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by the establishment over which that Inspector General has respon-
sibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply 
with this requirement. 
SEC. 419. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and 
after the date of enactment of this Act (without regard to fiscal 
year)— 
(1) subsections (c) and (d) of section 395.3 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as codified on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act, are null and void; and 
(2) section 395.3(c) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as in effect on December 26, 2011, is hereby restored to full 
force and effect. 
SEC. 420. For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 
Program as authorized by section 125 of title 23, United States 
Code, $528,000,000, 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. 421. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Community Planning and Development, 
Community Development Fund’’, $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, which amounts shall be allocated and used under 
the same authority and conditions as— 
(1) the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2016 in 
section 145(a) of division C of Public Law 114–223 and for 
fiscal year 2017 in section 192(a) of division C of Public Law 
114–223 (as added by section 101(3) of division A of Public 
Law 114–254) (except for the last proviso under such section 
145(a) and the proviso under such section 192); 
(2) the additional appropriation for fiscal year 2016 in 
section 420 of title IV of division L of Public Law 114–113 
(except for the last two provisos under such section); and 
(3) in section 145(a) of division C of Public Law 114– 
223 (except for the last proviso under such section 145(a)), 
for additional major disasters declared in calendar year 2017 
or later until such funds are fully allocated: 
Provided, That amounts authorized for use under section 192(b) 
of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added by section 101(3) 
of division A of Public Law 114–254) may be used for necessary 
costs, including information technology costs, of administering and 
overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts made avail-
able under this section: Provided further, That amounts made avail-
able by this section shall be 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. 422. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 165 
of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project eligible 
under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title 23 and 
located within the boundary of the State or territory any earmarked 
amount, and any associated obligation limitation, provided that 
the Department of Transportation for the State or territory for 
which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed 
notifies the Secretary of Transportation of its intent to use its 
authority under this section and submits a quarterly report to
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the Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding would 
be applied. Notwithstanding the original period of availability of 
funds to be obligated under this section, such funds and associated 
obligation limitation shall remain available for obligation for a 
period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary 
of Transportation is notified. The Federal share of the cost of 
a project carried out with funds made available under this section 
shall be the same as associated with the earmark. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ means— 
(1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule 
XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a 
prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was 
authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 
fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered 
by the Federal Highway Administration; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives identified in a prior 
law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was author-
ized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal 
years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by 
the Federal Highway Administration. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only 
for those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10 
percent of the amount made available for obligation as of October 
1 of the current fiscal year, and shall be applied to projects within 
the same general geographic area within 100 miles for which the 
funding was designated, except that a State or territory may apply 
such authority to unexpended balances of funds from projects or 
activities the State or territory certifies have been closed and for 
which payments have been made under a final voucher. 
(d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the 
information provided by the States and territories each quarter 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 423. (a) Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(89) United States Route 67 from Interstate 40 in North 
Little Rock, Arkansas, to United States Route 412. 
‘‘(90) The Edward T. Breathitt Parkway from Interstate 
24 to Interstate 69.’’. 
(b) Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended in the first sentence 
by striking ‘‘and subsection (c)(83)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(83), 
subsection (c)(89), and subsection (c)(90)’’. 
(c) Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The route referred to in subsection (c)(89) is des-
ignated as Interstate Route I–57. The route referred to in subsection 
(c)(90) is designated as Interstate Route I–169.’’. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2017’’.
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DIVISION L—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS 
AFFAIRS—ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, 
$39,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects author-
ized by law: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
and Marine Corps’’, $66,708,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and 
expended to carry out planning and design and military construction 
projects authorized by law: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 
$105,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects author-
ized by law: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army 
National Guard’’, $12,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out planning and design and military construction projects 
authorized by law: Provided further, 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air 
National Guard’’, $13,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended
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to carry out planning and design and military construction projects 
authorized by law: Provided further, 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army 
Reserve’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out planning and design and military construction projects 
authorized by law: Provided further, 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
Reserve’’, $4,525,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: 
Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects author-
ized by law: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force 
Reserve’’, $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: 
Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects author-
ized by law: 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. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Of the unobligated balances made available by divi-
sion I of Public Law 113–235 for ‘‘European Reassurance Initiative 
Military Construction’’ for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 
$12,300,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, $50,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such 
funds shall be for opioid and substance abuse prevention and treat-
ment, and further implementation of the Jason Simcakoski Memo-
rial and Promise Act (Title IX of Public Law 114–198). 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS DIVISION 
SEC. 301. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available in this division are in addition to amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017: Pro-
vided, That such amounts shall be subject to the terms and condi-
tions set forth in division A of Public Law 114–223. 
This division may be cited as ‘‘Military Construction and Vet-
erans Affairs—Additional Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION M—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE I—HEALTH BENEFITS FOR 
MINERS ACT OF 2017 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as ‘‘Health Benefits for Miners Act 
of 2017’’. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF TANF PROGRAM AND DETERMINING WHAT 
WORKS TO MOVE WELFARE RECIPIENTS INTO JOBS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each of the following provisions of the Social 
Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018’’: 
(1) Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 403(a)(1) (42 
U.S.C. 603(a)(1)). 
(2) Section 403(a)(2)(D) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(D)), except that 
the 2nd sentence of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017 or 2018’’. 
(3) Paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 
612(a)). 
(4) Section 418(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)). 
(5) Section 1108(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(b)(2)). 
(b) CONTINGENCY FUND.—Section 403(b)(2) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS
INTO
FUND.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there 
are appropriated for fiscal year 2018 such sums as are necessary