H. R. 2028 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited the ‘‘Further Continuing and Security 
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Availability of funds. 
DIVISION A—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
DIVISION B—SECURITY ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this 
Act’’ contained in division B of this Act shall be treated as referring 
only to the provisions of that division. 
SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
(a) Each amount designated in this Act, or in an amendment 
made by this Act, by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the 
President subsequently so designates all such amounts and trans-
mits such designations to the Congress. 
(b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if 
applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all 
such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
DIVISION A—FURTHER CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
SEC. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
C of Public Law 114–223) is amended by—
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(1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 
inserting ‘‘April 28, 2017’’; 
(2) striking ‘‘0.496 percent’’ in section 101(b) and inserting 
‘‘0.1901 percent’’; and 
(3) inserting after section 145 the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 146. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Agriculture—Farm Service Agency—Agricultural Credit 
Insurance Fund Program Account’ may be apportioned up to the 
rate for operations necessary to fund loans for which applications 
are approved. 
‘‘SEC. 147. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Agriculture—Food and Nutrition Service—Child Nutrition 
Programs’ to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropria-
tions Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80) may be apportioned up 
to the rate for operations necessary to ensure that the program 
can be fully operational by May, 2017. 
‘‘SEC. 148. Section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘2010 through 2016’ and inserting ‘2010 
through 2017’. 
‘‘SEC. 149. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Agriculture—Rural Utilities Service’ may be transferred 
between appropriations under such heading as necessary for the 
cost of direct telecommunications loans authorized by section 305 
of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935). 
‘‘SEC. 150. Amounts made available by Section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Agriculture—Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insur-
ance Fund Program Account’ for the section 538 Guaranteed Multi- 
Family Housing Loan Program may be apportioned up to the rate 
necessary to fund loans for which applications are approved. 
‘‘SEC. 151. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion—Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’ may be appor-
tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the 
planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System. 
‘‘SEC. 152. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Commerce—Bureau of the Census—Periodic Censuses and 
Programs’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations nec-
essary to maintain the schedule and deliver the required data 
according to statutory deadlines in the 2020 Decennial Census 
Program. 
‘‘SEC. 153. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration—Exploration’ may be appor-
tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the 
planned launch capability schedules for the Space Launch System 
launch vehicle, Exploration Ground Systems, and Orion Multi-Pur-
pose Crew Vehicle programs. 
‘‘SEC. 154. In addition to the amount otherwise provided by 
section 101, and notwithstanding section 104 and section 109, for 
‘Department of Justice—State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties—Office of Justice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance’, there is appropriated $7,000,000, for an additional 
amount for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
program for the purpose of providing reimbursement of extraor-
dinary law enforcement overtime costs directly and solely associated 
with protection of the President-elect incurred from November 9, 
2016 until the inauguration of the President-elect as President:
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Provided, That reimbursement shall be provided only for overtime 
costs that a State or local law enforcement agency can document 
as being over and above normal law enforcement operations and 
directly attributable to security for the President-elect. 
‘‘SEC. 155. Notwithstanding sections 101, 102, and 104 of this 
Act, from within amounts provided for ‘Department of Defense— 
Procurement—Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’, funds are pro-
vided for ‘Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP)’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $773,138,000. 
‘‘SEC. 156. (a) Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104 of this 
Act, amounts made available pursuant to section 101 may be used 
for multiyear procurement contracts, including advance procure-
ment, for the AH–64E Attack Helicopter and the UH–60M Black 
Hawk Helicopter. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Army may exercise the authority 
conferred in subsection (a) notwithstanding subsection (i)(1) of sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code, until the date of enact-
ment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2017 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, subject to 
satisfaction of all other requirements of such section 2306b. 
‘‘SEC. 157. Notwithstanding section 102, funds made available 
pursuant to section 101 for ‘Department of Defense—Procurement— 
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’ are provided for the KC–46A 
Tanker up to the rate for operations necessary to support the 
production rate specified in the President’s fiscal year 2017 budget 
request. 
‘‘SEC. 158. Notwithstanding section 101, section 301(d) of divi-
sion D of Public Law 114–113 shall not apply to amounts made 
available by this Act for ‘Department of Energy—Atomic Energy 
Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration— 
Weapons Activities’: Provided, That the Secretary of Energy shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate not later than 15 days after funds made 
available by this Act for such account are allotted to a Department 
of Energy program, project, or activity at a rate for operations 
that differs from that provided under such heading in division 
D of Public Law 114–113 by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent. 
‘‘SEC. 159. As authorized by section 404 of the Bipartisan 
Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–74; 42 U.S.C. 6239 note), 
the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell not to exceed 
$375,400,000 of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
in fiscal year 2017: Provided, That the proceeds from such draw-
down and sale shall be deposited into the ‘Energy Security and 
Infrastructure Modernization Fund’ (in this section referred to as 
the ‘Fund’) during fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to amounts otherwise made available by section 101, and 
notwithstanding section 104, any amounts deposited in the Fund 
shall be made available and shall remain available until expended 
at a rate for operations of $375,400,000, for necessary expenses 
in carrying out the Life Extension II project for the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve. 
‘‘SEC. 160. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Uranium 
Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’ at a rate 
for operations of $767,014,000: Provided, That such amounts may 
not be reprogrammed below the levels provided in the table referred 
to in section 301(d) of division D of Public Law 114–113.
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‘‘(b) As of the date of the enactment of this section, section 
123 of this Act shall not be in effect. 
‘‘SEC. 161. In addition to amounts provided by section 101, 
amounts are provided for ‘General Services Administration—Allow-
ances and Office Staff for Former Presidents’ for the pension of 
the outgoing President at a rate for operations of $157,000. 
‘‘SEC. 162. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as 
the ‘SOAR Funding Availability Act’. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRING USE OF FUNDS REMAINING UNOBLIGATED FROM 
PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.—Section 3007 of the Scholarships for 
Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘ ‘(e) REQUIRING USE OF FUNDS REMAINING UNOBLIGATED FROM 
PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.— 
‘‘ ‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that any funds appro-
priated for the opportunity scholarship program under this 
division for any fiscal year remain available for subsequent 
fiscal years under section 3014(c), the Secretary shall make 
such funds available to eligible entities receiving grants under 
section 3004(a) for the uses described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘ ‘(A) in the case of any remaining funds that were 
appropriated before the date of enactment of the SOAR 
Funding Availability Act, beginning on the date of enact-
ment of such Act; and 
‘‘ ‘(B) in the case of any remaining funds appropriated 
on or after the date of enactment of such Act, by the 
first day of the first subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘ ‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—If an eligible entity to which the 
Secretary provided additional funds under paragraph (1) elects 
to use such funds during a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall 
use— 
‘‘ ‘(A) not less than 95 percent of such additional funds 
to provide additional scholarships for eligible students 
under subsection (a), or to increase the amount of the 
scholarships, during such year; and 
‘‘ ‘(B) not more than a total of 5 percent of such addi-
tional funds for administrative expenses, parental assist-
ance, or tutoring, as described in subsections (b), (c), and 
(d), during such year. 
‘‘ ‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE.—Any amounts made available for 
administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring under 
paragraph (2)(B) shall be in addition to any other amounts 
made available for such purposes in accordance with sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d).’. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 3014 of such Act (sec. 
38–1853.14, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘ ‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under subsection 
(a)(1), including amounts appropriated and available under such 
subsection before the date of enactment of the SOAR Funding 
Availability Act, shall remain available until expended.’. 
‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 163. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support’, ‘U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’, 
‘Transportation Security Administration—Operations and Support’,
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and ‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’ 
accounts of the Department of Homeland Security shall be appor-
tioned at a rate for operations as necessary, and apportioned to 
provide staffing levels as necessary, to ensure border security, fulfill 
immigration enforcement priorities, maintain aviation security 
activities, and carry out the mission associated with the protection 
of the President-elect. 
‘‘SEC. 164. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘National 
Gallery of Art—Salaries and Expenses’ may be apportioned up 
to the rate for operations necessary to provide for staffing, mainte-
nance, security, and administrative expenses for the recently 
reopened galleries. 
‘‘SEC. 165. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Smithso-
nian Institution—Salaries and Expenses’ may be apportioned up 
to the rate for operations necessary to provide for facilities mainte-
nance, facilities operations, security, and support at the National 
Museum of African American History and Culture. 
‘‘SEC. 166. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service— 
Indian Health Services’ and for ‘Department of Health and Human 
Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Facilities’, respec-
tively, may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 
to provide for costs of staffing and operating newly constructed 
facilities. 
‘‘SEC. 167. MINERS HEALTH BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This section may be cited as the ‘Continued 
Health Benefits for Miners Act’. 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIREES IN THE MULTIEMPLOYER 
HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN.—Section 402(h)(2)(C) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)) is 
amended— 
‘‘(1) by striking ‘A transfer’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘ ‘(i) TRANSFER TO THE PLAN.—A transfer’; 
‘‘(2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
and (II), respectively, and moving such subclauses 2 ems to 
the right; and 
‘‘(3) by striking the matter following such subclause (II) 
(as so redesignated) and inserting the following: 
‘‘ ‘(ii) CALCULATION OF EXCESS.—The excess deter-
mined under clause (i) shall be calculated— 
‘‘ ‘(I) except as provided in subclause (II), by 
taking into account only those beneficiaries actu-
ally enrolled in the Plan as of December 31, 2006, 
who are eligible to receive health benefits under 
the Plan on the first day of the calendar year 
for which the transfer is made; and 
‘‘ ‘(II) for purposes of the transfer made for 
fiscal year 2017, as if, for the period beginning 
January 1, 2017, and ending April 30, 2017, only— 
‘‘ ‘(aa) those beneficiaries actually enrolled 
in the Plan as of the date of the enactment 
of the Continued Health Benefits for Miners 
Act who are eligible to receive health benefits 
under the Plan on January 1, 2017, other than 
those beneficiaries enrolled in the Plan under 
the terms of a participation agreement with
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the current or former employer of such bene-
ficiaries; and 
‘‘ ‘(bb) those beneficiaries whose health 
benefits, defined as those benefits payable 
directly following death or retirement or upon 
a finding of disability by an employer in the 
bituminous coal industry under a coal wage 
agreement (as defined in section 9701(b)(1) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), would 
be denied or reduced as a result of a bank-
ruptcy proceeding commenced in 2012 or 2015, 
were taken into account, and for any other period 
during such fiscal year, only the beneficiaries 
described in subclause (I) were taken into account. 
‘‘ ‘(iii) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN RETIREES.—Individ-
uals referred to in clause (ii)(II)(bb) shall be treated 
as eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan 
for the plan year that includes January 1, 2017. 
‘‘ ‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER.—The amount 
of the transfer otherwise determined under this 
subparagraph for fiscal year 2017 shall be reduced 
by any amount transferred for the fiscal year to the 
Plan, to pay benefits required under the Plan, from 
a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association estab-
lished as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding described 
in clause (ii)(II). 
‘‘ ‘(v) VEBA TRANSFER.—The administrator of such 
voluntary employees’ beneficiary association shall 
transfer to the Plan any amounts received as a result 
of such bankruptcy proceeding, reduced by an amount 
for administrative costs of such association.’. 
‘‘(c) PRESERVATION
OF
PAYMENTS
TO
STATES
AND
INDIAN 
TRIBES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 402(i)(3) of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(i)(3)) 
is amended— 
‘‘(1) by striking ‘so that’ and inserting ‘under paragraph 
(1) so that’; 
‘‘(2) by striking ‘each transfer’ in clause (i) and inserting 
‘each such transfer’; and 
‘‘(3) by striking ‘this subsection’ in clause (iii) and inserting 
‘paragraph (1)’. 
‘‘(d) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 
‘‘(1) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 
of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 
maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As- 
You-Go Act of 2010. 
‘‘(2) SENATE
PAYGO
SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 
of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard 
maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 
(110th Congress). 
‘‘(3) CLASSIFICATION
OF
BUDGETARY
EFFECTS.—Notwith-
standing Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set 
forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of 
conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and sec-
tion 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this section shall 
not be estimated—
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‘‘(A) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and 
‘‘(B) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of 
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included 
in an appropriation Act. 
‘‘SEC. 168. Notwithstanding section 111, the fourth proviso 
under the heading ‘Department of Labor—Office of Workers’ Com-
pensation Programs—Special Benefits’ shall be applied by sub-
stituting 
‘$66,675,000’ 
for 
‘$62,170,000’, 
‘$22,740,000’ 
for 
‘$21,140,000’, ‘$16,866,000’ for ‘$16,668,000’ and ‘$4,101,000’ for 
‘$1,394,000’. 
‘‘SEC. 169. Section 458(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)(4)) shall be applied by substituting ‘2017’ 
for ‘2016’. 
‘‘SEC. 170. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Secretary’) may transfer up to $300,000,000 from 
the Fund established by section 223 of the Department of Health 
and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2008 (42 U.S.C. 3514a) 
to ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration 
for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’ only 
for activities authorized under section 462 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) and section 235 of the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232): Provided, That such funds transferred shall not be available 
for obligation prior to February 1, 2017. 
‘‘(b) In addition to amounts provided by subsection (a), if after 
March 1, 2017, and before the date specified in section 106(3), 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, determines that the percentage increase in the cumulative 
number of cases transferred to the custody of the Secretary pursu-
ant to such sections 462 and 235 for the current fiscal year over 
the number transferred through the comparable date in the previous 
fiscal year exceeds 40 percent, an amount not to exceed 
$200,000,000 may be made available to ‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families— 
Refugee and Entrant Assistance’ only for activities authorized under 
such sections 462 and 235. 
‘‘(c) The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days 
in advance of any funds being made available under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(d) Of the unobligated balances available in the Fund estab-
lished by section 223 of the Department of Health and Human 
Services Appropriations Act, 2008 (42 U.S.C. 3514a), $100,000,000 
is hereby rescinded. 
‘‘SEC. 171. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
within 10 days of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall transfer funds appropriated 
for fiscal year 2017 under section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 
(42 U.S.C. 300u–11) to the accounts specified, in the amounts 
specified, and for the activities specified in subsection (a) of section 
221 of division H of Public Law 114–113, except that the Secretary 
shall adjust the amounts transferred to the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention under this section to result in a total 
amount transferred to such agency under this section that is 
$1,000,000 less than the total amount transferred to such agency 
under such section 221: Provided, That subsections (b) and (c)
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of such section 221 shall apply to amounts transferred under this 
section. 
‘‘SEC. 172. The fifth proviso under the heading ‘Social Security 
Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses’ in division 
H of Public Law 114–113 shall be applied during the period covered 
by this Act by substituting ‘shall be used for activities to address 
the hearing backlog within the Office of Disability Adjudication 
and Review’ for ‘shall be for necessary expenses for the renovation 
and modernization of the Arthur J. Altmeyer Building’. 
‘‘SEC. 173. Activities authorized under part A of title IV and 
section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (except for activities 
authorized in section 403(b)) shall continue through the date speci-
fied in section 106(3) of this Act in the manner authorized for 
fiscal year 2016, and out of any money in the Treasury of the 
United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. 
‘‘SEC. 174. The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
use discretionary amounts appropriated in this Act for the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services to carry out section 399V– 
6 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–17). 
‘‘SEC. 175. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of 
living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 
2017. 
‘‘SEC. 176. TRANSFER OF O’NEILL BUILDING TO HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—(a) TRANSFER.—Effective upon the expiration of the 
180-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this 
section— 
‘‘(1) the building described in subsection (e) shall become 
an office building of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(2) the Administrator of General Services shall transfer 
custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction over the 
building to the Architect of the Capitol; and 
‘‘(3) the Architect of the Capitol shall exercise custody, 
control, and administrative jurisdiction over the building sub-
ject to the direction of the House Office Building Commission. 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT AS HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING AND PART OF CAP-
ITOL GROUNDS.—Upon the transfer of custody, control, and adminis-
trative jurisdiction under subsection (a), the building and grounds 
described in subsection (e) shall be treated as a House Office 
Building and as part of the United States Capitol Grounds for 
purposes of all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the House 
Office Buildings and the Capitol Grounds, including— 
‘‘(1) chapter 51 of title 40, United States Code (relating 
to the administration of the United States Capitol Buildings 
and Grounds); and 
‘‘(2) section 9 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to define the 
area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the 
use thereof, and for other purposes’, approved July 31, 1946 
(2 U.S.C. 1961) (relating to the authority of the United States 
Capitol Police to police the United States Capitol Buildings 
and Grounds). 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL TO ENTER INTO 
LEASES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES FOR USE OF BUILDING.—
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‘‘(1) AUTHORITY DESCRIBED.—The Architect of the Capitol 
is authorized to enter into leases and other agreements with 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government for the 
use of the building described in subsection (e) (or portions 
thereof), subject to the approval of the House Office Building 
Commission. 
‘‘(2) COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS.—Pursuant to a lease or 
other agreement entered into between the Architect of the 
Capitol and a department or agency of the Federal Government 
under the authority described in paragraph (1), the Architect 
of the Capitol is authorized to collect payments from such 
department or agency and such department or agency is author-
ized to make payments to the Architect of the Capitol, including 
payments of commercially-equivalent rent. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—Any payments received by 
the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to any lease or other 
agreement entered into under this subsection shall be deposited 
to the appropriation available to the Architect of the Capitol 
from the House Office Buildings Fund established under sub-
section (d) and shall be subject to future appropriation. 
‘‘(d) HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury 
of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘House Office 
Buildings Fund’ (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
‘Fund’). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of the 
following amounts: 
‘‘(A) Amounts transferred by the Architect of the Cap-
itol under paragraph (3) of subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) Interest earned on the balance of the Fund. 
‘‘(C) Such other amounts as may be appropriated by 
law. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUND.—Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
to the Architect of the Capitol for the maintenance, care, and 
operation of the House office buildings, and may be used to 
reimburse the United States Capitol Police, the House of Rep-
resentatives, or any other office of the legislative branch which 
provides goods or services for the maintenance, care, and oper-
ation of the building and grounds described in subsection (e), 
in such amounts as may be appropriated under law. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION
TO
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Upon making any obligation or expenditure of any amount 
in the Fund, the Architect of the Capitol shall notify the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of 
the amount and purpose of the obligation or expenditure. 
‘‘(5) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the 
Fund are available without regard to fiscal year limitation. 
‘‘(e) DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING AND GROUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) DESCRIPTION.—The building and grounds described in 
this subsection is the Federal building located in the District 
of Columbia which is commonly known as the ‘Thomas P. 
O’Neill Jr. Federal Building’, and which is more particularly 
described as follows: Square 579, Lot 827, at 200 C Street 
Southwest, bounded by C Street Southwest on the north, by 
2nd Street Southwest on the east, by D Street Southwest on 
the south, and by 3rd Street Southwest on the west, and 
by all that area contiguous to and surrounding Square 579
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from the property line thereof to the west curb of 3rd Street 
Southwest, the north curb of C Street Southwest, the east 
curb of 2nd Street Southwest, and the south curb of D Street 
Southwest. 
‘‘(2) RETENTION
OF
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
DISTRICT
OF 
COLUMBIA.—The Mayor of the District of Columbia will retain 
responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of those 
portions of the streets which are situated between the curb 
lines of the streets referenced in paragraph (1). 
‘‘SEC. 177. (a) During the 115th Congress— 
‘‘(1) amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary 
of the Conference of the Minority of the Senate shall be avail-
able for the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the duties and authorities of the Secretary of the 
Conference of the Minority of the Senate under section 3 of 
title I of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2008 (2 U.S.C. 6154), section 101 of chapter VIII of title I 
of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 6156), 
or any other provision of law shall be duties and authorities 
of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) For purposes of any individual employed by the Office 
of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate during the 115th 
Congress— 
‘‘(1) section 506(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1973 (2 U.S.C. 6314(e)) shall be applied by substituting ‘Assist-
ant Minority Leader’ for ‘Secretary of the Conference of the 
Minority’; 
‘‘(2) section 207(e)(9)(M) of title 18, United States Code, 
shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority Leader’ 
for ‘secretary of the Conference of the Minority’; and 
‘‘(3) subsection (b) of the first section of S. Res. 458 (98th 
Congress) shall be applied by substituting ‘Assistant Minority 
Leader’ for ‘Secretary of the Conference of the Minority’. 
‘‘(c) For purposes of any individual employed by the Office 
of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate during the 115th 
Congress, with respect to any practice that occurs during that 
Congress, section 220(e)(2)(C) of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1351(e)(2)(C)) shall be applied by substituting 
‘the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate’ for 
‘the Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority of 
the Senate’. 
‘‘(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to have any 
effect on the continuation of any procedure or action initiated under 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et 
seq.) or section 207 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘SEC. 178. Section 21(d) of Senate Resolution 64 of the One 
Hundred Thirteenth Congress, 1st session (agreed to on March 
5, 2013) is amended by striking ‘December 31, 2016’ and inserting 
‘December 31, 2018’. 
‘‘SEC. 179. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN LEGISLA-
TION.— 
‘‘(a) QUALIFYING LEGISLATION DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘qualifying legislation’ means a Senate bill or joint resolution— 
‘‘(1) that is introduced in the Senate during the 30-calendar 
day period beginning on the date on which Congress convenes 
the First Session of the 115th Congress;
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‘‘(2) the title of which is as follows: ‘To provide for an 
exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as 
Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active 
duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.’; 
and 
‘‘(3) the matter after the enacting or resolving clause of 
which is as follows: 
‘‘ ‘SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF 
PERSONS AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITHIN SEVEN 
YEARS OF RELIEF FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS REGULAR 
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
‘‘ ‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the second sentence of 
section 113(a) of title 10, United States Code, the first person 
appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
as Secretary of Defense after the date of the enactment of this 
Act may be a person who is, on the date of appointment, within 
seven years after relief, but not within three years after relief, 
from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component 
of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘ ‘(b) LIMITED EXCEPTION.—This section applies only to the first 
person appointed as Secretary of Defense as described in subsection 
(a) after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to no other 
person.’. 
‘‘(b) INTRODUCTION.—During the 30-calendar day period 
described in subsection (a)(1), qualifying legislation may be intro-
duced in the Senate by the Majority Leader (or the Majority 
Leader’s designee), the Minority Leader (or the Minority Leader’s 
designee), the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, 
or the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Armed 
Services. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
‘‘(1) COMMITTEE
REFERRAL.—Qualifying legislation intro-
duced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING
AND
DISCHARGE.—If the Committee on 
Armed Services has not reported the qualifying legislation 
within 5 session days after the date of referral of the legislation, 
the Committee shall be discharged from further consideration 
of the legislation, and the qualifying legislation shall be placed 
on the appropriate calendar. 
‘‘(3) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order 
at any time after the Committee on Armed Serves reports 
the qualifying legislation to the Senate or has been discharged 
from its consideration (even though a previous motion to the 
same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the 
consideration of the qualifying legislation, and all points of 
order against the qualifying legislation (and against consider-
ation of the qualifying legislation) are waived. The motion 
to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a 
motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. 
If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the qualifying 
legislation is agreed to, the qualifying legislation shall remain 
the unfinished business until disposed of.
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‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration of the qualifying legis-
lation, and all debate, debatable motions, and appeals in connec-
tion therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 
which shall be divided equally between, and controlled by, 
the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees. 
A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. 
An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to 
proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion 
to recommit the qualifying legislation is not in order. 
‘‘(5) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage shall occur 
immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the quali-
fying legislation and a single quorum call at the conclusion 
of the debate, if requested in accordance with the rules of 
the Senate. Passage of the qualifying legislation shall require 
an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen 
and sworn. 
‘‘(6) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.—Appeals from 
the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the 
rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure 
relating to qualifying legislation shall be decided without 
debate. 
‘‘(7) CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGES.—Consideration in 
the Senate of any veto message with respect to the qualifying 
legislation, including all debate, debatable motions, and appeals 
in connection therewith, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be 
equally divided between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader 
and the Minority Leader or their designees. 
‘‘(d) RULES OF THE SENATE.—This section is enacted— 
‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
and as such is deemed a part of the rules of the Senate, 
but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
in the Senate in the case of qualifying legislation described 
in subsection (a), and supersedes other rules only to the extent 
that this section is inconsistent with such rules; and 
‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the 
Senate to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure 
of the Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the 
same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate. 
‘‘SEC. 180. Section 133 of division L, title I of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016, Public Law 114–113, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘ ‘(a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, 
administer, or enforce the requirement for two off-duty periods 
from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. under paragraph 395.3(c) or the restric-
tion on use of more than one restart during a 168-hour period 
under paragraph 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
and those provisions shall have no force or effect upon submission 
of the final report issued by the Secretary of Transportation, as 
required by section 133 of division K of Public Law 113–235, unless 
the Secretary and the Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation each review and determine that the final report. 
‘‘ ‘(1) meets the statutory requirements set forth in such 
section; and 
‘‘ ‘(2) establishes that commercial motor vehicle drivers who 
operated under the restart provisions in operational effect 
between July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment
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of such Public Law demonstrated statistically significant 
improvement in all outcomes related to safety, operator fatigue, 
driver health and longevity, and work schedules, in comparison 
to commercial motor vehicle drivers who operated under the 
restart provisions in operational effect on June 30, 2013. 
‘‘ ‘(b) If the Secretary and the Inspector General do not each 
make the findings outlined in subsection (a) of this section with 
respect to the final report, hereafter, the 34-hour restart rule in 
operational effect on June 30, 2013 shall be restored to full force 
and effect on the date that the Secretary submits the final report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate, and funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act shall be available to imple-
ment, administer, or enforce the rule.’. 
‘‘SEC. 181. (a) Funds made available by section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Oper-
ations’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 
to avoid disruption of continuing projects or activities funded by 
this appropriation. 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the 
first proviso under the heading ‘Department of Transportation— 
Federal Aviation Administration—Facilities and Equipment’ in divi-
sion L of Public Law 114–113 shall be applied by substituting 
‘$479,412,000’ 
for 
‘$470,049,000’ 
and 
‘$2,375,588,000’ 
for 
‘$2,384,951,000’. 
‘‘SEC. 182. (a) Amounts available under section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Transportation—Maritime Administration—Operations and 
Training’ for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and 
capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy, and any available prior year balances for the Student 
Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies may, either in 
whole or part, be used for costs associated with the midshipmen 
Sea Year training program of the Academy without regard to any 
limitations on reprogramming or transfer under division L of Public 
Law 114–113 or otherwise applicable under a provision of this 
Act. 
‘‘(b) The matter under the heading ‘Department of Transpor-
tation—Maritime Administration—Operations and Training’ in divi-
sion L of Public Law 114–113 is amended by striking the third 
proviso (relating to an Academy spending plan). 
‘‘SEC. 183. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development—Public and Indian 
Housing—Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’ may be apportioned up 
to the rate for operations necessary to renew grants for rental 
assistance and administrative costs that were provided pursuant 
to the third through tenth provisos of paragraph (5) under such 
heading in title II of division K of Public Law 113–235 (128 Stat. 
2732). 
‘‘SEC. 184. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if not 
later than 10 days after the end of the Second Session of the 
114th Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (‘OMB’) 
determines that the total of enacted appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 subject to the discretionary spending limits in section 251(c) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
excluding any appropriations that would result in adjustments 
under section 251(b)(2) of such Act, does not exceed the sum of 
the unadjusted discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2017
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in section 251(c)(4) of such Act and provides written notification 
of that determination, then the final sequestration report for fiscal 
year 2017 under section 254(f)(1) of such Act and any order for 
fiscal year 2017 under section 254(f)(5) of such Act shall be issued, 
for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 days after the date specified 
in section 106(3) of this Act and, for OMB, 15 days after the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act: Provided, That the 
written notification required by this section shall include the total 
dollar amount and estimated uniform percentage that would be 
required to eliminate a breach within a category if OMB were 
to issue such final sequestration report and order pursuant to 
the timetable in section 254(a) of such Act. 
‘‘SEC. 185. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 
for the ‘Emergency Watershed Protection Program’, there is appro-
priated $103,140,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, 
to remain available until expended, and for the ‘Emergency Con-
servation Program’, there is appropriated $102,978,524 for an addi-
tional amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That all amounts made available by this section 
are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
‘‘SEC. 186. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 
there is appropriated $74,700,000 for an additional amount for 
fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for ‘National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration—Construction and Environ-
mental Compliance and Restoration’ for repairs at National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurricane 
Matthew: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress 
as 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
‘‘SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 
there is appropriated $54,827,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil— 
Construction’ for an additional amount for fiscal year 2017, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to address 
emergency situations at Corps of Engineers projects, and to rehabili-
tate and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, caused 
by natural disasters: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That beginning not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 
these funds. 
‘‘SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 
there is appropriated $290,708,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil— 
Mississippi River and Tributaries’ for an additional amount for 
fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair 
damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters:
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Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds. 
‘‘SEC. 189. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 
there is appropriated $259,574,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil— 
Operation and Maintenance’ for an additional amount for fiscal 
year 2017, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair 
damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds. 
‘‘SEC. 190. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101, 
there is appropriated $419,891,000 for ‘Corps of Engineers-Civil— 
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’, as authorized by section 
5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for an additional 
amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane and other 
natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and 
other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by 
law: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds. 
‘‘SEC. 191. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to any amount otherwise provided by section 101 
for the ‘Emergency Relief Program’, as authorized by section 125 
of title 23, United States Code, there is appropriated $1,004,017,000 
for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
‘‘SEC. 192. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 
for ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community 
Planning and Development—Community Development Fund’, there 
is appropriated $1,808,976,000 for an additional amount for fiscal 
year 2017, to remain available until expended, that is identical 
to the additional appropriation for fiscal year 2016 in section 145(a) 
of this Act (except that ‘enactment of this Act’ shall be treated 
as referring to enactment of this section, and except for the last
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proviso under such subsection), and with respect to which the 
same authority and conditions shall be in effect: Provided, That 
of the amount made available by this subsection, $1,416,000,000 
is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, and $392,976,000 is designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
‘‘(b) Of the amounts made available by subsection (a) and 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, up to $3,000,000 may be transferred, 
in aggregate, to ‘Department of Housing and Urban Development— 
Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Planning and 
Development’ for necessary costs, including information technology 
costs, of administering and overseeing the obligation and expendi-
ture of amounts in section 145 and all amounts in this section. 
‘‘SEC. 193. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, 
an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $20,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—Food and Drug Administration-FDA Innova-
tion Account’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): Provided, 
That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) 
of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts 
transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the 
necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under sec-
tion 1002(b)(4) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation for ‘Department 
of Health and Human Services—Food and Drug Administration— 
Salaries and Expenses’ solely for the purposes provided in such 
Act: Provided further, That upon a determination by the Commis-
sioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso 
are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may 
be transferred back to the Account: Provided further, That this 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law. 
‘‘SEC. 194. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, 
an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $352,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—National Institutes of Health—NIH Innova-
tion Account’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Account’): Provided, 
That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 1001(b)(3) 
of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts 
transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such Act, are for the 
necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described in section 
1001(b)(4) of such Act and in the amounts provided for fiscal year 
2017 in such section 1001(b)(4), and may be transferred by the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health to other accounts 
of the National Institutes of Health solely for the purposes provided 
in such Act: Provided further, That upon a determination by the 
Director that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso 
are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may 
be transferred back to the Account: Provided further, That this
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transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law. 
‘‘SEC. 195. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, 
an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 of $500,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, is provided for ‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Account For the 
State Response to the Opioid Abuse Crisis’ (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Account’): Provided, That such amounts are appropriated 
pursuant to section 1003(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are 
to be derived from amounts transferred under section 1003(b)(2)(A) 
of such Act, are for the necessary expenses to carry out the purposes 
described under section 1003(c) of such Act, and may be transferred 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to other accounts 
of the Department solely for the purposes provided in such Act: 
Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary that 
funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary 
for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back 
to the Account: Provided further, That this transfer authority is 
in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. 
‘‘SEC. 196. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for 
‘Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants’, there is appropriated $100,000,000 for an additional 
amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, 
for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State 
Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act pursuant to section 2201 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016. 
‘‘(b) The last proviso of paragraph (1) under the heading 
‘Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants’ in division G of Public Law 114–113 shall be applied to 
amounts made available by this section by substituting for ‘only 
where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act’ the following: ‘where such debt was incurred on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt was 
incurred prior to the date of enactment if the State, with concur-
rence from the Administrator, determines that such funds could 
be used to help address a threat to public health from heightened 
exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State emer-
gency declaration has been issued due to a threat to public health 
from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water 
supply before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That in a State in which such an emergency declaration has been 
issued, the State may use more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available under this title to the State for Drinking Water 
State Revolving Fund capitalization grants to provide additional 
subsidy to eligible recipients’. 
‘‘SEC. 197. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
there is provided for ‘Environmental Protection Agency—Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account’ for the 
cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as author-
ized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.), $20,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal
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amount of direct loans, including capitalized interest, and total 
loan principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $2,073,000,000. 
‘‘(b) In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to 
sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3908 and 3909) shall be credited 
to the appropriation made by this section to remain available until 
expended. 
‘‘(c) Of the amounts provided under subsection (a), not to exceed 
$3,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 
of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 
(33 U.S.C. 3912). 
‘‘SEC. 198. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for 
‘Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention—Environmental Health’, for carrying out 
section 2203 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is appro-
priated $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, 
of which $17,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 2203(b) of 
the Water and Waste Act of 2016 and $2,500,000 shall be for 
carrying out section 2203(c) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016: 
Provided, That such funds may be made available to the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry or the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, at the discretion of the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, for carrying out such sections 
of the Water and Waste Act of 2016. 
‘‘SEC. 199. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for 
‘Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention—Environmental Health’, for carrying out 
section 2204(a) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there is 
appropriated $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, for childhood lead poisoning prevention programs authorized 
under section 317A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247b–1). 
‘‘SEC. 200. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
in addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for 
‘Department of Health and Human Services—Health Resources and 
Services Administration—Maternal and Child Health’, for carrying 
out section 2204(b) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016, there 
is appropriated $15,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018, for the Healthy Start Initiative authorized under section 
330H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–8). 
‘‘SEC. 201. (a) Of any available amounts appropriated under 
section 301(b)(3) of Public Law 114–10, $170,000,000 is rescinded 
immediately upon enactment of this section. 
‘‘(b) In the Senate, the budgetary effects of this section shall 
not count for purposes of the amount in section 3103(b)(3) of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016 (S. Con. 
Res. 11) when determining points of order pursuant to section 
3103(b)(1) of that section of that concurrent resolution.’’. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Further Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2017’’.
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DIVISION B—SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, 
$196,964,000, of which $94,034,000 is to support counter-terrorism 
operations and $102,930,000 is to support the European Reassur-
ance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, 
$10,484,000, of which $7,354,000 is to support counter-terrorism 
operations and $3,130,000 is to support the European Reassurance 
Initiative: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine 
Corps’’, $5,840,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, 
$51,830,000, of which $37,640,000 is to support counter-terrorism 
operations and $14,190,000 is to support the European Reassurance 
Initiative: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’, $3,173,679,000, of which $2,734,952,000 is to support 
counter-terrorism operations and $438,727,000 is to support the 
European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy’’, $97,881,000, of which $95,531,000 is to support counter- 
terrorism operations and $2,350,000 is to support the European 
Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Marine Corps’’, $180,546,000, of which $168,446,000 is to support 
counter-terrorism operations and $12,100,000 is to support the 
European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force’’, $428,046,000, of which $382,496,000 is to support 
counter-terrorism operations and $45,550,000 is to support the 
European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide’’, $446,283,000, of which $412,959,000 is to support 
counter-terrorism operations and $33,324,000 is to support the 
European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’, 
$289,500,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
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Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Army’’, 
$229,100,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 
$72,000,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Air Force’’, $201,563,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$83,900,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$137,884,000, to support counter-terrorism operations: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Army’’, $78,700,000, to support counter-terrorism 
operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
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pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $3,000,000, to support counter-ter-
rorism operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund’’, $87,800,000, to support counter-terrorism 
operations: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’, $1,052,400,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2018, of which $927,189,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
funds are for operational and security requirements to support 
activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, 
other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism in Africa, 
Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central 
Asia, and to counter Russian influence: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 
$2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.
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EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 
and Maintenance’’, $654,411,000, to remain available until 
expended, for construction of, and security enhancements for, 
United States diplomatic facilities in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, 
the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, of which $618,411,000 
is for Worldwide Security Upgrades: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, $5,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018, for operational and 
security requirements to support activities to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist organizations, and 
violent extremism in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, 
and South and Central Asia: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Capital 
Security Cost Sharing Program: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 
$2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’, $616,100,000, to remain available until expended, for inter-
national disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assist-
ance, including in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, 
and South and Central Asia: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/
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Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Transition 
Initiatives’’, 
$50,234,000, to remain available until expended, for programs to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, other terrorist 
organizations, and violent extremism, and address the needs of 
populations impacted by such organizations: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
$1,030,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
programs to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, 
other terrorist organizations, and violent extremism, and address 
the needs of populations impacted by such organizations: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available 
for programs that include activities to document, investigate, and 
prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other 
human rights violations in Iraq and Syria, including to build 
capacity of Syrian and Iraqi investigators; atrocity prevention, 
transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs for 
vulnerable and persecuted minorities and ethnic groups in the 
Middle East and North Africa; and support for higher education 
institutions in Iraq: Provided further, That such funds shall also 
be made available for assistance for major non-North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization allies in the Middle East and North Africa, 
including Jordan and Tunisia: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’, $157,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, for programs to counter Russian influence: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
available for assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, and other countries 
affected by Russian aggression: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 may be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors—International Broadcasting 
Operations’’ for programs to counter Russian influence: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond 
to refugee and migration crises, including in Africa, Europe and 
Eurasia, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia, except 
that such funds shall not be made available for the resettlement 
costs of refugees in the United States: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, $26,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, for programs in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, 
and the Middle East: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, $128,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018, for anti-terrorism, demining and related 
programs and activities in Africa and the Middle East: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
equipment, training, logistics, and related support for peacekeeping, 
stabilization, and counter-terrorism programs in Africa and the 
Middle East: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be made available for a United States contribution to the 
Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 
for assistance for countries in Africa, Europe and Eurasia, and 
the Middle East: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine, Georgia, 
the Baltic states, Tunisia, and Jordan: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 201. Unless otherwise provided for by this title, the addi-
tional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts 
in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions 
applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2017. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 202. Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available 
for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, as 
appropriate, has notified the Committees on Appropriations in 
writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided, 
That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made 
available by this title under the headings ‘‘Department of State— 
Administration of Foreign Affairs—Office of Inspector General’’, 
‘‘United States Agency for International Development—Funds 
Appropriated to the President—Office of Inspector General’’, 
‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the Presi-
dent—International Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Bilateral Economic 
Assistance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 203. (a) Funds appropriated by this title under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, including for World-
wide Security Protection, and ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated by this title under such headings if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the 
Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond 
to security situations and requirements. 
(b) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
by this title under such headings. 
(c) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and
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Central Asia’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated by this title under the heading ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’. 
(d) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonprolifera-
tion, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this title under such headings. 
(e) The transfer authority provided by this section shall be 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise 
available under any other provision of law. 
CONSOLIDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 204. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act 
and prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this 
title, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall submit a consoli-
dated report to the Committees on Appropriations on the anticipated 
uses of such funds on a country and project basis for which the 
obligation of funds is anticipated, including estimated personnel 
and administrative costs: Provided, That such report shall be 
updated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days until 
September 30, 2018, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds 
have been expended: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
by this title under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 
and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ may be obligated prior 
to submission of the report required by this section. 
LOAN AUTHORITY 
SEC. 205. (a) Funds appropriated by this title under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and in prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under such heading may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
of loan guarantees for Iraq, which are authorized to be provided: 
Provided, That amounts made available under this subsection for 
the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance 
for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State should obtain a 
commitment from the Government of Iraq that such government 
will make available the proceeds of such financing to regions and 
governorates, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, in a manner 
consistent with the principles of equitable share of national reve-
nues contained in clause ‘‘Third’’ of Article 121 of the Constitution 
of Iraq: Provided further, That such funds shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations, except that any such notification 
shall include a detailed summary of the terms and conditions of 
such financing and an assessment of the extent to which the pro-
posed financing agreement between the Governments of the United 
States and Iraq supports the constitutional principles of equitable 
share of national revenues to regions and governorates, including 
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the authority 
provided by section 1101 of division O of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) shall continue in effect 
through fiscal year 2017: Provided, That any notification submitted 
pursuant to such section shall include a detailed summary of the 
terms and conditions of such loan and an assessment of the extent 
to which use of the proposed loan proceeds would place special 
emphasis on the Kurdish Peshmerga, Sunni tribal security forces, 
or other local security forces, with a national security mission. 
(c) Funds made available pursuant to this section and section 
7034(o)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public 
Law 114–113) from prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that 
were previously designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, are designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act and shall be available only if the 
President subsequently so designates all such amounts and trans-
mits such designations to the Congress. 
PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS 
SEC. 206. Funds appropriated by this title to support counter- 
terrorism and countering violent extremism programs, including 
activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, 
may be used to enter into contracts with individuals for the provi-
sion of personal services (as described in section 37.104 of title 
48, Code of Federal Regulations (48 CFR 37.104)) in the United 
States or abroad: Provided, That such individuals may not be 
deemed employees of the United States for the purposes of any 
law administered by the Office of Personnel Management: Provided 
further, That the authority made available pursuant to this section 
shall expire on September 30, 2018. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Security Assistance Appro-
priations Act, 2017’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.