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of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or 
other provision of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
Act (division C of Public Law 112–10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., 
D.C. Official Code). 
REPEAL 
SEC. 902. Section 817 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016 (Public Law 114–113) is repealed, and any provision of law 
amended or repealed by such section is restored or revived as 
if such section had not been enacted into law. 
PURPOSES 
SEC. 903. Section 3003 (sec. 38–1853.03, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended by striking ‘‘particularly parents’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘, with’’ and inserting ‘‘particularly parents of students 
who attend an elementary school or secondary school identified 
as one of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Colum-
bia’s accountability system, with’’. 
PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON TYPES OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS 
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM 
SEC. 904. Section 3004(a) (sec. 38–1853.04(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON ELIGIBLE STU-
DENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program under 
this division, the Secretary may not limit the number of 
eligible students receiving scholarships under section 
3007(a), and may not prevent otherwise eligible students 
from participating in the program under this division, 
based on any of the following: 
‘‘(i) The type of school the student previously 
attended. 
‘‘(ii) Whether or not the student previously received 
a scholarship or participated in the program, including 
whether an eligible student was awarded a scholarship 
in any previous year but has not used the scholarship, 
regardless of the number of years of nonuse. 
‘‘(iii) Whether or not the student was a member 
of the control group used by the Institute of Education 
Sciences to carry out previous evaluations of the pro-
gram under section 3009. 
‘‘(B) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subpara-
graph (A) may be construed to waive the requirement under 
section 3005(b)(1)(B) that the eligible entity carrying out 
the program under this Act must carry out a random 
selection process, which gives weight to the priorities 
described in section 3006, if more eligible students seek 
admission in the program than the program can accommo-
date.’’.
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REQUIRING ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO UTILIZE INTERNAL FISCAL AND 
QUALITY CONTROLS 
SEC. 905. Section 3005(b)(1) (sec. 38–1853.05(b)(1), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘, except that a partici-
pating school may not be required to submit to more than 
1 site visit per school year’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (K) and (L) as subpara-
graphs (L) and (M), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following: 
‘‘(K) how the entity will ensure the financial viability 
of participating schools in which 85 percent or more of 
the total number of students enrolled at the school are 
participating eligible students that receive and use an 
opportunity scholarship;’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(N) how the eligible entity will ensure that it— 
‘‘(i) utilizes internal fiscal and quality controls; 
and 
‘‘(ii) complies with applicable financial reporting 
requirements and the requirements of this division; 
and’’. 
CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITIES FOR AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO 
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS 
SEC. 906. Section 3006(1) (sec. 38–1853.06(1), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘attended’’ and all 
that follows through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘attended 
an elementary school or secondary school identified as one 
of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Colum-
bia’s accountability system; and’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(B); and 
(4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph 
(3), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘or 
whether such students have, in the past, attended a private 
school;’’. 
MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND 
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES 
SEC. 907. (a) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; COMPLIANCE 
WITH
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3007(a)(4) (sec. 38– 
1853.07(a)(4), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) ensures that, with respect to core subject matter, 
participating students are taught by a teacher who has 
a baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such 
degree was awarded in or outside of the United States;’’; 
and
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) conducts criminal background checks on school 
employees who have direct and unsupervised interaction 
with students; and 
‘‘(H) complies with all requests for data and informa-
tion regarding the reporting requirements described in sec-
tion 3010.’’. 
(b) ACCREDITATION.—Section 3007(a) (sec. 38–1853.07(a), D.C. 
Official Code), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and (5)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds provided under 
this division for opportunity scholarships may be used by 
a participating eligible student to enroll in a participating 
private school unless the school— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a school that is a participating 
school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR 
Reauthorization Act— 
‘‘(I) is fully accredited by an accrediting body 
described in any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(G) of section 2202(16) of the District of Columbia 
School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–134; 
sec. 38–1802.02(16)(A)–(G), D.C. Official Code); or 
‘‘(II) if such participating school does not meet 
the requirements of subclause (I)— 
‘‘(aa) not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113), the 
school is pursuing full accreditation by an 
accrediting body described in subclause (I); 
and 
‘‘(bb) is fully accredited by such an accred-
iting body not later than 5 years after the 
date on which that school began the process 
of pursuing full accreditation in accordance 
with item (aa); and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a school that is not a partici-
pating school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR 
Reauthorization Act, is fully accredited by an accred-
iting body described in clause (i)(I) before becoming 
a participating school under this division. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthoriza-
tion Act, each participating school shall submit to the 
eligible entity a certification that the school has been fully 
accredited in accordance with subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) ASSISTING
STUDENTS
IN
ENROLLING
IN
OTHER 
SCHOOLS.—If a participating school fails to meet the 
requirements of this paragraph, the eligible entity shall 
assist the parents of the participating eligible students 
who attend the school in identifying, applying to, and 
enrolling in another participating school under this divi-
sion. 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF STUDENTS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP IN 
A PREVIOUS YEAR.—An eligible entity shall treat a participating
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eligible student who was awarded an opportunity scholarship 
in any previous year and who has not used the scholarship 
as a renewal student and not as a new applicant, without 
regard as to— 
‘‘(A) whether the eligible student has used the scholar-
ship; and 
‘‘(B) the year in which the scholarship was previously 
awarded.’’. 
(c) USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES
AND 
PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3007 (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of the amount made available 
under section 3014(a)(1) for each fiscal year available to eligible 
entities receiving a grant under section 3004(a) to cover the fol-
lowing expenses: 
‘‘(1) The administrative expenses of carrying out its pro-
gram under this division during the year, including— 
‘‘(A) determining the eligibility of students to partici-
pate; 
‘‘(B) selecting the eligible students to receive scholar-
ships; 
‘‘(C) determining the amount of the scholarships and 
issuing the scholarships to eligible students; 
‘‘(D) compiling and maintaining financial and pro-
grammatic records; 
‘‘(E) conducting site visits as described in section 
3005(b)(1)(I); and 
‘‘(F)(i) conducting a study, including a survey of partici-
pating parents, on any barriers for participating eligible 
students in gaining admission to, or attending, the partici-
pating school that is their first choice; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the end of the first full fiscal year 
after the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization 
Act, submitting a report to Congress that contains the 
results of such study. 
‘‘(2) The expenses of educating parents about the eligible 
entity’s program under this division, and assisting parents 
through the application process under this division, including— 
‘‘(A) providing information about the program and the 
participating schools to parents of eligible students, 
including information on supplemental financial aid that 
may be available at participating schools; 
‘‘(B) providing funds to assist parents of students in 
meeting expenses that might otherwise preclude the 
participation of eligible students in the program; and 
‘‘(C) streamlining the application process for parents.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); 
and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (e), as added by section 
162(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
C of Public Law 114–223, as amended by section 101(3)
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of the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appro-
priations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254)), as subsection 
(d). 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3007(d) (sec. 38– 
1853.07(d), D.C. Official Code), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1)(C), is amended by striking ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d)’’ 
each place it appears in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3) and inserting 
‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR STUDENT ACADEMIC 
ASSISTANCE.—Section 3007(c) (sec. 38–1853.07(c), D.C. Official 
Code), as redesignated by subsection (c)(1)(B), is amended by 
striking ‘‘previously attended’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘previously attended an elementary 
school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing 
schools under the District of Columbia’s accountability system.’’. 
PROGRAM EVALUATION 
SEC. 908. (a) REVISION
OF EVALUATION PROCEDURES
AND 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3009(a) (sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY AND THE MAYOR.—The Sec-
retary and the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall— 
‘‘(A) jointly enter into an agreement with the Institute 
of Education Sciences of the Department of Education to 
evaluate annually the opportunity scholarship program 
under this division; 
‘‘(B) jointly enter into an agreement to monitor and 
evaluate the use of funds authorized and appropriated 
for the District of Columbia public schools and the District 
of Columbia public charter schools under this division; 
and 
‘‘(C) make the evaluations described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) public in accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary, through 
a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the evaluation under paragraph 
(1)(A)— 
‘‘(i) is conducted using an acceptable quasi-experi-
mental research design for determining the effective-
ness of the opportunity scholarship program under this 
division that does not use a control study group con-
sisting of students who applied for but did not receive 
opportunity scholarships; and 
‘‘(ii) addresses the issues described in paragraph 
(4); and 
‘‘(B) disseminate information on the impact of the pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) on academic achievement and educational 
attainment of participating eligible students who use 
an opportunity scholarship; and 
‘‘(ii) on students and schools in the District of 
Columbia. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTE ON EDUCATION SCIENCES.— 
The Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Edu-
cation shall—
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‘‘(A) assess participating eligible students who use an 
opportunity scholarship in each of grades 3 through 8, 
as well as one of the grades at the high school level, 
by supervising the administration of the same reading and 
mathematics assessment used by the District of Columbia 
public schools to comply with section 1111(b) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311(b)); 
‘‘(B) measure the academic achievement of all partici-
pating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship 
in the grades described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) work with eligible entities receiving a grant under 
this division to ensure that the parents of each student 
who is a participating eligible student that uses an oppor-
tunity scholarship agrees to permit their child to participate 
in the evaluations and assessments carried out by the 
Institute of Education Sciences under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The issues to be evaluated 
under paragraph (1)(A) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A comparison of the academic achievement of 
participating eligible students who use an opportunity 
scholarship on the measurements described in paragraph 
(3)(B) to the academic achievement of a comparison group 
of students with similar backgrounds in the District of 
Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia public 
charter schools. 
‘‘(B) The success of the program under this division 
in expanding choice options for parents of participating 
eligible students and increasing the satisfaction of such 
parents and students with their choice. 
‘‘(C) The reasons parents of participating eligible stu-
dents choose for their children to participate in the pro-
gram, including important characteristics for selecting 
schools. 
‘‘(D) A comparison of the retention rates, high school 
graduation rates, college enrollment rates, college persist-
ence rates, and college graduation rates of participating 
eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship with 
the rates of students in the comparison group described 
in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(E) A comparison of the college enrollment rates, col-
lege persistence rates, and college graduation rates of stu-
dents who participated in the program in 2004, 2005, 2011, 
2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 as the result of winning the 
Opportunity Scholarship Program lottery with such enroll-
ment, persistence, and graduation rates for students who 
entered but did not win such lottery in those years and 
who, as a result, served as the control group for previous 
evaluations of the program under this division. Nothing 
in this subparagraph may be construed to waive section 
3004(a)(3)(A)(iii) with respect to any such student. 
‘‘(F) A comparison of the safety of the schools attended 
by participating eligible students who use an opportunity 
scholarship and the schools in the District of Columbia 
attended by students in the comparison group described 
in subparagraph (A), based on the perceptions of the stu-
dents and parents.
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‘‘(G) An assessment of student academic achievement 
at participating schools in which 85 percent of the total 
number of students enrolled at the school are participating 
eligible students who receive and use an opportunity schol-
arship. 
‘‘(H) Such other issues with respect to participating 
eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship as 
the Secretary considers appropriate for inclusion in the 
evaluation, such as the impact of the program on public 
elementary schools and secondary schools in the District 
of Columbia. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any disclosure of personally identifi-
able information obtained under this division shall be in 
compliance with section 444 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (commonly known as the ‘Family Edu-
cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
‘‘(B) STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING PUBLIC SCHOOL.—With 
respect to any student who is not attending a public 
elementary school or secondary school, personally identifi-
able information obtained under this division shall only 
be disclosed to— 
‘‘(i) 
individuals 
carrying 
out 
the 
evaluation 
described in paragraph (1)(A) for such student; 
‘‘(ii) the group of individuals providing information 
for carrying out the evaluation of such student; and 
‘‘(iii) the parents of such student.’’. 
(2) TRANSITION OF EVALUATION.— 
(A) TERMINATION OF PREVIOUS EVALUATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Education shall— 
(i) terminate the evaluations conducted under sec-
tion 3009(a) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
Results Act (sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), 
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this title, after obtaining data for the 2017–2018 
school year; and 
(ii) submit any reports required for the 2017–2018 
school year or preceding years with respect to the 
evaluations in accordance with section 3009(b) of such 
Act. 
(B) NEW EVALUATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning with respect 
to the 2018–2019 school year, the Secretary shall con-
duct new evaluations in accordance with the provisions 
of section 3009(a) of the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. Official 
Code), as amended by this title. 
(ii) MOST RECENT EVALUATION.—As a component 
of the new evaluations described in clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall continue to monitor and evaluate the stu-
dents who were evaluated in the most recent evalua-
tion under such section prior to the date of enactment 
of this title, including by monitoring and evaluating 
the test scores and other information of such students. 
(b) DUTY OF MAYOR TO ENSURE INSTITUTE HAS ALL INFORMA-
TION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT EVALUATIONS.—Section 3011(a)(1)
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(sec. 38–1853.11(a)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION
NECESSARY
TO
CARRY
OUT
EVALUA-
TIONS.—Ensure that all District of Columbia public schools 
and District of Columbia public charter schools make available 
to the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of 
Education all of the information the Institute requires to carry 
out the assessments and perform the evaluations required 
under section 3009(a).’’. 
FUNDING FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC 
CHARTER SCHOOLS 
SEC. 909. (a) MANDATORY WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR FAILURE 
TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS.—Section 3011(b) (sec. 38–1853.11(b), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If, after reasonable notice and an oppor-
tunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines that the Mayor 
has failed to comply with any of the requirements of subsection 
(a), the Secretary may withhold from the Mayor, in whole or in 
part— 
‘‘(1) the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
under section 3014(a)(2), if the failure to comply relates to 
the District of Columbia public schools; 
‘‘(2) the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
under section 3014(a)(3), if the failure to comply relates to 
the District of Columbia public charter schools; or 
‘‘(3) the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
under both paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3014(a), if the 
failure relates to both the District of Columbia public schools 
and the District of Columbia public charter schools.’’. 
(b) RULES FOR USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC 
CHARTER SCHOOLS.—Section 3011 (sec. 38–1853.11, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
(c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIC RULES REGARDING FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUPPORT 
OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—The following rules shall apply 
with respect to the funds provided under this division for the 
support of District of Columbia public charter schools: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary may direct the funds provided for any 
fiscal year, or any portion thereof, to the Office of the State 
Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(2) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education 
of the District of Columbia may transfer the funds to sub-
grantees that are— 
‘‘(A) specific District of Columbia public charter schools 
or networks of such schools; or 
‘‘(B) District of Columbia-based nonprofit organizations 
with experience in successfully providing support or assist-
ance to District of Columbia public charter schools or net-
works of such schools. 
‘‘(3) The funds provided under this division for the support 
of District of Columbia public charter schools shall be available 
to any District of Columbia public charter school in good 
standing with the District of Columbia Charter School Board,
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and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education of 
the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Charter 
School Board may not restrict the availability of such funds 
to certain types of schools on the basis of the school’s location, 
governing body, or the school’s facilities.’’. 
REVISION OF CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 
SEC. 910. Not later than the beginning of the 2018–2019 school 
year, the Secretary of Education and the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall revise the memorandum of understanding which 
is in effect under section 3012(d) of the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act as of the day before the date of the enactment 
of this title to address the following: 
(1) The amendments made by this title. 
(2) The need to ensure that participating schools under 
the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act meet fire 
code standards and maintain certificates of occupancy. 
(3) The need to ensure that District of Columbia public 
schools and District of Columbia public charter schools meet 
the requirements under such Act to comply with all reasonable 
requests for information necessary to carry out the evaluations 
required under section 3009(a) of such Act. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 911. Section 3013 (sec. 38–1853.13, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (10) as para-
graphs (2) through (11), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(1) CORE SUBJECT MATTER.—The term ‘core subject matter’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) mathematics; 
‘‘(B) science; and 
‘‘(C) English, reading, or language arts.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘household with a’’ before ‘‘student’’. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 912. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3014(a) (sec. 38–1853.14, 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and for each of the 
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘and for each fiscal year 
through fiscal year 2019’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on September 30, 2016. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 913. Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made 
by this title shall apply with respect to school year 2018–2019 
and each succeeding school year. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and Gen-
eral Government Appropriations Act, 2017’’.
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DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, 
INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for 
executive management for operations and support, $137,034,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed $40,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary complies with section 107 of this 
Act. 
MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
operations and support, $597,817,000, of which $194,092,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not 
to exceed $2,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
procurement, construction, and improvements, $18,839,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
research and development, $2,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND OPERATIONS COORDINATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis 
and the Office of Operations Coordination for operations and sup-
port, $263,551,000, of which $106,115,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses and not 
to exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated with 
secure space at fusion centers, including improvements to buildings.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for 
operations and support, $175,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$300,000 may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, 
including the payment of informants, to be expended at the direction 
of the Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, at the time the President’s budget proposal 
for fiscal year 2018 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, the Future Years Homeland Security 
Program, as authorized by section 874 of Public Law 107–296 
(6 U.S.C. 454). 
SEC. 102. Not later than 30 days after the last day of each 
month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a monthly budget and 
staffing report that includes total obligations of the Department 
for that month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and 
program, project, and activity levels, by the source year of the 
appropriation. 
SEC. 103. (a) Notwithstanding section 518 of Public Law 114– 
113, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report 
not later than October 15, 2017, to the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and contracts 
awarded by any means other than full and open competition during 
fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report required 
by subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance with applicable 
laws and regulations and report the results of that review to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than February 15, 2018. 
SEC. 104. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that 
provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes, 
which shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance. 
SEC. 105. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
of any proposed transfers of funds available under section 
9703(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code (as added by Public 
Law 102–393) from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 
Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland Security: 
Provided, That none of the funds identified for such a transfer 
may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives are notified of the pro-
posed transfers. 
SEC. 106. All official costs associated with the use of Govern-
ment aircraft by Department of Homeland Security personnel to 
support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary 
shall be paid from amounts made available for the Office of the 
Secretary.
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SEC. 107. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
a report for fiscal year 2016 on visa overstay data by country 
as required by section 1376 of title 8, United States Code: Provided, 
That the report on visa overstay data shall also include— 
(1) overstays from all nonimmigrant visa categories under 
the immigration laws, delineated by each of the classes and 
sub-classes of such categories; and 
(2) numbers as well as rates of overstays for each class 
and sub-class of such nonimmigrant categories on a per-country 
basis. 
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish on the 
Department’s Web site the metrics developed to measure the 
effectiveness of security between the ports of entry, including the 
methodology and data supporting the resulting measures. 
SEC. 108. Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary or Chief Financial Officer 
shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives whether U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement is administering and executing its Enforce-
ment and Removal Operations activities consistent with available 
budgetary authority provided by law: Provided, That such certifi-
cation shall include both actual and projected financial obligation 
data, with the projections informed by seasonality, planned 
immigration enforcement operations, all relevant enforcement data 
systems, and other information sources as necessary. 
TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for operations and support, including the transportation of unaccom-
panied minor aliens; the provision of air and marine support to 
Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement or administra-
tion of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; 
at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provi-
sion of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in other 
law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; the purchase 
and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type 
vehicles; the purchase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, 
aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with 
individuals for personal services abroad; $10,900,636,000; of which 
$3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund for administrative expenses related to the collection of the 
Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwith-
standing section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $681,441,500 shall be available until
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September 30, 2018; and of which such sums as become available 
in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to section 
13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: 
Provided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in connec-
tion with preclearance operations: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for procurement, construction, and improvements, including 
procurements to buy marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial 
systems, $273,617,000, of which $252,842,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019, and of which $20,775,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement for operations and support, including the purchase 
and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type 
vehicles; overseas vetted units; and maintenance, minor construc-
tion, and minor leasehold improvements at owned and leased facili-
ties, $6,168,532,000; of which $6,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for efforts to enforce laws against forced child labor; 
of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for investiga-
tion of intellectual property rights violations, including operation 
of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; 
of which $18,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018, for the Visa Security Program and investigations abroad; 
of which not less than $3,471,806,000 shall be for enforcement, 
detention, and removal operations, including transportation of 
unaccompanied minor aliens: Provided, That not to exceed $11,475 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available until 
expended for conducting special operations under section 3131 of 
the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081): Provided 
further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of com-
pensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certifi-
cate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse 
other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, 
maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully 
present in the United States: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be withheld from 
obligation until the comprehensive plan for immigration data 
improvement is submitted as required in section 212 of this Act.
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$29,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration for operations and support, $7,105,047,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not to exceed $7,650 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That security service fees authorized under section 44940 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation 
security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated under this 
heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for- 
dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 
year 2017 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 
the general fund estimated at not more than $4,975,047,000. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration 
for 
procurement, 
construction, 
and 
improvements, 
$206,093,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration for research and development, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operations and maintenance 
of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or lease 
of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for 
replacement only; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent 
and emergent requirements (at a unit cost of not more than 
$700,000) and repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed 
a total of $31,000,000; purchase or lease of boats necessary for 
overseas deployments and activities; purchase, lease, or improve-
ment of other equipment (at a unit cost of not more than $250,000); 
minor shore construction projects not exceeding $1,000,000 in total 
cost on any location; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public 
Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation 
and welfare; $7,079,628,000; of which $502,692,000 shall be for 
defense-related activities, of which $162,692,000 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; of which 
$24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil