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insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries: 
Provided further, That the provisions in section 317S of the 
PHS Act shall apply to the use of funds appropriated in 
this paragraph as determined by the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention to be appropriate: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 
may be used for grants for the construction, alteration, or 
renovation of non-federally owned facilities to improve pre-
paredness and response capability at State and local lab-
oratories: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated in this paragraph, $44,000,000 is included to sup-
plement either fiscal year 2016 or fiscal year 2017 funds 
for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative 
agreement program to restore fiscal year 2016 funds that 
were reprogrammed for Zika virus response prior to the en-
actment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount 
is 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. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for 
‘‘National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’, 
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$152,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, for research on the virology, natural history, and 
pathogenesis of the Zika virus infection and preclinical and 
clinical development of vaccines and other medical counter-
measures for the Zika virus and other vector-borne diseases, 
domestically and internationally: Provided, That such 
funds may be transferred by the Director of the National 
Institutes of Health (‘‘NIH’’) to other accounts of the NIH 
for the purposes provided in this paragraph: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is 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. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for 
‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’’, 
$387,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Zika virus, 
health conditions related to such virus, and other vector- 
borne diseases, domestically and internationally; to develop 
necessary countermeasures and vaccines, including the de-
velopment 
and 
purchase 
of 
vaccines, 
therapeutics, 
diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, and administrative 
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activities; for carrying out section 501 of the Social Secu-
rity Act; and for carrying out sections 330 through 336 and 
338 of the PHS Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 
in this paragraph may be used to procure security counter-
measures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS 
Act): Provided further, That paragraphs (1) and (7)(C) of 
subsection (c) of section 319F–2 of the PHS Act, but no 
other provisions of such section, shall apply to such security 
countermeasures procured with funds appropriated in this 
paragraph: Provided further, That products purchased with 
funds appropriated in this paragraph may, at the discre-
tion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be 
deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 
319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated in this paragraph may be transferred to the 
fund authorized by section 319F–4 of the PHS Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, $75,000,000, in addition to the purposes specified 
above, shall also be available for necessary expenses for sup-
port to States, territories, tribes, or tribal organizations 
with active or local transmission cases of the Zika virus, 
as confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, to reimburse the costs of health care for health condi-
tions related to the Zika virus, other than costs that are 
covered by private health insurance, of which not less than 
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$60,000,000 shall be for territories with the highest rates 
of Zika transmission: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be 
awarded, notwithstanding section 502 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, for projects of regional and national significance 
in Puerto Rico and other territories authorized under sec-
tion 501 of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, $40,000,000 
shall be used to expand the delivery of primary health serv-
ices authorized by section 330 of the PHS Act in Puerto 
Rico and other territories: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, $6,000,000 shall, 
for purposes of providing primary health services in areas 
affected by Zika virus or other vector-borne diseases, be used 
to assign National Health Service Corps (‘‘NHSC’’) mem-
bers to Puerto Rico and other territories, notwithstanding 
the assignment priorities and limitations in or under sec-
tions 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), or 333A(a) of the PHS Act, and 
to make NHSC Loan Repayment Program awards under 
section 338B of such Act: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of the previous proviso, section 331(a)(3)(D) of the 
PHS Act shall be applied as if the term ‘‘primary health 
services’’ included health services regarding pediatric sub-
specialists: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
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suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
DIRECT HIRES 
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated by this title may be 
used by the heads of the Department of Health and Human 
Services, Department of State, and the United States Agen-
cy for International Development to appoint, without re-
gard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3319 of title 
5 of the United States Code, candidates needed for positions 
to perform critical work relating to Zika response for 
which— 
(1) public notice has been given; and 
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
has determined that such a public health threat exists. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 102. Funds appropriated by this title may be 
transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation ac-
counts under the headings ‘‘Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention’’, ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emer-
gency Fund’’, and ‘‘National Institutes of Health’’ for the 
purposes specified in this title following consultation with 
the Office of Management and Budget: Provided, That the 
Committees on Appropriations shall be notified 10 days in 
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advance of any such transfer: Provided further, That, upon 
a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 
from an appropriation 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 114–113 or section 241(a) of 
the PHS Act. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 103. Not later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act, 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 administrative costs, to the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided, That such plans shall be updated and sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 days 
until September 30, 2017. 
OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 104. Of the funds appropriated by this title under 
the heading ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency 
Fund’’, up to— 
(1) $500,000 shall be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds made available under the heading ‘‘Office 
of the Secretary, Office of Inspector General’’, and 
shall remain available until expended, for oversight of 
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activities supported with funds appropriated by this 
title: Provided, That the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to obligating such funds: Pro-
vided further, That the transfer authority provided by 
this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided by law; and 
(2) $500,000 shall be made available to the 
Comptroller General of the United States, and shall 
remain available until expended, for oversight of ac-
tivities supported with funds appropriated by this 
title: Provided, That the Comptroller General shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 
to obligating such funds. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for 
‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, $14,594,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017, for necessary ex-
penses to support response efforts related to the Zika virus, 
health conditions related to such virus, and other vector- 
borne diseases: Provided, That such funds may be made 
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available for medical evacuation costs of any other depart-
ment or agency of the United States under Chief of Mission 
authority, and may be transferred to any other appropria-
tion of such department or agency for such costs: Provided 
further, That such amount is 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. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for 
‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, 
$4,000,000 for necessary expenses to support response efforts 
related to the Zika virus, health conditions related to such 
virus, and other vector-borne diseases, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is 
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. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for 
‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Account’’ for the cost of di-
rect loans, $1,000,000, to support response efforts related 
to the Zika virus, health conditions related to such virus, 
and other vector-borne diseases, to remain available until 
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September 30, 2017: Provided, That such costs, including 
costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds are available to subsidize an addi-
tional amount of gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans not to exceed $1,880,406: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for 
‘‘Operating Expenses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, for necessary expenses to support 
response efforts related to the Zika virus, health conditions 
related to such virus, and other vector-borne diseases: Pro-
vided, That such amount is 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. 
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BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for 
‘‘Global Health Programs’’, $145,500,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017, for necessary expenses to 
prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Zika virus, health 
conditions related to such virus, and other vector-borne dis-
eases: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing shall be made available for vector control activities, vac-
cines, diagnostics, and vector control technologies: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading may 
be made available as contributions to the World Health Or-
ganization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Pan 
American Health Organization, the International Atomic 
Energy Agency, and the Food and Agriculture Organiza-
tion: Provided further, That funds made available under 
this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 
made available for the Grand Challenges for Development 
program: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
TRANSFER AUTHORITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. (a) Funds appropriated by this title under 
the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, 
‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, 
‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Account’’, and ‘‘Operating 
Expenses’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this title under such headings to carry out 
the purposes of this title. 
(b) The transfer authorities provided by this section 
are in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
by law. 
(c) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
transferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this sec-
tion are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may 
be transferred back to such appropriations. 
(d) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this sec-
tion unless at least 5 days prior to making such transfer 
the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, as appro-
priate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writ-
ing of the details of any such transfer. 
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NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 202. Funds appropriated by this title shall only 
be available for obligation if the Secretary of State or the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, as appropriate, notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations in writing at least 15 days in ad-
vance of such obligation. 
CONSOLIDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 203. Not later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act and prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
available by this title, the Secretary of State and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall submit a consolidated report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations on the anticipated uses of such 
funds on a country and project basis, including estimated 
personnel and administrative costs: Provided, That such re-
port shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations every 60 days until September 30, 2017. 
OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 204. Of the funds appropriated by this title, up 
to— 
(1) $500,000 shall be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds available under the heading ‘‘United 
States Agency for International Development, Funds 
Appropriated to the President, Office of Inspector 
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General’’, and shall remain available until expended, 
for oversight of activities supported with funds appro-
priated by this title: Provided, That the transfer au-
thority provided by this paragraph is in addition to 
any other transfer authority provided by law; and 
(2) $500,000 shall be made available to the 
Comptroller General of the United States, and shall 
remain available until expended, for oversight of ac-
tivities supported with funds appropriated by this 
title: Provided, That the Secretary of State and the 
Comptroller General, as appropriate, shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obli-
gating such funds. 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. Unless otherwise provided for by this divi-
sion, the additional amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
division are subject to the requirements for funds contained 
in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 
114–113). 
PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 302. Funds made available by this division may 
be used to enter into contracts with individuals for the pro-
vision of personal services (as described in section 104 of 
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part 37 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (48 CFR 
37.104)) to support the purposes of titles I and II of this 
division, within the United States and abroad, subject to 
prior consultation with, and the notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such in-
dividuals may not be deemed employees of the United States 
for the purpose of any law administered by the Office of 
Personnel Management: Provided further, That the author-
ity made available pursuant to this section shall expire on 
September 30, 2017. 
DESIGNATION RETENTION 
SEC. 303. Any amount appropriated by this division, 
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 and subse-
quently so designated by the President, and transferred pur-
suant to transfer authorities provided by this division shall 
retain such designation. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 304. This division shall become effective imme-
diately upon enactment of this Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Zika Response and 
Preparedness Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
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DIVISION C—CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for fis-
cal year 2017, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at 
a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2016 and under the authority 
and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing 
projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and 
loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 
2016, and for which appropriations, funds, or other author-
ity were made available in the following appropriations 
Acts: 
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2016 (division A of Public Law 
114–113), except section 728. 
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division B of 
Public Law 114–113). 
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(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2016 (division C of Public Law 114–113). 
(4) The Energy and Water Development and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division D 
of Public Law 114–113). 
(5) The Financial Services and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act, 2016 (division E of Public 
Law 114–113), which for purposes of this Act shall be 
treated as including section 707 of division O of Pub-
lic Law 114–113. 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2016 (division F of Public Law 
114–113). 
(7) The Department of the Interior, Environ-
ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 
(division G of Public Law 114–113). 
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division H of Public 
Law 114–113). 
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2016 (division I of Public Law 114–113). 
(10) The Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
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2016 (division K of Public Law 114–113), except title 
IX. 
(11) The Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2016 (division L of Public Law 114–113), except 
section 420. 
(b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) 
is hereby reduced by 0.496 percent. 
SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made avail-
able or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the 
Department of Defense shall be used for: (1) the new produc-
tion of items not funded for production in fiscal year 2016 
or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above 
those sustained with fiscal year 2016 funds; or (3) the initi-
ation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, 
operation, or organization (defined as any project, sub-
project, activity, budget activity, program element, and sub-
program within a program element, and for any investment 
items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within 
an appropriation account and an R–1 line item that in-
cludes a program element and subprogram element within 
an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, 
or other authority were not available during fiscal year 
2016. 
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(b) No appropriation or funds made available or au-
thority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department 
of Defense shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements 
utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order 
quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated 
later. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 
be available to the extent and in the manner that would 
be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, 
no appropriation or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate 
or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, 
funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal 
year 2016. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted 
pursuant to this Act shall cover all obligations or expendi-
tures incurred for any project or activity during the period 
for which funds or authority for such project or activity 
are available under this Act. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, 
appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until which-
ever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law 
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of an appropriation for any project or activity provided 
for in this Act; (2) the enactment into law of the applicable 
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017 without any provi-
sion for such project or activity; or (3) December 9, 2016. 
SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act 
shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable ap-
propriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted 
into law. 
SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made avail-
able by or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be 
used without regard to the time limitations for submission 
and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 
of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in this Act may 
be construed to waive any other provision of law governing 
the apportionment of funds. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, except section 106, for those programs that would other-
wise have high initial rates of operation or complete dis-
tribution of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 
2017 because of distributions of funding to States, foreign 
countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates of oper-
ation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no 
grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this 
Act that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 
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SEC. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only 
the most limited funding action of that permitted in the 
Act shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of 
projects and activities. 
SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory 
payments whose budget authority was provided in appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2016, and for activities under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be con-
tinued at the rate to maintain program levels under current 
law, under the authority and conditions provided in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016, to be 
continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for man-
datory payments due on or about the first day of any month 
that begins after October 2016 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 de-
partment and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 
for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de-
partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro-
priations Act for fiscal year 2016, except that such author-
ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 
the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 
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to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex-
penses. 
SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obli-
gated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 
Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), 
section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis-
cal 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 Ter-
rorism 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 Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or as being for disaster re-
lief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respec-
tively. 
(b) The reduction in section 101(b) of this Act shall 
not apply to— 
(1) amounts designated under subsection (a) of 
this section; 
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(2) amounts made available by section 101(a) by 
reference to the second paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Social Security Administration—Limitation on Ad-
ministrative Expenses’’ in division H of Public Law 
114–113; 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 114–113. 
(c) Section 6 of Public Law 114–113 shall apply to 
amounts designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. 
SEC. 115. During the period covered by this Act, dis-
cretionary amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2017 that 
were provided in advance by appropriations Acts covered 
by section 101 of this Act shall be available in the amounts 
provided in such Acts, reduced by the percentage in section 
101(b). 
SEC. 116. (a) In addition to the amounts otherwise 
provided by section 101, and notwithstanding section 104, 
an additional amount is provided to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to carry out the authorizations 
in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 
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(Public Law 114–198), at a rate for operations of 
$17,000,000. 
(b) In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by 
section 101, and notwithstanding section 104, an additional 
amount is provided to the Attorney General to carry out 
the authorizations in the Comprehensive Addiction and Re-
covery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198), at a rate for 
operations of $20,000,000. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
in addition to the purposes otherwise provided for amounts 
that become available on October 1, 2016, under the heading 
‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Veterans Health Admin-
istration—Medical Services’’ in division J of Public Law 
114–113, such amounts shall be used to implement the 
Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act (title IX of 
Public Law 114–198) and the amendments made by that 
Act. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Domestic Food 
Programs—Food and Nutrition Service—Commodity As-
sistance Program’’ at a rate for operations of $310,139,000, 
of which $236,120,000 shall be for the Commodity Supple-
mental Food Program. 
SEC. 118. Amounts provided by section 111 to the De-
partment of Agriculture for ‘‘Corporations—Commodity 
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Credit Corporation Fund—Reimbursement for Net Realized 
Losses’’ may be used, prior to the completion of the report 
described in section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 
U.S.C. 713a–11), to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for net realized losses sustained, but not previously 
reimbursed, as reflected in the June 2016 report of its fi-
nancial condition. 
SEC. 119. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Housing Service— 
Rental Assistance Program’’ may be apportioned up to the 
rate for operations necessary to pay ongoing debt service 
for the multi-family direct loan programs under sections 
514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484 
and 1485). 
SEC. 120. Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff(b)(5)) shall be applied 
by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
Act for ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding sections 101 and 102, with-
in amounts provided for ‘‘Department of Defense—Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ and ‘‘Department 
of Defense—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Defense-Wide’’, except for amounts designated for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
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Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Secretary of De-
fense may develop, replace, and sustain Federal Govern-
ment security and suitability background investigation in-
formation technology system requirements of the Office of 
Personnel Management at a rate for operations of 
$95,000,000. 
SEC. 122. Section 1215(f)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92), shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘2017’’ for ‘‘2016’’ 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 fis-
cal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense. 
SEC. 123. (a) Funds made available by section 101 
for ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Uranium 
Enrichment 
Decontamination 
and 
Decommissioning 
Fund’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations 
necessary to avoid disruption of continuing projects or ac-
tivities funded in this appropriation. 
(b) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
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the Senate not later than 3 days after each use of the au-
thority provided in subsection (a). 
SEC. 124. (a) 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, 2016 (title IV of division 
E of Public Law 114–113) at the rate set forth under ‘‘Part 
A—Summary of Expenses’’ as included in the Fiscal Year 
2017 Local Budget Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21–414), as modi-
fied as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) During the period in which this Act is in effect, 
the authority and conditions provided in the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 
2016 (division E of Public Law 114–113) which were ap-
plicable to the obligation or expenditure of funds by the Dis-
trict of Columbia for any program, project, or activity dur-
ing fiscal year 2016 shall apply to the obligation or expend-
iture of funds by the District of Columbia with respect to 
such program, project, or activity under any authority. 
SEC. 125. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts 
are provided for ‘‘General Services Administration—Ex-
penses, Presidential Transition’’ for necessary expenses to 
carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 
102 note), at a rate for operations of $9,500,000, of which 
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not to exceed $1,000,000 is for activities authorized by sec-
tions 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided, That such 
amounts may be transferred and credited to the ‘‘Acquisi-
tion Services Fund’’ or ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ to reim-
burse obligations incurred prior to enactment of this Act 
for the purposes provided herein related to the Presidential 
election in 2016: Provided further, That amounts available 
under this section shall be in addition to any other amounts 
available for such purposes. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are pro-
vided by this Act for ‘‘General Services Administration— 
Pre-Election Presidential Transition’’. 
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, for expenses 
of the Office of Administration to carry out the Presidential 
Transition Act of 1963, as amended, and similar expenses, 
in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by law, 
amounts are provided to ‘‘Presidential Transition Adminis-
trative Support’’ at a rate for operations of $7,582,000: 
Provided, That such funds may be transferred to other ac-
counts that provide funding for offices within the Executive 
Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President 
in this Act or any other Act, to carry out such purposes. 
SEC. 127. In addition to the amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for 
‘‘District of Columbia—Federal Payment for Emergency 
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Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia’’ 
for costs associated with the Presidential Inauguration, at 
a rate for operations of $19,995,000. 
SEC. 128. In addition to the amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for 
‘‘National Archives and Records Administration—Oper-
ating Expenses’’ to carry out the Presidential transition re-
sponsibilities of the Archivist of the United States under 
sections 2201 through 2207 of title 44, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Presidential Records Act of 
1978’’), at a rate for operations of $4,850,000. 
SEC. 129. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Small Business Administration—Business Loans Pro-
gram Account’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper-
ations necessary to accommodate increased demand for 
commitments for general business loans authorized under 
section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)). 
SEC. 130. Amounts provided by section 101 for the De-
partment of Homeland Security may be obligated in the 
account and budget structure set forth in the table provided 
by the Chief Financial Officer of the Department to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives prior to the end of fiscal year 2016 pur-
suant to section 563(e) of the Department of Homeland Se-
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curity Appropriations Act, 2016 (division F of Public Law 
114–113). 
SEC. 131. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 
for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection—Operations and Support’’ may be ap-
portioned up to the rate for operations necessary to main-
tain not less than the number of staff achieved on September 
30, 2016. 
(b) Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘De-
partment of Homeland Security—Transportation Security 
Administration—Operations and Support’’ may be appor-
tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain 
not less than the number of screeners achieved on September 
30, 2016. 
SEC. 132. The authority provided by section 831 of 
the Homeland 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. 133. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
SEC. 134. (a) The authority provided by subsection 
(m)(3) of section 8162 of the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106– 
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79) shall continue in effect through the date specified in 
section 106(3) of this Act. 
(b) Section 419(b) of division G of Public Law 114– 
113 shall not apply during the period covered by this Act. 
SEC. 135. Notwithstanding section 101, subsection 
35(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(d)) shall 
be applied, at a rate for operations, through the date speci-
fied in section 106(3), as if the following new paragraph 
were added at the end— 
‘‘(5) There is appropriated to the Fee Account es-
tablished in subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii) of this section, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, to re-
main available until expended, for the coordination 
and processing of oil and gas use authorizations, to 
be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and 
transferred to such Fee Account pursuant to sub-
section (d)(3)(A)(ii) of this section, so as to result in 
a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the gen-
eral fund estimated at not more than $0.’’. 
SEC. 136. In addition to the amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for 
‘‘Department of the Interior—National Park Service—Op-
eration of the National Park System’’ for security and vis-
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itor safety activities related to the Presidential Inaugural 
Ceremonies, at a rate for operations of $4,200,000. 
SEC. 137. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available by section 101, and notwithstanding section 104, 
amounts are provided for ‘‘Environmental Protection Agen-
cy—Environmental Programs and Management’’ at a rate 
for operations of $3,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, and such amounts may be apportioned up to the 
rate for operations needed, for necessary expenses of activi-
ties described in section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees col-
lected pursuant to such section of such Act and deposited 
in the ‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting 
receipts in fiscal year 2017 shall be retained and used for 
necessary salaries and expenses under the above heading 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum provided by this section of this Act from 
the general fund for fiscal year 2017 shall be reduced by 
the amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received dur-
ing fiscal year 2017, so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2017 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not 
more than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that 
amounts realized from such receipts exceed $3,000,000, 
those amounts in excess of $3,000,000 shall be deposited in 
the ‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting 
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receipts in fiscal year 2017, shall be retained and used for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 
the amounts provided under this heading by section 101, 
the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project 
shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount 
of any fees made available, not less than the amount of ap-
propriations for that program project for fiscal year 2014. 
SEC. 138. Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall be applied by sub-
stituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for 
‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 139. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services—Administration for 
Children and Families—Payments to States for the Child 
Care and Development Block Grant’’ in title II of division 
H of Public Law 114–113 shall not apply during the period 
covered by this Act. 
SEC. 140. (a) The second proviso under the heading 
‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administra-
tion for Children and Families—Children and Families 
Services Programs’’ in title II of division H of Public Law 
114–113 shall be applied during the period covered by this 
Act as if the following were struck from such proviso: ‘‘, 
of which $141,000,000 shall be available for a cost of living 
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adjustment notwithstanding section 640(a)(3)(A) of such 
Act’’. 
(b) Amounts made available in the third 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 114–113 shall not be included in the calculation 
of the ‘‘base grant’’, as such term is used in section 
640(a)(7)(A) 
of 
the 
Head 
Start 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
9835(a)(7)(A)), during the period described in section 106 
of this Act. 
SEC. 141. (a) Section 529 of division H of Public Law 
114–113 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘in the Child En-
rollment Contingency Fund from the appropriation to the 
Fund for the first semi-annual allotment period for fiscal 
year 2017 under section 2104(n)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Se-
curity Act’’ for ‘‘or available in the Child Enrollment Con-
tingency Fund from appropriations to the Fund under sec-
tion 2104(n)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act’’; and 
(b) Section 530 of division H of Public Law 114–113 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$541,900,000’’ for 
‘‘$4,678,500,000’’ and by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘and of the funds made available for the purposes of car-
rying out section 2105(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, 
$5,669,100,000 are hereby rescinded’’. 
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SEC. 142. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, there is appropriated for payment to Sami A. Takai, 
widow of Kyle Mark Takai, late a Representative from the 
State of Hawaii, $174,000. 
SEC. 143. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 
for ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration—Operating Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation—Federal Railroad Administration—Capital and 
Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation’’ shall be obligated in the account and budget 
structure, and under the authorities and conditions, set 
forth for ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Rail-
road Administration—Northeast Corridor Grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administra-
tion—National Network Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation’’ in H.R. 5394 and S. 2844, as in-
troduced in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 
(b) Amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
are provided for ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal 
Railroad Administration—Northeast Corridor Grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ at a rate for 
operations of $235,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, and for ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal 
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Railroad Administration—National Network Grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ at a rate for op-
erations of $1,155,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 144. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Maritime Administration—Maritime Security Program’’ 
shall be allocated at an annual rate across all vessels cov-
ered by operating agreements, as that term is used in chap-
ter 531 of title 46, United States Code, and the Secretary 
shall distribute equally all such funds for payments due 
under all operating agreements in equal amounts notwith-
standing title 46, United States Code, section 53106: Pro-
vided, That no payment shall exceed an annual rate of 
$3,500,000 per operating agreement. 
SEC. 145. (a) In addition to the amount otherwise pro-
vided by section 101 for the ‘‘Community Planning and De-
velopment, Community Development Fund’’, there is appro-
priated $500,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal 
year 2016, to remain available until expended, for nec-
essary 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 re-
covery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and eco-
nomic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed 
areas resulting from a major disaster declared in 2016, and 
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which the disaster occurred prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act, pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): 
Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly to the State 
or unit of general local government at the discretion of the 
Secretary: 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 pro-
curement processes and has established adequate procedures 
to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 
312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely ex-
penditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites re-
garding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 
funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 
of funds: 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 infrastructure 
and housing and economic revitalization in the most im-
pacted 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 Emer-
gency Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: 
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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 or subdivision thereof 
may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative 
costs: Provided further, That in administering the funds 
under this heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may waive, or specify alternative require-
ments 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, non-
discrimination, 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 pur-
pose 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 assist-
ance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 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, ap-
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proval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such 
adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient 
with respect to such environmental review, approval or per-
mit: 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 cat-
egorically excluded from review under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall publish via notice 
in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative require-
ment, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary ad-
ministers pursuant to title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before 
the effective date of such waiver or alternative requirement: 
Provided further, That amounts provided under this section 
shall be designated by Congress as being for disaster relief 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(b) Unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the De-
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partment of Housing and Urban Development for adminis-
trative costs of the Office of Community Planning and De-
velopment associated with funds appropriated to the De-
partment for specific disaster relief and related purposes 
and designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, in-
cluding information technology costs and costs for admin-
istering and overseeing such specific disaster related funds, 
shall be transferred to the Program Office Salaries and Ex-
penses, Community Planning and Development account for 
the Department, shall remain available until expended, and 
may be used for such administrative costs for administering 
any funds appropriated to the Department for any disaster 
relief and related purposes in any prior or future act, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated: Provided, That the amounts transferred pursuant 
to this section that were previously designated by Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act are designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be transferred only 
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if the President subsequently so designates the entire trans-
fer and transmits such designation to the Congress. 
(c) This section shall become effective immediately 
upon enactment of this Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION D—RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 101. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 
from prior year appropriations under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, 
Economic Development Assistance Programs’’ designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
$10,000,000 is rescinded immediately upon enactment of 
this Act: Provided, That such amounts are designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available from 
amounts provided under the heading ‘‘Department of Com-
merce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ in title II of Public 
Law 111–212 for responding to economic impacts of fisher-
man and fishery dependent businesses, $13,000,000 is re-
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scinded immediately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, 
That such amounts 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. 
(c) Of the unobligated balances available from amounts 
provided under the heading ‘‘Department of Homeland Se-
curity, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management’’ 
in Public Law 109–148, $279,045 is rescinded immediately 
upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That such amounts 
are designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(d) Of the unobligated balances available under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses’’ from emer-
gency funds in Public Law 107–206 and earlier laws trans-
ferred to the Department of Homeland Security when it was 
created in 2003, $39,246 is rescinded immediately upon en-
actment of this Act: Provided, That such amounts are des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(e) Of the unobligated balances available from amounts 
provided under the heading ‘‘Department of Homeland Se-
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curity, United States Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’ in Public Law 110–329, Public 
Law 109–148 and Public Law 109–234, $48,075,920 is re-
scinded immediately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, 
That such amounts 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. 
(f) Of the unobligated balances available under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Administrative and Re-
gional Operations’’ in Public Law 109–234, $731,790 is re-
scinded immediately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, 
That such amounts 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. 
(g) Of the unobligated amounts made available under 
section 1323(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18043(c)(1)), $168,100,000 is rescinded 
immediately upon enactment of this Act. 
(h) Of the unobligated balances available under the 
heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title IX of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– 
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235), $7,522,000 is rescinded immediately upon enactment 
of this Act: Provided, That such amounts are designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(i) Of the unobligated balances of appropriations made 
available under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assist-
ance, Funds Appropriated to the President’’ in title IX of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public 
Law 113–235), $109,478,000 is rescinded immediately 
upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That such amounts 
are designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(j) Of the unobligated balances available from amounts 
provided under the heading ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation, Federal Aviation Administration, Facilities and 
Equipment’’ in Public Law 109–148, $4,384,920 is re-
scinded immediately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, 
That such amounts 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. 
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(k) Of the unobligated balances available from 
amounts provided under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Facili-
ties and Equipment’’ in Public Law 102–368, $990,277 is 
rescinded immediately upon enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided, That such amounts 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. 
(l) Of the unobligated balances available to the Depart-
ment of Transportation from amounts provided under sec-
tion 108 of Public Law 101–130, $37,400,000 is rescinded 
immediately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That 
such amounts are designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
Passed the Senate September 28, 2016. 
Attest: 
JULIE E. ADAMS, 
Secretary. 
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