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JOB CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal 
administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and 
other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training cen-
ters as authorized by the WIOA, $1,718,655,000, plus reimburse-
ments, as follows: 
(1) $1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 
2020; 
(2) $83,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisi-
tion of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the 
period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022, and which may 
include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items 
of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up 
to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs 
of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: Pro-
vided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
ceding provision shall not be available for obligation after June 
30, 2020: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and 
(3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which 
shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2018 
through September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be 
used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS 
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred 
to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $400,000,000, which shall be available 
for the period April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, and may 
be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) 
of the OAA. 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during fiscal year 2019 of trade adjustment ben-
efit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of 
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 
of that Act; and for training, employment and case management 
services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State 
administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 
2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, 
allowances, training, employment and case management services, 
and related State administration provided pursuant to section 
231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 
and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 
$790,000,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary 
to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for 
any period subsequent to September 15, 2019: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 502 of this Act, any part of the appropriation 
provided under this heading may remain available for obligation
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beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 
245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE 
OPERATIONS 
For authorized administrative expenses, $84,066,000, together 
with not to exceed $3,251,583,000 which may be expended from 
the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which: 
(1) $2,515,816,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 
States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 
laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act 
(including not less than $150,000,000 to carry out reemploy-
ment services and eligibility assessments under section 306 
of such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as defined 
in such section, including those who are profiled as most likely 
to exhaust their benefits, may be eligible for such services 
and assessments: Provided, That of such amount, $117,000,000 
is specified for grants under section 306 of the Social Security 
Act and is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985, as amended, and $33,000,000 is additional new budget 
authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(E)(i)(II) of 
such Act; and $9,000,000 for continued support of the 
Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the 
administration 
of 
unemployment 
insurance 
for 
Federal 
employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 
5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the administration of trade readjust-
ment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, 
and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade 
Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and section 405(a) of the 
Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and shall be available 
for obligation by the States through December 31, 2019, except 
that funds used for automation shall be available for Federal 
obligation through December 31, 2019, and for State obligation 
through September 30, 2021, or, if the automation is being 
carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation 
through September 30, 2024, and for expenditure through Sep-
tember 30, 2025, and funds for competitive grants awarded 
to States for improved operations and to conduct in-person 
reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 
insurance improper payment reviews and provide reemploy-
ment services and referrals to training, as appropriate, shall 
be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2019, 
and for obligation by the States through September 30, 2021, 
and funds for the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center 
of Excellence shall be available for obligation by the State 
through September 30, 2020, and funds used for unemployment 
insurance workloads experienced through September 30, 2019 
shall be available for Federal obligation through December 
31, 2019; 
(2) $12,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties necessary to support the administration of the Federal- 
State unemployment insurance system;
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(3) $641,639,000 from the Trust Fund, together with 
$21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 
grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for 
the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020; 
(4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties of the Employment Service, including administration of 
the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance 
and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; 
(5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administra-
tion of foreign labor certifications and related activities under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which 
$48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal administration 
of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for grants 
to States for the administration of such activities; and 
(6) $62,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide 
workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop 
system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be 
available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2019 
through June 30, 2020: 
Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured 
Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2019 is projected by the 
Department of Labor to exceed 2,030,000, an additional $28,600,000 
from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 
100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 
for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the 
Social Security Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under 
title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State 
to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title 
III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major 
disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 
under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on 
behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New 
Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 
under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on 
behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data 
Exchange System: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career 
center system, or which are used to support the national activities 
of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, 
or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, 
or agreements with States and non-State entities: Provided further, 
That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations 
under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to 
support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment 
insurance system, may award subgrants to other States and non- 
State entities under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 
to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security 
Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund 
integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service auto-
mation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed
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under the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require-
ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating 
in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to 
such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States 
participating in the consortium or to the entity operating the 
Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Support Center 
in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration 
of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the 
request: Provided further, That the Secretary may collect fees for 
the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and 
reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers 
Survey requested by State and local governments, public and pri-
vate institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations 
and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 
29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infra-
structure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection 
and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to 
this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 
2020, for such purposes. 
ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS 
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 
authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, 
and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by 
section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for 
nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 
901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal Unemployment 
Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such sums as may be necessary, 
which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2020. 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering employment and training pro-
grams, $108,674,000, together with not to exceed $49,982,000 which 
may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security 
Administration, $181,000,000, of which up to $3,000,000 shall be 
made available through September 30, 2020, for the procurement 
of expert witnesses for enforcement litigation. 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Corporation’’) is 
authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assist-
ance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing
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authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, 
and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated 
administrative expenses, through September 30, 2019, for the Cor-
poration: Provided, That none of the funds available to the Corpora-
tion for fiscal year 2019 shall be available for obligations for 
administrative expenses in excess of $445,363,000: Provided further, 
That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in 
plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 
2019, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be 
available through September 30, 2020, for obligation for administra-
tive expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: 
Provided further, That obligations in excess of the amounts provided 
in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary 
pretermination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program 
related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 
That an additional amount shall be available for obligation through 
September 30, 2020 to the extent the Corporation’s costs exceed 
$250,000 for the provision of credit or identity monitoring to affected 
individuals upon suffering a security incident or privacy breach, 
not to exceed an additional $100 per affected individual. 
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, 
including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and 
their employees for inspection services rendered, $229,000,000. 
OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management 
Standards, $41,187,000. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract 
Compliance Programs, $103,476,000. 
OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ Compensation 
Programs, $115,424,000, together with $2,177,000 which may be 
expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 
44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensa-
tion Act.
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SPECIAL BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 
(except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or 
any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; continuation of 
benefits as provided for under the heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ 
in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the 
Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sec-
tion 5(f) of the War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); obligations 
incurred under the War Hazards Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.); and 50 percent of the additional compensation and 
benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor 
Workers’ Compensation Act, $230,000,000, together with such 
amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent 
year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other 
benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current 
year, for deposit into and to assume the attributes of the Employees’ 
Compensation Fund established under 5 U.S.C. 8147(a): Provided, 
That amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 
by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer 
at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, 
disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of reimburse-
ments unobligated on September 30, 2018, shall remain available 
until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and 
expenses: Provided further, That in addition there shall be trans-
ferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any 
other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) 
to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, 
such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administra-
tion for employees of such fair share entities through September 
30, 2019: Provided further, That of those funds transferred to this 
account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration 
of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, $74,777,000 shall 
be made available to the Secretary as follows: 
(1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data 
processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, 
$24,540,000; 
(2) 
For 
automated 
workload 
processing 
operations, 
including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and med-
ical bill processing, $22,968,000; 
(3) For periodic roll disability management and medical 
review, $25,535,000; 
(4) For program integrity, $1,734,000; and 
(5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any person 
filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 
81, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, pro-
vide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information 
(including Social Security account number) as such regulations 
may prescribe.
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SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS 
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, $10,319,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit 
payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred 
in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter 
of fiscal year 2020, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL 
ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $59,098,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may 
require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act 
provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including 
Social Security account number) as may be prescribed. 
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability 
Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available until expended, for 
payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), 
and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment 
of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 
9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may 
be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2019 for expenses of 
operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, 
as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $38,246,000 for 
transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’; not to exceed $31,994,000 for transfer to Depart-
mental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed 
$330,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into 
miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, $557,787,000, including not to exceed $102,350,000 
which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States 
under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
(the ‘‘Act’’), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the 
costs of State occupational safety and health programs required 
to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 
18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain 
up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition 
and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may 
utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and
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education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Sec-
retary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in 
accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer 
national and international laboratory recognition programs that 
ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers 
in the workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to 
prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regula-
tion, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person 
who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain 
a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Pro-
vided further, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph 
shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any 
standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect 
to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within 
a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (‘‘DART’’) 
occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial 
classification code for which such data are published, less than 
the national average rate as such rates are most recently published 
by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except— 
(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, tech-
nical assistance, educational and training services, and to con-
duct surveys and studies; 
(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response 
to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations 
found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for viola-
tions which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement 
period and for any willful violations found; 
(3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
to imminent dangers; 
(4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
to health hazards; 
(5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one 
or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two 
or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such 
investigation authorized by the Act; and 
(6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising 
rights under the Act: 
Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to 
any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does 
not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer 
employees: Provided further, That $10,537,000 shall be available 
for Susan Harwood training grants, of which the Secretary shall 
reserve not less than $4,500,000 for Susan Harwood Training 
Capacity Building Developmental grants, as described in Funding 
Opportunity Number SHTG–FY–16–02 (referenced in the notice 
of availability of funds published in the Federal Register on May 
3, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 30568)) for program activities starting not 
later than September 30, 2019 and lasting for a period of 12 
months: Provided further, That not less than $3,500,000 shall be 
for Voluntary Protection Programs.
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MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration, $373,816,000, including purchase and bestowal of 
certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first- 
aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up 
to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less 
than $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That 
amounts available for State assistance grants may be used for 
the purchase and maintenance of new equipment required by the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal 
Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors’’ pub-
lished by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on 
May 1, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 24813 et seq.), for operators that dem-
onstrate financial need as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed 
$750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety 
Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, 
otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for 
mine safety and health education and training activities: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety 
and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up 
to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification 
of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may 
utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further, That the 
Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and 
other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute 
projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or pri-
vate: Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health Adminis-
tration is authorized to promote health and safety education and 
training in the mining community through cooperative programs 
with States, industry, and safety associations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes 
Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with 
or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine 
Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in local chap-
ters or in the national organization: Provided further, That any 
funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with 
the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine 
rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local 
agencies and their employees for services rendered, $550,000,000, 
together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which may be expended 
from the Employment Security Administration account in the 
Unemployment Trust Fund.