appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and 
merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost 
Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 
19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): 
Provided further, That any prior year balances for high- 
energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High 
Energy Cost Grants Account: Provided further, That sec-
tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds 
made available under this heading. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 
made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed under-
writing loans pursuant to section 313A, $750,000,000; 5 
percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to 
section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
$690,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be
used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of 
fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or ex-
isting) that utilize carbon sequestration systems. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 
305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), 
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money 
rural telecommunications loans, $104,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$34,707,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
cation loans, $20,576,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-
ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et 
seq., $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 
authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided 
under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be pro-
vided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for 
a consortium as established by this section. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans-
mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa. 
TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, 
$811,000. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), 
except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; 
$22,149,746,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2017, of which such sums as are made available under sec-
tion 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, 
shall be merged with and available for the same time period 
and purposes as provided herein: Provided, That of the total 
amount available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competi-
tive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment 
needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and 
to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expan-
sion of the school breakfast program: Provided further, That 
of the total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the 
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 
80): Provided further, That section 26(d) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 through 2016’’.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$6,350,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2017: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), 
not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding 
peer 
counselors 
and 
other 
related 
activities, 
and 
$13,600,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this account shall 
be available for the purchase of infant formula except in 
accordance with the cost containment and competitive bid-
ding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided shall be 
available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by 
other Federal Government departments or agencies unless 
authorized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That 
upon termination of a federally mandated vendor morato-
rium and subject to terms and conditions established by the 
Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at 7 
CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency.
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $80,849,383,000, 
of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through De-
cember 31, 2017, shall be placed in reserve for use only in 
such amounts and at such times as may become necessary 
to carry out program operations: Provided, That funds 
available for the contingency reserve under the heading 
‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’’ of division 
A of Public Law 113–235 shall be available until December 
31, 2016: Provided further, That funds provided herein 
shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be 
used to provide nutrition education services to State agen-
cies and Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the 
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to 
any work registration or workfare requirements as may be 
required by law: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able for Employment and Training under this heading 
shall remain available through September 30, 2017: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available under this head-
ing for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this heading may be used to enter into contracts 
and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to con-
duct activities related to program integrity provided that 
such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance 
and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as au-
thorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency 
Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nu-
clear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966, $296,217,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That none of these funds 
shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for commodities donated to the program: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2016 to 
support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, 
as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain
available through September 30, 2017: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), 
the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated 
with the distribution of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and 
Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition 
assistance program, $150,824,000: Provided, That of the 
funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the pur-
poses of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended 
by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246. 
TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation 
allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act 
approved 
August 
3, 
1956 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1766), 
$191,566,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad-
vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expend-
itures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and pri-
vate organizations and institutions under agreements exe-
cuted pursuant to the agricultural food production assist-
ance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance 
programs of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment: Provided further, That funds made available for 
middle-income country training programs, funds made 
available for the Borlaug International Agricultural 
Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to 
$2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropria-
tion solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in inter-
national currency exchange rates, subject to documentation 
by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available 
until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR 
PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 
480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,528,000, 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other-
wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, includ-
ing interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connection with
dispositions 
abroad 
under 
title 
II 
of 
said 
Act, 
$1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION 
AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $201,626,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Commodity 
Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, fa-
cilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing 
such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts pro-
vided herein: Provided further, That of the amount made 
available under this heading, $5,000,000, shall remain 
available until expended for necessary expenses to carry out 
the provisions of section 3207 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 1726c). 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) 
CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, 
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000; to cover common over-
head expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, 
and of which $354,000 shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor ve-
hicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of 
the Food and Drug Administration which are included in 
this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District 
of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency 
expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved 
by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Sec-
retary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwith-
standing 
section 
521 
of 
Public 
Law 
107–188; 
$4,681,392,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, $851,481,000 shall be derived from pre-
scription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; $137,677,000 shall be derived from medical device 
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; 
$318,363,000 shall be derived from human generic drug 
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $21,540,000 shall be derived from biosimilar bio-
logical product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, 
and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $22,818,000 shall be derived from animal 
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $9,705,000 shall be derived from animal generic 
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $599,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product 
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to and notwithstanding any 
other provision under this heading, amounts collected for 
prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human 
generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user 
fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user 
fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2016 limitations
are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, human 
generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, 
and animal generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2016, 
including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2016 
but credited for fiscal year 2016, shall be subject to the fiscal 
year 2016 limitations: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may accept payment during fiscal year 2016 of user fees 
specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 
2017, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts 
of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2017 for which the Sec-
retary accepts payment in fiscal year 2016 shall not be in-
cluded in amounts under this heading: Provided further, 
That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, 
or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 
9701: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated: (1) $987,328,000 shall be for the Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,394,136,000 shall 
be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and 
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(3) $354,901,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Eval-
uation and Research and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $187,825,000 shall be for
the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field ac-
tivities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $430,443,000 
shall be for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health 
and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center for 
Toxicological Research; (7) $564,117,000 shall be for the 
Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed 
$171,418,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of 
which $52,346,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other 
than the amounts paid to the General Services Administra-
tion for rent; (9) not to exceed $238,274,000 shall be for 
payments to the General Services Administration for rent; 
and (10) $289,619,000 shall be for other activities, includ-
ing the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the 
Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Med-
ical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regu-
latory Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the 
Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commis-
sioner: Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursu-
ant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts
made available under this heading for other activities: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts that are made available 
under this heading for ‘‘other activities’’, and that are not 
derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Department of 
Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector General’’ 
for oversight of the programs and operations of the Food 
and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and Drug 
Administration: Provided further, That funds may be 
transferred from one specified activity to another with the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 381, priority review user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food rein-
spection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing facility 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription drug 
wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees author-
ized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), and third-party logistics pro-
vider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
360eee–3(c)(1), and third-party auditor fees authorized by
21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), shall be credited to this account, to 
remain available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where 
not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including 
the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the 
rental of space (to include multiple year leases), in the Dis-
trict of Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, including 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses 
for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission 
with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of 
which not less than $50,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, shall be for the purchase of information 
technology and of which not less than $2,620,000 shall be 
for expenses of the Office of the Inspector General: Provided, 
That notwithstanding the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, 
amounts provided under this heading are available for the
liquidation of obligations equal to current year payments 
on leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That for the purpose of recording any 
obligations that should have been recorded against accounts 
closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, these accounts may be 
reopened solely for the purpose of correcting any violations 
of 31 U.S.C. 1501(a)(1), and balances canceled pursuant 
to 31 U.S.C. 1552(a) in any accounts reopened pursuant 
to this authority shall remain unavailable to liquidate any 
outstanding obligations. 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $65,600,000 (from assessments collected 
from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agri-
cultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during 
the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as au-
thorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limita-
tion shall not apply to expenses associated with receiver-
ships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed this 
limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 71 passenger 
motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, 
and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That notwith-
standing this section, the only purchase of new passenger 
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to 
be necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational 
costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public 
safety. 
SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated 
balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act 
or any other available unobligated discretionary balances 
that are remaining available of the Department of Agri-
culture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of 
plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of 
financial, administrative, and information technology serv-
ices of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department 
of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred 
to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval 
of the agency administrator: Provided further, That none 
of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pur-
suant to this section shall be available for obligation with-
out written notification to and the prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by 
this Act or made available to the Department’s Working 
Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expendi-
ture to make any changes to the Department’s National Fi-
nance Center without written notification to and prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress as required by section 717 of this Act: Provided 
further, That of annual income amounts in the Working 
Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture allocated 
for the National Finance Center, the Secretary may reserve 
not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition 
of capital equipment, including equipment for the improve-
ment and implementation of a financial management plan, 
information technology, and other systems of the National 
Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary 
cost of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That 
none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obliga-
tion unless the Secretary submits written notification of the 
obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the limitation 
on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congres-
sional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, 
as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to 
a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the 
operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate 
employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven 
to continue operations of the National Finance Center. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 
agreements or similar arrangements between the United 
States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the 
agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrange-
ments is to carry out programs of mutual interest between 
the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate pay-
ment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such 
institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a 
similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are 
provided in this Act.
SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica-
tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 
the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
new information technology systems or significant up-
grades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Offi-
cer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Tech-
nology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer 
without written notification to and the prior approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 
11319 of title 40, United States Code, none of the funds 
available to the Department of Agriculture for information 
technology shall be obligated for projects, contracts, or other 
agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written ap-
proval by the Chief Information Officer: Provided further, 
That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agen-
cy to obligate funds without written approval from the 
Chief Information Officer for projects, contracts, or other 
agreements up to $250,000 based upon the performance of 
an agency measured against the performance plan require-
ments described in the explanatory statement accom-
panying Public Law 113–235. 
SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) 
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in 
the current fiscal year shall remain available until ex-
pended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an 
insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that 
is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such 
Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 
313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower 
under such Act. 
SEC. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances 
from appropriations made available for salaries and ex-
penses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain
available through September 30, 2017, for information tech-
nology expenses: Provided, That except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided by law, unobligated balances from appro-
priations made available for salaries and expenses in this 
Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain 
available through September 30, 2017, for information tech-
nology expenses. 
SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel 
by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in con-
travention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 711. In the case of each program established or 
amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
79), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such 
Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were pro-
vided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be car-
ried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion— 
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and 
related administrative expenses, including technical 
assistance, associated with the implementation of the 
program, without regard to the limitation on the total 
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in
section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 
not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 
for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in 
such section. 
SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, not 
more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary ex-
penses of activities related to all advisory committees, pan-
els, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agri-
culture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 
rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
awarded grants. 
SEC. 713. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural 
research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 
percent of total Federal funds provided under each award: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this 
Act for grants awarded competitively by the National Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full
allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under sec-
tion 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 
SEC. 714. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act shall be used to 
pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the 
following: 
(1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program au-
thorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and 
Flood Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)); 
(2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-
gram as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 
3839aa–8) in excess of $1,329,000,000: Provided, 
That this limitation shall apply only to funds pro-
vided by section 1241(a)(5)(C) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(C)); 
(3) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program au-
thorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in ex-
cess of $3,000,000 in new obligational authority; and 
(4) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and 
Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program 
as authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) in 
excess of $27,000,000 of the funding appropriated by
subsection (g)(1)(A)(ii) of that section for fiscal year 
2016. 
SEC. 715. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act shall be used to 
pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a 
program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 14222 
of Public Law 110–246 in excess of $884,980,000, as fol-
lows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commod-
ities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; 
Removal of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000: Provided, 
That none of the funds made available in this Act or any 
other Act shall be used for salaries and expenses to carry 
out in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except 
in an amount that excludes the transfer of $125,000,000 
of the funds to be transferred under subsection (c) of section 
14222 of Public Law 110–246, until October 1, 2016: Pro-
vided further, That $125,000,000 made available on October 
1, 2016, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be 
excluded from the limitation described in subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(ix) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 
to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the De-
partment of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74–320, 7 
U.S.C. 612c, as amended), or for any surplus removal ac-
tivities or price support activities under section 5 of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the available unobligated balances under 
(b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in 
excess of the limitation set forth in this section, except for 
the amounts to be transferred pursuant to the first proviso, 
are hereby permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses 
of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations lan-
guage as part of the President’s budget submission to the 
Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appro-
priations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the 
previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been 
enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless 
such budget submission identifies which additional spend-
ing reductions should occur in the event the user fees pro-
posals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening
of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2017 appro-
priations Act. 
SEC. 717. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure through a reprogram-
ming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized 
by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of 
Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by sec-
tion 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act 
of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89– 
106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees;
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies 
in writing and receives approval from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 
in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use 
of such authority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or 
projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities 
referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission (as the case may be) notifies in writing 
and receives approval from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 
in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such 
funds or the use of such authority. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission shall notify in writ-
ing and receive approval from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress before implementing 
any program or activity not carried out during the pre-
vious fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded 
by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for— 
(1) modifying major capital investments funding 
levels, including information technology systems, that 
involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current
fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is 
less; 
(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 
vacant positions or agency activities or functions to 
establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 
with five or more personnel; or 
(3) carrying out activities or functions that were 
not described in the budget request; unless the agencies 
funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 
30 days in advance of using the funds for these pur-
poses. 
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used 
for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman 
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission receives 
from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt 
of the notification as required in this section. 
SEC. 718. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any 
guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that
does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal por-
tion of the loan. 
SEC. 719. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food 
and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be 
used to transmit or otherwise make available reports, ques-
tions, or responses to questions that are a result of informa-
tion requested for the appropriations hearing process to any 
non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health 
and Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee. 
SEC. 720. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an 
executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news 
story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United 
States unless the story includes a clear notification within 
the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the 
prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that ex-
ecutive branch agency. 
SEC. 721. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office 
funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency 
or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a 
fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency or of-
fice is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office 
for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period 
of assignment. 
SEC. 722. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per-
sonnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans 
for mohair under section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
SEC. 723. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Com-
missioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the Chair-
man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and 
the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project, 
and activity for all the funds made available under this 
Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
SEC. 724. Funds made available under title II of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be 
used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate 
monitoring and controls, as determined by the Adminis-
trator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, 
are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received
by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food short-
ages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate 
purposes. 
SEC. 725. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to 
carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246. 
SEC. 726. The Secretary shall establish an inter-
mediary loan packaging program based on the pilot pro-
gram in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and re-
viewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Sec-
retary shall enter into agreements with current inter-
mediary organizations and with additional qualified inter-
mediary organizations. The Secretary shall work with these 
organizations to increase effectiveness of the section 502 sin-
gle family direct loan program in rural communities and 
shall set aside and make available from the national reserve 
section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the work 
of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review 
of such loans. 
SEC. 727. For loans and loan guarantees that do not 
require budget authority and the program level has been 
established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran-
tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior to 
the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary
notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance. 
SEC. 728. There is hereby appropriated for the ‘‘Emer-
gency Watershed Protection Program’’, $157,000,000, to re-
main available until expended; for the ‘‘Emergency For-
estry Restoration Program’’, $6,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; and for the ‘‘Emergency Conservation 
Program’’, $108,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $37,000,000 made available for the 
‘‘Emergency Watershed Protection Program’’; $2,000,000 
made available for the ‘‘Emergency Forestry Restoration 
Program’’; and $91,000,000 made available for the ‘‘Emer-
gency Conservation Program’’ under this section are for 
necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster declared 
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), and are 
designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 729. None of the credit card refunds or rebates 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec-
tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) shall 
be available for obligation without written notification to,
and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds 
or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation 
only for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment nec-
essary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and in-
formation technology services of primary benefit to the 
agencies of the Department of Agriculture. 
SEC. 730. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to procure processed poultry products im-
ported into the United States from the People’s Republic 
of China for use in the school lunch program under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Food Care Program 
under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Summer 
Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast program under 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 
SEC. 731. In response to an eligible community where 
the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural 
disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought 
or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water 
through the Emergency Community Water Assistance 
Grant Program for an additional period of time not to ex-
ceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under 
the Program in order to protect public health.
SEC. 732. Funds provided by this or any prior Appro-
priations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Initia-
tive under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available without 
regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching requirements in 
laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment of 
such section: Provided, That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 
450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 
SEC. 733. (a) For the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act through school year 2016–2017, 
with respect to the school lunch program established under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program estab-
lished under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.) and final regulations published by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 
2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary shall allow 
States to grant an exemption from the whole grain require-
ments that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the 
States shall establish a process for evaluating and respond-
ing, in a reasonable amount of time, to requests for an ex-
emption: Provided, That school food authorities demonstrate 
hardship, including financial hardship, in procuring spe-
cific whole grain products which are acceptable to the stu-
dents and compliant with the whole grain-rich require-
ments: Provided further, That school food authorities shall 
comply with the applicable grain component or standard 
with respect to the school lunch or school breakfast program 
that was in effect prior to July 1, 2014. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
salaries and expenses of personnel to implement any regula-
tions under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Healthy, Hunger-Free 
Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–296), or any other law 
that would require a reduction in the quantity of sodium 
contained in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks 
sold in schools below Target 1 (as described in section 
220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations)) until the latest scientific research estab-
lishes the reduction is beneficial for children. 
SEC. 734. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to release or implement the 
final version of the eighth edition of the Dietary Guidelines 
for Americans, revised pursuant to section 301 of the Na-
tional Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341), unless the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services ensure 
that each revision to any nutritional or dietary information
or guideline contained in the 2010 edition of the Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans and each new nutritional or die-
tary information or guideline to be included in the eighth 
edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans— 
(1) is based on significant scientific agreement; 
and 
(2) is limited in scope to nutritional and dietary 
information. 
SEC. 735. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall engage the National Academy of Medicine to conduct 
a comprehensive study of the entire process used to establish 
the Advisory Committee for the Dietary Guidelines for 
Americans and the subsequent development of the Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans, most recently revised pursuant 
to section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and 
Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341). The panel 
of the National Academy of Medicine selected to conduct 
the study shall include a balanced representation of individ-
uals with broad experiences and viewpoints regarding nu-
tritional and dietary information. 
(b) The study required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) An analysis of each of the following:
(A) How the Dietary Guidelines for Ameri-
cans can better prevent chronic disease, ensure 
nutritional sufficiency for all Americans, and 
accommodate a range of individual factors, in-
cluding age, gender, and metabolic health. 
(B) How the advisory committee selection 
process can be improved to provide more trans-
parency, eliminate bias, and include committee 
members with a range of viewpoints. 
(C) How the Nutrition Evidence Library is 
compiled and utilized, including whether Nutri-
tion Evidence Library reviews and other system-
atic reviews and data analysis are conducted ac-
cording to rigorous and objective scientific stand-
ards. 
(D) How systematic reviews are conducted 
on longstanding Dietary Guidelines for Ameri-
cans recommendations, including whether sci-
entific studies are included from scientists with 
a range of viewpoints. 
(2) Recommendations to improve the process 
used to establish the Dietary Guidelines for Ameri-
cans and to ensure the Dietary Guidelines for Ameri-
cans reflect balanced sound science.
(c) There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to conduct 
the study required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 736. The unobligated balances identified by the 
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X0113 are re-
scinded. 
SEC. 737. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Food and Nutrition Service, to commence any 
new research and evaluation projects until the Secretary 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a research and evaluation plan for fiscal 
year 2016, prepared in coordination with the Research, 
Education, and Economics mission area of the Department 
of Agriculture, and a period of 30 days beginning on the 
date of the submission of the plan expires to permit Con-
gressional review of the plan. 
SEC. 738. Of the unobligated prior year funds identi-
fied by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1980 
where obligations have been cancelled, $13,000,000 is re-
scinded. 
SEC. 739. The unobligated balances identified by the 
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X3318, 12X1010, 
12X1090, 12X1907, 12X0402, 12X3508, and 12X3322 are 
rescinded.
SEC. 740. Section 166 of the Federal Agriculture Im-
provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7286) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and title I of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘title I of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008, and Subtitle B of title I of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (c) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Beginning 
with the 2015 crop marketing year, the Secretary 
shall carry out paragraph (1) under the same terms 
and conditions as were in effect for the 2008 crop 
year for loans made to producers under subtitle B of 
title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 741. (a) There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 
to provide competitive grants to State agencies for sub-
grants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase 
the equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food 
safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, 
or expansion of the school breakfast program, to remain 
available until expended.
(b) There is hereby appropriated $7,000,000 to carry 
out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 
2010 (Public Law 111–80), to remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 742. Of the unobligated balances identified by the 
Treasury 
Appropriation 
Fund 
Symbol 
12X1072, 
$20,000,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement or for 
disaster relief requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Reso-
lution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 743. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect 
to loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders 
for such loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) 
and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with 
respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eli-
gible lenders for such loans. 
SEC. 744. There is hereby appropriated $8,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to carry out section 6407 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided, That the Secretary launch the 
program authorized by this section during the 2016 fiscal
year and that it be carried out through the Rural Utilities 
Service: Provided further, That, within 60 days of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress on how the Rural Utilities Service will implement sec-
tion 6407 during the 2016 fiscal year. 
SEC. 745. Of the unobligated balances of appropria-
tions in Public Law 108–199, Public Law 109–234, and 
Public Law 110–28 made available for the ‘‘Emergency Wa-
tershed Protection Program’’, $2,400,000 shall be available 
for the purposes of such program for any disaster occurring 
fiscal year 2016 or fiscal year 2017, and shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 746. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any 
rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowing or 
requiring information intended for a prescribing health 
care professional, in the case of a drug or biological product 
subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to 
such professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) 
unless and until a Federal law is enacted to allow or re-
quire such distribution. 
SEC. 747. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the
final rule entitled ‘‘Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of 
Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail 
Food Establishments’’ published by the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration in the Federal Register on December 1, 2014 
(79 Fed. Reg. 71156 et seq.) until the later of— 
(1) December 1, 2016; or 
(2) the date that is one year after the date on 
which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
publishes Level 1 guidance with respect to nutrition 
labeling of standard menu items in restaurants and 
similar retail food establishments in accordance with 
paragraphs 
(g)(1)(i), 
(g)(1)(ii), 
(g)(1)(iii), 
and 
(g)(1)(iv) of section 10.115 of title 21, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 748. In addition to funds appropriated in this 
Act, there is hereby appropriated $250,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, under the heading ‘‘Food for 
Peace Title II Grants’’: Provided, That the funds made 
available under this section shall be used for the purposes 
set forth in the Food for Peace Act for both emergency and 
non-emergency purposes: Provided further, That the funds 
made available by this section used for emergency programs 
may be prioritized to respond to emergency food needs in-
volving conflict in the Middle East and to address other 
urgent food needs around the world: Provided further, That
of the funds made available under this section, $20,000,000 
shall be used to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion for the release of eligible commodities under section 
302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1736f–1). 
SEC. 749. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowl-
edge receipt of a submission for an exemption for investiga-
tional use of a drug or biological product under section 
505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a 
human embryo is intentionally created or modified to in-
clude a heritable genetic modification. Any such submission 
shall be deemed to have not been received by the Secretary, 
and the exemption may not go into effect. 
SEC. 750. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any 
provision of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Pub-
lic Law 111–353), including the amendments made thereby, 
with respect to the regulation of the distribution, sale, or 
receipt of dried spent grain byproducts of the alcoholic bev-
erage production process, irrespective of whether such by-
products are solely intended for use as animal feed.
SEC. 751. (a) Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available in fiscal year 2015 for the supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$220,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, there is hereby appropriated for ‘‘Special Supple-
mental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil-
dren’’, $220,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for management information systems, including WIC elec-
tronic benefit transfer systems and activities. 
SEC. 752. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) within 4 months of the date of enactment of 
this Act, establish a prioritization process for APHIS 
to conduct audits or reviews of countries or regions 
that have received animal health status recognitions 
by APHIS and provide a description of this process 
to the Committee on Appropriations of the House, 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House, and Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; 
(2) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates 
the following factors in the country or region being 
audited, as applicable: 
(A) veterinary control and oversight;
(B) disease history and vaccination prac-
tices; 
(C) livestock demographics and traceability; 
(D) epidemiological separation from poten-
tial sources of infection; 
(E) surveillance practices; 
(F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and 
(G) emergency preparedness and response. 
(3) promptly make publicly available the final 
reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant 
to subsection (2); and 
(b) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under its inter-
national trade agreements. 
SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out any activities or incur any 
expense related to the issuance of licenses under section 3 
of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133), or the renewal 
of such licenses, to class B dealers who sell dogs and cats 
for use in research, experiments, teaching, or testing. 
SEC. 754. No partially hydrogenated oils as defined 
in the order published by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion in the Federal Register on June 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 
34650 et seq.) shall be deemed unsafe within the meaning 
of section 409(a) and no food that is introduced or delivered
for introduction into interstate commerce that bears or con-
tains a partially hydrogenated oil shall be deemed adulter-
ated under sections 402(a)(1) or 402(a)(2)(C)(i) by virtue 
of bearing or containing a partially hydrogenated oil until 
the compliance date as specified in such order (June 18, 
2018). 
SEC. 755. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law— 
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement sec-
tion 12106 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the amend-
ments made by such section (21 U.S.C. 601 note; Public 
Law 113–79), including any regulation or guidance the 
Secretary of Agriculture issues to carry out such section or 
the amendments made by such section; and 
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
implement section 403(t) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(t)), including any regulation 
or guidance the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
issues to carry out such section. 
SEC. 756. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for 
the purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 
112–55. 
SEC. 757. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence 
of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to implement non-renewable 
agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural 
lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water 
Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311). 
SEC. 758. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 
2016, an amount of funds made available in title III under 
the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program 
Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural 
Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities 
Program Account, Rural Business Program Account, Rural 
Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural 
Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the 
amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds 
provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year 
any such funds were obligated under such headings for 
REAP Zones. 
SEC. 759. (a) Section 281 of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (7); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
(5), (6), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 
(5), (6), and (7), respectively; and 
(3) in paragraph (1)(A) (as so redesignated)—
100 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘beef,’’ and ‘‘, 
pork,’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘ground 
beef,’’ and ‘‘, ground pork,’’. 
(b) Section 282 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BEEF,’’ and 
‘‘PORK,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘beef,’’ and ‘‘pork,’’ each 
place it appears in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 
and (D); and 
(C) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BEEF, 
PORK,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘ground beef, ground 
pork,’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); 
and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec-
tively. 
SEC. 760. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary’s designees are hereby granted the same access to in-
101 
formation and subject to the same requirements applicable 
to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as 
provided in section 453(j) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 653(j)) and section 6103(l)(7)(D)(ix) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7)(D)(ix)) to 
verify the income for individuals participating in sections 
502, 504, 521, and 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1472, 1474, 1490a, and 1490r). 
SEC. 761. (a) During fiscal year 2016, the Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA) shall not allow the introduc-
tion or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce 
of any food that contains genetically engineered salmon 
until FDA publishes final labeling guidelines for informing 
consumers of such content; and 
(b) Of the amounts made available to the Food and 
Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses, not less than 
$150,000 shall be used to develop labeling guidelines and 
implement a program to disclose to consumers whether 
salmon offered for sale to consumers is a genetically engi-
neered variety. 
SEC. 762. The Secretary may charge a fee for lenders 
to access Department loan guarantee systems in connection 
with such lenders’ participation in loan guarantee pro-
grams of the Rural Housing Service: Provided, That the 
funds collected from such fees shall be made available to
102 
the Secretary without further appropriation and such funds 
shall be deposited into the Rural Development Salaries and 
Expense Account and shall remain available until expended 
for obligation and expenditure by the Secretary for admin-
istrative expenses of the Rural Housing Service Loan Guar-
antee Program in addition to other available funds: Pro-
vided further, That such fees collected shall not exceed $50 
per loan. 
SEC. 763. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used— 
(1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940); or 
(2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, 
sale, or use of industrial hemp that is grown or cul-
tivated in accordance with subsection section 7606 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014, within or outside the 
State in which the industrial hemp is grown or cul-
tivated. 
SEC. 764. For an additional amount for ‘‘Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$5,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
for one-time control and management and associated activi-
ties directly related to the multiple-agency response to citrus 
greening.
103 
SEC. 765. Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff(b)(5)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the last day’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016.’’. 
SEC. 766. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for purposes of applying the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)— 
(1) the acceptable market name of Gadus 
chalcogrammus, 
formerly 
known 
as 
Theragra 
chalcogramma, is ‘‘pollock’’; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Alaskan Pollock’’ or ‘‘ ‘Alaska Pol-
lock’ ’’ may be used in labeling to refer solely to ‘‘pol-
lock’’ harvested in the State waters of Alaska or the 
exclusive economic zone (as that term is defined in 
section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva-
tion and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) adjacent 
to Alaska. 
SEC. 767. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel— 
(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 
(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or
104 
(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of 
title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
DIVISION 
B—COMMERCE, 
JUSTICE, 
SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 
including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for 
the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, 
without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United 
States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members 
of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and 
employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transpor-
tation of employees of the International Trade Administra-
tion between two points abroad, without regard to section 
40118 of title 49, United States Code; employment of citi-
105 
zens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; 
rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, 
and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; pur-
chase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition 
structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the 
manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 
of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in 
foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official rep-
resentation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per 
vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and 
rental of tie lines, $493,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived 
from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade 
Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
United States Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided 
under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for 
China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement 
and compliance activities: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided for the International Trade Administra-
tion under this title, $5,000,000 shall not be available for 
obligation or expenditure until 15 days after the Undersec-
retary of Commerce for International Trade submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate the report and certification detailed
106 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of the first sentence of 
section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these ac-
tivities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions 
under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for as-
sessments for services provided as part of these activities. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
including costs associated with the performance of export 
administration field activities both domestically and 
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of im-
mediate families of employees stationed overseas; employ-
ment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract 
for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner 
authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 
28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign 
countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation 
expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers 
under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as au-
107 
thorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 
Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law 
enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible 
for purchase without regard to any price limitation other-
wise established by law, $112,500,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the provisions of the first 
sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 
out these activities: Provided further, That payments and 
contributions collected and accepted for materials or serv-
ices provided as part of such activities may be retained for 
use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing 
information to the public with respect to the export admin-
istration and national security activities of the Department 
of Commerce and other export control programs of the 
United States and other governments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as pro-
vided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for grants au-
thorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), $222,000,000, to
108 
remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000 shall 
be for grants under such section 27. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
$39,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In-
novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), and the Community 
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce 
in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
other agreements with public or private organizations, 
$32,000,000. 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $109,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017.
109 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by 
law, $270,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts provided 
herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and 
marketing activities: Provided further, That the Bureau of 
the Census shall collect and analyze data for the Annual 
Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Popu-
lation Survey using the same health insurance questions in-
cluded in previous years, in addition to the revised ques-
tions implemented in the Current Population Survey begin-
ning in February 2014. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic cen-
suses and programs provided for by law, $1,100,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, 
That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 
for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ ac-
count for activities associated with carrying out investiga-
tions and audits related to the Bureau of the Census: Pro-
110 
vided further, That not more than 50 percent of the amounts 
made available under this heading for information tech-
nology related to 2020 census delivery, including the Census 
Enterprise Data Collection and Processing (CEDCaP) pro-
gram, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a plan for expenditure that: (1) identi-
fies for each CEDCaP project/investment over $25,000: (A) 
the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered 
and the mission benefits to be realized; (B) the estimated 
lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well 
as maintenance and operations; and (C) key milestones to 
be met; (2) details for each project/investment: (A) reasons 
for any cost and schedule variances; and (B) top risks and 
mitigation strategies; and (3) has been submitted to the 
Government Accountability Office. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration (NTIA), $39,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge 
Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum manage-
111 
ment, analysis, operations, and related services, and such 
fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for 
costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collec-
tions all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from 
other Government agencies for all costs incurred in tele-
communications research, engineering, and related activi-
ties by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of 
NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this 
paragraph, and such funds received from other Government 
agencies shall remain available until expended. 
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND 
CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries 
and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated 
are available for the administration of all open grants until 
their expiration. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including 
defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the
112 
USPTO, $3,272,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections 
of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO 
under any law are received during fiscal year 2016, so as 
to result in a fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the gen-
eral fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during 
fiscal year 2016, should the total amount of such offsetting 
collections be less than $3,272,000,000 this amount shall be 
reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount re-
ceived in excess of $3,272,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and 
deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate for any amounts made available 
by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be 
treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that sec-
tion: Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed 
in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be trans-
ferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account: Provided further, That 
from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be
113 
made available in fiscal year 2016 for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal 
year 2016 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to 
pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay 
contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 
8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost 
percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as 
provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for 
USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to 
subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present 
value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as deter-
mined by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement 
life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage 
for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Em-
ployees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees 
Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 
Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be 
available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: Pro-
vided further, That any differences between the present 
value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit 
letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s spe-
cific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO’s 
financial statements, where applicable: Provided further,
114 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees 
and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are avail-
able for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, 
United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy- 
Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112–29): Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ ac-
count for activities associated with carrying out investiga-
tions and audits related to the USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), $690,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That NIST may provide local transportation for sum-
mer undergraduate research fellowship program partici-
pants. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for industrial technology serv-
ices, $155,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing
115 
Extension Partnership, and of which $25,000,000 shall be 
for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278c–278e), $119,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
include in the budget justification materials that the Sec-
retary submits to Congress in support of the Department 
of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards 
and Technology construction project having a total multi- 
year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simulta-
neously the budget justification materials shall include an 
estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project 
for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years.
116 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pur-
suant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, 
$3,305,813,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, except that funds provided for cooperative enforce-
ment shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That fees and donations received by the National 
Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanc-
tuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and ex-
penses associated with those activities, notwithstanding sec-
tion 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, 
That in addition, $130,164,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Prod-
ucts and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, 
which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the 
Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative Research, 
Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring 
Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish In-
formation Networks: Provided further, That of the
117 
$3,453,477,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading, $3,305,813,000 is appropriated from the general 
fund, $130,164,000 is provided by transfer and $17,500,000 
is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Pro-
vided further, That the total amount available for National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration corporate services 
administrative support costs shall not exceed $226,300,000: 
Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts des-
ignated for specific activities in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances 
of funds provided under this heading in previous years, 
shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 
of this Act: Provided further, That in addition, for nec-
essary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman’s 
Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for 
payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their 
dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 
U.S.C. 55), such sums as may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$2,400,416,000, to remain available until September 30,
118 
2018, except that funds provided for acquisition and con-
struction of vessels and construction of facilities shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the 
$2,413,416,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading, $2,400,416,000 is appropriated from the general 
fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior 
year obligations: Provided further, That any deviation from 
the amounts designated for specific activities in the explan-
atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall include in budget justification 
materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support 
of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with 
the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acqui-
sition or construction project having a total of more than 
$5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification 
shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for 
each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years: 
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 
$80,050,000 shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
119 
ture until 15 days after the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a fleet modernization and recapitalization plan: 
Provided further, That, within the amounts appropriated, 
$1,302,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ account for activities associated with carrying out 
investigations and audits related to satellite procurement, 
acquisition and construction. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration 
of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of the 
funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may 
issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, 
Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recog-
nized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (in-
cluding Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of 
salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threat-
ened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as 
at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations nec-
essary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native 
subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal 
salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be de-
veloped by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further,
120 
That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and 
other merit principles and shall not be available for mar-
keting activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed to 
States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds 
or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent 
of the Federal funds. 
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 
Law 95–372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 
until expended. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, during fiscal year 2016, obligations of direct loans 
may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota 
loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct 
loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the management of the De-
partment of Commerce provided for by law, including not 
to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, 
$58,000,000: Provided, That within amounts provided, the 
Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 to engage 
in activities to provide businesses and communities with
121 
information about and referrals to relevant Federal, State, 
and local government programs. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod-
ernization 
of 
Department 
of 
Commerce 
facilities, 
$19,062,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $32,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 
1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the 
Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for 
advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the 
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343
122 
and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902). 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of 
any capital asset (including land, structures, and equip-
ment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other 
law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce. 
SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 
of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amend-
ed by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 
113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable 
with respect to fiscal year 2016: Provided, That the life 
cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is
123 
$11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary 
Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is 
$10,828,059,000. 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may furnish services (including but not lim-
ited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) 
necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and im-
provement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are 
authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative 
Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in 
the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other 
buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of 
which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Adminis-
trator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable 
or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimburse-
ment for services provided under this section or the author-
ity under which the use or occupancy of the space is author-
ized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation 
or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. 
SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, 
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
its networks.
124 
SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits 
of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or posses-
sion, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any for-
eign government or international organization, for purposes 
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute 
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Service 
shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or 
document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the 
Service has provided information to the customer on how 
an electronic copy of such report or document may be 
accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer 
still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy 
of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to 
recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and 
delivering such report or document. 
SEC. 109. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the 
requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect 
to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of ves-
125 
sels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment 
or title, when the contract is made under the Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). 
SEC. 110. (a) None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other appropriations Act may be used by the 
Secretary of Commerce for management activities pursuant 
to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Re-
sources of the Gulf of Mexico or any amendment to such 
Plan unless such management is conducted beyond the sea-
ward boundary of a coastal State as set out under sub-
section (b). 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
the purpose of carrying out activities pursuant to the Fish-
ery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the 
Gulf of Mexico or any amendment to such Plan, the sea-
ward boundary of a coastal State in the Gulf of Mexico 
is a line 9 nautical miles seaward from the baseline from 
which the territorial sea of the United States is measured. 
SEC. 111. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into 
grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non- 
reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and 
facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds 
made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agen-
126 
cy, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal 
government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions 
thereof: Provided, That funds received for permitting and 
related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall 
be deposited under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Fa-
cilities’’ and shall remain available until September 30, 
2018, for such purposes: Provided further, That all funds 
within this section and their corresponding uses are subject 
to section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 112. Amounts provided by this Act or by any 
prior appropriations Act that remain available for obliga-
tion, for necessary expenses of the programs of the Econom-
ics and Statistics Administration of the Department of 
Commerce, including amounts provided for programs of the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau, 
shall be available for expenses of cooperative agreements 
with appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or 
local governmental unit, or institution of higher education, 
to aid and promote statistical, research, and methodology 
activities which further the purposes for which such 
amounts have been made available. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2016’’.
127 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of 
Justice facilities shall remain available until expended. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental direction, $31,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may 
transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds 
available to the Department of Justice for information tech-
nology, to remain available until expended, for enterprise- 
wide information technology initiatives: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in 
addition to any other transfer authority contained in this 
Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi-
128 
ties, $426,791,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review 
fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations Fee’’ ac-
count: Provided, That of the amount available for the Exec-
utive Office for Immigration Review, not to exceed 
$15,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $93,709,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $13,308,000: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expi-
ration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commis-
sioner may continue to act until a successor has been ap-
pointed. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, 
to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted 
for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and
129 
rent of private or Government-owned space in the District 
of Columbia, $893,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$20,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to 
exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not 
to exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Wash-
ington for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 205 of this 
Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that 
emergent circumstances require additional funding for liti-
gation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General 
may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, 
General Legal Activities’’ from available appropriations for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be avail-
able to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses 
associated with the election monitoring program under sec-
130 
tion 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) 
and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for 
such salaries and expenses: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading for the election moni-
toring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases under 
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to 
exceed $9,358,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine In-
jury Compensation Trust Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust 
and kindred laws, $164,977,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings 
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act 
of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection 
(and estimated to be $124,000,000 in fiscal year 2016), 
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collec-
tions are received during fiscal year 2016, so as to result
131 
in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $40,977,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooper-
ative agreements, $2,000,000,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That each 
United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a 
task force on human trafficking. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, deposits to the United States Trustee Sys-
tem Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be avail-
able in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds 
due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, fees collected pursuant to section 
589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained 
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That to the extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2016,
132 
net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, ex-
ceed $225,908,000, those excess amounts shall be available 
in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 
(1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2016, net 
of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, (esti-
mated at $162,400,000) and (2) to the extent that any re-
maining general fund appropriations can be derived from 
amounts deposited in the Fund in previous fiscal years that 
are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the general fund esti-
mated at $0. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 
COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including serv-
ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $2,374,000. 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of con-
tracts for the procurement and supervision of expert wit-
nesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, 
and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000
133 
is for construction of buildings for protected witness 
safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and 
maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness secu-
rity caravans; and not to exceed $13,000,000 is for the pur-
chase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure 
telecommunications equipment and a secure automated in-
formation network to store and retrieve the identities and 
locations of protected witnesses: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this heading may not be transferred 
pursuant to section 205 of this Act. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 
Service, $14,446,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac-
tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 
General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re-
lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
134 
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 
and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, 
$20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice 
Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
Service, $1,230,581,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti-
lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses related to United States pris-
oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service 
as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 
Code, $1,454,414,000, to remain available until expended:
135 
Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered 
‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement 
assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the United States Mar-
shals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice 
Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: Provided fur-
ther, That any unobligated balances available from funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘General Administration, 
Detention Trustee’’ shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation under this heading. 
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the National Security Division, $95,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances re-
quire additional funding for the activities of the National 
Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to this heading from available appropriations for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding
136 
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the identification, inves-
tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 
most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money 
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to in-
clude inter-governmental agreements with State and local 
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
trafficking, $512,000,000, of which $50,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That any 
amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading 
may be used under authorities available to the organiza-
tions reimbursed from this appropriation. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States, $8,489,786,000, of which 
not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until ex-
137 
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $184,500 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 
related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities 
and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
conversion, modification and extension of federally owned 
buildings; and preliminary planning and design of projects; 
$308,982,000, to remain available until expended. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses 
for conducting drug education and training programs, in-
cluding travel and related expenses for participants in such 
programs and the distribution of items of token value that 
promote the goals of such programs, $2,080,000,000, of 
which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses.
138 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 
local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse-
ment, including training in connection with the training 
and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assist-
ance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or 
without reimbursement, $1,240,000,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available 
for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided by section 
924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be 
available to investigate or act upon applications for relief 
from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be available to investigate and act upon appli-
cations filed by corporations for relief from Federal fire-
arms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United 
States Code: Provided further, That no funds made avail-
able by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the
139 
functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or De-
partments. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions, and for the provi-
sion of technical assistance and advice on corrections re-
lated issues to foreign governments, $6,948,500,000: Pro-
vided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the De-
partment of Health and Human Services such amounts as 
may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Depart-
ment for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and 
correctional institutions: Provided further, That the Direc-
tor of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may 
enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal inter-
mediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable 
to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, fur-
nish health services to individuals committed to the custody 
of the Federal Prison System: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary oper-
140 
ations until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That, 
of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to 
exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and re-
imbursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may 
accept donated property and services relating to the oper-
ation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit enti-
ty which has operated such program in the past, notwith-
standing the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes 
services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relat-
ing to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, 
or other custodial facilities. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 
new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, re-
modeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
account, $530,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $444,000,000 shall be available only for costs re-
lated to construction of new facilities: Provided, That labor
141 
of United States prisoners may be used for work performed 
under this appropriation. 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 
with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments 
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by sec-
tion 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget 
for the current fiscal year for such corporation. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 
administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed 
on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with 
the corporation’s current prescribed accounting system, and 
such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment 
of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system 
requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
acquired or produced, including selling and shipping ex-
penses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protec-
142 
tion, or disposition of facilities and other property belong-
ing to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND 
PROSECUTION PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio-
lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et 
seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 
Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies and 
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 
(‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 
Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus-
tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) 
(‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and 
the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–22) (‘‘the 2015 Act’’); and for related victims services,
143 
$480,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$379,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from amounts 
available for obligation in this Act from the Fund estab-
lished by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public 
Law 98–473 (42 U.S.C. 10601), notwithstanding section 
1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the amounts 
otherwise made available under this heading: Provided, 
That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 
percent of funds made available under this heading may 
be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and 
technical assistance: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided— 
(1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence 
against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 
Act; 
(2) $30,000,000 is for transitional housing as-
sistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized 
by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; 
(3) $5,000,000 is for the National Institute of 
Justice for research and evaluation of violence against 
women and related issues addressed by grant pro-
grams of the Office on Violence Against Women, 
which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation
144 
and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of 
Justice Programs; 
(4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to pro-
vide services to advocate for and respond to youth vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth 
exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and 
youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to 
middle and high school students through education 
and other services related to such violence: Provided, 
That unobligated balances available for the programs 
authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 
41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 
2013 Act, shall be available for this program: Pro-
vided further, That 10 percent of the total amount 
available for this grant program shall be available for 
grants under the program authorized by section 2015 
of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That the definitions 
and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act 
shall apply to this program; 
(5) $51,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest 
policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of 
which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initia-
tive;
145 
(6) $35,000,000 is for sexual assault victims as-
sistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 
Act; 
(7) $34,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 
and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as au-
thorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 
(8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 
crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 
section 304 of the 2005 Act; 
(9) $45,000,000 is for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 
(10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and 
services to end violence against and abuse of women 
in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 
1994 Act; 
(11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support fami-
lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated bal-
ances available for the programs authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 
Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall 
be available for this program; 
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to 
end violence against and abuse of women with dis-
146 
abilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 
Act; 
(13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Cen-
ter on Workplace Responses to assist victims of do-
mestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 
1994 Act; 
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 
violence against Indian women, including as author-
ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 
such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evalua-
tion and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office 
of Justice Programs; 
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 
that provides training and technical assistance on 
issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 
and Alaska Native women; 
(16) $2,500,000 is for grants to assist tribal gov-
ernments in exercising special domestic violence 
criminal jurisdiction, as authorized by section 904 of 
the 2013 Act: Provided, That the grant conditions in 
section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 
program; and 
(17) $2,500,000 for the purposes authorized 
under the 2015 Act.
147 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other 
Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–405); the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647); the Second Chance Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Victims of Crime Act 
of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Pro-
tection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the 
Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–401); subtitle D of title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) 
(‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 
2013 Act’’); and other programs, $116,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which—
148 
(1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 
C of title I of the 1968 Act; 
(2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and 
evaluation programs, and other activities as author-
ized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle 
D of title II of the 2002 Act; 
(3) $35,000,000 is for regional information shar-
ing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of 
the 1968 Act; and 
(4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and 
enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of which 
$3,000,000 is for transfer to the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology to support Scientific Area 
Committees. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for All 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against Women
149 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); 
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); 
the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the 
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual 
Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403); the Victims 
of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Mentally 
Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthoriza-
tion and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and other programs, 
$1,408,500,000, to remain available until expended as fol-
lows— 
(1) $476,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo-
rial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized 
by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (ex-
cept that section 1001(c), and the special rules for 
Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 
Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of 
which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000
150 
is for an Officer Robert Wilson III memorial initia-
tive on Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement 
Officer 
Resilience 
and 
Survivability 
(VALOR), 
$4,000,000 is for use by the National Institute of Jus-
tice for research targeted toward developing a better 
understanding of the domestic radicalization phe-
nomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for 
effective intervention and prevention, $5,000,000 is 
for an initiative to support evidence-based policing, 
$2,500,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecu-
torial decision-making, $100,000,000 is for grants for 
law enforcement activities associated with the presi-
dential nominating conventions, and $2,400,000 is 
for the operationalization, maintenance and expan-
sion of the National Missing and Unidentified Per-
sons System; 
(2) $210,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance 
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
section 
241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 
shall request compensation for any cost greater than 
the actual cost for Federal immigration and other de-
tainees housed in State and local detention facilities; 
(3) $45,000,000 for victim services programs for 
victims of trafficking, as authorized by section
151 
107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386, for programs au-
thorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs au-
thorized under Public Law 113–4; 
(4) $42,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized 
by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act; 
(5) $10,000,000 for mental health courts and 
adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as 
authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 
Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and 
Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); 
(6) $12,000,000 for grants for Residential Sub-
stance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as au-
thorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act; 
(7) $2,500,000 for the Capital Litigation Im-
provement Grant Program, as authorized by section 
426 of Public Law 108–405, and for grants for 
wrongful conviction review; 
(8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology 
and Internet crime prevention grants, including as 
authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110–403; 
(9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment as-
sistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public 
Law 110–315;
152 
(10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management 
assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and 
related activities; 
(11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to chil-
dren exposed to violence; 
(12) $22,500,000 for the matching grant pro-
gram for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized 
by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, 
That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office 
of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing 
and evaluation programs; 
(13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender 
Public Website; 
(14) $6,500,000 for competitive and evidence- 
based programs to reduce gun crime and gang vio-
lence; 
(15) $73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade 
criminal and mental health records for the National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which 
no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made 
under the authorities of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180);
153 
(16) $13,500,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 
I of the 1968 Act; 
(17) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic 
programs and activities, of which— 
(A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis 
and capacity enhancement program and for 
other local, State, and Federal forensic activities, 
including the purposes authorized under section 
2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act 
of 2000 (Public Law 106–546) (the Debbie Smith 
DNA Backlog Grant Program): Provided, That 
up to 4 percent of funds made available under 
this paragraph may be used for the purposes de-
scribed in the DNA Training and Education for 
Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and 
Court Officers program (Public Law 108–405, 
section 303); 
(B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described 
in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA 
Testing Program (Public Law 108–405, section 
412); and 
(C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Foren-
sic Exam Program grants, including as author-
ized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405;
154 
(18) $45,000,000 for a grant program for com-
munity-based sexual assault response reform; 
(19) $9,000,000 for the court-appointed special 
advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 
1990 Act; 
(20) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes; 
(21) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs 
and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199), without regard to the 
time limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, 
of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for a program to 
improve State, local, and tribal probation or parole 
supervision efforts and strategies, $5,000,000 is for 
Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to 
enhance and maintain parental and family relation-
ships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidi-
vism reduction strategy, and $4,000,000 is for addi-
tional replication sites employing the Project HOPE 
Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model im-
plementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, 
and for a research project on the effectiveness of the 
model: Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds 
made available in this paragraph may be used for 
performance-based awards for Pay for Success 
projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay
155 
for Success programs implementing the Permanent 
Supportive Housing Model; 
(22) $6,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts 
program; 
(23) $13,000,000 for a program to monitor pre-
scription drugs and scheduled listed chemical prod-
ucts; 
(24) $10,500,000 for prison rape prevention and 
prosecution grants to States and units of local govern-
ment, and other programs, as authorized by the Pris-
on Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108– 
79); 
(25) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School 
Safety Initiative: Provided, That section 213 of this 
Act shall not apply with respect to the amount made 
available in this paragraph; and 
(26) $70,000,000 for initiatives to improve po-
lice-community relations, of which $22,500,000 is for 
a competitive matching grant program for purchases 
of body-worn cameras for State, local and tribal law 
enforcement, $27,500,000 is for a justice reinvestment 
initiative, for activities related to criminal justice re-
form and recidivism reduction, $5,000,000 is for re-
search and statistics on body-worn cameras and com-
munity trust issues, and $15,000,000 is for an Ed-
156 
ward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation 
program: 
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 
the funds made available under this heading to increase the 
number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local govern-
ment will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforce-
ment officers who perform non-administrative public sector 
safety service. 
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 
1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies 
and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the PRO-
TECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401); 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and other juvenile
157 
justice programs, $270,160,000, to remain available until 
expended as follows— 
(1) $58,000,000 for programs authorized by sec-
tion 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and tech-
nical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organiza-
tions with the Federal grants process: Provided, That 
of the amounts provided under this paragraph, 
$500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
grant program to support emergency planning among 
State, local and tribal juvenile justice residential fa-
cilities; 
(2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 
(3) $17,500,000 for delinquency prevention, as 
authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, 
pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof— 
(A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal 
Youth Program; 
(B) $5,000,000 shall be for gang and youth 
violence education, prevention and intervention, 
and related activities; 
(C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site 
providing information and resources on children 
of incarcerated parents; and
158 
(D) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive 
grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice 
system; 
(4) $20,000,000 for programs authorized by the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 
(5) $8,000,000 for community-based violence pre-
vention initiatives, including for public health ap-
proaches to reducing shootings and violence; 
(6) $72,160,000 for missing and exploited chil-
dren programs, including as authorized by sections 
404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 
102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply for pur-
poses of this Act); 
(7) $2,000,000 for child abuse training programs 
for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized 
by section 222 of the 1990 Act; and 
(8) $2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile 
indigent defense: 
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount 
may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi-
ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author-
ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the 
amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and 
(7) may be used for training and technical assistance: Pro-
159 
vided further, That the two preceding provisos shall not 
apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sec-
tions 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and ex-
ploited children programs. 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payments and expenses authorized under section 
1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including 
amounts for administrative costs), to remain available 
until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized 
by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assist-
ance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attor-
ney General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for such disability and education payments, the At-
torney General may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Public Safe-
ty Officer Benefits’’ from available appropriations for the 
Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to 
such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
160 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(‘‘the 1968 Act’’); and the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’), $212,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That any balances 
made available through prior year deobligations shall only 
be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing— 
(1) $11,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-re-
lated activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug 
Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this 
Act; 
(2) $187,000,000 is for grants under section 
1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for 
the hiring and rehiring of additional career law en-
forcement officers under part Q of such title notwith-
standing subsection (i) of such section: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title 
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)), funding for hiring or rehir-
161 
ing a career law enforcement officer may not exceed 
$125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from 
this limitation: Provided further, That within the 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
$30,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, 
including hiring, equipment, training, and anti- 
methamphetamine activities: Provided further, That 
of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, 
$10,000,000 is for community policing development 
activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 
1701: Provided further, That within the amounts ap-
propriated under this paragraph, $10,000,000 is for 
the collaborative reform model of technical assistance 
in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701; 
(3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State 
law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures 
of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, 
laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall 
be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or in-
vestigate illicit activities, including precursor diver-
sion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; 
and
162 
(4) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to state-
wide law enforcement agencies in States with high 
rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and 
other opioids: Provided, That these funds shall be uti-
lized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate 
illicit activities, including activities related to the dis-
tribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of pre-
scription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription 
opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were car-
ried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Provided, That 
should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 
court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
and void.
163 
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or fa-
cilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 
SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the 
effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical 
beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons. 
SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any trans-
fer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 206. Funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act, with respect to any fiscal year, under the heading ‘‘Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries 
and Expenses’’ shall be available for retention pay for any 
employee who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in
164 
pay upon termination of the Bureau’s Personnel Manage-
ment Demonstration Project (as transferred to the Attorney 
General by section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, Public Law 107–296 (28 U.S.C. 599B)): Provided, 
That such retention pay shall comply with section 5363 of 
title 5, United States Code, and related Office of Personnel 
Management regulations, except as provided in this section: 
Provided further, That such retention pay shall be paid at 
the employee’s rate of pay immediately prior to the termi-
nation of the demonstration project and shall not be subject 
to the limitation set forth in section 5304(g)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, and related regulations. 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available under this 
title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the 
United States Marshals Service for the purpose of trans-
porting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to convic-
tion for crime under State or Federal law and is classified 
as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a 
prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. 
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec-
tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 
purposes.
165 
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, mainte-
nance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or 
equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
programs. 
SEC. 209. None of the funds made available under this 
title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced 
information technology program having total estimated de-
velopment costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy 
Attorney General and the investment review board certify 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that the information technology 
program has appropriate program management controls 
and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the 
program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of 
the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 210. The notification thresholds and procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations 
from the amounts designated for specific activities in this 
Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds pro-
vided under this title in previous years. 
SEC. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 
or approve a public-private competition under the Office
166 
of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor 
administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work per-
formed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or ex-
penses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or addi-
tional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his des-
ignee that exempt that United States Attorney from the 
residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 
and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 
available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 
respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head-
ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Justice 
Programs’’— 
(1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to 
the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimburse-
ment programs may be used by such Office to provide 
training and technical assistance; and 
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for 
grant or reimbursement programs under such head-
ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for
167 
research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis-
tered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bu-
reau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and 
merged with funds provided to the National Institute 
of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be 
used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical 
purposes, without regard to the authorizations for 
such grant or reimbursement programs. 
SEC. 214. Upon request by a grantee for whom the At-
torney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, 
the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appro-
priated in this or any other Act making appropriations for 
fiscal years 2013 through 2016 for the following programs, 
waive the following requirements: 
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and 
local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)), the require-
ments under section 2976(g)(1) of such part. 
(2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts 
under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797w–2(e)(1) and (2)), the requirements 
under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part. 
(3) For the prosecution drug treatment alter-
natives to prison program under part CC of title I of
168 
such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797q–3), the require-
ments under section 2904 of such part. 
(4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard 
communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison 
Rape 
Elimination 
Act 
of 
2003 
(42 
U.S.C. 
15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of 
such Act. 
SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by 
this or any other Act. 
SEC. 216. None of the funds made available under this 
Act, other than for the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 
note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 
to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi-
vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus-
pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless 
law enforcement personnel of the United States continu-
ously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 
SEC. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 
title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C.
169 
527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 
2016, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for imple-
mentation of a unified Department of Justice financial 
management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Pub-
lic Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall 
be available for obligation in fiscal year 2016, and any use, 
obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act. 
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated 
balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, 
United States Code, shall be available for obligation during 
fiscal year 2016, and any use, obligation, transfer or alloca-
tion of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act. 
(d) Subsections (a) through (c) of this section shall 
sunset on September 30, 2016. 
SEC. 218. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under each of the headings ‘‘General Administration—Sal-
aries and Expenses’’, ‘‘United States Marshals Service— 
Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Drug Enforcement Admin-
170 
istration—Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation 
until the Attorney General demonstrates to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate that all recommendations included in the Office of 
Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Evaluation 
and Inspections Division Report 15–04 entitled ‘‘The Han-
dling of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Allegations by 
the Department’s Law Enforcement Components’’, dated 
March, 2015, have been implemented or are in the process 
of being implemented. 
(b) The Inspector General of the Department of Justice 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act on the status 
of the Department’s implementation of recommendations 
included in the report specified in subsection (a). 
SEC. 219. Discretionary funds that are made available 
in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used 
to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots author-
ized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113– 
76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, and 
such authorities as are enacted for Performance Partnership 
Pilots in an appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016.
171 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 
for official reception and representation expenses, and rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$5,555,000. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire
172 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $5,589,400,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That the formulation and devel-
opment costs (with development cost as defined under sec-
tion 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the James 
Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That should the individual identified under 
subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United 
States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Tele-
scope determine that the development cost of the program 
is likely to exceed that limitation, the individual shall im-
mediately notify the Administrator and the increase shall 
be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold described 
in subsection (f) of section 30104: Provided further, That, 
of the amounts provided, $175,000,000 is for an orbiter 
with a lander to meet the science goals for the Jupiter Eu-
ropa mission as outlined in the most recent planetary 
science decadal survey: Provided further, That the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall use the Space 
Launch System as the launch vehicle for the Jupiter Eu-
ropa mission, plan for a launch no later than 2022, and 
include in the fiscal year 2017 budget the 5-year funding 
profile necessary to achieve these goals.
173 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aeronautics research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $640,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space technology research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter,
174 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $686,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That $133,000,000 shall be for the RE-
STORE satellite servicing program for completion of pre- 
formulation and initiation of formulation activities for 
RESTORE and such funds shall not support activities sole-
ly needed for the asteroid redirect mission. 
EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of exploration research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $4,030,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 
30, 
2017: 
Provided, 
That 
not 
less 
than 
$1,270,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew 
Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than $2,000,000,000 
shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle, 
which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric
175 
tons and which shall have core elements and an enhanced 
upper stage developed simultaneously: Provided further, 
That of the amounts provided for SLS, not less than 
$85,000,000 shall be for enhanced upper stage development: 
Provided further, That $410,000,000 shall be for explo-
ration ground systems: Provided further, That the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget 
submission, a 5-year budget profile and funding projection 
that adheres to a 70 percent Joint Confidence Level and 
is consistent with the Key Decision Point C (KDP–C) for 
the SLS and with the management agreement contained in 
the KDP–C for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Pro-
vided further, That $350,000,000 shall be for exploration 
research and development. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space operations research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol and communications activities, including operations, 
production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
planning and design; program management; personnel and 
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
176 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance 
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$5,029,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical edu-
cation research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support, and services; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $115,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017, of which 
$18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to 
Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be 
for the National Space Grant College program. 
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space tech-
nology, exploration, space operations and education re-
177 
search and development activities, including research, devel-
opment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 
repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft 
control, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,768,600,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017. 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND 
RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities in-
cluding repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modifica-
tion of facilities, construction of new facilities and addi-
tions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli-
ance and restoration, $388,900,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That proceeds from 
leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 
period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 
in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such
178 
proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail-
able for obligation for fiscal year 2016 in an amount not 
to exceed $9,470,300: Provided further, That each annual 
budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross re-
ceipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected 
pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$37,400,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available 
for the same purposes and the same time period as the ap-
propriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant
179 
to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro-
vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity 
level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change 
of an amount established in that spending plan that meets 
the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
The unexpired balances for Commercial Spaceflight 
Activities contained within the Exploration account may 
be transferred to the Space Operations account for such ac-
tivities. Balances so transferred shall be merged with the 
funds in the Space Operations account and shall be avail-
able under the same terms, conditions and period of time 
as previously appropriated. 
For the closeout of all Space Shuttle contracts and as-
sociated programs, amounts that have expired but have not 
been cancelled in the Exploration, Space Operations, 
Human Space Flight, Space Flight Capabilities, and Ex-
ploration Capabilities appropriations accounts shall re-
180 
main available through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation 
of valid obligations incurred during the period of fiscal year 
2001 through fiscal year 2013. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 
and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of 
flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; 
and authorized travel; $6,033,645,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, of which not to exceed 
$540,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
polar research and operations support, and for reimburse-
ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the 
United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 
for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National Science 
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to 
this appropriation.
181 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, $200,310,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathe-
matics and engineering education and human resources 
programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $880,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States 
Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
182 
bia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for security guard services; $330,000,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That contracts may 
be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2016 for 
maintenance and operation of facilities and for other serv-
ices to be provided during the next fiscal year: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided for costs associated 
with the acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of new 
headquarters space, not more than $30,770,000 shall re-
main available until expended. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the 
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
tion 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et 
seq.), $4,370,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978,
183 
$15,160,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Science 
Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any 
transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations 
Act, 2016’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$9,200,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this paragraph may be used to employ any individuals 
under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special as-
sistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That none
184 
of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used 
to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, 
with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 
billable days: Provided further, That none of the funds ap-
propriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity 
or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of 
the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a). 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Amer-
icans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the 
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 
2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amendments Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair 
Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), including services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 
1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary 
awards to private citizens; and up to $29,500,000 for pay-
ments to State and local enforcement agencies for author-
ized services to the Commission, $364,500,000: Provided,
185 
That the Commission is authorized to make available for 
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$2,250 from available funds: Provided further, That the 
Commission may take no action to implement any work-
force repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until 
such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified 
of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming 
requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift 
or donation to carry out the work of the Commission. 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $88,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $385,000,000, of which $352,000,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits;
186 
$5,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $19,000,000 is for manage-
ment and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help 
and information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono 
Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repayment as-
sistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation 
may continue to provide locality pay to officers and em-
ployees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Fed-
eral Government to Washington, DC-based employees as au-
thorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, not-
withstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided further, That the 
authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be ap-
plicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided fur-
ther, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency 
of the United States Government. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions 
of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 
105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the
187 
Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 
shall be deemed to refer instead to 2015 and 2016, respec-
tively. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,431,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
ants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $54,500,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $124,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which
188 
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: 
Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the 
State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the 
United States Government. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
not authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement 
contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law.
189 
SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected 
thereby. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 
or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2016, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a 
new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, 
project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any 
means for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) 
reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) 
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities pres-
ently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments exist-
ing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent 
funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers 
of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general
196 
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor-
mation systems against criteria developed by NIST to 
inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and 
moderate-impact information systems within the Fed-
eral Government; 
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre-
sumptive awardee against available and relevant 
threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI) and other appropriate agencies; 
and 
(3) in consultation with the FBI or other appro-
priate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any 
risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the 
acquisition of such system, including any risk associ-
ated with such system being produced, manufactured, 
or assembled by one or more entities identified by the 
United States Government as posing a cyber threat, 
including but not limited to, those that may be 
owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used to acquire a high- 
impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed 
and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the as-
sessing entity described in subsection (a) has—
233 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
$1,245,426,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2018. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non- 
tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor ve-
hicles for replacement only; communications and electronic 
equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, 
and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
234 
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
purposes, $5,718,811,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2018. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 
ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ-
ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter-
ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and in-
stallation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in 
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway, 
$17,521,209,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2018. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap-
ons, and related support equipment including spare parts, 
and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private