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May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropria-
tions bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures: 
(1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered 
independent agencies; and 
(2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences 
shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency 
totals. 
SEC. 524. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly 
state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or edu-
cational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the 
communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated 
at U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency 
to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 
available to the agency for advertising or other communications 
regarding the programs and activities of the agency. 
SEC. 525. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 
funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 
10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall be governed 
by the provisions of section 526 of division H of Public Law 113– 
76, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2017’’ for ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2014’’ 
in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2021’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ each place it appears: Provided, 
That such pilots shall include communities that have experienced 
civil unrest. 
(b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 
funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Perform-
ance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to 
the authority provided by section 526 of division H of Public Law 
113–76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, and 
section 525 of division H of Public Law 114–113. 
(c) Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act and prior 
appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant agencies up to 
an additional 5 years to operate under such authorities. 
SEC. 526. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar 
quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education 
and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations: 
Provided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, 
committed, and obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports 
shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source 
year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the 
extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were 
derived. 
SEC. 527. Section 5 of the Special Olympics Sport and Empower-
ment Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–406; 118 Stat. 2296) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking all that follows after ‘‘3(a),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2017 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking all that follows after ‘‘3(b),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2017 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and’’; and
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(3) in paragraph (3), by striking all that follows after ‘‘3(c),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2017 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 528. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2017 
under section 3403 of Public Law 111–148, $15,000,000 are 
rescinded. 
SEC. 529. Amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment Contin-
gency Fund from the appropriation to the Fund for the first semi- 
annual allotment period for fiscal year 2017 under section 
2104(n)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act and the income derived 
from investment of those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) 
of that Act, shall not be available for obligation in this fiscal 
year. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 530. Of any available amounts appropriated under section 
108 of Public Law 111–3, as amended, $541,900,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 531. Of the funds made available for purposes of carrying 
out section 2105(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, $5,750,000,000 
are hereby rescinded. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 532. Of any available amounts appropriated under section 
301(b)(3) of Public Law 114-10, $1,132,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 533. As of the date of enactment of this Act, section 
170(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of 
Public Law 114–223), as amended by the Further Continuing and 
Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114-254), 
shall no longer have any force or effect: Provided, That any amounts 
made available pursuant to that section of that Act as of the 
date of enactment of this Act shall remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided further, That if any amounts made available 
pursuant to that section of that Act remain unobligated as of 
the date of enactment of this Act, then the balances available 
from those amounts shall be hereby rescinded immediately upon 
enactment of this Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2017’’.
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DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader 
of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; 
Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, 
$9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Commit-
tees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority 
and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in 
all, $174,840. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
LEADERS 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $182,287,812, which 
shall be paid from this appropriation as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman 
of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in 
all, $3,316,000.
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OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY 
AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,385,810. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $436,886. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$70,900,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $1,810,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $49,952,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $5,808,500. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,120,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE-
TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary 
for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority 
of the Senate, $7,110; in all, $28,440. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the
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Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and 
Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, 
$133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019. 
U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $508,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$10,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021 and of which $4,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $126,535,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $20,870,349 which shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$390,000,000 of which $19,109,218 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL 
AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUC-
TION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ 
under the heading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE’’ under 
the heading ‘‘SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT’’ shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal 
year or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. 
Any unexpended balances under such allowances remaining after 
the end of the period of availability shall be returned to the 
Treasury in accordance with the undesignated paragraph under 
the center heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ under chapter XI 
of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) 
and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget 
deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the