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be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subse-
quently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designa-
tions to the Congress. 
SEC. 6. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
(a) The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in 
the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about Sep-
tember 22, 2016, by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to 
the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through 
D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a 
committee of conference. 
(b) Any reference to the ‘‘joint explanatory statement accom-
panying this Act’’ contained in division A of this Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the explanatory statement described 
in subsection (a). 
DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF-
FAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facili-
ties, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by 
law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other 
personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the 
functions of the Commander in Chief, $513,459,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $98,159,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, 
as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines 
that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, 
and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently 
authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for 
the purposes of this appropriation, $1,021,580,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $88,230,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
and the reasons therefor.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facili-
ties, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized 
by law, $1,491,058,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $143,582,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of 
the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
therefor: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading shall be for construction of the Joint Intelligence 
Analysis Complex Consolidation, Phase 3, at Royal Air Force 
Croughton, United Kingdom, unless authorized in an Act author-
izing appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military construction. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and 
real property for activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments), as currently author-
ized by law, $2,025,444,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation as 
may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred 
to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for 
military construction or family housing as the Secretary may des-
ignate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, 
and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
which transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $180,775,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized 
by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $232,930,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $8,729,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines 
that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construc-
tion Authorization Acts, $143,957,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, 
not to exceed $10,462,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$68,230,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,500,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the 
Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized 
by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $38,597,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $3,783,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$188,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $4,500,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the
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Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 
reasons therefor. 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisi-
tion and construction of military facilities and installations 
(including international military headquarters) and for related 
expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Area as authorized by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, 
and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $177,932,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $240,237,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, 
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, 
and alteration, as authorized by law, $157,172,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation 
and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construc-
tion, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as 
authorized by law, $325,995,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps 
for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$94,011,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND 
MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps 
for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
premiums, as authorized by law, $300,915,000.
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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construc-
tion, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, exten-
sion, and alteration, as authorized by law, $61,352,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation 
and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construc-
tion, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as 
authorized by law, $274,429,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies 
of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) 
for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, 
as authorized by law, $59,157,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
Fund, $3,258,000, to remain available until expended, for family 
housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 
10, United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring 
and improving military family housing and supporting facilities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract 
for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be per-
formed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific 
approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the 
reasons therefor. 
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for construction 
shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for construction 
may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads 
as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when 
projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national 
defense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States 
for which specific appropriations have not been made. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 
percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers 
or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where 
there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases 
negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 
General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or 
(4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be 
in the public interest.
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SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or 
(3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which 
funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropria-
tions for military construction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this title for 
minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity 
from one base or installation to another, without prior notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project 
or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and 
manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for 
such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of 
Defense for military construction or family housing during the 
current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in 
any foreign nation. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notifica-
tion to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the 
Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished 
in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 
country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such 
contracts are awarded to United States firms or United States 
firms in joint venture with host nation firms. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this title for 
military construction in the United States territories and posses-
sions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering 
the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated 
by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: 
Provided, That this section shall not be applicable to contract 
awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of 
a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and 
responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: 
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to contract 
awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the 
lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese 
contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate 
committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees 
on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military 
exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its 
occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary 
or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
for construction in prior years shall be available for construction 
authorized for each such military department by the authorizations 
enacted into law during the current session of Congress. 
SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing projects 
that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed 
for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the 
cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering 
and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
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SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds made available to a military department or defense agency 
for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a 
military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such 
a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth 
fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project 
were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) 
are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; 
and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, 
plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased 
pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days 
for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 
sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such 
additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of 
Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense 
Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 
for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period 
of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the 
Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improve-
ment Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military 
unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ accounts, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for 
the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the 
Fund: Provided, That appropriations made available to the Funds 
shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the 
provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States 
Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving 
military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and sup-
porting facilities. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority available 
to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from 
the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund estab-
lished by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses 
associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred 
under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be 
merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the 
same time period as the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family 
housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and mainte-
nance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer 
quarters: Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may 
be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general 
or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 
days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant 
to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the
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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except 
that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation 
is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental 
remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 
of the budget submission: Provided further, That the Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation 
and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag 
officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement 
Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, 
United States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until 
expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such 
section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such 
section. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropriations avail-
able in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construc-
tion and family housing operation and maintenance and construc-
tion have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such 
appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations 
or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for 
obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appro-
priations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be trans-
ferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, 
Construction, Defense’’, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appro-
priation to which transferred. 
SEC. 122. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary 
of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that— 
(1) performs a testing mission or function that is not per-
formed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically stipu-
lated in title 10, United States Code; and 
(2) is located at a military installation at which the total 
number of civilian employees of the Department of the Army 
and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 percent 
of the total number of members of the regular and reserve 
components of the Army assigned to the installation. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary 
of the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
in proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the Secretary 
complied with Army Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy, proce-
dures, and responsibilities for Army stationing actions. 
SEC. 123. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
in an account funded under the headings in this title may be 
transferred among projects and activities within the account in 
accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military 
construction and family housing construction contained in Depart-
ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, 
Volume 3, Chapter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction 
of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
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SEC. 125. For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
the amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $40,500,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Navy 
and 
Marine 
Corps’’, 
$227,099,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $149,500,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Army 
National 
Guard’’, 
$67,500,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, $11,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, $30,000,000: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out 
construction projects identified in the respective military depart-
ment’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2017 submitted to 
Congress by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That such 
projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi-
ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, That 
not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 126. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $89,400,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That, such funds may only be obli-
gated to carry out construction projects identified by the Depart-
ment of the Navy in its June 8, 2016, unfunded priority list submis-
sion to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress detailing unfunded reprogramming and emergency construc-
tion requirements: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or his 
or her designee, shall submit to the Committees an expenditure 
plan for funds provided under this section. 
(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances available to the Depart-
ment of Defense from prior appropriation Acts, the following funds 
are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts 
specified: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $29,602,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $51,460,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $171,600,000, of 
which $30,000,000 are to be derived from amounts made avail-
able for Missile Defense Agency planning and design; and 
‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program’’, $30,000,000: 
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 128. Of the unobligated balances made available in prior 
appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 1013(d) of 
the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) (other than appropriations designated by
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law as being for contingency operations directly related to the 
global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 
$25,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 129. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional 
defense committees’’ means the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee 
on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 130. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to consolidate or relocate any element 
of a United States Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy 
Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) outside of 
the United States until the Secretary of the Air Force (1) completes 
an analysis and comparison of the cost and infrastructure invest-
ment required to consolidate or relocate a RED HORSE squadron 
outside of the United States versus within the United States; (2) 
provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress (‘‘the Committees’’) a report detailing the findings of the 
cost analysis; and (3) certifies in writing to the Committees that 
the preferred site for the consolidation or relocation yields the 
greatest savings for the Air Force: Provided, That the term ‘‘United 
States’’ in this section does not include any territory or possession 
of the United States. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as author-
ized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 
of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits to or on behalf 
of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of 
title 38, United States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated 
Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers’ 
retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment 
of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed 
under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized 
by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 
55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $90,119,449,000, to 
remain available until expended and to become available on October 
1, 2017: Provided, That not to exceed $17,224,000 of the amount 
made available for fiscal year 2018 under this heading shall be 
reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
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Administration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for nec-
essary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 
53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source 
for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and Pen-
sions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as may 
be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed 
to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to augment the funding of 
individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pen-
sioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 
33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United 
States Code, $13,708,648,000, to remain available until expended 
and to become available on October 1, 2017: Provided, That expenses 
for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Sec-
retary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 
of title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), 
(2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insur-
ance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, 
and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 
19 and 21, title 38, United States Code, $124,504,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $107,899,000 shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2017. 
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by sub-
chapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States 
Code: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 
2017, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially 
adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $198,856,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $36,000, as authorized by chapter 
31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading are available 
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $2,517,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $389,000, which may be paid to the 
appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’.
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NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United 
States Code, $1,163,000. 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits 
Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of 
the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 
$2,856,160,000: Provided, That expenses for services and assistance 
authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) 
of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) 
to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to 
obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve max-
imum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: 
Provided further, That, of the funds made available under this 
heading, not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, 
inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in sec-
tion 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and 
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, 
and including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering serv-
ices, food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare 
employees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State 
homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States 
Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized 
by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments 
authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 
Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 
38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and medical services author-
ized by section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; $1,078,993,000, 
which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 
this heading that become available on October 1, 2016; and, in 
addition, $44,886,554,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2017, and shall remain available until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 
1, 2017, under this heading, $1,400,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for vet-
erans who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have 
special needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority 
funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans 
in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That,
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notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs 
from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans 
with privately written prescriptions based on requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation 
of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no 
additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that 
sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading for medical 
supplies and equipment are available for the acquisition of pros-
thetics designed specifically for female veterans: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide access to thera-
peutic listening devices to veterans struggling with mental health 
related problems, substance abuse, or traumatic brain injury. 
MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE 
For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to individuals 
pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, at non- 
Department facilities, $7,246,181,000, plus reimbursements, of 
which $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2020; and, in addition, $9,409,118,000 shall become available on 
October 1, 2017, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That of the amount made available on October 
1, 2017, $1,500,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2021. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and 
research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses 
in support of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal 
expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts 
owed the Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $6,654,480,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2017, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available on October 1, 2017, under this heading, $100,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary 
facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative 
expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real 
property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation 
of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Depart-
ment; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 
charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or pro-
viding facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the juris-
diction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by 
contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of 
materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 
$247,668,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appro-
priated under this heading that become available on October 1,
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2016; and, in addition, $5,434,880,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2017, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available on October 1, 2017, under this heading, $250,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 
73 of title 38, United States Code, $675,366,000, plus reimburse-
ments, shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
amounts appropriated under this heading are available for pros-
thetic research specifically for female veterans, and for toxic expo-
sure research. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administra-
tion for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as 
authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for 
use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 
of the National Cemetery Administration, $286,193,000, of which 
not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 
30, 2018. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative 
expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, manage-
ment and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not 
to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, $345,391,000, 
of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That funds provided under this heading 
may be transferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Bene-
fits Administration’’. 
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans 
Appeals, $156,096,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall 
remain available until September 30, 2018. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information technology systems and 
telecommunications support, including developmental information
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systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated 
costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology 
systems, including management and related contractual costs of 
said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with oper-
ations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$4,278,259,000, 
plus 
reimbursements: 
Provided, 
That 
$1,272,548,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not 
to exceed $37,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided further, That $2,534,442,000 shall be for operations 
and maintenance, of which not to exceed $180,200,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That 
$471,269,000 shall be for information technology systems develop-
ment, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for information technology systems development, mod-
ernization, and enhancement may not be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certifi-
cation of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and 
expended for each development project: Provided further, That 
amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and 
maintenance, and information technology systems development, 
modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among the 
three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: 
Provided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Information 
Technology Systems’’ account for development, modernization, and 
enhancement may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 
projects: Provided further, That no project may be increased or 
decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting 
a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or 
absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 
That funds under this heading may be used by the Interagency 
Program Office through the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
define data standards, code sets, and value sets used to enable 
interoperability: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
for information technology systems development, modernization, 
and enhancement for VistA Evolution or any successor program, 
not more than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: 
(1) submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the VistA Evolution Business Case and 
supporting documents regarding continuation of VistA Evo-
lution or alternatives to VistA Evolution, including an analysis 
of necessary or desired capabilities, technical and security 
requirements, the plan for modernizing the platform frame-
work, and all associated costs; 
(2) submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, the fol-
lowing: a report that describes a strategic plan for VistA Evo-
lution, 
or 
any 
successor 
program, 
and 
the 
associated 
implementation plan including metrics and timelines; a master 
schedule and lifecycle cost estimate for VistA Evolution or 
any successor; and an implementation plan for the transition
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from the Project Management Accountability System to a new 
project delivery framework, the Veteran-focused Integration 
Process, that includes the methodology by which projects will 
be tracked, progress measured, and deliverables evaluated; 
(3) submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a report outlining the strategic plan to 
reach interoperability with private sector healthcare providers, 
the timeline for reaching ‘‘meaningful use’’ as defined by the 
Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Tech-
nology for each data domain covered under the VistA Evolution 
program, and the extent to which the Department of Veterans 
Affairs leverages the State Health Information Exchanges to 
share health data with private sector providers; 
(4) submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, the fol-
lowing: a report that describes the extent to which VistA Evo-
lution, or any successor program, maximizes the use of commer-
cially available software used by DoD and the private sector, 
requires an open architecture that leverages best practices and 
rapidly adapts to technologies produced by the private sector, 
enhances full interoperability between the VA and DoD and 
between VA and the private sector, and ensures the security 
of personally identifiable information of veterans and bene-
ficiaries; and 
(5) certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress that the Department of Veterans 
Affairs has met the requirements contained in the National 
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66) which require that electronic health record systems 
of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
Affairs have reached interoperability, comply with national 
standards and architectural requirements identified by the 
DoD/VA Interagency Program Office in collaboration with the 
Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Tech-
nology: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this heading 
for information technology systems development, modernization, 
and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, 
specified under this heading in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to 
include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $160,106,000, 
of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or 
for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any 
of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 
81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, 
including 
planning, 
architectural 
and 
engineering 
services, 
construction management services, maintenance or guarantee
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period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 
under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and 
storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount 
set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 
or where funds for a project were made available in a previous 
major project appropriation, $528,110,000, of which $478,110,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021, and of which 
$50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
except for advance planning activities, including needs assessments 
which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other 
capital asset management related activities, including portfolio 
development and management activities, and investment strategy 
studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning 
and design activities funded through the design fund, including 
needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital invest-
ments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers 
who oversee those capital investments funded through this account 
and contracting officers who manage specific major construction 
projects, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and mainte-
nance of land for the National Cemetery Administration through 
the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made available 
under this heading shall be used for any project that has not 
been notified to Congress through the budgetary process or that 
has not been approved by the Congress through statute, joint resolu-
tion, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such Act and 
presented to the President at the time of enrollment: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading for fiscal 
year 2017, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by 
the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 
30, 2017; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by 
September 30, 2018: Provided further, That the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any 
approved major construction project for which obligations are not 
incurred within the time limitations established above: Provided 
further, That, of the amount made available under this heading, 
$222,620,000 for Veterans Health Administration major construc-
tion projects shall not be available until the Department of Veterans 
Affairs— 
(1) enters into an agreement with an appropriate non- 
Department of Veterans Affairs Federal entity to serve as the 
design and/or construction agent for any Veterans Health 
Administration major construction project with a Total Esti-
mated Cost of $100,000,000 or above by providing full project 
management services, including management of the project 
design, acquisition, construction, and contract changes, con-
sistent with section 502 of Public Law 114–58; and 
(2) certifies in writing that such an agreement is executed 
and intended to minimize or prevent subsequent major 
construction project cost overruns and provides a copy of the 
agreement entered into and any required supplementary 
information to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress.
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CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or 
for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including plan-
ning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital invest-
ments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guar-
antee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees 
provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 
and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 
and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise 
provided for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to 
or less than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 
38, United States Code, $372,069,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, along with unobligated balances of previous 
‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations which are hereby 
made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal 
to or less than the amount set forth in such section: Provided, 
That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1) 
repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction 
or for the use of the Department which are necessary because 
of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 
and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
further loss by such causes. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing 
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter 
existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State 
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 
8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in estab-
lishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized 
by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $45,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2017 for ‘‘Compensa-
tion and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans Insur-
ance and Indemnities’’ may be transferred as necessary to any 
other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided, That, before a 
transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 
issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has 
elapsed.
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not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred 
back to such appropriations. 
(d) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section 
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 appropriate, notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 202. Funds appropriated by this title shall only be avail-
able for obligation if the Secretary of State or the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, as 
appropriate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing 
at least 15 days in advance 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 Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall submit a consoli-
dated report to the Committees on Appropriations on the anticipated 
uses of such funds on a country and project basis, including esti-
mated personnel and administrative costs: Provided, That such 
report shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations 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 Presi-
dent, Office of Inspector General’’, and shall remain available 
until expended, for oversight of activities supported with funds 
appropriated by this title: Provided, 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 activities supported with funds appro-
priated by this title: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
and the Comptroller General, as appropriate, shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such 
funds. 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. Unless otherwise provided for by this division, the 
additional amounts appropriated pursuant to this division are sub-
ject to the requirements for funds contained in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113).