864 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(f) GLOBAL CONCESSIONAL FINANCING FACILITY.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ may be made available for the Glob-
al Concessional Financing Facility of the World Bank to 
provide financing to support refugees and host commu-
nities: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to 
funds made available for bilateral assistance in the report 
required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, and may only be made available subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 
SEC. 7072. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘International Organizations 
and Programs’’ in this Act for fiscal year 2019, 
$32,500,000 shall be made available for the United Na-
tions Population Fund (UNFPA). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for 
UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ ac-
count and shall be made available for family planning, ma-
ternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the 
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regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(d) CONDITIONS
ON AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.— 
Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not 
be made available unless— 
(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by 
this Act in an account separate from other accounts 
of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with 
other sums; and 
(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOL-
LAR WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA 
is budgeting for the year in which the report is sub-
mitted for a country program in the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country 
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program in the People’s Republic of China in the 
year covered by the report, then the amount of such 
funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Re-
public of China shall be deducted from the funds 
made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obliga-
tion for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the 
report is submitted. 
REORGANIZATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 7073. (a) OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) PRIOR
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICA-
TION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, or any 
other Act may not be used to implement a reorga-
nization, redesign, or other plan described in para-
graph (2) by the Department of State, the United 
States Agency for International Development, or any 
other Federal department, agency, or organization 
funded by this Act without prior consultation by the 
head of such department, agency, or organization 
with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That any such no-
tification submitted to such Committees shall include 
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a detailed justification for any proposed action, in-
cluding the information specified under this section 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided further, That congressional no-
tifications submitted during the previous fiscal year 
pursuant to section 7081 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 
115–141) may be deemed to meet the notification 
requirements of this section. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to 
paragraph (1), a reorganization, redesign, or other 
plan shall include any action to— 
(A) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or 
downsize covered departments, agencies, or or-
ganizations, including bureaus and offices with-
in or between such departments, agencies, or 
organizations, including the transfer to other 
agencies of the authorities and responsibilities 
of such bureaus and offices; 
(B) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or 
downsize the United States official presence 
overseas including at bilateral, regional, and 
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multilateral diplomatic facilities and other plat-
forms; or 
(C) expand or reduce the size of the Civil 
Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem-
ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the 
Department of State and USAID from the on- 
board levels as of December 31, 2017. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.— 
(1) PERSONNEL LEVELS.—Funds made avail-
able by this Act are made available to support the 
agency-wide on-board Foreign Service and Civil 
Service staff levels of the Department of State and 
USAID at not less than the levels as of December 
31, 2017. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) Not later than 30 days after enact-
ment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter until 
September 30, 2020, the USAID Administrator 
shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the status of USAID 
reorganization as described in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
Provided, That the USAID Administrator shall 
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consult with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on the format of such reports. 
(B) Not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act and every 60 days thereafter 
until September 30, 2020, the Secretary of 
State, in the case of the Department of State, 
and the USAID Administrator, in the case of 
USAID, shall report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees on the on-board personnel 
levels, hiring, and attrition of the Civil Service, 
Foreign Service, eligible family member, and lo-
cally employed staff workforce of the Depart-
ment of State and USAID, as appropriate, on 
an operating unit-by-operating unit basis: Pro-
vided, That such report shall also include a hir-
ing plan, including timelines, for maintaining 
the agency-wide, on-board Foreign Service and 
Civil Service at not less than the December 31, 
2017 level through fiscal year 2019. 
(3) BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND 
MIGRATION, DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, or any other Act 
may be used to downsize, downgrade, consolidate, 
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close, move, or relocate the Bureau of Population, 
Refugees, and Migration, Department of State, or 
any activities of such Bureau, to another Federal 
agency. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds made 
available by this Act— 
(A) under the heading ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’ shall be administered by 
the Assistant Secretary for Population, Refu-
gees, and Migration, Department of State, and 
this responsibility shall not be delegated; and 
(B) that are made available for the Office 
of Global Women’s Issues shall be administered 
by the United States Ambassador-at-Large for 
Global Women’s Issues, Department of State, 
and this responsibility shall not be delegated. 
(5) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated in title 
I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Administration 
of Foreign Affairs’’ may be made available for 
a new major information technology (IT) in-
vestment without the concurrence of the Chief 
Information Officer, Department of State. 
(B) In complying with the requirements of 
this paragraph, the Chief Information Officer, 
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Department of State, shall consider whether a 
new major information technology investment— 
(i) is consistent with the Department 
Information Technology Strategic Plan; 
(ii) maintains consolidated control 
over enterprise IT functions or improves 
operational maintenance; 
(iii) improves Department of State re-
siliency to a cyber-attack; 
(iv) reduces Department of State IT 
costs over the long-term; and 
(v) is in accordance with the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), including 
FAR Part 6 regarding competition require-
ments. 
(6) TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND LIMI-
TATION.— 
(A) None of the funds made available by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be used by an agen-
cy to submit a project proposal to the Tech-
nology Modernization Board for funding from 
the Technology Modernization Fund unless, not 
later than 15 days in advance of submitting the 
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project proposal to the Board, the head of the 
agency— 
(i) notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of the proposed submission of the 
project proposal; and 
(ii) submits to the Committees on Ap-
propriations a copy of the project proposal. 
(B) None of the funds made available by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be used by an agen-
cy to carry out a project that is approved by the 
Board unless the head of the agency— 
(i) submits to the Committees on Ap-
propriations a copy of the approved project 
proposal, including the terms of reimburse-
ment of funding received for the project; 
and 
(ii) agrees to submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations a copy of each re-
port relating to the project that the head 
of the agency submits to the Board. 
(7) 
FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE
REVIEW.—Pro-
grammatic, funding, and organizational changes re-
sulting from implementation of the Foreign Assist-
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ance Review shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
notifications may be submitted in classified form, if 
necessary. 
RESCISSIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7074. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, as identified by Treasury Appropria-
tion Fund Symbol 11 X 1022, $12,420,000 are rescinded. 
(b) Of the grant balances in the Foreign Military 
Sales Trust Fund, identified by Treasury Appropriation 
Fund Symbol 97–11 X 8242, which are not currently ap-
plied to an active FMS case and which were appropriated 
prior to fiscal year 2009, $11,000,000 shall be 
deobligated, as appropriate, and shall be permanently re-
scinded. 
JOHN S. MCCAIN SCHOLARS PROGRAM 
SEC. 7075. Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs’’ 
that are made available for the Benjamin Gilman Inter-
national Scholarships Program shall also be made avail-
able for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant 
to section 303 of the International Academic Opportunity 
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Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–309), to include the depend-
ents of active United States military personnel who are 
receiving any form of Federal Financial Aid under title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS 
SEC. 
7076. 
(a) 
AFGHAN
ALLIES.—Section 
602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(division F of Public Law 111–8), as amended, is further 
amended by substituting ‘‘18,500’’ for ‘‘14,500’’ in the 
matter preceding clause (i). 
(b) CONDITIONS.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for the additional special 
immigrant visas made available under subsection (a) until 
the Secretary of State— 
(1) develops and implements a system to 
prioritize the processing of Afghan applicants for 
special immigrant visas under section 602 of the Af-
ghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note); and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees, as defined in section 602(a) of the Af-
ghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note), the following reports: 
(A) the report required under paragraph 
(12) of section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Pro-
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TITLE VIII 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL 
WAR ON TERRORISM 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’, $3,225,971,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, of which $2,626,122,000 is for World-
wide Security Protection and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may 
transfer up to $5,000,000 of the total funds made avail-
able under this heading to any other appropriation of any 
department or agency of the United States, upon the con-
currence of the head of such department or agency, to sup-
port operations in, and assistance for, Afghanistan and 
to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961: Provided further, That any such transfer shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $54,900,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, which shall be for the Special Inspector 
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for re-
construction oversight: Provided, That printing and repro-
duction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for such 
costs during fiscal year 2018: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to 
International Organizations’’, $96,240,000: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’, $988,656,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 
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That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 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 ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$158,067,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $584,278,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such funds shall be apportioned 
to the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
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War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Transition Initia-
tives’’, $62,043,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $1,172,336,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ to respond to refugee crises, including 
in Africa, the Near East, South and Central Asia, and 
Europe and Eurasia, $1,404,124,000, to remain available 
until expended, except that such funds shall not be made 
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available for the resettlement costs of refugees in the 
United States: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $325,213,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That funds 
available for obligation under this heading in this Act may 
be used to pay assessed expenses of international peace-
keeping activities in Somalia under the same terms and 
conditions, as applicable, as funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities’’ in this Act, subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
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FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $229,372,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 
Act for fiscal year 2019. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appro-
priations accounts in this Act shall be available under the 
authorities and conditions applicable to such appropria-
tions accounts. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS 
SEC. 8003. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN AC-
COUNTS.— 
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is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 
under any other provision of law, including section 610 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exer-
cised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this 
title. 
RESCISSION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8004. Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs’’ in title II of the Security Assistance 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114– 
254), $301,200,000 are rescinded: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2019’’. 
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DIVISION F—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2019 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$113,910,000, of which not to exceed $3,065,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,428,000 
shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 
not to exceed $10,331,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 
to exceed $14,300,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 
exceed $2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex-
ceed $29,244,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
$2,142,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
fairs; not to exceed $1,859,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 
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$12,181,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel-
ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex-
ceed $16,814,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro-
priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such 
transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 
funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 
be for allocation within the Department for official recep-
tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 
107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up 
to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
Public Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
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$8,471,000, of which $2,218,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 
reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else-
where to the Research and Innovative Technology Admin-
istration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
Technology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $900,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this 
heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, 
local government, transit agency, port authority, or a col-
laboration among such entities on a competitive basis for 
projects that will have a significant local or regional im-
pact: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, 
United States Code; public transportation projects eligible 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; pas-
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senger and freight rail transportation projects; and port 
infrastructure investments (including inland port infra-
structure and land ports of entry): Provided further, That 
of the amount made available under this heading, the Sec-
retary may use an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for 
the planning, preparation or design of projects eligible for 
funding under this heading: Provided further, That grants 
awarded under the previous proviso shall not be subject 
to a minimum grant size: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made avail-
able under this heading for the purpose of paying the sub-
sidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Fed-
eral credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United 
States Code, or sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public 
Law 94–210), as amended, if the Secretary finds that 
such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this 
paragraph: Provided further, That in distributing funds 
provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such 
measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribu-
tion of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the 
needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in a 
variety of transportation modes: Provided further, That a 
grant funded under this heading shall be not less than 
$5,000,000 and not greater than $25,000,000: Provided 
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further, That not more than 10 percent of the funds made 
available under this heading may be awarded to projects 
in a single State: Provided further, That the Federal share 
of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this 
heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 
percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal 
funds in order to complete an overall financing package: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading not more than 50 percent shall be for projects 
located in a rural area with a population equal to or less 
than 200,000: Provided further, That for projects located 
in a rural area, the minimum grant size shall be 
$1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 
share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading not more 
than 50 percent shall be for projects located in an urban-
ized area with a population of more than 200,000: Pro-
vided further, That funds for an urbanized area under the 
previous proviso may be obligated to projects in the metro-
politan area established under section 134 of title 23, 
United States Code, that encompasses such urbanized 
area: Provided further, That projects conducted using 
funds provided under this heading must comply with the 
requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
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enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary 
determines: Provided further, That such sums provided for 
national infrastructure investments for passenger rail 
transportation projects under title I of division C of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2012 (Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 641), shall remain 
available for expenditure through fiscal year 2019 for the 
liquidation of valid obligations of active grants awarded 
with this funding: Provided further, That such sums pro-
vided for national infrastructure investments for port in-
frastructure projects under title VIII of division F of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013 (Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 432) shall remain 
available through fiscal year 2020 for the liquidation of 
valid obligations of active grants awarded with this fund-
ing: Provided further, That the 2 preceding provisos shall 
be applied as if they were in effect on September 30, 2018. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface 
Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no 
less than 15 days prior to exercising the transfer authority 
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granted under section 116(h) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $2,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2020. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 
information technology infrastructure, improvement of 
network perimeter controls and identity management, 
testing and assessment of information technology against 
business, security, and other requirements, implementa-
tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 
infrastructure enhancements, and implementation of en-
hanced security controls on network devices, $15,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2020. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,470,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
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tivities, and making grants, $7,879,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter-
agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 
to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for ex-
penses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not 
related to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, 
That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall 
be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 
and review of major infrastructure projects not related to 
transportation only to the extent that other Federal agen-
cies provide funding to the Department as provided for 
under the previous proviso. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$319,793,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
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of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 
Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 
levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or 
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Re-
source Center, the provision of financial education out-
reach activities to eligible transportation-related small 
businesses, the monitoring of existing loans in the guaran-
teed loan program, and the modification of such loans of 
the Minority Business Resource Center, $500,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332; Provided, That notwith-
standing that section, these funds may be for business op-
portunities related to any mode of transportation. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $3,488,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be 
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used for business opportunities related to any mode of 
transportation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $175,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That in determining 
between or among carriers competing to provide service 
to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 
subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 
That basic essential air service minimum requirements 
shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement 
under subsection 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 
with a community located less than 40 miles from the 
nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego-
tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro-
vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 
for the essential air service program under subsection 
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 
available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: 
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