392 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $154,519,000, 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. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Navy’’, $123,710,000, 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. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 
Corps’’, $65,589,000, 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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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $481,019,000, 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. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $136,189,000, 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. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Air Force’’, $219,785,000, 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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OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $3,607,526,000, 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. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense- 
Wide’’, $250,386,000, 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. 
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT 
For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat 
vehicles, ammunition, other weapons and other procure-
ment for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, 
$1,200,000,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That the Chiefs of National 
Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the 
congressional defense committees the modernization priority
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assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve 
component: Provided further, 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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $2,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $36,020,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $14,706,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2016: 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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $174,647,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2016: 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. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $91,350,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
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sion of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the 
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to 
investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, serv-
ices, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist 
United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive 
devices: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for 
military personnel; operation and maintenance; procure-
ment; research, development, test and evaluation; and de-
fense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose pro-
vided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority 
is in addition to any other transfer authority available to 
the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to 
making transfers from this appropriation, notify the con-
gressional defense committees in writing of the details of 
any such transfer: Provided further, 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. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Inspec-
tor General’’, $10,623,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
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ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title are in addition to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary 
of Defense that such action is necessary in the national in-
terest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office 
of Management and Budget, transfer up to $3,500,000,000 
between the appropriations or funds made available to the 
Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer 
made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided 
further, That the authority provided in this section is in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and 
conditions as the authority provided in the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2015. 
SEC. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and 
costs for design during construction associated with a con-
struction project funded with appropriations available for
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operation and maintenance or the ‘‘Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund’’ provided in this Act and executed in direct 
support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, 
may be obligated at the time a construction contract is 
awarded: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, su-
pervision and administration costs and costs for design 
during construction include all in-house Government costs. 
SEC. 9004. From funds made available in this title, 
the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military 
and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the 
U.S. Central Command area of responsibility: (a) passenger 
motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and 
(b) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical secu-
rity of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a 
limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or 
other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger 
carrying vehicles. 
SEC. 9005. Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts 
appropriated in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation 
and Maintenance, Army’’ may be used, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, to fund the Commander’s Emer-
gency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of ena-
bling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to 
urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction 
requirements within their areas of responsibility: Provided,
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That each project (including any ancillary or related ele-
ments in connection with such project) executed under this 
authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, 
That not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal 
year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report regarding the 
source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during 
that quarter that were made available pursuant to the au-
thority provided in this section or under any other provi-
sion of law for the purposes described herein: Provided fur-
ther, That, not later than 30 days after the end of each 
month, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees monthly commitment, obligation, and expendi-
ture data for the Commander’s Emergency Response Pro-
gram in Afghanistan: Provided further, That not less than 
15 days before making funds available pursuant to the au-
thority provided in this section or under any other provi-
sion of law for the purposes described herein for a project 
with a total anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or 
more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a written notice containing each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The location, nature and purpose of the pro-
posed project, including how the project is intended to
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advance the military campaign plan for the country 
in which it is to be carried out. 
(2) The budget, implementation timeline with 
milestones, and completion date for the proposed 
project, including any other CERP funding that has 
been or is anticipated to be contributed to the comple-
tion of the project. 
(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed 
project, including the agreement with either the host 
nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the 
United States Government or a third-party contrib-
utor to finance the sustainment of the activities and 
maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be pro-
vided through the proposed project. 
SEC. 9006. Funds available to the Department of De-
fense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, to provide supplies, 
services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and 
other logistical support to coalition forces supporting mili-
tary and stability operations in Afghanistan: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly re-
ports to the congressional defense committees regarding sup-
port provided under this section. 
SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli-
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gated or expended by the United States Government for a 
purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or base 
for the purpose of providing for the permanent sta-
tioning of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq. 
(3) To establish any military installation or base 
for the purpose of providing for the permanent sta-
tioning of United States Armed Forces in Afghani-
stan. 
SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the following laws en-
acted or regulations promulgated to implement the United 
Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, In-
human or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at 
New York on December 10, 1984): 
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 
regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal
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Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of 
Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to 
Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pan-
demic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148). 
SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Afghan-
istan Security Forces Fund’’ (ASFF) may be obligated 
prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by 
the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the 
Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC must ap-
prove the requirement and acquisition plan for any service 
requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any 
non-standard 
equipment 
requirements 
in 
excess 
of 
$100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the De-
partment of Defense must certify to the congressional de-
fense committees that the AROC has convened and approved 
a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in 
the preceding proviso and accompanying report language 
for the ASFF. 
SEC. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may 
be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost 
of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon deter-
mination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is
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necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Com-
mander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency 
operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase 
items having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
$500,000. 
SEC. 9011. From funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation 
and Maintenance, Air Force’’, up to $140,000,000 may be 
used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, to support United States Government 
transition activities in Iraq by funding the operations and 
activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and 
security assistance teams, including life support, transpor-
tation and personal security, and facilities renovation and 
construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning 
sites to the Government of Iraq: Provided, That to the extent 
authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015, the operations and activities that may 
be carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq 
may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, include 
non-operational training activities in support of Iraqi Min-
ister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service personnel 
in an institutional environment to address capability gaps, 
integrate processes relating to intelligence, air sovereignty, 
combined arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage
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and integrate defense-related institutions: Provided further, 
That not later than 30 days following the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 
for transitioning any such training activities that they de-
termine are needed after the end of fiscal year 2015, to exist-
ing or new contracts for the sale of defense articles or de-
fense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.): Provided further, 
That not less than 15 days before making funds available 
pursuant to the authority provided in this section, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a written notice containing a detailed justifica-
tion and timeline for the operations and activities of the 
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at each site where 
such operations and activities will be conducted during fis-
cal year 2015. 
SEC. 9012. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for payments under 
section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for reimbursement to 
the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless 
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the Government of Pakistan is—
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(1) cooperating with the United States in 
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, 
the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish- 
e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and for-
eign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to 
end support for such groups and prevent them from 
basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out 
cross border attacks into neighboring countries; 
(2) not supporting terrorist activities against 
United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 
Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 
intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 
processes in Pakistan; 
(3) dismantling improvised explosive device 
(IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 
used in the manufacture of IEDs; 
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re-
lated material and expertise; 
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial 
independence and due process of law; 
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 
States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and 
assistance programs in Pakistan; and
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(7) providing humanitarian organizations access 
to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in paragraph 
(a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
congressional defense committees that it is in the national 
security interest to do so: Provided, That if the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, ex-
ercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report 
to the congressional defense committees on both the justifica-
tion for the waiver and on the requirements of this section 
that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: Pro-
vided further, That such report may be submitted in classi-
fied form if necessary. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9013. Of the funds appropriated in Department 
of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs 
in the specified amounts: Provided, That such amounts are 
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, as amended:
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‘‘Other 
Procurement, 
Army’’, 
2013/2015, 
$8,200,000; 
‘‘Aircraft 
Procurement, 
Army’’, 
2014/2016, 
$464,000,000; and 
‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 2014/2015, 
$764,380,000. 
SEC. 9014. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of 
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), includ-
ing for the introduction of United States armed or military 
forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria 
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indi-
cated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, air-
space, or waters while equipped for combat, in contraven-
tion of the congressional consultation and reporting require-
ments of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 
1543). 
SEC. 9015. In addition to the amounts appropriated 
in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, to conduct surface and 
subsurface clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed 
training ranges used by the Armed Forces of the United 
States in Afghanistan: Provided, That such funds shall be 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, That 
such ranges shall not have been transferred to the Islamic
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Republic of Afghanistan for use by its armed forces: Pro-
vided further, That within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a written plan to mitigate the threat 
of unexploded ordnance at such ranges, including a detailed 
spend plan: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide the congressional defense committees written 
progress reports every 180 days after the submission of the 
initial plan, until such funds are fully expended: Provided 
further, 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. 
SEC. 9016. The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assist-
ance, including training, equipment, supplies, sustainment 
and stipends, to appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian 
opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups 
or individuals for the following purposes: defending the Syr-
ian people from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and 
the Levant (ISIL), and securing territory controlled by the 
Syrian opposition; protecting the United States, its friends 
and allies, and the Syrian people from the threats posed 
by terrorists in Syria; and promoting the conditions for 
a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria: Pro-
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vided, That up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated for 
the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used for 
activities authorized by this section: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may accept and retain contributions, includ-
ing assistance in-kind, from foreign governments to carry 
out activities as authorized by this section and shall be cred-
ited to the appropriate appropriations accounts, except that 
any funds so accepted by the Secretary shall not be avail-
able for obligation until a reprogramming action is sub-
mitted to the congressional defense committees: Provided 
further, That the President and the Secretary of Defense 
shall comply with the reporting requirements in section 
149(b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d) of the Continuing Appropria-
tions Resolution, 2015 (Public Law 113–164): Provided 
further, That the term ‘‘appropriately vetted’’ as used in 
this section shall be construed to mean, at a minimum, as-
sessments of possible recipients for associations with ter-
rorist groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham, other 
al-Qaeda related groups, Hezbollah, or Shia militias sup-
porting the Governments of Syria or Iran; and for commit-
ment to the rule of law and a peaceful and democratic 
Syria: Provided further, That none of the funds used pursu-
ant to this authority shall be used for the procurement or 
transfer of man portable air defense systems: Provided fur-
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ther, That nothing in this section shall be construed to con-
stitute a specific statutory authorization for the introduc-
tion of the United States Armed Forces into hostilities or 
into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by 
the circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) of the 
War Powers Resolution: Provided further, That amounts 
made available by this section are designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance 
under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2015. 
SEC. 9017. None of the funds in this Act may be made 
available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft 
to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghani-
stan Air Force until the Department of Defense provides 
a report to the congressional defense committees of the Af-
ghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift requirements. The re-
port should identify Afghanistan’s ability to utilize and 
maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory 
and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide 
additional support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current 
medium airlift capacity.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9018. In addition to amounts appropriated in 
title II or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 
$1,000,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 
of Defense and made available for transfer to the operation 
and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine 
Corps, and Air Force (including National Guard and re-
serve) for purposes of improving military readiness: Pro-
vided, That the transfer authority provided under this pro-
vision is in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE X 
EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 
PROCUREMENT 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense- 
Wide’’, $17,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017, for expenses related to the Ebola outbreak: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $95,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2016, for expenses re-
lated to developing technologies that are relevant to the 
Ebola outbreak: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 
DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVEL-
OPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
TITLE I 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
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vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the 
collection and study of basic information pertaining to 
river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore 
protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; 
for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifica-
tions of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage 
reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restora-
tion projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for 
restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous inves-
tigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and de-
tailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior 
to construction, $122,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Secretary may initiate up to, 
but not more than, 10 new study starts during fiscal year 
2015: Provided further, That the new study starts will con-
sist of seven studies where the majority of the benefits are 
derived from navigation transportation savings or from 
flood and storm damage reduction and three studies where 
the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental 
restoration: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not
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deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once 
the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For expenses necessary for the construction of river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects 
authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and 
plans and specifications, of such projects (including those 
involving participation by States, local governments, or 
private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by 
law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, 
shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to 
construction); $1,639,489,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the 
Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the 
Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be de-
rived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as author-
ized by Public Law 104–303; and of which such sums as 
are necessary to cover one-half of the costs of construction, 
replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland water-
ways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways 
Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for 
in law: Provided, That the Secretary may initiate up to, 
but not more than, four new construction starts during fis-
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cal year 2015: Provided further, That the new construction 
starts will consist of three projects where the majority of 
the benefits are derived from navigation transportation sav-
ings or from flood and storm damage reduction and one 
project where the majority of the benefits are derived from 
environmental restoration: Provided further, That for new 
construction projects, project cost sharing agreements shall 
be executed as soon as practicable but no later than August 
31, 2015: Provided further, That no allocation for a new 
start shall be considered final and no work allowance shall 
be made until the Secretary provides to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate an out-year funding scenario demonstrating the af-
fordability of the selected new start and the impacts on 
other projects: Provided further, That the Secretary may not 
deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once 
the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 
projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial 
valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by 
law, $302,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share 
of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland har-
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bors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, 
and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm dam-
age reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 
projects authorized by law; providing security for infra-
structure owned or operated by the Corps, including admin-
istrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor 
channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public 
agency that serve essential navigation needs of general com-
merce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting 
northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; 
clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstruc-
tions to navigation, $2,908,511,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover 
the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance 
costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland har-
bors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund; of which such sums as become available from the spe-
cial account for the Corps of Engineers established by the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be 
derived from that account for resource protection, research, 
interpretation, and maintenance activities related to re-
source protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation
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is available; and of which such sums as become available 
from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104– 
303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and mainte-
nance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which 
such fees have been collected: Provided, That 1 percent of 
the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, 
projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not 
be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the begin-
ning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be 
available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such 
emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines 
to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engi-
neers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remain-
ing funds which have not been used for emergency activities 
proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for 
the programs, projects, or activities. 
REGULATORY PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for administration of laws per-
taining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
$200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 
from sites in the United States resulting from work per-
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formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro-
gram, $101,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, 
and other natural disasters and support emergency oper-
ations, repairs, and other activities in response to such dis-
asters as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the supervision and general 
administration of the civil works program in the head-
quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 
Division Engineers; and for costs of management and oper-
ation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, 
the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army 
Engineer Research and Development Center, and the 
United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center al-
locable to the civil works program, $178,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed 
$5,000 may be used for official reception and representation 
purposes and only during the current fiscal year: Provided, 
That no part of any other appropriation provided in title 
I of this Act shall be available to fund the civil works activi-
ties of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works 
executive direction and management activities of the divi-
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sion offices: Provided further, That any Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the 
supervision and general administration of emergency oper-
ations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, 
hurricane, or other natural disaster. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR 
CIVIL WORKS 
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 
$3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS— 
CIVIL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I 
of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts 
to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that 
remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds that: 
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval
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is received from the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval 
is received from the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations; 
(5) augments or reduces existing programs, 
projects, or activities in excess of the amounts con-
tained in paragraphs 6 through 10, unless prior ap-
proval is received from the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations; 
(6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over 
$100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base 
amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study 
or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level 
less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is 
$25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be 
reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity 
that did not receive an appropriation for existing ob-
ligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 
(7) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over 
$2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base 
amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study 
or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level 
less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is
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$300,000: Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 
may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, 
changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judg-
ments: Provided further, That up to $300,000 may be 
reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity 
that did not receive an appropriation for existing ob-
ligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 
(8) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Unlimited 
reprogramming authority is granted for the Corps to 
be able to respond to emergencies: Provided, That the 
Chief of Engineers shall notify the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations of these emergency ac-
tions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided fur-
ther, That for a base level over $1,000,000, re-
programming of 15 percent of the base amount up to 
a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study or activity is 
allowed: Provided further, That for a base level less 
than 
$1,000,000, 
the 
reprogramming 
limit 
is 
$150,000: Provided further, That $150,000 may be re-
programmed into any continuing study or activity 
that did not receive an appropriation; 
(9) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.—The 
reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), 
and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construc-
tion, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the
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Mississippi River and Tributaries Account respec-
tively; and 
(10) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL AC-
TION PROGRAM.—Reprogramming of up to 15 percent 
of the base of the receiving project is permitted. 
(b) DE MINIMIS REPROGRAMMINGS.—In no case 
should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM.—Subsection 
(a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded 
under the continuing authorities program. 
(d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the 
baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer au-
thorities for the current fiscal year which shall include: 
(1) A table for each appropriation with a sepa-
rate column to display the President’s budget request, 
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to 
enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year 
enacted level; and 
(2) A delineation in the table for each appro-
priation both by object class and program, project 
and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 
the respective appropriations; and
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(3) An identification of items of special congres-
sional interest. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to award or modify any contract that 
commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 
program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex-
cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 
been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 
section 101. 
SEC. 103. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to 
the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 
Service may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds 
provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of 
Engineers projects. 
SEC. 104. Subsection (a)(6) of section 511 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 3301 note; 
110 Stat. 3761–3762; 113 Stat. 375–376; 121 Stat. 1203) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$43,400,000’’. 
SEC. 105. The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
available in this Act solely in accordance with the provi-
sions of this Act and the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
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solidated Act), including the determination and designation 
of new starts. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the 
Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–114). 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used within the borders of the State of Lou-
isiana by the Mississippi Valley Division or the South-
western Division of the Army Corps of Engineers or any 
district of the Corps within such divisions to implement or 
enforce the mitigation methodology, referred to as the 
‘‘Modified Charleston Method’’. 
SEC. 108. (a) Of the funds made available in prior 
appropriations Acts for water resources efforts under the 
headings ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil, Department of the 
Army’’ that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment 
of this Act, including amounts specified in law for par-
ticular projects, programs, or activities, $28,000,000 is re-
scinded. 
(b) None of the funds under subsection (a) may be re-
scinded from amounts that the Congress designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolu-
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tion on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and 
Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by the 
Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2015, to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or en-
force any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 
2012, pertaining to the definitions of the terms ‘‘fill mate-
rial’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ for the purposes of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 110. The limited reevaluation report initiated in 
fiscal year 2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama navigation 
project shall include evaluation of the full depth of the 
project as authorized under section 201 of Public Law 99– 
662 (110 Stat. 4090) at the same non-Federal share of the 
cost as in the design agreement executed on August 14, 
2012. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge of 
dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for the activities iden-
tified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of 
the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A),(C)).
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SEC. 112. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
and the U.S. Department of the Army shall withdraw the 
interpretive rule, ‘‘U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
and the U.S. Department of the Army Interpretive Rule 
Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act Section 
404(f)(1)(A),’’ signed on March 25, 2014. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 
Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be deposited 
into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and 
Conservation Commission: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses incurred 
in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of 
the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, 
of the amount made available to the Commission under this 
Act or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount 
not to exceed $1,500,000 for administrative expenses.
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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
The following appropriations shall be expended to exe-
cute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation: 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For management, development, and restoration of 
water and related natural resources and for related activi-
ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita-
tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 
fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri-
cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 
agreements with, State and local governments, federally rec-
ognized Indian tribes, and others, $978,131,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $25,000 shall be avail-
able for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund 
and $6,840,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower 
Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such 
amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colo-
rado River Dam Fund: Provided, That such transfers may 
be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation 
under this heading: Provided further, That of the total ap-
propriated, the amount for program activities that can be 
financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Rec-
lamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 
shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided fur-
430 
ther, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are avail-
able until expended for the purposes for which the funds 
were contributed: Provided further, That funds advanced 
under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and 
are available until expended for the same purposes as the 
sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further, 
That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used 
for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the 
Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 
1706. 
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND 
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat 
restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the 
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,995,000, to be 
derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central 
Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 
3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bu-
reau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full 
amount of the additional mitigation and restoration pay-
ments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102– 
575: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able under this heading may be used for the acquisition or 
leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is al-
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ready committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted 
decree or order. 
CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 
Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 
consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of 
the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 
carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate 
accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry 
out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appro-
priated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs 
of CALFED Program management: Provided further, That 
CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a bal-
anced manner with clear performance measures dem-
onstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and 
objectives of the Program. 
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and 
related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the 
Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau 
of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 
2016, $58,500,000, to be derived from the Reclamation 
Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C.
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377: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in 
this Act shall be available for activities or functions budg-
eted as policy and administration expenses. 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $500,000 is hereby rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 
be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger 
motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR 
SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II 
of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided 
by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities 
funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Re-
sources that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditure through a reprogramming of funds that— 
(1) initiates or creates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds have been denied or restricted
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by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate; 
(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or 
activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate; 
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following lim-
its, unless prior approval is received from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: 
(A) 15 percent for any program, project or 
activity for which $2,000,000 or more is avail-
able at the beginning of the fiscal year; or 
(B) $300,000 for any program, project or 
activity for which less than $2,000,000 is avail-
able at the beginning of the fiscal year; 
(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the 
Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilita-
tion category or the Resources Management and De-
velopment category to any program, project, or activ-
ity in the other category, unless prior approval is re-
ceived from the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate; or
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(7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 
obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 
$5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled con-
tractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to 
accelerated rates of operations, and real estate defi-
ciency judgments, unless prior approval is received 
from the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer 
of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 
Rehabilitation category. 
(c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer 
means any movement of funds into or out of a program, 
project, or activity. 
(d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports 
on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing 
all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, ac-
tivities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report 
shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to determine 
the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for 
the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of
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the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which 
shall conform to the water quality standards of the State 
of California as approved by the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental 
effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 
(b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Pro-
gram and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage 
Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior 
as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully 
repaid pursuant to the ‘‘Cleanup Program—Alternative 
Repayment Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP—Alternative Repay-
ment Plan’’ described in the report entitled ‘‘Repayment 
Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San 
Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995’’, pre-
pared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Rec-
lamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United 
States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or 
drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reim-
bursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or 
studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law. 
SEC. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 
2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000’’.
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SEC. 204. Section 301 of the Reclamation States 
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 205. Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed 
Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended 
by section 210 of Public Law 111–85, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2015’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 206. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the In-
terior may fund or participate in pilot projects to increase 
Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial 
units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs, as au-
thorized by the first section of the Act of April 11, 1956 
(43 U.S.C. 620), to address the effects of historic drought 
conditions. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Pilot projects under this sec-
tion are authorized to be funded through— 
(1) grants by the Secretary to public entities that 
use water from the Colorado River Basin for munic-
ipal purposes for projects that are implemented by 1 
or more non-Federal entities; or 
(2) grants or other appropriate financial agree-
ments to provide additional funds for renewing or 
implementing water conservation agreements that are 
in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—
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(1) Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin 
Fund established by section 5 of the Colorado River 
Storage Project Act (43 U.S.C. 620d) and the Lower 
Colorado River Basin Development Fund established 
by section 403 of the Colorado River Basin Project 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1543) shall not be used to carry out 
this section; and 
(2) the authority to fund these pilot projects 
through grants shall terminate on September 30, 
2018. 
(d) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than 
September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on Appro-
priations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot projects de-
scribed in subsection (a) and a recommendation to Congress 
whether the activities undertaken by the pilot projects 
should be continued.
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TITLE III 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital 
equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy effi-
ciency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 
or 
facility 
acquisition, 
construction, 
or 
expansion, 
$1,936,999,858, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $160,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further, That, of 
the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary may 
transfer up to $45,000,000 to the Defense Production Act 
Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant 
to the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 
2061, et seq.): Provided further, That $13,064,858 from un-
obligated balances available from prior year appropriations 
provided under this heading is hereby rescinded, of which 
$145,204 is from Public Law 111–8 and $696,654 is from 
Public Law 111–85: Provided further, That no amounts
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may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a 
concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY 
For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital 
equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity de-
livery and energy reliability activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 
or 
facility 
acquisition, 
construction, 
or 
expansion, 
$147,306,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $27,606,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2016, for program direction. 
NUCLEAR ENERGY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital 
equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
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struction, or expansion, $913,500,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That, of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2016, for program direction including 
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$10,000: Provided further, That, of the funds made avail-
able under this heading in prior years, $80,000,000 of unob-
ligated balances is hereby rescinded, including up to 
$18,000,000 from funds provided for program direction ac-
tivities: Provided further, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent res-
olution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out fossil energy research and development activities, 
under the authority of the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act (Public Law 95–91), including the acquisition of 
interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any 
real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi-
tion or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, techno-
logical investigations and research concerning the extrac-
tion, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances 
without objectionable social and environmental costs (30