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State spend plan shall include funding for all such pro-
grams for all relevant Department of State and USAID of-
fices and bureaus: Provided further, That prior to the obli-
gation of such funds, such offices and bureaus shall consult 
with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, Department of State, to ensure that such 
programs support the Department of State Internet freedom 
strategy. 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7079. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall 
be made available for programs and activities administered 
by the United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID) to address the needs and protect and promote the 
rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, 
including initiatives that focus on independent living, eco-
nomic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, 
transportation, sports, and integration of individuals with 
disabilities, including for the cost of translation. 
(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL SUP-
PORT.—Of the funds made available pursuant to this sec-
tion, 5 percent may be used for USAID for management, 
oversight, and technical support.
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IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 7080. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III through VI of this Act 
may be obligated or expended to provide— 
(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the 
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 
outside the United States if such incentive or induce-
ment is likely to reduce the number of employees of 
such business enterprise in the United States because 
United States production is being replaced by such 
enterprise outside the United States; 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or activ-
ity that contributes to the violation of internationally 
recognized workers’ rights, as defined in section 
507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the re-
cipient country, including any designated zone or 
area in that country: Provided, That the application 
of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be 
commensurate with the level of development of the re-
cipient country and sector, and shall not preclude as-
sistance for the informal sector in such country, micro 
and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agri-
culture;
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(3) any assistance to an entity outside the 
United States if such assistance is for the purpose of 
directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 
United States to other countries and adversely im-
pacts the labor force in the United States; or 
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 
policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— 
(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; 
(B) the modification proposed by the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation in Novem-
ber 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental 
and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or 
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High 
Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Ex-
port-Import Bank of the United States on De-
cember 12, 2013, 
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohib-
iting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project 
the purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable elec-
tricity in International Development Association 
(IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and 
(ii) increase exports of goods and services from the
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United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the 
United States. 
COUNTRY FOCUS AND SELECTIVITY 
SEC. 7081. (a) TRANSITION PLAN REQUIREMENT.— 
Any bilateral country assistance strategy developed after the 
date of enactment of this Act for the provision of assistance 
for a foreign country shall include a transition plan identi-
fying end goals and options for winding down, within a 
targeted period of years, such bilateral assistance: Provided, 
That such transition plan shall be developed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID), the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, and 
officials of such foreign government and representatives of 
civil society, as appropriate. 
(b) TARGETED TRANSITIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator, the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies, and the Committees on Ap-
propriations, shall select at least one country in which to 
establish and implement a transition program to seek to 
reduce dependency on bilateral foreign assistance and create 
greater self-sufficiency for such country: Provided, That any 
such selection shall be of a country receiving assistance with 
funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and
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prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that— 
(1) is a long-time recipient of such assistance; 
(2) has demonstrated, or has been assessed to 
possess, the capacity for self-sufficiency; and 
(3) is not impacted by conflict or crisis, includ-
ing large numbers of internally displaced persons or 
significant refugee populations resulting from such 
conflict or crisis: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to the selection of any 
such country, and on the goals and targets for such program 
to be established in the selected country: Provided further, 
That such transition should exclude funding for democracy 
and humanitarian assistance programs: Provided further, 
That assistance may be resumed or continued for any such 
selected country if the Secretary determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is impor-
tant to the national interest of the United States, and such 
report provides an explanation of such interest being served. 
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 
SEC. 7082. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘International Organizations 
and Programs’’ in this Act for fiscal year 2016, $32,500,000
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shall be made available for the United Nations Population 
Fund (UNFPA). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for 
UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ ac-
count and shall be made available for family planning, ma-
ternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used by 
UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds 
made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made 
available unless— 
(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by 
this Act in an account separate from other accounts 
of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with 
other sums; and 
(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR 
WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—
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(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations in-
dicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budg-
eting for the year in which the report is submitted for 
a country program in the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country pro-
gram in the People’s Republic of China in the year 
covered by the report, then the amount of such funds 
UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of 
China shall be deducted from the funds made avail-
able to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the 
remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is 
submitted. 
TITLE VIII 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL 
WAR ON TERRORISM 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’, $2,561,808,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, of which $1,966,632,000 is for World-
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wide Security Protection and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may trans-
fer up to $10,000,000 of the total funds made available 
under this heading to any other appropriation of any de-
partment or agency of the United States, upon the concur-
rence of the head of such department or agency, to support 
operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry 
out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
Provided further, That any such transfer shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for 
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That 
up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading in this title may be made available for Conflict 
Stabilization Operations and for related reconstruction and 
stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or 
civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable tran-
sition from such strife: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/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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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $66,600,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017, of which $56,900,000 shall be for the Special In-
spector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) 
for reconstruction oversight: Provided, That printing and 
reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs 
during fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, any employee of 
SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of continuous 
service after the date of enactment of this Act or who is 
employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, which-
ever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for ap-
pointment to any position in the competitive service for 
which the employee possesses the required qualifications: 
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. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance’’, $747,851,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $735,201,000 shall be for 
Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construc-
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tion as authorized: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’, $101,728,000: 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. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’, $1,794,088,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017: 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.
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RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’, $10,700,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/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’’, 
$139,262,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: 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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BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $1,919,421,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: 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. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Transition Initia-
tives’’, $37,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
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. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $2,422,673,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al 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’’, $438,569,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’ to respond to refugee crises, including in Africa, 
the Near East, South and Central Asia, and Europe and 
Eurasia, $2,127,114,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, 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
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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. 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $371,650,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: 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. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
$379,091,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: 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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PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $469,269,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: 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: Provided further, That funds available for obligation 
under this heading in this Act may be used to pay assessed 
expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Soma-
lia, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, except that such expenses 
shall not exceed the level described in the final proviso under 
the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities’’ in title I of this Act. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $1,288,176,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/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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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 
Act for fiscal year 2016. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appro-
priations accounts in this Act shall be available under the 
authorities and conditions applicable to such appropria-
tions accounts. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 8003. (a)(1) Funds appropriated by this title in 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, 
‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this title under such headings. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may
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be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this title under such headings. 
(3) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 
heading ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, up to 
$600,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated by this title under the heading ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, not to exceed $15,000,000 from funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
by this title in this Act and made available for the Europe 
and Eurasia Regional program may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds previously made available under the 
heading ‘‘Global Security Contingency Fund’’ which shall 
be available only for programs in the Europe and Eurasia 
region. 
(c) The transfer authority provided in subsection (a) 
may only be exercised to address contingencies. 
(d) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) 
and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 
under any other provision of law, including section 610 of
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the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised 
by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title. 
TITLE IX 
OTHER MATTERS 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY PROGRAMS 
UNITED STATES QUOTA, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an increase in the United States quota in the 
International Monetary Fund, the dollar equivalent of 
40,871,800,000 Special Drawing Rights, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding the 
provisos under the heading ‘‘International Assistance Pro-
grams—International Monetary Programs—United States 
Quota, International Monetary Fund’’ in the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32), the costs 
of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act and 
in Public Law 111–32 shall be estimated on a present value 
basis, excluding administrative costs and any incidental ef-
fects on governmental receipts or outlays: Provided further, 
That for purposes of the previous proviso, the discount rate 
for purposes of the present value calculation shall be the 
appropriate interest rate on marketable Treasury securities, 
adjusted for market risk: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended: Provided further, That such amount shall be 
available only if the President designates such amount, and 
the related amount to be rescinded under the heading 
‘‘Loans to the International Monetary Fund Direct Loan 
Program Account’’, as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) and transmits such designation 
to the Congress. 
LOANS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
Of the amounts provided under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Assistance Programs—International Monetary 
Programs—Loans to International Monetary Fund’’ in the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111– 
32), the dollar equivalent of 40,871,800,000 Special Draw-
ing Rights is hereby permanently rescinded as of the date 
when the rollback of the United States credit arrangement 
in the New Arrangements to Borrow of the International 
Monetary Fund is effective, but no earlier than when the 
increase of the United States quota authorized in section 
72 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 
et seq.) becomes effective: Provided, That notwithstanding 
the second through fourth provisos under the heading
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‘‘International Assistance Programs—International Mone-
tary Programs—Loans to International Monetary Fund’’ 
in Public Law 111–32, the costs of the amounts under this 
heading in this Act and in Public Law 111–32 shall be 
estimated on a present value basis, excluding administra-
tive costs and any incidental effects on governmental re-
ceipts or outlays: Provided further, That for purposes of the 
previous proviso, the discount rate for purposes of the 
present value calculation shall be the appropriate interest 
rate on marketable Treasury securities, adjusted for market 
risk: Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, 
That such amount shall be rescinded only if the President 
designates such amount as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) and transmits such des-
ignation to the Congress. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
LIMITATIONS ON AND EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY WITH 
RESPECT TO NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO BORROW 
SEC. 9001. Section 17 of the Bretton Woods Agree-
ments Act (22 U.S.C. 286e–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the 
following:
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‘‘(5) The authority to make loans under this sec-
tion shall expire on December 16, 2022.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
by inserting before the end period the following: ‘‘, 
only to the extent that amounts available for such 
loans are not rescinded by an Act of Congress’’; 
(3) by adding the following subsection (e), which 
shall be effective from the first day of the next period 
of renewal of the NAB decision after enactment of this 
Act: 
‘‘(e) New Requirement for Activation of the New Ar-
rangements to Borrow 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall include 
in the certification and report required by para-
graphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (b)(1), and (b)(2) of this section 
prior to activation an additional certification and re-
port that— 
‘‘(A) the one-year forward commitment ca-
pacity of the IMF (excluding borrowed resources) 
is expected to fall below 100,000,000,000 Special 
Drawing Rights during the period of the NAB 
activation; and 
‘‘(B) activation of the NAB is in the United 
States strategic economic interest with the rea-
sons and analysis for that determination.
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‘‘(2) Prior to submitting any certification and 
report required by paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (b)(1), 
and (b)(2) of this section, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means the Committees on Appropria-
tions and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations and Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives.’’. 
ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF 
AGREEMENT; QUOTA INCREASE 
SEC. 9002. The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 
U.S.C. 286 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 71. ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES 
OF AGREEMENT OF THE FUND. 
‘‘The United States Governor of the Fund may accept 
the amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund 
as proposed in resolution 66–2 of the Board of Governors 
of the Fund. 
‘‘SEC. 72. QUOTA INCREASE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Governor of the 
Fund may consent to an increase in the quota of the United
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States in the Fund equivalent to 40,871,800,000 Special 
Drawing Rights. 
‘‘(b) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—The authority 
provided by subsection (a) shall be effective only to such 
extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts.’’. 
REPORT ON METHODOLOGY USED FOR CONGRESSIONAL 
BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATES 
SEC. 9003. (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the methodology 
used and rationale for incorporating market risk in cost 
estimates for the International Monetary Fund: Provided, 
That for the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on Appropriations, Budget, 
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Foreign 
Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committees on Appropriations, Budget, 
and Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The report submitted pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall include matters relevant to the eval-
uation of the budgetary effects of the participation of the
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REQUIRED CONSULTATIONS WITH CONGRESS IN ADVANCE 
OF CONSIDERATION OF EXCEPTIONAL ACCESS LENDING 
SEC. 9004. (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Ex-
ecutive Director of the International Monetary Fund (the 
Fund) (or any designee of the Executive Director) may not 
vote for the approval of an exceptional access loan to be 
provided by the Fund to a country unless, not later than 
7 days before voting to approve that loan (subject to sub-
section (c)), the Secretary of the Treasury submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives— 
(1) a report on the exceptional access program 
under which the loan is to be provided, including a 
description of the size and tenor of the program; and 
(2) a debt sustainability analysis and related 
documentation justifying the need for the loan. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—A debt sustainability analysis under 
subsection (a)(2) with respect to an exceptional access loan 
shall include the following: 
(1) any assumptions for growth of the gross do-
mestic product of the country that may receive the 
loan;
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(2) an estimate of whether the public debt of that 
country is sustainable in the medium term, consistent 
with the exceptional access lending rules of the Fund; 
(3) an estimate of the prospects of that country 
for regaining access to private capital markets; and 
(4) an evaluation of the probability of the success 
of providing the exceptional access loan. 
(c) EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Secretary 
may submit the report and analysis required by subsection 
(a) to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations 
and Financial Services of the House of Representatives not 
later than 2 business days after a decision by the Executive 
Board of the Fund to approve an exceptional access loan 
only if the Secretary— 
(1) determines and certifies that— 
(A) an emergency exists in the country that 
applied for the loan and that country requires 
immediate assistance to avoid disrupting orderly 
financial markets; or 
(B) other extraordinary circumstances exist 
that warrant delaying the submission of the re-
port and analysis; and
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(2) submits with the report and analysis a de-
tailed explanation of the emergency or extraordinary 
circumstances and the reasons for the delay. 
(d) FORM OF REPORT AND ANALYSIS.—The report and 
debt sustainability analysis and related documentation re-
quired by subsection (a) may be submitted in classified 
form. 
REPEAL OF SYSTEMIC RISK EXEMPTION TO LIMITATIONS 
TO ACCESS POLICY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONE-
TARY FUND 
SEC. 9005. (a) POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States 
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (the 
Fund) to use the voice and vote of the United States to urge 
the Executive Board of the Fund to repeal the systemic risk 
exemption to the debt sustainability criterion of the Fund’s 
exceptional access framework, as set forth in paragraph 3(b) 
of Decision No. 14064-(08/18) of the Fund (relating to ac-
cess policy and limits in the credit tranches and under the 
extended Fund facility and overall access to the Fund’s gen-
eral resources, and exceptional access policy). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The quota increase author-
ized by the amendments made by section 9002 shall not be 
disbursed until the Secretary of the Treasury reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the
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Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives that the United 
States has taken all necessary steps to secure repeal of the 
systemic risk exemption to the framework described in sub-
section (a). 
ANNUAL REPORT ON LENDING, SURVEILLANCE, OR TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL 
MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 9006. Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
2025, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives a written re-
port that includes— 
(1) a description of any changes in the policies 
of the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) with 
respect to lending, surveillance, or technical assist-
ance; 
(2) an analysis of whether those changes, if any, 
increase or decrease the risk to United States finan-
cial commitments to the Fund; 
(3) an analysis of any new or ongoing excep-
tional access loans of the Fund in place during the 
year preceding the submission of the report; and
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(4) a description of any changes to the excep-
tional access policies of the Fund. 
REPORT ON IMPROVING UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION 
IN THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 9007. Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appro-
priations and Financial Services of the House of Represent-
atives a written report on ways to improve the effectiveness, 
and mitigate the risks, of United States participation in 
the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) that includes 
the following: 
(1) An analysis of recent changes to the surveil-
lance products and policies of the Fund and whether 
those products and policies effectively address the 
shortcomings of surveillance by the Fund in the peri-
ods preceding the global financial crisis that began in 
2008 and the European debt crisis that began in 
2009. 
(2) A discussion of ways to better encourage 
countries to implement policy recommendations of the 
Fund, including— 
(A) whether the implementation rate of such 
policy recommendations would increase if the
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Fund provided regular status reports on whether 
countries have implemented its policy rec-
ommendations; and 
(B) whether or not lending by the Fund 
should be limited to countries that have taken 
necessary steps to implement such policy rec-
ommendations, including an analysis of the po-
tential effectiveness of that limitation. 
(3) An analysis of the transparency policy of the 
Fund, ways that transparency policy can be im-
proved, and whether such improvements would be ben-
eficial. 
(4) A detailed analysis of the riskiness of excep-
tional access loans provided by the Fund, including— 
(A) whether the additional interest rate sur-
charge is working as intended to discourage large 
and prolonged use of resources of the Fund; and 
(B) whether it would be beneficial for the 
Fund to require collateral when making excep-
tional access loans, and how requiring collateral 
would affect the make-up of exceptional access 
loans and the demand for such loans. 
(5) A description of how the classification of 
loans provided by the Fund would change if Fund 
quotas were increased under the amendments to the
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Articles of Agreement of the Fund proposed in resolu-
tion 66–2 of the Board of Governors of the Fund, in-
cluding an assessment of how the quota increase 
would affect the classification of exceptional access 
loans outstanding as of the date of the report and 
whether the quota increase would lead to revisions of 
the classification of such loans. 
(6) A discussion and analysis of lessons learned 
from the lending arrangements that included the 
Fund, the European Commission, and the European 
Central Bank (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Troika’’) 
during the European debt crisis. 
(7) An analysis of the risks or benefits of in-
creasing the transparency of the technical assistance 
projects of the Fund, including a discussion of— 
(A) the advantages and disadvantages of the 
current technical assistance disclosure policies of 
the Fund; 
(B) how technical assistance from the Fund 
could be better used to prevent crises from hap-
pening in the future; and 
(C) whether and how the Fund coordinates 
technical assistance projects with other organiza-
tions, including the United States Department of 
the Treasury, to avoid duplication of efforts.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2016’’. 
DIVISION L—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2016 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$108,750,000, of which not to exceed $2,734,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
exceed $1,025,000 shall be available for the immediate Of-
fice of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,609,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to 
exceed $9,941,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed 
$13,697,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed 
$25,925,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,029,000 shall
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be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed 
$1,737,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive 
Secretariat; not to exceed $1,434,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza-
tion; not to exceed $10,793,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; 
and not to exceed $16,280,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds 
appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary 
to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided 
further, That no appropriation for any office shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such 
transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 
funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 
be for allocation within the Department for official recep-
tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 
107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up to 
$2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Af-
1415 
fairs: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall transmit to Congress the final Comprehensive 
Truck Size and Weight Limits Study, as required by section 
32801 of Public Law 112–141. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the As-
sistant 
Secretary 
for 
Research 
and 
Technology, 
$13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 
reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else-
where to the Research and Innovative Technology Adminis-
tration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Tech-
nology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2019: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall distribute funds provided under this heading 
as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local gov-
1416 
ernment, transit agency, or a collaboration among such en-
tities on a competitive basis for projects that will have a 
significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or 
a region: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, 
United States Code; public transportation projects eligible 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; passenger 
and freight rail transportation projects; and port infra-
structure investments (including inland port infrastructure 
and land ports of entry): Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available 
under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy 
and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal 
credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States 
Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would 
advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, 
That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the 
Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equi-
table geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate bal-
ance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and 
the investment in a variety of transportation modes: Pro-
vided further, That a grant funded under this heading shall 
be not less than $5,000,000 and not greater than 
$100,000,000: Provided further, That not more than 20 per-
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cent of the funds made available under this heading may 
be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided further, 
That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure 
is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the 
recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall give priority to projects that require a contribu-
tion of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financ-
ing package: Provided further, That not less than 20 percent 
of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects 
located in rural areas: Provided further, That for projects 
located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be 
$1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 
share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That 
projects conducted using funds provided under this heading 
must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select 
the grants and credit assistance awarded under this head-
ing: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up 
to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, 
and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administra-
tors of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal 
Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion and the Maritime Administration, to fund the award
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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $8,500,000: Provided, That of such amount, 
$2,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses to establish an 
Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(IIPIC) that will implement reforms to improve inter-
agency coordination and the expediting of projects related 
to the permitting and environmental review of major trans-
portation infrastructure projects including one-time ex-
penses to develop and deploy information technology tools 
to track project schedules and metrics and improve the 
transparency and accountability of the permitting process: 
Provided further, That there may be transferred to this ap-
propriation, to remain available until expended, amounts 
from other Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this 
heading for IIPIC activities not related to transportation 
infrastructure: Provided further, That the tools and anal-
ysis developed by the IIPIC shall be available to other Fed-
eral agencies for the permitting and review of major infra-
structure projects not related to transportation only to the 
extent that other Federal agencies provide funding to the 
Department as provided for under the previous proviso.
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$190,039,000 shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Cap-
ital Fund without majority approval of the Working Cap-
ital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That no assessments may be levied 
against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project 
funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and 
the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such 
Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $336,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total
1421 
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not 
to exceed $18,367,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, $597,000. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource 
Center outreach activities, $3,084,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That notwithstanding 
49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business oppor-
tunities related to any mode of transportation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $175,000,000, to be derived 
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That in determining between 
or among carriers competing to provide service to a commu-
nity, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy re-
quirements of the carriers: Provided further, That basic es-
sential air service minimum requirements shall not include 
the 15-passenger capacity requirement under subsection 
41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act 
shall be used to enter into a new contract with a community
1422 
located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub air-
port before the Secretary has negotiated with the commu-
nity over a local cost share: Provided further, That amounts 
authorized to be distributed for the essential air service pro-
gram under subsection 41742(b) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts 
otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration: Provided further, That the Ad-
ministrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited 
to the account established under section 45303 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve 
assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds 
appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, ex-
cept for activities underway on the date of enactment of 
this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have com-
pleted the normal reprogramming process for Congressional 
notification. 
SEC. 102. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, 
United States Code, in addition to authority provided by 
section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Depart-
1423 
ment’s Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to pro-
vide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary to 
carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 
benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 
3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the Depart-
ment shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with 
the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality performance 
under the contract. 
SEC. 103. The Secretary shall post on the Web site of 
the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings 
of the Credit Council, including the agenda for each meet-
ing, and require the Credit Council to record the decisions 
and actions of each meeting. 
SEC. 104. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Work-
ing Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide partial 
or full payments in advance and accept subsequent reim-
bursements from all Federal agencies for transit benefit dis-
tribution services that are necessary to carry out the Fed-
eral transit pass transportation fringe benefit program 
under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of Pub-
lic Law 109–59: Provided, That the Department shall 
maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the Working 
Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to provide unin-
terrupted transit benefits to Government employees, pro-
1424 
vided that such reserve will not exceed one month of benefits 
payable: Provided further, that such reserve may be used 
only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of 
transit benefits, provided that the Working Capital Fund 
will be fully reimbursed by each customer agency for the 
actual cost of the transit benefit. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, including operations 
and research activities related to commercial space trans-
portation, administrative expenses for research and develop-
ment, establishment of air navigation facilities, the oper-
ation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, sub-
sidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to 
the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only, in addition to amounts made available 
by 
Public 
Law 
112–95, 
$9,909,724,000 
of 
which 
$7,922,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,505,293,000 
shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not 
to exceed $1,258,411,000 shall be available for aviation safe-
ty activities; not to exceed $17,800,000 shall be available 
for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed
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$760,500,000 shall be available for finance and manage-
ment activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available 
for NextGen and operations planning activities; not to ex-
ceed $100,880,000 shall be available for security and haz-
ardous materials safety; and not to exceed $206,751,000 
shall be available for staff offices: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation 
safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget 
activity under this heading: Provided further, That no 
transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by 
more than 2 percent: Provided further, That any transfer 
in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, 
That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report 
submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to sec-
tion 221 of Public Law 108–176: Provided further, That 
the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
$100,000 for each day after March 31 that such report has 
not been submitted to the Congress: Provided further, That 
not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the 
Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion re-
1426 
port that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, 
hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certifi-
cation staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the 
controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates 
and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
$100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such 
report has not been submitted to Congress: Provided further, 
That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement 
with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in 
the development of aviation safety standards: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for new applicants for the second career training program: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to fi-
nalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate 
new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law 
after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation, as offset-
ting collections, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision 
of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance 
and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, 
renewal or modification of certificates, including airman,
1427 
aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related 
thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $154,400,000 shall be for the contract 
tower program, including the contract tower cost share pro-
gram: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for 
activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Work-
ing Capital Fund: Provided further, That not later than 
60 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
review and update the agency’s ‘‘Community Involvement 
Manual’’ related to new air traffic procedures, public out-
reach and community involvement: Provided further, That 
the Administrator shall complete and implement a plan 
which enhances community involvement techniques and 
proactively addresses concerns associated with performance 
based navigation projects: Provided further, That the Ad-
ministrator shall transmit, in electronic format, the com-
munity involvement manual and plan to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Sen-
ate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation 
not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act.
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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
acquisition, establishment, technical support services, im-
provement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service test-
ing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition 
of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and fur-
nishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers 
and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration sta-
tioned at remote localities where such accommodations are 
not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft 
from funds available under this heading, including aircraft 
for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,855,000,000, of 
which $470,049,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2016, and $2,384,951,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That there may be credited 
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, im-
provement, and modernization of national airspace sys-
1429 
tems: Provided further, That no later than March 31, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress 
an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion which includes funding for each budget line item for 
fiscal years 2017 through 2021, with total funding for each 
year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those 
years as estimated and approved by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget: Provided further, That the amount herein 
appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each 
day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted 
to Congress. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
including construction of experimental facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $166,000,000, to 
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and 
to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation as offset-
ting collections, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, 
engineering, and development.
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law author-
izing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and 
commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and 
systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under 
section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for in-
spection activities and administration of airport safety pro-
grams, including those related to airport operating certifi-
cates under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, 
$3,600,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds under this heading shall be 
available for the planning or execution of programs the obli-
gations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2016, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the 
funds under this heading shall be available for the replace-
1431 
ment of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of ter-
minal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that 
are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of al-
lowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or 
paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a 
project at other than a large or medium hub airport that 
is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project 
for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 
2011 for the construction project: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds lim-
ited under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall 
be obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 
shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Pro-
gram, not less than $31,000,000 shall be available for Air-
port Technology Research, and $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be available and transferred to 
‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry 
out the Small Community Air Service Development Pro-
gram: Provided further, That in addition to airports eligi-
ble under section 41743 of title 49, such program may in-
clude the participation of an airport that serves a commu-
nity or consortium that is not larger than a small hub air-
port, according to FAA hub classifications effective at the
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time the Office of the Secretary issues a request for pro-
posals. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during 
fiscal year 2016. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 
buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohi-
bition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agree-
ment on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant 
assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land 
without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49
1433 
U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account 
at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to 
satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of 
title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appro-
priation current at the time of collection, to be merged with 
and available for the same purposes of such appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Admin-
istration employee unless such employee actually performed 
work during the time corresponding to such premium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi-
cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 116. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor 
of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air 
service from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 
241 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other 
regulations as may be issued by the Secretary under the 
authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the min-
imum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c), if 
the Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 
passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based
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on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of 
the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 
written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion of the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available under this Act or any 
prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to im-
plement any limitation on the ability of any owner or oper-
ator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a 
blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration 
number from any display of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data 
that is made available to the public, except data made 
available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 
flights of that owner or operator. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than nine political 
and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section
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44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the FAA pro-
vides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical 
navigation products and explains how such fees are con-
sistent with Executive Order 13642. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation 
Administration or reduce its services unless the Adminis-
trator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations not less than 90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds appropriated or limited 
by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 
prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, 
New Jersey. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $425,752,000, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall 
be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in 
accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States Code.
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of 
$42,361,000,000 for fiscal year 2016: Provided, That the 
Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 
23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of ex-
pert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and 
project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing 
of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the 
costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit in-
struments: Provided further, That such fees are available 
until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further, That 
such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses 
that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject 
to any obligation limitation or the limitation on adminis-
trative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States 
Code.
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struction programs for previous fiscal years the 
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary 
(or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 
202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways, less the aggregate of amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for pro-
visions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums author-
ized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 
23, United States Code, equal to the amount re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal 
year), less the aggregate of the amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
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tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the 
programs (other than programs to which paragraph 
(1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act and 
title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the 
Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by 
multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under title 23, United States Code (other than the 
amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per-
formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
proportion that—
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(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under title 
23, United States Code, to each State for such 
fiscal year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 
2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);
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(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob-
ligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to 
remain available until expended, but only to the ex-
tent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 
118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds ob-
ligated in accordance with that section were not sub-
ject to a limitation on obligations at the time at
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which the funds were initially made available for ob-
ligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016, only 
in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a) if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States 
able to obligate amounts in addition to those pre-
viously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
ority to those States having large unobligated bal-
ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of Pub-
lic Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
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highways shall apply to contract authority for trans-
portation research programs carried out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal 
years; and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- 
aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs for future fiscal years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of distribution of obligation limitation under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the 
States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the 
program under section 202 of title 23, United States 
Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro-
grams; and
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(B) the Secretary determines will not be al-
located to the States (or will not be apportioned 
to the States under section 204 of title 23, 
United States Code), and will not be available 
for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the 
imposition of any obligation limitation for such 
fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribu-
tion of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 
purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 
be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the pur-
pose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, 
That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
1445 
quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and 
the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall pro-
vide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
America requirements. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Transportation may be used to provide credit as-
sistance unless not less than 3 days before any application 
approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 
and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Transportation provides notification in writing to the fol-
lowing committees: the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of 
the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as 
a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the 
amount of credit assistance. 
SEC. 124. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended—
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(1) in each of subsections (a)(11)(A) and (B) by 
striking ‘‘through December 31, 2031’’, and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(t) VEHICLES IN IDAHO.—A vehicle limited or pro-
hibited under this section from operating on a segment of 
the Interstate System in the State of Idaho may operate 
on such a segment if such vehicle– 
‘‘(1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds 
or less; 
‘‘(2) other than gross vehicle weight, complies 
with the single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula 
limits set forth in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(3) is authorized to operate on such segment 
under Idaho State law.’’. 
SEC. 125. (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 obli-
gation limitation, provided that the Department of Trans-
portation 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 the 
Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding
1447 
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 fiscal year in which this Act becomes effective, and 
administered by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 
XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives iden-
tified 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 fiscal year in which this Act becomes effective, and
1448 
administered by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer-
cised only for those projects or activities that have obligated 
less than 10 percent of the amount made available for obli-
gation as of the effective date of this Act, and shall be ap-
plied to projects within the same general geographic area 
within 50 miles for which the funding was designated, ex-
cept 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 Appropria-
tions. 
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the amount that the Secretary sets aside for fiscal year 2016 
under section 130(e)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for 
the elimination of hazards and the installation of protective 
devices at railway-highway crossings shall be $350,000,000.
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FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen-
tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe-
ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110(a)– 
(c) of title 49, United States Code, and section 4134 of Pub-
lic Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, as 
amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, $267,400,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with 
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That funds avail-
able for implementation, execution or administration of 
motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized 
under title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total 
obligations of $267,400,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Oper-
ations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2016, of which 
$9,000,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, is for the research and technology pro-
gram, and of which $34,545,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2018, is for information
1450 
management: Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall be 
made available for commercial motor vehicle operator 
grants to carry out section 4134 of Public Law 109–59, as 
amended by Public Law 112–141, as amended by the Fix-
ing America’s Surface Transportation Act. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 
31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 
and 4128 of Public Law 109–59, as amended by Public 
Law 112–141, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $313,000,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds available for the implementation or execution 
of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obli-
gations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Motor Car-
rier Safety Grants’’; of which $218,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the motor carrier safety assistance program, 
$30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver’s li-
cense program improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be 
available for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be
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available for performance and registration information sys-
tem management grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for 
the commercial vehicle information systems and networks 
deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be available for 
safety data improvement grants: Provided further, That, of 
the funds made available herein for the motor carrier safety 
assistance program, $32,000,000 shall be available for au-
dits of new entrant motor carriers. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. (a) Funds appropriated or limited in this 
Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated 
in section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of 
Public Law 110–28. 
(b) Section 350(d) of the Department of Transpor-
tation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2002 (Pub-
lic Law 107–87) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 viola-
tions by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner 
of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the 
persons responsible for the violations. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds limited or otherwise made 
available under this Act, or any other Act, hereafter, shall 
be used by the Secretary to enforce any regulation prohib-
1452 
iting a State from issuing a commercial learner’s permit 
to individuals under the age of eighteen if the State had 
a law authorizing the issuance of commercial learner’s per-
mits to individuals under eighteen years of age as of May 
9, 2011. 
SEC. 133. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act or any other Act may be used 
to implement, administer, or enforce sections 395.3(c) and 
395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and such 
section shall have no force or effect on submission of the 
final report issued by the Secretary, as required by section 
133 of division K of Public Law 113–235, unless the Sec-
retary 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 
effect between July 1, 2013, and the day before the 
date of enactment 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 com-
1453 
mercial motor vehicle drivers who operated under the 
restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013. 
SEC. 134. None of the funds limited or otherwise made 
available under the heading ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Oper-
ations and Programs’’ may be used to deny an application 
to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety Program permit for 
a motor carrier based on that carrier’s Hazardous Mate-
rials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has the oppor-
tunity to submit a written description of corrective actions 
taken, and other documentation the carrier wishes the Sec-
retary to consider, including submitting a corrective action 
plan, and the Secretary determines the actions or plan is 
insufficient to address the safety concerns that resulted in 
that Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate. 
SEC. 135. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or previous appropriations Acts under the heading 
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ shall be 
used to pay for costs associated with design, development, 
testing, or implementation of a wireless roadside inspection 
program until 180 days after the Secretary of Transpor-
tation certifies to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations that such program does not conflict with exist-
ing non-Federal electronic screening systems, create capa-
bilities already available, or require additional statutory 
authority to incorporate generated inspection data into
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safety determinations or databases, and has restrictions to 
specifically address privacy concerns of affected motor car-
riers and operators: Provided, That nothing in this section 
shall be construed as affecting the Department’s ongoing re-
search efforts in this area. 
SEC. 136. Section 13506(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended: 
(1) in subsection (14) by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in subsection (15) by striking ‘‘.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end, ‘‘(16) the transpor-
tation of passengers by 9 to 15 passenger motor vehi-
cles operated by youth or family camps that provide 
recreational or educational activities.’’. 
SEC. 137. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31112(c)(5) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Nebraska may’’ and inserting 
‘‘Nebraska and Kansas may’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the State of Nebraska’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the relevant state’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 31112(c) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection designation and 
heading and inserting the following:
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‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES FOR WYOMING, OHIO, ALASKA, 
IOWA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS.—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(3) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety au-
thorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of 
title 49, United States Code, $152,800,000, of which 
$20,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2017. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code, $142,900,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the planning or execution of programs the total obligations
1456 
for which, in fiscal year 2016, are in excess of $142,900,000, 
of which $137,800,000 shall be for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,100,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That within the 
$142,900,000 obligation limitation for operations and re-
search, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2017, and shall be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for future years. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 
4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, to remain available until expended, $573,332,000, to 
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account): Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution 
of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 
2016, are in excess of $573,332,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, of 
which $243,500,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Pro-
1457 
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; $274,700,000 shall be for 
‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$29,300,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement Pro-
gram’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $25,832,000 shall be for ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fix-
ing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Provided fur-
ther, That none of these funds shall be used for construction, 
rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings 
and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or struc-
tures: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the 
funds made available for ‘‘National Priority Safety Pro-
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Coun-
termeasures’’ (as described in subsection (d) of that section) 
shall be available for technical assistance to the States: Pro-
vided further, That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provi-
sion under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G), any amounts trans-
ferred to increase the amounts made available under section 
402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 
exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso 
or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within five days.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made avail-
able to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, 
United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses 
for State management reviews and to pay for core com-
petency development training and related expenses for high-
way safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which 
obligation authority was made available in previous public 
laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority 
has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Road-
side Survey. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to mandate global positioning system 
(GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles without 
providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy 
concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II.
1459 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $199,000,000, of which 
$15,900,000 shall remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $39,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING 
PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue 
direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 
through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, such 
authority to exist as long as any such direct loan or loan 
guarantee is outstanding. Provided, That pursuant to sec-
tion 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or 
loan guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal 
funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2016. 
RAILROAD SAFETY GRANTS 
For necessary expenses related to railroad safety 
grants, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be available to carry 
out 49 U.S.C. 20167, as in effect the day before the enact-
ment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of
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2015 (division A, title XI of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act); and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall 
be made available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 20158. 
OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, in amounts based on the Secretary’s assessment 
of the Corporation’s seasonal cash flow requirements, for the 
operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by sec-
tion 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improve-
ment Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432), as 
in effect the day before the enactment of the Passenger Rail 
Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (division A, title XI 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act), 
$288,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amounts available under this paragraph 
shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to 
cover operating losses for the Corporation only after receiv-
ing and reviewing a grant request for each specific train 
route: Provided further, That each such grant request shall 
be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue 
projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the 
Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided 
further, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this
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Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, 
to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations the annual budget, business plan, the 5- 
Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2016 required under 
section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improve-
ment Act of 2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan for all 
Amtrak rolling stock: Provided further, That the budget, 
business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include 
annual information on the maintenance, refurbishment, re-
placement, and expansion for all Amtrak rolling stock con-
sistent with the comprehensive fleet plan: Provided further, 
That the Corporation shall provide monthly performance 
reports in an electronic format which shall describe the 
work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, 
and the reasons for such changes as well as progress against 
the milestones and target dates of the 2012 performance im-
provement plan: Provided further, That the Corporation’s 
budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual 
reports, monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all 
supplemental reports or plans comply with requirements in 
Public Law 112–55: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided in this Act may be used to support any 
route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 
50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, That 
the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the
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operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a 
State and the State participates in the setting of fares. 
CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, 
and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improve-
ment Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432), as 
in effect the day before the enactment of the Passenger Rail 
Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (division A, title XI 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act), 
$1,101,500,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $160,200,000 shall be for debt service 
obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to 
bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compliance 
with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Provided further, 
That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, 
which shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital 
account, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Cor-
poration only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
up to $50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to subsidize
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operating losses of the Corporation should the funds pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘Operating Grants to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ be insufficient to meet 
operational costs for fiscal year 2016: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent 
of the funds provided under this heading to fund the costs 
of project management and oversight of activities author-
ized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of Pub-
lic Law 110–432, of which up to $500,000 may be available 
for technical assistance for States, the District of Columbia, 
and other public entities responsible for the implementation 
of section 209 of division B of Public Law 110–432: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall approve funding for 
capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders of 
materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and re-
viewing a grant request for each specific capital project jus-
tifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: 
Provided further, That except as otherwise provided herein, 
none of the funds under this heading may be used to sub-
sidize operating losses of the Corporation: Provided further, 
That none of the funds under this heading may be used 
for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of Trans-
portation or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2016 business 
plan: Provided further, That in addition to the project man-
agement oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of
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division B of Public Law 110–432, the Secretary may re-
tain up to an additional $3,000,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading to fund expenses associated with imple-
menting section 212 of division B of Public Law 110–432, 
including the amendments made by section 212 to section 
24905 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That Amtrak shall conduct a business case analysis on cap-
ital investments that exceed $10,000,000 in life-cycle costs: 
Provided further, That each contract for a capital acquisi-
tion that exceeds $10,000,000 in life-cycle costs shall state 
that funding is subject to the availability of appropriated 
funds provided by an appropriations Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 150. The Secretary of Transportation may re-
ceive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts 
and similar items, from non-United States Government 
sources to repair damages to or replace United States Gov-
ernment owned automated track inspection cars and equip-
ment as a result of third-party liability for such damages, 
and any amounts collected under this section shall be cred-
ited directly to the Safety and Operations account of the 
Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain avail-
able until expended for the repair, operation and mainte-
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nance of automated track inspection cars and equipment 
in connection with the automated track inspection program. 
SEC. 151. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em-
ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses 
a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system: 
Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
each quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to em-
ployees and amounts paid above the cap for each month 
within such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver 
was granted: Provided further, That the President of Am-
trak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations by March 1, 2016, a summary of all over-
time payments incurred by the Corporation for 2015 and 
the three prior calendar years: Provided further, That such 
summary shall include the total number of employees that 
received waivers and the total overtime payments the Cor-
poration paid to those employees receiving waivers for each 
month for 2015 and for the three prior calendar years. 
SEC. 152. Of the unobligated balances of funds avail-
able to the Federal Railroad Administration from the
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‘‘Railroad Research and Development’’ account, $1,960,000 
is permanently rescinded: Provided, That such amounts are 
made available to enable the Secretary of Transportation 
to assist Class II and Class III railroads with eligible 
projects pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the Rail-
road Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
(Public Law 94–210), as amended: Provided further, That 
such funds shall be available for applicant expenses in pre-
paring to apply and applying for direct loans and loan 
guarantees: Provided further, That these funds shall remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 153. Of the unobligated balances of funds avail-
able to the Federal Railroad Administration, the following 
funds are hereby rescinded: $5,000,000 of the unobligated 
balances of funds made available to fund expenses associ-
ated with implementing section 212 of division B of Public 
Law 110–432 in the Capital and Debt Service Grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation account of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2015; and $14,163,385 of the unobligated balances of funds 
made available from the following accounts in the specified 
amounts—‘‘Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation’’, $267,019; ‘‘Next Generation High-Speed 
Rail’’, $4,944,504; ‘‘Rail Line Relocation and Improvement 
Program’’, $2,241,385; and ‘‘Safety and Operations’’,
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$6,710,477: Provided, That such amounts are made avail-
able to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation as 
authorized by section 101(c) of the Passenger Rail Invest-
ment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public 
Law 110–432) for state-of-good-repair backlog and infra-
structure improvements on Northeast Corridor shared-use 
infrastructure identified in the Northeast Corridor Infra-
structure and Operations Advisory Commission’s approved 
5-year capital plan: Provided further, That these funds 
shall remain available until expended and shall be available 
for grants in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the 
total project cost, with the required matching funds to be 
provided consistent with the Commission’s cost allocation 
policy. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $108,000,000, of which 
not more than $6,500,000 shall be available to carry out 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than 
$1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions 
of 49 U.S.C. 5326: Provided, That none of the funds pro-
vided or limited in this Act may be used to create a perma-
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nent office of transit security under this heading: Provided 
further, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal 
year 2017 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New 
Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2017. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, 
and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 
5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as 
amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and sec-
tion 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act, $10,400,000,000, to be derived from the Mass 
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds available for 
the implementation or execution of programs authorized 
under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 
5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the 
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, and section 
20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of
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the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall not 
exceed total obligations of $9,347,604,639 in fiscal year 
2016. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309, 
$2,177,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division 
B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall approve grants for capital and preventive 
maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing 
a request for each specific project: Provided further, That 
prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify 
that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
is making progress to improve its safety management sys-
tem in response to the Federal Transit Administration’s 
2015 safety management inspection: Provided further, That 
prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify 
that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
is making progress toward full implementation of the cor-
rective actions identified in the 2014 Financial Manage-
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ment Oversight Review Report: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on 
those investments that will improve the safety of the system 
before approving such grants: Provided further, That the 
Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the rail sys-
tem, may waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title 
VI of Public Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 4968). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority pre-
viously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Fixed Guideway Capital Investment’’ of the Federal Tran-
sit Administration for projects specified in this Act or iden-
tified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by 
September 30, 2020, and other recoveries, shall be directed 
to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for 
which they were originally provided.
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SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2015, under any 
section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that 
remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and 
administered under the most recent appropriation heading 
for any such section. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used 
to enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project 
with a New Starts share greater than 60 percent. 
SEC. 164. (a) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), none of the funds in this or any 
other Act may be available to advance in any way a new 
light or heavy rail project towards a full funding grant 
agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropoli-
tan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if the pro-
posed capital project is constructed on or planned to be con-
structed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive 
or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in 
Houston, Texas. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR A NEW ELECTION.—The Metro-
politan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, may 
attempt to construct or construct a new fixed guideway cap-
ital project, including light rail, in the locations referred 
to in subsection (a) if—
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(1) voters in the jurisdiction that includes such 
locations approve a ballot proposition that specifies 
routes on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd 
Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond 
Avenue in Houston, Texas; and 
(2) the proposed construction of such routes is 
part of a comprehensive, multi-modal, service-area 
wide transportation plan that includes multiple addi-
tional segments of fixed guideway capital projects, in-
cluding light rail for the jurisdiction set forth in the 
ballot proposition. The ballot language shall include 
reasonable cost estimates, sources of revenue to be used 
and the total amount of bonded indebtedness to be in-
curred as well as a description of each route and the 
beginning and end point of each proposed transit 
project. 
SEC. 165. Of the unobligated amounts made available 
for fiscal year 2012 or prior fiscal years to carry out the 
discretionary bus and bus facilities and new fixed guideway 
capital projects programs under 49 U.S.C. 5309 and the 
discretionary job access and reverse commute program 
under section 3037 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century, $25,397,797 is hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 166. Until September 15, 2016, the Secretary 
may not enforce regulations related to charter bus service
1473 
under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
for any transit agency that, during fiscal year 2008 was 
both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compli-
ance with part 604, and then was subsequently granted an 
exception from said part: Provided, That notwithstanding 
49 U.S.C. 5323(t), such transit agency may receive its allo-
cation of urbanized area formula funds apportioned in ac-
cordance with 49 U.S.C. 5336. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
the limits of funds and borrowing 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 section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary 
in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s 
budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those 
portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 
maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
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Corporation, $28,400,000, to be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs 
of the United States, $210,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $171,155,000, of which 
$22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
maintenance and repair of training ships at State Mari-
time Academies, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for National Security Multi-Mis-
sion Vessel design for State Maritime Academies and Na-
tional Security, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2017, for the Student In-
centive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of 
which $1,200,000 shall remain available until expended for 
training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which 
$18,000,000 shall remain available until expended for fa-
cilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital 
improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy, and of which $3,000,000 shall remain available
1475 
through September 30, 2017, for Maritime Environment 
and Technology Assistance grants, contracts, and coopera-
tive agreement, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for the Short Sea Transportation Pro-
gram (America’s Marine Highways) to make grants for the 
purposes provided in title 46 sections 55601(b)(1) and 
55601(b)(3): Provided, That amounts apportioned for the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available 
only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of 
Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and 
Programs: Provided further, That the Superintendent, Dep-
uty Superintendent and the Director of the Office of Re-
source Management of the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy may not be allotment holders for the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by 
the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary 
for Budget and Programs under the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That 50 percent of the funding made avail-
able for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under 
this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Superintendent and the Maritime Ad-
ministrator, completes a plan detailing by program or ac-
tivity how such funding will be expended at the Academy, 
and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate Com-
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mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not later 
than January 12, 2016, the Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual 
assault and sexual harassment at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 
3507 of Public Law 110–417. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as 
amended by Public Law 113–281, $5,000,000 to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
issue the Notice of Funding Availability no later than 15 
days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
from applications submitted under the previous proviso, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall make grants no later than 
120 days after enactment of this Act in such amounts as 
the Secretary determines: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed 2 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for necessary costs of grant administra-
tion. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obso-
lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Mar-
1477 
itime Administration, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized, 
$8,135,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 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, as amended: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $3,135,000 shall be 
available for administrative expenses to carry out the guar-
anteed loan program, which shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Train-
ing’’, Maritime Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime 
Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and serv-
ices and make necessary repairs in connection with any 
lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government prop-
erty under control of the Maritime Administration: Pro-
vided, That payments received therefor shall be credited to 
the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That
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rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occu-
pancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 
shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
SEC. 171. None of the funds available or appropriated 
in this Act shall be used by the United States Department 
of Transportation or the United States Maritime Adminis-
tration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facili-
tate or perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, 
scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic 
ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase 
and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed 
by the Maritime Administration or that is part of the Na-
tional Defense Reserve Fleet: Provided, That such sales of-
fers must be consistent with the solicitation and provide 
that the work will be performed in a timely manner at a 
facility qualified within the meaning of section 3502 of 
Public Law 106–398: Provided further, That nothing con-
tained herein shall affect the Maritime Administration’s 
authority to award contracts at least cost to the Federal 
Government and consistent with the requirements of 54 
U.S.C. 308704, section 3502, or otherwise authorized under 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $21,000,000: 
Provided, That no later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall ini-
tiate a rulemaking to expand the applicability of com-
prehensive oil spill response plans, and shall issue a final 
rule no later than one year after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous ma-
terials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Ma-
terials Safety Administration, $55,619,000, of which 
$7,570,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under 
49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund 
of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, That 
there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available 
until expended, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication 
and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in per-
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formance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals 
functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $146,623,000, of which 
$22,123,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 
2018; and of which $124,500,000 shall be derived from the 
Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $59,835,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not less 
than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
shall be for the One-Call state grant program: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than $1,000,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading shall be for the finalization and imple-
mentation of rules required under section 60102(n) of title 
49, United States Code, and section 8(b)(3) of the Pipeline 
Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 
(49 U.S.C. 60108 note; 125 Stat. 1911).
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carryout 49 U.S.C. 5128(b), 
$188,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness 
Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation spec-
ified in 49 U.S.C. 5116, not more than $28,318,000 shall 
be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2016 from 
amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), and 5128(b) 
and (c): Provided further, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 
5116(h)(4), not more than 4 percent of the amounts made 
available from this account shall be available to pay admin-
istrative costs: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 5128(b), or 5128(c) 
shall be made available for obligation by individuals other 
than the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) 
and (c) and the current year obligation limitation, prior 
year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be avail-
able to develop a hazardous materials response training 
curriculum for emergency responders, including response 
activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and 
other flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National 
Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such 
training available through an electronic format: Provided
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further, That the prior year recoveries made available under 
this heading shall also be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 
5116(a)(1)(C) and 5116(i). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $87,472,000: Provided, That the 
Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 
U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the Department of Transportation: Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading 
may be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of 
title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive prac-
tices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and 
foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compli-
ance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to 
item (1) of this proviso. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation 
Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
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$32,375,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees estab-
lished by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation 
Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses 
under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2016, to result in a final appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 
$31,125,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liabil-
ity insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign coun-
tries on official department business; and uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902). 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
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not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political 
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered by 
this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside 
the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available in 
this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined 
in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of 
motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record 
as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 
U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee 
if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration and Federal Railroad Administration from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 
be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’
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account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating 
in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 185. None of the funds in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan 
guarantee, line of credit, or grant unless the Secretary of 
Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before 
any project competitively selected to receive a discretionary 
grant award, any discretionary grant award, letter of in-
tent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line 
of credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement to-
taling $750,000 or more is announced by the department 
or its modal administrations from— 
(1) any discretionary grant or federal credit pro-
gram of the Federal Highway Administration includ-
ing the emergency relief program; 
(2) the airport improvement program of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration; 
(3) any program of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration; 
(4) any program of the Federal Transit Admin-
istration other than the formula grants and fixed 
guideway modernization programs; 
(5) any program of the Maritime Administra-
tion; or
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(6) any funding provided under the headings 
‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’ in this Act: 
Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for 
any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief pro-
gram: Provided further, That no notification shall involve 
funds that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor 
fees and other funds received by the Department of Trans-
portation from travel management centers, charge card pro-
grams, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous 
sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
ment of Transportation and allocated to elements of the De-
partment of Transportation using fair and equitable cri-
teria and such funds shall be available until expended. 
SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any other 
Act that the Secretary determines represent improper pay-
ments by the Department of Transportation to a third- 
party contractor under a financial assistance award, which 
are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by 
the Department of Transportation in recovering im-
proper payments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in re-
covering improper payments or contractor support in
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the implementation of the Improper Payments Infor-
mation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in excess 
of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with the 
appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available: Provided further, That where 
specific project or accounting information associ-
ated with the improper payment or payments is 
not readily available, the Secretary may credit 
an appropriate account, which shall be available 
for the purposes and period associated with the 
account so credited; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 
to the transfer of any such recovery to an appro-
priations account, the Secretary shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions of the amount and reasons for such trans-
fer: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’ has the 
same meaning as that provided in section 
2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300.
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SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject 
to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be pro-
vided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions, transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be 
provided solely to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, and said reprogramming action shall be ap-
proved or denied solely by the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation may provide notice to other congressional 
committees of the action of the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not 
sooner than 30 days following the date on which the re-
programming action has been approved or denied by the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 189. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act may be used by the Surface 
Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation 
to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice com-
plaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the 
amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees 
under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 190. Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal 
administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Sec-
retary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable
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agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of 
goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct 
benefit to the applicable modal administration or adminis-
trations. 
SEC. 191. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform stand-
ards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and 
transit benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, 
United States Code, including distribution of transit bene-
fits by various paper and electronic media. 
SEC. 192. The Department of Transportation may use 
funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a 
contract under title 49 U.S.C. or title 23 U.S.C. utilizing 
geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not 
otherwise authorized by law, except for such preferences au-
thorized in this Act, or to amend a rule, regulation, policy 
or other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal High-
way Administration or Federal Transit Administration 
grant from imposing such hiring preference on a contract 
or construction project with which the Department of 
Transportation is assisting, only if the grant recipient cer-
tifies the following: 
(1) that except with respect to apprentices or 
trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed 
individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and abil-
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ity to perform the work that the contract requires re-
sides in the jurisdiction; 
(2) that the grant recipient will include appro-
priate provisions in its bid document ensuring that 
the contractor does not displace any of its existing 
employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference; 
and 
(3) that any increase in the cost of labor, train-
ing, or delays resulting from the use of such hiring 
preference does not delay or displace any transpor-
tation project in the applicable Statewide Transpor-
tation Improvement Program or Transportation Im-
provement Program. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of-
fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, 
Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional 
and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for
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Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $13,800,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made 
available under this heading shall be available to the Sec-
retary for official reception and representation expenses as 
the Secretary may determine. 
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative 
Support Offices, $559,100,000, of which $79,000,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; 
$94,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the General 
Counsel; $207,600,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Administration; $56,300,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of the Chief Human Capital Officer; $51,500,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Field Policy and Management; 
$17,200,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 
Procurement Officer; $3,300,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; 
$4,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic 
Planning and Management; and $45,200,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Pro-
vided, That funds provided under this heading may be used 
for necessary administrative and non-administrative ex-
penses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uni-
forms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
1492 
5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated under this heading may be used for advertising and 
promotional activities that directly support program activi-
ties funded in this title: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall provide the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the 
status of pending congressional reports: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all 
signed reports required by Congress. 
PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, $205,500,000. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Community Planning and Development, $104,800,000. 
HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Housing, $375,000,000. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Policy Development and Research, $23,100,000.
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FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $72,000,000. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $7,000,000. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
There is hereby established in the United States Treas-
ury, pursuant to section 7(f) of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), a working 
capital fund for the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘Fund’’): 
Provided, That amounts transferred to the Fund under this 
heading shall be available for Federal shared services used 
by offices and agencies of the Department, and for such por-
tion of any office or agency’s printing, records management, 
space renovation, furniture, or supply services as the Sec-
retary determines shall be derived from centralized sources 
made available by the Department to all offices and agen-
cies and funded through the Fund: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available in this title for salaries and 
expenses under the headings ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Adminis-
trative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, and ‘‘Government National Mortgage Association’’,
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the Secretary shall transfer to the Fund such amounts, to 
remain available until expended, as are necessary to fund 
services, specified in the first proviso, for which the appro-
priation would otherwise have been available, and may 
transfer not to exceed an additional $10,000,000, in aggre-
gate, from all such appropriations, to be merged with the 
Fund and to remain available until expended for use for 
any office or agency: Provided further, That amounts in 
the Fund shall be the only amounts available to each office 
or agency of the Department for the services, or portion of 
services, specified in the first proviso: Provided further, 
That with respect to the Fund, the authorities and condi-
tions under this heading shall supplant the authorities and 
conditions provided under section 7(f) of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development Act. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$15,628,525,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2015 (in addition to the 
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
that shall be available on October 1, 2015), and
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$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2016: Provided, That the 
amounts made available under this heading are provided 
as follows: 
(1) $17,681,451,000 shall be available for renew-
als of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual con-
tributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced 
vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such 
assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and includ-
ing renewal of other special purpose incremental 
vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, from amounts provided under this 
paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the 
calendar year 2016 funding cycle shall provide re-
newal funding for each public housing agency based 
on validated voucher management system (VMS) leas-
ing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by 
applying an inflation factor as established by the Sec-
retary, by notice published in the Federal Register, 
and by making any necessary adjustments for the 
costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouch-
ers under this paragraph including tenant protection, 
HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Pro-
vided further, That in determining calendar year 
2016 funding allocations under this heading for pub-
1496 
lic housing agencies, including agencies participating 
in the Moving To Work (MTW) demonstration, the 
Secretary may take into account the anticipated im-
pact of changes in targeting and utility allowances, 
on public housing agencies’ contract renewal needs: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this paragraph may be used to fund a total 
number of unit months under lease which exceeds a 
public housing agency’s authorized level of units 
under contract, except for public housing agencies 
participating in the MTW demonstration, which are 
instead governed by the terms and conditions of their 
MTW agreements: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the 
amount specified under this paragraph (except as oth-
erwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each 
public housing agency’s allocation otherwise estab-
lished pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further, 
That except as provided in the following provisos, the 
entire amount specified under this paragraph (except 
as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be 
obligated to the public housing agencies based on the 
allocation and pro rata method described above, and 
the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of 
their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after en-
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actment of this Act or March 1, 2016: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may extend the notification 
period with the prior written approval of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That public housing agencies participating in 
the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to 
their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the 
same pro rata adjustments under the previous pro-
visos: Provided further, That the Secretary may offset 
public housing agencies’ calendar year 2016 alloca-
tions based on the excess amounts of public housing 
agencies’ net restricted assets accounts, including 
HUD held programmatic reserves (in accordance with 
VMS data in calendar year 2015 that is verifiable 
and complete), as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That public housing agencies partici-
pating in the MTW demonstration shall also be sub-
ject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, ex-
cluding amounts subject to the single fund budget au-
thority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the 
agencies’ calendar year 2016 MTW funding alloca-
tion: Provided further, That the Secretary shall use 
any offset referred to in the previous two provisos 
throughout the calendar year to prevent the termi-
nation of rental assistance for families as the result
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of insufficient funding, as determined by the Sec-
retary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of re-
newal funding allocations: Provided further, That up 
to $75,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjust-
ments in the allocations for public housing agencies, 
after application for an adjustment by a public hous-
ing agency that experienced a significant increase, as 
determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of 
vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or 
from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for 
vouchers that were not in use during the previous 12- 
month period in order to be available to meet a com-
mitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) 
for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-Vet-
erans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) 
vouchers; and (4) for public housing agencies that de-
spite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as de-
termined by the Secretary, would otherwise be re-
quired to terminate rental assistance for families as 
a result of insufficient funding: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the 
previous proviso based on need, as determined by the 
Secretary; 
(2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental as-
sistance for relocation and replacement of housing
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units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 
section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects 
to assistance under section 8, the family unification 
program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of 
witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime 
in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request 
from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, en-
hanced vouchers under any provision of law author-
izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, 
HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood vouchers, manda-
tory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection 
assistance including replacement and relocation as-
sistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the 
displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently 
residing in section 202 properties financed between 
1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Pub-
lic Law 106–569, as amended, or under the authority 
as provided under this Act: Provided, That when a 
public housing development is submitted for demoli-
tion or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the 
Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance 
when the units pose an imminent health and safety 
risk to residents: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may only provide replacement vouchers for units that 
were occupied within the previous 24 months that
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cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only 
to the availability of funds: Provided further, That of 
the amounts made available under this paragraph, 
$5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant protec-
tion assistance, not otherwise provided under this 
paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas 
and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 per-
cent of household income, as the result of: (A) the ma-
turity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 
loan that requires the permission of the Secretary 
prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expiration of a 
rental assistance contract for which the tenants are 
not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection 
assistance under existing law; or (C) the expiration of 
affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or 
preservation program administered by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That such tenant protection assist-
ance made available under the previous proviso may 
be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or sec-
tion 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)): Provided further, That 
any tenant protection voucher made available from 
amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued 
by any public housing agency, except the replacement 
vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when
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the initial family that received any such voucher no 
longer receives such voucher, and the authority for 
any public housing agency to issue any such voucher 
shall cease to exist: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary, for the purpose under this paragraph, may 
use unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
carryovers, remaining from amounts appropriated in 
prior fiscal years under this heading for voucher as-
sistance for nonelderly disabled families and for dis-
aster assistance made available under Public Law 
110–329; 
(3) $1,650,000,000 shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to administer 
their section 8 programs, including fees associated 
with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the 
administration of disaster related vouchers, Veterans 
Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other spe-
cial purpose incremental vouchers: Provided, That no 
less than $1,640,000,000 of the amount provided in 
this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing 
agencies for the calendar year 2016 funding cycle
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based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appro-
priation Act provisions) as in effect immediately be-
fore the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work 
Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): 
Provided further, That if the amounts made available 
under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the 
amounts determined under the previous proviso, the 
Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to 
agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all 
agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or 
may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment 
of amounts determined under the previous proviso, 
utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development 
under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding 
special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the pur-
poses for which such amounts were appropriated: Pro-
vided further, That all public housing agencies par-
ticipating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded 
pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be sub-
ject to the same uniform percentage decrease as under 
the previous proviso: Provided further, That amounts 
provided under this paragraph shall be only for ac-
tivities related to the provision of tenant-based rental
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assistance authorized under section 8, including re-
lated development activities; 
(4) $107,074,000 for the renewal of tenant-based 
assistance contracts under section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administrative ex-
penses: Provided, That administrative and other ex-
penses of public housing agencies in administering 
the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall 
be funded under the same terms and be subject to the 
same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for 
administrative and other expenses to public housing 
agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading; 
(5) $60,000,000 for incremental rental voucher 
assistance for use through a supported housing pro-
gram administered in conjunction with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall make such funding available, not-
withstanding section 204 (competition provision) of 
this title, to public housing agencies that partner with 
eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as des-
ignated by the Secretary of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, based on geographical need for such as-
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sistance as identified by the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency ad-
ministrative performance, and other factors as speci-
fied by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment in consultation with the Secretary of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or reg-
ulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment administers in connection with the use of 
funds made available under this paragraph (except 
for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such 
waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for 
the effective delivery and administration of such 
voucher assistance: Provided further, That assistance 
made available under this paragraph shall continue 
to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn- 
over; and 
(6) the Secretary shall separately track all spe-
cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading.
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HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
over, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this head-
ing, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Hous-
ing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’, 
for fiscal year 2016 and prior years may be used for re-
newal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts 
and for performance-based contract administrators, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated: Provided, That any obligated balances of contract 
authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been 
terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, That 
amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the 
current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based contracts 
from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 
are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new 
budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is 
hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, 
for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 
carry out capital and management activities for public
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housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the 
‘‘Act’’) $1,900,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2016, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development may not dele-
gate to any Department official other than the Deputy Sec-
retary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) 
regarding the extension of the time periods under such sec-
tion: Provided further, That for purposes of such section 
9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect to amounts, 
that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that 
will result in outlays, immediately or in the future: Pro-
vided further, That up to $3,000,000 shall be to support 
ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assess-
ment activities: Provided further, That up to $1,000,000 
shall be to support the costs of administrative and judicial 
receiverships: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, not to exceed $21,500,000 shall 
be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwith-
standing section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies 
for emergency capital needs including safety and security 
measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activ-
ity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unprevent-
1507 
able emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presi-
dentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2016: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available under the 
previous proviso, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for safety 
and security measures: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading $35,000,000 shall be 
for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate 
services as authorized by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for a Jobs-Plus 
initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: Pro-
vided further, That the funding provided under the previous 
proviso shall provide competitive grants to partnerships be-
tween public housing authorities, local workforce investment 
boards established under section 117 of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations 
that provide support to help public housing residents obtain 
employment and increase earnings: Provided further, That 
applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services 
to residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and 
leverage service dollars: Provided further, That the Sec-
1508 
retary may allow public housing agencies to request exemp-
tions from rent and income limitation requirements under 
sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon 
a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter-
native requirements are necessary for the effective imple-
mentation of the Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary pro-
gram for residents: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers 
or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding pro-
viso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such 
notice: Provided further, That for funds provided under this 
heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall 
be 25 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public 
housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 
9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify public housing agencies requesting waivers 
under the previous proviso if the request is approved or de-
nied within 14 days of submitting the request: Provided fur-
ther, That from the funds made available under this head-
ing, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 
2016 to public housing agencies that are designated high 
performers: Provided further, That the Department shall
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notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation 
within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2016 payments to public housing agencies for the 
operation and management of public housing, as authorized 
by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,500,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods 
Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise speci-
fied under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, 
and replacement housing needs of both public and HUD- 
assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty 
into functioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods 
with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transpor-
tation and access to jobs, $125,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That grant funds may 
be used for resident and community services, community 
development, and affordable housing needs in the commu-
nity, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties 
to affordable housing: Provided further, That the use of 
funds made available under this heading shall not be 
deemed to be public housing notwithstanding section 3(b)(1)
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of such Act: Provided further, That grantees shall commit 
to an additional period of affordability determined by the 
Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: Provided further, That 
grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with 
input from residents and the community, and that grantees 
shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal or pri-
vate funds: Provided further, That grantees may include 
local governments, tribal entities, public housing authori-
ties, and nonprofits: Provided further, That for-profit devel-
opers may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided fur-
ther, That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee 
shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 
26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject to 
the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such 
section: Provided further, That of the amount provided, not 
less than $75,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing 
agencies: Provided further, That such grantees shall create 
partnerships with other local organizations including as-
sisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident organi-
zations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult 
with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, 
Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, 
the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage
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other appropriate Federal resources: Provided further, That 
no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this 
heading may be provided to assist communities in devel-
oping comprehensive strategies for implementing this pro-
gram or implementing other revitalization efforts in con-
junction with community notice and input: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall develop and publish guide-
lines for the use of such competitive funds, including but 
not limited to eligible activities, program requirements, and 
performance metrics: Provided further, That unobligated 
balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely 
Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 
and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this 
heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
amounts were appropriated. 
FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support 
family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the develop-
ment of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance 
under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public and pri-
vate resources, and enable eligible families to achieve eco-
nomic independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That
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the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or 
specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), 
b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate 
the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for indi-
viduals receiving assistance under different provisions of 
the Act, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That owners of a privately owned multifamily property 
with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a Family 
Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants 
of such property in accordance with procedures established 
by the Secretary: Provided further, That such procedures 
established pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit 
participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance 
with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding 
from residual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their 
own Family Self-Sufficiency program. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $650,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the 
amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each
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Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under 
section 302 of such Act with the need component based on 
single-race census data and with the need component based 
on multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation 
for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting 
allocation amounts: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be con-
tracted for assistance for national or regional organizations 
representing Native American housing interests for pro-
viding training and technical assistance to Indian housing 
authorities and tribally designated housing entities as au-
thorized under NAHASDA: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under the previous proviso, not less 
than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a national or-
ganization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA 
(25 U.S.C. 4212): Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to 
support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract ex-
pertise, training, and technical assistance in the training, 
oversight, and management of such Indian housing and ten-
ant-based assistance: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made 
available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obliga-
tions, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided fur-
ther, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such
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notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: 
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
the total principal amount of any notes and other obliga-
tions, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$17,452,007: Provided further, That the Department will 
notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, not-
withstanding section 302(d) of NAHASDA, if on January 
1, 2016, a recipient’s total amount of undisbursed block 
grants in the Department’s line of credit control system is 
greater than three times the formula allocation it would oth-
erwise receive under this heading, the Secretary shall adjust 
that recipient’s formula allocation down by the difference 
between its total amount of undisbursed block grants in the 
Department’s line of credit control system on January 1, 
2016, and three times the formula allocation it would other-
wise receive: Provided further, That grant amounts not allo-
cated to a recipient pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
be allocated under the need component of the formula pro-
portionately among all other Indian tribes not subject to 
an adjustment: Provided further, That the two previous pro-
visos shall not apply to any Indian tribe that would other-
wise receive a formula allocation of less than $8,000,000: 
Provided further, That to take effect, the three previous pro-
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visos do not require issuance or amendment of any regula-
tion, and shall not be construed to confer hearing rights 
under any section of NAHASDA or its implementing regu-
lations. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $7,500,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
up to $1,190,476,190, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That up to $750,000 of this amount may 
be for administrative contract expenses including manage-
ment processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee 
program. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Hous-
ing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
$335,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1516 
2017, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 
all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 
that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such 
Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 
year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program re-
quirements before awarding funds for new contracts under 
such section: Provided further, That the Department shall 
notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to units of State and local government, 
and to other entities, for economic and community develop-
ment activities, and for other purposes, $3,060,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, unless otherwise 
specified: Provided, That of the total amount provided, 
$3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the community develop-
ment block grant program under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘the 
Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, 
That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not 
to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be expended for planning 
and management development and administration: Pro-
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vided further, That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit 
of general local government, or Indian tribe, or insular area 
that directly or indirectly receives funds under this heading 
may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion 
of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any 
other funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must 
use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of 
the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be pro-
vided to a for-profit entity for an economic development 
project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has 
been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines 
required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this heading may 
be used for grants for the Economic Development Initiative 
(‘‘EDI’’) or Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Inno-
vation Fund, or for grants pursuant to section 107 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5307): Provided further, That the Department shall 
notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading $60,000,000 shall be 
for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 
106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to
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$4,000,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute im-
minent threats to health and safety. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, during fiscal year 2016, commitments to guarantee 
loans under section 108 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), any part of 
which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal 
amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate 
limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in sub-
section (k) of such section 108: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection 
(m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost 
of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall 
be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That all 
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development under this heading are 
hereby permanently rescinded. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
1519 
Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $950,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That 
notwithstanding the amount made available under this 
heading, the threshold reduction requirements in sections 
216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply to alloca-
tions of such amount: Provided further, That the require-
ments under provisos 2 through 6 under this heading for 
fiscal year 2012 and such requirements applicable pursuant 
to the ‘‘Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’, 
shall not apply to any project to which funds were com-
mitted on or after August 23, 2013, but such projects shall 
instead be governed by the Final Rule titled ‘‘Home Invest-
ment Partnerships Program; Improving Performance and 
Accountability; Updating Property Standards’’ which be-
came effective on such date: Provided further, That with re-
spect to funds made available under this heading pursuant 
to such Act and funds provided in prior and subsequent 
appropriations acts that were or are used by community 
land trusts for the development of affordable homeownership 
housing pursuant to section 215(b) of such Act, such com-
munity land trusts, notwithstanding section 215(b)(3)(A) 
of such Act, may hold and exercise purchase options, rights 
of first refusal or other preemptive rights to purchase the 
housing to preserve affordability, including but not limited 
to the right to purchase the housing in lieu of foreclosure:
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Provided further, That the Department shall notify grantees 
of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of 
this Act. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY 
PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as 
amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to 
the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity 
Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Op-
portunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the 
second, third, and fourth capacity building activities au-
thorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act 
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity build-
ing activities: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made 
available for capacity building by national rural housing 
organizations with experience assessing national rural con-
ditions and providing financing, training, technical assist-
1521 
ance, information, and research to local nonprofits, local 
governments and Indian Tribes serving high need rural 
communities: Provided further, That an additional 
$5,700,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
a program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled or 
low-income veterans as authorized under section 1079 of 
Public Law 113–291. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For the Emergency Solutions Grants program as au-
thorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the Continuum of 
Care program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of 
such Act; and the Rural Housing Stability Assistance pro-
gram as authorized under subtitle D of title IV of such Act, 
$2,250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That any rental assistance amounts that 
are recaptured under such Continuum of Care program 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That not less than $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for such Emergency 
Solutions Grants program: Provided further, That not less 
than $1,918,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be available for such Continuum of Care and 
Rural Housing Stability Assistance programs: Provided 
further, That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated
1522 
under this heading shall be available for the national home-
less data analysis project: Provided further, That all funds 
awarded for supportive services under the Continuum of 
Care program and the Rural Housing Stability Assistance 
program shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in 
cash or in kind by each grantee: Provided further, That for 
all match requirements applicable to funds made available 
under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, a 
grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of match 
funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other 
Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory 
prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall establish system perform-
ance measures for which each continuum of care shall re-
port baseline outcomes, and that relative to fiscal year 2015, 
under the Continuum of Care competition with respect to 
funds made available under this heading, the Secretary 
shall base an increasing share of the score on performance 
criteria: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading shall be available to provide funding 
for new projects, except for projects created through realloca-
tion, unless the Secretary determines that the continuum 
of care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and 
ranked based on the degree to which they improve the con-
tinuum of care’s system performance: Provided further,
1523 
That the Secretary shall prioritize funding under the Con-
tinuum of Care program to continuums of care that have 
demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from lower 
performing projects to higher performing projects: Provided 
further, That all awards of assistance under this heading 
shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless pro-
grams with other mainstream health, social services, and 
employment programs for which homeless populations may 
be eligible: Provided further, That with respect to funds pro-
vided under this heading for the Continuum of Care pro-
gram for fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 provision 
of permanent housing rental assistance may be adminis-
tered by private nonprofit organizations: Provided further, 
That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds ap-
propriated under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior 
years for project-based rental assistance for rehabilitation 
projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for purposes 
under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which 
such funds were appropriated: Provided further, That all 
balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded 
from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and trans-
ferred to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for 
Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal year 2016: Provided 
further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may rep-
1524 
resent initial or final amounts allocated) for the Emergency 
Solutions Grant program within 60 days of enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That up to $33,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be to imple-
ment projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive ap-
proach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, in up 
to 10 communities, including at least four rural commu-
nities, can dramatically reduce youth homelessness: Pro-
vided further, That such projects shall be eligible for renewal 
under the Continuum of Care program subject to the same 
terms and conditions as other renewal applicants: Provided 
further, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available to provide technical 
assistance on youth homelessness, and collection, analysis, 
and reporting of data and performance measures under the 
comprehensive approaches to serve homeless youth, in addi-
tion to and in coordination with other technical assistance 
funds provided under this title: Provided further, That 
youth aged 24 and under seeking assistance under this 
heading shall not be required to provide third party docu-
mentation to establish their eligibility under 42 U.S.C. 
11302(a) or (b) to receive services: Provided further, That 
unaccompanied youth aged 24 and under or families head-
ed by youth aged 24 and under who are living in unsafe 
situations may be served by youth-serving providers funded
1525 
under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may use amounts made available under this heading for 
the Continuum of Care program to renew a grant originally 
awarded pursuant to the matter under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development—Permanent 
Supportive Housing’’ in chapter 6 of title III of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 
122 Stat. 2351) for assistance under subtitle F of title IV 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11403 et seq.): Provided further, That such renewal grant 
shall be awarded to the same grantee and be subject to the 
provisions of such Continuum of Care program except that 
the funds may be used outside the geographic area of the 
continuum of care. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), 
not otherwise provided for, $10,220,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 
2015 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appro-
priated under this heading that became available October 
1, 2015), and $400,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be available on October 1, 2016: Provided,
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That the amounts made available under this heading shall 
be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project- 
based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate reha-
bilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project- 
based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate reha-
bilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to 
section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for 
units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action 
under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 
Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administra-
tive and other expenses associated with project-based activi-
ties and assistance funded under this paragraph: Provided 
further, That of the total amounts provided under this head-
ing, not to exceed $215,000,000 shall be available for per-
formance-based contract administrators for section 8 
project-based assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may also use such amounts in the previous 
proviso for performance-based contract administrators for 
the administration of: interest reduction payments pursu-
ant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to 
section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1527 
1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance 
payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assist-
ance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental as-
sistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with 
disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013(d)(2)); project assistance contracts pursuant to section 
202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 
73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667): Provided 
further, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the 
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or 
the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may be used for 
renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based con-
tracts or for performance-based contract administrators, 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 
appropriated: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are 
held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject 
to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments 
contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agen-
cy to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an 
interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in
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excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall 
be remitted to the Department and deposited in this ac-
count, to be available until expended: Provided further, 
That amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise pro-
vided by this heading for uses authorized under this head-
ing. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For amendments to capital advance contracts for hous-
ing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assist-
ance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, in-
cluding amendments to contracts for such assistance and 
renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to 
a 1-year term, and for senior preservation rental assistance 
contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 
811(e) of the American Housing and Economic Oppor-
tunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for supportive services 
associated with the housing, $432,700,000 to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, up to $77,000,000 
shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of ex-
isting congregate service grants for residents of assisted 
housing projects: Provided further, That amounts under this 
heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Cen-
1529 
ter inspections and inspection-related activities associated 
with section 202 projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing 
the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except 
that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not 
exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That upon 
request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, project funds that are held in residual receipts ac-
counts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental 
assistance contract, and that upon termination of such con-
tract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the 
Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and depos-
ited in this account, to be available until September 30, 
2019: Provided further, That amounts deposited in this ac-
count pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available, 
in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this head-
ing, for amendments and renewals: Provided further, That 
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for amendments and renew-
als notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 
originally were appropriated. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For amendments to capital advance contracts for sup-
portive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized
1530 
by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance 
for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under 
section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project assistance con-
tracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 
(Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), including amendments 
to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring con-
tracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project 
rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and 
other appropriate entities as authorized under section 
811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, 
and for supportive services associated with the housing for 
persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) 
of such Act, $150,600,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019: Provided, That amounts made available 
under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assess-
ment Center inspections and inspection-related activities 
associated with section 811 projects: Provided further, That, 
in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are 
held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject 
to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and that 
upon termination of such contract are in excess of an 
amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted 
to the Department and deposited in this account, to be
1531 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous 
proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts other-
wise provided by this heading for amendments and renew-
als: Provided further, That unobligated balances, including 
recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred 
to or appropriated under this heading shall be used for 
amendments and renewals notwithstanding the purposes for 
which such funds originally were appropriated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $47,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2017, including 
up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: Pro-
vided, That grants made available from amounts provided 
under this heading shall be awarded within 180 days of 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That funds shall 
be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and 
homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to 
property maintenance, financial management/literacy, and 
such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them 
in improving their housing conditions, meeting their finan-
cial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or 
homeownership; for program administration; and for hous-
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ing counselor training: Provided further, That for purposes 
of providing such grants from amounts provided under this 
heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agree-
ments as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations. 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, noninsured rental 
housing projects, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount, together with unobli-
gated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated 
prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under 
such sections of law, and any unobligated balances, includ-
ing recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appro-
priated under this heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also 
be available for extensions of up to one year for expiring 
contracts under such sections of law. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $10,500,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $10,500,000 
is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust
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Fund: Provided, That not to exceed the total amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be available from the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur 
obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of 
collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: 
Provided further, That the amount made available under 
this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such 
collections are received during fiscal year 2016 so as to re-
sult in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the gen-
eral fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such sec-
tion 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a 
final fiscal year 2016 appropriation: Provided further, 
That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may as-
sess and collect fees from any program participant: Pro-
vided further, That such collections shall be deposited into 
the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use 
such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620, 
for necessary expenses of such Act: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, 
the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Sec-
retary under such Act through the use of approved service 
providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their 
services.
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FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans in-
sured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not 
exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That during fiscal year 2016, 
obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes 
of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, 
shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That the fore-
going amount in the previous proviso shall be for loans to 
nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with 
sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary 
and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance 
Fund: Provided further, That for administrative contract 
expenses 
of 
the 
Federal 
Housing 
Administration, 
$130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided further, That to the extent guaranteed loan 
commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 
2016, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract ex-
penses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional 
guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata 
amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case 
shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 
$30,000,000.
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GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 
the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author-
ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 
$30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That during fiscal year 2016, gross ob-
ligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au-
thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the 
National Housing Act, shall not exceed $5,000,000, which 
shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 
in connection with the sale of single family real properties 
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such 
Act. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the 
purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as 
amended 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1721(g)), 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That $23,000,000 shall be available for nec-
essary salaries and expenses of the Office of Government 
National Mortgage Association: Provided further, That to
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the extent that guaranteed loan commitments exceed 
$155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2016, an additional 
$100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available 
until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaran-
teed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for 
any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 
made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided 
further, That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees 
collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 
account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out 
the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 
2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $85,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
with respect to amounts made available under this heading, 
notwithstanding section 204 of this title, the Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements funded with philan-