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poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 20 per-
cent or more of its population living in poverty over the 
past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decen-
nial censuses and the most recent Small Area Income and 
Poverty Estimates. 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
TAXPAYER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assist-
ance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer 
advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which not less than 
$6,500,000 (increased by $3,250,000) shall be for the Tax 
Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less 
than $12,000,000 shall be available for low-income tax-
payer clinic grants, and of which not less than 
$15,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2018, shall be available for a Community Volunteer In-
come Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax re-
turn preparation assistance, and of which not less than 
$206,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of 
the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Serv-
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ice, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for identity theft 
casework. 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities 
of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect 
owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to con-
duct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes 
related to violations of internal revenue laws and other fi-
nancial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehi-
cles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
determined by the Commissioner, $4,760,000,000, of 
which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018, and of which not less than 
$60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 
Enforcement program. 
OPERATIONS SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice to support taxpayer services and enforcement pro-
grams, including rent payments; facilities services; print-
ing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other 
IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics 
of income; telecommunications; information technology de-
velopment, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and se-
curity; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 
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1343(b)); the operations of the Internal Revenue Service 
Oversight Board; and other services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner; $3,502,446,000, of which not to exceed 
$50,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for acquisition of equipment and 
construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, for research; of which not to exceed 
$20,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided, That not later than 30 days after the 
end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate and the 
Comptroller General of the United States detailing the 
cost and schedule performance for its major information 
technology investments, including the purpose and life- 
cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost 
and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and 
strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to miti-
gate such risks; and the expected developmental mile-
stones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next 
quarter: Provided further, That the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 
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2018, a summary of cost and schedule performance infor-
mation for its major information technology systems. 
BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice’s 
business 
systems 
modernization 
program, 
$290,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, for the capital asset acquisition of information tech-
nology systems, including management and related con-
tractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Inter-
nal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs as-
sociated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of 
each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comp-
troller General of the United States detailing the cost and 
schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized e-File 
information technology investments, including the pur-
poses and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons 
for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such in-
vestments and the strategies the Internal Revenue Service 
is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected develop-
mental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred 
in the next quarter. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE 
SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 
Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue 
Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main-
tain an employee training program, which shall include the 
following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously 
with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the im-
partial application of tax law. 
SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti-
tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe-
guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and pro-
tect taxpayers against identity theft. 
SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other 
Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for 
improved facilities and increased staffing to provide suffi-
cient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. 
The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements 
to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service 
a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the 
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response time to taxpayer communications, particularly 
with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available to the 
Internal Revenue Service by this or any other Act may 
be used to make a video unless the Service-Wide Video 
Editorial Board determines in advance that making the 
video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic, 
tone, and purpose of the video. 
SEC. 106. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue 
a notice of confirmation of any address change relating 
to an employer making employment tax payments, and 
such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former 
and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal 
Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an 
offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the vic-
tim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available under 
this or any other Act may be used by the Internal Revenue 
Service to target citizens of the United States for exer-
cising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used by the Internal Revenue 
Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on 
their ideological beliefs. 
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SEC. 109. None of funds made available by this or 
any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be 
obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere 
to the procedures, verification processes, documentation 
requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial 
Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared 
Services as a result of the recommendations in the report 
published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector 
General for Tax Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the 
August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division’s 
Conference in Anaheim, California’’ (Reference Number 
2013–10–037). 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries or ex-
penses of any individual to carry out any transfer of funds 
to the Internal Revenue Service under the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) or 
the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–152). 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used by the Internal Revenue 
Service to implement or enforce section 5000A of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, section 6055 of such Code, 
section 1502(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
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Care Act (Public Law 111–148), or any amendments 
made by section 1502(b) of such Act. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be 
obligated or expended— 
(1) to make a payment to any employee under 
a bonus, award, or recognition program; or 
(2) under any hiring or personnel selection 
process with respect to re-hiring a former employee, 
unless such program or process takes into account the 
conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or 
former employee. 
SEC. 113. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used in contravention of section 
6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return infor-
mation). 
SEC. 114. Except to the extent provided in section 
6014, 6020, or 6201(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, none of the funds in this or any other Act shall 
be available to the Secretary of the Treasury to provide 
to any person a proposed final return or statement for 
use by such person to satisfy a filing or reporting require-
ment under such Code. 
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SEC. 115. In addition to the amounts otherwise made 
available in this Act for the Internal Revenue Service, 
$290,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2018, 
shall be transferred by the Commissioner to the ‘‘Tax-
payer Services’’, ‘‘Enforcement’’, or ‘‘Operations Support’’ 
accounts of the Internal Revenue Service for an additional 
amount to be used solely for measurable improvements in 
the customer service representative level of service rate, 
to improve the identification and prevention of refund 
fraud and identity theft, and to enhance cybersecurity to 
safeguard taxpayer data: Provided, That such funds shall 
supplement, not supplant any other amounts made avail-
able by the Internal Revenue Service for such purpose: 
Provided further, That such funds shall not be available 
until the Commissioner submits to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate a spending plan for such funds: Provided further, That 
such funds shall not be used to support any provision of 
Public Law 111–148, Public Law 111–152, or any amend-
ment made by either such Public Law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 
TREASURY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 116. Appropriations to the Department of the 
Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al-
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lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 
including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 
insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 
countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 
and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into 
contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 
of health and medical services to employees and their de-
pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 117. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tions in this title made available under the headings ‘‘De-
partmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’, ‘‘Special Inspector General for the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program’’, ‘‘Financial Crimes En-
forcement Network’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service’’, 
‘‘Community Development Financial Institutions Fund 
Program Account’’, and ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 
Trade Bureau’’ may be transferred between such appro-
priations upon the advance approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided, That no transfer under this section may 
increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 
2 percent. 
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SEC. 118. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 
Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the ad-
vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 
That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro-
priation by more than 2 percent. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury 
or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used 
to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 
SEC. 120. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans-
fer funds from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ to the Debt Collection Fund as nec-
essary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That 
such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and ex-
penses account from debt collections received in the Debt 
Collection Fund. 
SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 
by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu-
seum without the explicit approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and 
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the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. 
SEC. 122. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act or source 
to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 
or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func-
tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 
United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 
House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate. 
SEC. 123. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De-
partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re-
lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 
the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 
2017 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 
SEC. 124. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made avail-
able from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Indus-
trial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 
representation expenses. 
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SEC. 125. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 
a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than 30 days following the submission of the an-
nual budget submitted by the President: Provided, That 
such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital invest-
ment spending from all accounts within the Department 
of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Depart-
ment-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs ac-
count, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treas-
ury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such 
Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occur-
ring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment 
project that has not been fully completed. 
SEC. 126. Within 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 
an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 
amount of total funds charged to each office by the Fran-
chise Fund including the amount charged for each service 
provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed 
description of the services, a detailed explanation of how 
each charge for each service is calculated, and a descrip-
tion of the role customers have in governing in the Fran-
chise Fund. 
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SEC. 127. During fiscal year 2017— 
(1) none of the funds made available in this or 
any other Act may be used by the Department of 
the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, rev-
enue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a par-
ticular taxpayer relating to the standard which is 
used to determine whether an organization is oper-
ated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare 
for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regu-
lations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 
29, 2013)); and 
(2) the standard and definitions as in effect on 
January 1, 2010, which are used to make such de-
terminations shall apply after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act for purposes of determining status 
under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organiza-
tions created on, before, or after such date. 
SEC. 128. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end 
of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the 
Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their 
activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and 
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the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. 
(b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) the obligations made during the previous 
quarter by object class, office, and activity; 
(2) the estimated obligations for the remainder 
of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; 
(3) the number of full-time equivalents within 
each office during the previous quarter; 
(4) the estimated number of full-time equiva-
lents within each office for the remainder of the fis-
cal year; and 
(5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objec-
tives, and performance measures of each office. 
(c) At the request of any such Committees specified 
in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the 
Office of Financial Research shall make officials available 
to testify on the contents of the reports required under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 129. During fiscal year 2017, the Office of Fi-
nancial Research shall provide for a public notice period 
of not less than 90 days before issuing any proposed re-
port, rule, or regulation. 
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SEC. 130. (a) Section 155 of Public Law 111–203 
is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘immediately’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘as provided for in 
appropriation Acts’’ after ‘‘to the Office’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
(2) In subsection (d), by striking the heading 
and inserting ‘‘ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE.—’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2017. 
SEC. 131. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to provide for the enforcement of any rule, regula-
tion, policy, or guideline implemented pursuant to the De-
partment of the Treasury Guidance for United States Po-
sitions on MDBs Engaging with Developing Countries on 
Coal-Fired Power Generation dated October 29, 2013, 
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
guideline would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, 
the carrying out of any coal-fired or other power-genera-
tion project the purpose of which is to increase exports 
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of goods and services from the United States or prevent 
the loss of jobs from the United States. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, 
or otherwise allow, whether by general or specific license, 
travel-related or other transactions incident to non-aca-
demic 
educational 
exchanges 
described 
in 
section 
515.565(b)(2) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 133. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to approve, license, facilitate, author-
ize, or otherwise allow the use, purchase, trafficking, or 
import of property confiscated by the Cuban Government. 
(b) In this section, the terms ‘‘confiscated’’, ‘‘Cuban 
Government’’, ‘‘property’’, and ‘‘traffic’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in paragraphs (4), (5), (12)(A), and 
(13), respectively, of section 4 of the Cuban Liberty and 
Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 
U.S.C. 6023). 
SEC. 134. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to approve, license, facilitate, author-
ize, or otherwise allow any financial transaction with an 
entity owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by the 
Cuban military or intelligence service or with any officer 
of the Cuban military or intelligence service, or an imme-
diate family member thereof. 
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(b) The limitation on the use of funds under this sec-
tion does not apply to financial transactions with respect 
to exports of goods permitted under the Trade Sanctions 
Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7201 et seq.) or to payments in furtherance of the lease 
agreement or other financial transactions necessary for 
maintenance and improvements of the United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including any ad-
jacent areas under the control or possession of the United 
States. 
(c) In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Cuban military’’ includes the 
Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the 
Ministry of the Interior, and their subsidiaries; and 
(2) the term ‘‘immediate family member’’ 
means a spouse, sibling, child (adopted or other-
wise), parent, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, 
niece, or nephew. 
SEC. 135. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to authorize a general license or ap-
prove a specific license under section 501.801 or 515.527 
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to 
a mark, trade name, or commercial name that is the same 
as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or com-
mercial name that was used in connection with a business 
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or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner 
of the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the 
bona-fide successor-in-interest has expressly consented. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘confiscated’’ has a 
meaning given such term in section 4(4) of the Cuban Lib-
erty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 
(22 U.S.C. 6023(4)). 
SEC. 136. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to make 
a determination that a church, an integrated auxiliary of 
a church, or a convention or association of churches is not 
exempt from taxation for participating in, or intervening 
in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition 
to) any candidate for public office unless— 
(1) the Commissioner of Internal Revenue con-
sents to such determination; 
(2) not later than 30 days after such deter-
mination, the Commissioner notifies the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate of such 
determination; and 
(3) such determination is effective with respect 
to the church, integrated auxiliary of a church, or 
convention or association of churches not earlier 
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than 90 days after the date of the notification under 
paragraph (2). 
Consent under paragraph (1) may not be delegated. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 
Treasury Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE II 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the White House as au-
thorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; 
subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which 
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 
section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not 
to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as 
provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses, to be avail-
able for allocation within the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy 
Development, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $55,000,000. 
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EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence 
at the White House, $12,723,000, to be expended and ac-
counted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 
112–114. 
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES 
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Resi-
dence at the White House, such sums as may be nec-
essary: Provided, That all reimbursable operating expenses 
of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance 
with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 
amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the 
exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur ob-
ligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such ex-
penses: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 
shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable polit-
ical event to pay in advance an amount equal to the esti-
mated cost of the event, and all such advance payments 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 
shall require the national committee of the political party 
of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be 
separately accounted for and available for expenses relat-
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ing to reimbursable political events sponsored by such 
committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, That 
the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice 
of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense 
under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 
such amount within 60 days after such expense is in-
curred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days 
after the submission of such notice: Provided further, That 
the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 
penalties and other charges on any such amount that is 
not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with 
the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an out-
standing debt on a United States Government claim under 
31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That each such amount 
that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and 
charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscella-
neous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive Resi-
dence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of 
the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth 
the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Res-
idence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total 
amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 
consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 
amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 
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events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 
reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 
That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for 
the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 
within the Executive Residence that includes a standard 
for the classification of any such expense as political or 
nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Res-
idence from any other applicable requirement of sub-
chapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 
Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 
U.S.C. 105(d), $750,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and 
health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic 
Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employ-
ment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,200,000. 
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND 
SECURITY COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Security 
Council and the Homeland Security Council, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,896,000 (re-
duced by $2,000,000). 
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra-
tion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 
and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$96,116,000, of which not to exceed $12,760,000 shall re-
main available until expended for continued modernization 
of information resources within the Executive Office of the 
President. 
PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Administration to carry 
out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 and similar 
expenses, in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated 
by law, $7,582,000: Provided, That such funds may be 
transferred to other accounts that provide funding for of-
fices within the Executive Office of the President and the 
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Office of the Vice President in this Act or any other Act, 
to carry out such purposes. 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 
and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out 
the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United 
States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, $91,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representa-
tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this Act for the Office of Management and 
Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agri-
cultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations 
under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agree-
ment Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available for the Office of 
Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 
the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of wit-
nesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of 
Management and Budget, before the Committees on Ap-
propriations or their subcommittees: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available for the Office of Man-
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agement and Budget by this Act, no less than three full- 
time equivalent senior staff positions shall be dedicated 
solely to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforce-
ment Coordinator: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly 
or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, 
for evaluating or determining if water resource project or 
study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting 
through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with 
all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant 
to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Pro-
vided further, That the Office of Management and Budget 
shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform 
budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on 
which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided fur-
ther, That the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and ap-
propriating committees when the 60-day review is initi-
ated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have 
not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and 
appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of 
the Office of Management and Budget review period based 
on the notification from the Director, Congress shall as-
sume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with 
the report and act accordingly. 
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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to 
the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469); not to exceed 
$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and for participation in joint projects or in the provision 
of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, 
research, or public organizations or agencies, with or with-
out reimbursement, $19,274,000: Provided, That the Of-
fice is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize 
gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without 
fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facili-
tating the work of the Office. 
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
Areas Program, $253,000,000 (increased by $7,000,000) 
(increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000), to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, for drug con-
trol activities consistent with the approved strategy for 
each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
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Areas (‘‘HIDTAs’’), of which not less than 51 percent 
shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug 
control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 
days after enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 
49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and 
departments in amounts determined by the Director of the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to 
$2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associ-
ated activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
the requirements of Public Law 106–58, any unexpended 
funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2015 may be used for 
any other approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to 
reprogramming requirements: Provided further, That each 
HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2016, shall be 
funded at not less than the fiscal year 2016 base level, 
unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
justification for changes to those levels based on clearly 
articulated priorities and published Office of National 
Drug Control Policy performance measures of effective-
ness: Provided further, That the Director shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of 
fiscal year 2017 funding among HIDTAs not later than 
45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the 
Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA 
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funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA 
Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That upon a determination that all 
or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation 
are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and 
upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. 
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For other drug control activities authorized by the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469), $111,871,000, to re-
main available until expended, which shall be available as 
follows: $97,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Pro-
gram, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as di-
rected by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended 
by Public Law 109–469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note); 
$2,000,000 for drug court training and technical assist-
ance; $9,500,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,121,000 for 
the United States membership dues to the World Anti- 
Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available 
as directed by section 1105 of Public Law 109–469: Pro-
vided, That amounts made available under this heading 
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may be transferred to other Federal departments and 
agencies to carry out such activities. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the furtherance of inte-
grated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information 
technology in the Federal Government, $25,000,000 (in-
creased by $5,000,000), to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget may transfer these funds to one or 
more other agencies to carry out projects to meet these 
purposes. 
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President 
to provide assistance to the President in connection with 
specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex-
penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex-
pended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,228,000. 
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OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, 
and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and 
lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the offi-
cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 
U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $299,000: Provided, That advances, re-
payments, or transfers from this appropriation may be 
made to any department or agency for expenses of car-
rying out such activities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF 
THE PRESIDENT
AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED
TO 
THE PRESIDENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act 
under the headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Executive Resi-
dence at the White House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and 
Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Economic Advisers’’, ‘‘National 
Security Council and Homeland Security Council’’, ‘‘Of-
fice of Administration’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the Presi-
dent’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or 
such other officer as the President may designate in writ-
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ing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such ap-
propriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged 
with and available for the same time and for the same 
purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro-
vided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be 
increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Pro-
vided further, That no amount shall be transferred from 
‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ or ‘‘Official Resi-
dence of the Vice President’’ without the approval of the 
Vice President. 
SEC. 202. Within 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 
111–203). Such report shall include— 
(1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary 
obligations of funds through fiscal year 2019, by 
Federal agency and by fiscal year, including— 
(A) the estimated obligations by cost in-
puts such as rent, information technology, con-
tracts, and personnel; 
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(B) the methodology and data sources used 
to calculate such estimated obligations; and 
(C) the specific section of such Act that re-
quires the obligation of funds; and 
(2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 
2019 from assessments, user fees, and other fees by 
the Federal agency making the collections, by fiscal 
year, including— 
(A) the methodology and data sources used 
to calculate such estimated collections; and 
(B) the specific section of such Act that 
authorizes the collection of funds. 
SEC. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2017, any Executive 
order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by 
the President shall be accompanied by a written statement 
from the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and 
revenues, of such order or memorandum. 
(b) Any such statement shall include— 
(1) a narrative summary of the budgetary im-
pact of such order or memorandum on the Federal 
Government; 
(2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary 
obligations and outlays as the result of such order 
or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each 
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year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal 
year 2017; and 
(3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Gov-
ernment as the result of such order or memorandum 
over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 
2017. 
(c) If an Executive order or Presidential memo-
randum is issued during fiscal year 2017 due to a national 
emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget may issue the statement required by subsection 
(a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order 
or memorandum is issued. 
SEC. 204. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of any 
officer or employee of the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent to prepare, sign, or approve statements abrogating 
legislation passed by the House of Representatives and the 
Senate and signed by the President. 
SEC. 205. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of any 
officer or employee of the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent to prepare or implement an Executive order or Presi-
dential memorandum that contravenes existing law. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of 
the President Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
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TITLE III 
THE JUDICIARY 
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su-
preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the 
building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor 
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not 
to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended 
as the Chief Justice may approve, $76,668,000, of which 
$1,500,000 shall remain available until expended. 
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
justice and associate justices of the court. 
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS 
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable 
the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im-
posed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, 
$14,868,000, to remain available until expended. 
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL 
CIRCUIT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of officers and employees, and for nec-
essary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, 
$30,108,000. 
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
judge and judges of the court. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of officers and employees of the court, 
services, and necessary expenses of the court, as author-
ized by law, $18,462,000. 
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
judge and judges of the court. 
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER 
JUDICIAL SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the salaries of judges of the United States Court 
of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other offi-
cers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 
specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, 
and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 
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for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as author-
ized by law, $5,010,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
cluding the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of 
which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available 
until expended for space alteration projects and for fur-
niture and furnishings related to new space alteration and 
construction projects. 
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit 
and district judges (including judges of the territorial 
courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and jus-
tices and judges retired from office or from regular active 
service. 
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court 
of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under 
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Pub-
lic Law 99–660), not to exceed $6,260,000, to be appro-
priated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 
Fund. 
DEFENDER SERVICES 
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; 
the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor-
neys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 
3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reim-
bursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, 
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expert, and other services for such representations as au-
thorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the 
maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement 
of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in 
criminal cases where the defendant has waived representa-
tion by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 
expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil 
actions for the protection of their employment, as author-
ized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reim-
bursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 
U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil 
forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimburse-
ment of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed 
under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and 
general administrative expenses, $1,056,326,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS 
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 
U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis-
sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa-
tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 
pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $43,723,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the 
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daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 
5332. 
COURT SECURITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
incident to the provision of protective guard services for 
United States courthouses and other facilities housing 
Federal court operations, and the procurement, installa-
tion, and maintenance of security systems and equipment 
for United States courthouses and other facilities housing 
Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress 
control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security 
patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 
by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activi-
ties as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improve-
ment and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 
$565,388,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended, to be expended directly 
or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 
which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 
Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 
guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen-
eral. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 
COURTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ-
ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas-
senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 
advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $87,500,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $28,200,000; 
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2018, to provide education and training to 
Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 
$1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa-
tion expenses. 
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 
Code, $18,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 
this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi-
ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De-
fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis-
sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 
to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts 
of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 
Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 
$11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 
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Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 
capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 
SEC. 304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘exec-
utive’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, 
and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such 
courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation 
with the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the 
security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the De-
partment of Homeland Security to provide, except for the 
services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For build-
ing-specific security services at these courthouses, the Di-
rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 
rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve-
ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 
note), is amended in the second sentence (relating to the 
District of Kansas) following paragraph (12), by striking 
‘‘25 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘26 years and 
6 months’’. 
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(b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2470; 
28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence 
(relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 
‘‘23 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 years and 
6 months’’. 
(c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Depart-
ment of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public 
Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘14 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘15 years’’; 
(2) in the second sentence (relating to the cen-
tral District of California), by striking ‘‘13 years 
and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘14 years and 6 
months’’; and 
(3) in the third sentence (relating to the west-
ern district of North Carolina), by striking ‘‘12 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘13 years’’. 
SEC. 307. (a) Section 1871(b) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended in paragraph (1) by striking 
‘‘$40’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made 
in subsection (a) shall take effect 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 308. (a) Section 2(a)(2)(A) of the Temporary 
Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 
152 note; Public Law 112–121) is amended by striking 
‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H)’’. 
(b) Section 2(a)(2) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 
Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; 
Public Law 112–121) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(F) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.— 
The 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy 
judge for the eastern district of Michigan— 
‘‘(i) occurring 6 years or more after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
‘‘(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
‘‘(G) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.—The 1st 
vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for 
the district of Puerto Rico— 
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‘‘(i) occurring 6 years or more after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
‘‘(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
‘‘(H) EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.— 
The 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy 
judge for the eastern district of Virginia— 
‘‘(i) occurring 6 years or more after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
‘‘(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled.’’. 
(c) Section 2(a)(2)(C) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 
Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; 
Public Law 112–121) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before clause (ii), as so redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(i) in the case of the 1st and 2d va-
cancies, occurring more than 6 years after 
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the date of the enactment of this Act,’’; 
and 
(3) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by insert-
ing ‘‘in the case of the 3d and 4th vacancies,’’ before 
‘‘occurring more than 5 years’’. 
(d) Section 2(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Temporary Bank-
ruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 
note; Public Law 112–121) is amended (with regard to 
the 1st and 2d vacancies in the southern district of Flor-
ida) by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6 years’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE IV 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 
program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 
Columbia resident tuition support, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be-
half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 
amount based upon the difference between in-State and 
out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu-
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cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 
institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 
awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 
of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 
eligible students and such other factors as may be author-
ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov-
ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi-
dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 
Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 
and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal-
ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 
this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account 
shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup-
port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate for these funds show-
ing, by object class, the expenditures made and the pur-
pose therefor. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as de-
termined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in writ-
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ten consultation with the elected county or city officials 
of surrounding jurisdictions, $40,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the costs of providing public 
safety at events related to the presence of the National 
Capital in the District of Columbia, including support re-
quested by the Director of the United States Secret Serv-
ice in carrying out protective duties under the direction 
of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs 
of providing support to respond to immediate and specific 
terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or 
surrounding jurisdictions. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum-
bia Courts, $274,541,000 to be allocated as follows: for 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $14,303,000, 
of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, $124,800,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation ex-
penses; for the District of Columbia Court System, 
$74,783,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official 
reception and representation expenses; and $60,655,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018, for capital 
improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili-
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ties: Provided, That funds made available for capital im-
provements shall be expended consistent with the District 
of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condi-
tion assessment: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 
shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 
of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days 
after providing written notice to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not 
more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading among the items and entities funded under this 
heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee on 
Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, 
by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to 
the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of 
title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District 
of Columbia Courts. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 
section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen-
tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 
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Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro-
ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 
Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 
provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech-
nical assistance, and such other services as are necessary 
to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 
payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and pay-
ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 
Code (relating to services provided under the District of 
Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du-
rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
provided under this heading shall be administered by the 
Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis-
trict of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap-
portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen-
cies. 
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF-
FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au-
thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 
Government Improvement Act of 1997, $246,386,000, of 
which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 
representation expenses related to Community Supervision 
and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to 
exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 
the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; 
of which $182,564,000 shall be for necessary expenses of 
Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to 
include expenses relating to the supervision of adults sub-
ject to protection orders or the provision of services for 
or related to such persons; and of which $63,822,000 shall 
be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly 
by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated 
and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated 
for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Pro-
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(B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 
‘‘Comptroller 
or 
Director’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Comptroller or Chairperson’’. 
(7) FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAM-
INATION COUNCIL ACT OF 1978.—Section 1004(a)(4) 
of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3303(a)(4)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Consumer Fi-
nancial Protection Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair-
person of the Board of Directors of the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection’’. 
(8) FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION IM-
PROVEMENT ACT.—Section 513 of the Financial Lit-
eracy and Education Improvement Act (20 U.S.C. 
9702) is amended by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘Chairperson of the 
Board of Directors’’. 
(9) HOME
MORTGAGE
DISCLOSURE
ACT
OF 
1975.—Section 307 of the Home Mortgage Disclo-
sure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2806) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau of Consumer’’ each 
place that term appears and inserting ‘‘Board of Di-
rectors of the Bureau of Consumer’’. 
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(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro-
vided under the authority and conditions as provided 
under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 
in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 
cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 
project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2018 
for which this section applies to such project or activity. 
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
during any period of fiscal year 2018 if any other provi-
sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria-
tions)— 
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail-
able, or grants authority for such project or activity 
to continue for such period; or 
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period. 
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
mandated by other law. 
SEC. 817. (a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 
2013 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Local Budget 
Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Law 19–321) 
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