliance with the re24 programming guidelines of the appropriate Commit25 tees of the House and Senate: Provided further, 

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1 That the difference between the funds appropriated 

2 and expended on any projects in this or any prior 

3 Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, 

4 may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations 

5 or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 

6 projects: Provided further, That the amount provided 

7 in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alter8 ations may be used to pay claims against the Gov9 ernment arising from any projects under the heading 

10 ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund author11 ized increases in prospectus projects; 

12 (3) $5,628,363,000 for rental of space to re13 main available until expended; and 

14 (4) $2,335,000,000 for building operations to 

15 remain available until expended, of which 

16 $1,184,240,000 is for building services, and 

17 $1,150,760,000 is for salaries and expenses: Pro18 vided, That not to exceed 5 percent of any appro19 priation made available under this paragraph for 

20 building operations may be transferred between and 

21 merged with such appropriations upon notification 

22 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

23 of Representatives and the Senate, but no such ap24 propriation shall be increased by more than 5 per25 cent by any such transfers: Provided further, That 

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1 section 521 of this title shall not apply with respect 

2 to funds made available under this heading for 

3 building operations: Provided further, That the total 

4 amount of funds made available from this Fund to 

5 the General Services Administration shall not be 

6 available for expenses of any construction, repair, al7 teration and acquisition project for which a pro8 spectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not 

9 been approved, except that necessary funds may be 

10 expended for each project for required expenses for 

11 the development of a proposed prospectus: Provided 

12 further, That funds available in the Federal Build13 ings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs 

14 when advance approval is obtained from the Com15 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

16 amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 

17 services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) 

18 and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 

19 lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private 

20 or other property not in Government ownership or 

21 control as may be appropriate to enable the United 

22 States Secret Service to perform its protective func23 tions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 

24 from such revenues and collections: Provided further, 

25 That revenues and collections and any other sums 

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1 accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2017, ex2 cluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), 

3 in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 

4 authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed5 eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the 

6 Fund and shall not be available for expenditure ex7 cept as authorized in appropriations Acts. 

8 GENERAL ACTIVITIES

9 GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

10 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro11 vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac12 tivities associated with the management of real and per13 sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 

14 Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 

15 acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology 

16 management, and related technology activities; and serv17 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $60,000,000, of 

18 which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 

19 30, 2018. 

20 OPERATING EXPENSES

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro23 vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 

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1 agement, and communications; the Civilian Board of Con2 tract Appeals; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

3 3109; $58,541,000, of which $25,869,000 is for Real and 

4 Personal Property Management and Disposal; 

5 $23,397,000 is for the Office of the Administrator, of 

6 which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception and 

7 representation expenses; and $9,275,000 is for the Civil8 ian Board of Contract Appeals: Provided, That not to ex9 ceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available under 

10 this heading for Office of the Administrator may be trans11 ferred to the appropriation for the Real and Personal 

12 Property Management and Disposal upon notification to 

13 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep14 resentatives and the Senate, but the appropriation for the 

15 Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal 

16 may not be increased by more than 5 percent by any such 

17 transfer. 

18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

20 General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

21 $65,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 shall 

22 be available for payment for information and detection of 

23 fraud against the Government, including payment for re24 covery of stolen Government property: Provided further, 

25 That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards 

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1 to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens 

2 in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en3 hanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 

4 ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER

5 PRESIDENTS

6 For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 

7 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 

8 $3,865,000. 

9 EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential 

12 Transition Act of 1963, as amended, $9,500,000, of which 

13 not to exceed $1,000,000 is for activities authorized by 

14 subsections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of the Act: Provided, That 

15 such amounts may be transferred and credited to the ‘‘Ac16 quisition Services Fund’’ or ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ to 

17 reimburse obligations incurred prior to enactment of this 

18 Act for the purposes provided herein related to the Presi19 dential election in 2016: Provided further, That amounts 

20 available under this heading shall be in addition to any 

21 other amounts available for such purposes. 

22 FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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1 thorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for 

2 necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that 

3 enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to 

4 conduct activities electronically, through the development 

5 and implementation of innovative uses of information 

6 technology; $55,894,000, to be deposited into the Federal 

7 Citizen Services Fund: Provided, That the previous 

8 amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry 

9 out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Pro10 vided further, That the appropriations, revenues, reim11 bursements, and collections deposited into the Fund shall 

12 be available until expended for necessary expenses of Fed13 eral Citizen Services and other activities that enable the 

14 Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct ac15 tivities electronically in the aggregate amount not to ex16 ceed $100,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations, 

17 revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this 

18 Fund during fiscal year 2017 in excess of such amount 

19 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 

20 expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: 

21 Provided further, That any appropriations provided to the 

22 Electronic Government Fund that remain unobligated 

23 may be transferred to the Federal Citizen Services Fund: 

24 Provided further, That the transfer authorities provided 

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1 herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority 

2 provided in this Act. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 520. Funds available to the General Services 

7 Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 

8 motor vehicles. 

9 SEC. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 

10 made available for fiscal year 2017 for Federal Buildings 

11 Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 

12 only to the extent necessary to meet program require13 ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap14 proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 

15 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

16 SEC. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 

17 funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 

18 a fiscal year 2018 request for United States Courthouse 

19 construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 

20 standards for construction as established and approved by 

21 the General Services Administration, the Judicial Con22 ference of the United States, and the Office of Manage23 ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 

24 Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 

25 Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a 

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1 standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility 

2 to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 

3 SEC. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may 

4 be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 

5 provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 

6 other service usually provided through the Federal Build7 ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 

8 square foot assessment for space and services as deter9 mined by the General Services Administration in consider10 ation of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 

11 (Public Law 92–313). 

12 SEC. 524. From funds made available under the 

13 heading Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail14 ability of Revenue, claims against the Government of less 

15 than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 

16 and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav17 ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti18 fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

19 of Representatives and the Senate. 

20 SEC. 525. In any case in which the Committee on 

21 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep22 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub23 lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 

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1 istration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 

2 ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical 

3 to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all 

4 lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator deter5 mines that the delineated area of the procurement should 

6 not be identical to the delineated area included in the pro7 spectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 

8 statement to each of such committees and the Committees 

9 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

10 Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in 

11 the resolution. 

12 SEC. 526. With respect to each project funded under 

13 the heading ‘‘Major Repairs and Alterations’’ or ‘‘Judici14 ary Capital Security Program’’, and with respect to E15 Government projects funded under the heading ‘‘Federal 

16 Citizen Services Fund’’, the Administrator of General 

17 Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for 

18 each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Ap19 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen20 ate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

21 of this Act. 

22 SEC. 527. The unobligated balance of the amount 

23 provided for the National Capital Region, Civilian Cyber 

24 Campus in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) under the 

25 heading ‘‘General Services Administration—Federal 

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1 Buildings Fund’’ in Public Law 113–235 is hereby re2 scinded, and the unobligated balance of the aggregate 

3 amounts provided in such paragraph and in the matter 

4 preceding such paragraph are reduced accordingly. 

5 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship 

8 Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Pub9 lic Law 93–642, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex10 pended. 

11 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

15 Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza16 tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 

17 Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 

18 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as author19 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 

20 District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 

21 motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and 

22 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa23 tion expenses, $44,786,000, to remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2018, and in addition not to exceed 

25 $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 

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1 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement ap2 peals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement 

3 and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 

4 Systems Protection Board. 

5 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL

6 FOUNDATION

7 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 

10 Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and 

11 Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et 

12 seq.), $1,895,000, to remain available until expended, of 

13 which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) 

14 up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits 

15 pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 

16 (Public Law 107–289); and (2) up to $1,000,000 shall 

17 be available to carry out the activities authorized by sec18 tion 6(7) of Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of 

19 Public Law 106–568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That 

20 of the total amount made available under this heading 

21 $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector 

22 General of the Department of the Interior, to remain 

23 available until expended, for audits and investigations of 

24 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 

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1 consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

2 U.S.C. App.). 

3 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

4 For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu5 tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi6 ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, 

7 $3,249,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

9 OPERATING EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses in connection with the admin11 istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis12 tration and archived Federal records and related activities, 

13 as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re14 view and declassification of documents, the activities of 

15 the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations 

16 and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the 

17 hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or al18 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 

19 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, 

20 $380,634,000. 

21 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

23 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

24 General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 

25 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 

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1 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor 

2 vehicles, $4,801,000. 

3 REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

4 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar5 chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold6 ings, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS

8 COMMISSION

9 GRANTS PROGRAM

10 For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 

11 historical publications and records as authorized by 44 

12 U.S.C. 2504, $6,000,000, to remain available until ex13 pended. 

14 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

15 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

16 For the Community Development Revolving Loan 

17 Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 

18 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 

19 30, 2018, for technical assistance to low-income des20 ignated credit unions. 

21 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

24 Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in 

25 Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, 

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1 and the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 

2 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

3 rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 

4 elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to ex5 ceed $1,500 for official reception and representation ex6 penses, $16,090,000. 

7 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

11 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Re12 organization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Serv13 ice Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized 

14 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for 

15 veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of con16 ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; 

17 hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 

18 official reception and representation expenses; advances 

19 for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the 

20 Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred 

21 under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, 

22 as amended; and payment of per diem or subsistence al23 lowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities 

24 require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post 

25 of duty, $119,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount 

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1 made available under this heading, not to exceed 

2 $11,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

3 2018, for the operation and strengthening of the security 

4 of OPM legacy and Shell environment IT systems and the 

5 modernization, migration, and testing of such systems: 

6 Provided further, That the amount made available by the 

7 previous proviso may not be obligated until the Director 

8 of the Office of Personnel Management submits to the 

9 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

10 House of Representatives a plan for expenditure of such 

11 amount, prepared in consultation with the Director of the 

12 Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of 

13 the United States Digital Service, and the Secretary of 

14 Homeland Security, that— 

15 (1) identifies the full scope and cost of the IT 

16 systems remediation and stabilization project; 

17 (2) meets the capital planning and investment 

18 control review requirements established by the Office 

19 of Management and Budget, including Circular A– 

20 11, part 7; 

21 (3) includes a Major IT Business Case under 

22 the requirements established by the Office of Man23 agement and Budget Exhibit 300; 

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1 (4) complies with the acquisition rules, require2 ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage3 ment practices of the Government; 

4 (5) complies with all Office of Management and 

5 Budget, Department of Homeland Security and Na6 tional Institute of Standards and Technology re7 quirements related to securing the agency’s informa8 tion system as described in 44 U.S.C. 3554; and 

9 (6) is reviewed and commented upon within 90 

10 days of plan development by the Inspector General 

11 of the Office of Personnel Management, and such 

12 comments are submitted to the Director of the Of13 fice of Personnel Management before the date of 

14 such submission: 

15 Provided further, That, not later than 6 months after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

17 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

18 Senate and the House of Representatives a report that— 

19 (A) evaluates— 

20 (i) the steps taken by the Office of Per21 sonnel Management to prevent, mitigate, and 

22 respond to data breaches involving sensitive 

23 personnel records and information; 

24 (ii) the Office’s cybersecurity policies and 

25 procedures in place on the date of enactment of 

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1 this Act, including policies and procedures re2 lating to IT best practices such as data 

3 encryption, multifactor authentication, and con4 tinuous monitoring; 

5 (iii) the Office’s oversight of contractors 

6 providing IT services; and 

7 (iv) the Office’s compliance with govern8 ment-wide initiatives to improve cybersecurity; 

9 and 

10 (B) sets forth improvements that could be made 

11 to assist the Office of Personnel Management in ad12 dressing cybersecurity challenges: 

13 Provided further, That of the total amount made available 

14 under this heading, $391,000 may be made available for 

15 strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisi16 tion workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Pro17 curement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et 

18 seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and re19 tention of such workforce and information technology in 

20 support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for man21 agement solutions to improve acquisition management; 

22 and in addition $140,000,000 for administrative expenses, 

23 to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM 

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1 ance programs: Provided further, That the provisions of 

2 this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use ap3 plicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 

4 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 

5 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of 

6 this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex7 penses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 

8 pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, 

9 or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, 

10 That the President’s Commission on White House Fel11 lows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of Octo12 ber 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2017, accept dona13 tions of money, property, and personal services: Provided 

14 further, That such donations, including those from prior 

15 years, may be used for the development of publicity mate16 rials to provide information about the White House Fel17 lows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 

18 travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the sala19 ries of employees of such Commission. 

20 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

23 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

24 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

25 General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 

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1 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

2 $5,072,000, and in addition, not to exceed $25,112,000 

3 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro4 vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage5 ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans6 ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 

7 Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 

8 General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author9 ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 

10 and elsewhere. 

11 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

14 Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan 

15 Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 

16 1978 (Public Law 95–454), the Whistleblower Protection 

17 Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12) as amended by Public 

18 Law 107–304, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement 

19 Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–199), and the Uniformed 

20 Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 

21 1994 (Public Law 103–353), including services as author22 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for 

23 witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co24 lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehi25 cles; $24,750,000. 

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1 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory 

5 Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal 

6 Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109– 

7 435), $16,200,000, to be derived by transfer from the 

8 Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by sec9 tion 603(a) of such Act. 

10 PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib13 erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 

14 the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 

15 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $10,100,000, to remain avail16 able until September 30, 2018. 

17 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex20 change Commission, including services as authorized by 

21 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 

22 year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 

23 not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa24 tion expenses, $1,605,000,000, to remain available until 

25 expended; of which not less than $14,700,000 shall be for 

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1 the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 

2 $75,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for 

3 the International Organization of Securities Commissions; 

4 of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for ex5 penses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Com6 mission with foreign governmental and other regulatory 

7 officials, members of their delegations and staffs to ex8 change views concerning securities matters, such expenses 

9 to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses 

10 and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees 

11 in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as 

12 meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodg13 ing or subsistence; and of which not less than $72,049,000 

14 shall be for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis: 

15 Provided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 

16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) 

17 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: 

18 Provided further, That not to exceed $1,605,000,000 of 

19 such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 

20 for necessary expenses of this account: Provided further, 

21 That the total amount appropriated under this heading 

22 from the general fund for fiscal year 2017 shall be reduced 

23 as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a 

24 final total fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the general 

25 fund estimated at not more than $0. 

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1 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys4 tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 

5 training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 

6 Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 

7 civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv8 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 

9 $750 for official reception and representation expenses; 

10 $22,900,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 

11 year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 

12 the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 

13 deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na14 tional defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 

15 appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in con16 nection with the induction of any person into the Armed 

17 Forces of the United States. 

18 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

21 of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 

22 passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 

23 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to ex24 ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex25 penses, $269,500,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 

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1 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other 

2 lender oversight activities: Provided, That the Adminis3 trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub4 lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 

5 and certain loan program activities, including fees author6 ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 

7 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 

8 received from all such activities shall be credited to this 

9 account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 

10 out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro11 vided further, That the Small Business Administration 

12 may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 

13 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with sec14 tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 

15 fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 

16 be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 

17 System, to be available until September 30, 2018: Pro18 vided further, That $3,000,000 shall be for the Federal 

19 and State Technology Partnership Program under section 

20 34 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d). 

21 ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

22 For necessary expenses of programs supporting en23 trepreneurial and small business development, 

24 $245,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 

25 2018: Provided, That $125,000,000 shall be available to 

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1 fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2017 or fiscal 

2 year 2018 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Busi3 ness Act: Provided further, That $31,000,000 shall be for 

4 marketing, management, and technical assistance under 

5 section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

6 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under 

7 the microloan program: Provided further, That 

8 $18,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to 

9 carry out export programs that assist small business con10 cerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business 

11 Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)). 

12 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

13 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

14 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

15 General Act of 1978, $19,900,000. 

16 OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 

18 carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 

19 305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi20 bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $9,220,000, to 

21 remain available until expended. 

22 BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For the cost of direct loans, $4,338,000, to remain 

25 available until expended: Provided, That such costs, inMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de2 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

3 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 

4 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 

5 2017 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 

6 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not 

7 exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fis8 cal year 2017 commitments for general business loans au9 thorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act 

10 shall not exceed $27,500,000,000 for a combination of 

11 amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line 

12 of credit provided by revolving loans: Provided further, 

13 That during fiscal year 2017 commitments for loans au14 thorized under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of The 

15 Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 

16 696(7)) shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, 

17 That during fiscal year 2017 commitments to guarantee 

18 loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small 

19 Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 

20 $4,000,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 

21 2017, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by sec22 tion 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a 

23 principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for ad24 ministrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaran25 teed loan programs, $152,726,000, which may be transMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries 

2 and Expenses. 

3 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

6 loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

7 Business Act, $185,977,000, to be available until ex8 pended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector 

9 General of the Small Business Administration for audits 

10 and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan pro11 grams and shall be transferred to and merged with the 

12 appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of 

13 which $175,977,000 is for direct administrative expenses 

14 of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan 

15 program, which may be transferred to and merged with 

16 the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of 

17 which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses 

18 for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to 

19 and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Ex20 penses. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS

22 ADMINISTRATION

23 (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 530. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria25 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 

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1 Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans2 ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro3 priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

4 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

5 to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

6 funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail7 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 

8 with the procedures set forth in that section. 

9 SEC. 531. Of the unobligated balances available for 

10 the Certified Development Company Program under sec11 tion 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, 

12 as amended, $55,000,000 are hereby permanently re13 scinded: Provided, That no amounts may be so rescinded 

14 from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 

15 an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 

16 Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 

17 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

19 PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

20 For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 

21 forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub22 sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 

23 States Code, $34,658,000: Provided, That mail for over24 seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 

25 Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery 

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1 of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Pro2 vided further, That none of the funds made available to 

3 the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement 

4 any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or 

5 employee of any State or local child support enforcement 

6 agency, or any individual participating in a State or local 

7 program of child support enforcement, a fee for informa8 tion requested or provided concerning an address of a 

9 postal customer: Provided further, That none of the funds 

10 provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close 

11 small rural and other small post offices. 

12 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

16 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

17 General Act of 1978, $253,600,000, to be derived by 

18 transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 

19 authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account20 ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 

21 UNITED STATES TAX COURT

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 

24 and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

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1 $51,226,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges 

2 shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. 

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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. 

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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 2017, 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 

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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 

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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 2017 from 

15 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 

16 for fiscal year 2017 in this Act, shall remain available 

17 through September 30, 2018, 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. 

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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. 

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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, 

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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. 

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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)); 

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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 

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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, 2016, 

9 including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment 

10 of monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation in 

11 fiscal year 2017 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. 

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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. (a) The head of each executive branch 

17 agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief In18 formation Officer of the agency has the authority to par19 ticipate in decisions regarding the budget planning process 

20 related to information technology. 

21 (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch 

22 agency funded by this Act that are available for informa23 tion technology shall be allocated within the agency, con24 sistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and 

25 budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director 

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1 of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner 

2 as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Of3 ficer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial 

4 Officer of the agency and budget officials. 

5 SEC. 625. None of the funds made available in this 

6 Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 

7 33 of title 44, United States Code. 

8 SEC. 626. None of the funds made available in this 

9 Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the 

10 disclosure by a provider of electronic communication serv11 ice to the public or remote computing service of the con12 tents of a wire or electronic communication that is in elec13 tronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined 

14 in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) 

15 in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the 

16 Constitution of the United States. 

17 SEC. 627. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

18 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 

19 to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of 

20 the Commission for universal service high-cost support for 

21 competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way 

22 that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of sec23 tion 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

24 in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this section 

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1 oping, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alter2 native to Mobility Fund Phase II. 

3 SEC. 628. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 

4 to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 

5 access to any records, documents, or other materials avail6 able to the department or agency over which that Inspec7 tor General has responsibilities under the Inspector Gen8 eral Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector 

9 General’s access to such records, documents, or other ma10 terials, under any provision of law, except a provision of 

11 law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and ex12 pressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 

13 department or agency covered by this section shall provide 

14 its Inspector General with access to all such records, docu15 ments, and other materials in a timely manner. Each In16 spector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 

17 limitations on disclosure relevant to the information pro18 vided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen19 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

20 of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this section 

21 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

22 House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal23 endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 

24 SEC. 629. (a) In the case of a television joint sales 

25 agreement, the Federal Communications Commission— 

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1 (1) may not require the termination or modi2 fication of such agreement as a condition of the 

3 transfer or assignment of a station license or the 

4 transfer of station ownership or control; and 

5 (2) upon request of the transferee or assignee 

6 of the station license, shall eliminate any such condi7 tion that was imposed after March 31, 2014, and 

8 permit the licensees of the stations whose adver9 tising was jointly sold pursuant to such agreement 

10 to enter into a new joint sales agreement on sub11 stantially similar terms and conditions as the prior 

12 agreement. 

13 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘joint sales agreement’’ 

14 has the meaning given such term in Note 2(k) to section 

15 73.3555 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, and 

16 where a joint sales agreement is part of a broader con17 tract, this section shall be limited to the joint sales agree18 ment portion of such contract. 

19 SEC. 630. (a) Section 1105(a)(35) of title 31, United 

20 States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesig22 nating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘homeland security’’ in each in24 stance it appears and inserting ‘‘cybersecurity’’; and 

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1 (3) by amending subparagraph (B) (as redesig2 nated by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(B) Prior to implementing this paragraph, in4 cluding determining what Federal activities or ac5 counts constitute cybersecurity for purposes of budg6 etary classification, the Office of Management and 

7 Budget shall consult with the Committees on Appro8 priations and the Committees on the Budget of the 

9 House of Representatives and the Senate, the Com10 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep11 resentatives, and the Committee on Homeland Secu12 rity and Government Affairs of the Senate.’’. 

13 (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 

14 apply to budget submissions under section 1105(a) of title 

15 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2018 and each sub16 sequent fiscal year. 

17 SEC. 631. (a) Effective one year after the date of the 

18 enactment of this Act, subtitle B of title IV of Public Law 

19 102–281 is repealed. 

20 (b) On the day before the date of the repeal under 

21 subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall trans22 fer the amounts in the fund described in section 408(a) 

23 of subtitle A of title IV of such Public Law into the gen24 eral fund of the Treasury. 

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1 SEC. 632. (a) None of the funds made available in 

2 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

3 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

4 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

5 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

6 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

7 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi8 nal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activities, or 

9 other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activ10 ity. 

11 SEC. 633. (a) For fiscal years 2016 through 2026, 

12 the Office of Personnel Management shall provide to each 

13 affected individual as defined in subsection (b) complimen14 tary identity protection coverage that— 

15 (1) is not less comprehensive than the com16 plimentary identity protection coverage that the Of17 fice provided to affected individuals before the date 

18 of enactment of this Act; 

19 (2) is effective for a period of not less than 10 

20 years; and 

21 (3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in iden22 tity theft insurance. 

23 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘affected 

24 individual’’ means any individual whose Social Security 

25 Number was compromised during— 

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1 (1) the data breach of personnel records of cur2 rent and former Federal employees, at a network 

3 maintained by the Department of the Interior, that 

4 was announced by the Office of Personnel Manage5 ment on June 4, 2015; or 

6 (2) the data breach of systems of the Office of 

7 Personnel Management containing information re8 lated to the background investigations of current, 

9 former, and prospective Federal employees, and of 

10 other individuals. 

11 SEC. 634. From the unobligated balances available 

12 in the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund 

13 established by section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 

14 Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111– 

15 203), $25,000,000 are rescinded. 

16 SEC. 635. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commis18 sion to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, 

19 or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, 

20 contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid 

21 to trade associations. 

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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 2017 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 $19,947 except station wagons 

23 for which the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That 

24 these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for 

25 police-type vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set 

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1 forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 

2 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 

3 demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and 

4 Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstra5 tion Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set 

6 forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental 

7 cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant 

8 to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable con9 ventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the lim10 its set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle 

11 that is a commercial item and which operates on alter12 native fuel, including but not limited to electric, plug-in 

13 hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 

14 SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart15 ments and independent establishments for the current fis16 cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex17 penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 

18 for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 

19 accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 

20 SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during 

21 the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation con22 tained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 

23 compensation of any officer or employee of the Govern24 ment of the United States (including any agency the ma25 jority of the stock of which is owned by the Government 

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1 of the United States) whose post of duty is in the conti2 nental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen 

3 of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admit4 ted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as 

5 outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 

6 is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is grant7 ed asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 

8 of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and 

9 then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes 

10 allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for pur11 poses of this section, affidavits signed by any such person 

12 shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require13 ments of this section with respect to his or her status are 

14 being complied with: Provided further, That for purposes 

15 of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be sub16 mitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as nec17 essary: Provided further, That any person making a false 

18 affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, 

19 shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not 

20 more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the 

21 above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in sub22 stitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided 

23 further, That any payment made to any officer or em24 ployee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be 

25 recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided 

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1 further, That this section shall not apply to any person 

2 who is an officer or employee of the Government of the 

3 United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or 

4 to international broadcasters employed by the Broad5 casting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment 

6 of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 

7 service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: 

8 Provided further, That this section does not apply to the 

9 employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 

10 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Depart11 ment of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant 

12 to an agreement with another country. 

13 SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart14 ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec15 essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex16 penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 

17 Services Administration for charges for space and services 

18 and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build19 ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 

20 performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 

21 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 

22 of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 

23 SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 

24 any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re25 ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 

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1 including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 

2 records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre3 vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex4 pended for the following purposes: 

5 (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 

6 and recycling programs as described in Executive 

7 Order No. 13693 (March 19, 2015), including any 

8 such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 

9 the Executive order. 

10 (2) Other Federal agency environmental man11 agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 

12 development and implementation of hazardous waste 

13 management and pollution prevention programs. 

14 (3) Other employee programs as authorized by 

15 law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 

16 Federal agency. 

17 SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 

18 Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 

19 of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 

20 title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 

21 to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 

22 for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 

23 with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 

24 head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 

25 expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 

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1 Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 

2 the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex3 penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 

4 funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 

5 correspondingly reduced. 

6 SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 

7 this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 

8 financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 

9 commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 

10 (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 

11 not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 

12 financial support from more than one agency or instru13 mentality. 

14 SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 

15 to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 

16 to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 

17 has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 

18 adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 

19 United States. 

20 SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 

21 any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 

22 employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 

23 President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 

24 be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish 

25 or redecorate the office of such department head, agency 

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1 head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 

2 make improvements for any such office, unless advance 

3 notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 

4 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep5 resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec6 tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of7 fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 

8 used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 

9 directly controlled by the individual. 

10 SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec11 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

12 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 

13 the interagency funding of national security and emer14 gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 

15 benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti16 ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 

17 2012). 

18 SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 

19 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 

20 any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 

21 Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 

22 individual appointed to a position of a confidential or pol23 icy-determining character that is excepted from the com24 petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United 

25 States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 

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1 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 

2 the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 

3 instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer4 tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage5 ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi6 vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 

7 the individual to the White House. 

8 (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 

9 Federal employees or members of the Armed Forces de10 tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 

11 (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 

12 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 

13 SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 

14 this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 

15 of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 

16 Government, who— 

17 (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat18 ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em19 ployee of the Federal Government from having any 

20 direct oral or written communication or contact with 

21 any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 

22 Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 

23 to the employment of such other officer or employee 

24 or pertaining to the department or agency of such 

25 other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 

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1 whether such communication or contact is at the ini2 tiative of such other officer or employee or in re3 sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 

4 committee, or subcommittee; or 

5 (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 

6 demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 

7 performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 

8 to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis9 criminates in regard to any employment right, enti10 tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em11 ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 

12 Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 

13 commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 

14 such other officer or employee, by reason of any 

15 communication or contact of such other officer or 

16 employee with any Member, committee, or sub17 committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 

18 (1). 

19 SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 

20 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 

21 any employee training that— 

22 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl23 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 

24 performance of official duties; 

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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. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

19 or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu20 tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu21 tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 

22 purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 

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1 tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 

2 to the Congress itself. 

3 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

4 any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed5 eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 

6 except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 

7 or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 

8 competent jurisdiction. 

9 SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 

10 or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 

11 information such as mailing, telephone or electronic mail12 ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 

13 Federal Government without the approval of the Commit14 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

15 and the Senate. 

16 SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 

17 this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 

18 including by private contractor, for publicity or propa19 ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore 

20 authorized by Congress. 

21 SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 

22 (1) means an Executive agency, as defined 

23 under 5 U.S.C. 105; and 

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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 

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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, including improving coordination and 

7 reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the 

8 Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 

9 the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups des10 ignated by the Director (including the President’s Man11 agement Council for overall management improvement ini12 tiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 

13 management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers 

14 Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief 

15 Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initia16 tives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure17 ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Coun18 cil for performance improvement initiatives): Provided fur19 ther, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 

20 not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce 

21 duplication, and for other activities related to Federal 

22 Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, 

23 and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide inno24 vations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That 

25 the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 

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1 Services Administration, Government-wide Policy’’ during 

2 fiscal year 2017 shall remain available for obligation 

3 through September 30, 2018: Provided further, That such 

4 transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 

5 days following notification of the Committees on Appro6 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

7 by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

8 SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 

10 in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 

11 and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 

12 the location. 

13 SEC. 723. 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 specific projects, workshops, 

17 studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of 

18 the National Science and Technology Council (authorized 

19 by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 

20 Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That 

21 the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a re22 port describing the budget of and resources connected with 

23 the National Science and Technology Council to the Com24 mittees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 

25 Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on 

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1 Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after en2 actment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 

4 grant application, form, notification, press release, or 

5 other publications involving the distribution of Federal 

6 funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 

7 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 

8 That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula 

9 funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal 

10 funds. 

11 SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY

12 MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 

13 the funds made available in this or any other Act may 

14 be used by any Federal agency— 

15 (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 

16 of data, derived from any means, that includes any 

17 personally identifiable information relating to an in18 dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern19 ment Internet site of the agency; or 

20 (2) to enter into any agreement with a third 

21 party (including another government agency) to col22 lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de23 rived from any means, that includes any personally 

24 identifiable information relating to an individual’s 

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1 access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 

2 site. 

3 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 

4 subsection (a) shall not apply to— 

5 (1) any record of aggregate data that does not 

6 identify particular persons; 

7 (2) any voluntary submission of personally iden8 tifiable information; 

9 (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu10 latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 

11 applicable law; or 

12 (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 

13 that is a system security action taken by the oper14 ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 

15 to providing the Internet site services or to pro16 tecting the rights or property of the provider of the 

17 Internet site. 

18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac20 tions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities 

21 provided in law. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina23 tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ24 ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 

25 condition, management practices and policies and 

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1 compliance with applicable standards as provided in 

2 law. 

3 SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

4 Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 

5 includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 

6 except where the contract also includes a provision for con7 traceptive coverage. 

8 (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 

9 with— 

10 (1) any of the following religious plans: 

11 (A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 

12 (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 

13 (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 

14 for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 

15 religious beliefs. 

16 (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 

17 into or renews a contract under this section may not sub18 ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 

19 individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 

20 contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 

21 to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 

22 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re23 quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 

24 SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensur25 ing the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and 

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1 Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 

2 anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, edu3 cation, and research as performed by nationally recognized 

4 oversight authorities. 

5 SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal de7 partments and agencies may be used by such departments 

8 and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 

9 Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov10 ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 

11 ownership pilot program. 

12 SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 

14 under this or any other appropriations Act may be used 

15 to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the 

16 Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to im17 plement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per18 sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 

19 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg20 ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 

21 number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 

22 of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 

23 SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 

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1 uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 

2 conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 

3 advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

4 the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that 

5 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is author6 ized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities 

7 by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which 

8 cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities. 

9 SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

10 law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 

11 may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 

12 any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis13 tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 

14 a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre15 packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 

16 prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 

17 SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 

19 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 

20 Act), and regulations implementing that section. 

21 SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap22 propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 

23 other Act may be used for any Federal Government con24 tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 

25 as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 

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1 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 

2 or any subsidiary of such an entity. 

3 (b) WAIVERS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 

5 subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern6 ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 

7 if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re8 quired in the interest of national security. 

9 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 

10 issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 

11 such issuance to Congress. 

12 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 

13 Federal Government contract entered into before the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 

15 pursuant to such contract. 

16 SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2017, for each employee 

17 who— 

18 (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 

19 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 

20 (2) retires under any other provision of sub21 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 

22 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to sepa23 rate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil 

24 Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 

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1 age unit cost of processing a retirement claim for 

2 the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be 

3 available until expended to the Office of Personnel 

4 Management and shall be deemed to be an adminis5 trative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 

6 5, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in 

8 this or any other Act may be used to recommend or re9 quire any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract 

10 to disclose any of the following information as a condition 

11 of submitting the offer: 

12 (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, 

13 expenditure, independent expenditure, or disburse14 ment for an electioneering communication that is 

15 made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any 

16 of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for 

17 election for Federal office or to a political com18 mittee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any 

19 election for Federal office. 

20 (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a 

21 payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the 

22 entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates 

23 or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the 

24 reasonable expectation that the person will use the 

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1 funds to make a payment described in paragraph 

2 (1). 

3 (b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, 

4 ‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘election5 eering communication’’, ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and 

6 ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning given such term in the 

7 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 

8 et seq.). 

9 SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this 

10 or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 

11 a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal govern12 ment, including the President, the Vice President, a mem13 ber of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Com14 missioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch 

15 agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 

16 Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 

17 SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 

18 of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 

19 no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 

20 2017, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 

21 prevailing rate employee described in section 

22 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 

23 (A) during the period from the date of expira24 tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec25 tion for the previous fiscal years until the normal efMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 fective date of the applicable wage survey adjust2 ment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2017, in an 

3 amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli4 cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 

5 in accordance with such section; and 

6 (B) during the period consisting of the remain7 der of fiscal year 2017, in an amount that exceeds, 

8 as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 

9 payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the 

10 sum of— 

11 (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 

12 in fiscal year 2017 under section 5303 of title 

13 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 

14 under the General Schedule; and 

15 (ii) the difference between the overall aver16 age percentage of the locality-based com17 parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 

18 2017 under section 5304 of such title (whether 

19 by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av20 erage percentage of such payments which was 

21 effective in the previous fiscal year under such 

22 section. 

23 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 

24 prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 

25 (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 

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1 and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 

2 may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) 

3 is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 

4 be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) appli5 cable to such employee. 

6 (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay7 able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 

8 who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 

9 30, 2016, shall be determined under regulations pre10 scribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 

11 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 

12 of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 

13 may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 

14 30, 2016, except to the extent determined by the Office 

15 of Personnel Management to be consistent with the pur16 pose of this subsection. 

17 (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay 

18 for service performed after September 30, 2016. 

19 (6) For the purpose of administering any provision 

20 of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre21 mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em22 ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu23 tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 

24 basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 

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1 or basic pay payable after the application of this sub2 section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 

3 (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 

4 permit or require the payment to any employee covered 

5 by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 

6 be payable were this subsection not in effect. 

7 (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 

8 for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this sub9 section if the Office determines that such exceptions are 

10 necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of quali11 fied employees. 

12 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment 

13 in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that 

14 take place in fiscal year 2017 under sections 5344 and 

15 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— 

16 (1) not less than the percentage received by em17 ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 

18 are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 

19 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 

20 States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employ21 ees at locations where there are no employees whose 

22 pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 

23 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 

24 employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, 

25 United States Code, shall be considered to be located 

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1 in the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of United 

2 States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United 

3 States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and 

4 (2) effective as of the first day of the first ap5 plicable pay period beginning after September 30, 

6 2016. 

7 SEC. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a 

8 pay raise in calendar year 2017, notwithstanding the rate 

9 adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United 

10 States Code, or any other provision of law. 

11 (b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule po12 sition, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 

13 by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive 

14 a pay rate increase in calendar year 2017, notwith15 standing schedule adjustments made under section 5318 

16 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of 

17 law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This 

18 subsection applies only to employees who are holding a po19 sition under a political appointment. 

20 (c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may 

21 not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2017, not22 withstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 

23 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provision of law, 

24 except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). 

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1 (d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 

2 5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be 

3 received in calendar year 2017 (except as provided in sub4 section (g), (h), or (i)) by— 

5 (1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Execu6 tive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above level 

7 IV of the Executive Schedule; or 

8 (2) a limited term appointee or limited emer9 gency appointee in the Senior Executive Service 

10 serving under a political appointment and paid a 

11 rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Execu12 tive Schedule. 

13 (e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including 

14 any locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 

15 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above 

16 level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a po17 litical appointment may not receive a pay rate increase 

18 in calendar year 2017, notwithstanding any other provi19 sion of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or 

20 (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the 

21 General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay 

22 system, or to employees appointed under section 3161 of 

23 title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another 

24 pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 

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1 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, ap2 plied to them. 

3 (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall pre4 vent employees who do not serve under a political appoint5 ment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided 

6 under applicable law. 

7 (g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Serv8 ice who receives a Presidential appointment and who 

9 makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic 

10 pay entitlements under section 3392 of title 5, United 

11 States Code, is not subject to this section. 

12 (h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who re13 ceives a Presidential appointment to any position in the 

14 executive branch and who makes an election to retain Sen15 ior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) 

16 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) 

17 is not subject to this section. 

18 (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 

19 employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate in20 crease upon an authorized movement to a different cov21 ered position with higher-level duties and a pre-established 

22 higher level or range of pay, except that any such increase 

23 must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limi24 tations in effect on December 31, 2013. 

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1 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 

2 an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 

3 during the period of time subject to this section, the initial 

4 pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable 

5 pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. 

6 (k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) 

7 through (e) is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins 

8 in calendar year 2017 but ends in calendar year 2018, 

9 the bar on the employee’s receipt of pay rate increases 

10 shall apply through the end of that pay period. 

11 SEC. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch de12 partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 

13 this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 

14 reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official 

15 for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 

16 costs and contracting procedures related to each con17 ference held by any such department, agency, board, com18 mission, or office during fiscal year 2017 for which the 

19 cost to the United States Government was more than 

20 $100,000. 

21 (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con22 ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica23 ble period— 

24 (1) a description of its purpose; 

25 (2) the number of participants attending; 

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1 (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the 

2 United States Government, including— 

3 (A) the cost of any food or beverages; 

4 (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 

5 (C) the cost of employee or contractor 

6 travel to and from the conference; and 

7 (D) a discussion of the methodology used 

8 to determine which costs relate to the con9 ference; and 

10 (4) a description of the contracting procedures 

11 used including— 

12 (A) whether contracts were awarded on a 

13 competitive basis; and 

14 (B) a discussion of any cost comparison 

15 conducted by the departmental component or 

16 office in evaluating potential contractors for the 

17 conference. 

18 (c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the 

19 head of any such department, agency, board, commission, 

20 or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics 

21 official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the 

22 date, location, and number of employees attending a con23 ference held by any Executive branch department, agency, 

24 board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 

25 appropriations Act during fiscal year 2017 for which the 

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1 cost to the United States Government was more than 

2 $20,000. 

3 (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro4 priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not 

5 be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a con6 ference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and 

7 programmatically related to the purpose for which the 

8 grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held 

9 in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, 

10 or other routine purposes related to a project funded by 

11 the grant or contract. 

12 (e) None of the funds made available in this or any 

13 other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con14 ference activities that are not in compliance with Office 

15 of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 

16 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that 

17 memorandum. 

18 SEC. 740. None of the funds made available in this 

19 or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 

20 eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac21 tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for 

22 a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently 

23 enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 

24 is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provi25 sions of this or any other appropriations Act. 

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1 SEC. 741. None of the funds made available by this 

2 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 

3 enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 

4 published by the Office of Personnel Management in the 

5 Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 

6 et seq.). 

7 SEC. 742. None of the funds appropriated or other8 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 

9 to begin or announce a study or public-private competition 

10 regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 

11 function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Of12 fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 

13 other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 

14 SEC. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth15 erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 

16 available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 

17 with an entity that requires employees or contractors of 

18 such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 

19 internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib20 iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contrac21 tors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 

22 to a designated investigative or law enforcement represent23 ative of a Federal department or agency authorized to re24 ceive such information. 

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1 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con2 travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 

3 Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart4 ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 

5 information. 

6 SEC. 744. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 

7 other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree8 ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern9 ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree10 ment if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain 

11 the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent 

12 with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 

13 the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by 

14 existing statute or Executive order relating to: (1) classi15 fied information; (2) communications to Congress; (3) the 

16 reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any 

17 law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste 

18 of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and spe19 cific danger to public health or safety; or (4) any other 

20 whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, 

21 obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by 

22 controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are 

23 incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.’’: 

24 Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of 

25 this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that 

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1 is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct 

2 of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other 

3 than an employee or officer of the United States Govern4 ment, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular 

5 activity for which such document is to be used. Such form 

6 or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person 

7 will not disclose any classified information received in the 

8 course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do 

9 so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure 

10 forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclo11 sures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an execu12 tive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essen13 tial to reporting a substantial violation of law. 

14 (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 

15 implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 

16 if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 

17 that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 

18 (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 

19 may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en20 tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 

21 substantially similar language to that required in sub22 section (a). 

23 SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 

24 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 

25 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

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1 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 

2 to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil3 ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad4 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 

5 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 

6 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col7 lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 

8 aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 

9 has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 

10 and has made a determination that this further action is 

11 not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 

12 SEC. 746. None of the funds made available by this 

13 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 

14 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

15 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 

16 to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 

17 violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 

18 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic19 tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 

20 or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter21 mination that this further action is not necessary to pro22 tect the interests of the Government. 

23 SEC. 747. (a) During fiscal year 2017, on the date 

24 on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in ac25 cordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the 

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1 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the 

2 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent3 atives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv4 ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

5 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 

6 of such request. 

7 (b) Any notification required by this section shall be 

8 made available on the Bureau’s public Web site. 

9 SEC. 748. (a) None of the funds made available under 

10 this or any other Act may be used to— 

11 (1) implement, administer, carry out, modify, 

12 revise, or enforce Executive Order 13690, entitled 

13 ‘‘Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management 

14 Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and 

15 Considering Stakeholder Input’’ (issued January 30, 

16 2015), other than for— 

17 (A) acquiring, managing, or disposing of 

18 Federal lands and facilities; 

19 (B) providing Federally undertaken, fi20 nanced, or assisted construction or improve21 ments; or 

22 (C) conducting Federal activities or pro23 grams affecting land use, including water and 

24 related land resources planning, regulating, and 

25 licensing activities; 

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1 (2) implement Executive Order 13690 in a 

2 manner that modifies the non-grant components of 

3 the National Flood Insurance Program; or 

4 (3) apply Executive Order 13690 or the Federal 

5 Flood Risk Management Standard by any compo6 nent of the Department of Defense, including the 

7 Army Corps of Engineers in a way that changes the 

8 ‘‘floodplain’’ considered when determining whether 

9 or not to issue a Department of the Army permit 

10 under section 404 of the Clean Water Act or section 

11 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act. 

12 (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not be in effect 

13 during the period beginning on October 1, 2017 and end14 ing on September 30, 2018. 

15 SEC. 749. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

16 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 

17 than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 

18 VIII. 

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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 2017, 

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; 

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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, 2017. 

24 SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 

25 Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 

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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 

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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 

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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) No funds available for obligation or expenditure 

24 by the District of Columbia government under any author25 ity may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to 

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1 legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the 

2 possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance 

3 under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 

4 seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for rec5 reational purposes. 

6 SEC. 810. No funds available for obligation or ex7 penditure by the District of Columbia government under 

8 any authority shall be expended for any abortion except 

9 where the life of the mother would be endangered if the 

10 fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the 

11 result of an act of rape or incest. 

12 SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 

14 Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the 

15 appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 

16 Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated 

17 funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 

18 the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 

19 to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 

20 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 

21 District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2017 that 

22 is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 

23 that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 

24 other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated 

25 actual expenditures. 

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1 (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for 

2 which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Co3 lumbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address 

4 unanticipated changes in program requirements. 

5 SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi7 cer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro8 priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 

9 for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 

10 operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 

11 Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. 

12 The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the for13 mat of the budget that the District of Columbia govern14 ment submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 

15 of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1– 

16 204.42). 

17 SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as 

18 operating funds may be transferred to the District of Co19 lumbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, 

20 once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority con21 sistent with the provisions of this Act. 

22 (b) The District of Columbia government is author23 ized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any 

24 local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the 

25 four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital 

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1 funds, and such amounts, once transferred or repro2 grammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 

3 with the provisions of this Act. 

4 (c) The District of Columbia government may not 

5 transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds 

6 derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 

7 capital projects. 

8 SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated 

9 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

10 the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 

11 other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 

12 SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

13 by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob14 ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 

15 year 2017 from appropriations of Federal funds made 

16 available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2017 in 

17 this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 

18 2018, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 

19 Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com20 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

21 and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 

22 such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 

23 made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out24 lined in section 803 of this Act. 

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1 SEC. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2018, during a 

2 period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 

3 resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 

4 bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 

5 provided for any project or activity for which local funds 

6 are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub7 ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum8 bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 

9 subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 

10 (2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 

11 of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 

12 which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2018 

13 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co14 lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 

15 of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern16 ment for fiscal year 2018 for purposes of section 446 of 

17 the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 

18 D.C. Official Code). 

19 (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 

20 to be available— 

21 (1) during any period in which a District of Co22 lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2018 is 

23 in effect; or 

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1 (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 

2 District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 

3 2018. 

4 (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro5 vided under the authority and conditions as provided 

6 under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 

7 in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 

8 (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 

9 cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 

10 project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2018 

11 for which this section applies to such project or activity. 

12 (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 

13 during any period of fiscal year 2018 if any other provi14 sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria15 tions)— 

16 (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail17 able, or grants authority for such project or activity 

18 to continue for such period; or 

19 (2) specifically provides that no appropriation 

20 shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 

21 no authority shall be granted for such project or ac22 tivity to continue for such period. 

23 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 

24 obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 

25 mandated by other law. 

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1 SEC. 817. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

2 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 

3 title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 

4 of this title or of title IV. 

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1 TITLE IX—SOAR REAUTHORIZATION 

2 SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN TITLE

3 SEC. 901. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited 

4 as the ‘‘Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reau5 thorization Act’’ or the ‘‘SOAR Reauthorization Act’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Except as otherwise ex7 pressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment is 

8 expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a sec9 tion or other provision, the reference shall be considered 

10 to be made to that section or other provision of the Schol11 arships for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of 

12 Public Law 112–10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., D.C. Official 

13 Code). 

14 REPEAL

15 SEC. 902. Section 817 of the Consolidated Appropria16 tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) is repealed, and 

17 any provision of law amended or repealed by such section 

18 is restored or revived as if such section had not been en19 acted into law. 

20 PURPOSES

21 SEC. 903. Section 3003 (sec. 38–1853.03, D.C. Offi22 cial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘particularly parents’’ 

23 and all that follows through ‘‘, with’’ and inserting ‘‘par24 ticularly parents of students who attend an elementary 

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1 performing schools under the District of Columbia’s ac2 countability system, with’’. 

3 PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON TYPES OF

4 ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM

5 SEC. 904. Section 3004(a) (sec. 38–1853.04(a), D.C. 

6 Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON

9 ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PRO10 GRAM.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

12 program under this division, the Secretary may 

13 not limit the number of eligible students receiv14 ing scholarships under section 3007(a), and 

15 may not prevent otherwise eligible students 

16 from participating in the program under this 

17 division, based on any of the following: 

18 ‘‘(i) The type of school the student 

19 previously attended. 

20 ‘‘(ii) Whether or not the student pre21 viously received a scholarship or partici22 pated in the program, including whether 

23 an eligible student was awarded a scholar24 ship in any previous year but has not used 

25 the scholarship, regardless of the number 

26 of years of nonuse. 

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1 ‘‘(iii) Whether or not the student was 

2 a member of the control group used by the 

3 Institute of Education Sciences to carry 

4 out previous evaluations of the program 

5 under section 3009. 

6 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

7 in subparagraph (A) may be construed to waive 

8 the requirement under section 3005(b)(1)(B) 

9 that the eligible entity carrying out the program 

10 under this Act must carry out a random selec11 tion process, which gives weight to the priorities 

12 described in section 3006, if more eligible stu13 dents seek admission in the program than the 

14 program can accommodate.’’. 

15 REQUIRING ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO UTILIZE INTERNAL

16 FISCAL AND QUALITY CONTROLS

17 SEC. 905. Section 3005(b)(1) (sec. 38– 

18 1853.05(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘, except 

20 that a participating school may not be required to 

21 submit to more than 1 site visit per school year’’; 

22 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (K) and 

23 (L) as subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively; 

24 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol25 lowing: 

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1 ‘‘(K) how the entity will ensure the finan2 cial viability of participating schools in which 

3 85 percent or more of the total number of stu4 dents enrolled at the school are participating el5 igible students that receive and use an oppor6 tunity scholarship;’’; 

7 (4) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by 

8 paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

9 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(N) how the eligible entity will ensure 

11 that it— 

12 ‘‘(i) utilizes internal fiscal and quality 

13 controls; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) complies with applicable financial 

15 reporting requirements and the require16 ments of this division; and’’. 

17 CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITIES FOR AWARDING

18 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

19 SEC. 906. Section 3006(1) (sec. 38–1853.06(1), D.C. 

20 Official Code) is amended— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘attended’’ 

22 and all that follows through the semicolon and in23 serting ‘‘attended an elementary school or secondary 

24 school identified as one of the lowest-performing 

25 schools under the District of Columbia’s account26 ability system; and’’; 

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1 (2) by striking subparagraph (B); 

2 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub3 paragraph (B); and 

4 (4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by 

5 paragraph (3), by striking the semicolon at the end 

6 and inserting ‘‘or whether such students have, in the 

7 past, attended a private school;’’. 

8 MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING

9 SCHOOLS AND ELIGIBLE ENTITIES

10 SEC. 907. (a) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; 

11 COMPLIANCE WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Sec12 tion 3007(a)(4) (sec. 38–1853.07(a)(4), D.C. Official 

13 Code) is amended— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (2) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(F) ensures that, with respect to core 

19 subject matter, participating students are 

20 taught by a teacher who has a baccalaureate 

21 degree or equivalent degree, whether such de22 gree was awarded in or outside of the United 

23 States;’’; and 

24 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(G) conducts criminal background checks 

2 on school employees who have direct and unsu3 pervised interaction with students; and 

4 ‘‘(H) complies with all requests for data 

5 and information regarding the reporting re6 quirements described in section 3010.’’. 

7 (b) ACCREDITATION.—Section 3007(a) (sec. 38– 

8 1853.07(a), D.C. Official Code), as amended by subsection 

9 (a), is further amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

11 (2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and 

12 (5)’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(5) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds 

16 provided under this division for opportunity 

17 scholarships may be used by a participating eli18 gible student to enroll in a participating private 

19 school unless the school— 

20 ‘‘(i) in the case of a school that is a 

21 participating school as of the date of en22 actment of the SOAR Reauthorization 

23 Act— 

24 ‘‘(I) is fully accredited by an ac25 crediting body described in any of 

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1 subparagraphs (A) through (G) of 

2 section 2202(16) of the District of 

3 Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 

4 (Public Law 104–134; sec. 38– 

5 1802.02(16)(A)–(G), D.C. Official 

6 Code); or 

7 ‘‘(II) if such participating school 

8 does not meet the requirements of 

9 subclause (I)— 

10 ‘‘(aa) not later than 1 year 

11 after the date of enactment of 

12 the Consolidated Appropriations 

13 Act, 2016 (Public Law 114– 

14 113), the school is pursuing full 

15 accreditation by an accrediting 

16 body described in subclause (I); 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(bb) is fully accredited by 

19 such an accrediting body not 

20 later than 5 years after the date 

21 on which that school began the 

22 process of pursuing full accredi23 tation in accordance with item 

24 (aa); and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a school that is not 

2 a participating school as of the date of en3 actment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, 

4 is fully accredited by an accrediting body 

5 described in clause (i)(I) before becoming a 

6 participating school under this division. 

7 ‘‘(B) REPORTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Not 

8 later than 5 years after the date of enactment 

9 of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, each partici10 pating school shall submit to the eligible entity 

11 a certification that the school has been fully ac12 credited in accordance with subparagraph (A). 

13 ‘‘(C) ASSISTING STUDENTS IN ENROLLING

14 IN OTHER SCHOOLS.—If a participating school 

15 fails to meet the requirements of this para16 graph, the eligible entity shall assist the parents 

17 of the participating eligible students who attend 

18 the school in identifying, applying to, and en19 rolling in another participating school under 

20 this division. 

21 ‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF STUDENTS AWARDED A

22 SCHOLARSHIP IN A PREVIOUS YEAR.—An eligible en23 tity shall treat a participating eligible student who 

24 was awarded an opportunity scholarship in any pre25 vious year and who has not used the scholarship as 

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1 a renewal student and not as a new applicant, with2 out regard as to— 

3 ‘‘(A) whether the eligible student has used 

4 the scholarship; and 

5 ‘‘(B) the year in which the scholarship was 

6 previously awarded.’’. 

7 (c) USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

8 AND PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3007 (sec. 38– 

10 1853.07, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

11 (A) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and 

12 inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND PARENTAL

14 ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of 

15 the amount made available under section 3014(a)(1) for 

16 each fiscal year available to eligible entities receiving a 

17 grant under section 3004(a) to cover the following ex18 penses: 

19 ‘‘(1) The administrative expenses of carrying 

20 out its program under this division during the year, 

21 including— 

22 ‘‘(A) determining the eligibility of students 

23 to participate; 

24 ‘‘(B) selecting the eligible students to re25 ceive scholarships; 

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1 ‘‘(C) determining the amount of the schol2 arships and issuing the scholarships to eligible 

3 students; 

4 ‘‘(D) compiling and maintaining financial 

5 and programmatic records; 

6 ‘‘(E) conducting site visits as described in 

7 section 3005(b)(1)(I); and 

8 ‘‘(F)(i) conducting a study, including a 

9 survey of participating parents, on any barriers 

10 for participating eligible students in gaining ad11 mission to, or attending, the participating 

12 school that is their first choice; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) not later than the end of the first full 

14 fiscal year after the date of enactment of the 

15 SOAR Reauthorization Act, submitting a report 

16 to Congress that contains the results of such 

17 study. 

18 ‘‘(2) The expenses of educating parents about 

19 the eligible entity’s program under this division, and 

20 assisting parents through the application process 

21 under this division, including— 

22 ‘‘(A) providing information about the pro23 gram and the participating schools to parents 

24 of eligible students, including information on 

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1 supplemental financial aid that may be available 

2 at participating schools; 

3 ‘‘(B) providing funds to assist parents of 

4 students in meeting expenses that might other5 wise preclude the participation of eligible stu6 dents in the program; and 

7 ‘‘(C) streamlining the application process 

8 for parents.’’; 

9 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub10 section (c); and 

11 (C) by redesignating subsection (e), as 

12 added by section 162(b) of the Continuing Ap13 propriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public 

14 Law 114–223, as amended by section 101(3) of 

15 the Further Continuing and Security Assistance 

16 Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114– 

17 254)), as subsection (d). 

18 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

19 3007(d) (sec. 38–1853.07(d), D.C. Official Code), as 

20 redesignated by paragraph (1)(C), is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d)’’ each place it 

22 appears in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3) and inserting 

23 ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’. 

24 (d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR STU25 DENT ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE.—Section 3007(c) (sec. 38– 

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1 1853.07(c), D.C. Official Code), as redesignated by sub2 section (c)(1)(B), is amended by striking ‘‘previously at3 tended’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 

4 and inserting ‘‘previously attended an elementary school 

5 or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-per6 forming schools under the District of Columbia’s account7 ability system.’’. 

8 PROGRAM EVALUATION

9 SEC. 908. (a) REVISION OF EVALUATION PROCE10 DURES AND REQUIREMENTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3009(a) (sec. 38– 

12 1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read 

13 as follows: 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

15 ‘‘(1) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY AND THE

16 MAYOR.—The Secretary and the Mayor of the Dis17 trict of Columbia shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) jointly enter into an agreement with 

19 the Institute of Education Sciences of the De20 partment of Education to evaluate annually the 

21 opportunity scholarship program under this di22 vision; 

23 ‘‘(B) jointly enter into an agreement to 

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1 lumbia public charter schools under this divi2 sion; and 

3 ‘‘(C) make the evaluations described in 

4 subparagraphs (A) and (B) public in accord5 ance with subsection (c). 

6 ‘‘(2) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Sec7 retary, through a grant, contract, or cooperative 

8 agreement, shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) ensure that the evaluation under 

10 paragraph (1)(A)— 

11 ‘‘(i) is conducted using an acceptable 

12 quasi-experimental research design for de13 termining the effectiveness of the oppor14 tunity scholarship program under this divi15 sion that does not use a control study 

16 group consisting of students who applied 

17 for but did not receive opportunity scholar18 ships; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) addresses the issues described in 

20 paragraph (4); and 

21 ‘‘(B) disseminate information on the im22 pact of the program— 

23 ‘‘(i) on academic achievement and 

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1 gible students who use an opportunity 

2 scholarship; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) on students and schools in the 

4 District of Columbia. 

5 ‘‘(3) DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTE ON EDU6 CATION SCIENCES.—The Institute of Education 

7 Sciences of the Department of Education shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) assess participating eligible students 

9 who use an opportunity scholarship in each of 

10 grades 3 through 8, as well as one of the grades 

11 at the high school level, by supervising the ad12 ministration of the same reading and mathe13 matics assessment used by the District of Co14 lumbia public schools to comply with section 

15 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu16 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)); 

17 ‘‘(B) measure the academic achievement of 

18 all participating eligible students who use an 

19 opportunity scholarship in the grades described 

20 in subparagraph (A); and 

21 ‘‘(C) work with eligible entities receiving a 

22 grant under this division to ensure that the par23 ents of each student who is a participating eli24 gible student that uses an opportunity scholar25 ship agrees to permit their child to participate 

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1 in the evaluations and assessments carried out 

2 by the Institute of Education Sciences under 

3 this subsection. 

4 ‘‘(4) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The issues to 

5 be evaluated under paragraph (1)(A) shall include 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) A comparison of the academic 

8 achievement of participating eligible students 

9 who use an opportunity scholarship on the 

10 measurements described in paragraph (3)(B) to 

11 the academic achievement of a comparison 

12 group of students with similar backgrounds in 

13 the District of Columbia public schools and the 

14 District of Columbia public charter schools. 

15 ‘‘(B) The success of the program under 

16 this division in expanding choice options for 

17 parents of participating eligible students and 

18 increasing the satisfaction of such parents and 

19 students with their choice. 

20 ‘‘(C) The reasons parents of participating 

21 eligible students choose for their children to 

22 participate in the program, including important 

23 characteristics for selecting schools. 

24 ‘‘(D) A comparison of the retention rates, 

25 high school graduation rates, college enrollment 

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1 rates, college persistence rates, and college 

2 graduation rates of participating eligible stu3 dents who use an opportunity scholarship with 

4 the rates of students in the comparison group 

5 described in subparagraph (A). 

6 ‘‘(E) A comparison of the college enroll7 ment rates, college persistence rates, and col8 lege graduation rates of students who partici9 pated in the program in 2004, 2005, 2011, 

10 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 as the result of 

11 winning the Opportunity Scholarship Program 

12 lottery with such enrollment, persistence, and 

13 graduation rates for students who entered but 

14 did not win such lottery in those years and who, 

15 as a result, served as the control group for pre16 vious evaluations of the program under this di17 vision. Nothing in this subparagraph may be 

18 construed to waive section 3004(a)(3)(A)(iii) 

19 with respect to any such student. 

20 ‘‘(F) A comparison of the safety of the 

21 schools attended by participating eligible stu22 dents who use an opportunity scholarship and 

23 the schools in the District of Columbia attended 

24 by students in the comparison group described 

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1 in subparagraph (A), based on the perceptions 

2 of the students and parents. 

3 ‘‘(G) An assessment of student academic 

4 achievement at participating schools in which 

5 85 percent of the total number of students en6 rolled at the school are participating eligible 

7 students who receive and use an opportunity 

8 scholarship. 

9 ‘‘(H) Such other issues with respect to 

10 participating eligible students who use an op11 portunity scholarship as the Secretary considers 

12 appropriate for inclusion in the evaluation, such 

13 as the impact of the program on public elemen14 tary schools and secondary schools in the Dis15 trict of Columbia. 

16 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL

17 INFORMATION.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any disclosure of per19 sonally identifiable information obtained under 

20 this division shall be in compliance with section 

21 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 

22 (commonly known as the ‘Family Educational 

23 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 

24 1232g). 

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1 ‘‘(B) STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING PUBLIC

2 SCHOOL.—With respect to any student who is 

3 not attending a public elementary school or sec4 ondary school, personally identifiable informa5 tion obtained under this division shall only be 

6 disclosed to— 

7 ‘‘(i) individuals carrying out the eval8 uation described in paragraph (1)(A) for 

9 such student; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the group of individuals pro11 viding information for carrying out the 

12 evaluation of such student; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) the parents of such student.’’. 

14 (2) TRANSITION OF EVALUATION.— 

15 (A) TERMINATION OF PREVIOUS EVALUA16 TIONS.—The Secretary of Education shall— 

17 (i) terminate the evaluations con18 ducted under section 3009(a) of the Schol19 arships for Opportunity and Results Act 

20 (sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), 

21 as in effect on the day before the date of 

22 enactment of this title, after obtaining 

23 data for the 2017–2018 school year; and 

24 (ii) submit any reports required for 

25 the 2017–2018 school year or preceding 

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1 years with respect to the evaluations in ac2 cordance with section 3009(b) of such Act. 

3 (B) NEW EVALUATIONS.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning 

5 with respect to the 2018–2019 school year, 

6 the Secretary shall conduct new evalua7 tions in accordance with the provisions of 

8 section 3009(a) of the Scholarships for Op9 portunity and Results Act (sec. 38– 

10 1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), as amend11 ed by this title. 

12 (ii) MOST RECENT EVALUATION.—As 

13 a component of the new evaluations de14 scribed in clause (i), the Secretary shall 

15 continue to monitor and evaluate the stu16 dents who were evaluated in the most re17 cent evaluation under such section prior to 

18 the date of enactment of this title, includ19 ing by monitoring and evaluating the test 

20 scores and other information of such stu21 dents. 

22 (b) DUTY OF MAYOR TO ENSURE INSTITUTE HAS

23 ALL INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT EVALUA24 TIONS.—Section 3011(a)(1) (sec. 38–1853.11(a)(1), D.C. 

25 Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘(1) INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT

2 EVALUATIONS.—Ensure that all District of Colum3 bia public schools and District of Columbia public 

4 charter schools make available to the Institute of 

5 Education Sciences of the Department of Education 

6 all of the information the Institute requires to carry 

7 out the assessments and perform the evaluations re8 quired under section 3009(a).’’. 

9 FUNDING FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

10 AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

11 SEC. 909. (a) MANDATORY WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS

12 FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS.—Section 

13 3011(b) (sec. 38–1853.11(b), D.C. Official Code) is 

14 amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If, after reasonable notice and 

16 an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines 

17 that the Mayor has failed to comply with any of the re18 quirements of subsection (a), the Secretary may withhold 

19 from the Mayor, in whole or in part— 

20 ‘‘(1) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap21 propriated under section 3014(a)(2), if the failure to 

22 comply relates to the District of Columbia public 

23 schools; 

24 ‘‘(2) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap25 propriated under section 3014(a)(3), if the failure to 

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1 comply relates to the District of Columbia public 

2 charter schools; or 

3 ‘‘(3) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap4 propriated under both paragraphs (2) and (3) of 

5 section 3014(a), if the failure relates to both the 

6 District of Columbia public schools and the District 

7 of Columbia public charter schools.’’. 

8 (b) RULES FOR USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUP9 PORT OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—Section 3011 

10 (sec. 38–1853.11, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

12 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 

13 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol14 lowing new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(b) SPECIFIC RULES REGARDING FUNDS PROVIDED

16 FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—The fol17 lowing rules shall apply with respect to the funds provided 

18 under this division for the support of District of Columbia 

19 public charter schools: 

20 ‘‘(1) The Secretary may direct the funds pro21 vided for any fiscal year, or any portion thereof, to 

22 the Office of the State Superintendent of Education 

23 of the District of Columbia. 

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1 ‘‘(2) The Office of the State Superintendent of 

2 Education of the District of Columbia may transfer 

3 the funds to subgrantees that are— 

4 ‘‘(A) specific District of Columbia public 

5 charter schools or networks of such schools; or 

6 ‘‘(B) District of Columbia-based nonprofit 

7 organizations with experience in successfully 

8 providing support or assistance to District of 

9 Columbia public charter schools or networks of 

10 such schools. 

11 ‘‘(3) The funds provided under this division for 

12 the support of District of Columbia public charter 

13 schools shall be available to any District of Columbia 

14 public charter school in good standing with the Dis15 trict of Columbia Charter School Board, and the Of16 fice of the State Superintendent of Education of the 

17 District of Columbia and the District of Columbia 

18 Charter School Board may not restrict the avail19 ability of such funds to certain types of schools on 

20 the basis of the school’s location, governing body, or 

21 the school’s facilities.’’. 

22 REVISION OF CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF

23 UNDERSTANDING

24 SEC. 910. Not later than the beginning of the 2018– 

25 2019 school year, the Secretary of Education and the 

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1 randum of understanding which is in effect under section 

2 3012(d) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 

3 Act as of the day before the date of the enactment of this 

4 title to address the following: 

5 (1) The amendments made by this title. 

6 (2) The need to ensure that participating 

7 schools under the Scholarships for Opportunity and 

8 Results Act meet fire code standards and maintain 

9 certificates of occupancy. 

10 (3) The need to ensure that District of Colum11 bia public schools and District of Columbia public 

12 charter schools meet the requirements under such 

13 Act to comply with all reasonable requests for infor14 mation necessary to carry out the evaluations re15 quired under section 3009(a) of such Act. 

16 DEFINITIONS

17 SEC. 911. Section 3013 (sec. 38–1853.13, D.C. Offi18 cial Code) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

20 (10) as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively; 

21 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes22 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) CORE SUBJECT MATTER.—The term ‘core 

24 subject matter’ means— 

25 ‘‘(A) mathematics; 

26 ‘‘(B) science; and 

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1 ‘‘(C) English, reading, or language arts.’’; 

2 and 

3 (3) in paragraph (4)(B), as redesignated by 

4 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘household with a’’ be5 fore ‘‘student’’. 

6 EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

7 SEC. 912. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3014(a) (sec. 

8 38–1853.14, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘and for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2019’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

12 subsection (a) shall take effect on September 30, 2016. 

13 EFFECTIVE DATE

14 SEC. 913. Except as otherwise provided, the amend15 ments made by this title shall apply with respect to school 

16 year 2018–2019 and each succeeding school year. 

17 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 

18 and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF HOME2 LAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 

3 ACT, 2017 

4 TITLE I 

5 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, 

6 INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT 

7 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE

8 MANAGEMENT

9 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 

11 and for executive management for operations and support, 

12 $137,034,000: Provided, That not to exceed $40,000 shall 

13 be for official reception and representation expenses: Pro14 vided further, That of the funds provided under this head15 ing, $2,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the 

16 Secretary complies with section 107 of this Act. 

17 MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE

18 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

19 For necessary expenses of the Management Direc20 torate for operations and support, $597,817,000, of which 

21 $194,092,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

22 2018: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be for 

23 official reception and representation expenses. 

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1 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

2 For necessary expenses of the Management Direc3 torate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 

4 $18,839,000, to remain available until September 30, 

5 2018. 

6 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

7 For necessary expenses of the Management Direc8 torate for research and development, $2,500,000, to re9 main available until September 30, 2018. 

10 INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND OPERATIONS

11 COORDINATION

12 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

13 For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence 

14 and Analysis and the Office of Operations Coordination 

15 for operations and support, $263,551,000, of which 

16 $106,115,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

17 2018: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for 

18 official reception and representation expenses and not to 

19 exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated 

20 with secure space at fusion centers, including improve21 ments to buildings. 

22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

23 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

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1 vided, That not to exceed $300,000 may be used for cer2 tain confidential operational expenses, including the pay3 ment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the 

4 Inspector General. 

5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

6 SEC. 101. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

7 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

8 and the House of Representatives, at the time the Presi9 dent’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 is submitted 

10 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

11 Code, the Future Years Homeland Security Program, as 

12 authorized by section 874 of Public Law 107–296 (6 

13 U.S.C. 454). 

14 SEC. 102. Not later than 30 days after the last day 

15 of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart16 ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit17 tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

18 Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report that 

19 includes total obligations of the Department for that 

20 month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and 

21 program, project, and activity levels, by the source year 

22 of the appropriation. 

23 SEC. 103. (a) Notwithstanding section 518 of Public 

24 Law 114–113, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

25 submit a report not later than October 15, 2017, to the 

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1 Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Secu2 rity listing all grants and contracts awarded by any means 

3 other than full and open competition during fiscal years 

4 2016 and 2017. 

5 (b) The Inspector General shall review the report re6 quired by subsection (a) to assess departmental compli7 ance with applicable laws and regulations and report the 

8 results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations 

9 of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later 

10 than February 15, 2018. 

11 SEC. 104. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

12 require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland 

13 Security that provide award fees link such fees to success14 ful acquisition outcomes, which shall be specified in terms 

15 of cost, schedule, and performance. 

16 SEC. 105. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 

17 consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall no18 tify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 

19 the House of Representatives of any proposed transfers 

20 of funds available under section 9703(g)(4)(B) of title 31, 

21 United States Code (as added by Public Law 102–393) 

22 from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to 

23 any agency within the Department of Homeland Security: 

24 Provided, That none of the funds identified for such a 

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1 priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

2 are notified of the proposed transfers. 

3 SEC. 106. All official costs associated with the use 

4 of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Secu5 rity personnel to support official travel of the Secretary 

6 and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts 

7 made available for the Office of the Secretary. 

8 SEC. 107. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 

9 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu10 rity shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 

11 the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Commit12 tees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Rep13 resentatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 

14 Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee 

15 on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 

16 a report for fiscal year 2016 on visa overstay data by 

17 country as required by section 1376 of title 8, United 

18 States Code: Provided, That the report on visa overstay 

19 data shall also include— 

20 (1) overstays from all nonimmigrant visa cat21 egories under the immigration laws, delineated by 

22 each of the classes and sub-classes of such cat23 egories; and 

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1 (2) numbers as well as rates of overstays for 

2 each class and sub-class of such nonimmigrant cat3 egories on a per-country basis. 

4 (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish 

5 on the Department’s Web site the metrics developed to 

6 measure the effectiveness of security between the ports of 

7 entry, including the methodology and data supporting the 

8 resulting measures. 

9 SEC. 108. Within 30 days of the date of enactment 

10 of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary or Chief 

11 Financial Officer shall certify to the Committees on Ap12 propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa13 tives whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce14 ment is administering and executing its Enforcement and 

15 Removal Operations activities consistent with available 

16 budgetary authority provided by law: Provided, That such 

17 certification shall include both actual and projected finan18 cial obligation data, with the projections informed by 

19 seasonality, planned immigration enforcement operations, 

20 all relevant enforcement data systems, and other informa21 tion sources as necessary. 

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1 TITLE II 

2 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

3 INVESTIGATIONS 

4 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

5 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

6 For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 

7 Protection for operations and support, including the trans8 portation of unaccompanied minor aliens; the provision of 

9 air and marine support to Federal, State, and local agen10 cies in the enforcement or administration of laws enforced 

11 by the Department of Homeland Security; at the discre12 tion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision 

13 of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in 

14 other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian ef15 forts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for 

16 replacement only) police-type vehicles; the purchase, main17 tenance, or operation of marine vessels, aircraft, and un18 manned aerial systems; and contracting with individuals 

19 for personal services abroad; $10,900,636,000; of which 

20 $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 

21 Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the col22 lection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 

23 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 

24 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section 

25 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

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1 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $681,441,500 shall be avail2 able until September 30, 2018; and of which such sums 

3 as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, ex4 cept sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consoli5 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 

6 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: Pro7 vided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official re8 ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 

9 That not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for pay10 ment for rental space in connection with preclearance op11 erations: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 

12 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be 

13 accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary 

14 of Homeland Security. 

15 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

16 For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border 

17 Protection for procurement, construction, and improve18 ments, including procurements to buy marine vessels, air19 craft, and unmanned aerial systems, $273,617,000, of 

20 which $252,842,000 shall remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2019, and of which $20,775,000 shall remain 

22 available until September 30, 2021. 

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1 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

2 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

3 For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 

4 Customs Enforcement for operations and support, includ5 ing the purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for re6 placement only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units; 

7 and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold 

8 improvements at owned and leased facilities, 

9 $6,168,532,000; of which $6,000,000 shall remain avail10 able until expended for efforts to enforce laws against 

11 forced child labor; of which not less than $15,000,000 

12 shall be available for investigation of intellectual property 

13 rights violations, including operation of the National Intel14 lectual Property Rights Coordination Center; of which 

15 $18,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

16 2018, for the Visa Security Program and investigations 

17 abroad; of which not less than $3,471,806,000 shall be 

18 for enforcement, detention, and removal operations, in19 cluding transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens: 

20 Provided, That not to exceed $11,475 shall be for official 

21 reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 

22 That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available until 

23 expended for conducting special operations under section 

24 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 

25 2081): Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 

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1 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be 

2 accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary 

3 of Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to ex4 ceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse 

5 other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the 

6 care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens un7 lawfully present in the United States: Provided further, 

8 That of the funds provided under this heading, 

9 $25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the 

10 comprehensive plan for immigration data improvement is 

11 submitted as required in section 212 of this Act. 

12 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

13 For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 

14 Customs Enforcement for procurement, construction, and 

15 improvements, $29,800,000, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2019. 

17 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

18 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

19 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu20 rity Administration for operations and support, 

21 $7,105,047,000, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2018: Provided, That not to exceed $7,650 shall be for 

23 official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

24 further, That security service fees authorized under section 

25 44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited 

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1 to this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be 

2 available only for aviation security: Provided further, That 

3 the sum appropriated under this heading from the general 

4 fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such 

5 offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2017 

6 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 

7 the general fund estimated at not more than 

8 $4,975,047,000. 

9 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

10 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu11 rity Administration for procurement, construction, and 

12 improvements, $206,093,000, to remain available until 

13 September 30, 2019. 

14 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

15 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu16 rity Administration for research and development, 

17 $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 

18 COAST GUARD

19 OPERATING EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses for the operations and main21 tenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; 

22 purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor ve23 hicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or 

24 lease of small boats for contingent and emergent require25 ments (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and 

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1 repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total 

2 of $31,000,000; purchase or lease of boats necessary for 

3 overseas deployments and activities; purchase, lease, or 

4 improvement of other equipment (at a unit cost of not 

5 more than $250,000); minor shore construction projects 

6 not exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost on any location; 

7 payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 

8 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and 

9 welfare; $7,079,628,000; of which $502,692,000 shall be 

10 for defense-related activities, of which $162,692,000 is 

11 designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op12 erations/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; of which $24,500,000 shall 

15 be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 

16 out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution 

17 Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which 

18 $11,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

19 2019, of which $6,000,000 is solely for grants authorized 

20 by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (46 U.S.C. 

21 4502(i) and (j)) and $5,000,000 is to meet the obligations 

22 specified in 14 U.S.C. 98(b): Provided, That not to exceed 

23 $23,000 shall be for official reception and representation 

24 expenses. 

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1 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the environ3 mental compliance and restoration functions of the Coast 

4 Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 

5 $13,315,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2021. 

7 RESERVE TRAINING

8 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve; 

9 operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard Reserve 

10 Program; personnel and training costs; and equipment 

11 and services; $112,302,000. 

12 ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

13 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for acqui14 sition, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids 

15 to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at De16 partment of Defense installations used by the Coast 

17 Guard), vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 

18 thereto, $1,370,007,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be 

19 derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 

20 out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution 

21 Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which 

22 $1,256,655,000 shall be available until September 30, 

23 2021, of which $95,000,000 shall be immediately available 

24 and allotted to contract for long lead time materials for 

25 the tenth National Security Cutter notwithstanding the 

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1 availability of funds for production or post-production 

2 costs. 

3 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

4 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for re5 search, development, test, and evaluation; and for mainte6 nance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 

7 equipment; $36,319,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2019, of which $500,000 shall be derived from 

9 the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the pur10 poses of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 

11 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may 

12 be credited to and used for the purposes of this appropria13 tion funds received from State and local governments, 

14 other public authorities, private sources, and foreign coun15 tries for expenses incurred for research, development, test16 ing, and evaluation. 

17 RETIRED PAY

18 For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 

19 otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur20 pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 

21 Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca22 reer status bonuses, concurrent receipts, and combat-re23 lated special compensation, and payments for medical care 

24 of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 

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1 55 of title 10, United States Code, $1,666,940,000, to re2 main available until expended. 

3 UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

4 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

5 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 

6 Service for operations and support, including purchase of 

7 not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use for replace8 ment only; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of 

9 motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; 

10 rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, fencing, 

11 lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or 

12 other property not in Government ownership or control, 

13 as may be necessary to perform protective functions; con14 duct of and participation in firearms matches; presen15 tation of awards; conduct of behavioral research in sup16 port of protective intelligence and operations; payment in 

17 advance for commercial accommodations as may be nec18 essary to perform protective functions; and payment, with19 out regard to section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, 

20 of subsistence expenses of employees who are on protective 

21 missions, whether at or away from their duty stations; 

22 $1,821,451,000; of which $42,966,000 shall remain avail23 able until September 30, 2018, of which $6,000,000 shall 

24 be for a grant for activities related to investigations of 

25 missing and exploited children; and of which not less than 

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1 $13,869,000 shall be for activities related to training in 

2 electronic crimes investigations and forensics: Provided, 

3 That not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception 

4 and representation expenses: Provided further, That not 

5 to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance 

6 and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations 

7 in counterfeit investigations. 

8 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

9 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 

10 Service for procurement, construction, and improvements, 

11 $90,627,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2019. 

13 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

14 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 

15 Service for research and development, $2,500,000, to re16 main available until September 30, 2018. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

18 SEC. 201. (a) For fiscal year 2017, the overtime limi19 tation prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 

20 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $45,000; and not21 withstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 

22 appropriated by this Act shall be available to compensate 

23 any employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 

24 overtime, from whatever source, in an amount that ex25 ceeds such limitation, except in individual cases deterMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 mined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the des2 ignee of the Secretary, to be necessary for national secu3 rity purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases of 

4 immigration emergencies. 

5 (b) None of the funds made available by this Act for 

6 the following accounts shall be available to compensate 

7 any employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess 

8 of $45,000: 

9 (1) ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce10 ment—Operations and Support’’, except that the 

11 Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of 

12 the Secretary, may waive such amount as necessary 

13 for national security purposes and in cases of immi14 gration emergencies. 

15 (2) ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations 

16 and Support’’, except that the Secretary of Home17 land Security, or the designee of the Secretary, may 

18 waive such amount as necessary for national security 

19 purposes. 

20 SEC. 202. Funding made available under the heading 

21 ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and 

22 Support’’ and ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection— 

23 Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ shall be 

24 available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain 

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1 operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puer2 to Rico in addition to funding provided by 48 U.S.C. 740. 

3 SEC. 203. No U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

4 aircraft or other related equipment, with the exception of 

5 aircraft that are one of a kind and have been identified 

6 as excess to U.S. Customs and Border Protection require7 ments and aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, 

8 shall be transferred to any other Federal agency, depart9 ment, or office outside of the Department of Homeland 

10 Security during fiscal year 2017 without prior notice to 

11 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

12 House of Representatives. 

13 SEC. 204. As authorized by section 601(b) of the 

14 United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Im15 plementation Act (Public Law 112–42), fees collected 

16 from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an ad17 jacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Con18 solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 

19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended. 

20 SEC. 205. For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. Cus21 toms and Border Protection—Operations and Support’’, 

22 $31,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be re23 duced by amounts collected and credited to this appropria24 tion from amounts authorized to be collected by section 

25 286(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

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1 1356(i)), section 10412 of the Farm Security and Rural 

2 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 

3 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 

4 2015, or other such authorizing language: Provided, That 

5 to the extent that amounts realized from such collections 

6 exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of 

7 $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to re8 main available until expended. 

9 SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this 

10 Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used 

11 to prevent an individual not in the business of importing 

12 a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) 

13 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from im14 porting a prescription drug from Canada that complies 

15 with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, 

16 That this section shall apply only to individuals trans17 porting on their person a personal-use quantity of the pre18 scription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided 

19 further, That the prescription drug may not be— 

20 (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 

21 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

22 802); or 

23 (2) a biological product, as defined in section 

24 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

25 262). 

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1 SEC. 207. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 

3 shall be used to approve a waiver of the navigation and 

4 vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) for 

5 the transportation of crude oil distributed from and to the 

6 Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Home7 land Security, after consultation with the Secretaries of 

8 the Departments of Energy and Transportation and rep9 resentatives from the United States flag maritime indus10 try, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of United 

11 States flag vessels: Provided, That the Secretary shall no12 tify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 

13 the House of Representatives, the Committee on Com14 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 

15 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

16 House of Representatives within 2 business days of any 

17 request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection 

18 laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) and the disposition of 

19 such requests. 

20 SEC. 208. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment 

21 of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

22 not— 

23 (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any 

24 new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the 

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1 Southern border or the Northern border at a land 

2 port of entry; or 

3 (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition 

4 of a border crossing fee. 

5 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’ 

6 means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and 

7 passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay 

8 for the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the 

9 Northern border at a land port of entry. 

10 SEC. 209. Without regard to the limitation as to time 

11 and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary 

12 may reprogram and transfer funds within and into ‘‘U.S. 

13 Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and 

14 Support’’ as necessary to ensure the detention of aliens 

15 prioritized for removal. 

16 SEC. 210. None of the funds provided under the 

17 heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 

18 Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue a dele19 gation of law enforcement authority authorized under sec20 tion 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

21 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security 

22 Inspector General determines that the terms of the agree23 ment governing the delegation of authority have been ma24 terially violated. 

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1 SEC. 211. None of the funds provided under the 

2 heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 

3 Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue any 

4 contract for the provision of detention services if the two 

5 most recent overall performance evaluations received by 

6 the contracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the 

7 equivalent median score in any subsequent performance 

8 evaluation system. 

9 SEC. 212. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act, the Director of U.S. Immigration 

11 and Customs Enforcement shall submit to the Committees 

12 on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep13 resentatives a comprehensive plan for immigration data 

14 improvement. 

15 (b) The plan required in subsection (a) shall in16 clude— 

17 (1) an action plan detailing necessary engage18 ment with Federal partners, major milestones, and 

19 an estimated timeline for each of the major mile20 stones leading to completion of the plan; 

21 (2) a staffing plan, detailing the positions and 

22 titles for both Federal and contract staff necessary 

23 to execute the plan; and 

24 (3) an estimate of the funding necessary to im25 plement the plan. 

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1 SEC. 213. Members of the United States House of 

2 Representatives and the United States Senate, including 

3 the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commis4 sions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under 

5 Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the Department 

6 of Homeland Security; the United States Attorney Gen7 eral, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys Gen8 eral, and the United States Attorneys; and senior mem9 bers of the Executive Office of the President, including 

10 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 

11 shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage 

12 screening. 

13 SEC. 214. Any award by the Transportation Security 

14 Administration to deploy explosives detection systems 

15 shall be based on risk, the airport’s current reliance on 

16 other screening solutions, lobby congestion resulting in in17 creased security concerns, high injury rates, airport readi18 ness, and increased cost effectiveness. 

19 SEC. 215. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, 

20 United States Code, for fiscal year 2017, any funds in 

21 the Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section 

22 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used 

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1 ments for the purpose of funding projects described in sec2 tion 44923(a) of such title. 

3 SEC. 216. The reporting requirement in the ninth 

4 proviso under the heading ‘‘Transportation Security Ad5 ministration—Aviation Security’’ in the Department of 

6 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 

7 114–113), shall apply in fiscal year 2017, except that the 

8 reference to ‘‘this Act’’ shall be treated as referring to this 

9 Act. 

10 SEC. 217. None of the funds made available by this 

11 or any other Act may be used by the Administrator of 

12 the Transportation Security Administration to implement, 

13 administer, or enforce, in abrogation of the responsibility 

14 described in section 44903(n)(1) of title 49, United States 

15 Code, any requirement that airport operators provide air16 port-financed staffing to monitor exit points from the ster17 ile area of any airport at which the Transportation Secu18 rity Administration provided such monitoring as of De19 cember 1, 2013. 

20 SEC. 218. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating Ex22 penses’’ shall be for expenses incurred for recreational ves23 sels under section 12114 of title 46, United States Code, 

24 except to the extent fees are collected from owners of 

25 yachts and credited to the appropriation made available 

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1 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating 

2 Expenses’’: Provided, That to the extent such fees are in3 sufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel docu4 mentation under such section 12114, and there is a back5 log of recreational vessel applications, then personnel per6 forming non-recreational vessel documentation functions 

7 under subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, United 

8 States Code, may perform documentation under section 

9 12114. 

10 SEC. 219. Without regard to the limitation as to time 

11 and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 

12 30, up to $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from 

13 the Military Pay and Allowances funding category within 

14 ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating Expenses’’ in accordance with 

15 subsection (a) of section 503. 

16 SEC. 220. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

17 to reduce the Coast Guard’s Operations Systems Center 

18 mission or its government-employed or contract staff lev19 els. 

20 SEC. 221. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

21 may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, 

22 a competition under Office of Management and Budget 

23 Circular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the 

24 Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 

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1 SEC. 222. Funds made available in this Act may be 

2 used to alter operations within the Civil Engineering Pro3 gram of the Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engi4 neering units, facilities design and construction centers, 

5 maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast 

6 Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided 

7 in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any 

8 civil engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a 

9 statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 223. Funds made available under this heading 

11 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter12 rorism may be allocated by program, project, and activity, 

13 notwithstanding section 503 of this Act. 

14 SEC. 224. The United States Secret Service is au15 thorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse16 ments from Federal agencies and entities, as defined in 

17 section 105 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel 

18 receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley 

19 Training Center, except that total obligations at the end 

20 of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary re21 sources available under the heading ‘‘United States Secret 

22 Service—Operations and Support’’ at the end of the fiscal 

23 year. 

24 SEC. 225. None of the funds made available to the 

25 United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 

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1 appropriations Acts may be made available for the protec2 tion of the head of a Federal agency other than the Sec3 retary of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Director 

4 of the Secret Service may enter into agreements to provide 

5 such protection on a fully reimbursable basis. 

6 SEC. 226. None of the funds made available to the 

7 United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 

8 appropriations Acts may be obligated for the purpose of 

9 opening a new permanent domestic or overseas office or 

10 location unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 

11 Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 15 

12 days in advance of such obligation. 

13 SEC. 227. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this 

14 Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within 

15 ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’. 

16 SEC. 228. Funding made available in this Act for 

17 ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ 

18 is available for travel of United States Secret Service em19 ployees on protective missions without regard to the limi20 tations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 

21 the Director of the United States Secret Service or a des22 ignee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 

23 Senate and the House of Representatives 10 or more days 

24 in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such ex25 penditures. 

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1 TITLE III 

2 PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 

3 RECOVERY 

4 NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE

5 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

6 For necessary expenses of the National Protection 

7 and Programs Directorate for operations and support, 

8 $1,372,268,000, of which $117,148,000 shall remain 

9 available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not 

10 to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and rep11 resentation expenses: Provided further, That of the funds 

12 provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be with13 held from obligation until the Secretary of Homeland Se14 curity complies with section 301 of this Act. 

15 FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

16 The revenues and collections of security fees credited 

17 to this account shall be available until expended for nec18 essary expenses related to the protection of federally 

19 owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the 

20 Federal Protective Service. 

21 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

22 For necessary expenses of the National Protection 

23 and Programs Directorate for procurement, construction, 

24 and improvements, $440,035,000, to remain available 

25 until September 30, 2018. 

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1 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

2 For necessary expenses of the National Protection 

3 and Programs Directorate for research and development, 

4 $6,469,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 

5 OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS

6 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Af8 fairs for operations and support, $123,548,000, of which 

9 $16,161,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

10 2018: Provided, That of the funds provided under this 

11 heading, $2,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for 

12 Mission Support until the Chief Medical Officer complies 

13 with section 302 of this Act: Provided further, That the 

14 Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer up to 

15 $2,000,000 from the funds provided under this heading 

16 to ‘‘Science and Technology Directorate—Research and 

17 Development’’ for the purpose of advancing early detection 

18 capabilities related to a bioterrorism event. 

19 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

20 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

21 For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 

22 Management Agency for operations and support, 

23 $1,048,551,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 

24 shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 

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1 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

2 For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 

3 Management Agency for procurement, construction, and 

4 improvements, $35,273,000, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2018. 

6 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

7 For activities of the Federal Emergency Management 

8 Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, 

9 cooperative agreements, and other activities, 

10 $2,983,458,000, which shall be allocated as follows: 

11 (1) $467,000,000 for the State Homeland Secu12 rity Grant Program under section 2004 of the 

13 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of 

14 which $55,000,000 shall be for Operation 

15 Stonegarden: Provided, That notwithstanding sub16 section (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 

17 2017, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make 

18 available to local and tribal governments amounts 

19 provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under 

20 this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) 

21 of such section 2004. 

22 (2) $605,000,000 for the Urban Area Security 

23 Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Secu24 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which 

25 $25,000,000 shall be for organizations (as described 

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1 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

2 Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 

3 501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of 

4 Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist 

5 attack. 

6 (3) $100,000,000 for Public Transportation Se7 curity Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and 

8 Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sec9 tions 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing 

10 Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 

11 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which 

12 $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and 

13 $2,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: 

14 Provided, That such public transportation security 

15 assistance shall be provided directly to public trans16 portation agencies. 

17 (4) $100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in 

18 accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107. 

19 (5) $690,000,000, to remain available until 

20 September 30, 2018, of which $345,000,000 shall be 

21 for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and 

22 $345,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate 

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1 vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 

2 and 2229a). 

3 (6) $350,000,000 for emergency management 

4 performance grants under the National Flood Insur5 ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001), the Robert T. 

6 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

7 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Hazards Re8 duction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), 6 U.S.C. 

9 762, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 

10 U.S.C. App.). 

11 (7) $100,000,000 for the National Predisaster 

12 Mitigation Fund under section 203 of the Robert T. 

13 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to remain available until ex15 pended. 

16 (8) $177,531,000 for necessary expenses for 

17 Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addi18 tion to and to supplement any other sums appro19 priated under the National Flood Insurance Fund, 

20 and such additional sums as may be provided by 

21 States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared 

22 mapping activities under 42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2), to 

23 remain available until expended. 

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1 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331), 

2 to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

3 not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for total adminis4 trative costs. 

5 (10) $273,927,000 to sustain current oper6 ations for training, exercises, technical assistance, 

7 and other programs. 

8 DISASTER RELIEF FUND

9 For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert 

10 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $7,328,515,000, to remain avail12 able until expended, of which $6,713,000,000 shall be for 

13 major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Staf14 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and is designated by the Congress 

16 as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 

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

18 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

20 For activities under the National Flood Insurance 

21 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster 

22 Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the 

23 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 

24 (Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Home25 owner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public 

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1 Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), $181,799,000, to remain 

2 available until September 30, 2018, which shall be derived 

3 from offsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) 

4 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

5 4015(d)); of which $13,436,000 shall be available for mis6 sion support associated with flood management; and of 

7 which $168,363,000 shall be available for flood plain man8 agement and flood mapping: Provided, That any addi9 tional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the 

10 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

11 4015(d)) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 

12 account, to be available for flood plain management and 

13 flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2017, 

14 no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insur15 ance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood In16 surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of— 

17 (1) $147,042,000 for operating expenses and 

18 salaries and expenses associated with flood insurance 

19 operations; 

20 (2) $1,123,000,000 for commissions and taxes 

21 of agents; 

22 (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 

23 Treasury borrowings; and 

24 (4) $175,061,000, which shall remain available 

25 until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for 

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1 flood mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the 

2 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

3 4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 

4 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017): 

5 Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 

6 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 

7 U.S.C. 4012a) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood 

8 Insurance Act of 1968 shall be deposited in the National 

9 Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts speci10 fied as available for section 1366 of the National Flood 

11 Insurance Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), 

12 section 1366(e), and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 

13 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 

14 4104d(b)(1)–(3)): Provided further, That total administra15 tive costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total appropria16 tion: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 is available 

17 to carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance 

18 Affordability Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033). 

19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 301. The Secretary of Homeland Security, or 

22 the designee of the Secretary, shall brief the Committees 

23 on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep24 resentatives on plans to— 

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1 (1) implement a facial recognition matching ca2 pability for Automated Biometric Identification Sys3 tem holdings, including the ability to search, store, 

4 and match, that is independent of other biometric 

5 modalities but scalable for future needs; 

6 (2) accelerate the development of multi-modal 

7 biometric capability (Homeland Advanced Recogni8 tion Technology Increment 2) to ensure that full 

9 multi-modal capability is available for stakeholders 

10 by the end of fiscal year 2018; 

11 (3) establish a new, equitable governance struc12 ture in fiscal year 2017 that ensures stakeholder 

13 mission requirements are prioritized for implementa14 tion, to include— 

15 (A) a project plan and capability execution 

16 schedule for each stakeholder mission; 

17 (B) stakeholder management of all re18 quests for services; 

19 (C) a weighted on-boarding process for 

20 new requirements and priorities; and 

21 (D) an executive stakeholder review proc22 ess; and 

23 (4) demonstrate new agile projects focused on 

24 the ability to fuse biographic intelligence information 

25 with biometric data. 

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1 SEC. 302. The Chief Medical Officer shall submit a 

2 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

3 and the House of Representatives that includes— 

4 (1) a comprehensive strategy and project plan 

5 to advance the Nation’s early detection capabilities 

6 related to a bioterrorism event; 

7 (2) a description of the responsibilities of the 

8 Office of Health Affairs, Science and Technology Di9 rectorate, and other departmental components as ap10 propriate for implementing such strategy; 

11 (3) a description of technical and operational 

12 programmatic efficiencies to be gained by replacing 

13 or enhancing the current BioWatch system; 

14 (4) specific timelines and benchmarks for imple15 mentation of a new or enhanced system, including, 

16 but not limited to— 

17 (A) a mission needs statement; 

18 (B) operational requirements documents; 

19 (C) key performance parameters; 

20 (D) a test and evaluation master plan; and 

21 (E) an acquisition plan and strategy; 

22 (5) an expenditure plan for fiscal year 2017 ac23 tivities that advance the Nation’s early detection ca24 pabilities related to a bioterrorism event; and 

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1 (6) detailed cost estimates for not less than 5 

2 years for the development of a new or enhanced 

3 BioWatch system. 

4 SEC. 303. Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(11) of 

5 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) 

6 or any other provision of law, not more than 5 percent 

7 of the amount of a grant made available in paragraphs 

8 (1) through (4) under ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 

9 Agency—Federal Assistance’’, may be used by the grantee 

10 for expenses directly related to administration of the 

11 grant. 

12 SEC. 304. Applications for grants under the heading 

13 ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal As14 sistance’’, for paragraphs (1) through (4), shall be made 

15 available to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall 

17 submit applications not later than 80 days after the grant 

18 announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal 

19 Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days 

20 after the receipt of an application. 

21 SEC. 305. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 

22 Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants 

23 under paragraphs (1) through (4), the Administrator of 

24 the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief 

25 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

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1 House of Representatives 5 full business days in advance 

2 of announcing publicly the intention of making an award. 

3 SEC. 306. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 

4 Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants 

5 under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of commu6 nications towers is not considered construction of a build7 ing or other physical facility. 

8 SEC. 307. Notwithstanding section 509 of this Act, 

9 the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

10 Agency may use the funds provided under the heading 

11 ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal As12 sistance’’ in paragraph (10) to acquire real property for 

13 the purpose of establishing or appropriately extending the 

14 security buffer zones around Federal Emergency Manage15 ment Agency training facilities. 

16 SEC. 308. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law— 

18 (1) grants awarded to States along the South19 west Border of the United States under sections 

20 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

21 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) using funds provided under 

22 the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 

23 Agency—Federal Assistance’’ for grants under para24 graph (1) in this Act, or under the heading ‘‘Federal 

25 Emergency Management Agency—State and Local 

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1 Programs’’ in Public Law 114–4, division F of Pub2 lic Law 113–76, or division D of Public Law 113– 

3 6 may be used by recipients or sub-recipients for 

4 costs, or reimbursement of costs, related to pro5 viding humanitarian relief to unaccompanied alien 

6 children and alien adults accompanied by an alien 

7 minor where they are encountered after entering the 

8 United States, provided that such costs were in9 curred between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 

10 2014, or during the award period of performance; 

11 and 

12 (2) grants awarded to States under section 

13 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

14 U.S.C. 605) using funds provided under the heading 

15 ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal 

16 Assistance’’ for grants under paragraph (1) in this 

17 Act may be used by recipients or sub-recipients for 

18 costs, or reimbursement of costs, related to public 

19 safety in support of a State declaration of emer20 gency. 

21 SEC. 309. The reporting requirements in paragraphs 

22 (1) and (2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Man23 agement Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the Depart24 ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 

25 (Public Law 114–4) shall be applied in fiscal year 2017 

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1 with respect to budget year 2018 and current fiscal year 

2 2017, respectively, by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ for 

3 ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ in paragraph (1). 

4 SEC. 310. The Administrator of the Federal Emer5 gency Management Agency shall transfer $56,872,752 in 

6 unobligated balances made available for the appropriations 

7 account for ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency— 

8 Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account’’ by 

9 section 4502 of Public Law 110–28 to the appropriations 

10 account for ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency— 

11 Disaster Relief Fund’’: Provided, That amounts trans12 ferred to such account under this section shall be available 

13 for any authorized purpose of such account: Provided fur14 ther, That amounts transferred pursuant to this section 

15 that were previously designated by the Congress as an 

16 emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu17 tion on the budget are designated by the Congress as an 

18 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

19 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be transferred only 

21 if the President subsequently so designates the entire 

22 transfer and transmits such designation to the Congress. 

23 SEC. 311. Notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 

24 5170c(b)(2)(B)(ii), the Administrator of the Federal 

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1 tion of an earthen levee by a State, local, or tribal govern2 ment on covered hazard mitigation land: Provided, That 

3 such construction constitutes part of a flood control 

4 project, is constructed of naturally-occurring materials, 

5 and conforms to other criteria as established by the Ad6 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen7 cy through policy. 

8 SEC. 312. The aggregate charges assessed during fis9 cal year 2017, as authorized in title III of the Depart10 ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel11 opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 

12 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 per13 cent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of 

14 Homeland Security to be necessary for its Radiological 

15 Emergency Preparedness Program for the next fiscal year: 

16 Provided, That the methodology for assessment and collec17 tion of fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect 

18 costs of providing such services, including administrative 

19 costs of collecting such fees: Provided further, That such 

20 fees shall be deposited in a Radiological Emergency Pre21 paredness Program account as offsetting collections and 

22 will become available for authorized purposes on October 

23 1, 2017, and remain available until expended. 

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1 TITLE IV 

2 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 

3 SERVICES 

4 U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

5 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

6 For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Im7 migration Services for operations and support of the E8 Verify Program, $103,912,000. 

9 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

10 For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Im11 migration Services for procurement, construction, and im12 provements of the E-Verify Program, $15,227,000. 

13 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS

14 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

15 For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce16 ment Training Centers for operations and support, includ17 ing the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police18 type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services 

19 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

20 Code, $242,518,000, of which up to $50,748,000 shall re21 main available until September 30, 2018, and of which 

22 $27,553,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

23 2019: Provided, That not to exceed $7,180 shall be for 

24 official reception and representation expenses. 

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1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

2 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

3 For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech4 nology Directorate for operations and support, including 

5 the purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, 

6 $311,122,000, of which $182,334,000 shall remain avail7 able until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not to ex8 ceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representa9 tion expenses. 

10 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

11 For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech12 nology Directorate for research and development, 

13 $470,624,000, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2019. 

15 DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE

16 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

17 For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear De18 tection Office for operations and support, $50,042,000: 

19 Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official 

20 reception and representation expenses. 

21 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

22 For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear De23 tection Office for procurement, construction, and improve24 ments, $101,053,000, to remain available until September 

25 30, 2019. 

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1 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

2 For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear De3 tection Office for research and development, 

4 $155,061,000, to remain available until September 30, 

5 2019. 

6 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

7 For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear De8 tection Office for Federal assistance through grants, con9 tracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, 

10 $46,328,000, to remain available until September 30, 

11 2019. 

12 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

13 SEC. 401. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

14 law, funds otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship 

15 and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, 

16 equip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement 

17 only, for areas where the Administrator of General Serv18 ices does not provide vehicles for lease: Provided, That the 

19 Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 

20 may authorize employees who are assigned to those areas 

21 to use such vehicles to travel between the employees’ resi22 dences and places of employment. 

23 SEC. 402. None of the funds made available in this 

24 Act may be used by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

25 Services to grant an immigration benefit unless the results 

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1 of background checks required by law to be completed 

2 prior to the granting of the benefit have been received by 

3 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the re4 sults do not preclude the granting of the benefit. 

5 SEC. 403. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

6 may be used to process or approve a competition under 

7 Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for serv8 ices provided by employees (including employees serving 

9 on a temporary or term basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Im10 migration Services of the Department of Homeland Secu11 rity who are known as Immigration Information Officers, 

12 Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, 

13 Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers. 

14 SEC. 404. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of 

15 title 8, United States Code, of the funds deposited into 

16 the Immigration Examinations Fee Account, up to 

17 $10,000,000 may be allocated by U.S. Citizenship and Im18 migration Services in fiscal year 2017 for the purpose of 

19 providing an immigrant integration grants program. 

20 (b) None of the funds made available to U.S. Citizen21 ship and Immigration Services for grants for immigrant 

22 integration under subsection (a) or (c) may be used to pro23 vide services to aliens who have not been lawfully admitted 

24 for permanent residence. 

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1 (c) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

2 Services is authorized in fiscal year 2017, and in each fis3 cal year thereafter, to solicit, accept, administer, and uti4 lize gifts, including donations of property, for the purpose 

5 of providing an immigrant integration grants program and 

6 related activities to promote citizenship and immigrant in7 tegration: Provided, That all sums received under this sub8 section shall be deposited in a separate account in the gen9 eral fund of the Treasury to be known as the ‘‘Citizenship 

10 Gift and Bequest Account’’: Provided further, That all 

11 funds deposited into the Citizenship Gift and Bequest Ac12 count shall remain available until expended, and shall be 

13 available in addition to any funds appropriated or other14 wise made available for an immigrant integration grants 

15 program or other activities to promote citizenship and im16 migrant integration. 

17 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 

18 the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security under 

19 section 507 of the Department of Homeland Security Ap20 propriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–90) or any other 

21 law with respect to the solicitation and acceptance of gifts. 

22 SEC. 405. The Director of the Federal Law Enforce23 ment Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds 

24 to Federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred 

25 participating in training accreditation. 

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1 SEC. 406. The Director of the Federal Law Enforce2 ment Training Centers shall schedule basic or advanced 

3 law enforcement training, or both, at all four training fa4 cilities under the control of the Federal Law Enforcement 

5 Training Centers to ensure that such training facilities are 

6 operated at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal 

7 year. 

8 SEC. 407. The Federal Law Enforcement Training 

9 Accreditation Board, including representatives from the 

10 Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal ac11 creditation experts involved in law enforcement training, 

12 shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accredita13 tion process to continue the implementation of measuring 

14 and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law 

15 enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. 

16 SEC. 408. (a) There is to be established a ‘‘Federal 

17 Law Enforcement Training Centers—Procurement, Con18 struction, and Improvements’’ appropriations account for 

19 planning, operational development, engineering, and pur20 chases prior to sustainment and for information tech21 nology-related procurement, construction, and improve22 ments, including non-tangible assets of the Federal Law 

23 Enforcement Training Centers. 

24 (b) The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 

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1 tablished by subsection (a) from Government agencies re2 questing the construction of special use facilities, as au3 thorized by the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535(b)): Pro4 vided, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Cen5 ters maintain administrative control and ownership upon 

6 completion of the facility. 

7 SEC. 409. The functions of the Federal Law Enforce8 ment Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified 

9 as inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal 

10 Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 

11 note). 

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1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

5 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

6 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

7 SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 

8 of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropria9 tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred 

10 to appropriation accounts for such activities established 

11 pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the 

12 applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be ac13 counted for as one fund for the same time period as origi14 nally enacted. 

15 SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

16 provided by previous appropriations Acts to the compo17 nents in or transferred to the Department of Homeland 

18 Security that remain available for obligation or expendi19 ture in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any accounts 

20 in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec21 tion of fees available to the components funded by this 

22 Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

23 through a reprogramming of funds that— 

24 (1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or 

25 activity, or increases funds for any program, project, 

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1 or activity for which funds have been denied or re2 stricted by the Congress; 

3 (2) contracts out any function or activity pres4 ently performed by Federal employees or any new 

5 function or activity proposed to be performed by 

6 Federal employees in the President’s budget pro7 posal for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of 

8 Homeland Security; 

9 (3) augments funding for existing programs, 

10 projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 

11 percent, whichever is less; 

12 (4) reduces funding for any program, project, 

13 or activity, or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent 

14 or more; 

15 (5) reorganizes components; or 

16 (6) results from any general savings from a re17 duction in personnel that would result in a change 

18 in funding levels for programs, projects, or activities 

19 as approved by the Congress, 

20 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

21 and the House of Representatives are notified at least 15 

22 days in advance of such reprogramming. 

23 (b) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made avail24 able for the current fiscal year for the Department of 

25 Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous 

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1 appropriations Acts may be transferred between such ap2 propriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the 

3 Senate and the House of Representatives are notified at 

4 least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but no such 

5 appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 

6 shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such trans7 fer. 

8 (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), no funds 

9 shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between ap10 propriations based upon an initial notification provided 

11 after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances that 

12 imminently threaten the safety of human life or the pro13 tection of property. 

14 (d) The notification thresholds and procedures set 

15 forth in subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to any 

16 use of deobligated balances of funds provided in previous 

17 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts. 

18 (e) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary of 

19 Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established 

20 by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from appro21 priations available to the Department of Homeland Secu22 rity: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Com23 mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 

24 of Representatives 5 days in advance of such transfer. 

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1 SEC. 504. The Department of Homeland Security 

2 Working Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 

3 403 of Public Law 103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall 

4 continue operations as a permanent working capital fund 

5 for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That none of the funds ap6 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

7 of Homeland Security may be used to make payments to 

8 the Working Capital Fund, except for the activities and 

9 amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2017 budg10 et: Provided further, That funds provided to the Working 

11 Capital Fund shall be available for obligation until ex12 pended to carry out the purposes of the Working Capital 

13 Fund: Provided further, That all departmental components 

14 shall be charged only for direct usage of each Working 

15 Capital Fund service: Provided further, That funds pro16 vided to the Working Capital Fund shall be used only for 

17 purposes consistent with the contributing component: Pro18 vided further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be 

19 paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return 

20 the full cost of each service: Provided further, That the 

21 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

22 House of Representatives shall be notified of any activity 

23 added to or removed from the fund: Provided further, That 

24 for any activity added to the fund, the notification shall 

25 identify sources of funds by program, project, and activity: 

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1 Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the 

2 Department of Homeland Security shall submit a quar3 terly execution report with activity-level detail, not later 

4 than 30 days after the end of each quarter. 

5 SEC. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

6 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

7 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2017, as re8 corded in the financial records at the time of a reprogram9 ming notification, but not later than June 30, 2018, from 

10 appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ and for 

11 ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating Expenses’’, and salaries and 

12 expenses for ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, 

13 and Improvements’’ and ‘‘Coast Guard—Reserve Train14 ing’’ for fiscal year 2017 in this Act shall remain available 

15 through September 30, 2018, in the account and for the 

16 purposes for which the appropriations were provided: Pro17 vided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, a notifi18 cation shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria19 tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives in 

20 accordance with section 503 of this Act. 

21 SEC. 506. Funds made available by this Act for intel22 ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 

23 by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na24 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 

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1 year 2017 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intel2 ligence activities for fiscal year 2017. 

3 SEC. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 

4 or the designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Commit5 tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

6 Representatives at least 3 full business days in advance 

7 of— 

8 (1) making or awarding a grant allocation, 

9 grant, contract, other transaction agreement, or task 

10 or delivery order on a Department of Homeland Se11 curity multiple award contract, or to issue a letter 

12 of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000; 

13 (2) awarding a task or delivery order requiring 

14 an obligation of funds in an amount greater than 

15 $10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Home16 land Security funds; 

17 (3) making a sole-source grant award; or 

18 (4) announcing publicly the intention to make 

19 or award items under paragraph (1), (2), or (3), in20 cluding a contract covered by the Federal Acquisi21 tion Regulation. 

22 (b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 

23 that compliance with this section would pose a substantial 

24 risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be 

25 made without notification, and the Secretary shall notify 

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1 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

2 House of Representatives not later than 5 full business 

3 days after such an award is made or letter issued. 

4 (c) A notification under this section— 

5 (1) may not involve funds that are not available 

6 for obligation; and 

7 (2) shall include the amount of the award; the 

8 fiscal year for which the funds for the award were 

9 appropriated; the type of contract; and the account 

10 from which the funds are being drawn. 

11 SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

12 law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad13 ditional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 

14 locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal 

15 law enforcement training without advance notification to 

16 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

17 House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law 

18 Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the 

19 temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, 

20 or other agreement for training that cannot be accommo21 dated in existing Center facilities. 

22 SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or other23 wise made available by this Act may be used for expenses 

24 for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 

25 project for which a prospectus otherwise required under 

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1 chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has not been 

2 approved, except that necessary funds may be expended 

3 for each project for required expenses for the development 

4 of a proposed prospectus. 

5 SEC. 510. Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Depart6 ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (di7 vision E of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 

8 2074) shall apply with respect to funds made available in 

9 this Act in the same manner as such sections applied to 

10 funds made available in that Act. 

11 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act may be used in contravention of the applicable provi13 sions of the Buy American Act: Provided, That for pur14 poses of the preceding sentence, the term ‘‘Buy American 

15 Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 

17 Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required 

18 by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

19 (8 U.S.C. 1448). 

20 SEC. 513. Section 519 of division F of Public Law 

21 114–113, regarding a prohibition on funding for any posi22 tion designated as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply 

23 with respect to funds made available in this Act in the 

24 same manner as such section applied to funds made avail25 able in that Act. 

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1 SEC. 514. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act 

2 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Until Sep4 tember 30, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘Until September 

5 30, 2017,’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘September 

7 30, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017,’’. 

8 SEC. 515. None of the funds made available in this 

9 Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or devel10 oping a national identification card. 

11 SEC. 516. Any official that is required by this Act 

12 to report or to certify to the Committees on Appropria13 tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives may 

14 not delegate such authority to perform that act unless spe15 cifically authorized herein. 

16 SEC. 517. None of the funds appropriated or other17 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 

18 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 

19 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 

20 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 

21 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 

22 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

23 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 

24 at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

25 Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

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1 SEC. 518. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees 

3 of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 

4 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Fed5 eral Regulations. 

6 SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be used to employ workers described in section 

8 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

9 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)). 

10 SEC. 520. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

12 made available by this Act may be used to pay award or 

13 incentive fees for contractor performance that has been 

14 judged to be below satisfactory performance or perform15 ance that does not meet the basic requirements of a con16 tract. 

17 SEC. 521. In developing any process to screen avia18 tion passengers and crews for transportation or national 

19 security purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

20 shall ensure that all such processes take into consideration 

21 such passengers’ and crews’ privacy and civil liberties con22 sistent with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance. 

23 SEC. 522. None of the funds appropriated or other24 wise made available by this Act may be used by the De25 partment of Homeland Security to enter into any Federal 

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1 contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance 

2 with the requirements of subtitle I of title 41, United 

3 States Code, or chapter 137 of title 10, United States 

4 Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such 

5 contract is otherwise authorized by statute to be entered 

6 into without regard to the above referenced statutes. 

7 SEC. 523. For an additional amount for ‘‘Manage8 ment Directorate—Procurement, Construction, and Im9 provements’’, $13,253,000, to remain available until ex10 pended, for necessary expenses to plan, acquire, design, 

11 construct, renovate, remediate, equip, furnish, improve in12 frastructure, and occupy buildings and facilities for the 

13 Department headquarters consolidation project. 

14 SEC. 524. (a) For an additional amount for financial 

15 systems modernization, $41,215,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2018. 

17 (b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for finan18 cial systems modernization may be transferred by the Sec19 retary of Homeland Security between appropriations for 

20 the same purpose, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act. 

21 (c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur 

22 until 15 days after the Committees on Appropriations of 

23 the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 

24 of such transfer. 

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1 SEC. 525. (a) None of the funds made available in 

2 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

3 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

4 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

5 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

6 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

7 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi8 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

9 SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this 

10 Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to 

11 facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi12 vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus13 pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless 

14 law enforcement personnel of the United States continu15 ously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 

16 SEC. 527. None of the funds made available in this 

17 Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance 

18 of more than 50 employees of a single component of the 

19 Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in 

20 the United States, at a single international conference un21 less the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, 

22 determines that such attendance is in the national interest 

23 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen24 ate and the House of Representatives within at least 10 

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1 mination: Provided, That for purposes of this section the 

2 term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a conference 

3 occurring outside of the United States attended by rep4 resentatives of the United States Government and of for5 eign governments, international organizations, or non6 governmental organizations: Provided further, That the 

7 total cost to the Department of Homeland Security of any 

8 such conference shall not exceed $500,000. 

9 SEC. 528. None of the funds made available in this 

10 Act may be used to reimburse any Federal department 

11 or agency for its participation in a National Special Secu12 rity Event. 

13 SEC. 529. None of the funds made available to the 

14 Department of Homeland Security by this or any other 

15 Act may be obligated for any structural pay reform that 

16 affects more than 100 full-time positions or costs more 

17 than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 

18 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Sec19 retary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notifi20 cation that includes— 

21 (1) the number of full-time positions affected by 

22 such change; 

23 (2) funding required for such change for the 

24 current year and through the Future Years Home25 land Security Program; 

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1 (3) justification for such change; and 

2 (4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to 

3 such change that were considered by the Depart4 ment. 

5 SEC. 530. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail6 able in this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

7 post on the public website of that agency any report re8 quired to be submitted by the Committees on Appropria9 tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives in 

10 this Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency 

11 that it shall serve the national interest. 

12 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

13 (1) the public posting of the report com14 promises homeland or national security; or 

15 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 

16 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

17 do so only after such report has been made available to 

18 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

19 House of Representatives for not less than 45 days except 

20 as otherwise specified in law. 

21 SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 

23 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 

24 ratification for the Treaty. 

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1 SEC. 532. Within 60 days of any budget submission 

2 for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 

3 2018 that assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from 

4 the previous year based on user fees proposals that have 

5 not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the 

6 budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide 

7 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

8 House of Representatives specific reductions in proposed 

9 discretionary budget authority commensurate with the 

10 revenues assumed in such proposals in the event that they 

11 are not enacted prior to October 1, 2017. 

12 SEC. 533. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ‘‘Op13 erations and Support’’ may be used for minor procure14 ment, construction, and improvements. 

15 (b) For purposes of subsection (a), ‘‘minor’’ refers 

16 to end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for per17 sonal property, and $2,000,000 or less for real property. 

18 (RESCISSIONS)

19 SEC. 534. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart20 ment of Homeland Security, the following funds are here21 by rescinded from the following accounts and programs 

22 in the specified amounts: Provided, That no amounts may 

23 be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the 

24 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a con25 current resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 

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1 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 

2 99–177): 

3 (1) $95,000,000 from Public Law 109–88; 

4 (2) $3,000,000 from unobligated prior year bal5 ances from ‘‘Office of the Chief Information Offi6 cer’’; 

7 (3) $31,293,000 from unobligated prior year 

8 balances from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec9 tion, Automation Modernization’’; 

10 (4) $21,150,000 from unobligated prior year 

11 balances from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec12 tion—Border Security, Fencing, Infrastructure, and 

13 Technology’’; 

14 (5) $21,450,000 from unobligated prior year 

15 balances from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec16 tion, Air and Marine Operations’’; 

17 (6) $20,690,000 from unobligated prior year 

18 balances from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec19 tion, Construction and Facilities Management’’; 

20 (7) $13,500,000 from Public Law 114–4 under 

21 the heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En22 forcement, Salaries and Expenses’’; 

23 (8) $45,000,000 from Public Law 114–113 

24 under the heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs 

25 Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses’’; 

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1 (9) $2,900,000 from unobligated prior year bal2 ances from ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En3 forcement, Construction’’; 

4 (10) $104,650,000 from Public Law 114–113 

5 under the heading ‘‘Transportation Security Admin6 istration—Aviation Security’’; 

7 (11) $2,582,000 from Public Law 114–113 

8 under the heading ‘‘Transportation Security Admin9 istration—Surface Transportation Security’’; 

10 (12) $9,930,000 from Public Law 114–113 

11 under the heading ‘‘Transportation Security Admin12 istration—Intelligence and Vetting’’; 

13 (13) $2,518,000 from Public Law 114–113 

14 under the heading ‘‘Transportation Security Admin15 istration, Transportation Security Support’’; 

16 (14) $4,200,000 from Public Law 113–6 under 

17 the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construc18 tion, and Improvements’’; 

19 (15) $19,300,000 from Public Law 113–76 

20 under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Con21 struction, and Improvements’’; 

22 (16) $16,500,000 from Public Law 114–4 

23 under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Con24 struction, and Improvements’’; 

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1 (17) $31,000,000 from Public Law 114–113 

2 under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Con3 struction, and Improvements’’; 

4 (18) $11,071,000 from unobligated prior year 

5 balances from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 

6 Agency, State and Local Programs’’ account 70 × 

7 0560; 

8 (19) $977,289 from Public Law 113–76 under 

9 the heading ‘‘Science and Technology—Research, 

10 Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’; 

11 (20) $5,000,000 from Public Law 114–4 under 

12 the heading ‘‘Science and Technology—Research, 

13 Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’; and 

14 (21) $1,522,711 from Public Law 114–113 

15 under the heading ‘‘Science and Technology—Re16 search, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’. 

17 (RESCISSIONS)

18 SEC. 535. Of the funds transferred to the Depart19 ment of Homeland Security when it was created in 2003, 

20 the following funds are hereby rescinded from the fol21 lowing accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 

22 (1) $277,827 from ‘‘Customs and Border Pro23 tection—Salaries and Expenses’’; 

24 (2) $621,375 from ‘‘Immigrations and Customs 

25 Enforcement’’; 

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1 (3) $84,268 from ‘‘Immigrations and Customs 

2 Enforcement—Violent Crime Fund’’; 

3 (4) $499,074 from ‘‘Transportation Security 

4 Administration—Salaries and Expenses’’; 

5 (5) $244,764 from ‘‘United States Coast 

6 Guard—Acquisition, Construction and Improve7 ments—IDS Aircraft’’; 

8 (6) $98,532 from ‘‘United States Coast 

9 Guard—Acquisition, Construction and Improve10 ments—IDS Vessels’’; and 

11 (7) $15,562 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Manage12 ment Association—Office of Domestic Prepared13 ness’’. 

14 (RESCISSION)

15 SEC. 536. The following unobligated balances made 

16 available to the Department of Homeland Security pursu17 ant to section 505 of the Department of Homeland Secu18 rity Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) are 

19 rescinded: 

20 (1) $45,676 from ‘‘Office of the Chief Financial 

21 Officer’’; 

22 (2) $28,726 from ‘‘Office of the Chief Informa23 tion Officer’’; 

24 (3) $73,013 from ‘‘Office of the Secretary and 

25 Executive Management’’; 

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1 (4) $475,792 from ‘‘Analysis and Operations’’; 

2 (5) $111,886 from ‘‘Office of the Inspector 

3 General’’; 

4 (6) $11,536,855 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Bor5 der Protection—Salaries and Expenses’’; 

6 (7) $587,034 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border 

7 Protection—Automation Modernization’’; 

8 (8) $241,044 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border 

9 Protection—Air and Marine Interdiction, Oper10 ations, Maintenance, and Procurement’’; 

11 (9) $15,807,298 from ‘‘Coast Guard—Oper12 ation Expenses’’; 

13 (10) $746,434 from ‘‘Coast Guard—Reserve 

14 Training’’; 

15 (11) $310,872 from ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisi16 tion, Construction and Improvements’’; 

17 (12) $8,340,572 from ‘‘United States Secret 

18 Service—Salaries and Expenses’’; 

19 (13) $332,309 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Man20 agement Agency—State and Local Programs’’; 

21 (14) $48,524 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Man22 agement Agency—United States Fire Administra23 tion’’; 

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1 (15) $1,275,569 from ‘‘Federal Emergency 

2 Management Agency—Management and Administra3 tion’’; 

4 (16) $59,453 from ‘‘Office of Health Affairs’’; 

5 (17) $625,696 from ‘‘United States Citizenship 

6 and Immigration Services—Salaries and Expenses’’; 

7 (18) $372,881 from ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement 

8 Training Center—Salaries and Expenses’’; 

9 (19) $1,094,894 from ‘‘Transportation Security 

10 Agency—Aviation Security’’; and 

11 (20) $228,240 from ‘‘Transportation Security 

12 Agency—Transportation Security Support’’. 

13 (RESCISSION)

14 SEC. 537. From the unobligated balances available 

15 in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund estab16 lished by section 9703 of title 31, United States Code 

17 (added by section 638 of Public Law 102–393), 

18 $187,000,000 shall be rescinded. 

19 (RESCISSION)

20 SEC. 538. Of the unobligated balances made available 

21 to ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster 

22 Relief Fund’’, $789,248,000 shall be rescinded: Provided, 

23 That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 

24 were designated by the Congress as an emergency require25 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 

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1 or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

2 Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That no 

3 amounts may be rescinded from the amounts that were 

4 designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pur5 suant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 

6 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 SEC. 539. Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration 

8 Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 

9 U.S.C. 1324a note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Sep10 tember 30, 2017’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

11 SEC. 540. Subclauses 101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III) 

12 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

13 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III)) shall be applied by sub14 stituting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ for ‘‘September 30, 

15 2015’’. 

16 SEC. 541. Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Na17 tionality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 

18 1182 note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 

19 30, 2017’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

20 SEC. 542. Section 610(b) of the Departments of 

21 Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 

22 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) 

23 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ for 

24 ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

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1 SEC. 543. Notwithstanding the numerical limitation 

2 set forth in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and 

3 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary 

4 of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec5 retary of Labor, and upon the determination that the 

6 needs of American businesses cannot be satisfied in fiscal 

7 year 2017 with United States workers who are willing, 

8 qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural 

9 labor, may increase the total number of aliens who may 

10 receive a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such 

11 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year 

12 above such limitation by not more than the highest num13 ber of H–2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H– 

14 2B returning worker program in any fiscal year in which 

15 returning workers were exempt from such numerical limi16 tation. 

17 SEC. 544. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal 

18 Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, 

19 $41,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2018, exclusively for providing reimbursement of extraor21 dinary law enforcement personnel costs for protection ac22 tivities directly and demonstrably associated with any resi23 dence of the President that is designated or identified to 

24 be secured by the United States Secret Service. 

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1 (b) Funds under subsection (a) shall be available only 

2 for costs that a State or local agency— 

3 (1) incurs after January 20, 2017, and before 

4 October 1, 2017; 

5 (2) can demonstrate to the Administrator as 

6 being— 

7 (A) in excess of the costs of normal and 

8 typical law enforcement operations; 

9 (B) directly attributable to the provision of 

10 protection described herein; and 

11 (C) associated with a non-governmental 

12 property designated or identified to be secured 

13 by the United States Secret Service pursuant to 

14 section 3 or section 4 of the Presidential Pro15 tection Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94– 

16 524); and 

17 (3) certifies to the Administrator as being for 

18 protection activities requested by the Director of the 

19 United States Secret Service. 

20 (c) For purposes of subsection (a), a designation or 

21 identification of a property to be secured under subsection 

22 (b)(2)(C) made after incurring otherwise eligible costs 

23 shall apply retroactively to January 20, 2017. 

24 (d) The Administrator may establish written criteria 

25 consistent with subsections (a) and (b). 

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1 (e) None of the funds provided shall be for hiring new 

2 or additional personnel. 

3 (f) The Inspector General of the Department of 

4 Homeland Security shall audit reimbursements made 

5 under this section. 

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1 TITLE VI 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY— 

3 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 

4 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

5 INVESTIGATIONS 

6 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

7 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup9 port’’, $274,813,000, to remain available until September 

10 30, 2018, which shall be available as follows: 

11 (1) $91,315,000 for border security technology 

12 deployment; 

13 (2) $47,500,000 to address facilities mainte14 nance backlogs; 

15 (3) $65,400,000 for improving hiring processes 

16 for Border Patrol Agents, Customs Officers, and Air 

17 and Marine personnel, and for relocation enhance18 ments; 

19 (4) $22,400,000 for border road maintenance; 

20 and 

21 (5) $48,198,000 for surge operations. 

22 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con24 struction, and Improvements’’, $497,400,000, to remain 

25 available until September 30, 2021, which shall be availMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 able based on the highest priority border security require2 ments as follows: 

3 (1) $341,200,000 to replace approximately 40 

4 miles of existing primary pedestrian and vehicle bor5 der fencing along the southwest border using pre6 viously deployed and operationally effective designs, 

7 such as currently deployed steel bollard designs, that 

8 prioritize agent safety; and to add gates to existing 

9 barriers; 

10 (2) $78,800,000 for acquisition and deployment 

11 of border security technology; and 

12 (3) $77,400,000 for new border road construc13 tion: 

14 Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, 

15 not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

16 Act, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

17 Senate and the House of Representatives a risk-based plan 

18 for improving security along the borders of the United 

19 States, including the use of personnel, fencing, other 

20 forms of tactical infrastructure, and technology, that— 

21 (1) defines goals, objectives, activities, and mile22 stones; 

23 (2) includes a detailed implementation schedule 

24 with estimates for the planned obligation of funds 

25 for fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2021 that 

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1 are linked to the milestone-based delivery of spe2 cific— 

3 (A) capabilities and services; 

4 (B) mission benefits and outcomes; 

5 (C) program management capabilities; and 

6 (D) lifecycle cost estimates; 

7 (3) describes how specific projects under the 

8 plan will enhance border security goals and objec9 tives and address the highest priority border security 

10 needs; 

11 (4) identifies the planned locations, quantities, 

12 and types of resources, such as fencing, other phys13 ical barriers, or other tactical infrastructure and 

14 technology; 

15 (5) includes a description of the methodology 

16 and analyses used to select specific resources for de17 ployment to particular locations that includes— 

18 (A) analyses of alternatives, including com19 parative costs and benefits; 

20 (B) effects on communities and property 

21 owners near areas of infrastructure deployment; 

22 and 

23 (C) other factors critical to the decision24 making process; 

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1 (6) identifies staffing requirements, including 

2 full-time equivalents, contractors, and detailed per3 sonnel, by activity; 

4 (7) identifies performance metrics for assessing 

5 and reporting on the contributions of border security 

6 capabilities realized from current and future invest7 ments; 

8 (8) reports on the status of the Department of 

9 Homeland Security’s actions to address open rec10 ommendations by the Office of Inspector General 

11 and the Government Accountability Office related to 

12 border security, including plans, schedules, and asso13 ciated milestones for fully addressing such rec14 ommendations; and 

15 (9) includes certifications by the Under Sec16 retary for Management, including all documents, 

17 memoranda, and a description of the investment re18 view and information technology management over19 sight and processes supporting such certifications, 

20 that— 

21 (A) the program has been reviewed and ap22 proved in accordance with an acquisition review 

23 management process that complies with capital 

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1 ment and Budget, including as provided in Cir2 cular A–11, part 7; and 

3 (B) all planned activities comply with Fed4 eral acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, 

5 and practices. 

6 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

7 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup9 port’’, $236,908,000, to remain available until September 

10 30, 2018, of which $147,870,000 shall be available for 

11 custody operations; of which $57,392,000 shall be avail12 able for alternatives to detention; and of which 

13 $31,646,000 shall be available for transportation and re14 moval operations. 

15 UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

16 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup18 port’’, $58,012,000, to remain available until September 

19 30, 2017. 

20 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con22 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses for 

23 Presidential security, $72,988,000, of which $22,988,000 

24 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of 

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1 which $50,000,000 shall remain available until September 

2 30, 2021. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

4 SEC. 601. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, funds made available in this title are in addition to 

6 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 

7 Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2017. 

8 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 

9 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE IN2 TERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RE3 LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

4 ACT, 2017 

5 TITLE I 

6 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

7 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

8 MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

9 For necessary expenses for protection, use, improve10 ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi11 fication, acquisition of easements and other interests in 

12 lands, and performance of other functions, including main13 tenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the manage14 ment of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction 

15 of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general 

16 administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral 

17 potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of 

18 Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,095,375,000, 

19 to remain available until expended, including all such 

20 amounts as are collected from permit processing fees, as 

21 authorized but made subject to future appropriation by 

22 section 35(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 

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

24 fees may be used for any bureau-related expenses associ25 ated with the processing of oil and gas applications for 

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1 permits to drill and related use of authorizations; of which 

2 $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2017 subject 

3 to a match by at least an equal amount by the National 

4 Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects sup5 porting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds 

6 shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant 

7 without regard to when expenses are incurred. 

8 In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Adminis9 tration 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 2017, so as to result in a final 

15 appropriation estimated at not more than $1,095,375,000, 

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, $31,416,000, to be derived from the 

24 Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain avail25 able until expended. 

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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; $106,985,000, 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. 1181f). 

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 

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1 sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 

2 315b, 315m) 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. 

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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, 

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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 

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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: Provided 

4 further, That section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 

5 U.S.C. 191) shall be applied for fiscal year 2017 as if the 

6 following were inserted after the period in subsection 

7 (d)(4): 

8 ‘‘(5) There is appropriated to the Fee Account 

9 established in subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii) of this section, 

10 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap11 propriated, $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, to re12 main available until expended, for the processing of 

13 applications for permit to drill and related use au14 thorizations, to be reduced by amounts collected by 

15 the Bureau and transferred to such Fee Account 

16 pursuant to subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii) of this section, 

17 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropria18 tion from the general fund estimated at not more 

19 than $0. Any offsetting receipts received in excess of 

20 $26,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 that would have 

21 otherwise been transferred to the Fee Account estab22 lished in subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii) of this section pur23 suant to subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii) of this section shall 

24 instead be deposited in the general fund of the 

25 Treasury.’’. 

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1 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

2 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

3 For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 

4 Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 

5 and economic studies, general administration, and for the 

6 performance of other authorized functions related to such 

7 resources, $1,258,761,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2018: Provided, That not to exceed 

9 $20,515,000 shall be used for implementing subsections 

10 (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Spe11 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing 

12 petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regu13 lations, and taking any other steps to implement actions 

14 described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or 

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

16 used for any activity regarding the designation of critical 

17 habitat, pursuant to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation 

18 support, for species listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 

19 prior to October 1, 2015; of which not to exceed 

20 $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity regarding peti21 tions to list species that are indigenous to the United 

22 States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); 

23 and, of which not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for 

24 implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 

25 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

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1 1533) for species that are not indigenous to the United 

2 States. 

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re5 moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con6 servation, management, investigation, protection, and uti7 lization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition 

8 of lands and interests therein; $18,615,000, to remain 

9 available until expended. 

10 LAND ACQUISITION

11 For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of 

12 title 54, United States Code, including administrative ex13 penses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest 

14 therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable 

15 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

16 $59,995,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Con17 servation Fund and to remain available until expended, 

18 of which, notwithstanding section 200306 of title 54, 

19 United States Code, not more than $10,000,000 shall be 

20 for land conservation partnerships authorized by the 

21 Highlands Conservation Act of 2004, including not to ex22 ceed $320,000 for administrative expenses: Provided, That 

23 none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisi24 tion projects may be used to pay for any administrative 

25 overhead, planning or other management costs. 

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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 $53,495,000, 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 $30,800,000 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.), $38,145,000, 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.), $3,910,000, 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. 

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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.), $11,061,000, 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 $62,571,000, to remain available until expended: Pro16 vided, That of the amount provided herein, $4,209,000 is 

17 for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not sub18 ject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Pro19 vided further, That $6,362,000 is for a competitive grant 

20 program to implement approved plans for States, terri21 tories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of af22 fected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife 

23 agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this 

24 appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 

25 after deducting $10,571,000 and administrative expenses, 

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1 apportion the amount provided herein in the following 

2 manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Com3 monwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more 

4 than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, 

5 American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 

6 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each 

7 a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent 

8 thereof: Provided further, That the Secretary shall appor9 tion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) 

10 one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land 

11 area of such State bears to the total land area of all such 

12 States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio 

13 to which the population of such State bears to the total 

14 population of all such States: Provided further, That the 

15 amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be ad16 justed equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a 

17 sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available 

18 for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year 

19 or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further, 

20 That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 

21 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Fed22 eral share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 

23 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided fur24 ther, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not 

25 be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further, 

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1 That any amount apportioned in 2017 to any State, terri2 tory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of 

3 September 30, 2018, shall be reapportioned, together with 

4 funds appropriated in 2019, in the manner provided here5 in. 

6 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

7 The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may 

8 carry out the operations of Service programs by direct ex9 penditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and 

10 reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. 

11 Appropriations and funds available to the United States 

12 Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of 

13 damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation 

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

15 purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facili16 ties incident to such public recreational uses on conserva17 tion areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; 

18 and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, build19 ings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Serv20 ice and to which the United States has title, and which 

21 are used pursuant to law in connection with management, 

22 and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, 

23 That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, 

24 under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrange25 ments authorized by law, procure printing services from 

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1 cooperators in connection with jointly produced publica2 tions for which the cooperators share at least one-half the 

3 cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service 

4 determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted 

5 quality standards: Provided further, That the Service may 

6 accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing air7 craft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

8 3302, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and ap9 proval shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘United 

10 States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management’’ 

11 and shall be available to the Secretary, without further 

12 appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of 

13 such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revis14 ing regulations as necessary, and shall remain available 

15 until expended. 

16 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

17 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

18 For expenses necessary for the management, oper19 ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis20 tered by the National Park Service and for the general 

21 administration of the National Park Service, 

22 $2,425,018,000, of which $10,032,000 for planning and 

23 interagency coordination in support of Everglades restora24 tion and $124,461,000 for maintenance, repair, or reha25 bilitation projects for constructed assets shall remain 

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1 available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That funds 

2 appropriated under this heading in this Act are available 

3 for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95–348. 

4 NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

5 For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro6 grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage 

7 partnership programs, environmental compliance and re8 view, international park affairs, and grant administration, 

9 not otherwise provided for, $62,638,000. 

10 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

11 For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 

12 Historic Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 

13 54, United States Code), $80,910,000, to be derived from 

14 the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available 

15 until September 30, 2018, of which $5,000,000 shall be 

16 for Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation of 

17 national significant sites, structures, and artifacts as au18 thorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land 

19 Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, 

20 That an individual Save America’s Treasures grant shall 

21 be matched by non-Federal funds: Provided further, That 

22 individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant: Pro23 vided further, That all projects to be funded shall be ap24 proved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation 

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1 tions: Provided further, That of the funds provided for the 

2 Historic Preservation Fund, $500,000 is for competitive 

3 grants for the survey and nomination of properties to the 

4 National Register of Historic Places and as National His5 toric Landmarks associated with communities currently 

6 underrepresented, as determined by the Secretary, 

7 $13,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites 

8 and stories of the Civil Rights movement, and $4,000,000 

9 is for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Univer10 sities: Provided further, That such competitive grants shall 

11 be made without imposing the matching requirements in 

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

13 States and Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of 

14 such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local govern15 ments, including Certified Local Governments, and non16 profit organizations. 

17 CONSTRUCTION

18 For construction, improvements, repair, or replace19 ment of physical facilities, and compliance and planning 

20 for programs and areas administered by the National 

21 Park Service, $209,353,000, to remain available until ex22 pended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi23 sion of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 

24 2017 with a future phase indicated in the National Park 

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1 curement may be issued which includes the full scope of 

2 the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and 

3 contract shall contain the clause availability of funds 

4 found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, That Na5 tional Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Fran6 chise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available 

7 for the cost of adjustments and changes within the origi8 nal scope of effort for projects funded by the National 

9 Park Service Construction appropriation: Provided further, 

10 That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 

11 Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current 

12 reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges 

13 authorized by this section. 

14 LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

15 (RESCISSION)

16 The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2017 

17 by section 200308 of title 54, United States Code, is re18 scinded. 

19 LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

20 For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of 

21 title 54, United States Code, including administrative ex22 penses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest 

23 therein, in accordance with the statutory authority appli24 cable to the National Park Service, $162,029,000, to be 

25 derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 

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1 to remain available until expended, of which $110,006,000 

2 is for the State assistance program and of which 

3 $10,000,000 shall be for the American Battlefield Protec4 tion Program grants as authorized by chapter 3081 of title 

5 54, United States Code. 

6 CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

7 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

8 of section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating 

9 to challenge cost share agreements, $20,000,000, to re10 main available until expended, for Centennial Challenge 

11 projects and programs: Provided, That not less than 50 

12 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall 

13 be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of do14 nated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by 

15 an irrevocable letter of credit. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 In addition to other uses set forth in section 

19 101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code, franchise 

20 fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for ex21 penditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, 

22 for use at any unit within the National Park System to 

23 extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or 

24 leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used 

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1 ticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the con2 tract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to ex3 tinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefit4 ting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the origi5 nating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single 

6 contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds 

7 so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 

8 For the costs of administration of the Land and 

9 Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 

10 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 

11 of 2006 (Public Law 109–432), the National Park Service 

12 may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are au13 thorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained 

14 amounts to remain available until expended. 

15 National Park Service funds may be transferred to 

16 the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Depart17 ment of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 

18 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount 

19 for FHWA administrative support costs. 

20 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

21 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

22 For expenses necessary for the United States Geo23 logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re24 search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, 

25 and the mineral and water resources of the United States, 

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1 its territories and possessions, and other areas as author2 ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as 

3 to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su4 pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu5 latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals ex6 ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into 

7 the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 

8 processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 

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

10 and to publish and disseminate data relative to the fore11 going activities; $1,085,167,000, to remain available until 

12 September 30, 2018; of which $71,237,189 shall remain 

13 available until expended for satellite operations; and of 

14 which $7,280,000 shall be available until expended for de15 ferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that 

16 exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the funds 

17 provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used 

18 to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifi19 cally authorized in writing by the property owner: Pro20 vided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be 

21 used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic 

22 mapping or water resources data collection and investiga23 tions carried on in cooperation with States and municipali24 ties. 

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 From within the amount appropriated for activities 

3 of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 

4 necessary shall be available for contracting for the fur5 nishing of topographic maps and for the making of geo6 physical or other specialized surveys when it is administra7 tively determined that such procedures are in the public 

8 interest; construction and maintenance of necessary build9 ings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for 

10 gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the 

11 United States National Committee for Geological 

12 Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of 

13 persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to rep14 resent the United States in the negotiation and adminis15 tration of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities 

16 funded by appropriations herein made may be accom17 plished through the use of contracts, grants, or coopera18 tive agreements as defined in section 6302 of title 31, 

19 United States Code: Provided further, That the United 

20 States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or coop21 erative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly 

22 with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without re23 gard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent 

24 services of students or recent graduates, who shall be con25 sidered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 

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1 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 

2 for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 

3 United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not 

4 be considered to be Federal employees for any other pur5 poses. 

6 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

7 OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

8 For expenses necessary for granting leases, ease9 ments, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and 

10 gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes 

11 on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations 

12 related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental 

13 studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws 

14 and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial 

15 delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree16 ments, $169,560,000, of which $74,616,000, is to remain 

17 available until September 30, 2018 and of which 

18 $94,944,000 is to remain available until expended: Pro19 vided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by 

20 amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this 

21 appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from in22 creases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 

23 and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by 

24 the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the 

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1 sessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative ac2 tivities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro3 priated shall be reduced as such collections are received 

4 during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 

5 2017 appropriation estimated at not more than 

6 $74,616,000: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 

7 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to pro8 moting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities. 

9 BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL

10 ENFORCEMENT

11 OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

12 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

13 For expenses necessary for the regulation of oper14 ations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and 

15 agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, 

16 and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental 

17 Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and imple18 menting laws and regulations as authorized by law and 

19 to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial dele20 gation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree21 ments, $136,772,000, of which $93,242,000 is to remain 

22 available until September 30, 2018 and of which 

23 $43,530,000 is to remain available until expended: Pro24 vided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by 

25 amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this 

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1 appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from in2 creases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 

3 and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by 

4 the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

5 pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, in6 cluding studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous 

7 administrative activities: Provided further, That the sum 

8 herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections 

9 are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a 

10 final fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated at not more 

11 than $93,242,000. 

12 For an additional amount, $53,000,000, to remain 

13 available until expended, to be reduced by amounts col14 lected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, 

15 which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees 

16 collected in fiscal year 2017, as provided in this Act: Pro17 vided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 

18 inspection fees exceed $53,000,000, the amounts realized 

19 in excess of $53,000,000 shall be credited to this appro20 priation and remain available until expended: Provided 

21 further, That for fiscal year 2017, not less than 50 percent 

22 of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety 

23 and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund per24 sonnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and 

25 expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental 

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1 safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the 

2 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 

3 seq.), including the review of applications for permits to 

4 drill. 

5 Of the unobligated balances available for this ac6 count, $25,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 

7 OIL SPILL RESEARCH

8 For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 

9 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title 

10 VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 

11 $14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li12 ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 

13 OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND

14 ENFORCEMENT

15 REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

16 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

17 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 

18 1977, Public Law 95–87, $121,017,000, to remain avail19 able until September 30, 2018: Provided, That appropria20 tions for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 

21 Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem ex22 penses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 

23 Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored 

24 training. 

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1 In addition, for costs to review, administer, and en2 force permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 

3 of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to re4 main available until expended: Provided, That fees as5 sessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section 

6 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary off7 setting collections, to remain available until expended: 

8 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 

9 the general fund shall be reduced as collections are re10 ceived during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal 

11 year 2017 appropriation estimated at not more than 

12 $121,017,000. 

13 ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

14 For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the 

15 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 

16 Public Law 95–87, $27,163,000, to be derived from re17 ceipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to 

18 remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant 

19 to Public Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is 

20 authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of 

21 the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 

22 to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided fur23 ther, That funds made available under title IV of Public 

24 Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal 

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1 ernment for the purpose of environmental restoration re2 lated to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 

3 from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such 

4 projects must be consistent with the purposes and prior5 ities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: 

6 Provided further, That amounts provided under this head7 ing may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of 

8 State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 

9 Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 

10 In addition, $105,000,000, to remain available until 

11 expended, for grants to States for reclamation of aban12 doned mine lands and other related activities in accord13 ance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory 

14 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

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

16 additional amount shall be used for economic and commu17 nity development in conjunction with the priorities in sec18 tion 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclama19 tion Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided further, 

20 That of such additional amount, $75,000,000 shall be dis21 tributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian States 

22 with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the 

23 priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such sec24 tion, and $30,000,000 shall be distributed in equal 

25 amounts to the 3 Appalachian States with the subsequent 

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1 greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet such prior2 ities: Provided further, That such additional amount shall 

3 be allocated to States within 60 days after the date of 

4 enactment of this Act. 

5 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN

6 EDUCATION

7 OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 

10 programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 

11 of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-De12 termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 

13 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 

14 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Controlled 

15 Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 

16 $2,339,346,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2018, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not 

18 to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and rep19 resentation expenses; of which not to exceed $74,773,000 

20 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That 

21 in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary 

22 may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, 

23 to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities af24 fected by the disaster: Provided further, That federally rec25 ognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally 

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1 recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allo2 cations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided fur3 ther, That not to exceed $652,362,000 for school oper4 ations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education 

5 programs shall become available on July 1, 2017, and 

6 shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided 

7 further, That not to exceed $49,122,000 shall remain 

8 available until expended for housing improvement, road 

9 maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land 

10 records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement 

11 Program: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 

12 other provision of law, including but not limited to the 

13 Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450f 

14 et seq.) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments 

15 of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $80,165,000 

16 within and only from such amounts made available for 

17 school operations shall be available for administrative cost 

18 grants associated with grants approved prior to July 1, 

19 2017: Provided further, That any forestry funds allocated 

20 to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated 

21 as of September 30, 2018, may be transferred during fis22 cal year 2019 to an Indian forest land assistance account 

23 established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within 

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

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1 pire on September 30, 2019: Provided further, That in 

2 order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the 

3 Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other iden4 tifying articles of clothing for personnel. 

5 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

6 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 

7 contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter8 mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 

9 the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2017, such 

10 sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for 

11 obligation through September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

12 notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts 

13 made available under this heading shall be available for 

14 transfer to another budget account. 

15 CONSTRUCTION

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte18 nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 

19 and other facilities, including architectural and engineer20 ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests 

21 in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for 

22 construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pur23 suant to Public Law 87–483, $192,017,000, to remain 

24 available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as 

25 may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian 

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1 Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of 

2 Reclamation: Provided further, That not to exceed 6 per3 cent of contract authority available to the Bureau of In4 dian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may 

5 be used to cover the road program management costs of 

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

7 the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 

8 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: Pro9 vided further, That for fiscal year 2017, in implementing 

10 new construction, replacement facilities construction, or 

11 facilities improvement and repair project grants in excess 

12 of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools under Pub13 lic Law 100–297, the Secretary of the Interior shall use 

14 the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost 

15 Principles for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR 

16 part 12 as the regulatory requirements: Provided further, 

17 That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 

18 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and 

19 determine a schedule of payments for the work to be per20 formed: Provided further, That in considering grant appli21 cations, the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee 

22 would be deficient in assuring that the construction 

23 projects conform to applicable building standards and 

24 codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and safety 

25 standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b), with respect 

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1 to organizational and financial management capabilities: 

2 Provided further, That if the Secretary declines a grant 

3 application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements 

4 contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f): Provided further, That 

5 any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee con6 cerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes provision 

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

8 ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Sec9 retary may assume control of a project and all funds re10 lated to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of 

11 enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds appro12 priated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed 

13 the planning and design phase of the project and com14 menced construction: Provided further, That this appro15 priation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special 

16 Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the appro17 priate share of construction costs for space expansion 

18 needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementa19 tion. 

20 INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND

21 MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS

22 For payments and necessary administrative expenses 

23 for implementation of Indian land and water claim settle24 ments pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101– 

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1 tation of other land and water rights settlements, 

2 $45,045,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 

5 $8,757,000, of which $1,182,000 is for administrative ex6 penses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 

7 1974: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 

8 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 

9 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur10 ther, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan 

11 principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, 

12 not to exceed $120,050,595. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

14 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

15 The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the oper16 ation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, 

17 cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either di18 rectly or in cooperation with States and other organiza19 tions. 

20 Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian 

21 Affairs may contract for services in support of the man22 agement, operation, and maintenance of the Power Divi23 sion of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. 

24 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

25 available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office 

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1 oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative 

2 Services (except executive direction and administrative 

3 services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional 

4 offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be 

5 available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative 

6 agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the 

7 provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the 

8 Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 

9 413). 

10 In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 

11 available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this 

12 action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s trust 

13 responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-govern14 ment relationship between the United States and that 

15 tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appropria16 tions. 

17 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

18 available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than 

19 the amounts provided herein for assistance to public 

20 schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to 

21 support the operation of any elementary or secondary 

22 school in the State of Alaska. 

23 No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Edu24 cation shall be used to support expanded grades for any 

25 school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place 

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1 or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school 

2 in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of 

3 October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior 

4 may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to 

5 one additional grade when the Secretary determines such 

6 waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission 

7 of the Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made 

8 available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by 

9 the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bu10 reau’s funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau 

11 school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school 

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

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

14 establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as 

15 that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education 

16 Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a 

17 charter school that is in existence on the date of the enact18 ment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-fund19 ed school before September 1, 1999, may continue to oper20 ate during that period, but only if the charter school pays 

21 to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the 

22 Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (in23 cluding buses and vans), the funds of the charter school 

24 are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the 

25 Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school 

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1 programs of the State in which the school is located if 

2 the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bu3 reau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter 

4 school and performing functions related to the charter 

5 school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall 

6 not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chap7 ter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 

9 section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106– 

10 113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indi11 rect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution 

12 formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the 

13 Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and admin14 istrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) 

15 distribution formula. 

16 Funds available under this Act may not be used to 

17 establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school 

18 system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary 

19 may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe 

20 to provide language and cultural immersion educational 

21 programs for non-public schools located within the juris22 dictional area of the tribal government which exclusively 

23 serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those 

24 currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, 

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1 ence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau2 funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, 

3 or State health and safety standards, and the Americans 

4 with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of es5 tablishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incur6 ring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or 

7 other impacts to students such as those caused by busing 

8 students extended distances: Provided, That no funds 

9 available under this Act may be used to fund operations, 

10 maintenance, rehabilitation, construction or other facili11 ties-related costs for such assets that are not owned by 

12 the Bureau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite 

13 school’’ means a school location physically separated from 

14 the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that 

15 forms part of the existing school in all other respects. 

16 Of the prior year unobligated balances available for 

17 the ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ account, $3,400,000 

18 are permanently rescinded. 

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 

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1 authorized by law, $271,074,000, to remain available until 

2 September 30, 2018; 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 $11,000,000 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 2017, up to $400,000 of the payments 

21 authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, 

22 may be retained for administrative expenses of the Pay23 ments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided, That no pay24 ment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise 

25 eligible units of local government if the computed amount 

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1 of the payment is less than $100: Provided further, That 

2 the Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by that 

3 chapter for an individual county by the amount necessary 

4 to correct prior year overpayments to that county: Pro5 vided further, That the amount needed to correct a prior 

6 year underpayment to an individual county shall be paid 

7 from any reductions for overpayments to other counties 

8 and the amount necessary to cover any remaining under9 payment is hereby appropriated and shall be paid to indi10 vidual counties: Provided further, That in the event the 

11 sums appropriated for any fiscal year for payments pursu12 ant to that chapter are less than the full payments to all 

13 units of local government, then the payment to each local 

14 government shall be made proportionally. 

15 INSULAR AFFAIRS

16 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

17 For expenses necessary for assistance to territories 

18 under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior 

19 and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Pub20 lic Law 108–188, $91,925,000, of which: (1) $82,477,000 

21 shall remain available until expended for territorial assist22 ance, including general technical assistance, maintenance 

23 assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative activi24 ties, and brown tree snake control and research; grants 

25 to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and 

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1 expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); 

2 grants to the Government of American Samoa, in addition 

3 to current local revenues, for construction and support of 

4 governmental functions; grants to the Government of the 

5 Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Govern6 ment of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the 

7 Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as author8 ized by law (Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) 

9 $9,448,000 shall be available until September 30, 2018, 

10 for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: 

11 Provided, That all financial transactions of the territorial 

12 and local governments herein provided for, including such 

13 transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities estab14 lished or used by such governments, may be audited by 

15 the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in 

16 accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United States 

17 Code: Provided further, That Northern Mariana Islands 

18 Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to 

19 those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representa20 tives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the 

21 Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104– 

22 134: Provided further, That the funds for the program of 

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1 torial participation and cost sharing to be determined by 

2 the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to time3 ly maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That 

4 any appropriation for disaster assistance under this head5 ing in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be 

6 used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of 

7 hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 

8 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

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

10 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

11 For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to 

12 remain available until expended, as provided for in sec13 tions 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Associa14 tion for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of 

15 the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of 

16 the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated 

17 States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99– 

18 658 and Public Law 108–188. 

19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Sec22 retary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory 

23 funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108– 

24 188 and Public Law 104–134, that are allocated for 

25 Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost 

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1 of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three per2 cent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost 

3 of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the 

4 Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) 

5 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for 

6 construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds 

7 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

8 costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 

9 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

10 of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or loan guaran11 tees may be made without regard to the population of the 

12 area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on 

13 the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrifica14 tion Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 

15 Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 

16 any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

17 be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make 

18 or guarantee loans under such authorities. 

19 OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 

22 $65,769,000. 

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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

4 General, $50,047,000. 

5 OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN

6 INDIANS

7 FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For the operation of trust programs for Indians by 

10 direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 

11 compacts, and grants, $139,029,000, to remain available 

12 until expended, of which not to exceed $18,688,000 from 

13 this or any other Act, may be available for historical ac14 counting: Provided, That funds for trust management im15 provements and litigation support may, as needed, be 

16 transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Af17 fairs and Bureau of Indian Education, ‘‘Operation of In18 dian Programs’’ account; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Sala19 ries and Expenses’’ account; and the Office of the Sec20 retary, ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ account: Provided fur21 ther, That funds made available through contracts or 

22 grants obligated during fiscal year 2017, as authorized by 

23 the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 

24 et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the con25 tractor or grantee: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

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1 any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be re2 quired to provide a quarterly statement of performance for 

3 any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at 

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

5 further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account 

6 statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and 

7 shall permit the balance in each such account to be with8 drawn upon the express written request of the account 

9 holder: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 is 

10 available for the Secretary to make payments to correct 

11 administrative errors of either disbursements from or de12 posits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after 

13 September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous 

14 payments that are recovered shall be credited to and re15 main available in this account for this purpose: Provided 

16 further, That the Secretary shall not be required to rec17 oncile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than 

18 $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives 

19 proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claim20 ant: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 

21 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform 

22 Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–412) or any other provision 

23 of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts 

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1 quired to generate periodic statements of performance for 

2 the individual accounts: Provided further, That with re3 spect to the eighth proviso, the Secretary shall continue 

4 to maintain sufficient records to determine the balance of 

5 the individual accounts, including any accrued interest and 

6 income, and such funds shall remain available to the indi7 vidual account holders. 

8 DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

9 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

11 For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 

12 suppression operations, fire science and research, emer13 gency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and 

14 rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, 

15 $942,671,000, to remain available until expended, of 

16 which not to exceed $8,427,000 shall be for the renovation 

17 or construction of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds 

18 are also available for repayment of advances to other ap19 propriation accounts from which funds were previously 

20 transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That of 

21 the funds provided $180,000,000 is for hazardous fuels 

22 management activities: Provided further, That of the funds 

23 provided $20,470,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: 

24 Provided further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 

25 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging 

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1 without cost from funds available from this appropriation: 

2 Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, 

3 sums received by a bureau or office of the Department 

4 of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 

5 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United States property, 

6 may be credited to the appropriation from which funds 

7 were expended to provide that protection, and are avail8 able without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That 

9 using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, 

10 the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement 

11 contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for fuels 

12 management and resilient landscapes activities, and for 

13 training and monitoring associated with such fuels man14 agement and resilient landscapes activities, on Federal 

15 land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that 

16 benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That 

17 the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement be18 tween the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity 

19 may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected par20 ties: Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements 

21 of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for 

22 purposes of fuels management and resilient landscapes ac23 tivities, may obtain maximum practicable competition 

24 among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; 

25 (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps 

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1 (Public Law 109–154), or related partnerships with State, 

2 local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-busi3 nesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally 

4 a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, 

5 of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Pro6 vided further, That in implementing this section, the Sec7 retary shall develop written guidance to field units to en8 sure accountability and consistent application of the au9 thorities provided herein: Provided further, That funds ap10 propriated under this heading may be used to reimburse 

11 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Na12 tional Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying 

13 out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species 

14 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and con15 ference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection 

16 with wildland fire management activities: Provided further, 

17 That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire 

18 appropriations to enter into leases of real property with 

19 local governments, at or below fair market value, to con20 struct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such 

21 leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard 

22 stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and 

23 fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for 

24 any such lease or for construction activity associated with 

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1 rior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the 

2 transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire manage3 ment, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, 

4 between the Departments when such transfers would fa5 cilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs 

6 and projects: Provided further, That funds provided for 

7 wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Fed8 eral emergency response actions: Provided further, That 

9 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 

10 for assistance to or through the Department of State in 

11 connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 

12 information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with 

13 the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be avail14 able to support forestry, wildland fire management, and 

15 related natural resource activities outside the United 

16 States and its territories and possessions, including tech17 nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 

18 with United States and international organizations. 

19 FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 For necessary expenses for large fire suppression op22 erations of the Department of the Interior and as a re23 serve fund for suppression and Federal emergency re24 sponse activities, $65,000,000, to remain available until 

25 expended: Provided, That such amounts are only available 

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1 for transfer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account 

2 following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance 

3 with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 

4 1748a): Provided further, That such amount is designated 

5 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

6 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

9 For necessary expenses of the Department of the In10 terior and any of its component offices and bureaus for 

11 the response action, including associated activities, per12 formed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re13 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 

14 et seq.), $10,010,000, to remain available until expended. 

15 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND

16 RESTORATION

17 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

18 To conduct natural resource damage assessment, res19 toration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by 

20 the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 

21 provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

22 Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 

23 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 

24 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 

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1 et seq.), and 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,767,000, to 

2 remain available until expended. 

3 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

4 For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 

5 financial and business management system, information 

6 technology improvements of general benefit to the Depart7 ment, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facilities and 

8 operations throughout the Department, $67,100,000, to 

9 remain available until expended: Provided, That none of 

10 the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may 

11 be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund 

12 account other than for accrued annual leave and deprecia13 tion of equipment without prior approval of the Commit14 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

15 and the Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary may 

16 assess reasonable charges to State, local and tribal govern17 ment employees for training services provided by the Na18 tional Indian Program Training Center, other than train19 ing related to Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That 

20 the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and 

21 related facilities, equipment or professional services of the 

22 National Indian Program Training Center to State, local 

23 and tribal government employees or persons or organiza24 tions engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational ac25 tivities (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United 

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1 States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facili2 ties, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National 

3 Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That 

4 all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos 

5 shall be credited to this account, shall be available until 

6 expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary 

7 expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center: 

8 Provided further, That the Secretary may enter into grants 

9 and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Nat10 ural Resource Revenue’s collection and disbursement of 

11 royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as au12 thorized by law. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

14 There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail15 able resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft 

16 which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through 

17 available excess surplus property: Provided, That existing 

18 aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived 

19 or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 

20 replacement aircraft. 

21 PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

22 For necessary expenses for payments authorized by 

23 chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, $465,000,000 

24 shall be available for fiscal year 2017. 

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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU

4 SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 

5 available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau 

6 or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emer7 gency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 

8 buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam9 aged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoid10 able causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made avail11 able under this authority until funds specifically made 

12 available to the Department of the Interior for emer13 gencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That 

14 all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished 

15 by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested 

16 as promptly as possible. 

17 EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE

18 SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expendi19 ture or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, 

20 in addition to the amounts included in the budget pro21 grams of the several agencies, for the suppression or emer22 gency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands 

23 under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; 

24 for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands 

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1 tential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or 

2 other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subse3 quent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource 

4 damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or 

5 releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for 

6 the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or po7 tential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on 

8 lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to 

9 the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 

10 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects 

11 under section 410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall trans12 fer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Sur13 face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as 

14 may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory au15 thority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out 

16 the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Pro17 vided, That appropriations made in this title for wildland 

18 fire operations shall be available for the payment of obliga19 tions incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for 

20 reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction 

21 of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with 

22 their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement 

23 to be credited to appropriations currently available at the 

24 time of receipt thereof: Provided further, That for wildland 

25 fire operations, no funds shall be made available under 

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1 this authority until the Secretary determines that funds 

2 appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire operations’’ and ‘‘FLAME 

3 Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund’’ shall be exhausted 

4 within 30 days: Provided further, That all funds used pur5 suant to this section must be replenished by a supple6 mental appropriation, which must be requested as prompt7 ly as possible: Provided further, That such replenishment 

8 funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, ac9 counts from which emergency funds were transferred. 

10 AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS

11 SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department 

12 of the Interior in this title shall be available for services 

13 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

14 Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount 

15 not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of 

16 motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforce17 ment vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of air18 craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of re19 prints; payment for telephone service in private residences 

20 in the field, when authorized under regulations approved 

21 by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when author22 ized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies 

23 or associations which issue publications to members only 

24 or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who 

25 are not members. 

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1 AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST

2 MANAGEMENT

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

4 headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 

5 Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American 

6 Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appro7 priations Acts made under the same headings shall be 

8 available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust man9 agement and reform activities. Total funding for historical 

10 accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 

11 designated in this Act for such purpose. 

12 REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN

13 AFFAIRS

14 SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

15 law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redis16 tribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including 

17 tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by 

18 transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, 

19 dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate 

20 distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduc21 tion in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 

22 percent in fiscal year 2017. Under circumstances of dual 

23 enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate dis24 tribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not 

25 apply. 

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1 ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS

2 SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

3 law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 

4 lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all 

5 or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of 

6 New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose 

7 of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of 

8 transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, 

9 Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and 

10 administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 

11 funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary con12 sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is author13 ized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces14 sion contracts or other agreements for the use of such fa15 cilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

16 determine reasonable. 

17 OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES

18 SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2017, the Secretary shall 

19 collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be de20 posited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Environmental En21 forcement’’ account, from the designated operator for fa22 cilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c). 

23 (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that 

24 are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are 

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1 in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 

2 2017 shall be: 

3 (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 

4 processing equipment or gathering lines; 

5 (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, 

6 with any combination of active or inactive wells; and 

7 (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 

8 wells, with any combination of active or inactive 

9 wells. 

10 (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all in11 spections completed in fiscal year 2017. Fees for fiscal 

12 year 2017 shall be: 

13 (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in 

14 water depths of 500 feet or more; and 

15 (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in 

16 water depths of less than 500 feet. 

17 (d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators 

18 under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment re19 quired within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill 

20 designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days 

21 of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, 

22 with payment required within 30 days of billing. 

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1 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION

2 AND ENFORCEMENT REORGANIZATION

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

4 implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean En5 ergy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may 

6 transfer funds among and between the successor offices 

7 and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in con8 formance with the reprogramming guidelines described in 

9 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 

10 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

11 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND

12 BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES

13 SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

14 this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 

15 multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organiza16 tions and other appropriate entities, and may enter into 

17 multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of 

18 section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that 

19 the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not 

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

21 wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations 

22 or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements 

23 and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal 

24 at the discretion of the Secretary. 

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1 MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS

2 SEC. 110. The United States Fish and Wildlife Serv3 ice shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 

4 threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement 

5 a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended 

6 for harvest, that are released from federally operated or 

7 federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to 

8 fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. 

9 Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily 

10 identified by commercial and recreational fishers. 

11 EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

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

13 E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013) is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘through 2018,’’ in the first sentence and in15 serting ‘‘through 2020,’’. 

16 WILD LANDS FUNDING PROHIBITION

17 SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act or any other Act may be used to implement, admin19 ister, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the 

20 Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010: Provided, 

21 That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary’s 

22 authorities under sections 201 and 202 of the Federal 

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

24 1711 and 1712). 

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1 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS

2 SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

3 law, during fiscal year 2017, in carrying out work involv4 ing cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments 

5 or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may 

6 record obligations against accounts receivable from any 

7 such entities, except that total obligations at the end of 

8 the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 

9 available at the end of the fiscal year. 

10 SAGE-GROUSE

11 SEC. 114. None of the funds made available by this 

12 or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Inte13 rior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endan14 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)— 

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

16 (Centrocercus urophasianus); 

17 (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin dis18 tinct population segment of greater sage-grouse. 

19 BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AND ERIE

20 CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR

21 SEC. 115. (a) Section 140(i)(1) of Title I of Public 

22 Law 108–108, as amended (54 U.S.C. 320101 note), is 

23 further amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘$12,000,000’’; and 

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1 (b) Section 810(a)(1) of Title VIII of Division B of 

2 Appendix D of Public Law 106–554, as amended (54 

3 U.S.C. 320101 note), is further amended by striking 

4 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000’’. 

5 HUMANE TRANSFER OF EXCESS ANIMALS

6 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

7 law, the Secretary of the Interior may transfer excess wild 

8 horses or burros that have been removed from the public 

9 lands to other Federal, State, and local government agen10 cies for use as work animals: Provided, That the Secretary 

11 may make any such transfer immediately upon request of 

12 such Federal, State, or local government agency: Provided 

13 further, That any excess animal transferred under this 

14 provision shall lose its status as a wild free-roaming horse 

15 or burro as defined in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and 

16 Burros Act: Provided further, That any Federal, State, or 

17 local government agency receiving excess wild horses or 

18 burros as authorized in this section shall not: destroy the 

19 horses or burros in a way that results in their destruction 

20 into commercial products; sell or otherwise transfer the 

21 horses or burros in a way that results in their destruction 

22 for processing into commercial products; or euthanize the 

23 horses or burros except upon the recommendation of a li24 censed veterinarian, in cases of severe injury, illness, or 

25 advanced age. 

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1 REPUBLIC OF PALAU

2 SEC. 117. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 

3 (c), the United States Government, through the Secretary 

4 of the Interior shall provide to the Government of Palau 

5 for fiscal year 2017 grants in amounts equal to the annual 

6 amounts specified in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of sec7 tion 211 of the Compact of Free Association between the 

8 Government of the United States of America and the Gov9 ernment of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in 

10 this section as the ‘‘Compact’’). 

11 (b) PROGRAMMATIC ASSISTANCE.—Subject to sub12 section (c), the United States shall provide programmatic 

13 assistance to the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2017 

14 in amounts equal to the amounts provided in subsections 

15 (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact. 

16 (c) LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The grants and pro18 grammatic assistance provided under subsections (a) 

19 and (b) shall be provided to the same extent and in 

20 the same manner as the grants and assistance were 

21 provided in fiscal year 2009. 

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

23 withdraws more than $5,000,000 from the trust 

24 fund established under section 211(f) of the Com25 pact, amounts to be provided under subsections (a) 

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1 and (b) shall be withheld from the Government of 

2 Palau. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCED SERVICES

4 PROGRAM

5 SEC. 118. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

6 of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agree7 ments, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make 

8 grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, pri9 vate nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary 

10 of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 

11 to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs au12 thorized by other provisions of law administered by the 

13 Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law. 

14 (b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 

15 subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agree16 ment would not— 

17 (1) result in the displacement of individuals 

18 currently employed by the Department, including 

19 partial displacement through reduction of non-over20 time hours, wages, or employment benefits; 

21 (2) result in the use of an individual under the 

22 Department of the Interior Experienced Services 

23 Program for a job or function in a case in which a 

24 Federal employee is in a layoff status from the same 

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1 or substantially equivalent job within the Depart2 ment; or 

3 (3) affect existing contracts for services. 

4 NATCHEZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

5 SEC. 119. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 

6 to acquire by donation or purchase from willing sellers, 

7 any lands at the site of the historic Forks of the Road 

8 Slave Market, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

9 ‘‘Natchez National Historical Park—Proposed Boundary 

10 Addition’’, numbered 339/116045, and dated April 2016. 

11 Upon acquisition of any land or interests in land, the Sec12 retary shall revise the boundary of Natchez National His13 torical Park to reflect the acquisition and the land shall 

14 be managed in accordance with the laws and regulations 

15 applicable to the park: Provided, That section 7 of Public 

16 Law 100–479 is amended by inserting ‘‘land acquisition 

17 and development as authorized in’’ after ‘‘carry out’’. 

18 SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY TO PRESERVE CIVIL RIGHTS

19 SITES

20 SEC. 120. (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior 

21 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall con22 duct a special resource study of significant civil rights 

23 sites in the State of Mississippi, including— 

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1 (1) the home of the late civil rights activist 

2 Medgar Evers, located at 2332 Margaret Walker Al3 exander Drive, Jackson, Mississippi; 

4 (2) the Tallahatchie County Courthouse, located 

5 at 100 North Court Street, Sumner, Mississippi; 

6 (3) the site of Bryant’s Store, located at the 

7 intersection of County Road 518 and County Road 

8 24, Money, Mississippi; 

9 (4) the site of the former office of Dr. Gilbert 

10 Mason, Sr., located at 670 Division Street, Biloxi, 

11 Mississippi; and 

12 (5) the Old Neshoba County Jail, located at 

13 422 Myrtle Avenue, East, Philadelphia, Mississippi. 

14 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub15 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

16 (1) evaluate the national significance of each 

17 site; 

18 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

19 designating each site as a unit of the National Park 

20 System; 

21 (3)(A) take into consideration other alternatives 

22 for preservation, protection, and interpretation of 

23 each site by— 

24 (i) Federal, State, or local governmental 

25 entities; or 

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1 (ii) private or nonprofit organizations; and 

2 (B) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac3 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

4 maintenance associated with the alternatives; and 

5 (4) consult with interested Federal, State, and 

6 local governmental entities, private and nonprofit or7 ganizations, and other individuals. 

8 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study under subsection 

9 (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 

10 of title 54, United States Code. 

11 (d) STUDY RESULTS.—Not later than 3 years after 

12 the date on which funds are initially made available for 

13 the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 

14 to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

15 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat16 ural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 

17 (1) the results of the study; and 

18 (2) any relevant conclusions and recommenda19 tions of the Secretary. 

20 CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS

21 SEC. 121. Not later than 30 days after the date of 

22 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

23 amend the regulations issued under section 250.180 of 

24 title 30, Code of Federal Regulations— 

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1 (1) by striking each reference to ‘‘180 days’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘year’’; 

3 (2) by striking each reference to ‘‘180th day’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘year’’; and 

5 (3) by striking each reference to ‘‘180-day pe6 riod’’ and inserting ‘‘1-year period’’. 

7 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION

8 SEC. 122. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

10 Board of Directors of the Foundation established 

11 under subsection (c). 

12 (2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

13 means the Bureau of Land Management Foundation 

14 established by subsection (b)(1)(A). 

15 (3) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 

16 has the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in 

17 section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage18 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

19 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (5) WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BUR22 ROS.—The term ‘‘wild free-roaming horses and bur23 ros’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2 of 

24 Public Law 92–195 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wild 

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1 Free-Roaming Horses And Burros Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 

2 1332). 

3 (b) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.— 

4 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established a 

6 foundation, to be known as the ‘‘Bureau of 

7 Land Management Foundation’’. 

8 (B) LIMITATION.—The Foundation shall 

9 not be considered to be an agency or establish10 ment of the United States. 

11 (C) TAX EXEMPTION.—The Foundation 

12 shall be considered to be a charitable and non13 profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of 

14 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

15 (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Founda16 tion are— 

17 (A) to encourage, accept, and administer 

18 private gifts of money and real and personal 

19 property for the benefit of, or in connection 

20 with the activities and services of, the Bureau 

21 of Land Management; 

22 (B) to carry out activities that advance the 

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1 ance or activities that support the mission of 

2 the Bureau of Land Management; and 

3 (D) to assist the Bureau of Land Manage4 ment with challenges that could be better ad5 dressed with the support of a foundation, in6 cluding— 

7 (i) reclamation and conservation ac8 tivities; 

9 (ii) activities relating to wild free10 roaming horses and burros; and 

11 (iii) the stewardship of cultural and 

12 archeological treasures on public land. 

13 (c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall 

16 be governed by a Board of Directors. 

17 (B) COMPOSITION.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall 

19 consist of not more than 9 members. 

20 (ii) EX-OFFICIO MEMBER.—The Di21 rector of the Bureau of Land Management 

22 shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of 

23 the Board. 

24 (C) REQUIREMENTS.— 

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1 (i) CITIZENSHIP.—A member ap2 pointed to the Board shall be a citizen of 

3 the United States. 

4 (ii) EXPERTISE.—A majority of mem5 bers appointed to the Board shall have 

6 education or experience relating to natural, 

7 cultural, conservation, or other resource 

8 management, law, or research. 

9 (iii) DIVERSE POINTS OF VIEW.—To 

10 the maximum extent practicable, the mem11 bers of the Board shall represent diverse 

12 points of view. 

13 (2) DATE OF INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not 

14 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

15 Act, the Secretary shall appoint the initial members 

16 of the Board. 

17 (3) TERMS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

19 subparagraph (B), a member of the Board shall 

20 be appointed for a term of 6 years. 

21 (B) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Sec22 retary shall stagger the initial appointments to 

23 the Board, as the Secretary determines to be 

24 appropriate, in a manner that ensures that— 

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1 (i) 1/3 of the members shall serve for 

2 a term of 2 years; 

3 (ii) 1/3 of the members shall serve for 

4 a term of 4 years; and 

5 (iii) 1/3 of the members shall serve for 

6 a term of 6 years. 

7 (C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Board 

8 shall be filled— 

9 (i) not later than 60 days after the 

10 date of the vacancy; 

11 (ii) in the manner in which the origi12 nal appointment was made; and 

13 (iii) for the remainder of the term of 

14 the member vacating the Board. 

15 (D) REMOVAL FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND

16 MEETINGS.— 

17 (i) IN GENERAL.—A member of the 

18 Board may be removed from the Board by 

19 a majority vote of the Board, if the indi20 vidual fails to attend 3 consecutive regu21 larly scheduled meetings of the Board. 

22 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—A vacancy as 

23 the result of a removal under clause (i) 

24 shall be filled in accordance with subpara25 graph (C). 

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1 (E) LIMITATION.—A member of the Board 

2 shall not serve more than 12 consecutive years 

3 on the Board. 

4 (4) CHAIRPERSON.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall elect a 

6 Chairperson from among the members of the 

7 Board. 

8 (B) TERM.—The Chairperson of the 

9 Board— 

10 (i) shall serve as Chairperson for a 2- 

11 year term; and 

12 (ii) may be reelected as Chairperson 

13 while serving as a member of the Board. 

14 (5) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting mem15 bers of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the 

16 transaction of business of the Board. 

17 (6) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet— 

18 (A) at the call of the Chairperson; but 

19 (B) not less than once each calendar year. 

20 (7) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Serving as a member of 

22 the Board shall not constitute employment by 

23 the Federal Government for any purpose. 

24 (B) REIMBURSEMENT.—A member of the 

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1 bursement for the actual and necessary trav2 eling and subsistence expenses incurred in the 

3 performance of the duties of the member for 

4 the Foundation, in accordance with section 

5 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 

6 (8) GENERAL POWERS.—The Board may— 

7 (A) appoint officers and employees in ac8 cordance with paragraph (9); 

9 (B) adopt a constitution and bylaws con10 sistent with the purposes of the Foundation and 

11 this section; and 

12 (C) carry out any other activities that may 

13 be necessary to function and to carry out this 

14 section. 

15 (9) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—No officer or employee 

17 may be appointed to the Foundation until the 

18 date on which the Board determines that the 

19 Foundation has sufficient funds to pay for the 

20 service of the officer or employee. 

21 (B) LIMITATION.—Appointment as an offi22 cer or employee of the Foundation shall not 

23 constitute employment by the Federal Govern24 ment. 

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1 (10) LIMITATION AND CONFLICTS OF INTER2 EST.— 

3 (A) PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL ACTIV4 ITY.—The Foundation shall not participate or 

5 intervene in a political campaign on behalf of 

6 any candidate for public office. 

7 (B) LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION.—No 

8 member of the Board or officer or employee of 

9 the Foundation shall participate, directly or in10 directly, in the consideration or determination 

11 of any question before the Foundation that af12 fects— 

13 (i) the financial interests of the mem14 ber of the Board, officer, or employee; or 

15 (ii) the interests of any corporation 

16 partnership, entity, or organization in 

17 which the member of the Board, officer, or 

18 employee— 

19 (I) is an officer, director, or 

20 trustee; or 

21 (II) has any direct or indirect fi22 nancial interest. 

23 (d) POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation— 

25 (A) shall have perpetual succession; and 

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1 (B) may conduct business throughout the 

2 several States, territories, and possessions of 

3 the United States. 

4 (2) NOTICE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— 

5 (A) DESIGNATED AGENT.—The Founda6 tion shall at all times maintain a designated 

7 agent in the District of Columbia authorized to 

8 accept service of process for the Foundation. 

9 (B) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—The serving of 

10 notice to, or service of process on, the agent re11 quired under this paragraph, or mailed to the 

12 business address of the agent, shall be deemed 

13 to be notice to, or the service of process on, the 

14 Foundation. 

15 (3) SEAL.—The Foundation shall have an offi16 cial seal, to be selected by the Board, which shall be 

17 judicially noticed. 

18 (4) POWERS.—To carry out the purposes of the 

19 Foundation, the Foundation shall have, in addition 

20 to powers otherwise authorized by this section, the 

21 usual powers of a not-for-profit corporation in the 

22 District of Columbia, including the power— 

23 (A) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, admin24 ister, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, abso25 lutely or in trust, of real or personal property, 

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1 or any income from, or other interest in, the 

2 property; 

3 (B) to acquire by donation, gift, devise, 

4 purchase, or exchange, and to dispose of, any 

5 real or personal property or interest in the 

6 property; 

7 (C) to sell, donate, lease, invest, reinvest, 

8 retain, or otherwise dispose of any property or 

9 income from property, unless limited by the in10 strument of transfer; 

11 (D) to borrow money and issue bonds, de12 bentures, or other debt instruments; 

13 (E) to sue and be sued, and complain and 

14 defend itself in any court of competent jurisdic15 tion, except that the members of the Board 

16 shall not be held personally liable, except in a 

17 case of gross negligence; 

18 (F)(i) to enter into contracts or other 

19 agreements with public agencies, private organi20 zations, and persons; and 

21 (ii) to make such payments as may be 

22 necessary to carry out the purposes of the 

23 contracts or agreements; and 

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1 (G) to carry out any activity necessary and 

2 proper to advance the purposes of the Founda3 tion. 

4 (5) REAL PROPERTY.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

6 section, an interest in real property shall in7 clude mineral and water rights, rights-of-way, 

8 and easements, appurtenant or in gross. 

9 (B) ACCEPTANCE.—A gift, devise, or be10 quest of real property may be accepted by the 

11 Foundation, regardless of whether the property 

12 is encumbered, restricted, or subject to bene13 ficial interests of a private person, if any cur14 rent or future interest in the property is for the 

15 benefit of the Foundation. 

16 (C) DECLINING GIFTS.—The Foundation 

17 may, at the discretion of the Foundation, de18 cline any gift, devise, or bequest of real prop19 erty. 

20 (D) PROHIBITION ON CONDEMNATION.— 

21 No land, water, or interest in land or water, 

22 that is owned by the Foundation shall be sub23 ject to condemnation by any State, political 

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1 tality of a State or political subdivision of a 

2 State. 

3 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.— 

4 (1) FUNDING.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of as6 sisting the Foundation in establishing an office 

7 and meeting initial administrative, project, and 

8 other expenses, the Secretary may provide to 

9 the Foundation, from funds appropriated under 

10 subsection (j), such sums as are necessary for 

11 fiscal years 2017 and 2018. 

12 (B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds 

13 made available under subparagraph (A) shall 

14 remain available to the Foundation until ex15 pended for authorized purposes. 

16 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

18 provide to the Foundation personnel, facilities, 

19 equipment, and other administrative services, 

20 subject to such limitations, terms, and condi21 tions as the Secretary may establish. 

22 (B) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Foundation 

23 may reimburse the Secretary for any support 

24 provided under subparagraph (A), in whole or 

25 in part, and any reimbursement received by the 

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1 Secretary under this subparagraph shall be de2 posited in the Treasury to the credit of the ap3 propriations then current and chargeable for 

4 the cost of providing the services. 

5 (f) VOLUNTEERS.—The Secretary may accept, with6 out regard to the civil service classification laws (including 

7 regulations), the services of the Foundation, the Board, 

8 and the officers, employees, and agents of the Foundation, 

9 without compensation from the Department of the Inte10 rior, as volunteers for the performance of the functions 

11 under section 307(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Man12 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(d)). 

13 (g) AUDITS AND REPORT REQUIREMENTS.— 

14 (1) AUDITS.—For purposes of section 10101 of 

15 title 36, United States Code, the Foundation shall 

16 be considered to be a private corporation established 

17 under Federal law. 

18 (2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the end of each fis19 cal year, the Board shall submit to Congress a re20 port that describes the proceedings and activities of 

21 the Foundation during that fiscal year, including a 

22 full and complete statement of the receipts, expendi23 tures, and investments. 

24 (h) UNITED STATES RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall not 

2 be liable for any debt, default, act, or omission of 

3 the Foundation. 

4 (2) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.—The full faith 

5 and credit of the United States shall not extend to 

6 any obligation of the Foundation. 

7 (i) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 

8 section authorizes the Foundation to perform any function 

9 the authority for which is provided to the Bureau of Land 

10 Management under any other provision of law. 

11 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec13 essary to carry out this section. 

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1 TITLE II 

2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

4 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

5 For science and technology, including research and 

6 development activities, which shall include research and 

7 development activities under the Comprehensive Environ8 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

9 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 

10 and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment 

11 and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of 

12 research and development, $713,823,000, to remain avail13 able until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the 

14 funds included under this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for 

15 Research: National Priorities as specified in the explana16 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre17 ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided fur18 ther, That of the unobligated balances from appropriations 

19 made available under this heading, $7,350,000 are perma20 nently rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may 

21 be rescinded pursuant to the preceding proviso from 

22 amounts made available in the first proviso for Research: 

23 National Priorities: Provided further, That such rescission 

24 shall be applied to program project areas, to the extent 

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1 practicable, to reflect changes to funding projections due 

2 to routine attrition during fiscal year 2017. 

3 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

4 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

5 For environmental programs and management, in6 cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 

7 personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of 

8 passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper9 ation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library member10 ships in societies or associations which issue publications 

11 to members only or at a price to members lower than to 

12 subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of 

13 the brownfields program under the Small Business Liabil14 ity Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and 

15 not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representa16 tion expenses, $2,619,799,000, to remain available until 

17 September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the funds included 

18 under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environ19 mental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the 

20 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat21 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 

22 further, That of the funds included under this heading, 

23 $435,857,000 shall be for Geographic Programs specified 

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

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1 vided further, That of the unobligated balances from ap2 propriations made available under this heading, 

3 $21,800,000 are permanently rescinded: Provided further, 

4 That no amounts may be rescinded pursuant to the pre5 ceding proviso from amounts made available in the first 

6 proviso for Environmental Protection: National Priorities, 

7 from amounts made available in the second proviso for Ge8 ographic Programs, or from the National Estuary Pro9 gram (33 U.S.C. 1330): Provided further, That such re10 scission shall be applied to program project areas, to the 

11 extent practicable, to reflect changes to funding projec12 tions due to routine attrition during fiscal year 2017. 

13 In addition, $3,000,000 to remain available until ex14 pended, for necessary expenses of activities described in 

15 section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 

16 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees collected pursu17 ant to that section of that Act and deposited in the ‘‘TSCA 

18 Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in 

19 fiscal year 2017 shall be retained and used for necessary 

20 salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall re21 main available until expended: Provided further, That the 

22 sum herein appropriated in this paragraph from the gen23 eral fund for fiscal year 2017 shall be reduced by the 

24 amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received during 

25 fiscal year 2017, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 

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1 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 

2 than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 

3 realized from such receipts exceed $3,000,000, those 

4 amount in excess of $3,000,000 shall be deposited in the 

5 ‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting re6 ceipts in fiscal year 2017, shall be retained and used for 

7 necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall 

8 remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 

9 the funds included in the first paragraph under this head10 ing, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program 

11 project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the 

12 amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount 

13 of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year 

14 2014. 

15 HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM

16 FUND

17 For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of 

18 the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), includ19 ing the development, operation, maintenance, and upgrad20 ing of the hazardous waste electronic manifest system es21 tablished by such section, $3,178,000, to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2019. 

23 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

25 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

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1 General Act of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available 

2 until September 30, 2018. 

3 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

4 For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al5 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 

6 or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 

7 $34,467,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen11 sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil12 ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), 

13 (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611) 

14 $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, con15 sisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund 

16 on September 30, 2016, as authorized by section 517(a) 

17 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

18 of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,088,769,000 as a payment 

19 from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Super20 fund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of 

21 SARA: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 

22 heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in ac23 cordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided fur24 ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 

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1 eral’’ appropriation to remain available until September 

2 30, 2018, and $15,496,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Science 

3 and Technology’’ appropriation to remain available until 

4 September 30, 2018. 

5 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

6 PROGRAM

7 For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under8 ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sub9 title I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to 

10 remain available until expended, of which $66,572,000 

11 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 

12 cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the 

13 Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for car14 rying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal 

15 Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue 

16 Code: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to 

17 use appropriations made available under this heading to 

18 implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 

19 to provide financial assistance to federally recognized In20 dian tribes for the development and implementation of 

21 programs to manage underground storage tanks. 

22 INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS

23 For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ24 mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil 

25 Pollution Act of 1990, $18,209,000, to be derived from 

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1 the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until 

2 expended. 

3 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

4 For environmental programs and infrastructure as5 sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv6 ing funds and performance partnership grants, 

7 $3,527,161,000, to remain available until expended, of 

8 which— 

9 (1) $1,393,887,000 shall be for making capital10 ization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 

11 Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 

12 Control Act; and of which $863,233,000 shall be for 

13 making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 

14 State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the 

15 Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That for fiscal 

16 year 2017, to the extent there are sufficient eligible 

17 project applications and projects are consistent with 

18 State Intended Use Plans, not less than 10 percent 

19 of the funds made available under this title to each 

20 State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capital21 ization grants shall be used by the State for projects 

22 to address green infrastructure, water or energy effi23 ciency improvements, or other environmentally inno24 vative activities: Provided further, That for fiscal 

25 year 2017, funds made available under this title to 

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1 each State for Drinking Water State Revolving 

2 Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of 

3 each State, be used for projects to address green in4 frastructure, water or energy efficiency improve5 ments, or other environmentally innovative activities: 

6 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

7 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

8 Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water 

9 pollution control revolving fund that may be used by 

10 a State to administer the fund shall not apply to 

11 amounts included as principal in loans made by such 

12 fund in fiscal year 2017 and prior years where such 

13 amounts represent costs of administering the fund 

14 to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed 

15 reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for sepa16 rately from other assets in the fund, and used for 

17 eligible purposes of the fund, including administra18 tion: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2017, 

19 notwithstanding the provisions of sections 201(g)(1), 

20 (h), and (l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

21 Act, grants under title II of the Federal Water Pol22 lution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the 

23 Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the 

24 United States Virgin Islands, and the District of Co25 lumbia may also be made for the purpose of proMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 viding assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design 

2 activities, or plans, specification, and estimates for 

3 any proposed project for the construction of treat4 ment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or 

5 replacement of privately owned treatment works 

6 serving one or more principal residences or small 

7 commercial establishments: Provided further, That 

8 for fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding the provisions 

9 of 201(g)(1), (h), and (l) and section 518(c) of the 

10 Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds reserved 

11 by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) 

12 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also 

13 be used to provide assistance: (1) solely for facility 

14 plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, and 

15 estimates for any proposed project for the construc16 tion of treatment works; and (2) for the construc17 tion, repair, or replacement of privately owned treat18 ment works serving one or more principal residences 

19 or small commercial establishments; Funds reserved 

20 under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available 

21 for grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in section 

22 518(h) of such Act and former Indian reservations 

23 in Oklahoma (as defined by the Secretary of the In24 terior) and Native Villages (as defined in Public 

25 Law 92–203): Provided further, That for fiscal year 

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1 2017, notwithstanding any provision of the Clean 

2 Water Act and regulations issued pursuant thereof, 

3 up to a total of $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by 

4 the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of 

5 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also be 

6 used for grants for training, technical assistance, 

7 and educational programs relating to the operation 

8 and management of the treatment works specified in 

9 section 518(c) of such Act; Funds reserved under 

10 section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for 

11 grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in section 

12 518(h) of such Act and former Indian reservations 

13 in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the 

14 Interior) and Native Villages (as defined in Public 

15 Law 92–203): Provided further, That for fiscal year 

16 2017, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in 

17 section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Con18 trol Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds ap19 propriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, 

20 and notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in 

21 section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up 

22 to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 

23 $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolv24 ing Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the 

25 Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and 

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1 section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That 

2 for fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding the amounts 

3 specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pol4 lution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggre5 gate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State 

6 Revolving Fund program under the Act less any 

7 sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may 

8 be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 

9 under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

10 Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 

11 of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin 

12 Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2017, 

13 notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified 

14 in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 

15 up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 

16 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs 

17 under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved 

18 by the Administrator for grants made under section 

19 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided 

20 further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 

21 under this title to each State for Clean Water State 

22 Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 20 percent 

23 of the funds made available under this title to each 

24 State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap25 italization grants shall be used by the State to proMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 vide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the 

2 form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest 

3 loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 

4 shall be so used by the State only where such funds 

5 are provided as initial financing for an eligible re6 cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 

7 obligations of eligible recipients where such debt was 

8 incurred on or after the date of enactment of this 

9 Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to the 

10 date of enactment of this Act if the State, with con11 currence from the Administrator, determines that 

12 such funds could be used to help address a threat 

13 to public health from heightened exposure to lead in 

14 drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency 

15 declaration has been issued due to a threat to public 

16 health from heightened exposure to lead in a munic17 ipal drinking water supply before the date of enact18 ment of this Act: Provided further, That in a State 

19 in which such an emergency declaration has been 

20 issued, the State may use more than 20 percent of 

21 the funds made available under this title to the 

22 State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap23 italization grants to provide additional subsidy to eli24 gible recipients; 

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1 (2) $10,000,000 shall be for architectural, engi2 neering, planning, design, construction and related 

3 activities in connection with the construction of high 

4 priority water and wastewater facilities in the area 

5 of the United States-Mexico Border, after consulta6 tion with the appropriate border commission: Pro7 vided, That no funds provided by this appropriations 

8 Act to address the water, wastewater and other crit9 ical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 

10 United States along the United States-Mexico bor11 der shall be made available to a county or municipal 

12 government unless that government has established 

13 an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, 

14 which prevents in that jurisdiction the development 

15 or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 

16 the development within an existing colonia the con17 struction of any new home, business, or other struc18 ture which lacks water, wastewater, or other nec19 essary infrastructure; 

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

21 of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 

22 infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil23 lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State 

24 of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) 

25 no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 

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1 for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) 

2 the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent 

3 with the Statewide priority list established in con4 junction with the Agency and the U.S. Department 

5 of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, 

6 and similar projects carried out by the State of Alas7 ka that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 

8 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or 

9 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

10 (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not less 

11 than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects 

12 in regional hub communities; 

13 (4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 

14 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re15 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 

16 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree17 ments, and associated program support costs: Pro18 vided, That not more than 25 percent of the amount 

19 appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of 

20 CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, as21 sessment, and remediation of facilities described in 

22 section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA: Provided 

23 further, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated 

24 for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Pro25 vided further, That for purposes of this section, the 

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1 term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any coun2 ty that has had 20 percent or more of its population 

3 living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 

4 by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 

5 most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Esti6 mates; 

7 (5) $60,000,000 shall be for grants under title 

8 VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 

9 (6) $30,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed 

10 grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 

11 of the explanatory statement described in section 4 

12 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli13 dated Act); 

14 (7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water 

15 quality program authorized in section 5004(d) of the 

16 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 

17 Act (Public Law 114–322); and 

18 (8) $1,066,041,000 shall be for grants, includ19 ing associated program support costs, to States, fed20 erally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal 

21 consortia, and air pollution control agencies for 

22 multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 

23 control and abatement and related activities, includ24 ing activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 

25 under this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for 

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1 making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 

2 Act for particulate matter monitoring and data col3 lection activities subject to terms and conditions 

4 specified by the Administrator, of which: 

5 $47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 

6 CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental 

7 Information Exchange Network grants, including as8 sociated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be 

9 for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the 

10 Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition 

11 to funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Leaking 

12 Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’ 

13 to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Dis14 posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 

15 Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 

16 Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds 

17 available for grants under section 106 of the Federal 

18 Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State par19 ticipation in national- and State-level statistical sur20 veys of water resources and enhancements to State 

21 monitoring programs. 

22 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION

23 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

24 For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar25 anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 

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1 Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $8,000,000, to re2 main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 

3 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de4 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

5 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 

6 subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of di7 rect loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan 

8 principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 

9 is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $976,000,000: Provided 

10 further, That amounts made available under this heading 

11 in this Act are in addition to amounts appropriated or oth12 erwise made available for the Water Infrastructure Fi13 nance and Innovation Program for fiscal year 2017. 

14 In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 

15 to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 

16 Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 

17 in this account to remain available until expended. 

18 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

19 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 

20 section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and In21 novation Act of 2014, $2,000,000, to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2018. 

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL

2 PROTECTION AGENCY

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

4 For fiscal year 2017, 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 EnvironMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 mental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 

2 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2017. 

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. 

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1 For fiscal year 2017, and notwithstanding section 

2 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

3 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use 

4 the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 

5 319 of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant 

6 to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 

7 The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 

8 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro9 grams and Management’’ for fiscal year 2017 to provide 

10 grants to implement the Southeastern New England Wa11 tershed Restoration Program. 

12 Notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 

13 320(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds 

14 made available under this title for the National Estuary 

15 Program shall be used for the development, implementa16 tion, and monitoring of comprehensive conservation and 

17 management plans. 

18 Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘State and 

19 Tribal Assistance Grants’’ account, $61,198,000 are per20 manently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be 

21 rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Con22 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Con23 current Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget 

24 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or from 

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1 tion 196 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi2 sion C of Public Law 114–223), as amended by the Fur3 ther Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations 

4 Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254). 

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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, $288,514,000, to remain 

8 available through September 30, 2020: Provided, That of 

9 the funds provided, $77,000,000 is for the forest inventory 

10 and analysis program. 

11 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

12 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

13 For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro14 viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri15 tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man16 agement, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and 

17 invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabili18 tating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooper19 ative forestry, and education and land conservation activi20 ties and conducting an international program as author21 ized, $228,923,000, to remain available through Sep22 tember 30, 2020, as authorized by law; of which 

23 $62,347,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 

24 Conservation Fund to be used for the Forest Legacy Pro25 gram, to remain available until expended. 

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1 Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 

2 available for the Forest Legacy Program and derived from 

3 the Land and Water Conservation Fund, $12,002,000 is 

4 hereby permanently rescinded from projects with cost sav5 ings or failed or partially failed projects that had funds 

6 returned. 

7 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

9 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 

10 otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im11 provement, and utilization of the National Forest System, 

12 $1,513,318,000, to remain available through September 

13 30, 2020: Provided, That of the funds provided, 

14 $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest 

15 Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration 

16 treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided 

17 further, That of the funds provided, $367,805,000 shall 

18 be for forest products: Provided further, That of the funds 

19 provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Re20 source Restoration pilot program for Region 1, Region 3 

21 and Region 4: Provided further, That of the funds pro22 vided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be trans23 ferred to support the Integrated Resource Restoration 

24 pilot program in the preceding proviso: Provided further, 

25 That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the SecMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 retary of the Interior any unobligated funds appropriated 

2 in a previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles Caldera 

3 National Preserve: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

4 section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 

5 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating 

6 a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may provide 

7 a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Graz8 ing Association or direct permittee for a conservation 

9 practice approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal 

10 year in which the cost of the conservation practice is in11 curred. And, that the amount credited shall remain avail12 able to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, 

13 as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is 

14 made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project 

15 for conservation practices approved by the Secretary. 

16 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 

19 otherwise provided for, $364,014,000, to remain available 

20 through September 30, 2020, for construction, capital im21 provement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and 

22 other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, 

23 reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no 

24 longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not 

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1 est roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized 

2 by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Pro3 vided, That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently 

4 needed road decommissioning, road and trail repair and 

5 maintenance and associated activities, and removal of fish 

6 passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service 

7 roads may be contributing to water quality problems in 

8 streams and water bodies which support threatened, en9 dangered, or sensitive species or community water sources: 

10 Provided further, That funds becoming available in fiscal 

11 year 2017 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 

12 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the 

13 Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obliga14 tion for any other purpose unless the funds are appro15 priated: Provided further, That of the funds provided for 

16 decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be 

17 transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ to support 

18 the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. 

19 LAND ACQUISITION

20 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

21 of chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, including 

22 administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or wa23 ters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory au24 thority applicable to the Forest Service, $54,415,000, to 

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1 be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 

2 and to remain available until expended. 

3 ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL

4 ACTS

5 For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound6 aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 

7 Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An8 geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 

9 Forests, California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be 

10 derived from forest receipts. 

11 ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

12 For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived 

13 from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov14 ernments, public school districts, or other public school au15 thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de16 posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 

17 Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 

18 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 

19 30, 2020, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96– 

20 586; Public Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78– 

21 310). 

22 RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

23 For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro24 tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re25 ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing doMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 

2 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 

3 Law 94–579, to remain available through September 30, 

4 2020, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 

5 for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground 

6 range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 

7 GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND

8 RANGELAND RESEARCH

9 For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 

10 $45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2020, 

11 to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the 

12 above Act. 

13 MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR

14 SUBSISTENCE USES

15 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man16 age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 

17 title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva18 tion Act (Public Law 96–487), $2,500,000, to remain 

19 available through September 30, 2020. 

20 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 

23 activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 

24 fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other 

25 lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels 

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1 management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency re2 habilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands 

3 and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, 

4 $2,833,415,000, to remain available through September 

5 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds including unobli6 gated balances under this heading, are available for repay7 ment of advances from other appropriations accounts pre8 viously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, 

9 That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and 

10 other cooperating entities for services provided in response 

11 to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent 

12 such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire 

13 emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency 

14 management agency: Provided further, That funds pro15 vided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and 

16 restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, sup17 port to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppres18 sion activities of the Forest Service: Provided further, That 

19 of the funds provided, $390,000,000 is for hazardous fuels 

20 management activities, $19,795,000 is for research activi21 ties and to make competitive research grants pursuant to 

22 the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research 

23 Act, (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), $78,000,000 is for State 

24 fire assistance, and $15,000,000 is for volunteer fire as25 sistance under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry AsMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 sistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106): Provided further, 

2 That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to 

3 the ‘‘National Forest System’’, and ‘‘Forest and Range4 land Research’’ accounts to fund forest and rangeland re5 search, vegetation and watershed management, heritage 

6 site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat manage7 ment and restoration: Provided further, That the costs of 

8 implementing any cooperative agreement between the Fed9 eral Government and any non-Federal entity may be 

10 shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Pro11 vided further, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds pro12 vided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture 

13 to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agree14 ments or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management 

15 activities and for training or monitoring associated with 

16 such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal 

17 land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines 

18 such activities benefit resources on Federal land: Provided 

19 further, That funds made available to implement the Com20 munity Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, title 

21 VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in ac22 cordance with authorities made available to the Forest 

23 Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appro24 priation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte25 rior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the 

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1 transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire manage2 ment, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, 

3 between the Departments when such transfers would fa4 cilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs 

5 and projects: Provided further, That of the funds provided 

6 for hazardous fuels management, not to exceed 

7 $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any au8 thorities available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State 

9 and Private Forestry’’ appropriation, for the purpose of 

10 creating incentives for increased use of biomass from Na11 tional Forest System lands: Provided further, That funds 

12 designated for wildfire suppression, including funds trans13 ferred from the ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve 

14 Fund’’, shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis 

15 as such assessments are calculated against other agency 

16 programs: Provided further, That of the funds for haz17 ardous fuels management, up to $24,000,000 may be 

18 transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ to support 

19 the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. 

20 FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 For necessary expenses for large fire suppression op23 erations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve 

24 fund for suppression and Federal emergency response ac25 tivities, $342,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

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1 Provided, That such amounts are only available for trans2 fer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account following 

3 a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 

4 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a): Pro5 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con6 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

7 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

11 Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 

12 fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 

13 motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 

14 from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 

15 lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 

16 to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 

17 wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 

18 notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 

19 being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 

20 trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 

21 replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 

22 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 

23 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of 

24 buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 

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1 suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the 

2 Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 

3 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 

4 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col5 lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 

6 Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 

7 Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage8 ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re9 habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 

10 under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 

11 burning conditions upon the Secretary’s notification of the 

12 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all 

13 fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings 

14 ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘FLAME Wildfire 

15 Suppression Reserve Fund’’ will be obligated within 30 

16 days: Provided, That all funds used pursuant to this para17 graph must be replenished by a supplemental appropria18 tion which must be requested as promptly as possible. 

19 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 

20 Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of dis21 cretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by 

22 this Act to or within the Wildland Fire Management Ac23 count, or reprogram funds within the Wildland Fire Man24 agement Account, to be used for the purposes of haz25 ardous fuels management and emergency rehabilitation of 

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1 burned-over National Forest System lands and water, 

2 such transferred funds shall remain available through Sep3 tember 30, 2020: Provided, That none of the funds trans4 ferred pursuant to this section shall be available for obli5 gation without written notification to and the prior ap6 proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

7 Houses of Congress: Provided further, That this section 

8 does not apply to funds appropriated to the FLAME Wild9 fire Suppression Reserve Fund or funds derived from the 

10 Land and Water Conservation Fund. 

11 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

12 available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter13 national Development in connection with forest and range14 land research, technical information, and assistance in for15 eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 

16 and related natural resource activities outside the United 

17 States and its territories and possessions, including tech18 nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 

19 with United States, private, and international organiza20 tions. The Forest Service, acting for the International 

21 Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign 

22 governments and institutions as well as other domestic 

23 agencies (including the United States Agency for Inter24 national Development, the Department of State, and the 

25 Millennium Challenge Corporation), United States private 

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1 sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide 

2 technical assistance and training programs overseas on 

3 forestry and rangeland management. 

4 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

5 available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 

6 of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 

7 preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 

8 from National Forest System lands, and for the perform9 ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of 

10 such lands. 

11 None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv12 ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 

13 year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 

14 section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 

15 Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 

16 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 

17 Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 

18 None of the funds available to the Forest Service may 

19 be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the 

20 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in ac21 cordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in 

22 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 

23 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

24 Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 

25 Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 

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1 Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 

2 $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 

3 be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for De4 partment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to 

5 as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall 

6 prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements re7 quested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services 

8 from the Department of Agriculture’s National Informa9 tion Technology Center and the Department of Agri10 culture’s International Technology Service. 

11 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 

12 $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 

13 the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried 

14 out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried 

15 out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act 

16 of 1993, Public Law 103–82, as amended by Public Lands 

17 Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public 

18 Law 109–154. 

19 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 

20 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 

21 reception and representation expenses. 

22 Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public 

23 Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, 

24 up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the 

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1 ship projects in support of the Forest Service mission, 

2 without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, 

3 for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 

4 lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, 

5 That of the Federal funds made available to the Founda6 tion, no more than $300,000 shall be available for admin7 istrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation 

8 shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 

9 assistance, private contributions to match on at least one10 for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service: 

11 Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Fed12 eral funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a 

13 project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 

14 the non-Federal matching funds. 

15 Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 

16 up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest 

17 Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife 

18 Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 

19 projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 

20 on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 

21 to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 

22 shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 

23 Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 

24 the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal 

25 or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate 

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1 that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 

2 funds. 

3 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

4 available for interactions with and providing technical as5 sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 

6 businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 

7 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

8 available for payments to counties within the Columbia 

9 River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 

10 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 

11 663. 

12 Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 

13 be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in sec14 tion 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

15 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 

16 Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed 

17 $65,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of per18 forming fire, administrative and other facilities mainte19 nance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur 

20 using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the 

21 agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utili22 ties, and other support services. 

23 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ap24 propriations or funds available to the Forest Service not 

25 to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office 

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1 of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri2 culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re3 sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 

4 Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management 

5 reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitiga6 tion-related matters. Future budget justifications for both 

7 the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture 

8 should clearly display the sums previously transferred and 

9 the requested funding transfers. 

10 An eligible individual who is employed in any project 

11 funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 

12 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 

13 Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 

14 purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 

15 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

16 through the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the 

17 Forest Service shall report no later than 30 business days 

18 following the close of each fiscal quarter all current and 

19 prior year unobligated balances, by fiscal year, budget line 

20 item and account, to the House and Senate Committees 

21 on Appropriations. 

22 The following unobligated balances identified by the 

23 following accounts are hereby rescinded: Forest and 

24 Rangeland Research, $815,000; National Forest System, 

25 $2,000,000; and State and Private Forestry, $3,500,000. 

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1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

2 SERVICES 

3 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

4 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

5 For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au6 gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina7 tion and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 

8 Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public 

9 Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Serv10 ice, $3,694,462,000, together with payments received dur11 ing the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 

12 238b, for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: 

13 Provided, That funds made available to tribes and tribal 

14 organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any 

15 other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian 

16 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 

17 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the 

18 time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall 

19 remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without 

20 fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That $2,000,000 

21 shall be available for grants or contracts with public or 

22 private institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment 

23 services to Indians, including alcohol detoxification serv24 ices: Provided further, That $928,830,000 for Purchased/ 

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1 astrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available 

2 until expended: Provided further, That of the funds pro3 vided, up to $36,000,000 shall remain available until ex4 pended for implementation of the loan repayment program 

5 under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 

6 Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 

7 $11,000,000 shall remain available until expended to sup8 plement funds available for operational costs at tribal clin9 ics operated under an Indian Self-Determination and Edu10 cation Assistance Act compact or contract where health 

11 care is delivered in space acquired through a full service 

12 lease, which is not eligible for maintenance and improve13 ment and equipment funds from the Indian Health Serv14 ice, and $29,000,000 shall be for costs related to or result15 ing from accreditation emergencies, of which up to 

16 $4,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts otherwise 

17 available for Purchased and Referred Care: Provided fur18 ther, That the amounts collected by the Federal Govern19 ment as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian 

20 Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 

21 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of con22 tracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized by section 

23 108A of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and shall remain 

24 available until expended and, notwithstanding section 

25 108A(c) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds shall 

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1 be available to make new awards under the loan repay2 ment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 

3 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided 

4 further, That the amounts made available within this ac5 count for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention 

6 Program, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, 

7 for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for aftercare pilots at 

8 Youth Regional Treatment Centers, to improve collections 

9 from public and private insurance at Indian Health Serv10 ice and tribally operated facilities, and for accreditation 

11 emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the Di12 rector of the Indian Health Service and shall remain avail13 able until expended: Provided further, That funds provided 

14 in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants 

15 that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation 

16 is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: Pro17 vided further, That the amounts collected by the Secretary 

18 of Health and Human Services under the authority of title 

19 IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall re20 main available until expended for the purpose of achieving 

21 compliance with the applicable conditions and require22 ments of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, 

23 except for those related to the planning, design, or con24 struction of new facilities: Provided further, That funding 

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1 dian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) 

2 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

3 That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations 

4 under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 

5 shall be reported and accounted for and available to the 

6 receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: 

7 Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may 

8 collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal 

9 organizations operating health facilities pursuant to Pub10 lic Law 93–638, such individually identifiable health infor11 mation relating to disabled children as may be necessary 

12 for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the 

13 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 

14 1400, et seq.): Provided further, That the Indian Health 

15 Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry 

16 out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Fa17 cilities account. 

18 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

19 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 

20 contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter21 mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 

22 the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2017, such sums 

23 as may be necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

24 other provision of law, no amounts made available under 

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1 this heading shall be available for transfer to another 

2 budget 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 $545,424,000, 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 

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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; 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 2017, 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. 

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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. 

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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, $15,431,000, to remain available until expended: 

7 Provided, That funds provided in this or any other appro8 priations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals 

9 and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-parti10 tioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard 

11 housing, and all others certified as eligible and not in12 cluded in the preceding categories: Provided further, That 

13 none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may 

14 be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Reloca15 tion to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as 

16 of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the 

17 lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or re18 placement home is provided for such household: Provided 

19 further, That no relocatee will be provided with more than 

20 one new or replacement home: Provided further, That the 

21 Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who 

22 have selected and received an approved homesite on the 

23 Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off 

24 the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant 

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1 vided further, That $200,000 shall be transferred to the 

2 Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Inte3 rior, to remain available until expended, for audits and 

4 investigations of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Re5 location, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 

6 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

7 INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE

8 CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT

9 PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

10 For payment to the Institute of American Indian and 

11 Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as author12 ized by title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part 

13 A), $15,212,000, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2018: Provided, That of the funds made available under 

15 this heading, not to exceed $7,377,000 shall become avail16 able on July 1, 2017, and shall remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2018. 

18 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institu21 tion, as authorized by law, including research in the fields 

22 of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and 

23 documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 

24 public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 

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1 tions; conduct of education, training, and museum assist2 ance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 

3 agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 

4 buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed 

5 $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and 

6 purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for em7 ployees, $729,444,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2018, except as otherwise provided herein; of 

9 which not to exceed $48,467,000 for the instrumentation 

10 program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, 

11 the National Museum of African American History and 

12 Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program 

13 shall remain available until expended; and including such 

14 funds as may be necessary to support American overseas 

15 research centers: Provided, That funds appropriated here16 in are available for advance payments to independent con17 tractors performing research services or participating in 

18 official Smithsonian presentations. 

19 FACILITIES CAPITAL

20 For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 

21 alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithso22 nian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized 

23 by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), 

24 and for construction, including necessary personnel, 

25 $133,903,000, to remain available until expended, of 

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1 which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as au2 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

3 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For the upkeep and operations of the National Gal6 lery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art 

7 therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as 

8 authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), 

9 as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 

10 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including 

11 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in ad12 vance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for 

13 membership in library, museum, and art associations or 

14 societies whose publications or services are available to 

15 members only, or to members at a price lower than to the 

16 general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 

17 for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other 

18 employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); 

19 purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 

20 buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alter21 ation, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 

22 and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 

23 repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 

24 contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, 

25 firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under 

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1 such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem prop2 er, $132,961,000, to remain available until September 30, 

3 2018, of which not to exceed $3,620,000 for the special 

4 exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 

5 REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

6 For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 

7 renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 

8 occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 

9 otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 

10 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 

11 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing 

12 renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 

13 $22,564,000, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, 

15 protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of 

16 buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated 

17 with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of con18 tractor qualifications as well as price. 

19 JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING

20 ARTS

21 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

22 For necessary expenses for the operation, mainte23 nance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for 

24 the Performing Arts, $22,260,000. 

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1 CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

2 For necessary expenses for capital repair and restora3 tion of the existing features of the building and site of 

4 the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 

5 $14,140,000, to remain available until expended. 

6 WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR

7 SCHOLARS

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions 

10 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 

11 1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 

12 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,500,000, to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2018. 

14 NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE

15 HUMANITIES

16 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

17 GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

18 For necessary expenses to carry out the National 

19 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 

20 $149,849,000 shall be available to the National Endow21 ment for the Arts for the support of projects and produc22 tions in the arts, including arts education and public out23 reach activities, through assistance to organizations and 

24 individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 

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1 support, and for administering the functions of the Act, 

2 to remain available until expended. 

3 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

4 GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

5 For necessary expenses to carry out the National 

6 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 

7 $149,848,000, to remain available until expended, of 

8 which $139,148,000 shall be available for support of ac9 tivities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the 

10 Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and 

11 $10,700,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 

12 grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, 

13 including $8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): 

14 Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 

15 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such 

16 amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 

17 bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted 

18 by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endow19 ment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 

20 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and pre21 ceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not pre22 viously been appropriated. 

23 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

24 None of the funds appropriated to the National 

25 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used 

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1 to process any grant or contract documents which do not 

2 include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none 

3 of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on 

4 the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official re5 ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 

6 That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as 

7 necessary for official reception and representation ex8 penses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of the Na9 tional Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up 

10 to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants 

11 does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 

12 grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That 

13 such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms 

14 of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from 

15 the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. 

16 COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under 

19 chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,762,000: 

20 Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge 

21 fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such 

22 fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting col23 lection, to remain available until expended without further 

24 appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 

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1 work, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 

2 and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and ac3 tivities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose 

4 of artistic display, study or education: Provided further, 

5 That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under 

6 this heading may be used for official reception and rep7 resentation expenses. 

8 NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

9 For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 

10 99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $2,000,000. 

11 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on 

14 Historic Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $6,493,000. 

15 NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the National Capital Plan18 ning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United 

19 States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

20 3109, $8,099,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 per21 cent of the funds provided under this heading may be used 

22 for official reception and representational expenses associ23 ated with hosting international visitors engaged in the 

24 planning and physical development of world capitals. 

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1 UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

2 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

3 For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 

4 authorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301– 

5 2310), $57,000,000, of which $1,215,000 shall remain 

6 available until September 30, 2019, for the Museum’s 

7 equipment replacement program; and of which $2,500,000 

8 for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and 

9 $1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program 

10 shall remain available until expended. 

11 DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses, including the costs of con14 struction design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 

15 Commission, $1,600,000, to remain available until ex16 pended. 

17 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION

18 For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower 

19 Memorial Commission for design and construction of a 

20 memorial in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower, as author21 ized by Public Law 106–79, $45,000,000, to remain avail22 able until expended: Provided, That the contract with re23 spect to the procurement shall contain the ‘‘availability of 

24 funds’’ clause described in section 52.232.18 of title 48, 

25 Code of Federal Regulations: Provided further, That the 

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1 funds appropriated herein shall be deemed to satisfy the 

2 criteria for issuing a permit contained in 40 U.S.C. 

3 8906(a)(4) and (b). 

4 WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses of the Women’s Suffrage 

7 Centennial Commission, as authorized by this Act, 

8 $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

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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. 

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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, 2018, 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 

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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. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 

19 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

20 2015 (Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect in fis21 cal year 2017. 

22 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2017

23 LIMITATION

24 SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal 

25 year 2017 under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and 

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1 Human Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support 

2 Costs’’ and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 

3 Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Sup4 port Costs’’ are the only amounts available for contract 

5 support costs arising out of self-determination or self-gov6 ernance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding 

7 agreements for fiscal year 2017 with the Bureau of Indian 

8 Affairs or the Indian Health Service: Provided, That such 

9 amounts provided by this Act are not available for pay10 ment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, 

11 or for repayments of payments for settlements or judg12 ments awarding contract support costs for prior years. 

13 FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS

14 SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 

15 considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) 

16 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan17 ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because 

18 more than 15 years have passed without revision of the 

19 plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing 

20 in this section exempts the Secretary from any other re21 quirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re22 sources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any 

23 other law: Provided, That if the Secretary is not acting 

24 expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding avail25 able, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest 

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1 System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan 

2 and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion 

3 of the plan on an accelerated basis. 

4 PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS

5 SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be ex6 pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities 

7 under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 

8 seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

9 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monu10 ment established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 

11 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 

12 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under 

13 the Presidential proclamation establishing such monu14 ment. 

15 LIMITATION ON TAKINGS

16 SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 

17 appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 

18 interests in lands may be expended for the filing of dec19 larations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 

20 the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap21 propriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply 

22 to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades Na23 tional Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 

24 funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of 

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1 Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration pur2 poses. 

3 TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS

4 SEC. 410. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall 

5 be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as 

6 the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 

7 and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk 

8 allowance under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) 

9 when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The west10 ern red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus 

11 to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall 

12 be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 

13 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All addi14 tional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or con15 tiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be ex16 ported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale 

17 holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing 

18 export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. 

19 PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS

20 SEC. 411. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available by this Act to executive branch agen22 cies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless 

23 such contract is entered into in accordance with the re24 quirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, 

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1 or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 

2 Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 

3 (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a con4 tract to be entered into without regard for these re5 quirements, including formula grants for States, or 

6 federally recognized Indian tribes; or 

7 (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian 

8 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

9 (Public Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by 

10 any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a 

11 contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 

12 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or 

13 (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date 

14 of enactment of this Act. 

15 POSTING OF REPORTS

16 SEC. 412. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail17 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

18 post on the public website of that agency any report re19 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

20 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen21 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

22 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

23 (1) the public posting of the report com24 promises national security; or 

25 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 

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1 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

2 do so only after such report has been made available to 

3 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

4 no less than 45 days. 

5 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT

6 GUIDELINES

7 SEC. 413. Of the funds provided to the National En8 dowment for the Arts— 

9 (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant 

10 to an individual if such grant is awarded to such in11 dividual for a literature fellowship, National Herit12 age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow13 ship. 

14 (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures 

15 to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 

16 except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, 

17 or regional group, may be used to make a grant to 

18 any other organization or individual to conduct ac19 tivity independent of the direct grant recipient. 

20 Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 

21 made in exchange for goods and services. 

22 (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support 

23 to a group, unless the application is specific to the 

24 contents of the season, including identified programs 

25 or projects. 

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1 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM

2 PRIORITIES

3 SEC. 414. (a) In providing services or awarding fi4 nancial assistance under the National Foundation on the 

5 Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appro6 priated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National 

7 Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 

8 to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 

9 projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve 

10 underserved populations. 

11 (b) In this section: 

12 (1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means 

13 a population of individuals, including urban minori14 ties, who have historically been outside the purview 

15 of arts and humanities programs due to factors such 

16 as a high incidence of income below the poverty line 

17 or to geographic isolation. 

18 (2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty 

19 line (as defined by the Office of Management and 

20 Budget, and revised annually in accordance with sec21 tion 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of 

23 the size involved. 

24 (c) In providing services and awarding financial as25 sistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 

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1 Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this 

2 Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 

3 Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing serv4 ices or awarding financial assistance for projects, produc5 tions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 

6 knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 

7 the arts. 

8 (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

9 section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu10 manities Act of 1965— 

11 (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant cat12 egory for projects, productions, workshops, or pro13 grams that are of national impact or availability or 

14 are able to tour several States; 

15 (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants ex16 ceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds 

17 to any single State, excluding grants made under the 

18 authority of paragraph (1); 

19 (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Con20 gress annually and by State, on grants awarded by 

21 the Chairperson in each grant category under sec22 tion 5 of such Act; and 

23 (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 

24 grants to improve and support community-based 

25 music performance and education. 

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1 STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS

2 SEC. 415. The Department of the Interior, the Envi3 ronmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 

4 Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 

5 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen6 ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro7 priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob8 ligated funds in each program and activity. 

9 REPORT ON USE OF CLIMATE CHANGE FUNDS

10 SEC. 416. Not later than 120 days after the date on 

11 which the President’s fiscal year 2018 budget request is 

12 submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a 

13 comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropria14 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de15 scribing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and 

16 international, for climate change programs, projects, and 

17 activities in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, including an ac18 counting of funding by agency with each agency identi19 fying climate change programs, projects, and activities 

20 and associated costs by line item as presented in the Presi21 dent’s Budget Appendix, and including citations and link22 ages where practicable to each strategic plan that is driv23 ing funding within each climate change program, project, 

24 and activity listed in the report. 

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1 PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS

2 SEC. 417. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

3 law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any 

4 other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any 

5 regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V 

6 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon 

7 dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions 

8 resulting from biological processes associated with live9 stock production. 

10 GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS

11 SEC. 418. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

12 law, none of the funds made available in this or any other 

13 Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, 

14 if that provision requires mandatory reporting of green15 house gas emissions from manure management systems. 

16 MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES

17 SEC. 419. Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of 

18 Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; 

19 Public Law 106–79) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

20 30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

21 FUNDING PROHIBITION

22 SEC. 420. None of the funds made available by this 

23 or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content 

24 of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle 

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1 under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 

2 et seq.) or any other law. 

3 EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS

4 SEC. 421. The terms and conditions of section 325 

5 of Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding graz6 ing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not 

7 subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal 

8 Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 

9 shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2017. 

10 STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING AMENDMENTS

11 SEC. 422. Section 604(d) of the Healthy Forest Res12 toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(d)), as amended 

13 by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), is 

14 further amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the 

16 following: ‘‘Notwithstanding the Materials Act of 

17 1947 (30 U.S.C. 602(a)), the Director may enter 

18 into an agreement or contract under subsection 

19 (b).’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and the Di21 rector’’. 

22 FUNDING PROHIBITION

23 SEC. 423. (a) None of the funds made available in 

24 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

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1 network unless such network is designed to block access 

2 to pornography websites. 

3 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

4 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

5 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi6 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

7 CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTIONS

8 SEC. 424. None of the funds made available in this 

9 Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge 

10 of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollu11 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for the activi12 ties identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 

13 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)). 

14 USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL

15 SEC. 425. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 

16 by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au17 thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

18 (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the 

19 construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 

20 water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and 

21 steel products used in the project are produced in the 

22 United States. 

23 (2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products 

24 means the following products made primarily of iron or 

25 steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 

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1 and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 

2 pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein3 forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 

4 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat5 egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ6 mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 

7 the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 

8 (1) applying subsection (a) would be incon9 sistent with the public interest; 

10 (2) iron and steel products are not produced in 

11 the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail12 able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 

13 (3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro14 duced in the United States will increase the cost of 

15 the overall project by more than 25 percent. 

16 (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv17 er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail18 able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re19 quest and information available to the Administrator con20 cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 

21 input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 

22 a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 

23 make the request and accompanying information available 

24 by electronic means, including on the official public Inter25 net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

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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 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

10 SEC. 426. Section 6301(2) of title 40, United States 

11 Code, is amended— 

12 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

13 by striking ‘‘The National Gallery of Art’’ and in14 serting ‘‘(A) The National Gallery of Art’’; 

15 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 

16 and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; 

17 and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub19 paragraph: ‘‘(B) All other buildings, service roads, 

20 walks, and other areas within the exterior bound21 aries of any real estate or land or interest in land 

22 (including temporary use) that the National Gallery 

23 of Art acquires and that the Director of the Na24 tional Gallery of Art determines to be necessary for 

25 the adequate protection of individuals or property in 

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1 the National Gallery of Art and suitable for adminis2 tration as a part of the National Gallery of Art.’’. 

3 MIDWAY ISLAND

4 SEC. 427. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used to destroy any buildings or structures 

6 on Midway Island that have been recommended by the 

7 United States Navy for inclusion in the National Register 

8 of Historic Places (54 U.S.C. 302101). 

9 POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY

10 SEC. 428. To support the key role that forests in the 

11 United States can play in addressing the energy needs of 

12 the United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 

13 of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environ14 mental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their mis15 sions, jointly— 

16 (1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 

17 bioenergy— 

18 (A) is consistent across all Federal depart19 ments and agencies; and 

20 (B) recognizes the full benefits of the use 

21 of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and 

22 responsible forest management; and 

23 (2) establish clear and simple policies for the 

24 use of forest biomass as an energy solution, includ25 ing policies that— 

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1 (A) reflect the carbon-neutrality of forest 

2 bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable 

3 energy source, provided the use of forest bio4 mass for energy production does not cause con5 version of forests to non-forest use. 

6 (B) encourage private investment through7 out the forest biomass supply chain, including 

8 in— 

9 (i) working forests; 

10 (ii) harvesting operations; 

11 (iii) forest improvement operations; 

12 (iv) forest bioenergy production; 

13 (v) wood products manufacturing; or 

14 (vi) paper manufacturing; 

15 (C) encourage forest management to im16 prove forest health; and 

17 (D) recognize State initiatives to produce 

18 and use forest biomass. 

19 JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER REAUTHORIZATION

20 SEC. 429. Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center 

21 Act (20 U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections 

22 (a) and (b) and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.— 

24 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 

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1 carry out section 4(a)(1)(H), $22,260,000 for fiscal year 

2 2017. 

3 ‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be 

4 appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) 

5 and (G) of section 4(a)(1), $14,140,000 for fiscal year 

6 2017.’’. 

7 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS, 

8 HELENA-LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST

9 SEC. 430. The boundary of the Patrick’s Basin Addi10 tion to the Bob Marshall Wilderness designated by section 

11 3065(c)(1)(A) of the ‘‘Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ 

12 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 2015’’ (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3835) is 

14 modified to exclude approximately 603 acres of land as 

15 generally depicted as items 1 and 2 on the map entitled 

16 ‘‘Patrick’s Basin Addition to the Bob Marshall Wilder17 ness—Kenck Cabin and South Fork Sun River 

18 Packbridge Adjustments’’ and dated April 21, 2016, 

19 which shall be on file and available for public inspection 

20 in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. The lands 

21 excluded from the wilderness shall be added to and admin22 istered as part of the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation 

23 Management Area established in section 3065(b). 

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1 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

2 SEC. 431. (a) The provisions of the following bills of 

3 the 115th Congress are hereby enacted into law: 

4 (1) H.R. 2104 (the Morley Nelson Snake River 

5 Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary 

6 Modification Act of 2017), as introduced on April 

7 20, 2017. 

8 (2) S. 131 (the Alaska Mental Health Trust 

9 Land Exchange Act of 2017), as ordered to be re10 ported on March 30, 2017, by the Committee on 

11 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

12 (3) S. 847 (the Women’s Suffrage Centennial 

13 Commission Act), as introduced on April 5, 2017. 

14 (b) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the 

15 United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 

16 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United 

17 States shall include after the date of approval at the end 

18 an appendix setting forth the text of the bills referred to 

19 in subsection (a). 

20 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 

21 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropria22 tions Act, 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, 

2 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 

3 EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

4 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

5 TITLE I 

6 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

7 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

8 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

9 For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation 

10 and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’), 

11 the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the National Appren12 ticeship Act, $3,338,699,000, plus reimbursements, shall 

13 be available. Of the amounts provided: 

14 (1) for grants to States for adult employment 

15 and training activities, youth activities, and dis16 located worker employment and training activities, 

17 $2,709,832,000 as follows: 

18 (A) $815,556,000 for adult employment 

19 and training activities, of which $103,556,000 

20 shall be available for the period July 1, 2017 

21 through June 30, 2018, and of which 

22 $712,000,000 shall be available for the period 

23 October 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; 

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1 (B) $873,416,000 for youth activities, 

2 which shall be available for the period April 1, 

3 2017 through June 30, 2018; and 

4 (C) $1,020,860,000 for dislocated worker 

5 employment and training activities, of which 

6 $160,860,000 shall be available for the period 

7 July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, and of 

8 which $860,000,000 shall be available for the 

9 period October 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018: 

10 Provided, That pursuant to section 128(a)(1) of the 

11 WIOA, the amount available to the Governor for 

12 statewide workforce investment activities shall not 

13 exceed 15 percent of the amount allotted to the 

14 State from each of the appropriations under the pre15 ceding subparagraphs: Provided further, That the 

16 funds available for allotment to outlying areas to 

17 carry out subtitle B of title I of the WIOA shall not 

18 be subject to the requirements of section 

19 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act; and 

20 (2) for national programs, $628,867,000 as fol21 lows: 

22 (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated work23 ers assistance national reserve, of which 

24 $20,859,000 shall be available for the period 

25 July 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, and 

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1 of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the 

2 period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 

3 2018: Provided, That funds provided to carry 

4 out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be 

5 used to provide assistance to a State for state6 wide or local use in order to address cases 

7 where there have been worker dislocations 

8 across multiple sectors or across multiple local 

9 areas and such workers remain dislocated; co10 ordinate the State workforce development plan 

11 with emerging economic development needs; and 

12 train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided 

13 further, That funds provided to carry out sec14 tions 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be 

15 used for technical assistance and demonstration 

16 projects, respectively, that provide assistance to 

17 new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 

18 workers: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

19 section 168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds pro20 vided under this subparagraph, the Secretary of 

21 Labor (referred to in this title as ‘‘Secretary’’) 

22 may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 

23 funds to provide technical assistance and carry 

24 out additional activities related to the transition 

25 to the WIOA: Provided further, That, of the 

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1 funds provided under this subparagraph, 

2 $20,000,000 shall be made available for appli3 cations submitted in accordance with section 

4 170 of the WIOA for training and employment 

5 assistance for workers dislocated from coal 

6 mines and coal-fired power plants; 

7 (B) $50,000,000 for Native American pro8 grams under section 166 of the WIOA, which 

9 shall be available for the period July 1, 2017 

10 through June 30, 2018; 

11 (C) $81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal 

12 farmworker programs under section 167 of the 

13 WIOA, including $75,885,000 for formula 

14 grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall 

15 be for employment and training services), 

16 $5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal housing 

17 (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for 

18 permanent housing), and $494,000 for other 

19 discretionary purposes, which shall be available 

20 for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 

21 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law or related regulation, the 

23 Department of Labor shall take no action lim24 iting the number or proportion of eligible par25 ticipants receiving related assistance services or 

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1 discouraging grantees from providing such serv2 ices; 

3 (D) $84,534,000 for YouthBuild activities 

4 as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which 

5 shall be available for the period April 1, 2017 

6 through June 30, 2018; 

7 (E) $2,500,000 for technical assistance ac8 tivities under section 168 of the WIOA, which 

9 shall be available for the period July 1, 2017 

10 through June 30, 2018; 

11 (F) $88,078,000 for ex-offender activities, 

12 under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA 

13 and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 

14 2007, which shall be available for the period 

15 April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018: Provided, 

16 That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for 

17 competitive grants to national and regional 

18 intermediaries for activities that prepare young 

19 ex-offenders and school dropouts for employ20 ment, with a priority for projects serving high21 crime, high-poverty areas; 

22 (G) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data 

23 Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 

24 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 

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1 the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 

2 2018; and 

3 (H) $95,000,000 to expand opportunities 

4 relating to apprenticeship programs registered 

5 under the National Apprenticeship Act, to be 

6 available to the Secretary to carry out activities 

7 through grants, cooperative agreements, con8 tracts and other arrangements, with States and 

9 other appropriate entities, which shall be avail10 able for the period April 1, 2017 through June 

11 30, 2018. 

12 JOB CORPS

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, includ15 ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and 

16 hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alter17 ation, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the 

18 purchase of real property for training centers as author19 ized by the WIOA, $1,704,155,000, plus reimbursements, 

20 as follows: 

21 (1) $1,587,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, 

22 which shall be available for the period July 1, 2017 

23 through June 30, 2018; 

24 (2) $84,500,000 for construction, rehabilitation 

25 and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be 

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1 available for the period July 1, 2017 through June 

2 30, 2020, and which may include the acquisition, 

3 maintenance, and repair of major items of equip4 ment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up 

5 to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational 

6 needs of such centers or to achieve administrative ef7 ficiencies: Provided further, That any funds trans8 ferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be 

9 available for obligation after June 30, 2018: Pro10 vided further, That the Committees on Appropria11 tions of the House of Representatives and the Sen12 ate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any 

13 transfer; and 

14 (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job 

15 Corps, which shall be available for obligation for the 

16 period October 1, 2016 through September 30, 

17 2017: 

18 Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation 

19 shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps 

20 centers. 

21 COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER

22 AMERICANS

23 To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 

24 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $400,000,000, 

25 which shall be available for the period April 1, 2017 

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1 through June 30, 2018, and may be recaptured and reobli2 gated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA. 

3 FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

4 For payments during fiscal year 2017 of trade ad5 justment benefit payments and allowances under part I 

6 of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 

7 of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, 

8 employment and case management services, allowances for 

9 job search and relocation, and related State administrative 

10 expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of 

11 title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit 

12 payments, allowances, training, employment and case 

13 management services, and related State administration 

14 provided pursuant to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjust15 ment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and section 405(a) 

16 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 

17 $849,000,000 together with such amounts as may be nec18 essary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for 

19 payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 

20 2017: Provided, That notwithstanding section 502 of this 

21 Act, any part of the appropriation provided under this 

22 heading may remain available for obligation beyond the 

23 current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 

24 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 

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1 STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT

2 SERVICE OPERATIONS

3 For authorized administrative expenses, 

4 $89,066,000, together with not to exceed $3,434,625,000 

5 which may be expended from the Employment Security 

6 Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund 

7 (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which: 

8 (1) $2,687,600,000 from the Trust Fund is for 

9 grants to States for the administration of State un10 employment insurance laws as authorized under title 

11 III of the Social Security Act (including not less 

12 than $115,000,000 to conduct in-person reemploy13 ment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 

14 insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide 

15 reemployment services and referrals to training as 

16 appropriate, for claimants of unemployment insur17 ance for ex-service members under 5 U.S.C. 8521 et. 

18 seq. and for claimants of regular unemployment 

19 compensation, including those who are profiled as 

20 most likely to exhaust their benefits in each State, 

21 and $5,500,000 for continued support of the Unem22 ployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), 

23 the administration of unemployment insurance for 

24 Federal employees and for ex-service members as 

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1 ministration of trade readjustment allowances, reem2 ployment trade adjustment assistance, and alter3 native trade adjustment assistance under the Trade 

4 Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade 

5 Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and 

6 section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences Extension 

7 Act of 2015, and shall be available for obligation by 

8 the States through December 31, 2017, except that 

9 funds used for automation shall be available for 

10 Federal obligation through December 31, 2017, and 

11 for State obligation through September 30, 2019, or, 

12 if the automation is being carried out through con13 sortia of States, for State obligation through Sep14 tember 30, 2022, and for expenditure through Sep15 tember 30, 2023, and funds for competitive grants 

16 awarded to States for improved operations and to 

17 conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility as18 sessments and unemployment insurance improper 

19 payment reviews and provide reemployment services 

20 and referrals to training, as appropriate, shall be 

21 available for Federal obligation through December 

22 31, 2017, and for obligation by the States through 

23 September 30, 2019, and funds for the Unemploy24 ment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence shall 

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1 tember 30, 2018, and funds used for unemployment 

2 insurance workloads experienced by the States 

3 through September 30, 2017 shall be available for 

4 Federal obligation through December 31, 2017; 

5 (2) $14,897,000 from the Trust Fund is for na6 tional activities necessary to support the administra7 tion of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 

8 system; 

9 (3) $650,000,000 from the Trust Fund, to10 gether with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of 

11 the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance 

12 with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall 

13 be available for Federal obligation for the period 

14 July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; 

15 (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for na16 tional activities of the Employment Service, includ17 ing administration of the work opportunity tax cred18 it under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

19 1986, and the provision of technical assistance and 

20 staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; 

21 (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 

22 administration of foreign labor certifications and re23 lated activities under the Immigration and Nation24 ality Act and related laws, of which $48,028,000 

25 shall be available for the Federal administration of 

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1 such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available 

2 for grants to States for the administration of such 

3 activities; and 

4 (6) $67,653,000 from the General Fund is to 

5 provide workforce information, national electronic 

6 tools, and one-stop system building under the Wag7 ner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal ob8 ligation for the period July 1, 2017 through June 

9 30, 2018: 

10 Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly In11 sured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2017 is 

12 projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 

13 2,453,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust 

14 Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 

15 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 

16 for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title 

17 III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 

18 funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State 

19 to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security 

20 Act may be used by such State to assist other States in 

21 carrying out activities under such title III if the other 

22 States include areas that have suffered a major disaster 

23 declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 

24 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided 

25 further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated 

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1 for grants to States under title III of the Social Security 

2 Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of 

3 the National Directory of New Hires under section 

4 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That the Sec5 retary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 

6 under title III of the Social Security Act to make pay7 ments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State 

8 Information Data Exchange System: Provided further, 

9 That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to es10 tablish a national one-stop career center system, or which 

11 are used to support the national activities of the Federal12 State unemployment insurance, employment service, or 

13 immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, 

14 grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: 

15 Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants 

16 for improved operations under title III of the Social Secu17 rity Act, or awarded grants to support the national activi18 ties of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, 

19 may award subgrants to other States and non-State enti20 ties under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 

21 to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

22 under this Act for activities authorized under title III of 

23 the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may 

24 be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment In25 surance and Employment Service automation efforts, notMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 withstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under 

2 the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require3 ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Fed4 eral Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regu5 lations: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the re6 quest of a State participating in a consortium with other 

7 States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title 

8 III of the Social Security Act to other States participating 

9 in the consortium in order to carry out activities that ben10 efit the administration of the unemployment compensation 

11 law of the State making the request: Provided further, 

12 That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associ13 ated with additional data collection, analyses, and report14 ing services relating to the National Agricultural Workers 

15 Survey requested by State and local governments, public 

16 and private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit 

17 organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance 

18 with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agri19 cultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and 

20 data to meet the information collection and reporting 

21 needs of such entities, which shall be credited to this ap22 propriation and shall remain available until September 30, 

23 2018, for such purposes. 

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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, 2018. 

14 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

15 For expenses of administering employment and train16 ing programs, $108,674,000, 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. 

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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, 2017, for the Corporation: Provided, That 

14 none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal 

15 year 2017 shall be available for obligations for administra16 tive expenses in excess of $421,006,000: Provided further, 

17 That an amount not to exceed an additional $98,500,000 

18 shall be available through September 30, 2021, for costs 

19 associated with the acquisition, occupancy, and related 

20 costs of headquarters space: Provided further, That to the 

21 extent that the number of new plan participants in plans 

22 terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal 

23 year 2017, an amount not to exceed an additional 

24 $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 

25 2018, for obligation for administrative expenses for every 

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1 20,000 additional terminated participants: Provided fur2 ther, That obligations in excess of the amounts provided 

3 in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and ex4 traordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary mul5 tiemployer program related expenses after approval by the 

6 Office of Management and Budget and notification of the 

7 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent8 atives and the Senate. 

9 WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Divi12 sion, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local 

13 agencies and their employees for inspection services ren14 dered, $227,500,000. 

15 OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Man18 agement Standards, $38,187,000. 

19 OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE

20 PROGRAMS

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Con23 tract Compliance Programs, $104,476,000. 

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1 OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ 

4 Compensation Programs, $115,424,000, together with 

5 $2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund 

6 in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the 

7 Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 

8 SPECIAL BENEFITS

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex11 penses (except administrative expenses) accruing during 

12 the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

13 81; continuation of benefits as provided for under the 

14 heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the Federal Security 

15 Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Com16 pensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; section 

17 5(f) of the War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2004); obliga18 tions incurred under the War Hazards Compensation Act 

19 (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 percent of the additional 

20 compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the 

21 Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 

22 $220,000,000, together with such amounts as may be nec23 essary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation 

24 for the payment of compensation and other benefits for 

25 any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year, 

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1 for deposit into and to assume the attributes of the Em2 ployees’ Compensation Fund established under 5 U.S.C. 

3 8147(a): Provided, That amounts appropriated may be 

4 used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse 

5 an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, 

6 for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled bene7 ficiary: Provided further, That balances of reimbursements 

8 unobligated on September 30, 2016, shall remain available 

9 until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, 

10 and expenses: Provided further, That in addition there 

11 shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal 

12 Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality 

13 required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for 

14 its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as 

15 the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration 

16 for employees of such fair share entities through Sep17 tember 30, 2017: Provided further, That of those funds 

18 transferred to this account from the fair share entities to 

19 pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees’ 

20 Compensation Act, $66,675,000 shall be made available 

21 to the Secretary as follows: 

22 (1) For enhancement and maintenance of auto23 mated data processing systems operations and tele24 communications systems, $22,740,000; 

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1 (2) For automated workload processing oper2 ations, including document imaging, centralized mail 

3 intake, and medical bill processing, $22,968,000; 

4 (3) For periodic roll disability management and 

5 medical review, $16,866,000; 

6 (4) For program integrity, $4,101,000; and 

7 (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the 

8 Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 

9 Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 

10 person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 

11 under 5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Work12 ers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and 

13 claim, such identifying information (including Social Secu14 rity account number) as such regulations may prescribe. 

15 SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS

16 For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety 

17 and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107– 

18 275, $61,319,000, to remain available until expended. 

19 For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 

20 benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, 

21 for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 

22 as may be necessary. 

23 For making benefit payments under title IV for the 

24 first quarter of fiscal year 2018, $16,000,000, to remain 

25 available until expended. 

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES

2 OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND

3 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 

4 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 

5 Act, $59,846,000, to remain available until expended: Pro6 vided, That the Secretary may require that any person fil7 ing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of 

8 such claim such identifying information (including Social 

9 Security account number) as may be prescribed. 

10 BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung 

13 Disability Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available 

14 until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 

15 section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Rev16 enue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of 

17 interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) 

18 of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be 

19 expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2017 for expenses 

20 of operation and administration of the Black Lung Bene21 fits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to 

22 exceed $38,246,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ 

23 Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to 

24 exceed $31,994,000 for transfer to Departmental Manage25 ment, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $330,000 

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1 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of In2 spector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for pay3 ments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the 

4 Department of the Treasury. 

5 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 

8 and Health Administration, $552,787,000, including not 

9 to exceed $100,850,000 which shall be the maximum 

10 amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) 

11 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the ‘‘Act’’), 

12 which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs 

13 of State occupational safety and health programs required 

14 to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary 

15 under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwith16 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and 

17 Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fis18 cal year of training institute course tuition and fees, other19 wise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize 

20 such sums for occupational safety and health training and 

21 education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

22 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year 

23 ending September 30, 2017, to collect and retain fees for 

24 services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Lab25 oratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with 

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1 the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and 

2 international laboratory recognition programs that ensure 

3 the safety of equipment and products used by workers in 

4 the workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds 

5 appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or 

6 expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any 

7 standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which 

8 is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming 

9 operation which does not maintain a temporary labor 

10 camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided fur11 ther, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph 

12 shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce 

13 any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with 

14 respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is 

15 included within a category having a Days Away, Re16 stricted, or Transferred (‘‘DART’’) occupational injury 

17 and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classifica18 tion code for which such data are published, less than the 

19 national average rate as such rates are most recently pub20 lished by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 

21 Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, 

22 except— 

23 (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, con24 sultation, technical assistance, educational and train25 ing services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 

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1 (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in 

2 response to an employee complaint, to issue a cita3 tion for violations found during such inspection, and 

4 to assess a penalty for violations which are not cor5 rected within a reasonable abatement period and for 

6 any willful violations found; 

7 (3) to take any action authorized by the Act 

8 with respect to imminent dangers; 

9 (4) to take any action authorized by the Act 

10 with respect to health hazards; 

11 (5) to take any action authorized by the Act 

12 with respect to a report of an employment accident 

13 which is fatal to one or more employees or which re14 sults in hospitalization of two or more employees, 

15 and to take any action pursuant to such investiga16 tion authorized by the Act; and 

17 (6) to take any action authorized by the Act 

18 with respect to complaints of discrimination against 

19 employees for exercising rights under the Act: 

20 Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not 

21 apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation 

22 which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and em23 ploys 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That 

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1 ing grants: Provided further, That not less than 

2 $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protection Programs. 

3 MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and 

6 Health Administration, $373,816,000, including purchase 

7 and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 

8 with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas9 senger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for 

10 mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than 

11 $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That 

12 amounts available for State assistance grants may be used 

13 for the purchase and maintenance of new equipment re14 quired by the final rule entitled ‘‘Lowering Miners’ Expo15 sure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous 

16 Personal Dust Monitors’’ published by the Department of 

17 Labor in the Federal Register on May 1, 2014 (79 Fed. 

18 Reg. 24813 et seq.), for operators that demonstrate finan19 cial need as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 

20 That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed 

21 $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health 

22 and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale 

23 of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be 

24 collected, to be available for mine safety and health edu25 cation and training activities: Provided further, That notMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 withstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health 

2 Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to 

3 $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and cer4 tification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use 

5 in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities: 

6 Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to ac7 cept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions 

8 from public and private sources and to prosecute projects 

9 in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or pri10 vate: Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health 

11 Administration is authorized to promote health and safety 

12 education and training in the mining community through 

13 cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety as14 sociations: Provided further, That the Secretary is author15 ized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association 

16 as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any 

17 other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or 

18 without reimbursement, personnel, including service of 

19 Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as offi20 cers in local chapters or in the national organization: Pro21 vided further, That any funds available to the Department 

22 of Labor may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, 

23 to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival oper24 ations in the event of a major disaster. 

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1 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta4 tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, 

5 Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv6 ices rendered, $544,000,000, together with not to exceed 

7 $65,000,000 which may be expended from the Employ8 ment Security Administration account in the Unemploy9 ment Trust Fund. 

10 OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 

13 Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy 

14 and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective 

15 of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 

16 people with disabilities, $38,203,000. 

17 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage21 ment, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 

22 $334,536,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, 

23 which may be expended from the Employment Security 

24 Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 

25 Fund: Provided, That $59,825,000 for the Bureau of 

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1 International Labor Affairs shall be available for obliga2 tion through December 31, 2017: Provided further, That 

3 funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Af4 fairs may be used to administer or operate international 

5 labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assist6 ance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, 

7 grants, subgrants and other arrangements: Provided fur8 ther, That not more than $53,825,000 shall be for pro9 grams to combat exploitative child labor internationally 

10 and not less than $6,000,000 shall be used to implement 

11 model programs that address worker rights issues through 

12 technical assistance in countries with which the United 

13 States has free trade agreements or trade preference pro14 grams: Provided further, That $8,040,000 shall be used 

15 for program evaluation and shall be available for obliga16 tion through September 30, 2018: Provided further, That 

17 funds available for program evaluation may be used to ad18 minister grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided 

19 further, That grants made for the purpose of evaluation 

20 shall be awarded through fair and open competition: Pro21 vided further, That funds available for program evaluation 

22 may be transferred to any other appropriate account in 

23 the Department for such purpose: Provided further, That 

24 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep25 resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 

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1 in advance of any transfer: Provided further, That the 

2 funds available to the Women’s Bureau may be used for 

3 grants to serve and promote the interests of women in the 

4 workforce: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

5 available to the Women’s Bureau, $994,000 shall be used 

6 for grants authorized by the Women in Apprenticeship 

7 and Nontraditional Occupations Act. 

8 VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

9 Not to exceed $234,041,000 may be derived from the 

10 Employment Security Administration account in the Un11 employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 

12 chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, 

13 of which: 

14 (1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State 

15 grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support dis16 abled veterans’ outreach program specialists under 

17 section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ em18 ployment representatives under section 4104(b) of 

19 such title, and for the expenses described in section 

20 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obliga21 tion by the States through December 31, 2017, and 

22 not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal ex23 penditures for data systems and contract support to 

24 allow for the tracking of participant and perform25 ance information: Provided, That, in addition, such 

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1 funds may be used to support such specialists and 

2 representatives in the provision of services to 

3 transitioning members of the Armed Forces who 

4 have participated in the Transition Assistance Pro5 gram and have been identified as in need of inten6 sive services, to members of the Armed Forces who 

7 are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment 

8 in military treatment facilities or warrior transition 

9 units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers 

10 of such wounded, ill, or injured members; 

11 (2) $14,600,000 is for carrying out the Transi12 tion Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 

13 10 U.S.C. 1144: Provided, That, up to $300,000 of 

14 such funds may be used to enter into a cooperative 

15 agreement with a State relating to a mobile applica16 tion to provide transition assistance to separating 

17 service members, veterans and eligible spouses; 

18 (3) $41,027,000 is for Federal administration 

19 of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States 

20 Code; and 

21 (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ 

22 Employment and Training Services Institute under 

23 38 U.S.C. 4109: 

24 Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the 

25 appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) 

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1 above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropria2 tion from which such reallocation is made. 

3 In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 

4 $45,000,000 is for carrying out programs to assist home5 less veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are 

6 transitioning from certain institutions under sections 

7 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: 

8 Provided, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) 

9 of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through 

10 September 30, 2017, to provide services under such sec11 tion: Provided further, That services provided under sec12 tion 2023 may include, in addition to services to the indi13 viduals described in subsection (e) of such section, services 

14 to veterans recently released from incarceration who are 

15 at risk of homelessness. 

16 IT MODERNIZATION

17 For necessary expenses for Department of Labor cen18 tralized infrastructure technology investment activities re19 lated to support systems and modernization, $18,778,000, 

20 which shall be available through September 30, 2018. 

21 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

22 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 

23 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

24 General Act of 1978, $82,061,000, together with not to 

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1 ployment Security Administration account in the Unem2 ployment Trust Fund. 

3 GENERAL PROVISIONS

4 SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

5 for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bo6 nuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any prora7 tion as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive 

8 Level II. 

9 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre11 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

12 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro13 priated for the current fiscal year for the Department of 

14 Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, 

15 project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activ16 ity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 

17 transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by 

18 this section shall not be used to create any new program 

19 or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are 

20 provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Commit21 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

22 and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 

23 of any transfer. 

24 SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 

25 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

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1 available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or ex2 pended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, 

3 manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole 

4 or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries 

5 and host countries already identified by the United States 

6 Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 

7 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

8 SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this sec9 tion, none of the funds made available to the Department 

10 of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American 

11 Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 

12 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be used for any purpose other 

13 than competitive grants for training individuals who are 

14 older than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled 

15 in school within a local educational agency in the occupa16 tions and industries for which employers are using H–1B 

17 visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities 

18 necessary to support such training: Provided, That of such 

19 funds available before September 30, 2017 up to 

20 $20,000,000 shall be available for obligation through Sep21 tember 30, 2018 by the Employment and Training Admin22 istration of the Department of Labor to process foreign 

23 labor certifications, including wage determinations and as24 sociated tasks and grants to States, submitted by employ25 ers to employ nonimmigrants described in section 

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1 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 

2 to the extent necessary to eliminate backlogs and delays: 

3 Provided further, That of the unobligated funds available 

4 under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nation5 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), $46,000,000 are perma6 nently rescinded. 

7 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act under the heading ‘‘Employment and Training Ad9 ministration’’ shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient 

10 of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an indi11 vidual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate 

12 in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not 

13 apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 

14 in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. 

15 Where States are recipients of such funds, States may es16 tablish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those re17 ceiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such 

18 funds, taking into account factors including the relative 

19 cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for 

20 comparable State or local government employees, and the 

21 size of the organizations that administer Federal pro22 grams involved including Employment and Training Ad23 ministration programs. 

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1 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Sec3 retary may transfer funds made available to the Employ4 ment and Training Administration by this Act, either di5 rectly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance serv6 ices to grantees to ‘‘Program Administration’’ when it is 

7 determined that those services will be more efficiently per8 formed by Federal employees: Provided, That this section 

9 shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 

10 (b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may 

11 transfer not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary 

12 appropriation made available to the Employment and 

13 Training Administration by this Act to ‘‘Program Admin14 istration’’ in order to carry out program integrity activities 

15 relating to any of the programs or activities that are fund16 ed under any such discretionary appropriations: Provided, 

17 That funds transferred from under paragraphs (1) and 

18 (2) of the ‘‘Office of Job Corps’’ account shall be available 

19 under paragraph (3) of such account in order to carry out 

20 program integrity activities relating to the Job Corps pro21 gram: Provided further, That funds transferred under this 

22 subsection shall be available for obligation through Sep23 tember 30, 2018. 

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1 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more 

3 than 0.75 percent from each appropriation made available 

4 in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry 

5 out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that 

6 are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under 

7 this section shall be transferred to ‘‘Departmental Man8 agement’’ for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation 

9 Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be 

10 available for obligation through September 30, 2018: Pro11 vided, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief 

12 Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits 

13 a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

14 of Representatives and the Senate describing the evalua15 tions to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

16 (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 

17 ‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, 

18 ‘‘Community Service Employment for Older Americans’’, 

19 ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service 

20 Operations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security Administra21 tion’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, 

22 ‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract 

23 Compliance Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management 

24 Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational Safety and Health Adminis25 tration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘OfMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 fice of Disability Employment Policy’’, funding made 

2 available to the ‘‘Bureau of International Labor Affairs’’ 

3 and ‘‘Women’s Bureau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental Man4 agement, Salaries and Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Veterans 

5 Employment and Training’’. 

6 SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

7 law, beginning October 1, 2016, the Secretary of Labor, 

8 in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture may se9 lect an entity to operate a Civilian Conservation Center 

10 on a competitive basis in accordance with section 147 of 

11 the WIOA, if the Secretary of Labor determines such Cen12 ter has had consistently low performance under the per13 formance accountability system in effect for the Job Corps 

14 program prior to July 1, 2016, or with respect to expected 

15 levels of performance established under section 159(c) of 

16 such Act beginning July 1, 2016. 

17 SEC. 109. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards 

18 Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the 

19 following text is part of such section: 

20 ‘‘(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply 

21 for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major 

22 disaster to any employee— 

23 ‘‘(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims re24 sulting from or relating to such major disaster, by 

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1 filiate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing prop2 erty, casualty, or liability insurance policies or con3 tracts; 

4 ‘‘(B) who receives from such employer on aver5 age weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 

6 per week or any minimum weekly amount estab7 lished by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the 

8 number of weeks such employee is engaged in any 

9 of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and 

10 ‘‘(C) whose duties include any of the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) interviewing insured individuals, indi12 viduals who suffered injuries or other damages 

13 or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, 

14 witnesses, or physicians; 

15 ‘‘(ii) inspecting property damage or review16 ing factual information to prepare damage esti17 mates; 

18 ‘‘(iii) evaluating and making recommenda19 tions regarding coverage or compensability of 

20 claims or determining liability or value aspects 

21 of claims; 

22 ‘‘(iv) negotiating settlements; or 

23 ‘‘(v) making recommendations regarding 

24 litigation. 

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1 ‘‘(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect 

2 the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1). 

3 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 

4 ‘‘(A) the term ‘major disaster’ means any dis5 aster or catastrophe declared or designated by any 

6 State or Federal agency or department; 

7 ‘‘(B) the term ‘employee employed to adjust or 

8 evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such 

9 major disaster’ means an individual who timely se10 cured or secures a license required by applicable law 

11 to engage in and perform the activities described in 

12 clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating 

13 to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer 

14 that maintains worker compensation insurance cov15 erage or protection for its employees, if required by 

16 applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, 

17 State, and local income and payroll taxes from the 

18 wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(C) the term ‘affiliate’ means a company that, 

21 by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or 

22 more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting 

23 securities of one or more companies, directly or indi24 rectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common 

25 control with, another company.’’. 

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1 (b) This section shall be effective on the date of en2 actment of this Act. 

3 (RESCISSION)

4 SEC. 110. Of the funds made available under the 

5 heading ‘‘Employment and Training Administration– 

6 Training and Employment Services’’ in division H of Pub7 lic Law 114–113, $75,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived 

8 from the amount made available in paragraph (2)(A) 

9 under such heading for the period October 1, 2016, 

10 through September 30, 2017. 

11 SEC. 111. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE

12 CROSSING OF H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE

13 SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if 

15 a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an em16 ployer in the seafood industry is granted, the em17 ployer may bring the nonimmigrants described in 

18 the petition into the United States at any time dur19 ing the 120-day period beginning on the start date 

20 for which the employer is seeking the services of the 

21 nonimmigrants without filing another petition. 

22 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER

23 90TH DAY.—An employer in the seafood industry 

24 may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United 

25 States after the date that is 90 days after the start 

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1 date for which the employer is seeking the services 

2 of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— 

3 (A) completes a new assessment of the 

4 local labor market by— 

5 (i) listing job orders in local news6 papers on 2 separate Sundays; and 

7 (ii) posting the job opportunity on the 

8 appropriate Department of Labor Elec9 tronic Job Registry and at the employer’s 

10 place of employment; and 

11 (B) offers the job to an equally or better 

12 qualified United States worker who— 

13 (i) applies for the job; and 

14 (ii) will be available at the time and 

15 place of need. 

16 (3) EXEMPTION FROM RULES WITH RESPECT

17 TO STAGGERING.—The Secretary of Labor shall not 

18 consider an employer in the seafood industry who 

19 brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States 

20 during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) 

21 to be staggering the date of need in violation of sec22 tion 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regula23 tions, or any other applicable provision of law. 

24 (b) H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this sec25 tion, the term ‘‘H–2B nonimmigrants’’ means aliens adMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 mitted to the United States pursuant to section 

2 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 

3 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)). 

4 SEC. 112. The determination of prevailing wage for 

5 the purposes of the H–2B program shall be the greater 

6 of—(1) the actual wage level paid by the employer to other 

7 employees with similar experience and qualifications for 

8 such position in the same location; or (2) the prevailing 

9 wage level for the occupational classification of the posi10 tion in the geographic area in which the H–2B non11 immigrant will be employed, based on the best information 

12 available at the time of filing the petition. In the deter13 mination of prevailing wage for the purposes of the H– 

14 2B program, the Secretary shall accept private wage sur15 veys even in instances where Occupational Employment 

16 Statistics survey data are available unless the Secretary 

17 determines that the methodology and data in the provided 

18 survey are not statistically supported. 

19 SEC. 113. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

20 to enforce the definition of corresponding employment 

21 found in 20 CFR 655.5 or the three-fourths guarantee 

22 rule definition found in 20 CFR 655.20, or any references 

23 thereto. Further, for the purpose of regulating admission 

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1 nition of temporary need shall be that provided in 8 CFR 

2 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B). 

3 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor 

4 Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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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 $1,000,000 shall be available until ex11 pended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) 

12 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That no more than 

13 $99,893,000 shall be available until expended for carrying 

14 out the provisions of sections 224(g)–(n) and (q) of the 

15 PHS Act, and for expenses incurred by the Department 

16 of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act 

17 as ‘‘HHS’’) pertaining to administrative claims made 

18 under such law: Provided further, That of funds provided 

19 for the Health Centers program, as defined by section 330 

20 of the PHS Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal 

21 year 2017, not less than $100,000,000 shall be obligated 

22 in fiscal year 2017 to support grants to expand medical 

23 services, behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, or vi24 sion services. 

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1 HEALTH WORKFORCE

2 For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS 

3 Act with respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E 

4 and 1921 of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care 

5 Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $838,695,000: Pro6 vided, That sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the 

7 proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through 

8 (4) of section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not apply to 

9 funds made available under this heading: Provided further, 

10 That for any program operating under section 751 of the 

11 PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of 

12 Health and Human Services (referred to in this title as 

13 the ‘‘Secretary’’) may hereafter waive any of the require14 ments contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 

15 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a 

16 grant under such section: Provided further, That no funds 

17 shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Pro18 vided further, That fees collected for the disclosure of in19 formation under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality 

20 Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 

21 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient to re22 cover the full costs of operating the programs authorized 

23 by such sections and shall remain available until expended 

24 for the National Practitioner Data Bank: Provided further, 

25 That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 

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1 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act 

2 may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards 

3 made under such sections. 

4 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

5 For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the 

6 PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health, title 

7 V of the Social Security Act, and section 712 of the Amer8 ican Jobs Creation Act of 2004, $848,617,000: Provided, 

9 That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of 

10 the Social Security Act, not more than $80,593,000 shall 

11 be available for carrying out special projects of regional 

12 and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of 

13 such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects 

14 described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 

15 501(a)(3) of such Act. 

16 RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM

17 For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with 

18 respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, 

19 $2,318,781,000, of which $1,970,881,000 shall remain 

20 available to the Secretary through September 30, 2019, 

21 for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and 

22 of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State 

23 AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of 

24 section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act. 

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1 HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

2 For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act 

3 with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell 

4 Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $104,193,000, of 

5 which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facili6 ties renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease 

7 Center. 

8 RURAL HEALTH

9 For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act 

10 with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal 

11 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 

12 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $156,060,000, 

13 of which $43,609,000 from general revenues, notwith14 standing section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall 

15 be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital 

16 flexibility grants program: Provided, That of the funds 

17 made available under this heading for Medicare rural hos18 pital flexibility grants, $14,942,000 shall be available for 

19 the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program 

20 for quality improvement and adoption of health informa21 tion technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry 

22 out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with 

23 funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) avail24 able for the purchase and implementation of telehealth 

25 services, including pilots and demonstrations on the use 

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1 of electronic health records to coordinate rural veterans 

2 care between rural providers and the Department of Vet3 erans Affairs electronic health record system: Provided 

4 further, That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS 

5 Act, $10,000,000 shall be available for State Offices of 

6 Rural Health. 

7 FAMILY PLANNING

8 For carrying out the program under title X of the 

9 PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning 

10 projects, $286,479,000: Provided, That amounts provided 

11 to said projects under such title shall not be expended for 

12 abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirec13 tive, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any 

14 activity (including the publication or distribution of lit15 erature) that in any way tends to promote public support 

16 or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for 

17 public office. 

18 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

19 For program support in the Health Resources and 

20 Services Administration, $154,000,000: Provided, That 

21 funds made available under this heading may be used to 

22 supplement program support funding provided under the 

23 headings ‘‘Primary Health Care’’, ‘‘Health Workforce’’, 

24 ‘‘Maternal and Child Health’’, ‘‘Ryan White HIV/AIDS 

25 Program’’, ‘‘Health Care Systems’’, and ‘‘Rural Health’’. 

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1 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

2 For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 

3 Program Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as 

4 may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-re5 lated injury or death with respect to vaccines administered 

6 after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title 

7 XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available until expended: 

8 Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not 

9 to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available from the Trust 

10 Fund to the Secretary. 

11 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

12 IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

13 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and 

14 section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immi15 gration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Ref16 ugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immuniza17 tion and respiratory diseases, $455,000,000. 

18 HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED

19 DISEASES, AND TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION

20 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of 

21 the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, 

22 sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, 

23 $1,117,278,000. 

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1 EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

2 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 

3 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration 

4 and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Edu5 cation Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and 

6 zoonotic infectious diseases, $532,922,000. 

7 CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH

8 PROMOTION

9 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and 

10 XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease pre11 vention and health promotion, $777,646,000: Provided, 

12 That funds appropriated under this account may be avail13 able for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS 

14 Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organiza15 tions: Provided further, That of the funds available under 

16 this heading, $10,000,000 shall be available to continue 

17 and expand community specific extension and outreach 

18 programs to combat obesity in counties with the highest 

19 levels of obesity: Provided further, That the proportional 

20 funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS 

21 Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 

22 heading. 

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1 BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 

2 DISABILITIES AND HEALTH

3 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the 

4 PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental dis5 abilities, disabilities and health, $137,560,000. 

6 PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

7 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

8 Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health 

9 informatics, and workforce development, $489,397,000. 

10 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

11 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

12 Act with respect to environmental health, $163,750,000. 

13 INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

14 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

15 Act with respect to injury prevention and control, 

16 $286,059,000: Provided, That of the funds provided under 

17 this heading, $112,000,000 shall be available for an evi18 dence-based opioid drug overdose prevention program. 

19 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

20 HEALTH

21 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

22 Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 

23 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 

24 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response 

25 Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational SafeMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ty and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and 

2 health, $335,200,000. 

3 ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

4 COMPENSATION PROGRAM

5 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 

6 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 

7 Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Pro8 vided, That this amount shall be available consistent with 

9 the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 

10 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554. 

11 GLOBAL HEALTH

12 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

13 Act with respect to global health, $435,121,000, of which 

14 $128,421,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain 

15 available through September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

16 funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official 

17 motor vehicles in foreign countries. 

18 PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

19 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

20 Act with respect to public health preparedness and re21 sponse, and for expenses necessary to support activities 

22 related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radio23 logical, and chemical threats to civilian populations, 

24 $1,405,000,000, of which $575,000,000 shall remain 

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1 pile: Provided, That in the event the Director of the Cen2 ters for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in 

3 this title as ‘‘CDC’’) activates the Emergency Operations 

4 Center, the Director of the CDC may detail CDC staff 

5 without reimbursement for up to 90 days to support the 

6 work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long 

7 as the Director provides a notice to the Committees on 

8 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Senate within 15 days of the use of this authority and 

10 a full report within 30 days after use of this authority 

11 which includes the number of staff and funding level bro12 ken down by the originating center and number of days 

13 detailed: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 

14 this heading may be used to support a contract for the 

15 operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support 

16 of activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is pre17 pared to address public health preparedness emergencies. 

18 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For acquisition of real property, equipment, construc21 tion, demolition, and renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, 

22 which shall remain available until September 30, 2021: 

23 Provided, That funds previously set-aside by CDC for re24 pair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine 

25 and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement 

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1 mine safety research facility: Provided further, That in ad2 dition, the prior year unobligated balance of any amounts 

3 assigned to former employees in accounts of CDC made 

4 available for Individual Learning Accounts shall be cred5 ited to and merged with the amounts made available under 

6 this heading to support the replacement of the mine safety 

7 research facility. 

8 CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

9 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and 

10 section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activi11 ties and program support for activities funded in other 

12 appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for 

13 Disease Control and Prevention, $113,570,000: Provided, 

14 That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of sec15 tion 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appro16 priated under this heading and in all other accounts of 

17 the CDC: Provided further, That employees of CDC or the 

18 Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned of19 ficers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organiza20 tions under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or 

21 in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal 

22 employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be in23 cluded within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agen24 cy, Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assign25 ment: Provided further, That CDC may use up to $10,000 

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1 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official 

2 reception and representation expenses when specifically 

3 approved by the Director of CDC: Provided further, That 

4 in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized 

5 user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation 

6 charged with the cost thereof: Provided further, That with 

7 respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from 

8 the Vessel Sanitation Program and the Respirator Certifi9 cation Program shall be available through September 30, 

10 2018. 

11 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

12 NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

13 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

14 Act with respect to cancer, $5,389,329,000, of which up 

15 to $50,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and im16 provements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick 

17 Federally Funded Research and Development Center in 

18 Frederick, Maryland: Provided, That of the 

19 $5,689,329,000 provided for in direct obligations under 

20 this heading, $5,389,329,000 is appropriated from the 

21 general fund and $300,000,000 was previously appro22 priated for fiscal year 2017 by section 194 of the Con23 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public 

24 Law 114–223), as amended by the Further Continuing 

25 and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 

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1 Law 114–254) to support cancer research pursuant to sec2 tion 1001 of the 21st Century Cures Act. 

3 NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

4 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

5 Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood dis6 eases, and blood and blood products, $3,206,589,000. 

7 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL

8 RESEARCH

9 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

10 Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, 

11 $425,751,000. 

12 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND

13 KIDNEY DISEASES

14 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

15 Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney dis16 ease, $1,870,595,000. 

17 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

18 AND STROKE

19 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

20 Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, 

21 $1,783,654,000. 

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1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS

2 DISEASES

3 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

4 Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, 

5 $4,906,638,000. 

6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

7 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

8 Act with respect to general medical sciences, 

9 $2,650,838,000, of which $824,443,000 shall be from 

10 funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Pro11 vided, That not less than $333,361,000 is provided for 

12 the Institutional Development Awards program. 

13 EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

14 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

15 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

16 Act with respect to child health and human development, 

17 $1,380,295,000. 

18 NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

19 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

20 Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, 

21 $732,618,000. 

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1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

2 SCIENCES

3 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

4 Act with respect to environmental health sciences, 

5 $714,261,000. 

6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

7 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

8 Act with respect to aging, $2,048,610,000. 

9 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND

10 MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES

11 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

12 Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin 

13 diseases, $557,851,000. 

14 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER

15 COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

16 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

17 Act with respect to deafness and other communication dis18 orders, $436,875,000. 

19 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

20 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

21 Act with respect to nursing research, $150,273,000. 

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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 $483,363,000. 

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, $1,090,853,000. 

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, $1,601,931,000. 

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 $528,566,000. 

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, $357,080,000. 

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 $134,689,000. 

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1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND

2 HEALTH DISPARITIES

3 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

4 Act with respect to minority health and health disparities 

5 research, $289,069,000. 

6 JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

7 For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty 

8 International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of 

9 title IV of the PHS Act), $72,213,000. 

10 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

11 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

12 Act with respect to health information communications, 

13 $407,510,000: Provided, That of the amounts available for 

14 improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be 

15 available until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That 

16 in fiscal year 2017, the National Library of Medicine may 

17 enter into personal services contracts for the provision of 

18 services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under 

19 the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (re20 ferred to in this title as ‘‘NIH’’). 

21 NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL

22 SCIENCES

23 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

24 Act with respect to translational sciences, $705,903,000: 

25 Provided, That up to $25,835,000 shall be available to imMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 plement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures 

2 Acceleration Network: Provided further, That at least 

3 $516,120,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational 

4 Sciences Awards program. 

5 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

6 For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of 

7 the Director, NIH, $1,665,183,000 (in addition to the 

8 $52,000,000 in the NIH Innovation Fund previously ap9 propriated for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to section 1001 

10 of the 21st Century Cures Act, 2017 (division C of Public 

11 Law 114–254)): Provided, That funding shall be available 

12 for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehi13 cles for replacement only: Provided further, That all funds 

14 credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain avail15 able for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they 

16 are deposited: Provided further, That $165,000,000 shall 

17 be for the National Children’s Study Follow-on: Provided 

18 further, That $682,856,000 shall be available for the Com19 mon Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the 

20 PHS Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 

21 $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation 

22 expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the 

23 NIH: Provided further, That the Office of AIDS Research 

24 within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend 

25 up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ovation of facilities as provided for in section 

2 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That up 

3 to $190,000,000 (in addition to the $40,000,000 to sup4 port the Precision Medicine Initiative in the NIH Innova5 tion Fund previously appropriated for fiscal year 2017 

6 pursuant to section 1001 of the 21st Century Cures Act 

7 by section 194 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 

8 2017 (division C of Public Law 114–254)), of the funds 

9 provided herein are available to support the trans-NIH 

10 Precision Medicine Initiative. 

11 In addition to other funds appropriated for the Com12 mon Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS 

13 Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund 

14 from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund de15 scribed in section 9008 of title 26, United States Code, 

16 for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) 

17 of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as author18 ized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. 

19 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

20 For the study of, construction of, demolition of, ren21 ovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of 

22 or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, 

23 $128,863,000, to remain available through September 30, 

24 2021. 

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1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 MENTAL HEALTH

4 For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS 

5 Act with respect to mental health, and the Protection and 

6 Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, 

7 $1,147,998,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

8 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for car9 rying out section 520A shall be available for carrying out 

10 section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That in 

11 addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be 

12 available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out 

13 subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund 

14 section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data 

15 collection and evaluation activities, and further that the 

16 total available under this Act for section 1920(b) activities 

17 shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated 

18 for subpart I of part B of title XIX: Provided further, That 

19 section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to 

20 funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2017: Pro21 vided further, That notwithstanding section 565(b)(1) of 

22 the PHS Act, technical assistance may be provided to a 

23 public entity to establish or operate a system of com24 prehensive community mental health services to children 

25 with a serious emotional disturbance, without regard to 

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1 whether the public entity receives a grant under section 

2 561(a) of such Act: Provided further, That States shall 

3 expend at least 10 percent of the amount each receives 

4 for carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support 

5 evidence-based programs that address the needs of individ6 uals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic 

7 disorders, regardless of the age of the individual at onset: 

8 Provided further, That none of the funds provided for sec9 tion 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 

10 of such Act: Provided further, That of the funds made 

11 available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be to 

12 carry out section 224 of the Protecting Access to Medicare 

13 Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–93; 42 U.S.C. 290aa 22 

14 note). 

15 SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

16 For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act 

17 with respect to substance abuse treatment and title XIX 

18 of such Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and 

19 prevention, $2,131,306,000: Provided, That in addition to 

20 amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be 

21 available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) 

22 $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX 

23 of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assist24 ance, national data, data collection and evaluation activi25 ties, and further that the total available under this Act 

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1 for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent 

2 of the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of 

3 title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse 

4 treatment programs: Provided further, That none of the 

5 funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be 

6 subject to section 241 of such Act. 

7 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

8 For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act 

9 with respect to substance abuse prevention, $223,219,000. 

10 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

11 For program support and cross-cutting activities that 

12 supplement activities funded under the headings ‘‘Mental 

13 Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance 

14 Abuse Prevention’’ in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX 

15 of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Indi16 viduals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse 

17 and Mental Health Services Administration, 

18 $116,830,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts pro19 vided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 

20 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available to 

21 carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental 

22 health, to collect and analyze program data, and to con23 duct public awareness and technical assistance activities: 

24 Provided further, That, in addition, fees may be collected 

25 for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and 

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1 data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and 

2 provided to a public or private entity upon request, which 

3 shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain 

4 available until expended for such purposes: Provided fur5 ther, That amounts made available in this Act for carrying 

6 out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain available 

7 through September 30, 2018: Provided further, That funds 

8 made available under this heading may be used to supple9 ment program support funding provided under the head10 ings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treatment’’, 

11 and ‘‘Substance Abuse Prevention’’. 

12 AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

13 HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

14 For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, 

15 part A of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 

16 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 

17 and Modernization Act of 2003, $324,000,000: Provided, 

18 That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in 

19 fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That in addition, 

20 amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, 

21 reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of 

22 data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re23 main available until September 30, 2018. 

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1 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

2 GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID

3 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 

4 XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $262,003,967,000, 

5 to remain available until expended. 

6 For making, after May 31, 2017, payments to States 

7 under title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf 

8 of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for 

9 the last quarter of fiscal year 2017 for unanticipated costs 

10 incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be 

11 necessary. 

12 For making payments to States or in the case of sec13 tion 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social 

14 Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, 

15 $125,219,452,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 Payment under such title XIX may be made for any 

17 quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment 

18 in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to 

19 such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent 

20 quarter. 

21 PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS

22 For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance 

23 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In24 surance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 

25 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 

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1 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 

2 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and for 

3 administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 

4 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $299,187,700,000. 

5 In addition, for making matching payments under 

6 section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D– 

7 16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated 

8 in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. 

9 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

10 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 

11 XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles 

12 XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory 

13 Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibil14 ities of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 

15 not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be transferred from the 

16 Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 

17 Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as author18 ized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together 

19 with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of 

20 the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security 

21 Act, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 

22 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; and 

23 such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees 

24 and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this ac25 count and remain available until September 30, 2022: ProMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 vided, That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 

2 9701 from organizations established under title XIII of 

3 the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying 

4 out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, 

5 That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 

6 2017 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to 

7 section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eli8 gible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under sec9 tion 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) 

10 of that Act. 

11 HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT

12 In addition to amounts otherwise available for pro13 gram integrity and program management, $725,000,000, 

14 to remain available through September 30, 2018, to be 

15 transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 

16 Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 

17 Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social 

18 Security Act, of which $486,936,000 shall be for the Medi19 care Integrity Program at the Centers for Medicare and 

20 Medicaid Services, including administrative costs, to con21 duct oversight activities for Medicare Advantage under 

22 Part C and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program 

23 under Part D of the Social Security Act and for activities 

24 described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which 

25 $82,132,000 shall be for the Department of Health and 

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1 Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out 

2 fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 

3 1817(k)(3) of such Act, of which $82,132,000 shall be for 

4 the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program 

5 (‘‘CHIP’’) program integrity activities, and of which 

6 $73,800,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to 

7 carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 

8 1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided, That the report re9 quired by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act 

10 for fiscal year 2017 shall include measures of the oper11 ational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse 

12 in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the 

13 funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further, 

14 That of the amount provided under this heading, 

15 $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 

16 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and 

18 $414,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified 

19 for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act: Provided 

20 further, That the Secretary shall support the full cost of 

21 the Senior Medicare Patrol program to combat health care 

22 fraud and abuse from the funds provided to this account. 

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1 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

2 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT

3 ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

4 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 

5 I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act 

6 and the Act of July 5, 1960, $3,010,631,000, to remain 

7 available until expended; and for such purposes for the 

8 first quarter of fiscal year 2018, $1,400,000,000, to re9 main available until expended. 

10 For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 

11 year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, 

12 XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of 

13 July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal 

14 year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal 

15 year, such sums as may be necessary. 

16 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

17 For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) 

18 of section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assist19 ance Act of 1981, $3,390,304,000: Provided, That all but 

20 $491,000,000 of this amount shall be allocated as though 

21 the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 

22 2017 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided further, 

23 That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts 

24 appropriated under section 2602(b), not more than 

25 $2,988,000 of such amounts may be reserved by the SecMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 retary for technical assistance, training, and monitoring 

2 of program activities for compliance with internal controls, 

3 policies and procedures and may, in addition to the au4 thorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds 

5 through contracts with private entities that do not qualify 

6 as nonprofit organizations. 

7 REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant as10 sistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immi11 gration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Ref12 ugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying 

13 out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 

14 section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

15 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking 

16 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (‘‘TVPA’’), and the Tor17 ture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $1,674,691,000, of which 

18 $1,645,201,000 shall remain available through September 

19 30, 2019 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, 

20 and 235: Provided, That amounts available under this 

21 heading to carry out the TVPA shall also be available for 

22 research and evaluation with respect to activities under 

23 such Act: Provided further, That the limitation in section 

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1 priation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under 

2 this heading by substituting ‘‘10 percent’’ for ‘‘3 percent’’. 

3 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND

4 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

5 For carrying out the Child Care and Development 

6 Block Grant Act of 2014 (‘‘CCDBG Act’’), 

7 $2,856,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant 

8 State general revenue funds for child care assistance for 

9 low-income families: Provided, That technical assistance 

10 under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided di11 rectly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative 

12 agreements, or interagency agreements: Provided further, 

13 That all funds made available to carry out section 418 

14 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618), including 

15 funds appropriated for that purpose in such section 418 

16 or any other provision of law, shall be subject to the res17 ervation of funds authority in paragraphs (4) and (5) of 

18 section 658O(a) of the CCDBG Act. 

19 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

20 For making grants to States pursuant to section 

21 2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Pro22 vided, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 

23 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified 

24 under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State 

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1 programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 

2 percent. 

3 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

4 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the 

5 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, 

6 the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Child Abuse Preven7 tion and Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the 

8 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native 

9 American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child 

10 Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform 

11 Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B–1 of title IV 

12 and sections 429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 1115 

13 of the Social Security Act, and the Community Services 

14 Block Grant Act (‘‘CSBG Act’’); for necessary administra15 tive expenses to carry out titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, 

16 and XX–A of the Social Security Act, the Act of July 5, 

17 1960, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 

18 1981, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 

19 of 2014, the Assets for Independence Act, title IV of the 

20 Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the 

21 Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; and for the 

22 administration of prior year obligations made by the Ad23 ministration for Children and Families under the Develop24 mental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and 

25 the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $11,294,368,000, of 

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1 which $37,943,000, to remain available through Sep2 tember 30, 2018, shall be for grants to States for adoption 

3 and legal guardianship incentive payments, as defined by 

4 section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made 

5 for adoptions and legal guardianships completed before 

6 September 30, 2017: Provided, That $9,253,095,000 shall 

7 be for making payments under the Head Start Act: Pro8 vided further, That of the amount in the previous proviso, 

9 $8,588,095,000 shall be available for payments under sec10 tion 640 of the Head Start Act, of which $80,000,000 

11 shall be available for a cost of living adjustment notwith12 standing section 640(a)(3)(A) of such Act: Provided fur13 ther, That of the amount provided for making payments 

14 under the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 shall be available 

15 for allocation by the Secretary to supplement activities de16 scribed in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of 

17 such Act under the Designation Renewal System, estab18 lished under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 

19 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such Act: Provided further, 

20 That notwithstanding such section 640, of the amount 

21 provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, 

22 and in addition to funds otherwise available under such 

23 section 640, $640,000,000 shall be available through 

24 March 31, 2018 for Early Head Start programs as de25 scribed in section 645A of such Act, for conversion of 

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1 Head Start services to Early Head Start services as de2 scribed in section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, for discre3 tionary grants for high quality infant and toddler care 

4 through Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, to en5 tities defined as eligible under section 645A(d) of such 

6 Act, for training and technical assistance for such activi7 ties, and for up to $14,000,000 in Federal costs of admin8 istration and evaluation, and, notwithstanding section 

9 645A(c)(2) of such Act, these funds are available to serve 

10 children under age 4: Provided further, That funds de11 scribed in the preceding two provisos shall not be included 

12 in the calculation of ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal 

13 years, as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of such 

14 Act: Provided further, That $250,000,000 shall be avail15 able until December 31, 2017 for carrying out sections 

16 9212 and 9213 of the Every Student Succeeds Act: Pro17 vided further, That, in accordance with section 9212(j) of 

18 such Act, funds made available in the preceding proviso 

19 may be allocated to the Department of Education to issue 

20 continuation grants on behalf of the Secretary: Provided 

21 further, That up to 3 percent of the funds in the second 

22 preceding proviso shall be available for technical assist23 ance and evaluation related to grants awarded under such 

24 section 9212: Provided further, That $742,383,000 shall 

25 be for making payments under the CSBG Act: Provided 

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1 further, That $27,733,000 shall be for sections 680 and 

2 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than 

3 $19,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less 

4 than $7,500,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such 

5 Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 

6 675C(a)(3) of such Act, to the extent Community Services 

7 Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a 

8 State to an eligible entity as provided under such Act, and 

9 have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain 

10 with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for 

11 expenditure by such entity consistent with program pur12 poses: Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish 

13 procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets 

14 and program income that permit such assets acquired 

15 with, and program income derived from, grant funds au16 thorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become 

17 the sole property of such grantees after a period of not 

18 more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for 

19 any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the 

20 CSBG Act: Provided further, That intangible assets in the 

21 form of loans, equity investments and other debt instru22 ments, and program income may be used by grantees for 

23 any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) 

24 of the CSBG Act: Provided further, That these procedures 

25 shall apply to such grant funds made available after NoMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 vember 29, 1999: Provided further, That funds appro2 priated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be 

3 available for financing construction and rehabilitation and 

4 loans or investments in private business enterprises owned 

5 by community development corporations: Provided further, 

6 That the Secretary shall issue performance standards for 

7 entities receiving funds from State and territorial grantees 

8 under the CSBG Act, and such States and territories shall 

9 assure the implementation of such standards prior to Sep10 tember 30, 2017, and include information on such imple11 mentation in the report required by section 678E(a)(2) 

12 of such Act: Provided further, That $1,864,000 shall be 

13 for a human services case management system for feder14 ally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive na15 tional case management contract and Federal costs of ad16 ministering the system: Provided further, That up to 

17 $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance 

18 Reporting Information System, including grants to States 

19 to support data collection for a study of the system’s effec20 tiveness. 

21 PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES

22 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, sec23 tion 436 of the Social Security Act, $325,000,000 and, 

24 for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 

25 of such Act, $59,765,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 

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1 sections 438(c)(3)(A) and 436(b)(2) of such Act, 

2 $10,000,000 shall be available for such section 436(b)(2), 

3 of which no funds shall be available for carrying out sec4 tions 438(c)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) of such Act. 

5 PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND PERMANENCY

6 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 

7 IV–E of the Social Security Act, $5,764,000,000. 

8 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 

9 IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of 

10 fiscal year 2018, $2,500,000,000. 

11 For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 

12 year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV– 

13 E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the 

14 current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 

15 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 

16 ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING

17 AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro20 vided, the Older Americans Act of 1965 (‘‘OAA’’), titles 

21 III and XXIX of the PHS Act, sections 1252 and 1253 

22 of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improve23 ments for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX– 

24 B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabil25 ities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of 

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1 subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 

2 2002, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, titles II and 

3 VII (and section 14 with respect to such titles) of the Re4 habilitation Act of 1973, and for Department-wide coordi5 nation of policy and program activities that assist individ6 uals with disabilities, $1,919,000,000, together with 

7 $47,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital 

8 Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 

9 Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 

10 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Pro11 vided, That amounts appropriated under this heading may 

12 be used for grants to States under section 361 of the OAA 

13 only for disease prevention and health promotion pro14 grams and activities which have been demonstrated 

15 through rigorous evaluation to be evidence-based and ef16 fective: Provided further, That of amounts made available 

17 under this heading to carry out sections 311, 331, and 

18 336 of the OAA, up to one percent of such amounts shall 

19 be available for developing and implementing evidence20 based practices for enhancing senior nutrition: Provided 

21 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this 

22 Act, funds made available under this heading to carry out 

23 section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Sec24 retary of Agriculture in accordance with such section: Pro25 vided further, That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive 

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1 grants to support alternative financing programs that pro2 vide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such 

3 as a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; 

4 a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or an insurance 

5 program: Provided further, That applicants shall provide 

6 an assurance that, and information describing the manner 

7 in which, the alternative financing program will expand 

8 and emphasize consumer choice and control: Provided fur9 ther, That State agencies and community-based disability 

10 organizations that are directed by and operated for indi11 viduals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete: Pro12 vided further, That none of the funds made available under 

13 this heading may be used by an eligible system (as defined 

14 in section 102 of the Protection and Advocacy for Individ15 uals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10802)) to con16 tinue to pursue any legal action in a Federal or State 

17 court on behalf of an individual or group of individuals 

18 with a developmental disability (as defined in section 

19 102(8)(A) of the Developmental Disabilities and Assist20 ance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 

21 15002(8)(A)) that is attributable to a mental impairment 

22 (or a combination of mental and physical impairments), 

23 that has as the requested remedy the closure of State op24 erated intermediate care facilities for people with intellec25 tual or developmental disabilities, unless reasonable public 

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1 notice of the action has been provided to such individuals 

2 (or, in the case of mental incapacitation, the legal guard3 ians who have been specifically awarded authority by the 

4 courts to make healthcare and residential decisions on be5 half of such individuals) who are affected by such action, 

6 within 90 days of instituting such legal action, which in7 forms such individuals (or such legal guardians) of their 

8 legal rights and how to exercise such rights consistent with 

9 current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Provided further, 

10 That the limitations in the immediately preceding proviso 

11 shall not apply in the case of an individual who is neither 

12 competent to consent nor has a legal guardian, nor shall 

13 the proviso apply in the case of individuals who are a ward 

14 of the State or subject to public guardianship. 

15 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

16 GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

17 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 

18 general departmental management, including hire of six 

19 passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, 

20 XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United 

21 States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and re22 search studies under section 1110 of the Social Security 

23 Act, $460,629,000, together with $64,828,000 from the 

24 amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to 

25 carry out national health or human services research and 

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1 evaluation activities: Provided, That of this amount, 

2 $53,900,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and 

3 treatment activities: Provided further, That of the funds 

4 made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be 

5 for making competitive contracts and grants to public and 

6 private entities to fund medically accurate and age appro7 priate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the 

8 Federal costs associated with administering and evalu9 ating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 

10 10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and 

11 technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional 

12 program support activities, and of the remaining amount 

13 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have 

14 been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to re15 duce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying 

16 teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 

17 25 percent shall be available for research and demonstra18 tion grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional 

19 models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage 

20 pregnancy: Provided further, That of the amounts pro21 vided under this heading from amounts available under 

22 section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available 

23 to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evalua24 tions) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Pro25 vided further, That of the funds made available under this 

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1 heading, $15,000,000 shall be for making competitive 

2 grants which exclusively implement education in sexual 

3 risk avoidance (defined as voluntarily refraining from non4 marital sexual activity): Provided further, That funding for 

5 such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall use 

6 medically accurate information referenced to peer-re7 viewed publications by educational, scientific, govern8 mental, or health organizations; implement an evidence9 based approach integrating research findings with prac10 tical implementation that aligns with the needs and de11 sired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the 

12 benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequenc13 ing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal set14 ting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, and 

15 other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or 

16 illicit drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity: 

17 Provided further, That no more than 10 percent of the 

18 funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoid19 ance shall be available for technical assistance and admin20 istrative costs of such programs: Provided further, That 

21 funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities 

22 may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, 

23 through grants and other mechanisms, medical and ad24 ministrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: 

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1 Provided further, That such services shall be provided con2 sistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4). 

3 OFFICE OF MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS

4 For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare 

5 Hearings and Appeals, $107,381,000, to be transferred in 

6 appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance 

7 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In8 surance Trust Fund. 

9 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH

10 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

11 For expenses necessary for the Office of the National 

12 Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including 

13 grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the de14 velopment and advancement of interoperable health infor15 mation technology, $60,367,000. 

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

18 General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for 

19 investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspec20 tor General Act of 1978, $80,000,000: Provided, That of 

21 such amount, necessary sums shall be available for pro22 viding protective services to the Secretary and inves23 tigating non-payment of child support cases for which non24 payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228. 

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1 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

2 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 

3 Rights, $38,798,000. 

4 RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR

5 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

6 For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public 

7 Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by 

8 law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 

9 Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for med10 ical care of dependents and retired personnel under the 

11 Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be 

12 required during the current fiscal year. 

13 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

14 FUND

15 For expenses necessary to support activities related 

16 to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, 

17 chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, 

18 and for other public health emergencies, $950,958,000, of 

19 which $511,700,000 shall remain available through Sep20 tember 30, 2018, for expenses necessary to support ad21 vanced research and development pursuant to section 

22 319L of the PHS Act and other administrative expenses 

23 of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development 

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1 measures shall be in addition to any other funds available 

2 for such purpose: Provided further, That products pur3 chased with funds provided under this heading may, at 

4 the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Stra5 tegic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of 

6 the PHS Act: Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the 

7 amounts made available to support emergency operations 

8 shall remain available through September 30, 2019. 

9 For expenses necessary for procuring security coun10 termeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the 

11 PHS Act), $510,000,000, to remain available until ex12 pended. 

13 For an additional amount for expenses necessary to 

14 prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, 

15 $57,000,000; of which $40,000,000 shall be available until 

16 expended, for activities including the development and 

17 purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, 

18 diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided, That 

19 notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds 

20 may be used for the construction or renovation of privately 

21 owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza 

22 vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such 

23 construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient 

24 supplies of such vaccines or biologics. 

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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 

3 available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception 

4 and representation expenses when specifically approved by 

5 the Secretary. 

6 SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated in this title 

7 shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through 

8 a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess 

9 of Executive Level II. 

10 SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

11 may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, 

12 except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or 

13 for other taps and assessments made by any office located 

14 in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a re15 port by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropria16 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de17 tailing the planned uses of such funds. 

18 SEC. 204. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the 

19 PHS Act, such portion as the Secretary shall determine, 

20 but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appro21 priated for programs authorized under such Act shall be 

22 made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants 

23 or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of 

24 programs funded in this title. 

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1 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 205. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre3 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

4 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro5 priated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act 

6 may be transferred between appropriations, but no such 

7 appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 

8 by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer author9 ity granted by this section shall not be used to create any 

10 new program or to fund any project or activity for which 

11 no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That 

12 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep13 resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 

14 in advance of any transfer. 

15 SEC. 206. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 

16 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in 

17 such section may occur up to 60 days after the execution 

18 of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2017 under section 

19 338B of such Act. 

20 SEC. 207. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

21 may be made available to any entity under title X of the 

22 PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to 

23 the Secretary that it encourages family participation in 

24 the decision of minors to seek family planning services and 

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1 that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist at2 tempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. 

3 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act 

5 shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification 

6 or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual 

7 abuse, rape, or incest. 

8 SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

9 (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be 

10 used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the 

11 Secretary denies participation in such program to an oth12 erwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Or13 ganization) because the entity informs the Secretary that 

14 it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide 

15 referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

16 make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capita17 tion payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially 

18 sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the serv19 ice to such entity’s enrollees): Provided further, That noth20 ing in this section shall be construed to change the Medi21 care program’s coverage for such services and a Medicare 

22 Advantage organization described in this section shall be 

23 responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain infor24 mation about all Medicare covered services. 

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1 SEC. 210. None of the funds made available in this 

2 title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or pro3 mote gun control. 

4 SEC. 211. The Secretary shall make available through 

5 assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public 

6 Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to 

7 work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided 

8 by the Agency for International Development, the United 

9 Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the 

10 World Health Organization. 

11 SEC. 212. In order for HHS to carry out inter12 national health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other 

13 infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and 

14 other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2017: 

15 (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equiv16 alent to that available to the Secretary of State in 

17 section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authori18 ties Act of 1956. The Secretary shall consult with 

19 the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission 

20 to ensure that the authority provided in this section 

21 is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 

22 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other appli23 cable statutes administered by the Department of 

24 State. 

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1 (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such 

2 funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary 

3 of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of ac4 quisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and manage5 ment of facilities outside of the United States for 

6 the use of HHS. The Department of State shall co7 operate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS 

8 has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply 

9 with applicable regulation governing location, set10 back, and other facilities requirements and serve the 

11 purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is 

12 authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of 

13 State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to 

14 make available to public or nonprofit private institu15 tions or agencies in participating foreign countries, 

16 funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in 

17 those countries as necessary to conduct programs of 

18 assistance for international health activities, includ19 ing activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infec20 tious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, 

21 and other health activities abroad. 

22 (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to 

23 personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to 

24 serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to 

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1 eign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 

2 through 4086 and subject to such regulations pre3 scribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further 

4 authorized to provide locality-based comparability 

5 payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount 

6 of the locality-based comparability payment (stated 

7 as a percentage) that would be payable to such per8 sonnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States 

9 Code if such personnel’s official duty station were in 

10 the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for per11 sonnel under this subsection shall be on the same 

12 basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 

13 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of 

14 the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serv15 ing in the Foreign Service. 

16 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 213. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the 

18 Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up 

19 to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total 

20 amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for 

21 research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: 

22 Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of the 

23 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 

24 least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

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1 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 214. Of the amounts made available in this Act 

3 for NIH, the amount for research related to the human 

4 immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Di5 rector of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Re6 search, shall be made available to the ‘‘Office of AIDS 

7 Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of AIDS 

8 Research shall transfer from such account amounts nec9 essary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act. 

10 SEC. 215. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 

11 other provision of law, the Director of NIH (‘‘Director’’) 

12 may use funds authorized under section 402(b)(12) of the 

13 PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, 

14 cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research 

15 identified pursuant to or research and activities described 

16 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 

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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. 216. Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appro4 priated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the 

5 National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, 

6 repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the 

7 proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized 

8 herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project. 

9 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 217. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 

11 1 percent of the amount made available for National Re12 search Service Awards (‘‘NRSA’’) shall be made available 

13 to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 

14 Administration to make NRSA awards for research in pri15 mary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities 

16 who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 

17 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount 

18 made available for NRSA shall be made available to the 

19 Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual20 ity to make NRSA awards for health service research. 

21 SEC. 218. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research 

22 and Development Authority (‘‘BARDA’’) may enter into 

23 a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 pro24 gram years, for purchase of research services or of security 

25 countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F– 

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1 2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), 

2 if— 

3 (1) funds are available and obligated— 

4 (A) for the full period of the contract or 

5 for the first fiscal year in which the contract is 

6 in effect; and 

7 (B) for the estimated costs associated with 

8 a necessary termination of the contract; and 

9 (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year 

10 contract will serve the best interests of the Federal 

11 Government by encouraging full and open competi12 tion or promoting economy in administration, per13 formance, and operation of BARDA’s programs. 

14 (b) A contract entered into under this section— 

15 (1) shall include a termination clause as de16 scribed by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, 

17 United States Code; and 

18 (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice 

19 requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section. 

20 SEC. 219. (a) The Secretary shall establish a publicly 

21 accessible Web site to provide information regarding the 

22 uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the 

23 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 

24 (‘‘ACA’’). 

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1 (b) With respect to funds provided under section 

2 4002 of the ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web 

3 site established under subsection (a) at a minimum the 

4 following information: 

5 (1) In the case of each transfer of funds under 

6 section 4002(c), a statement indicating the program 

7 or activity receiving funds, the operating division or 

8 office that will administer the funds, and the 

9 planned uses of the funds, to be posted not later 

10 than the day after the transfer is made. 

11 (2) Identification (along with a link to the full 

12 text) of each funding opportunity announcement, re13 quest for proposals, or other announcement or solici14 tation of proposals for grants, cooperative agree15 ments, or contracts intended to be awarded using 

16 such funds, to be posted not later than the day after 

17 the announcement or solicitation is issued. 

18 (3) Identification of each grant, cooperative 

19 agreement, or contract with a value of $25,000 or 

20 more awarded using such funds, including the pur21 pose of the award and the identity of the recipient, 

22 to be posted not later than 5 days after the award 

23 is made. 

24 (4) A report detailing the uses of all funds 

25 transferred under section 4002(c) during the fiscal 

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1 year, to be posted not later than 90 days after the 

2 end of the fiscal year. 

3 (c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 

4 through 2017, the Secretary shall also include on the Web 

5 site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports 

6 from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, 

7 or contract from such funds with a value of $25,000 or 

8 more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identi9 fying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including 

10 the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), 

11 to be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 

12 6-month period. 

13 (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— 

14 (1) present the information required in sub15 section (b)(1) on a single webpage or on a single 

16 database; 

17 (2) ensure that all information required in this 

18 section is directly accessible from the single webpage 

19 or database; and 

20 (3) ensure that all information required in this 

21 section is able to be organized by program or State. 

22 SEC. 220. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal 

23 year 2018 budget justification and on Departmental Web 

24 sites information concerning the employment of full-time 

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1 poses of implementing, administering, enforcing, or other2 wise carrying out the provisions of the ACA, and the 

3 amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year 

4 and each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA. 

5 (b) With respect to employees or contractors sup6 ported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying 

7 out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), 

8 the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following 

9 information: 

10 (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of 

11 such Act under which such funds were appropriated, 

12 a statement indicating the program, project, or ac13 tivity receiving such funds, the Federal operating di14 vision or office that administers such program, and 

15 the amount of funding received in discretionary or 

16 mandatory appropriations. 

17 (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of 

18 full-time equivalent employees or contracted employ19 ees assigned to each authorized and funded provision 

20 detailed in accordance with paragraph (1). 

21 (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may 

22 exclude from the report employees or contractors who— 

23 (1) are supported through appropriations en24 acted in laws other than the ACA and work on pro25 grams that existed prior to the passage of the ACA; 

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1 (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on 

2 activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; 

3 or 

4 (3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting 

5 is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed6 price contracts. 

7 SEC. 221. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the 

8 fiscal year 2018 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 Exchanges for each fiscal year since the enact13 ment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such funds 

14 for fiscal year 2018. Such information shall include, for 

15 each such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each 

16 activity specified under the heading ‘‘Health Insurance 

17 Exchange Transparency’’ in the explanatory statement de18 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 

19 of this consolidated Act). 

20 SEC. 222. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the 

21 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent22 atives and the Senate: 

23 (1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from 

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1 tion and Affordable Care Act of 2010 pertaining to 

2 enrollments during the open enrollment period; and 

3 (2) Notification of any new or competitive grant 

4 awards, including supplements, authorized under 

5 section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. 

6 (b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House 

7 and Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in 

8 advance of any public release of enrollment information 

9 or the award of such grants. 

10 SEC. 223. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or 

12 the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 

13 or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to 

14 the ‘‘Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—Pro15 gram Management’’ account, may be used for payments 

16 under section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating 

17 to risk corridors). 

18 SEC. 224. In addition to the amounts otherwise avail19 able for ‘‘Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 

20 Program Management’’, the Secretary of Health and 

21 Human Services may transfer up to $305,000,000 to such 

22 account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 

23 and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 

24 Fund to support program management activity related to 

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1 going purpose, such funds may not be used to support any 

2 provision of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 

3 (or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or 

4 to supplant any other amounts within such account. 

5 SEC. 225. The Secretary shall include in the fiscal 

6 year 2018 budget justification an analysis of how section 

7 2713 of the PHS Act will impact eligibility for discre8 tionary HHS programs. 

9 SEC. 226. Effective during the period beginning on 

10 November 1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2019, any pro11 vision of law that refers (including through cross-reference 

12 to another provision of law) to the current recommenda13 tions of the United States Preventive Services Task Force 

14 with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, 

15 and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary in16 volved as if— 

17 (1) such reference to such current recommenda18 tions were a reference to the recommendations of 

19 such Task Force with respect to breast cancer 

20 screening, mammography, and prevention last issued 

21 before 2009; and 

22 (2) such recommendations last issued before 

23 2009 applied to any screening mammography modal24 ity under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act 

25 (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)). 

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1 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health 

2 and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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1 TITLE III 

2 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

3 EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

4 For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of 

5 title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

6 of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 

7 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to 

8 in this Act as ‘‘HEA’’), $16,143,790,000, of which 

9 $5,225,990,000 shall become available on July 1, 2017, 

10 and shall remain available through September 30, 2018, 

11 and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on 

12 October 1, 2017, and shall remain available through Sep13 tember 30, 2018, for academic year 2017–2018: Provided, 

14 That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under sec15 tion 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, That up to 

16 $5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec17 retary of Education (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec18 retary’’) on October 1, 2016, 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 $3,819,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 

24 1125 of the ESEA: Provided further, That 

25 $3,819,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive 

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1 grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided fur2 ther, That $217,000,000 shall be for carrying out subpart 

3 2 of part B of title II: Provided further, That $44,623,000 

4 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. 

5 IMPACT AID

6 For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 

7 federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the 

8 ESEA, $1,328,603,000, of which $1,189,233,000 shall be 

9 for basic support payments under section 7003(b), 

10 $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with dis11 abilities under section 7003(d), $17,406,000, to remain 

12 available for obligation through September 30, 2018, shall 

13 be for construction under section 7007(b), $68,813,000 

14 shall be for Federal property payments under section 

15 7002, and $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, 

16 shall be for facilities maintenance under section 7008: 

17 Provided, That for purposes of computing the amount of 

18 a payment for an eligible local educational agency under 

19 section 7003(a) for school year 2016–2017, children en20 rolled in a school of such agency that would otherwise be 

21 eligible for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such 

22 Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or legal 

23 guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole cus24 tody of such children, or due to the death of a military 

25 parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as 

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1 such children reside on Federal property as described in 

2 section 7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such 

3 section, shall be considered as eligible students under such 

4 section, provided such students remain in average daily 

5 attendance at a school in the same local educational agen6 cy they attended prior to their change in eligibility status. 

7 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

8 For carrying out school improvement activities au9 thorized by part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 

10 1 of part A of title IV, part B of title IV, part B of title 

11 V, and parts B and C of title VI of the ESEA; the McKin12 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the 

13 Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Com14 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and 

15 the Civil Rights Act of 1964, $4,408,567,000, of which 

16 $2,588,002,000 shall become available on July 1, 2017, 

17 and remain available through September 30, 2018, and 

18 of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on Octo19 ber 1, 2017, and shall remain available through September 

20 30, 2018, for academic year 2017–2018: Provided, That 

21 $369,100,000 shall be for part B of title I: Provided fur22 ther, That $1,191,673,000 shall be for part B of title IV: 

23 Provided further, That $33,397,000 shall be for part B 

24 of title VI and may be used for construction, renovation, 

25 and modernization of any elementary school, secondary 

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1 school, or structure related to an elementary school or sec2 ondary school, run by the Department of Education of the 

3 State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly Native Ha4 waiian student body: Provided further, That $32,453,000 

5 shall be for part C of title VI and shall be awarded on 

6 a competitive basis, and also may be used for construction: 

7 Provided further, That $50,000,000 shall be available to 

8 carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assist9 ance Act of 2002 and the Secretary shall make such ar10 rangements as determined to be necessary to ensure that 

11 the Bureau of Indian Education has access to services pro12 vided under this section: Provided further, That 

13 $16,699,000 shall be available to carry out the Supple14 mental Education Grants program for the Federated 

15 States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Is16 lands: Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve 

17 up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous 

18 proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementa19 tion of these grants: Provided further, That $175,840,000 

20 shall be for part B of title V: Provided further, That 

21 $400,000,000 shall be available for grants under subpart 

22 1 of part A of title IV: Provided further, That notwith23 standing subsections (a) and (b) of section 4105 of such 

24 Act, each State may use funds reserved under section 

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1 tive basis, to local educational agencies receiving a grant 

2 under part A of title I, or consortia of such local edu3 cational agencies, of such Act, to enable the agencies or 

4 consortia to support activities authorized under one or 

5 more of sections 4107, 4108, and 4109(a) of such Act: 

6 Provided further, That each such subgrant shall be subject 

7 to the same terms and conditions as an allocation provided 

8 under section 4105 of such Act, except as otherwise pro9 vided in this Act: Provided further, That each State that 

10 awards such subgrants shall award such subgrants with 

11 priority given to local educational agencies, or consortia 

12 of local educational agencies, with the greatest need based 

13 on the number or percentage of children counted under 

14 section 1124(c), in a manner that ensures geographic di15 versity among subgrant recipients representing rural, sub16 urban, and urban areas, and in a manner that distributes 

17 the total amount of funds available to the State under sec18 tion 4104(a)(1) consistent with the requirements de19 scribed in subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 

20 4106(e)(2) of such Act: Provided further, That each such 

21 subgrant awarded shall be for a term of one year and in 

22 an amount of not less than $10,000, and a subgrant re23 cipient shall not be subject to any of the distribution re24 quirements described in subparagraphs (C) through (E) 

25 of subsections (e)(2) and (f), of section 4106 of such Act: 

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1 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 4109(b) of 

2 such Act, a subgrant recipient using such subgrant funds 

3 to carry out only activities authorized under section 

4 4109(a) of such Act may use not more than 25 percent 

5 of the subgrant funds for purchasing technology infra6 structure as described in such section 4109(b): Provided 

7 further, That amounts made available under this heading 

8 to a State agency awarding such subgrants shall remain 

9 available until September 30, 2018. 

10 INDIAN EDUCATION

11 For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent 

12 not otherwise provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, 

13 $164,939,000, of which $57,993,000 shall be for subpart 

14 2 of part A of title VI and $6,565,000 shall be for subpart 

15 3 of part A of title VI. 

16 INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

17 For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 

18 3 and 4 of part B of title II, and parts C and D and 

19 subparts 1 and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, 

20 $887,575,000: Provided, That $283,015,000 shall be for 

21 subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B of title II and shall be made 

22 available without regard to sections 2201, 2231(b) and 

23 2241: Provided further, That $504,560,000 shall be for 

24 parts C and D and subpart 4 of part F of title IV, and 

25 shall be made available without regard to sections 4311, 

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1 4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA: Provided further, That 

2 section 4303(d)(3)(A)(i) shall not apply to the funds avail3 able for part C of title IV: Provided further, That of the 

4 funds available for part C of title IV, the Secretary shall 

5 use not less than $26,000,000 to carry out section 4304, 

6 of which not more than $10,000,000 shall be available to 

7 carry out section 4304(k), not more than $100,000,000 

8 to carry out section 4305(b), and not less than 

9 $11,000,000 to carry out the activities in section 

10 4305(a)(3): Provided further, That notwithstanding sec11 tion 4601(b), $100,000,000 shall be available through De12 cember 31, 2017 for subpart 1 of part F of title IV. 

13 SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

14 For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 

15 and 3 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $151,254,000: 

16 Provided, That $68,000,000 shall be available for section 

17 4631, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until 

18 expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Re19 sponse to Violence (‘‘Project SERV’’) program to provide 

20 education-related services to local educational agencies 

21 and institutions of higher education in which the learning 

22 environment has been disrupted due to a violent or trau23 matic crisis: Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be 

24 available for section 4625: Provided further, That 

25 $73,254,000 shall be available through December 31, 

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1 2017, for section 4624: Provided further, That section 

2 4623(b) of the ESEA shall apply to funds appropriated 

3 for Promise Neighborhoods under this heading in prior ap4 propriations acts. 

5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

6 For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, 

7 $737,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 

8 2017, and shall remain available through September 30, 

9 2018, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be 

10 available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available 

11 through September 30, 2018, to carry out activities under 

12 section 3111(c)(1)(C). 

13 SPECIAL EDUCATION

14 For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 

15 Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport 

16 and Empowerment Act of 2004, $13,064,358,000, of 

17 which $3,546,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 

18 2017, and shall remain available through September 30, 

19 2018, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available 

20 on October 1, 2017, and shall remain available through 

21 September 30, 2018, for academic year 2017–2018: Pro22 vided, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA 

23 shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for 

24 that activity during fiscal year 2016, increased by the 

25 amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) 

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1 of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appro2 priated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 

3 than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2016: 

4 Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without regard 

5 to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 

6 States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), sub7 ject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s 

8 allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated 

9 under this heading, is reduced under section 

10 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on 

11 the basis of the States’ relative populations of children 

12 aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children 

13 with disabilities for whom the State ensures the avail14 ability of a free appropriate public education under this 

15 part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ 

16 relative populations of those children who are living in pov17 erty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not dis18 tribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State 

19 whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated 

20 under this heading made funds available for such a dis21 tribution: Provided further, That the States shall allocate 

22 such funds distributed under the second proviso to local 

23 educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): 

24 Provided further, That the amount by which a State’s allo25 cation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 

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1 section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to 

2 States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or 

3 any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating 

4 the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or 

5 for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, 

6 notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) re7 garding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under 

8 section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 

9 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may 

10 apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over 

11 a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, 

12 until the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, 

13 That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a 

14 State’s allocation under section 611 is reduced in accord15 ance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a 

16 State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount 

17 that bears the same relation to the maximum amount de18 scribed in that paragraph as the reduction under section 

19 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State 

20 would have received in that fiscal year under section 

21 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further, 

22 That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 

23 funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the 

24 fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the 

25 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 

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1 section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under sec2 tion 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 

3 U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 

4 under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide tech5 nical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the 

6 States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 

7 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other serv8 ices and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 

9 quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Pro10 vided further, That the Secretary may use funds made 

11 available for the State Personnel Development Grants pro12 gram under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate pro13 gram performance under such subpart. 

14 REHABILITATION SERVICES

15 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro16 vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller 

17 National Center Act, $3,535,589,000, of which 

18 $3,398,554,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabili19 tation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Pro20 vided, That the Secretary may use amounts provided in 

21 this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallot22 ment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the 

23 Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at im24 proving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities as de25 fined in section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act, includMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ing activities aimed at improving the education and post2 school outcomes of children receiving Supplemental Secu3 rity Income (‘‘SSI’’) and their families that may result 

4 in long-term improvement in the SSI child recipient’s eco5 nomic status and self-sufficiency: Provided further, That 

6 States may award subgrants for a portion of the funds 

7 to other public and private, nonprofit entities: Provided 

8 further, That any funds made available subsequent to real9 lotment for innovative activities aimed at improving the 

10 outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain avail11 able until September 30, 2018. 

12 SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH

13 DISABILITIES

14 AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND

15 For carrying out the Act to promote the Education 

16 of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $25,431,000. 

17 NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

18 For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 

19 under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 

20 of 1986, $70,016,000: Provided, That from the total 

21 amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 

22 funds for the endowment program as authorized under 

23 section 207 of such Act. 

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1 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

2 For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 

3 the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 

4 support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 

5 the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $121,275,000: 

6 Provided, That from the total amount available, the Uni7 versity may at its discretion use funds for the endowment 

8 program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 

9 CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION

10 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro11 vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu12 cation Act of 2006 and the Adult Education and Family 

13 Literacy Act (‘‘AEFLA’’), $1,720,686,000, of which 

14 $929,686,000 shall become available on July 1, 2017, and 

15 shall remain available through September 30, 2018, and 

16 of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 

17 1, 2017, and shall remain available through September 30, 

18 2018: Provided, That of the amounts made available for 

19 AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership ac20 tivities under section 242. 

21 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

22 For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, 

23 and part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,198,210,000, 

24 which shall remain available through September 30, 2018. 

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1 The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 

2 be eligible during award year 2017–2018 shall be $4,860. 

3 STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

4 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 

5 D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and 

6 parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 

7 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 

8 $1,576,854,000, to remain available through September 

9 30, 2018: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate new 

10 student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan 

11 servicers on the basis of their performance compared to 

12 all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, 

13 and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process 

14 new and existing accounts: Provided further, That the Sec15 retary shall, no later than September 30, 2017, allow stu16 dent loan borrowers who are consolidating Federal student 

17 loans to select from any student loan servicer to service 

18 their new consolidated student loan. 

19 HIGHER EDUCATION

20 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro21 vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the HEA, the 

22 Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, 

23 and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech24 nical Education Act of 2006, $2,055,439,000: Provided, 

25 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

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1 made available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA 

2 and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cul3 tural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits 

4 and study in foreign countries by individuals who are par5 ticipating in advanced foreign language training and inter6 national studies in areas that are vital to United States 

7 national security and who plan to apply their language 

8 skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of gov9 ernment, the professions, or international development: 

10 Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the pre11 ceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program 

12 evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemina13 tion activities: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent 

14 of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 

15 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evalua16 tion : Provided further, That, in making awards under sec17 tion 402C of the HEA with funds appropriated by this 

18 Act, the Secretary shall announce new grant awards for 

19 which the notice inviting applications was published in the 

20 Federal Register on October 17, 2016 (81 F.R. 71,492) 

21 by June 1, 2017, and for all other new grant awards under 

22 such section by August 1, 2017: Provided further, That, 

23 in making continuation grant awards under subpart 2 of 

24 chapter 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA with funds 

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1 appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall issue con2 tinuation notifications no later than August 1, 2017. 

3 HOWARD UNIVERSITY

4 For partial support of Howard University, 

5 $221,821,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be 

6 for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 

7 University Endowment Act and shall remain available 

8 until expended. 

9 COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS

10 PROGRAM

11 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac12 tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 

13 121 of the HEA, $435,000. 

14 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

15 CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT

16 For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as au17 thorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 

18 shall remain available through September 30, 2018: Pro19 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

20 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con21 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

22 these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 

23 any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 

24 $282,212,885: Provided further, That these funds may be 

25 used to support loans to public and private Historically 

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1 Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limi2 tations within section 344(a) of the HEA. 

3 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

4 the Historically Black College and University Capital Fi5 nancing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title 

6 III of the HEA, $334,000. 

7 INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

8 For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu9 cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assess10 ment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 

11 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, 

12 and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu13 cation Act, $605,267,000, which shall remain available 

14 through September 30, 2018: Provided, That funds avail15 able to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical 

16 Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary 

17 and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsec18 ondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop 

19 such systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of 

20 the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Edu21 cational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards 

22 to public or private organizations or agencies to support 

23 activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use 

24 at the local, State, and national levels. 

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1 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

2 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

3 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro4 vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in5 cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co6 lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 

7 $432,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to remain avail8 able until expended, may be for relocation of, and renova9 tion of buildings occupied by, Department staff: Provided, 

10 That $2,000,000 of the unobligated funds available under 

11 this heading and ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ in this 

12 and prior appropriations acts that may be used for travel, 

13 printing, supplies and other administrative expenses shall 

14 be available for obligation for the Ready to Learn pro15 gram. 

16 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

17 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 

18 Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 

19 of Education Organization Act, $108,500,000. 

20 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

21 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

22 General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 

23 of Education Organization Act, $59,256,000. 

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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 

3 used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for 

4 the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in 

5 order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school 

6 system, or for the transportation of students or teachers 

7 (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) 

8 in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any 

9 school or school system. 

10 SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act 

11 shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the trans12 portation of any student to a school other than the school 

13 which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student 

14 requiring special education, to the school offering such 

15 special education, in order to comply with title VI of the 

16 Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section 

17 an indirect requirement of transportation of students in18 cludes the transportation of students to carry out a plan 

19 involving the reorganization of the grade structure of 

20 schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, 

21 or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or 

22 clustering. The prohibition described in this section does 

23 not include the establishment of magnet schools. 

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1 SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 

2 used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol3 untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 

4 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre6 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro8 priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 

9 be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro10 priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 

11 such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority 

12 granted by this section shall not be used to create any 

13 new program or to fund any project or activity for which 

14 no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That 

15 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep16 resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 

17 in advance of any transfer. 

18 SEC. 305. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact 

19 of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

20 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting 

21 ‘‘2017’’ for ‘‘2016’’. 

22 SEC. 306. Funds appropriated in this Act and con23 solidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of 

24 the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2017, through 

25 September 30, 2018. 

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1 SEC. 307. (a) An institution of higher education that 

2 maintains an endowment fund supported with funds ap3 propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 

4 2017 may use the income from that fund to award schol5 arships to students, subject to the limitation in section 

6 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for 

7 such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 

8 be considered to have been an allowable use of that in9 come, subject to that limitation. 

10 (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III 

11 and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 

12 SEC. 308. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

13 1011c(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2017’’. 

15 SEC. 309. Section 458(a) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

16 1087h(a)) is amended in paragraph (4) by striking 

17 ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

18 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

19 SEC. 310. (a) Section 401(b) of the Higher Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)) is amended by 

21 adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(8)(A) Effective in the 2017–2018 award year 

23 and thereafter, the Secretary shall award an eligible 

24 student not more than one and one-half Federal Pell 

25 Grants during a single award year to permit such 

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1 student to work toward completion of an eligible 

2 program if, during that single award year, the stu3 dent— 

4 ‘‘(i) has received a Federal Pell Grant 

5 for an award year and is enrolled in an eli6 gible program for one or more additional 

7 payment periods during the same award 

8 year that are not otherwise fully covered 

9 by the student’s Federal Pell Grant; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) is enrolled on at least a half-time 

11 basis while receiving any funds under this 

12 section. 

13 ‘‘(B) In the case of a student receiving 

14 more than one Federal Pell Grant in a single 

15 award year under subparagraph (A), the total 

16 amount of Federal Pell Grants awarded to such 

17 student for the award year may exceed the 

18 maximum basic grant level specified in the ap19 propriate appropriations Act for such award 

20 year. 

21 ‘‘(C) Any period of study covered by a 

22 Federal Pell Grant awarded under subpara23 graph (A) shall be included in determining a 

24 student’s duration limit under subsection (c)(5). 

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1 ‘‘(D) In any case where an eligible student 

2 is receiving a Federal Pell Grant for a payment 

3 period that spans two award years, the Sec4 retary shall allow the eligible institution in 

5 which the student is enrolled to determine the 

6 award year to which the additional period shall 

7 be assigned, as it determines is most beneficial 

8 to students.’’. 

9 (b) Section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv)(VII) of the Higher Edu10 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)(VII)) 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘$1,574,000,000’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$1,320,000,000’’. 

13 (RESCISSION)

14 SEC. 311. Of the unobligated balances available from 

15 Public Law 114–113 under the heading ‘‘Student Finan16 cial Assistance’’ for carrying out subpart 1 of part A of 

17 title IV of the HEA, $1,310,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

18 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu19 cation Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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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 under section 8502 of title 41, United States 

9 Code, $8,000,000: Provided, That in order to authorize 

10 any central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to sec11 tion 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform 

12 contract requirements of the Committee as prescribed 

13 under section 51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regula14 tions, the Committee shall enter into a written agreement 

15 with any such central nonprofit agency: Provided further, 

16 That such agreement entered into under the preceding 

17 proviso shall contain such auditing, oversight, and report18 ing provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 of 

19 title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That such 

20 agreement shall include the elements listed under this 

21 heading in the explanatory statement accompanying Pub22 lic Law 114–113: Provided further, That a fee may not 

23 be charged under section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Fed24 eral Regulations, unless such fee is under the terms of 

25 the written agreement between the Committee and any 

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1 such central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That no 

2 less than $1,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 

3 Inspector General. 

4 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

5 OPERATING EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na7 tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 

8 ‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 

9 of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 

10 National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 

11 to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $736,029,000, notwith12 standing sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 

13 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the 

14 amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent 

15 of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs 

16 of conducting grant application reviews, including the use 

17 of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of 

18 the grants cycle; (2) $16,538,000 shall be available to pro19 vide assistance to State commissions on national and com20 munity service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and 

21 notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) 

22 $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of 

23 the 1990 Act; and (4) $3,800,000 shall be available for 

24 expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 

25 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 

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1 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: 

2 Provided further, That for the purposes of carrying out 

3 the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 

4 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the 

5 local community. 

6 PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For payment to the National Service Trust estab9 lished under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, 

10 $206,842,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the 

12 amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated 

13 to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 

14 the National Service Trust upon determination that such 

15 transfer is necessary to support the activities of national 

16 service participants and after notice is transmitted to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent18 atives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts ap19 propriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust 

20 may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act 

21 without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 

22 under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of administration as provided 

25 under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 

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1 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au2 thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 

3 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em4 ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 

5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official recep6 tion and representation expenses, $81,737,000. 

7 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

9 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

10 $5,750,000. 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

12 SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 

13 to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 

14 through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 

15 year 2017, during any grant selection process, an officer 

16 or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov17 ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 

18 directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 

19 or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re20 ceive such information. 

21 SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 

22 under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 

23 overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 

24 first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 

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1 ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 

2 Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 

3 match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup4 port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 

5 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 

6 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 

7 SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 

8 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing pro9 grams and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 

10 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act 

11 shall be used to supplement and not supplant current pro12 grams and operations. 

13 SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 

14 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for 

15 the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited 

16 to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 

17 101 of the Act. 

18 SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 

19 189D of the 1990 Act— 

20 (1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such 

21 section shall be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under 

22 section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 

23 1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 

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1 (2) individuals described in such section shall 

2 be considered ‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of 

3 NCPA; and 

4 (3) State Commissions on National and Com5 munity Service established pursuant to section 178 

6 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal 

7 history record information, consistent with Public 

8 Law 92–544. 

9 CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

10 For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad11 casting (‘‘CPB’’), as authorized by the Communications 

12 Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within 

13 limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2019, 

14 $445,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 

15 available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for re16 ceptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for 

17 Government officials or employees: Provided further, That 

18 none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall 

19 be available or used to aid or support any program or ac20 tivity from which any person is excluded, or is denied ben21 efits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, 

22 color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, 

23 That none of the funds made available to CPB by this 

24 Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification 

25 in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other 

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1 personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and em2 ployees of CPB: Provided further, That none of the funds 

3 made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to support 

4 the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose. 

5 In addition, for the costs associated with replacing 

6 and upgrading the public broadcasting interconnection 

7 system, $50,000,000. 

8 FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation 

11 and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the func12 tions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 

13 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for ex14 penses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation 

15 Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service 

16 to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service 

17 Reform Act, $46,650,000, including up to $900,000 to re18 main available through September 30, 2018, for activities 

19 authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 

20 1978: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 

21 fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training 

22 activities and other conflict resolution services and tech23 nical assistance, including those provided to foreign gov24 ernments and international organizations, and for arbitra25 tion services shall be credited to and merged with this acMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 count, and shall remain available until expended: Provided 

2 further, That fees for arbitration services shall be available 

3 only for education, training, and professional development 

4 of the agency workforce: Provided further, That the Direc5 tor of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf 

6 of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, 

7 or other property in the aid of any projects or functions 

8 within the Director’s jurisdiction. 

9 FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW

10 COMMISSION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety 

13 and Health Review Commission, $17,184,000. 

14 INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

15 OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS

16 AND ADMINISTRATION

17 For carrying out the Museum and Library Services 

18 Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African Amer19 ican History and Culture Act, $231,000,000. 

20 MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS

21 COMMISSION

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of 

24 the Social Security Act, $7,765,000. 

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1 MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of 

4 the Social Security Act, $11,925,000, to be transferred to 

5 this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance 

6 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In7 surance Trust Fund. 

8 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For expenses necessary for the National Council on 

11 Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 

12 Act of 1973, $3,250,000. 

13 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela16 tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 

17 Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, 

18 $274,224,000: Provided, That no part of this appropria19 tion shall be available to organize or assist in organizing 

20 agricultural laborers or used in connection with investiga21 tions, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining 

22 units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 

23 section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended 

24 by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as de25 fined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and 

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1 including in said definition employees engaged in the 

2 maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, 

3 and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, 

4 nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored 

5 or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 

6 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

7 SEC. 406. None of the funds provided by this Act 

8 or previous Acts making appropriations for the National 

9 Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new ad10 ministrative directive or regulation that would provide em11 ployees any means of voting through any electronic means 

12 in an election to determine a representative for the pur13 poses of collective bargaining. 

14 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

17 of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards ap18 pointed by the President, $13,800,000. 

19 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW

20 COMMISSION

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety 

23 and Health Review Commission, $13,225,000. 

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1 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

2 DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

3 For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Ac4 count, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Re5 tirement Act of 1974, $25,000,000, which shall include 

6 amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2017 pursuant 

7 to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addi8 tion, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount 

9 provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 

10 amount by which the product of recipients and the average 

11 benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment 

12 of vested dual benefits: Provided, That the total amount 

13 provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately 

14 equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal 

15 year. 

16 FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT

17 ACCOUNTS

18 For payment to the accounts established in the 

19 Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad 

20 Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated 

21 checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 

22 30, 2018, which shall be the maximum amount available 

23 for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98– 

24 76. 

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1 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION

2 For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 

3 Board (‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Re4 tirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 

5 Act, $113,500,000, to be derived in such amounts as de6 termined by the Board from the railroad retirement ac7 counts and from moneys credited to the railroad unem8 ployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That 

9 notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retire10 ment Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys 

11 only through the excepted service: Provided further, That 

12 the previous proviso shall not change the status under 

13 Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the 

14 Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013. 

15 LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

16 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

17 General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as 

18 authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more 

19 than $10,000,000, to be derived from the railroad retire20 ment accounts and railroad unemployment insurance ac21 count. 

22 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

23 PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS

24 For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 

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1 ance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m) and 

2 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $11,400,000. 

3 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

4 For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se5 curity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 

6 of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of 

7 Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Secu8 rity trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pur9 suant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 

10 $43,618,163,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State 

12 in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State 

13 during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Pro14 vided further, That not more than $58,000,000 shall be 

15 available for research and demonstrations under sections 

16 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and re17 main available through September 30, 2019. 

18 For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 

19 benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So20 cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 

21 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 

22 For making benefit payments under title XVI of the 

23 Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 

24 2018, $15,000,000,000, to remain available until ex25 pended. 

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1 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

2 For necessary expenses, including the hire of two pas3 senger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for offi4 cial reception and representation expenses, not more than 

5 $12,357,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by sec6 tion 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one 

7 or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: Pro8 vided, That not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the So9 cial Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That, 

10 $90,000,000 to remain available through September 30, 

11 2018, shall be used for activities to address the hearing 

12 backlog within the Office of Disability Adjudication and 

13 Review: Provided further, That unobligated balances of 

14 funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal 

15 year 2017 not needed for fiscal year 2017 shall remain 

16 available until expended to invest in the Social Security 

17 Administration information technology and telecommuni18 cations hardware and software infrastructure, including 

19 related equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses 

20 associated solely with this information technology and tele21 communications infrastructure: Provided further, That the 

22 Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Commit23 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

24 and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances 

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1 vided further, That reimbursement to the trust funds 

2 under this heading for expenditures for official time for 

3 employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant 

4 to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or support services 

5 for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, 

6 or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title 

7 shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with inter8 est, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise ap9 propriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are 

10 made. 

11 Of the total amount made available under this head12 ing, not more than $1,819,000,000, to remain available 

13 through March 31, 2018, is for the costs associated with 

14 continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of 

15 the Social Security Act, including work-related continuing 

16 disability reviews to determine whether earnings derived 

17 from services demonstrate an individual’s ability to engage 

18 in substantial gainful activity, for the cost associated with 

19 conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI 

20 of the Social Security Act, for the cost of co-operative dis21 ability investigation units, and for the cost associated with 

22 the prosecution of fraud in the programs and operations 

23 of the Social Security Administration by Special Assistant 

24 United States Attorneys: Provided, That, of such amount, 

25 $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 

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1 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and 

3 $1,546,000,000 is additional new budget authority speci4 fied for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Pro5 vided further, That the Commissioner shall provide to the 

6 Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report 

7 on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar 

8 to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of 

9 Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002. 

10 In addition, $123,000,000 to be derived from admin11 istration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary pay12 ment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social 

13 Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, 

14 which shall remain available until expended. To the extent 

15 that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in 

16 fiscal year 2017 exceed $123,000,000, the amounts shall 

17 be available in fiscal year 2018 only to the extent provided 

18 in advance in appropriations Acts. 

19 In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 

20 collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 

21 Protection Act, which shall remain available until ex22 pended. 

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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

4 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

5 General Act of 1978, $29,787,000, together with not to 

6 exceed $75,713,000, to be transferred and expended as 

7 authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act 

8 from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 

9 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. 

10 In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of 

11 the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred 

12 from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social 

13 Security Administration, to be merged with this account, 

14 to be available for the time and purposes for which this 

15 account is available: Provided, That notice of such trans16 fers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on 

17 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

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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 

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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. 

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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; 

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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 

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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, 

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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. 

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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. 

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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 2017, 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; 

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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 2017, 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 

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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 2017 that are different than those specified 

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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), or the fiscal 

4 year 2017 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 2017, 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 

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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 SEC. 520. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

16 this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 

17 to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic 

18 injection of any illegal drug: Provided, That such limita19 tion does not apply to the use of funds for elements of 

20 a program other than making such purchases if the rel21 evant State or local health department, in consultation 

22 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, de23 termines that the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, 

24 is experiencing, or is at risk for, a significant increase in 

25 hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection 

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1 drug use, and such program is operating in accordance 

2 with State and local law. 

3 SEC. 521. (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. 522. None of the funds made available under 

12 this or any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, 

13 may be provided to the Association of Community Organi14 zations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, 

15 subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors. 

16 SEC. 523. For purposes of carrying out Executive 

17 Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memo18 randum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements 

19 contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to 

20 conference attendance and expenditures: 

21 (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be con22 sidered independent agencies; and 

23 (2) attendance at and support for scientific con24 ferences shall be tabulated separately from and not 

25 included in agency totals. 

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1 SEC. 524. Federal agencies funded under this Act 

2 shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 

3 advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 

4 Internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub5 lished, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer ex6 pense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out 

7 this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 

8 available to the agency for advertising or other commu9 nications regarding the programs and activities of the 

10 agency. 

11 SEC. 525. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal dis12 cretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 

13 carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such 

14 Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 

15 of division H of Public Law 113–76, except that in car16 rying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by sub17 stituting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2017’’ for ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2014’’ 

18 in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘Sep19 tember 30, 2021’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ each place 

20 it appears: Provided, That such pilots shall include com21 munities that have experienced civil unrest. 

22 (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal 

23 discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 

24 participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are 

25 being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by 

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1 section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76, section 

2 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, and section 525 

3 of division H of Public Law 114–113. 

4 (c) Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act 

5 and prior appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant 

6 agencies up to an additional 5 years to operate under such 

7 authorities. 

8 SEC. 526. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

9 each calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of 

10 fiscal year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and 

11 Human Services and Education and the Social Security 

12 Administration shall provide the Committees on Appro13 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate a 

14 quarterly report on the status of balances of appropria15 tions: Provided, That for balances that are unobligated 

16 and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unex17 pended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify the 

18 amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation 

19 (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, 

20 earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 

21 SEC. 527. Section 5 of the Special Olympics Sport 

22 and Empowerment Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–406; 

23 118 Stat. 2296) is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking all that follows 

25 after ‘‘3(a),’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be 

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1 necessary for fiscal year 2017 and each of the 4 suc2 ceeding fiscal years;’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking all that follows 

4 after ‘‘3(b),’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be 

5 necessary for fiscal year 2017 and each of the 4 suc6 ceeding fiscal years; and’’; and 

7 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking all that follows 

8 after ‘‘3(c),’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be 

9 necessary for fiscal year 2017 and each of the 4 suc10 ceeding fiscal years.’’. 

11 (RESCISSION)

12 SEC. 528. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 

13 2017 under section 3403 of Public Law 111–148, 

14 $15,000,000 are rescinded. 

15 SEC. 529. Amounts deposited in the Child Enroll16 ment Contingency Fund from the appropriation to the 

17 Fund for the first semi-annual allotment period for fiscal 

18 year 2017 under section 2104(n)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social 

19 Security Act and the income derived from investment of 

20 those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of that Act, 

21 shall not be available for obligation in this fiscal year. 

22 (RESCISSION)

23 SEC. 530. Of any available amounts appropriated 

24 under section 108 of Public Law 111–3, as amended, 

25 $541,900,000 are hereby rescinded. 

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1 (RESCISSION)

2 SEC. 531. Of the funds made available for purposes 

3 of carrying out section 2105(a)(3) of the Social Security 

4 Act, $5,750,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

5 (RESCISSION)

6 SEC. 532. Of any available amounts appropriated 

7 under section 301(b)(3) of Public Law 114-10, 

8 $1,132,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

9 SEC. 533. As of the date of enactment of this Act, 

10 section 170(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 

11 (division C of Public Law 114–223), as amended by the 

12 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropria13 tions Act, 2017 (Public Law 114-254), shall no longer 

14 have any force or effect: Provided, That any amounts 

15 made available pursuant to that section of that Act as of 

16 the date of enactment of this Act shall remain available 

17 until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That if any 

18 amounts made available pursuant to that section of that 

19 Act remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of this 

20 Act, then the balances available from those amounts shall 

21 be hereby rescinded immediately upon enactment of this 

22 Act. 

23 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of 

24 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

25 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

2 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

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, 

24 $182,287,812, which shall be paid from this appropriation 

25 as follows: 

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1 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

2 For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248. 

3 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

4 For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, 

5 $723,466. 

6 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

7 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 

8 $5,255,576. 

9 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

10 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, 

11 $3,359,424. 

12 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

13 For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 

14 $15,142,000. 

15 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

16 For the Conference of the Majority and the Con17 ference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be 

18 fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, 

19 $1,658,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,316,000. 

20 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF

21 THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

22 For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of 

23 the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, 

24 $817,402. 

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1 POLICY COMMITTEES

2 For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and 

3 the Minority Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such 

4 committee; in all, $3,385,810. 

5 OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

6 For Office of the Chaplain, $436,886. 

7 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

8 For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000. 

9 OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

10 For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 

11 $70,900,000. 

12 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND

13 MINORITY

14 For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 

15 Secretary for the Minority, $1,810,000. 

16 AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

17 For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 

18 authorized by law, and related expenses, $49,952,000. 

19 OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

20 For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla21 tive Counsel of the Senate, $5,808,500. 

22 OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

23 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate 

24 Legal Counsel, $1,120,000. 

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1 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE

2 SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF

3 THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJOR4 ITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

5 For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Sen6 ate, $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen7 ate, $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, 

8 $7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110; 

9 in all, $28,440. 

10 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

11 INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

12 For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered 

13 by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule 

14 XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 

15 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 

16 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 

17 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $133,265,000, 

18 of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2019. 

20 U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS

21 CONTROL

22 For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 

23 International Narcotics Control, $508,000. 

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1 SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

2 For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the 

3 Senate, $10,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain 

4 available until September 30, 2021 and of which 

5 $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 

6 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

7 For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 

8 and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $126,535,000, which shall 

9 remain available until September 30, 2021. 

10 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

11 For miscellaneous items, $20,870,349 which shall re12 main available until September 30, 2019. 

13 SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE

14 ACCOUNT

15 For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense 

16 Account, $390,000,000 of which $19,109,218 shall remain 

17 available until September 30, 2019. 

18 OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

19 For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 

20 Senate, $300,000. 

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN SENATORS’ OFFI3 CIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

4 TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO RE5 DUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT

6 SEC. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

7 any amounts appropriated under this Act under the head8 ing ‘‘SENATE’’ under the heading ‘‘CONTINGENT EX9 PENSES OF THE SENATE’’ under the heading ‘‘SENATORS’ 

10 OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT’’ 

11 shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal year 

12 or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. 

13 Any unexpended balances under such allowances remain14 ing after the end of the period of availability shall be re15 turned to the Treasury in accordance with the undesig16 nated paragraph under the center heading ‘‘GENERAL 

17 PROVISION’’ under chapter XI of the Third Supple18 mental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) and used 

19 for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget def20 icit after all such payments have been made, for reducing 

21 the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the 

22 Treasury considers appropriate). 

23 AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS

24 SEC. 2. Section 3(c)(3) of the Legislative Branch Ap25 propriations Act, 2004 (2 USC 2108(c)(3)) is amended— 

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1 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘and 

2 disbursements’’ and inserting ‘‘disburse3 ments, and transfers’’; and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(D) TRANSFERS.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission 

7 may, for individual conservation or restora8 tion projects estimated to cost greater than 

9 $100,000, transfer amounts in the fund to 

10 the Architect of the Capitol for the cost of 

11 conservation or restoration, in whole or in 

12 part, by the Architect of the Capitol of 

13 works of art, historical objects, documents, 

14 or material relating to historical matters 

15 placed or exhibited, or to be placed or ex16 hibited, within the Senate wing of the 

17 United States Capitol or any Senate Office 

18 Building. 

19 ‘‘(ii) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts trans20 ferred to the Architect of the Capitol under 

21 clause (i) and not subject to return under 

22 clause (v) shall remain available until ex23 pended. 

24 ‘‘(iii) APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT OF

25 CONSERVATION OR RESTORATION.—Before 

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1 authorizing transfers under clause (i), in 

2 whole or in part, the Commission, or the 

3 chairman and vice chairman acting jointly 

4 on behalf of the Commission and after giv5 ing notice to the Commission, shall review 

6 and approve a conservation or restoration 

7 project for which such amounts are in8 tended (referred to in this section as the 

9 ‘Project’). The Commission may require 

10 updated reports on the Project before any 

11 additional amounts are transferred for the 

12 Project. No disbursements may be made 

13 from funds transferred under clause (i) 

14 that are inconsistent with the Project ap15 proved by the Commission upon which the 

16 relevant transfer is based. 

17 ‘‘(iv) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.— 

18 The Commission retains the discretion 

19 whether or not to approve the acceptance 

20 of any donation to the fund regardless of 

21 whether the donation is intended for a con22 servation or restoration Project under 

23 clause (i). 

24 ‘‘(v) ISSUANCE OF GUIDELINES.—The 

25 Commission may prescribe such guidelines 

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1 as it deems necessary for the approval and 

2 transfer of any amounts under clause (i) 

3 and the return of any undisbursed 

4 amounts. 

5 ‘‘(vi) RETURN OF UNUSED FUNDS.— 

6 The Commission may require the return of 

7 amounts transferred to the Architect of the 

8 Capitol under clause (i) and not disbursed 

9 pursuant to an approved Project within 

10 five years of the transfer. Such amounts 

11 will be returned to the fund for use or dis12 position as the Commission shall determine 

13 appropriate. For purposes of this sub14 section, the Commission may, at any time, 

15 specify a date of return greater than five 

16 years from the transfer. 

17 ‘‘(vii) DISBURSEMENT AND AUDIT RE18 SPONSIBILITY.—Once amounts are trans19 ferred pursuant to clause (i), disburse20 ments from transferred funds shall be 

21 made by the Architect of the Capitol upon 

22 review of vouchers by the Architect of the 

23 Capitol and not subject to the audit provi24 sions of clause (c)(6) of this section. Such 

25 disbursements shall be limited to purposes 

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1 for which funds may be disbursed pursuant 

2 to this section. 

3 ‘‘(viii) TERMINATION.—The authority 

4 to transfer amounts to the Architect of the 

5 Capitol under clause (i) shall expire ten 

6 years after the date of its initial enact7 ment. Any amounts transferred prior to 

8 the termination of authority to transfer 

9 may continue to be expended in accordance 

10 with this section.’’. 

11 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent14 atives, $1,189,050,766, as follows: 

15 HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

16 For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 

17 $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker, 

18 $6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 

19 Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, 

20 including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 

21 Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, 

22 including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 

23 Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 

24 Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for 

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1 nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 

2 $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 

3 Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; 

4 Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258: Provided, That such 

5 amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available 

6 from January 3, 2017 until January 2, 2018. 

7 MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

8 INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL

9 EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL

10 For Members’ representational allowances, including 

11 Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 

12 $562,632,498. 

13 COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

14 STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT

15 For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 

16 special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 

17 $127,053,373: Provided, That such amount shall remain 

18 available for such salaries and expenses until December 

19 31, 2018, except that $3,150,200 of such amount shall 

20 remain available until expended for committee room up21 grading. 

22 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

23 For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap24 propriations, $23,271,004, including studies and examina25 tions of executive agencies and temporary personal servMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with 

2 section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

3 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies 

4 for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall 

5 remain available for such salaries and expenses until De6 cember 31, 2018. 

7 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

8 For compensation and expenses of officers and em9 ployees, as authorized by law, $181,487,000, including: 

10 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ11 ing the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and 

12 including not more than $25,000 for official representa13 tion and reception expenses, of which not more than 

14 $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than 

15 $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $26,268,000; for 

16 salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at 

17 Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages 

18 and the Office of Emergency Management, and including 

19 not more than $3,000 for official representation and re20 ception expenses, $15,505,000, of which $5,618,902 shall 

21 remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses 

22 of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including 

23 not more than $3,000 for official representation and re24 ception expenses, $117,165,000, of which $2,120,000 

25 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and exMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 penses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,963,000; 

2 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the General 

3 Counsel, $1,444,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of4 fice of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamen5 tarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not 

6 more than $1,000 for official representation and reception 

7 expenses, $1,999,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of8 fice of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, 

9 $3,167,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 

10 Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,979,000; for salaries 

11 and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, 

12 $814,000; and for other authorized employees, 

13 $1,183,000. 

14 ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

15 For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 

16 resolution or law, $272,328,000, including: supplies, mate17 rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 

18 $3,625,000; official mail for committees, leadership of19 fices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; 

20 Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 

21 Security, and other applicable employee benefits, 

22 $245,334,000, to remain available until March 31, 2018; 

23 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,000, 

24 of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; 

25 transition activities for new Members and staff 

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1 $2,084,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded 

2 Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until 

3 expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,658,000; and 

4 miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, mainte5 nance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, 

6 interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 

7 deceased employees of the House, $720,000. 

8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

9 REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REP10 RESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR

11 DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL

12 DEBT

13 SEC. 101. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

14 of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 

15 ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND

16 EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOW17 ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2017. Any 

18 amount remaining after all payments are made under such 

19 allowances for fiscal year 2017 shall be deposited in the 

20 Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 

21 Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been 

22 made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 

23 the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 

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1 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad2 ministration of the House of Representatives shall have 

3 authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 

4 (c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 

5 ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep6 resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 

7 to, the Congress. 

8 DELIVERY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

9 SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 

10 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint 

11 resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the 

12 House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resi13 dent Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member 

14 requests a copy. 

15 DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

16 SEC. 103. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version 

18 of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of 

19 the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or 

20 Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 

21 LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES

22 SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 

23 Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of 

24 the House of Representatives to make any payments from 

25 any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing 

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1 of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre2 gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 

3 month. 

4 LIMITATION ON PRINTED COPIES OF U.S. CODE TO

5 HOUSE

6 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more 

8 than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States 

9 Code to all offices of the House of Representatives. 

10 DELIVERY OF REPORTS OF DISBURSEMENTS

11 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the report 

13 of disbursements for the operations of the House of Rep14 resentatives under section 106 of the House of Represent15 atives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act 

16 (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House 

17 of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Com18 missioner to the Congress). 

19 DELIVERY OF DAILY CALENDAR

20 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to deliver to the office of a Member of 

22 the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or 

23 Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy 

24 of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives 

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1 which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Represent2 atives. 

3 DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL PICTORIAL DIRECTORY

4 SEC. 108. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the Congres6 sional Pictorial Directory to the office of a Member of the 

7 House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resi8 dent Commissioner to the Congress). 

9 DELIVERY OF HOUSE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

10 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the United 

12 States House of Representatives Telephone Directory to 

13 the office of any Member of the House of Representatives 

14 (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 

15 Congress). 

16 OVERSEAS TRAVEL TO ACCOMPANY MEMBERS OF HOUSE

17 LEADERSHIP

18 SEC. 110. (a) TRAVEL AUTHORIZED.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Capitol Po20 lice may travel outside of the United States for offi21 cial duty if— 

22 (A) that travel is with, or in preparation 

23 for, travel of a Member of the House of Rep24 resentatives who holds a position in a House 

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1 Leadership Office, including travel of the Mem2 ber as part of a congressional delegation; and 

3 (B) the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 

4 Representatives gives prior approval to the trav5 el of the member of the Capitol Police. 

6 (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

7 (A) the term ‘‘House Leadership office’’ 

8 means an office of the House of Representatives 

9 for which the appropriation for salaries and ex10 penses of the office for the year involved is pro11 vided under the heading ‘‘House Leadership Of12 fices’’ in the act making appropriations for the 

13 Legislative Branch for the fiscal year involved; 

14 (B) the term ‘‘Member of the House of 

15 Representatives’’ includes a Delegate or Resi16 dent Commissioner to the Congress; and 

17 (C) the term ‘‘United States’’ means each 

18 of the several States of the United States, the 

19 District of Columbia, and the territories and 

20 possessions of the United States. 

21 (b) REIMBURSEMENT FROM SERGEANT AT ARMS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail23 able for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 

24 Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, 

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1 tives shall reimburse the Capitol Police for the over2 time pay, travel, and related expenses of any mem3 ber of the Capitol Police who travels under the au4 thority of this section. 

5 (2) USE OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Any 

6 amounts received by the Capitol Police for reim7 bursements under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 

8 the accounts established for the general expenses or 

9 salaries of the Capitol Police, and shall be available 

10 to carry out the purposes of such accounts during 

11 the fiscal year in which the amounts are received 

12 and the following fiscal year. 

13 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

14 respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

15 DELIVERY OF PRINTED BUDGET

16 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the Budget 

18 of the United States Government; Analytical Perspectives, 

19 Budget of the United States Government; or the Appen20 dix, Budget of the United States Government, to the office 

21 of any Member of the House of Representatives (including 

22 a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 

23 DELIVERY OF PRINTED FEDERAL REGISTER

24 SEC. 112. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the Federal 

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1 Register to a Member of the House of Representatives (in2 cluding a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Con3 gress) unless the Member requests a copy. 

4 CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF

5 REPRESENTATIVES

6 SEC. 113. The head of any Federal entity that pro7 vides assistance to the House of Representatives in the 

8 House’s efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate 

9 cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the infor10 mation systems of the House shall take all necessary steps 

11 to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate 

12 branches of the government at all stages of providing the 

13 assistance, including applying minimization procedures to 

14 limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Mem15 ber information. 

16 JOINT ITEMS 

17 For Joint Committees, as follows: 

18 JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

19 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 

20 Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 

21 of the Senate. 

22 JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

23 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 

24 Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad25 ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 

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1 For other joint items, as follows: 

2 OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

3 For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex4 penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 

5 Physician and his assistants, including: 

6 (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the 

7 Attending Physician; 

8 (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the 

9 Senior Medical Officer; 

10 (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to 

11 three medical officers while on duty in the Office of 

12 the Attending Physician; 

13 (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assist14 ants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as15 sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as16 sistants; and 

17 (5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the De18 partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff 

19 and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attend20 ing Physician, which shall be advanced and credited 

21 to the applicable appropriation or appropriations 

22 from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex23 penses are payable and shall be available for all the 

24 purposes thereof, $3,838,000, to be disbursed by the 

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1 Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep2 resentatives. 

3 OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres6 sional Accessibility Services, $1,429,000, to be disbursed 

7 by the Secretary of the Senate. 

8 CAPITOL POLICE 

9 SALARIES

10 For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in11 cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government 

12 contributions for health, retirement, social security, pro13 fessional liability insurance, and other applicable employee 

14 benefits, $325,300,000 of which overtime shall not exceed 

15 $36,805,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of 

16 the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the 

17 Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 

18 GENERAL EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ20 ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 

21 security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 

22 supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 

23 services, stenographic services, personal and professional 

24 services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro25 gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 

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1 relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed2 eral Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more 

3 than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the 

4 Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep5 resentation and reception expenses, $68,000,000, to be 

6 disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des7 ignee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi8 sion of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 

9 at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fis10 cal year 2017 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 

11 Security from funds available to the Department of Home12 land Security. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

14 AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF FORFEITED AND ABANDONED

15 PROPERTY AND TO ACCEPT SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE

16 PROPERTY OFFERED BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

17 SEC. 1001. (a) Section 1003(a) of the Legislative 

18 Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1906(a)) is 

19 amended by striking ‘‘surplus or obsolete property of the 

20 Capitol Police’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘surplus or 

21 obsolete property of the Capitol Police, and property which 

22 is in the possession of the Capitol Police because it has 

23 been disposed, forfeited, voluntarily abandoned, or un24 claimed,’’. 

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1 (b) Upon notifying the Committees of Appropriations 

2 of the House of Representatives and Senate, the United 

3 States Capitol Police may accept surplus or obsolete prop4 erty offered by another Federal department, agency, or of5 fice. 

6 (c) This section and the amendment made by this sec7 tion shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each 

8 succeeding fiscal year. 

9 OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli12 ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 

13 Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, 

14 of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 

15 30, 2018: Provided, That not more than $500 may be ex16 pended on the certification of the Executive Director of 

17 the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep18 resentation and reception expenses. 

19 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 

22 the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 

23 $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 

24 of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi25 cial representation and reception expenses, $46,500,000. 

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

2 ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS

3 SEC. 1101. (a) Notwithstanding the fourth sentence 

4 of section 201(b) of the Congressional Budget and Im5 poundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601(b)), the 

6 Director of the Congressional Budget Office may establish 

7 and fix the compensation of senior level positions in the 

8 Congressional Budget Office to meet critical scientific, 

9 technical, professional, or executive needs of the Office. 

10 (b) LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION.—The annual 

11 rate of pay for any position established under this section 

12 may not exceed the annual rate of pay for level II of the 

13 Executive Schedule. 

14 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

15 respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

16 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

17 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS

18 For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 

19 other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 

20 for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, con21 struction, operation, and general and administrative sup22 port in connection with facilities and activities under the 

23 care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic 

24 Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and 

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1 diction of the Architect of the Capitol; including fur2 nishings and office equipment; including not more than 

3 $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

4 to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap5 prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper6 ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $92,957,000, of which 

7 $1,368,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

8 2021. 

9 CAPITOL BUILDING

10 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

11 and operation of the Capitol, $32,584,000, of which 

12 $8,584,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

13 2021. 

14 CAPITOL GROUNDS

15 For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 

16 of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 

17 office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, 

18 $12,826,000, of which $2,946,000 shall remain available 

19 until September 30, 2021. 

20 SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

21 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

22 and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 

23 furnishings to be expended under the control and super24 vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $88,406,000, of 

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1 which $27,944,000 shall remain available until September 

2 30, 2021. 

3 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

4 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

5 and operation of the House office buildings, 

6 $185,731,000, of which $61,404,000 shall remain avail7 able until September 30, 2021, and of which $62,000,000 

8 shall remain available until expended for the restoration 

9 and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building. 

10 In addition, for a payment to the House Historic 

11 Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $17,000,000, 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 Publishing 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 

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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 $86,646,000, of which $9,505,000 shall remain available 

6 until September 30, 2021: 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 2017. 

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, $47,080,000, of which 

14 $22,137,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

15 2021. 

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 Computing Facility, and Architect of 

21 the Capitol security operations, $20,033,000, of which 

22 $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

23 2021. 

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1 BOTANIC GARDEN

2 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

3 and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 

4 buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex5 change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 

6 motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com7 mittee on the Library, $14,067,000, of which $4,054,000 

8 shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 

9 That, of the amount made available under this heading, 

10 the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such 

11 sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and 

12 operation of the National Garden established under sec13 tion 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

14 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Ar15 chitect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 

16 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

17 For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 

18 Capitol Visitor Center, $20,557,000. 

19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

20 NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR

21 OVER BUDGET

22 SEC. 1201. None of the funds made available in this 

23 Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make 

24 incentive or award payments to contractors for work on 

25 contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind 

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1 schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Cap2 itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any 

3 such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, govern4 ment-driven scope changes, or are not significant within 

5 the overall scope of the project and/or program. 

6 SCRIMS

7 SEC. 1202. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of 

9 building facades during restoration or construction 

10 projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol. 

11 FLAG OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

12 SEC. 1203. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab13 lished in the Treasury of the United States a revolving 

14 fund to be known as the ‘‘Flag Office Revolving Fund’’ 

15 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) for services 

16 provided by the Flag Office of the Architect of the Capitol 

17 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Flag Office’’). 

18 (b) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—The Architect of the Capitol 

19 shall deposit any fees charged for services described in 

20 subsection (a) into the Fund. 

21 (c) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of 

22 the following amounts: 

23 (1) Amounts deposited by the Architect of the 

24 Capitol under subsection (b). 

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1 (2) Any other amounts received by the Archi2 tect of the Capitol which are attributable to services 

3 provided by the Flag Office. 

4 (3) Such other amounts as may be appropriated 

5 under law. 

6 (d) USE OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.—Amounts in the 

7 Fund shall be available for disbursement by the Architect 

8 of the Capitol, without fiscal year limitation, for expenses 

9 in connection with the services provided by the Flag Of10 fice, including— 

11 (1) supplies, inventories, equipment, and other 

12 expenses; 

13 (2) the reimbursement of any applicable appro14 priations account for amounts used from such ap15 propriations account to pay the salaries of employees 

16 of the Flag Office; and 

17 (3) amounts necessary to carry out the author18 ized levels in the Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016. 

19 USE OF EXPIRED FUNDS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

20 COMPENSATION PAYMENTS

21 SEC. 1204. (a) Available balances of expired Archi22 tect of the Capitol appropriations shall be available to the 

23 Architect of the Capitol for reimbursing the Federal Em24 ployees Compensation Account (as established by section 

25 909 of the Social Security Act) for any amounts paid with 

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1 respect to unemployment compensation payments for 

2 former employees of the Architect of the Capitol, notwith3 standing any other provision of law, without regard to the 

4 fiscal year for which the obligation to make such payments 

5 is incurred. 

6 (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 

7 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

8 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL CONTRACTING

9 SEC. 1205. In addition to recourses available under 

10 current policies and procedures, the Architect of the Cap11 itol shall establish, document, and follow policies and pro12 cedures for suspension and debarment of firms or individ13 uals the Architect has determined should be excluded from 

14 future contracts. The Architect shall provide for notice to 

15 other government agencies of suspension or debarment ac16 tions taken via the government-wide excluded parties sys17 tem administered by the General Services Administration. 

18 The Architect shall consult the list of excluded parties 

19 when making responsibility determinations prior to the 

20 award of any contract. 

21 AUTHORITY FOR A HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS SHUTTLE

22 SEC. 1206. (a) The proviso in the item relating to 

23 ‘‘Capitol Grounds’’ in title VI of the Legislative Branch 

24 Appropriations Act, 1977 (90 Stat. 1453; 2 U.S.C. 2163) 

25 is amended by striking ‘‘appropriated under this heading’’ 

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1 and inserting ‘‘appropriated for any available account of 

2 the Architect of the Capitol’’. 

3 (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 

4 apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding 

5 fiscal year. 

6 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 

9 not otherwise provided for, including development and 

10 maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo11 dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean12 ing, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 

13 motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 

14 and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 

15 Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records 

16 and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase 

17 of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Li18 brary of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge19 able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 

20 $457,017,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 

21 be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 

22 during fiscal year 2017, and shall remain available until 

23 expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 

24 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 

25 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2017 

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1 and shall remain available until expended for the develop2 ment and maintenance of an international legal informa3 tion database and activities related thereto: Provided, 

4 That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 

5 any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 

6 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga7 tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur8 ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall 

9 be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 

10 than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total 

11 amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be ex12 pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 

13 in connection with official representation and reception ex14 penses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, 

15 That of the total amount appropriated, $8,444,000 shall 

16 remain available until expended for the digital collections 

17 and educational curricula program: Provided further, That 

18 of the total amount appropriated, $1,300,000 shall remain 

19 available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative 

20 Branch Financial Management System: Provided further, 

21 That of the total amount appropriated, $4,039,000 shall 

22 remain available until September 30, 2019 to complete the 

23 first of three phases of the shelving replacement in the 

24 Law Library’s collection storage areas. 

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1 COPYRIGHT OFFICE

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 

4 $68,825,000, of which not more than $33,619,000, to re5 main available until expended, shall be derived from collec6 tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2017 

7 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro8 vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or ex9 pend any funds derived from collections under such sec10 tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or 

11 expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That 

12 not more than $5,929,000 shall be derived from collections 

13 during fiscal year 2017 under sections 111(d)(2), 

14 119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided 

15 further, That the total amount available for obligation 

16 shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are 

17 less than $39,548,000: Provided further, That $6,179,000 

18 shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances: Pro19 vided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 

20 appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ‘‘Inter21 national Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of 

22 the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nation23 als of developing countries in intellectual property laws 

24 and policies: Provided further, That not more than $6,500 

25 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of 

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1 Congress, in connection with official representation and 

2 reception expenses for activities of the International Copy3 right Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and 

4 seminars: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

5 provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any 

6 amounts made available under this heading which are at7 tributable to royalty fees and payments received by the 

8 Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chap9 ter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred 

10 in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges 

11 program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and 

12 benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under 

13 section 802(e). 

14 CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

17 of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

18 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Anno19 tated Constitution of the United States of America, 

20 $107,945,234: Provided, That no part of such amount 

21 may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 

22 with any publication, or preparation of material therefor 

23 (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued 

24 by the Library of Congress unless such publication has 

25 obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 

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1 Administration of the House of Representatives or the 

2 Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 

3 BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of 

6 March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 

7 135a), $50,248,000: Provided, That of the total amount 

8 appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 

9 provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 

10 residents at no cost to the individual. 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

12 REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES

13 SEC. 1301. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2017, 

14 the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 

15 the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 

16 $188,188,000. 

17 (b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub18 section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 

19 that are funded from sources other than appropriations 

20 to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 

21 branch. 

22 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL COLLECTION

23 STEWARDSHIP FUND

24 SEC. 1302. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby 

25 established in the Treasury of the United States, as an 

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1 account for the Librarian of Congress, the ‘‘Library of 

2 Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund’’ (here3 after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 

4 (b) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of 

5 the following amounts: 

6 (1) Such amounts as may be transferred by the 

7 Librarian from available amounts appropriated for 

8 any fiscal year for the Library of Congress under 

9 the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’. 

10 (c) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund may 

11 be used by the Librarian as follows: 

12 (1) The Librarian may use amounts directly for 

13 the purpose of preparing collection materials of the 

14 Library of Congress for long-term storage. 

15 (2) The Librarian may transfer amounts to the 

16 Architect of the Capitol for the purpose of designing, 

17 constructing, altering, upgrading, and equipping col18 lections preservation and storage facilities for the Li19 brary of Congress, or for the purpose of acquiring 

20 real property by lease for the preservation and stor21 age of Library of Congress collections in accordance 

22 with section 1102 of the Legislative Branch Appro23 priations Act, 2009 (2 U.S.C. 1823a). 

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1 (d) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any 

2 amounts in the Fund shall remain available until ex3 pended. 

4 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

5 the end of each fiscal year, the Librarian shall submit a 

6 joint report on the Fund to the Joint Committee on the 

7 Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the 

8 House of Representatives and Senate. 

9 (f) INITIAL 5–YEAR PLAN.—Not later than 6 months 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Librarian 

11 shall submit to the Joint Committee on the Library and 

12 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep13 resentatives and Senate a report providing a plan for ex14 penditures from the Fund for the first 5 fiscal years of 

15 the Fund’s operation. 

16 (g) NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFERS.—Prior to any 

17 transfer into the Fund, the Librarian shall notify the 

18 Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees on 

19 Appropriations of the House and the Senate of the amount 

20 and origin of funds to be transferred. 

21 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

22 respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

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1 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

2 CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For authorized publishing of congressional informa5 tion and the distribution of congressional information in 

6 any format; expenses necessary for preparing the semi7 monthly and session index to the Congressional Record, 

8 as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United 

9 States Code); publishing of Government publications au10 thorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 

11 and publishing, and distribution of Government publica12 tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 

13 to the recipient, $79,736,000: Provided, That this appro14 priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per15 manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 

16 Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au17 thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: 

18 Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 

19 for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro20 priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 

21 Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita22 tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 

23 none of the funds appropriated or made available under 

24 this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and 

25 related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of 

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1 title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print 

2 a document, report, or publication after the 27-month pe3 riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 

4 or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un5 less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance 

6 with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 

7 further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in 

8 this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding 

9 fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Pub10 lishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund for 

11 carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the 

12 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

13 House of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, 

14 That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 

15 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used 

16 to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only 

17 a monthly and session basis. 

18 PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE

19 SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For expenses of the public information programs of 

23 the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to 

24 provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 

25 publications and their distribution to the public, Members 

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1 of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated 

2 depository and international exchange libraries as author3 ized by law, $29,500,000: Provided, That amounts of not 

4 more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations 

5 are authorized for producing and disseminating Congres6 sional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal 

7 years 2015 and 2016 to depository and other designated 

8 libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex9 pended balances in this account or accounts for similar 

10 purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to 

11 the Government Publishing Office Business Operations 

12 Revolving Fund for carrying out the purposes of this head13 ing, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appro14 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate. 

15 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS

16 OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND

17 For payment to the Government Publishing Office 

18 Business Operations Revolving Fund, $7,832,000, to re19 main available until expended, for information technology 

20 development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov21 ernment Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make 

22 such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 

23 in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 

24 commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 

25 provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 

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1 as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and 

2 purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year 

3 for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations 

4 Revolving Fund: Provided further, That not more than 

5 $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Direc6 tor of the Government Publishing Office in connection 

7 with official representation and reception expenses: Pro8 vided further, That the Business Operations Revolving 

9 Fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not 

10 more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, 

11 That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of 

12 the advisory councils to the Director of the Government 

13 Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out 

14 the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 

15 further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund 

16 shall be available for temporary or intermittent services 

17 under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but 

18 at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 

19 of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 

20 Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur21 ther, That activities financed through the Business Oper22 ations Revolving Fund may provide information in any 

23 format: Provided further, That the Business Operations 

24 Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading 

25 ‘‘Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of 

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1 Documents’’ may not be used for contracted security serv2 ices at Government Publishing Office’s passport facility in 

3 the District of Columbia. 

4 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses of the Government Account7 ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex8 pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 

9 the United States in connection with official representa10 tion and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent 

11 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

12 Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 

13 equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 

14 the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 

15 hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 

16 foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 

17 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay18 able under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign 

19 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); 

20 and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller Gen21 eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for22 eign countries, $544,505,919: Provided, That, in addition, 

23 $23,350,000 of payments received under sections 782, 

24 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall 

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1 ther, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad2 ministrative expenses of any other department or agency 

3 which is a member of the National Intergovernmental 

4 Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit 

5 Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share 

6 of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective 

7 Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal 

8 participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder 

9 to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any 

10 appropriation from which costs involved are initially fi11 nanced. 

12 OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST 

13 FUND 

14 For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center 

15 Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World 

16 Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative 

17 Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 

18 $5,600,000: Provided, That funds made available to sup19 port Russian participants shall only be used for those en20 gaging in free market development, humanitarian activi21 ties, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for offi22 cials of the central government of Russia. 

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1 JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC 

2 SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 

3 For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub4 lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 

5 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv6 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 

7 $430,000. 

8 TITLE II 

9 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

10 MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES

11 SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 

12 Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 

13 vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 

14 may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa15 cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the 

16 Committee on House Administration and for the Senate 

17 issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

18 FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION

19 SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 

20 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 

21 2017 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 

22 RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION

23 SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 

24 not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 

25 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 

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1 of compensation or designation of any office or position 

2 appropriated for is different from that specifically estab3 lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des4 ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re5 spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 

6 for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi7 cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep8 resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 

9 the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law 

10 with respect thereto. 

11 CONSULTING SERVICES

12 SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation 

13 under this Act for any consulting service through procure14 ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 

15 Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such ex16 penditures are a matter of public record and available for 

17 public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 

18 existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 

19 under existing law. 

20 COSTS OF LBFMC

21 SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative ex22 penses of any legislative branch entity which participates 

23 in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council 

24 (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall 

25 be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC 

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1 costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 

2 LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla3 tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 

4 as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 

5 LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS

6 SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in8 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

9 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro10 vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 

11 GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL

12 SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

13 none of the funds made available to the Architect of the 

14 Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict 

15 guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led 

16 by employees and interns of offices of Members of Con17 gress and other offices of the House of Representatives 

18 and Senate. 

19 (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 

20 at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the 

21 approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 

22 United States Capitol which are led by employees and in23 terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo24 rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re25 lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 

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1 United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 

2 the Capitol. 

3 COMPUTER NETWORK ACTIVITY

4 SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds made available in 

5 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

6 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

7 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

8 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

9 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

10 enforcement agency or any other entity to carry out crimi11 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities, 

12 or for any committee or other entity of Congress to carry 

13 out investigations or reports on any matter, or for the Li14 brary of Congress or the Copyright Office to carry out 

15 any of its responsibilities under law. 

16 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative 

17 Branch Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 

2 FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 

3 PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

4 2017 

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 $6,147,254,000, of which up to $637,166,000 may remain 

14 available until September 30, 2018, and of which up to 

15 $1,899,479,000 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 Infor25 mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, 

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1 $2,529,387,000, of which up to $463,417,000 is for 

2 Worldwide Security Protection. 

3 (2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex4 penses for the regional bureaus of the Department 

5 of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 

6 $1,401,847,000. 

7 (3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For 

8 necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 

9 Department of State, including representation to 

10 certain international organizations in which the 

11 United States participates pursuant to treaties rati12 fied pursuant to the advice and consent of the Sen13 ate or specific Acts of Congress, general administra14 tion, and arms control, nonproliferation and disar15 mament activities as authorized, $757,713,000. 

16 (4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex17 penses for security activities, $1,458,307,000, of 

18 which up to $1,436,062,000 is for Worldwide Secu19 rity Protection. 

20 (5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In ad21 dition to amounts otherwise made available under 

22 this heading— 

23 (A) as authorized by section 810 of the 

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1 main available until expended, may be credited 

2 to this appropriation from fees or other pay3 ments received from English teaching, library, 

4 motion pictures, and publication programs and 

5 from fees from educational advising and coun6 seling and exchange visitor programs; and 

7 (B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 

8 derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 

9 fees for use of Blair House facilities. 

10 (6) TRANSFER OF FUNDS, REPROGRAMMING, 

11 AND OTHER MATTERS.— 

12 (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within 

14 and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under 

15 this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 

16 (B) Of the amount made available under 

17 this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 

18 transferred to, and merged with, funds made 

19 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Emer20 gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv21 ice’’, to be available only for emergency evacu22 ations and rewards, as authorized. 

23 (C) Funds appropriated under this heading 

24 are available for acquisition by exchange or pur25 chase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 

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1 by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 

2 31, United States Code, for the field examina3 tion of programs and activities in the United 

4 States funded from any account contained in 

5 this title. 

6 (D) Funds appropriated under this head7 ing may be made available for Conflict Sta8 bilization Operations and for related reconstruc9 tion and stabilization assistance to prevent or 

10 respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign 

11 countries or regions, or to enable transition 

12 from such strife. 

13 (E) Funds appropriated under this head14 ing in this Act that are designated for World15 wide Security Protection shall continue to be 

16 made available for support of security-related 

17 training at sites in existence prior to the enact18 ment of this Act. 

19 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

20 For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 

21 Fund, as authorized, $12,600,000, to remain available 

22 until expended. 

23 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

25 General, $87,069,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 

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1 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), 

2 as it relates to post inspections: Provided, That of the 

3 funds appropriated under this heading, $13,060,000 may 

4 remain available until September 30, 2018. 

5 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

6 For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 

7 programs, as authorized, $634,143,000, to remain avail8 able until expended, of which not less than $240,000,000 

9 shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than 

10 $111,360,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Program, in11 cluding $4,125,000 for the Congress-Bundestag Youth 

12 Exchange: Provided, That fees or other payments received 

13 from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational 

14 advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor 

15 programs as authorized may be credited to this account, 

16 to remain available until expended: Provided further, That 

17 a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and 

18 Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. 

19 Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Com20 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That Depart21 ment of State-designated sponsors may not issue a Form 

22 DS–2019 (Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor 

23 (J–1) Status) to place student participants in seafood 

24 product preparation or packaging positions in the Summer 

25 Work Travel program in fiscal year 2017 unless prior to 

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1 issuing such Form the sponsor provides to the Secretary 

2 of State a description of such program and verifies in writ3 ing to the Secretary that such program fully complies with 

4 part 62 of title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

5 notwithstanding subsection 62.32(h)(16) of such part, and 

6 with the requirements specified in Senate Report 114– 

7 290: Provided further, That any substantive modifications 

8 from the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this Act 

9 under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation 

10 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com11 mittees on Appropriations. 

12 REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

13 For representation expenses as authorized, 

14 $8,030,000. 

15 PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

16 For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 

17 Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 

18 services, as authorized, $30,344,000, to remain available 

19 until September 30, 2018. 

20 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

21 For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 

22 Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 

23 preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for build24 ings that are owned or directly leased by the Department 

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1 able, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the 

2 Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 

3 $759,161,000, to remain available until expended, of 

4 which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic 

5 and overseas representation expenses as authorized: Pro6 vided, That none of the funds appropriated in this para7 graph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, fur8 nishings, or generators for other departments and agen9 cies of the United States Government. 

10 In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up11 grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 

12 $358,698,000, to remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 

14 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 

15 on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made 

16 available under this heading and the actual and antici17 pated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2017. 

18 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR

19 SERVICE

20 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 

21 State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo22 matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $7,900,000, to 

23 remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 

24 $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

25 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 

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1 Loans Program Account’’, subject to the same terms and 

2 conditions. 

3 REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as author5 ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 

6 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 

7 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur8 ther, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obli9 gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex10 ceed $2,433,545. 

11 PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela13 tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $31,963,000. 

14 INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF

15 COLUMBIA

16 Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees 

17 collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 

18 facilities at the International Center in accordance with 

19 section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 

20 553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 

21 Act, $1,320,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 

22 by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 

23 that section. 

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1 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND

2 DISABILITY FUND

3 For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 

4 Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 

5 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

6 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

7 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

8 to meet annual obligations of membership in international 

9 multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 

10 pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven11 tions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,262,966,000: Pro12 vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 

13 the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 

14 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 

15 transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 

16 recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 

17 the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 

18 That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 

19 on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 

20 emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 

21 United Nations action to increase funding for any United 

22 Nations program without identifying an offsetting de23 crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 

24 further, That not later than June 1, 2017, and 30 days 

25 after the end of fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of State 

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1 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any 

2 credits attributable to the United States, including from 

3 the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide 

4 updated fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 assessment 

5 costs including offsets from available credits and updated 

6 foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That 

7 any such credits shall only be available for United States 

8 assessed contributions to the United Nations regular 

9 budget, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 

10 notified when such credits are applied to any assessed con11 tribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided 

12 further, That any notification regarding funds appro13 priated or otherwise made available under this heading in 

14 this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De15 partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro16 grams submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, sec17 tion 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 

18 of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan sub19 mitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include 

20 an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to 

21 the United States and provide updated assessment costs 

22 including offsets from available credits and updated for23 eign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That any 

24 payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed 

25 to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United 

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1 States and the respective international organization and 

2 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 

3 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

4 none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 

5 be available for a United States contribution to an inter6 national organization for the United States share of inter7 est costs made known to the United States Government 

8 by such organization for loans incurred on or after Octo9 ber 1, 1984, through external borrowings. 

10 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING

11 ACTIVITIES

12 For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex13 penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 

14 the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 

15 security, $552,904,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 

16 available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That none 

17 of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated 

18 or expended for any new or expanded United Nations 

19 peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance 

20 of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security 

21 Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is prac22 ticable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of: 

23 (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the 

24 objectives of the mission, the national interest that will 

25 be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of 

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1 funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that 

2 will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mis3 sion, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Pro4 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 

5 this heading may be made available for obligation unless 

6 the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit7 tees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-mis8 sion basis that the United Nations is implementing effec9 tive policies and procedures to prevent United Nations em10 ployees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops 

11 serving in such mission from trafficking in persons, ex12 ploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual 

13 exploitation and abuse or other violations of human rights, 

14 and to bring to justice individuals who engage in such acts 

15 while participating in such mission, including prosecution 

16 in their home countries and making information about 

17 such prosecutions publicly available on the Web site of the 

18 United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

19 State shall work with the United Nations and foreign gov20 ernments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement 

21 effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops 

22 have not violated human rights: Provided further, That 

23 funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless 

24 the Secretary of State determines that United States man25 ufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities 

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1 to provide equipment, services, and material for United 

2 Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given 

3 to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, 

4 That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

5 available under this heading may be used for any United 

6 Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United 

7 States Armed Forces under the command or operational 

8 control of a foreign national, unless the President’s mili9 tary advisors have submitted to the President a rec10 ommendation that such involvement is in the national in11 terest of the United States and the President has sub12 mitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided fur13 ther, That not later than June 1, 2017, and 30 days after 

14 the end of fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of State shall 

15 report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits 

16 attributable to the United States, including those resulting 

17 from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United 

18 Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fis19 cal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 assessment costs in20 cluding offsets from available credits: Provided further, 

21 That any such credits shall only be available for United 

22 States assessed contributions to United Nations peace23 keeping missions, and the Committees on Appropriations 

24 shall be notified when such credits are applied to any as25 sessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: 

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1 Provided further, That any notification regarding funds 

2 appropriated or otherwise made available under this head3 ing in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 

4 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

5 programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, 

6 section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 

7 of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan sub8 mitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include 

9 an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to 

10 the United States and provide updated assessment costs 

11 including offsets from available credits: Provided further, 

12 That any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated 

13 by this Act shall be subject to the regular notification pro14 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 

15 further, That the Secretary of State shall work with the 

16 United Nations and members of the United Nations Secu17 rity Council to evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping mis18 sions, and to consider a draw down when mission goals 

19 have been substantially achieved. 

20 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

21 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

22 to meet obligations of the United States arising under 

23 treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 

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1 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 

2 UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

3 For necessary expenses for the United States Section 

4 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 

5 United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli6 cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 

7 $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows: 

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

10 $48,134,000. 

11 CONSTRUCTION

12 For detailed plan preparation and construction of au13 thorized projects, $29,400,000, to remain available until 

14 expended, as authorized. 

15 AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

16 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 

17 the International Joint Commission and the International 

18 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au19 thorized by treaties between the United States and Can20 ada or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Co21 operation Commission as authorized by the North Amer22 ican Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public 

23 Law 103–182), $12,258,000: Provided, That of the 

24 amount provided under this heading for the International 

25 Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain available 

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1 until September 30, 2018, and $9,000 may be made avail2 able for representation expenses. 

3 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

4 For necessary expenses for international fisheries 

5 commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 

6 law, $37,502,000: Provided, That the United States share 

7 of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com8 missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 

9 States Code. 

10 RELATED AGENCY 

11 BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

12 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

13 For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting 

14 Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out 

15 international communication activities, and to make and 

16 supervise grants for radio, Internet, and television broad17 casting to the Middle East, $772,108,000: Provided, That 

18 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur19 poses, up to $32,501,000 of the amount appropriated 

20 under this heading may remain available until expended 

21 for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, 

22 of which not less than $13,800,000 shall be for Internet 

23 freedom programs: Provided further, That of the total 

24 amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 

25 $35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of 

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1 which $10,000 may be used for such expenses within the 

2 United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 

3 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free 

4 Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further, That the BBG 

5 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 

6 days of any determination by the BBG that any of its 

7 broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, 

8 provides an open platform for international terrorists or 

9 those who support international terrorism, or is in viola10 tion of the principles and standards set forth in sub11 sections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the United States 

12 International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) 

13 or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Provided further, 

14 That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours 

15 previously justified to Congress, including changes to 

16 transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, sat17 ellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language serv18 ices shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 

19 of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 

20 That in addition to funds made available under this head21 ing, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up 

22 to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue 

23 from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from 

24 cooperating international organizations, and up to 

25 $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the 

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1 Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bu2 reau, shall remain available until expended for carrying 

3 out authorized purposes. 

4 BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

5 For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser6 vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 

7 and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, 

8 and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele9 vision, and digital transmission and reception, including 

10 to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, 

11 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur12 poses, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as 

13 authorized. 

14 RELATED PROGRAMS 

15 THE ASIA FOUNDATION

16 For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 

17 by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 

18 $17,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

19 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

20 For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 

21 of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 

22 Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $37,884,000, to re23 main available until September 30, 2018, which shall not 

24 be used for construction activities. 

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1 CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE

2 TRUST FUND

3 For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 

4 Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 

5 section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 

6 State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

7 Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter8 est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep9 tember 30, 2017, to remain available until expended. 

10 EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

11 For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel12 lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 

13 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 

14 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 

15 the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 

16 Fund on or before September 30, 2017, to remain avail17 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap18 propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 

19 compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 

20 the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 

21 section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for pur22 poses which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 

23 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the re24 strictions on compensation for personal services. 

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1 ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

2 For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar3 ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 

4 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 

5 (22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to 

6 the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 

7 30, 2017, to remain available until expended. 

8 EAST-WEST CENTER

9 To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car10 rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 

11 Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 

12 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 

13 Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha14 waii, $16,700,000. 

15 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

16 For grants made by the Department of State to the 

17 National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 

18 National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 

19 4412), $170,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

20 of which $117,500,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 

21 and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 

22 and $52,500,000 shall be for democracy programs. 

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1 OTHER COMMISSIONS 

2 COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S

3 HERITAGE ABROAD

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 

6 Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $888,000, as 

7 authorized by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States 

8 Code: Provided, That the Commission may procure tem9 porary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding 

10 paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Pro11 vided further, That such authority shall terminate on Oc12 tober 1, 2017: Provided further, That the Commission 

13 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations prior to ex14 ercising such authority. 

15 UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL

16 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses for the United States Com19 mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 

20 by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 

21 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $3,500,000, to remain 

22 available until September 30, 2018, including not more 

23 than $4,000 for representation expenses. 

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1 COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN

2 EUROPE

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu5 rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 

6 Law 94–304, $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 

7 for representation expenses, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2018. 

9 CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE

10 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu13 tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au14 thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 

15 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,000,000, including not 

16 more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 

17 available until September 30, 2018. 

18 UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY

19 REVIEW COMMISSION

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the United States-China 

22 Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 

23 by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 

24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 

25 $3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for represenMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2018: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi3 tations, and conditions contained in the second through 

4 sixth provisos under this heading in the Department of 

5 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro6 priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 

7 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2017 and shall 

8 apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if in9 cluded in this Act. 

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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 $1,204,609,000, of which up to $180,691,000 may remain 

9 available until September 30, 2018: 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, unless the USAID Adminis16 trator has identified such proposed use of funds in a re17 port submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at 

18 least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such pur19 poses: Provided further, That contracts or agreements en20 tered into with funds appropriated under this heading may 

21 entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds 

22 through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That 

23 the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign As24 sistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary 

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1 ter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 

2 accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided 

3 further, That of the funds appropriated or made available 

4 under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be avail5 able for representation and entertainment expenses, of 

6 which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertain7 ment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 shall be for 

8 official residence expenses, for USAID during the current 

9 fiscal year. 

10 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

11 For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 

12 related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 

13 of information technology and related capital investments, 

14 pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

15 1961, $174,985,000, to remain available until expended: 

16 Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other17 wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 

18 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 

19 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com20 mittees on Appropriations. 

21 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

22 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

23 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

24 $67,600,000, of which up to $10,140,000 may remain 

25 available until September 30, 2018, for the Office of InMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 spector General of the United States Agency for Inter2 national Development. 

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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 $3,054,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2018, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 

14 United States Agency for International Development: Pro15 vided, That this amount shall be made available for train16 ing, equipment, and technical assistance to build the ca17 pacity of public health institutions and organizations in 

18 developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child 

19 survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization 

20 and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, 

21 water and sanitation programs which directly address the 

22 needs of mothers and children, and related education pro23 grams; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned 

24 by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the preven25 tion, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, 

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1 tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases 

2 including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to 

3 communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 

4 children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster pre5 paredness training for health crises; (7) programs to pre6 vent, prepare for, and respond to, unanticipated and 

7 emerging global health threats; and (8) family planning/ 

8 reproductive health: Provided further, That funds appro9 priated under this paragraph may be made available for 

10 a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance: Pro11 vided further, That none of the funds made available in 

12 this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appro13 priations Acts may be made available to any organization 

14 or program which, as determined by the President of the 

15 United States, supports or participates in the manage16 ment of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 

17 sterilization: Provided further, That any determination 

18 made under the previous proviso must be made not later 

19 than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

20 and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria uti21 lized to make the determination: Provided further, That 

22 none of the funds made available under this Act may be 

23 used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method 

24 of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person 

25 to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in 

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1 this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing 

2 statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 

3 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 

4 That none of the funds made available under this Act may 

5 be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, 

6 That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing 

7 nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family 

8 planning projects which offer, either directly or through 

9 referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 

10 of family planning methods and services, and that any 

11 such voluntary family planning project shall meet the fol12 lowing requirements: (1) service providers or referral 

13 agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 

14 to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 

15 births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 

16 of a particular method of family planning (this provision 

17 shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 

18 estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur19 poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen20 tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi21 vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep22 tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 

23 target or quota of total number of births, number of fam24 ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 

25 of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 

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1 or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 

2 any program of general welfare or the right of access to 

3 health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 

4 not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 

5 provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor6 mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho7 sen, including those conditions that might render the use 

8 of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 

9 known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 

10 (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep11 tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro12 vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 

13 participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 

14 and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 

15 USAID Administrator determines that there has been a 

16 violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 

17 (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice 

18 of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 

19 (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the 

20 Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de21 scription of such violation and the corrective action taken 

22 by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 

23 for natural family planning under section 104 of the For24 eign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discrimi25 nated against because of such applicant’s religious or conMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 scientious commitment to offer only natural family plan2 ning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 

3 with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 

4 further, That for purposes of this or any other Act author5 izing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 

6 foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti7 vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 

8 be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 

9 local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 

10 options: Provided further, That information provided 

11 about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 

12 that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act 

13 shall be medically accurate and shall include the public 

14 health benefits and failure rates of such use. 

15 In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 

16 provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 

17 prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 

18 HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until 

19 September 30, 2021, which shall be apportioned directly 

20 to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro21 priated under this paragraph may be made available, not22 withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 

23 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber24 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 

25 as amended, for a United States contribution to the Global 

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1 Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 

2 Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum rate nec3 essary to make timely payment for projects and activities: 

4 Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 

5 should be $1,350,000,000: Provided further, That section 

6 202(d)(4)(A)(i) and (vi) of Public Law 108–25, as amend7 ed, shall be applied with respect to such funds made avail8 able for fiscal years 2015 through 2017 by substituting 

9 ‘‘2004’’ for ‘‘2009’’: Provided further, That up to 5 per10 cent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to 

11 the Global Fund in fiscal year 2017 may be made available 

12 to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities 

13 of the Global Fund, subject to the regular notification pro14 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 

15 further, That of the funds appropriated under this para16 graph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addi17 tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for 

18 administrative expenses of the Office of the United States 

19 Global AIDS Coordinator. 

20 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

22 of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 

23 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

24 Act of 1961, $2,995,465,000, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2018. 

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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, $498,483,000, 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, pursuant to section 491 of 

12 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $35,600,000, to re13 main available until expended, to support transition to de14 mocracy and long-term development of countries in crisis: 

15 Provided, That such support may include assistance to de16 velop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 

17 processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 

18 peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the 

19 USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Com20 mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin21 ning a new program of assistance: Provided further, That 

22 if the Secretary of State determines that it is important 

23 to the national interest of the United States to provide 

24 transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated 

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1 priated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I 

2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for 

3 purposes of this heading and under the authorities appli4 cable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided 

5 further, That funds made available pursuant to the pre6 vious proviso shall be made available subject to prior con7 sultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

8 COMPLEX CRISES FUND

9 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

10 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support pro11 grams and activities to prevent or respond to emerging 

12 or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises over13 seas, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

14 Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 

15 may be made available on such terms and conditions as 

16 are appropriate and necessary for the purposes of pre17 venting or responding to such challenges and crises, except 

18 that no funds shall be made available for lethal assistance 

19 or to respond to natural disasters: Provided further, That 

20 funds appropriated under this heading may be made avail21 able notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 

22 sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 

23 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided 

24 further, That funds appropriated under this heading may 

25 be used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds 

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1 otherwise available for such purposes, except that such ex2 penses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated 

3 under this heading: Provided further, That funds appro4 priated under this heading shall be subject to the regular 

5 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria6 tions, except that such notifications shall be transmitted 

7 at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds. 

8 DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

9 For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro10 vided by the United States Agency for International De11 velopment, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the 

12 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $50,000,000 may 

13 be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act 

14 to carry out part I of such Act and under the heading 

15 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Pro16 vided, That funds provided under this paragraph and 

17 funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this 

18 paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign As19 sistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for 

20 micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, 

21 and other programs which further the purposes of part 

22 I of such Act: Provided further, That funds provided as 

23 a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph shall 

24 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti25 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: 

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1 Provided further, That such costs, including the cost of 

2 modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as 

3 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

4 of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That funds made 

5 available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of 

6 modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or 

7 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

8 State, foreign operations, and related programs, and funds 

9 used for such cost, including if the cost results in a nega10 tive subsidy, shall be subject to the regular notification 

11 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 

12 further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating 

13 to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit 

14 Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as con15 tained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the 

16 House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 

17 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guaran18 tees provided under this heading, except that the principal 

19 amount of loans made or guaranteed under this heading 

20 with respect to any single country shall not exceed 

21 $300,000,000: Provided further, That these funds are 

22 available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of 

23 which is to be guaranteed, of up to $1,750,000,000. 

24 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

25 credit programs administered by USAID, $10,000,000, 

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1 which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

2 made available under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 

3 in title II of this Act: Provided, That funds made available 

4 under this heading shall remain available until September 

5 30, 2019. 

6 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

7 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

8 of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

9 1961, $1,041,761,000, to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2018. 

11 DEMOCRACY FUND

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

13 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 

14 of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 

15 of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 

16 U.S.C. 4411), $145,375,000, to remain available until 

17 September 30, 2018, which shall be made available for the 

18 Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De19 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 

20 State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head21 ing that are made available to the National Endowment 

22 for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to 

23 amounts otherwise available by this Act for such purposes: 

24 Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary for Democ25 racy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, 

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1 shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 

2 to the obligation of funds appropriated under this para3 graph. 

4 For an additional amount for such purposes, 

5 $65,125,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2018, which shall be made available for the Bureau for 

7 Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, 

8 United States Agency for International Development. 

9 ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

11 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 

12 Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 

13 Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Pub14 lic Law 101–179), $291,638,000, to remain available until 

15 September 30, 2018, which shall be available, notwith16 standing any other provision of law, except section 7070 

17 of this Act, for assistance and related programs for coun18 tries identified in section 3 of Public Law 102–511 and 

19 section 3(c) of Public Law 101–179, in addition to funds 

20 otherwise available for such purposes: Provided, That 

21 funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 

22 Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that 

23 are made available for assistance for such countries shall 

24 be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of 

25 the coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of 

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1 Public Law 102–511 and section 601 of Public Law 101– 

2 179: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

3 heading shall be considered to be economic assistance 

4 under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes 

5 of making available the administrative authorities con6 tained in that Act for the use of economic assistance. 

7 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

8 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

9 For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, 

10 to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 

11 of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee As12 sistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee 

13 and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel 

14 and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 

15 of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 

16 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and 

17 hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as author18 ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

19 $912,802,000, to remain available until expended, of 

20 which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available 

21 to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian require22 ments, and $7,500,000 shall be made available for refu23 gees resettling in Israel. 

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1 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION

2 ASSISTANCE FUND

3 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

4 of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 

5 Act of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), 

6 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

8 PEACE CORPS

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

11 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 

12 the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 

13 for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 

14 States, $410,000,000, of which $5,500,000 is for the Of15 fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2018: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 

17 Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 

18 Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 

19 Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 

20 $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur21 suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 

22 amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper23 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

24 under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail25 able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 

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1 $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 

2 Provided further, That any decision to open, close, signifi3 cantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or 

4 country program shall be subject to prior consultation 

5 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com6 mittees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation 

7 and regular notification procedures may be waived when 

8 there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other 

9 Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this 

10 Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 

11 under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Pro12 vided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, 

13 section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall 

14 apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 

15 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

16 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

17 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 

18 et seq.) (MCA), $905,000,000, to remain available until 

19 expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 

20 this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for ad21 ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Cor22 poration (MCC): Provided further, That up to 5 percent 

23 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 

24 available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the 

25 MCA for fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That section 

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1 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated 

2 under this heading: Provided further, That funds appro3 priated under this heading may be made available for a 

4 Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to 

5 section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, 

6 or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the avail7 ability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties 

8 to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the 

9 United States Government funding anticipated for the du10 ration of the Compact: Provided further, That the MCC 

11 Chief Executive Officer shall notify the Committees on Ap12 propriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing 

13 negotiations for any country compact or threshold country 

14 program; signing any such compact or threshold program; 

15 or terminating or suspending any such compact or thresh16 old program: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

17 under this heading by this Act and prior Acts making ap18 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper19 ations, and related programs that are available to imple20 ment section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the 

21 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap22 propriations: Provided further, That no country should be 

23 eligible for a threshold program after such country has 

24 completed a country compact: Provided further, That any 

25 funds that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge 

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1 Compact shall be subject to the regular notification proce2 dures of the Committees on Appropriations prior to re3 obligation: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

4 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall be a candidate 

5 country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the 

6 fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal 

7 to or below the World Bank’s lower middle income country 

8 threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 75 lowest 

9 per capita income countries as identified by the World 

10 Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 

11 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further, That notwith12 standing section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to 

13 countries described in the preceding proviso, a country 

14 shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for 

15 assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per cap16 ita income equal to or below the World Bank’s lower mid17 dle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is not 

18 among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identi19 fied by the World Bank; and the country meets the re20 quirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided 

21 further, That any MCC candidate country under section 

22 606 of the MCA with a per capita income that changes 

23 in the fiscal year such that the country would be reclassi24 fied from a low income country to a lower middle income 

25 country or from a lower middle income country to a low 

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1 income country shall retain its candidacy status in its 

2 former income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 

3 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That publication 

4 in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy 

5 of a Compact on the MCC Web site shall be deemed to 

6 satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA 

7 for such Compact: Provided further, That none of the 

8 funds made available by this Act or prior Acts making 

9 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper10 ations, and related programs shall be available for a 

11 threshold program in a country that is not currently a can12 didate country: Provided further, That of the funds appro13 priated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may 

14 be available for representation and entertainment ex15 penses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available 

16 for entertainment expenses. 

17 INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

18 For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 

19 the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 

20 provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 

21 of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 

22 30, 2018: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 

23 this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 

24 representation expenses. 

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1 UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

2 For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the 

3 International Security and Development Cooperation Act 

4 of 1980 (Public Law 96–533), $30,000,000, to remain 

5 available until September 30, 2018, of which not to exceed 

6 $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: Pro7 vided, That funds made available to grantees may be in8 vested pending expenditure for project purposes when au9 thorized by the Board of Directors of the United States 

10 African Development Foundation (USADF): Provided fur11 ther, That interest earned shall be used only for the pur12 poses for which the grant was made: Provided further, 

13 That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African De14 velopment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in 

15 exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the 

16 USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in 

17 that section with respect to a project and a project may 

18 exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase 

19 is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided fur20 ther, That the USADF shall submit a report to the Com21 mittees on Appropriations after each time such waiver au22 thority is exercised: Provided further, That the USADF 

23 may make rent or lease payments in advance from appro24 priations available for such purpose for offices, buildings, 

25 grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary to 

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1 carry out its functions: Provided further, That the USADF 

2 may maintain bank accounts outside the United States 

3 Treasury and retain any interest earned on such accounts, 

4 in furtherance of the purposes of the African Development 

5 Foundation Act: Provided further, That the USADF may 

6 not withdraw any appropriation from the Treasury prior 

7 to the need of spending such funds for program purposes. 

8 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

9 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

11 of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

12 $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2019, which shall be available notwithstanding any other 

14 provision of law. 

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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, $889,664,000, to re8 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

9 the Department of State may use the authority of section 

10 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard 

11 to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agen12 cy of the United States Government for the purpose of 

13 providing such property to a foreign country or inter14 national organization under chapter 8 of part I of such 

15 Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

16 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That sec17 tion 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 

18 not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 

19 that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec20 tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 

21 of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 

22 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 

23 available to support training and technical assistance for 

24 foreign law enforcement, corrections, and other judicial 

25 authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided further, 

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1 That not less than $72,565,000 of the funds appropriated 

2 under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged 

3 with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

4 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, which 

5 shall be available for the same purposes as funds appro6 priated under this heading: Provided further, That of the 

7 funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 

8 $7,000,000 shall be made available, on a competitive 

9 basis, for rule of law programs for transitional and post10 conflict states, and for activities to coordinate rule of law 

11 programs among foreign governments, international and 

12 nongovernmental organizations, and other United States 

13 Government agencies: Provided further, That funds made 

14 available under this heading that are transferred to an15 other department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

16 United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of 

17 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 

18 $5,000,000, and any agreement made pursuant to section 

19 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject to the regular notifica20 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

21 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND

22 RELATED PROGRAMS

23 For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter24 rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 

25 $500,696,000, to remain available until September 30, 

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1 2018, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 

2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 

3 assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 

4 Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, 

5 section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign 

6 Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clear7 ance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small 

8 arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other 

9 provision of law, including activities implemented through 

10 nongovernmental and international organizations, and sec11 tion 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a 

12 United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear 

13 Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a vol14 untary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 

15 Agency (IAEA): Provided, That the Secretary of State 

16 shall inform the appropriate congressional committees of 

17 information regarding any separate arrangements relating 

18 to the ‘‘Road-map for the Clarification of Past and 

19 Present Outstanding Issues Regarding Iran’s Nuclear 

20 Program’’ between the IAEA and the Islamic Republic of 

21 Iran, in classified form if necessary, if such information 

22 becomes known to the Department of State: Provided fur23 ther, That for the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the 

24 Secretary of State should prioritize those areas where such 

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1 ther, That funds made available under this heading for 

2 the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be 

3 made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law 

4 and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no5 tification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria6 tions, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relat7 ing to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons de8 struction, and shall remain available until expended: Pro9 vided further, That such funds may also be used for such 

10 countries other than the Independent States of the former 

11 Soviet Union and international organizations when it is 

12 in the national security interest of the United States to 

13 do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 

14 this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless 

15 the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being de16 nied its right to participate in the activities of that Agen17 cy: Provided further, That funds made available for con18 ventional weapons destruction programs, including 

19 demining and related activities, in addition to funds other20 wise available for such purposes, may be used for adminis21 trative expenses related to the operation and management 

22 of such programs and activities, subject to the regular no23 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria24 tions. 

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1 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

3 of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

4 $135,041,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under 

5 this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of 

6 such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity 

7 of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to 

8 participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, 

9 That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 

10 less than $34,500,000 shall be made available for a United 

11 States contribution to the Multinational Force and Ob12 servers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That none 

13 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obli14 gated except as provided through the regular notification 

15 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

16 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

17 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

18 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

19 of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

20 $110,300,000, of which up to $6,000,000 may remain 

21 available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That the 

22 civilian personnel for whom military education and train23 ing may be provided under this heading may include civil24 ians who are not members of a government whose partici25 pation would contribute to improved civil-military relaMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 tions, civilian control of the military, or respect for human 

2 rights: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

3 under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be avail4 able for entertainment expenses. 

5 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

6 For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 

7 President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 

8 Arms Export Control Act, $4,785,805,000: Provided, 

9 That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign 

10 countries and international organizations, the Secretary of 

11 State, following consultation with the Committees on Ap12 propriations and subject to the regular notification proce13 dures of such Committees, may use the funds appro14 priated under this heading to procure defense articles and 

15 services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: 

16 Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 

17 this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be avail18 able for grants only for Israel: Provided further, That 

19 funds appropriated under this heading for grants only for 

20 Israel in fiscal year 2017 shall be disbursed within 30 days 

21 of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That to the 

22 extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds 

23 be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel 

24 under this heading shall, as agreed by the United States 

25 and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 

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1 which not less than $815,300,000 shall be available for 

2 the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 

3 services, including research and development: Provided 

4 further, That none of the funds made available under this 

5 heading shall be made available to support or continue any 

6 program initially funded under the authority of section 

7 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

8 Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), section 

9 2282 of title 10, United States Code, section 333 of title 

10 10, United States Code, as added by section 1241 of the 

11 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

12 (Public Law 114–328), or any successor authorities, un13 less the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec14 retary of Defense, has justified such program to the Com15 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 

16 appropriated or otherwise made available under this head17 ing shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any require18 ment in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Pro19 vided further, That funds made available under this head20 ing shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance 

21 with paragraph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, 

22 United States Code. 

23 None of the funds made available under this heading 

24 shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 

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1 ices that are not sold by the United States Government 

2 under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 

3 country proposing to make such procurement has first 

4 signed an agreement with the United States Government 

5 specifying the conditions under which such procurement 

6 may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun7 try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub8 mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec9 tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 

10 available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 

11 any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 

12 unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in13 clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 

14 and international organizations: Provided further, That 

15 only those countries for which assistance was justified for 

16 the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing Program’’ in the 

17 fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security as18 sistance programs may utilize funds made available under 

19 this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense 

20 services, or design and construction services that are not 

21 sold by the United States Government under the Arms 

22 Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds appro23 priated under this heading shall be expended at the min24 imum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense 

25 articles and services: Provided further, That not more than 

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1 $80,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 

2 may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 

3 purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 

4 for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 

5 of administering military assistance and sales, except that 

6 this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 

7 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria8 tions: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

9 under this heading for general costs of administering mili10 tary assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be 

11 available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 

12 $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 

13 Provided further, That not more than $920,200,000 of 

14 funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms 

15 Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred 

16 by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2017 

17 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, 

18 except that this limitation may be exceeded only through 

19 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

20 Appropriations. 

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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, $339,000,000: Provided, That 

9 section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 

10 not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democ11 racy Fund. 

12 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

13 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

14 For payment to the International Bank for Recon15 struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi16 ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

17 $146,563,000, to remain available until expended. 

18 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

19 ASSOCIATION

20 For payment to the International Development Asso21 ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,197,128,000, 

22 to remain available until expended. 

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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, $5,963,421, to remain avail7 able until expended. 

8 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT

9 BANK

10 For payment to the Inter-American Development 

11 Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United 

12 States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in cap13 ital stock, $21,939,727, to remain available until ex14 pended. 

15 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

16 For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 

17 Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

18 $99,233,000, to remain available until expended. 

19 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

20 For payment to the African Development Bank by 

21 the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 

22 of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 

23 $32,418,000, to remain available until expended. 

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1 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

2 The United States Governor of the African 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 $507,860,808. 

7 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

8 For payment to the African Development Fund by 

9 the Secretary of the Treasury, $214,332,000, to remain 

10 available until expended. 

11 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR

12 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

13 For payment to the International Fund for Agricul14 tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

15 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

17 For payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Se18 curity Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

19 $23,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

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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, $5,700,000, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2018. 

9 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

10 The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au11 thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 

12 funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora13 tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con14 tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi15 tations, 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 

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1 Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

4 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

5 and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 

6 hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 

7 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 

8 to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 

9 expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 

10 exceed $110,000,000: Provided, That the Export-Import 

11 Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or serv12 ices provided by transaction participants for legal, finan13 cial, or technical services in connection with any trans14 action for which an application for a loan, guarantee or 

15 insurance commitment has been made: Provided further, 

16 That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses 

17 (including special services performed on a contract or fee 

18 basis, but not including other personal services) in connec19 tion with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repos20 session or sale of pledged collateral or other assets ac21 quired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the 

22 Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, 

23 or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical as24 pects of any transaction for which an application for a 

25 loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, 

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1 or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: 

2 Provided further, That in addition to other funds appro3 priated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be 

4 credited to this account for such purposes, to remain avail5 able until expended. 

6 RECEIPTS COLLECTED

7 Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 

8 Bank Act of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit 

9 Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in an amount not to 

10 exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited 

11 as offsetting collections to this account: Provided, That the 

12 sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 

13 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col14 lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 

15 from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 

16 That amounts collected in fiscal year 2017 in excess of 

17 obligations, up to $10,000,000 shall become available on 

18 September 1, 2017, and shall remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2020. 

20 OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

21 NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

22 The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is au23 thorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, 

24 as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States 

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1 its of funds available to it and in accordance with law as 

2 may be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for 

3 administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insur4 ance programs (including an amount for official reception 

5 and representation expenses which shall not exceed 

6 $35,000) shall not exceed $70,000,000: Provided further, 

7 That project-specific transaction costs, including direct 

8 and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and 

9 other direct costs associated with services provided to spe10 cific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 

11 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be 

12 considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this 

13 heading. 

14 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

15 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, 

16 $20,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign 

17 Assistance Act of 1961, to be derived by transfer from 

18 the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit 

19 Account: 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 sums shall be available for direct loan obli23 gations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made 

24 during fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019: Provided fur25 ther, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2017 remain 

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1 available for disbursement through 2025; funds obligated 

2 in fiscal year 2018 remain available for disbursement 

3 through 2026; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2019 re4 main available for disbursement through 2027: Provided 

5 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

6 the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 

7 to undertake any program authorized by title IV of chap8 ter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in 

9 Iraq: Provided further, That funds made available pursu10 ant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject 

11 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

12 on Appropriations. 

13 In addition, such sums as may be necessary for ad14 ministrative expenses to carry out the credit program may 

15 be derived from amounts available for administrative ex16 penses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in 

17 the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit 

18 Account and merged with said account. 

19 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

20 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

21 of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

22 $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

23 2018: Provided, That of the amounts made available 

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1 eign governments to support local procurements funded by 

2 the United States Agency for International Development, 

3 the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Depart4 ment of State: Provided further, That of the funds appro5 priated under this heading, not more than $5,000 may be 

6 available for representation and entertainment expenses. 

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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 section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 

9 transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 

10 United States Code. 

11 UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT

12 SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 

13 States Government to which funds are appropriated or 

14 otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 

15 Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 

16 cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex17 pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 

18 Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 

19 such department or agency in fiscal year 2017 or any pre20 vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 

21 That the report required by this section shall be submitted 

22 not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 

23 and should specify by account the amount of funds obli24 gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 

25 been further sub-obligated. 

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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 section 3109 of title 

5 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 

6 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 

7 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro8 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive 

9 Order issued pursuant to existing law. 

10 DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES

11 SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING

12 INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State shall promptly in13 form the Committees on Appropriations of each instance 

14 in which a Federal department or agency is delinquent in 

15 providing the full amount of funding required by section 

16 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter17 terrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note). 

18 (b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of 

19 section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 

20 Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by sec21 tion 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 and contained in 

22 appendix G of that Act), as amended by section 111 of 

23 the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 

24 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a project to construct a facil25 ity of the United States may include office space or other 

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1 accommodations for members of the United States Marine 

2 Corps. 

3 (c) NEW DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.—For the pur4 poses of calculating the fiscal year 2017 costs of providing 

5 new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with 

6 section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 

7 Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the 

8 Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of 

9 the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the 

10 annual program level and agency shares in a manner that 

11 is proportional to the contribution of the Department of 

12 State for this purpose. 

13 (d) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIRE14 MENTS.—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 United States diplomatic 

19 facilities during fiscal year 2017, shall be subject to prior 

20 consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

21 of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no22 tifications pursuant to this subsection shall include the in23 formation enumerated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Secu24 rity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ in House Report 

25 114–693 and Senate Report 114–290: Provided further, 

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1 That any such notification for a new diplomatic facility 

2 justified to the Committees on Appropriations in Appendix 

3 1 of the Congressional Budget Justification, Department 

4 of State, Diplomatic Engagement, Fiscal Year 2017, or 

5 not previously justified to such Committees, shall also in6 clude confirmation that the Department of State has com7 pleted the requisite value engineering studies required pur8 suant to OMB Circular A–131, Value Engineering Decem9 ber 31, 2013 and the Bureau of Overseas Building Oper10 ations Policy and Procedure Directive, P&PD, Cost 02: 

11 Value Engineering. 

12 (e) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES

13 ABROAD.— 

14 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

15 heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 

16 Maintenance’’ may be made available to address se17 curity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary 

18 United States diplomatic facilities abroad, including 

19 physical security upgrades and local guard staffing, 

20 except that the amount of funds made available for 

21 such purposes from this Act and prior Acts making 

22 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

23 operations, and related programs shall be a min24 imum of $25,000,000: Provided, That the uses of 

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1 ant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, Department 

2 of State, in consultation with the Director of the 

3 Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Depart4 ment of State: Provided further, That such funds 

5 shall be subject to prior consultation with the Com6 mittees on Appropriations. 

7 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

8 the opening, closure, or any significant modification 

9 to an interim or temporary United States diplomatic 

10 facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the 

11 appropriate congressional committees and the reg12 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 

13 Appropriations, except that such consultation and 

14 notification may be waived if there is a security risk 

15 to personnel. 

16 (f) TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY.—Funds ap17 propriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 

18 Programs’’, including for Worldwide Security Protection, 

19 and under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 

20 and Maintenance’’ in titles I and VIII of this Act may 

21 be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 

22 by such titles under such headings if the Secretary of 

23 State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro24 priations that to do so is necessary to implement the rec25 ommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review 

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1 Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and 

2 requirements, following consultation with, and subject to 

3 the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: 

4 Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to 

5 any transfer authority otherwise available under any other 

6 provision of law. 

7 (g) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

8 under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 

9 Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up10 grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa11 cilities, and residences used by United States diplomatic 

12 personnel and their dependents, except that the amount 

13 made available for such purposes shall be a minimum of 

14 $10,000,000: Provided, That the uses of such funds 

15 should be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for 

16 Diplomatic Security, Department of State, in consultation 

17 with the Director of the Bureau of Overseas Building Op18 erations. 

19 (h) REPORTS.— 

20 (1) None of the funds appropriated under the 

21 heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 

22 Maintenance’’ in this Act and prior Acts making ap23 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 

24 operations, and related programs, made available 

25 through Federal agency Capital Security Cost SharMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ing contributions and reimbursements, or generated 

2 from the proceeds of real property sales, other than 

3 from real property sales located in London, United 

4 Kingdom, may be made available for site acquisition 

5 and mitigation, planning, design, or construction of 

6 the New London Embassy: Provided, That the re7 porting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) 

8 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 

9 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (divi10 sion I of Public Law 112–74) shall remain in effect 

11 during fiscal year 2017. 

12 (2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act 

13 and every 4 months thereafter until September 30, 

14 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

15 Committees on Appropriations a report on the new 

16 Mexico City Embassy and Beirut Embassy projects: 

17 Provided, That such report shall include, for each of 

18 the projects— 

19 (A) a detailed breakout of the project fac20 tors that formed the basis of the initial cost es21 timate used to justify such project to the Com22 mittees on Appropriations, as described under 

23 the heading ‘‘Embassy Security Construction 

24 and Maintenance’’ in House Report 114–693; 

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1 (B) a comparison of the current project 

2 factors as compared to the project factors sub3 mitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this 

4 subsection, and an explanation of any changes; 

5 and 

6 (C) the impact of currency exchange rate 

7 fluctuations on project costs. 

8 (i) STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT.—Funds appro9 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

10 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re11 lated programs under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Con12 sular Programs’’ for Worldwide Security Protection shall 

13 be made available to strengthen oversight of the local 

14 guard force at a critical post abroad through the use of 

15 United States Government employees or contractors who 

16 are United States citizens: Provided, That such funds are 

17 in addition to funds otherwise made available by such Acts 

18 for such purposes: Provided further, That the total annual 

19 operating costs associated with providing such oversight 

20 in fiscal year 2017 and subsequent fiscal years shall be 

21 shared among agencies through the International Cooper22 ative Administrative Support Services program: Provided 

23 further, That not later than 45 days after enactment of 

24 this Act, and prior to the obligation of funds for such pur25 poses, the Secretary of State shall consult with the ComMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 mittees on Appropriations on plans to carry out the re2 quirement of this subsection: Provided further, That 

3 amounts made available pursuant to this subsection from 

4 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

5 State, foreign operations, and related programs that were 

6 previously designated by the Congress for Overseas Con7 tingency Operation/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 are designated by 

10 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

11 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

12 such Act. 

13 PERSONNEL ACTIONS

14 SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 

15 agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per16 sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in17 cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg18 etary resources available under title I to such department 

19 or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 

20 between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 

21 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 

22 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 

23 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 

24 reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 

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1 DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT

2 SEC. 7006. (a) FINANCIAL SYSTEMS IMPROVE3 MENT.—Funds appropriated by this Act for the operations 

4 of the Department of State under the headings ‘‘Diplo5 matic and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment 

6 Fund’’ shall be made available to implement the rec7 ommendations contained in the Foreign Assistance Data 

8 Review Findings Report (FADR) and the Office of Inspec9 tor General (OIG) report entitled ‘‘Department Financial 

10 Systems Are Insufficient to Track and Report on Foreign 

11 Assistance Funds’’: Provided, That not later than 45 days 

12 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

13 submit to the Committees on Appropriations a plan, in14 cluding timeline and costs, for implementing the FADR 

15 and OIG recommendations: Provided further, That such 

16 funds may not be obligated for enhancements to, or expan17 sions of, the Budget System Modernization Financial Sys18 tem, Central Resource Management System, Joint Finan19 cial Management System, or Foreign Assistance Coordina20 tion and Tracking System until such plan is submitted to 

21 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

22 such funds may not be obligated for new, or expansion 

23 of existing, ad hoc electronic systems to track commit24 ments, obligations or expenditures of funds unless the Sec25 retary of State, following consultation with the Chief InMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 formation Officer of the Department of State, has re2 viewed and certified that such new system or expansion 

3 is consistent with the FADR and OIG recommendations. 

4 (b) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds appropriated 

5 by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 

6 of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may 

7 only be used for the service centers included in Appendix 

8 1 of the Congressional Budget Justification, Department 

9 of State, Diplomatic Engagement, Fiscal Year 2017: Pro10 vided, That the amounts for such service centers shall be 

11 the amounts included in such budget justification, except 

12 as provided in section 7015(b) of this Act: Provided fur13 ther, That Federal agency components shall be charged 

14 only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund 

15 service: Provided further, That prior to increasing the per16 centage charged to Department of State bureaus and of17 fices for procurement-related activities, the Secretary of 

18 State shall include the proposed increase in the Depart19 ment of State budget justification or, at least 60 days 

20 prior to the increase, provide the Committees on Appro21 priations a justification for such increase, including a de22 tailed assessment of the cost and benefit of the services 

23 provided by the procurement fee: Provided further, That 

24 Federal agency components may only pay for Working 

25 Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose 

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1 and authorities of such components: Provided further, 

2 That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance 

3 or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of 

4 each service. 

5 (c) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

6 45 days after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 

7 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 

8 to a Department of State bureau or office with responsi9 bility for the oversight or management of such funds, the 

10 Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Commit11 tees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or office 

12 basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with De13 partment and Federal financial management policies, pro14 cedures and regulations, as appropriate: Provided, That 

15 if the Secretary is unable to make such certification for 

16 an individual bureau or office, the Secretary shall submit 

17 a plan and timeline to such Committees detailing the steps 

18 to be taken to ensure such compliance. 

19 (d) REPORT ON SOLE SOURCE AWARDS.—Not later 

20 than December 31, 2017, the Secretary of State shall sub21 mit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 

22 detailing all sole-source awards made by the Department 

23 of State during the previous fiscal year in excess of 

24 $2,000,000: Provided, That such report should be posted 

25 on the Department of State Web site. 

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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 

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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 OF FUNDS 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. 

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1 (3) Any transfer pursuant to this subsection 

2 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 

3 section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available 

4 for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 

5 with the procedures set forth in that section. 

6 (b) TITLE VI AGENCIES.—Not to exceed 5 percent 

7 of any appropriation other than for administrative ex8 penses made available for fiscal year 2017, for programs 

9 under title VI of this Act may be transferred between such 

10 appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs, 

11 and activities for which the funds in such receiving ac12 count may be used, but no such appropriation, except as 

13 otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 

14 than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the 

15 exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular 

16 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria17 tions. 

18 (c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BE19 TWEEN AGENCIES.— 

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. 

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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 or the 

11 Department of State with any department, agency, 

12 or instrumentality of the United States Government 

13 pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance 

14 Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any 

15 agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such 

16 Act, with funds appropriated by this Act or prior 

17 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

18 State, foreign operations, and related programs 

19 under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘De20 velopment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

21 and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 

22 Asia’’ shall be subject to the regular notification pro23 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro24 vided, That the requirement in the previous sentence 

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1 shall not apply to agreements entered into between 

2 USAID and the Department of State. 

3 (d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 

4 None of the funds made available under titles II through 

5 V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 

6 account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 

7 for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 

8 the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 

9 of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 

10 of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 

11 written policy justification to the Committees on Appro12 priations. 

13 (e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF

14 FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 

15 funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap16 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper17 ations and related programs, entered into between the De18 partment of State or USAID and another agency of the 

19 United States Government under the authority of section 

20 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any com21 parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 

22 Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans23 fer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit 

24 responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, 

25 shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the 

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1 use of such funds and report to the Department of State 

2 or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such au3 dits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to 

4 the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of 

5 State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That 

6 funds transferred under such authority may be made 

7 available for the cost of such audits. 

8 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after enactment 

9 of this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Admin10 istrator shall each submit a report to the Committees on 

11 Appropriations detailing all transfers to another agency 

12 of the United States Government made pursuant to sec13 tions 632(a) and 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

14 1961 with funds provided in the Department of State, 

15 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria16 tions Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114–113) as 

17 of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That such 

18 reports shall include a list of each transfer made pursuant 

19 to such sections with the respective funding level, appro20 priation account, and the receiving agency. 

21 PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

22 SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 

23 funds made available by this Act may be used for first24 class travel by employees of United States Government de25 partments and agencies funded by this Act in contravenMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 tion of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 

2 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

3 (b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds 

4 made available by this Act for the operating expenses of 

5 any United States Government department or agency may 

6 be used to establish or maintain a computer network for 

7 use by such department or agency unless such network 

8 has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit Web 

9 sites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall limit 

10 the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, 

11 or local law enforcement agency, or any other entity car12 rying out the following activities: criminal investigations, 

13 prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative discipline; 

14 and the monitoring of such Web sites undertaken as part 

15 of official business. 

16 (c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.— 

17 None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 

18 available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to19 bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any 

20 foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 

21 or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 

22 applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 

23 same type. 

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1 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

2 SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained 

3 in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the 

4 expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 

5 provided by this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 

6 for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 

7 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 

8 Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export 

9 Control Act, and funds provided under the headings ‘‘De10 velopment Credit Authority’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 

11 Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall remain available for an 

12 additional 4 years from the date on which the availability 

13 of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds 

14 are initially obligated before the expiration of their respec15 tive periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided 

16 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this 

17 Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 

18 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist19 ance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash 

20 disbursements in order to address balance of payments or 

21 economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available 

22 for an additional 4 years from the date on which the avail23 ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 

24 funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expira25 tion of their respective periods of availability contained in 

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1 this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 

2 shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria3 tions not later than October 30, 2017, detailing by ac4 count and source year, the use of this authority during 

5 the previous fiscal year. 

6 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT

7 SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 

8 under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 

9 furnish assistance to the government of any country which 

10 is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 

11 in payment to the United States of principal or interest 

12 on any loan made to the government of such country by 

13 the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 

14 are appropriated under this Act unless the President de15 termines, following consultations with the Committees on 

16 Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 

17 national interest of the United States. 

18 PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES

19 ASSISTANCE

20 SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 

21 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 

22 this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 

23 a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov24 erning the terms and conditions under which such assist25 ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 

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1 provision stating that assistance provided by the United 

2 States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 

3 the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and 

4 the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter5 national Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 

6 amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec7 essary, to conform with this requirement. 

8 (b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR9 EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 

10 the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2017 on funds 

11 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria12 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

13 related programs by a foreign government or entity 

14 against United States assistance programs, either directly 

15 or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors shall 

16 be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 

17 assistance for fiscal year 2018 and for prior fiscal years 

18 and allocated for the central government of such country 

19 or for the West Bank and Gaza program if, not later than 

20 September 30, 2018, such taxes have not been reimbursed: 

21 Provided, That the Secretary of State shall report to the 

22 Committees on Appropriations by such date on the foreign 

23 governments and entities that have not reimbursed such 

24 taxes, including any amount of funds withheld pursuant 

25 to this subsection. 

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1 (c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 

2 minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 

3 subsection (b). 

4 (d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 

5 from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur6 suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist7 ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 

8 States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 

9 that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, 

10 and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in 

11 a programmatically responsible manner. 

12 (e) DETERMINATIONS.— 

13 (1) The provisions of this section shall not 

14 apply to any foreign government or entity that as15 sesses such taxes if the Secretary of State reports to 

16 the Committees on Appropriations that— 

17 (A) such foreign government or entity has 

18 an effective arrangement that is providing sub19 stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 

20 (B) the foreign policy interests of the 

21 United States outweigh the purpose of this sec22 tion to ensure that United States assistance is 

23 not subject to taxation. 

24 (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with 

25 the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days 

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1 prior to exercising the authority of this subsection 

2 with regard to any foreign government or entity. 

3 (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 

4 issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, 

5 to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assist6 ance contained in this section. 

7 (g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

8 (1) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a 

9 framework bilateral agreement between the Govern10 ment of the United States and the government of 

11 the country receiving assistance that describes the 

12 privileges and immunities applicable to United 

13 States foreign assistance for such country generally, 

14 or an individual agreement between the Government 

15 of the United States and such government that de16 scribes, among other things, the treatment for tax 

17 purposes that will be accorded the United States as18 sistance provided under that agreement; and 

19 (2) the term ‘‘taxes and taxation’’ shall include 

20 value added taxes and customs duties but shall not 

21 include individual income taxes assessed to local 

22 staff. 

23 (h) REPORT.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 

24 with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies 

25 of the United States Government, shall submit a report 

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1 to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 

2 days after the enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken 

3 by such departments or agencies to comply with the re4 quirements of this section, including rules, regulations, 

5 and policy guidance issued pursuant to subsection (f). 

6 RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS

7 SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appro8 priated under titles III through VI of this Act which are 

9 specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other 

10 programs within the same account notwithstanding the 

11 designation if compliance with the designation is made im12 possible by operation of any provision of this or any other 

13 Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be sub14 ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit15 tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance 

16 that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be 

17 made available under the same terms and conditions as 

18 originally provided. 

19 (b) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to 

20 the authority contained in subsection (a), the original pe21 riod of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and 

22 administered by the Department of State or the United 

23 States Agency for International Development that are spe24 cifically designated for particular programs or activities by 

25 this or any other Act may be extended for an additional 

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1 fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Admin2 istrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly 

3 to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination 

4 of assistance to a country or a significant change in cir5 cumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds 

6 can be obligated during the original period of availability: 

7 Provided, That such designated funds that continue to be 

8 available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 

9 only for the purpose of such designation. 

10 (c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des11 ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 

12 applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or other13 wise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 

14 Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically des15 ignated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 

16 contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 

17 appropriated by this Act. 

18 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

19 SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO20 GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 

21 made available in titles I and II of this Act or prior Acts 

22 making appropriations for the Department of State, for23 eign operations, and related programs to the departments 

24 and agencies funded by this Act that remain available for 

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1 counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 

2 the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offset3 ting collections, or made available by transfer, to the de4 partments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be avail5 able for obligation to— 

6 (1) create new programs; 

7 (2) eliminate a program, project, or activity; 

8 (3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 

9 post; 

10 (4) create, close, reorganize, or rename bureaus, 

11 centers, or offices; or 

12 (5) contract out or privatize any functions or 

13 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

14 unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro15 priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad16 vance of such obligation. 

17 (b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF

18 FUNDS.—None of the funds provided under titles I and 

19 II of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 

20 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro21 grams, to the departments and agencies funded under ti22 tles I and II of this Act that remain available for obliga23 tion in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any accounts 

24 in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec25 tion of fees available to the department and agency funded 

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1 under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation 

2 or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects 

3 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 

4 $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

5 (1) augments or changes existing programs, 

6 projects, or activities; 

7 (2) relocates an existing office or employees; 

8 (3) 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 (4) results from any general savings, including 

12 savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 

13 result in a change in existing programs, activities, or 

14 projects as approved by Congress; 

15 unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 

16 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 

17 (c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the 

18 funds made available by this Act under the headings 

19 ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 

20 ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, ‘‘Trade and 

21 Development Agency’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

22 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘De23 mocracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

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1 grams’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Foreign 

2 Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Military 

3 Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Peace Corps’’, shall be 

4 available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, 

5 type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations 

6 not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the 

7 Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of 

8 these specific headings unless the Committees on Appro9 priations are notified 15 days in advance: Provided, That 

10 the President shall not enter into any commitment of 

11 funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the 

12 Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major de13 fense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or 

14 other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, 

15 missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to 

16 Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified 

17 to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are 

18 notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: Provided 

19 further, That requirements of this subsection or any simi20 lar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to 

21 any reprogramming for an activity, program, or project 

22 for which funds are appropriated under titles III through 

23 VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount pre24 viously justified to Congress for obligation for such activ25 ity, program, or project for the current fiscal year: ProMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 vided further, That any notification submitted pursuant to 

2 subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if 

3 known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on 

4 the use of notwithstanding authority: Provided further, 

5 That if subsequent to the notification of assistance it be6 comes necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, the 

7 Committees on Appropriations should be informed at the 

8 earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable. 

9 (d) NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Not10 withstanding any other provision of law, with the excep11 tion of funds transferred to, and merged with, funds ap12 propriated under title I of this Act, funds transferred by 

13 the Department of Defense to the Department of State 

14 and the United States Agency for International Develop15 ment for assistance for foreign countries and international 

16 organizations, and funds made available for programs pre17 viously authorized under section 1206 of the National De18 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 

19 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), section 2282 of title 10, United 

20 States Code, section 333 of title 10, United States Code, 

21 as added by section 1241 of the National Defense Author22 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), 

23 or any successor authorities, shall be subject to the regular 

24 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria25 tions. 

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1 (e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or 

2 any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, includ3 ing any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with 

4 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

5 Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would 

6 pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Pro7 vided, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the 

8 Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early 

9 as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after tak10 ing the action to which such notification requirement was 

11 applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessi12 tating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification 

13 provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an expla14 nation of the emergency circumstances. 

15 (f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None 

16 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 

17 this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for 

18 Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Colom19 bia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guate20 mala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mex21 ico, Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Soma22 lia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, 

23 Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided 

24 through the regular notification procedures of the Com25 mittees on Appropriations. 

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1 (g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other2 wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 

3 making funds available for the Department of State, for4 eign operations, and related programs that are made avail5 able for a trust fund held by an international financial 

6 institution as defined by section 7034(r)(3) of this Act 

7 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 

8 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 

9 notification shall include the information specified under 

10 this section in the explanatory statement described in sec11 tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consoli12 dated Act). 

13 (h) PILOT PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIRE14 MENT.—Funds appropriated under Title I of this Act 

15 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 

16 that are made available for a pilot program for lateral 

17 entry into the Foreign Service shall be subject to prior 

18 consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

19 of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

20 (i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 

21 by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from 

22 obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap23 plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 

24 shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notifica25 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

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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 

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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, shall remain avail4 able for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

5 That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in 

6 Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 

7 of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act. 

8 PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND

9 INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION

10 SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 

11 out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 

12 amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor13 tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 

14 coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 

15 made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist16 ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 

17 the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 

18 of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 

19 incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 

20 the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 

21 Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 

22 for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 

23 part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 

24 involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 

25 None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 

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1 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 

2 obligated or expended for any country or organization if 

3 the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 

4 such country or organization would violate any of the 

5 above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri6 lizations. 

7 ALLOCATIONS

8 SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to 

9 subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles 

10 III through V shall be made available in the amounts spe11 cifically designated in the respective tables included in the 

12 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat13 ter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act): Pro14 vided, That such designated amounts for foreign countries 

15 and international organizations shall serve as the amounts 

16 for such countries and international organizations trans17 mitted to Congress in the report required by section 

18 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 

20 provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the 

21 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter22 national Development, as applicable, may only deviate up 

23 to 5 percent from the amounts specifically designated in 

24 the respective tables included in the explanatory statement 

25 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

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1 A of this Consolidated Act): Provided, That such percent2 age may be exceeded only to respond to significant, exi3 gent, or unforeseen events, or to address other exceptional 

4 circumstances directly related to the national interest: 

5 Provided further, That deviations pursuant to the previous 

6 proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 

7 regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap8 propriations. 

9 (c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated 

10 amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in 

11 the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As12 sistance Act of 1961, no deviations authorized by sub13 section (b) may take place until submission of such report. 

14 (d) EXCEPTIONS.— 

15 (1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 

16 (A) amounts designated for ‘‘International 

17 Military Education and Training’’ in the re18 spective tables included in the explanatory 

19 statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

20 preceding division A of this Consolidated Act); 

21 and 

22 (B) funds for which the initial period of 

23 availability has expired. 

24 (2) The authority in subsection (b) to deviate 

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1 cluded in the joint explanatory statement described 

2 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

3 this Consolidated Act) shall not apply to the table 

4 included under the heading ‘‘Global Health Pro5 grams’’ in such joint explanatory statement. 

6 REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES

7 SEC. 7020. (a) USES OF FUNDS.—Each Federal de8 partment, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this 

9 Act, and the Department of the Treasury and independent 

10 agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take 

11 steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation 

12 and entertainment expenses further official agency busi13 ness and United States foreign policy interests— 

14 (1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 

15 of the Executive Branch; 

16 (2) are principally for meals and events of a 

17 protocol nature; 

18 (3) are not for employee-only events; and 

19 (4) do not include activities that are substan20 tially of a recreational character. 

21 (b) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated 

22 or otherwise made available by this Act under the head23 ings ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ or 

24 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for Informational 

25 Program activities or under the headings ‘‘Global Health 

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1 Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Sup2 port Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

3 Central Asia’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— 

4 (1) alcoholic beverages; or 

5 (2) entertainment expenses for activities that 

6 are substantially of a recreational character, includ7 ing but not limited to entrance fees at sporting 

8 events, theatrical and musical productions, and 

9 amusement parks. 

10 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS

11 SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

12 SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX13 PORTS.— 

14 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro15 priated or otherwise made available by titles III 

16 through VI of this Act may be made available to any 

17 foreign government which provides lethal military 

18 equipment to a country the government of which the 

19 Secretary of State has determined supports inter20 national terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the 

21 Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in 

22 effect pursuant to the International Emergency Eco23 nomic Powers Act: Provided, That the prohibition 

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1 ment ceases to provide such military equipment: 

2 Provided further, That this section applies with re3 spect to lethal military equipment provided under a 

4 contract entered into after October 1, 1997. 

5 (2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 

6 paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, 

7 may be furnished if the President determines that to 

8 do so is important to the national interest of the 

9 United States. 

10 (3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 

11 determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi12 dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria13 tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 

14 assistance, including a detailed explanation of the 

15 assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 

16 amount of such assistance, and an explanation of 

17 how the assistance furthers United States national 

18 interest. 

19 (b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 

20 (1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi21 lateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act 

22 and funds appropriated under any such title in prior 

23 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

24 State, foreign operations, and related programs, 

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1 shall not be made available to any foreign govern2 ment which the President determines— 

3 (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 

4 any individual or group which has committed 

5 an act of international terrorism; 

6 (B) otherwise supports international ter7 rorism; or 

8 (C) is controlled by an organization des9 ignated as a terrorist organization under sec10 tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

11 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

12 (2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap13 plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 

14 President determines that national security or hu15 manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 

16 That the President shall publish each such waiver in 

17 the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 

18 waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 

19 Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica20 tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 

21 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro22 priations. 

23 AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS

24 SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 

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1 opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith2 standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 

3 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori4 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the For5 eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 

6 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na7 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 

8 DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

9 SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 

10 of this Act ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de11 fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in12 clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 

13 directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 

14 for the following accounts: ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

15 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and 

16 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘program, 

17 project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include 

18 country, regional, and central program level funding with19 in each such account; and for the development assistance 

20 accounts of the United States Agency for International 

21 Development, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also 

22 be considered to include central, country, regional, and 

23 program level funding, either as— 

24 (1) justified to Congress; or 

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1 (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac2 cordance with a report, to be provided to the Com3 mittees on Appropriations within 30 days of the en4 actment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) 

5 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi6 fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 

7 AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN

8 FOUNDATION AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVEL9 OPMENT FOUNDATION

10 SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 

11 provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 

12 contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria13 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

14 related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi15 ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 

16 Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African 

17 Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con18 ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro19 hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 

20 Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 

21 days of taking such action. 

22 COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES

23 SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the 

24 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 

25 III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none 

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1 of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Im2 port Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corpora3 tion shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, 

4 any assistance, or any other financial commitments for es5 tablishing or expanding production of any commodity for 

6 export by any country other than the United States, if 

7 the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets 

8 at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected 

9 to become operative and if the assistance will cause sub10 stantial injury to United States producers of the same, 

11 similar, or competing commodity: Provided, That such 

12 prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if 

13 in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to 

14 industry and employment in the United States are likely 

15 to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the 

16 same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman 

17 of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropria18 tions: Provided further, That this subsection shall not pro19 hibit— 

20 (1) activities in a country that is eligible for as21 sistance from the International Development Asso22 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter23 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 

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1 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 

2 is furnished; or 

3 (2) activities in a country the President deter4 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu5 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 

6 (b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by 

7 this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I 

8 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 

9 for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im10 provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con11 ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro12 duction in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity 

13 for export which would compete with a similar commodity 

14 grown or produced in the United States: Provided, That 

15 this subsection shall not prohibit— 

16 (1) activities designed to increase food security 

17 in developing countries where such activities will not 

18 have a significant impact on the export of agricul19 tural commodities of the United States; 

20 (2) research activities intended primarily to 

21 benefit United States producers; 

22 (3) activities in a country that is eligible for as23 sistance from the International Development Asso24 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter25 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 

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1 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri2 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 

3 is furnished; or 

4 (4) activities in a country the President deter5 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu6 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 

7 (c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

8 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

9 States executive directors of the international financial in10 stitutions, as defined in section 7034(r)(3) of this Act, to 

11 use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any 

12 assistance by such institutions, using funds appropriated 

13 or made available by this Act, for the production or extrac14 tion of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in 

15 surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause 

16 substantial injury to United States producers of the same, 

17 similar, or competing commodity. 

18 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

19 SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL

20 CURRENCIES.— 

21 (1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 

22 the government of a foreign country under chapters 

23 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the 

24 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 

25 which result in the generation of local currencies of 

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1 that country, the Administrator of the United States 

2 Agency for International Development shall— 

3 (A) require that local currencies be depos4 ited in a separate account established by that 

5 government; 

6 (B) enter into an agreement with that gov7 ernment which sets forth— 

8 (i) the amount of the local currencies 

9 to be generated; and 

10 (ii) the terms and conditions under 

11 which the currencies so deposited may be 

12 utilized, consistent with this section; and 

13 (C) establish by agreement with that gov14 ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 

15 government to monitor and account for deposits 

16 into and disbursements from the separate ac17 count. 

18 (2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 

19 agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur20 rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 

21 subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur22 rencies, shall be used only— 

23 (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 

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1 ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 

2 purposes as— 

3 (i) project and sector assistance activi4 ties; or 

5 (ii) debt and deficit financing; or 

6 (B) for the administrative requirements of 

7 the United States Government. 

8 (3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 

9 shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 

10 equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 

11 to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 

12 established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 

13 for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 

14 (a)(2). 

15 (4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PRO16 GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun17 try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 

18 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 

19 the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 

20 funds which remain in a separate account estab21 lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 

22 for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov23 ernment of that country and the United States Gov24 ernment. 

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1 (5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The USAID 

2 Administrator shall report as part of the congres3 sional budget justification submitted to the Commit4 tees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies 

5 for the administrative requirements of the United 

6 States Government as authorized in subsection 

7 (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the amount 

8 of local currency (and United States dollar equiva9 lent) used or to be used for such purpose in each ap10 plicable country. 

11 (b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail13 able to the government of a foreign country, under 

14 chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 

15 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 

16 assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 

17 country shall be required to maintain such funds in 

18 a separate account and not commingle with any 

19 other funds. 

20 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF

21 LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 

22 notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon23 sistent with the nature of this assistance including 

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1 companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re2 port No. 98–1159). 

3 (3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 

4 obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec5 tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica6 tion through the regular notification procedures of 

7 the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in8 clude a detailed description of how the funds pro9 posed to be made available will be used, with a dis10 cussion of the United States interests that will be 

11 served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 

12 a description of the economic policy reforms that will 

13 be promoted by such assistance). 

14 (4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 

15 funds may be exempt from the requirements of para16 graph (1) only through the regular notification pro17 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

18 ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE

19 SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN20 MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 

21 or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 

22 shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 

23 programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 

24 appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 

25 chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 

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1 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from 

2 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu3 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before 

4 using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance 

5 in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, 

6 the President shall notify the Committees on Appropria7 tions pursuant to the regular notification procedures, in8 cluding a description of the program to be assisted, the 

9 assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 

10 such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this 

11 subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statu12 tory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary steriliza13 tions contained in this or any other Act. 

14 (b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2017, re15 strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 

16 to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re17 strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 

18 Law 83–480): Provided, That none of the funds appro19 priated to carry out title I of such Act and made available 

20 pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended 

21 except as provided through the regular notification proce22 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

23 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 

24 (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 

25 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 

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1 of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup2 port international terrorism; or 

3 (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 

4 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 

5 of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 

6 country that violates internationally recognized 

7 human rights. 

8 LOCAL COMPETITION

9 SEC. 7028. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO

10 COMPETITION FOR LOCAL ENTITIES.—Funds appro11 priated by this Act that are made available to the United 

12 States Agency for International Development may only be 

13 made available for limited competitions through local enti14 ties if— 

15 (1) prior to the determination to limit competi16 tion to local entities, USAID has— 

17 (A) assessed the level of local capacity to 

18 effectively implement, manage, and account for 

19 programs included in such competition; and 

20 (B) documented the written results of the 

21 assessment and decisions made; and 

22 (2) prior to making an award after limiting 

23 competition to local entities— 

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1 (A) each successful local entity has been 

2 determined to be responsible in accordance with 

3 USAID guidelines; and 

4 (B) effective monitoring and evaluation 

5 systems are in place to ensure that award fund6 ing is used for its intended purposes; and 

7 (3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. 

8 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the 

9 requirements of subsection (a)(1), the USAID Adminis10 trator shall report to the appropriate congressional com11 mittees not later than 45 days after the end of fiscal year 

12 2017 on all awards subject to limited or no competition 

13 for local entities: Provided, That such report should be 

14 posted on the USAID Web site: Provided further, That 

15 the requirements of this subsection shall only apply to 

16 awards in excess of $3,000,000 and sole source awards 

17 to local entities in excess of $2,000,000. 

18 (c) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.— 

19 Section 7077 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper20 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 

21 (division I of Public Law 112–74), as amended, shall con22 tinue in effect during fiscal year 2017. 

23 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

24 SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS AND REPORT.—The 

25 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 

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1 executive director of each international financial institu2 tion to seek to require that such institution adopts and 

3 implements a publicly available policy, including the stra4 tegic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct 

5 independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of 

6 at least 25 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and sig7 nificant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the 

8 institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equi9 table economic growth, consistent with relevant safe10 guards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, 

11 grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate 

12 data and objective analysis: Provided, That not later than 

13 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

14 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 

15 steps taken by the United States executive directors and 

16 the international financial institutions consistent with this 

17 subsection. 

18 (b) SAFEGUARDS.— 

19 (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

20 the United States Executive Director of the Inter21 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development 

22 and the International Development Association to 

23 vote against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if 

24 such institution has adopted and is implementing 

25 any social or environmental safeguard relevant to 

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1 such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides 

2 less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect 

3 on September 30, 2015. 

4 (2) The Secretary of the Treasury should in5 struct the United States executive director of each 

6 international financial institution to vote against 

7 loans or other financing for projects unless such 

8 projects— 

9 (A) provide for accountability and trans10 parency, including the collection, verification 

11 and publication of beneficial ownership informa12 tion related to extractive industries and on-site 

13 monitoring during the life of the project; 

14 (B) will be developed and carried out in ac15 cordance with best practices regarding environ16 mental conservation; cultural protection; and 

17 empowerment of local populations, including 

18 free, prior and informed consent of affected in19 digenous communities; 

20 (C) do not provide incentives for, or facili21 tate, forced displacement; and 

22 (D) do not partner with or otherwise in23 volve enterprises owned or controlled by the 

24 armed forces. 

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1 (c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appro2 priated under title V of this Act may be made as payment 

3 to any international financial institution while the United 

4 States executive director to such institution is com5 pensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 

6 whatever compensation such executive director receives 

7 from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 

8 for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the 

9 Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 

10 States Code, or while any alternate United States execu11 tive director to such institution is compensated by the in12 stitution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an 

13 individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive 

14 Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 

15 Code. 

16 (d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

17 shall instruct the United States executive director of each 

18 international financial institution to seek to require that 

19 such institution conducts rigorous human rights due dili20 gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 

21 with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institu22 tion: Provided, That prior to voting on any such loan, 

23 grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall con24 sult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 

25 Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if the executive 

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1 director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, 

2 or strategy could result in forced displacement or other 

3 violation of human rights. 

4 (e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 

5 Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc6 tor of each international financial institution to promote 

7 in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improve8 ments in borrowing countries’ financial management and 

9 judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish 

10 fraud and corruption. 

11 (f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 

12 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 

13 executive director of each international financial institu14 tion to seek to require that such institution collects, 

15 verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent practicable, 

16 beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary 

17 information) for any corporation or limited liability com18 pany, other than a publicly listed company, that receives 

19 funds from any such financial institution: Provided, That 

20 not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 

21 Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap22 propriations on steps taken by the United States executive 

23 directors and the international financial institutions con24 sistent with this subsection. 

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1 (g) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 

2 of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 

3 director of each international financial institution to seek 

4 to require that each such institution is effectively imple5 menting and enforcing policies and procedures which re6 flect best practices for the protection of whistleblowers 

7 from retaliation, including best practices for— 

8 (1) protection against retaliation for internal 

9 and lawful public disclosure; 

10 (2) legal burdens of proof; 

11 (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia12 tion; 

13 (4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, 

14 including external arbitration; and 

15 (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 

16 retaliation. 

17 DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

18 SEC. 7030. In order to enhance the continued partici19 pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel20 opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern21 mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 

22 the United States Agency for International Development 

23 may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 

24 which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 

25 assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 

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1 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

2 on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 

3 shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 

4 provided to that organization. 

5 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY

6 SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN7 MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

8 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 

9 this Act may be made available for direct govern10 ment-to-government assistance only if— 

11 (A)(i) each implementing agency or min12 istry to receive assistance has been assessed 

13 and is considered to have the systems required 

14 to manage such assistance and any identified 

15 vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 

16 ministry have been addressed; 

17 (ii) the recipient agency or ministry em18 ploys and utilizes staff with the necessary tech19 nical, financial, and management capabilities; 

20 (iii) the recipient agency or ministry has 

21 adopted competitive procurement policies and 

22 systems; 

23 (iv) effective monitoring and evaluation 

24 systems are in place to ensure that such assist25 ance is used for its intended purposes; 

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1 (v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; 

2 and 

3 (vi) the government of the recipient coun4 try is taking steps to publicly disclose on an an5 nual basis its national budget, to include in6 come and expenditures; 

7 (B) the recipient government is in compli8 ance with the principles set forth in section 

9 7013 of this Act; 

10 (C) the recipient agency or ministry is not 

11 headed or controlled by an organization des12 ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 

13 under section 219 of the Immigration and Na14 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 

15 (D) the Government of the United States 

16 and the government of the recipient country 

17 have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable 

18 objectives for the use of such assistance, which 

19 should be made available on a cost-reimbursable 

20 basis; and 

21 (E) the recipient government is taking 

22 steps to protect the rights of civil society, in23 cluding freedoms of expression, association, and 

24 assembly. 

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1 (2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In 

2 addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), no 

3 funds may be made available for direct government4 to-government assistance without prior consultation 

5 with, and notification of, the Committees on Appro6 priations: Provided, That such notification shall con7 tain an explanation of how the proposed activity 

8 meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided 

9 further, That the requirements of this paragraph 

10 shall only apply to direct government-to-government 

11 assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds 

12 available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash 

13 payments to individuals. 

14 (3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Admin15 istrator of the United States Agency for Inter16 national Development or the Secretary of State, as 

17 appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to18 government assistance if the Administrator or the 

19 Secretary has credible information of material mis20 use of such assistance, unless the Administrator or 

21 the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appro22 priations that it is in the national interest of the 

23 United States to continue such assistance, including 

24 a justification, or that such misuse has been appro25 priately addressed. 

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1 (4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec2 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 

3 Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2018 

4 congressional budget justification materials, amounts 

5 planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 

6 country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 

7 and type of assistance. 

8 (5) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

9 enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter until 

10 September 30, 2018, the USAID Administrator 

11 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 

12 report that— 

13 (A) details all assistance described in para14 graph (1) provided during the previous 6-month 

15 period by country, funding amount, source of 

16 funds, and type of such assistance; and 

17 (B) the type of procurement instrument or 

18 mechanism utilized and whether the assistance 

19 was provided on a reimbursable basis. 

20 (6) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 

21 None of the funds made available by this Act may 

22 be used by the government of any foreign country 

23 for debt service payments owed by any country to 

24 any international financial institution: Provided, 

25 That for purposes of this paragraph, the term 

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1 ‘‘international financial institution’’ has the meaning 

2 given the term in section 7034(r)(3) of this Act. 

3 (b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANS4 PARENCY.— 

5 (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL

6 TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con7 tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re8 quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern9 ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 

10 as identified in the report required by section 

11 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper12 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

13 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

14 (2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph 

15 (1), ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ 

16 are requirements consistent with those in subsection 

17 (a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget 

18 documentation (to include receipts and expenditures 

19 by ministry) and government contracts and licenses 

20 for natural resource extraction (to include bidding 

21 and concession allocation practices). 

22 (3) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 

23 government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 

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1 termination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or ‘‘no signifi2 cant progress’’ in meeting the minimum require3 ments of fiscal transparency, and make such deter4 minations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal 

5 Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the Depart6 ment of State Web site: Provided, That the Sec7 retary shall identify the significant progress made by 

8 each such government to publicly disclose national 

9 budget documentation, contracts, and licenses which 

10 are additional to such information disclosed in pre11 vious fiscal years, and include specific recommenda12 tions of short- and long-term steps such government 

13 should take to improve fiscal transparency: Provided 

14 further, That the annual report shall include a de15 tailed description of how funds appropriated by this 

16 Act are being used to improve fiscal transparency, 

17 and identify benchmarks for measuring progress. 

18 (4) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 

19 title III of this Act shall be made available for pro20 grams and activities to assist governments identified 

21 pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget trans22 parency and to support civil society organizations in 

23 such countries that promote budget transparency: 

24 Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to 

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1 vided further, That a description of the uses of such 

2 funds shall be included in the annual ‘‘Fiscal Trans3 parency Report’’ required by paragraph (3). 

4 (c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 

5 (1)(A) INELIGIBILITY.—Officials of foreign gov6 ernments and their immediate family members about 

7 whom the Secretary of State has credible informa8 tion have been involved in significant corruption, in9 cluding corruption related to the extraction of nat10 ural resources, or a gross violation of human rights 

11 shall be ineligible for entry into the United States. 

12 (B) The Secretary shall also publicly or pri13 vately designate or identify officials of foreign gov14 ernments and their immediate family members about 

15 whom the Secretary has such credible information 

16 without regard to whether the individual has applied 

17 for a visa. 

18 (2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli19 gible if entry into the United States would further 

20 important United States law enforcement objectives 

21 or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill 

22 its obligations under the United Nations Head23 quarters Agreement: Provided, That nothing in 

24 paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from 

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1 United States Government obligations under applica2 ble international agreements. 

3 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap4 plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter5 mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na6 tional interest or that the circumstances which 

7 caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 

8 sufficiently. 

9 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 

10 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

11 submit a report, including a classified annex if nec12 essary, to the Committees on Appropriations and the 

13 Committees on the Judiciary describing the informa14 tion related to corruption or violation of human 

15 rights concerning each of the individuals found ineli16 gible in the previous 12 months pursuant to para17 graph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Sec18 retary designated or identified pursuant to para19 graph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the 

20 application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers 

21 provided under paragraph (3), and the justification 

22 for each waiver. 

23 (5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified 

24 portion of the report required under paragraph (4) 

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1 shall be posted on the Department of State Web 

2 site. 

3 (6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para4 graphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the records of the De5 partment of State and of diplomatic and consular of6 fices of the United States pertaining to the issuance 

7 or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 

8 States shall not be considered confidential. 

9 (d) NETWORKS OF CORRUPTION.—If the Secretary 

10 of State has credible information of networks of corruption 

11 involving the participation of, or support from, a senior 

12 official in a country that receives assistance funded by this 

13 Act under titles III or IV, the Secretary shall submit a 

14 report to the Committees on Appropriations describing 

15 such networks, which shall include the information re16 quired under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in 

17 Senate Report 114–290. 

18 (e) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 

19 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 

20 Act shall be made available to promote and support 

21 transparency and accountability of expenditures and 

22 revenues related to the extraction of natural re23 sources, including by strengthening implementation 

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1 tion 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

2 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) 

3 and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and 

4 provide technical assistance to promote independent 

5 audit mechanisms and support civil society partici6 pation in natural resource management. 

7 (2) UNITED STATES POLICY.— 

8 (A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in9 form the management of the international fi10 nancial institutions, and post on the Depart11 ment of the Treasury Web site, that it is the 

12 policy of the United States to vote against any 

13 assistance by such institutions (including any 

14 loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any coun15 try for the extraction and export of a natural 

16 resource if the government of such country has 

17 in place laws, regulations, or procedures to pre18 vent or limit the public disclosure of company 

19 payments as required by United States law, and 

20 unless such government has adopted laws, regu21 lations, or procedures in the sector in which as22 sistance is being considered for— 

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1 ernment by companies involved in the ex2 traction and export of natural resources; 

3 (ii) the independent auditing of ac4 counts receiving such payments and public 

5 disclosure of the findings of such audits; 

6 and 

7 (iii) public disclosure of such docu8 ments as Host Government Agreements, 

9 Concession Agreements, and bidding docu10 ments, allowing in any such dissemination 

11 or disclosure for the redaction of, or excep12 tions for, information that is commercially 

13 proprietary or that would create competi14 tive disadvantage. 

15 (B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 

16 shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 

17 building the capacity of such government to 

18 meet the requirements of this subparagraph. 

19 (f) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEB SITE.—Funds appro20 priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 

21 available for any independent agency in title III, as appro22 priate, shall be made available to support the provision 

23 of additional information on United States Government 

24 foreign assistance on the Department of State foreign as25 sistance Web site: Provided, That all Federal agencies 

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1 funded under this Act shall provide such information on 

2 foreign assistance, upon request, to the Department of 

3 State. 

4 DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS

5 SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING AND STRATEGY.— 

6 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

7 the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 

8 Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance 

9 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter10 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

11 not less than $2,308,517,000 shall be made available 

12 for democracy programs. 

13 (2) Not later than 180 days after enactment of 

14 this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

15 the relevant heads of other United States Govern16 ment agencies, shall submit to the appropriate con17 gressional committees a comprehensive, multi-year 

18 strategy for the promotion of democracy abroad, to 

19 include the identification of the national interest 

20 served by such activity, and the specific roles and re21 sponsibilities of such agencies in implementing the 

22 strategy. 

23 (b) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this Act 

24 for democracy programs may be made available notwith25 standing any other provision of law, and with regard to 

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1 the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any reg2 ulation. 

3 (c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 

4 purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de5 mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good 

6 governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of 

7 expression, association, assembly, and religion, human 

8 rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of 

9 law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of demo10 cratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental or11 ganizations and institutions, and citizens to support the 

12 development of democratic states, and institutions that are 

13 responsive and accountable to citizens. 

14 (d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail15 able pursuant to this section that are made available for 

16 programs to strengthen government institutions shall be 

17 prioritized for those institutions that demonstrate a com18 mitment to democracy and the rule of law, as determined 

19 by the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, 

20 as appropriate. 

21 (e) RESTRICTION ON PRIOR APPROVAL.—With re22 spect to the provision of assistance for democracy pro23 grams in this Act, the organizations implementing such 

24 assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the 

25 participants in such programs shall not be subject to the 

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1 prior approval by the government of any foreign country: 

2 Provided, That the Secretary of State, in coordination 

3 with the USAID Administrator, shall report to the Com4 mittees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after 

5 enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Depart6 ment of State and USAID to comply with the require7 ments of this subsection. 

8 (f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.— 

9 USAID shall continue to implement civil society and polit10 ical competition and consensus building programs abroad 

11 with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that rec12 ognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative 

13 agreements in implementing such programs: Provided, 

14 That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to af15 fect the ability of any entity, including United States small 

16 businesses, from competing for proposals for USAID17 funded civil society and political competition and con18 sensus building programs. 

19 (g) COUNTRY STRATEGY STRATEGIC REVIEWS.— 

20 Prior to the obligation of funds made available by this Act 

21 for Department of State and USAID democracy programs 

22 for a nondemocratic or democratic transitioning country 

23 for which a country strategy has been concluded after the 

24 date of enactment of this Act, as required by section 

25 2111(c)(1) of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 

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1 (title XXI of Public Law 110–53; 22 U.S.C. 8211) or 

2 similar provision of law or regulation, the Under Secretary 

3 for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, De4 partment of State, in consultation with the Assistant Sec5 retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart6 ment of State, and the Assistant Administrator for De7 mocracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, 

8 shall review such strategy to ensure that it includes— 

9 (1) specific goals and objectives for such pro10 gram, including a specific plan and timeline to meas11 ure impacts; 

12 (2) an assessment of the risks associated with 

13 the conduct of such program to intended bene14 ficiaries and implementers, including steps to sup15 port and protect such individuals; and 

16 (3) the funding requirements to initiate and 

17 sustain such program in fiscal year 2017 and subse18 quent fiscal years, as appropriate: 

19 Provided, That for the purposes of this subsection, the 

20 term ‘‘nondemocratic or democratic transitioning country’’ 

21 shall have the same meaning as in section 2104(6) of Pub22 lic Law 110–53. 

23 (h) COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING REQUIRE24 MENTS.— 

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1 (1) INFORMING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT

2 FOR DEMOCRACY.—The Assistant Secretary for De3 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 

4 State, and the Assistant Administrator for Democ5 racy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, 

6 USAID, shall regularly inform the National Endow7 ment for Democracy of democracy programs that 

8 are planned and supported by funds made available 

9 by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

10 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

11 related programs. 

12 (2) REPORT ON FUNDING INSTRUMENTS.—Not 

13 later than September 30, 2017, the Secretary of 

14 State and USAID Administrator shall each submit 

15 to the Committees on Appropriations a report detail16 ing the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative 

17 agreements in the conduct of democracy programs 

18 with funds made available by the Department of 

19 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

20 Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114–113), 

21 which shall include funding level, account, program 

22 sector and subsector, and a brief summary of pur23 pose. 

24 (3) REPORT ON PROGRAM CHANGES.—The Sec25 retary of State or the USAID Administrator, as apMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 propriate, shall report to the Committees on Appro2 priations within 30 days of a decision to significantly 

3 change the objectives or the content of a democracy 

4 program or to close such a program due to the in5 creasingly repressive nature of the host country gov6 ernment: Provided, That the report shall also include 

7 a strategy for continuing support for democracy pro8 motion, if such programming is feasible, and may be 

9 submitted in classified form, if necessary. 

10 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

11 SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE12 DOM OFFICE AND SPECIAL ENVOY TO PROMOTE RELI13 GIOUS FREEDOM.— 

14 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

15 heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ shall 

16 be made available for the Office of International Re17 ligious Freedom, Bureau of Democracy, Human 

18 Rights, and Labor, Department of State, the Office 

19 of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Reli20 gious Freedom, and the Special Envoy to Promote 

21 Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the 

22 Near East and South Central Asia, as authorized in 

23 the Near East and South Central Asia Religious 

24 Freedom Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–161), includ25 ing for support staff at not less than the amounts 

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1 specified for such offices in the table under such 

2 heading in the explanatory statement described in 

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

4 Consolidated Act). 

5 (2) Funds appropriated under the heading 

6 ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and des7 ignated for the Office of International Religious 

8 Freedom shall be made available for the development 

9 and implementation of an international religious 

10 freedom curriculum in accordance with the criteria 

11 specified under such heading in the explanatory 

12 statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre13 ceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 

14 (b) ASSISTANCE.— 

15 (1) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PRO16 GRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

17 under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ and available 

18 for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund 

19 (HRDF), not less than $10,000,000 shall be made 

20 available for international religious freedom pro21 grams: Provided, That the Ambassador-at-Large for 

22 International Religious Freedom shall consult with 

23 the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of 

24 such funds. 

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1 (2) PROTECTION AND INVESTIGATION PRO2 GRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

3 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 

4 less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 

5 programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted reli6 gious minorities: Provided, That a portion of such 

7 funds shall be made available for programs to inves8 tigate the persecution of such minorities by govern9 ments and non-state actors and for the public dis10 semination of information collected on such persecu11 tion, including on the Department of State Web site. 

12 (3) HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS.—Funds appro13 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter14 national Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and 

15 Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for hu16 manitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted 

17 religious minorities, including victims of genocide 

18 designated by the Secretary of State and other 

19 groups that have suffered crimes against humanity 

20 and ethnic cleansing, to— 

21 (A) accelerate the implementation of an 

22 immediate, coordinated, and sustained response 

23 to provide humanitarian assistance; 

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1 sis and severe persecution because of their faith 

2 or ethnicity; and 

3 (C) improve access to secure locations for 

4 obtaining humanitarian and resettlement serv5 ices. 

6 (4) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE, RECONCILIATION, 

7 AND REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS IN THE MIDDLE

8 EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGIONS.— 

9 (A) Not later than 90 days after enact10 ment of this Act and after consultation with rel11 evant central governments in the Middle East 

12 and North Africa regions, the Secretary of 

13 State shall submit to the Committees on Appro14 priations a plan for transitional justice, rec15 onciliation, and reintegration programs for vul16 nerable and persecuted religious minorities in 

17 such regions: Provided, That such plan shall in18 clude a description of actions to be taken by 

19 such governments to safeguard and promote the 

20 political and economic rights of such minorities, 

21 including the return, rehabilitation, and protec22 tion of property in areas of conflict. 

23 (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

24 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

25 that are made available for assistance for Iraq 

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1 and Syria, not less than $5,000,000 shall be 

2 made available to support the implementation 

3 of the plan required by subparagraph (A): Pro4 vided, That such funds shall be matched, to the 

5 maximum extent practicable, from sources other 

6 than the United States Government. 

7 (5) RESPONSIBILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made 

8 available by paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) shall be the 

9 responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for Inter10 national Religious Freedom, in consultation with 

11 other relevant United States Government officials. 

12 (c) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.—Funds appro13 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Broadcasting 

14 Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Oper15 ations’’ shall be made available for programs related to 

16 international religious freedom, including reporting on the 

17 condition of vulnerable and persecuted religious groups. 

18 (d) ATROCITIES PREVENTION.—Funds appropriated 

19 by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

20 and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce21 ment’’ shall be made available for programs to prevent 

22 atrocities and to implement the recommendations of the 

23 Atrocities Prevention Board, including with respect to the 

24 evaluation required by section 7033(d) of the Department 

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1 propriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114– 

2 113): Provided, That the Under Secretary for Civilian Se3 curity, Democracy, and Human Rights, Department of 

4 State, shall be responsible for providing the strategic pol5 icy direction for, and policy oversight of, funds made avail6 able pursuant to this subsection to the Bureaus of Inter7 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and De8 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 

9 State: Provided further, That such funds shall be subject 

10 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

11 on Appropriations. 

12 (e) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—The 

13 President shall, concurrent with the annual foreign coun14 try review required by section 402(b)(1) of the Inter15 national Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 

16 6442(b)(1)), review and identify any non-state actors in 

17 such countries that have engaged in particularly severe 

18 violations of religious freedom, and designate, in a manner 

19 consistent with such Act, each such group as a non-state 

20 actor of particular concern for religious freedom operating 

21 in such reviewed country or surrounding region: Provided, 

22 That whenever the President designates such a non-state 

23 actor under this subsection, the President shall, as soon 

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1 port to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 

2 the reasons for such designation. 

3 (f) FUNDING CLARIFICATION.—Funds made avail4 able pursuant to subsections (b) and (d) are in addition 

5 to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes. 

6 SPECIAL PROVISIONS

7 SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL8 DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 

9 in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available 

10 for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, 

11 and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims 

12 of such trafficking, may be made available notwith13 standing any other provision of law. 

14 (b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY.— 

15 (1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 

16 this Act should not be used to support any military 

17 training or operations that include child soldiers. 

18 (2) CROWD CONTROL ITEMS.—Funds appro19 priated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, 

20 small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other 

21 items for crowd control purposes for foreign security 

22 forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful ex23 pression, association, or assembly in countries un24 dergoing democratic transition. 

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1 (3) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE2 INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 

3 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

4 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 

5 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 

6 2017. 

7 (4) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 

8 (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

9 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

10 not less than $6,500,000 shall be made avail11 able for forensic anthropology assistance related 

12 to the exhumation of mass graves and the iden13 tification of victims of war crimes, genocide, 

14 and crimes against humanity, including in Iraq, 

15 Guatemala, Colombia, El Salvador, Syria, and 

16 Sri Lanka, which shall be administered by the 

17 Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 

18 Rights, and Labor, Department of State. 

19 (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

20 under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics 

21 Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 

22 $6,000,000 shall be made available for DNA fo23 rensic technology programs to combat human 

24 trafficking in Central America and Mexico. 

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1 (5) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.— 

2 Section 7065 of the Department of State, Foreign 

3 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 

4 Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall 

5 continue in effect during fiscal year 2017. 

6 (6) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AU7 THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap8 propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 

9 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 

10 nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 

11 mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 

12 other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 

13 as well as a nation emerging from instability. 

14 (7) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 

15 than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 

17 Appropriations a report on funds obligated and ex18 pended during fiscal year 2016, by country and pur19 pose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peace20 keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu21 cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi22 nancing Program’’. 

23 (8) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND FOREIGN

24 MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 

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1 (A) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 

2 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili3 tary Financing Program’’ for the general costs 

4 of administering military assistance and sales 

5 shall be made available to increase the effi6 ciency and effectiveness of programs authorized 

7 by Chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act: 

8 Provided, That prior to the obligation of funds 

9 for such purposes, the Secretary of State shall 

10 consult with the Committees on Appropriations. 

11 (B) REVIEW AND REPORT.—The Secretary 

12 of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 

13 Defense, shall review the resources, personnel, 

14 and practices of the Departments of State and 

15 Defense that are associated with administering 

16 military assistance and sales programs and, not 

17 later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, 

18 submit to the appropriate congressional com19 mittees a report on steps taken or planned to 

20 be taken to increase the efficiency and effective21 ness of such programs. 

22 (C) QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT.—Fol23 lowing the submission of the quarterly report 

24 required by section 36 of Public Law 90–629 

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1 ordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 

2 submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 

3 status report that contains the information de4 scribed under this heading in the explanatory 

5 statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

6 preceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 

7 (D) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO8 GRAM LOANS.—Not later than 60 days after en9 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

10 coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 

11 shall submit to the Committees on Appropria12 tions a report assessing the potential impact of 

13 transitioning assistance made available by this 

14 Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi15 nancing Program’’ from grants to loans, includ16 ing the budgetary and diplomatic impacts, and 

17 the extent to which such transition would affect 

18 the foreign policy interest of the United States: 

19 Provided, That such report shall also include an 

20 assessment of the impact of proposals included 

21 in the fiscal year 2018 congressional budget 

22 justification that would transition such assist23 ance from grants to loans. 

24 (9) VETTING REPORT.— 

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1 (A) Not later than 90 days after enact2 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

3 submit a report to the appropriate congres4 sional committees on foreign assistance cases 

5 submitted for vetting for purposes of section 

6 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

7 during the preceding fiscal year, including— 

8 (i) the total number of cases sub9 mitted, approved, suspended, or rejected 

10 for human rights reasons; and 

11 (ii) for cases rejected, a description of 

12 the steps taken to assist the foreign gov13 ernment in taking effective measures to 

14 bring the responsible members of the secu15 rity forces to justice, in accordance with 

16 section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance 

17 Act of 1961. 

18 (B) The report required by this paragraph 

19 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

20 be accompanied by a classified annex. 

21 (10) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE22 PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 

23 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 

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1 partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 

2 military training provided by foreign governments 

3 with funds appropriated to the Department of De4 fense or the Department of State, except for train5 ing provided by the government of a country des6 ignated by section 517(b) of such Act as a major 

7 non-NATO ally. 

8 (11) PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE.— 

9 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

10 ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 

11 Related Programs’’ shall be made available for pro12 grams to increase international participation in the 

13 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and endorse14 ment of the PSI Statement of Interdiction Prin15 ciples: Provided, That not later than 45 days after 

16 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

17 submit a report to the Committees on Appropria18 tions detailing steps to be taken to implement the 

19 requirements of this paragraph. 

20 (12) AUTHORITY TO COUNTER EXTREMISM.— 

21 Funds made available by this Act under the heading 

22 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ to counter extremism 

23 may be made available notwithstanding any other 

24 provision of law restricting assistance to foreign 

25 countries, except sections 502B and 620A of the 

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1 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the 

2 Secretary of State, or the USAID Administrator, as 

3 appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on 

4 Appropriations prior to exercising the authority of 

5 this paragraph. 

6 (c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 

7 the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 

8 Assistance, United States Agency for International Devel9 opment, from this or any other Act, may be made available 

10 as a general contribution to the World Food Programme, 

11 notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

12 (d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 

13 (1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appro14 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 

15 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 

16 made available to carry out the Program for Re17 search and Training on Eastern Europe and the 

18 Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as 

19 authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research 

20 and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 

21 (2) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES AND

22 TRIBUNALS.— 

23 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act and 

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1 lated programs under the headings ‘‘Economic 

2 Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 

3 Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be made avail4 able as contributions to establish and maintain 

5 memorial sites of genocide, subject to the reg6 ular notification procedures of the Committees 

7 on Appropriations. 

8 (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

9 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

10 not less than $3,500,000 shall be made avail11 able, on a competitive basis, for reimbursement 

12 of costs related to research and documentation 

13 in support of the activities of international tri14 bunals established to try cases of war crimes, 

15 genocide, and crimes against humanity. 

16 (3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Of the 

17 amounts made available by title I of this Act under 

18 the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, 

19 up to $500,000 may be made available for grants 

20 pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 95–426 (22 

21 U.S.C. 2656d), including to facilitate collaboration 

22 with indigenous communities, and up to $1,000,000 

23 may be made available for grants to carry out the 

24 activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force. 

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1 (4) AUTHORITY.—The USAID Administrator 

2 may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 

3 III to make innovation incentive awards: Provided, 

4 That each individual award may not exceed 

5 $100,000: Provided further, That no more than 10 

6 such awards may be made during fiscal year 2017: 

7 Provided further, That for purposes of this para8 graph the term ‘‘innovation incentive award’’ means 

9 the provision of funding on a competitive basis 

10 that— 

11 (A) encourages and rewards the develop12 ment of solutions for a particular, well-defined 

13 problem related to the alleviation of poverty; or 

14 (B) helps identify and promote a broad 

15 range of ideas and practices facilitating further 

16 development of an idea or practice by third par17 ties. 

18 (e) PARTNER VETTING.— 

19 (1) In lieu of the requirements in the second 

20 and third provisos of section 7034(e) of the Depart21 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro22 grams Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Pub23 lic Law 114–113), not later than 60 days after en24 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 

25 USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report 

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1 to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified 

2 form if necessary, detailing the findings, conclusions, 

3 and recommendations of the evaluation of the Part4 ner Vetting System pilot program and recommenda5 tions for any new partner vetting program: Provided, 

6 That prior to the submission of the report, the Sec7 retary and Administrator shall jointly consult with 

8 the Committees on Appropriations, and also consult 

9 with representatives of implementing organizations, 

10 on such findings, conclusions, and recommendations. 

11 (2) The Secretary of State and USAID Admin12 istrator may initiate a partner vetting program to 

13 mitigate the risk of diversion of foreign assistance, 

14 or make significant modifications to any existing 

15 partner vetting program, only following consultation 

16 with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 

17 That the Secretary and Administrator should pro18 vide a direct vetting option for prime awardees in 

19 any partner vetting program initiated after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act. 

21 (f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2017, the 

22 President may use up to $125,000,000 under the author23 ity of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

24 notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

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1 (g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec2 retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 

3 title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern4 ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 

5 to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 

6 International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc7 tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 

8 to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 

9 withholding funds under this subsection. 

10 (h) CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROJECT DETER11 MINATION.—None of the funds appropriated in titles I and 

12 III of this Act may be used for the preservation of reli13 gious sites unless the Secretary of State or the USAID 

14 Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports to 

15 the Committees on Appropriations that such sites are his16 torically, artistically, or culturally significant, that the 

17 purpose of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit 

18 the free exercise of religion, and that the project is in the 

19 national interest of the United States. 

20 (i) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PRO21 TECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, and 

22 merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of For23 eign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of ex24 pired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 

25 and Consular Programs’’ for fiscal year 2017, except for 

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1 funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

2 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

3 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than the end of 

5 the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such 

6 funds are available for the purposes for which appro7 priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 

8 be transferred. 

9 (j) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES

10 OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANI11 ZATIONS.—Section 7034(k) of the Department of State, 

12 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria13 tions Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall 

14 continue in effect during fiscal year 2017. 

15 (k) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 

16 (1) PASSPORT FEES.—Section 1(b)(2) of the 

17 Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) 

18 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 

19 2017’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 

20 (2) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The 

21 authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup22 plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 

23 111–32) shall remain in effect through September 

24 30, 2017. 

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1 (3) USAID CIVIL SERVICE ANNUITANT WAIV2 ER.—Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 

3 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be applied 

4 by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ for ‘‘October 

5 1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 

6 (4) OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMI7 TATION.— 

8 (A) Subject to the limitation described in 

9 subparagraph (B), the authority provided by 

10 section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropria11 tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 

12 1904) shall remain in effect through September 

13 30, 2017. 

14 (B) The authority described in subpara15 graph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible 

16 member of the Foreign Service (as defined in 

17 section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropria18 tions Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability 

19 payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds 

20 two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based 

21 comparability payment (stated as a percentage) 

22 that would be payable to such member under 

23 section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if 

24 such member’s official duty station were in the 

25 District of Columbia. 

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1 (5) CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign 

2 Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro3 grams Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101– 

4 167) is amended— 

5 (A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 

6 note)— 

7 (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 

8 ‘‘and 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2016, and 

9 2017’’; and 

10 (ii) in subsection (e), by striking 

11 ‘‘2016’’ each place it appears and inserting 

12 ‘‘2017’’; and 

13 (B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) 

14 in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and in15 serting ‘‘2017’’. 

16 (6) INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIV17 ER.—The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of 

18 the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public 

19 Law 111–212) shall remain in effect through Sep20 tember 30, 2017. 

21 (7) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE

22 AUTHORITY.— 

23 (A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of 

24 Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 

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1 108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by strik2 ing ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

3 (B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 

4 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

5 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

6 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2017, and 2018’’. 

7 (8) MODIFICATION OF LIFE INSURANCE SUP8 PLEMENT.—Section 415(a)(1) of the Foreign Serv9 ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3975(a)(1)) is amended 

10 by adding—‘‘The group life insurance supplement 

11 employee benefit paid or scheduled to be paid pursu12 ant to this section should not be used to reduce any 

13 other payment to which a recipient is otherwise eligi14 ble under Federal law.’’. 

15 (l) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE UNITED

16 STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 

17 Prior to implementing any reorganization of the Depart18 ment of State or the United States Agency for Inter19 national Development, including any action taken pursu20 ant to the March 31, 2017 Executive Order 13781 on a 

21 Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive 

22 Branch, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 

23 the Committees on Appropriations on such reorganization: 

24 Provided, That such report shall include a detailed jus25 tification and analysis containing— 

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1 (1) the impact on personnel, both foreign serv2 ice and civil service; 

3 (2) the process used to identify the merger, 

4 closing or termination of any operating unit, includ5 ing the process used to assess the impact of such ac6 tion on programs, projects, and activities funded by 

7 this Act; 

8 (3) the impact any such merger, closing or ter9 mination would have on the ability to conduct ade10 quate monitoring and oversight of foreign assistance 

11 programs; and 

12 (4) the national security interest served by each 

13 such merger, closing or termination, including a de14 termination that such merger, closing or termination 

15 will not expand the influence of any adversary or 

16 competitor of the United States, including foreign 

17 terrorist organizations. 

18 (m) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro19 priated by this Act that are available for monitoring and 

20 evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘International 

21 Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist22 ance’’ shall, as appropriate, be made available for the reg23 ular collection of feedback obtained directly from bene24 ficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance: 

25 Provided, That the Department of State and USAID shall 

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1 conduct regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is 

2 collected and used by implementing partners to maximize 

3 the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and 

4 require such partners that receive funds under such head5 ings to establish procedures for collecting and responding 

6 to such feedback and inform the Department of State or 

7 USAID, as appropriate, of such procedures. 

8 (n) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 

9 available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab10 lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper11 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro12 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–477) may be made 

13 available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 

14 survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 

15 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 

16 the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 

17 the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper18 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro19 priation Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–477) shall be exer20 cised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 

21 USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non22 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall 

23 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

24 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 

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1 et justification an accounting of budgetary resources, dis2 bursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such 

3 fund. 

4 (o) LOANS AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS.— 

5 (1) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated 

6 under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 

7 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 

8 by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

9 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

10 related programs may be made available for the 

11 costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

12 Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, 

13 Ukraine, Iraq, Egypt, and Tunisia, which are au14 thorized to be provided: Provided, That amounts 

15 made available under this paragraph for the costs of 

16 such guarantees shall not be considered assistance 

17 for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assist18 ance to a country. 

19 (2) ENTERPRISE FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 

20 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in 

21 this Act may be made available to establish and op22 erate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and 

23 Tunisia: Provided, That the first, third and fifth 

24 provisos under section 7041(b) of the Department of 

25 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

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1 Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 

2 112–74) shall apply to funds appropriated by this 

3 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

4 for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent 

5 and in the same manner as such provision of law ap6 plied to funds made available under such section (ex7 cept that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of 

8 section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply): Pro9 vided further, That in addition to the previous pro10 viso, the authorities in the matter preceding the first 

11 proviso of such section may apply to any such enter12 prise fund or funds: Provided further, That the au13 thority of any such enterprise fund or funds to pro14 vide assistance shall cease to be effective on Decem15 ber 31, 2027. 

16 (3) DESIGNATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds 

17 made available pursuant to paragraph (1) from prior 

18 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

19 State, foreign operations, and related programs that 

20 were previously designated by the Congress for Over21 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter22 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 

23 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

24 Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress for 

25 Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

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1 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

2 such Act. 

3 (4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 

4 Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of 

5 this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 

6 with the appropriate congressional committees, and 

7 subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

8 Committees on Appropriations. 

9 (p) SMALL GRANTS AND ENTITIES.— 

10 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

11 the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 

12 Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur13 asia and Central Asia’’, not less than $47,000,000 

14 shall be made available for the Small Grants Pro15 gram pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of 

16 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

17 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 

18 113–235), which may remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2021. 

20 (2) For the purposes of section 7080 of division 

21 J of Public Law 113–235, ‘‘eligible entities’’ shall be 

22 defined as small local, international, and United 

23 States-based nongovernmental organizations, edu24 cational institutions, and other small entities that 

25 have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from 

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1 USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years: Provided, 

2 That departments or centers of such educational in3 stitutions may be considered individually in deter4 mining such eligibility. 

5 (q) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding section 201 of the 

6 Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B 

7 of Public Law 114–254), funds appropriated or otherwise 

8 made available by title II of such Act are in addition to 

9 amounts specifically designated by this Act or in the re10 spective tables in the explanatory statement described in 

11 section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Con12 solidated Act). 

13 (r) DEFINITIONS.— 

14 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT15 TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 

16 purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres17 sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro18 priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

19 the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af20 fairs of the House of Representatives. 

21 (2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND

22 PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 

23 for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro24 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro25 priations for the Department of State, foreign operMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re2 main available for obligation, and have not expired. 

3 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU4 TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu5 tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon6 struction and Development, the International Devel7 opment Association, the International Finance Cor8 poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 

9 International Monetary Fund, the Asian Develop10 ment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter11 American Investment Corporation, the North Amer12 ican Development Bank, the European Bank for Re13 construction and Development, the African Develop14 ment Bank, the African Development Fund, and the 

15 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 

16 (4) SOUTHERN KORDOFAN REFERENCE.—Any 

17 reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other 

18 Act making appropriations for the Department of 

19 State, foreign operations, and related programs shall 

20 be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan 

21 that were previously part of Southern Kordofan 

22 prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan. 

23 (5) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 

24 means the United States Agency for International 

25 Development. 

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1 (6) CLARIFICATION.—Unless otherwise provided 

2 for in this Act, for the purposes of this Act the 

3 terms ‘‘under this heading’’, ‘‘under the heading’’, 

4 ‘‘under the headings’’, or similar phrases mean 

5 funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

6 under such heading or headings in all titles of this 

7 Act: Provided, That the term ‘‘under the heading in 

8 this title’’ or similar phrases means funds appro9 priated or otherwise made available only in such 

10 title. 

11 (7) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term 

12 ‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap13 propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 

14 purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 

15 minimum, a description of— 

16 (A) realistic and sustainable goals, and a 

17 timeline for achieving such goals; 

18 (B) amounts and sources of funds by ac19 count; 

20 (C) criteria for measuring progress in 

21 achieving such goals; 

22 (D) how such funds will complement other 

23 ongoing or planned programs; and 

24 (E) implementing partners, to the max25 imum extent practicable. 

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1 ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL

2 SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 

3 (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 

4 secondary boycott of American firms that have com5 mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 

6 in the region and to United States investment and 

7 trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 

8 (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret9 tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 

10 publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 

11 Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 

12 (3) all Arab League states should normalize re13 lations with their neighbor Israel; 

14 (4) the President and the Secretary of State 

15 should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab 

16 League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to 

17 demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 

18 into consideration the participation of any recipient 

19 country in the boycott when determining to sell 

20 weapons to said country; and 

21 (5) the President should report to Congress an22 nually on specific steps being taken by the United 

23 States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 

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1 ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 

2 the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi3 nesses from complying with the boycott and penal4 izing businesses that do comply. 

5 PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

6 SEC. 7036. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 

7 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 

8 this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 

9 unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 

10 the appropriate congressional committees that— 

11 (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 

12 state— 

13 (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 

14 to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 

15 and 

16 (B) is taking appropriate measures to 

17 counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 

18 West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 

19 of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 

20 with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 

21 security organizations; and 

22 (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 

23 entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 

24 other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef25 forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 

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1 peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 

2 an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 

3 context of full and normal relationships, which 

4 should include— 

5 (A) termination of all claims or states of 

6 belligerency; 

7 (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 

8 sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 

9 independence of every state in the area through 

10 measures including the establishment of demili11 tarized zones; 

12 (C) their right to live in peace within se13 cure and recognized boundaries free from 

14 threats or acts of force; 

15 (D) freedom of navigation through inter16 national waterways in the area; and 

17 (E) a framework for achieving a just set18 tlement of the refugee problem. 

19 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 

21 assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 

22 respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 

23 other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac24 countable governance. 

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1 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 

2 (a) if the President determines that it is important to the 

3 national security interest of the United States to do so. 

4 (d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 

5 shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 

6 Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 

7 governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 

8 of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 

9 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales10 tinian Authority’’). 

11 RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN

12 AUTHORITY

13 SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under ti14 tles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or ex15 pended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office 

16 of any department or agency of the United States Govern17 ment for the purpose of conducting official United States 

18 Government business with the Palestinian Authority over 

19 Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 

20 entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin21 ciples: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to 

22 the acquisition of additional space for the existing Con23 sulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meet24 ings between officers and employees of the United States 

25 and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 

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1 Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel2 PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of con3 ducting official United States Government business with 

4 such authority should continue to take place in locations 

5 other than Jerusalem: Provided further, That as has been 

6 true in the past, officers and employees of the United 

7 States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on 

8 other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now 

9 occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social 

10 contacts, and have incidental discussions. 

11 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN

12 BROADCASTING CORPORATION

13 SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other14 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 

15 equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 

16 other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 

17 Corporation. 

18 ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA

19 SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2017, 

20 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi21 lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 

22 State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 

23 that procedures have been established to assure the Comp24 troller General of the United States will have access to 

25 appropriate United States financial information in order 

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1 to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro2 gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

3 Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 

4 (b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap5 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup6 port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 

7 the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 

8 ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 

9 any individual, private or government entity, or edu10 cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 

11 to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 

12 engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 

13 entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 

14 principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov15 erning board of trustees any individual that has been de16 termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 

17 or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter18 rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 

19 shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 

20 steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 

21 terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu22 cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 

23 be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 

24 (c) PROHIBITION.— 

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1 (1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 

2 None of the funds appropriated under titles III 

3 through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 

4 Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for 

5 the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring in6 dividuals who commit, or have committed acts of 

7 terrorism. 

8 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE9 QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

10 of law, none of the funds made available by this or 

11 prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 

12 available by transfer, may be made available for obli13 gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 

14 Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 

15 Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks 

16 that have been established for security assistance for 

17 the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent 

18 of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 

19 (d) AUDITS BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR

20 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 

21 (1) The Administrator of the United States 

22 Agency for International Development shall ensure 

23 that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 

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1 gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 

2 ensure, among other things, compliance with this 

3 section. 

4 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to 

5 $500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector 

6 General of the United States Agency for Inter7 national Development for audits, inspections, and 

8 other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 

9 this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad10 dition to funds otherwise available for such pur11 poses. 

12 (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED

13 STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 

14 in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 

15 States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 

16 treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 

17 West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro18 vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2017 

19 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 

20 audit shall address— 

21 (1) the extent to which such Program complies 

22 with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 

23 and 

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1 (2) an examination of all programs, projects, 

2 and activities carried out under such Program, in3 cluding both obligations and expenditures. 

4 (f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made 

5 available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 

6 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com7 mittees on Appropriations. 

8 (g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 

10 report to the Committees on Appropriations updating the 

11 report contained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II 

12 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 

13 Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 

14 2005 (Public Law 109–13). 

15 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN

16 AUTHORITY

17 SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 

18 the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi19 sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 

20 Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 

21 to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 

22 (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 

23 (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 

24 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi25 dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 

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1 Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 

2 to the national security interest of the United States. 

3 (c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any 

4 waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 

5 more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 

6 apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 

7 (d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu8 ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub9 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail10 ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 

11 the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 

12 place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro13 vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales14 tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 

15 weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 

16 (e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 

17 waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 

18 State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap19 propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal20 estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac21 count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi22 nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 

23 financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au24 thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen25 sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 

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1 Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 

2 against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro3 moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 

4 Israel. 

5 (f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE

6 LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 

7 (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 

8 through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 

9 of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 

10 Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 

11 to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 

12 Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 

13 Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree14 ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 

15 undue influence. 

16 (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 

17 (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 

18 government only if the President certifies and re19 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 

20 government, including all of its ministers or such 

21 equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 

22 with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 

23 (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

24 as amended. 

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1 (3) The President may exercise the authority in 

2 section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

3 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 

4 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 

5 this subsection. 

6 (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 

7 paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 

8 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro9 priations within 120 days of the certification and 

10 every quarter thereafter on whether such govern11 ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva12 lent are continuing to comply with the principles 

13 contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 

14 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro15 vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 

16 purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 

17 provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi18 cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 

19 such government. 

20 (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 

21 III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as22 sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 

23 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

24 SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 

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1 (1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap2 propriated by this Act that are available for assist3 ance for Egypt may be made available notwith4 standing any other provision of law restricting as5 sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 

6 section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

7 and may only be made available for assistance for 

8 the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 

9 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro10 priations that such government is— 

11 (A) sustaining the strategic relationship 

12 with the United States; and 

13 (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 

14 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 

15 (2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.— 

16 (A) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated 

17 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup18 port Fund’’, up to $112,500,000 may be made 

19 available for assistance for Egypt, of which not 

20 less than $35,000,000 should be made available 

21 for higher education programs including not 

22 less than $10,000,000 for scholarships for 

23 Egyptian students with high financial need to 

24 attend not-for-profit institutions of higher edu25 cation: Provided, That such funds may be made 

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1 available for democracy programs and for devel2 opment programs in the Sinai: Provided further, 

3 That such funds may not be made available for 

4 cash transfer assistance or budget support un5 less the Secretary of State certifies and reports 

6 to the appropriate congressional committees 

7 that the Government of Egypt is taking con8 sistent and effective steps to stabilize the econ9 omy and implement market-based economic re10 forms. 

11 (B) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of 

12 State shall withhold from obligation funds ap13 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco14 nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Egypt, 

15 an amount of such funds that the Secretary de16 termines to be equivalent to that expended by 

17 the United States Government for bail, and by 

18 nongovernmental organizations for legal and 

19 court fees, associated with democracy-related 

20 trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and 

21 reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

22 that the Government of Egypt has dismissed 

23 the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal 

24 Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution 

25 Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’. 

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1 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO2 GRAM.— 

3 (A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro4 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 

5 Military Financing Program’’, $1,300,000,000, 

6 to remain available until September 30, 2018, 

7 may be made available for assistance for Egypt: 

8 Provided, That 15 percent of such funds shall 

9 be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 

10 of State certifies and reports to the Committees 

11 on Appropriations that the Government of 

12 Egypt is taking effective steps to— 

13 (i) advance democracy and human 

14 rights in Egypt, including to govern demo15 cratically and protect religious minorities 

16 and the rights of women, which are in ad17 dition to steps taken during the previous 

18 calendar year for such purposes; 

19 (ii) implement reforms that protect 

20 freedoms of expression, association, and 

21 peaceful assembly, including the ability of 

22 civil society organizations and the media to 

23 function without interference; 

24 (iii) release political prisoners and 

25 provide detainees with due process of law; 

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1 (iv) hold Egyptian security forces ac2 countable, including officers credibly al3 leged to have violated human rights; and 

4 (v) provide regular access for United 

5 States officials to monitor such assistance 

6 in areas where the assistance is used: 

7 Provided further, That such funds may be 

8 transferred to an interest bearing account in 

9 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, fol10 lowing consultation with the Committees on Ap11 propriations: Provided further, That the certifi12 cation requirement of this paragraph shall not 

13 apply to funds appropriated by this Act under 

14 such heading for counterterrorism, border secu15 rity, and nonproliferation programs for Egypt. 

16 (B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 

17 waive the certification requirement in subpara18 graph (A) if the Secretary determines and re19 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

20 to do so is important to the national security 

21 interest of the United States, and submits a re22 port to such Committees containing a detailed 

23 justification for the use of such waiver and the 

24 reasons why any of the requirements of sub25 paragraph (A) cannot be met. 

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1 (4) OVERSIGHT AND CONSULTATION REQUIRE2 MENTS.— 

3 (A) The Secretary of State shall take all 

4 practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are 

5 in place for monitoring, oversight, and control 

6 of funds made available by this subsection for 

7 assistance for Egypt. 

8 (B) Not later than 90 days after enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 

10 report to the Committees on Appropriations on 

11 any plan to restructure military assistance for 

12 Egypt, which should include an assessment of 

13 the potential benefits of such restructuring on 

14 the capabilities of the Egyptian military, and a 

15 description of any planned modifications re16 garding the procurement of military equipment. 

17 (b) IRAN.— 

18 (1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

19 under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro20 grams’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Non21 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

22 Programs’’ shall be used by the Secretary of State— 

23 (A) to support the United States policy to 

24 prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 

25 produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 

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1 (B) to support an expeditious response to 

2 any violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan 

3 of Action or United Nations Security Council 

4 Resolution 2231; 

5 (C) to support the implementation and en6 forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 

7 of terrorism, human rights abuses, and ballistic 

8 missile and weapons proliferation; and 

9 (D) for democracy programs for Iran, to 

10 be administered by the Assistant Secretary for 

11 Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in 

12 consultation with the Assistant Secretary for 

13 Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart14 ment of State. 

15 (2) CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION.—The 

16 terms and conditions of paragraph (2) of section 

17 7041(c) in division I of Public Law 112–74 shall 

18 continue in effect during fiscal year 2017. 

19 (3) REPORTS.— 

20 (A) The Secretary of State shall submit to 

21 the Committees on Appropriations the semi-an22 nual report required by section 2 of the Iran 

23 Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 

24 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)). 

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1 (B) Not later than 180 days after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

3 State, in consultation with the Secretary of the 

4 Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate con5 gressional committees a report on the status of 

6 the implementation and enforcement of bilateral 

7 United States and multilateral sanctions 

8 against Iran and actions taken by the United 

9 States and the international community to en10 force such sanctions against Iran: Provided, 

11 That the report shall also include any entities 

12 involved in providing significant support for the 

13 development of a ballistic missile by the Govern14 ment of Iran after October 1, 2015, including 

15 shipping and financing, and note whether such 

16 entities are currently under United States sanc17 tions: Provided further, That such report shall 

18 be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 

19 contain a classified annex if necessary. 

20 (C) The Secretary of State, in consultation 

21 with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit 

22 to the appropriate congressional committees the 

23 report on Iran contained in section 

24 7041(b)(3)(C) of S. 3117, the Department of 

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1 grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (as introduced 

2 in the Senate on June 29, 2016), in the manner 

3 described. 

4 (c) IRAQ.— 

5 (1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated by this 

6 Act shall be made available for assistance for Iraq 

7 to promote governance, security, and internal and 

8 regional stability, including in the Kurdistan Region 

9 of Iraq and other areas impacted by the conflict in 

10 Syria, and among religious and ethnic minority pop11 ulations in Iraq. 

12 (2) EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL PRO13 GRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

14 heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 

15 and Related Programs’’ shall be made available for 

16 explosive ordnance disposal programs in areas liber17 ated from extremist organizations in Iraq. 

18 (3) KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT.— 

19 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

20 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

21 and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 

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1 grams in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to ad2 dress requirements arising from the violence in 

3 Syria and Iraq: Provided, That the Secretary of 

4 State shall consult with the Committees on Ap5 propriations prior to obligating such funds. 

6 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

7 the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assist8 ance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ 

9 should be made available for assistance for the 

10 Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address the needs 

11 of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refu12 gees: Provided, That funds appropriated by this 

13 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

14 Fund’’ shall be made available for programs to 

15 mitigate the impact of such IDPs and refugees 

16 in such Region, including for assistance for 

17 communities hosting such persons. 

18 (4) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 

19 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 

20 this Act may be used by the Government of the 

21 United States to enter into a permanent basing 

22 rights agreement between the United States and 

23 Iraq. 

24 (d) ISRAEL.—Title II of the Security Assistance Ap25 propriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114– 

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1 254), under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro2 gram’’, is amended by inserting after ‘‘Middle East’’ and 

3 before the colon the following, ‘‘, of which $75,000,000 

4 shall be made available for grants only for Israel in fiscal 

5 year 2017’’: Provided, That amounts that were previously 

6 designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op7 erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

8 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Con10 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

11 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such 

12 Act. 

13 (e) JORDAN.— 

14 (1) FUNDING LEVELS.—Of the funds appro15 priated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less 

16 than $1,279,950,000 shall be made available for as17 sistance for Jordan, of which not less than 

18 $475,000,000 shall be for budget support for the 

19 Government of Jordan. 

20 (2) RESPONSE TO THE SYRIAN CRISIS.—Funds 

21 appropriated by this Act shall be made available for 

22 programs to implement the Jordan Compact Action 

23 Plan and the Jordan Response Plan for the Syria 

24 Crisis 2016–2018, including assistance for host com25 munities in Jordan. 

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1 (f) LEBANON.— 

2 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro3 priated by this Act may be made available for the 

4 Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb5 anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 

6 is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 

7 designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra8 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

9 (2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds ap10 propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter11 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 

12 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are 

13 available for assistance for Lebanon may be made 

14 available for programs and equipment for the ISF 

15 and the LAF to address security and stability re16 quirements in areas affected by the conflict in Syria, 

17 following consultation with the appropriate congres18 sional committees. 

19 (3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Funds appro20 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 

21 Support Fund’’ that are available for assistance for 

22 Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding 

23 section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 

24 Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 

25 U.S.C. 2346 note). 

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1 (4) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO2 GRAM.—In addition to the activities described in 

3 paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under 

4 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

5 for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 

6 only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen 

7 border security and combat terrorism, including 

8 training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s 

9 borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the 

10 use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, 

11 and to implement United Nations Security Council 

12 Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be 

13 obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Sec14 retary of State submits to the Committees on Appro15 priations a spend plan, including actions to be taken 

16 to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only 

17 used for the intended purposes, except such plan 

18 may not be considered as meeting the notification 

19 requirements under section 7015 of this Act or 

20 under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

21 1961, and shall be submitted not later than Sep22 tember 1, 2017: Provided further, That any notifica23 tion submitted pursuant to such sections shall in24 clude any funds specifically intended for lethal mili25 tary equipment. 

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1 (g) LIBYA.— 

2 (1) FUNDING.— 

3 (A) Funds appropriated by titles III and 

4 IV of this Act shall be made available for as5 sistance for Libya for programs to strengthen 

6 governing institutions and civil society, improve 

7 border security, and promote democracy and 

8 stability in Libya, and for activities to address 

9 the humanitarian needs of the people of Libya. 

10 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

11 the heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

12 Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be 

13 made available for explosive ordnance disposal 

14 programs in areas liberated from extremist or15 ganizations in Libya. 

16 (C) The Secretary of State shall promptly 

17 inform the appropriate congressional commit18 tees of each instance in which assistance pro19 vided pursuant to this subsection has been di20 verted or destroyed, to include the type and 

21 amount of assistance, a description of the inci22 dent and parties involved, and an explanation of 

23 the response of the Department of State. 

24 (2) LIMITATIONS.— 

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1 (A) COOPERATION ON THE SEPTEMBER

2 2012 ATTACK ON UNITED STATES PERSONNEL

3 AND FACILITIES.—None of the funds appro4 priated by this Act may be made available for 

5 assistance for the central Government of Libya 

6 unless the Secretary of State certifies and re7 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

8 such government is cooperating with United 

9 States Government efforts to investigate and 

10 bring to justice those responsible for the attack 

11 on United States personnel and facilities in 

12 Benghazi, Libya in September 2012: Provided, 

13 That the limitation in this paragraph shall not 

14 apply to funds made available for the purpose 

15 of protecting United States Government per16 sonnel or facilities. 

17 (B) INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—The 

18 limitation on the uses of funds in section 

19 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign 

20 Operations, and Related Programs Appropria21 tions Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 

22 76) shall apply to funds appropriated by this 

23 Act that are made available for assistance for 

24 Libya. 

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1 (3) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Prior to 

2 the initial obligation of funds made available by this 

3 Act for assistance for Libya, the Secretary of State 

4 shall certify and report to the Committees on Appro5 priations that all practicable steps have been taken 

6 to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni7 toring, oversight, and control of funds made avail8 able by this subsection for assistance for Libya. 

9 (h) MOROCCO.— 

10 (1) AVAILABILITY AND CONSULTATION RE11 QUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated under title III of 

12 this Act shall be made available for assistance for 

13 the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 

14 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 

15 obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in 

16 consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall 

17 consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 

18 the proposed uses of such funds. 

19 (2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO20 GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

21 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 

22 are available for assistance for Morocco may only be 

23 used for the purposes requested in the Congressional 

24 Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 

25 Year 2017. 

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1 (i) REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN NORTH AFRICA.—Not 

2 later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of State, after consultation with the United Nations 

4 High Commissioner for Refugees and the Executive Direc5 tor of the World Food Programme, shall submit a report 

6 to the Committees on Appropriations describing steps 

7 taken to strengthen monitoring of the delivery of humani8 tarian assistance provided for refugees in North Africa, 

9 including any steps taken to ensure that all vulnerable ref10 ugees are receiving such assistance. 

11 (j) SYRIA.— 

12 (1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro13 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 

14 Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

15 and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper16 ations’’ shall be made available, to the extent prac17 ticable and notwithstanding any other provision of 

18 law, for non-lethal assistance for programs to ad19 dress the needs of civilians affected by conflict in 

20 Syria, and for programs that seek to— 

21 (A) establish governance in Syria that is 

22 representative, inclusive, and accountable; 

23 (B) empower women through political and 

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1 social needs of women and their families in 

2 Syria and neighboring countries; 

3 (C) develop and implement political proc4 esses that are democratic, transparent, and 

5 strengthen the rule of law; 

6 (D) further the legitimacy and viability of 

7 the Syrian opposition through cross-border pro8 grams; 

9 (E) develop and sustain civil society and 

10 independent media in Syria; 

11 (F) promote stability and economic devel12 opment in Syria; 

13 (G) document, investigate, and prosecute 

14 human rights violations in Syria, including 

15 through transitional justice programs and sup16 port for nongovernmental organizations; 

17 (H) expand the role of women in negotia18 tions to end the violence and in any political 

19 transition in Syria; 

20 (I) assist Syrian refugees whose education 

21 has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to 

22 complete higher education requirements at uni23 versities and other academic institutions in the 

24 region, and through distance learning; 

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1 (J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria 

2 and in neighboring countries; 

3 (K) protect and preserve the cultural iden4 tity of the people of Syria as a counterbalance 

5 to extremism, particularly those living in neigh6 boring countries and among youth; 

7 (L) protect and preserve cultural heritage 

8 sites in Syria, particularly those damaged and 

9 destroyed by extremists; and 

10 (M) counter extremism in Syria. 

11 (2) EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL PRO12 GRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

13 heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 

14 and Related Programs’’ shall be made available for 

15 explosive ordnance disposal programs in areas liber16 ated from extremist organizations in Syria. 

17 (3) SYRIAN ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appro18 priated by this Act that are made available for as19 sistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this 

20 subsection shall be made available, on an open and 

21 competitive basis, to continue a program to strength22 en the capability of Syrian civil society organizations 

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1 plementing Syrian-led humanitarian and develop2 ment programs and the comprehensive strategy re3 quired in section 7041(i)(3) of the Department of 

4 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

5 Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 

6 113–76): Provided, That funds made available by 

7 this paragraph shall be the responsibility of the As8 sistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, 

9 and Labor, Department of State. 

10 (4) STRATEGY UPDATE.—Funds appropriated 

11 by this Act that are made available for assistance for 

12 Syria pursuant to the authority of this subsection 

13 may only be made available after the Secretary of 

14 State, in consultation with the heads of relevant 

15 United States Government agencies, submits, in 

16 classified form if necessary, an update to the com17 prehensive strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of 

18 Public Law 113–76. 

19 (5) MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.—Prior to 

20 the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and 

21 made available for assistance for Syria, the Sec22 retary of State shall take all practicable steps to en23 sure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 

24 oversight, and control of such assistance inside 

25 Syria: Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly 

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1 inform the appropriate congressional committees of 

2 each instance in which assistance provided pursuant 

3 to this subsection has been diverted or destroyed, to 

4 include the type and amount of assistance, a descrip5 tion of the incident and parties involved, and an ex6 planation of the response of the Department of 

7 State. 

8 (6) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 

9 Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 

10 may only be made available following consultation 

11 with the appropriate congressional committees, and 

12 shall be subject to the regular notification proce13 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

14 (k) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 

15 III and IV of this Act, not less than $165,400,000 shall 

16 be made available for assistance for Tunisia. 

17 (l) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 

18 (1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini19 tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 

20 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 

21 assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec22 retary of State shall report to the Committees on 

23 Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 

24 is to— 

25 (A) advance Middle East peace; 

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1 (B) improve security in the region; 

2 (C) continue support for transparent and 

3 accountable government institutions; 

4 (D) promote a private sector economy; or 

5 (E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 

6 (2) LIMITATIONS.— 

7 (A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 

8 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

9 in this Act may be made available for assistance 

10 for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date 

11 of enactment of this Act— 

12 (I) the Palestinians obtain the same 

13 standing as member states or full member14 ship as a state in the United Nations or 

15 any specialized agency thereof outside an 

16 agreement negotiated between Israel and 

17 the Palestinians; or 

18 (II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter19 national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 

20 authorized investigation, or actively sup21 port such an investigation, that subjects 

22 Israeli nationals to an investigation for al23 leged crimes against Palestinians. 

24 (ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 

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1 sulting from the application of subclause (I) of 

2 such clause if the Secretary certifies to the 

3 Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 

4 in the national security interest of the United 

5 States, and submits a report to such Commit6 tees detailing how the waiver and the continu7 ation of assistance would assist in furthering 

8 Middle East peace. 

9 (B)(i) The President may waive the provi10 sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 

11 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 

12 (Public Law 100–204) if the President deter13 mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 

14 the House of Representatives, the President pro 

15 tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con16 gressional committees that the Palestinians 

17 have not, after the date of enactment of this 

18 Act— 

19 (I) obtained in the United Nations or 

20 any specialized agency thereof the same 

21 standing as member states or full member22 ship as a state outside an agreement nego23 tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 

24 and 

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1 (II) taken any action with respect to 

2 the ICC that is intended to influence a de3 termination by the ICC to initiate a judi4 cially authorized investigation, or to ac5 tively support such an investigation, that 

6 subjects Israeli nationals to an investiga7 tion for alleged crimes against Palestin8 ians. 

9 (ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi10 dent is unable to make the certification pursu11 ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, 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 clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 

22 previous provisions of law must expire before 

23 the waiver under the preceding sentence may be 

24 exercised. 

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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, the Palestine 

12 Liberation Organization, and any successor or affili13 ated organizations with such entities as payments 

14 for acts of terrorism by individuals who are impris15 oned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts 

16 of terrorism and by individuals who died committing 

17 acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year: 

18 Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the 

19 Committees on Appropriations on the amount re20 duced for fiscal year 2017 prior to the obligation of 

21 funds for the Palestinian Authority. 

22 (4) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require23 ments contained in section 1404 of the Supple24 mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110– 

25 252) shall apply to funds made available by this Act, 

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1 including a description of modifications, if any, to 

2 the security strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 

3 (5) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 

4 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

5 State shall submit a report to the Committees on 

6 Appropriations detailing steps taken by the Pales7 tinian Authority to counter incitement of violence 

8 against Israelis and to promote peace and coexist9 ence with Israel. 

10 AFRICA

11 SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS12 SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

13 under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 

14 Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 

15 African Great Lakes region may be made available only 

16 for Expanded International Military Education and Train17 ing and professional military education until the Secretary 

18 of State determines and reports to the Committees on Ap19 propriations that such government is not facilitating or 

20 otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 

21 neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 

22 groups. 

23 (b) BOKO HARAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

24 that are made available for assistance for Cameroon, 

25 Chad, Niger, and Nigeria— 

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1 (1) shall be made available for assistance for 

2 women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist 

3 organization Boko Haram, consistent with the provi4 sions of section 7059 of this Act, and for individuals 

5 displaced by Boko Haram violence; and 

6 (2) may be made available for counterterrorism 

7 programs to combat Boko Haram. 

8 (c) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds made 

9 available by this Act for assistance for the Central African 

10 Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and 

11 peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote 

12 inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and 

13 for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. 

14 (d) ETHIOPIA.— 

15 (1) FORCED EVICTIONS.— 

16 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act for as17 sistance for Ethiopia may not be made available 

18 for any activity that supports forced evictions. 

19 (B) The Secretary of the Treasury should 

20 instruct the United States executive director of 

21 each international financial institution to use 

22 the voice and vote of the United States to sup23 port projects in Ethiopia only if such projects 

24 are developed and carried out in accordance 

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1 with the requirements of section 7029(b)(2) of 

2 this Act. 

3 (2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Programs 

4 and activities to improve livelihoods shall include 

5 prior consultation with, and the participation of, af6 fected communities, including in the South Omo and 

7 Gambella regions. 

8 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO9 GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

10 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for 

11 assistance for Ethiopia may only be made available 

12 for border security and counterterrorism programs, 

13 support for international peacekeeping efforts, and 

14 assistance for professional military education. 

15 (e) LAKE CHAD BASIN COUNTRIES.—Funds appro16 priated by this Act for democracy and other development 

17 programs for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria should 

18 be made available, following consultation with the Com19 mittees on Appropriations, to protect freedoms of expres20 sion, association and religion, including support for jour21 nalists, civil society, and opposition political parties, and 

22 should be used to assist the governments of such countries 

23 to strengthen accountability and the rule of law, including 

24 within the security forces. 

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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) MALAWI.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

12 under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 

13 than $56,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 

14 for Malawi, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be made 

15 available for higher education programs. 

16 (h) POWER AFRICA INITIATIVE.—Funds appro17 priated by this Act that are made available for the Power 

18 Africa initiative shall be subject to the regular notification 

19 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

20 (i) SOUTH SUDAN.— 

21 (1) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

22 45 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 

23 initial obligation of funds made available by this Act 

24 for assistance for the central Government of South 

25 Sudan, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

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1 the USAID Administrator, shall submit to the ap2 propriate congressional committees a United States 

3 diplomatic and assistance strategy for South Sudan, 

4 consistent with the requirements under this section 

5 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

6 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consoli7 dated Act): Provided, That such strategy shall in8 clude a description of how the cessation of hostilities 

9 and the delivery of humanitarian assistance and es10 sential services will be prioritized: Provided further, 

11 That the Secretary of State shall consult with such 

12 committees prior to submitting such strategy. 

13 (2) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds appro14 priated by this Act that are available for assistance 

15 for the central Government of South Sudan may be 

16 made available until the Secretary of State certifies 

17 and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

18 that such government is taking effective steps to— 

19 (A) end hostilities and pursue good faith 

20 negotiations for a political settlement of the 

21 conflict; 

22 (B) provide access for humanitarian orga23 nizations; 

24 (C) end the recruitment and use of child 

25 soldiers; 

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1 (D) protect freedoms of expression, asso2 ciation, and assembly; 

3 (E) reduce corruption related to the ex4 traction and sale of oil and gas; 

5 (F) establish democratic institutions; 

6 (G) establish accountable military and po7 lice forces under civilian authority; and 

8 (H) investigate and prosecute individuals 

9 credibly alleged to have committed gross viola10 tions of human rights, including at the Terrain 

11 compound in Juba, South Sudan on July 11, 

12 2016. 

13 (3) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitation of paragraph 

14 (2) shall not apply to— 

15 (A) humanitarian assistance; 

16 (B) assistance to support South Sudan 

17 peace negotiations or to advance or implement 

18 a peace agreement; and 

19 (C) assistance to support implementation 

20 of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 

21 Peace Agreement and mutual arrangements re22 lated to such Agreement. 

23 (4) CONSULTATION.—Prior to the initial obliga24 tion of funds made available for the central Govern25 ment of South Sudan pursuant to paragraphs (3)(B) 

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1 and (C), the Secretary of State shall consult with 

2 the Committees on Appropriations on the intended 

3 uses of such funds, steps taken by such government 

4 to advance or implement a peace agreement, and 

5 progress made by the Government of South Sudan 

6 in meeting the requirements in paragraph (2). 

7 (j) SUDAN.— 

8 (1) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other 

9 provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by 

10 this Act may be made available for assistance for the 

11 Government of Sudan. 

12 (2) LIMITATION ON LOANS.—None of the funds 

13 appropriated by this Act may be made available for 

14 the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congres15 sional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 

16 loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, 

17 including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling 

18 amounts owed to the United States, and modifying 

19 concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agree20 ments. 

21 (3) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitations of para22 graphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to— 

23 (A) humanitarian assistance; 

24 (B) assistance for democracy programs; 

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1 (C) assistance for the Darfur region, 

2 Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, 

3 other marginalized areas and populations in 

4 Sudan, and Abyei; and 

5 (D) assistance to support implementation 

6 of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 

7 Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related 

8 to post-referendum issues associated with such 

9 Agreement, or any other internationally recog10 nized viable peace agreement in Sudan. 

11 (k) ZIMBABWE.— 

12 (1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas13 ury shall instruct the United States executive direc14 tor of each international financial institution to vote 

15 against any extension by the respective institution of 

16 any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 

17 except to meet basic human needs or to promote de18 mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 

19 reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

20 the rule of law has been restored, including respect 

21 for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 

22 expression, association, and assembly. 

23 (2) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro24 priated by this Act shall be made available for as25 sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 

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1 except for health and education, unless the Secretary 

2 of State certifies and reports as required in para3 graph (1), and funds may be made available for 

4 macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary 

5 reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

6 such government is implementing transparent fiscal 

7 policies, including public disclosure of revenues from 

8 the extraction of natural resources. 

9 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

10 SEC. 7043. (a) ASIA REBALANCING INITIATIVE.— 

11 Except for paragraphs (1)(C), (4), (5)(B) and (C), and 

12 6(B), section 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign 

13 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

14 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall continue 

15 in effect during fiscal year 2017: Provided, That section 

16 7043(a)(8) of such Act shall be applied to funds appro17 priated by this Act by adding ‘‘East Asia,’’ before ‘‘South18 east Asia’’. 

19 (b) BURMA.— 

20 (1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 

21 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

22 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for as23 sistance for Burma may be made available not24 withstanding any other provision of law, except 

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1 for this subsection, and following consultation 

2 with the appropriate congressional committees. 

3 (B) Funds appropriated under title III of 

4 this Act for assistance for Burma— 

5 (i) shall be made available to 

6 strengthen civil society organizations in 

7 Burma and for programs to strengthen 

8 independent media; 

9 (ii) shall be made available for com10 munity-based organizations operating in 

11 Thailand to provide food, medical, and 

12 other humanitarian assistance to internally 

13 displaced persons in eastern Burma, in ad14 dition to assistance for Burmese refugees 

15 from funds appropriated by this Act under 

16 the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee As17 sistance’’; 

18 (iii) shall be made available for pro19 grams to promote ethnic and religious tol20 erance, including in Rakhine and Kachin 

21 states; 

22 (iv) shall be made available to pro23 mote rural economic development in 

24 Burma, including through microfinance 

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1 and sustainable power generation pro2 grams; 

3 (v) shall be made available to increase 

4 opportunities for foreign direct investment 

5 by strengthening the rule of law, trans6 parency, and accountability; 

7 (vi) may not be made available to any 

8 individual or organization if the Secretary 

9 of State has credible information that such 

10 individual or organization has committed a 

11 gross violation of human rights, including 

12 against Rohingya and other minority 

13 groups, or that advocates violence against 

14 ethnic or religious groups and individuals 

15 in Burma; 

16 (vii) may not be made available to any 

17 organization or entity controlled by the 

18 military of Burma; and 

19 (viii) may be made available for pro20 grams administered by the Office of Tran21 sition Initiatives, United States Agency for 

22 International Development, for ethnic 

23 groups and civil society in Burma to help 

24 sustain ceasefire agreements and further 

25 prospects for reconciliation and peace, 

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1 which may include support to representa2 tives of ethnic armed groups for this pur3 pose. 

4 (2) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 

5 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

6 the headings ‘‘International Military Education and 

7 Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro8 gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 

9 Burma: Provided, That the Department of State 

10 may continue consultations with the armed forces of 

11 Burma only on human rights and disaster response 

12 in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, 

13 and following consultation with the appropriate con14 gressional committees. 

15 (3) MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—The Sec16 retary of the Treasury should instruct the United 

17 States executive director of each international finan18 cial institution to use the voice and vote of the 

19 United States to support projects in Burma only if 

20 such projects are developed and carried out in ac21 cordance with the requirements of section 

22 7029(b)(2) of this Act. 

23 (4) PROGRAMS, POSITION, AND RESPONSIBIL24 ITIES.— 

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1 (A) Any new program or activity in Burma 

2 initiated in fiscal year 2017 shall be subject to 

3 prior consultation with the appropriate congres4 sional committees. 

5 (B) Section 7043(b)(7) of the Department 

6 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro7 grams Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 

8 Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect 

9 during fiscal year 2017. 

10 (C) The United States Chief of Mission in 

11 Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Sec12 retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 

13 Labor, Department of State, shall be respon14 sible for democracy and human rights programs 

15 in Burma. 

16 (c) CAMBODIA.— 

17 (1) HUMAN RIGHTS CONDITIONS.—Of the funds 

18 appropriated in title IV of this Act that are made 

19 available for assistance for the central Government 

20 of Cambodia, 25 percent shall be withheld from obli21 gation until the Secretary of State certifies and re22 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 

23 government— 

24 (A) is taking effective steps to strengthen 

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1 garding territorial disputes in the South China 

2 Sea; 

3 (B) has ceased efforts to intimidate civil 

4 society and the political opposition in Cam5 bodia, is credibly investigating the murder of 

6 social and political activists, and is taking ac7 tions to address the concerns detailed in the 

8 September 14, 2016 United Nations Human 

9 Rights Situation in Cambodia—Joint State10 ment; and 

11 (C) is establishing conditions for the hold12 ing of free and fair elections in Cambodia in 

13 2017 and 2018 through a non-partisan election 

14 commission; fair election processes; credible 

15 post-election dispute resolution mechanisms; 

16 open and inclusive participation, to include the 

17 return of exiled former opposition leaders; and 

18 respect for freedoms of assembly and speech. 

19 (2) KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL.—Of the funds 

20 appropriated by this Act that are made available for 

21 assistance for Cambodia under the heading ‘‘Eco22 nomic Support Fund’’, not more than $1,500,000 

23 may be made available for a contribution to the Ex24 traordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia 

25 (ECCC): Provided, That such funds may only be 

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1 made available if the Secretary of State certifies and 

2 reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

3 such contribution is in the national interest of the 

4 United States and will support the prosecution and 

5 punishment of individuals responsible for genocide in 

6 Cambodia in a credible manner: Provided further, 

7 That if the Secretary of State is unable to make the 

8 certification required by the previous proviso, such 

9 funds shall be made available for research and edu10 cation programs associated with the Khmer Rouge 

11 genocide in Cambodia, which are in addition to 

12 funds otherwise made available under paragraph (3): 

13 Provided further, That such funds shall be subject to 

14 prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

15 procedures of, such Committees: Provided further, 

16 That the Secretary of State shall seek reimburse17 ments from the Principal Donors Group for the Doc18 umentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in 

19 support of the ECCC. 

20 (3) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.—Funds made 

21 available by this Act for democracy programs in 

22 Cambodia shall be made available for research and 

23 education programs associated with the Khmer 

24 Rouge genocide in Cambodia. 

25 (d) NORTH KOREA.— 

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1 (1) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 

2 Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 

3 Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 

4 broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 

5 less than the prior fiscal year. 

6 (2) REFUGEES.—Funds appropriated by this 

7 Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee As8 sistance’’ should be made available for assistance for 

9 refugees from North Korea, including protection ac10 tivities in the People’s Republic of China and other 

11 countries in Asia. 

12 (3) DATABASE AND REPORT.—Funds appro13 priated by this Act under title III shall be made 

14 available to maintain a database of prisons and 

15 gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 

16 7032(i) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper17 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

18 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

19 (4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 

20 the funds made available by this Act under the 

21 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 

22 available for assistance for the Government of North 

23 Korea. 

24 (e) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 

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1 (1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 

2 the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplo3 matic and Consular Programs’’ in this Act may be 

4 obligated or expended for processing licenses for the 

5 export of satellites of United States origin (including 

6 commercial satellites and satellite components) to 

7 the People’s Republic of China (PRC) unless, at 

8 least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appro9 priations are notified of such proposed action. 

10 (2) PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—The terms 

11 and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign 

12 Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assist13 ance projects or activities of the People’s Liberation 

14 Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or 

15 activities by any entity that is owned or controlled 

16 by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none 

17 of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail18 able pursuant to this Act may be used to finance 

19 any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with 

20 the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State 

21 has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or 

22 an affiliate of, the PLA. 

23 (3) COUNTER INFLUENCE PROGRAMS.—Funds 

24 appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under 

25 title I and for assistance under titles III and IV 

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1 shall be made available to counter the influence of 

2 the PRC, in accordance with the strategy required 

3 by section 7043(e)(3) of the Department of State, 

4 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro5 priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 

6 76), following consultation with the Committees on 

7 Appropriations. 

8 (4) AUTHORITY AND NOTIFICATION REQUIRE9 MENT.— 

10 (A) The uses of funds made available by 

11 this Act for the promotion of democracy in the 

12 PRC, except for funds made available under 

13 subsection (g), shall be the responsibility of the 

14 Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 

15 Rights, and Labor, Department of State. 

16 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act that 

17 are made available for trilateral programs con18 ducted with the PRC shall be subject to the 

19 regular notification procedures of the Commit20 tees on Appropriations. 

21 (f) PHILIPPINES.—Prior to the initial obligation of 

22 funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Phil23 ippines, but not later than 180 days after enactment of 

24 this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 

25 the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include the 

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1 information required under this section in the explanatory 

2 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

3 division A of this Consolidated Act). 

4 (g) TIBET.— 

5 (1) FINANCING OF PROJECTS IN TIBET.—The 

6 Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 

7 States executive director of each international finan8 cial institution to use the voice and vote of the 

9 United States to support financing of projects in 

10 Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for 

11 the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into 

12 Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Ti13 betan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, 

14 are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster 

15 self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Ti16 betan culture and traditions, and are subject to ef17 fective monitoring. 

18 (2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 

19 (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, funds appropriated by this Act under the 

21 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be 

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1 tion in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Au2 tonomous Region and in other Tibetan commu3 nities in China. 

4 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

5 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be 

6 made available for programs to promote and 

7 preserve Tibetan culture, development, and the 

8 resilience of Tibetan communities in India and 

9 Nepal, and to assist in the education and devel10 opment of the next generation of Tibetan lead11 ers from such communities: Provided, That 

12 such funds are in addition to amounts made 

13 available in subparagraph (A) for programs in14 side Tibet. 

15 (h) VIETNAM.— 

16 (1) DIOXIN REMEDIATION.—Notwithstanding 

17 any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated 

18 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

19 Fund’’, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made 

20 available for activities related to the remediation of 

21 dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be 

22 made available for assistance for the Government of 

23 Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes. 

24 (2) HEALTH AND DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Of 

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1 ing ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than 

2 $10,000,000 shall be made available for health and 

3 disability programs in areas sprayed with Agent Or4 ange and otherwise contaminated with dioxin, to as5 sist individuals with severe upper or lower body mo6 bility impairment and/or cognitive or developmental 

7 disabilities. 

8 SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA

9 SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 

10 (1) STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL.— 

11 (A) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days 

12 after enactment of this Act and prior to the ini13 tial obligation of funds made available for as14 sistance for Afghanistan by this Act under the 

15 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 

16 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En17 forcement’’, the Secretary of State, in consulta18 tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 

19 to the appropriate congressional committees a 

20 revised strategy for United States engagement 

21 in Afghanistan: Provided, That such strategy 

22 shall include detailed information on the roles 

23 and responsibilities of the Department of State, 

24 the United States Agency for International De25 velopment, and other non-defense United States 

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1 Government agencies in Afghanistan, including 

2 the anticipated number of government and con3 tractor personnel to be assigned in Afghanistan 

4 in fiscal years 2018 and 2019: Provided further, 

5 That such strategy shall also include detailed 

6 information on development programs to be 

7 supported by funds made available by this Act 

8 and prior Acts making appropriations for the 

9 Department of State, foreign operations, and 

10 related programs, including a description of 

11 specific safeguards to ensure that any such 

12 funds supporting projects in areas under the 

13 control of the Taliban or other extremist orga14 nizations do not further the legitimacy of such 

15 organizations: Provided further, That such 

16 strategy shall also include detailed information, 

17 in classified form if necessary, on specific steps 

18 to be taken to encourage a negotiated political 

19 resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan. 

20 (B) PERSONNEL REPORT.—Not later than 

21 30 days after enactment of this Act and every 

22 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2018, 

23 the Secretary of State shall submit a report, in 

24 classified form if necessary, to the appropriate 

25 congressional committees detailing by agency 

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1 the number of personnel present in Afghanistan 

2 under Chief of Mission authority per section 

3 3927 of title 22, United States Code, at the end 

4 of the 120 day period preceding the submission 

5 of such report: Provided, That such report shall 

6 also include the number of locally employed 

7 staff and contractors supporting United States 

8 Embassy operations in Afghanistan during the 

9 reporting period. 

10 (2) ASSISTANCE AND CONDITIONS.— 

11 (A) FUNDING AND LIMITATIONS.—Funds 

12 appropriated by this Act under the headings 

13 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International 

14 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ may 

15 be made available for assistance for Afghani16 stan: Provided, That such funds may not be ob17 ligated for any project or activity that— 

18 (i) includes the participation of any 

19 Afghan individual or organization, includ20 ing government entity, that the Secretary 

21 of State determines to be involved in cor22 rupt practices, illicit narcotics production 

23 or trafficking, or a violation of human 

24 rights; 

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1 (ii) cannot be sustained, as appro2 priate, by the Government of Afghanistan 

3 or another Afghan entity; 

4 (iii) is not regularly accessible for the 

5 purposes of conducting effective oversight 

6 in accordance with applicable Federal stat7 utes and regulations; 

8 (iv) initiates any new, major infra9 structure development; or 

10 (v) legitimizes the Taliban or other 

11 extremist organizations in areas not under 

12 the control of the Government of Afghani13 stan. 

14 (B) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Prior 

15 to the initial obligation of funds made available 

16 by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup17 port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con18 trol and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance for 

19 the central Government of Afghanistan, the 

20 Secretary of State shall certify and report to 

21 the Committees on Appropriations, after con22 sultation with the Government of Afghanistan, 

23 that— 

24 (i) goals and benchmarks for the spe25 cific uses of such funds have been estabMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 lished by the Governments of the United 

2 States and Afghanistan; 

3 (ii) conditions are in place that in4 crease the transparency and accountability 

5 of the Government of Afghanistan for 

6 funds obligated under the New Develop7 ment Partnership; 

8 (iii) the Government of Afghanistan is 

9 implementing laws and policies to govern 

10 democratically and protect the rights of in11 dividuals, civil society, and the media; 

12 (iv) the Government of Afghanistan is 

13 taking consistent steps to protect and ad14 vance the rights of women and girls in Af15 ghanistan; 

16 (v) the Government of Afghanistan is 

17 effectively implementing a whole-of-govern18 ment, anti-corruption strategy that has 

19 been endorsed by the High Council on 

20 Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption, as 

21 agreed to at the Brussels Conference on 

22 Afghanistan in October 2016, and is pros23 ecuting individuals alleged to be involved in 

24 corrupt or illegal activities in Afghanistan; 

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1 (vi) monitoring and oversight frame2 works for programs implemented with such 

3 funds are in accordance with all applicable 

4 audit policies of the Department of State 

5 and USAID, including in areas under the 

6 control of the Taliban or other extremist 

7 organizations; 

8 (vii) the necessary policies and proce9 dures are in place to ensure Government of 

10 Afghanistan compliance with section 7013 

11 of this Act, ‘‘Prohibition on Taxation of 

12 United States Assistance’’; and 

13 (viii) the Government of Afghanistan 

14 is publicly reporting its national budget, 

15 including revenues and expenditures. 

16 (C) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 

17 waive the certification requirement of subpara18 graph (B) if the Secretary determines that to 

19 do so is important to the national security in20 terest of the United States and the Secretary 

21 submits a report to the Committees on Appro22 priations, in classified form if necessary, on the 

23 justification for the waiver and the reasons why 

24 any of the requirements of subparagraph (B) 

25 cannot be met. 

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1 (D) PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 

2 this Act that are made available for assistance 

3 for Afghanistan shall be made available in the 

4 following manner— 

5 (i) for programs that protect and 

6 strengthen the rights of women and girls 

7 and promote the political and economic 

8 empowerment of women, including their 

9 meaningful inclusion in political processes: 

10 Provided, That such assistance to promote 

11 economic empowerment of women shall be 

12 made available as grants to Afghan and 

13 international organizations, to the max14 imum extent practicable; 

15 (ii) for programs in South and Cen16 tral Asia to expand linkages between Af17 ghanistan and countries in the region, sub18 ject to the regular notification procedures 

19 of the Committees on Appropriations; and 

20 (iii) to assist the Government of Af21 ghanistan to increase revenue collection 

22 and expenditure. 

23 (E) TAXATION.—None of the funds appro24 priated by this Act for assistance for Afghani25 stan may be made available for direct governMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ment-to-government assistance unless the Sec2 retary of State certifies and reports to the Com3 mittees on Appropriations that United States 

4 companies and organizations that are imple5 menting United States foreign assistance pro6 grams in Afghanistan in a manner consistent 

7 with United States laws and regulations are not 

8 subjected by such government to taxes or other 

9 fees in contravention of diplomatic and other 

10 agreements between the Governments of the 

11 United States and Afghanistan, or to retaliation 

12 for the nonpayment of taxes or fees imposed in 

13 the past: Provided, That not later than 90 days 

14 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

15 State shall submit to the Committees on Appro16 priations an assessment of the dollar value of 

17 improper taxes or fees levied by such govern18 ment against such companies and organizations 

19 in fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016. 

20 (3) GOALS AND BENCHMARKS.—Not later than 

21 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

22 of State shall submit to the appropriate congres23 sional committees a report describing the goals and 

24 benchmarks required in paragraph (2)(B)(i): Pro25 vided, That not later than 6 months after the subMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 mission of such report and every 6 months there2 after until September 30, 2018, the Secretary of 

3 State shall submit a report to such committees on 

4 the status of achieving such goals and benchmarks: 

5 Provided further, That the Secretary of State should 

6 suspend assistance for the Government of Afghani7 stan if any report required by this paragraph indi8 cates that such government is failing to make meas9 urable progress in meeting such goals and bench10 marks. 

11 (4) AUTHORITIES.— 

12 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

13 title III through VI that are made available for 

14 assistance for Afghanistan may be made avail15 able— 

16 (i) notwithstanding section 7012 of 

17 this Act or any similar provision of law 

18 and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 

19 Act of 1961; 

20 (ii) for reconciliation programs and 

21 disarmament, demobilization, and re22 integration activities for former combat23 ants who have renounced violence against 

24 the Government of Afghanistan, in accord25 ance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the 

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1 Department of State, Foreign Operations, 

2 and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

3 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74); 

4 and 

5 (iii) for an endowment to empower 

6 women and girls. 

7 (B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of 

8 Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appro9 priated by this Act for assistance for Afghani10 stan. 

11 (C) Section 1102(c) of the Supplemental 

12 Appropriations Act, 2009 (title XI of Public 

13 Law 111–32) shall continue in effect during fis14 cal year 2017. 

15 (5) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 

16 funds made available by this Act may be used by the 

17 United States Government to enter into a perma18 nent basing rights agreement between the United 

19 States and Afghanistan. 

20 (b) NEPAL.— 

21 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $112,500,000 

22 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

23 headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Economic 

24 Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

25 and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 

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1 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ 

2 shall be made available for assistance for Nepal, in3 cluding for earthquake recovery and reconstruction 

4 programs. 

5 (2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO6 GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

7 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

8 shall only be made available for humanitarian and 

9 disaster relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, 

10 and in support of international peacekeeping oper11 ations: Provided, That such funds may only be made 

12 available for any additional uses if the Secretary of 

13 State certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap14 propriations that the Government of Nepal is inves15 tigating and prosecuting violations of human rights 

16 and the laws of war, and the Nepal Army is cooper17 ating fully with civilian judicial authorities in such 

18 cases. 

19 (c) 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 

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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 effective steps to end 

11 support for such groups and prevent them from 

12 basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying 

13 out cross border attacks into neighboring coun14 tries; 

15 (B) not supporting terrorist activities 

16 against United States or coalition forces in Af17 ghanistan, and Pakistan’s military and intel18 ligence agencies are not intervening extra-judi19 cially into political and judicial processes in 

20 Pakistan; 

21 (C) not financing or otherwise supporting 

22 schools supported by, affiliated with, or run by 

23 the Taliban or any designated foreign terrorist 

24 organization; 

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1 (D) dismantling improvised explosive de2 vice (IED) networks and interdicting precursor 

3 chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; 

4 (E) preventing the proliferation of nuclear5 related material and expertise; 

6 (F) issuing visas in a timely manner for 

7 United States visitors engaged in counterter8 rorism efforts and assistance programs in Paki9 stan; and 

10 (G) providing humanitarian organizations 

11 access to detainees, internally displaced per12 sons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by 

13 the conflict. 

14 (2) WAIVER AND REPORTS.— 

15 (A) The Secretary of State may waive the 

16 certification requirement of paragraph (1) with 

17 respect to funds appropriated or otherwise 

18 made available by this Act under the headings 

19 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International 

20 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for 

21 assistance for the Government of Pakistan if 

22 the Secretary determines that to do so is impor23 tant to the national security interest of the 

24 United States. 

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1 (B) The Secretary of State may waive the 

2 certification requirement of paragraph (1) with 

3 respect to 95 percent of the funds appropriated 

4 or otherwise made available by this Act under 

5 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro6 gram’’ for assistance for the Government of 

7 Pakistan if the Secretary determines that to do 

8 so is important to the national security interest 

9 of the United States: Provided, That funds 

10 withheld by application of this subparagraph 

11 shall be withheld from obligation until the Sec12 retary submits to the Committees on Appro13 priations the certification required by para14 graph (1). 

15 (C) In exercising the authority of this 

16 paragraph, the Secretary of State shall submit 

17 a report to the Committees on Appropriations, 

18 in classified form if necessary, on the justifica19 tion for any waivers in subparagraphs (A) and 

20 (B) and the reasons why any of the require21 ments of paragraph (1) cannot be met. 

22 (3) ASSISTANCE.— 

23 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

24 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro25 gram’’ for assistance for Pakistan may be made 

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1 available only to support counterterrorism and 

2 counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan. 

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 

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1 other provision of law, except for section 620M 

2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

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.—The author13 ity and directives of section 7044(d)(4) of the De14 partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

15 Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 

16 Public Law 113–235) shall apply to funds appro17 priated by this Act that are made available for as18 sistance for Pakistan: Provided, That prior to the 

19 obligation of funds for such purposes, the USAID 

20 Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 

21 Appropriations. 

22 (5) REPORTS.— 

23 (A)(i) The spend plan required by section 

24 7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan 

25 shall include achievable and sustainable goals, 

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1 benchmarks for measuring progress, and ex2 pected results regarding combating poverty and 

3 furthering development in Pakistan, countering 

4 terrorism and extremism, and establishing con5 ditions conducive to the rule of law and trans6 parent and accountable governance: Provided, 

7 That not later than 6 months after submission 

8 of such spend plan, and each 6 months there9 after until September 30, 2018, the Secretary 

10 of State shall submit a report to the Commit11 tees on Appropriations on the status of achiev12 ing the goals and benchmarks in such plan. 

13 (ii) The Secretary of State should suspend 

14 assistance for the Government of Pakistan if 

15 any report required by clause (i) indicates that 

16 Pakistan is failing to make measurable progress 

17 in meeting such goals or benchmarks. 

18 (B) Not later than 90 days after enact19 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

20 submit a report to the Committees on Appro21 priations detailing the costs and objectives asso22 ciated with significant infrastructure projects 

23 supported by the United States in Pakistan, 

24 and an assessment of the extent to which such 

25 projects achieve such objectives. 

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1 (6) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of State shall 

2 take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms 

3 are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of 

4 funds made available by this subsection for assist5 ance for Pakistan. 

6 (d) SRI LANKA.— 

7 (1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 

8 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

9 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 

10 for assistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and eco11 nomic development programs, particularly in areas 

12 recovering from ethnic and religious conflict: Pro13 vided, That such funds shall be made available for 

14 programs to assist in the identification and resolu15 tion of cases of missing persons. 

16 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 

17 this Act for assistance for the central Government of 

18 Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Sec19 retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit20 tees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri 

21 Lanka is taking steps to— 

22 (A) repeal laws that do not comply with 

23 international standards for arrest and deten24 tion, and to ensure that any successor legisla25 tion meets such standards; 

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1 (B) increase accountability and trans2 parency in governance; 

3 (C) support a credible justice mechanism 

4 in compliance with United Nations Human 

5 Rights Council Resolution (A/HCR/30/L.29) of 

6 October, 2015; and 

7 (D) return land in former conflict zones to 

8 former owners or to compensate those whose 

9 land was confiscated without due process, which 

10 are in addition to steps taken during the pre11 vious calendar year. 

12 (3) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 

13 Funds appropriated under title IV of this Act that 

14 are available for assistance for Sri Lanka shall be 

15 subject to the following conditions— 

16 (A) not to exceed $500,000 under the 

17 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

18 may only be made available for programs to 

19 support humanitarian and disaster response ef20 forts; to redeploy out of former conflict zones; 

21 and to restructure and reduce the size of the 

22 Sri Lankan armed forces; and 

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1 able for training and equipment related to 

2 international peacekeeping operations. 

3 (e) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.— 

4 (1) CROSS BORDER PROGRAMS.—Funds appro5 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 

6 Support Fund’’ for assistance for Afghanistan and 

7 Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any 

8 other provision of law that restricts assistance to 

9 foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and 

10 development programs between Afghanistan and 

11 Pakistan, or between either country and the Central 

12 Asian countries. 

13 (2) SECURITY AND JUSTICE PROGRAMS.— 

14 Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

15 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 

16 Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 

17 Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are avail18 able for assistance for countries in South and Cen19 tral Asia shall be made available to enhance the re20 cruitment, retention, and professionalism of women 

21 in the judiciary, police, and other security forces. 

22 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

23 SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 

24 (1) STRATEGY REVIEW AND UPDATE.—The 

25 Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 

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1 other relevant United States Government agencies, 

2 shall review the United States Strategy for Engage3 ment in Central America (the Strategy) and submit 

4 an updated Strategy to the appropriate congres5 sional committees not later than 90 days after en6 actment of this Act: Provided, That such Strategy 

7 shall address the key factors in countries in Central 

8 America that contribute to the migration of undocu9 mented Central Americans to the United States: 

10 Provided further, That such Strategy should support 

11 regional security and economic initiatives, including 

12 the Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the North13 ern Triangle in Central America (the Plan), to the 

14 extent the Secretary of State determines such initia15 tives are consistent with the national interest of the 

16 United States. 

17 (2) FUNDING.—Subject to the requirements of 

18 this subsection, of the funds appropriated under ti19 tles III and IV of this Act, $655,000,000 should be 

20 made available for assistance for countries in Cen21 tral America to implement the United States Strat22 egy for Engagement in Central America: Provided 

23 further, That such funds shall be made available to 

24 the maximum extent practicable on a cost-matching 

25 basis. 

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1 (3) PRE-OBLIGATION REQUIREMENTS.—Prior 

2 to the obligation of funds made available pursuant 

3 to paragraph (2) and following the submission of the 

4 Strategy as required in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

5 of State shall submit to the Committees on Appro6 priations a multi-year spend plan as described under 

7 this section in the explanatory statement described 

8 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

9 this Consolidated Act), including a description of 

10 how such funds shall prioritize addressing the key 

11 factors in countries in Central America that con12 tribute to the migration of undocumented Central 

13 Americans to the United States. 

14 (4) ASSISTANCE FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERN15 MENTS OF EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HON16 DURAS.—Of the funds made available pursuant to 

17 paragraph (2) that are available for assistance for 

18 each of the central governments of El Salvador, 

19 Guatemala, and Honduras, the following amounts 

20 shall be withheld from obligation and may only be 

21 made available as follows: 

22 (A) 25 percent may only be obligated after 

23 the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 

24 the appropriate congressional committees that 

25 such government is taking effective steps, which 

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1 are in addition to those steps taken since the 

2 certification and report submitted during the 

3 prior year, if applicable, to— 

4 (i) inform its citizens of the dangers 

5 of the journey to the southwest border of 

6 the United States; 

7 (ii) combat human smuggling and 

8 trafficking; 

9 (iii) improve border security, including 

10 to prevent illegal migration, human smug11 gling and trafficking, and trafficking of il12 licit drugs and other contraband; and 

13 (iv) cooperate with United States Gov14 ernment agencies and other governments 

15 in the region to facilitate the return, repa16 triation, and reintegration of illegal mi17 grants arriving at the southwest border of 

18 the United States who do not qualify for 

19 asylum, consistent with international law. 

20 (B) An additional 50 percent may only be 

21 obligated after the Secretary of State certifies 

22 and reports to the appropriate congressional 

23 committees that such government is taking ef24 fective steps, which are in addition to those 

25 steps taken since the certification and report 

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1 submitted during the prior year, if applicable, 

2 to— 

3 (i) work cooperatively with an autono4 mous, publicly accountable entity to pro5 vide oversight of the Plan; 

6 (ii) combat corruption, including in7 vestigating and prosecuting current and 

8 former government officials credibly al9 leged to be corrupt; 

10 (iii) implement reforms, policies, and 

11 programs to improve transparency and 

12 strengthen public institutions, including in13 creasing the capacity and independence of 

14 the judiciary and the Office of the Attor15 ney General; 

16 (iv) implement a policy to ensure that 

17 local communities, civil society organiza18 tions (including indigenous and other 

19 marginalized groups), and local govern20 ments are consulted in the design, and 

21 participate in the implementation and eval22 uation of, activities of the Plan that affect 

23 such communities, organizations, and gov24 ernments; 

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1 (v) counter the activities of criminal 

2 gangs, drug traffickers, and organized 

3 crime; 

4 (vi) investigate and prosecute in the 

5 civilian justice system government per6 sonnel, including military and police per7 sonnel, who are credibly alleged to have 

8 violated human rights, and ensure that 

9 such personnel are cooperating in such 

10 cases; 

11 (vii) cooperate with commissions 

12 against corruption and impunity and with 

13 regional human rights entities; 

14 (viii) support programs to reduce pov15 erty, expand education and vocational 

16 training for at-risk youth, create jobs, and 

17 promote equitable economic growth par18 ticularly in areas contributing to large 

19 numbers of migrants; 

20 (ix) implement a plan that includes 

21 goals, benchmarks and timelines to create 

22 a professional, accountable civilian police 

23 force and end the role of the military in in24 ternal policing, and make such plan avail25 able to the Department of State; 

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1 (x) protect the right of political oppo2 sition parties, journalists, trade unionists, 

3 human rights defenders, and other civil so4 ciety activists to operate without inter5 ference; 

6 (xi) increase government revenues, in7 cluding by implementing tax reforms and 

8 strengthening customs agencies; and 

9 (xii) resolve commercial disputes, in10 cluding the confiscation of real property, 

11 between United States entities and such 

12 government. 

13 (5) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE AND PERIODIC

14 REVIEW.— 

15 (A) The Secretary of State shall periodi16 cally review the progress of each of the central 

17 governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and 

18 Honduras in meeting the requirements of para19 graphs (4)(A) and (4)(B): Provided, That if the 

20 Secretary determines that sufficient progress 

21 has not been made by a central government, the 

22 Secretary shall suspend, in whole or in part, as23 sistance for such government for programs sup24 porting such requirement, and shall notify the 

25 appropriate congressional committees in writing 

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1 of such action: Provided further, That the Sec2 retary may resume funding for such programs 

3 only after the Secretary certifies to such com4 mittees that corrective measures have been 

5 taken. 

6 (B) The Secretary of State shall, following 

7 a change of national government in El Sal8 vador, Guatemala, or Honduras, determine and 

9 report to the appropriate congressional commit10 tees that any new government has committed to 

11 take the steps to meet the requirements of 

12 paragraphs (4)(A) and (4)(B): Provided, That 

13 if the Secretary is unable to make such a deter14 mination in a timely manner, assistance made 

15 available under this subsection for such central 

16 government shall be suspended, in whole or in 

17 part, until such time as such determination and 

18 report can be made. 

19 (6) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Department of 

20 State and USAID may, following consultation with 

21 the Committees on Appropriations, transfer funds 

22 made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘De23 velopment Assistance’’ to the Inter-American Devel24 opment Bank and the Inter-American Foundation to 

25 support the Strategy. 

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1 (b) COLOMBIA.— 

2 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 

3 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 

4 $391,253,000 shall be made available for assistance 

5 for Colombia, including to support the efforts of the 

6 Government of Colombia to— 

7 (A) conduct a unified campaign against 

8 narcotics trafficking, organizations designated 

9 as foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to 

10 section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

11 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), and other criminal or ille12 gal armed groups: Provided, That aircraft sup13 ported by funds made available by this Act and 

14 prior Acts making appropriations for the De15 partment of State, foreign operations, and re16 lated programs may be used to transport per17 sonnel and supplies involved in drug eradication 

18 and interdiction, including security for such ac19 tivities, and to provide transport in support of 

20 alternative development programs and inves21 tigations by civilian judicial authorities; 

22 (B) enhance security and stability in Co23 lombia and the region; 

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1 (C) strengthen and expand governance, the 

2 rule of law, and access to justice throughout 

3 Colombia; 

4 (D) promote economic and social develop5 ment, including by improving access to areas 

6 impacted by conflict through demining pro7 grams; and 

8 (E) implement a peace agreement between 

9 the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 

10 groups, in accordance with constitutional and 

11 legal requirements in Colombia: 

12 Provided, That such funds shall be subject to prior 

13 consultation with, and the regular notification proce14 dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

15 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro16 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria17 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper18 ations, and related programs that are made available 

19 for assistance for Colombia may be made available 

20 for payment of reparations to conflict victims or 

21 compensation to demobilized combatants associated 

22 with a peace agreement between the Government of 

23 Colombia and illegal armed groups. 

24 (3) PRE-OBLIGATION REQUIREMENTS.—Prior 

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1 suant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, in 

2 consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall 

3 submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 

4 multi-year spend plan as described under section 

5 7045 in the explanatory statement described in sec6 tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 

7 Consolidated Act). 

8 (4) REFUGEES.—Funds made available by this 

9 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

10 for assistance for Colombia shall be apportioned di11 rectly to USAID, except that not less than 

12 $7,000,000 of such funds shall be transferred to, 

13 and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act 

14 under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist15 ance’’ for assistance for Colombian refugees in 

16 neighboring countries. 

17 (5) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds made 

18 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter19 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 

20 for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obli21 gated only in accordance with the conditions set 

22 forth under section 7045 in the explanatory state23 ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

24 division A of this Consolidated Act). 

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1 (6) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Of the funds made avail2 able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili3 tary Financing Program’’ for assistance for Colom4 bia, 20 percent may be obligated only in accordance 

5 with the conditions set forth under section 7045 in 

6 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 

7 the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated 

8 Act). 

9 (7) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of para10 graphs (5) and (6) shall not apply to funds made 

11 available for aviation instruction and maintenance, 

12 and maritime and riverine security programs. 

13 (c) HAITI.— 

14 (1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 

15 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist16 ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not more 

17 than $45,000,000 may be made available for assist18 ance for Haiti: Provided, That the funding limitation 

19 of this paragraph may be exceeded for food security 

20 and global health programs. 

21 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 

22 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist23 ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made 

24 available for assistance for Haiti may not be made 

25 available for assistance for the central Government 

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1 of Haiti unless the Secretary of State certifies and 

2 reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

3 such government is taking effective steps, which are 

4 in addition to steps taken since the certification and 

5 report submitted during the prior year, if applicable, 

6 to— 

7 (A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, in8 cluding by— 

9 (i) selecting judges in a transparent 

10 manner based on merit; 

11 (ii) reducing pre-trial detention; 

12 (iii) respecting the independence of 

13 the judiciary; and 

14 (iv) improving governance by imple15 menting reforms to increase transparency 

16 and accountability, including through the 

17 penal and criminal codes; 

18 (B) combat corruption, including by imple19 menting the anti-corruption law enacted in 

20 2014 and prosecuting corrupt officials; 

21 (C) increase government revenues, includ22 ing by implementing tax reforms, and increase 

23 expenditures on public services; and 

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1 (D) resolve commercial disputes between 

2 United States entities and the Government of 

3 Haiti. 

4 (3) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 

5 of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 

6 and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 

7 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 

8 EUROPE AND EURASIA

9 SEC. 7046. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.—Of the 

10 funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, 

11 not less than $410,465,000 shall be made available for 

12 assistance for Ukraine. 

13 (b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 

14 this Act may be made available for assistance for a govern15 ment of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 

16 if such government directs any action in violation of the 

17 territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 

18 Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as 

19 those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro20 vided, That except as otherwise provided in section 

21 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without 

22 regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President 

23 determines that to do so is in the national security interest 

24 of the United States: Provided further, That prior to exe25 cuting the authority contained in the previous proviso the 

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1 Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 

2 Appropriations on how such assistance supports the na3 tional security interest of the United States. 

4 (c) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUPPORT

5 ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall 

6 not apply to— 

7 (1) activities to support democracy or assist8 ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 

9 and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons 

10 of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) 

11 or non-proliferation assistance; 

12 (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 

13 Development Agency under section 661 of the For14 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 

15 (3) any activity carried out by a member of the 

16 United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 

17 acting within his or her official capacity; 

18 (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 

19 other assistance provided by the Overseas Private 

20 Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 

21 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 

23 (5) any financing provided under the Export24 Import Bank Act of 1945; or 

25 (6) humanitarian assistance. 

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1 WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS

2 SEC. 7047. If the President determines that doing so 

3 will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 

4 genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 

5 law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec6 tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up 

7 to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 

8 Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 

9 the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 

10 Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the 

11 Council may establish or authorize to deal with such viola12 tions, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained 

13 in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determina14 tion required under this section shall be in lieu of any de15 terminations otherwise required under section 552(c): Pro16 vided further, That funds made available pursuant to this 

17 section shall be made available subject to the regular noti18 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

19 UNITED NATIONS

20 SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT21 ABILITY.— 

22 (1) Of the funds appropriated under title I and 

23 under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and 

24 Programs’’ in title V of this Act that are available 

25 for contributions to the United Nations (including 

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1 the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), any 

2 United Nations agency, or the Organization of 

3 American States, 15 percent may not be obligated 

4 for such organization, department, or agency until 

5 the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 

6 Appropriations that the organization, department, or 

7 agency is— 

8 (A) posting on a publicly available Web 

9 site, consistent with privacy regulations and due 

10 process, regular financial and programmatic au11 dits of such organization, department, or agen12 cy, and providing the United States Govern13 ment with necessary access to such financial 

14 and performance audits; and 

15 (B) effectively implementing and enforcing 

16 policies and procedures which reflect best prac17 tices for the protection of whistleblowers from 

18 retaliation, including best practices for— 

19 (i) protection against retaliation for 

20 internal and lawful public disclosures; 

21 (ii) legal burdens of proof; 

22 (iii) statutes of limitation for report23 ing retaliation; 

24 (iv) access to independent adjudicative 

25 bodies, including external arbitration; and 

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1 (v) results that eliminate the effects of 

2 proven retaliation. 

3 (2) The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to 

4 paragraph (1) may be waived on a case-by-case basis 

5 if the Secretary of State determines and reports to 

6 the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver 

7 is necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian 

8 crisis. 

9 (b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA10 TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 

11 (1) None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 

13 States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 

14 commission of the United Nations if such agency, 

15 body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 

16 a country, the government of which the Secretary of 

17 State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) 

18 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as contin19 ued in effect pursuant to the International Emer20 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App. 

21 2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism. 

22 (2) None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a con24 tribution to any organization, agency, commission, 

25 or program within the United Nations system if 

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1 such organization, agency, commission, or program 

2 is chaired or presided over by a country the govern3 ment of which the Secretary of State has deter4 mined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign 

5 Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Ex6 port Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export Ad7 ministration Act of 1979, or any other provision of 

8 law, is a government that has repeatedly provided 

9 support for acts of international terrorism. 

10 (3) The Secretary of State may waive the re11 striction in this subsection if the Secretary deter12 mines and reports to the Committees on Appropria13 tions that to do so is in the national interest of the 

14 United States, including a description of the na15 tional interest served. 

16 (c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 

17 None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 

18 available in support of the United Nations Human Rights 

19 Council unless the Secretary of State determines and re20 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that participa21 tion in the Council is important to the national interest 

22 of the United States and that the Council is taking signifi23 cant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item: 

24 Provided, That such report shall include a description of 

25 the national interest served and the steps taken to remove 

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1 Israel as a permanent agenda item: Provided further, That 

2 the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on 

3 Appropriations not later than September 30, 2017, on the 

4 resolutions considered in the United Nations Human 

5 Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on 

6 steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item. 

7 (d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN8 CY.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds for the United 

9 Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and not 

10 later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary of State shall submit a report in writing to the 

12 Committees on Appropriations on whether UNRWA is— 

13 (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the 

14 West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to 

15 inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any in16 appropriate use; 

17 (2) acting promptly to address any staff or ben18 eficiary violation of its own policies (including the 

19 policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) 

20 and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of 

21 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 

22 (3) implementing procedures to maintain the 

23 neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a 

24 no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspec25 tions of its installations, to ensure they are only 

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1 used for humanitarian or other appropriate pur2 poses; 

3 (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures 

4 to ensure it is operating in compliance with the con5 ditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance 

6 Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the 

7 Department of State on actions it has taken to en8 sure conformance with such conditions; 

9 (5) taking steps to ensure the content of all 

10 educational materials currently taught in UNRWA11 administered schools and summer camps is con12 sistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and 

13 tolerance and does not induce incitement; 

14 (6) not engaging in operations with financial in15 stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant 

16 United States law, and is taking steps to improve 

17 the financial transparency of the organization; and 

18 (7) in compliance with the United Nations 

19 Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and 

20 is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec21 ommendations. 

22 (e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA23 TIONS MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or 

24 made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 

25 Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

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1 may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 

2 arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations 

3 or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chap4 ter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

5 the costs for participation of another country’s delegation 

6 at international conferences held under the auspices of 

7 multilateral or international organizations. 

8 (f) UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL PROJECTS.—None of 

9 the funds made available by this Act may be used for the 

10 design, renovation, or construction of the United Nations 

11 Headquarters in New York: Provided, That any operating 

12 plan submitted pursuant to this Act for funds made avail13 able under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International 

14 Organizations’’ shall include information on capital 

15 projects, as described under this section in the explanatory 

16 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

17 division A of this Consolidated Act). 

18 (g) WITHHOLDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days 

19 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

20 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations de21 tailing the amount of funds available for obligation or ex22 penditure in fiscal year 2017 for contributions to any or23 ganization, department, agency, or program within the 

24 United Nations system or any international program that 

25 are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any 

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1 provision of law: Provided, That the Secretary of State 

2 shall update such report each time additional funds are 

3 withheld by operation of any provision of law: Provided 

4 further, That the reprogramming of any withheld funds 

5 identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall 

6 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti7 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

8 (h) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE9 KEEPING OPERATIONS.— 

10 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 

11 made available to implement section 301 of the De12 partment of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 

13 (Public Law 114–323): Provided, That the elements 

14 and objectives of subsection (c) of such section shall 

15 include the adoption of a United Nations policy re16 quiring the mandatory repatriation from a United 

17 Nations peacekeeping operation of any personnel 

18 credibly alleged to have engaged in sexual exploi19 tation or abuse, and a prohibition on the participa20 tion in such peacekeeping operations of personnel 

21 from any country the government of which is unwill22 ing or unable to carry out its criminal or disciplinary 

23 responsibilities with respect to personnel credibly al24 leged to have engaged in sexual exploitation or 

25 abuse. 

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1 (2) The Secretary of State should withhold as2 sistance to any unit of the security forces of a for3 eign country if the Secretary has credible informa4 tion that such unit has engaged in sexual exploi5 tation or abuse, including while serving in a United 

6 Nations peacekeeping operation, until the Secretary 

7 determines that the government of such country is 

8 taking effective steps to bring the responsible mem9 bers of such unit to justice and to prevent future in10 cidents: Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly 

11 notify the government of each country subject to any 

12 withholding of assistance pursuant to this para13 graph, and shall notify the appropriate congressional 

14 committees of such withholding not later than 10 

15 days after a determination to withhold such assist16 ance is made: Provided further, That the Secretary 

17 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist such 

18 government in bringing the responsible members of 

19 such unit to justice. 

20 (i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 

21 under title I of this Act which are returned or not made 

22 available due to the implementation of subsection (a) or 

23 the second proviso under the heading ‘‘Contributions for 

24 International Peacekeeping Activities’’ of such title shall 

25 remain available for obligation until September 30, 2018. 

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1 (j) REPORT ON ARREARS.—Not later than 30 days 

2 after enactment of this Act, and updated every 90 days 

3 thereafter until September 30, 2018, the Secretary of 

4 State shall submit a report to the appropriate congres5 sional committees detailing— 

6 (1) a description of the treaty or other obliga7 tion of the United States to pay assessed contribu8 tions at specified rates for the United Nations and 

9 other international organizations by organization or 

10 entity; 

11 (2) a description of relevant United States laws 

12 regarding such assessed rates and contributions; 

13 (3) a description of, and justification for, any 

14 deviation from payment of such assessed rates and 

15 contributions, to include the cumulative amount of 

16 arrears owed, or anticipated to be owed, by the 

17 United States to any organization or entity as a re18 sult of such deviation; 

19 (4) a specific plan for payment of such arrears; 

20 (5) an analysis of when the amount of arrears 

21 owed by the United States may trigger Article 19 of 

22 the United Nations Charter or similar provision in 

23 a treaty, convention or charter governing participa24 tion in an international organization, resulting in the 

25 loss of a vote by the United States in the United 

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1 Nations General Assembly or other governing body 

2 of an international organization; and 

3 (6) an analysis of the impact to the national in4 terest of the United States in international organiza5 tions, including the United Nations, as a result of 

6 arrears owed, if any, including with respect to the 

7 loss of influence within such organizations. 

8 COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE

9 SEC. 7049. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

10 by titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions 

11 of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II 

12 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, not13 withstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effec14 tiveness and accountability of civilian police authority 

15 through training and technical assistance in human rights, 

16 the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and 

17 through assistance to foster civilian police roles that sup18 port democratic governance, including assistance for pro19 grams to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address 

20 gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations 

21 with the communities they serve. 

22 (b) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under sub23 section (a) shall be subject to the regular notification pro24 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

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1 DISABILITY PROGRAMS

2 SEC. 7050. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 

3 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

4 shall be made available for programs and activities admin5 istered by the United States Agency for International De6 velopment to address the needs and protect and promote 

7 the rights of people with disabilities in developing coun8 tries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, 

9 economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employ10 ment, transportation, sports, and integration of individ11 uals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation. 

12 (b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL

13 SUPPORT.—Of the funds made available pursuant to this 

14 section, 5 percent may be used for USAID for manage15 ment, oversight, and technical support. 

16 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

17 SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend19 ance of more than 50 employees of agencies or depart20 ments of the United States Government who are stationed 

21 in the United States, at any single international con22 ference occurring outside the United States, unless the 

23 Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appro24 priations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance 

25 is important to the national interest: Provided, That for 

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1 purposes of this section the term ‘‘international con2 ference’’ shall mean a conference attended by representa3 tives of the United States Government and of foreign gov4 ernments, international organizations, or nongovern5 mental organizations. 

6 AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE

7 SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith8 standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 

9 procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 

10 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

11 foreign operations, and related programs under the head12 ings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘International 

13 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean 

14 Counterdrug Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Pro15 grams’’ may be used for any other program and in any 

16 region, including for the transportation of active and 

17 standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment 

18 during a deployment: Provided, That the responsibility for 

19 policy decisions and justification for the use of such trans20 fer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary 

21 of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this re22 sponsibility shall not be delegated. 

23 (b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 

24 in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 

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1 priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 

2 programmatic purposes in the designated country or re3 gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 

4 to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

5 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

6 (c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 

7 (1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by 

8 the Department of State and the United States 

9 Agency for International Development with funds 

10 made available in this Act or prior Acts making ap11 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 

12 operations, and related programs shall be coordi13 nated under the authority of the appropriate Chief 

14 of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may be 

15 used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim16 bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 

17 supporting Department of State and USAID pro18 grams and activities: Provided further, That official 

19 travel for other agencies for other purposes may be 

20 supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reim21 bursement when traveling on a space available basis: 

22 Provided further, That funds received by the Depart23 ment of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, 

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1 ment and shall be available for expenses related to 

2 the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or op3 eration of such aircraft. 

4 (2) The requirement and authorities of this 

5 subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary 

6 purpose of which is the transportation of personnel. 

7 (d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 

8 To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper9 ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 

10 by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 

11 PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY

12 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS

13 SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 

14 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re15 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of 

16 Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 

17 That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ in subsection 

18 (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘Sep19 tember 30, 2016’’. 

20 LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS

21 SEC. 7054. (a) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law, demining equipment available to 

23 the United States Agency for International Development 

24 and the Department of State and used in support of the 

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1 manitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis 

2 in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions 

3 as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 

4 (b) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance 

5 shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export 

6 license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster 

7 munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 

8 transferred, unless— 

9 (1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, 

10 after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent 

11 unexploded ordnance across the range of intended 

12 operational environments, and the agreement appli13 cable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such clus14 ter munitions or cluster munitions technology speci15 fies that the cluster munitions will only be used 

16 against clearly defined military targets and will not 

17 be used where civilians are known to be present or 

18 in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 

19 (2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is 

20 for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently dis21 posing of such cluster munitions. 

22 PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA

23 SEC. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained 

24 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur25 poses within the United States not authorized before the 

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1 date of the enactment of this Act by Congress: Provided, 

2 That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to 

3 carry out the provisions of section 316 of the International 

4 Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Pub5 lic Law 96–533). 

6 CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF

7 ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE

8 SEC. 7056. (a) Under the direction of the President, 

9 the Secretary of State shall be responsible for the contin10 uous supervision and general direction of economic assist11 ance, law enforcement and justice sector assistance, mili12 tary assistance, and military education and training pro13 grams, including but not limited to determining whether 

14 there shall be a military assistance (including civic action) 

15 or a military education and training program for a country 

16 and the value thereof, to the end that such programs are 

17 effectively integrated both at home and abroad and the 

18 foreign policy of the United States is best served thereby. 

19 (b) Consistent with section 481(b) of the Foreign As20 sistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall be re21 sponsible for coordinating all assistance provided by the 

22 United States Government to support international efforts 

23 to combat illicit narcotics production or trafficking: Pro24 vided, That the provision of assistance by the Department 

25 of Defense which is comparable to assistance that may be 

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1 made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter2 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall 

3 be provided in a manner consistent with the requirements 

4 of section 333(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added 

5 by section 1241 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

6 for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328). 

7 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

8 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

9 SEC. 7057. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $93,000,000 of 

10 the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 

11 to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 

12 Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated 

13 under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

14 Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 

15 for International Development to hire and employ individ16 uals in the United States and overseas on a limited ap17 pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 

18 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. 

19 (b) RESTRICTIONS.— 

20 (1) The number of individuals hired in any fis21 cal year pursuant to the authority contained in sub22 section (a) may not exceed 175. 

23 (2) The authority to hire individuals contained 

24 in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 

25 2018. 

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1 (c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) 

2 should only be used to the extent that an equivalent num3 ber of positions that are filled by personal services contrac4 tors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who 

5 are compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part 

6 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds 

7 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 

8 Eurasia and Central Asia’’, are eliminated. 

9 (d) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 

10 charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 

11 under the authority of this section shall be the account 

12 to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 

13 relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 

14 this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

15 appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Op16 erating Expenses’’. 

17 (e) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi18 viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 

19 available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 

20 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re21 lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 

22 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for 

23 a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation 

24 set forth in such section. 

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1 (f) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appro2 priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 

3 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap4 propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 

5 Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 

6 funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 

7 (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 

8 employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 

9 carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or 

10 man-made disasters subject to the regular notification 

11 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

12 (g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap13 propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 

14 chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As15 sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 

16 Act (Public Law 83–480), may be used by USAID to em17 ploy up to 40 personal services contractors in the United 

18 States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 

19 purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or 

20 expanded overseas programs and activities managed by 

21 the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired 

22 and trained: Provided, That not more than 15 of such con23 tractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided 

24 further, That such funds appropriated to carry out title 

25 II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), may 

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1 be made available only for personal services contractors 

2 assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. 

3 (h) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 

4 award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro5 priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 

6 the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 

7 such contracts when the order is placed with any category 

8 of small or small disadvantaged business. 

9 (i) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT10 MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro11 vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For12 eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 

13 Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be 

14 assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Paki15 stan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts 

16 making appropriations for the Department of State, for17 eign operations, and related programs. 

18 GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES

19 SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 

20 by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 

21 for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis22 ease programs including activities relating to research on, 

23 and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 

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1 al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 

2 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 

3 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend4 ed: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under title 

5 III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made 

6 available for family planning/reproductive health, includ7 ing in areas where population growth threatens biodiver8 sity or endangered species. 

9 (b) GLOBAL FUND.—Of the funds appropriated by 

10 this Act that are available for a contribution to the Global 

11 Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 

12 Fund), 10 percent should be withheld from obligation until 

13 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations that the Global Fund is— 

15 (1) maintaining and implementing a policy of 

16 transparency, including the authority of the Global 

17 Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to pub18 lish OIG reports on a public Web site; 

19 (2) providing sufficient resources to maintain 

20 an independent OIG that— 

21 (A) reports directly to the Board of the 

22 Global Fund; 

23 (B) maintains a mandate to conduct thor24 ough investigations and programmatic audits, 

25 free from undue interference; and 

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1 (C) compiles regular, publicly published 

2 audits and investigations of financial, pro3 grammatic, and reporting aspects of the Global 

4 Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, 

5 and Local Fund Agents; 

6 (3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli7 cies and procedures which reflect best practices for 

8 the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, in9 cluding best practices for— 

10 (A) protection against retaliation for inter11 nal and lawful public disclosures; 

12 (B) legal burdens of proof; 

13 (C) statutes of limitation for reporting re14 taliation; 

15 (D) access to independent adjudicative 

16 bodies, including external arbitration; and 

17 (E) results that eliminate the effects of 

18 proven retaliation; and 

19 (4) implementing the recommendations con20 tained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan ap21 proved by the Board of the Global Fund on Novem22 ber 21, 2011: 

23 Provided, That such withholding shall not be in addition 

24 to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal 

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1 year 2017 pursuant to the application of any other provi2 sion contained in this or any other Act. 

3 (c) CONTAGIOUS INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUT4 BREAKS.— 

5 (1) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Of the 

6 funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

7 ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, $70,000,000 shall be 

8 made available for an Emergency Reserve Fund to 

9 address emerging health threats, and shall remain 

10 available until expended: Provided, That such funds 

11 shall be in addition to funds otherwise available for 

12 such purposes, and may be transferred to, and 

13 merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under 

14 the heading ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ for 

15 the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, 

16 That such funds may only be made available if the 

17 Secretary of State determines and reports to the 

18 Committees on Appropriations that it is in the na19 tional interest to respond to an emerging health 

20 threat that poses severe threats to human health. 

21 (2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec22 retary of State determines and reports to the Com23 mittees on Appropriations that an international in24 fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 

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1 tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer2 gency of International Concern, funds appropriated 

3 by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro4 grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International 

5 Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 

6 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 

7 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 

8 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and ‘‘Millen9 nium Challenge Corporation’’ may be made available 

10 to combat such infectious disease or public health 

11 emergency, and may be transferred to, and merged 

12 with, funds appropriated under such headings for 

13 the purposes of this paragraph. 

14 (3) OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS.—Funds made avail15 able by this subsection shall be subject to prior con16 sultation with, and the regular notification proce17 dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

18 GENDER EQUALITY

19 SEC. 7059. (a) GENDER EQUALITY.—Funds appro20 priated by this Act shall be made available to promote gen21 der equality in United States Government diplomatic and 

22 development efforts by raising the status, increasing the 

23 participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls 

24 worldwide. 

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1 (b) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP.—Of the funds appro2 priated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 

3 shall be made available to increase leadership opportuni4 ties for women in countries where women and girls suffer 

5 discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strength6 ening protections for women’s political status, expanding 

7 women’s participation in political parties and elections, 

8 and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership posi9 tions in the public and private sectors at the local, provin10 cial, and national levels. 

11 (c) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 

12 (1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III 

13 and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall 

14 be made available to implement a multi-year strat15 egy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence 

16 in countries where it is common in conflict and non17 conflict settings. 

18 (B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 

19 this Act that are available to train foreign police, ju20 dicial, and military personnel, including for inter21 national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 

22 where appropriate, prevention and response to gen23 der-based violence and trafficking in persons, and 

24 shall promote the integration of women into the po25 lice and other security forces. 

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1 (2) Department of State and United States 

2 Agency for International Development gender pro3 grams shall incorporate coordinated efforts to com4 bat a variety of forms of gender-based violence, in5 cluding child marriage, rape, female genital cutting 

6 and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other 

7 forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non8 conflict settings. 

9 (d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Funds appro10 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As11 sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu12 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International Nar13 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ should be made 

14 available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and 

15 improve coordination of, United States Government ef16 forts to empower women as equal partners in conflict pre17 vention, peace building, transitional processes, and recon18 struction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in po19 litical transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of 

20 relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. 

21 (e) WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK FROM EXTRE22 MISM.— 

23 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 

24 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

25 Fund’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made 

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1 available to support women and girls who are at risk 

2 from extremism and conflict, and for activities to— 

3 (A) empower women and girls to counter 

4 extremism; 

5 (B) address the needs of women and girls 

6 adversely impacted by extremism and conflict; 

7 (C) document crimes committed by extrem8 ists against women and girls, and support in9 vestigations and prosecutions of such crimes, as 

10 appropriate; 

11 (D) increase the participation and influ12 ence of women in formal and informal political 

13 processes and institutions at the local level and 

14 within traditional governing structures; 

15 (E) support reconciliation programs be16 tween impacted minority, religious, and ethnic 

17 groups and the broader community; 

18 (F) develop and implement legal reforms 

19 and protections for women and girls at the na20 tional and local government levels; and 

21 (G) create and sustain networks for women 

22 and girls to collectively safeguard their rights 

23 on a regional basis. 

24 (2) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

25 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

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1 of State, in consultation with the USAID Adminis2 trator, shall submit a comprehensive, inter-agency 

3 strategy to support women and girls who are at risk 

4 from extremism and conflict, including a description 

5 of monitoring and evaluation protocols. 

6 (3) CLARIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 

7 Funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) are in addition to amounts otherwise 

9 available by this Act for such purposes; and 

10 (B) shall be made available following con11 sultation with, and subject to the regular notifi12 cation procedures of, the Committees on Appro13 priations. 

14 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS

15 SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER

16 EDUCATION.— 

17 (1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 

18 (A) Of the funds appropriated under title 

19 III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 

20 shall be made available for assistance for basic 

21 education, and such funds may be made avail22 able notwithstanding any other provision of law 

23 that restricts assistance to foreign countries: 

24 Provided, That such funds should be used to 

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1 grams for each Country Development Coopera2 tion Strategy or similar strategy regarding 

3 basic education established by the United 

4 States Agency for International Development: 

5 Provided further, That such funds may also be 

6 used for secondary education activities: Pro7 vided further, That the USAID Administrator, 

8 following consultation with the Committees on 

9 Appropriations, may reprogram such funds be10 tween countries. 

11 (B) Not later than 30 days after enact12 ment of this Act, the USAID Administrator 

13 shall report to the Committees on Appropria14 tions on the status of cumulative unobligated 

15 balances and obligated, but unexpended, bal16 ances in each country where USAID provides 

17 basic education assistance and such report shall 

18 also include details on the types of contracts 

19 and grants provided and the goals and objec20 tives of such assistance: Provided, That the 

21 USAID Administrator shall update such report 

22 on a quarterly basis until September 30, 2018: 

23 Provided further, That if the USAID Adminis24 trator determines that any unobligated balances 

25 of funds specifically designated for assistance 

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1 for basic education in prior Acts making appro2 priations for the Department of State, foreign 

3 operations, and related programs are in excess 

4 of the absorptive capacity of recipient countries, 

5 such funds may be made available for other 

6 programs authorized under chapter 1 of part I 

7 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwith8 standing such funding designation: Provided 

9 further, That the authority of the previous pro10 viso shall be subject to prior consultation with, 

11 and the regular notification procedures of, the 

12 Committees on Appropriations. 

13 (C) Of the funds appropriated under title 

14 III of this Act for assistance for basic education 

15 programs, not less than $75,000,000 shall be 

16 made available for a contribution to multilateral 

17 partnerships that support education. 

18 (2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro19 priated by title III of this Act, not less than 

20 $235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 

21 for higher education, including not less than 

22 $35,000,000 for new and ongoing partnerships for 

23 human and institutional capacity building between 

24 higher education institutions in the United States 

25 and developing countries: Provided, That such funds 

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1 may be made available notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 

3 countries, and shall be subject to the regular notifi4 cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria5 tions. 

6 (b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro7 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As8 sistance’’, not less than $26,000,000 shall be made avail9 able for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad pro10 gram, and not less than $12,000,000 shall be made avail11 able for cooperative development programs of USAID. 

12 (c) ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS.— 

13 (1) AUTHORITY AND NOTIFICATION REQUIRE14 MENT.— 

15 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act to 

16 carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 

17 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign 

18 Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwith19 standing any other provision of law, except for 

20 the provisions of this subsection, to support en21 vironment programs. 

22 (B) No funds are appropriated or other23 wise made available by this Act for a contribu24 tion, grant, or other payment to the Green Cli25 mate Fund. 

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1 (C) Funds made available pursuant to this 

2 subsection shall be subject to the regular notifi3 cation procedures of the Committees on Appro4 priations. 

5 (2) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND LIMITA6 TIONS.— 

7 (A) Of the funds appropriated under title 

8 III of this Act, not less than $265,000,000 

9 shall be made available for biodiversity con10 servation programs. 

11 (B) Not less than $90,664,000 of the 

12 funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 

13 this Act shall be made available to combat the 

14 transnational threat of wildlife poaching and 

15 trafficking. 

16 (C) None of the funds appropriated under 

17 title IV of this Act may be made available for 

18 training or other assistance for any military 

19 unit or personnel that the Secretary of State 

20 determines has been credibly alleged to have 

21 participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, 

22 unless the Secretary reports to the Committees 

23 on Appropriations that to do so is in the na24 tional security interest of the United States. 

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1 (D) Funds appropriated by this Act for 

2 biodiversity programs shall not be used to sup3 port the expansion of industrial scale logging or 

4 any other industrial scale extractive activity 

5 into areas that were primary/intact tropical for6 ests as of December 30, 2013, and the Sec7 retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

8 States executive directors of each international 

9 financial institutions (IFI) to vote against any 

10 financing of any such activity. 

11 (3) LARGE DAMS.—The Secretary of the Treas12 ury shall instruct the United States executive direc13 tor of each IFI that it is the policy of the United 

14 States to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strat15 egy, or policy of such institution to support the con16 struction of any large dam consistent with the cri17 teria set forth in Senate Report 114–79, while also 

18 considering whether the project involves important 

19 foreign policy objectives. 

20 (4) SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES.—Of the funds 

21 appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 

22 $123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable 

23 landscapes programs. 

24 (d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP25 MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 

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1 not less than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for 

2 food security and agricultural development programs, of 

3 which not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available 

4 for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That 

5 such funds may be made available for a United States con6 tribution to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity 

7 Trust. 

8 (e) MICROENTERPRISE AND MICROFINANCE.—Of the 

9 funds appropriated by this Act, not less than 

10 $265,000,000 should be made available for microenter11 prise and microfinance development programs for the 

12 poor, especially women. 

13 (f) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER14 SONS AND MODERN SLAVERY.— 

15 (1) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—Of the funds 

16 appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Devel17 opment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

18 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 

19 and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En20 forcement’’, not less than $64,800,000 shall be made 

21 available for activities to combat trafficking in per22 sons internationally, of which not less than 

23 $40,000,000 shall be from funds made available 

24 under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

25 and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, That funds made 

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1 available pursuant to this paragraph shall be made 

2 available to support a multifaceted approach to com3 bat human trafficking in Guatemala: Provided fur4 ther, That not later than 120 days after enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a re6 port to the Committees on Appropriations on the re7 quirements enumerated under this section in House 

8 Report 114–693. 

9 (2) MODERN SLAVERY.—Funds appropriated by 

10 this Act under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics 

11 Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall be made avail12 able for the purposes authorized by section 1298 of 

13 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328): Provided, That 

15 such funds are in addition to funds made available 

16 pursuant to paragraph (1), and shall be made avail17 able on an open and competitive basis: Provided fur18 ther, That funds made available pursuant to this 

19 paragraph shall be made available subject to the reg20 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 

21 Appropriations. 

22 (3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of State 

23 and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall 

24 establish and implement guidelines to ensure that 

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1 bat trafficking in persons and modern slavery are 

2 coordinated and complementary, and not duplicative. 

3 (g) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap4 propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 

5 Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

6 Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 

7 than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support peo8 ple-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together 

9 individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political 

10 backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: Provided, 

11 That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the 

12 Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obliga13 tion of funds, on the uses of such funds, and such funds 

14 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 

15 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

16 to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be 

17 matched by sources other than the United States Govern18 ment. 

19 (h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro20 priated by this Act, not less than $400,000,000 shall be 

21 made available for water supply and sanitation projects 

22 pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 

23 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121), of which not less than 

24 $145,000,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Afri25 ca, and of which not less than $14,000,000 shall be made 

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1 available for programs to design and build safe, public la2 trines in Africa and Asia. 

3 OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

4 SEC. 7061. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Whenever 

5 the President determines that it is in furtherance of the 

6 purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to a 

7 total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title 

8 III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, 

9 funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private 

10 Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject 

11 to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, 

12 That such funds shall not be available for administrative 

13 expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: 

14 Provided further, That designated funding levels in this 

15 Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section: Pro16 vided further, That the exercise of such authority shall be 

17 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com18 mittees on Appropriations. 

19 (b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) 

20 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of 

21 subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act 

22 shall remain in effect until September 30, 2017. 

23 ARMS TRADE TREATY

24 SEC. 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this 

25 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 

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1 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 

2 ratification for the Treaty. 

3 INSPECTORS GENERAL

4 SEC. 7063. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 

5 None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 

6 to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 

7 access to any records, documents, or other materials avail8 able to the department or agency of the United States 

9 Government over which such Inspector General has re10 sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

11 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such 

12 Inspector General to such records, documents, or other 

13 materials, under any provision of law, except a provision 

14 of law that expressly refers to such Inspector General and 

15 expressly limits the right of access of such Inspector Gen16 eral. 

17 (b) TIMELY ACCESS.—A department or agency of the 

18 United States Government covered by this section shall 

19 provide its Inspector General access to all records, docu20 ments, and other materials in a timely manner. 

21 (c) COMPLIANCE.—Each Inspector General covered 

22 by this section shall ensure compliance with statutory limi23 tations on disclosure relevant to the information provided 

24 by the department or agency over which that Inspector 

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1 General has responsibilities under the Inspector General 

2 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

3 (d) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Each Inspector Gen4 eral covered by this section shall report to the Committees 

5 on Appropriations within 5 calendar days of any failure 

6 by any department or agency of the United States Govern7 ment to provide its Inspector General access to all re8 quested records, documents, and other materials. 

9 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS

10 DETAINED AT NAVAL STATION, GUANTA ́NAMO BAY, CUBA

11 SEC. 7064. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion 

12 of an agreement with a country, including a state with 

13 a compact of free association with the United States, to 

14 receive by transfer or release individuals detained at 

15 United States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, the 

16 Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appro17 priations in writing of the terms of the agreement, includ18 ing whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts 

19 making appropriations for the Department of State, for20 eign operations, and related programs will be made avail21 able for assistance for such country pursuant to such 

22 agreement. 

23 MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES

24 SEC. 7065. None of the funds appropriated by this 

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1 ing for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in ti2 tles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— 

3 (1) previously justified, including the projected 

4 future year costs, in a congressional budget justifica5 tion; 

6 (2) included in an Act making appropriations 

7 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

8 related programs or previously authorized by an Act 

9 of Congress; 

10 (3) notified in accordance with the regular noti11 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria12 tions, including the projected future year costs; or 

13 (4) the subject of prior consultation with the 

14 Committees on Appropriations and such consultation 

15 was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the 

16 pledge. 

17 PROHIBITION ON USE OF TORTURE

18 SEC. 7066. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds 

19 made available in this Act may be used to support or jus20 tify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by 

21 any official or contract employee of the United States Gov22 ernment. 

23 (b) ASSISTANCE TO ELIMINATE TORTURE.—Funds 

24 appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be 

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1 eign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation 

2 with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to 

3 eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other secu4 rity forces in countries receiving assistance from funds ap5 propriated by this Act. 

6 EXTRADITION

7 SEC. 7067. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap8 propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 

9 (other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Inter10 national Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 

11 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

12 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘United States 

13 Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and 

14 ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

15 Assistance’’) for the central government of a country 

16 which has notified the Department of State of its refusal 

17 to extradite to the United States any individual indicted 

18 for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is 

19 life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for 

20 killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United 

21 States extradition request. 

22 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 

23 to the central government of a country with which the 

24 United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 

25 which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 

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1 government of that country is in violation of the terms 

2 and conditions of the treaty. 

3 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 

4 restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 

5 Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 

6 that such waiver is important to the national interests of 

7 the United States. 

8 COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

9 SEC. 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of 

11 the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of sec12 tion 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used 

13 to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlan14 tic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO 

15 allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing 

16 with an option to purchase) of defense articles from 

17 United States commercial suppliers, not including Major 

18 Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other 

19 types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the 

20 President determines that there are compelling foreign 

21 policy or national security reasons for those defense arti22 cles being provided by commercial lease rather than by 

23 government-to-government sale under such Act. 

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1 COUNTRY TRANSITION PLAN

2 SEC. 7069. Any bilateral country assistance strategy 

3 developed after the date of enactment of this Act for the 

4 provision of assistance for a foreign country in this fiscal 

5 year shall include a transition plan identifying end goals 

6 and options for winding down, within a targeted period 

7 of years, such bilateral assistance: Provided, That such 

8 transition plan shall be developed by the Secretary of 

9 State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 

10 United States Agency for International Development, the 

11 heads of other relevant Federal agencies, and officials of 

12 such foreign government and representatives of civil soci13 ety, as appropriate. 

14 COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION

15 SEC. 7070. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap16 propriated by this Act may be made available for assist17 ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa18 tion. 

19 (b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 

20 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

21 may be made available for assistance for the central 

22 government of a country that the Secretary of State 

23 determines and reports to the Committees on Appro24 priations has taken affirmative steps intended to 

25 support or be supportive of the Russian Federation 

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1 annexation of Crimea: Provided, That except as oth2 erwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 

3 waive the restriction on assistance required by this 

4 paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 

5 such Committees that to do so is in the national in6 terest of the United States, and includes a justifica7 tion for such interest. 

8 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

9 may be made available for— 

10 (A) the implementation of any action or 

11 policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 

12 Russian Federation over Crimea; 

13 (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 

14 of United States Government investments in 

15 Crimea, if such activity includes the participa16 tion of Russian Government officials, or other 

17 Russian owned or controlled financial entities; 

18 or 

19 (C) assistance for Crimea, if such assist20 ance includes the participation of Russian Gov21 ernment officials, or other Russian owned or 

22 controlled financial entities. 

23 (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

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1 sistance by such institution (including any loan, 

2 credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 

3 the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 

4 (4) The requirements and limitations of this 

5 subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary 

6 of State determines and reports to the Committees 

7 on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine 

8 has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea. 

9 (c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF

10 ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 

11 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

12 may be made available for assistance for the central 

13 government of a country that the Secretary of State 

14 determines and reports to the Committees on Appro15 priations has recognized the independence of, or has 

16 established diplomatic relations with, the Russian oc17 cupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 

18 Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That the 

19 Secretary shall publish on the Department of State 

20 Web site a list of any such central governments in 

21 a timely manner: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary may waive the restriction on assistance re23 quired by this paragraph if the Secretary determines 

24 and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

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1 that to do so is in the national interest of the United 

2 States, and includes a justification for such interest. 

3 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

4 may be made available to support the Russian occu5 pation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 

6 Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia. 

7 (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

8 the United States executive directors of each inter9 national financial institution to vote against any as10 sistance by such institution (including any loan, 

11 credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 

12 the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 

13 (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of 

14 this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

15 appropriate congressional committees a report on ac16 tions taken by the Russian Federation to further 

17 consolidate the occupation of the Georgian terri18 tories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South 

19 Ossetia, including the estimated annual costs of such 

20 occupation. 

21 (d) ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER INFLUENCE AND AG22 GRESSION.— 

23 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

24 the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

25 Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

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1 Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ2 ing Program’’, not less than $100,000,000 shall be 

3 made available for assistance to counter Russian in4 fluence and aggression in countries in Europe and 

5 Eurasia: Provided, That such funds shall be referred 

6 to as the Countering Russian Influence Fund (the 

7 Fund), and be made available to civil society organi8 zations and other entities in such countries for rule 

9 of law, media, cyber, and other programs that 

10 strengthen democratic institutions and processes, 

11 and counter Russian influence and aggression: Pro12 vided further, That not later than 45 days after en13 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in con14 sultation with the USAID Administrator, shall sub15 mit a spend plan to the Committees on Appropria16 tions detailing the proposed uses of the Fund on a 

17 country-by-country basis: Provided further, That 

18 such funds shall be in addition to amounts made 

19 available for bilateral assistance for such countries. 

20 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and made 

21 available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership 

22 countries shall be made available to advance the im23 plementation of Association Agreements and trade 

24 agreements with the European Union, and to reduce 

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1 their vulnerability to external economic and political 

2 pressure from the Russian Federation. 

3 (e) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 

4 this Act shall be made available to support democracy pro5 grams in the Russian Federation, including to promote 

6 Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to sup7 port the democracy and rule of law strategy required by 

8 section 7071(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Op9 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 

10 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

11 (f) REPORTS.—Not later than 45 days after enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the 

13 reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of the 

14 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

15 Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public 

16 Law 113–76). 

17 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

18 SEC. 7071. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi19 tions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 

20 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

21 Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 

22 Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 

23 (b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

24 shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 

25 International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 

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1 that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri2 vate creditors. 

3 SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND

4 SEC. 7072. Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obli5 gated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export 

6 Control Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acqui7 sition Fund (the Fund), to remain available for obligation 

8 until September 30, 2019: Provided, That the provision 

9 of defense articles and defense services to foreign coun10 tries or international organizations from the Fund shall 

11 be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 

12 STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS IMPACTED BY

13 EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT

14 SEC. 7073. (a) COUNTERING FOREIGN FIGHTERS

15 AND EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS, AND STRENGTHENING

16 THE STATE SYSTEM.— 

17 (1) Not later than 30 days after enactment of 

18 this Act and prior to the initial obligation of funds 

19 made available by this Act for the purposes of this 

20 subsection, the Secretary of State, in consultation 

21 with the Administrator of the United States Agency 

22 for International Development and the heads of rel23 evant United States Government agencies, shall sub24 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

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1 mism and foreign fighters abroad, which shall in2 clude components to— 

3 (A) counter the recruitment, radicalization, 

4 movement, and financing of such extremists 

5 and foreign fighters; 

6 (B) secure borders of countries impacted 

7 by extremism; 

8 (C) assist countries impacted by extremism 

9 to implement and establish criminal laws and 

10 policies to counter extremists and foreign fight11 ers; and 

12 (D) promote and strengthen democratic in13 stitutions and practices in countries impacted 

14 by extremism: 

15 Provided, That such strategy shall include a detailed 

16 description of proposed monitoring, oversight, and 

17 vetting procedures. 

18 (2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 

19 of this Act shall be made available for programs and 

20 activities to implement the strategy required in para21 graph (1) in a manner consistent with all applicable 

22 laws, regulations, and policies regarding the use of 

23 foreign assistance funds: Provided, That the Sec24 retary of State shall promptly inform the appro25 priate congressional committees of each instance in 

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1 which assistance provided pursuant to this sub2 section has been diverted or destroyed, to include the 

3 type and amount of assistance, a description of the 

4 incident and parties involved, and an explanation of 

5 the response of the Department of State or USAID, 

6 as appropriate: Provided further, That the Secretary 

7 of State shall ensure such programs are coordinated 

8 with and complement the efforts of other United 

9 States Government agencies and international part10 ners: Provided further, That the Secretary shall also 

11 ensure that information gained through the conduct 

12 of such programs is shared in a timely manner with 

13 relevant United States Government agencies and 

14 other international partners, as appropriate. 

15 (3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub16 section are subject to the regular notification proce17 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

18 (b) COUNTRIES IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT REF19 UGEE POPULATIONS OR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PER20 SONS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the head21 ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 

22 Fund’’ shall be made available for programs in countries 

23 affected by significant populations of internally displaced 

24 persons or refugees to— 

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1 (1) expand and improve host government social 

2 services and basic infrastructure to accommodate the 

3 needs of such populations and persons; 

4 (2) alleviate the social and economic strains 

5 placed on host communities, including through pro6 grams to promote livelihoods, vocational training, 

7 and formal and informal education; 

8 (3) improve coordination of such assistance in 

9 a more effective and sustainable manner; and 

10 (4) leverage increased assistance from donors 

11 other than the United States Government for central 

12 governments and local communities in such coun13 tries: 

14 Provided, That the Secretary of State shall periodically in15 form the Committees on Appropriations of the amount 

16 and specific uses of funds made available for the purposes 

17 of this subsection. 

18 ENTERPRISE FUNDS

19 SEC. 7074. (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 

20 None of the funds made available under titles III through 

21 VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds 

22 unless the appropriate congressional committees are noti23 fied at least 15 days in advance. 

24 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 

25 distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 

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1 dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 

2 or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 

3 congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 

4 assets of the Enterprise Fund. 

5 (c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 

6 transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 

7 other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter8 prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 

9 operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit10 tees. 

11 USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT

12 SEC. 7075. If the President makes a determination 

13 not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitu14 tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 

15 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 

16 within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such 

17 determination and any resulting changes to program and 

18 policy. 

19 BUDGET DOCUMENTS

20 SEC. 7076. (a) OPERATING AND REORGANIZATION

21 PLANS.— 

22 (1) Not later than 45 days after the date of en23 actment of this Act, each department, agency, or or24 ganization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, 

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1 pendent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, in2 cluding the Inter-American Foundation and the 

3 United States African Development Foundation, 

4 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

5 an operating plan for funds appropriated to such de6 partment, agency, or organization in such titles of 

7 this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation 

8 in fiscal year 2017, that provides details of the uses 

9 of such funds at the program, project, and activity 

10 level: Provided, That such plans shall include, as ap11 plicable, a comparison between the congressional 

12 budget justification funding levels, the most recent 

13 congressional directives or approved funding levels, 

14 and the funding levels proposed by the department 

15 or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative de16 scription/justification: Provided further, That if such 

17 department, agency, or organization receives an ad18 ditional amount under the same heading in title VIII 

19 of this Act, operating plans required by this sub20 section shall include consolidated information on all 

21 such funds: Provided further, That operating plans 

22 that include changes in levels of funding for pro23 grams, projects, and activities specified in the con24 gressional budget justification, in this Act, or 

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1 bles included in the explanatory statement described 

2 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

3 this Consolidated Act), as applicable, shall be subject 

4 to the notification and reprogramming requirements 

5 of section 7015 of this Act. 

6 (2) Concurrent with the submission of an oper7 ating plan pursuant to paragraph (1), each covered 

8 department, agency, or organization shall submit to 

9 the Committees on Appropriations a report detailing 

10 any planned reorganization of such department, 

11 agency, or organization, including any action 

12 planned pursuant to the March 31, 2017 Executive 

13 Order 13781 on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorga14 nizing the Executive Branch, including— 

15 (A) a detailed organization chart, including 

16 a brief description of each operating unit; 

17 (B) the number of employees for each op18 erating unit; 

19 (C) the current policy for supporting the 

20 operations of the National Security Council 

21 (NSC) through the detail of agency staff, in22 cluding staff projected to be detailed to the 

23 NSC during fiscal year 2018, if applicable; and 

24 (D) a detailed explanation of the policies 

25 and procedures currently or expected to be used 

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1 to comply with Executive Order 13781, includ2 ing an assessment of how national security in3 terests will be served by any proposed reorga4 nizations. 

5 (b) SPEND PLANS.— 

6 (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 

7 Secretary of State or Administrator of the United 

8 States Agency for International Development, as ap9 propriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appro10 priations a spend plan for funds made available by 

11 this Act, for— 

12 (A) assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq, Leb13 anon, Pakistan, and the West Bank and Gaza; 

14 (B) Power Africa and the regional security 

15 initiatives listed under this section in House Re16 port 114–693: Provided, That the spend plan 

17 for such initiatives shall include the amount of 

18 assistance planned for each country by account, 

19 to the maximum extent practicable; and 

20 (C) democracy programs, programs to sup21 port section 7073(a) of this Act, and sectors 

22 enumerated in subsections (a), (c)(2), (d), (e), 

23 (f), (g), and (h) of section 7060 of this Act. 

24 (2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of 

25 this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

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1 to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed 

2 spend plan for funds made available by this Act 

3 under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury, 

4 International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in title 

5 III. 

6 (c) SPENDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days 

7 after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator 

8 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a de9 tailed report on spending of funds made available during 

10 fiscal year 2016 under the heading ‘‘Development Credit 

11 Authority’’. 

12 (d) NOTIFICATIONS.—The spend plans referenced in 

13 subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti14 fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 

15 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

16 (e) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.— 

17 (1) The congressional budget justification for 

18 Department of State operations and foreign oper19 ations shall be provided to the Committees on Ap20 propriations concurrent with the date of submission 

21 of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2018: Pro22 vided, That the appendices for such justification 

23 shall be provided to the Committees on Appropria24 tions not later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 

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1 (2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Ad2 ministrator shall include in the congressional budget 

3 justification a detailed justification for multi-year 

4 availability for any funds requested under the head5 ings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Op6 erating Expenses’’. 

7 REPORTS AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT

8 SEC. 7077. (a) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 

9 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Any agency receiving 

10 funds made available by this Act shall, subject to 

11 paragraphs (2) and (3), post on the publicly avail12 able Web site of such agency any report required by 

13 this Act to be submitted to the Committees on Ap14 propriations, upon a determination by the head of 

15 such agency that to do so is in the national interest. 

16 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

17 apply to a report if— 

18 (A) the public posting of such report would 

19 compromise national security, including the 

20 conduct of diplomacy; or 

21 (B) the report contains proprietary, privi22 leged, or sensitive information. 

23 (3) TIMING AND INTENTION.—The head of the 

24 agency posting such report shall, unless otherwise 

25 provided for in this Act, do so only after such report 

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1 has been made available to the Committees on Ap2 propriations for not less than 45 days: Provided, 

3 That any report required by this Act to be submitted 

4 to the Committees on Appropriations shall include 

5 information from the submitting agency on whether 

6 such report will be publicly posted. 

7 (b) REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS.—None of the funds 

8 appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III 

9 through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovern10 mental organization, including any contractor, which fails 

11 to provide upon timely request any document, file, or 

12 record necessary to the auditing requirements of the De13 partment of State and the United States Agency for Inter14 national Development. 

15 (c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT.— 

16 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro17 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic 

18 and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment 

19 Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 

20 ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made 

21 available to the Department of State and USAID 

22 may be made available to support the use or estab23 lishment of email accounts or email servers created 

24 outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated 

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1 ment records management program in contravention 

2 of the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amend3 ments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 

4 (2) DIRECTIVES.—The Secretary of State and 

5 USAID Administrator shall— 

6 (A) update the policies, directives, and 

7 oversight necessary to comply with Federal 

8 statutes, regulations, and presidential executive 

9 orders and memoranda concerning the preserva10 tion of all records made or received in the con11 duct of official business, including record 

12 emails, instant messaging, and other online 

13 tools; 

14 (B) use funds appropriated by this Act 

15 under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 

16 Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in 

17 title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital 

18 Investment Fund’’ in title II, as appropriate, to 

19 improve Federal records management pursuant 

20 to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chap21 ters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable 

22 Federal records management statutes, regula23 tions, or policies for the Department of State 

24 and USAID; 

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1 (C) direct departing employees that all 

2 Federal records generated by such employees, 

3 including senior officials, belong to the Federal 

4 Government; and 

5 (D) significantly improve the response time 

6 for identifying and retrieving Federal records, 

7 including requests made pursuant to the Free8 dom of Information Act. 

9 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after en10 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 

11 USAID Administrator shall each submit a report to 

12 the Committees on Appropriations and to the Na13 tional Archives and Records Administration detail14 ing, as appropriate and where applicable— 

15 (A) any updates or modifications made to 

16 the policy of each agency regarding the use or 

17 the establishment of email accounts or email 

18 servers created outside the .gov domain or not 

19 fitted for automated records management as 

20 part of a Federal government records manage21 ment program since the submission to the Com22 mittees on Appropriations on January 20, 

23 2016, of the report required by section 

24 7077(c)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign 

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1 tions Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114– 

2 113); 

3 (B) the extent to which each agency is in 

4 compliance with applicable Federal records 

5 management statutes, regulations, and policies, 

6 including meeting Directive goal 1.2 of the 

7 Managing Government Records Directive (M– 

8 12–18) by December 31, 2016; and 

9 (C) any steps taken since the submission 

10 of the report referenced in subparagraph (A) 

11 to— 

12 (i) comply with paragraph (1)(B) of 

13 this subsection; 

14 (ii) ensure that all employees at every 

15 level have been instructed in procedures 

16 and processes to ensure that the docu17 mentation of their official duties is cap18 tured, preserved, managed, protected, and 

19 accessible in official Government systems 

20 of the Department of State and USAID; 

21 (iii) implement recommendations 1 

22 and 4 made by the Office of the Inspector 

23 General (OIG), Department of State, in 

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1 quests Involving the Office of the Secretary 

2 (ESP-16-01); 

3 (iv) reduce the backlog of Freedom of 

4 Information Act (FOIA) and Congressional 

5 oversight requests, and measurably im6 prove the response time for answering such 

7 requests; and 

8 (v) strengthen cyber security meas9 ures to mitigate vulnerabilities, including 

10 those resulting from the use of personal 

11 email accounts or servers outside the .gov 

12 domain and implement the recommenda13 tions of the OIG in the May 2016 Evalua14 tion of Email Records Management and 

15 Cybersecurity Requirements (ESP–16–03). 

16 (4) IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATING PLAN.— 

17 The reports required by paragraph (3) shall be sub18 mitted by the Secretary of State or USAID Admin19 istrator simultaneously with the operating plans re20 quired by section 7076 of this Act for funds appro21 priated under the headings listed in paragraph (1), 

22 and shall include an operating plan and timeline, as 

23 applicable, for— 

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1 (A) implementing the recommendations of 

2 the OIG reports referenced in clauses (iii) and 

3 (v); and 

4 (B) measurably reducing the FOIA and 

5 Congressional oversight requests backlog. 

6 (5) REPORT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 

7 days after the submission of the reports required by 

8 paragraph (3), the Comptroller General of the 

9 United States, in consultation with National Ar10 chives and Records Administration, as appropriate, 

11 shall conduct an assessment of such reports, and 

12 shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 

13 on the scope and requirements of such assessment. 

14 GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM

15 SEC. 7078. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 

16 obligation during fiscal year 2017 under the headings 

17 ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 

18 Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 

19 Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 

20 $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to pro21 mote Internet freedom globally: Provided, That such pro22 grams shall be prioritized for countries whose governments 

23 restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that 

24 are important to the national interests of the United 

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1 ant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum ex2 tent practicable, by sources other than the United States 

3 Government, including from the private sector. 

4 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

6 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 

7 Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

8 Central Asia’’ that are made available pursuant to 

9 subsection (a) shall be— 

10 (A) coordinated with other democracy pro11 grams funded by this Act under such headings, 

12 and shall be incorporated into country assist13 ance and democracy promotion strategies, as 

14 appropriate; 

15 (B) made available to the Bureau of De16 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart17 ment of State, for programs to implement the 

18 May 2011, International Strategy for Cyber19 space; the Department of State International 

20 Cyberspace Policy Strategy required by section 

21 402 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division 

22 N of Public Law 114–113); and the comprehen23 sive strategy to promote Internet freedom and 

24 access to information in Iran, as required by 

25 section 414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and 

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1 Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

2 8754); 

3 (C) made available for programs that sup4 port the efforts of civil society to counter the 

5 development of repressive Internet-related laws 

6 and regulations, including countering threats to 

7 Internet freedom at international organizations; 

8 to combat violence against bloggers and other 

9 users; and to enhance digital security training 

10 and capacity building for democracy activists; 

11 (D) made available for research of key 

12 threats to Internet freedom; the continued de13 velopment of technologies that provide or en14 hance access to the Internet, including cir15 cumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, 

16 filtering, and other censorship techniques used 

17 by authoritarian governments; and maintenance 

18 of the technological advantage of the United 

19 States Government over such censorship tech20 niques: Provided, That the Secretary of State, 

21 in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer 

22 (CEO) of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 

23 (BBG), shall coordinate any such research and 

24 development programs with other relevant 

25 United States Government departments and 

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1 agencies in order to share information, tech2 nologies, and best practices, and to assess the 

3 effectiveness of such technologies; and 

4 (E) the responsibility of the Assistant Sec5 retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 

6 Labor, Department of State. 

7 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

8 heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 

9 that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) 

10 shall be— 

11 (A) made available only for tools and tech12 niques to securely develop and distribute BBG 

13 digital content; facilitate audience access to 

14 such content on Web sites that are censored; 

15 coordinate the distribution of BBG digital con16 tent to targeted regional audiences; and to pro17 mote and distribute such tools and techniques, 

18 including digital security techniques; 

19 (B) coordinated with programs funded by 

20 this Act under the heading ‘‘International 

21 Broadcasting Operations’’, and shall be incor22 porated into country broadcasting strategies, as 

23 appropriate; 

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1 niques for audiences in countries that are stra2 tegic priorities for the BBG and in a manner 

3 consistent with the BBG Internet freedom 

4 strategy; and 

5 (D) made available for the research and 

6 development of new tools or techniques author7 ized in paragraph (A) only after the BBG CEO, 

8 in consultation with the Secretary of State and 

9 other relevant United States Government de10 partments and agencies, evaluates the risks and 

11 benefits of such new tools or techniques, and 

12 establishes safeguards to minimize the use of 

13 such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes. 

14 (c) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con15 sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 

16 and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 

17 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

18 and the BBG CEO shall submit to the Committees on Ap19 propriations spend plans for funds made available by this 

20 Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, 

21 which shall include a description of safeguards established 

22 by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not 

23 used for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department 

24 of State spend plan shall include funding for all such pro25 grams for all relevant Department of State and USAID 

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1 offices and bureaus: Provided further, That prior to the 

2 obligation of such funds, such offices and bureaus shall 

3 consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 

4 Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, to en5 sure that such programs support the Department of State 

6 Internet freedom strategy. 

7 IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES

8 SEC. 7079. None of the funds appropriated or other9 wise made available under titles III through VI of this 

10 Act may be obligated or expended to provide— 

11 (1) any financial incentive to a business enter12 prise currently located in the United States for the 

13 purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 

14 outside the United States if such incentive or in15 ducement is likely to reduce the number of employ16 ees of such business enterprise in the United States 

17 because United States production is being replaced 

18 by such enterprise outside the United States; 

19 (2) assistance for any program, project, or ac20 tivity that contributes to the violation of internation21 ally recognized workers’ rights, as defined in section 

22 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the 

23 recipient country, including any designated zone or 

24 area in that country: Provided, That the application 

25 of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be 

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1 commensurate with the level of development of the 

2 recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude 

3 assistance for the informal sector in such country, 

4 micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder 

5 agriculture; 

6 (3) any assistance to an entity outside the 

7 United States if such assistance is for the purpose 

8 of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 

9 United States to other countries and adversely im10 pacts the labor force in the United States; or 

11 (4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 

12 policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— 

13 (A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) 

14 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; 

15 (B) the modification proposed by the Over16 seas Private Investment Corporation in Novem17 ber 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental 

18 and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or 

19 (C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High 

20 Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Ex21 port-Import Bank of the United States on De22 cember 12, 2013, 

23 when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 

24 guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of pro25 hibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation 

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1 project the purpose of which is to: (i) provide afford2 able electricity in International Development Asso3 ciation (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend coun4 tries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services 

5 from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs 

6 from the United States. 

7 FRAGILE STATES AND EXTREMISM

8 SEC. 7080. (a) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by 

9 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

10 that are made available for assistance for Syria, Iraq, and 

11 Somalia shall be made available to carry out the purposes 

12 of this section, subject to prior consultation with, and the 

13 regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap14 propriations. 

15 (b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—Funds made available 

16 pursuant to subsection (a) shall be transferred to, and 

17 merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the 

18 heading ‘‘United States Institute of Peace’’ for the pur19 poses of developing a comprehensive plan (the Plan) to 

20 prevent the underlying causes of extremism in fragile 

21 states in the Sahel, Horn of Africa, and the Near East: 

22 Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts oth23 erwise available to the United States Institute of Peace 

24 (USIP) under title I of this Act: Provided further, That 

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1 tions prior to developing such Plan: Provided further, That 

2 USIP shall also consult with relevant United States Gov3 ernment agencies, foreign governments, and civil society, 

4 as appropriate, in developing the Plan. 

5 (c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—Funds made avail6 able by subsection (a) shall be made available to imple7 ment the Plan required by subsection (b) through a dem8 onstration project, consistent with the requirements de9 scribed in section 7073(d)(2) of S. 3117 (as introduced 

10 in the Senate on June 29, 2016): Provided, That such 

11 funds shall be made available to the maximum extent 

12 practicable on a cost-matching basis from sources other 

13 than the United States Government. 

14 CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS

15 SEC. 7081. (a) SEPARATE FUND.—There is estab16 lished in the Treasury a separate fund to be known as 

17 the ‘‘Consular and Border Security Programs’’ account 

18 into which the following fees shall be deposited for the pur19 poses of the consular and border security programs. 

20 (b) MACHINE-READABLE VISA FEE.—Section 103(d) 

21 of Public Law 107–173 (8 U.S.C. 1713) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘credited as an offsetting collection to any appro23 priation for the Department of State’’ and inserting ‘‘de24 posited in the Consular and Border Security Programs ac25 count’’. 

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1 (c) PASSPORT AND IMMIGRANT VISA SECURITY SUR2 CHARGES.—The fourth paragraph under the heading 

3 ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ in title IV of divi4 sion B of Public Law 108–447 (8 U.S.C. 1714) is amend5 ed by striking ‘‘credited to this account’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘deposited in the Consular and Border Security Programs 

7 account’’. 

8 (d) DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT LOTTERY FEE.—Section 

9 636 of title VI, division C of Public Law 104–208 (8 

10 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended by striking ‘‘as an offset11 ting collection to any Department of State appropriation’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘in the Consular and Border Security Pro13 grams account’’. 

14 (e) AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT FEE.—Section 232(c) of 

15 title II of division A of H.R. 3427 (106th Congress) (in16 corporated by reference by section 1000(a)(7) of division 

17 B of Public Law 106–113, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1183a 

18 note), is further amended by striking ‘‘as an offsetting col19 lection to any Department of State appropriation’’ and in20 serting ‘‘in the Consular and Border Security Programs 

21 account’’. 

22 (f) WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE

23 SURCHARGE.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 1 of the Pass24 port Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) is amend25 ed by striking ‘‘as an offsetting collection to the approMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 priate Department of State appropriation’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘in the Consular and Border Security Programs account’’. 

3 (g) EXPEDITED PASSPORT FEE.—The first proviso 

4 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 

5 in title V of Public Law 103–317 (22 U.S.C. 214 note) 

6 is amended by inserting ‘‘or in the Consular and Border 

7 Security Programs account’’ after ‘‘offsetting collection’’. 

8 (h) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 

9 (1) The unobligated balances of amounts avail10 able from fees referenced under this section may be 

11 transferred to the Consular and Border Security 

12 Programs account. 

13 (2) Funds deposited in or transferred to the 

14 Consular and Border Security Programs account 

15 may be transferred between funds appropriated 

16 under the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Af17 fairs’’. 

18 (3) The transfer authorities in this section shall 

19 be in addition to any other transfer authority avail20 able to the Department of State. 

21 (i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall take effect no later than October 1, 

23 2018, and shall be implemented in a manner that ensures 

24 the fees collected, transferred, and used in fiscal year 2019 

25 can be readily tracked. 

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1 UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

2 SEC. 7082. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made 

3 available under the heading ‘‘International Organizations 

4 and Programs’’ in this Act for fiscal year 2017, 

5 $32,500,000 shall be made available for the United Na6 tions Population Fund (UNFPA). 

7 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 

8 by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for 

9 UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, 

10 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ ac11 count and shall be made available for family planning, ma12 ternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the 

13 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap14 propriations. 

15 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.— 

16 None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 

17 by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Repub18 lic of China. 

19 (d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

20 Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not 

21 be made available unless— 

22 (1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by 

23 this Act in an account separate from other accounts 

24 of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with 

25 other sums; and 

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1 (2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 

2 (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOL3 LAR WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 

4 (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of 

5 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

6 submit a report to the Committees on Appropria7 tions indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA 

8 is budgeting for the year in which the report is sub9 mitted for a country program in the People’s Repub10 lic of China. 

11 (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 

12 that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country 

13 program in the People’s Republic of China in the 

14 year covered by the report, then the amount of such 

15 funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Re16 public of China shall be deducted from the funds 

17 made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obliga18 tion for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the 

19 report is submitted. 

20 AFGHAN ALLIES

21 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 7083. (a) AFGHAN ALLIES.—Section 

23 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act, 2009 

24 (division F of Public Law 111–8), as amended, is further 

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1 amended by substituting ‘‘11,000’’ for ‘‘8,500’’ in the 

2 matter preceding clause (i). 

3 (b) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro4 priated in prior Acts making appropriations for the De5 partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro6 grams that remain available for obligation under the head7 ing ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance, Funds Appropriated 

8 to the President, Economic Support Fund’’, $6,000,000 

9 are rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re10 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con11 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

12 Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

13 the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or section 

14 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 

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1 TITLE VIII 

2 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL 

3 WAR ON TERRORISM 

4 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

5 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

6 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con9 sular Programs’’, $2,410,386,000, to remain available 

10 until September 30, 2018, of which $1,815,210,000 is for 

11 Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available 

12 until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may 

13 transfer up to $5,000,000 of the total funds made avail14 able under this heading to any other appropriation of any 

15 department or agency of the United States, upon the con16 currence of the head of such department or agency, to sup17 port operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to 

18 carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

19 1961: Provided further, That any such transfer shall be 

20 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com21 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 

22 appropriated under this heading in this title may be made 

23 available for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for re24 lated reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent 

25 or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries 

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1 or regions, or to enable transition from such strife: Pro2 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con3 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

4 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal5 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 

8 General’’, $54,900,000, to remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2018, for the Special Inspector General for Af10 ghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction 

11 oversight: Provided, That printing and reproduction costs 

12 shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year 

13 2016: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

14 provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes 

15 at least 12 months of continuous service after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date 

17 on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall 

18 acquire competitive status for appointment to any position 

19 in the competitive service for which the employee possesses 

20 the required qualifications: Provided further, 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. 

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1 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 

3 Construction, and Maintenance’’, $1,238,800,000, to re4 main available until expended, of which $1,228,000,000 

5 shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and 

6 construction as authorized: 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)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

12 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to 

14 International Organizations’’, $96,240,000: Provided, 

15 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over16 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

17 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

18 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING

20 ACTIVITIES

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 

22 International Peacekeeping Activities’’, $1,354,660,000, 

23 to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 

24 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over25 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

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1 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

2 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 RELATED AGENCY 

4 BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

5 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad7 casting Operations’’, $4,800,000, to remain available until 

8 September 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is des9 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper10 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

14 DEVELOPMENT 

15 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

16 OPERATING EXPENSES

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 

18 $152,080,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2018: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

20 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

21 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

22 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

23 of 1985. 

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1 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

2 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

3 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 

5 Assistance’’, $2,323,203,000, 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)(ii) of 

9 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

10 of 1985. 

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 

12 Assistance’’, $990,000,000, to remain available until ex13 pended, for famine prevention, relief, and mitigation, in14 cluding for South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen: 

15 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

16 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter17 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal18 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 TRANSITION INITIATIVES

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Transition Initia21 tives’’, $37,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

22 Provided, 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. 

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1 COMPLEX CRISES FUND

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Complex Crises 

3 Fund’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

4 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

5 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter6 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal7 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 

10 Fund’’, $2,609,242,000, to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is des12 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper13 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

14 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for Eu18 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, $453,696,000, to remain 

19 available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such 

20 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con21 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

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

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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1 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

2 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Ref4 ugee Assistance’’ to respond to refugee crises, including 

5 in Africa, the Near East, South and Central Asia, and 

6 Europe and Eurasia, $2,146,198,000, to remain available 

7 until expended, except that such funds shall not be made 

8 available for the resettlement costs of refugees in the 

9 United States: Provided, That such amount is designated 

10 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

11 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

12 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

13 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION

15 ASSISTANCE FUND

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emer17 gency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, 

18 $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro19 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

20 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter21 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal22 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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1 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

2 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

3 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW

4 ENFORCEMENT

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar6 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $412,260,000, to 

7 remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 

8 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over9 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

10 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

11 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND

13 RELATED PROGRAMS

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 

15 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 

16 $341,754,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2018: 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)(ii) of 

20 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

21 of 1985. 

22 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper24 ations’’, $473,973,000, to remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is desMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper2 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

3 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That funds 

5 available for obligation under this heading in this Act may 

6 be used to pay assessed expenses of international peace7 keeping activities in Somalia, subject to the regular notifi8 cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

9 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

10 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi12 nancing Program’’, $1,325,808,000, to remain available 

13 until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount 

14 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

15 Operations/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 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

19 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

20 SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

21 law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to 

22 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 

23 Act for fiscal year 2017. 

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1 EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS

2 SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 

3 the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appro4 priations accounts in this Act shall be available under the 

5 authorities and conditions applicable to such appropria6 tions accounts. 

7 TRANSFER OF FUNDS

8 SEC. 8003. (a)(1) Funds appropriated by this title 

9 in this Act under the headings ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, 

10 ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and 

11 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may 

12 be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 

13 by this title under such headings. 

14 (2) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under 

15 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

16 Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

17 Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper18 ations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 

19 be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 

20 by this title under such headings. 

21 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec22 tion, not to exceed $15,000,000 from funds appropriated 

23 under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

24 Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and 

25 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ by this title in this 

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1 Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds pre2 viously made available under the heading ‘‘Global Security 

3 Contingency Fund’’. 

4 (c) The transfer authority provided in subsection (a) 

5 may only be exercised to address contingencies. 

6 (d) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) 

7 and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 

8 the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 

9 Appropriations: Provided, That such transfer authority is 

10 in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 

11 under any other provision of law, including section 610 

12 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exer13 cised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this 

14 title. 

15 COUNTERING THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA

16 AND COMBATING TERRORISM IN THE NEAR EAST

17 AND AFRICA

18 SEC. 8004. (a) RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND.— 

19 Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Eco20 nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

21 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and 

22 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are des23 ignated for the Relief and Recovery Fund in the tables 

24 included in the explanatory statement described in section 

25 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated 

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1 Act) shall be made available for assistance for areas liber2 ated from, or under the influence of, the Islamic State 

3 of Iraq and Syria, other terrorist organizations, or violent 

4 extremist organizations in and around the Near East and 

5 Africa: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 

6 amounts otherwise made available for such purposes and 

7 to amounts specifically designated in this Act for assist8 ance for foreign countries: Provided further, That such 

9 funds shall be made available to the maximum extent 

10 practicable on a cost-matching basis from sources other 

11 than the United States, except that no such funds may 

12 be made available for the costs of significant infrastruc13 ture projects: Provided further, That such funds appro14 priated under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

15 and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce16 ment’’ shall be made available for programs and activities 

17 included under this section in the explanatory statement 

18 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

19 A of this Consolidated Act): Provided further, That the 

20 Secretary of State shall include funds made available pur21 suant to this subsection in the update to reports required 

22 by section 204 of the Security Assistance Appropriations 

23 Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–254). 

24 (b) COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND.— 

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1 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro2 grams’’ shall be made available for the Counterterrorism 

3 Partnerships Fund: Provided, That funds made available 

4 pursuant to this subsection shall be made available to en5 hance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government se6 curity services and for security programs in the Kurdistan 

7 Region of Iraq that further the security interest of the 

8 United States. 

9 (c) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the obliga10 tion of funds made available pursuant to subsections (a) 

11 and (b), the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 

12 steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni13 toring, oversight, and control of such funds: Provided, 

14 That the Secretary shall promptly inform the appropriate 

15 congressional committees of each instance in which assist16 ance provided pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) has 

17 been diverted or destroyed, to include the type and amount 

18 of assistance, a description of the incident and parties in19 volved, and an explanation of the response of the Depart20 ment of State. 

21 (d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds made 

22 available pursuant to this section shall be subject to the 

23 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap24 propriations. 

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1 FAMINE PREVENTION, RELIEF, AND MITIGATION

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 SEC. 8005. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY AND NOTIFI4 CATION REQUIREMENT.— 

5 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this title in 

6 the second paragraph under the heading ‘‘Inter7 national Disaster Assistance’’— 

8 (A) not less than $300,000,000 shall be 

9 transferred to, and merged with, the Foreign 

10 Agricultural Service, ‘‘Food for Peace Title II 

11 Grants’’ account; and 

12 (B) not less than $1,500,000 shall be 

13 transferred to, and merged with, funds appro14 priated by this title under the heading ‘‘Oper15 ating Expenses’’ for the United States Agency 

16 for International Development. 

17 (2) Funds appropriated by this title in the sec18 ond paragraph under the heading ‘‘International 

19 Disaster Assistance’’ may be transferred to, and 

20 merged with, funds appropriated by this title under 

21 the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 

22 (3) The transfer authority of this subsection is 

23 in addition to any transfer authority otherwise avail24 able under any other provision of law, and shall be 

25 for famine prevention, relief, and mitigation. 

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1 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 30 

2 days after enactment of this Act and every 45 days there3 after until September 30, 2018, the Director of the Office 

4 of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Sec5 retary of State and Administrator of the United States 

6 Agency for International Development, shall submit to the 

7 Committees on Appropriations a report on the proposed 

8 use of funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Inter9 national Disaster Assistance’’ from this Act and prior Acts 

10 making appropriations for the Department of State, for11 eign operations, and related programs, for famine preven12 tion, relief, and mitigation: Provided, That such report 

13 shall include the requirements enumerated under this sec14 tion in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

15 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated 

16 Act). 

17 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 

18 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro19 priations Act, 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 

2 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE3 LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

4 ACT, 2017 

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 $114,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,758,000 shall be 

11 available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 

12 to exceed $1,040,000 shall be available for the immediate 

13 Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,772,000 

14 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 

15 not to exceed $10,033,000 shall be available for the Office 

16 of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 

17 to exceed $14,019,000 shall be available for the Office of 

18 the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 

19 exceed $2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

20 Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex21 ceed $29,356,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

22 Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 

23 $2,142,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af24 fairs; not to exceed $1,760,000 shall be available for the 

25 Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 

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1 $11,089,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel2 ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex3 ceed $18,485,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

4 Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 

5 of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro6 priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 

7 other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur8 ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in9 creased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such 

10 transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 

11 funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for ap12 proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria13 tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 

14 be for allocation within the Department for official recep15 tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de16 termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

17 provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 

18 107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up 

19 to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided fur20 ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 

21 be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 

22 Public Affairs. 

23 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

24 For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 

25 Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 

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1 $13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available 

2 until September 30, 2019: Provided, That there may be 

3 credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex4 pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali5 ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex6 penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 

7 reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else8 where to the Research and Innovative Technology Admin9 istration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to 

10 the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 

11 Technology of the Department of Transportation. 

12 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

13 For capital investments in surface transportation in14 frastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through 

15 September 30, 2020: Provided, That the Secretary of 

16 Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this 

17 heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, 

18 local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among 

19 such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will 

20 have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan 

21 area, or a region: Provided further, That projects eligible 

22 for funding provided under this heading shall include, but 

23 not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under 

24 title 23, United States Code; public transportation 

25 projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United 

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1 States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation 

2 projects; and port infrastructure investments (including 

3 inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry): Pro4 vided further, That the Secretary may use up to 20 per5 cent of the funds made available under this heading for 

6 the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs 

7 of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under 

8 chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary 

9 finds that such use of the funds would advance the pur10 poses of this paragraph: Provided further, That in distrib11 uting funds provided under this heading, the Secretary 

12 shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geo13 graphic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in 

14 addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the 

15 investment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided 

16 further, That a grant funded under this heading shall be 

17 not less than $5,000,000 and not greater than 

18 $25,000,000: Provided further, That not more than 10 

19 percent of the funds made available under this heading 

20 may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided 

21 further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an 

22 expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the 

23 option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided further, 

24 That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that re25 quire a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete 

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1 an overall financing package: Provided further, That not 

2 less than 20 percent of the funds provided under this 

3 heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Pro4 vided further, That for projects located in rural areas, the 

5 minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary 

6 may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: 

7 Provided further, That projects conducted using funds pro8 vided under this heading must comply with the require9 ments of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 

10 States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

11 conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit 

12 assistance awarded under this heading: Provided further, 

13 That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of the 

14 funds provided under this heading, and may transfer por15 tions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal 

16 Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administra17 tion, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Mari18 time Administration, to fund the award and oversight of 

19 grants and credit assistance made under the National In20 frastructure Investments program. 

21 NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE

22 FINANCE BUREAU

23 For necessary expenses for the establishment and ad24 ministration of a new National Surface Transportation 

25 and Innovative Finance Bureau (the Bureau) within the 

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1 Office of the Secretary of Transportation, $3,000,000, to 

2 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Sec3 retary of Transportation shall use such amount for the 

4 necessary expenses to establish the Bureau and to fulfill 

5 the responsibilities of the Bureau, as detailed in section 

6 9001 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 

7 (FAST) Act (Public Law 114–94) (49 U.S.C. 116): Pro8 vided further, That the Secretary is required to receive the 

9 advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on 

10 Appropriations prior to exercising the authorities of 49 

11 U.S.C. 116(h): Provided further, That the program be 

12 available to other Federal agencies, States, municipalities 

13 and project sponsors seeking Federal transportation ex14 pertise in obtaining financing. 

15 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

16 For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 

17 the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 

18 re-engineering business processes, $4,000,000, to remain 

19 available through September 30, 2018. 

20 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

21 For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 

22 including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 

23 information technology infrastructure, improvement of 

24 network perimeter controls and identity management, 

25 testing and assessment of information technology against 

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1 business, security, and other requirements, implementa2 tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 

3 infrastructure enhancements, and implementation of en4 hanced security controls on network devices, $15,000,000, 

5 to remain available through September 30, 2018. 

6 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

8 $9,751,000. 

9 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND

10 DEVELOPMENT

11 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 

12 planning, research, systems development, development ac13 tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex14 pended, $12,000,000: Provided, That of such amount, 

15 $3,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter16 agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 

17 (IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 

18 to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 

19 amounts from other Federal agencies for expenses in20 curred under this heading for IIPIC activities not related 

21 to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, That 

22 the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall be 

23 available to other Federal agencies for the permitting and 

24 review of major infrastructure projects not related to 

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1 cies provide funding to the Department as provided for 

2 under the previous proviso. 

3 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

4 For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap5 ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 

6 $190,389,000 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, $339,000, as au24 thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in25 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as deMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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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, $602,000. 

7 SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND

8 OUTREACH

9 For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 

10 business utilization and outreach activities, $4,646,000, to 

11 remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 

12 That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be 

13 used for business opportunities related to any mode of 

14 transportation. 

15 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

16 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

17 In addition to funds made available from any other 

18 source to carry out the essential air service program under 

19 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $150,000,000, to be de20 rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain 

21 available until expended: Provided, That in determining 

22 between or among carriers competing to provide service 

23 to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 

24 subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 

25 That basic essential air service minimum requirements 

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1 shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement 

2 under subsection 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States 

3 Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 

4 or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 

5 with a community located less than 40 miles from the 

6 nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego7 tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro8 vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 

9 for the essential air service program under subsection 

10 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 

11 available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 

12 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: 

13 Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse 

14 such amounts from fees credited to the account estab15 lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE

17 SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

18 SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 

19 Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 

20 for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap21 prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 

22 to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 

23 Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact24 ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 

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1 have completed the normal reprogramming process for 

2 Congressional notification. 

3 SEC. 102. In addition to authority provided by section 

4 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 

5 Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide 

6 partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent 

7 reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available 

8 funds for transit benefit distribution services that are nec9 essary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation 

10 fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and 

11 section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the 

12 Department shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve 

13 in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in advance 

14 to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Government 

15 employees: Provided further, That such reserve will not ex16 ceed one month of benefits payable and may be used only 

17 for the purpose of providing for the continuation of transit 

18 benefits: Provided further, That the Working Capital Fund 

19 will be fully reimbursed by each customer agency from 

20 available funds for the actual cost of the transit benefit. 

21 SEC. 103. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 

22 of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 

23 meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 

24 the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 

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1 Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 

2 of each meeting. 

3 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

4 OPERATIONS

5 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

6 For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad7 ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper8 ations and research activities related to commercial space 

9 transportation, administrative expenses for research and 

10 development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 

11 operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 

12 subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 

13 to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehi14 cles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 

15 available by Public Law 112–95, $10,025,852,000, to re16 main available until September 30, 2018, of which 

17 $9,173,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air18 way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,559,785,000 

19 shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not 

20 to exceed $1,298,482,000 shall be available for aviation 

21 safety activities; not to exceed $19,826,000 shall be avail22 able for commercial space transportation activities; not to 

23 exceed $771,342,000 shall be available for finance and 

24 management activities; not to exceed $60,155,000 shall be 

25 available for NextGen and operations planning activities; 

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1 not to exceed $107,161,000 shall be available for security 

2 and hazardous materials safety; and not to exceed 

3 $209,101,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided, 

4 That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget activity, except 

5 for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to 

6 any budget activity under this heading: Provided further, 

7 That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropria8 tion by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That any 

9 transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a re10 programming of funds under section 405 of this Act and 

11 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

12 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

13 Provided further, That not later than March 31 of each 

14 fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal 

15 Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an an16 nual update to the report submitted to Congress in De17 cember 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108– 

18 176: Provided further, That the amount herein appro19 priated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 

20 March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the 

21 Congress: Provided further, That not later than March 31 

22 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall 

23 transmit to Congress a companion report that describes 

24 a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 

25 flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format 

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1 similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, 

2 including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 

3 goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount 

4 herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 

5 for each day after March 31 that such report has not been 

6 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds may 

7 be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit 

8 standard-setting organization to assist in the development 

9 of aviation safety standards: Provided further, That none 

10 of the funds in this Act shall be available for new appli11 cants for the second career training program: Provided 

12 further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail13 able for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize 

14 or implement any regulation that would promulgate new 

15 aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

17 That there may be credited to this appropriation, as off18 setting collections, funds received from States, counties, 

19 municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori20 ties, and private sources for expenses incurred in the pro21 vision of agency services, including receipts for the mainte22 nance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for 

23 issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including 

24 airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for 

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1 teration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appro2 priated under this heading, not less than $159,000,000 

3 shall be for the contract tower program, including the con4 tract tower cost share program: Provided further, That 

5 none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting 

6 and cartography are available for activities conducted by, 

7 or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Pro8 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth9 erwise made available by this Act or any other Act may 

10 be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers pro11 gram at any airport. 

12 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

13 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

14 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

15 for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 

16 improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 

17 airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip18 ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 

19 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 

20 necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 

21 testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui22 sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 

23 and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 

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1 modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 

2 transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head3 ing, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certifi4 cation; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 

5 Fund, $2,855,000,000, of which $486,000,000 shall re6 main available until September 30, 2017, and 

7 $2,369,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

8 2019: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro9 priation funds received from States, counties, municipali10 ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex11 penses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and 

12 modernization of national airspace systems: Provided fur13 ther, That no later than March 31, the Secretary of Trans14 portation shall transmit to the Congress an investment 

15 plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which in16 cludes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 

17 2018 through 2022, with total funding for each year of 

18 the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years 

19 as estimated and approved by the Office of Management 

20 and Budget. 

21 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

22 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

23 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

24 for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 

25 under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 

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1 Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 

2 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 

3 $176,500,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 

4 Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 

5 2019: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro6 priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 

7 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 

8 and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 

9 incurred for research, engineering, and development. 

10 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

11 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

12 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

13 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in16 aid for airport planning and development, and noise com17 patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub18 chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 

19 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au20 thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 

21 and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 

22 and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 

23 under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 

24 for inspection activities and administration of airport safe25 ty programs, including those related to airport operating 

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1 certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 

2 Code, $3,750,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 

3 Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex4 pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head5 ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro6 grams the obligations for which are in excess of 

7 $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding sec8 tion 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 

9 further, That none of the funds under this heading shall 

10 be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor sys11 tems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other 

12 airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk ex13 plosive detection systems: Provided further, That notwith14 standing section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

15 the Government’s share of allowable project costs under 

16 paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that sec17 tion shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large 

18 or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a 

19 multi-phased construction project for which the project 

20 sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the con21 struction project: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

22 any other provision of law, of funds limited under this 

23 heading, not more than $107,691,000 shall be available 

24 for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be 

25 available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, 

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1 not less than $31,375,000 shall be available for Airport 

2 Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain avail3 able until expended, shall be available and transferred to 

4 ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry 

5 out the Small Community Air Service Development Pro6 gram: Provided further, That in addition to airports eligi7 ble under section 41743 of title 49, such program may 

8 include the participation of an airport that serves a com9 munity or consortium that is not larger than a small hub 

10 airport, according to FAA hub classifications effective at 

11 the time the Office of the Secretary issues a request for 

12 proposals. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION

14 ADMINISTRATION

15 SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

16 to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 

17 the federally funded research and development center con18 tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 

19 Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur20 ing fiscal year 2017. 

21 SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

22 to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air23 port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis24 tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 

25 utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 

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1 buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 

2 navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the pro3 hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia4 tions between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 

5 agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to 

6 grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide 

7 land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facili8 ties. 

9 SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

10 Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 

11 satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 

12 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such ac13 count at the close of that fiscal year may be made available 

14 to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal 

15 year. 

16 SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 

17 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 

18 appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 

19 merged with and available for the same purposes of such 

20 appropriation. 

21 SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail22 able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 

23 title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Ad24 ministration employee unless such employee actually perMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 formed work during the time corresponding to such pre2 mium pay. 

3 SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli4 gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 

5 Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi6 cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 

7 SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obli8 gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee 

9 of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 

10 written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis11 tration of the Department of Transportation. 

12 SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 

14 any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 

15 to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner 

16 or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 

17 to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra18 tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg19 istration number from any display of the Federal Aviation 

20 Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry 

21 data that is made available to the public, except data made 

22 available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 

23 flights of that owner or operator. 

24 SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail25 able for salaries and expenses of more than nine political 

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1 and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad2 ministration. 

3 SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under 

4 this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 

5 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal 

6 Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate 

7 Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all 

8 fees related to aeronautical navigation products and ex9 plains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 

10 13642. 

11 SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act may be 

12 used to close a regional operations center of the Federal 

13 Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the 

14 Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees 

15 on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 

16 advance. 

17 SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or lim18 ited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions 

19 or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in 

20 Teterboro, New Jersey. 

21 SEC. 119C. None of the funds provided under this 

22 Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia23 tion Administration to withhold from consideration and 

24 approval any application for participation in the Contract 

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1 gram participants, pending as of January 1, 2016, as long 

2 as the Federal Aviation Administration has received an 

3 application from the airport, and as long as the Adminis4 trator determines such tower is eligible using the factors 

5 set forth in the Federal Aviation Administration report, 

6 Establishment and Discontinuance Criteria for Airport 

7 Traffic Control Towers (FAA–APO–90–7 as of August, 

8 1990). 

9 SEC. 119D. For fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of 

10 Transportation shall apportion to the sponsor of a primary 

11 airport under section 47114(c)(1)(A) of title 49, United 

12 States Code, an amount based on the number of passenger 

13 boardings at the airport during calendar year 2012 if the 

14 airport had— 

15 (1) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings dur16 ing the calendar year used to calculate the appor17 tionment for fiscal year 2017; and 

18 (2) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during 

19 calendar year 2012. 

20 SEC. 119E. Section 47109(c)(2) of title 49, United 

21 States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The Govern22 ment’s share of allowable project costs determined under 

23 this subsection shall not exceed the lesser of 93.75 percent 

24 or the highest percentage Government share applicable to 

25 any project in any State under subsection (b), except that 

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1 at a primary non-hub and non-primary commercial service 

2 airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) 

3 of this subsection that is within 15 miles of another State 

4 as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Gov5 ernment’s share shall be an average of the Government 

6 share applicable to any project in each of the States.’’. 

7 SEC. 119F. (a) Subchapter I of chapter 471, as 

8 amended by this subtitle, is further amended by adding 

9 at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘§ 47144. Use of funds for repairs for runway safety 

11 repairs 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 

13 may make project grants under this subchapter to an air14 port described in subsection (b) from funds under section 

15 47114 apportioned to that airport or funds available for 

16 discretionary grants to that airport under section 47115 

17 to conduct airport development to repair the runway safe18 ty area of the airport damaged as a result of a natural 

19 disaster in order to maintain compliance with the regula20 tions of the Federal Aviation Administration relating to 

21 runway safety areas, without regard to whether construc22 tion of the runway safety area damaged was carried out 

23 using amounts the airport received under this subchapter. 

24 ‘‘(b) AIRPORTS DESCRIBED.—An airport is described 

25 in this subsection if— 

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1 ‘‘(1) the airport is a public-use airport; 

2 ‘‘(2) the airport is listed in the National Plan 

3 of Integrated Airport Systems of the Federal Avia4 tion Administration; 

5 ‘‘(3) the runway safety area of the airport was 

6 damaged as a result of a natural disaster; 

7 ‘‘(4) the airport was denied funding under the 

8 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

9 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) with respect 

10 to the disaster; 

11 ‘‘(5) the operator of the airport has exhausted 

12 all legal remedies, including legal action against any 

13 parties (or insurers thereof) whose action or inaction 

14 may have contributed to the need for the repair of 

15 the runway safety area; 

16 ‘‘(6) there is still a demonstrated need for the 

17 runway safety area to accommodate current or im18 minent aeronautical demand; and 

19 ‘‘(7) the cost of repairing or replacing the run20 way safety area is reasonable in relation to the an21 ticipated operational benefit of repairing the runway 

22 safety area, as determined by the Administrator of 

23 the Federal Aviation Administration.’’. 

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1 (b) The analysis for chapter 471, as amended by this 

2 subtitle, is further amended by inserting after the item 

3 relating to section 47143 the following: 

‘‘47144. Use of funds for repairs for runway safety repairs.’’. 

4 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

5 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

6 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 Not to exceed $432,547,000, together with advances 

9 and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad10 ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 

11 administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad12 ministration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall 

13 be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission 

14 in accordance with section 104(a) of title 23, United 

15 States Code. 

16 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

17 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

18 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

19 Funds available for the implementation or execution 

20 of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 

21 programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 

22 Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 

23 Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of 

24 $43,266,100,000 for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That the 

25 Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by 

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1 title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services 

2 of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal 

3 and project finance to assist in the underwriting and serv4 icing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion 

5 of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such 

6 credit instruments: Provided further, That such fees are 

7 available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided 

8 further, That such amounts are in addition to administra9 tive expenses that are also available for such purpose, and 

10 are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limita11 tion on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 

12 23, United States Code. 

13 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

14 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

15 For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 

16 out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 

17 programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 

18 $44,005,100,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 

19 (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail20 able until expended. 

21 (RESCISSION)

22 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

23 Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned 

24 among the States under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

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1 nently rescinded on June 30, 2017: Provided, That such 

2 rescission shall not apply to funds distributed in accord3 ance with sections 104(b)(3) and 130(f) of title 23, United 

4 States Code; section 133(d)(1)(A) of such title; the first 

5 sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title, as in effect 

6 on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (Pub7 lic Law 112–141); sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such 

8 title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 

9 of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59); and section 

10 104(b)(5) of such title, as in effect on the day before the 

11 date of enactment of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141): 

12 Provided further, That such rescission shall not apply to 

13 funds that are exempt from the obligation limitation or 

14 subject to special no-year obligation limitation: Provided 

15 further, That the amount to be rescinded from a State 

16 shall be determined by multiplying the total amount of the 

17 rescission by the ratio that the unobligated balances sub18 ject to the rescission as of May 31, 2017, for the State; 

19 bears to the unobligated balances subject to the rescission 

20 as of May 31, 2017, for all States: Provided further, That 

21 the amount to be rescinded under this section from each 

22 program to which the rescission applies within a State 

23 shall be determined by multiplying the rescission amount 

24 calculated for such State by the ratio that the unobligated 

25 balance as of May 31, 2017, for such program in such 

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1 State; bears to the unobligated balances as of May 31, 

2 2017, for all programs to which the rescission applies in 

3 such State. 

4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY

5 ADMINISTRATION

6 SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of 

7 Transportation shall— 

8 (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 

9 for Federal-aid highways— 

10 (A) amounts authorized for administrative 

11 expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 

12 title 23, United States Code; and 

13 (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 

14 Transportation Statistics; 

15 (2) not distribute an amount from the obliga16 tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 

17 to the unobligated balance of amounts— 

18 (A) made available from the Highway 

19 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac20 count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 

21 safety construction programs for previous fiscal 

22 years the funds for which are allocated by the 

23 Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 

24 under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 

25 States Code); and 

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1 (B) for which obligation limitation was 

2 provided in a previous fiscal year; 

3 (3) determine the proportion that— 

4 (A) the obligation limitation for Federal5 aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 

6 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

7 this subsection; bears to 

8 (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 

9 appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 

10 highway safety construction programs (other 

11 than sums authorized to be appropriated for 

12 provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 

13 through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au14 thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 

15 title 23, United States Code, equal to the 

16 amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 

17 such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 

18 amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 

19 and (2) of this subsection; 

20 (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed21 eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 

22 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 

23 of the programs (other than programs to which 

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1 portation Act and title 23, United States Code, or 

2 apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 

3 204 of that title, by multiplying— 

4 (A) the proportion determined under para5 graph (3); by 

6 (B) the amounts authorized to be appro7 priated for each such program for such fiscal 

8 year; and 

9 (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed10 eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 

11 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 

12 amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed13 eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 

14 programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 

15 under title 23, United States Code (other than the 

16 amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per17 formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 

18 States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 

19 under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor20 tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in 

21 the proportion that— 

22 (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 

23 for the programs that are apportioned under 

24 title 23, United States Code, to each State for 

25 such fiscal year; bears to 

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1 (B) the total of the amounts authorized to 

2 be appropriated for the programs that are ap3 portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 

4 all States for such fiscal year. 

5 (b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 

6 The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 

7 not apply to obligations under or for— 

8 (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 

9 (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 

10 Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 

11 Stat. 2714); 

12 (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 

13 of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 

14 (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 

15 Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 

16 Stat. 2119); 

17 (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 

18 Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As19 sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 

20 (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter21 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 

22 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 

23 (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 

24 (as in effect on June 8, 1998); 

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1 (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 

2 (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 

3 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 

4 of those fiscal years); 

5 (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob6 ligation authority was made available under the 

7 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 

8 (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple 

9 years or to remain available until expended, but only 

10 to the extent that the obligation authority has not 

11 lapsed or been used; 

12 (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 

13 (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 

14 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 

15 of those fiscal years); 

16 (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 

17 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 

18 funds obligated in accordance with that section were 

19 not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 

20 at which the funds were initially made available for 

21 obligation; and 

22 (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 

23 (but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, 

24 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 

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1 (c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU2 THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 

3 shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 

4 (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita5 tion made available under subsection (a) if an 

6 amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 

7 fiscal year; and 

8 (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those 

9 States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 

10 previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 

11 priority to those States having large unobligated bal12 ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 

13 effect on the day before the date of enactment of 

14 Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 

15 States Code. 

16 (d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO

17 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 

20 highways shall apply to contract authority for trans21 portation research programs carried out under— 

22 (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 

23 Code; and 

24 (B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Sur25 face Transportation Act. 

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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 

2 available under paragraph (1) shall— 

3 (A) remain available for a period of 4 fis4 cal years; and 

5 (B) be in addition to the amount of any 

6 limitation imposed on obligations for Federal7 aid highway and highway safety construction 

8 programs for future fiscal years. 

9 (e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED

10 FUNDS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

12 the date of distribution of obligation limitation 

13 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 

14 to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 

15 for the program under section 202 of title 23, 

16 United States Code) that— 

17 (A) are authorized to be appropriated for 

18 such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro19 grams; and 

20 (B) the Secretary determines will not be 

21 allocated to the States (or will not be appor22 tioned to the States under section 204 of title 

23 23, United States Code), and will not be avail24 able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 

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1 of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 

2 such fiscal year. 

3 (2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 

4 paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis5 tribution of obligation authority under subsection 

6 (a)(5). 

7 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 

8 State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 

9 purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 

10 United States Code. 

11 SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re12 ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 

13 sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur14 suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 

15 be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the 

16 purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: 

17 Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the obliga18 tion limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 

19 construction programs. 

20 SEC. 122. (a) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.— 

21 (1) STATE OF VIRGINIA.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount 

23 apportioned to the State of Virginia under sec24 tion 104 of title 23, United States Code, for fis25 cal year 2017, the Secretary of Transportation 

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1 shall, by the later of November 30, 2016, or 30 

2 days after the enactment of this Act, transfer 

3 to the National Park Service— 

4 (i) an amount equal to— 

5 (I) $30,000,000; multiplied by 

6 (II) the ratio that— 

7 (aa) the amount apportioned 

8 to the State of Virginia under 

9 such section 104; bears to 

10 (bb) the combined amount 

11 apportioned to the State of Vir12 ginia and the District of Colum13 bia under such section 104; and 

14 (ii) an amount of obligation limitation 

15 equal to the amount calculated under 

16 clause (i). 

17 (B) SOURCE AND AMOUNT.—For purpose 

18 of the transfer under subparagraph (A), the 

19 State of Virginia shall select at the discretion of 

20 the State— 

21 (i) the programs (among those for 

22 which funding is apportioned as described 

23 in that subparagraph) from which to trans24 fer the amount specified in that subpara25 graph; and 

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1 (ii) the amount to transfer from each 

2 of those programs (equal in aggregate to 

3 the amount calculated under subparagraph 

4 (A)(i)). 

5 (2) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount 

7 apportioned to the District of Columbia under 

8 section 104 of title 23, United States Code, for 

9 fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of Transpor10 tation shall, by the later of November 30, 2016, 

11 or 30 days after the enactment of this Act, 

12 transfer to the National Park Service— 

13 (i) an amount equal to— 

14 (I) $30,000,000; multiplied by 

15 (II) the ratio that— 

16 (aa) the amount apportioned 

17 to the District of Columbia under 

18 such section 104; bears to 

19 (bb) the combined amount 

20 apportioned to the State of Vir21 ginia and the District of Colum22 bia under such section 104; and 

23 (ii) an amount of obligation limitation 

24 equal to the amount calculated under 

25 clause (i). 

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1 (B) SOURCE AND AMOUNT.—For purpose 

2 of the transfer under subparagraph (A), the 

3 District of Columbia shall select at the discre4 tion of the District— 

5 (i) the programs (among those for 

6 which funding is apportioned as described 

7 in that subparagraph) from which to trans8 fer the amount specified in that subpara9 graph; and 

10 (ii) the amount to transfer from each 

11 of those programs (equal in aggregate to 

12 the amount calculated under subparagraph 

13 (A)(i)). 

14 (3) FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PRO15 GRAM.—Of the amounts otherwise made available to 

16 the National Park Service under section 203 of title 

17 23, United States Code, not less than 10 percent 

18 shall be set aside for purposes of this section. 

19 (b) ELIGIBILITY AND FEDERAL SHARE.—The 

20 amounts under subsection (a) shall be— 

21 (1) available to the National Park Service only 

22 for projects that— 

23 (A) are eligible under section 203 of title 

24 23, United States Code; and 

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1 (B) are located on bridges on the National 

2 Highway System that were originally con3 structed before 1945 and are in poor condition; 

4 and 

5 (2) subject to the Federal share described in 

6 section 201(b)(7)(A) of title 23, United States Code. 

7 (c) OTHER FUNDS AND OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 

8 Any funds and obligation limitation transferred under 

9 subsection (a) shall be in addition to funds or obligation 

10 limitation otherwise made available to the National Park 

11 Service under sections 203 and 204 of title 23, United 

12 States Code. 

13 SEC. 123. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 

14 under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re15 quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Sec16 retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no17 tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 

18 waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec19 retary shall provide an annual report to the House and 

20 Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers 

21 granted under the Buy America requirements. 

22 SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act to the De23 partment of Transportation may be used to provide credit 

24 assistance unless not less than 3 days before any applica25 tion approval to provide credit assistance under sections 

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1 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 

2 of Transportation provides notification in writing to the 

3 following committees: the House and Senate Committees 

4 on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and 

5 Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing 

6 and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on 

7 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep8 resentatives: Provided, That such notification shall in9 clude, but not be limited to, the name of the project spon10 sor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance 

11 will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line 

12 of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 

13 SEC. 125. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

14 to make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 

15 23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 

16 days before making a grant under that section, provides 

17 written notification to the House and Senate Committees 

18 on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an 

19 evaluation and justification for the project and the amount 

20 of the proposed grant award. 

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1 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

2 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

3 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

4 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

5 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

6 For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen7 tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe8 ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 

9 title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing 

10 America’s Surface Transportation Act, $277,200,000, to 

11 be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 

12 Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reim13 bursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

14 Administration, the sum of which shall remain available 

15 until expended: Provided, That funds available for imple16 mentation, execution or administration of motor carrier 

17 safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, 

18 United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 

19 $277,200,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 

20 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2017, of which $9,180,000, to 

21 remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019, 

22 is for the research and technology program. 

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1 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

4 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

5 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

6 sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, 

7 United States Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s 

8 Surface Transportation Act, $367,000,000, to be derived 

9 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran10 sit Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That funds available for the implementation or exe12 cution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed 

13 total obligations of $367,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 for 

14 ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $292,600,000 

15 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance 

16 program, $31,200,000 shall be available for the commer17 cial driver’s license program implementation program, 

18 $42,200,000 shall be available for the high priority activi19 ties program, and $1,000,000 shall be available for the 

20 commercial motor vehicle operators grant program. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR

22 CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

23 SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 

24 shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 

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1 section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of 

2 Public Law 110–28. 

3 SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin4 istration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 vio5 lations by certified mail, registered mail, or another man6 ner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by 

7 the persons responsible for the violations. 

8 SEC. 132. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act or previous appropriations Acts under the heading 

10 ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ shall be 

11 used to pay for costs associated with design, development, 

12 testing, or implementation of a wireless roadside inspec13 tion program until 180 days after the Secretary of Trans14 portation certifies to the House and Senate Committees 

15 on Appropriations that such program does not conflict 

16 with existing non-Federal electronic screening systems, 

17 create capabilities already available, or require additional 

18 statutory authority to incorporate generated inspection 

19 data into safety determinations or databases, and has re20 strictions to specifically address privacy concerns of af21 fected motor carriers and operators. 

22 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

23 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

24 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 

25 the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 

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1 authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 

2 of title 49, United States Code, $180,075,000, of which 

3 $20,000,000 shall remain available through September 

4 30, 2018. 

5 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

6 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

7 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

8 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

9 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

10 the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 

11 49, United States Code, $145,900,000, to be derived from 

12 the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 

13 Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 

15 for the planning or execution of programs the total obliga16 tions for which, in fiscal year 2017, are in excess of 

17 $145,900,000, of which $140,700,000 shall be for pro18 grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,200,000 

19 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under 

20 chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur21 ther, That within the $145,900,000 obligation limitation 

22 for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain 

23 available until September 30, 2018, and shall be in addi24 tion to the amount of any limitation imposed on obliga25 tions for future years. 

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1 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

4 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

5 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

6 provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 

7 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor8 tation Act, to remain available until expended, 

9 $585,372,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 

10 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Provided, 

11 That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 

12 the planning or execution of programs the total obligations 

13 for which, in fiscal year 2017, are in excess of 

14 $585,372,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 

15 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 

16 America’s Surface Transportation Act, of which 

17 $252,300,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ 

18 under 23 U.S.C. 402; $277,500,000 shall be for ‘‘National 

19 Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 

20 $29,500,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 

21 Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $26,072,000 shall be for 

22 ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of 

23 the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Pro24 vided further, That none of these funds shall be used for 

25 construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for ofMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 fice furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 

2 buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to ex3 ceed $500,000 of the funds made available for ‘‘National 

4 Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Im5 paired Driving Countermeasures’’ (as described in sub6 section (d) of that section) shall be available for technical 

7 assistance to the States: Provided further, That with re8 spect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under 23 U.S.C. 

9 405(a)(8), any amounts transferred to increase the 

10 amounts made available under section 402 shall include 

11 the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided fur12 ther, That the Administrator shall notify the House and 

13 Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of 

14 the authority granted under the previous proviso or under 

15 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8) within 5 days. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY

17 TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

18 SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made 

19 available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis20 tration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 

21 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related ex22 penses for State management reviews and to pay for core 

23 competency development training and related expenses for 

24 highway safety staff. 

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1 SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro2 grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis3 tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 

4 which obligation authority was made available in previous 

5 public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au6 thority has not lapsed or been used. 

7 SEC. 142. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the Na9 tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National 

10 Roadside Survey. 

11 SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to mandate global positioning system 

13 (GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles with14 out providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy 

15 concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 

16 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

17 SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

18 For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad19 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $218,298,000, of 

20 which $15,900,000 shall remain available until expended. 

21 RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

22 For necessary expenses for railroad research and de23 velopment, $40,100,000, to remain available until ex24 pended. 

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1 RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT

2 FINANCING PROGRAM

3 The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 

4 issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sec5 tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 

6 Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 

7 amended, such authority shall exist as long as any such 

8 direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: Provided, 

9 That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, 

10 no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall 

11 be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium 

12 during fiscal year 2017, except for Federal funds awarded 

13 in accordance with section 3028(c) of Public Law 114– 

14 94. 

15 FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD

16 REPAIR GRANTS

17 For necessary expenses related to Federal-State 

18 Partnership for State of Good Repair Grants as author19 ized by section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, 

20 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro21 vided, That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent 

22 of the amount provided under this heading for the costs 

23 of project management oversight of grants carried out 

24 under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code. 

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1 CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY

2 IMPROVEMENTS GRANTS

3 For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail 

4 Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grants as au5 thorized by section 24407 of title 49, United States Code, 

6 $68,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

7 projects eligible under sections 24407(c)(1) through 

8 24407(c)(10) of title 49, United States Code, of which 

9 $10,000,000 shall be available for eligible projects under 

10 section 24407(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, that 

11 contribute to the initiation or restoration of intercity pas12 senger rail service: Provided, That the Secretary may 

13 withhold up to one percent of the amount provided under 

14 this heading for the costs of project management oversight 

15 of grants carried out under section 24407 of title 49, 

16 United States Code. 

17 RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT GRANTS

18 For necessary expenses related to Restoration and 

19 Enhancement Grants, as authorized by section 24408 of 

20 title 49, United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain avail21 able until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may 

22 withhold up to one percent of the funds provided under 

23 this heading to fund the costs of project management and 

24 oversight. 

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1 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL

2 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

3 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

4 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 

5 activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au6 thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur7 face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 

8 94), $328,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

9 Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half 

10 of 1 percent of the funds provided under both this heading 

11 and the National Network Grants to the National Rail12 road Passenger Corporation heading to fund the costs of 

13 project management and oversight of activities authorized 

14 by section 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94: 

15 Provided further, That in addition to the project manage16 ment oversight funds authorized under section 11101(c) 

17 of division A of Public Law 114–94, the Secretary may 

18 retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the funds pro19 vided under this heading to fund expenses associated with 

20 the Northeast Corridor Commission established under sec21 tion 24905 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur22 ther, That of the amounts made available under this head23 ing and the National Network Grants to the National 

24 Railroad Passenger Corporation heading, not less than 

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1 served facilities and stations into compliance with the 

2 Americans with Disabilities Act. 

3 NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL

4 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

5 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

6 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 

7 activities associated with the National Network as author8 ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 

9 Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 

10 $1,167,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That the Secretary may retain up to an additional 

12 $2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to 

13 fund expenses associated with the State-Supported Route 

14 Committee established under 24712 of title 49, United 

15 States Code. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD

17 ADMINISTRATION

18 SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National 

19 Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 

20 overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em21 ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 

22 the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 

23 when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap 

24 poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the 

25 system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 

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1 shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap2 propriations each quarter within 30 days of such quarter 

3 of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and 

4 amounts paid above the cap for each month within such 

5 quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was grant6 ed: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall 

7 report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria8 tions by March 1, 2017, a summary of all overtime pay9 ments incurred by the Corporation for 2016 and the three 

10 prior calendar years: Provided further, That such sum11 mary shall include the total number of employees that re12 ceived waivers and the total overtime payments the Cor13 poration paid to those employees receiving waivers for 

14 each month for 2016 and for the three prior calendar 

15 years. 

16 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

17 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

18 For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 

19 Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 

20 53 of title 49, United States Code, $113,165,000: Pro21 vided, That none of the funds provided or limited in this 

22 Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit 

23 security under this heading: Provided further, That upon 

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1 mit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, includ2 ing proposed allocations for fiscal year 2018. 

3 TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS

4 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

5 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

6 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

7 For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 

8 Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac9 count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 

10 out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 

11 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 

12 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Trans13 portation Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112– 

14 141, and sections 3006(b) and 3028 of the Fixing Amer15 ica’s Surface Transportation Act, $10,800,000,000, to be 

16 derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 

17 Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro18 vided, That funds available for the implementation or exe19 cution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 

20 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 

21 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the Fixing Amer22 ica’s Surface Transportation Act, and section 20005(b) of 

23 Public Law 112–141, and sections 3006(b) and 3028 of 

24 the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall 

25 not exceed total obligations of $9,733,706,043 in fiscal 

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1 year 2017: Provided further, That the Federal share of 

2 the cost of activities carried out under section 5312 shall 

3 not exceed 80 percent, except that if there is substantial 

4 public interest or benefit, the Secretary may approve a 

5 greater Federal share. 

6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

7 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 

8 $5,000,000. 

9 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

10 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309 

11 and section 3005(b) of the FAST Act, $2,412,631,000, 

12 to remain available until expended. 

13 GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA

14 TRANSIT AUTHORITY

15 For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 

16 Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi17 sion B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain 

18 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 

19 Transportation shall approve grants for capital and pre20 ventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington 

21 Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 

22 and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided 

23 further, That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary 

24 shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran25 sit Authority is making progress to improve its safety 

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1 management system in response to the Federal Transit 

2 Administration’s 2015 safety management inspection: 

3 Provided further, That prior to approving such grants, the 

4 Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan 

5 Area Transit Authority is making progress toward full im6 plementation of the corrective actions identified in the 

7 2014 Financial Management Oversight Review Report: 

8 Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine that 

9 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 

10 placed the highest priority on those investments that will 

11 improve the safety of the system before approving such 

12 grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to 

13 ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the 

14 requirements of section 601(e)(1) of division B of Public 

15 Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 4968). 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT

17 ADMINISTRATION

18 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

19 SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro20 grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 

21 apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 

22 made available for obligation, or to any other authority 

23 previously made available for obligation. 

24 SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

25 law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 

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1 heading ‘‘Fixed Guideway Capital Investment’’ of the Fed2 eral Transit Administration for projects specified in this 

3 Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not ob4 ligated by September 30, 2021, and other recoveries, shall 

5 be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the 

6 purposes for which they were originally provided. 

7 SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2016, under 

9 any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 

10 that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 

11 to and administered under the most recent appropriation 

12 heading for any such section. 

13 SEC. 163. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

14 none of the funds in this or any other Act may be available 

15 to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project 

16 towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 

17 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of 

18 Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital project is 

19 constructed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond 

20 Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak 

21 Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas. 

22 (b) The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris 

23 County, Texas, may attempt to construct or construct a 

24 new fixed guideway capital project, including light rail, in 

25 the locations referred to in subsection (a) if— 

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1 (1) voters in the jurisdiction that includes such 

2 locations approve a ballot proposition that specifies 

3 routes on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd 

4 Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond 

5 Avenue in Houston, Texas; and 

6 (2) the proposed construction of such routes is 

7 part of a comprehensive, multi-modal, service-area 

8 wide transportation plan that includes multiple addi9 tional segments of fixed guideway capital projects, 

10 including light rail for the jurisdiction set forth in 

11 the ballot proposition. The ballot language shall in12 clude reasonable cost estimates, sources of revenue 

13 to be used and the total amount of bonded indebted14 ness to be incurred as well as a description of each 

15 route and the beginning and end point of each pro16 posed transit project. 

17 SEC. 164. Any unobligated amounts made available 

18 for fiscal year 2012 or prior fiscal years to carry out the 

19 discretionary job access and reverse commute program 

20 under section 3037 of the transportation equity act for 

21 the 21st century are hereby rescinded: Provided, That 

22 such amounts are made available for projects eligible 

23 under 49 U.S.C. 5309(q). 

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1 SEC. 165. Section 5307(a) of title 49, United States 

2 Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 

3 inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may make grants under this 

5 section to finance the operating cost of equipment 

6 and facilities for use in public transportation, ex7 cluding rail fixed guideway, in an urbanized area 

8 with a population of not fewer than 200,000 individ9 uals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census— 

10 ‘‘(A) for public transportation systems 

11 that— 

12 ‘‘(i) operate 75 or fewer buses in fixed 

13 route service or demand response service, 

14 excluding ADA complementary paratransit 

15 service, during peak service hours, in an 

16 amount not to exceed 75 percent of the 

17 share of the apportionment which is attrib18 utable to such systems within the urban19 ized area, as measured by vehicle revenue 

20 hours; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) operate a minimum of 76 buses 

22 and a maximum of 100 buses in fixed 

23 route service or demand response service, 

24 excluding ADA complementary paratransit 

25 service, during peak service hours, in an 

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1 amount not to exceed 50 percent of the 

2 share of the apportionment which is attrib3 utable to such systems within the urban4 ized area, as measured by vehicle revenue 

5 hours; or 

6 ‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (3), for public 

7 transportation systems that— 

8 ‘‘(i) operate 75 or fewer buses in fixed 

9 route service or demand response service, 

10 excluding ADA complementary paratransit 

11 service, during peak service hours, in an 

12 amount not to exceed 75 percent of the 

13 share of the apportionment allocated to 

14 such systems within the urbanized area, as 

15 determined by the local planning process 

16 and included in the designated recipient’s 

17 final program of projects prepared under 

18 subsection (b); or 

19 ‘‘(ii) operate a minimum of 76 buses 

20 and a maximum of 100 buses in fixed 

21 route service or demand response service, 

22 excluding ADA complementary paratransit 

23 service during peak service hours, in an 

24 amount not to exceed 50 percent of the 

25 share of the apportionment allocated to 

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1 such systems within the urbanized area, as 

2 determined by the local planning process 

3 and included in the designated recipient’s 

4 final program of projects prepared under 

5 subsection (b). 

6 ‘‘(3) The amount available to a public transpor7 tation system under subparagraph (B) of paragraph 

8 (2) shall be not more than 10 percent greater than 

9 the amount that would otherwise be available to the 

10 system under subparagraph (A) of that paragraph.’’. 

11 SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT

12 CORPORATION

13 The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora14 tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with15 in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 

16 to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 

17 such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 

18 year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern19 ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 

20 necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 

21 Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 

22 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

23 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

24 For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 

25 maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those 

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1 portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 

2 maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

3 Corporation, $36,028,000, to be derived from the Harbor 

4 Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99– 

5 662. 

6 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

7 MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

8 For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 

9 U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 

10 needs of the United States, $300,000,000, to remain avail11 able until expended. 

12 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

13 For necessary expenses of operations and training ac14 tivities authorized by law, $175,560,000, of which 

15 $22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 

16 maintenance and repair of training ships at State Mari17 time Academies, and of which $6,000,000 shall remain 

18 available until expended for National Security Multi-Mis19 sion Vessel Program for State Maritime Academies and 

20 National Security, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain 

21 available through September 30, 2018, for the Student In22 centive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of 

23 which $1,800,000 shall remain available until expended 

24 for training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which 

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1 cilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital 

2 improvements at the United States Merchant Marine 

3 Academy, and of which $3,000,000 shall remain available 

4 through September 30, 2018, for Maritime Environment 

5 and Technology Assistance program authorized under sec6 tion 50307 of title 46, United States Code, and of which 

7 $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the 

8 Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s Marine 

9 Highways) to make grants for the purposes authorized 

10 under sections 55601(b)(1) and (3) of title 46, United 

11 States Code: Provided, That not later than January 12, 

12 2018, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration 

13 shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on 

14 Appropriations the annual report on sexual assault and 

15 sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine 

16 Academy as required pursuant to section 3507 of Public 

17 Law 110–417. 

18 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

19 To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 

20 under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as 

21 amended by Public Law 113–281, $10,000,000 to remain 

22 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 

23 shall issue the Notice of Funding Availability no later than 

24 15 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

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1 viso, the Secretary of Transportation shall make grants 

2 no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act in such 

3 amounts as the Secretary determines: Provided further, 

4 That not to exceed 2 percent of the funds appropriated 

5 under this heading shall be available for necessary costs 

6 of grant administration. 

7 SHIP DISPOSAL

8 For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob9 solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 

10 Maritime Administration, $34,000,000, to remain avail11 able until expended, of which $24,000,000 shall be for the 

12 decommissioning of the Nuclear Ship Savannah. 

13 MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM

14 ACCOUNT

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran17 teed loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 

18 to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations 

19 and Training’’, Maritime Administration. 

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME

21 ADMINISTRATION

22 SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

23 this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Mari24 time Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 

25 services and make necessary repairs in connection with 

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1 any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 

2 property under control of the Maritime Administration: 

3 Provided, That payments received therefor shall be cred4 ited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and 

5 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

6 That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 

7 occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 

8 repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous 

9 receipts. 

10 SEC. 171. None of the funds available or appro11 priated in this Act shall be used by the United States De12 partment of Transportation or the United States Maritime 

13 Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter 

14 into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for ves15 sel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no 

16 qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of 

17 money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, 

18 operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or 

19 that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet: Pro20 vided, That such sales offers must be consistent with the 

21 solicitation and provide that the work will be performed 

22 in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the mean23 ing of section 3502 of Public Law 106–398: Provided fur24 ther, That nothing contained herein shall affect the Mari25 time Administration’s authority to award contracts at 

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1 least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with 

2 the requirements of 54 U.S.C. 308704, section 3502, or 

3 otherwise authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regu4 lation. 

5 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

6 ADMINISTRATION

7 OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

8 For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 

9 and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 

10 $22,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor11 tation shall issue a final rule to expand the applicability 

12 of comprehensive oil spill response plans no later than Au13 gust 1, 2017: Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall be 

14 for ‘‘Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities’’ 

15 as authorized under section 60130 of title 49, United 

16 States Code. 

17 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

18 For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 

19 materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 

20 Materials Safety Administration, $57,000,000, of which 

21 $7,570,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

22 2019: Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected 

23 under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 

24 fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur25 ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 

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1 be available until expended, funds received from States, 

2 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri3 vate sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports 

4 publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses in5 curred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions 

6 and approvals functions. 

7 PIPELINE SAFETY

8 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

9 (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

10 For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of 

11 the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out 

12 a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 

13 60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibil14 ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $156,288,000, of 

15 which $20,288,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li16 ability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2019; and of which $128,000,000 shall be de18 rived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which 

19 $63,335,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

20 2019; and of which $8,000,000 shall be derived from the 

21 Pipeline Safety Fund as provided in 49 U.S.C. 60302 

22 (section 12 of the PIPES Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 

23 183)) from the Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility 

24 Safety Account for the purpose of carrying out 49 U.S.C. 

25 60141 of such Act (section 12 of the PIPES Act of 2016 

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1 (Public Law 114–183)), of which $6,000,000 shall remain 

2 available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That not 

3 less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under this 

4 heading shall be for the One-Call State grant program. 

5 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

6 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

7 Notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 

8 49 U.S.C. 5116, not more than $28,318,000 shall be made 

9 available for obligation in fiscal year 2017 from amounts 

10 made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), and 5128(b) and 

11 (c): Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 

12 5116(h)(4), not more than 4 percent of the amounts made 

13 available from this account shall be available to pay ad14 ministrative costs: Provided further, That none of the 

15 funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 5128(b), or 

16 5128(c) shall be made available for obligation by individ17 uals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his 

18 or her designee: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

19 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the current year obligation 

20 limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current 

21 year shall be available to develop a hazardous materials 

22 response training curriculum for emergency responders, 

23 including response activities for the transportation of 

24 crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, con25 sistent with National Fire Protection Association standMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ards, and to make such training available through an elec2 tronic format: Provided further, That the prior year recov3 eries made available under this heading shall also be avail4 able to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)(C) and 5116(i). 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 

8 General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen9 eral Act of 1978, as amended, $90,152,000: Provided, 

10 That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au11 thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec12 tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves13 tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 

14 the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 

15 that is subject to regulation by the Department of Trans16 portation: Provided further, That the funds made available 

17 under this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant 

18 to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) un19 fair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competi20 tion by domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket agents; 

21 and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers 

22 with respect to item (1) of this proviso. 

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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF

2 TRANSPORTATION

3 SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applica4 ble appropriations to the Department of Transportation 

5 shall be available for maintenance and operation of air6 craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; pur7 chase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating 

8 in foreign countries on official department business; and 

9 uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 

10 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 

11 (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro12 priations to the Department and its operating administra13 tions shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, op14 eration, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems 

15 that advance the Department’s, or its operating adminis16 trations’, missions. 

17 (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased or pro18 cured by the Department prior to the enactment of this 

19 Act shall be deemed authorized. 

20 SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 

21 the Department of Transportation shall be available for 

22 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 

23 individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to 

24 the rate for an Executive Level IV. 

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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 and Federal Railroad Administration from 

19 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 

20 and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 

21 be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis22 tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed23 eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 

24 account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici25 pating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 

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1 SEC. 185. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act 

2 to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 

3 a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or discretionary 

4 grant totaling $500,000 or more unless the Secretary of 

5 Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees 

6 on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before 

7 any project competitively selected to receive any discre8 tionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, 

9 loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, or 

10 full funding grant agreement is announced by the Depart11 ment or its modal administrations: Provided, That the 

12 Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and 

13 Senate Committees on Appropriations for any ‘‘quick re14 lease’’ of funds from the emergency relief program: Pro15 vided further, That no notification shall involve funds that 

16 are not available for obligation. 

17 (b) In addition to the notification required in sub18 section (a), none of the funds made available in this Act 

19 to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 

20 a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or discretionary 

21 grant unless the Secretary of Transportation provides the 

22 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a com23 prehensive list of all such loans, loan guarantees, lines of 

24 credit, or discretionary grants that will be announced not 

25 less the 3 full business days before such announcement: 

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1 Provided, That the requirement to provide a list in this 

2 subsection does not apply to any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds 

3 from the emergency relief program: Provided further, That 

4 no list shall involve funds that are not available for obliga5 tion. 

6 SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 

7 minor fees and other funds received by the Department 

8 of Transportation from travel management centers, 

9 charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 

10 and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria11 tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 

12 to elements of the Department of Transportation using 

13 fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail14 able until expended. 

15 SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any 

16 other Act that the Secretary determines represent im17 proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 

18 a third-party contractor under a financial assistance 

19 award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail20 able— 

21 (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 

22 by the Department of Transportation in recovering 

23 improper payments; and 

24 (2) to pay contractors for services provided in 

25 recovering improper payments or contractor support 

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1 in the implementation of the Improper Payments In2 formation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in 

3 excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— 

4 (A) shall be credited to and merged with 

5 the appropriation from which the improper pay6 ments were made, and shall be available for the 

7 purposes and period for which such appropria8 tions are available: Provided further, That 

9 where specific project or accounting information 

10 associated with the improper payment or pay11 ments is not readily available, the Secretary 

12 may credit an appropriate account, which shall 

13 be available for the purposes and period associ14 ated with the account so credited; or 

15 (B) if no such appropriation remains avail16 able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis17 cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 

18 to the transfer of any such recovery to an ap19 propriations account, the Secretary shall notify 

20 the House and Senate Committees on Appro21 priations of the amount and reasons for such 

22 transfer: Provided further, That for purposes of 

23 this section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’ has 

24 the same meaning as that provided in section 

25 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 

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1 SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are 

3 subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 

4 be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap5 propriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice 

6 shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Commit7 tees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action 

8 shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Sen9 ate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the 

10 Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other 

11 congressional committees of the action of the House and 

12 Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogram13 ming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on 

14 which the reprogramming action has been approved or de15 nied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria16 tions. 

17 SEC. 189. Funds appropriated in this Act to the 

18 modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of 

19 the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim20 bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 

21 costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 

22 a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 

23 administrations. 

24 SEC. 190. The Secretary of Transportation is author25 ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform 

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1 standards for developing and supporting agency transit 

2 pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 

3 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 

4 transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 

5 SEC. 191. The Department of Transportation may 

6 use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist 

7 a contract under title 49 U.S.C. or title 23 U.S.C. utilizing 

8 geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not 

9 otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regula10 tion, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of 

11 a Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Ad12 ministration grant from imposing such hiring preference 

13 on a contract or construction project with which the De14 partment of Transportation is assisting, only if the grant 

15 recipient certifies the following: 

16 (1) that except with respect to apprentices or 

17 trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed 

18 individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and abil19 ity to perform the work that the contract requires 

20 resides in the jurisdiction; 

21 (2) that the grant recipient will include appro22 priate provisions in its bid document ensuring that 

23 the contractor does not displace any of its existing 

24 employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference; 

25 and 

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1 (3) that any increase in the cost of labor, train2 ing, or delays resulting from the use of such hiring 

3 preference does not delay or displace any transpor4 tation project in the applicable Statewide Transpor5 tation Improvement Program or Transportation Im6 provement Program. 

7 SEC. 192. Section 5303(r)(2)(C) of title 49, United 

8 States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘and 25 square miles of land 

10 area’’ after ‘‘145,000’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘and 12 square miles of land 

12 area’’ after ‘‘65,000’’. 

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans14 portation Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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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 $14,000,000: 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, $517,647,000, of which $53,000,000 

19 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Offi20 cer; $95,250,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

21 General Counsel; $206,500,000 shall be available for the 

22 Office of Administration, and of which, no less than 

23 $4,500,000 shall be available for the cost of consolidation 

24 and reconfiguration of space in the Weaver Building in 

25 accordance with the space consolidation plan which would 

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1 bring employees back into such Building and reduce the 

2 amount of leased space for such employees outside of such 

3 Building; $40,250,000 shall be available for the Office of 

4 the Chief Human Capital Officer; $51,000,000 shall be 

5 available for the Office of Field Policy and Management; 

6 $18,067,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 

7 Procurement Officer; $3,830,000 shall be available for the 

8 Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; 

9 $4,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic 

10 Planning and Management; and $45,250,000 shall be 

11 available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: 

12 Provided, That funds provided under this heading may be 

13 used for necessary administrative and non-administrative 

14 expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel15 opment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of 

16 uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 

17 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 

18 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, 

19 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

20 appropriated under this heading may be used for adver21 tising and promotional activities that directly support pro22 gram activities funded in this title: Provided further, That 

23 the Secretary shall provide the House and Senate Commit24 tees on Appropriations quarterly written notification re25 garding the status of pending congressional reports: ProMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 vided further, That the Secretary shall provide in elec2 tronic form all signed reports required by Congress. 

3 PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

5 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

6 Public and Indian Housing, $216,000,000. 

7 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

8 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

9 Community Planning and Development, $110,000,000. 

10 HOUSING

11 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

12 Housing, $392,000,000. 

13 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

14 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

15 Policy Development and Research, $24,000,000. 

16 FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

17 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

18 Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $72,000,000. 

19 OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY

20 HOMES

21 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

22 Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $9,353,000. 

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1 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For the working capital fund for the Department of 

4 Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this para5 graph as the ‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) 

6 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 

7 Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred to the Fund 

8 under this heading shall be available for Federal shared 

9 services used by offices and agencies of the Department, 

10 and for such portion of any office or agency’s printing, 

11 records management, space renovation, furniture, or sup12 ply services as the Secretary determines shall be derived 

13 from centralized sources made available by the Depart14 ment to all offices and agencies and funded through the 

15 Fund: Provided, That of the amounts made available in 

16 this title for salaries and expenses under the headings 

17 ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’, 

18 ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘Govern19 ment National Mortgage Association’’, the Secretary shall 

20 transfer to the Fund such amounts, to remain available 

21 until expended, as are necessary to fund services, specified 

22 in the first proviso, for which the appropriation would oth23 erwise have been available, and may transfer not to exceed 

24 an additional $10,000,000, in aggregate, from all such ap25 propriations, to be merged with the Fund and to remain 

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1 available until expended for use for any office or agency: 

2 Provided further, That amounts in the Fund shall be the 

3 only amounts available to each office or agency of the De4 partment for the services, or portion of services, specified 

5 in the first proviso: Provided further, That with respect 

6 to the Fund, the authorities and conditions under this 

7 heading shall supplement the authorities and conditions 

8 provided under section 7(f). 

9 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

10 TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

11 For activities and assistance for the provision of ten12 ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 

13 States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 

14 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 

15 $16,292,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

16 be available on October 1, 2016 (in addition to the 

17 $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this head18 ing that shall be available on October 1, 2016), and 

19 $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

20 be available on October 1, 2017: Provided, That the 

21 amounts made available under this heading are provided 

22 as follows: 

23 (1) $18,355,000,000 shall be available for re24 newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 

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1 hanced vouchers under any provision of law author2 izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 

3 and including renewal of other special purpose incre4 mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding 

5 any other provision of law, from amounts provided 

6 under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec7 retary for the calendar year 2017 funding cycle shall 

8 provide renewal funding for each public housing 

9 agency based on validated voucher management sys10 tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior cal11 endar year and by applying an inflation factor as es12 tablished by the Secretary, by notice published in 

13 the Federal Register, and by making any necessary 

14 adjustments for the costs associated with the first15 time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph in16 cluding tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice 

17 Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further, That 

18 none of the funds provided under this paragraph 

19 may be used to fund a total number of unit months 

20 under lease which exceeds a public housing agency’s 

21 authorized level of units under contract, except for 

22 public housing agencies participating in the MTW 

23 demonstration, which are instead governed by the 

24 terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: 

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1 tent necessary to stay within the amount specified 

2 under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified 

3 under this paragraph), prorate each public housing 

4 agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to 

5 this paragraph: Provided further, That except as 

6 provided in the following provisos, the entire amount 

7 specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise 

8 modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to 

9 the public housing agencies based on the allocation 

10 and pro rata method described above, and the Sec11 retary shall notify public housing agencies of their 

12 annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enact13 ment of this Act or March 1, 2017: Provided further, 

14 That the Secretary may extend the notification pe15 riod with the prior written approval of the House 

16 and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 

17 further, That public housing agencies participating 

18 in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant 

19 to their MTW agreements and shall be subject to 

20 the same pro rata adjustments under the previous 

21 provisos: Provided further, That the Secretary may 

22 offset public housing agencies’ calendar year 2017 

23 allocations based on the excess amounts of public 

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1 cordance with VMS data in calendar year 2016 that 

2 is verifiable and complete), as determined by the 

3 Secretary: Provided further, That public housing 

4 agencies participating in the MTW demonstration 

5 shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by 

6 the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the sin7 gle fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 

8 agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2017 

9 MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That the 

10 Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the pre11 vious two provisos throughout the calendar year to 

12 prevent the termination of rental assistance for fam13 ilies as the result of insufficient funding, as deter14 mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 

15 proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided 

16 further, That up to $75,000,000 shall be available 

17 only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public 

18 housing agencies, after application for an adjust19 ment by a public housing agency that experienced a 

20 significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, 

21 in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unfore22 seen circumstances or from portability under section 

23 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use 

24 during the previous 12-month period in order to be 

25 available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 

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1 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs as2 sociated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive 

3 Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; and (4) for public 

4 housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost 

5 savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, 

6 would otherwise be required to terminate rental as7 sistance for families as a result of insufficient fund8 ing: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allo9 cate amounts under the previous proviso based on 

10 need, as determined by the Secretary; 

11 (2) $110,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 

12 assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 

13 units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 

14 section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 

15 projects to assistance under section 8, the family 

16 unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 

17 relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 

18 combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu19 ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu20 tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 

21 of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 

22 of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood 

23 vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and 

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1 ance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elder2 ly tenants currently residing in section 202 prop3 erties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refi4 nanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend5 ed, or under the authority as provided under this 

6 Act: Provided, That when a public housing develop7 ment is submitted for demolition or disposition 

8 under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may pro9 vide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose 

10 an imminent health and safety risk to residents: 

11 Provided further, That the Secretary may only pro12 vide replacement vouchers for units that were occu13 pied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 

14 available as assisted housing, subject only to the 

15 availability of funds: Provided further, That of the 

16 amounts made available under this paragraph, 

17 $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro18 tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this 

19 paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy 

20 areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 

21 30 percent of household income, as the result of: (A) 

22 the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or sec23 tion 202 loan that requires the permission of the 

24 Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expira25 tion of a rental assistance contract for which the 

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1 tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or ten2 ant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) 

3 the expiration of affordability restrictions accom4 panying a mortgage or preservation program admin5 istered by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 

6 tenant protection assistance made available under 

7 the previous proviso may be provided under the au8 thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the 

9 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

10 1437f(t)): Provided further, That any tenant protec11 tion voucher made available from amounts under 

12 this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public 

13 housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as 

14 defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial 

15 family that received any such voucher no longer re16 ceives such voucher, and the authority for any public 

17 housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease 

18 to exist: Provided further, That the Secretary may 

19 provide section 8 rental assistance from amounts 

20 made available under this paragraph for units as21 sisted under a project-based subsidy contract funded 

22 under the ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ head23 ing under this title where the owner has received a 

24 Notice of Default and the units pose an imminent 

25 health and safety risk to residents: Provided further, 

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1 That to the extent that the Secretary determines 

2 that such units are not feasible for continued rental 

3 assistance payments or transfer of the subsidy con4 tract associated with such units to another project 

5 or projects and owner or owners, any remaining 

6 amounts associated with such units under such con7 tract shall be recaptured and used to reimburse 

8 amounts used under this paragraph for rental assist9 ance under the preceding proviso; 

10 (3) $1,650,000,000 shall be for administrative 

11 and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad12 ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist13 ance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be 

14 available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous15 ing agencies that need additional funds to admin16 ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ17 ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist18 ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 

19 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and 

20 other special purpose incremental vouchers: Pro21 vided, That no less than $1,640,000,000 of the 

22 amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated 

23 to public housing agencies for the calendar year 

24 2017 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act 

25 (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in efMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 fect immediately before the enactment of the Quality 

2 Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub3 lic Law 105–276): Provided further, That if the 

4 amounts made available under this paragraph are 

5 insufficient to pay the amounts determined under 

6 the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the 

7 amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percent8 age applicable to all agencies receiving funding 

9 under this paragraph or may, to the extent nec10 essary to provide full payment of amounts deter11 mined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated 

12 balances, including recaptures and carryovers, re13 maining from funds appropriated to the Department 

14 of Housing and Urban Development under this 

15 heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special 

16 purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for 

17 which such amounts were appropriated: Provided 

18 further, That all public housing agencies partici19 pating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded 

20 pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be 

21 subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as 

22 under the previous proviso: Provided further, That 

23 amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only 

24 for activities related to the provision of tenant-based 

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1 rental assistance authorized under section 8, includ2 ing related development activities; 

3 (4) $120,000,000 for the renewal of tenant4 based assistance contracts under section 811 of the 

5 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 

6 (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administra7 tive expenses: Provided, That administrative and 

8 other expenses of public housing agencies in admin9 istering the special purpose vouchers in this para10 graph shall be funded under the same terms and be 

11 subject to the same pro rata reduction as the per12 cent decrease for administrative and other expenses 

13 to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of 

14 this heading: Provided further, That any amounts 

15 provided under this paragraph in this Act or prior 

16 Acts, remaining available after funding renewals and 

17 administrative expenses under this paragraph, shall 

18 be available for incremental tenant-based assistance 

19 contracts under such section 811, including nec20 essary administrative expenses; 

21 (5) $7,000,000 shall be for rental assistance 

22 and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD– 

23 VA Supportive Housing to serve Native American 

24 veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homeless25 ness living on or near a reservation or other Indian 

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1 areas: Provided, That such amount shall be made 

2 available for renewal grants to the recipients that re3 ceived assistance under the rental assistance and 

4 supportive housing demonstration program for Na5 tive American veterans authorized under the heading 

6 ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’’ in title II of divi7 sion K of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 

8 Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235, 

9 128 Stat. 2733): Provided further, That the Sec10 retary shall be authorized to specify criteria for re11 newal grants, including data on the utilization of as12 sistance reported by grant recipients under the dem13 onstration program: Provided further, That any 

14 amounts remaining after such renewal assistance is 

15 awarded may be available for new grants to recipi16 ents eligible to receive block grants under the Native 

17 American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina18 tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et seq.) 

19 for rental assistance and associated administrative 

20 fees for Tribal HUD–VA Supportive Housing to 

21 serve Native American veterans that are homeless or 

22 at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reserva23 tion or other Indian areas: Provided further, That 

24 funds shall be awarded based on need, and adminis25 trative capacity established by the Secretary in a 

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1 Notice published in the Federal Register after co2 ordination with the Secretary of the Department of 

3 Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That renewal 

4 grants and new grants under this paragraph shall be 

5 administered by block grant recipients in accordance 

6 with program requirements under the Native Amer7 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 

8 of 1996: Provided further, That assistance under 

9 this paragraph shall be modeled after, with nec10 essary and appropriate adjustments for Native 

11 American grant recipients and veterans, the rental 

12 assistance and supportive housing program known 

13 as HUD–VASH program, including administration 

14 in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Af15 fairs and overall implementation of section 8(o)(19) 

16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided 

17 further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

18 Development may waive, or specify alternative re19 quirements for any provision of any statute or regu20 lation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban De21 velopment administers in connection with the use of 

22 funds made available under this paragraph (except 

23 for requirements related to fair housing, non24 discrimination, labor standards, and the environ25 ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any 

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1 such waivers or alternative requirements are nec2 essary for the effective delivery and administration 

3 of such assistance: Provided further, That grant re4 cipients shall report to the Secretary on utilization 

5 of such rental assistance and other program data, as 

6 prescribed by the Secretary; 

7 (6) $40,000,000 for incremental rental voucher 

8 assistance for use through a supported housing pro9 gram administered in conjunction with the Depart10 ment of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 

11 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 

12 Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

13 Development shall make such funding available, not14 withstanding section 204 (competition provision) of 

15 this title, to public housing agencies that partner 

16 with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as 

17 designated by the Secretary of the Department of 

18 Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for 

19 such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the 

20 Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing 

21 agency administrative performance, and other fac22 tors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and 

23 Urban Development in consultation with the Sec24 retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Pro25 vided further, That the Secretary of Housing and 

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1 Urban Development may waive, or specify alter2 native requirements for (in consultation with the 

3 Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), 

4 any provision of any statute or regulation that the 

5 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ad6 ministers in connection with the use of funds made 

7 available under this paragraph (except for require8 ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 

9 labor standards, and the environment), upon a find10 ing by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter11 native requirements are necessary for the effective 

12 delivery and administration of such voucher assist13 ance: Provided further, That assistance made avail14 able under this paragraph shall continue to remain 

15 available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; 

16 (7) $10,000,000 shall be made available for 

17 new incremental voucher assistance through the 

18 family unification program as authorized by section 

19 8(x) of the Act: Provided, That the assistance made 

20 available under this paragraph shall continue to re21 main available for family unification upon turnover: 

22 Provided further, That for any public housing agency 

23 administering voucher assistance appropriated in a 

24 prior Act under the family unification program that 

25 determines that it no longer has an identified need 

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1 for such assistance upon turnover, such agency shall 

2 notify the Secretary, and the Secretary shall recap3 ture such assistance from the agency and reallocate 

4 it to any other public housing agency or agencies 

5 based on need for voucher assistance in connection 

6 with such program; and 

7 (8) the Secretary shall separately track all spe8 cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 

9 HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

10 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

11 Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car12 ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart13 ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 

14 heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 

15 Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist16 ance’’, for fiscal year 2017 and prior years may be used 

17 for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 

18 contracts and for performance-based contract administra19 tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 

20 were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 

21 of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that 

22 have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, 

23 That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during 

24 the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based con25 tracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal 

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1 year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of addi2 tional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount re3 scinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until 

4 expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, 

5 in addition to amounts otherwise available. 

6 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

7 For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 

8 carry out capital and management activities for public 

9 housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 

10 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 

11 (the ‘‘Act’’) $1,941,500,000, to remain available until 

12 September 30, 2020: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

13 other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 

14 2017, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

15 may not delegate to any Department official other than 

16 the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for 

17 Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph 

18 (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time peri19 ods under such section: Provided further, That for pur20 poses of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with 

21 respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 

22 binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately 

23 or in the future: Provided further, That up to $10,000,000 

24 shall be to support ongoing public housing financial and 

25 physical assessment activities: Provided further, That up 

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1 to $1,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administra2 tive and judicial receiverships: Provided further, That of 

3 the total amount provided under this heading, not to ex4 ceed $21,500,000 shall be available for the Secretary to 

5 make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to 

6 public housing agencies for emergency capital needs in7 cluding safety and security measures necessary to address 

8 crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting 

9 from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and nat10 ural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emer11 gencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford 

12 Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

13 seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That 

14 of the amount made available under the previous proviso, 

15 not less than $5,000,000 shall be for safety and security 

16 measures: Provided further, That in addition to the 

17 amount in the previous proviso for such safety and secu18 rity measures, any amounts that remain available, after 

19 all applications received on or before September 30, 2018, 

20 for emergency capital needs have been processed, shall be 

21 allocated to public housing agencies for such safety and 

22 security measures: Provided further, That of the total 

23 amount provided under this heading $35,000,000 shall be 

24 for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate 

25 services as authorized by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

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1 1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assistance 

2 and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et 

3 seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount made 

4 available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for a 

5 Jobs-Plus initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus dem6 onstration: Provided further, That the funding provided 

7 under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants 

8 to partnerships between public housing authorities, local 

9 workforce investment boards established under section 

10 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other 

11 agencies and organizations that provide support to help 

12 public housing residents obtain employment and increase 

13 earnings: Provided further, That applicants must dem14 onstrate the ability to provide services to residents, part15 ner with workforce investment boards, and leverage service 

16 dollars: Provided further, That the Secretary may allow 

17 public housing agencies to request exemptions from rent 

18 and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 

19 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary 

20 to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and 

21 conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding 

22 by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative re23 quirements are necessary for the effective implementation 

24 of the Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary program for resi25 dents: Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish 

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1 by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alter2 native requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no 

3 later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice: 

4 Provided further, That for funds provided under this head5 ing, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 

6 25 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary may 

7 waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public 

8 housing agencies to fund activities authorized under sec9 tion 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That the Sec10 retary shall notify public housing agencies requesting 

11 waivers under the previous proviso if the request is ap12 proved or denied within 14 days of submitting the request: 

13 Provided further, That from the funds made available 

14 under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus 

15 awards in fiscal year 2017 to public housing agencies that 

16 are designated high performers: Provided further, That the 

17 Department shall notify public housing agencies of their 

18 formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act: 

19 Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 

20 this heading, $25,000,000 shall be available for competi21 tive grants to public housing agencies to evaluate and re22 duce lead-based paint hazards in public housing by car23 rying out the activities of risk assessments, abatement, 

24 and interim controls (as those terms are defined in section 

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1 tion Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b)): Provided further, 

2 That for purposes of environmental review, a grant under 

3 the previous proviso shall be considered funds for projects 

4 or activities under title I of the United States Housing 

5 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes of sec6 tion 26 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be subject 

7 to the regulations implementing such section. 

8 PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

9 For 2017 payments to public housing agencies for the 

10 operation and management of public housing, as author11 ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 

12 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,400,000,000, to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2018. 

14 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

15 For competitive grants under the Choice Neighbor16 hoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 

17 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise 

18 specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabili19 tation, and replacement housing needs of both public and 

20 HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 

21 poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neigh22 borhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 

23 transportation and access to jobs, $137,500,000, to re24 main available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That 

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1 ices, community development, and affordable housing 

2 needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or 

3 foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided fur4 ther, That the use of funds made available under this 

5 heading shall not be deemed to be public housing notwith6 standing section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, 

7 That grantees shall commit to an additional period of af8 fordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 

9 20 years: Provided further, That grantees shall provide a 

10 match in State, local, other Federal or private funds: Pro11 vided further, That grantees may include local govern12 ments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and non13 profits: Provided further, That for-profit developers may 

14 apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further, That 

15 for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be 

16 treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of 

17 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

18 1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject 

19 to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement 

20 such section: Provided further, That of the amount pro21 vided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to pub22 lic housing agencies: Provided further, That such grantees 

23 shall create partnerships with other local organizations in24 cluding assisted housing owners, service agencies, and 

25 resident organizations: Provided further, That the SecMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 retary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, 

2 Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agri3 culture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Ad4 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to co5 ordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources: 

6 Provided further, That no more than $5,000,000 of funds 

7 made available under this heading may be provided as 

8 grants to undertake comprehensive local planning with 

9 input from residents and the community: Provided further, 

10 That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remain11 ing from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Revital12 ization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE 

13 VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used 

14 for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the pur15 poses for which such amounts were appropriated. 

16 FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

17 For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support 

18 family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 

19 United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the devel20 opment of local strategies to coordinate the use of assist21 ance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public 

22 and private resources, and enable eligible families to 

23 achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, 

24 $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

25 2018: Provided, That the Secretary may, by Federal RegMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ister notice, waive or specify alternative requirements 

2 under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of 

3 such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified 

4 self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assist5 ance under different provisions of the Act, as determined 

6 by the Secretary: Provided further, That owners of a pri7 vately owned multifamily property with a section 8 con8 tract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency pro9 gram available to the assisted tenants of such property 

10 in accordance with procedures established by the Sec11 retary: Provided further, That such procedures established 

12 pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating 

13 tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 

14 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from resid15 ual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own 

16 Family Self-Sufficiency program. 

17 NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

18 For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro19 gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 

20 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

21 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $654,000,000, to 

22 remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 

23 That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing As24 sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine 

25 the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for 

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1 each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula 

2 under section 302 of such Act with the need component 

3 based on single-race census data and with the need compo4 nent based on multi-race census data, and the amount of 

5 the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater 

6 of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further, 

7 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

8 $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national 

9 or regional organizations representing Native American 

10 housing interests for providing training and technical as11 sistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally des12 ignated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA: 

13 Provided further, That of the funds made available under 

14 the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be 

15 made available for a national organization as authorized 

16 under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): Pro17 vided further, That of the amounts made available under 

18 this heading, $3,500,000 shall be to support the inspection 

19 of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and 

20 technical assistance related to funding provided under this 

21 heading and other headings under this Act for the needs 

22 of Native American families and Indian country: Provided 

23 further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 

24 $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaran25 teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI 

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1 of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, includ2 ing the costs of modifying such notes and other obliga3 tions, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres4 sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, 

5 That these funds are available to subsidize the total prin6 cipal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part 

7 of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $17,857,142: 

8 Provided further, That the Department will notify grantees 

9 of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of 

10 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That notwith11 standing section 302(d) of NAHASDA, if on the date of 

12 enactment of this Act, a recipient’s total amount of 

13 undisbursed block grant funds in the Department’s line 

14 of credit control system is greater than the sum of its prior 

15 3 years’ initial formula allocation calculations, the Sec16 retary shall adjust that recipient’s formula allocation that 

17 it would otherwise receive down by the difference between 

18 its total amount of undisbursed block grant funds in the 

19 Department’s line of credit control system on the date of 

20 enactment of this Act, and the sum of its prior 3 years’ 

21 initial formula allocation calculations: Provided further, 

22 That grant amounts not allocated to a recipient pursuant 

23 to the previous proviso shall be allocated under the need 

24 component of the formula proportionately among all other 

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1 viso: Provided further, That the second proviso shall not 

2 apply to any Indian tribe that would otherwise receive a 

3 formula allocation of less than $5,000,000: Provided fur4 ther, That to take effect, the three previous provisos do 

5 not require issuance or amendment of any regulation, shall 

6 not be subject to a formula challenge by an Indian tribe, 

7 and shall not be construed to confer hearing rights under 

8 any section of NAHASDA or its implementing regula9 tions. 

10 INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM

11 ACCOUNT

12 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 

13 section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 

14 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $5,500,000, to re15 main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 

16 including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 

17 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

18 of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 

19 to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 

20 be guaranteed, up to $1,341,463,415, to remain available 

21 until expended: Provided further, That up to $750,000 of 

22 this amount may be for administrative contract expenses 

23 including management processes and systems to carry out 

24 the loan guarantee program: Provided further, That an ad25 ditional $1,727,000 shall be available until expended for 

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1 such costs of guaranteed loans authorized under such sec2 tion 184 issued to tribes and Indian housing authorities 

3 for the construction of rental housing for law enforcement, 

4 healthcare, educational, technical and other skilled work5 ers: Provided further, That the funds specified in the pre6 vious proviso are available to subsidize total loan principal, 

7 any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $421,219,512 

8 to remain available until expended: Provided further, That 

9 the Secretary may specify any additional program require10 ments with respect to the previous two provisos through 

11 publication of a Mortgagee Letter or Notice. 

12 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

13 For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro14 gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer15 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

16 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $2,000,000, to remain 

17 available until September 30, 2021. 

18 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

19 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

20 For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per21 sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS 

22 Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 

23 $356,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

24 2018, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 

25 854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until SepMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 

2 all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 

3 that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such 

4 Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 

5 year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program 

6 requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 

7 under such section: Provided further, That the Depart8 ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation with9 in 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

10 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

11 For assistance to units of State and local govern12 ment, and to other entities, for economic and community 

13 development activities, and for other purposes, 

14 $3,060,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

15 2019, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the 

16 total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out 

17 the community development block grant program under 

18 title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 

19 of 1974, as amended (‘‘the Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 

20 et seq.): Provided further, That unless explicitly provided 

21 for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any 

22 grant made with funds appropriated under this heading 

23 shall be expended for planning and management develop24 ment and administration: Provided further, That a metro25 politan city, urban county, unit of general local governMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ment, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indi2 rectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, 

3 trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such 

4 funds to another such entity in exchange for any other 

5 funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use 

6 such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: 

7 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) 

8 of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be 

9 provided to a for-profit entity for an economic develop10 ment project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project 

11 has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guide12 lines required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided fur13 ther, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 

14 formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act: 

15 Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 

16 this heading $60,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 

17 tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 

18 which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (includ19 ing section 204 of this Act), up to $4,000,000 may be 

20 used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to 

21 health and safety. 

22 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES

23 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

24 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

25 Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2017, commitments to 

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1 guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and 

2 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), 

3 any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total 

4 principal amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding any 

5 aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaran6 teed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 

7 the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwith8 standing subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in 

9 a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, 

10 and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with 

11 section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

12 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

13 For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as 

14 authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na15 tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended, 

16 $950,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2020: Provided, That notwithstanding the amount made 

18 available under this heading, the threshold reduction re19 quirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act 

20 shall not apply to allocations of such amount: Provided 

21 further, That the requirements under provisos 2 through 

22 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such re23 quirements applicable pursuant to the ‘‘Full-Year Con24 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’, shall not apply to any 

25 project to which funds were committed on or after August 

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1 23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by 

2 the Final Rule titled ‘‘Home Investment Partnerships 

3 Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Up4 dating Property Standards’’ which became effective on 

5 such date: Provided further, That the Department shall 

6 notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days 

7 of enactment of this Act. 

8 SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP

9 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

10 For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op11 portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 

12 Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as 

13 amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That of the total amount pro15 vided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made 

16 available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership 

17 Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of 

18 the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, 

19 as amended: Provided further, That of the total amount 

20 provided under this heading, $35,000,000 shall be made 

21 available for the second, third, and fourth capacity build22 ing activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD 

23 Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of 

24 which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 

25 for rural capacity building activities: Provided further, 

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1 That of the total amount provided under this heading, 

2 $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building 

3 by national rural housing organizations with experience 

4 assessing national rural conditions and providing financ5 ing, training, technical assistance, information, and re6 search to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian 

7 Tribes serving high need rural communities: Provided fur8 ther, That an additional $4,000,000, to remain available 

9 until expended, shall be for a program to rehabilitate and 

10 modify homes of disabled or low-income veterans as au11 thorized under section 1079 of Public Law 113–291. 

12 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

13 For the Emergency Solutions Grants program as au14 thorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney15 Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the Con16 tinuum of Care program as authorized under subtitle C 

17 of title IV of such Act; and the Rural Housing Stability 

18 Assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title 

19 IV of such Act, $2,383,000,000, to remain available until 

20 September 30, 2019: Provided, That any rental assistance 

21 amounts that are recaptured under such Continuum of 

22 Care program shall remain available until expended: Pro23 vided further, That not less than $310,000,000 of the 

24 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 

25 for such Emergency Solutions Grants program, of which, 

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1 $40,000,000 shall be made available, as determined by the 

2 Secretary, for grants for rapid re-housing or other critical 

3 activities in order to assist communities that lost signifi4 cant capacity after January 1, 2016 to serve persons expe5 riencing homelessness: Provided further, That not less 

6 than $2,018,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 

7 heading shall be available for such Continuum of Care and 

8 Rural Housing Stability Assistance programs: Provided 

9 further, That up to $12,000,000 of the funds appropriated 

10 under this heading shall be available for the national 

11 homeless data analysis project: Provided further, That all 

12 funds awarded for supportive services under the Con13 tinuum of Care program and the Rural Housing Stability 

14 Assistance program shall be matched by not less than 25 

15 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee: Provided fur16 ther, That for all match requirements applicable to funds 

17 made available under this heading for this fiscal year and 

18 prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as 

19 a source of match funds other funds administered by the 

20 Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or 

21 was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of 

22 any such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

23 collect system performance measures for each continuum 

24 of care, and that relative to fiscal year 2015, under the 

25 Continuum of Care competition with respect to funds 

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1 made available under this heading, the Secretary shall 

2 base an increasing share of the score on performance cri3 teria: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 

4 under this heading shall be available to provide funding 

5 for new projects, except for projects created through re6 allocation, unless the Secretary determines that the con7 tinuum of care has demonstrated that projects are evalu8 ated and ranked based on the degree to which they im9 prove the continuum of care’s system performance: Pro10 vided further, That the Secretary shall prioritize funding 

11 under the Continuum of Care program to continuums of 

12 care that have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate fund13 ing from lower performing projects to higher performing 

14 projects: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 

15 under this heading shall be required to coordinate and in16 tegrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 

17 social services, and employment programs for which home18 less populations may be eligible: Provided further, That 

19 any unobligated amounts remaining from funds appro20 priated under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior 

21 years for project-based rental assistance for rehabilitation 

22 projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for pur23 poses under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes 

24 for which such funds were appropriated: Provided further, 

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1 viously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal ac2 count and transferred to this account shall be available, 

3 if recaptured, for Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal 

4 year 2017: Provided further, That the Department shall 

5 notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts 

6 allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts al7 located) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program with8 in 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 

9 up to $43,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 

10 heading shall be to implement projects to demonstrate how 

11 a comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth, age 

12 24 and under, in up to 11 communities, including at least 

13 five rural communities, can dramatically reduce youth 

14 homelessness: Provided further, That such projects shall 

15 be eligible for renewal under the continuum of care pro16 gram subject to the same terms and conditions as other 

17 renewal applicants: Provided further, That youth aged 24 

18 and under seeking assistance under this heading shall not 

19 be required to provide third party documentation to estab20 lish their eligibility under 42 U.S.C. 11302(a) or (b) to 

21 receive services: Provided further, That unaccompanied 

22 youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 

23 24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may be 

24 served by youth-serving providers funded under this head25 ing. 

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1 HOUSING PROGRAMS

2 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

3 For activities and assistance for the provision of 

4 project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 

5 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the 

6 Act’’), not otherwise provided for, $10,416,000,000, to re7 main available until expended, shall be available on Octo8 ber 1, 2016 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 

9 appropriated under this heading that became available Oc10 tober 1, 2016), and $400,000,000, to remain available 

11 until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2017: Pro12 vided, That the amounts made available under this head13 ing shall be available for expiring or terminating section 

14 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 

15 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to sec16 tion 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 

17 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered 

18 into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 

19 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal 

20 of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject 

21 to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low In22 come Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-In23 come Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 

24 Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 

25 associated with project-based activities and assistance 

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1 funded under this paragraph: Provided further, That of 

2 the total amounts provided under this heading, not to ex3 ceed $235,000,000 shall be available for performance4 based contract administrators for section 8 project-based 

5 assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided 

6 further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel7 opment may also use such amounts in the previous proviso 

8 for performance-based contract administrators for the ad9 ministration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to 

10 section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 

11 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to sec12 tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 

13 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assist14 ance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental 

15 assistance contracts for the elderly under section 

16 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); 

17 project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing 

18 for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the 

19 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance contracts pursuant 

21 to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 

22 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of 

23 the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 

24 667): Provided further, That amounts recaptured under 

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1 sisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate 

2 Fund’’, may be used for renewals of or amendments to 

3 section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based 

4 contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for 

5 which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 

6 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon 

7 the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel8 opment, project funds that are held in residual receipts 

9 accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project10 based Housing Assistance Payments contract that author11 izes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that 

12 surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing 

13 residual receipts account and that are in excess of an 

14 amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remit15 ted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 

16 be available until expended: Provided further, That 

17 amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall 

18 be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided 

19 by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. 

20 HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

21 For capital advances, including amendments to cap22 ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au23 thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 

24 amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly 

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1 ments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of ex2 piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 

3 term, and for senior preservation rental assistance con4 tracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) 

5 of the American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act 

6 of 2000, as amended, and for supportive services associ7 ated with the housing, $502,400,000 to remain available 

8 until September 30, 2020, of which $10,000,000 shall be 

9 for capital advance and project-based rental assistance 

10 awards or for incremental senior preservation rental as11 sistance contracts: Provided, That amounts for project 

12 rental assistance contracts are to remain available for the 

13 liquidation of valid obligations for 10 years following the 

14 date of such obligation: Provided further, That of the 

15 amount provided under this heading, up to $75,000,000 

16 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of 

17 existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted 

18 housing projects: Provided further, That amounts under 

19 this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 

20 Center inspections and inspection-related activities associ21 ated with section 202 projects: Provided further, That the 

22 Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 gov23 erning the terms and conditions of project rental assist24 ance, except that the initial contract term for such assist25 ance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, 

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1 That upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

2 Development, project funds that are held in residual re3 ceipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202 

4 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termi5 nation of such contract are in excess of an amount to be 

6 determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the De7 partment and deposited in this account, to be available 

8 until September 30, 2020: Provided further, That amounts 

9 deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso 

10 shall be available, in addition to the amounts otherwise 

11 provided by this heading, for amendments and renewals: 

12 Provided further, That unobligated balances, including re13 captures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred 

14 to or appropriated under this heading shall be available 

15 for amendments and renewals notwithstanding the pur16 poses for which such funds originally were appropriated. 

17 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

18 For amendments to capital advance contracts for 

19 supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author20 ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af21 fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental 

22 assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabil23 ities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project 

24 assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 

25 Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), 

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1 including amendments to contracts for such assistance 

2 and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for 

3 up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State 

4 housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as 

5 authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gon6 zalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services 

7 associated with the housing for persons with disabilities 

8 as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, 

9 $146,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 

10 2020: Provided, That amounts made available under this 

11 heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 

12 Center inspections and inspection-related activities associ13 ated with section 811 projects: Provided further, That, in 

14 this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Hous15 ing and Urban Development, project funds that are held 

16 in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a 

17 section 811 project rental assistance contract and that 

18 upon termination of such contract are in excess of an 

19 amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remit20 ted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 

21 be available until September 30, 2020: Provided further, 

22 That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the 

23 previous proviso shall be available in addition to the 

24 amounts otherwise provided by this heading for amend25 ments and renewals: Provided further, That unobligated 

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1 balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 

2 from funds transferred to or appropriated under this 

3 heading shall be used for amendments and renewals not4 withstanding the purposes for which such funds originally 

5 were appropriated. 

6 HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

7 For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 

8 loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 

9 Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 

10 $55,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

11 2018, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con12 tract services: Provided, That grants made available from 

13 amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded 

14 within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

15 That funds shall be used for providing counseling and ad16 vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro17 spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 

18 management/literacy, and such other matters as may be 

19 appropriate to assist them in improving their housing con20 ditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the re21 sponsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 

22 administration; and for housing counselor training: Pro23 vided further, That for purposes of providing such grants 

24 from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary 

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1 may enter into multiyear agreements as appropriate, sub2 ject to the availability of annual appropriations. 

3 RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

4 For amendments to contracts under section 101 of 

5 the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 

6 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National 

7 Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non8 insured rental housing projects, $20,000,000, to remain 

9 available until expended: Provided, That such amount, to10 gether with unobligated balances from recaptured 

11 amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from ter12 minated contracts under such sections of law, and any un13 obligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re14 maining from funds appropriated under this heading after 

15 fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 

16 up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections 

17 of law. 

18 PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST

19 FUND

20 For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 

21 Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand22 ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 

23 $10,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

24 $10,500,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured 

25 Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed 

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1 the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be 

2 available from the general fund of the Treasury to the ex3 tent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures 

4 pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant 

5 to section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That the 

6 amount made available under this heading from the gen7 eral fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 

8 during fiscal year 2017 so as to result in a final fiscal 

9 year 2017 appropriation from the general fund estimated 

10 at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be 

11 modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 

12 2017 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dispute 

13 resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of 

14 Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect 

15 fees from any program participant: Provided further, That 

16 such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the 

17 Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, 

18 as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary 

19 expenses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwith20 standing the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the 

21 Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 

22 under such Act through the use of approved service pro23 viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv24 ices. 

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1 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

2 MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 New commitments to guarantee single family loans 

4 insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 

5 not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 

6 September 30, 2018: Provided, That during fiscal year 

7 2017, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 

8 purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 

9 as amended, shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided fur10 ther, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso 

11 shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 

12 in connection with sales of single family real properties 

13 owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 

14 Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, That 

15 for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous16 ing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available 

17 until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That to the 

18 extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 

19 $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2017, an addi20 tional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be 

21 available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed 

22 loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 

23 amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 

24 made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000. 

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1 GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 

3 the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author4 ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 

5 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 

6 $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 

7 is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 

8 30, 2018: Provided, That during fiscal year 2017, gross 

9 obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au10 thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 

11 the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $5,000,000, 

12 which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en13 tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop14 erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 

15 such Act. 

16 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

17 GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN

18 GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

19 New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 

20 the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 

21 as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 

22 $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 

23 30, 2018: Provided, That $23,000,000 shall be available 

24 for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Gov25 ernment National Mortgage Association: Provided further, 

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1 That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments ex2 ceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2017, an ad3 ditional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be 

4 available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional 

5 guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata 

6 amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case 

7 shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 

8 $3,000,000: Provided further, That receipts from Commit9 ment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of 

10 the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited 

11 as offsetting collections to this account. 

12 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

13 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

14 For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro15 grams of research and studies relating to housing and 

16 urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 

17 by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 

18 of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying 

19 out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

20 Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization 

21 Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, 

22 $89,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

23 2018: Provided, That with respect to amounts made avail24 able under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of 

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1 ments funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal 

2 agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies 

3 for research projects: Provided further, That with respect 

4 to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative 

5 agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match 

6 toward the cost of the project: Provided further, That for 

7 non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance 

8 with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing 

9 and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of 

10 the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency 

11 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu 

12 of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to 

13 documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That 

14 prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Sec15 retary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and 

16 Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allo17 cate funding for this activity. 

18 FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

19 FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

20 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth21 erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 

22 Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing 

23 Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing 

24 and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 

25 $65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 

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1 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 

2 the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs 

3 of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such 

4 funds to provide such training: Provided further, That no 

5 funds made available under this heading shall be used to 

6 lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal 

7 Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, 

8 or loan: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

9 under this heading, $300,000 shall be available to the Sec10 retary of Housing and Urban Development for the cre11 ation and promotion of translated materials and other pro12 grams that support the assistance of persons with limited 

13 English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by 

14 the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

15 OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY

16 HOMES

17 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

18 For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author19 ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 

20 Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $145,000,000, to remain 

21 available until September 30, 2018, of which $30,000,000 

22 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec23 tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop24 ment Act of 1970, that shall include research, studies, 

25 testing, and demonstration efforts, including education 

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1 and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 

2 other housing-related diseases and hazards: Provided, 

3 That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to 

4 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

5 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of the law that further 

6 the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy 

7 Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program 

8 under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for 

9 such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to 

10 be funds for a special project for purposes of section 

11 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition 

12 Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That of the total 

13 amount made available under this heading, $55,000,000 

14 shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas 

15 with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs: Pro16 vided further, That each recipient of funds provided under 

17 the previous proviso shall contribute an amount not less 

18 than 25 percent of the total: Provided further, That each 

19 applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable 

20 to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds 

21 pursuant to a notice of funding availability: Provided fur22 ther, That amounts made available under this heading in 

23 this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain 

24 available, may be used for any purpose under this heading 

25 notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were 

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1 appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed 

2 and there are other program competitions under this head3 ing that are oversubscribed. 

4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND

5 For the development of, modifications to, and infra6 structure for Department-wide and program-specific infor7 mation technology systems, for the continuing operation 

8 and maintenance of both Department-wide and program9 specific information systems, and for program-related 

10 maintenance activities, $257,000,000, of which 

11 $250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

12 2018, and of which $7,000,000 shall remain available 

13 until September 30, 2019: Provided, That any amounts 

14 transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain avail15 able until expended: Provided further, That any amounts 

16 transferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by 

17 previously enacted appropriations Acts may be used for 

18 the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition to any 

19 other information technology purposes for which such 

20 amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That not 

21 more than 10 percent of the funds made available under 

22 this heading for development, modernization and enhance23 ment may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the 

24 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, for ap25 proval, a plan for expenditure that—(A) identifies for each 

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1 modernization project: (i) the functional and performance 

2 capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be 

3 realized, (ii) the estimated life-cycle cost, and (iii) key 

4 milestones to be met; and (B) demonstrates that each 

5 modernization project is: (i) compliant with the depart6 ment’s enterprise architecture, (ii) being managed in ac7 cordance with applicable life-cycle management policies 

8 and guidance, (iii) subject to the department’s capital 

9 planning and investment control requirements, and (iv) 

10 supported by an adequately staffed project office. 

11 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

12 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

13 Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 

14 Act of 1978, as amended, $128,082,000: Provided, That 

15 the Inspector General shall have independent authority 

16 over all personnel issues within this office. 

17 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

18 URBAN DEVELOPMENT

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

21 SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au22 thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 

23 associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 

24 from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 

25 B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 

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1 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the 

2 case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 

3 amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 

4 rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 

5 State housing finance agencies or local governments or 

6 local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec7 retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set8 tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 

9 with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 

10 the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 

11 authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 

12 to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 

13 to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 

14 SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under 

15 this Act may be used during fiscal year 2017 to investigate 

16 or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 

17 lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ18 ing the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, 

19 that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 

20 preventing action by a Government official or entity, or 

21 a court of competent jurisdiction. 

22 SEC. 203. Subsection (c) of section 854 of the AIDS 

23 Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) is amend24 ed— 

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1 (1) in subclause (I) of paragraph (2)(A), by re2 designating the subclause as clause ‘‘(i)’’; and 

3 (2) in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), to 

4 read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(D) ADJUSTMENT TO GRANTS.—For each 

6 of fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 

7 2021, with respect to a grantee that received an 

8 allocation in the prior fiscal year, the Secretary 

9 shall ensure that the grantee’s share of total 

10 formula funds available for allocation does not 

11 decrease more than 5 percent nor gain more 

12 than 10 percent of the share of the total avail13 able formula funds that the grantee received in 

14 the preceding fiscal year.’’. 

15 SEC. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 

16 grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 

17 pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi18 tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De19 partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 

20 of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 

21 SEC. 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and 

22 Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora23 tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 

24 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 

25 on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 

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1 or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 

2 services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 

3 Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 

4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi5 nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 

6 thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 

7 within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor8 poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 

9 SEC. 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 

10 or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap11 propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 

12 Development shall be available for any program, project 

13 or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 

14 estimates submitted to Congress. 

15 SEC. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Depart16 ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub17 ject to the Government Corporation Control Act are here18 by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 

19 of funds and borrowing authority available to each such 

20 corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to 

21 make such contracts and commitments without regard to 

22 fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 

23 Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 

24 forth in the budget for 2017 for such corporation or agen25 cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collecMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 tions of these corporations and agencies may be used for 

2 new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the 

3 extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans 

4 are in support of other forms of assistance provided for 

5 in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro6 viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 

7 operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort8 gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in9 terest of the United States Government. 

10 SEC. 208. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De11 velopment shall provide quarterly reports to the House 

12 and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 

13 uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in 

14 each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 

15 Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 

16 information to these Committees upon request. 

17 SEC. 209. The President’s formal budget request for 

18 fiscal year 2018, as well as the Department of Housing 

19 and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifica20 tions to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

21 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use 

22 the identical account and sub-account structure provided 

23 under this Act. 

24 SEC. 210. No funds provided under this title may be 

25 used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage 

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1 Association that makes applicable requirements under the 

2 Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 211. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

4 of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 

5 for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the Secretary of Housing 

6 and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 

7 some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured 

8 by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and 

9 very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one 

10 or more multifamily housing project or projects to another 

11 multifamily housing project or projects. 

12 (b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project13 based assistance under this section may be done in phases 

14 to accommodate the financing and other requirements re15 lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 

16 projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 

17 that such project or projects meet the standards under 

18 subsection (c). 

19 (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub20 ject to the following conditions: 

21 (1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 

22 (A) For occupied units in the transferring 

23 project: The number of low-income and very 

24 low-income units and the configuration (i.e., 

25 bedroom size) provided by the transferring 

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1 project shall be no less than when transferred 

2 to the receiving project or projects and the net 

3 dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to 

4 the transferring project shall remain the same 

5 in the receiving project or projects. 

6 (B) For unoccupied units in the transfer7 ring project: The Secretary may authorize a re8 duction in the number of dwelling units in the 

9 receiving project or projects to allow for a re10 configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 

11 market demands, as determined by the Sec12 retary and provided there is no increase in the 

13 project-based assistance budget authority. 

14 (2) The transferring project shall, as deter15 mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 

16 or economically nonviable. 

17 (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 

18 or exceed applicable physical standards established 

19 by the Secretary. 

20 (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 

21 project shall notify and consult with the tenants re22 siding in the transferring project and provide a cer23 tification of approval by all appropriate local govern24 mental officials. 

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1 (5) The tenants of the transferring project who 

2 remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 

3 receiving project or projects shall not be required to 

4 vacate their units in the transferring project or 

5 projects until new units in the receiving project are 

6 available for occupancy. 

7 (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 

8 is in the best interest of the tenants. 

9 (7) If either the transferring project or the re10 ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci11 fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv12 ing project resulting from additional financing ob13 tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 

14 FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 

15 on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 

16 Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter17 mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 

18 the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re19 habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 

20 (8) If the transferring project meets the re21 quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort22 gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe23 cute and record either a continuation of the existing 

24 use agreement or a new use agreement for the 

25 project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 

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1 such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 

2 existing use restrictions. 

3 (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 

4 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

5 Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured 

6 mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 

7 are provided in advance for the amount of any such 

8 increased cost. 

9 (d) For purposes of this section— 

10 (1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in11 come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat12 ute and/or regulations governing the program under 

13 which the project is insured or assisted; 

14 (2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 

15 means housing that meets one of the following con16 ditions— 

17 (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 

18 insured under the National Housing Act; 

19 (B) housing that has project-based assist20 ance attached to the structure including 

21 projects undergoing mark to market debt re22 structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 

23 Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 

24 (C) housing that is assisted under section 

25 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended 

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1 by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales Na2 tional Affordable Housing Act; 

3 (D) housing that is assisted under section 

4 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such sec5 tion existed before the enactment of the Cran6 ston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 

7 (E) housing that is assisted under section 

8 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford9 able Housing Act; or 

10 (F) housing or vacant land that is subject 

11 to a use agreement; 

12 (3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ 

13 means— 

14 (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 

15 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; 

16 (B) assistance for housing constructed or 

17 substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist18 ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 

19 (as such section existed immediately before Oc20 tober 1, 1983); 

21 (C) rent supplement payments under sec22 tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop23 ment Act of 1965; 

24 (D) interest reduction payments under sec25 tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 

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1 under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous2 ing Act; 

3 (E) assistance payments made under sec4 tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and 

5 (F) assistance payments made under sec6 tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na7 tional Affordable Housing Act; 

8 (4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 

9 means the multifamily housing project or projects to 

10 which some or all of the project-based assistance, 

11 debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 

12 low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 

13 (5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 

14 multifamily housing project which is transferring 

15 some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 

16 the statutorily required low-income and very low-in17 come use restrictions to the receiving project or 

18 projects; and 

19 (6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

20 of Housing and Urban Development. 

21 (e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con22 duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec23 tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper24 ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 

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1 conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 

2 properties. 

3 SEC. 212. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 

4 section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

5 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 

6 (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 

7 higher education (as defined under section 102 of 

8 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

9 1002)); 

10 (2) is under 24 years of age; 

11 (3) is not a veteran; 

12 (4) is unmarried; 

13 (5) does not have a dependent child; 

14 (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 

15 term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 

16 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

17 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 

18 under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 

19 (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 

20 14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 

21 (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 

22 parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 

23 to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 

24 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 

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1 (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 

2 person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 

3 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan4 cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 

5 and any other required fees and charges) that an indi6 vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 

7 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an insti8 tution of higher education (as defined under the Higher 

9 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be consid10 ered income to that individual, except for a person over 

11 the age of 23 with dependent children. 

12 SEC. 213. The funds made available for Native Alas13 kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block 

14 Grants’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the 

15 same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 

16 received funds in fiscal year 2005. 

17 SEC. 214. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first 

18 sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act 

19 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and 

20 Urban Development may, until September 30, 2017, in21 sure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages 

22 under such section 255. 

23 SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 law, in fiscal year 2017, in managing and disposing of any 

25 multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 

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1 by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 

2 during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 

3 contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 

4 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Fed5 eral programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental as6 sistance payments under section 8 of the United States 

7 Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are at8 tached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent 

9 the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 

10 and the local government, that such a multifamily prop11 erty owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for con12 tinued rental assistance payments under such section 8 

13 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs 

14 of rehabilitating and operating the property and all avail15 able Federal, State, and local resources, including rent ad16 justments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 

17 Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 

18 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) and (2) environmental conditions that can19 not be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 

20 may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, 

21 contract for project-based rental assistance payments with 

22 an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, 

23 or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also 

24 take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based con25 tracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the 

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1 exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relo2 cation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and 

3 safety after written notice to and informed consent of the 

4 affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such 

5 as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of 

6 any multifamily property described under this section, the 

7 contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall 

8 be subject to the requirements under section 524 of 

9 MAHRAA. 

10 SEC. 216. The commitment authority funded by fees 

11 as provided under the heading ‘‘Community Development 

12 Loan Guarantees Program Account’’ may be used to guar13 antee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other 

14 obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitle15 ment communities in the State in accordance with the re16 quirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community 

17 Development Act of 1974: Provided, That any State re18 ceiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute 

19 all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general 

20 local government in non-entitlement areas that received 

21 the commitment. 

22 SEC. 217. Public housing agencies that own and oper23 ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex24 empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 

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1 nection with the operating fund rule: Provided, That an 

2 agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy 

3 under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt 

4 from asset management requirements. 

5 SEC. 218. With respect to the use of amounts pro6 vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap7 ital improvement and management of public housing as 

8 authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 

9 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the 

10 Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline 

11 relating to asset management that restricts or limits in 

12 any way the use of capital funds for central office costs 

13 pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States 

14 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Pro15 vided, That a public housing agency may not use capital 

16 funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are 

17 eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 

18 from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per19 mitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 

20 SEC. 219. No official or employee of the Department 

21 of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 

22 as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi23 nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 

24 has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 

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1 rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 

2 there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub3 office under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’ and ‘‘Ad4 ministrative Support Offices,’’ as well as each account re5 ceiving appropriations for ‘‘Program Office Salaries and 

6 Expenses’’, ‘‘Government National Mortgage Associa7 tion—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan 

8 Guarantee Program Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector 

9 General’’ within the Department of Housing and Urban 

10 Development. 

11 SEC. 220. The Secretary of the Department of Hous12 ing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2017, 

13 notify the public through the Federal Register and other 

14 means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no15 tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 

16 availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary 

17 fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi18 tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 law, for fiscal year 2017, the Secretary may make the 

20 NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate 

21 Government web site or through other electronic media, 

22 as determined by the Secretary. 

23 SEC. 221. Payment of attorney fees in program-re24 lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 

25 office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 

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1 appropriations. The annual budget submission for the pro2 gram offices and the Office of General Counsel shall in3 clude any such projected litigation costs for attorney fees 

4 as a separate line item request. No funds provided in this 

5 title may be used to pay any such litigation costs for attor6 ney fees until the Department submits for review a spend7 ing plan for such costs to the House and Senate Commit8 tees on Appropriations. 

9 SEC. 222. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 

10 to 10 percent or $4,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 

11 appropriated for any office under the heading ‘‘Adminis12 trative Support Offices’’ or for any account under the gen13 eral heading ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’ to 

14 any other such office or account: Provided, That no appro15 priation for any such office or account shall be increased 

16 or decreased by more than 10 percent or $4,000,000, 

17 whichever is less, without prior written approval of the 

18 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Pro19 vided further, That the Secretary shall provide notification 

20 to such Committees three business days in advance of any 

21 such transfers under this section up to 10 percent or 

22 $4,000,000, whichever is less. 

23 SEC. 223. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 

24 payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi25 tions, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and 

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1 Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 

2 ‘‘Secretary’’), and comply with any standards under appli3 cable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations 

4 relating to the physical condition of any property covered 

5 under a housing assistance payment contract. 

6 (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 

7 (c) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 

8 contract or contract for similar project-based assistance— 

9 (1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition 

10 Standards (UPCS) score of 60 or less; or 

11 (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 

12 within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de13 ficiencies identified by the inspector at the project 

14 have been corrected. 

15 Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 

16 projects with assistance attached to the units under sec17 tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

18 U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply to such units assisted 

19 under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to 

20 public housing units assisted with capital or operating 

21 funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act 

22 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 

23 (c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the REAC 

24 inspection, the Secretary must provide the owner with a 

25 Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined 

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1 by the Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies. The Sec2 retary must also provide a copy of the Notice of Default 

3 to the tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and 

4 any contract administrator. If the owner’s appeal results 

5 in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may with6 draw the Notice of Default. 

7 (2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 

8 deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 

9 fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may— 

10 (A) require immediate replacement of project 

11 management with a management agent approved by 

12 the Secretary; 

13 (B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be 

14 used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and 

15 sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des16 ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 

17 tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 

18 (C) abate the section 8 contract, including par19 tial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until 

20 all deficiencies have been corrected; 

21 (D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, 

22 approved by the Secretary under established proce23 dures, which will be obligated to promptly make all 

24 required repairs and to accept renewal of the assist25 ance contract as long as such renewal is offered; 

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1 (E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to 

2 another project or projects and owner or owners; 

3 (F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including 

4 suspensions or debarments from Federal programs; 

5 (G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to 

6 manage the property and cure all project deficiencies 

7 or seek a judicial order of specific performance re8 quiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies; 

9 (H) work with the owner, lender, or other re10 lated party to stabilize the property in an attempt 

11 to preserve the property through compliance, trans12 fer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided 

13 by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or 

14 (I) take any other regulatory or contractual 

15 remedies available as deemed necessary and appro16 priate by the Secretary. 

17 (d) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps 

18 to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, 

19 subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies 

20 to assist relocation of tenants for major threats to health 

21 and safety after written notice to the affected tenants. To 

22 the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with 

23 the tenants and the local government, that the property 

24 is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments 

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1 under such section 8 or other programs, based on consid2 eration of— 

3 (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 

4 property and all available Federal, State, and local 

5 resources, including rent adjustments under section 

6 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 

7 and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and 

8 (2) environmental conditions that cannot be 

9 remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 

10 may contract for project-based rental assistance pay11 ments with an owner or owners of other existing 

12 housing properties, or provide other rental assist13 ance. 

14 (e) The Secretary shall report quarterly on all prop15 erties covered by this section that are assessed through 

16 the Real Estate Assessment Center and have UPCS phys17 ical inspection scores of less than 60 or have received an 

18 unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within 

19 the past 36 months. The report shall include— 

20 (1) the enforcement actions being taken to ad21 dress such conditions, including imposition of civil 

22 money penalties and termination of subsidies, and 

23 identify properties that have such conditions mul24 tiple times; 

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1 (2) actions that the Department of Housing 

2 and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants 

3 of such identified properties; and 

4 (3) any administrative or legislative rec5 ommendations to further improve the living condi6 tions at properties covered under a housing assist7 ance payment contract. 

8 SEC. 224. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under sec10 tion 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assist11 ance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing 

12 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by 

13 any public housing agency for any amount of salary, in14 cluding bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, 

15 or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds 

16 the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 

17 IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any pub18 lic housing agency fiscal year 2017. 

19 SEC. 225. None of the funds in this Act may be avail20 able for the doctoral dissertation research grant program 

21 at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

22 SEC. 226. Section 24 of the United States Housing 

23 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended— 

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1 (1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ‘‘fiscal 

2 year’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

3 end and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017.’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘September’’ 

5 and all that follows through the period at the end 

6 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017.’’. 

7 SEC. 227. None of the funds in this Act provided to 

8 the Department of Housing and Urban Development may 

9 be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary noti10 fies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

11 not less than 3 full business days before any project, 

12 State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organi13 zation, or other entity selected to receive a grant award 

14 is announced by the Department or its offices. 

15 SEC. 228. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs 

17 Assessment (PNA). 

18 SEC. 229. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act nor any receipts or amounts collected under any Fed20 eral Housing Administration program may be used to im21 plement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge 

22 (HAWK) program. 

23 SEC. 230. None of the funds made available in this 

24 Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 

25 the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the 

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1 Department of Housing and Urban Development to in2 sure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any 

3 mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or 

4 otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 

5 eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, mu6 nicipality, or any other political subdivision of a State. 

7 SEC. 231. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of gen9 eral local government as a metropolitan city (as defined 

10 in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop11 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 

12 grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 

13 SEC. 232. Amounts made available under this Act 

14 which are either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a 

15 reimbursable basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy 

16 Development and Research in the Department of Housing 

17 and Urban Development and functions thereof, for re18 search, evaluation, or statistical purposes, and which are 

19 unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, 

20 or cooperative agreement, may be deobligated and shall 

21 immediately become available and may be reobligated in 

22 that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the re23 search, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which the 

24 amounts are made available to that Office subject to re25 programming requirements in section 405 of this Act. 

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1 SEC. 233. None of the funds provided in this Act or 

2 any other act may be used for awards, including perform3 ance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Depart4 ment of Housing and Urban Development who has been 

5 subject to administrative discipline in fiscal years 2016 or 

6 2017, including suspension from work. 

7 SEC. 234. Funds made available in this title under 

8 the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ may be used 

9 by the Secretary to participate in Performance Partner10 ship Pilots authorized under section 526 of division H of 

11 Public Law 113–76, section 524 of division G of Public 

12 Law 113–235, section 525 of division H of Public Law 

13 114–113, and such authorities as are enacted for Perform14 ance Partnership Pilots in an appropriations Act for fiscal 

15 year 2017: Provided, That such participation shall be lim16 ited to no more than 10 continuums of care and housing 

17 activities to improve outcomes for disconnected youth. 

18 SEC. 235. With respect to grant amounts awarded 

19 under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fis20 cal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 for the continuum of care 

21 (CoC) program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV 

22 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs 

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1 vided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the 

2 recipients CoC program. 

3 SEC. 236. (a) From amounts made available under 

4 this title under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance 

5 Grants’’, the Secretary may award 1-year transition 

6 grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle 

7 C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transition from one Continuum 

9 of Care program component to another. 

10 (b) No more than 50 percent of each transition grant 

11 may be used for costs of eligible activities of the program 

12 component originally funded. 

13 (c) Transition grants made under this section are eli14 gible for renewal in subsequent fiscal years for the eligible 

15 activities of the new program component. 

16 (d) In order to be eligible to receive a transition 

17 grant, the funding recipient must have the consent of the 

18 Continuum of Care and meet standards determined by the 

19 Secretary. 

20 SEC. 237. (a) Section 302 of the Lead-Based Paint 

21 Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4822) is amended 

22 in subsection (e)— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘persons with disabilities, or any 0-bedroom 

3 dwelling’’; 

4 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘expected to re5 side;’’; and 

6 (iii) by striking ‘‘less than 7 years of age’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘under age 6’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in9 serting ‘‘.’’; and 

10 (3) by striking paragraph (3). 

11 (b) Section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 

12 Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b) is 

13 amended in paragraph (27)— 

14 (1) by inserting ‘‘or any 0-bedroom dwelling’’ 

15 after ‘‘disabilities,’’; and 

16 (2) by deleting ‘‘housing for the elderly or per17 sons with disabilities) or any 0 bedroom dwelling’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘housing)’’. 

19 (c) Section 401 of the Toxic Substances Control Act 

20 (15 U.S.C. 2681) is amended in paragraph (17)— 

21 (1) by inserting ‘‘or any 0-bedroom dwelling’’ 

22 after ‘‘disabilities,’’; and 

23 (2) by deleting ‘‘housing for the elderly or per24 sons with disabilities) or any 0 bedroom dwelling’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘housing)’’. 

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1 SEC. 238. Section 211 of the Department of Housing 

2 and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008, is re3 pealed. 

4 SEC. 239. The language under the heading Rental 

5 Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing 

6 and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 

7 Law 112–55), is amended— 

8 (1) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘2018’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 

10 (2) in the fourth proviso, by striking ‘‘185,000’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘225,000’’. 

12 SEC. 240. The Secretary shall establish by notice 

13 such requirements as may be necessary to implement sec14 tion 78001 of title LXXVIII of the Fixing America’s Sur15 face Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94), and the no16 tice shall take effect upon issuance: Provided, That the 

17 Secretary shall commence rulemaking based on the initial 

18 notice no later than the expiration of the 6-month period 

19 following issuance of the notice and the rulemaking shall 

20 allow for the opportunity for public comment. 

21 SEC. 241. For fiscal year 2017 and hereafter, the 

22 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use 

23 amounts made available for the Continuum of Care pro24 gram under the ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ heading 

25 under this title to renew a grant originally awarded pursuMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ant to the matter under the heading ‘‘Department of 

2 Housing and Urban Development—Permanent Supportive 

3 Housing’’ in chapter 6 of title III of the Supplemental Ap4 propriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 122 Stat. 

5 2351) for assistance under subtitle F of title IV of the 

6 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 

7 11403 et seq.). Such renewal grant shall be awarded to 

8 the same grantee and be subject to the provisions of such 

9 Continuum of Care program except that the funds may 

10 be used outside the geographic area of the continuum of 

11 care. 

12 SEC. 242. Section 218(g) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 

13 National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) 

14 shall not apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction 

15 to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust Fund 

16 that otherwise expired or would expire in 2016, 2017, 

17 2018, or 2019 under that section. 

18 SEC. 243. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used by the Department of Housing and 

20 Urban Development to direct a grantee to undertake spe21 cific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying 

22 out the final rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair 

23 Housing’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the 

24 notice entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing 

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1 Assessment Tool’’ (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 (September 26, 

2 2014)). 

3 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous4 ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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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, $8,190,000: 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, $27,490,000: Provided, That 

20 not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official recep21 tion and representation expenses. 

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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, $23,274,000: 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 the Corporation: ProMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 vided further, That concurrent with the President’s budget 

2 request for fiscal year 2018, the Inspector General shall 

3 submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appro4 priations a budget request for fiscal year 2018 in similar 

5 format and substance to those submitted by executive 

6 agencies 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), $106,000,000, 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, 

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1 as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora2 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $140,000,000, of which 

3 $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing pro4 gram. 

5 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor8 tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

9 3109, $37,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees 

11 established by the Chairman of the Surface Transpor12 tation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as off13 setting collections and used for necessary and authorized 

14 expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the 

15 sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be 

16 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting col17 lections are received during fiscal year 2017, to result in 

18 a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at 

19 no more than $35,750,000. 

20 UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON

21 HOMELESSNESS

22 OPERATING EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses (including payment of sala24 ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

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1 perts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United 

2 States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on 

3 Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to 

4 title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 

5 as amended, $3,600,000: Provided, That title II of the 

6 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

7 11319) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2017’’ in sec8 tion 209 and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’. 

9 TITLE IV 

10 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

11 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

12 SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

13 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 

14 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 

15 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 

16 funded in this Act. 

17 SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

18 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

19 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria20 tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 

21 SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation 

22 under this Act for any consulting service through a pro23 curement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 

24 United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 

25 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 

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1 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro2 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

3 issued pursuant to existing law. 

4 SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in 

5 this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 

6 training that— 

7 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl8 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 

9 performance of official duties; 

10 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev11 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 

12 some participants; 

13 (3) does not require prior employee notification 

14 of the content and methods to be used in the train15 ing and written end of course evaluation; 

16 (4) contains any methods or content associated 

17 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 

18 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em19 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 

20 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

21 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par22 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 

23 workplace. 

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1 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 

2 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 

3 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 

4 SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 

5 none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre6 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund7 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex8 penditure in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any ac9 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 

10 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

11 available for obligation or expenditure through a re12 programming of funds that— 

13 (1) creates a new program; 

14 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

15 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro16 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 

17 denied or restricted by the Congress; 

18 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 

19 activity by either the House or Senate Committees 

20 on Appropriations for a different purpose; 

21 (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac22 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, which23 ever is less; 

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1 (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or ac2 tivities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 

3 less; or 

4 (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a 

5 branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, 

6 agency, administration, or department different from 

7 the budget justifications submitted to the Commit8 tees on Appropriations or the table accompanying 

9 the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, 

10 whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is 

11 received from the House and Senate Committees on 

12 Appropriations: Provided, That not later than 60 

13 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each 

14 agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to 

15 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 

16 of the House of Representatives to establish the 

17 baseline for application of reprogramming and trans18 fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided 

19 further, That the report shall include— 

20 (A) a table for each appropriation with a 

21 separate column to display the prior year en22 acted level, the President’s budget request, ad23 justments made by Congress, adjustments due 

24 to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

25 fiscal year enacted level; 

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1 (B) a delineation in the table for each ap2 propriation and its respective prior year enacted 

3 level by object class and program, project, and 

4 activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 

5 the respective appropriation; and 

6 (C) an identification of items of special 

7 congressional interest. 

8 SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

9 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

10 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2017 from 

11 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 

12 for fiscal year 2017 in this Act, shall remain available 

13 through September 30, 2018, for each such account for 

14 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 

15 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ap16 propriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such 

17 funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made 

18 in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under sec19 tion 405 of this Act. 

20 SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to sup21 port any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use 

22 the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is 

23 employed only for a public use: Provided, That for pur24 poses of this section, public use shall not be construed to 

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1 vate entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for 

2 mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway 

3 projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve 

4 the general public (including energy-related, communica5 tion-related, water-related and wastewater-related infra6 structure), other structures designated for use by the gen7 eral public or which have other common-carrier or public8 utility functions that serve the general public and are sub9 ject to regulation and oversight by the government, and 

10 projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public 

11 health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small 

12 Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 

13 Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public 

14 use for purposes of eminent domain. 

15 SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 

16 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in17 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

18 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro19 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

20 SEC. 409. No part of any appropriation contained in 

21 this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 

22 filling a position, other than a temporary position, for23 merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed 

24 Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com25 pleted his or her period of active military or naval service, 

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1 and has within 90 days after his or her release from such 

2 service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge 

3 for a period of not more than 1 year, made application 

4 for restoration to his or her former position and has been 

5 certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still 

6 qualified to perform the duties of his or her former posi7 tion and has not been restored thereto. 

8 SEC. 410. 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 sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 

12 (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy 

13 American Act’’). 

14 SEC. 411. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 

15 available under this Act shall be made available to any 

16 person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 

17 Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305). 

18 SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this 

19 Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in 

20 contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of 

21 title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

22 SEC. 413. (a) None of the funds made available by 

23 this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier 

24 permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, 

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1 tion 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding 

2 an air operators certificate issued by a country that is 

3 party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 

4 Agreement where such approval would contravene United 

5 States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Nor6 way Air Transport Agreement. 

7 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 

8 otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 

9 granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to 

10 such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent 

11 with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agree12 ment and United States law. 

13 SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this 

14 Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend15 ance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or de16 partment of the United States Government, who are sta17 tioned in the United States, at any single international 

18 conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the 

19 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 

20 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to 

21 the national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this 

22 section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a 

23 conference occurring outside of the United States attended 

24 by representatives of the United States Government and 

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1 of foreign governments, international organizations, or 

2 nongovernmental organizations. 

3 SEC. 415. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used by the Department of Transportation, 

5 the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or 

6 any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light 

7 duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s 

8 fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 

9 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 

10 24, 2011. 

11 SEC. 416. None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available under this Act may be used by the 

13 Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any fil14 ing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board 

15 in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for dis16 trict court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 

17 28, United States Code. 

18 SEC. 417. All unobligated balances, including recap19 tures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated 

20 in division L of Public Law 114–113 for ‘‘Department of 

21 Transportation-Office of the Secretary-Salaries and Ex22 penses’’, ‘‘Department of Transportation-Office of the 

23 Secretary-Office of Civil Rights’’, ‘‘Department of Trans24 portation-Office of the Secretary-Minority Business Out25 reach’’, ‘‘Department of Transportation-Federal Transit 

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1 Administration-Administrative Expenses’’, ‘‘Department 

2 of Transportation-Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safe3 ty Administration-Operational Expenses’’, ‘‘Department 

4 of Transportation-Surface Transportation Board-Salaries 

5 and Expenses’’, ‘‘Access Board-Salaries and Expenses’’, 

6 ‘‘Federal Maritime Commission-Salaries and Expenses’’, 

7 ‘‘National Railroad Passenger Corporation-Office of In8 spector General-Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘National Trans9 portation Safety Board-Salaries and Expenses’’, and 

10 ‘‘United States Interagency Council on Homelessness-Op11 erating Expenses’’ are rescinded. 

12 SEC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available in 

13 this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded 

14 under this Act timely access to any records, documents, 

15 or other materials available to the department or agency 

16 over which that Inspector General has responsibilities 

17 under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

18 or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access 

19 to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 

20 provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 

21 refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the 

22 Inspector General’s right of access. 

23 (b) A department or agency covered by this section 

24 shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such 

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1 records, documents, and other materials in a timely man2 ner. 

3 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

4 with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in5 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

6 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

7 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

8 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

9 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

10 House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal11 endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 

12 SEC. 419. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, on and after the date of enactment of this Act (with14 out regard to fiscal year)— 

15 (1) subsections (c) and (d) of section 395.3 of 

16 title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as codified on 

17 the day before the date of enactment of this Act, are 

18 null and void; and 

19 (2) section 395.3(c) of title 49, Code of Federal 

20 Regulations, as in effect on December 26, 2011, is 

21 hereby restored to full force and effect. 

22 SEC. 420. For an additional amount for the Emer23 gency Relief Program as authorized by section 125 of title 

24 23, United States Code, $528,000,000, to remain avail25 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is desMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

2 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg3 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 SEC. 421. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department 

5 of Housing and Urban Development, Community Plan6 ning and Development, Community Development Fund’’, 

7 $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 

8 amounts shall be allocated and used under the same au9 thority and conditions as— 

10 (1) the additional appropriations for fiscal year 

11 2016 in section 145(a) of division C of Public Law 

12 114–223 and for fiscal year 2017 in section 192(a) 

13 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added by 

14 section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254) 

15 (except for the last proviso under such section 

16 145(a) and the proviso under such section 192); 

17 (2) the additional appropriation for fiscal year 

18 2016 in section 420 of title IV of division L of Pub19 lic Law 114–113 (except for the last two provisos 

20 under such section); and 

21 (3) in section 145(a) of division C of Public 

22 Law 114–223 (except for the last proviso under such 

23 section 145(a)), for additional major disasters de24 clared in calendar year 2017 or later until such 

25 funds are fully allocated: 

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1 Provided, That amounts authorized for use under section 

2 192(b) of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added 

3 by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254) 

4 may be used for necessary costs, including information 

5 technology costs, of administering and overseeing the obli6 gation and expenditure of amounts made available under 

7 this section: Provided further, That amounts made avail8 able by this section shall be designated by the Congress 

9 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 SEC. 422. (a) A State or territory, as defined in sec13 tion 165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any 

14 project eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 

15 165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the 

16 State or territory any earmarked amount, and any associ17 ated obligation limitation, provided that the Department 

18 of Transportation for the State or territory for which the 

19 earmarked amount was originally designated or directed 

20 notifies the Secretary of Transportation of its intent to 

21 use its authority under this section and submits a quar22 terly report to the Secretary identifying the projects to 

23 which the funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the 

24 original period of availability of funds to be obligated 

25 under this section, such funds and associated obligation 

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1 limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period 

2 of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Sec3 retary of Transportation is notified. The Federal share of 

4 the cost of a project carried out with funds made available 

5 under this section shall be the same as associated with 

6 the earmark. 

7 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ 

8 means— 

9 (1) congressionally directed spending, as de10 fined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 

11 Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint ex12 planatory statement, which was authorized to be ap13 propriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years 

14 prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by 

15 the Federal Highway Administration; or 

16 (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 

17 XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 

18 identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 

19 statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 

20 or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 

21 the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed22 eral Highway Administration. 

23 (c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer24 cised only for those projects or activities that have obli25 gated less than 10 percent of the amount made available 

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1 for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, 

2 and shall be applied to projects within the same general 

3 geographic area within 100 miles for which the funding 

4 was designated, except that a State or territory may apply 

5 such authority to unexpended balances of funds from 

6 projects or activities the State or territory certifies have 

7 been closed and for which payments have been made under 

8 a final voucher. 

9 (d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports 

10 of the information provided by the States and territories 

11 each quarter to the House and Senate Committees on Ap12 propriations. 

13 SEC. 423. (a) Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Sur14 face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by 

15 adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(89) United States Route 67 from Interstate 

17 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, to United States 

18 Route 412. 

19 ‘‘(90) The Edward T. Breathitt Parkway from 

20 Interstate 24 to Interstate 69.’’. 

21 (b) Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface 

22 Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended in the 

23 first sentence by striking ‘‘and subsection (c)(83)’’ and in24 serting ‘‘subsection (c)(83), subsection (c)(89), and sub25 section (c)(90)’’. 

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1 (c) Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Sur2 face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by 

3 adding at the end the following: ‘‘The route referred to 

4 in subsection (c)(89) is designated as Interstate Route I– 

5 57. The route referred to in subsection (c)(90) is des6 ignated as Interstate Route I–169.’’. 

7 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, 

8 Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 

9 Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION L—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

2 AND VETERANS AFFAIRS—ADDI3 TIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

4 TITLE I 

5 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

6 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

9 Army’’, $39,500,000, to remain available until September 

10 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and 

11 expended to carry out planning and design and military 

12 construction projects authorized by law: Provided further, 

13 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over14 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

15 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

16 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

19 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $66,708,000, to remain avail20 able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds 

21 may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and 

22 design and military construction projects authorized by 

23 law: Provided further, 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 

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1 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

2 of 1985. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

5 Air Force’’, $105,300,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be obli7 gated and expended to carry out planning and design and 

8 military construction projects authorized by law: Provided 

9 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

10 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter11 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal12 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

15 Army National Guard’’, $12,000,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may 

17 be obligated and expended to carry out planning and de18 sign and military construction projects authorized by law: 

19 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

20 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

21 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

22 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

23 of 1985. 

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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

3 Air National Guard’’, $13,000,000, to remain available 

4 until September 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may 

5 be obligated and expended to carry out planning and de6 sign and military construction projects authorized by law: 

7 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

8 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

9 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

10 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

11 of 1985. 

12 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

14 Army Reserve’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until 

15 September 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be 

16 obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 

17 and military construction projects authorized by law: Pro18 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con19 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

20 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal21 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

24 Navy Reserve’’, $4,525,000, to remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be obliMay 1, 2017 (12:49 a.m.)
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1 gated and expended to carry out planning and design and 

2 military construction projects authorized by law: Provided 

3 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

4 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter5 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal6 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

9 Air Force Reserve’’, $9,000,000, to remain available until 

10 September 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be 

11 obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 

12 and military construction projects authorized by law: Pro13 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con14 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

15 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—THIS TITLE

18 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 101. Of the unobligated balances made available 

20 by division I of Public Law 113–235 for ‘‘European Reas21 surance Initiative Military Construction’’ for ‘‘Military 

22 Construction, Air Force’’, $12,300,000 are hereby re23 scinded: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

24 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

25 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

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1 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

2 of 1985. 

3 TITLE II 

4 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

5 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

6 MEDICAL SERVICES

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, 

8 $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2018: Provided, That such funds shall be for opioid and 

10 substance abuse prevention and treatment, and further 

11 implementation of the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and 

12 Promise Act (Title IX of Public Law 114–198). 

13 TITLE III 

14 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS DIVISION 

15 SEC. 301. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

16 law, funds made available in this division are in addition 

17 to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for 

18 the Department of Defense and the Department of Vet19 erans Affairs for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That such 

20 amounts shall be subject to the terms and conditions set 

21 forth in division A of Public Law 114–223. 

22 This division may be cited as ‘‘Military Construction 

23 and Veterans Affairs—Additional Appropriations Act, 

24 2017’’. 

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1 DIVISION M—OTHER MATTERS 

2 TITLE I—HEALTH BENEFITS FOR 

3 MINERS ACT OF 2017 

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as ‘‘Health Benefits for Min6 ers Act of 2017’’. 

7 SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF TANF PROGRAM AND DETER8 MINING WHAT WORKS TO MOVE WELFARE 

9 RECIPIENTS INTO JOBS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each of the following provisions 

11 of the Social Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

12 year 2012’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘each of 

13 fiscal years 2017 and 2018’’: 

14 (1) Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 

15 403(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)). 

16 (2) Section 403(a)(2)(D) (42 U.S.C. 

17 603(a)(2)(D)), except that the 2nd sentence of such 

18 section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017 or 2018’’. 

20 (3) Paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 

21 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)). 

22 (4) Section 418(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)). 

23 (5) Section 1108(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(b)(2)). 

24 (b) CONTINGENCY FUND.—Section 403(b)(2) of such 

25 Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘(2) DEPOSITS INTO FUND.—Out of any money 

2 in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 

3 appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 

4 2018 such sums as are necessary for payment to the 

5 Fund in a total amount not to exceed 

6 $608,000,000.’’. 

7 (c) STRENGTHENING WELFARE RESEARCH AND

8 EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A WHAT WORKS

9 CLEARINGHOUSE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 of such Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 613) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 413. EVALUATION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 

13 NEEDY FAMILIES AND RELATED PROGRAMS. 

14 ‘‘(a) EVALUATION OF THE IMPACTS OF TANF.—The 

15 Secretary shall conduct research on the effect of State pro16 grams funded under this part and any other State pro17 gram funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined 

18 in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) on employment, self-suffi19 ciency, child well-being, unmarried births, marriage, pov20 erty, economic mobility, and other factors as determined 

21 by the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION OF GRANTS TO IMPROVE CHILD

23 WELL-BEING BY PROMOTING HEALTHY MARRIAGE AND

24 RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD.—The Secretary shall con25 duct research to determine the effects of the grants made 

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1 under section 403(a)(2) on child well-being, marriage, 

2 family stability, economic mobility, poverty, and other fac3 tors as determined by the Secretary. 

4 ‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec5 retary shall, in consultation with States receiving funds 

6 provided under this part, develop methods of dissemi7 nating information on any research, evaluation, or study 

8 conducted under this section, including facilitating the 

9 sharing of information and best practices among States 

10 and localities. 

11 ‘‘(d) STATE-INITIATED EVALUATIONS.—A State 

12 shall be eligible to receive funding to evaluate the State 

13 program funded under this part or any other State pro14 gram funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined 

15 in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) if— 

16 ‘‘(1) the State submits to the Secretary a de17 scription of the proposed evaluation; 

18 ‘‘(2) the Secretary determines that the design 

19 and approach of the proposed evaluation is rigorous 

20 and is likely to yield information that is credible and 

21 will be useful to other States; and 

22 ‘‘(3) unless waived by the Secretary, the State 

23 contributes to the cost of the evaluation, from non24 Federal sources, an amount equal to at least 25 per25 cent of the cost of the proposed evaluation. 

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1 ‘‘(e) CENSUS BUREAU RESEARCH.— 

2 ‘‘(1) The Bureau of the Census shall implement 

3 or enhance household surveys of program participa4 tion, in consultation with the Secretary and the Bu5 reau of Labor Statistics and made available to inter6 ested parties, to allow for the assessment of the out7 comes of continued welfare reform on the economic 

8 and child well-being of low-income families with chil9 dren, including those who received assistance or 

10 services from a State program funded under this 

11 part or any other State program funded with quali12 fied State expenditures (as defined in section 

13 409(a)(7)(B)(i)). The content of the surveys should 

14 include such information as may be necessary to ex15 amine the issues of unmarried childbearing, mar16 riage, welfare dependency and compliance with work 

17 requirements, the beginning and ending of spells of 

18 assistance, work, earnings and employment stability, 

19 and the well-being of children. 

20 ‘‘(2) To carry out the activities specified in 

21 paragraph (1), the Bureau of the Census, the Sec22 retary, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall con23 sider ways to improve the surveys and data derived 

24 from the surveys to— 

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1 ‘‘(A) address under reporting of the receipt 

2 of means-tested benefits and tax benefits for 

3 low-income individuals and families; 

4 ‘‘(B) increase understanding of poverty 

5 spells and long-term poverty, including by facili6 tating the matching of information to better un7 derstand intergenerational poverty; 

8 ‘‘(C) generate a better geographical under9 standing of poverty such as through State10 based estimates and measures of neighborhood 

11 poverty; 

12 ‘‘(D) increase understanding of the effects 

13 of means-tested benefits and tax benefits on the 

14 earnings and incomes of low-income families; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(E) improve how poverty and economic 

17 well-being are measured, including through the 

18 use of consumption measures, material depriva19 tion measures, social exclusion measures, and 

20 economic and social mobility measures. 

21 ‘‘(f) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION CONDUCTED

22 UNDER THIS SECTION.—Research and evaluation con23 ducted under this section designed to determine the effects 

24 of a program or policy (other than research conducted 

25 under subsection (e)) shall use experimental designs using 

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1 random assignment or other reliable, evidence-based re2 search methodologies that allow for the strongest possible 

3 causal inferences when random assignment is not feasible. 

4 ‘‘(g) DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT WORKS CLEARING5 HOUSE OF PROVEN AND PROMISING APPROACHES TO

6 MOVE WELFARE RECIPIENTS INTO WORK.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta8 tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall develop a 

9 database (which shall be referred to as the ‘What 

10 Works Clearinghouse of Proven and Promising 

11 Projects to Move Welfare Recipients into Work’) of 

12 the projects that used a proven approach or a prom13 ising approach in moving welfare recipients into 

14 work, based on independent, rigorous evaluations of 

15 the projects. The database shall include a separate 

16 listing of projects that used a developmental ap17 proach in delivering services and a further separate 

18 listing of the projects with no or negative effects. 

19 The Secretary shall add to the What Works Clear20 inghouse of Proven and Promising Projects to Move 

21 Welfare Recipients into Work data about the 

22 projects that, based on an independent, well-con23 ducted experimental evaluation of a program or 

24 project, using random assignment or other research 

25 methodologies that allow for the strongest possible 

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1 causal inferences, have shown they are proven, 

2 promising, developmental, or ineffective approaches. 

3 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA FOR EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVE4 NESS OF APPROACH.—The Secretary, in consultation 

5 with the Secretary of Labor and organizations with 

6 experience in evaluating research on the effective7 ness of various approaches in delivering services to 

8 move welfare recipients into work, shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) establish criteria for evidence of effec10 tiveness; and 

11 ‘‘(B) ensure that the process for estab12 lishing the criteria— 

13 ‘‘(i) is transparent; 

14 ‘‘(ii) is consistent across agencies; 

15 ‘‘(iii) provides opportunity for public 

16 comment; and 

17 ‘‘(iv) takes into account efforts of 

18 Federal agencies to identify and publicize 

19 effective interventions, including efforts at 

20 the Department of Health and Human 

21 Services, the Department of Education, 

22 and the Department of Justice. 

23 ‘‘(h) APPROPRIATION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appro25 priated by section 403(a)(1) for each fiscal year, 

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1 0.33 percent shall be available for research, technical 

2 assistance, and evaluation under this section. 

3 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount made avail4 able under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, the 

5 Secretary shall make available $10,000,000 plus 

6 such additional amount as the Secretary deems nec7 essary and appropriate, to carry out subsection (e). 

8 ‘‘(3) BASELINE.—The baseline established pur9 suant to section 257 of the Balanced Budget and 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(b)(2)) for 

11 the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Pro12 gram shall be recorded by the Office of Management 

13 and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office at 

14 the level prior to any transfers recorded pursuant to 

15 section 413(h) of this Act.’’. 

16 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

17 403(a)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)(B)) 

18 is amended by inserting ‘‘, reduced by the percent19 age specified in section 413(h)(1) with respect to the 

20 fiscal year,’’ before ‘‘as the amount’’. 

21 SEC. 103. FULL FUNDING FOR STATE COURTS TO IMPROVE 

22 THE HANDLING OF CHILD WELFARE CASES. 

23 Out of any money in the Treasury of the United 

24 States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appro25 priated for fiscal year 2017 $20,000,000 for grants under 

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1 section 438 of the Social Security Act, in addition to any 

2 other amounts appropriated for such purpose. The 

3 amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be 

4 considered to be amounts reserved under section 436(b)(2) 

5 of such Act for fiscal year 2017, for purposes of clauses 

6 (ii) and (iii) of section 438(c)(3)(A) of such Act. 

7 SEC. 104. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIREES IN THE MULTI8 EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(h)(2)(C) of the Sur10 face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 

11 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv); and 

13 (2) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 

14 ‘‘(ii) CALCULATION OF EXCESS.—The 

15 excess determined under clause (i) shall be 

16 calculated by taking into account only— 

17 ‘‘(I) those beneficiaries actually 

18 enrolled in the Plan as of the date of 

19 the enactment of the Health Benefits 

20 for Miners Act of 2017 who are eligi21 ble to receive health benefits under 

22 the Plan on the first day of the cal23 endar year for which the transfer is 

24 made, other than those beneficiaries 

25 enrolled in the Plan under the terms 

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1 of a participation agreement with the 

2 current or former employer of such 

3 beneficiaries; and 

4 ‘‘(II) those beneficiaries whose 

5 health benefits, defined as those bene6 fits payable, following death or retire7 ment or upon a finding of disability, 

8 directly by an employer in the bitu9 minous coal industry under a coal 

10 wage agreement (as defined in section 

11 9701(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue 

12 Code of 1986), would be denied or re13 duced as a result of a bankruptcy pro14 ceeding commenced in 2012 or 2015. 

15 For purposes of subclause (I), a bene16 ficiary enrolled in the Plan as of the date 

17 of the enactment of the Health Benefits 

18 for Miners Act of 2017 shall be deemed to 

19 have been eligible to receive health benefits 

20 under the Plan on January 1, 2017. 

21 ‘‘(iii) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN RETIR22 EES.—Individuals referred to in clause 

23 (ii)(II) shall be treated as eligible to re24 ceive health benefits under the Plan. 

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1 ‘‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANS2 FER.—The amount of the transfer other3 wise determined under this subparagraph 

4 for a fiscal year shall be reduced by any 

5 amount transferred for the fiscal year to 

6 the Plan, to pay benefits required under 

7 the Plan, from a voluntary employees’ ben8 eficiary association established as a result 

9 of a bankruptcy proceeding described in 

10 clause (ii).’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall apply to fiscal years beginning after Sep13 tember 30, 2016. 

14 SEC. 105. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of the 

16 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 

17 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep18 tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 14, 2026’’. 

19 (b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.— 

20 Section 503 of the United States–Korea Free Trade 

21 Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112–41; 19 

22 U.S.C. 3805 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

23 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 14, 2026’’. 

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1 TITLE II—PUERTO RICO SEC2 TION 1108(g) AMENDMENT OF 

3 2017 

4 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as ‘‘Puerto Rico Section 

6 1108(g) Amendment of 2017’’. 

7 SEC. 202. PUERTO RICO SECTION 1108(g) AMENDMENT OF 

8 2017. 

9 (a) Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 1308(g)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and with re12 spect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2017, 

13 if Puerto Rico qualifies for a payment under section 

14 1903(a)(6) for a calendar quarter (beginning on or 

15 after July 1, 2017) of such fiscal year’’ after 

16 ‘‘1903(a)(3)’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (5)— 

18 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

19 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Subject to sub20 paragraph (B), the Secretary’’; and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

22 subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(B) The amount of the increase otherwise pro24 vided under subparagraph (A) for Puerto Rico shall 

25 be further increased by $295,900,000.’’. 

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1 (b) All the unobligated amounts available under sec2 tion 1323(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

3 Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18043(c)(1)) are rescinded imme4 diately upon the date of the enactment of this section. 

5 TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISION 

6 SEC. 301. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

7 (a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg8 etary effects of this division and each succeeding division 

9 shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard main10 tained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As11 You-Go Act of 2010. 

12 (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 

13 effects of this division and each succeeding division shall 

14 not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for 

15 purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Con16 gress). 

17 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

18 Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 

19 Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of 

20 the committee of conference accompanying Conference Re21 port 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 

22 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 

23 budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding divi24 sion shall not be estimated— 

25 (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and 

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1 (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 

2 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as 

3 being included in an appropriation Act. 

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