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program levels under current law, under the authority and condi-
tions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 
2017, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory pay-
ments due on or about the first day of any month that begins 
after October 2017 but not later than 30 days after the date specified 
in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be 
available for such payments. 
SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and 
agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 
to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent 
with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, except 
that such authority provided under this section shall not be used 
until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 
to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated 
and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 
(22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 
6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 
SEC. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 
Act that was previously designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being 
for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or as being for disaster relief 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively. 
(b) The reduction in section 101(b) of this Act shall not apply 
to— 
(1) amounts designated under subsection (a) of this section; 
(2) amounts made available by section 101(a) by reference 
to the second paragraph under the heading ‘‘Social Security 
Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’ in 
division H of Public Law 115–31; or 
(3) amounts made available by section 101(a) by reference 
to the paragraph under the heading ‘‘Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services—Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
Account’’ in division H of Public Law 115–31. 
(c) Section 6 of Public Law 115–31 shall apply to amounts 
designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement. 
SEC. 115. During the period covered by this Act, discretionary 
amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018 that were provided in 
advance by appropriations Acts shall be available in the amounts 
provided in such Acts, reduced by the percentage in section 101(b). 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Domestic Food Programs—Food 
and Nutrition Service—Commodity Assistance Program’’ at a rate 
for operations of $317,139,000, of which $238,120,000 shall be for 
the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
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SEC. 117. The final proviso in section 715 of division A of 
Public Law 115–31 shall be applied during the period covered 
by this Act by adding ‘‘from amounts first made available for 
fiscal year 2018’’ after ‘‘unobligated balances’’ and as if the following 
were struck from such proviso: ‘‘the carryover amounts authorized 
in the first proviso of this section for section 32 and’’. 
SEC. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce—Bureau of the Census—Periodic Censuses and 
Programs’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations nec-
essary to maintain the schedule and deliver the required data 
according to statutory deadlines in the 2020 Decennial Census 
Program. 
SEC. 119. Section 1215(f)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note), as most recently amended by section 1223 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328), shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2018’’ for ‘‘2017’’ through 
the earlier of the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act or 
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations 
for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense. 
SEC. 120. (a) Funds made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Energy—Energy Programs—Uranium Enrichment Decon-
tamination and Decommissioning Fund’’ may be apportioned up 
to the rate for operations necessary to avoid disruption of continuing 
projects or activities funded in this appropriation. 
(b) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
not later than 3 days after each use of the authority provided 
in subsection (a). 
SEC. 121. Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) shall be applied 
by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) for ‘‘September 
30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 122. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Power Marketing Administrations—Operation 
and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration’’ in division 
D of Public Law 115–31 shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$51,000,000’’ for ‘‘$60,760,000’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso under the 
heading 
‘‘Power 
Marketing 
Administrations—Operation 
and 
Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration’’ in division D 
of Public Law 115–31 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
for ‘‘$73,000,000’’. 
(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso under the 
heading 
‘‘Power 
Marketing 
Administrations—Construction, 
Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power 
Administration’’ in division D of Public Law 115–31 shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘$179,000,000’’ for ‘‘$367,009,000’’. 
SEC. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds 
under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia Funds’’ for such programs 
and activities under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
2017 (title IV of division E of Public Law 115–31) at the rate 
set forth under ‘‘Part A—Summary of Expenses’’ as included in 
the Fiscal Year 2018 Local Budget Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22– 
99), as modified as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 124. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘General Services Administration—Allowances and Office 
Staff for Former Presidents’’ to carry out the provisions of the 
Act of August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), at a rate for operations 
of $4,754,000. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are provided by 
this Act for ‘‘General Services Administration—Expenses, Presi-
dential Transition’’ and ‘‘Executive Office of the President and 
Funds Appropriated to the President—Presidential Transition 
Administrative Support’’. 
(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first 
proviso under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia—Federal Payment 
for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of 
Columbia’’ in division E of Public Law 115–31 shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘$14,900,000’’ for ‘‘$34,895,000’’ and the first proviso 
under that heading shall not apply during the period covered by 
this Act. 
(d) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first 
proviso under the heading ‘‘National Archives and Records Adminis-
tration—Operating Expenses’’ in division E of Public Law 115– 
shall 
be 
applied 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$375,784,000’’ 
for 
‘‘$380,634,000’’. 
(e) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first 
proviso under the heading ‘‘Department of the Interior—National 
Park Service—Operation of the National Park System’’ in division 
G of Public Law 115–31 shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$2,420,818,000’’ for ‘‘$2,425,018,000’’. 
SEC. 125. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Homeland Security—Office of the Secretary and Executive 
Management—Operations and Support’’, ‘‘Department of Homeland 
Security—Management Directorate—Operations and Support’’, and 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security—Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Operations Coordination—Operations and Support’’ may be appor-
tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to carry out activities 
previously funded under ‘‘Department of Homeland Security— 
Working Capital Fund’’, consistent with the fiscal year 2018 Presi-
dent’s Budget. 
SEC. 126. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support’’, ‘‘U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’, 
‘‘Transportation Security Administration—Operations and Support’’, 
and ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ 
accounts of the Department of Homeland Security may be appor-
tioned at a rate for operations necessary to maintain not less 
than the number of staff achieved on September 30, 2017. 
SEC. 127. The authority provided by section 831 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 128. Section 404 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 124 Stat. 2950), as amended, shall 
be applied in subsection (b) by substituting the date specified in 
section 106(3) for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 129. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Homeland Security—Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ may be apportioned up to the rate
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for operations necessary to carry out response and recovery activi-
ties under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
SEC. 130. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) shall be applied 
by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act 
for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 131. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhance-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
SEC. 132. The authority provided by subsection (m)(3) of section 
8162 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 
U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79) shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 133. In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by 
section 101, an additional amount is provided for ‘‘Environmental 
Protection Agency—Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Program Account’’ for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 
of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, 
at a rate for operations of $3,000,000. 
SEC. 134. (a) The following sections of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act shall continue in effect through 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution— 
(1) subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 4(i)(1) (7 
U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(1)(C)–(E)); 
(2) section 4(k)(3) (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(3)); 
(3) section 4(k)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(k)(4)); and 
(4) section 33(c)(3)(B) (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(c)(3)(B)). 
(b)(1) Section 4(i)(1)(I) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(1)(I)) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolu-
tion for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 33(m)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)(2)), section 
33(m)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)(1)) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolu-
tion for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(c) Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) shall be applied by substituting the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 135. Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting the date speci-
fied in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 136. The second proviso under the heading ‘‘Department 
of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and 
Families—Children and Families Services Programs’’ in title II 
of division H of Public Law 115–31 shall be applied during the 
period covered by this Act as if the following were struck from 
such proviso: ‘‘, of which $80,000,000 shall be available for a cost 
of living adjustment notwithstanding section 640(a)(3)(A) of such 
Act’’. 
SEC. 137. The proviso at the end of paragraph (1) under the 
heading 
‘‘Department 
of 
Labor—Employment 
and 
Training 
Administration—State Unemployment Insurance and Employment 
Service Operations’’ in title I of division G of Public Law 113–