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organization operating the house of worship is limited to 
persons who share a religious faith or practice.’’. 
(b) REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT
OF DAMAGED 
FACILITIES.—Section 406(a)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) RELIGIOUS
FACILITIES.—A church, synagogue, 
mosque, temple, or other house of worship, educational 
facility, or any other private nonprofit facility, shall be 
eligible for contributions under paragraph (1)(B), without 
regard to the religious character of the facility or the pri-
mary religious use of the facility. No house of worship, 
educational facility, or any other private nonprofit facility 
may be excluded from receiving contributions under para-
graph (1)(B) because leadership or membership in the 
organization operating the house of worship is limited to 
persons who share a religious faith or practice.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall apply— 
(1) to the provision of assistance in response to a major 
disaster or emergency declared on or after August 23, 2017; 
or 
(2) with respect to— 
(A) any application for assistance that, as of the date 
of enactment of this Act, is pending before Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency; and 
(B) any application for assistance that has been denied, 
where a challenge to that denial is not yet finally resolved 
as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 20605. (a) The Federal share of assistance, including direct 
Federal assistance, provided under section 407 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5173), with respect to a major disaster declared pursuant to such 
Act for damages resulting from a wildfire in calendar year 2017, 
shall be 90 percent of the eligible costs under such section. 
(b) The Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall apply 
to assistance provided before, on, or after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
FEDERAL COST-SHARE ADJUSTMENTS FOR REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND 
REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED FACILITIES 
SEC. 20606. Section 406(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(b)) is amended 
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) INCENTIVE MEASURES.—The President may provide 
incentives to a State or Tribal government to invest in 
measures that increase readiness for, and resilience from, 
a major disaster by recognizing such investments through 
a sliding scale that increases the minimum Federal share 
to 85 percent. Such measures may include— 
‘‘(i) the adoption of a mitigation plan approved 
under section 322; 
‘‘(ii) investments in disaster relief, insurance, and 
emergency management programs;
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‘‘(iii) encouraging the adoption and enforcement 
of the latest published editions of relevant consensus- 
based codes, specifications, and standards that incor-
porate the latest hazard-resistant designs and establish 
minimum acceptable criteria for the design, construc-
tion, and maintenance of residential structures and 
facilities that may be eligible for assistance under this 
Act for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, 
and general welfare of the buildings’ users against 
disasters; 
‘‘(iv) facilitating participation in the community 
rating system; and 
‘‘(v) funding mitigation projects or granting tax 
incentives for projects that reduce risk. 
‘‘(B) COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Presi-
dent, acting through the Administrator, shall issue com-
prehensive guidance to State and Tribal governments 
regarding the measures and investments, weighted appro-
priately based on actuarial assessments of eligible actions, 
that will be recognized for the purpose of increasing the 
Federal share under this section. Guidance shall ensure 
that the agency’s review of eligible measures and invest-
ments does not unduly delay determining the appropriate 
Federal cost share. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—One year after the issuance of the guid-
ance required by subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report regarding the analysis of the Federal cost 
shares paid under this section. 
‘‘(D) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this paragraph pre-
vents the President from increasing the Federal cost share 
above 85 percent.’’. 
SEC. 20607. Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2017, is amended by inserting the following at the end of Title 
V: 
‘‘SEC. 545. (a) PREMIUM PAY AUTHORITY.—During calendar year 
2017, any premium pay that is funded, either directly or through 
reimbursement, by the ‘Federal Emergency Management Agency— 
Disaster Relief Fund’ shall be exempted from the aggregate of 
basic pay and premium pay calculated under section 5547(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, and any other provision of law limiting 
the aggregate amount of premium pay payable on a biweekly or 
calendar year basis. 
‘‘(b) OVERTIME AUTHORITY.—During calendar year 2017, any 
overtime that is funded, either directly or through reimbursement, 
by the ‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief 
Fund’ shall be exempted from any annual limit on the amount 
of overtime payable in a calendar or fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY
OF AGGREGATE LIMITATION
ON PAY.—In 
determining whether an employee’s pay exceeds the applicable 
annual rate of basic pay payable under section 5307 of title 5, 
United States Code, the head of an Executive agency shall not 
include pay exempted under this section.
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‘‘(d) LIMITATION OF PAY AUTHORITY.—Pay exempted from other-
wise applicable limits under subsection (a) shall not cause the 
aggregate pay earned for the calendar year in which the exempted 
pay is earned to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for a position 
at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 
5, United States Code. 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect as if 
enacted on December 31, 2016.’’. 
TITLE VII 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
and Maria, $210,629,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preservation Fund’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019, including costs to States and territories nec-
essary to complete compliance activities required by section 306108 
of title 54, United States Code (formerly section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act) and costs needed to administer the pro-
gram: Provided, That grants shall only be available for areas that 
have received a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.): Provided further, That individual grants shall not 
be subject to a non-Federal matching requirement: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
and Maria, $207,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investigations, and 
Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and in those areas impacted 
by a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) with respect to wildfires in 2017, $42,246,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Technical Assistance’’ for finan-
cial management expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
canes Irma and Maria, $3,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, 
Irma, and Maria, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance Superfund’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $6,200,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $7,000,000, to remain
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available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
canes Harvey, Irma, and Maria for the hazardous waste financial 
assistance grants program and for other solid waste management 
activities, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of these funds allocated within Region 2 shall 
be subject to cost share requirements under section 3011(b) of 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
Of amounts previously appropriated for capitalization grants 
for the State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act or under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act to a State or territory included as part of a disaster 
declaration related to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, all existing 
grant funds that are available but not drawn down shall not be 
subject to the matching or cost share requirements of sections 
602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act nor 
the matching requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act and shall be awarded to such state or territory: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 603(d) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act or section 1452(f) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, the state or territory shall utilize the full 
amount of such funds, excluding existing loans, to provide additional 
subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of 
principal, negative interest loans or grants or any combination 
of these: Provided further, That such funds may be used for eligible 
projects whose purpose is to repair damage incurred as a result 
of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, reduce flood damage risk and vulner-
ability or to enhance resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or a 
natural disaster at treatment works as defined by section 212 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or a public drinking 
water system under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: 
Provided further, That any project involving the repair or replace-
ment of a lead service line shall replace the entire lead service 
line, not just a portion. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes
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Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $7,500,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest System’’ for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $20,652,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and 
Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the 2017 fire season, 
$91,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 20701. Agencies receiving funds appropriated by this title 
shall each provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing 
the allocation and obligation of these funds by account, beginning 
not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VIII 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employment Serv-
ices’’, $100,000,000, for the dislocated workers assistance national 
reserve for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma and those jurisdictions 
that received a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) due to wildfires in 2017, which shall be available 
from the date of enactment of this subdivision through September 
30, 2019: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up 
to $2,500,000 of such funds to any other Department of Labor 
account for reconstruction and recovery needs, including worker 
protection activities: Provided further, That these sums may be 
used to replace grant funds previously obligated to the impacted 
areas: Provided further, That of the amount provided, up to
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$500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be transferred 
to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’for oversight of activities responding 
to such hurricanes and wildfires: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
JOB CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Job Corps’’ for construction, 
rehabilitation and acquisition for Job Corps Centers in Puerto Rico, 
$30,900,000, which shall be available upon the date of enactment 
of this subdivision and remain available for obligation through 
June 30, 2021: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
DEFERRAL OF INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS 
SEC. 20801. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
interest payment of the Virgin Islands that was due under section 
1202(b)(1) of the Social Security Act on September 29, 2017, shall 
not be due until September 28, 2018, and no interest shall accrue 
on such amount through September 28, 2018: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FLEXIBILITY IN USE OF FUNDS UNDER WIOA 
SEC. 20802. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 133(b)(4) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, in States, as 
defined by section 3(56) of such Act, affected by Hurricanes Harvey, 
Irma, and Maria, a local board, as defined by section 3(33) of 
such Act, in a local area, as defined by section 3(32) of such 
Act, affected by such Hurricanes may transfer, if such transfer 
is approved by the Governor, up to 100 percent of the funds allocated 
to the local area for Program Years 2016 and 2017 for Youth 
Workforce Investment activities under paragraphs (2) or (3) of 
section 128(b) of such Act, for Adult employment and training 
activities under paragraphs (2)(A) or (3) of section 133(b) of such 
Act, or for Dislocated Worker employment and training activities 
under paragraph (2)(B) of section 133(b) of such Act among— 
(1) adult employment and training activities; 
(2) dislocated worker employment and training activities; 
and 
(3) youth workforce investment activities. 
(b) THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.—Except for the funds reserved to 
carry out required statewide activities under sections 127(b) and 
134(a)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the 
Governor of the Virgin Islands may authorize the transfer of up 
to 100 percent of the remaining funds provided to the Virgin Islands 
for Program Years 2016 and 2017 for Youth Workforce Investment 
activities under section 127(b)(1)(B) of such Act, for Adult employ-
ment and training activities under section 132(b)(1)(A) of such
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Act, or for Dislocated Worker employment and training activities 
under section 133(b)(2)(A) of such Act among— 
(1) adult employment and training activities; 
(2) dislocated worker employment and training activities; 
and 
(3) youth workforce investment activities. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities and Pro-
gram Support’’, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020, for response, recovery, preparation, mitigation, and other 
expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, 
Irma, and Maria: Provided, That obligations incurred for the pur-
poses provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this subdivi-
sion may be charged to funds appropriated by this paragraph: 
Provided further, That of the amount provided, not less than 
$6,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ 
account for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2018 for ‘‘Office of 
the Director’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020, for response, recovery, and other expenses directly related 
to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Pro-
vided, That obligations incurred for these purposes prior to the 
date of enactment of this subdivision may be charged to funds 
appropriated by this paragraph: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated by this paragraph may be used for construction grants 
or contracts under section 404I of the Public Health Service Act 
without regard to section 404I(c)(2): Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families Services 
Programs’’, $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, for Head Start programs, for necessary expenses directly 
related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
including making payments under the Head Start Act: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal
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years, as such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), 
or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated in this paragraph are not subject to the allocation 
requirements of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be 
available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self- 
insurance: Provided further, That up to $12,500,000 shall be avail-
able for Federal administrative expenses: Provided further, That 
obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to the 
date of enactment of this subdivision may be charged to funds 
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Health and Social 
Services Emergency Fund’’, $162,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, for response, recovery, preparation, mitigation 
and other expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurri-
canes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, including activities authorized 
under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act (referred 
to in this subdivision as the ‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided, That of the 
amount provided, $60,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Health 
Resources and Services Administration—Primary Health Care’’, for 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
and Maria for disaster response and recovery, for the Health Cen-
ters Program under section 330 of the PHS Act: Provided further, 
That not less than $50,000,000, of amounts transferred under the 
preceding proviso, shall be available for alteration, renovation, 
construction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs as 
necessary to meet the needs of areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey, 
Irma, and Maria: Provided further, That the time limitation in 
section 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made 
available under the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of 
the amount provided, not less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred 
to ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration— 
Health Surveillance and Program Support’’ for grants, contracts, 
and cooperative agreements for behavioral health treatment, crisis 
counseling, and other related helplines, and for other similar pro-
grams to provide support to individuals impacted by Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided, up to $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Office of Inspector 
General’’ for oversight of activities responding to such hurricanes: 
Provided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes pro-
vided herein prior to the date of enactment of this subdivision 
may be charged to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be 
available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self-
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insurance: Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
POSITIONS 
SEC. 20803. (a) IN GENERAL.—As the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services determines necessary to respond to a critical hiring 
need for emergency response positions, after providing public notice 
and without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 
3319 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may appoint 
candidates directly to the following positions, consistent with sub-
section (b), to perform critical work directly relating to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: 
(1) Intermittent disaster-response personnel in the National 
Disaster Medical System, under section 2812 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11). 
(2) Term or temporary related positions in the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—The authority under subsection (a) shall 
expire 270 days after the date of enactment of this section. 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education Recovery’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria, or wildfires in 2017 for which a major 
disaster or emergency has been declared under sections 401 or 
501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5190) (referred to under this heading 
as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), $2,700,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2022, for assisting in meeting the 
educational needs of individuals affected by a covered disaster or 
emergency: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That— 
(1) such funds shall be used— 
(A) to make awards to eligible entities for immediate 
aid to restart school operations, in accordance with para-
graph (2); 
(B) for temporary emergency impact aid for displaced 
students, in accordance with paragraph (2); 
(C) for emergency assistance to institutions of higher 
education and students attending institutions of higher 
education in an area directly affected by a covered disaster 
or emergency in accordance with paragraph (3);
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(D) for payments to institutions of higher education 
to help defray the unexpected expenses associated with 
enrolling displaced students from institutions of higher 
education directly affected by a covered disaster or emer-
gency, in accordance with paragraph (4); and 
(E) to provide assistance to local educational agencies 
serving homeless children and youth in accordance with 
paragraph (5); 
(2) immediate aid to restart school operations and tem-
porary emergency impact aid for displaced students described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be provided 
under the statutory terms and conditions that applied to assist-
ance under sections 102 and 107 of title IV of division B 
of Public Law 109–148, respectively, except that such sections 
shall be applied so that— 
(A) each reference to a major disaster declared in 
accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) 
shall be to a major disaster or emergency declared by 
the President in accordance with section 401 or 501, respec-
tively, of such Act; 
(B) each reference to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane 
Rita shall be a reference to a covered disaster or emergency; 
(C) each reference to August 22, 2005 shall be to the 
date that is one week prior to the date that the major 
disaster or emergency was declared for the area; 
(D) each reference to the States of Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, and Texas shall be to the States or 
territories affected by a covered disaster or emergency, 
and each reference to the State educational agencies of 
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or Texas shall be a ref-
erence to the State educational agencies that serve the 
states or territories affected by a covered disaster or emer-
gency; 
(E) each reference to the 2005–2006 school year shall 
be to the 2017–2018 school year; 
(F) the references in section 102(h)(1) of title IV of 
division B of Public Law 109–148 to the number of non- 
public and public elementary schools and secondary schools 
in the State shall be to the number of students in non- 
public and public elementary schools and secondary schools 
in the State, and the reference in such section to the 
National Center for Data Statistics Common Core of Data 
for the 2003–2004 school year shall be to the most recent 
and appropriate data set for the 2016–2017 school year; 
(G) in determining the amount of immediate aid pro-
vided to restart school operations as described in section 
102(b) of title IV of division B of Public Law 109–148, 
the Secretary shall consider the number of students 
enrolled, during the 2016–2017 school year, in elementary 
schools and secondary schools that were closed as a result 
of a covered disaster or emergency; 
(H) in determining the amount of emergency impact 
aid that a State educational agency is eligible to receive 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall, subject to sec-
tion 107(d)(1)(B) of such title, provide—
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(i) $9,000 for each displaced student who is an 
English learner, as that term is defined in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); 
(ii) $10,000 for each displaced student who is a 
child with a disability (regardless of whether the child 
is an English learner); and 
(iii) $8,500 for each displaced student who is not 
a child with a disability or an English learner; 
(I) with respect to the emergency impact aid provided 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may modify the State 
educational agency and local educational agency application 
timelines in section 107(c) of such title; and 
(J) each reference to a public elementary school may 
include, as determined by the local educational agency, 
a publicly-funded preschool program that enrolls children 
below the age of kindergarten entry and is part of an 
elementary school; 
(3) $100,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be for programs authorized under subpart 3 
of Part A, part C of title IV and part B of title VII of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq., 
1138 et seq.) for institutions located in an area affected by 
a covered disaster or emergency, and students enrolled in such 
institutions, except that— 
(A) any requirements relating to matching, Federal 
share, reservation of funds, or maintenance of effort under 
such parts that would otherwise be applicable to that 
assistance shall not apply; 
(B) such assistance may be used for student financial 
assistance; 
(C) such assistance may also be used for faculty and 
staff 
salaries, 
equipment, 
student 
supplies 
and 
instruments, or any purpose authorized under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, by institutions of higher education 
that are located in areas affected by a covered disaster 
or emergency; and 
(D) the Secretary shall prioritize, to the extent possible, 
students who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless 
as a result of displacement, and institutions that have 
sustained extensive damage, by a covered disaster or emer-
gency; 
(4) up to $75,000,000 of the funds made available under 
this heading shall be for payments to institutions of higher 
education to help defray the unexpected expenses associated 
with enrolling displaced students from institutions of higher 
education at which operations have been disrupted by a covered 
disaster or emergency, in accordance with criteria established 
by the Secretary and made publicly available; 
(5) $25,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be available to provide assistance to local edu-
cational agencies serving homeless children and youths dis-
placed by a covered disaster or emergency, consistent with 
section 723 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11431–11435) and with section 106 of title IV of 
division B of Public Law 109–148, except that funds shall 
be disbursed based on demonstrated need and the number
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of homeless children and youth enrolled as a result of displace-
ment by a covered disaster or emergency; 
(6) section 437 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1232) and section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall not apply to activities under this heading; 
(7) $4,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading, to remain available until expended, shall be trans-
ferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department 
of Education for oversight of activities supported with funds 
appropriated under this heading, and up to $3,000,000 of the 
funds made available under this heading shall be for program 
administration; 
(8) up to $35,000,000 of the funds made available under 
this heading shall be to carry out activities authorized under 
section 4631(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7281(b)): Provided, That obligations 
incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date 
of enactment of this subdivision may be charged to funds appro-
priated under this paragraph; 
(9) the Secretary may waive, modify, or provide extensions 
for certain requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for affected individuals, affected stu-
dents, and affected institutions in covered disaster or emergency 
areas in the same manner as the Secretary was authorized 
to waive, modify, or provide extensions for certain requirements 
of such Act under provisions of subtitle B of title IV of division 
B of Public Law 109–148 for affected individuals, affected stu-
dents, and affected institutions in areas affected by Hurricane 
Katrina and Hurricane Rita, except that the cost associated 
with any action taken by the Secretary under this paragraph 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and 
(10) if any provision under this heading or application 
of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to 
be unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions under this 
heading and the application of such provisions to any person 
or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. 
GENERAL PROVISION—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
SEC. 20804. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of Education is hereby authorized to forgive any 
outstanding balance owed to the Department of Education under 
the HBCU Hurricane Supplemental Loan program established 
pursuant to section 2601 of Public Law 109–234, as modified by 
section 307 of title III of division F of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74), as carried forward by the 
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112–175). 
(b) There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are 
hereby appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out subsection (a): Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balance Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 20805. Funds appropriated to the Department of Health 
and Human Services by this title may be transferred to, and merged 
with, other appropriation accounts under the headings ‘‘Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention’’ and ‘‘Public Health and Social 
Services Emergency Fund’’ for the purposes specified in this title 
following consultation with the Office of Management and Budget: 
Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations in the House 
of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified 10 days in 
advance of any such transfer: Provided further, That, upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropria-
tion are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 
to that appropriation: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available by this title may be transferred pursuant to the 
authority in section 205 of division H of Public Law 115–31 or 
section 241(a) of the PHS Act. 
SEC. 20806. Not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
subdivision, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
provide a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made 
available in this title, including estimated personnel and adminis-
trative costs, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
such plans shall be updated and submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations every 60 days until all funds are expended or 
expire. 
SEC. 20807. Unless otherwise provided for by this title, the 
additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations 
accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions 
applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2018. 
TITLE IX 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$14,000,000, to remain available until expended, for audits and 
investigations relating to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and 
the 2017 wildfires: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE X 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
and Marine Corps’’, $201,636,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided, That none of
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the funds made available to the Navy and Marine Corps for recovery 
efforts related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in this 
subdivision shall be available for obligation until the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
receive form 1391 for each specific request: Provided further, That, 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this subdivision, the 
Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of House of Representatives and the Senate 
a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading: 
Provided further, That such funds may be obligated or expended 
for planning and design and military construction projects not other-
wise authorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army 
National Guard’’, $519,345,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided, That none of the 
funds made available to the Army National Guard for recovery 
efforts related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in this 
subdivision shall be available for obligation until the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
receive form 1391 for each specific request: Provided further, That, 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this subdivision, the 
Director of the Army National Guard, or his designee, shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 
under this heading: Provided further, That such funds may be 
obligated or expended for planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, $11,075,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2019, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
and Maria: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Support and Compli-
ance’’, $3,209,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided, That such amount is designated
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by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, $75,108,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2022, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
and Maria: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available 
for obligation until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 
under this heading: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, 
$4,088,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, 
Irma, and Maria: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 21001. Notwithstanding section 18236(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall contribute to Puerto 
Rico, 100 percent of the total cost of construction (including the 
cost of architectural, engineering and design services) for the 
acquisition, construction, expansion, rehabilitation, or conversion 
of the Arroyo readiness center under paragraph (5) of section 
18233(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE XI 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations’’, $35,000,000, to 
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and other 
hurricanes occurring in calendar year 2017: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, 
$79,589,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund and to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
and Maria, and other hurricanes occurring in calendar year 2017: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Relief Program’’ 
as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, 
$1,374,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 125(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code, 
no limitation on the total obligations for projects under section 
125 of such title shall apply to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
for fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding subsection (e) of section 120 of title 23, United 
States Code, for this fiscal year and hereafter, the Federal share 
for Emergency Relief funds made available under section 125 of 
such title to respond to damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and 
Maria, shall be 100 percent for Puerto Rico: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transportation Emer-
gency Relief Program’’ as authorized under section 5324 of title 
49, United States Code, $330,000,000 to remain available until 
expended, for transit systems affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
and Maria with major disaster declarations in 2017: Provided, 
That not more than three-quarters of one percent of the funds 
for public transportation emergency relief shall be available for 
administrative expenses and ongoing program management over-
sight as authorized under sections 5334 and 5338(f)(2) of such 
title and shall be in addition to any other appropriations for such 
purpose: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985.
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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Training’’, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses, including for dredging, related to damage to Maritime 
Administration facilities resulting from Hurricane Harvey: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 21101. Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5302, for fiscal years 
2018, 2019, and 2020 the Secretary of Transportation shall treat 
an area as an ‘‘urbanized area’’ for purposes of 49 U.S.C. 5307 
and 5336(a) until the next decennial census following the enactment 
of this Act if the area was defined and designated as an ‘‘urbanized’’ 
area by the Secretary of Commerce in the 2000 decennial census 
and the population of such area fell below 50,000 after the 2000 
decennial census as a result of a major disaster: Provided, That 
an area treated as an ‘‘urbanized area’’ for purposes of this section 
shall be assigned the population and square miles of the urbanized 
area designated by the Secretary of Commerce in the 2000 decennial 
census: Provided further, That the term ‘‘major disaster’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102(2) of the Disaster Relief 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)). 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Development Fund’’, 
$28,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses for activities authorized under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 
related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infra-
structure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in 
the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major 
declared disaster that occurred in 2017 (except as otherwise pro-
vided under this heading) pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.): Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly to the State, 
unit of general local government, or Indian tribe (as such term 
is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974) at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
up to $16,000,000,000 shall be allocated to meet unmet needs for 
grantees that have received or will receive allocations under this 
heading for major declared disasters that occurred in 2017 or under 
the same heading of Division B of Public Law 115–56, except 
that, of the amounts made available under this proviso, no less 
than $11,000,000,000 shall be allocated to the States and units
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of local government affected by Hurricane Maria, and of such 
amounts allocated to such grantees affected by Hurricane Maria, 
$2,000,000,000 shall be used to provide enhanced or improved elec-
trical power systems: Provided further, That to the extent amounts 
under the previous proviso are insufficient to meet all unmet needs, 
the allocation amounts related to infrastructure shall be reduced 
proportionally based on the total infrastructure needs of all 
grantees: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, no less than $12,000,000,000 shall be allocated 
for mitigation activities to all grantees of funding provided under 
this heading, section 420 of division L of Public Law 114–113, 
section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, section 192 of 
division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added by section 101(3) 
of division A of Public Law 114–254), section 421 of division K 
of Public Law 115–31, and the same heading in division B of 
Public Law 115–56, and that such mitigation activities shall be 
subject to the same terms and conditions under this subdivision, 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That all such 
grantees shall receive an allocation of funds under the preceding 
proviso in the same proportion that the amount of funds each 
grantee received or will receive under the second proviso of this 
heading or the headings and sections specified in the previous 
proviso bears to the amount of all funds provided to all grantees 
specified in the previous proviso: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under the second and fourth provisos of 
this heading, the Secretary shall allocate to all such grantees an 
aggregate amount not less than 33 percent of each such amounts 
of funds provided under this heading within 60 days after the 
enactment of this subdivision based on the best available data 
(especially with respect to data for all such grantees affected by 
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria), and shall allocate no less 
than 100 percent of the funds provided under this heading by 
no later than December 1, 2018: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall not prohibit the use of funds made available under 
this heading and the same heading in division B of Public Law 
115–56 for non-federal share as authorized by section 105(a)(9) 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5305(a)(9)): Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, grantees may establish grant programs to assist 
small businesses for working capital purposes to aid in recovery: 
Provided further, That as a condition of making any grant, the 
Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee has in place 
proficient financial controls and procurement processes and has 
established adequate procedures to prevent any duplication of bene-
fits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure 
timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites 
regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these funds, 
and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided 
further, That with respect to any such duplication of benefits, the 
Secretary and any grantee under this section shall not take into 
consideration or reduce the amount provided to any applicant for 
assistance from the grantee where such applicant applied for and 
was approved, but declined assistance related to such major 
declared disasters that occurred in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 
from the Small Business Administration under section 7(b) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)): Provided further, That the
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Secretary shall require grantees to maintain on a public website 
information containing common reporting criteria established by 
the Department that permits individuals and entities awaiting 
assistance and the general public to see how all grant funds are 
used, including copies of all relevant procurement documents, 
grantee administrative contracts and details of ongoing procurement 
processes, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall submit a plan 
to the Secretary for approval detailing the proposed use of all 
funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of these 
funds will address long-term recovery and restoration of infrastruc-
ture and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 
most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, That such 
funds may not be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which 
funds are made available by, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That 
funds allocated under this heading shall not be considered relevant 
to the non-disaster formula allocations made pursuant to section 
106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a State, unit of general local 
government, or Indian tribe may use up to 5 percent of its allocation 
for administrative costs: Provided further, That the sixth proviso 
under this heading in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster 
Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 115– 
56) is amended by striking ‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ and 
inserting ‘‘State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe 
(as such term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, 
That in administering the funds under this heading, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation 
that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation 
by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds (except 
for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
standards, and the environment), if the Secretary finds that good 
cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and such 
waiver or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with 
the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
the preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this 
heading that use such funds to supplement Federal assistance 
provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408(c)(4), or 502 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public 
comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit performed 
by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibil-
ities of the recipient with respect to such environmental review, 
approval or permit: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 
104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon receipt of a request 
for release of funds and certification, immediately approve the 
release of funds for an activity or project assisted under this heading 
if the recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval 
or permit under the preceding proviso or the activity or project 
is categorically excluded from review under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall publish via notice in the Federal Register
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any waiver, or alternative requirement, to any statute or regulation 
that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days 
before the effective date of such waiver or alternative requirement: 
Provided further, That the eighth proviso under this heading in 
the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements 
Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 115–56) is amended by inserting 
‘‘408(c)(4),’’ after ‘‘407,’’: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 shall be 
made available for capacity building and technical assistance, 
including assistance on contracting and procurement processes, to 
support States, units of general local government, or Indian tribes 
(and their subrecipients) that receive allocations pursuant to this 
heading, received disaster recovery allocations under the same 
heading in Public Law 115–56, or may receive similar allocations 
for disaster recovery in future appropriations Acts: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to 
$10,000,000 shall be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of 
Housing and Urban Development—Program Office Salaries and 
Expenses—Community Planning and Development’’ for necessary 
costs, including information technology costs, of administering and 
overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under this 
heading: Provided further, That the amount specified in the pre-
ceding proviso shall be combined with funds appropriated under 
the same heading and for the same purpose in Public Law 115– 
56 and the aggregate of such amounts shall be available for any 
of the purposes specified under this heading or the same heading 
in Public Law 115–56 without limitation: Provided further, That, 
of the funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall 
be transferred to the Office of the Inspector General for necessary 
costs of overseeing and auditing funds made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursu-
ant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act are designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 21102. Any funds made available under the heading 
‘‘Community Development Fund’’ under this subdivision that remain 
available, after the other funds under such heading have been 
allocated for necessary expenses for activities authorized under 
such heading, shall be used for additional mitigation activities 
in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major 
declared disaster that occurred in 2014, 2015, 2016 or 2017: Pro-
vided, That such remaining funds shall be awarded to grantees 
of funding provided for disaster relief under the heading ‘‘Commu-
nity Development Fund’’ in this subdivision, section 420 of division 
L of Public Law 114–113, section 145 of division C of Public Law 
114–223, section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as 
added by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254),
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section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, and the same 
heading in division B of Public Law 115–56 subject to the same 
terms and conditions under this subdivision and such Acts respec-
tively: Provided further, That each such grantee shall receive an 
allocation from such remaining funds in the same proportion that 
the amount of funds such grantee received under this subdivision 
and under the Acts specified in the previous proviso bears to the 
amount of all funds provided to all grantees specified in the previous 
proviso. 
SEC. 21103. For 2018, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may make temporary adjustments to the section 8 
housing choice voucher annual renewal funding allocations and 
administrative fee eligibility determinations for public housing 
agencies located in the most impacted and distressed areas in 
which a major Presidentially declared disaster occurred during 2017 
under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid significant 
adverse funding impacts that would otherwise result from the dis-
aster, or to facilitate leasing up to a public housing agency’s author-
ized level of units under contract (but not to exceed such level), 
upon request by and in consultation with a public housing agency 
and supported by documentation as required by the Secretary that 
demonstrates the need for the adjustment. 
TITLE XII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS SUBDIVISION 
SEC. 21201. Each amount appropriated or made available by 
this subdivision is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated 
for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 21202. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
subdivision shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 21203. Unless otherwise provided for by this subdivision, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this subdivision to appro-
priations accounts shall be available under the authorities and 
conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 
2018. 
SEC. 21204. Each amount designated in this subdivision by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded or 
transferred, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so 
designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to 
the Congress. 
SEC. 21205. For purposes of this subdivision, the consequences 
or impacts of any hurricane shall include damages caused by the 
storm at any time during the entirety of its duration as a cyclone, 
as defined by the National Hurricane Center. 
SEC. 21206. Any amount appropriated by this subdivision, des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subsequently so designated by 
the President, and transferred pursuant to transfer authorities 
provided by this subdivision shall retain such designation.
H. R. 1892—45 
SEC. 21207. The terms and conditions applicable to the funds 
provided in this subdivision, including those provided by this title, 
shall also apply to the funds made available in division B of Public 
Law 115–56 and in division A of Public Law 115–72. 
SEC. 21208. (a) Section 305 of division A of the Additional 
Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 
2017 (Public Law 115–72) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Not later than December 31, 2017,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Not later than March 31, 2018,’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘receiving funds under 
this division’’ and inserting ‘‘expending more than $10,000,000 
of funds provided by this division and division B of Public 
Law 115–56 in any one fiscal year’’. 
(b) Section 305 of division A of the Additional Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115–72), as amended by this section, shall apply to funds 
appropriated by this division as if they had been appropriated 
by that division. 
(c) In order to proactively prepare for oversight of future dis-
aster relief funding, not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall issue standard guidance for Federal agencies 
to use in designing internal control plans for disaster relief funding. 
This guidance shall leverage existing internal control review proc-
esses and shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) Robust criteria for identifying and documenting incre-
mental risks and mitigating controls related to the funding. 
(2) Guidance for documenting the linkage between the 
incremental risks related to disaster funding and efforts to 
address known internal control risks. 
SEC. 21209. Any agency or department provided funding in 
excess of $3,000,000,000 by this subdivision, including the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, and the Corps of Engineers, is directed to 
provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate regarding its efforts to provide 
adequate resources and technical assistance for small, low-income 
communities affected by natural disasters. 
SEC. 21210. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this subdivision and in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with support 
and contributions from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary 
of Energy, and other Federal agencies having responsibilities 
defined under the National Disaster Recovery Framework, the Gov-
ernor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall submit to Congress 
a report describing the Commonwealth’s 12- and 24-month economic 
and disaster recovery plan that— 
(1) defines the priorities, goals, and expected outcomes 
of the recovery effort for the Commonwealth, based on damage 
assessments prepared pursuant to Federal law, if applicable, 
including— 
(A) housing; 
(B) economic issues, including workforce development 
and industry expansion and cultivation; 
(C) health and social services;
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(D) natural and cultural resources; 
(E) governance and civic institutions; 
(F) electric power systems and grid restoration; 
(G) environmental issues, including solid waste facili-
ties; and 
(H) other infrastructure systems, including repair, res-
toration, replacement, and improvement of public infra-
structure such water and wastewater treatment facilities, 
communications networks, and transportation infrastruc-
ture; 
(2) is consistent with— 
(A) the Commonwealth’s fiscal capacity to provide long- 
term operation and maintenance of rebuilt or replaced 
assets; 
(B) 
alternative 
procedures 
and 
associated 
pro-
grammatic guidance adopted by the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to sec-
tion 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189f); and 
(C) 
actions 
as 
may 
be 
necessary 
to 
mitigate 
vulnerabilities to future extreme weather events and nat-
ural disasters and increase community resilience, including 
encouraging the adoption and enforcement of the latest 
published editions of relevant consensus-based codes, speci-
fications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard- 
resistant designs and establish minimum acceptable cri-
teria for the design, construction, and maintenance of resi-
dential structures and facilities for the purpose of pro-
tecting the health, safety, and general welfare of the 
buildings’ users against disasters; 
(3) promotes transparency and accountability through 
appropriate public notification, outreach, and hearings; 
(4) identifies performance metrics for assessing and 
reporting on the progress toward achieving the Common-
wealth’s recovery goals, as identified under paragraph (1); 
(5) is developed in coordination with the Oversight Board 
established under PROMESA; and 
(6) is certified by that Oversight Board to be consistent 
with the purpose set forth in section 101(a) of PROMESA 
(48 U.S.C. 2121(a)). 
(b) At the end of every 30-day period before the submission 
of the report described in subsection (a), the Governor of the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall provide 
to Congress interim status updates on progress developing such 
report. 
(c) At the end of every 180-day period after the submission 
of the report described in subsection (a), the Governor of the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall make 
public a report on progress achieving the goals set forth in such 
report. 
(d) During the development, and after the submission, of the 
report required in subsection (a), the Oversight Board may provide 
to Congress reports on the status of coordination with the Governor 
of Puerto Rico.
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(e) Amounts made available by this subdivision to a covered 
territory for response to or recovery from Hurricane Irma or Hurri-
cane Maria in an aggregate amount greater than $10,000,000 may 
be reviewed by the Oversight Board under the Oversight Board’s 
authority under 204(b)(2) of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2144(b)(2)). 
(f) When developing a Fiscal Plan while the recovery plan 
required under subsection (a) is in development and in effect, the 
Oversight Board shall use and incorporate, to the greatest extent 
feasible, damage assessments prepared pursuant to Federal law. 
(g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘covered territory’’ 
and ‘‘Oversight Board’’ have the meaning given those term in section 
5 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2104). 
This subdivision may be cited as the ‘‘Further Additional 
Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 
2018’’. 
SUBDIVISION 2—TAX RELIEF AND MED-
ICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CER-
TAIN DISASTERS 
TITLE I—CALIFORNIA FIRES 
SEC. 20101. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this title— 
(1) CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE DISASTER ZONE.—The term ‘‘Cali-
fornia wildfire disaster zone’’ means that portion of the Cali-
fornia wildfire disaster area determined by the President to 
warrant individual or individual and public assistance from 
the Federal Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by reason of wildfires 
in California. 
(2) CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE DISASTER AREA.—The term ‘‘Cali-
fornia wildfire disaster area’’ means an area with respect to 
which between January 1, 2017 through January 18, 2018 
a major disaster has been declared by the President under 
section 401 of such Act by reason of wildfires in California. 
SEC. 20102. SPECIAL DISASTER-RELATED RULES FOR USE OF RETIRE-
MENT FUNDS. 
(a) TAX-FAVORED WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 shall not apply to any qualified wildfire distribu-
tion. 
(2) AGGREGATE DOLLAR LIMITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
aggregate amount of distributions received by an individual 
which may be treated as qualified wildfire distributions 
for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) 
of— 
(i) $100,000, over 
(ii) the aggregate amounts treated as qualified 
wildfire distributions received by such individual for 
all prior taxable years.
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(B) TREATMENT OF PLAN DISTRIBUTIONS.—If a distribu-
tion to an individual would (without regard to subpara-
graph (A)) be a qualified wildfire distribution, a plan shall 
not be treated as violating any requirement of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 merely because the plan treats such 
distribution as a qualified wildfire distribution, unless the 
aggregate amount of such distributions from all plans main-
tained by the employer (and any member of any controlled 
group which includes the employer) to such individual 
exceeds $100,000. 
(C) CONTROLLED
GROUP.—For purposes of subpara-
graph (B), the term ‘‘controlled group’’ means any group 
treated as a single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), 
or (o) of section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(3) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED MAY BE REPAID.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who receives a quali-
fied wildfire distribution may, at any time during the 3- 
year period beginning on the day after the date on which 
such distribution was received, make one or more contribu-
tions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount 
of such distribution to an eligible retirement plan of which 
such individual is a beneficiary and to which a rollover 
contribution of such distribution could be made under sec-
tion 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or 457(e)(16), 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the case may 
be. 
(B) TREATMENT
OF
REPAYMENTS
OF
DISTRIBUTIONS 
FROM ELIGIBLE RETIREMENT PLANS OTHER THAN IRAS.—For 
purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a con-
tribution is made pursuant to subparagraph (A) with 
respect to a qualified wildfire distribution from an eligible 
retirement plan other than an individual retirement plan, 
then the taxpayer shall, to the extent of the amount of 
the contribution, be treated as having received the qualified 
wildfire distribution in an eligible rollover distribution (as 
defined in section 402(c)(4) of such Code) and as having 
transferred the amount to the eligible retirement plan in 
a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days of the 
distribution. 
(C) TREATMENT
OF
REPAYMENTS
FOR
DISTRIBUTIONS 
FROM IRAS.—For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, if a contribution is made pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) with respect to a qualified wildfire distribution from 
an individual retirement plan (as defined by section 
7701(a)(37) of such Code), then, to the extent of the amount 
of the contribution, the qualified wildfire distribution shall 
be treated as a distribution described in section 408(d)(3) 
of such Code and as having been transferred to the eligible 
retirement plan in a direct trustee to trustee transfer 
within 60 days of the distribution. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection— 
(A) QUALIFIED WILDFIRE DISTRIBUTION.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), the term ‘‘qualified wildfire distribu-
tion’’ means any distribution from an eligible retirement 
plan made on or after October 8, 2017, and before January 
1, 2019, to an individual whose principal place of abode 
during any portion of the period from October 8, 2017,
H. R. 1892—49 
to December 31, 2017, is located in the California wildfire 
disaster area and who has sustained an economic loss 
by reason of the wildfires to which the declaration of such 
area relates. 
(B) ELIGIBLE
RETIREMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘eligible 
retirement plan’’ shall have the meaning given such term 
by section 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(5) INCOME INCLUSION SPREAD OVER 3-YEAR PERIOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any qualified wildfire 
distribution, unless the taxpayer elects not to have this 
paragraph apply for any taxable year, any amount required 
to be included in gross income for such taxable year shall 
be so included ratably over the 3-taxable-year period begin-
ning with such taxable year. 
(B) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (E) of section 
408A(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
apply. 
(6) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(A) EXEMPTION OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM TRUSTEE TO 
TRUSTEE
TRANSFER
AND
WITHHOLDING
RULES.—For pur-
poses of sections 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, qualified wildfire distributions shall 
not be treated as eligible rollover distributions. 
(B) QUALIFIED
WILDFIRE
DISTRIBUTIONS
TREATED
AS 
MEETING PLAN DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a qualified wildfire 
distribution shall be treated as meeting the requirements 
of sections 401(k)(2)(B)(i), 403(b)(7)(A)(ii), 403(b)(11), and 
457(d)(1)(A) of such Code. 
(b) RECONTRIBUTIONS
OF
WITHDRAWALS
FOR
HOME
PUR-
CHASES.— 
(1) RECONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who received a quali-
fied distribution may, during the period beginning on 
October 8, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2018, make one 
or more contributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed 
the amount of such qualified distribution to an eligible 
retirement plan (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of which such individual 
is a beneficiary and to which a rollover contribution of 
such distribution could be made under section 402(c), 
403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), or 408(d)(3), of such Code, as the case 
may be. 
(B) TREATMENT OF REPAYMENTS.—Rules similar to the 
rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(3) 
shall apply for purposes of this subsection. 
(2) QUALIFIED
DISTRIBUTION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘qualified distribution’’ means any distribu-
tion— 
(A) 
described 
in 
section 
401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV), 
403(b)(7)(A)(ii) (but only to the extent such distribution 
relates to financial hardship), 403(b)(11)(B), or 72(t)(2)(F), 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
(B) received after March 31, 2017, and before January 
15, 2018, and
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(C) which was to be used to purchase or construct 
a principal residence in the California wildfire disaster 
area but which was not so purchased or constructed on 
account of the wildfires to which the declaration of such 
area relates. 
(c) LOANS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS.— 
(1) INCREASE IN LIMIT ON LOANS NOT TREATED AS DISTRIBU-
TIONS.—In the case of any loan from a qualified employer 
plan (as defined under section 72(p)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) to a qualified individual made during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
on December 31, 2018— 
(A) clause (i) of section 72(p)(2)(A) of such Code shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘$100,000’’ for ‘‘$50,000’’, and 
(B) clause (ii) of such section shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘the present value of the nonforfeitable accrued 
benefit of the employee under the plan’’ for ‘‘one-half of 
the present value of the nonforfeitable accrued benefit of 
the employee under the plan’’. 
(2) DELAY OF REPAYMENT.—In the case of a qualified indi-
vidual with an outstanding loan on or after October 8, 2017, 
from a qualified employer plan (as defined in section 72(p)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)— 
(A) if the due date pursuant to subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of section 72(p)(2) of such Code for any repayment 
with respect to such loan occurs during the period begin-
ning on October 8, 2017, and ending on December 31, 
2018, such due date shall be delayed for 1 year, 
(B) any subsequent repayments with respect to any 
such loan shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the 
delay in the due date under paragraph (1) and any interest 
accruing during such delay, and 
(C) in determining the 5-year period and the term 
of a loan under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 72(p)(2) 
of such Code, the period described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be disregarded. 
(3) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this subsection, 
the term ‘‘qualified individual’’ means any individual whose 
principal place of abode during any portion of the period from 
October 8, 2017, to December 31, 2017, is located in the Cali-
fornia wildfire disaster area and who has sustained an economic 
loss by reason of wildfires to which the declaration of such 
area relates. 
(d) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If this subsection applies to any amend-
ment to any plan or annuity contract, such plan or contract 
shall be treated as being operated in accordance with the terms 
of the plan during the period described in paragraph (2)(B)(i). 
(2) AMENDMENTS TO WHICH SUBSECTION APPLIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—This subsection shall apply to any 
amendment to any plan or annuity contract which is 
made— 
(i) pursuant to any provision of this section, or 
pursuant to any regulation issued by the Secretary 
or the Secretary of Labor under any provision of this 
section, and
H. R. 1892—51 
(ii) on or before the last day of the first plan 
year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, or such 
later date as the Secretary may prescribe. 
In the case of a governmental plan (as defined in section 
414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), clause (ii) 
shall be applied by substituting the date which is 2 years 
after the date otherwise applied under clause (ii). 
(B) CONDITIONS.—This subsection shall not apply to 
any amendment unless— 
(i) during the period— 
(I) beginning on the date that this section 
or the regulation described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
takes effect (or in the case of a plan or contract 
amendment not required by this section or such 
regulation, the effective date specified by the plan), 
and 
(II) ending on the date described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii) (or, if earlier, the date the plan or 
contract amendment is adopted), 
the plan or contract is operated as if such plan or contract 
amendment were in effect, and 
(ii) such plan or contract amendment applies retro-
actively for such period. 
SEC. 
20103. 
EMPLOYEE 
RETENTION 
CREDIT 
FOR 
EMPLOYERS 
AFFECTED BY CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of an eligible employer, the 
California wildfire employee retention credit shall be treated as 
a credit listed in subsection (b) of such section. For purposes of 
this subsection, the California wildfire employee retention credit 
for any taxable year is an amount equal to 40 percent of the 
qualified wages with respect to each eligible employee of such 
employer for such taxable year. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, the amount of qualified wages which may be taken into 
account with respect to any individual shall not exceed $6,000. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘eligible employer’’ 
means any employer— 
(A) which conducted an active trade or business on 
October 8, 2017, in the California wildfire disaster zone, 
and 
(B) with respect to whom the trade or business 
described in subparagraph (A) is inoperable on any day 
after October 8, 2017, and before January 1, 2018, as 
a result of damage sustained by reason of the wildfires 
to which such declaration of such area relates. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘eligible employee’’ 
means with respect to an eligible employer an employee whose 
principal place of employment on October 8, 2017, with such 
eligible employer was in the California wildfire disaster zone. 
(3) QUALIFIED WAGES.—The term ‘‘qualified wages’’ means 
wages (as defined in section 51(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, but without regard to section 3306(b)(2)(B) of 
such Code) paid or incurred by an eligible employer with respect 
to an eligible employee on any day after October 8, 2017, 
and before January 1, 2018, which occurs during the period—
H. R. 1892—52 
(A) beginning on the date on which the trade or busi-
ness described in paragraph (1) first became inoperable 
at the principal place of employment of the employee imme-
diately before the wildfires to which the declaration of 
the California wildfire disaster area relates, and 
(B) ending on the date on which such trade or business 
has resumed significant operations at such principal place 
of employment. 
Such term shall include wages paid without regard to whether 
the employee performs no services, performs services at a dif-
ferent place of employment than such principal place of employ-
ment, or performs services at such principal place of employ-
ment before significant operations have resumed. 
(c) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—For purposes of this section, 
rules similar to the rules of sections 51(i)(1), 52, and 280C(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall apply. 
(d) EMPLOYEE NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT MORE THAN ONCE.— 
An employee shall not be treated as an eligible employee for pur-
poses of this section for any period with respect to any employer 
if such employer is allowed a credit under section 51 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to such employee for such 
period. 
SEC. 20104. ADDITIONAL DISASTER-RELATED TAX RELIEF PROVISIONS. 
(a) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LIMITATIONS ON CHARITABLE 
CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in para-
graph (2), subsection (b) of section 170 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 shall not apply to qualified contributions and 
such contributions shall not be taken into account for purposes 
of applying subsections (b) and (d) of such section to other 
contributions. 
(2) TREATMENT OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes 
of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986— 
(A) INDIVIDUALS.—In the case of an individual— 
(i) LIMITATION.—Any qualified contribution shall 
be allowed only to the extent that the aggregate of 
such contributions does not exceed the excess of the 
taxpayer’s contribution base (as defined in subpara-
graph (H) of section 170(b)(1) of such Code) over the 
amount of all other charitable contributions allowed 
under section 170(b)(1) of such Code. 
(ii) CARRYOVER.—If the aggregate amount of quali-
fied contributions made in the contribution year 
(within the meaning of section 170(d)(1) of such Code) 
exceeds the limitation of clause (i), such excess shall 
be added to the excess described in the portion of 
subparagraph (A) of such section which precedes clause 
(i) thereof for purposes of applying such section. 
(B) CORPORATIONS.—In the case of a corporation— 
(i) LIMITATION.—Any qualified contribution shall 
be allowed only to the extent that the aggregate of 
such contributions does not exceed the excess of the 
taxpayer’s taxable income (as determined under para-
graph (2) of section 170(b) of such Code) over the 
amount of all other charitable contributions allowed 
under such paragraph.
H. R. 1892—53 
(ii) CARRYOVER.—Rules similar to the rules of 
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall apply for purposes of this 
subparagraph. 
(3) EXCEPTION TO OVERALL LIMITATION ON ITEMIZED DEDUC-
TIONS.—So much of any deduction allowed under section 170 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as does not exceed the 
qualified contributions paid during the taxable year shall not 
be treated as an itemized deduction for purposes of section 
68 of such Code. 
(4) QUALIFIED CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘‘qualified contribution’’ means any charitable con-
tribution (as defined in section 170(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986) if— 
(i) such contribution— 
(I) is paid during the period beginning on 
October 8, 2017, and ending on December 31, 2018, 
in cash to an organization described in section 
170(b)(1)(A) of such Code, and 
(II) is made for relief efforts in the California 
wildfire disaster area, 
(ii) the taxpayer obtains from such organization 
contemporaneous written acknowledgment (within the 
meaning of section 170(f)(8) of such Code) that such 
contribution was used (or is to be used) for relief efforts 
described in clause (i)(II), and 
(iii) the taxpayer has elected the application of 
this subsection with respect to such contribution. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Such term shall not include a con-
tribution by a donor if the contribution is— 
(i) to an organization described in section 509(a)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 
(ii) for the establishment of a new, or maintenance 
of an existing, donor advised fund (as defined in section 
4966(d)(2) of such Code). 
(C) APPLICATION OF ELECTION TO PARTNERSHIPS AND 
S CORPORATIONS.—In the case of a partnership or S corpora-
tion, the election under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be made 
separately by each partner or shareholder. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES
FOR QUALIFIED DISASTER-RELATED PER-
SONAL CASUALTY LOSSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual has a net disaster loss 
for any taxable year— 
(A) 
the 
amount 
determined 
under 
section 
165(h)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
be equal to the sum of— 
(i) such net disaster loss, and 
(ii) so much of the excess referred to in the matter 
preceding clause (i) of section 165(h)(2)(A) of such Code 
(reduced by the amount in clause (i) of this subpara-
graph) as exceeds 10 percent of the adjusted gross 
income of the individual, 
(B) section 165(h)(1) of such Code shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘$500’’ for ‘‘$500 ($100 for taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2009)’’,
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(C) the standard deduction determined under section 
63(c) of such Code shall be increased by the net disaster 
loss, and 
(D) section 56(b)(1)(E) of such Code shall not apply 
to so much of the standard deduction as is attributable 
to the increase under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. 
(2) NET DISASTER LOSS.—For purposes of this subsection, 
the term ‘‘net disaster loss’’ means the excess of qualified dis-
aster-related personal casualty losses over personal casualty 
gains (as defined in section 165(h)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986). 
(3) QUALIFIED
DISASTER-RELATED
PERSONAL
CASUALTY 
LOSSES.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified 
disaster-related 
personal 
casualty 
losses’’ 
means 
losses 
described in section 165(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 which arise in the California wildfire disaster area 
on or after October 8, 2017, and which are attributable to 
the wildfires to which the declaration of such area relates. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR DETERMINING EARNED INCOME.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of a qualified individual, 
if the earned income of the taxpayer for the taxable year 
which includes any portion of the period from October 8, 2017, 
to December 31, 2017, is less than the earned income of the 
taxpayer for the preceding taxable year, the credits allowed 
under sections 24(d) and 32 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 may, at the election of the taxpayer, be determined 
by substituting— 
(A) such earned income for the preceding taxable year, 
for 
(B) such earned income for the taxable year which 
includes any portion of the period from October 8, 2017, 
to December 31, 2017. 
(2) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this subsection, 
the term ‘‘qualified individual’’ means any individual whose 
principal place of abode during any portion of the period from 
October 8, 2017, to December 31, 2017, was located— 
(A) in the California wildfire disaster zone, or 
(B) in the California wildfire disaster area (but outside 
the California wildfire disaster zone) and such individual 
was displaced from such principal place of abode by reason 
of the wildfires to which the declaration of such area 
relates. 
(3) EARNED INCOME.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘‘earned income’’ has the meaning given such term under 
section 32(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(4) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(A) APPLICATION TO JOINT RETURNS.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), in the case of a joint return for a taxable 
year which includes any portion of the period from October 
8, 2017, to December 31, 2017— 
(i) such paragraph shall apply if either spouse 
is a qualified individual, and 
(ii) the earned income of the taxpayer for the pre-
ceding taxable year shall be the sum of the earned 
income of each spouse for such preceding taxable year. 
(B) UNIFORM APPLICATION OF ELECTION.—Any election 
made under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to both
H. R. 1892—55 
sections 24(d) and 32, of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(C) ERRORS TREATED AS MATHEMATICAL ERROR.—For 
purposes of section 6213 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, an incorrect use on a return of earned income 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be treated as a mathe-
matical or clerical error. 
(D) NO EFFECT ON DETERMINATION OF GROSS INCOME, 
ETC.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied without 
regard to any substitution under paragraph (1). 
TITLE 
II—TAX 
RELIEF 
FOR 
HURRI-
CANES HARVEY, IRMA, AND MARIA 
SEC. 20201. TAX RELIEF FOR HURRICANES HARVEY, IRMA, AND MARIA. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF HURRICANES HARVEY AND IRMA DISASTER 
AREAS.—Subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of section 501 of the Disaster 
Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 (Public 
Law 115–63; 131 Stat. 1173) are both amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 21, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘October 17, 2017’’. 
(b) EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT.—Subsections (a)(3), (b)(3), 
and (c)(3) of section 503 of the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport 
and Airway Extension Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–63; 131 Stat. 
1181) are each amended by striking ‘‘sections 51(i)(1) and 52’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 51(i)(1), 52, and 280C(a)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect as if included in the provisions of title V of the 
Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 
to which such amendments relate. 
TITLE III—HURRICANE MARIA RELIEF 
FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN 
ISLANDS MEDICAID PROGRAMS 
SEC. 20301. HURRICANE MARIA RELIEF FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE 
VIRGIN ISLANDS MEDICAID PROGRAMS. 
(a) INCREASED CAPS.—Section 1108(g)(5) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) Subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), for the period 
beginning January 1, 2018, and ending September 30, 2019— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the increase otherwise provided 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) for Puerto Rico shall 
be further increased by $3,600,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount of the increase otherwise provided 
under subparagraph (A) for the Virgin Islands shall be 
further increased by $106,931,000. 
‘‘(D) For the period described in subparagraph (C), the 
amount of the increase otherwise provided under subparagraph 
(A)—
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‘‘(i) for Puerto Rico shall be further increased by 
$1,200,000,000 if the Secretary certifies that Puerto Rico 
has taken reasonable and appropriate steps during such 
period, in accordance with a timeline established by the 
Secretary, to— 
‘‘(I) implement methods, satisfactory to the Sec-
retary, for the collection and reporting of reliable data 
to the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information 
System (T–MSIS) (or a successor system); and 
‘‘(II) demonstrate progress in establishing a State 
medicaid fraud control unit described in section 
1903(q); and 
‘‘(ii) for the Virgin Islands shall be further increased 
by $35,644,000 if the Secretary certifies that the Virgin 
Islands has taken reasonable and appropriate steps during 
such period, in accordance with a timeline established by 
the Secretary, to meet the conditions for certification speci-
fied in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i). 
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding any other provision of title XIX, 
during the period in which the additional funds provided under 
subparagraphs (C) and (D) are available for Puerto Rico and 
the Virgin Islands, respectively, with respect to payments from 
such additional funds for amounts expended by Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands under such title, the Secretary shall 
increase the Federal medical assistance percentage or other 
rate that would otherwise apply to such payments to 100 per-
cent.’’. 
(b) DISREGARD
OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FROM SPENDING 
CAP.—Section 1108(g)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308(g)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘for a calendar quarter of such fiscal year,’’ 
after ‘‘section 1903(a)(3)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘of such fiscal year for a calendar quarter 
of such fiscal year,’’ and inserting ‘‘of such fiscal year, and 
with respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2018, 
if the Virgin Islands qualifies for a payment under section 
1903(a)(6) for a calendar quarter (beginning on or after January 
1, 2018) of such fiscal year,’’. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than July 1, 2018, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate that— 
(1) describes the steps taken by Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
Islands to meet the conditions for certification specified in 
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of section 1108(g)(5)(D) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)(D)) (as amended by 
subsection (a) of this section); and 
(2) specifies timelines for each such territory to, as a condi-
tion of eligibility for any additional increases in the amounts 
determined for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, respectively, 
under subsection (g) of section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308) for purposes of payments under title XIX of such Act 
for fiscal year 2019, complete— 
(A) implementation of methods, satisfactory to the Sec-
retary, for the collection and reporting of reliable data 
to the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information 
System (T–MSIS) (or a successor system); and
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(B) the establishment of a State medicaid fraud control 
unit described in section 1903(q) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(q)). 
TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 20401. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
This subdivision is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
SEC. 20402. DESIGNATION IN SENATE. 
In the Senate, this subdivision is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2018. 
Subdivision 3—Further Extension of Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2018 
SEC. 20101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division 
D of Public Law 115–56) is further amended by— 
(1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 
inserting ‘‘March 23, 2018’’; and 
(2) inserting after section 155 the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 156. In addition to amounts provided by section 101, 
amounts are provided for ‘Department of Commerce—Bureau of 
the Census—Periodic Census and Programs’ at a rate for operations 
of $182,000,000 for an additional amount for the 2020 Decennial 
Census Program; and such amounts may be apportioned up to 
the rate for operations necessary to maintain the schedule and 
deliver the required data according to statutory deadlines in the 
2020 Decennial Census Program. 
‘‘SEC. 157. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding 
the first proviso and the first proviso under the heading ‘Power 
Marketing Administrations—Operation and Maintenance, South-
eastern Power Administration’ in division D of Public Law 115– 
31 shall be applied by substituting ‘$6,379,000’ for ‘$1,000,000’ 
each place it appears. 
‘‘SEC. 158. As authorized by section 404 of the Bipartisan 
Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–74; 42 U.S.C. 6239 note), 
the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell not to exceed 
$350,000,000 of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
in fiscal year 2018: Provided, That the proceeds from such draw-
down and sale shall be deposited into the ‘Energy Security and 
Infrastructure Modernization Fund’ (in this section referred to as 
the ‘Fund’) during fiscal year 2018: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to amounts otherwise made available by section 101, any 
amounts deposited in the Fund shall be made available and shall 
remain available until expended at a rate for operations of 
$350,000,000, for necessary expenses in carrying out the Life Exten-
sion II project for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
‘‘SEC. 159. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘The 
Judiciary—Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
Services—Fees of Jurors and Commissioners’ may be apportioned 
up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate increased 
juror usage.
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‘‘SEC. 160. Section 144 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2018 (division D of Public Law 115–56), as amended by the Further 
Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division A of Public 
Law 115–96), is amended by (1) striking ‘$11,761,000’ and inserting 
‘$22,247,000’, 
and 
(2) 
striking 
‘$1,104,000’ 
and 
inserting 
‘$1,987,000’. 
‘‘SEC. 161. Section 458(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)(4)) shall be applied by substituting ‘2018’ 
for ‘2017’. 
‘‘SEC. 162. For the purpose of carrying out section 435(a)(2) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(2)), 
during the period covered by this Act the Secretary of Education 
may waive the requirement under section 435(a)(5)(A)(ii) of the 
HEA (20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(5)(A)(ii)) for an institution of higher edu-
cation that offers an associate degree, is a public institution, and 
is located in an economically distressed county, defined as a county 
that ranks in the lowest 5 percent of all counties in the United 
States based on a national index of county economic status: Pro-
vided, That this section shall apply to an institution of higher 
education that otherwise would be ineligible to participate in a 
program under part A of title IV of the HEA on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act due to the application of section 
435(a)(2) of the HEA. 
‘‘SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available by this Act for military construction, land acquisi-
tion, and family housing projects and activities may be obligated 
and expended to carry out planning and design and military 
construction projects authorized by law: Provided, That funds and 
authority provided by this section may be used notwithstanding 
sections 102 and 104: Provided further, That such funds may be 
used only for projects identified by the Department of the Air 
Force in its January 29, 2018, letter sent to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress detailing urgently 
needed fiscal year 2018 construction requirements. 
‘‘SEC. 164. (a) Section 116(h)(3)(D) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
‘‘(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘During the 2-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the’; 
inserting ‘The’; and inserting the following after the first sen-
tence: ‘Any such funds or limitation of obligations or portions 
thereof transferred to the Bureau may be transferred back 
to and merged with the original account.’; and 
‘‘(2) in clause (ii) by striking ‘During the 2-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the’; 
inserting ‘The’; and inserting the following after the first sen-
tence: ‘Any such funds or limitation of obligations or portions 
thereof transferred to the Bureau may be transferred back 
to and merged with the original account.’. 
‘‘(b) Section 503(l)(4) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 823(l)(4)) is amended— 
‘‘(1) in the heading by striking ‘Safety and operations 
account’ and inserting ‘National Surface Transportation and 
Innovative Finance Bureau account’; and 
‘‘(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘Safety and Operations 
account of the Federal Railroad Administration’ and inserting 
‘National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance 
Bureau account’.
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‘‘SEC. 165. Section 24(o) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) shall be applied by substituting the 
date specified in section 106(3) for ‘September 30, 2017’.’’. 
This subdivision may be cited as the ‘‘Further Extension of 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018’’. 
DIVISION C—BUDGETARY AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 30001. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this division is as follows: 
DIVISION C—BUDGETARY AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 30001. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 30101. Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
Sec. 30102. Balances on the PAYGO Scorecards. 
Sec. 30103. Authority for fiscal year 2019 budget resolution in the Senate. 
Sec. 30104. Authority for fiscal year 2019 budget resolution in the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
Sec. 30105. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 
TITLE II—OFFSETS 
Sec. 30201. Customs user fees. 
Sec. 30202. Aviation security service fees. 
Sec. 30203. Extension of certain immigration fees. 
Sec. 30204. Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown. 
Sec. 30205. Elimination of surplus funds of Federal reserve banks. 
Sec. 30206. Reemployment services and eligibility assessments. 
TITLE III—TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT 
Sec. 30301. Temporary extension of public debt limit. 
TITLE IV—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEES 
Subtitle A—Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans 
Sec. 30421. Definitions. 
Sec. 30422. Establishment of Joint Select Committee. 
Sec. 30423. Funding. 
Sec. 30424. Consideration of joint committee bill in the Senate. 
Subtitle B—Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform 
Sec. 30441. Definitions. 
Sec. 30442. Establishment of Joint Select Committee. 
Sec. 30443. Funding. 
Sec. 30444. Consideration of joint committee bill in the Senate. 
TITLE I—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 30101. AMENDMENTS TO THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMER-
GENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985. 
(a) REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—Section 251(c) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(2 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2018— 
‘‘(A) for the revised security category, $629,000,000,000 
in new budget authority; and 
‘‘(B) 
for 
the 
revised 
nonsecurity 
category 
$579,000,000,000 in new budget authority;
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‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2019— 
‘‘(A) for the revised security category, $647,000,000,000 
in new budget authority; and 
‘‘(B) 
for 
the 
revised 
nonsecurity 
category, 
$597,000,000,000 in new budget authority;’’. 
(b) DIRECT SPENDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018 
AND 2019.—Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘and (11)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (11), and (12)’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) IMPLEMENTING
DIRECT
SPENDING
REDUCTIONS
FOR 
FISCAL YEARS 2018 AND 2019.—(A) OMB shall make the calcula-
tions necessary to implement the direct spending reductions 
calculated pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) without regard 
to the amendment made to section 251(c) revising the discre-
tionary spending limits for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 by the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. 
‘‘(B) Paragraph (5)(B) shall not be implemented for fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION
OF DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTIONS THROUGH 
FISCAL YEAR 2027.—Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2022, for fiscal year 2023, for 
fiscal year 2024, and for fiscal year 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2027’’. 
SEC. 30102. BALANCES ON THE PAYGO SCORECARDS. 
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the balances 
on the PAYGO scorecards established pursuant to paragraphs (4) 
and (5) of section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 
(2 U.S.C. 933(d)) shall be zero. 
SEC. 30103. AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET RESOLUTION 
IN THE SENATE. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—For purposes of enforcing the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) after April 15, 
2018, and enforcing budgetary points of order in prior concurrent 
resolutions on the budget, the allocations, aggregates, and levels 
provided for in subsection (b) shall apply in the Senate in the 
same manner as for a concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2019 with appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2020 through 2028. 
(b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND LEVELS.—After 
April 15, 2018, but not later than May 15, 2018, the Chairman 
of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall file— 
(1) for the Committee on Appropriations, committee alloca-
tions for fiscal year 2019 consistent with discretionary spending 
limits set forth in section 251(c)(6) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by 
this Act, for the purposes of enforcing section 302 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633);
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(2) for all committees other than the Committee on Appro-
priations, committee allocations for fiscal years 2019, 2019 
through 2023, and 2019 through 2028 consistent with the most 
recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted 
for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during 
the period beginning on the date such baseline is issued and 
ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the 
purposes of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633); 
(3) aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 2019 in accord-
ance with the allocations established under paragraphs (1) 
and (2), for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642); 
(4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal years 2019, 2019 
through 2023, and 2019 through 2028 consistent with the most 
recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted 
for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during 
the period beginning on the date such baseline is issued and 
ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the 
purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642); and 
(5) levels of Social Security revenues and outlays for fiscal 
years 2019, 2019 through 2023, and 2019 through 2028 con-
sistent with the most recent baseline of the Congressional 
Budget Office, as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any 
provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the 
date such baseline is issued and ending on the date of submis-
sion of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing sections 
302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
633 and 642). 
(c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The filing referred to in subsection 
(b) may also include for fiscal year 2019 the deficit-neutral reserve 
funds contained in title III of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress) 
updated by one fiscal year. 
(d) EXPIRATION.—This section shall expire if a concurrent reso-
lution on the budget for fiscal year 2019 is agreed to by the Senate 
and the House of Representatives pursuant to section 301 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632). 
SEC. 30104. AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET RESOLUTION 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—If a concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2019 has not been adopted by April 15, 2018, for 
the purpose of enforcing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
the allocations, aggregates, and levels provided for in subsection 
(b) shall apply in the House of Representatives after April 15, 
2018, in the same manner as for a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2019 with appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal year 2019 and for fiscal years 2020 through 2028. 
(b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND LEVELS.—In 
the House of Representatives, the Chair of the Committee on the 
Budget shall submit a statement for publication in the Congres-
sional Record after April 15, 2018, but not later than May 15, 
2018, containing— 
(1) for the Committee on Appropriations, committee alloca-
tions for fiscal year 2019 for discretionary budget authority 
at the total level set forth in section 251(c)(6) of the Balanced
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Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended 
by this Act, and the outlays flowing therefrom, and committee 
allocations for fiscal year 2019 for current law mandatory 
budget authority and outlays, for the purpose of enforcing sec-
tion 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; 
(2) for all committees other than the Committee on Appro-
priations, committee allocations for fiscal year 2019 and for 
the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028 at the levels 
included in the most recent baseline of the Congressional 
Budget Office, as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any 
provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the 
date such baseline is issued and ending on the date of submis-
sion of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 
302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and 
(3) aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 2019 and aggre-
gate revenue levels for fiscal year 2019 and for the period 
of fiscal years 2019 through 2028, at the levels included in 
the most recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, 
as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any provision of law 
enacted during the period beginning on the date such baseline 
is issued and ending on the date of submission of such state-
ment, for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974. 
(c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The statement referred to in sub-
section (b) may also include for fiscal year 2019, the matter con-
tained in the provisions referred to in subsection (f)(1). 
(d) FISCAL YEAR 2019 ALLOCATION
TO
THE COMMITTEE
ON 
APPROPRIATIONS.—If the statement referred to in subsection (b) 
is not filed by May 15, 2018, then the matter referred to in sub-
section (b)(1) shall be submitted by the Chair of the Committee 
on the Budget for publication in the Congressional Record on the 
next day that the House of Representatives is in session. 
(e) ADJUSTMENTS.—The chair of the Committee on the Budget 
of the House of Representatives may adjust the levels included 
in the statement referred to in subsection (b) to reflect the budgetary 
effects of any legislation enacted during the 115th Congress that 
reduces the deficit or as otherwise necessary. 
(f) APPLICATION.—Upon submission of the statement referred 
to in subsection (b)— 
(1) all references in sections 5101 through 5112, sections 
5201 through 5205, section 5301, and section 5401 of House 
Concurrent Resolution 71 (115th Congress) to a fiscal year 
shall be considered for all purposes in the House to be ref-
erences to the succeeding fiscal year; and 
(2) all references in the provisions referred to in paragraph 
(1) to allocations, aggregates, or other appropriate levels in 
‘‘this concurrent resolution’’, ‘‘the most recently agreed to 
concurrent resolution on the budget’’, or ‘‘this resolution’’ shall 
be considered for all purposes in the House to be references 
to the allocations, aggregates, or other appropriate levels con-
tained in the statement referred to in subsection (b), as 
adjusted. 
(g) EXPIRATION.—Subsections (a) through (f) shall no longer 
apply if a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2019 
is agreed to by the Senate and House of Representatives.
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SEC. 30105. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 
Sections 30103 and 30104 are enacted by the Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, 
respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, 
and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent 
that they are inconsistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either 
House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) 
at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent 
as in the case of any other rule of such House. 
TITLE II—OFFSETS 
SEC. 30201. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘January 14, 2026’’ 
and inserting ‘‘February 24, 2027’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’. 
(b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.—Section 503 
of the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act (Public Law 112–41; 19 U.S.C. 3805 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘January 14, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘February 24, 2027’’. 
SEC. 30202. AVIATION SECURITY SERVICE FEES. 
Paragraph (4) of section 44940(i) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(M) $1,640,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(N) $1,680,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.’’. 
SEC. 30203. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN IMMIGRATION FEES. 
(a) VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.—Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2027’’. 
(b) L–1 AND H–1B VISAS.—Section 411 of the Air Transportation 
Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’. 
SEC. 30204. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN. 
(a) DRAWDOWN AND SALE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 161 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), except 
as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy shall 
draw down and sell from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve— 
(A) 30,000,000 barrels of crude oil during the period 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2025; 
(B) 35,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 
2026; and 
(C) 35,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 
2027.
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(2) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM SALE.—Amounts 
received from a sale under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 
in the general fund of the Treasury during the fiscal year 
in which the sale occurs. 
(b) EMERGENCY PROTECTION.—The Secretary of Energy may 
not draw down and sell crude oil under this section in quantities 
that would limit the authority to sell petroleum products under 
subsection (h) of section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) in the full quantity authorized by that sub-
section. 
(c) STRATEGIC PETROLEUM DRAWDOWN CONDITIONS AND LIMITA-
TIONS.— 
(1) CONDITIONS.—Section 161(h)(1) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(h)(1)) is amended in 
subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘shortage; and’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘Secretary of’’ in subparagraph (C) and inserting 
the following: ‘‘shortage; 
‘‘(C) the Secretary has found that action taken under 
this subsection will not impair the ability of the United 
States to carry out obligations of the United States under 
the international energy program; and 
‘‘(D) the Secretary of’’. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Section 161(h)(2) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(h)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘450,000,000’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘350,000,000’’. 
SEC. 30205. ELIMINATION OF SURPLUS FUNDS OF FEDERAL RESERVE 
BANKS. 
Section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
289(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,500,000,000’’. 
SEC. 30206. REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 306. GRANTS TO STATES FOR REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND 
ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall award grants under this section 
for a fiscal year to eligible States to conduct a program of reemploy-
ment services and eligibility assessments for individuals referred 
to reemployment services as described in section 303(j) for weeks 
in such fiscal year for which such individuals receive unemployment 
compensation. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to accomplish 
the following goals: 
‘‘(1) To improve employment outcomes of individuals that 
receive unemployment compensation and to reduce the average 
duration of receipt of such compensation through employment. 
‘‘(2) To strengthen program integrity and reduce improper 
payments of unemployment compensation by States through 
the detection and prevention of such payments to individuals 
who are not eligible for such compensation. 
‘‘(3) To promote alignment with the broader vision of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101
H. R. 1892—65 
et seq.) of increased program integration and service delivery 
for job seekers, including claimants for unemployment com-
pensation. 
‘‘(4) To establish reemployment services and eligibility 
assessments as an entry point for individuals receiving 
unemployment compensation into other workforce system 
partner programs. 
‘‘(c) EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out a State program of 
reemployment services and eligibility assessments using grant 
funds awarded to the State under this section, a State shall 
use such funds only for interventions demonstrated to reduce 
the number of weeks for which program participants receive 
unemployment compensation by improving employment out-
comes for program participants. 
‘‘(2) EXPANDING EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS.—In addi-
tion to the requirement imposed by paragraph (1), a State 
shall— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, use no less than 
25 percent of the grant funds awarded to the State under 
this section for interventions with a high or moderate 
causal evidence rating that show a demonstrated capacity 
to improve employment and earnings outcomes for program 
participants; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, use no less than 
40 percent of such grant funds for interventions described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) for fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 2026, 
use no less than 50 percent of such grant funds for interven-
tions described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(d) EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED EVALUATIONS.—Any intervention without a 
high or moderate causal evidence rating used by a State in 
carrying out a State program of reemployment services and 
eligibility assessments under this section shall be under evalua-
tion at the time of use. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING LIMITATION.—A State shall use not more than 
10 percent of grant funds awarded to the State under this 
section to conduct or cause to be conducted evaluations of 
interventions used in carrying out a program under this section 
(including evaluations conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)). 
‘‘(e) STATE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of eligibility to receive 
a grant under this section for a fiscal year, a State shall 
submit to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may require, a State plan that outlines how 
the State intends to conduct a program of reemployment serv-
ices and eligibility assessments under this section, including— 
‘‘(A) assurances that, and a description of how, the 
program will provide— 
‘‘(i) proper notification to participating individuals 
of the program’s eligibility conditions, requirements, 
and benefits, including the issuance of warnings and 
simple, clear notifications to ensure that participating 
individuals are fully aware of the consequences of
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failing to adhere to such requirements, including poli-
cies related to non-attendance or non-fulfillment of 
work search requirements; and 
‘‘(ii) reasonable scheduling accommodations to 
maximize participation for eligible individuals; 
‘‘(B) assurances that, and a description of how, the 
program will conform with the purposes outlined in sub-
section (b) and satisfy the requirement to use evidence- 
based standards under subsection (c), including— 
‘‘(i) a description of the evidence-based interven-
tions the State plans to use to speed reemployment; 
‘‘(ii) an explanation of how such interventions are 
appropriate to the population served; and 
‘‘(iii) if applicable, a description of the evaluation 
structure the State plans to use for interventions with-
out at least a moderate or high causal evidence rating, 
which may include national evaluations conducted by 
the Department of Labor or by other entities; and 
‘‘(C) a description of any reemployment activities and 
evaluations conducted in the prior fiscal year, and any 
data collected on— 
‘‘(i) characteristics of program participants; 
‘‘(ii) the number of weeks for which program 
participants receive unemployment compensation; and 
‘‘(iii) employment and other outcomes for program 
participants 
consistent 
with 
State 
performance 
accountability 
measures 
provided 
by 
the 
State 
unemployment compensation program and in section 
116(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)). 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve any State 
plan, that is timely submitted to the Secretary, in such manner 
as the Secretary may require, that satisfies the conditions 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) DISAPPROVAL AND REVISION.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State plan submitted pursuant to this subsection 
fails to satisfy the conditions described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) disapprove such plan; 
‘‘(B) provide to the State, not later than 30 days after 
the date of receipt of the State plan, a written notice 
of such disapproval that includes a description of any por-
tion of the plan that was not approved and the reason 
for the disapproval of each such portion; and 
‘‘(C) provide the State with an opportunity to correct 
any such failure and submit a revised State plan. 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) BASE FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year after fiscal year 
2020, the Secretary shall allocate a percentage equal to 
the base funding percentage for such fiscal year of the 
funds made available for grants under this section among 
the States awarded such a grant for such fiscal year using 
a formula prescribed by the Secretary based on the rate 
of insured unemployment (as defined in section 203(e)(1) 
of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensa-
tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note)) in the State for
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a period to be determined by the Secretary. In developing 
such formula with respect to a State, the Secretary shall 
consider the importance of avoiding sharp reductions in 
grant funding to a State over time. 
‘‘(B) BASE
FUNDING
PERCENTAGE.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the term ‘base funding percentage’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal years 2021 through 2026, 89 percent; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for fiscal years after 2026, 84 percent. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION FOR OUTCOME PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made available for 
grants under this section for each fiscal year after 2020, 
the Secretary shall reserve a percentage equal to the out-
come reservation percentage for such fiscal year for out-
come payments to increase the amount otherwise awarded 
to a State under paragraph (1). Such outcome payments 
shall be paid to States conducting reemployment services 
and eligibility assessments under this section that, during 
the previous fiscal year, met or exceeded the outcome goals 
provided in subsection (b)(1) related to reducing the average 
duration of receipt of unemployment compensation by 
improving employment outcomes. 
‘‘(B) OUTCOME
RESERVATION
PERCENTAGE.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), the term ‘outcome reservation 
percentage’ means— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal years 2021 through 2026, 10 percent; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for fiscal years after 2026, 15 percent. 
‘‘(3) RESERVATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—Of the amounts made available for grants under this 
section for each fiscal year after 2020, the Secretary may 
reserve not more than 1 percent to conduct research and provide 
technical assistance to States. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—Not later than 
September 30, 2019, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with the States and seek public comment 
in developing the allocation formula under paragraph (1) 
and the criteria for carrying out the reservations under 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) make publicly available the allocation formula 
and criteria developed pursuant to subclause (A). 
‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days prior 
to making any changes to the allocation formula or the criteria 
developed pursuant to subsection (f)(5)(A), the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress, including to the Committee on Ways and Means 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate, a notification of any such change. 
‘‘(h) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made available to 
carry out this section shall be used to supplement the level of 
Federal, State, and local public funds that, in the absence of such 
availability, would be expended to provide reemployment services 
and eligibility assessments to individuals receiving unemployment 
compensation, and in no case to supplant such Federal, State, 
or local public funds. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) CAUSAL
EVIDENCE
RATING.—The terms ‘high causal 
evidence rating’ and ‘moderate causal evidence rating’ shall 
have the meaning given such terms by the Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible State’ means a 
State that has in effect a State plan approved by the Secretary 
in accordance with subsection (e). 
‘‘(3) INTERVENTION.—The term ‘intervention’ means a 
service delivery strategy for the provision of State reemploy-
ment services and eligibility assessment activities under this 
section. 
‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
‘‘(5) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—The term unemploy-
ment compensation means ‘regular compensation’, ‘extended 
compensation’, and ‘additional compensation’ (as such terms 
are defined by section 205 of the Federal-State Extended 
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 
note)).’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a 
report to describe promising interventions used by States to provide 
reemployment assistance. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—Section 
251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(E) REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESS-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If a bill or joint resolution 
making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that 
specifies an amount for grants to States under section 
306 of the Social Security Act, then the adjustment 
for that fiscal year shall be the additional new budget 
authority provided in that Act for such grants for that 
fiscal year, but shall not exceed— 
‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2018, $0; 
‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2019, $33,000,000; 
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2020, $58,000,000; and 
‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2021, $83,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—As used in this subparagraph, 
the term ‘additional new budget authority’ means the 
amount provided for a fiscal year, in excess of 
$117,000,000, in an appropriation Act and specified 
to pay for grants to States under section 306 of the 
Social Security Act.’’. 
(d) OTHER BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 314 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 645) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) ADJUSTMENT
FOR REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES
AND ELIGI-
BILITY ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the Committee on Appropria-
tions of either House reports an appropriation measure 
for any of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 that provides 
budget authority for grants under section 306 of the Social
H. R. 1892—69 
Security Act, or if a conference committee submits a con-
ference report thereon, the chairman of the Committee 
on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the 
Senate shall make the adjustments referred to in subpara-
graph (B) to reflect the additional new budget authority 
provided for such grants in that measure or conference 
report and the outlays resulting therefrom, consistent with 
subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(B) 
TYPES
OF
ADJUSTMENTS.—The 
adjustments 
referred to in this subparagraph consist of adjustments 
to— 
‘‘(i) the discretionary spending limits for that fiscal 
year as set forth in the most recently adopted concur-
rent resolution on the budget; 
‘‘(ii) the allocations to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives for that fiscal year under section 302(a); and 
‘‘(iii) the appropriate budget aggregates for that 
fiscal year in the most recently adopted concurrent 
resolution on the budget. 
‘‘(C) 
ENFORCEMENT.—The 
adjusted 
discretionary 
spending limits, allocations, and aggregates under this 
paragraph shall be considered the appropriate limits, 
allocations, and aggregates for purposes of congressional 
enforcement of this Act and concurrent budget resolutions 
under this Act. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION.—No adjustment may be made under 
this subsection in excess of— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2022, $133,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2023, $258,000,000; 
‘‘(iii) for fiscal year 2024, $433,000,000; 
‘‘(iv) for fiscal year 2025, $533,000,000; 
‘‘(v) for fiscal year 2026, $608,000,000; and 
‘‘(vi) for fiscal year 2027, $633,000,000. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, the term 
‘additional new budget authority’ means the amount provided 
for a fiscal year, in excess of $117,000,000, in an appropriation 
measure or conference report (as the case may be) and specified 
to pay for grants to States under section 306 of the Social 
Security Act. 
‘‘(2) REPORT ON 302(B) LEVEL.—Following any adjustment 
made under paragraph (1), the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives may report 
appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to section 302(b) 
to carry out this subsection.’’. 
TITLE III—TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF 
PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT 
SEC. 30301. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States 
Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and ending on March 1, 2019. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS ISSUED DURING 
EXTENSION PERIOD.—Effective on March 2, 2019, the limitation
H. R. 1892—70 
in effect under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
shall be increased to the extent that— 
(1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 
31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose 
principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States 
Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury) outstanding on March 2, 2019, exceeds 
(2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) RESTORING CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONAL 
DEBT.— 
(1) EXTENSION LIMITED TO NECESSARY OBLIGATIONS.—An 
obligation shall not be taken into account under subsection 
(b)(1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary 
to fund a commitment incurred pursuant to law by the Federal 
Government that required payment before March 2, 2019. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON CREATION OF CASH RESERVE DURING 
EXTENSION PERIOD.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall not 
issue obligations during the period specified in subsection (a) 
for the purpose of increasing the cash balance above normal 
operating balances in anticipation of the expiration of such 
period. 
TITLE IV—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEES 
Subtitle A—Joint Select Committee on 
Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans 
SEC. 30421. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle— 
(1) the term ‘‘joint committee’’ means the Joint Select Com-
mittee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans established 
under section 30422(a); and 
(2) the term ‘‘joint committee bill’’ means a bill consisting 
of the proposed legislative language of the joint committee 
recommended in accordance with section 30422(b)(2)(B)(ii) and 
introduced under section 30424(a). 
SEC. 30422. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE.—There is 
established a joint select committee of Congress to be known as 
the ‘‘Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension 
Plans’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) GOAL.—The goal of the joint committee is to improve 
the solvency of multiemployer pension plans and the Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation. 
(2) DUTIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee shall provide 
recommendations and legislative language that will signifi-
cantly improve the solvency of multiemployer pension plans 
and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. 
(B) REPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND LEGISLATIVE LAN-
GUAGE.—
H. R. 1892—71 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than November 30, 
2018, the joint committee shall vote on— 
(I) a report that contains a detailed statement 
of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
of the joint committee; and 
(II) proposed legislative language to carry out 
the recommendations described in subclause (I). 
(ii) APPROVAL OF REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE LAN-
GUAGE.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The report of the joint com-
mittee and the proposed legislative language 
described in clause (i) shall only be approved upon 
receiving the votes of— 
(aa) a majority of joint committee mem-
bers appointed by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and the Majority Leader 
of the Senate; and 
(bb) a majority of joint committee mem-
bers appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives and the Minority 
Leader of the Senate. 
(II) AVAILABILITY.—The text of any report and 
proposed legislative language shall be publicly 
available in electronic form at least 24 hours prior 
to its consideration. 
(iii) ADDITIONAL VIEWS.—A member of the joint 
committee who gives notice of an intention to file 
supplemental, minority, or additional views at the time 
of the final joint committee vote on the approval of 
the report and legislative language under clause (ii) 
shall be entitled to 2 calendar days after the day 
of such notice in which to file such views in writing 
with the co-chairs. Such views shall then be included 
in the joint committee report and printed in the same 
volume, or part thereof, and their inclusion shall be 
noted on the cover of the report. In the absence of 
timely notice, the joint committee report may be 
printed and transmitted immediately without such 
views. 
(iv) TRANSMISSION
OF
REPORT
AND
LEGISLATIVE 
LANGUAGE.—If the report and legislative language are 
approved by the joint committee pursuant to clause 
(ii), the joint committee shall submit the joint com-
mittee report and legislative language described in 
clause (i) to the President, the Vice President, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
majority and minority leaders of each House of Con-
gress not later than 15 calendar days after such 
approval. 
(v) REPORT
AND
LEGISLATIVE
LANGUAGE
TO
BE 
MADE PUBLIC.—Upon the approval of the joint com-
mittee report and legislative language pursuant to 
clause (ii), the joint committee shall promptly make 
the full report and legislative language, and a record 
of any vote, available to the public. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—
H. R. 1892—72 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee shall be com-
posed of 16 members appointed pursuant to subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the joint committee 
shall be appointed as follows: 
(i) The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
shall appoint 4 members from among Members of the 
House of Representatives. 
(ii) The Minority Leader of the House of Represent-
atives shall appoint 4 members from among Members 
of the House of Representatives. 
(iii) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall 
appoint 4 members from among Members of the 
Senate. 
(iv) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall 
appoint 4 members from among Members of the 
Senate. 
(C) CO-CHAIRS.—Two of the appointed members of the 
joint committee will serve as co-chairs. The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader of 
the Senate shall jointly appoint one co-chair, and the 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the 
Minority Leader of the Senate shall jointly appoint the 
second co-chair. The co-chairs shall be appointed not later 
than 14 calendar days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(D) DATE.—Members of the joint committee shall be 
appointed not later than 14 calendar days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(E) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT.—Members shall be 
appointed for the life of the joint committee. Any vacancy 
in the joint committee shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled not later than 14 calendar days after the 
date on which the vacancy occurs, in the same manner 
as the original appointment was made. If a member of 
the joint committee ceases to be a Member of the House 
of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be, 
the member is no longer a member of the joint committee 
and a vacancy shall exist. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—For purposes of enabling 
the joint committee to exercise its powers, functions, and 
duties under this subtitle, and consistent with the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, there is authorized from the date 
of enactment of this Act through February 28, 2019, 
$500,000 to be allocated— 
(i) in total during the period October 1, 2017 
through September 30, 2018; and 
(ii) any remaining amounts shall be carried for-
ward for the period October 1, 2018 through February 
28, 2019. 
(B) EXPENSES.—Expenses of the joint committee shall 
be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon 
vouchers approved by the co-chairs, subject to the rules 
and regulations of the Senate. 
(C) QUORUM.—Nine members of the joint committee 
shall constitute a quorum for purposes of voting and
H. R. 1892—73 
meeting, and 5 members of the joint committee shall con-
stitute a quorum for holding hearings. 
(D) VOTING.—No proxy voting shall be allowed on 
behalf of the members of the joint committee. 
(E) MEETINGS.— 
(i) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 calendar 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the joint 
committee shall hold its first meeting. 
(ii) AGENDA.—The co-chairs of the joint committee 
shall provide an agenda to the joint committee mem-
bers not less than 48 hours in advance of any meeting. 
(F) HEARINGS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee may, for the 
purpose of carrying out this section, hold such hearings, 
sit and act at such times and places, require attendance 
of witnesses and production of books, papers, and docu-
ments, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and 
administer such oaths as the joint committee considers 
advisable. 
(ii) HEARING PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
CO-CHAIRS.— 
(I) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The co-chairs of the joint 
committee shall make a public announcement of 
the date, place, time, and subject matter of any 
hearing to be conducted, not less than 7 days 
in advance of such hearing, unless the co-chairs 
determine that there is good cause to begin such 
hearing at an earlier date. 
(II) EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF WITNESSES.— 
Each co-chair shall be entitled to select an equal 
number of witnesses for each hearing held by the 
joint committee. 
(III) 
WRITTEN
STATEMENT.—A 
witness 
appearing before the joint committee shall file a 
written statement of proposed testimony at least 
2 calendar days before the appearance of the wit-
ness, unless the requirement is waived by the co- 
chairs, following their determination that there 
is good cause for failure to comply with such 
requirement. 
(G) MINIMUM
NUMBER
OF
PUBLIC
MEETINGS
AND 
HEARINGS.—The joint committee shall hold— 
(i) not less than a total of 5 public meetings or 
public hearings; and 
(ii) not less than 3 public hearings, which may 
include field hearings. 
(H) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon written request of 
the co-chairs, a Federal agency, including legislative branch 
agencies, shall provide technical assistance to the joint 
committee in order for the joint committee to carry out 
its duties. 
(I) STAFFING.— 
(i) DETAILS.—Employees of the legislative branch 
may be detailed to the joint committee on a nonreim-
bursable basis, consistent with the rules and regula-
tions of the Senate.
H. R. 1892—74 
(ii) STAFF DIRECTOR.—The co-chairs, acting jointly, 
may designate one such employee as staff director 
of the joint committee. 
(c) ETHICAL STANDARDS.—Members on the joint committee who 
serve in the House of Representatives shall be governed by the 
ethics rules and requirements of the House. Members of the Senate 
who serve on the joint committee shall comply with the ethics 
rules of the Senate. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The joint committee shall terminate on 
December 31, 2018 or 30 days after submission of its report and 
legislative recommendations pursuant to this section whichever 
occurs first. 
SEC. 30423. FUNDING. 
(a) SPECIAL RESERVE.—To enable the joint committee to exercise 
its powers, functions, and duties under this subtitle, within the 
funds in the account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations’’ 
of the Senate, not more than $500,000 shall be allocated from 
the special reserve established in S. Res. 62, agreed to February 
28, 2017 (115th Congress), for use by the joint committee. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—None of the funds made available by this 
section may be available for obligation by the joint committee after 
January 2, 2019. 
(c) AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of the joint 
committee, section 20(b) of S. Res. 62, agreed to February 28, 
2017 (115th Congress), shall not apply. 
SEC. 30424. CONSIDERATION OF JOINT COMMITTEE BILL IN THE 
SENATE. 
(a) INTRODUCTION.—Upon receipt of proposed legislative lan-
guage approved in accordance with section 30422(b)(2)(B)(ii), the 
language shall be introduced in the Senate (by request) on the 
next day on which the Senate is in session by the Majority Leader 
of the Senate or by a Member of the Senate designated by the 
Majority Leader of the Senate. 
(b) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.—A joint committee bill intro-
duced in the Senate under subsection (a) shall be jointly referred 
to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions, which committees shall report the 
bill without any revision and with a favorable recommendation, 
an unfavorable recommendation, or without recommendation, no 
later than 7 session days after introduction of the bill. If either 
committee fails to report the bill within that period, that committee 
shall be automatically discharged from consideration of the bill, 
and the bill shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. 
(c) MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order, not later than 
2 days of session after the date on which a joint committee 
bill is reported or discharged from the Committee on Finance 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 
for the Majority Leader of the Senate or the Majority Leader’s 
designee to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint 
committee bill. It shall also be in order for any Member of 
the Senate to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
joint committee bill at any time after the conclusion of such 
2-day period.
H. R. 1892—75 
(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
MOTION.—Consideration of the 
motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint committee 
bill and all debatable motions and appeals in connection there-
with shall not exceed 10 hours, which shall be divided equally 
between the Majority and Minority Leaders or their designees. 
A motion to further limit debate is in order, shall require 
an affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members duly chosen 
and sworn, and is not debatable. 
(3) VOTE THRESHOLD.—The motion to proceed to the consid-
eration of the joint committee bill shall only be agreed to 
upon an affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members duly chosen 
and sworn. 
(4) LIMITATIONS.—The motion is not subject to a motion 
to postpone. All points of order against the motion to proceed 
to the joint committee bill are waived. A motion to reconsider 
the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order. 
(5) DEADLINE.—Not later than the last day of the 115th 
Congress, the Senate shall vote on a motion to proceed to 
the joint committee bill. 
(6) COMPANION
MEASURES.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘joint committee bill’’ includes a bill of the 
House of Representatives that is a companion measure to the 
joint committee bill introduced in the Senate. 
(d) RULES OF SENATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, 
and as such is deemed a part of the rules of the Senate, 
but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
in the Senate in the case of a joint committee bill, and supersede 
other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with 
such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the 
Senate to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure 
of the Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the 
same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate. 
Subtitle B—Joint Select Committee on 
Budget and Appropriations Process Re-
form 
SEC. 30441. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle— 
(1) the term ‘‘joint committee’’ means the Joint Select Com-
mittee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform estab-
lished under section 30442(a); and 
(2) the term ‘‘joint committee bill’’ means a bill consisting 
of the proposed legislative language of the joint committee 
recommended in accordance with section 30442(b)(2)(B)(ii) and 
introduced under section 30444(a). 
SEC. 30442. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE.—There is 
established a joint select committee of Congress to be known as 
the ‘‘Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process 
Reform’’.
H. R. 1892—76 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) GOAL.—The goal of the joint committee is to reform 
the budget and appropriations process. 
(2) DUTIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee shall provide 
recommendations and legislative language that will signifi-
cantly reform the budget and appropriations process. 
(B) REPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND LEGISLATIVE LAN-
GUAGE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than November 30, 
2018, the joint committee shall vote on— 
(I) a report that contains a detailed statement 
of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
of the joint committee; and 
(II) proposed legislative language to carry out 
the recommendations described in subclause (I). 
(ii) APPROVAL OF REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE LAN-
GUAGE.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The report of the joint com-
mittee and the proposed legislative language 
described in clause (i) shall only be approved upon 
receiving the votes of— 
(aa) a majority of joint committee mem-
bers appointed by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and the Majority Leader 
of the Senate; and 
(bb) a majority of joint committee mem-
bers appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives and the Minority 
Leader of the Senate. 
(II) AVAILABILITY.—The text of any report and 
proposed legislative language shall be publicly 
available in electronic form at least 24 hours prior 
to its consideration. 
(iii) ADDITIONAL VIEWS.—A member of the joint 
committee who gives notice of an intention to file 
supplemental, minority, or additional views at the time 
of the final joint committee vote on the approval of 
the report and legislative language under clause (ii) 
shall be entitled to 2 calendar days after the day 
of such notice in which to file such views in writing 
with the co-chairs. Such views shall then be included 
in the joint committee report and printed in the same 
volume, or part thereof, and their inclusion shall be 
noted on the cover of the report. In the absence of 
timely notice, the joint committee report may be 
printed and transmitted immediately without such 
views. 
(iv) TRANSMISSION
OF
REPORT
AND
LEGISLATIVE 
LANGUAGE.—If the report and legislative language are 
approved by the joint committee pursuant to clause 
(ii), the joint committee shall submit the joint com-
mittee report and legislative language described in 
clause (i) to the President, the Vice President, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
H. R. 1892—77 
majority and minority leaders of each House of Con-
gress not later than 15 calendar days after such 
approval. 
(v) REPORT
AND
LEGISLATIVE
LANGUAGE
TO
BE 
MADE PUBLIC.—Upon the approval of the joint com-
mittee report and legislative language pursuant to 
clause (ii), the joint committee shall promptly make 
the full report and legislative language, and a record 
of any vote, available to the public. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee shall be com-
posed of 16 members appointed pursuant to subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the joint committee 
shall be appointed as follows: 
(i) The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
shall appoint 4 members from among Members of the 
House of Representatives. 
(ii) The Minority Leader of the House of Represent-
atives shall appoint 4 members from among Members 
of the House of Representatives. 
(iii) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall 
appoint 4 members from among Members of the 
Senate. 
(iv) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall 
appoint 4 members from among Members of the 
Senate. 
(C) CO-CHAIRS.—Two of the appointed members of the 
joint committee will serve as co-chairs. The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader of 
the Senate shall jointly appoint one co-chair, and the 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the 
Minority Leader of the Senate shall jointly appoint the 
second co-chair. The co-chairs shall be appointed not later 
than 14 calendar days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(D) DATE.—Members of the joint committee shall be 
appointed not later than 14 calendar days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(E) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT.—Members shall be 
appointed for the life of the joint committee. Any vacancy 
in the joint committee shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled not later than 14 calendar days after the 
date on which the vacancy occurs, in the same manner 
as the original appointment was made. If a member of 
the joint committee ceases to be a Member of the House 
of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be, 
the member is no longer a member of the joint committee 
and a vacancy shall exist. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—For purposes of enabling 
the joint committee to exercise its powers, functions, and 
duties under this subtitle, and consistent with the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, there is authorized from the date 
of enactment of this Act through February 28, 2019, 
$500,000 to be allocated—
H. R. 1892—78 
(i) in total during the period October 1, 2017 
through September 30, 2018; and 
(ii) any remaining amounts shall be carried for-
ward for the period October 1, 2018 through February 
28, 2019. 
(B) EXPENSES.—Expenses of the joint committee shall 
be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon 
vouchers approved by the co-chairs, subject to the rules 
and regulations of the Senate. 
(C) QUORUM.—Nine members of the joint committee 
shall constitute a quorum for purposes of voting and 
meeting, and 5 members of the joint committee shall con-
stitute a quorum for holding hearings. 
(D) VOTING.—No proxy voting shall be allowed on 
behalf of the members of the joint committee. 
(E) MEETINGS.— 
(i) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 calendar 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the joint 
committee shall hold its first meeting. 
(ii) AGENDA.—The co-chairs of the joint committee 
shall provide an agenda to the joint committee mem-
bers not less than 48 hours in advance of any meeting. 
(F) HEARINGS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee may, for the 
purpose of carrying out this section, hold such hearings, 
sit and act at such times and places, require attendance 
of witnesses and production of books, papers, and docu-
ments, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and 
administer such oaths as the joint committee considers 
advisable. 
(ii) HEARING PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
CO-CHAIRS.— 
(I) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The co-chairs of the joint 
committee shall make a public announcement of 
the date, place, time, and subject matter of any 
hearing to be conducted, not less than 7 days 
in advance of such hearing, unless the co-chairs 
determine that there is good cause to begin such 
hearing at an earlier date. 
(II) EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF WITNESSES.— 
Each co-chair shall be entitled to select an equal 
number of witnesses for each hearing held by the 
joint committee. 
(III) 
WRITTEN
STATEMENT.—A 
witness 
appearing before the joint committee shall file a 
written statement of proposed testimony at least 
2 calendar days before the appearance of the wit-
ness, unless the requirement is waived by the co- 
chairs, following their determination that there 
is good cause for failure to comply with such 
requirement. 
(G) MINIMUM
NUMBER
OF
PUBLIC
MEETINGS
AND 
HEARINGS.—The joint committee shall hold— 
(i) not less than a total of 5 public meetings or 
public hearings; and 
(ii) not less than 3 public hearings, which may 
include field hearings.
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(H) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon written request of 
the co-chairs, a Federal agency, including legislative branch 
agencies, shall provide technical assistance to the joint 
committee in order for the joint committee to carry out 
its duties. 
(I) STAFFING.— 
(i) DETAILS.—Employees of the legislative branch 
may be detailed to the joint committee on a nonreim-
bursable basis, consistent with the rules and regula-
tions of the Senate. 
(ii) STAFF DIRECTOR.—The co-chairs, acting jointly, 
may designate one such employee as staff director 
of the joint committee. 
(c) ETHICAL STANDARDS.—Members on the joint committee who 
serve in the House of Representatives shall be governed by the 
ethics rules and requirements of the House. Members of the Senate 
who serve on the joint committee shall comply with the ethics 
rules of the Senate. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The joint committee shall terminate on 
December 31, 2018 or 30 days after submission of its report and 
legislative recommendations pursuant to this section whichever 
occurs first. 
SEC. 30443. FUNDING. 
(a) SPECIAL RESERVE.—To enable the joint committee to exercise 
its powers, functions, and duties under this subtitle, within the 
funds in the account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations’’ 
of the Senate, not more than $500,000 shall be allocated from 
the special reserve established in S. Res. 62, agreed to February 
28, 2017 (115th Congress), for use by the joint committee. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—None of the funds made available by this 
section may be available for obligation by the joint committee after 
January 2, 2019. 
(c) AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of the joint 
committee, section 20(b) of S. Res. 62, agreed to February 28, 
2017 (115th Congress), shall not apply. 
SEC. 30444. CONSIDERATION OF JOINT COMMITTEE BILL IN THE 
SENATE. 
(a) INTRODUCTION.—Upon receipt of proposed legislative lan-
guage approved in accordance with section 30442(b)(2)(B)(ii), the 
language shall be introduced in the Senate (by request) on the 
next day on which the Senate is in session by the Majority Leader 
of the Senate or by a Member of the Senate designated by the 
Majority Leader of the Senate. 
(b) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.—A joint committee bill intro-
duced in the Senate under subsection (a) shall be referred to the 
Committee on the Budget, which shall report the bill without any 
revision and with a favorable recommendation, an unfavorable rec-
ommendation, or without recommendation, no later than 7 session 
days after introduction of the bill. If the Committee on the Budget 
fails to report the bill within that period, the committee shall 
be automatically discharged from consideration of the bill, and 
the bill shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. 
(c) MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order, not later than 
2 days of session after the date on which a joint committee
H. R. 1892—80 
bill is reported or discharged from the Committee on the 
Budget, for the Majority Leader of the Senate or the Majority 
Leader’s designee to move to proceed to the consideration of 
the joint committee bill. It shall also be in order for any Member 
of the Senate to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
joint committee bill at any time after the conclusion of such 
2-day period. 
(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
MOTION.—Consideration of the 
motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint committee 
bill and all debatable motions and appeals in connection there-
with shall not exceed 10 hours, which shall be divided equally 
between the Majority and Minority Leaders or their designees. 
A motion to further limit debate is in order, shall require 
an affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members duly chosen 
and sworn, and is not debatable. 
(3) VOTE THRESHOLD.—The motion to proceed to the consid-
eration of the joint committee bill shall only be agreed to 
upon an affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members duly chosen 
and sworn. 
(4) LIMITATIONS.—The motion is not subject to a motion 
to postpone. All points of order against the motion to proceed 
to the joint committee bill are waived. A motion to reconsider 
the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order. 
(5) DEADLINE.—Not later than the last day of the 115th 
Congress, the Senate shall vote on a motion to proceed to 
the joint committee bill. 
(d) RULES OF SENATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, 
and as such is deemed a part of the rules of the Senate, 
but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
in the Senate in the case of a joint committee bill, and supersede 
other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with 
such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the 
Senate to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure 
of the Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the 
same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate. 
DIVISION D—REVENUE MEASURES 
SECTION 40001. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this division is as follows: 
DIVISION D—REVENUE MEASURES 
Sec. 40001. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF EXPIRING PROVISIONS 
Sec. 40101. Amendment of Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
Subtitle A—Tax Relief for Families and Individuals 
Sec. 40201. Extension of exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified prin-
cipal residence indebtedness. 
Sec. 40202. Extension of mortgage insurance premiums treated as qualified resi-
dence interest. 
Sec. 40203. Extension of above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related 
expenses.
H. R. 1892—81 
Subtitle B—Incentives for Growth, Jobs, Investment, and Innovation 
Sec. 40301. Extension of Indian employment tax credit. 
Sec. 40302. Extension of railroad track maintenance credit. 
Sec. 40303. Extension of mine rescue team training credit. 
Sec. 40304. Extension of classification of certain race horses as 3-year property. 
Sec. 40305. Extension of 7-year recovery period for motorsports entertainment com-
plexes. 
Sec. 40306. Extension of accelerated depreciation for business property on an In-
dian reservation. 
Sec. 40307. Extension of election to expense mine safety equipment. 
Sec. 40308. Extension of special expensing rules for certain productions. 
Sec. 40309. Extension of deduction allowable with respect to income attributable to 
domestic production activities in Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 40310. Extension of special rule relating to qualified timber gain. 
Sec. 40311. Extension of empowerment zone tax incentives. 
Sec. 40312. Extension of American Samoa economic development credit. 
Subtitle C—Incentives for Energy Production and Conservation 
Sec. 40401. Extension of credit for nonbusiness energy property. 
Sec. 40402. Extension and modification of credit for residential energy property. 
Sec. 40403. Extension of credit for new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles. 
Sec. 40404. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. 
Sec. 40405. Extension of credit for 2-wheeled plug-in electric vehicles. 
Sec. 40406. Extension of second generation biofuel producer credit. 
Sec. 40407. Extension of biodiesel and renewable diesel incentives. 
Sec. 40408. Extension of production credit for Indian coal facilities. 
Sec. 40409. Extension of credits with respect to facilities producing energy from 
certain renewable resources. 
Sec. 40410. Extension of credit for energy-efficient new homes. 
Sec. 40411. Extension and phaseout of energy credit. 
Sec. 40412. Extension of special allowance for second generation biofuel plant prop-
erty. 
Sec. 40413. Extension of energy efficient commercial buildings deduction. 
Sec. 40414. Extension of special rule for sales or dispositions to implement FERC 
or State electric restructuring policy for qualified electric utilities. 
Sec. 40415. Extension of excise tax credits relating to alternative fuels. 
Sec. 40416. Extension of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate. 
Subtitle D—Modifications of Energy Incentives 
Sec. 40501. Modifications of credit for production from advanced nuclear power fa-
cilities. 
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 41101. Amendment of Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
Sec. 41102. Modifications to rum cover over. 
Sec. 41103. Extension of waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross 
income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. 
Sec. 41104. Individuals held harmless on improper levy on retirement plans. 
Sec. 41105. Modification of user fee requirements for installment agreements. 
Sec. 41106. Form 1040SR for seniors. 
Sec. 41107. Attorneys fees relating to awards to whistleblowers. 
Sec. 41108. Clarification of whistleblower awards. 
Sec. 41109. Clarification regarding excise tax based on investment income of pri-
vate colleges and universities. 
Sec. 41110. Exception from private foundation excess business holding tax for inde-
pendently-operated philanthropic business holdings. 
Sec. 41111. Rule of construction for Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform. 
Sec. 41112. Simplification of rules regarding records, statements, and returns. 
Sec. 41113. Modification of rules governing hardship distributions. 
Sec. 41114. Modification of rules relating to hardship withdrawals from cash or de-
ferred arrangements. 
Sec. 41115. Opportunity Zones rule for Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 41116. Tax home of certain citizens or residents of the United States living 
abroad. 
Sec. 41117. Treatment of foreign persons for returns relating to payments made in 
settlement of payment card and third party network transactions. 
Sec. 41118. Repeal of shift in time of payment of corporate estimated taxes. 
Sec. 41119. Enhancement of carbon dioxide sequestration credit.
H. R. 1892—82 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF EXPIRING 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 40101. AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
Subtitle A—Tax Relief for Families and 
Individuals 
SEC. 40201. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF DIS-
CHARGE OF QUALIFIED PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE INDEBT-
EDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 108(a)(1)(E) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2017’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 
1, 2018’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40202. EXTENSION OF MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUMS 
TREATED AS QUALIFIED RESIDENCE INTEREST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subclause (I) of section 163(h)(3)(E)(iv) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to amounts paid or accrued after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40203. EXTENSION OF ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR QUALI-
FIED TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 222(e) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. 
Subtitle B—Incentives for Growth, Jobs, 
Investment, and Innovation 
SEC. 40301. EXTENSION OF INDIAN EMPLOYMENT TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 45A(f) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40302. EXTENSION OF RAILROAD TRACK MAINTENANCE CREDIT. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 45G(f) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2016.
H. R. 1892—83 
(2) SAFE
HARBOR
ASSIGNMENTS.—Assignments, including 
related expenditures paid or incurred, under paragraph (2) 
of section 45G(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 
taxable years ending after January 1, 2017, and before January 
1, 2018, shall be treated as effective as of the close of such 
taxable year if made pursuant to a written agreement entered 
into no later than 90 days following the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 40303. EXTENSION OF MINE RESCUE TEAM TRAINING CREDIT. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 45N(e) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40304. EXTENSION OF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN RACE 
HORSES AS 3-YEAR PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168(e)(3)(A)(i) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2017’’ in subclause (I) and 
inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ in subclause (II) and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40305. EXTENSION OF 7-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD FOR MOTOR-
SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168(i)(15)(D) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40306. EXTENSION OF ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION FOR BUSI-
NESS PROPERTY ON AN INDIAN RESERVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168(j)(9) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40307. EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO EXPENSE MINE SAFETY 
EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 179E(g) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40308. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL EXPENSING RULES FOR CERTAIN 
PRODUCTIONS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 181(g) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to productions commencing after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40309. EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION ALLOWABLE WITH RESPECT 
TO INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO DOMESTIC PRODUCTION 
ACTIVITIES IN PUERTO RICO. 
For purposes of applying section 199(d)(8)(C) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to taxable years beginning 
during 2017, such section shall be applied—
H. R. 1892—84 
(1) by substituting ‘‘first 12 taxable years’’ for ‘‘first 11 
taxable years’’, and 
(2) by substituting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’ for ‘‘January 1, 2017’’. 
SEC. 40310. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO QUALIFIED 
TIMBER GAIN. 
For purposes of applying section 1201(b) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 with respect to taxable years beginning during 
2017, such section shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2016 or 2017’’ 
for ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 40311. EXTENSION OF EMPOWERMENT ZONE TAX INCENTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Section 1391(d)(1)(A)(i) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TERMINATION DATES SPECIFIED 
IN NOMINATIONS.—In the case of a designation of an empower-
ment zone the nomination for which included a termination 
date which is contemporaneous with the date specified in 
subparagraph (A)(i) of section 1391(d)(1) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (as in effect before the enactment of this 
Act), subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply with 
respect to such designation if, after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the entity which made such nomination amends 
the nomination to provide for a new termination date in such 
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s 
designee) may provide. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection 
(a)(1) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2016. 
SEC. 40312. EXTENSION OF AMERICAN SAMOA ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 119 of division A of the Tax Relief 
and Health Care Act of 2006 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2017’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘first 11 taxable years’’ in paragraph 
(1) and inserting ‘‘first 12 taxable years’’, and 
(C) by striking ‘‘first 5 taxable years’’ in paragraph 
(2) and inserting ‘‘first 6 taxable years’’, and 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘References in this subsection to section 199 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as references to such 
section as in effect before its repeal.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
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Subtitle C—Incentives for Energy 
Production and Conservation 
SEC. 40401. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROP-
ERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 25C(g)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40402. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR RESIDEN-
TIAL ENERGY PROPERTY. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 25D(h) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2021.’’. 
(b) PHASEOUT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 25D(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘the sum of—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the sum 
of the applicable percentages of— 
‘‘(1) the qualified solar electric property expenditures, 
‘‘(2) the qualified solar water heating property expendi-
tures, 
‘‘(3) the qualified fuel cell property expenditures, 
‘‘(4) the qualified small wind energy property expenditures, 
and 
‘‘(5) the qualified geothermal heat pump property expendi-
tures, 
made by the taxpayer during such year.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 25D(g) is amended 
by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40403. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR NEW QUALIFIED FUEL CELL 
MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30B(k)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to property purchased after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40404. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE 
REFUELING PROPERTY. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 30C(g) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40405. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR 2-WHEELED PLUG-IN ELEC-
TRIC VEHICLES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 30D(g)(3)(E)(ii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘January 1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to vehicles acquired after December 31, 2016.
H. R. 1892—86 
SEC. 40406. EXTENSION OF SECOND GENERATION BIOFUEL PRODUCER 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40(b)(6)(J)(i) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to qualified second generation biofuel production after 
December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40407. EXTENSION OF BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL 
INCENTIVES. 
(a) INCOME TAX CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 40A is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this sub-
section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 
2016. 
(b) EXCISE TAX INCENTIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6426(c)(6) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(2) PAYMENTS.—Section 6427(e)(6)(B) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 
2016. 
(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR 2017.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in the case of any biodiesel mixture credit 
properly determined under section 6426(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 for the period beginning on January 1, 
2017, and ending on December 31, 2017, such credit shall 
be allowed, and any refund or payment attributable to such 
credit (including any payment under section 6427(e) of such 
Code) shall be made, only in such manner as the Secretary 
of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall provide. 
Such Secretary shall issue guidance within 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act providing for a one-time 
submission of claims covering periods described in the preceding 
sentence. Such guidance shall provide for a 180-day period 
for the submission of such claims (in such manner as prescribed 
by such Secretary) to begin not later than 30 days after such 
guidance is issued. Such claims shall be paid by such Secretary 
not later than 60 days after receipt. If such Secretary has 
not paid pursuant to a claim filed under this subsection within 
60 days after the date of the filing of such claim, the claim 
shall be paid with interest from such date determined by using 
the overpayment rate and method under section 6621 of such 
Code. 
SEC. 40408. EXTENSION OF PRODUCTION CREDIT FOR INDIAN COAL 
FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(e)(10)(A) is amended by striking 
‘‘11-year period’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘12-year 
period’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to coal produced after December 31, 2016.
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SEC. 40409. EXTENSION OF CREDITS WITH RESPECT TO FACILITIES 
PRODUCING 
ENERGY 
FROM 
CERTAIN 
RENEWABLE 
RESOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of section 45(d) are 
each amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2017’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’: 
(1) Paragraph (2)(A). 
(2) Paragraph (3)(A). 
(3) Paragraph (4)(B). 
(4) Paragraph (6). 
(5) Paragraph (7). 
(6) Paragraph (9). 
(7) Paragraph (11)(B). 
(b) EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO TREAT QUALIFIED FACILITIES 
AS
ENERGY
PROPERTY.—Section 48(a)(5)(C)(ii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘January 1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on January 1, 2017. 
SEC. 40410. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT NEW 
HOMES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 45L(g) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to homes acquired after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40411. EXTENSION AND PHASEOUT OF ENERGY CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF SOLAR AND THERMAL ENERGY PROPERTY.— 
Section 48(a)(3)(A) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘periods ending before January 1, 2017’’ 
in clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘property the construction of which 
begins before January 1, 2022’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘periods ending before January 1, 2017’’ 
in clause (vii) and inserting ‘‘property the construction of which 
begins before January 1, 2022’’. 
(b) PHASEOUT OF 30-PERCENT CREDIT RATE FOR FIBER-OPTIC 
SOLAR, QUALIFIED FUEL CELL, AND QUALIFIED SMALL WIND ENERGY 
PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48(a) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) PHASEOUT
FOR
FIBER-OPTIC
SOLAR, QUALIFIED
FUEL 
CELL, AND QUALIFIED SMALL WIND ENERGY PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), in the 
case of any qualified fuel cell property, qualified small 
wind property, or energy property described in paragraph 
(3)(A)(ii), the energy percentage determined under para-
graph (2) shall be equal to— 
‘‘(i) in the case of any property the construction 
of which begins after December 31, 2019, and before 
January 1, 2021, 26 percent, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any property the construction 
of which begins after December 31, 2020, and before 
January 1, 2022, 22 percent. 
‘‘(B) PLACED IN SERVICE DEADLINE.—In the case of any 
energy property described in subparagraph (A) which is 
not placed in service before January 1, 2024, the energy
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percentage determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal 
to 0 percent.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
48(a)(2)(A) 
is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(6) and (7)’’. 
(3) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO PHASEOUT FOR WIND FACILI-
TIES.—Section 48(a)(5)(E) is amended by inserting ‘‘which is 
treated as energy property by reason of this paragraph’’ after 
‘‘using wind to produce electricity’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF QUALIFIED FUEL CELL PROPERTY.—Section 
48(c)(1)(D) is amended by striking ‘‘for any period after December 
31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘the construction of which does not begin 
before January 1, 2022’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF QUALIFIED MICROTURBINE PROPERTY.—Sec-
tion 48(c)(2)(D) is amended by striking ‘‘for any period after 
December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘the construction of which does 
not begin before January 1, 2022’’. 
(e) EXTENSION OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM PROP-
ERTY.—Section 48(c)(3)(A)(iv) is amended by striking ‘‘which is 
placed in service before January 1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
construction of which begins before January 1, 2022’’. 
(f) EXTENSION OF QUALIFIED SMALL WIND ENERGY PROPERTY.— 
Section 48(c)(4)(C) is amended by striking ‘‘for any period after 
December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘the construction of which does 
not begin before January 1, 2022’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
periods after December 31, 2016, under rules similar to the 
rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990). 
(2) EXTENSION OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM PROP-
ERTY.—The amendment made by subsection (e) shall apply 
to property placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
(3) PHASEOUTS
AND
TERMINATIONS.—The amendments 
made by subsection (b) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 40412. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR SECOND 
GENERATION BIOFUEL PLANT PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168(l)(2)(D) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 
40413. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
ENERGY 
EFFICIENT 
COMMERCIAL 
BUILDINGS DEDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 179D(h) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.
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SEC. 40414. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR SALES OR DISPOSI-
TIONS TO IMPLEMENT FERC OR STATE ELECTRIC 
RESTRUCTURING POLICY FOR QUALIFIED ELECTRIC 
UTILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 451(k)(3), as amended by section 
13221 of Public Law 115–97, is amended by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to dispositions after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 40415. EXTENSION OF EXCISE TAX CREDITS RELATING TO ALTER-
NATIVE FUELS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS EXCISE TAX CREDITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 6426(d)(5) and 6426(e)(3) are 
each amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(2) OUTLAY PAYMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS.—Section 
6427(e)(6)(C) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 
2016. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR 2017.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in the case of any alternative fuel credit properly 
determined under section 6426(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 for the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending 
on December 31, 2017, such credit shall be allowed, and any refund 
or payment attributable to such credit (including any payment 
under section 6427(e) of such Code) shall be made, only in such 
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s dele-
gate) shall provide. Such Secretary shall issue guidance within 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act providing 
for a one-time submission of claims covering periods described in 
the preceding sentence. Such guidance shall provide for a 180- 
day period for the submission of such claims (in such manner 
as prescribed by such Secretary) to begin not later than 30 days 
after such guidance is issued. Such claims shall be paid by such 
Secretary not later than 60 days after receipt. If such Secretary 
has not paid pursuant to a claim filed under this subsection within 
60 days after the date of the filing of such claim, the claim shall 
be paid with interest from such date determined by using the 
overpayment rate and method under section 6621 of such Code. 
SEC. 40416. EXTENSION OF OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND 
FINANCING RATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4611(f)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply on and after the first day of the first calendar month 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Subtitle D—Modifications of Energy 
Incentives 
SEC. 40501. MODIFICATIONS OF CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION FROM 
ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER FACILITIES. 
(a) TREATMENT OF UNUTILIZED LIMITATION AMOUNTS.—Section 
45J(b) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or any amendment to’’ after ‘‘enactment 
of’’ in paragraph (4), and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ALLOCATION OF UNUTILIZED LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any unutilized national megawatt 
capacity limitation shall be allocated by the Secretary 
under paragraph (3) as rapidly as is practicable after 
December 31, 2020— 
‘‘(i) first to facilities placed in service on or before 
such date to the extent that such facilities did not 
receive an allocation equal to their full nameplate 
capacity, and 
‘‘(ii) then to facilities placed in service after such 
date in the order in which such facilities are placed 
in service. 
‘‘(B) UNUTILIZED NATIONAL MEGAWATT CAPACITY LIMITA-
TION.—The term ‘unutilized national megawatt capacity 
limitation’ means the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(i) 6,000 megawatts, over 
‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount of national megawatt 
capacity limitation allocated by the Secretary before 
January 1, 2021, reduced by any amount of such limita-
tion which was allocated to a facility which was not 
placed in service before such date. 
‘‘(C) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROVISIONS.—In the 
case of any unutilized national megawatt capacity limita-
tion allocated by the Secretary pursuant to this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) such allocation shall be treated for purposes 
of this section in the same manner as an allocation 
of national megawatt capacity limitation, and 
‘‘(ii) subsection (d)(1)(B) shall not apply to any 
facility which receives such allocation.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF CREDIT BY CERTAIN PUBLIC ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 45J is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f), 
and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF CREDIT BY CERTAIN PUBLIC ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, with respect to a credit under sub-
section (a) for any taxable year— 
‘‘(A) a qualified public entity would be the taxpayer 
(but for this paragraph), and 
‘‘(B) such entity elects the application of this paragraph 
for such taxable year with respect to all (or any portion 
specified in such election) of such credit, 
the eligible project partner specified in such election, and not 
the qualified public entity, shall be treated as the taxpayer
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for purposes of this title with respect to such credit (or such 
portion thereof). 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) QUALIFIED
PUBLIC
ENTITY.—The term ‘qualified 
public entity’ means— 
‘‘(i) a Federal, State, or local government entity, 
or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality 
thereof, 
‘‘(ii) a mutual or cooperative electric company 
described in section 501(c)(12) or 1381(a)(2), or 
‘‘(iii) a not-for-profit electric utility which had or 
has received a loan or loan guarantee under the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PROJECT PARTNER.—The term ‘eligible 
project partner’ means any person who— 
‘‘(i) is responsible for, or participates in, the design 
or construction of the advanced nuclear power facility 
to which the credit under subsection (a) relates, 
‘‘(ii) participates in the provision of the nuclear 
steam supply system to such facility, 
‘‘(iii) participates in the provision of nuclear fuel 
to such facility, 
‘‘(iv) is a financial institution providing financing 
for the construction or operation of such facility, or 
‘‘(v) has an ownership interest in such facility. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION TO PARTNERSHIPS.—In the case of 
a credit under subsection (a) which is determined at the 
partnership level— 
‘‘(i) for purposes of paragraph (1)(A), a qualified 
public entity shall be treated as the taxpayer with 
respect to such entity’s distributive share of such 
credit, and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘eligible project partner’ shall include 
any partner of the partnership. 
‘‘(B) TAXABLE
YEAR
IN
WHICH
CREDIT
TAKEN
INTO 
ACCOUNT.—In the case of any credit (or portion thereof) 
with respect to which an election is made under paragraph 
(1), such credit shall be taken into account in the first 
taxable year of the eligible project partner ending with, 
or after, the qualified public entity’s taxable year with 
respect to which the credit was determined. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
TRANSFER
UNDER
PRIVATE
USE 
RULES.—For purposes of section 141(b)(1), any benefit 
derived by an eligible project partner in connection with 
an election under this subsection shall not be taken into 
account as a private business use.’’. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PROCEEDS OF TRANSFERS FOR MUTUAL 
OR COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC COMPANIES.—Section 501(c)(12) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) In the case of a mutual or cooperative electric 
company described in this paragraph or an organization 
described in section 1381(a)(2), income received or accrued 
in connection with an election under section 45J(e)(1) shall 
be treated as an amount collected from members for the 
sole purpose of meeting losses and expenses.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
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(1) TREATMENT OF UNUTILIZED LIMITATION AMOUNTS.—The 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSFER OF CREDIT BY CERTAIN PUBLIC ENTITIES.— 
The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to taxable 
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 41101. AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 41102. MODIFICATIONS TO RUM COVER OVER. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7652(f)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2022’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this sub-
section shall apply to distilled spirits brought into the United 
States after December 31, 2016. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF TAXES ON RUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7652(e) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF TAXES COLLECTED.— 
For purposes of this subsection, the amount of taxes collected 
under section 5001(a)(1) shall be determined without regard 
to section 5001(c).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this sub-
section shall apply to distilled spirits brought into the United 
States after December 31, 2017. 
SEC. 41103. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS WITH RESPECT 
TO 
EXCLUDING 
FROM 
GROSS 
INCOME 
AMOUNTS 
RECEIVED BY WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(d) of the Protecting Americans 
from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (26 U.S.C. 139F note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘1-year’’ and inserting ‘‘3-year’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 41104. INDIVIDUALS HELD HARMLESS ON IMPROPER LEVY ON 
RETIREMENT PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6343 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) INDIVIDUALS HELD HARMLESS ON WRONGFUL LEVY, ETC. 
ON RETIREMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines that an 
individual’s account or benefit under an eligible retirement 
plan (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B)) has been levied upon 
in a case to which subsection (b) or (d)(2)(A) applies and prop-
erty or an amount of money is returned to the individual—