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Union Calendar No. 471 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5393 
[Report No. 114–605] 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2017, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2016 
Mr. CULBERSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol-
lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 
including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements 
for the purpose of promoting exports of United States 
firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 
44, United States Code; full medical coverage for depend-
ent members of immediate families of employees stationed 
overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel 
and transportation of employees of the International 
Trade Administration between two points abroad, without 
regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; 
employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by 
contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods 
not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, 
or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; pay-
ment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 
when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed 
$294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; pur-
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chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, 
not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on 
official 
motor 
vehicles; 
and 
rental 
of 
tie 
lines, 
$495,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, of which $12,000,000 is to be derived from fees to 
be retained and used by the International Trade Adminis-
tration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 
States Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided under 
this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China 
antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and 
compliance activities: Provided further, That the provisions 
of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 
108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 
in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose 
of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mu-
tual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall 
include payment for assessments for services provided as 
part of these activities. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Com-
merce, including costs associated with the performance of 
export administration field activities both domestically and 
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abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of 
immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em-
ployment of citizens of the United States and aliens by 
contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in 
the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims 
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of 
1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 
15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehi-
cles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehi-
cles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limi-
tation otherwise established by law, $114,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the provi-
sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of sec-
tion 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 
apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, 
That payments and contributions collected and accepted 
for materials or services provided as part of such activities 
may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activi-
ties, and for providing information to the public with re-
spect to the export administration and national security 
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activities of the Department of Commerce and other ex-
port control programs of the United States and other gov-
ernments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as 
provided by the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for 
grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), 
$225,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $15,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 
27. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $39,500,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the 
Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the 
Trade Act of 1974, section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), and 
the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
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MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Com-
merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority 
business enterprise, including expenses of grants, con-
tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi-
zations, $34,000,000. 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $107,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by 
law, $270,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts pro-
vided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, 
and marketing activities: Provided further, That the Bu-
reau of the Census shall collect and analyze data for the 
Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey using the same health insurance ques-
tions included in previous years, in addition to the revised 
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questions implemented in the Current Population Survey 
beginning in February 2014. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic cen-
suses and programs provided for by law, $1,200,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 
That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 
for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Pro-
vided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 
$2,580,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ account for activities associated with carrying 
out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the 
Census: Provided further, That not more than 50 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading for in-
formation technology related to 2020 census delivery, in-
cluding the Census Enterprise Data Collection and Proc-
essing (CEDCaP) program, may be obligated until the 
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan 
for expenditure that: (1) identifies for each CEDCaP 
project/investment over $25,000: (A) the functional and 
performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission 
benefits to be realized; (B) the estimated lifecycle cost, in-
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cluding estimates for development as well as maintenance 
and operations; and (C) key milestones to be met; (2) de-
tails for each project/investment: (A) reasons for any cost 
and schedule variances; and (B) top risks and mitigation 
strategies; and (3) has been submitted to the Government 
Accountability Office. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration (NTIA), $36,322,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce 
shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec-
trum management, analysis, operations, and related serv-
ices, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting 
collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as off-
setting collections all funds transferred, or previously 
transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 
incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 
Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 
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under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 
Government agencies shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of prior-year grants, recov-
eries and unobligated balances of funds previously appro-
priated are available for the administration of all open 
grants until their expiration. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, in-
cluding defense of suits instituted against the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 
of the USPTO, $3,230,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated 
from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collec-
tions of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the 
USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 
2017, so as to result in a fiscal year 2017 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 
That during fiscal year 2017, should the total amount of 
such offsetting collections be less than $3,230,000,000 
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this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided fur-
ther, 
That 
any 
amount 
received 
in 
excess 
of 
$3,230,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 and deposited in the 
Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the Direc-
tor of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate for any amounts made available by the 
preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated 
as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 
Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in ac-
cordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred 
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ account: Provided further, That from 
amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be 
made available in fiscal year 2017 for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That in fis-
cal year 2017 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts nec-
essary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage 
of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees 
under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and 
the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 
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8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of 
basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chap-
ter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the other-
wise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for 
USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance 
and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all 
USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees 
Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group 
Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 
Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be 
available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: 
Provided further, That any differences between the present 
value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit 
letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s 
specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on 
USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO 
are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) 
of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 
22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 
112–29): Provided further, That within the amounts ap-
propriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office 
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of Inspector General’’ account for activities associated 
with carrying out investigations and audits related to the 
USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), $680,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That NIST may provide local transportation for 
summer undergraduate research fellowship program par-
ticipants. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for industrial technology 
services, $135,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which 
$5,000,000 shall be for the National Network for Manu-
facturing Innovation. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
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and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278c–278e), $50,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
include in the budget justification materials that the Sec-
retary submits to Congress in support of the Department 
of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology construction project having a total 
multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and si-
multaneously the budget justification materials shall in-
clude an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each 
such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
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pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of fa-
cilities, $3,298,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, except that funds provided for coopera-
tive enforcement shall remain available until September 
30, 2019: Provided, That fees and donations received by 
the National Ocean Service for the management of na-
tional marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for 
the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided further, That in addition, $130,164,000 
shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Pro-
mote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Per-
taining to American Fisheries’’, which shall only be used 
for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy 
Grant Program, Cooperative Research, Annual Stock As-
sessments, Survey and Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdic-
tional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information Networks: 
Provided further, That of the $3,445,664,000 provided for 
in direct obligations under this heading, $3,298,000,000 
is appropriated from the general fund, $130,164,000 is 
provided by transfer and $17,500,000 is derived from re-
coveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That 
any deviation from the amounts designated for specific ac-
tivities in the report accompanying this Act, or any use 
of deobligated balances of funds provided under this head-
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ing in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That 
in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the 
Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of 
retired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
ents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as 
may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$2,217,635,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, except that funds provided for acquisition and con-
struction of vessels and construction of facilities shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the 
$2,230,635,000 provided for in direct obligations under 
this heading, $2,217,635,000 is appropriated from the 
general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries 
of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any devi-
ation from the amounts designated for specific activities 
in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set 
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forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget jus-
tification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress 
in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as 
submitted with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for 
each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
procurement, acquisition or construction project having a 
total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the 
budget justification shall include an estimate of the budg-
etary requirements for each such project for each of the 
5 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, within 
the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred 
to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for activities 
associated with carrying out investigations and audits re-
lated to satellite procurement, acquisition and construc-
tion: Provided further, That none of the funds for Con-
stellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, 
and Climate-2 (COSMIC-2)/Global Navigation Satellite 
System - Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) shall be available 
for obligation until 15 days after the Undersecretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate the plan detailed in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
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PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, 
of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce 
may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 
Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Feder-
ally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific 
Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for con-
servation of salmon and steelhead populations that are 
listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified 
by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining popu-
lations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights 
or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific 
coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines 
to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided 
further, That all funds shall be allocated based on sci-
entific and other merit principles and shall not be available 
for marketing activities: Provided further, That funds dis-
bursed to States shall be subject to a matching require-
ment of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at 
least 33 percent of the Federal funds. 
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 
Law 95–372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from 
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receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 
until expended. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2017, obligations of direct 
loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing 
Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for tradi-
tional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine 
Act of 1936. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the management of the 
Department of Commerce provided for by law, including 
not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representa-
tion, $58,000,000. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod-
ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, including 
security-related costs, $4,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce 
may transfer up to $8,000,000 to this account from funds 
available to the Department of Commerce: Provided fur-
ther, That the transfer authority provided in the first pro-
viso is in addition to any other transfer authority con-
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tained in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer 
pursuant to the authority provided under this heading 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $35,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 
U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed 
by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may 
be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 
only upon the certification of officials designated by the 
Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 
public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for 
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hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition 
or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, 
and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act 
or any other law appropriating funds for the Department 
of Commerce. 
SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 
of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as 
amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public 
Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made 
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applicable with respect to fiscal year 2017: Provided, That 
the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is 
$11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geo-
stationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series 
Program is $10,828,059,000. 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not 
limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security serv-
ices) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and 
improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations 
are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Coopera-
tive Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy 
in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or 
other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protec-
tion of which has been delegated to the Secretary from 
the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts re-
ceived as reimbursement for services provided under this 
section or the authority under which the use or occupancy 
of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be cred-
ited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the 
costs of such services. 
SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornog-
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raphy, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful ac-
tivity over its networks. 
SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the lim-
its of available appropriations, the land, services, equip-
ment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, 
local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or 
possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 
any foreign government or international organization, for 
purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any 
statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Serv-
ice shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report 
or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless 
the Service has provided information to the customer on 
how an electronic copy of such report or document may 
be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a cus-
tomer still require the Service to provide a printed or dig-
ital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 
limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, re-
producing, and delivering such report or document. 
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $115,000,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Depart-
ment of Justice facilities shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental direction, $40,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may 
transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds 
available to the Department of Justice for information 
technology, to remain available until expended, for enter-
prise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided fur-
ther, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso 
is in addition to any other transfer authority contained 
in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
to the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 
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under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the administration of im-
migration-related activities of the Executive Office for Im-
migration Review, $457,154,000, of which $4,000,000 
shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration 
Examinations Fee’’ account: Provided, That not to exceed 
$15,000,000 of the total amount made available under 
this heading shall remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF THE PARDON ATTORNEY 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions, $4,496,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $93,709,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to 
meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $13,308,000: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expi-
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ration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commis-
sioner may continue to act until a successor has been ap-
pointed. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi-
dence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
General; and rent of private or Government-owned space 
in the District of Columbia, $893,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $20,000,000 for litigation support contracts 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues 
payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to 
INTERPOL Washington for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary 
shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries 
and expenses associated with the election monitoring pro-
gram under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 
(52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the Office of Per-
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sonnel Management for such salaries and expenses: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 
shall remain available until expended. 
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases 
under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 
not to exceed $10,000,000, to be appropriated from the 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti-
trust and kindred laws, $164,977,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification 
filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve-
ments Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year 
of collection (and estimated to be $125,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2017), shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2017, 
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at $39,977,000. 
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amounts shall be available in future fiscal years only to 
the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2017, net of amounts necessary 
to 
pay 
refunds 
due 
depositors, 
(estimated 
at 
$163,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining 
general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts 
deposited in the Fund in previous fiscal years that are not 
otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2017 appropriation from the general fund estimated at 
$62,908,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS 
SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $2,374,000. 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 
contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 
witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including ad-
vances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected 
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witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the pur-
chase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for 
witness security caravans; and not to exceed $13,000,000 
is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and up-
grade of secure telecommunications equipment and a se-
cure automated information network to store and retrieve 
the identities and locations of protected witnesses: Pro-
vided, That amounts made available under this heading 
may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this 
Act. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS 
SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 
Service, $15,500,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac-
tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 
General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re-
lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
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of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 
and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States 
Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department 
of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service, $1,258,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$6,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti-
lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses related to United States pris-
oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service 
as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 
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Code, $1,475,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be consid-
ered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law enforce-
ment assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the United 
States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing 
the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: 
Provided further, That any unobligated balances available 
from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘General Ad-
ministration, Detention Trustee’’ shall be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation under this heading. 
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the National Security Division, $97,337,000, of which not 
to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determina-
tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 
require additional funding for the activities of the National 
Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to this heading from available appropriations for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
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vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the identification, inves-
tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 
most 
significant 
drug 
trafficking 
organizations, 
transnational organized crime, and money laundering or-
ganizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter- 
governmental agreements with State and local law en-
forcement agencies engaged in the investigation and pros-
ecution of individuals involved in transnational organized 
crime and drug trafficking, $522,135,000, of which 
$50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations 
under this heading may be used under authorities avail-
able to the organizations reimbursed from this appropria-
tion. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
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crimes against the United States, $8,768,884,000, of 
which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $184,500 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 
related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facili-
ties and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 
law; conversion, modification and extension of Federally- 
owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 
projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work 
environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; 
$308,982,000, to remain available until expended. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and ex-
penses for conducting drug education and training pro-
grams, including travel and related expenses for partici-
pants in such programs and the distribution of items of 
token value that promote the goals of such programs, 
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$2,102,976,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 
local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse-
ment, including training in connection with the training 
and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory as-
sistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with 
or without reimbursement, $1,257,757,000, of which not 
to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 
available for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided 
by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and 
not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applica-
tions for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 
section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be available to investigate 
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and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief 
from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no 
funds made available by this or any other Act may be used 
to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to 
other agencies or Departments. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of 
Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the 
provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections 
related issues to foreign governments, $7,016,791,000: 
Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the 
Department of Health and Human Services such amounts 
as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that De-
partment for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal 
and correctional institutions: Provided further, That the 
Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, 
may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal inter-
mediary claims processor to determine the amounts pay-
able to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison Sys-
tem, furnish health services to individuals committed to 
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the custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain avail-
able for necessary operations until September 30, 2018: 
Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for con-
tract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended to make payments in advance for 
grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other 
expenses: Provided further, That the Director of the Fed-
eral Prison System may accept donated property and serv-
ices relating to the operation of the prison card program 
from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such pro-
gram in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not- 
for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the 
Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre- 
release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facili-
ties. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 
new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 
remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facili-
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ties at existing penal and correctional institutions, includ-
ing all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or 
force account, $140,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $50,000,000 shall be available only for 
costs related to construction of new facilities: Provided, 
That labor of United States prisoners may be used for 
work performed under this appropriation. 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here-
by authorized to make such expenditures within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 
with the law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided 
by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the 
budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 
administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be com-
puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance 
with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys-
tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, 
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payment of claims, and expenditures which such account-
ing system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost 
of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and 
shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acqui-
sition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND 
PROSECUTION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio-
lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 
et seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecu-
torial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation 
of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims 
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 
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Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Violence Against 
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 
Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and the Rape Survivor 
Child Custody Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22) (‘‘the 
2015 
Act’’); 
and 
for 
related 
victims 
services, 
$527,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to 
exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this head-
ing may be used for expenses related to evaluation, train-
ing, and technical assistance: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided— 
(1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat vio-
lence against women, as authorized by part T of the 
1968 Act; 
(2) $30,000,000 is for transitional housing as-
sistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized 
by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; 
(3) $5,000,000 is for the National Institute of 
Justice for research and evaluation of violence 
against women and related issues addressed by 
grant programs of the Office on Violence Against 
Women, which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, 
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Evaluation and Statistics’’ for administration by the 
Office of Justice Programs; 
(4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to pro-
vide services to advocate for and respond to youth 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking; assistance to children and 
youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage 
men and youth in preventing such violence; and as-
sistance to middle and high school students through 
education and other services related to such violence: 
Provided, That unobligated balances available for 
the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 
41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its 
amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for 
this program: Provided further, That 10 percent of 
the total amount available for this grant program 
shall be available for grants under the program au-
thorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided 
further, That the definitions and grant conditions in 
section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 
program; 
(5) $51,000,000 is for grants to encourage ar-
rest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 
Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction 
initiative; 
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(6) $35,000,000 is for sexual assault victims 
assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 
1994 Act; 
(7) $34,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 
and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as 
authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 
(8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 
crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 
section 304 of the 2005 Act; 
(9) $45,000,000 is for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 
(10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and 
services to end violence against and abuse of women 
in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 
1994 Act; 
(11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support fami-
lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated 
balances available for the programs authorized by 
section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of 
the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 
Act, shall be available for this program; 
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training 
to end violence against and abuse of women with 
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disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 
2000 Act; 
(13) $500,000 is for the National Resource 
Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 
domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 
the 1994 Act; 
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 
violence against Indian women, including as author-
ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 
such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Eval-
uation and Statistics’’ for administration by the Of-
fice of Justice Programs; 
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 
that provides training and technical assistance on 
issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 
and Alaska Native women; 
(16) $5,000,000 is for grants to assist tribal 
governments; 
(17) $45,000,000 for victim services programs 
for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 
107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386, for programs au-
thorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs 
authorized under Public Law 113–4; and 
(18) $2,500,000 for the purposes authorized 
under the 2015 Act. 
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OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 
Act’’); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); and 
other programs, $93,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which— 
(1) $48,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 
C of title I of the 1968 Act, of which up to 
$6,000,000 is for the National Crime Victimization 
Survey Sample Boost for Subnational Estimates 
program; 
(2) $40,000,000 is for research, development, 
and evaluation programs, and other activities as au-
thorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and 
subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act; and 
(3) $5,000,000 is for a nationwide incident- 
based crime statistics program. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
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(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for All 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 
Act’’); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against 
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–386); the NICS Improvement Amend-
ments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); subtitle D of 
title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the Second Chance Act of 
2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Prioritizing Resources 
and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98–473); the Mentally Ill Offender Treat-
ment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improve-
ment Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 
113–4) 
(‘‘the 
2013 
Act’’); 
and 
other 
programs, 
$1,199,906,000, to remain available until expended as fol-
lows— 
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(1) $476,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo-
rial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized 
by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act 
(except that section 1001(c), and the special rules 
for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 
1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), 
of 
which, 
notwithstanding 
such 
subpart 
1, 
$20,000,000 is for the Officer Robert Wilson III 
Memorial Initiative on Preventing Violence Against 
Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Surviv-
ability (VALOR), $22,500,000 is for the matching 
grant program for law enforcement armor vests, as 
authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 
Act, $4,000,000 is for use by the National Institute 
of Justice for research targeted toward developing a 
better understanding of the domestic radicalization 
phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strate-
gies for effective intervention and prevention, 
$2,400,000 is for the operationalization, mainte-
nance and expansion of the National Missing and 
Unidentified Persons System, and $2,500,000 is for 
a program to improve juvenile indigent defense; 
(2) $273,906,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance Program, as authorized by section 
241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
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U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 
shall request compensation for any cost greater than 
the actual cost for Federal immigration and other 
detainees housed in State and local detention facili-
ties; 
(3) $2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Im-
provement Grant Program, as authorized by section 
426 of Public Law 108–405, and for grants for 
wrongful conviction review; 
(4) $10,000,000 for white collar crime preven-
tion grants, including as authorized by section 401 
of Public Law 110–403; 
(5) $20,000,000 for sex offender management 
assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, 
and related activities; 
(6) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender 
Public Website; 
(7) $20,000,000 for competitive and evidence- 
based programs to reduce gun crime and gang vio-
lence; 
(8) $73,000,000 for grants to States to up-
grade criminal and mental health records for the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys-
tem; 
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(9) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic 
programs and activities, of which— 
(A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis 
and capacity enhancement program and for 
other local, State, and Federal forensic activi-
ties, including the purposes authorized under 
section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–546) (the 
Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program): 
Provided, That up to 4 percent of funds made 
available under this paragraph may be used for 
the purposes described in the DNA Training 
and Education for Law Enforcement, Correc-
tional Personnel, and Court Officers program 
(Public Law 108–405, section 303); 
(B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes de-
scribed in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Convic-
tion DNA Testing Grant Program (Public Law 
108–405, section 412); and 
(C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Fo-
rensic Exam Program grants, including as au-
thorized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405; 
(10) $9,000,000 for the court-appointed special 
advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of 
the 1990 Act; 
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(11) $12,000,000 for prison rape prevention 
and prosecution grants to States and units of local 
government, and other programs, as authorized by 
the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public 
Law 108–79); 
(12) $103,000,000 for comprehensive opioid 
abuse reduction activities, including— 
(A) $42,000,000 for Drug Courts, as au-
thorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of 
the 1968 Act; 
(B) $12,000,000 for mental health courts 
and adult and juvenile collaboration program 
grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of 
title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Of-
fender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reau-
thorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub-
lic Law 110–416); 
(C) $12,000,000 for grants for Residential 
Substance Abuse Treatment for State Pris-
oners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 
1968 Act; 
(D) $7,000,000 for a veterans treatment 
courts program; and 
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(E) $14,000,000 for a program to monitor 
prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical 
products; and 
(13) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School 
Safety Initiative: Provided, That section 212 of this 
Act shall not apply with respect to the amount made 
available in this paragraph: 
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 
the funds made available under this heading to increase 
the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local 
government will achieve a net gain in the number of law 
enforcement officers who perform non-administrative pub-
lic sector safety service. 
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance, the following amounts are made available 
until expended— 
(1) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 
(2) $20,000,000 for programs authorized by 
the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 
(3) $72,250,000 for missing and exploited chil-
dren programs, including as authorized by sections 
404(b) and 405(a) of the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (except that sec-
tion 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children 
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Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply 
for purposes of this Act); and 
(4) $2,000,000 for child abuse training pro-
grams for judicial personnel and practitioners, as 
authorized by section 222 of the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990. 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payments and expenses authorized under section 
1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (in-
cluding amounts for administrative costs), to remain avail-
able until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments au-
thorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for edu-
cational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determina-
tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 
require additional funding for such disability and edu-
cation payments, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Benefits’’ from avail-
able appropriations for the Department of Justice as may 
be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided 
further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding pro-
viso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
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505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance, the following amounts are made available 
until expended: Provided, That any balances made avail-
able through prior year deobligations shall only be avail-
able in accordance with section 505 of this Act— 
(1) $11,000,000 for anti-methamphetamine-re-
lated activities, which shall be transferred to the 
Drug Enforcement Administration upon enactment 
of this Act; 
(2) $65,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes; 
(3) $75,000,000 for initiatives to improve po-
lice-community relations, as described in the report 
accompanying this Act; 
(4) $45,000,000 for a grant program for com-
munity-based sexual assault response reform; 
(5) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs 
and research, as authorized by the Second Chance 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199), without regard 
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to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of 
such Act; and 
(6) $35,000,000 is for regional information 
sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title 
shall be available to the Attorney General for official re-
ception and representation expenses. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this 
title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where 
the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Pro-
vided, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitu-
tional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section 
shall be null and void. 
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or 
facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 
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SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Pris-
ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in-
mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: 
Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin-
ishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the phil-
osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of 
Prisons. 
SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation, ex-
cept as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased 
by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, 
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com-
pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available under 
this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of 
transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 
conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other 
than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal 
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Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing 
such a prisoner. 
SEC. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec-
tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 
purposes. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, main-
tenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or 
equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
programs. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available under 
this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or 
enhanced information technology program having total es-
timated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, un-
less the Deputy Attorney General and the investment re-
view board certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
information technology program has appropriate program 
management controls and contractor oversight mecha-
nisms in place, and that the program is compatible with 
the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to devi-
ations from the amounts designated for specific activities 
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in this Act and in the report accompanying this Act, and 
to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 
this title in previous years. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 
or approve a public-private competition under the Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any suc-
cessor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for 
work performed by employees of Federal Prison Indus-
tries, Incorporated. 
SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, 
or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual 
or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or 
his designee that exempt that United States Attorney 
from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 
and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 
available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 
respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head-
ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Jus-
tice Programs’’— 
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(1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to 
the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reim-
bursement programs may be used by such Office to 
provide training and technical assistance; and 
(2) up to 3 percent of funds made available for 
grant or reimbursement programs under such head-
ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 
research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis-
tered by the National Institute of Justice and the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to 
and merged with funds provided to the National In-
stitute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statis-
tics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or 
statistical purposes, without regard to the authoriza-
tions for such grant or reimbursement programs. 
SEC. 213. None of the funds made available under 
this or any other Act, for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, other than for the national instant crimi-
nal background check system established under section 
103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 
U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by a Federal law enforce-
ment officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable fire-
arm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer 
knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug 
cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United 
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States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all 
times. 
SEC. 214. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 
title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 
527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal 
year 2017, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for 
implementation of a unified Department of Justice finan-
cial management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of 
Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) 
shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2017, and 
any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of this Act. 
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobli-
gated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of 
title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obliga-
tion during fiscal year 2017, and any use, obligation, 
transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
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TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 
$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
bia, $5,555,000. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of science research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
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aircraft, $5,597,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That the formulation and de-
velopment costs (with development cost as defined under 
section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the 
James 
Webb 
Space 
Telescope 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the indi-
vidual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 
30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for 
the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the de-
velopment cost of the program is likely to exceed that limi-
tation, the individual shall immediately notify the Admin-
istrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets 
the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of sec-
tion 30104: Provided further, That, of the amounts pro-
vided, $260,000,000 is for an orbiter and a lander to meet 
the science goals for the Jupiter Europa mission as out-
lined in the most recent planetary science decadal survey: 
Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall use the Space Launch System 
as the launch vehicle or vehicles for the Jupiter Europa 
mission, plan for an orbiter launch no later than 2022 and 
a lander launch no later than 2024, and include in the 
fiscal year 2018 budget the 5-year funding profile nec-
essary to achieve these goals. 
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AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and 
development activities, including research, development, 
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $712,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of space technology research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 
repair, facility planning and design; space flight, space-
craft control, and communications activities; program 
management; personnel and related costs, including uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
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purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $739,200,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2018. 
EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of exploration research and 
development activities, including research, development, 
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $4,183,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not less 
than $1,350,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose 
Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than 
$2,000,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System 
(SLS) launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not 
less than 130 metric tons and which shall have core ele-
ments and an exploration upper stage developed simulta-
neously: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 
for SLS, not less than $250,000,000 shall be for explo-
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ration upper stage development: Provided further, That 
$429,000,000 shall be for exploration ground systems: 
Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 
5-year budget profile and funding projection that adheres 
to a 70 percent Joint Confidence Level and is consistent 
with the Key Decision Point C (KDP–C) for the SLS and 
with the management agreement contained in the KDP– 
C for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided fur-
ther, That $404,000,000 shall be for exploration research 
and development. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of space operations research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support and services; space flight, space-
craft control and communications activities, including op-
erations, production, and services; maintenance and re-
pair, facility planning and design; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, 
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charter, maintenance and operation of mission and admin-
istrative aircraft, $4,890,300,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018. 
EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical 
education research and development activities, including 
research, development, operations, support, and services; 
program management; personnel and related costs, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 
expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $115,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, of which 
$18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to 
Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be 
for the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro-
gram. 
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space 
technology, exploration, space operations and education 
research and development activities, including research, 
development, operations, support, and services; mainte-
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nance and repair, facility planning and design; space 
flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; 
program management; personnel and related costs, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 
expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and represen-
tation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative air-
craft, $2,835,400,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018. 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND 
RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities 
including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modi-
fication of facilities, construction of new facilities and ad-
ditions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli-
ance and restoration, $398,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That proceeds from 
leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 
period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 
in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 
proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail-
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able for obligation for fiscal year 2017 in an amount not 
to exceed $9,470,300: Provided further, That each annual 
budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross 
receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds col-
lected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States 
Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$38,100,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and 
available for the same purposes and the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer 
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pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro-
vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activ-
ity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent 
change of an amount established in that spending plan 
that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of 
this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under sec-
tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section. 
The unexpired balances for Commercial Spaceflight 
Activities contained within the Exploration account may 
be transferred to the Space Operations account for such 
activities. Balances so transferred shall be merged with 
the funds in the Space Operations account and shall be 
available under the same terms, conditions and period of 
time as previously appropriated. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 
and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 
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as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase 
of flight services for research support; acquisition of air-
craft; and authorized travel; $6,079,430,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, of which not to exceed 
$544,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
polar research and operations support, and for reimburse-
ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the 
United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 
for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National Science 
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited 
to this appropriation. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu-
ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, 
$87,120,000, to remain available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, math-
ematics and engineering education and human resources 
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programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), includ-
ing services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia, $880,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of 
Homeland 
Security 
for 
security 
guard 
services; 
$340,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That contracts may be entered into under this 
heading in fiscal year 2017 for maintenance and operation 
of facilities and for other services to be provided during 
the next fiscal year: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occu-
pancy, and related costs of new headquarters space, not 
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more than $40,700,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
and the employment of experts and consultants under sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car-
rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 
(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,380,000: Provided, That not 
to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $15,200,000, of which $400,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National 
Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 
be increased by more than 15 percent by any such trans-
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fers. Any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropria-
tions Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$9,200,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph may be used to employ any indi-
viduals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 
5 of the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one spe-
cial assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph 
shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 
75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, 
who is permitted 125 billable days: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly au-
thorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act 
of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a). 
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 
1991, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 
(GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amend-
ments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly 
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), in-
cluding services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 
Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to 
$29,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 
agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 
$364,500,000: Provided, That the Commission is author-
ized to make available for official reception and represen-
tation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: 
Provided further, That the Chair is authorized to accept 
and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the 
Commission. 
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 
and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $90,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $350,000,000, of which $314,300,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$5,200,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $19,500,000 is for manage-
ment and grants oversight; $5,000,000 is for client self- 
help and information technology; $5,000,000 is for a Pro 
Bono Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repay-
ment assistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Cor-
poration may continue to provide locality pay to officers 
and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by 
the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based em-
ployees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United 
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States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal 
Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided 
further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of 
this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 
505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be 
considered an agency of the United States Government. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any pur-
pose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 
of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this 
Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to 
the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, 
except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 
and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2016 and 
2017, respectively. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), 
$3,431,000. 
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE 
REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, including the hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and 
consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, $50,000,000, of which $1,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not 
to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities of the United States Trade Representa-
tive authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation 
and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), 
including transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the 
Trade Enforcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any 
transfer pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act. 
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 
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(42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 
That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State 
Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the 
United States Government. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
not authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available 
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 
under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
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SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be af-
fected thereby. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 
or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli-
gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or ini-
tiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates 
a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or per-
sonnel by any means for any project or activity for which 
funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an of-
fice or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, pro-
grams or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any 
functions or activities presently performed by Federal em-
ployees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or ac-
tivities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, 
project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; 
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or (8) results from any general savings, including savings 
from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a 
change in existing programs, projects or activities as ap-
proved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 
of such reprogramming of funds. 
SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by 
a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally 
affixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, 
or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product 
sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 
in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to re-
ceive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen-
sion, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 
9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to au-
thorized purchases of promotional items, funds made 
available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that 
are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United 
States, its territories or possessions. 
(2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 
given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, 
Item (1)(f)(3). 
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SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the sta-
tus of balances of appropriations at the account level. For 
unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, com-
mitted balances the quarterly reports shall separately 
identify the amounts attributable to each source year of 
appropriation from which the balances were derived. For 
balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly 
reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of 
obligation. 
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be 
submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 
aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 
(a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, 
the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the 
maximum extent practicable under such accounting sys-
tem and shall identify and describe in each quarterly re-
port the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 
SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to pre-
vent, personnel actions taken in response to funding re-
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ductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the 
total budgetary resources available to such department or 
agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds be-
tween appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 
Provided further, That for the Department of Commerce, 
this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care 
and protection of loan collateral or grant property. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act 
shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco 
or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal 
by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing 
of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions 
which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco 
products of the same type. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per-
sonnel of the Department of Justice to obligate more than 
$2,737,000,000 during fiscal year 2017 from the fund es-
tablished by section 1402 of Public Law 98–473 (42 
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U.S.C. 10601): Provided, That notwithstanding such sec-
tion 1402(d), of the amounts available from the Fund for 
obligation, 5 percent shall be available for grants to Indian 
tribal governments to improve services and justice for vic-
tims of crime. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discrimi-
nate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 
students who participate in programs for which financial 
assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents 
or legal guardians of such students. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to im-
plement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the 
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available under this Act may be used by the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration, or the National 
Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate- 
impact information system, as defined for security cat-
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(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 
and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 528. The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States receiving funds appro-
priated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in 
expired grant accounts and include in its annual perform-
ance plan and performance and accountability reports the 
following: 
(1) Details on future action the department, 
agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve 
undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. 
(2) The method that the department, agency, or 
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances 
in expired grant accounts. 
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in ex-
pired grant accounts that may be returned to the 
Treasury of the United States. 
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