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Union Calendar No. 167 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3280 
[Report No. 115–234] 
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2017 
Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for financial services and general gov-
ernment for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 
including operation and maintenance of the Treasury 
Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improve-
ments of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies 
for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when nec-
essary for the performance of official business; executive 
direction program activities; international affairs and eco-
nomic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy ac-
tivities, including technical assistance to Puerto Rico; and 
Treasury-wide management policies and programs activi-
ties, $201,751,000: Provided, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading— 
(1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official recep-
tion and representation expenses; 
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(2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated 
and expended under the direction of the Secretary of 
the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the 
Secretary’s certificate; and 
(3) not to exceed $24,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019, for— 
(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement 
Audit and Internal Control Program; 
(B) information technology modernization 
requirements; 
(C) the audit, oversight, and administra-
tion of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 
(D) the development and implementation 
of programs within the Office of Critical Infra-
structure Protection and Compliance Policy, in-
cluding entering into cooperative agreements; 
(E) operations and maintenance of facili-
ties; and 
(F) international operations. 
OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism 
and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial sys-
tem against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, ter-
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rorist 
facilitators, 
weapons 
of 
mass 
destruction 
proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other 
national security threats, $123,000,000: Provided, That of 
the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) up to 
$28,000,000 may be transferred to the Departmental Of-
fices Salaries and Expenses appropriation and shall be 
available for administrative support to the Office of Ter-
rorism and Financial Intelligence; and (2) up to 
$5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019. 
CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT 
For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity 
for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, 
$27,264,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not 
supplant any other amounts made available to the Treas-
ury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chief Information Officer of the individual 
offices and bureaus shall submit a spend plan for each 
investment to the Treasury Chief Information Officer for 
approval: Provided further, That the submitted spend plan 
shall be reviewed and approved by the Treasury Chief In-
formation Officer prior to the obligation of funds under 
this heading: Provided further, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading $1,000,000 shall be 
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available for administrative expenses for the Treasury 
Chief Information Officer to provide oversight of the in-
vestments made under this heading: Provided further, 
That such funds shall supplement and not supplant any 
other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief Infor-
mation Officer. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL 
INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For development and acquisition of automatic data 
processing equipment, software, and services and for re-
pairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, $3,077,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That these funds 
shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec-
essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of-
fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 
That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing shall be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Rev-
enue Service, Operations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue 
Service, Business Systems Modernization’’. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $34,112,000, including hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 
shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a con-
fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of 
which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, shall be for audits and investigations 
conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and 
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Re-
vived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 
U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector 
General for Tax Administration in carrying out the In-
spector General Act of 1978, as amended, including pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 
1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at 
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such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General 
for 
Tax 
Administration; 
$165,113,000, 
of 
which 
$5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available 
for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed 
$500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of 
a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under 
the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administra-
tion; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED 
ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special 
Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–343), $37,044,000. 
FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En-
forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and 
foreign government personnel to attend meetings and 
training concerned with domestic and foreign financial in-
telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula-
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tion; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 
$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, 
with or without reimbursement, $115,003,000, of which 
not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2020. 
TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this 
heading, $876,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded 
not later than September 30, 2018. 
(INCLUDING RETURN OF FUNDS) 
In addition, of amounts in the Treasury Forfeiture 
Fund, $38,800,000 from funds paid to the United States 
Government by BNP Paribas S.A. as part of, or related 
to, a plea agreement dated June 27, 2014, entered into 
between the Department of Justice and BNP Paribas 
S.A., and subject to a consent order entered by the United 
States District Court for the Southern District of New 
York on May 1, 2015, in United States v. BNPP, No. 
14 Cr. 460 (S.D.N.Y.), are hereby returned to the general 
fund of the Treasury. 
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BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau 
of the Fiscal Service, $330,837,000; of which not to ex-
ceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, is for information systems modernization initiatives; 
and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative 
and personnel expenses for financial management of the 
Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101– 
380. 
ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $111,439,000; of which not to 
exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and 
development programs for laboratory services; and provi-
sion of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies 
with or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall 
be for the costs of accelerating the processing of formula 
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and label applications: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for 
the costs associated with enforcement of the trade practice 
provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 
UNITED STATES MINT 
UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND 
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 
Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 
the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 
associated with the production of circulating coins, numis-
matic coins, and protective services, including both oper-
ating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That 
the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations in-
curred during fiscal year 2018 under such section 5136 
for circulating coinage and protective service capital in-
vestments of the United States Mint shall not exceed 
$30,000,000. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title 
I of Public Law 103–325), including services authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 
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fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$50,000,000; 
(2) not less than $15,000,000, notwithstanding 
section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 
4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2019, for 
financial assistance, technical assistance, training 
and outreach programs designed to benefit Native 
American, Native Hawaiian, and Native Alaskan 
communities and provided primarily through quali-
fied community development lender organizations 
with experience and expertise in community develop-
ment banking and lending in Indian country, Native 
American organizations, tribes and tribal organiza-
tions, and other suitable providers; 
(3) not less than $15,000,000 is available until 
September 30, 2019, for the Bank Enterprise Award 
program; 
(4) up to $23,000,000 is available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, for administrative expenses, in-
cluding administration of CDFI fund programs and 
the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not 
less than $1,000,000 is for development of tools to 
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better assess and inform CDFI investment perform-
ance, and up to $300,000 is for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the direct loan program; and 
(5) during fiscal year 2018, none of the funds 
available under this heading are available for the 
cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee 
bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle 
Community Development and Regulatory Improve-
ment Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, 
That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes 
under 
such 
section 
114A 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 
114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 
2018: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 
under this heading, not less than 10 percent shall be 
used for awards that support investments that serve 
populations living in persistent poverty counties: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any 
county that has had 20 percent or more of its popu-
lation living in poverty over the past 30 years, as 
measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses 
and the most recent series of 5-year data available 
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from the American Community Survey from the 
Census Bureau. 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
TAXPAYER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assist-
ance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer 
advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner, $2,315,754,000, of which $8,890,000 shall 
be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program; of 
which $12,000,000 shall be available for low-income tax-
payer clinic grants; of which $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019, shall be available for a 
Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching 
grants program for tax return preparation assistance, of 
which not less than $206,000,000 shall be available for 
operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available for the Tax-
payer Advocate Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
for identity theft casework. 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities 
of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect 
owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to con-
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duct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes 
related to violations of internal revenue laws and other fi-
nancial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehi-
cles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
determined by the Commissioner, $4,810,000,000, of 
which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019, and of which not less than 
$60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 
Enforcement program. 
OPERATIONS SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice to support taxpayer services and enforcement pro-
grams, including rent payments; facilities services; print-
ing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other 
IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics 
of income; telecommunications; information technology de-
velopment, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and se-
curity; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 
1343(b)); the operations of the Internal Revenue Service 
Oversight Board; and other services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner; $3,850,189,000, of which not to exceed 
$50,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain 
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available until expended for acquisition of equipment and 
construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, for research; of which not to exceed 
$20,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided, That not later than 30 days after the 
end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate and the 
Comptroller General of the United States detailing the 
cost and schedule performance for its major information 
technology investments, including the purpose and life- 
cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost 
and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and 
strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to miti-
gate such risks; and the expected developmental mile-
stones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next 
quarter: Provided further, That the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 
2019, a summary of cost and schedule performance infor-
mation for its major information technology systems. 
BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice’s 
business 
systems 
modernization 
program, 
$110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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curred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days 
after the submission of such notice: Provided further, That 
the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 
penalties and other charges on any such amount that is 
not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with 
the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an out-
standing debt on a United States Government claim under 
31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That each such amount 
that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and 
charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscella-
neous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive Resi-
dence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of 
the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth 
the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Res-
idence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total 
amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 
consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 
amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 
events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 
reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 
That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for 
the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 
within the Executive Residence that includes a standard 
for the classification of any such expense as political or 
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