H. R. 2028 

One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 

the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 

An Act 

Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited the ‘‘Further Continuing and Security 

Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. References. 

Sec. 4. Availability of funds. 

DIVISION A—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

DIVISION B—SECURITY ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

Title I—Department of Defense 

Title II—Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies 

SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this 

Act’’ contained in division B of this Act shall be treated as referring 

only to the provisions of that division. 

SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 

(a) Each amount designated in this Act, or in an amendment 

made by this Act, by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the 

President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

(b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if 

applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all 

such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

DIVISION A—FURTHER CONTINUING 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

SEC. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 

C of Public Law 114–223) is amended by— 
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(1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 

inserting ‘‘April 28, 2017’’; 

(2) striking ‘‘0.496 percent’’ in section 101(b) and inserting 

‘‘0.1901 percent’’; and 

(3) inserting after section 145 the following new sections: 

‘‘SEC. 146. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Farm Service Agency—Agricultural Credit 

Insurance Fund Program Account’ may be apportioned up to the 

rate for operations necessary to fund loans for which applications 

are approved. 

‘‘SEC. 147. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Food and Nutrition Service—Child Nutrition 

Programs’ to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80) may be apportioned up 

to the rate for operations necessary to ensure that the program 

can be fully operational by May, 2017. 

‘‘SEC. 148. Section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National 

School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first 

sentence by striking ‘2010 through 2016’ and inserting ‘2010 

through 2017’. 

‘‘SEC. 149. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Utilities Service’ may be transferred 

between appropriations under such heading as necessary for the 

cost of direct telecommunications loans authorized by section 305 

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

‘‘SEC. 150. Amounts made available by Section 101 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account’ for the section 538 Guaranteed MultiFamily Housing Loan Program may be apportioned up to the rate 

necessary to fund loans for which applications are approved. 

‘‘SEC. 151. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the 

planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System. 

‘‘SEC. 152. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Commerce—Bureau of the Census—Periodic Censuses and 

Programs’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the schedule and deliver the required data 

according to statutory deadlines in the 2020 Decennial Census 

Program. 

‘‘SEC. 153. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration—Exploration’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the 

planned launch capability schedules for the Space Launch System 

launch vehicle, Exploration Ground Systems, and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle programs. 

‘‘SEC. 154. In addition to the amount otherwise provided by 

section 101, and notwithstanding section 104 and section 109, for 

‘Department of Justice—State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—Office of Justice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement 

Assistance’, there is appropriated $7,000,000, for an additional 

amount for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 

program for the purpose of providing reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement overtime costs directly and solely associated 

with protection of the President-elect incurred from November 9, 

2016 until the inauguration of the President-elect as President: 
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Provided, That reimbursement shall be provided only for overtime 

costs that a State or local law enforcement agency can document 

as being over and above normal law enforcement operations and 

directly attributable to security for the President-elect. 

‘‘SEC. 155. Notwithstanding sections 101, 102, and 104 of this 

Act, from within amounts provided for ‘Department of Defense— 

Procurement—Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’, funds are provided for ‘Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP)’ at a rate for operations of $773,138,000. 

‘‘SEC. 156. (a) Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104 of this 

Act, amounts made available pursuant to section 101 may be used 

for multiyear procurement contracts, including advance procurement, for the AH–64E Attack Helicopter and the UH–60M Black 

Hawk Helicopter. 

‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Army may exercise the authority 

conferred in subsection (a) notwithstanding subsection (i)(1) of section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, until the date of enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2017 

for military activities of the Department of Defense, subject to 

satisfaction of all other requirements of such section 2306b. 

‘‘SEC. 157. Notwithstanding section 102, funds made available 

pursuant to section 101 for ‘Department of Defense—Procurement— 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’ are provided for the KC–46A 

Tanker up to the rate for operations necessary to support the 

production rate specified in the President’s fiscal year 2017 budget 

request. 

‘‘SEC. 158. Notwithstanding section 101, section 301(d) of division D of Public Law 114–113 shall not apply to amounts made 

available by this Act for ‘Department of Energy—Atomic Energy 

Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration— 

Weapons Activities’: Provided, That the Secretary of Energy shall 

notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 15 days after funds made 

available by this Act for such account are allotted to a Department 

of Energy program, project, or activity at a rate for operations 

that differs from that provided under such heading in division 

D of Public Law 114–113 by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent. 

‘‘SEC. 159. As authorized by section 404 of the Bipartisan 

Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–74; 42 U.S.C. 6239 note), 

the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell not to exceed 

$375,400,000 of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 

in fiscal year 2017: Provided, That the proceeds from such drawdown and sale shall be deposited into the ‘Energy Security and 

Infrastructure Modernization Fund’ (in this section referred to as 

the ‘Fund’) during fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That in addition to amounts otherwise made available by section 101, and 

notwithstanding section 104, any amounts deposited in the Fund 

shall be made available and shall remain available until expended 

at a rate for operations of $375,400,000, for necessary expenses 

in carrying out the Life Extension II project for the Strategic 

Petroleum Reserve. 

‘‘SEC. 160. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for ‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Uranium 

Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’ at a rate 

for operations of $767,014,000: Provided, That such amounts may 

not be reprogrammed below the levels provided in the table referred 

to in section 301(d) of division D of Public Law 114–113. 
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‘‘(b) As of the date of the enactment of this section, section 

123 of this Act shall not be in effect. 

‘‘SEC. 161. In addition to amounts provided by section 101, 

amounts are provided for ‘General Services Administration—Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents’ for the pension of 

the outgoing President at a rate for operations of $157,000. 

‘‘SEC. 162. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as 

the ‘SOAR Funding Availability Act’. 

‘‘(b) REQUIRING USE OF FUNDS REMAINING UNOBLIGATED FROM

PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.—Section 3007 of the Scholarships for 

Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Official Code) 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘ ‘(e) REQUIRING USE OF FUNDS REMAINING UNOBLIGATED FROM

PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.— 

‘‘ ‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that any funds appropriated for the opportunity scholarship program under this 

division for any fiscal year remain available for subsequent 

fiscal years under section 3014(c), the Secretary shall make 

such funds available to eligible entities receiving grants under 

section 3004(a) for the uses described in paragraph (2)— 

‘‘ ‘(A) in the case of any remaining funds that were 

appropriated before the date of enactment of the SOAR 

Funding Availability Act, beginning on the date of enactment of such Act; and 

‘‘ ‘(B) in the case of any remaining funds appropriated 

on or after the date of enactment of such Act, by the 

first day of the first subsequent fiscal year. 

‘‘ ‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—If an eligible entity to which the 

Secretary provided additional funds under paragraph (1) elects 

to use such funds during a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall 

use— 

‘‘ ‘(A) not less than 95 percent of such additional funds 

to provide additional scholarships for eligible students 

under subsection (a), or to increase the amount of the 

scholarships, during such year; and 

‘‘ ‘(B) not more than a total of 5 percent of such additional funds for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring, as described in subsections (b), (c), and 

(d), during such year. 

‘‘ ‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—Any amounts made available for 

administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring under 

paragraph (2)(B) shall be in addition to any other amounts 

made available for such purposes in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d).’. 

‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 3014 of such Act (sec. 

38–1853.14, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end 

the following: 

‘‘ ‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under subsection 

(a)(1), including amounts appropriated and available under such 

subsection before the date of enactment of the SOAR Funding 

Availability Act, shall remain available until expended.’. 

‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section. 

‘‘SEC. 163. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support’, ‘U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’, 

‘Transportation Security Administration—Operations and Support’, 
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and ‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’ 

accounts of the Department of Homeland Security shall be apportioned at a rate for operations as necessary, and apportioned to 

provide staffing levels as necessary, to ensure border security, fulfill 

immigration enforcement priorities, maintain aviation security 

activities, and carry out the mission associated with the protection 

of the President-elect. 

‘‘SEC. 164. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘National 

Gallery of Art—Salaries and Expenses’ may be apportioned up 

to the rate for operations necessary to provide for staffing, maintenance, security, and administrative expenses for the recently 

reopened galleries. 

‘‘SEC. 165. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Smithsonian Institution—Salaries and Expenses’ may be apportioned up 

to the rate for operations necessary to provide for facilities maintenance, facilities operations, security, and support at the National 

Museum of African American History and Culture. 

‘‘SEC. 166. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service— 

Indian Health Services’ and for ‘Department of Health and Human 

Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Facilities’, respectively, may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

to provide for costs of staffing and operating newly constructed 

facilities. 

‘‘SEC. 167. MINERS HEALTH BENEFITS.— 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This section may be cited as the ‘Continued 

Health Benefits for Miners Act’. 

‘‘(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIREES IN THE MULTIEMPLOYER

HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN.—Section 402(h)(2)(C) of the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)) is 

amended— 

‘‘(1) by striking ‘A transfer’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘ ‘(i) TRANSFER TO THE PLAN.—A transfer’; 

‘‘(2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 

and (II), respectively, and moving such subclauses 2 ems to 

the right; and 

‘‘(3) by striking the matter following such subclause (II) 

(as so redesignated) and inserting the following: 

‘‘ ‘(ii) CALCULATION OF EXCESS.—The excess determined under clause (i) shall be calculated— 

‘‘ ‘(I) except as provided in subclause (II), by 

taking into account only those beneficiaries actually enrolled in the Plan as of December 31, 2006, 

who are eligible to receive health benefits under 

the Plan on the first day of the calendar year 

for which the transfer is made; and 

‘‘ ‘(II) for purposes of the transfer made for 

fiscal year 2017, as if, for the period beginning 

January 1, 2017, and ending April 30, 2017, only— 

‘‘ ‘(aa) those beneficiaries actually enrolled 

in the Plan as of the date of the enactment 

of the Continued Health Benefits for Miners 

Act who are eligible to receive health benefits 

under the Plan on January 1, 2017, other than 

those beneficiaries enrolled in the Plan under 

the terms of a participation agreement with 
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the current or former employer of such beneficiaries; and 

‘‘ ‘(bb) those beneficiaries whose health 

benefits, defined as those benefits payable 

directly following death or retirement or upon 

a finding of disability by an employer in the 

bituminous coal industry under a coal wage 

agreement (as defined in section 9701(b)(1) 

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), would 

be denied or reduced as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding commenced in 2012 or 2015, 

were taken into account, and for any other period 

during such fiscal year, only the beneficiaries 

described in subclause (I) were taken into account. 

‘‘ ‘(iii) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN RETIREES.—Individuals referred to in clause (ii)(II)(bb) shall be treated 

as eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan 

for the plan year that includes January 1, 2017. 

‘‘ ‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER.—The amount 

of the transfer otherwise determined under this 

subparagraph for fiscal year 2017 shall be reduced 

by any amount transferred for the fiscal year to the 

Plan, to pay benefits required under the Plan, from 

a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association established as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding described 

in clause (ii)(II). 

‘‘ ‘(v) VEBA TRANSFER.—The administrator of such 

voluntary employees’ beneficiary association shall 

transfer to the Plan any amounts received as a result 

of such bankruptcy proceeding, reduced by an amount 

for administrative costs of such association.’. 

‘‘(c) PRESERVATION OF PAYMENTS TO STATES AND INDIAN

TRIBES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 402(i)(3) of the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(i)(3)) 

is amended— 

‘‘(1) by striking ‘so that’ and inserting ‘under paragraph 

(1) so that’; 

‘‘(2) by striking ‘each transfer’ in clause (i) and inserting 

‘each such transfer’; and 

‘‘(3) by striking ‘this subsection’ in clause (iii) and inserting 

‘paragraph (1)’. 

‘‘(d) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

‘‘(1) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 

of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 

maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-AsYou-Go Act of 2010. 

‘‘(2) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 

of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard 

maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 

(110th Congress). 

‘‘(3) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set 

forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of 

conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this section shall 

not be estimated— 
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‘‘(A) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and 

‘‘(B) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of 

the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included 

in an appropriation Act. 

‘‘SEC. 168. Notwithstanding section 111, the fourth proviso 

under the heading ‘Department of Labor—Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs—Special Benefits’ shall be applied by substituting ‘$66,675,000’ for ‘$62,170,000’, ‘$22,740,000’ for 

‘$21,140,000’, ‘$16,866,000’ for ‘$16,668,000’ and ‘$4,101,000’ for 

‘$1,394,000’. 

‘‘SEC. 169. Section 458(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 

1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)(4)) shall be applied by substituting ‘2017’ 

for ‘2016’. 

‘‘SEC. 170. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this 

section as the ‘Secretary’) may transfer up to $300,000,000 from 

the Fund established by section 223 of the Department of Health 

and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2008 (42 U.S.C. 3514a) 

to ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration 

for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’ only 

for activities authorized under section 462 of the Homeland Security 

Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) and section 235 of the William Wilberforce 

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 

1232): Provided, That such funds transferred shall not be available 

for obligation prior to February 1, 2017. 

‘‘(b) In addition to amounts provided by subsection (a), if after 

March 1, 2017, and before the date specified in section 106(3), 

the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines that the percentage increase in the cumulative 

number of cases transferred to the custody of the Secretary pursuant to such sections 462 and 235 for the current fiscal year over 

the number transferred through the comparable date in the previous 

fiscal year exceeds 40 percent, an amount not to exceed 

$200,000,000 may be made available to ‘Department of Health 

and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families— 

Refugee and Entrant Assistance’ only for activities authorized under 

such sections 462 and 235. 

‘‘(c) The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days 

in advance of any funds being made available under subsection 

(a). 

‘‘(d) Of the unobligated balances available in the Fund established by section 223 of the Department of Health and Human 

Services Appropriations Act, 2008 (42 U.S.C. 3514a), $100,000,000 

is hereby rescinded. 

‘‘SEC. 171. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

within 10 days of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services shall transfer funds appropriated 

for fiscal year 2017 under section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 

(42 U.S.C. 300u–11) to the accounts specified, in the amounts 

specified, and for the activities specified in subsection (a) of section 

221 of division H of Public Law 114–113, except that the Secretary 

shall adjust the amounts transferred to the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention under this section to result in a total 

amount transferred to such agency under this section that is 

$1,000,000 less than the total amount transferred to such agency 

under such section 221: Provided, That subsections (b) and (c) 
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of such section 221 shall apply to amounts transferred under this 

section. 

‘‘SEC. 172. The fifth proviso under the heading ‘Social Security 

Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses’ in division 

H of Public Law 114–113 shall be applied during the period covered 

by this Act by substituting ‘shall be used for activities to address 

the hearing backlog within the Office of Disability Adjudication 

and Review’ for ‘shall be for necessary expenses for the renovation 

and modernization of the Arthur J. Altmeyer Building’. 

‘‘SEC. 173. Activities authorized under part A of title IV and 

section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (except for activities 

authorized in section 403(b)) shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act in the manner authorized for 

fiscal year 2016, and out of any money in the Treasury of the 

United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. 

‘‘SEC. 174. The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 

use discretionary amounts appropriated in this Act for the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out section 399V– 

6 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–17). 

‘‘SEC. 175. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 

adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative 

Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of 

living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 

2017. 

‘‘SEC. 176. TRANSFER OF O’NEILL BUILDING TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—(a) TRANSFER.—Effective upon the expiration of the 

180-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this 

section— 

‘‘(1) the building described in subsection (e) shall become 

an office building of the House of Representatives; 

‘‘(2) the Administrator of General Services shall transfer 

custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction over the 

building to the Architect of the Capitol; and 

‘‘(3) the Architect of the Capitol shall exercise custody, 

control, and administrative jurisdiction over the building subject to the direction of the House Office Building Commission. 

‘‘(b) TREATMENT AS HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING AND PART OF CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Upon the transfer of custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a), the building and grounds 

described in subsection (e) shall be treated as a House Office 

Building and as part of the United States Capitol Grounds for 

purposes of all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the House 

Office Buildings and the Capitol Grounds, including— 

‘‘(1) chapter 51 of title 40, United States Code (relating 

to the administration of the United States Capitol Buildings 

and Grounds); and 

‘‘(2) section 9 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to define the 

area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the 

use thereof, and for other purposes’, approved July 31, 1946 

(2 U.S.C. 1961) (relating to the authority of the United States 

Capitol Police to police the United States Capitol Buildings 

and Grounds). 

‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL TO ENTER INTO

LEASES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

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‘‘(1) AUTHORITY DESCRIBED.—The Architect of the Capitol 

is authorized to enter into leases and other agreements with 

departments and agencies of the Federal Government for the 

use of the building described in subsection (e) (or portions 

thereof), subject to the approval of the House Office Building 

Commission. 

‘‘(2) COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS.—Pursuant to a lease or 

other agreement entered into between the Architect of the 

Capitol and a department or agency of the Federal Government 

under the authority described in paragraph (1), the Architect 

of the Capitol is authorized to collect payments from such 

department or agency and such department or agency is authorized to make payments to the Architect of the Capitol, including 

payments of commercially-equivalent rent. 

‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—Any payments received by 

the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to any lease or other 

agreement entered into under this subsection shall be deposited 

to the appropriation available to the Architect of the Capitol 

from the House Office Buildings Fund established under subsection (d) and shall be subject to future appropriation. 

‘‘(d) HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS FUND.— 

‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury 

of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘House Office 

Buildings Fund’ (hereafter in this section referred to as the 

‘Fund’). 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of the 

following amounts: 

‘‘(A) Amounts transferred by the Architect of the Capitol under paragraph (3) of subsection (c). 

‘‘(B) Interest earned on the balance of the Fund. 

‘‘(C) Such other amounts as may be appropriated by 

law. 

‘‘(3) USE OF FUND.—Amounts in the Fund shall be available 

to the Architect of the Capitol for the maintenance, care, and 

operation of the House office buildings, and may be used to 

reimburse the United States Capitol Police, the House of Representatives, or any other office of the legislative branch which 

provides goods or services for the maintenance, care, and operation of the building and grounds described in subsection (e), 

in such amounts as may be appropriated under law. 

‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.— 

Upon making any obligation or expenditure of any amount 

in the Fund, the Architect of the Capitol shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of 

the amount and purpose of the obligation or expenditure. 

‘‘(5) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the 

Fund are available without regard to fiscal year limitation. 

‘‘(e) DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING AND GROUNDS.— ‘‘(1) DESCRIPTION.—The building and grounds described in 

this subsection is the Federal building located in the District 

of Columbia which is commonly known as the ‘Thomas P. 

O’Neill Jr. Federal Building’, and which is more particularly 

described as follows: Square 579, Lot 827, at 200 C Street 

Southwest, bounded by C Street Southwest on the north, by 

2nd Street Southwest on the east, by D Street Southwest on 

the south, and by 3rd Street Southwest on the west, and 

by all that area contiguous to and surrounding Square 579 
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from the property line thereof to the west curb of 3rd Street 

Southwest, the north curb of C Street Southwest, the east 

curb of 2nd Street Southwest, and the south curb of D Street 

Southwest. 

‘‘(2) RETENTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA.—The Mayor of the District of Columbia will retain 

responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of those 

portions of the streets which are situated between the curb 

lines of the streets referenced in paragraph (1). 

‘‘SEC. 177. (a) During the 115th Congress— 

‘‘(1) amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary 

of the Conference of the Minority of the Senate shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the 

Senate; and 

‘‘(2) the duties and authorities of the Secretary of the 

Conference of the Minority of the Senate under section 3 of 

title I of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2008 (2 U.S.C. 6154), section 101 of chapter VIII of title I 

of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 6156), 

or any other provision of law shall be duties and authorities 

of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate. 

‘‘(b) For purposes of any individual employed by the Office 

of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate during the 115th 

Congress— 

‘‘(1) section 506(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 

1973 (2 U.S.C. 6314(e)) shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority Leader’ for ‘Secretary of the Conference of the 

Minority’; 

‘‘(2) section 207(e)(9)(M) of title 18, United States Code, 

shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority Leader’ 

for ‘secretary of the Conference of the Minority’; and 

‘‘(3) subsection (b) of the first section of S. Res. 458 (98th 

Congress) shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority 

Leader’ for ‘Secretary of the Conference of the Minority’. 

‘‘(c) For purposes of any individual employed by the Office 

of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate during the 115th 

Congress, with respect to any practice that occurs during that 

Congress, section 220(e)(2)(C) of the Congressional Accountability 

Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1351(e)(2)(C)) shall be applied by substituting 

‘the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate’ for 

‘the Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority of 

the Senate’. 

‘‘(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to have any 

effect on the continuation of any procedure or action initiated under 

the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et 

seq.) or section 207 of title 18, United States Code. 

‘‘SEC. 178. Section 21(d) of Senate Resolution 64 of the One 

Hundred Thirteenth Congress, 1st session (agreed to on March 

5, 2013) is amended by striking ‘December 31, 2016’ and inserting 

‘December 31, 2018’. 

‘‘SEC. 179. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN LEGISLA- TION.— 

‘‘(a) QUALIFYING LEGISLATION DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘qualifying legislation’ means a Senate bill or joint resolution— 

‘‘(1) that is introduced in the Senate during the 30-calendar 

day period beginning on the date on which Congress convenes 

the First Session of the 115th Congress; 
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‘‘(2) the title of which is as follows: ‘To provide for an 

exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as 

Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active 

duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.’; 

and 

‘‘(3) the matter after the enacting or resolving clause of 

which is as follows: 

‘‘ ‘SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF 

PERSONS AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITHIN SEVEN 

YEARS OF RELIEF FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS REGULAR 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

‘‘ ‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the second sentence of 

section 113(a) of title 10, United States Code, the first person 

appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 

as Secretary of Defense after the date of the enactment of this 

Act may be a person who is, on the date of appointment, within 

seven years after relief, but not within three years after relief, 

from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component 

of the Armed Forces. 

‘‘ ‘(b) LIMITED EXCEPTION.—This section applies only to the first 

person appointed as Secretary of Defense as described in subsection 

(a) after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to no other 

person.’. 

‘‘(b) INTRODUCTION.—During the 30-calendar day period 

described in subsection (a)(1), qualifying legislation may be introduced in the Senate by the Majority Leader (or the Majority 

Leader’s designee), the Minority Leader (or the Minority Leader’s 

designee), the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, 

or the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Armed 

Services. 

‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 

‘‘(1) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—Qualifying legislation introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services. 

‘‘(2) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the Committee on 

Armed Services has not reported the qualifying legislation 

within 5 session days after the date of referral of the legislation, 

the Committee shall be discharged from further consideration 

of the legislation, and the qualifying legislation shall be placed 

on the appropriate calendar. 

‘‘(3) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding 

Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order 

at any time after the Committee on Armed Serves reports 

the qualifying legislation to the Senate or has been discharged 

from its consideration (even though a previous motion to the 

same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the 

consideration of the qualifying legislation, and all points of 

order against the qualifying legislation (and against consideration of the qualifying legislation) are waived. The motion 

to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a 

motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 

the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. 

If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the qualifying 

legislation is agreed to, the qualifying legislation shall remain 

the unfinished business until disposed of. 
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‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration of the qualifying legislation, and all debate, debatable motions, and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 

which shall be divided equally between, and controlled by, 

the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees. 

A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. 

An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to 

proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion 

to recommit the qualifying legislation is not in order. 

‘‘(5) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage shall occur 

immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the qualifying legislation and a single quorum call at the conclusion 

of the debate, if requested in accordance with the rules of 

the Senate. Passage of the qualifying legislation shall require 

an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen 

and sworn. 

‘‘(6) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.—Appeals from 

the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the 

rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure 

relating to qualifying legislation shall be decided without 

debate. 

‘‘(7) CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGES.—Consideration in 

the Senate of any veto message with respect to the qualifying 

legislation, including all debate, debatable motions, and appeals 

in connection therewith, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be 

equally divided between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader 

and the Minority Leader or their designees. 

‘‘(d) RULES OF THE SENATE.—This section is enacted— 

‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 

and as such is deemed a part of the rules of the Senate, 

but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 

in the Senate in the case of qualifying legislation described 

in subsection (a), and supersedes other rules only to the extent 

that this section is inconsistent with such rules; and 

‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the 

Senate to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure 

of the Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the 

same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate. 

‘‘SEC. 180. Section 133 of division L, title I of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2016, Public Law 114–113, is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘ ‘(a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, 

administer, or enforce the requirement for two off-duty periods 

from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. under paragraph 395.3(c) or the restriction on use of more than one restart during a 168-hour period 

under paragraph 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 

and those provisions shall have no force or effect upon submission 

of the final report issued by the Secretary of Transportation, as 

required by section 133 of division K of Public Law 113–235, unless 

the Secretary and the Inspector General of the Department of 

Transportation each review and determine that the final report. 

‘‘ ‘(1) meets the statutory requirements set forth in such 

section; and 

‘‘ ‘(2) establishes that commercial motor vehicle drivers who 

operated under the restart provisions in operational effect 

between July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment 
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of such Public Law demonstrated statistically significant 

improvement in all outcomes related to safety, operator fatigue, 

driver health and longevity, and work schedules, in comparison 

to commercial motor vehicle drivers who operated under the 

restart provisions in operational effect on June 30, 2013. 

‘‘ ‘(b) If the Secretary and the Inspector General do not each 

make the findings outlined in subsection (a) of this section with 

respect to the final report, hereafter, the 34-hour restart rule in 

operational effect on June 30, 2013 shall be restored to full force 

and effect on the date that the Secretary submits the final report 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act or any other Act shall be available to implement, administer, or enforce the rule.’. 

‘‘SEC. 181. (a) Funds made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Operations’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

to avoid disruption of continuing projects or activities funded by 

this appropriation. 

‘‘(b) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the 

first proviso under the heading ‘Department of Transportation— 

Federal Aviation Administration—Facilities and Equipment’ in division L of Public Law 114–113 shall be applied by substituting 

‘$479,412,000’ for ‘$470,049,000’ and ‘$2,375,588,000’ for 

‘$2,384,951,000’. 

‘‘SEC. 182. (a) Amounts available under section 101 for ‘Department of Transportation—Maritime Administration—Operations and 

Training’ for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and 

capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine 

Academy, and any available prior year balances for the Student 

Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies may, either in 

whole or part, be used for costs associated with the midshipmen 

Sea Year training program of the Academy without regard to any 

limitations on reprogramming or transfer under division L of Public 

Law 114–113 or otherwise applicable under a provision of this 

Act. 

‘‘(b) The matter under the heading ‘Department of Transportation—Maritime Administration—Operations and Training’ in division L of Public Law 114–113 is amended by striking the third 

proviso (relating to an Academy spending plan). 

‘‘SEC. 183. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Public and Indian 

Housing—Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’ may be apportioned up 

to the rate for operations necessary to renew grants for rental 

assistance and administrative costs that were provided pursuant 

to the third through tenth provisos of paragraph (5) under such 

heading in title II of division K of Public Law 113–235 (128 Stat. 

2732). 

‘‘SEC. 184. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if not 

later than 10 days after the end of the Second Session of the 

114th Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (‘OMB’) 

determines that the total of enacted appropriations for fiscal year 

2017 subject to the discretionary spending limits in section 251(c) 

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

excluding any appropriations that would result in adjustments 

under section 251(b)(2) of such Act, does not exceed the sum of 

the unadjusted discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2017 
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in section 251(c)(4) of such Act and provides written notification 

of that determination, then the final sequestration report for fiscal 

year 2017 under section 254(f)(1) of such Act and any order for 

fiscal year 2017 under section 254(f)(5) of such Act shall be issued, 

for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 days after the date specified 

in section 106(3) of this Act and, for OMB, 15 days after the 

date specified in section 106(3) of this Act: Provided, That the 

written notification required by this section shall include the total 

dollar amount and estimated uniform percentage that would be 

required to eliminate a breach within a category if OMB were 

to issue such final sequestration report and order pursuant to 

the timetable in section 254(a) of such Act. 

‘‘SEC. 185. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 

for the ‘Emergency Watershed Protection Program’, there is appropriated $103,140,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, 

to remain available until expended, and for the ‘Emergency Conservation Program’, there is appropriated $102,978,524 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That all amounts made available by this section 

are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

‘‘SEC. 186. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 

there is appropriated $74,700,000 for an additional amount for 

fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for ‘National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration—Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration’ for repairs at National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurricane 

Matthew: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

‘‘SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 

there is appropriated $54,827,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil— 

Construction’ for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to 

remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to address 

emergency situations at Corps of Engineers projects, and to rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, caused 

by natural disasters: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That beginning not later than 

60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant 

Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 

these funds. 

‘‘SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 

there is appropriated $290,708,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil— 

Mississippi River and Tributaries’ for an additional amount for 

fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary 

expenses to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair 

damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters: 
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Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the 

Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds. 

‘‘SEC. 189. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 

there is appropriated $259,574,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil— 

Operation and Maintenance’ for an additional amount for fiscal 

year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary 

expenses to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair 

damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the 

Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds. 

‘‘SEC. 190. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 

there is appropriated $419,891,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil— 

Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’, as authorized by section 

5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for an additional 

amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, 

for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane and other 

natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and 

other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by 

law: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the 

Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds. 

‘‘SEC. 191. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to any amount otherwise provided by section 101 

for the ‘Emergency Relief Program’, as authorized by section 125 

of title 23, United States Code, there is appropriated $1,004,017,000 

for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

‘‘SEC. 192. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 

for ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community 

Planning and Development—Community Development Fund’, there 

is appropriated $1,808,976,000 for an additional amount for fiscal 

year 2017, to remain available until expended, that is identical 

to the additional appropriation for fiscal year 2016 in section 145(a) 

of this Act (except that ‘enactment of this Act’ shall be treated 

as referring to enactment of this section, and except for the last 
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proviso under such subsection), and with respect to which the 

same authority and conditions shall be in effect: Provided, That 

of the amount made available by this subsection, $1,416,000,000 

is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant 

to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985, and $392,976,000 is designated by 

the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

‘‘(b) Of the amounts made available by subsection (a) and 

designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985, up to $3,000,000 may be transferred, 

in aggregate, to ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development— 

Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Planning and 

Development’ for necessary costs, including information technology 

costs, of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts in section 145 and all amounts in this section. 

‘‘SEC. 193. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, 

an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $20,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health 

and Human Services—Food and Drug Administration-FDA Innovation Account’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): Provided, 

That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) 

of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts 

transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the 

necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under section 1002(b)(4) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation for ‘Department 

of Health and Human Services—Food and Drug Administration— 

Salaries and Expenses’ solely for the purposes provided in such 

Act: Provided further, That upon a determination by the Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso 

are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may 

be transferred back to the Account: Provided further, That this 

transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 

provided by law. 

‘‘SEC. 194. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, 

an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $352,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health 

and Human Services—National Institutes of Health—NIH Innovation Account’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): Provided, 

That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1001(b)(3) 

of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts 

transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the 

necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described in section 

1001(b)(4) of such Act and in the amounts provided for fiscal year 

2017 in such section 1001(b)(4), and may be transferred by the 

Director of the National Institutes of Health to other accounts 

of the National Institutes of Health solely for the purposes provided 

in such Act: Provided further, That upon a determination by the 

Director that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso 

are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may 

be transferred back to the Account: Provided further, That this 
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transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 

provided by law. 

‘‘SEC. 195. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, 

an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $500,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health 

and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Account For the 

State Response to the Opioid Abuse Crisis’ (in this section referred 

to as the ‘Account’): Provided, That such amounts are appropriated 

pursuant to section 1003(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are 

to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1003(b)(2)(A) 

of such Act, are for the necessary expenses to carry out the purposes 

described under section 1003(c) of such Act, and may be transferred 

by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to other accounts 

of the Department solely for the purposes provided in such Act: 

Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary that 

funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary 

for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back 

to the Account: Provided further, That this transfer authority is 

in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. 

‘‘SEC. 196. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for 

‘Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance 

Grants’, there is appropriated $100,000,000 for an additional 

amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, 

for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State 

Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 

Act pursuant to section 2201 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016. 

‘‘(b) The last proviso of paragraph (1) under the heading 

‘Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance 

Grants’ in division G of Public Law 114–113 shall be applied to 

amounts made available by this section by substituting for ‘only 

where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment 

of this Act’ the following: ‘where such debt was incurred on or 

after the date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt was 

incurred prior to the date of enactment if the State, with concurrence from the Administrator, determines that such funds could 

be used to help address a threat to public health from heightened 

exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat to public health 

from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water 

supply before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

That in a State in which such an emergency declaration has been 

issued, the State may use more than 20 percent of the funds 

made available under this title to the State for Drinking Water 

State Revolving Fund capitalization grants to provide additional 

subsidy to eligible recipients’. 

‘‘SEC. 197. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

there is provided for ‘Environmental Protection Agency—Water 

Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account’ for the 

cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 

2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.), $20,000,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 

modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 

funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
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amount of direct loans, including capitalized interest, and total 

loan principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 

is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $2,073,000,000. 

‘‘(b) In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to 

sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 

Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3908 and 3909) shall be credited 

to the appropriation made by this section to remain available until 

expended. 

‘‘(c) Of the amounts provided under subsection (a), not to exceed 

$3,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses to carry out the 

direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 

of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 

(33 U.S.C. 3912). 

‘‘SEC. 198. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for 

‘Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention—Environmental Health’, for carrying out 

section 2203 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is appropriated $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, 

of which $17,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 2203(b) of 

the Water and Waste Act of 2016 and $2,500,000 shall be for 

carrying out section 2203(c) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016: 

Provided, That such funds may be made available to the Agency 

for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at the discretion of the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services, for carrying out such sections 

of the Water and Waste Act of 2016. 

‘‘SEC. 199. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for 

‘Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention—Environmental Health’, for carrying out 

section 2204(a) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is 

appropriated $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2018, for childhood lead poisoning prevention programs authorized 

under section 317A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

247b–1). 

‘‘SEC. 200. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for 

‘Department of Health and Human Services—Health Resources and 

Services Administration—Maternal and Child Health’, for carrying 

out section 2204(b) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there 

is appropriated $15,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2018, for the Healthy Start Initiative authorized under section 

330H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–8). 

‘‘SEC. 201. (a) Of any available amounts appropriated under 

section 301(b)(3) of Public Law 114–10, $170,000,000 is rescinded 

immediately upon enactment of this section. 

‘‘(b) In the Senate, the budgetary effects of this section shall 

not count for purposes of the amount in section 3103(b)(3) of the 

concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016 (S. Con. 

Res. 11) when determining points of order pursuant to section 

3103(b)(1) of that section of that concurrent resolution.’’. 

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DIVISION B—SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 

The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 

the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, namely: 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, 

$196,964,000, of which $94,034,000 is to support counter-terrorism 

operations and $102,930,000 is to support the European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, 

$10,484,000, of which $7,354,000 is to support counter-terrorism 

operations and $3,130,000 is to support the European Reassurance 

Initiative: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine 

Corps’’, $5,840,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, 

$51,830,000, of which $37,640,000 is to support counter-terrorism 

operations and $14,190,000 is to support the European Reassurance 

Initiative: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Army’’, $3,173,679,000, of which $2,734,952,000 is to support 

counter-terrorism operations and $438,727,000 is to support the 

European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Navy’’, $97,881,000, of which $95,531,000 is to support counterterrorism operations and $2,350,000 is to support the European 

Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 

on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Marine Corps’’, $180,546,000, of which $168,446,000 is to support 

counter-terrorism operations and $12,100,000 is to support the 

European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Air Force’’, $428,046,000, of which $382,496,000 is to support 

counter-terrorism operations and $45,550,000 is to support the 

European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Defense-Wide’’, $446,283,000, of which $412,959,000 is to support 

counter-terrorism operations and $33,324,000 is to support the 

European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’, $289,500,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
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Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

PROCUREMENT 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Army’’, $229,100,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, $72,000,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 

Air Force’’, $201,563,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 

$83,900,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 

$137,884,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation, Army’’, $78,700,000, to support counter-terrorism 

operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
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pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $3,000,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive 

Device Defeat Fund’’, $87,800,000, to support counter-terrorism 

operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 

RELATED PROGRAMS 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, $1,052,400,000 to remain available until September 30, 

2018, of which $927,189,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection 

and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

funds are for operational and security requirements to support 

activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, 

other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism in Africa, 

Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central 

Asia, and to counter Russian influence: Provided further, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 

$2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 
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EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’, $654,411,000, to remain available until 

expended, for construction of, and security enhancements for, 

United States diplomatic facilities in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, 

the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, of which $618,411,000 

is for Worldwide Security Upgrades: Provided, That such amount 

is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, $5,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2018, for operational and 

security requirements to support activities to counter the Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and 

violent extremism in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, 

and South and Central Asia: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Capital 

Security Cost Sharing Program: Provided, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, $616,100,000, to remain available until expended, for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, including in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, 

and South and Central Asia: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
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Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, 

$50,234,000, to remain available until expended, for programs to 

counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist 

organizations, and violent extremism, and address the needs of 

populations impacted by such organizations: Provided, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

$1,030,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for 

programs to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, 

other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism, and address 

the needs of populations impacted by such organizations: Provided, 

That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available 

for programs that include activities to document, investigate, and 

prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other 

human rights violations in Iraq and Syria, including to build 

capacity of Syrian and Iraqi investigators; atrocity prevention, 

transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs for 

vulnerable and persecuted minorities and ethnic groups in the 

Middle East and North Africa; and support for higher education 

institutions in Iraq: Provided further, That such funds shall also 

be made available for assistance for major non-North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization allies in the Middle East and North Africa, 

including Jordan and Tunisia: Provided further, That such amount 

is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia’’, $157,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for programs to counter Russian influence: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 

available for assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, and other countries 

affected by Russian aggression: Provided further, That of the funds 

appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading 

‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors—International Broadcasting 

Operations’’ for programs to counter Russian influence: Provided 

further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant 

to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond 

to refugee and migration crises, including in Africa, Europe and 

Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, except 

that such funds shall not be made available for the resettlement 

costs of refugees in the United States: Provided, That such amount 

is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

and Law Enforcement’’, $26,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for programs in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, 

and the Middle East: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 

on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

Demining and Related Programs’’, $128,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2018, for anti-terrorism, demining and related 

programs and activities in Africa and the Middle East: Provided, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 

$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for 

equipment, training, logistics, and related support for peacekeeping, 

stabilization, and counter-terrorism programs in Africa and the 

Middle East: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 

may be made available for a United States contribution to the 

Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided 

further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant 

to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- gram’’, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 

for assistance for countries in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, and 

the Middle East: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 

heading shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, 

the Baltic states, Tunisia, and Jordan: Provided further, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS

SEC. 201. Unless otherwise provided for by this title, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts 

in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions 

applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2017. 

NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

SEC. 202. Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available 

for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator 

of the United States Agency for International Development, as 

appropriate, has notified the Committees on Appropriations in 

writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided, 

That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made 

available by this title under the headings ‘‘Department of State— 

Administration of Foreign Affairs—Office of Inspector General’’, 

‘‘United States Agency for International Development—Funds 

Appropriated to the President—Office of Inspector General’’, 

‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the President—International Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Bilateral Economic 

Assistance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 

TRANSFER AUTHORITY

SEC. 203. (a) Funds appropriated by this title under the 

headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, including for Worldwide Security Protection, and ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 

Maintenance’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings if the Secretary of State 

determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the 

Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond 

to security situations and requirements. 

(b) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 

by this title under such headings. 

(c) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
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Central Asia’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under the heading ‘‘International Disaster 

Assistance’’. 

(d) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 

this title under such headings. 

(e) The transfer authority provided by this section shall be 

subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 

transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise 

available under any other provision of law. 

CONSOLIDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENT

SEC. 204. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act 

and prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this 

title, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 

States Agency for International Development shall submit a consolidated report to the Committees on Appropriations on the anticipated 

uses of such funds on a country and project basis for which the 

obligation of funds is anticipated, including estimated personnel 

and administrative costs: Provided, That such report shall be 

updated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days until 

September 30, 2018, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds 

have been expended: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

by this title under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 

and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ may be obligated prior 

to submission of the report required by this section. 

LOAN AUTHORITY

SEC. 205. (a) Funds appropriated by this title under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and in prior Acts making appropriations 

for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under such heading may be made available for the costs, 

as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

of loan guarantees for Iraq, which are authorized to be provided: 

Provided, That amounts made available under this subsection for 

the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance 

for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of State should obtain a 

commitment from the Government of Iraq that such government 

will make available the proceeds of such financing to regions and 

governorates, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, in a manner 

consistent with the principles of equitable share of national revenues contained in clause ‘‘Third’’ of Article 121 of the Constitution 

of Iraq: Provided further, That such funds shall be subject to prior 

consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 

Committees on Appropriations, except that any such notification 

shall include a detailed summary of the terms and conditions of 

such financing and an assessment of the extent to which the proposed financing agreement between the Governments of the United 

States and Iraq supports the constitutional principles of equitable 

share of national revenues to regions and governorates, including 

the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the authority 

provided by section 1101 of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) shall continue in effect 

through fiscal year 2017: Provided, That any notification submitted 

pursuant to such section shall include a detailed summary of the 

terms and conditions of such loan and an assessment of the extent 

to which use of the proposed loan proceeds would place special 

emphasis on the Kurdish Peshmerga, Sunni tribal security forces, 

or other local security forces, with a national security mission. 

(c) Funds made available pursuant to this section and section 

7034(o)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public 

Law 114–113) from prior Acts making appropriations for the 

Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that 

were previously designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, are designated by the Congress for Overseas 

Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act and shall be available only if the 

President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS

SEC. 206. Funds appropriated by this title to support counterterrorism and countering violent extremism programs, including 

activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, 

may be used to enter into contracts with individuals for the provision of personal services (as described in section 37.104 of title 

48, Code of Federal Regulations (48 CFR 37.104)) in the United 

States or abroad: Provided, That such individuals may not be 

deemed employees of the United States for the purposes of any 

law administered by the Office of Personnel Management: Provided 

further, That the authority made available pursuant to this section 

shall expire on September 30, 2018. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.