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Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply 
to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which 
does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 
10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That $10,537,000 
shall be available for Susan Harwood training grants, of 
which the Secretary shall reserve not less than $4,500,000 
for Susan Harwood Training Capacity Building Develop-
mental grants, as described in Funding Opportunity Num-
ber SHTG–GY–16–02 (referenced in the notice of avail-
ability of funds published in the Federal Register on May 
3, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 30568)) for program activities start-
ing not later than September 30, 2019 and lasting for a 
period of 12 months: Provided further, That not less than 
$3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protection Programs. 
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration, $373,816,000, including purchase and be-
stowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine 
rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and 
recovery activities and not less than $10,537,000 for State 
assistance grants: Provided, That amounts available for 
State assistance grants may be used for the purchase and 
maintenance of new equipment required by the final rule
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entitled ‘‘Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal 
Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors’’ 
published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Reg-
ister on May 1, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 24813 et seq.), for opera-
tors that demonstrate financial need as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by 
the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, 
board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise 
authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine 
safety and health education and training activities: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the 
Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to 
collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for 
the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and 
explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for 
such activities: Provided further, That the Secretary is au-
thorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other 
contributions from public and private sources and to pros-
ecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, 
State, or private: Provided further, That the Mine Safety 
and Health Administration is authorized to promote health 
and safety education and training in the mining commu-
nity through cooperative programs with States, industry, 
and safety associations: Provided further, That the Sec-
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retary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safe-
ty Association as a principal safety association and, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, may provide 
funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, in-
cluding service of Mine Safety and Health Administration 
officials as officers in local chapters or in the national orga-
nization: Provided further, That any funds available to the 
Department of Labor may be used, with the approval of 
the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and 
survival operations in the event of a major disaster. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Fed-
eral, and local agencies and their employees for services ren-
dered, $550,000,000, together with not to exceed $65,000,000 
which may be expended from the Employment Security Ad-
ministration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 
OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Em-
ployment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and 
initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of 
eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 
people with disabilities, $38,203,000.
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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 
including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
$337,536,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which 
may be expended from the Employment Security Adminis-
tration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Pro-
vided, That $59,825,000 for the Bureau of International 
Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through De-
cember 31, 2019: Provided further, That funds available to 
the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to 
administer or operate international labor activities, bilat-
eral and multilateral technical assistance, and micro-
finance programs, by or through contracts, grants, sub-
grants and other arrangements: Provided further, That not 
more than $53,825,000 shall be for programs to combat ex-
ploitative child labor internationally and not less than 
$6,000,000 shall be used to implement model programs that 
address worker rights issues through technical assistance in 
countries with which the United States has free trade agree-
ments or trade preference programs: Provided further, That 
$8,040,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall 
be available for obligation through September 30, 2020: 
Provided further, That funds available for program evalua-
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tion may be used to administer grants for the purpose of 
evaluation: Provided further, That grants made for the pur-
pose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair and open 
competition: Provided further, That funds available for pro-
gram evaluation may be transferred to any other appro-
priate account in the Department for such purpose: Pro-
vided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer: Provided fur-
ther, That the funds available to the Women’s Bureau may 
be used for grants to serve and promote the interests of 
women in the workforce: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available to the Women’s Bureau, $994,000 
shall be used for grants authorized by the Women in Ap-
prenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act. 
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
Not to exceed $250,041,000 may be derived from the 
Employment Security Administration account in the Un-
employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of 
which: 
(1) $180,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State 
grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support dis-
abled veterans’ outreach program specialists under 
section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ employ-
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ment representatives under section 4104(b) of such 
title, and for the expenses described in section 
4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obliga-
tion by the States through December 31, 2019, and 
not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal ex-
penditures for data systems and contract support to 
allow for the tracking of participant and performance 
information: Provided, That, in addition, such funds 
may be used to support such specialists and rep-
resentatives 
in 
the 
provision 
of 
services 
to 
transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have 
participated in the Transition Assistance Program 
and have been identified as in need of intensive serv-
ices, to members of the Armed Forces who are wound-
ed, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military 
treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and 
to the spouses or other family caregivers of such 
wounded, ill, or injured members; 
(2) $24,500,000 is for carrying out the Transi-
tion Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 
10 U.S.C. 1144; 
(3) $42,127,000 is for Federal administration of 
chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States 
Code: Provided, That, up to $500,000 may be used to
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carry out the Hire VETS Act (division O of Public 
Law 115–31); and 
(4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ Em-
ployment and Training Services Institute under 38 
U.S.C. 4109: 
Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the ap-
propriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) 
above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropria-
tion from which such reallocation is made. 
In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 
$50,000,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless 
veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are 
transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 
2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 
That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 
2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 
30, 2019, to provide services under such section: Provided 
further, That services provided under section 2023 may in-
clude, in addition to services to the individuals described 
in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently 
released from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness. 
In addition, fees may be assessed and deposited in the 
HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund pursuant to section 5(b) 
of the HIRE Vets Act, and such amounts shall be available 
to the Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets Medallion
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Award Program, as authorized by such Act, and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such sums 
shall be in addition to any other funds available for such 
purposes, including funds available under paragraph (3) 
of this heading: Provided further, That section 2(d) of divi-
sion O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub-
lic Law 115–31; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) shall not apply. 
IT MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for Department of Labor cen-
tralized infrastructure technology investment activities re-
lated to support systems and modernization, $20,769,000, 
which shall be available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, $83,487,000, together with not to exceed 
$5,660,000 which may be expended from the Employment 
Security Administration account in the Unemployment 
Trust Fund. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bo-
nuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any prora-
tion as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive 
Level II.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the 
current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act 
may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, 
but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased 
by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, 
That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not 
be used to create any new program or to fund any project 
or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: 
Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the 
procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or 
harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by forced 
or indentured child labor in industries and host countries 
already identified by the United States Department of 
Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
none of the funds made available to the Department of 
Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Com-
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petitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2916a) may be used for any purpose other than com-
petitive grants for training individuals who are older than 
16 years of age and are not currently enrolled in school 
within a local educational agency in the occupations and 
industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to 
hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to 
support such training. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Employment and Training Admin-
istration’’ shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of 
such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, 
either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess 
of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to 
vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States 
are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower 
limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and 
bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into ac-
count factors including the relative cost-of-living in the 
State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local 
government employees, and the size of the organizations 
that administer Federal programs involved including Em-
ployment and Training Administration programs.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Sec-
retary may transfer funds made available to the Employ-
ment and Training Administration by this Act, either di-
rectly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance serv-
ices to grantees to ‘‘Program Administration’’ when it is 
determined that those services will be more efficiently per-
formed by Federal employees: Provided, That this section 
shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may 
transfer not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary ap-
propriation made available to the Employment and Train-
ing Administration by this Act to ‘‘Program Administra-
tion’’ in order to carry out program integrity activities re-
lating to any of the programs or activities that are funded 
under any such discretionary appropriations: Provided, 
That notwithstanding section 102 and the preceding pro-
viso, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent 
of funds made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the 
‘‘Office of Job Corps’’ account to paragraph (3) of such ac-
count to carry out program integrity activities related to 
the Job Corps program: Provided further, That funds trans-
ferred under the authority provided by this subsection shall 
be available for obligation through September 30, 2020.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more 
than 0.75 percent from each appropriation made available 
in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry 
out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that 
are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under 
this section shall be transferred to ‘‘Departmental Manage-
ment’’ for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer 
within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for 
obligation through September 30, 2020: Provided, That such 
funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer 
of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 
days in advance of any transfer. 
(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 
‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, ‘‘Com-
munity Service Employment for Older Americans’’, ‘‘State 
Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Oper-
ations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security Administration’’, 
‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, ‘‘Wage and 
Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract Compliance 
Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management Standards’’, ‘‘Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Mine 
Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Disability
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Employment Policy’’, funding made available to the ‘‘Bu-
reau of International Labor Affairs’’ and ‘‘Women’s Bu-
reau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental Management, Salaries and 
Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Veterans Employment and Train-
ing’’. 
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
beginning October 1, 2017, the Secretary of Labor, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Agriculture may select an 
entity to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a com-
petitive basis in accordance with section 147 of the WIOA, 
if the Secretary of Labor determines such Center has had 
consistently low performance under the performance ac-
countability system in effect for the Job Corps program 
prior to July 1, 2016, or with respect to expected levels of 
performance established under section 159(c) of such Act be-
ginning July 1, 2016. 
SEC. 109. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the fol-
lowing text is part of such section: 
‘‘(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply 
for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major dis-
aster to any employee— 
‘‘(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims re-
sulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an 
employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate,
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in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, cas-
ualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts; 
‘‘(B) who receives from such employer on average 
weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per 
week or any minimum weekly amount established by 
the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the number of 
weeks such employee is engaged in any of the activi-
ties described in subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(C) whose duties include any of the following: 
‘‘(i) interviewing insured individuals, indi-
viduals who suffered injuries or other damages or 
losses arising from or relating to a disaster, wit-
nesses, or physicians; 
‘‘(ii) inspecting property damage or review-
ing factual information to prepare damage esti-
mates; 
‘‘(iii) evaluating and making recommenda-
tions regarding coverage or compensability of 
claims or determining liability or value aspects 
of claims; 
‘‘(iv) negotiating settlements; or 
‘‘(v) making recommendations regarding 
litigation. 
‘‘(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect 
the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).
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‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘major disaster’ means any dis-
aster or catastrophe declared or designated by any 
State or Federal agency or department; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘employee employed to adjust or 
evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such 
major disaster’ means an individual who timely se-
cured or secures a license required by applicable law 
to engage in and perform the activities described in 
clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to 
a major disaster, and is employed by an employer 
that maintains worker compensation insurance cov-
erage or protection for its employees, if required by 
applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, 
State, and local income and payroll taxes from the 
wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; 
and 
‘‘(C) the term ‘affiliate’ means a company that, 
by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or 
more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting 
securities of one or more companies, directly or indi-
rectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common 
control with, another company.’’. 
(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
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(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 110. Of the funds made available under the head-
ing ‘‘Employment and Training Administration–Training 
and Employment Services’’ in division H of Public Law 
115–141, $34,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the 
amount made available in paragraph (2)(A) under such 
heading for the period October 1, 2018, through September 
30, 2019. 
SEC. 111. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE 
CROSSING OF H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE 
SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if a 
petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an em-
ployer in the seafood industry is granted, the em-
ployer may bring the nonimmigrants described in the 
petition into the United States at any time during 
the 120-day period beginning on the start date for 
which the employer is seeking the services of the non-
immigrants without filing another petition. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER 90TH 
DAY.—An employer in the seafood industry may not 
bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States 
after the date that is 90 days after the start date for 
which the employer is seeking the services of the non-
immigrants unless the employer—
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(A) completes a new assessment of the local 
labor market by— 
(i) listing job orders in local news-
papers on 2 separate Sundays; and 
(ii) posting the job opportunity on the 
appropriate Department of Labor Elec-
tronic Job Registry and at the employer’s 
place of employment; and 
(B) offers the job to an equally or better 
qualified United States worker who— 
(i) applies for the job; and 
(ii) will be available at the time and 
place of need. 
(3) EXEMPTION FROM RULES WITH RESPECT TO 
STAGGERING.—The Secretary of Labor shall not con-
sider an employer in the seafood industry who brings 
H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States during 
the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be 
staggering the date of need in violation of section 
655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any other applicable provision of law. 
(b) H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘H–2B nonimmigrants’’ means aliens admitted 
to 
the 
United 
States 
pursuant 
to 
section
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101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)). 
SEC. 112. The determination of prevailing wage for 
the purposes of the H–2B program shall be the greater of— 
(1) the actual wage level paid by the employer to other em-
ployees with similar experience and qualifications for such 
position in the same location; or (2) the prevailing wage 
level for the occupational classification of the position in 
the geographic area in which the H–2B nonimmigrant will 
be employed, based on the best information available at the 
time of filing the petition. In the determination of pre-
vailing wage for the purposes of the H–2B program, the 
Secretary shall accept private wage surveys even in in-
stances where Occupational Employment Statistics survey 
data are available unless the Secretary determines that the 
methodology and data in the provided survey are not statis-
tically supported. 
SEC. 113. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to enforce the definition of corresponding employment found 
in 20 CFR 655.5 or the three-fourths guarantee rule defini-
tion found in 20 CFR 655.20, or any references thereto. 
Further, for the purpose of regulating admission of tem-
porary workers under the H–2B program, the definition of 
temporary need shall be that provided in 8 CFR 
214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B).
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SEC. 114. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may furnish through grants, cooperative 
agreements, contracts, and other arrangements, up to 
$2,000,000 of excess personal property to apprenticeship 
programs for the purpose of training apprentices in those 
programs. 
SEC. 115. The proviso at the end of paragraph (1) 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Labor—Employment 
and Training Administration—State Unemployment In-
surance and Employment Service Operations’’ in title I of 
division G of Public Law 113–235 is amended by striking 
‘‘six’’ and inserting ‘‘seven’’. 
SEC. 116. (a) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create a 
Department of Labor’’, approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 
736, chapter 141) shall be applied as if the following text 
is part of such Act: 
‘‘SEC. 12. SECURITY DETAIL. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor is author-
ized to employ law enforcement officers or special agents 
to— 
‘‘(1) provide protection for the Secretary of 
Labor during the workday of the Secretary and dur-
ing any activity that is preliminary or postliminary 
to the performance of official duties by the Secretary;
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‘‘(2) provide protection, incidental to the protec-
tion provided to the Secretary, to a member of the im-
mediate family of the Secretary who is participating 
in an activity or event relating to the official duties 
of the Secretary; 
‘‘(3) provide continuous protection to the Sec-
retary (including during periods not described in 
paragraph (1)) and to the members of the immediate 
family of the Secretary if there is a unique and 
articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance 
with guidelines established by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(4) provide protection to the Deputy Secretary 
of Labor or another senior officer representing the 
Secretary of Labor at a public event if there is a 
unique and articulable threat of physical harm, in 
accordance with guidelines established by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary of Labor may au-
thorize a law enforcement officer or special agent employed 
under subsection (a), for the purpose of performing the du-
ties authorized under subsection (a), to— 
‘‘(1) carry firearms; 
‘‘(2) make arrests without a warrant for any of-
fense against the United States committed in the 
presence of such officer or special agent;
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‘‘(3) perform protective intelligence work, includ-
ing identifying and mitigating potential threats and 
conducting advance work to review security matters 
relating to sites and events; 
‘‘(4) coordinate with local law enforcement agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(5) initiate criminal and other investigations 
into potential threats to the security of the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Labor. 
‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES.—A law enforce-
ment officer or special agent employed under subsection (a) 
shall exercise any authority provided under this section in 
accordance with any— 
‘‘(1) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; 
and 
‘‘(2) guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of 
Labor.’’. 
(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 117. The Secretary is authorized to dispose of or 
divest, by any means the Secretary determines appropriate, 
including an agreement or partnership to construct a new 
Job Corps center, all or a portion of the real property on 
which the Treasure Island Job Corps Center is situated.
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Any sale or other disposition will not be subject to any re-
quirement of any Federal law or regulation relating to the 
disposition of Federal real property, including but not lim-
ited to subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40 of the United 
States Code and subchapter V of chapter 119 of title 42 
of the United States Code. The net proceeds of such a sale 
shall be transferred to the Secretary, which shall be avail-
able until expended to carry out the Job Corps Program. 
SEC. 118. (a) From funds appropriated under this 
title, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate on the implementation of the 
plan to reduce improper payments published by the Depart-
ment of Labor in the fiscal year 2017 Agency Financial 
Report. 
(b) The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
identify barriers to the reduction of improper payments 
that may require Congressional action to address. 
SEC. 119. Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available under paragraph (2) under the heading 
‘‘VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING’’ under title I, 
$2,000,000 may be used to carry out a pilot program for 
preparing members of the Armed Forces transitioning to
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civilian life to qualify for, and for assisting in placing them 
in, apprenticeship programs. 
SEC. 120. The Secretary, prior to July 1, 2019, shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate a report that includes— 
(1) a copy of the interagency agreement between 
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agri-
culture relating to the Civilian Conservation Centers; 
(2) a list of all active Civilian Conservation 
Centers and contractors administering such Centers; 
and 
(3) a cumulative record of the funding provided 
to Civilian Conservation Centers during the 10 years 
preceding the date of the report, including, for each 
Civilian Conservation Center— 
(A) the funds allocated to the Civilian Con-
servation Center; 
(B) the number of enrollment slots main-
tained, disaggregated by gender and by residen-
tial or nonresidential training type; 
(C) the career technical training offerings 
available; 
(D) the staffing levels and staffing patterns 
at the Civilian Conservation Center; and
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‘‘(E) the number of Career Technical Skills 
Training slots available.’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor 
Appropriations Act, 2019’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 
For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health 
Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’) with 
respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian 
Health Care Act of 1988, $1,626,522,000: Provided, That 
no more than $1,000,000 shall be available until expended 
for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS 
Act: Provided further, That no more than $114,893,000 
shall be available until expended for carrying out sub-
sections (g) through (n) and (q) of section 224 of the PHS 
Act, and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health 
and Human Services (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HHS’’) 
pertaining to administrative claims made under such law: 
Provided further, That of funds provided for the Health 
Centers program, as defined by section 330 of the PHS Act, 
by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2019, not less 
than $200,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2019 for