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Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-pro-
liferation assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the Overseas Private In-
vestment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of 
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945; or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS 
SEC. 7047. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to 
$30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Na-
tions War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the 
former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council
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or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may 
establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without 
regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) 
thereof: Provided, That the determination required under 
this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise 
required under section 552(c): Provided further, That funds 
made available pursuant to this section shall be made avail-
able subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated under title I and 
under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and 
Programs’’ in title V of this Act that are available for 
contributions to the United Nations (including the 
Department of Peacekeeping Operations), any United 
Nations agency, or the Organization of American 
States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such orga-
nization, department, or agency until the Secretary of 
State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the organization, department, or agency is— 
(A) posting on a publicly available Web 
site, consistent with privacy regulations and due 
process, regular financial and programmatic au-
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dits of such organization, department, or agency, 
and providing the United States Government 
with necessary access to such financial and per-
formance audits; and 
(B) effectively implementing and enforcing 
policies and procedures which reflect best prac-
tices for the protection of whistleblowers from re-
taliation, including best practices for— 
(i) protection against retaliation for 
internal and lawful public disclosures; 
(ii) legal burdens of proof; 
(iii) statutes of limitation for reporting 
retaliation; 
(iv) access to independent adjudicative 
bodies, including external arbitration; and 
(v) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation. 
(2) The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to 
paragraph (1) may be waived on a case-by-case basis 
if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is 
necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian cri-
sis. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGATIONS 
AND ORGANIZATIONS.—
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(1) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to pay expenses for any United States 
delegation to any specialized agency, body, or com-
mission of the United Nations if such agency, body, 
or commission is chaired or presided over by a coun-
try, the government of which the Secretary of State 
has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in 
effect pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), sup-
ports international terrorism. 
(2) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribu-
tion to any organization, agency, commission, or pro-
gram within the United Nations system if such orga-
nization, agency, commission, or program is chaired 
or presided over by a country the government of 
which the Secretary of State has determined, for pur-
poses of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, sec-
tion 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 
or any other provision of law, is a government that 
has repeatedly provided support for acts of inter-
national terrorism.
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(3) The Secretary of State may waive the restric-
tion in this subsection if the Secretary determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to 
do so is in the national interest of the United States, 
including a description of the national interest served. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
available in support of the United Nations Human Rights 
Council unless the Secretary of State determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that participa-
tion in the Council is important to the national interest 
of the United States and that the Council is taking signifi-
cant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item: 
Provided, That such report shall include a description of 
the national interest served and the steps taken to remove 
Israel as a permanent agenda item: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations not later than September 30, 2017, on the 
resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights 
Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken 
to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY.— 
Prior to the initial obligation of funds for the United Na-
tions Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and not later 
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
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State shall submit a report in writing to the Committees 
on Appropriations on whether UNRWA is— 
(1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the 
West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to in-
spect UNRWA installations and reporting any inap-
propriate use; 
(2) acting promptly to address any staff or bene-
ficiary violation of its own policies (including the 
policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) 
and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) implementing procedures to maintain the 
neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a 
no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspec-
tions of its installations, to ensure they are only used 
for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes; 
(4) taking necessary and appropriate measures 
to ensure it is operating in compliance with the con-
ditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the De-
partment of State on actions it has taken to ensure 
conformance with such conditions; 
(5) taking steps to ensure the content of all edu-
cational materials currently taught in UNRWA-ad-
ministered schools and summer camps is consistent
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with the values of human rights, dignity, and toler-
ance and does not induce incitement; 
(6) not engaging in operations with financial in-
stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant 
United States law, and is taking steps to improve the 
financial transparency of the organization; and 
(7) in compliance with the United Nations 
Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and 
is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec-
ommendations. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for car-
rying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used 
to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, 
or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for partici-
pation of another country’s delegation at international con-
ferences held under the auspices of multilateral or inter-
national organizations. 
(f) UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL PROJECTS.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used for the design, 
renovation, or construction of the United Nations Head-
quarters in New York: Provided, That any operating plan
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submitted pursuant to this Act for funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International Organi-
zations’’ shall include information on capital projects, as 
described under this section in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this Consolidated Act). 
(g) WITHHOLDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing 
the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure 
in fiscal year 2017 for contributions to any organization, 
department, agency, or program within the United Nations 
system or any international program that are withheld 
from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall update such re-
port each time additional funds are withheld by operation 
of any provision of law: Provided further, That the re-
programming of any withheld funds identified in such re-
port, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(h) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
made available to implement section 301 of the De-
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partment of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–323): Provided, That the elements 
and objectives of subsection (c) of such section shall 
include the adoption of a United Nations policy re-
quiring the mandatory repatriation from a United 
Nations peacekeeping operation of any personnel 
credibly alleged to have engaged in sexual exploitation 
or abuse, and a prohibition on the participation in 
such peacekeeping operations of personnel from any 
country the government of which is unwilling or un-
able to carry out its criminal or disciplinary respon-
sibilities with respect to personnel credibly alleged to 
have engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse. 
(2) The Secretary of State should withhold as-
sistance to any unit of the security forces of a foreign 
country if the Secretary has credible information that 
such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, 
including while serving in a United Nations peace-
keeping operation, until the Secretary determines that 
the government of such country is taking effective 
steps to bring the responsible members of such unit to 
justice and to prevent future incidents: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall promptly notify the govern-
ment of each country subject to any withholding of 
assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall no-
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tify the appropriate congressional committees of such 
withholding not later than 10 days after a determina-
tion to withhold such assistance is made: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, assist such government in bringing 
the responsible members of such unit to justice. 
(i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
under title I of this Act which are returned or not made 
available due to the implementation of subsection (a) or the 
second proviso under the heading ‘‘Contributions for Inter-
national Peacekeeping Activities’’ of such title shall remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2018. 
(j) REPORT ON ARREARS.—Not later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act, and updated every 90 days 
thereafter until September 30, 2018, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees detailing— 
(1) a description of the treaty or other obligation 
of the United States to pay assessed contributions at 
specified rates for the United Nations and other inter-
national organizations by organization or entity; 
(2) a description of relevant United States laws 
regarding such assessed rates and contributions; 
(3) a description of, and justification for, any 
deviation from payment of such assessed rates and
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contributions, to include the cumulative amount of 
arrears owed, or anticipated to be owed, by the 
United States to any organization or entity as a re-
sult of such deviation; 
(4) a specific plan for payment of such arrears; 
(5) an analysis of when the amount of arrears 
owed by the United States may trigger Article 19 of 
the United Nations Charter or similar provision in a 
treaty, convention or charter governing participation 
in an international organization, resulting in the loss 
of a vote by the United States in the United Nations 
General Assembly or other governing body of an inter-
national organization; and 
(6) an analysis of the impact to the national in-
terest of the United States in international organiza-
tions, including the United Nations, as a result of ar-
rears owed, if any, including with respect to the loss 
of influence within such organizations. 
COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7049. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by 
titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwith-
standing section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority through
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training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule 
of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through as-
sistance to foster civilian police roles that support demo-
cratic governance, including assistance for programs to pre-
vent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based vio-
lence, and foster improved police relations with the commu-
nities they serve. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7050. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
shall be made available for programs and activities admin-
istered by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment to address the needs and protect and promote 
the rights of people with disabilities in developing coun-
tries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, 
economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employ-
ment, transportation, sports, and integration of individ-
uals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation. 
(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL 
SUPPORT.—Of the funds made available pursuant to this 
section, 5 percent may be used for USAID for manage-
ment, oversight, and technical support.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 
SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees of agencies or depart-
ments of the United States Government who are stationed 
in the United States, at any single international con-
ference occurring outside the United States, unless the 
Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance 
is important to the national interest: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section the term ‘‘international con-
ference’’ shall mean a conference attended by representa-
tives of the United States Government and of foreign gov-
ernments, international organizations, or nongovern-
mental organizations. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 
procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean 
Counterdrug Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Pro-
grams’’ may be used for any other program and in any
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region, including for the transportation of active and 
standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment 
during a deployment: Provided, That the responsibility for 
policy decisions and justification for the use of such trans-
fer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary 
of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this re-
sponsibility shall not be delegated. 
(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided in 
subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the equipment is no longer required to meet pro-
grammatic purposes in the designated country or region: 
Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 
(1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by 
the Department of State and the United States Agen-
cy for International Development with funds made 
available in this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs shall be coordinated under the 
authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: Pro-
vided, That such aircraft may be used to transport, 
on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal
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and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of 
State and USAID programs and activities: Provided 
further, That official travel for other agencies for 
other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable 
basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a 
space available basis: Provided further, That funds re-
ceived by the Department of State for the use of air-
craft owned, leased, or chartered by the Department 
of State may be credited to the Working Capital Fund 
of the Department and shall be available for expenses 
related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, char-
tering, or operation of such aircraft. 
(2) The requirement and authorities of this sub-
section shall only apply to aircraft, the primary pur-
pose of which is the transportation of personnel. 
(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and 
maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act 
shall be borne by the recipient country. 
PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of 
Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided,
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That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ in subsection (f)(2)(B) 
of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS 
SEC. 7054. (a) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment available to the 
United States Agency for International Development and 
the Department of State and used in support of the clear-
ance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humani-
tarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in 
foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary of State may prescribe. 
(b) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance 
shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export 
license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster 
munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
(1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, 
after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent 
unexploded ordnance across the range of intended 
operational environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster 
munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies 
that the cluster munitions will only be used against 
clearly defined military targets and will not be used
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where civilians are known to be present or in areas 
normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is 
for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently dis-
posing of such cluster munitions. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses within the United States not authorized before the 
date of the enactment of this Act by Congress: Provided, 
That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry 
out the provisions of section 316 of the International Secu-
rity and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 
96–533). 
CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF 
ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7056. (a) Under the direction of the President, 
the Secretary of State shall be responsible for the continuous 
supervision and general direction of economic assistance, 
law enforcement and justice sector assistance, military as-
sistance, and military education and training programs, 
including but not limited to determining whether there shall 
be a military assistance (including civic action) or a mili-
tary education and training program for a country and 
the value thereof, to the end that such programs are effec-
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tively integrated both at home and abroad and the foreign 
policy of the United States is best served thereby. 
(b) Consistent with section 481(b) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall be respon-
sible for coordinating all assistance provided by the United 
States Government to support international efforts to com-
bat illicit narcotics production or trafficking: Provided, 
That the provision of assistance by the Department of De-
fense which is comparable to assistance that may be made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall be provided in 
a manner consistent with the requirements of section 333(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1241 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328). 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7057. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $93,000,000 of the 
funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to 
or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to hire and employ individuals in 
the United States and overseas on a limited appointment
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basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) The number of individuals hired in any fis-
cal year pursuant to the authority contained in sub-
section (a) may not exceed 175. 
(2) The authority to hire individuals contained 
in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2018. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) 
should only be used to the extent that an equivalent number 
of positions that are filled by personal services contractors 
or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are com-
pensated with funds appropriated to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’, are eliminated. 
(d) PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
CHARGED.—The account 
charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 
under the authority of this section shall be the account to 
which the responsibilities of such individual primarily re-
late: Provided, That funds made available to carry out this 
section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds ap-
propriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Oper-
ating Expenses’’.
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(e) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi-
viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 
available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for a period 
of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth 
in such section. 
(f) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, may be used, in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able for such purposes, for the cost (including the support 
costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID 
whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in 
response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480), may be used by USAID to employ 
up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States,
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notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose 
of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded 
overseas programs and activities managed by the agency 
until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and 
trained: Provided, That not more than 15 of such contrac-
tors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of 
the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), may be made 
available only for personal services contractors assigned to 
the Office of Food for Peace. 
(h) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 
the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 
such contracts when the order is placed with any category 
of small or small disadvantaged business. 
(i) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT-
MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro-
vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be as-
signed to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan 
with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs.
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GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by 
titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for 
bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease 
programs including activities relating to research on, and 
the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 
law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’ and the United States Leadership Against HIV/ 
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 
711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended: Provided, That 
of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not 
less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family 
planning/reproductive health, including in areas where 
population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered spe-
cies. 
(b) GLOBAL FUND.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for a contribution to the Global Fund 
to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 
10 percent should be withheld from obligation until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Global Fund is— 
(1) maintaining and implementing a policy of 
transparency, including the authority of the Global
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Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish 
OIG reports on a public Web site; 
(2) providing sufficient resources to maintain an 
independent OIG that— 
(A) reports directly to the Board of the 
Global Fund; 
(B) maintains a mandate to conduct thor-
ough investigations and programmatic audits, 
free from undue interference; and 
(C) compiles regular, publicly published au-
dits and investigations of financial, pro-
grammatic, and reporting aspects of the Global 
Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, and 
Local Fund Agents; 
(3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures which reflect best practices for the 
protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, includ-
ing best practices for— 
(A) protection against retaliation for inter-
nal and lawful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting re-
taliation; 
(D) access to independent adjudicative bod-
ies, including external arbitration; and
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(E) results that eliminate the effects of prov-
en retaliation; and 
(4) implementing the recommendations con-
tained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan ap-
proved by the Board of the Global Fund on November 
21, 2011: 
Provided, That such withholding shall not be in addition 
to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal 
year 2017 pursuant to the application of any other provi-
sion contained in this or any other Act. 
(c) CONTAGIOUS INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS.— 
(1) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’, $70,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for an Emergency Reserve Fund to address 
emerging health threats, and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be in 
addition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses, and may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ for the purposes 
of this paragraph: Provided further, That such funds 
may only be made available if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that it is in the national interest to respond
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to an emerging health threat that poses severe threats 
to human health. 
(2) EXTRAORDINARY
MEASURES.—If the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that an international infec-
tious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 
spreading internationally, or that it is in the na-
tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer-
gency of International Concern, funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International 
Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’, and ‘‘Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation’’ may be made available to combat 
such infectious disease or public health emergency, 
and may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated under such headings for the purposes of 
this paragraph. 
(3) OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS.—Funds made avail-
able by this subsection shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
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GENDER EQUALITY 
SEC. 7059. (a) GENDER EQUALITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available to promote gen-
der equality in United States Government diplomatic and 
development efforts by raising the status, increasing the 
participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls 
worldwide. 
(b) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 
shall be made available to increase leadership opportunities 
for women in countries where women and girls suffer dis-
crimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strength-
ening protections for women’s political status, expanding 
women’s participation in political parties and elections, 
and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership posi-
tions in the public and private sectors at the local, provin-
cial, and national levels. 
(c) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 
(1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall 
be made available to implement a multi-year strategy 
to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in 
countries where it is common in conflict and non-con-
flict settings.
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(B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 
this Act that are available to train foreign police, ju-
dicial, and military personnel, including for inter-
national peacekeeping operations, shall address, where 
appropriate, prevention and response to gender-based 
violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote 
the integration of women into the police and other se-
curity forces. 
(2) Department of State and United States 
Agency for International Development gender pro-
grams shall incorporate coordinated efforts to combat 
a variety of forms of gender-based violence, including 
child marriage, rape, female genital cutting and mu-
tilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of 
gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict set-
tings. 
(d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ should be made 
available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and 
improve coordination of, United States Government efforts 
to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, 
peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction
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efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transi-
tion, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and re-
covery assistance to women and girls. 
(e) WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK FROM EXTREMISM.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to support women and girls who are at risk from 
extremism and conflict, and for activities to— 
(A) empower women and girls to counter 
extremism; 
(B) address the needs of women and girls 
adversely impacted by extremism and conflict; 
(C) document crimes committed by extrem-
ists against women and girls, and support inves-
tigations and prosecutions of such crimes, as ap-
propriate; 
(D) increase the participation and influence 
of women in formal and informal political proc-
esses and institutions at the local level and with-
in traditional governing structures; 
(E) support reconciliation programs be-
tween impacted minority, religious, and ethnic 
groups and the broader community;
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(F) develop and implement legal reforms 
and protections for women and girls at the na-
tional and local government levels; and 
(G) create and sustain networks for women 
and girls to collectively safeguard their rights on 
a regional basis. 
(2) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the USAID Adminis-
trator, shall submit a comprehensive, inter-agency 
strategy to support women and girls who are at risk 
from extremism and conflict, including a description 
of monitoring and evaluation protocols. 
(3) CLARIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
(A) are in addition to amounts otherwise 
available by this Act for such purposes; and 
(B) shall be made available following con-
sultation with, and subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDU-
CATION.— 
(1) BASIC EDUCATION.—
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(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for basic edu-
cation, and such funds may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law that 
restricts assistance to foreign countries: Pro-
vided, That such funds should be used to imple-
ment the objectives of basic education programs 
for each Country Development Cooperation 
Strategy or similar strategy regarding basic edu-
cation established by the United States Agency 
for International Development: Provided further, 
That such funds may also be used for secondary 
education activities: Provided further, That the 
USAID Administrator, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations, may re-
program such funds between countries. 
(B) Not later than 30 days after enactment 
of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations on the 
status of cumulative unobligated balances and 
obligated, but unexpended, balances in each 
country where USAID provides basic education 
assistance and such report shall also include de-
tails on the types of contracts and grants pro-
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vided and the goals and objectives of such assist-
ance: Provided, That the USAID Administrator 
shall update such report on a quarterly basis 
until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That 
if the USAID Administrator determines that 
any unobligated balances of funds specifically 
designated for assistance for basic education in 
prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs are in excess of the absorptive ca-
pacity of recipient countries, such funds may be 
made available for other programs authorized 
under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, notwithstanding such funding 
designation: Provided further, That the authority 
of the previous proviso shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act for assistance for basic education 
programs, not less than $75,000,000 shall be 
made available for a contribution to multilateral 
partnerships that support education.
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(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than 
$235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for higher education, including not less than 
$35,000,000 for new and ongoing partnerships for 
human and institutional capacity building between 
higher education institutions in the United States 
and developing countries: Provided, That such funds 
may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 
countries, and shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available 
for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, 
and not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available for 
cooperative development programs of USAID. 
(c) ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
AND
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act to 
carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 
106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwith-
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standing any other provision of law, except for 
the provisions of this subsection, to support envi-
ronment programs. 
(B) No funds are appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act for a contribution, 
grant, or other payment to the Green Climate 
Fund. 
(C) Funds made available pursuant to this 
subsection shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(2) CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $265,000,000 shall 
be made available for biodiversity conservation 
programs. 
(B) Not less than $90,664,000 of the funds 
appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act 
shall 
be 
made 
available 
to 
combat 
the 
transnational threat of wildlife poaching and 
trafficking. 
(C) None of the funds appropriated under 
title IV of this Act may be made available for 
training or other assistance for any military
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unit or personnel that the Secretary of State de-
termines has been credibly alleged to have par-
ticipated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, un-
less the Secretary reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States. 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act for bio-
diversity programs shall not be used to support 
the expansion of industrial scale logging or any 
other industrial scale extractive activity into 
areas that were primary/intact tropical forests 
as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall instruct the United States ex-
ecutive directors of each international financial 
institutions (IFI) to vote against any financing 
of any such activity. 
(3) LARGE DAMS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each IFI that it is the policy of the United States 
to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or 
policy of such institution to support the construction 
of any large dam consistent with the criteria set forth 
in Senate Report 114–79, while also considering 
whether the project involves important foreign policy 
objectives.
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(4) SUSTAINABLE
LANDSCAPES.—Of the funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 
$123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable 
landscapes programs. 
(d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 
not less than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for 
food security and agricultural development programs, of 
which not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for 
the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That such 
funds may be made available for a United States contribu-
tion to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. 
(e) MICROENTERPRISE AND MICROFINANCE.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 
should be made available for microenterprise and micro-
finance development programs for the poor, especially 
women. 
(f) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 
AND MODERN SLAVERY.— 
(1) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘As-
sistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’, not less than $64,800,000 shall be made avail-
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able for activities to combat trafficking in persons 
internationally, of which not less than $40,000,000 
shall be from funds made available under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’: Provided, That funds made available pursuant 
to this paragraph shall be made available to support 
a multifaceted approach to combat human trafficking 
in Guatemala: Provided further, That not later than 
120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations on the requirements enumerated under 
this section in House Report 114–693. 
(2) MODERN SLAVERY.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall be made avail-
able for the purposes authorized by section 1298 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328): Provided, That such 
funds are in addition to funds made available pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), and shall be made available on 
an open and competitive basis: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to this paragraph 
shall be made available subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of State and 
the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall es-
tablish and implement guidelines to ensure that pro-
grams funded by paragraphs (1) and (2) to combat 
trafficking in persons and modern slavery are coordi-
nated and complementary, and not duplicative. 
(g) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
and ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $26,000,000 
shall be made available to support people-to-people rec-
onciliation programs which bring together individuals of 
different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from 
areas of civil strife and war: Provided, That the USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the 
uses of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That to the maximum extent 
practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other 
than the United States Government. 
(h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $400,000,000 shall be 
made available for water supply and sanitation projects 
pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor
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Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121), of which not less than 
$145,000,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, 
and of which not less than $14,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for programs to design and build safe, public latrines 
in Africa and Asia. 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
SEC. 7061. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Whenever the 
President determines that it is in furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to a total 
of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds ap-
propriated by this Act for the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the terms 
and conditions of that account: Provided, That such funds 
shall not be available for administrative expenses of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided further, 
That designated funding levels in this Act shall not be 
transferred pursuant to this section: Provided further, That 
the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of sub-
sections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall re-
main in effect until September 30, 2017.
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ARMS TRADE TREATY 
SEC. 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade 
Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 
for the Treaty. 
INSPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 7063. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 
access to any records, documents, or other materials avail-
able to the department or agency of the United States Gov-
ernment over which such Inspector General has responsibil-
ities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such Inspector 
General to such records, documents, or other materials, 
under any provision of law, except a provision of law that 
expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly lim-
its the right of access of such Inspector General. 
(b) TIMELY ACCESS.—A department or agency of the 
United States Government covered by this section shall pro-
vide its Inspector General access to all records, documents, 
and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—Each Inspector General covered by 
this section shall ensure compliance with statutory limita-
tions on disclosure relevant to the information provided by
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the department or agency over which that Inspector General 
has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Each Inspector General 
covered by this section shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations within 5 calendar days of any failure by 
any department or agency of the United States Government 
to provide its Inspector General access to all requested 
records, documents, and other materials. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS 
DETAINED AT NAVAL STATION, GUANTA´NAMO BAY, CUBA 
SEC. 7064. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion 
of an agreement with a country, including a state with a 
compact of free association with the United States, to re-
ceive by transfer or release individuals detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, the Sec-
retary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions in writing of the terms of the agreement, including 
whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs will be made available for 
assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement. 
MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7065. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to make any pledge for future year funding
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for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles 
III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— 
(1) previously justified, including the projected 
future year costs, in a congressional budget justifica-
tion; 
(2) included in an Act making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs or previously authorized by an Act 
of Congress; 
(3) notified in accordance with the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, including the projected future year costs; or 
(4) the subject of prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations and such consultation 
was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the 
pledge. 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF TORTURE 
SEC. 7066. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used to support or justify the 
use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official 
or contract employee of the United States Government. 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO ELIMINATE TORTURE.—Funds ap-
propriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made 
available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the
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Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate 
torture by foreign police, military or other security forces 
in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated 
by this Act. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7067. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other 
than funds provided under the headings ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee 
and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the 
central government of a country which has notified the De-
partment of State of its refusal to extradite to the United 
States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for 
which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without 
the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement 
officer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 
(b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 
to the central government of a country with which the 
United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 
which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 
government of that country is in violation of the terms and 
conditions of the treaty.
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(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such waiver is important to the national interests of 
the United States. 
COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
SEC. 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 
23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to pro-
vide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies 
for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
option to purchase) of defense articles from United States 
commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equip-
ment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft hav-
ing possible civilian application), if the President deter-
mines that there are compelling foreign policy or national 
security reasons for those defense articles being provided by 
commercial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act. 
COUNTRY TRANSITION PLAN 
SEC. 7069. Any bilateral country assistance strategy 
developed after the date of enactment of this Act for the pro-
vision of assistance for a foreign country in this fiscal year
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shall include a transition plan identifying end goals and 
options for winding down, within a targeted period of 
years, such bilateral assistance: Provided, That such transi-
tion plan shall be developed by the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, the heads of other 
relevant Federal agencies, and officials of such foreign gov-
ernment and representatives of civil society, as appropriate. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7070. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the central Government of the Russian Federation. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has taken affirmative steps intended to sup-
port or be supportive of the Russian Federation an-
nexation of Crimea: Provided, That except as other-
wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
waive the restriction on assistance required by this 
paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 
such Committees that to do so is in the national in-
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terest of the United States, and includes a justifica-
tion for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Rus-
sian Federation over Crimea; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in Cri-
mea, if such activity includes the participation 
of Russian Government officials, or other Rus-
sian owned or controlled financial entities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea, if such assistance 
includes the participation of Russian Govern-
ment officials, or other Russian owned or con-
trolled financial entities. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) The requirements and limitations of this sub-
section shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees on
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Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has 
reestablished sovereignty over Crimea. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has recognized the independence of, or has 
established diplomatic relations with, the Russian oc-
cupied 
Georgian 
territories 
of 
Abkhazia 
and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall publish on the Department of State 
Web site a list of any such central governments in a 
timely manner: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may waive the restriction on assistance required by 
this paragraph if the Secretary determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do 
so is in the national interest of the United States, and 
includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to support the Russian occu-
pation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.
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(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on ac-
tions taken by the Russian Federation to further con-
solidate the occupation of the Georgian territories of 
Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, in-
cluding the estimated annual costs of such occupation. 
(d) ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER INFLUENCE AND AG-
GRESSION.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’, not less than $100,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance to counter Russian influence 
and aggression in countries in Europe and Eurasia: 
Provided, That such funds shall be referred to as the 
Countering Russian Influence Fund (the Fund), and 
be made available to civil society organizations and
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other entities in such countries for rule of law, media, 
cyber, and other programs that strengthen democratic 
institutions and processes, and counter Russian influ-
ence and aggression: Provided further, That not later 
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the USAID Ad-
ministrator, shall submit a spend plan to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations detailing the proposed uses 
of the Fund on a country-by-country basis: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be in addition to 
amounts made available for bilateral assistance for 
such countries. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership 
countries shall be made available to advance the im-
plementation of Association Agreements and trade 
agreements with the European Union, and to reduce 
their vulnerability to external economic and political 
pressure from the Russian Federation. 
(e) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available to support democracy pro-
grams in the Russian Federation, including to promote 
Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to sup-
port the democracy and rule of law strategy required by 
section 7071(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
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ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 
(division K of Public Law 113–76). 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 45 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports 
required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 
76). 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7071. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 
111–117) shall apply to this Act. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States Executive Director of the Inter-
national Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any 
loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors. 
SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND 
SEC. 7072. Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obli-
gated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition 
Fund (the Fund), to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2019: Provided, That the provision of defense 
articles and defense services to foreign countries or inter-
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national organizations from the Fund shall be subject to 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS IMPACTED BY 
EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 
SEC. 7073. (a) COUNTERING FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND 
EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS, AND STRENGTHENING THE 
STATE SYSTEM.— 
(1) Not later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act and prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available by this Act for the purposes of this 
subsection, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development and the heads of rel-
evant United States Government agencies, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
joint strategy to counter and defeat violent extremism 
and foreign fighters abroad, which shall include com-
ponents to— 
(A) counter the recruitment, radicalization, 
movement, and financing of such extremists and 
foreign fighters; 
(B) secure borders of countries impacted by 
extremism; 
(C) assist countries impacted by extremism 
to implement and establish criminal laws and
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policies to counter extremists and foreign fight-
ers; and 
(D) promote and strengthen democratic in-
stitutions and practices in countries impacted by 
extremism: 
Provided, That such strategy shall include a detailed 
description of proposed monitoring, oversight, and 
vetting procedures. 
(2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act shall be made available for programs and 
activities to implement the strategy required in para-
graph (1) in a manner consistent with all applicable 
laws, regulations, and policies regarding the use of 
foreign assistance funds: Provided, That the Secretary 
of State shall promptly inform the appropriate con-
gressional committees of each instance in which as-
sistance provided pursuant to this subsection has been 
diverted or destroyed, to include the type and amount 
of assistance, a description of the incident and parties 
involved, and an explanation of the response of the 
Department of State or USAID, as appropriate: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of State shall ensure 
such programs are coordinated with and complement 
the efforts of other United States Government agencies 
and international partners: Provided further, That
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the Secretary shall also ensure that information 
gained through the conduct of such programs is 
shared in a timely manner with relevant United 
States Government agencies and other international 
partners, as appropriate. 
(3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section are subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) COUNTRIES IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT REFUGEE 
POPULATIONS
OR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Devel-
opment Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall 
be made available for programs in countries affected by sig-
nificant populations of internally displaced persons or refu-
gees to— 
(1) expand and improve host government social 
services and basic infrastructure to accommodate the 
needs of such populations and persons; 
(2) alleviate the social and economic strains 
placed on host communities, including through pro-
grams to promote livelihoods, vocational training, 
and formal and informal education; 
(3) improve coordination of such assistance in a 
more effective and sustainable manner; and
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(4) leverage increased assistance from donors 
other than the United States Government for central 
governments and local communities in such countries: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall periodically in-
form the Committees on Appropriations of the amount and 
specific uses of funds made available for the purposes of 
this subsection. 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7074. (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None 
of the funds made available under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds unless 
the appropriate congressional committees are notified at 
least 15 days in advance. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the dis-
tribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dis-
solution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 
or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 
assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 
transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 
other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise 
Fund, the President shall submit such transition or oper-
ating plan to the appropriate congressional committees.
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USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 
SEC. 7075. If the President makes a determination not 
to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional 
grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days 
of such determination, the basis for such determination and 
any resulting changes to program and policy. 
BUDGET DOCUMENTS 
SEC. 7076. (a) OPERATING
AND REORGANIZATION 
PLANS.— 
(1) Not later than 45 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, each department, agency, or orga-
nization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and 
the Department of the Treasury and Independent 
Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the 
Inter-American Foundation and the United States 
African Development Foundation, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for 
funds appropriated to such department, agency, or 
organization in such titles of this Act, or funds other-
wise available for obligation in fiscal year 2017, that 
provides details of the uses of such funds at the pro-
gram, project, and activity level: Provided, That such 
plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison be-
tween the congressional budget justification funding
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levels, the most recent congressional directives or ap-
proved funding levels, and the funding levels proposed 
by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, 
and informative description/justification: Provided 
further, That if such department, agency, or organiza-
tion receives an additional amount under the same 
heading in title VIII of this Act, operating plans re-
quired by this subsection shall include consolidated 
information on all such funds: Provided further, That 
operating plans that include changes in levels of fund-
ing for programs, projects, and activities specified in 
the congressional budget justification, in this Act, or 
amounts specifically designated in the respective ta-
bles included in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this Consolidated Act), as applicable, shall be subject 
to the notification and reprogramming requirements 
of section 7015 of this Act. 
(2) Concurrent with the submission of an oper-
ating plan pursuant to paragraph (1), each covered 
department, agency, or organization shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations a report detailing 
any planned reorganization of such department, 
agency, or organization, including any action 
planned pursuant to the March 31, 2017 Executive
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Order 13781 on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorga-
nizing the Executive Branch, including— 
(A) a detailed organization chart, including 
a brief description of each operating unit; 
(B) the number of employees for each oper-
ating unit; 
(C) the current policy for supporting the 
operations of the National Security Council 
(NSC) through the detail of agency staff, includ-
ing staff projected to be detailed to the NSC dur-
ing fiscal year 2018, if applicable; and 
(D) a detailed explanation of the policies 
and procedures currently or expected to be used 
to comply with Executive Order 13781, includ-
ing an assessment of how national security inter-
ests will be served by any proposed reorganiza-
tions. 
(b) SPEND PLANS.— 
(1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 
Secretary of State or Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, as ap-
propriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan for funds made available by 
this Act, for—
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(A) assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq, Leb-
anon, Pakistan, and the West Bank and Gaza; 
(B) Power Africa and the regional security 
initiatives listed under this section in House Re-
port 114–693: Provided, That the spend plan for 
such initiatives shall include the amount of as-
sistance planned for each country by account, to 
the maximum extent practicable; and 
(C) democracy programs, programs to sup-
port section 7073(a) of this Act, and sectors enu-
merated in subsections (a), (c)(2), (d), (e), (f), 
(g), and (h) of section 7060 of this Act. 
(2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend 
plan for funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury, International 
Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in title III. 
(c) SPENDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report 
on spending of funds made available during fiscal year 
2016 under the heading ‘‘Development Credit Authority’’. 
(d) NOTIFICATIONS.—The spend plans referenced in 
subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notifi-
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cation requirements in this Act or under section 634A of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.— 
(1) The congressional budget justification for De-
partment of State operations and foreign operations 
shall be provided to the Committees on Appropria-
tions concurrent with the date of submission of the 
President’s budget for fiscal year 2018: Provided, 
That the appendices for such justification shall be 
provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 
later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 
(2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Ad-
ministrator shall include in the congressional budget 
justification a detailed justification for multi-year 
availability for any funds requested under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Op-
erating Expenses’’. 
REPORTS AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7077. (a) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Any agency receiving funds 
made available by this Act shall, subject to para-
graphs (2) and (3), post on the publicly available Web 
site of such agency any report required by this Act to 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations,
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upon a determination by the head of such agency that 
to do so is in the national interest. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to a report if— 
(A) the public posting of such report would 
compromise national security, including the con-
duct of diplomacy; or 
(B) the report contains proprietary, privi-
leged, or sensitive information. 
(3) TIMING AND INTENTION.—The head of the 
agency posting such report shall, unless otherwise pro-
vided for in this Act, do so only after such report has 
been made available to the Committees on Appropria-
tions for not less than 45 days: Provided, That any 
report required by this Act to be submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations shall include informa-
tion from the submitting agency on whether such re-
port will be publicly posted. 
(b) REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS.—None of the funds 
appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III 
through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovern-
mental organization, including any contractor, which fails 
to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record 
necessary to the auditing requirements of the Department
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of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic 
and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 
‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made 
available to the Department of State and USAID 
may be made available to support the use or estab-
lishment of email accounts or email servers created 
outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated 
records management as part of a Federal government 
records management program in contravention of the 
Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 
2014 (Public Law 113–187). 
(2) DIRECTIVES.—The Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator shall— 
(A) update the policies, directives, and over-
sight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, 
regulations, and presidential executive orders 
and memoranda concerning the preservation of 
all records made or received in the conduct of of-
ficial business, including record emails, instant 
messaging, and other online tools;
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(B) use funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 
Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in 
title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’ in title II, as appropriate, to 
improve Federal records management pursuant 
to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 
21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal 
records management statutes, regulations, or 
policies for the Department of State and USAID; 
(C) direct departing employees that all Fed-
eral records generated by such employees, includ-
ing senior officials, belong to the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(D) significantly improve the response time 
for identifying and retrieving Federal records, 
including requests made pursuant to the Free-
dom of Information Act. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator shall each submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations and to the Na-
tional Archives and Records Administration detail-
ing, as appropriate and where applicable—
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(A) any updates or modifications made to 
the policy of each agency regarding the use or the 
establishment of email accounts or email servers 
created outside the .gov domain or not fitted for 
automated records management as part of a Fed-
eral government records management program 
since the submission to the Committees on Ap-
propriations on January 20, 2016, of the report 
required by section 7077(c)(2) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of 
Public Law 114–113); 
(B) the extent to which each agency is in 
compliance with applicable Federal records man-
agement statutes, regulations, and policies, in-
cluding meeting Directive goal 1.2 of the Man-
aging Government Records Directive (M–12–18) 
by December 31, 2016; and 
(C) any steps taken since the submission of 
the report referenced in subparagraph (A) to— 
(i) comply with paragraph (1)(B) of 
this subsection; 
(ii) ensure that all employees at every 
level have been instructed in procedures and 
processes to ensure that the documentation
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of their official duties is captured, pre-
served, managed, protected, and accessible 
in official Government systems of the De-
partment of State and USAID; 
(iii) implement recommendations 1 
and 4 made by the Office of the Inspector 
General (OIG), Department of State, in the 
January 2016 Evaluation of the Depart-
ment of State’s FOIA Process for Requests 
Involving the Office of the Secretary (ESP- 
16-01); 
(iv) reduce the backlog of Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) and Congressional 
oversight requests, and measurably improve 
the response time for answering such re-
quests; and 
(v) strengthen cyber security measures 
to mitigate vulnerabilities, including those 
resulting from the use of personal email ac-
counts or servers outside the .gov domain 
and implement the recommendations of the 
OIG in the May 2016 Evaluation of Email 
Records Management and Cybersecurity Re-
quirements (ESP–16–03).
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(4) IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATING PLAN.— 
The reports required by paragraph (3) shall be sub-
mitted by the Secretary of State or USAID Adminis-
trator simultaneously with the operating plans re-
quired by section 7076 of this Act for funds appro-
priated under the headings listed in paragraph (1), 
and shall include an operating plan and timeline, as 
applicable, for— 
(A) implementing the recommendations of 
the OIG reports referenced in clauses (iii) and 
(v); and 
(B) measurably reducing the FOIA and 
Congressional oversight requests backlog. 
(5) REPORT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the submission of the reports required by 
paragraph (3), the Comptroller General of the United 
States, in consultation with National Archives and 
Records Administration, as appropriate, shall con-
duct an assessment of such reports, and shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on the scope 
and requirements of such assessment. 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7078. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2017 under the headings 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
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port Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than $50,500,000 
shall be made available for programs to promote Internet 
freedom globally: Provided, That such programs shall be 
prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom 
of expression on the Internet, and that are important to 
the national interests of the United States: Provided further, 
That funds made available pursuant to this section shall 
be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources 
other than the United States Government, including from 
the private sector. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ that are made available pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) coordinated with other democracy pro-
grams funded by this Act under such headings, 
and shall be incorporated into country assistance 
and democracy promotion strategies, as appro-
priate; 
(B) made available to the Bureau of Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State, for programs to implement the May 2011,
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International Strategy for Cyberspace; the De-
partment of State International Cyberspace Pol-
icy Strategy required by section 402 of the Cy-
bersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of Public 
Law 114–113); and the comprehensive strategy 
to promote Internet freedom and access to infor-
mation in Iran, as required by section 414 of the 
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8754); 
(C) made available for programs that sup-
port the efforts of civil society to counter the de-
velopment of repressive Internet-related laws and 
regulations, including countering threats to 
Internet freedom at international organizations; 
to combat violence against bloggers and other 
users; and to enhance digital security training 
and capacity building for democracy activists; 
(D) made available for research of key 
threats to Internet freedom; the continued devel-
opment of technologies that provide or enhance 
access to the Internet, including circumvention 
tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and 
other censorship techniques used by authori-
tarian governments; and maintenance of the 
technological advantage of the United States
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Government over such censorship techniques: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), 
shall coordinate any such research and develop-
ment programs with other relevant United States 
Government departments and agencies in order 
to share information, technologies, and best prac-
tices, and to assess the effectiveness of such tech-
nologies; and 
(E) the responsibility of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be— 
(A) made available only for tools and tech-
niques to securely develop and distribute BBG 
digital content; facilitate audience access to such 
content on Web sites that are censored; coordi-
nate the distribution of BBG digital content to 
targeted regional audiences; and to promote and 
distribute such tools and techniques, including 
digital security techniques;
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(B) coordinated with programs funded by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Broadcasting Operations’’, and shall be incor-
porated into country broadcasting strategies, as 
appropriate; 
(C) coordinated by the BBG CEO to pro-
vide Internet circumvention tools and techniques 
for audiences in countries that are strategic pri-
orities for the BBG and in a manner consistent 
with the BBG Internet freedom strategy; and 
(D) made available for the research and de-
velopment of new tools or techniques authorized 
in paragraph (A) only after the BBG CEO, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and 
other relevant United States Government depart-
ments and agencies, evaluates the risks and bene-
fits of such new tools or techniques, and estab-
lishes safeguards to minimize the use of such new 
tools or techniques for illicit purposes. 
(c) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con-
sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 
and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
the BBG CEO shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations spend plans for funds made available by this Act
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for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which 
shall include a description of safeguards established by rel-
evant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used 
for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department of State 
spend plan shall include funding for all such programs for 
all relevant Department of State and USAID offices and 
bureaus: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of 
such funds, such offices and bureaus shall consult with the 
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, to ensure that such programs 
support the Department of State Internet freedom strategy. 
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 7079. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III through VI of this Act 
may be obligated or expended to provide— 
(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the 
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 
outside the United States if such incentive or induce-
ment is likely to reduce the number of employees of 
such business enterprise in the United States because 
United States production is being replaced by such 
enterprise outside the United States; 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or activ-
ity that contributes to the violation of internationally
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recognized workers’ rights, as defined in section 
507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the re-
cipient country, including any designated zone or 
area in that country: Provided, That the application 
of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be 
commensurate with the level of development of the re-
cipient country and sector, and shall not preclude as-
sistance for the informal sector in such country, micro 
and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agri-
culture; 
(3) any assistance to an entity outside the 
United States if such assistance is for the purpose of 
directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 
United States to other countries and adversely im-
pacts the labor force in the United States; or 
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 
policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— 
(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; 
(B) the modification proposed by the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation in Novem-
ber 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental 
and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or 
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High 
Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Ex-
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port-Import Bank of the United States on De-
cember 12, 2013, 
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohib-
iting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project 
the purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable elec-
tricity in International Development Association 
(IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and 
(ii) increase exports of goods and services from the 
United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the 
United States. 
FRAGILE STATES AND EXTREMISM 
SEC. 7080. (a) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that 
are made available for assistance for Syria, Iraq, and So-
malia shall be made available to carry out the purposes 
of this section, subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—Funds made available 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘United States Institute of Peace’’ for the purposes 
of developing a comprehensive plan (the Plan) to prevent 
the underlying causes of extremism in fragile states in the
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Sahel, Horn of Africa, and the Near East: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise available 
to the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) under title 
I of this Act: Provided further, That USIP shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations prior to developing 
such Plan: Provided further, That USIP shall also consult 
with relevant United States Government agencies, foreign 
governments, and civil society, as appropriate, in devel-
oping the Plan. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—Funds made avail-
able by subsection (a) shall be made available to implement 
the Plan required by subsection (b) through a demonstra-
tion project, consistent with the requirements described in 
section 7073(d)(2) of S. 3117 (as introduced in the Senate 
on June 29, 2016): Provided, That such funds shall be made 
available to the maximum extent practicable on a cost- 
matching basis from sources other than the United States 
Government. 
CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7081. (a) SEPARATE FUND.—There is established 
in the Treasury a separate fund to be known as the ‘‘Con-
sular and Border Security Programs’’ account into which 
the following fees shall be deposited for the purposes of the 
consular and border security programs.
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(b) MACHINE-READABLE VISA FEE.—Section 103(d) of 
Public Law 107–173 (8 U.S.C. 1713) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘credited as an offsetting collection to any appropria-
tion for the Department of State’’ and inserting ‘‘deposited 
in the Consular and Border Security Programs account’’. 
(c) PASSPORT AND IMMIGRANT VISA SECURITY SUR-
CHARGES.—The fourth paragraph under the heading ‘‘Dip-
lomatic and Consular Programs’’ in title IV of division B 
of Public Law 108–447 (8 U.S.C. 1714) is amended by 
striking ‘‘credited to this account’’ and inserting ‘‘deposited 
in the Consular and Border Security Programs account’’. 
(d) DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT LOTTERY FEE.—Section 
636 of title VI, division C of Public Law 104–208 (8 U.S.C. 
1153 note) is amended by striking ‘‘as an offsetting collec-
tion to any Department of State appropriation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘in the Consular and Border Security Programs ac-
count’’. 
(e) AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT FEE.—Section 232(c) of 
title II of division A of H.R. 3427 (106th Congress) (incor-
porated by reference by section 1000(a)(7) of division B of 
Public Law 106–113, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1183a note), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘as an offsetting collection 
to any Department of State appropriation’’ and inserting 
‘‘in the Consular and Border Security Programs account’’.
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(f) WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE SUR-
CHARGE.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 1 of the Passport Act 
of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘as an offsetting collection to the appropriate Depart-
ment of State appropriation’’ and inserting ‘‘in the Con-
sular and Border Security Programs account’’. 
(g) EXPEDITED PASSPORT FEE.—The first proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
in title V of Public Law 103–317 (22 U.S.C. 214 note) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or in the Consular and Border Secu-
rity Programs account’’ after ‘‘offsetting collection’’. 
(h) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
(1) The unobligated balances of amounts avail-
able from fees referenced under this section may be 
transferred to the Consular and Border Security Pro-
grams account. 
(2) Funds deposited in or transferred to the Con-
sular and Border Security Programs account may be 
transferred between funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’. 
(3) The transfer authorities in this section shall 
be in addition to any other transfer authority avail-
able to the Department of State. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect no later than October 1, 2018, and
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shall be implemented in a manner that ensures the fees col-
lected, transferred, and used in fiscal year 2019 can be 
readily tracked. 
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 
SEC. 7082. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘International Organizations 
and Programs’’ in this Act for fiscal year 2017, $32,500,000 
shall be made available for the United Nations Population 
Fund (UNFPA). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for 
UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ ac-
count and shall be made available for family planning, ma-
ternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used by 
UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds 
made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made 
available unless—
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(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by 
this Act in an account separate from other accounts 
of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with 
other sums; and 
(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR 
WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations in-
dicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budg-
eting for the year in which the report is submitted for 
a country program in the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country pro-
gram in the People’s Republic of China in the year 
covered by the report, then the amount of such funds 
UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of 
China shall be deducted from the funds made avail-
able to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the 
remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is 
submitted.
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AFGHAN ALLIES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 
7083. 
(a) 
AFGHAN
ALLIES.—Section 
602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act, 2009 (di-
vision F of Public Law 111–8), as amended, is further 
amended by substituting ‘‘11,000’’ for ‘‘8,500’’ in the matter 
preceding clause (i). 
(b) RESCISSION
OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated in prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
that remain available for obligation under the heading ‘‘Bi-
lateral Economic Assistance, Funds Appropriated to the 
President, Economic Support Fund’’, $6,000,000 are re-
scinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolu-
tion on the Budget or section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended.
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TITLE VIII 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL 
WAR ON TERRORISM 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’, $2,410,386,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018, of which $1,815,210,000 is for World-
wide Security Protection and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may trans-
fer up to $5,000,000 of the total funds made available under 
this heading to any other appropriation of any department 
or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the 
head of such department or agency, to support operations 
in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the pro-
visions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided fur-
ther, That any such transfer shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading in this title may be made available for Conflict 
Stabilization Operations and for related reconstruction and 
stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or 
civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable tran-
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sition from such strife: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $54,900,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018, for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight: Pro-
vided, That printing and reproduction costs shall not exceed 
amounts for such costs during fiscal year 2016: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 12 months 
of continuous service after the date of enactment of this Act 
or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR termi-
nates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive sta-
tus for appointment to any position in the competitive serv-
ice for which the employee possesses the required qualifica-
tions: Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985.
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EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance’’, $1,238,800,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $1,228,000,000 
shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and 
construction as authorized: 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. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’, $96,240,000: 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. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’, $1,354,660,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
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ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’, $4,800,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$152,080,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985.
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BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $2,323,203,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $990,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for famine prevention, relief, and mitigation, in-
cluding for South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Transition Initia-
tives’’, $37,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $2,609,242,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, $453,696,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’ to respond to refugee crises, including in Africa, 
the Near East, South and Central Asia, and Europe and 
Eurasia, $2,146,198,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, except that such funds shall not be made available 
for the resettlement costs of refugees in the United States: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
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. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emer-
gency 
Refugee 
and 
Migration 
Assistance 
Fund’’, 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $412,260,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
$341,754,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018: 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. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $473,973,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
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Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985: Provided further, That funds available for obligation 
under this heading in this Act may be used to pay assessed 
expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Soma-
lia, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $1,325,808,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 
Act for fiscal year 2017.
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EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appro-
priations accounts in this Act shall be available under the 
authorities and conditions applicable to such appropria-
tions accounts. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS 
SEC. 8003. (a)(1) Funds appropriated by this title in 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, 
‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this title under such headings. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this title under such headings. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, not to exceed $15,000,000 from funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ by this title in this Act
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may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously 
made available under the heading ‘‘Global Security Contin-
gency Fund’’. 
(c) The transfer authority provided in subsection (a) 
may only be exercised to address contingencies. 
(d) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) 
and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 
under any other provision of law, including section 610 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised 
by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title. 
COUNTERING THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA AND 
COMBATING TERRORISM IN THE NEAR EAST AND AFRICA 
SEC. 8004. (a) RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ that are designated for the 
Relief and Recovery Fund in the tables included in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall be made 
available for assistance for areas liberated from, or under 
the influence of, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, other
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terrorist organizations, or violent extremist organizations 
in and around the Near East and Africa: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made 
available for such purposes and to amounts specifically des-
ignated in this Act for assistance for foreign countries: Pro-
vided further, That such funds shall be made available to 
the maximum extent practicable on a cost-matching basis 
from sources other than the United States, except that no 
such funds may be made available for the costs of signifi-
cant infrastructure projects: Provided further, That such 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ shall be made available for programs and activi-
ties included under this section in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this Consolidated Act): Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State shall include funds made available pur-
suant to this subsection in the update to reports required 
by section 204 of the Security Assistance Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–254). 
(b) COUNTERTERRORISM
PARTNERSHIPS
FUND.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’ shall be made available for the Counterterrorism 
Partnerships Fund: Provided, That funds made available
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pursuant to this subsection shall be made available to en-
hance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government secu-
rity services and for security programs in the Kurdistan 
Region of Iraq that further the security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the obliga-
tion of funds made available pursuant to subsections (a) 
and (b), the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of such funds: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall promptly inform the appropriate con-
gressional committees of each instance in which assistance 
provided pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) has been di-
verted or destroyed, to include the type and amount of as-
sistance, a description of the incident and parties involved, 
and an explanation of the response of the Department of 
State. 
(d) 
NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
made 
available pursuant to this section shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
FAMINE PREVENTION, RELIEF, AND MITIGATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8005. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY AND NOTIFICA-
TION REQUIREMENT.—
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(1) Of the funds appropriated by this title in the 
second paragraph under the heading ‘‘International 
Disaster Assistance’’— 
(A) not less than $300,000,000 shall be 
transferred to, and merged with, the Foreign Ag-
ricultural Service, ‘‘Food for Peace Title II 
Grants’’ account; and 
(B) not less than $1,500,000 shall be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
by this title under the heading ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses’’ for the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this title in the sec-
ond paragraph under the heading ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’ may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated by this title under the head-
ing ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 
(3) The transfer authority of this subsection is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 
under any other provision of law, and shall be for 
famine prevention, relief, and mitigation. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act and every 45 days there-
after until September 30, 2018, the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Sec-
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retary of State and Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report on the proposed use 
of funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘International 
Disaster Assistance’’ from this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, for famine prevention, relief, 
and mitigation: Provided, That such report shall include 
the requirements enumerated under this section in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$114,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,758,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to
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exceed $1,040,000 shall be available for the immediate Of-
fice of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,772,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to 
exceed $10,033,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed 
$14,019,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed 
$29,356,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,142,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed 
$1,760,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive 
Secretariat; not to exceed $11,089,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Re-
sponse; and not to exceed $18,485,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That 
the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer 
funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Sec-
retary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That no appropriation for any office shall 
be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all 
such transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change 
in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for 
approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
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priations: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 
shall be for allocation within the Department for official 
reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may 
determine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public 
Law 107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation 
up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Pub-
lic Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the As-
sistant 
Secretary 
for 
Research 
and 
Technology, 
$13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 
reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else-
where to the Research and Innovative Technology Adminis-
tration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Tech-
nology of the Department of Transportation.
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NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2020: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall distribute funds provided under this heading 
as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local gov-
ernment, transit agency, or a collaboration among such en-
tities on a competitive basis for projects that will have a 
significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or 
a region: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, 
United States Code; public transportation projects eligible 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; passenger 
and freight rail transportation projects; and port infra-
structure investments (including inland port infrastructure 
and land ports of entry): Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available 
under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy 
and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal 
credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States 
Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would 
advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, 
That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the 
Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equi-
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table geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate bal-
ance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and 
the investment in a variety of transportation modes: Pro-
vided further, That a grant funded under this heading shall 
be not less than $5,000,000 and not greater than 
$25,000,000: Provided further, That not more than 10 per-
cent of the funds made available under this heading may 
be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided further, 
That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure 
is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the 
recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall give priority to projects that require a contribu-
tion of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financ-
ing package: Provided further, That not less than 20 percent 
of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects 
located in rural areas: Provided further, That for projects 
located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be 
$1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 
share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That 
projects conducted using funds provided under this heading 
must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select 
the grants and credit assistance awarded under this head-
ing: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up
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to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, 
and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administra-
tors of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal 
Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion and the Maritime Administration, to fund the award 
and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under 
the National Infrastructure Investments program. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses for the establishment and ad-
ministration of a new National Surface Transportation 
and Innovative Finance Bureau (the Bureau) within the 
Office of the Secretary of Transportation, $3,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall use such amount for the nec-
essary expenses to establish the Bureau and to fulfill the 
responsibilities of the Bureau, as detailed in section 9001 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) 
Act (Public Law 114–94) (49 U.S.C. 116): Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary is required to receive the advance 
approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations prior to exercising the authorities of 49 U.S.C. 
116(h): Provided further, That the program be available to 
other Federal agencies, States, municipalities and project
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sponsors seeking Federal transportation expertise in obtain-
ing financing. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $4,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2018. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and in-
formation technology infrastructure, improvement of net-
work perimeter controls and identity management, testing 
and assessment of information technology against business, 
security, and other requirements, implementation of Fed-
eral cyber security initiatives and information infrastruc-
ture enhancements, and implementation of enhanced secu-
rity controls on network devices, $15,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2018. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,751,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
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tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $12,000,000: Provided, That of such amount, 
$3,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Interagency 
Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC): 
Provided further, That there may be transferred to this ap-
propriation, to remain available until expended, amounts 
from other Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this 
heading for IIPIC activities not related to transportation 
infrastructure: Provided further, That the tools and anal-
ysis developed by the IIPIC shall be available to other Fed-
eral agencies for the permitting and review of major infra-
structure projects not related to transportation only to the 
extent that other Federal agencies provide funding to the 
Department as provided for under the previous proviso. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$190,389,000 shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Cap-
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ital Fund without majority approval of the Working Cap-
ital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That no assessments may be levied 
against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project 
funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and 
the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such 
Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $339,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not 
to exceed $18,367,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, $602,000. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $4,646,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 
notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used
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for business opportunities related to any mode of transpor-
tation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $150,000,000, to be derived 
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That in determining between 
or among carriers competing to provide service to a commu-
nity, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy re-
quirements of the carriers: Provided further, That basic es-
sential air service minimum requirements shall not include 
the 15-passenger capacity requirement under subsection 
41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act 
shall be used to enter into a new contract with a community 
located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub air-
port before the Secretary has negotiated with the commu-
nity over a local cost share: Provided further, That amounts 
authorized to be distributed for the essential air service pro-
gram under subsection 41742(b) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts 
otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration: Provided further, That the Ad-
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ministrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited 
to the account established under section 45303 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve 
assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds 
appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, ex-
cept for activities underway on the date of enactment of 
this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have com-
pleted the normal reprogramming process for Congressional 
notification. 
SEC. 102. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Work-
ing Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide partial 
or full payments in advance and accept subsequent reim-
bursements from all Federal agencies from available funds 
for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary 
to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 
benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 
3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the Depart-
ment shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the 
Working Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to pro-
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vide uninterrupted transit benefits to Government employ-
ees: Provided further, That such reserve will not exceed one 
month of benefits payable and may be used only for the 
purpose of providing for the continuation of transit benefits: 
Provided further, That the Working Capital Fund will be 
fully reimbursed by each customer agency from available 
funds for the actual cost of the transit benefit. 
SEC. 103. The Secretary shall post on the Web site of 
the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings 
of the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda 
for each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and 
Finance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, including operations 
and research activities related to commercial space trans-
portation, administrative expenses for research and develop-
ment, establishment of air navigation facilities, the oper-
ation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, sub-
sidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to 
the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only, in addition to amounts made available 
by Public Law 112–95, $10,025,852,000, to remain avail-
1423 
able until September 30, 2018, of which $9,173,000,000 
shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
of which not to exceed $7,559,785,000 shall be available for 
air 
traffic 
organization 
activities; 
not 
to 
exceed 
$1,298,482,000 shall be available for aviation safety activi-
ties; not to exceed $19,826,000 shall be available for com-
mercial space transportation activities; not to exceed 
$771,342,000 shall be available for finance and manage-
ment activities; not to exceed $60,155,000 shall be available 
for NextGen and operations planning activities; not to ex-
ceed $107,161,000 shall be available for security and haz-
ardous materials safety; and not to exceed $209,101,000 
shall be available for staff offices: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed 5 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation 
safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget 
activity under this heading: Provided further, That no 
transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by 
more than 5 percent: Provided further, That any transfer 
in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, 
That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report
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submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to sec-
tion 221 of Public Law 108–176: Provided further, That 
the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
$100,000 for each day after March 31 that such report has 
not been submitted to the Congress: Provided further, That 
not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the 
Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion re-
port that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, 
hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certifi-
cation staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the 
controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates 
and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
$100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such 
report has not been submitted to Congress: Provided further, 
That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement 
with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in 
the development of aviation safety standards: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for new applicants for the second career training program: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to fi-
nalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate 
new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law 
after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further,
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That there may be credited to this appropriation, as offset-
ting collections, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision 
of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance 
and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, 
renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, 
aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related 
thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $159,000,000 shall be for the contract 
tower program, including the contract tower cost share pro-
gram: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for 
activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Work-
ing Capital Fund: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or 
any other Act may be used to eliminate the Contract Weath-
er Observers program at any airport. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
acquisition, establishment, technical support services, im-
provement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
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ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service test-
ing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition 
of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and fur-
nishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers 
and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration sta-
tioned at remote localities where such accommodations are 
not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft 
from funds available under this heading, including aircraft 
for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,855,000,000, of 
which $486,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2017, and $2,369,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019: Provided, That there may be credited 
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, im-
provement, and modernization of national airspace sys-
tems: Provided further, That no later than March 31, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress 
an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion which includes funding for each budget line item for 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022, with total funding for each 
year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those
1427 
years as estimated and approved by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
including construction of experimental facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $176,500,000, to 
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and 
to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation as offset-
ting collections, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, 
engineering, and development. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475
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of title 49, United States Code, and under other law author-
izing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and 
commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and 
systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under 
section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for in-
spection activities and administration of airport safety pro-
grams, including those related to airport operating certifi-
cates under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, 
$3,750,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds under this heading shall be 
available for the planning or execution of programs the obli-
gations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2017, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the 
funds under this heading shall be available for the replace-
ment of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of ter-
minal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that 
are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of al-
lowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or 
paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a 
project at other than a large or medium hub airport that 
is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project
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for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 
2011 for the construction project: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds lim-
ited under this heading, not more than $107,691,000 shall 
be available for administration, not less than $15,000,000 
shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Pro-
gram, not less than $31,375,000 shall be available for Air-
port Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be available and transferred 
to ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry 
out the Small Community Air Service Development Pro-
gram: Provided further, That in addition to airports eligi-
ble under section 41743 of title 49, such program may in-
clude the participation of an airport that serves a commu-
nity or consortium that is not larger than a small hub air-
port, according to FAA hub classifications effective at the 
time the Office of the Secretary issues a request for pro-
posals. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the
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Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during 
fiscal year 2017. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 
buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohi-
bition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agree-
ment on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant 
assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land 
without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 
U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account 
at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to 
satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of 
title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appro-
priation current at the time of collection, to be merged with 
and available for the same purposes of such appropriation.
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SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Admin-
istration employee unless such employee actually performed 
work during the time corresponding to such premium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi-
cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of 
the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 
written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion of the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available under this Act or any 
prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to im-
plement any limitation on the ability of any owner or oper-
ator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a 
blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration 
number from any display of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data 
that is made available to the public, except data made
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available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 
flights of that owner or operator. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than nine political 
and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 
of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation 
Administration provides to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related 
to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such 
fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation 
Administration or reduce its services unless the Adminis-
trator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations not less than 90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or limited 
by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 
prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds provided under this Act 
may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to withhold from consideration and ap-
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proval any application for participation in the Contract 
Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share Program 
participants, pending as of January 1, 2016, as long as 
the Federal Aviation Administration has received an appli-
cation from the airport, and as long as the Administrator 
determines such tower is eligible using the factors set forth 
in the Federal Aviation Administration report, Establish-
ment and Discontinuance Criteria for Airport Traffic Con-
trol Towers (FAA–APO–90–7 as of August, 1990). 
SEC. 119D. For fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall apportion to the sponsor of a primary 
airport under section 47114(c)(1)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, an amount based on the number of passenger 
boardings at the airport during calendar year 2012 if the 
airport had— 
(1) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings dur-
ing the calendar year used to calculate the apportion-
ment for fiscal year 2017; and 
(2) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during 
calendar year 2012. 
SEC. 119E. Section 47109(c)(2) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The Govern-
ment’s share of allowable project costs determined under 
this subsection shall not exceed the lesser of 93.75 percent 
or the highest percentage Government share applicable to
1434 
any project in any State under subsection (b), except that 
at a primary non-hub and non-primary commercial service 
airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) 
of this subsection that is within 15 miles of another State 
as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Govern-
ment’s share shall be an average of the Government share 
applicable to any project in each of the States.’’. 
SEC. 119F. (a) Subchapter I of chapter 471, as amend-
ed by this subtitle, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 47144. Use of funds for repairs for runway safety re-
pairs 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may make project grants under this subchapter to an air-
port described in subsection (b) from funds under section 
47114 apportioned to that airport or funds available for 
discretionary grants to that airport under section 47115 to 
conduct airport development to repair the runway safety 
area of the airport damaged as a result of a natural disaster 
in order to maintain compliance with the regulations of 
the Federal Aviation Administration relating to runway 
safety areas, without regard to whether construction of the 
runway safety area damaged was carried out using 
amounts the airport received under this subchapter.
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‘‘(b) AIRPORTS DESCRIBED.—An airport is described 
in this subsection if— 
‘‘(1) the airport is a public-use airport; 
‘‘(2) the airport is listed in the National Plan of 
Integrated Airport Systems of the Federal Aviation 
Administration; 
‘‘(3) the runway safety area of the airport was 
damaged as a result of a natural disaster; 
‘‘(4) the airport was denied funding under the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) with respect to 
the disaster; 
‘‘(5) the operator of the airport has exhausted all 
legal remedies, including legal action against any 
parties (or insurers thereof) whose action or inaction 
may have contributed to the need for the repair of the 
runway safety area; 
‘‘(6) there is still a demonstrated need for the 
runway safety area to accommodate current or immi-
nent aeronautical demand; and 
‘‘(7) the cost of repairing or replacing the run-
way safety area is reasonable in relation to the an-
ticipated operational benefit of repairing the runway 
safety area, as determined by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration.’’.
1436 
(b) The analysis for chapter 471, as amended by this 
subtitle, is further amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 47143 the following: 
‘‘47144. Use of funds for repairs for runway safety repairs.’’. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $432,547,000, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall 
be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in 
accordance with section 104(a) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of 
$43,266,100,000 for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That the 
Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title
1437 
23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of ex-
pert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and 
project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing 
of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the 
costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit in-
struments: Provided further, That such fees are available 
until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further, That 
such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses 
that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject 
to any obligation limitation or the limitation on adminis-
trative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$44,005,100,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available 
until expended. 
(RESCISSION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned 
among the States under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, a total of $857,000,000 is hereby permanently re-
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scinded on June 30, 2017: Provided, That such rescission 
shall not apply to funds distributed in accordance with sec-
tions 104(b)(3) and 130(f) of title 23, United States Code; 
section 133(d)(1)(A) of such title; the first sentence of sec-
tion 133(d)(3)(A) of such title, as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141); 
sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU (Public 
Law 109–59); and section 104(b)(5) of such title, as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (Public 
Law 112–141): Provided further, That such rescission shall 
not apply to funds that are exempt from the obligation limi-
tation or subject to special no-year obligation limitation: 
Provided further, That the amount to be rescinded from a 
State shall be determined by multiplying the total amount 
of the rescission by the ratio that the unobligated balances 
subject to the rescission as of May 31, 2017, for the State; 
bears to the unobligated balances subject to the rescission 
as of May 31, 2017, for all States: Provided further, That 
the amount to be rescinded under this section from each 
program to which the rescission applies within a State shall 
be determined by multiplying the rescission amount cal-
culated for such State by the ratio that the unobligated bal-
ance as of May 31, 2017, for such program in such State;
1439 
bears to the unobligated balances as of May 31, 2017, for 
all programs to which the rescission applies in such State. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 
23, United States Code; and 
(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to 
the unobligated balance of amounts— 
(A) made available from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety con-
struction programs for previous fiscal years the 
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary 
(or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 
202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year;
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(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways, less the aggregate of amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for pro-
visions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums author-
ized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 
23, United States Code, equal to the amount re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal 
year), less the aggregate of the amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the 
programs (other than programs to which paragraph 
(1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act and 
title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the
1441 
Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by 
multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under title 23, United States Code (other than the 
amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per-
formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under title 
23, United States Code, to each State for such 
fiscal year; bears to
1442 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 
2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998);
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(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob-
ligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to 
remain available until expended, but only to the ex-
tent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 
118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds ob-
ligated in accordance with that section were not sub-
ject to a limitation on obligations at the time at 
which the funds were initially made available for ob-
ligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, only 
in an amount equal to $639,000,000).
1444 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a) if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States 
able to obligate amounts in addition to those pre-
viously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
ority to those States having large unobligated bal-
ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of Pub-
lic Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways shall apply to contract authority for trans-
portation research programs carried out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act.
1445 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal 
years; and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- 
aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs for future fiscal years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of distribution of obligation limitation under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the 
States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the 
program under section 202 of title 23, United States 
Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be al-
located to the States (or will not be apportioned 
to the States under section 204 of title 23, 
United States Code), and will not be available 
for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the
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imposition of any obligation limitation for such 
fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribu-
tion of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 
purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 
be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the pur-
pose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, 
That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs. 
SEC. 122. (a) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) STATE OF VIRGINIA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount ap-
portioned to the State of Virginia under section 
104 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal 
year 2017, the Secretary of Transportation shall, 
by the later of November 30, 2016, or 30 days
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after the enactment of this Act, transfer to the 
National Park Service— 
(i) an amount equal to— 
(I) $30,000,000; multiplied by 
(II) the ratio that— 
(aa) the amount apportioned 
to the State of Virginia under 
such section 104; bears to 
(bb) the combined amount 
apportioned to the State of Vir-
ginia and the District of Colum-
bia under such section 104; and 
(ii) an amount of obligation limitation 
equal to the amount calculated under clause 
(i). 
(B) SOURCE AND AMOUNT.—For purpose of 
the transfer under subparagraph (A), the State 
of Virginia shall select at the discretion of the 
State— 
(i) the programs (among those for 
which funding is apportioned as described 
in that subparagraph) from which to trans-
fer the amount specified in that subpara-
graph; and
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(ii) the amount to transfer from each 
of those programs (equal in aggregate to the 
amount calculated under subparagraph 
(A)(i)). 
(2) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount ap-
portioned to the District of Columbia under sec-
tion 104 of title 23, United States Code, for fis-
cal year 2017, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall, by the later of November 30, 2016, or 30 
days after the enactment of this Act, transfer to 
the National Park Service— 
(i) an amount equal to— 
(I) $30,000,000; multiplied by 
(II) the ratio that— 
(aa) the amount apportioned 
to the District of Columbia under 
such section 104; bears to 
(bb) the combined amount 
apportioned to the State of Vir-
ginia and the District of Colum-
bia under such section 104; and 
(ii) an amount of obligation limitation 
equal to the amount calculated under clause 
(i).
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(B) SOURCE AND AMOUNT.—For purpose of 
the transfer under subparagraph (A), the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall select at the discretion of 
the District— 
(i) the programs (among those for 
which funding is apportioned as described 
in that subparagraph) from which to trans-
fer the amount specified in that subpara-
graph; and 
(ii) the amount to transfer from each 
of those programs (equal in aggregate to the 
amount calculated under subparagraph 
(A)(i)). 
(3) FEDERAL
LANDS
TRANSPORTATION
PRO-
GRAM.—Of the amounts otherwise made available to 
the National Park Service under section 203 of title 
23, United States Code, not less than 10 percent shall 
be set aside for purposes of this section. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY AND FEDERAL SHARE.—The amounts 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) available to the National Park Service only 
for projects that— 
(A) are eligible under section 203 of title 23, 
United States Code; and
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(B) are located on bridges on the National 
Highway System that were originally con-
structed before 1945 and are in poor condition; 
and 
(2) subject to the Federal share described in sec-
tion 201(b)(7)(A) of title 23, United States Code. 
(c) OTHER FUNDS AND OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
Any funds and obligation limitation transferred under sub-
section (a) shall be in addition to funds or obligation limi-
tation otherwise made available to the National Park Serv-
ice under sections 203 and 204 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 123. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and 
the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall pro-
vide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
America requirements. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Transportation may be used to provide credit as-
sistance unless not less than 3 days before any application 
approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603
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and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Transportation provides notification in writing to the fol-
lowing committees: the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of 
the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as 
a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the 
amount of credit assistance. 
SEC. 125. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 23, 
United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days 
before making a grant under that section, provides written 
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation 
and justification for the project and the amount of the pro-
posed grant award.
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Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and sec-
tions 3006(b) and 3028 of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $10,800,000,000, to be derived from the 
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
available for the implementation or execution of programs 
authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 
5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as 
amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and sec-
tions 3006(b) and 3028 of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$9,733,706,043 in fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That 
the Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under 
section 5312 shall not exceed 80 percent, except that if there 
is substantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary may 
approve a greater Federal share. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 
$5,000,000. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309 
and section 3005(b) of the FAST Act, $2,412,631,000, to 
remain available until expended.