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2018, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be 
available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2018, to carry out activities under 
section 3111(c)(1)(C). 
SPECIAL EDUCATION 
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport 
and Empowerment Act of 2004, $13,406,517,000, of 
which $3,956,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 
2017, and shall remain available through September 30, 
2018, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available 
on October 1, 2017, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2018, for academic year 2017–2018: Pro-
vided, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA 
shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for 
that activity during fiscal year 2016, increased by the 
amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) 
of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appro-
priated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 
than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2016: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without regard 
to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 
States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), sub-
ject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s 
allocation under section 611(d), from funds appropriated 
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under 
this 
heading, 
is 
reduced 
under 
section 
612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on 
the basis of the States’ relative populations of children 
aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children 
with disabilities for whom the State ensures the avail-
ability of a free appropriate public education under this 
part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ 
relative populations of those children who are living in pov-
erty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not dis-
tribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State 
whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated 
under this heading made funds available for such a dis-
tribution: Provided further, That the States shall allocate 
such funds distributed under the second proviso to local 
educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): 
Provided further, That the amount by which a State’s allo-
cation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 
section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to 
States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or 
any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating 
the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or 
for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) re-
garding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under 
section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 
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requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may 
apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over 
a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, 
until the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a 
State’s allocation under section 611 is reduced in accord-
ance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a 
State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount 
that bears the same relation to the maximum amount de-
scribed in that paragraph as the reduction under section 
612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State 
would have received in that fiscal year under section 
611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 
funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the 
fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the 
requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 
section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under sec-
tion 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 
under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide tech-
nical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the 
States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 
616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other serv-
ices and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 
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quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may use funds made 
available for the State Personnel Development Grants pro-
gram under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate pro-
gram performance under such subpart. 
REHABILITATION SERVICES 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller 
National 
Center 
Act, 
$3,534,027,000, 
of 
which 
$3,398,554,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabili-
tation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act to promote the Education 
of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $25,431,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 
of 1986, $70,016,000: Provided, That from the total 
amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 
funds for the endowment program as authorized under 
section 207 of such Act. 
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GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $121,275,000: 
Provided, That from the total amount available, the Uni-
versity may at its discretion use funds for the endowment 
program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 
CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 and the Adult Education and Family 
Literacy Act (‘‘AEFLA’’), $1,720,686,000, of which 
$929,686,000 shall become available on July 1, 2017, and 
shall remain available through September 30, 2018, and 
of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 
1, 2017, and shall remain available through September 30, 
2018: Provided, That of the amounts made available for 
AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership ac-
tivities under section 242. 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, 
and part C of title IV of the HEA, $22,888,210,000, 
which shall remain available through September 30, 2018. 
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The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 
be eligible during award year 2017–2018 shall be $4,860. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 
D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and 
parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 
1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 
$1,551,854,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2018: Provided, That the Secretary shall, allocate new 
student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan 
servicers on the basis of their performance compared to 
all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, 
and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process 
new and existing accounts. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, titles III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the HEA, the Mu-
tual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and 
section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006, $1,976,666,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and 
section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and 
study in foreign countries by individuals who are partici-
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pating in advanced foreign language training and inter-
national studies in areas that are vital to United States 
national security and who plan to apply their language 
skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of gov-
ernment, the professions, or international development: 
Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the pre-
ceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program 
evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemina-
tion activities: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent 
of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 
2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evalua-
tion. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For 
partial 
support 
of 
Howard 
University, 
$221,821,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be 
for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 
University Endowment Act and shall remain available 
until expended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 
PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac-
tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 
121 of the HEA, $435,000. 
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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 
CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as au-
thorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 
shall remain available through September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$282,212,885: Provided further, That these funds may be 
used to support loans to public and private Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limi-
tations within section 344(a) of the HEA. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the Historically Black College and University Capital Fi-
nancing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title 
III of the HEA, $334,000. 
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu-
cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assess-
ment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 
208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, 
and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act, $536,049,000, which shall remain available 
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through September 30, 2018: Provided, That funds avail-
able to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical 
Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary 
and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsec-
ondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop 
such systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of 
the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Edu-
cational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards 
to public or private organizations or agencies to support 
activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use 
at the local, State, and national levels. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in-
cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
$432,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, may be for relocation of, and renova-
tion of buildings occupied by, Department staff. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $100,000,000. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $59,256,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for 
the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in 
order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school 
system, or for the transportation of students or teachers 
(or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) 
in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any 
school or school system. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act 
shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the trans-
portation of any student to a school other than the school 
which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student 
requiring special education, to the school offering such 
special education, in order to comply with title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section 
an indirect requirement of transportation of students in-
cludes the transportation of students to carry out a plan 
involving the reorganization of the grade structure of 
schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, 
or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or 
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clustering. The prohibition described in this section does 
not include the establishment of magnet schools. 
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro-
priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 
be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 
such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority 
granted by this section shall not be used to create any 
new program or to fund any project or activity for which 
no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 
in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 305. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact 
of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘2017’’ for ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 306. Funds appropriated in this Act and con-
solidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of 
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the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2017 through 
September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 307. (a) An institution of higher education that 
maintains an endowment fund supported with funds ap-
propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 
2017 may use the income from that fund to award schol-
arships to students, subject to the limitation in section 
331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for 
such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 
be considered to have been an allowable use of that in-
come, subject to that limitation. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III 
and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 
SEC. 308. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 
1011c(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 309. Section 458(a) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 
1087h(a)) is amended in paragraph (4) by striking 
‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 310. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to— 
(1) implement, administer or enforce section 
600.4(a)(3), 600.5(a)(4), 600.6(a)(3), 600.9, or 
668.43(b) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations 
(relating to state authorization), as added or amend-
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ed by the final regulations published by the Depart-
ment of Education in the Federal Register on Octo-
ber 29, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66832 et. seq.); 
(2) implement, administer, or enforce the final 
regulations on Program Integrity: Gainful Employ-
ment published by the Department of Education on 
October 31, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 64889 et seq.); 
(3) promulgate or enforce any new regulation 
or rule with respect to the definition or application 
of the term gainful employment under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 on or after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(4) promulgate, implement, administer, or en-
force the proposed rule establishing a teacher prepa-
ration program accountability system as published 
by the Department of Education in the Federal Reg-
ister on December 3, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 71819 et 
seq.), or any new regulation or rule with respect to 
a teacher preparation program accountability sys-
tem; 
(5) implement, administer, or enforce the defi-
nition of the term credit hour in section 600.2 of 
title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, as added by 
the final regulations published by the Department of 
Education in the Federal Register on October 29, 
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2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66946) and clauses (i)(A), (ii), 
and (iii) of subsection (k)(2) of section 668.8 of 
such title, as amended by such final regulations; or 
(6) promulgate or enforce any new regulation 
or rule with respect to the definition or application 
of the term credit hour under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 311. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to the Department of Education may be used to with-
hold Federal financial assistance to public educational in-
stitutions for alleged violations described in the letter 
dated May 13, 2016, issued jointly by the Department of 
Justice and the Department of Education, or substantially 
similar alleged violations, until such violations have been 
generally recognized by appropriate courts of the United 
States in final and unappealable judgments (including the 
exhaustion of or expiration of the time for any appeals), 
and such alleged violations have been determined by the 
applicable court to have occurred. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
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TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 
BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur-
chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
established under section 8502 of title 41, United States 
Code, $8,597,000: Provided, That in order to authorize 
any central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to sec-
tion 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform 
contract requirements of the Committee as prescribed 
under section 51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, the Committee shall enter into a written agreement 
with any such central nonprofit agency: Provided further, 
That such agreement entered into under the preceding 
proviso shall contain such auditing, oversight, and report-
ing provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 of 
title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That such 
agreement shall include the elements listed under this 
heading in the explanatory statement accompanying Pub-
lic Law 114-113: Provided further, That a fee may not 
be charged under section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, unless such fee is under the terms of 
the written agreement between the Committee and any 
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such central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That no 
less than $1,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 401. Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each fiscal year quarter, the Committee For Purchase 
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled shall 
submit to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
Reform and Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives, the Committees on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, the reports described under the heading ‘‘Committee 
For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled—Requested Reports’’ in the committee report 
accompanying this Act. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 
‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 
to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $787,929,000, notwith-
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