ate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not 
more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading among the items and entities funded under this 
heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee on 
Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, 
by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to 
the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of 
title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District 
of Columbia Courts. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 
section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen-
tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 
Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro-
ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 
Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 
provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech-
nical assistance, and such other services as are necessary 
to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 
payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and pay-
ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 
Code (relating to services provided under the District of 
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Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du-
rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
provided under this heading shall be administered by the 
Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis-
trict of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap-
portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen-
cies. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF-
FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au-
thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 
Government Improvement Act of 1997, $246,386,000, of 
which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 
representation expenses related to Community Supervision 
and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to 
exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 
the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; 
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of which $182,564,000 shall be for necessary expenses of 
Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to 
include expenses relating to the supervision of adults sub-
ject to protection orders or the provision of services for 
or related to such persons; and of which $63,822,000 shall 
be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly 
by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated 
and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated 
for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Pro-
vided further, That amounts under this heading may be 
used for programmatic incentives for defendants to suc-
cessfully complete their terms of supervision. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 
Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997, $41,359,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 
shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
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manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 
of Federal agencies. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
COORDINATING COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co-
ordinating Council, $2,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 
of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 
For a Federal payment, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018, to the Commission on Judicial Dis-
abilities and Tenure, $310,000, and for the Judicial Nomi-
nation Commission, $275,000. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro-
gram in the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for payments authorized under 
the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division 
C of Public Law 112–10): Provided, That, to the extent 
that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and 
following the priorities included in section 3006 of such 
Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships 
available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such 
Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including stu-
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dents who were not offered a scholarship during any pre-
vious school year: Provided further, That within funds pro-
vided for opportunity scholarships $3,200,000 shall be for 
the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 
3007(d) and 3009 of the Act. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
NATIONAL GUARD 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
National Guard, $450,000, to remain available until ex-
pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis-
trict of Columbia National Guard Retention and College 
Access Program. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF 
HIV/AIDS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of in-
dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac-
quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co-
lumbia, $5,000,000. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Co-
lumbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund 
of the District of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for pro-
grams and activities set forth under the heading ‘‘Part 
A--Summary of Expenses’’ and at the rate set forth under 
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such heading, as included in D.C. Bill 21-668, as amended 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as pro-
vided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 
816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Gov-
ernment Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 
47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, 
the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 
expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2017 
under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included 
in D.C. Bill 21-668, as amended as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, or the sum of the total revenues 
of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided 
further, That the amount appropriated may be increased 
by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended 
for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: 
Provided further, That such increases shall be approved 
by enactment of local District law and shall comply with 
all reserve requirements contained in the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief 
Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take 
such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of 
Columbia meets these requirements, including the appor-
tioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropria-
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tions and funds made available to the District during fis-
cal year 2017, except that the Chief Financial Officer may 
not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived 
from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 
projects: Provided further, That the Fiscal Year 2017 
Local Budget Act is repealed. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Con-
ference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 
et seq., $3,100,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re-
ception and representation expenses. 
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. Section 1017(a)(2)(C) of Public Law 111– 
203 is repealed. 
SEC. 502. Effective October 1, 2017, notwithstanding 
section 1017 of Public Law 111–203— 
(1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System shall not transfer amounts specified 
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under such section to the Bureau of Consumer Fi-
nancial Protection; and 
(2) there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the authori-
ties of the Bureau under Federal consumer financial 
law. 
SEC. 503. (a) During fiscal year 2017, on the date 
on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in ac-
cordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
of such request. 
(b)(1) Any such notification shall include the amount 
of the funds requested, an explanation of how the funds 
will be obligated by object class and activity, and why the 
funds are necessary to protect consumers. 
(2) Any notification required by this section shall be 
made available on the Bureau’s public Web site. 
SEC. 504. (a) Not later than 2 weeks after the end 
of each quarter of each fiscal year, the Bureau of Con-
sumer Financial Protection shall submit a report on its 
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activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
(b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) the obligations made during the previous 
quarter by object class, office, and activity; 
(2) the estimated obligations for the remainder 
of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; 
(3) the number of full-time equivalents within 
each office during the previous quarter; 
(4) the estimated number of full-time equiva-
lents within each office for the remainder of the fis-
cal year; and 
(5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objec-
tives, and performance measures of each office. 
(c) At the request of any committee specified in sub-
section (a), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
shall make Bureau officials available to testify on the con-
tents of the reports required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 505. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1011 of the 
Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 
5491) is amended— 
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(1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT OF THE BUREAU.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The management of the 
Bureau shall be vested in a Board of Directors con-
sisting of 5 members, who shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, from among individuals who— 
‘‘(A) are citizens of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) have developed strong competency 
and understanding of, and have experience 
working with, financial products and services. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each member of the Board, 
including the Chairperson, shall serve for a 
term of 5 years. 
‘‘(B) STAGGERED TERMS.—The members 
of the Board shall serve staggered terms, which 
shall initially be for terms of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 
years, respectively, and such members shall be 
appointed such that, after the appointments of 
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the initial 5 members of the Board, members of 
different political parties are appointed alter-
nately. 
‘‘(C) REMOVAL.—The President may re-
move any member of the Board for inefficiency, 
neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. 
‘‘(D) VACANCIES.—Any member of the 
Board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring be-
fore the expiration of the term to which the 
predecessor of that member was appointed (in-
cluding the Chairperson) shall be appointed 
only for the remainder of the term. 
‘‘(E) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each 
member of the Board may continue to serve 
after the expiration of the term of office to 
which that member was appointed until a suc-
cessor has been appointed by the President and 
confirmed by the Senate, except that a member 
may not continue to serve more than 1 year 
after the date on which the term of that mem-
ber would otherwise expire. 
‘‘(F) SUCCESSIVE TERMS.—A member of 
the Board may not be reappointed to a second 
consecutive term, except that an initial member 
of the Board appointed for less than a 5-year 
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(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘DIRECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘BOARD’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘ ‘Director’ means the 
Director’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘Board’ means 
the Board of Directors’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
(C) in section 1514(b)(5) (12 U.S.C. 
5113(b)(5)), by striking ‘‘Secretary’s expenses’’ 
and inserting ‘‘expenses of the Board’’; 
(D) in section 1514(c)(4)(C) (12 U.S.C. 
5113(c)(4)(C)), by striking ‘‘Secretary’s’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Board’s’’; 
(E) in the headings of section 1514(c)(1), 
(c)(4)(A), and (c)(5), by striking ‘‘DIRECTOR’’ 
and inserting ‘‘BOARD’’; and 
(F) in the heading of section 1514(d), by 
striking ‘‘DIRECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘BOARD’’. 
(13) TITLE 44.—Section 3513(c) of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of Direc-
tors of the Bureau’’. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, regula-
tion, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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