Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Making appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, namely: I Department of Labor Employment and training administration Training and employment services (Including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( Public Law 113–128 WIOA WANTO Act (1) for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $2,624,108,000 as follows: (A) $776,736,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $64,736,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and of which $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (B) $831,842,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and (C) $1,015,530,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $155,530,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided, (2) for federally administered programs, $433,397,000 as follows: (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016: Provided Provided further (B) $47,562,000 for Native American programs, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (C) $84,291,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including $78,207,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for employment and training services), $5,584,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and $500,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided (D) $996,000 for carrying out the WANTO Act, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and (E) $79,689,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (3) for national activities, $89,238,000, as follows: (A) $83,238,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided (B) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Job Corps (including transfer of funds) To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,702,946,000, plus reimbursements, as follows: (1) $1,595,616,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (2) $75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items of equipment: Provided Provided further Provided further (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015: Provided further Community service employment for older americans To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as OAA Federal unemployment benefits and allowances For payments during fiscal year 2015 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 Provided State unemployment insurance and employment service operations For authorized administrative expenses, $122,638,000, together with not to exceed $3,569,889,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund ( the Trust Fund (1) $2,830,443,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the administration of State unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including not less than $132,650,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, $10,000,000 for activities to address the misclassification of workers, and $3,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523 Public Law 112–40 Provided Secretary 5 U.S.C. 8521 et seq. (2) $14,547,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system; (3) $642,771,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $59,165,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which $48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for grants to States for the administration of such activities; and (6) $63,473,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and section 169 of the WIOA and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided AWIU Social Security Act Provided further Social Security Act Provided further Social Security Act Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Social Security Act Provided further, Social Security Act Provided further 29 U.S.C. 9a In addition, $25,000,000 from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall be available for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, which shall be available for Federal obligations through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017. state paid leave fund For grants and contracts to assist in the start-up of new paid leave programs in the States, $5,000,000. Advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act section 9501(c)(1) 5 U.S.C. 8509 Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances Program administration For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $106,505,000, together with not to exceed $50,674,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Employee benefits security administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $183,153,000. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pension benefit guaranty corporation fund The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ( Corporation 31 U.S.C. 9104 Provided Provided further Provided further Wage and Hour Division Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $237,330,000. Office of Labor-Management Standards Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards, $41,289,000. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $107,903,000. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, $115,663,000, together with $2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Special benefits (including transfer of funds) For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81 Civilian War Benefits Provided Provided further Provided further 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) Provided further (1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, $19,499,000; (2) For automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill processing, $22,968,000; (3) For periodic roll disability management and medical review, $16,482,000; (4) For program integrity, $1,385,000; and (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further 5 U.S.C. 81 Special benefits for disabled coal miners For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275 For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $56,406,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Black lung disability trust fund (including transfer of funds) Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the Fund Salaries and Expenses Salaries and Expenses Office of Inspector General Occupational safety and health administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $564,788,000, including not to exceed $104,196,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the Act 31 U.S.C. 3302 Provided 31 U.S.C. 3302 29 U.S.C. 9a Provided further Provided further DART (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies; (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any willful violations found; (3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers; (4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to health hazards; (5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; (6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under the Act; and (7) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to certain employers with a low DART rate and employing 10 or fewer employees within the past 12 months, that operate processes where the potential for a catastrophic chemical incident exists, defined as any establishment that operates a process covered by OSHA's Process Safety of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard (29 CFR 1910.119) or the Environmental Protection Agency's Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions (40 CFR 68), except that this subparagraph (7) shall not apply to employers conducting farming, harvesting, or processing operations on farms: Provided further Provided further Mine safety and health administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $376,371,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities: Provided 31 U.S.C. 3302 Provided further 31 U.S.C. 3302 Provided further 31 U.S.C. 3302 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Bureau of labor statistics Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $544,071,000, together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Office of disability employment policy Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities, $41,745,000. Departmental management Salaries and expenses (Including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $341,328,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further, Provided further, Veterans employment and training Not to exceed $231,872,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of which: (1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) Provided (2) $14,000,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144 (3) $39,458,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109: Provided further In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $38,109,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: Provided Provided further IT modernization For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, $19,778,000. Office of inspector general For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $76,721,000, together with not to exceed $5,590,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. General provisions (transfer of funds) 101. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided Provided further 102. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 103. None of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 may be used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals over the age of 16 who are not currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training: Provided 104. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Employment and Training Administration (Including Transfer of Funds) 105. Notwithstanding section 101, the Secretary may transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to Program Administration Provided (including transfer of funds) 106. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to Departmental Management Provided (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Training and Employment Services Job Corps Community Service Employment for Older Americans State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations Employee Benefits Security Administration Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Wage and Hour Division Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office of Labor Management Standards Occupational Safety and Health Administration Mine Safety and Health Administration Bureau of International Affairs Women's Bureau Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses Veterans Employment and Training 107. The Secretary shall continue to be consulted by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in fiscal year 2015 and thereafter, on the question of importing any nonimmigrant under the H–2B program, and the Secretary of Labor is continued to be authorized as part of that consultation to issue labor market determinations, including temporary labor certifications, and to establish regulations and policies for such issuance, including determining the appropriate prevailing wage rates for occupations in which H–2B nonimmigrants will be employed. 108. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to take any action in connection with any asserted liability under subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. (Including transfer of funds) 109. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.25 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out information technology purchases and upgrades for any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to Departmental Management Provided (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Employment and Training Administration Program Administration Job Corps Foreign Labor Certification Program Administration Employee Benefits Security Administration Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Wage and Hour Division Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office of Labor Management Standards Occupational Safety and Health Administration Mine Safety and Health Administration Veterans Employment and Training Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Disability Employment Policy This title may be cited as the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015 II Department of health and human services Health resources and services administration Primary health care For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the PHS Act Provided Provided further Public Law 104–73 HHS Provided further Health workforce For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce, section 1128E of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $866,257,000: Provided Provided further, Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Maternal and child health For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health, title V of the Social Security Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, $855,785,000: Provided Ryan white HIV/AIDS program For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,367,178,000, of which $2,026,898,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through September 30, 2017, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and of which not less than $933,299,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act. Health care systems For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $103,524,000, of which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: Provided Provided further Rural health For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $143,983,000, of which $40,507,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program: Provided Provided further Family Planning For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $300,000,000: Provided Program management For program support in the Health Resources and Services Administration, $154,677,000: Provided Vaccine injury compensation program trust fund For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (the Trust Fund PHS Act Provided Centers for disease control and prevention Immunization and respiratory diseases For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, $638,435,000. HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,117,689,000. Emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, $361,873,000: Provided Chronic disease prevention and health promotion Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health, $131,587,000. Public Health Scientific Services For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and workforce development, $484,650,000. Environmental health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health, $169,584,000. Injury prevention and control For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to injury prevention and control, $192,973,000. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Provided Energy employees occupational illness compensation program For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Public Law 106–554 Global health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to global health, $498,670,000, of which $128,420,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, to support national public health institutes: Provided, Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Public health preparedness and response For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness and response, and for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations, $1,369,025,000, of which $542,817,000 shall remain available until expended for the Strategic National Stockpile: Provided CDC-wide activities and program support (including transfer of funds) For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support that supplement activities funded under the headings Immunization and Respiratory Diseases HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities and Health Environmental Health Injury Prevention and Control National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Global Health Public Health Preparedness and Response Public Health Scientific Services Public Law 111–148 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further National institutes of health National cancer institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National heart, lung, and blood institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute of dental and craniofacial research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute of neurological disorders and stroke For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute of allergy and infectious diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,477,618,000. National institute of general medical sciences For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act Provided Eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National eye institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute of environmental health sciences For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute on aging For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute on deafness and other communication disorders For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute of nursing research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute on drug abuse For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute of mental health For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National human genome research institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act National center for complementary and integrative health For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act Provided National institute on minority health and health disparities For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act John e. fogarty international center For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the PHS Act National library of medicine For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act Provided Provided further NIH NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences, $655,314,000: Provided Provided further Office of the director For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $1,457,414,000, of which up to $30,000,000 may be used to carry out section 213 of this Act: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further NCS Provided further Provided further Provided further Buildings and facilities For the study of, construction or demolition of, renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, $129,385,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019. Substance abuse and mental health services administration MENTAL HEALTH For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, $1,047,648,000: Provided Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further Provided further Provided further SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and section 1922(a) of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $2,063,229,000: Provided Provided further SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $185,956,000. HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement activities funded under the headings Mental Health Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse Prevention Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further, Mental Health Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse Prevention Agency for healthcare research and quality Healthcare research and quality For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act Social Security Act Provided Provided further Centers for medicare and medicaid services Grants to states for medicaid For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act For making, after May 31, 2015, payments to States under title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter. Payments to health care trust funds For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248 In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. Program management For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act PHS Act Social Security Act Social Security Act Provided, Provided further, Social Security Act Health care fraud and abuse control account In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and program management, $672,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which $451,339,000 shall be for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Activities, including administrative costs, to conduct oversight activities for the Medicare program, including but no limited to Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program authorized in title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for activities described in section 1893 of such Act and for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program integrity activities, of which $112,918,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, and of which $107,743,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided Provided further Administration for children and families Payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act Low income home energy assistance For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, $3,471,672,000: Provided Provided further Refugee and entrant assistance For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act TVPA Provided Provided further Provided further Refugee and Entrant Assistance Contingency Fund Provided further Payments to states for the child care and development block grant For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 CCDBG Act Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Social services block grant For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the Social Security Act Provided Children and families services programs For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Head Start Act Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Social Security Act CSBG Act Social Security Act Social Security Act Immigration and Nationality Act Social Security Act Provided, 2014 2012 Provided further Head Start Act Provided further Provided further Provided further base grant Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 113–76 base grant Provided further Provided further, Provided further, Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Promoting Safe and Stable Families For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the Social Security Act Payments for foster care and permanency For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Security Act Administration for community living Aging and disability services programs (including transfer of funds) For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the OAA, titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and for Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities that assist individuals with disabilities, $1,665,371,000, together with $52,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Provided Provided further Provided further Office of the secretary General departmental management For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act Provided Provided further, Provided further Provided further, Provided further 41 U.S.C. 1703 Office of medicare hearings and appeals For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, $90,000,000, to be transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Office of the national coordinator for health information technology For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable health information technology, $61,474,000. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $71,000,000: Provided, Office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $41,205,000. Retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. Public health and social services emergency fund For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $1,030,899,000, of which $473,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act, and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: Provided Provided further Provided further For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $407,000,000, to remain available until expended. For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $130,009,000; of which $100,000,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided Provided further General provisions 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary. 202. None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a discretionary grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act 204. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act (transfer of funds) 205. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided Provided further (transfer of funds) 206. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: Provided (transfer of funds) 207. Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the Office of AIDS Research PHS Act 208. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act 209. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: Provided Provided further 211. In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2015: (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad. (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 chapter 63 212. (a) Authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of NIH ( Director PHS Act (b) Peer review In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures (including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act. 213. Funds which are available for Individual Learning Accounts for employees of CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ( ATSDR Provided 214. Not to exceed (transfer of funds) 215. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards ( NRSA PHS Act 216. (a) The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible Web site to provide information regarding the uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA (b) With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of the ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web site established under subsection (a) at a minimum the following information: (1) In the case of each transfer of funds under section 4002(c), a statement indicating the program or activity receiving funds, the operating division or office that will administer the funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to be posted not later than the day after the transfer is made. (2) Identification (along with a link to the full text) of each funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, or other announcement or solicitation of proposals for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be awarded using such funds, to be posted not later than the day after the announcement or solicitation is issued. (3) Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or contract with a value of $25,000 or more awarded using such funds, including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the award is made. (4) A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year. (c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the Secretary shall also include on the Web site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract from such funds with a value of $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identifying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), to be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month period. (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall: (1) present the information required in subsection (b)(1) on a single webpage or on a single database; (2) ensure that all information required in this section is directly accessible from the single webpage or database; and (3) ensure that all information required in this section is able to be organized by program or State. (Transfer of Funds) 217. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA Prevention and Public Health Fund (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 218. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA (1) funds are available and obligated— (A) for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and (B) for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's programs. (b) A contract entered into under this section: (1) shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of section 3903 (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section. 219. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2016 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA (b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such program, and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory appropriations. (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with paragraph (1). (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from the report employees or contractors who: (1) Are supported through appropriations enacted in laws other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to the passage of the ACA; (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; (3) or who work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts. 220. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2015 under section 338B of such Act. 221. Title IV of the PHS Act is amended by: (1) Striking National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Office of Alternative Medicine National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (2) Striking alternative medicine integrative health (3) Striking all references to alternative and complementary medical treatment complementary and alternative treatment complementary and integrative health (4) Striking references to alternative medical treatment integrative health treatment (5) Striking section 485D(c) and inserting: (c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall, as appropriate, study the integration of new and non-traditional approaches to health care treatment and consumption, including but not limited to non-traditional treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and disciplines. . 222. In addition to amounts provided herein, payments made for research organisms or substances, authorized under section 301(a) of the PHS Act, shall be retained and credited to the appropriations accounts of the Institutes and Centers of the NIH making the substance or organism available under section 301(a). Amounts credited to the account under this authority shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016. 223. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) Public Law 111–148 (1) the amount of funds used for each activity specified in the tables under the heading Health Insurance Marketplace Activity (2) the milestones completed for data hub functionality and implementation readiness. 224. That the authority provided by sections 399AA(e), 399BB(g), and 399CC(f) of the PHS Act shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. 225. The NIH director shall require registrations and results from NIH funded clinical trials to be included in the clinical trials registry data bank. This title may be cited as the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015 III Department of Education Education for the disadvantaged For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ESEA Higher Education Act of 1965 HEA Provided Provided further Secretary Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further, Provided further, Provided further Provided further, Provided further Provided further Provided further Preschool Development For carrying out, in accordance with the applicable requirements of part D of title V of the ESEA, $250,000,000 for a preschool development grants program: Provided Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Impact aid For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the ESEA Provided School improvement programs For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by parts A and B of title II, part B of title IV, parts A and B of title VI, and parts B and C of title VII of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Indian education For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the ESEA Innovation and improvement For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts B, C, and D of title V of the ESEA, and section 14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as amended, $882,398,000: Provided Public Law 111–5 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Safe schools and citizenship education For carrying out activities authorized by part A of title IV and subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of title V of the ESEA, $280,876,000: Provided Project SERV Provided further English language acquisition For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA Provided, Special education For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, $12,648,712,000, of which $3,109,827,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 20 U.S.C. 1234a Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Rehabilitation services and disability research For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,722,853,000, of which $3,335,074,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided Provided further SSI Provided further Provided further, Special institutions for persons with disabilities American printing house for the blind For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $25,000,000. National technical institute for the deaf For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $67,741,000: Provided, Gallaudet university For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $121,550,000: Provided Career, technical, and adult education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( AEFLA Provided Provided further, Provided further, Student financial assistance For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the HEA The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2015–2016 shall be $4,860. Student aid administration For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA Higher education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, $1,969,893,000: Provided Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Howard university For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and shall remain available until expended. College housing and academic facilities loans program For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the HEA Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000. Institute of education sciences For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $585,006,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided Provided further Departmental management Program administration For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $422,917,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff. Office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $102,624,000. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $58,791,000. General provisions 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. (transfer of funds) 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided Provided further 305. The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received under this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a 306. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix) 2015 2009 307. The Secretary may reserve funds under section 9601 of the ESEA (subject to the limitations in subsections (b) and (c) of that section) in order to carry out activities authorized under that section with respect to any ESEA program funded in this Act and without respect to the source of funds for those activities: Provided Provided further 308. None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the HEA may be disbursed or delivered to an institution of higher education (or other postsecondary educational institution) on behalf of a student, or to a student to be used to attend the institution, unless the institution certifies to the Secretary that it will not use revenues derived from educational assistance funds provided in any form under any Federal law for advertising, marketing or student recruitment activities (other than activities required or specifically authorized by title IV of the HEA or otherwise specified by the Secretary). 309. The Secretary of Education shall— (1) modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of the HEA so that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid contains an individual box for the purpose of identifying students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system; and (2) utilize such identification as a tool to notify students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for Federal student aid, including postsecondary education programs through the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and any other Federal programs under which such students may be eligible to receive assistance. 310. (a) Student Eligibility (1) Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA is amended to read as follows: (d) Students who are not high school graduates (1) Student eligibility In order for a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, to be eligible for any assistance under subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this title, the student shall meet the requirements of one of the following subparagraphs: (A) The student is enrolled in an eligible career pathway program and meets one of the following standards: (i) The student shall take an independently administered examination and shall achieve a score, specified by the Secretary, demonstrating that such student can benefit from the education or training being offered. Such examination shall be approved by the Secretary on the basis of compliance with such standards for development, administration, and scoring as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations. (ii) The student shall be determined as having the ability to benefit from the education or training in accordance with such process as the State shall prescribe. Any such process described or approved by a State for the purposes of this section shall be effective 6 months after the date of submission to the Secretary unless the Secretary disapproves such process. In determining whether to approve or disapprove such process, the Secretary shall take into account the effectiveness of such process in enabling students without secondary school diplomas or the equivalent thereof to benefit from the instruction offered by institutions utilizing such process, and shall also take into account the cultural diversity, economic circumstances, and educational preparation of the populations served by the institutions. (iii) The student shall be determined by the institution of higher education as having the ability to benefit from the education or training offered by the institution of higher education upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or the equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree or certificate offered by the institution of higher education. (B) The student has completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under State law. (2) Eligible career pathway program In this subsection, the term eligible career pathway program (A) concurrently enrolls participants in connected adult education and eligible postsecondary programs; (B) provides counseling and supportive services to identify and attain academic and career goals; (C) provides structured course sequences that— (i) are articulated and contextualized; and (ii) allow students to advance to higher levels of education and employment; (D) provides opportunities for acceleration to attain recognized postsecondary credentials, including degrees, industry relevant certifications, and certificates of completion of apprenticeship programs; (E) is organized to meet the needs of adults; (F) is aligned with the education and skill needs of the regional economy; and (G) has been developed and implemented in collaboration with partners in business, workforce development, and economic development. . (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if such amendment was enacted on June 30, 2014, and shall apply to students who are enrolled or who first enroll in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2014. (b) Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA is amended by inserting after year except that a student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first enrolls in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2015 shall not be eligible for the amount of the increase calculated under paragraph (7)(B) This title may be cited as the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015 IV Related Agencies Committee for purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public Law 92–28 Corporation for national and community service Operating expenses For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and Community Service (referred to in this title as CNCS 1973 Act 1990 Act Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further 31 U.S.C. 1552(a) Provided further Payment to the National service trust (including transfer of funds) For payment to the National Service Trust established under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $210,695,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Operating Expenses Provided further 31 U.S.C. 1513(b) Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109 Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,500,000. Administrative provisions 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2015, during any grant selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 section 2521.70 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 1990 Act: (1) Entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall be considered qualified entities NCPA (2) Individuals described in such section shall be considered volunteers (3) State Commissions on National and Community Service established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information, consistent with Public Law 92–544 Corporation for public broadcasting For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( CPB Communications Act of 1934 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Federal mediation and conciliation service Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service ( Service Provided, 31 U.S.C. 3302 Provided further, Provided further Federal mine safety and health review commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $17,061,000. Institute of museum and library services Office of museum and library services: grants and administration For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, $231,490,000. Medicaid and CHIP payment and access commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $8,500,000. Medicare payment advisory commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act National council on disability Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 National Health Care Workforce Commission For necessary expenses for the National Health Care Workforce Commission, as authorized by title V, subtitle B, section 5101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. National labor relations board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $278,306,000: Provided National mediation board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, $13,411,000. Occupational safety and health review commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, $12,651,000. Railroad retirement board Dual benefits payments account For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $34,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76 Provided Federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, which shall be the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–76 Limitation on administration For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board ( Board Provided Provided further Limitation on the office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $8,750,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account. Social security administration Payments to social security trust funds For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act Supplemental security income program For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603 Public Law 93–66 Public Law 95–216 Provided Provided further, For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $19,200,000,000, to remain available until expended. Limitation on administrative expenses For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $10,536,026,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further 5 U.S.C. 7131 In addition, for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, $1,396,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided Provided further Public Law 104–121 In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66 In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended. Office of inspector general (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $28,829,000, together with not to exceed $74,249,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the Limitation on Administrative Expenses Provided, V General Provisions (transfer of funds) 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses 505. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state— (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (c) The term health benefits coverage 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion— (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (d) (1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. (2) In this subsection, the term health care entity 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for— (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. 289g(b) (b) For purposes of this section, the term human embryo or embryos 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if— (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 513. None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children's Internet Protection Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices; (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of the committee involved. (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2015 that are different than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the Committee report accompanying this Act, or the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2015, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. (rescission) 518. Of the funds made available for performance bonus payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act, $1,751,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 519. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations: Provided, 520. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall: (1) be designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth, and (2) involve Federal programs targeted on disconnected youth, or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from school or work, that provide education, training, employment, and other related social services. Such Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting fiscal year 2015 fiscal year 2014 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. 521. Each Federal agency, or in the case of an agency with multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating division) funded under this Act that has research and development expenditures in excess of $100,000,000 per year shall develop a Federal research public access policy that provides for— (1) the submission to the agency, agency bureau, or designated entity acting on behalf of the agency, a machine-readable version of the author’s final peer-reviewed manuscripts that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals describing research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the Federal Government; (2) free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions not later than 12 months after the official date of publication; and (3) compliance with all relevant copyright laws. 522. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 523. Of the funds made available under section 108 of Public Law 111–3 524. For purposes of carrying out executive order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures: (a) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered independent agencies; and (b) attendance at and support for scientific conferences shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency totals. 525. (a) None of the funds in this Act may be available for agencies, or in the case of an agency with multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating division) to support: (1) More than 50 agency employees on official travel away from their duty station to attend a particular conference; or (2) More than $1,000,000 for sponsoring a conference. (b) This section shall not apply to conferences that are scientific in nature or scope. 526. None of the funds in this Act may be used for third party, nongovernmental certification for seafood sustainability. 527. (a) In general None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with— (1) any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 395(b) more than 50 percent at least 80 percent (2) any subsidiary of such an entity. (b) Waivers (1) In general The Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of the Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security. (2) Notification to Congress Upon issuing a waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify Congress of the waiver. (c) Exception This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of enactment of this Act, or to any task or delivery order issued pursuant to such a contract. (d) Secretary defined In this section, the term Secretary (1) The Secretary of Labor. (2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services. (3) The Secretary of Education. This Act may be cited as the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Summary: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Labor. Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Education. Makes appropriations for FY2015 to: (1) the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, (2) the Corporation for National and Community Service, (3) the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, (4) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, (5) the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, (6) the Institute of Museum and Library Services, (7) the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, (8) the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; (9) the National Council on Disability, (10) the National Health Care Workforce Commission, (11) the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), (12) the National Mediation Board, (13) the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, (14) the Railroad Retirement Board, and (15) the Social Security Administration. Specifies certain uses and limits or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act.