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rate set forth under such heading, as included in D.C. Bill 21– 
668, as amended as of the date of the enactment of this Act: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 
817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropria-
tions Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), 
and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this 
Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal 
year 2017 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates 
included in D.C. Bill 21–668, as amended as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, or the sum of the total revenues of the 
District of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further, That 
the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one- 
time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unantici-
pated operating or capital needs: Provided further, That such 
increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law 
and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further, That the 
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such 
steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief 
Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available 
to the District during fiscal year 2017, except that the Chief Finan-
cial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds 
derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 
projects. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia Appropria-
tions Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of 
the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,100,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which not to 
exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses. 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Com-
modity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to 
include multiple year leases), in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $250,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 
for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 
Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory offi-
cials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018, shall be for the purchase of information tech-
nology and of which not less than $2,700,000 shall be for expenses 
of the Office of the Inspector General: Provided, That notwith-
standing the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under
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this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations equal 
to current year payments on leases entered into prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That for the purpose 
of recording and liquidating any lease obligations that should have 
been recorded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 
31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such 
amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a new no-year 
account in the Treasury, which may be established for the sole 
purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such unpaid 
obligations. 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable 
under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize 
non-Federal officials’ contributions to Commission activities, and 
not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $126,000,000, of which $1,300,000 shall remain available 
until expended to carry out the program, including administrative 
costs, required by section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool 
and Spa Safety Act (Public Law 110–140; 15 U.S.C. 8004). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2017, none of the amounts made 
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the 
Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published 
by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Reg-
ister on November 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 
(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the 
Department of Defense, completes a study to determine— 
(A) the technical validity of the lateral stability and 
vehicle handling requirements proposed by such standard 
for purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-High-
way Vehicle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) rollovers 
in the off-road environment, including the repeatability 
and reproducibility of testing for compliance with such 
requirements; 
(B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be pre-
vented if the proposed requirements were adopted; 
(C) whether there is a technical basis for the proposal 
to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about 
a ROV’s rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and 
(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the United 
States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; 
and 
(2) a report containing the results of the study completed 
under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate;
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(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $9,600,000, of which $1,400,000 
shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; not to exceed 
$4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase 
and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $339,844,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That in addition, $16,866,992 shall be 
made available until expended for necessary expenses associated 
with moving to a new facility or reconfiguring the existing space 
to significantly reduce space consumption: Provided further, That 
$356,710,992 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected 
pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 
1934, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
are received during fiscal year 2017 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided further, 
That any offsetting collections received in excess of $356,710,992 
in fiscal year 2017 shall not be available for obligation: Provided 
further, That remaining offsetting collections from prior years col-
lected in excess of the amount specified for collection in each such 
year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2016, shall 
not be available for obligation: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a competi-
tive bidding system that may be retained and made available for 
obligation shall not exceed $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2017: Pro-
vided further, That, of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
not less than $11,751,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses 
of the Office of Inspector General.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency 
Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’, each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, 
amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service 
support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommenda-
tions of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service 
regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal 
service support payments. 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$35,958,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, 
only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971, $79,119,000, of which 
$8,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
lease expiration and replacement lease expenses; and of which 
not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representa-
tion expenses. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts 
and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including 
official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) 
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, $26,200,000: Provided, That public members of the Fed-
eral Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per 
diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) 
for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, 
and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations 
conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, 
to be available without further appropriation for the costs of car-
rying out these conferences.