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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 
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-
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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-
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. 
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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 such heading, as included in D.C. Bill 21–668, as 
amended as of the date of the enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
except as provided in section 450A of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official 
Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47– 
369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provi-
sions 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 
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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 appro-
priated may be increased by proceeds of one-time trans-
actions, which are expended for emergency or unantici-
pated 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 Columbia 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 re-
quirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the appropriations and funds made 
available to the District during fiscal 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’’. 
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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 
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. 
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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 
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— 
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(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— 
(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.— 
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‘‘(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 
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. 
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‘‘(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 
term may be reappointed to a full 5-year term 
and a future member appointed to fill an unex-
pired term may be reappointed for a full 5-year 
term. 
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‘‘(3) AFFILIATION.—Not more than 3 members 
of the Board shall be members of any 1 political 
party. 
‘‘(4) CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—The President shall 
appoint 1 of the 5 members of the Board to 
serve as Chairperson of the Board. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY.—The Chairperson shall 
be the principal executive officer of the Bureau, 
and shall exercise all of the executive and ad-
ministrative functions of the Bureau, including 
with respect to— 
‘‘(i) the supervision of personnel em-
ployed by the Bureau (other than per-
sonnel employed regularly and full time in 
the immediate offices of members of the 
Board other than the Chairperson); 
‘‘(ii) the distribution of business 
among personnel appointed and supervised 
by the Chairperson and among administra-
tive units of the Bureau; and 
‘‘(iii) the use and expenditure of 
funds. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—In carrying out any of 
the functions of the Chairperson under this 
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paragraph, the Chairperson shall be governed 
by general policies of the Bureau and by such 
regulatory decisions, findings, and determina-
tions as the Bureau may by law be authorized 
to make. 
‘‘(D) REQUESTS OR ESTIMATES RELATED 
TO APPROPRIATIONS.—Any request or estimate 
for regular, supplemental, or deficiency appro-
priations on behalf of the Bureau, including any 
request for a transfer of funds under section 
1017(a), may not be submitted by the Chair-
person without the prior approval of the Board. 
‘‘(E) VACANCY.—The President may des-
ignate a member of the Board to serve as Act-
ing Chairperson in the event of a vacancy in the 
office of the Chairperson. 
‘‘(5) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) 
CHAIRPERSON.—The 
Chairperson 
shall receive compensation at the rate pre-
scribed for level I of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5312 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(B) OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.— 
The 4 members of the Board other than the 
Chairperson shall each receive compensation at 
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the rate prescribed for level II of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(6) OTHER
EMPLOYMENT
PROHIBITED.—A 
member of the Board may not engage in any other 
business, vocation, or employment.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION ACT OF 
2010.—The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 1002 (12 U.S.C. 5481)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (10) and in-
serting: 
‘‘(10) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the 
Board of Directors of the Bureau of Consumer Fi-
nancial Protection.’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (29) 
the following: 
‘‘(30) CHAIRPERSON.—The term ‘Chairperson’ 
means the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.’’; 
(B) in section 1012 (12 U.S.C. 5492)— 
(i) in subsection (a)(8), by striking 
‘‘appointed and supervised by the Direc-
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tor’’ and inserting ‘‘appointed by the 
Board and supervised by the Chairperson’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in paragraph (2)(A), by strik-
ing 
‘‘Director’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Board’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘the Director’’ each place that term 
appears and inserting ‘‘any member of 
the Board’’; 
(C) in section 1013 (12 U.S.C. 5493)— 
(i) in subsections (a), (b), (d), and 
(e), by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
(ii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by 
striking ‘‘Director’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
and 
(II) in paragraph (3)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘Assistant 
Director’’ each place that term 
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appears and inserting ‘‘Head of 
Office’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘the Direc-
tor’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Board’’; 
(iii) in subsection (g)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
and 
(II) in paragraph (2)— 
(aa) in the paragraph head-
ing, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT DI-
RECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘HEAD 
OF THE OFFICE’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘an assist-
ant director’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Head of the Office of Financial 
Protection for Older Americans’’; 
(D) in section 1014 (12 U.S.C. 5494), by 
striking ‘‘Director’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
(E) 
in 
section 
1016(a) 
(12 
U.S.C. 
5496(a)), by striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Chairperson’’; 
(F) in section 1017— 
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(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
(II) in paragraph (4)— 
(aa) in subparagraph (A)— 
(AA) by striking ‘‘Di-
rector shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘Board shall’’; 
(BB) by striking ‘‘Di-
rector,’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Board,’’; and 
(CC) by striking ‘‘Di-
rector in’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting 
‘‘Board in’’; 
(bb) in subparagraph (D), 
by striking ‘‘Director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Board’’; and 
(cc) in subparagraph (E), by 
striking ‘‘Director to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Board to’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (5)(C), by 
striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Chairperson’’; 
(ii) in subsection (c)(1)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘Director,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Board,’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Director and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the members of the 
Board and’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector’’ each place that term appears and 
inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
(G) in subtitles B (12 U.S.C. 5511 et 
seq.), C (12 U.S.C. 5531 et seq.), and G (12 
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), by striking ‘‘Director’’ 
each place that term appears and inserting 
‘‘Board’’; 
(H) in section 1061(c)(2)(C)(i) (12 U.S.C. 
5581(c)(2)(C)(i)), by striking ‘‘the Board’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the National Credit Union Adminis-
tration Board’’; and 
(I) in section 1066(a) (12 U.S.C. 5586(a)), 
by inserting ‘‘first’’ before ‘‘Director’’. 
(2) FINANCIAL STABILITY ACT OF 2010.—Sec-
tion 111(b)(1)(D) of the Financial Stability Act of 
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5321(b)(1)(D)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Bu-
reau’’. 
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(3) MORTGAGE REFORM AND ANTI-PREDATORY 
LENDING ACT.—Section 1447 of the Mortgage Re-
form and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (12 U.S.C. 
1701p–2) is amended by striking ‘‘Director’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Board of Di-
rectors’’. 
(4) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT.—Sec-
tion 920(a)(4)(C) of the Electronic Fund Transfer 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1693o–2(a)(4)(C)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ and inserting 
‘‘Board of Directors of the Bureau’’. 
(5) EXPEDITED
FUNDS
AVAILABILITY
ACT.— 
The Expedited Funds Availability Act (12 U.S.C. 
4001 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Director of 
the Bureau’’ each place that term appears and in-
serting ‘‘Board of Directors of the Bureau’’. 
(6) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.—Sec-
tion 2 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1812) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of the Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Chairperson of the 
Board of Directors of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection’’; and 
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(10) INTERSTATE LAND SALES FULL DISCLO-
SURE ACT.—The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclo-
sure Act (15 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) 
in 
section 
1402(1) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
1701(1)), by striking ‘‘ ‘Director’ means the Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘Board’ means the 
Board of Directors’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
(C) 
in 
section 
1403(c) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
1702(c))— 
(i) by striking ‘‘by him’’ and inserting 
‘‘by the Board’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Board’’; 
(D) in section 1407 (15 U.S.C. 1706)— 
(i) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘he’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Board’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Board’’; 
(E) in section 1411 (15 U.S.C. 1710)— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘his findings’’ and 
inserting ‘‘its finding’’; and 
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(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘his 
rec-
ommendation’’ and inserting ‘‘a rec-
ommendation’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking 
‘‘Secretary’s order’’ and inserting ‘‘order of 
the Board’’; 
(F) in section 1415 (15 U.S.C. 1714)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘him’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘the Board’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘he 
may, in his discretion’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Board may, at the discretion of the 
Board’’; 
(iii) in subsection (b), by striking 
‘‘he’’ each time that term appears and in-
serting ‘‘the Board’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘in his discretion’’ 
each time that term appears and inserting 
‘‘at the discretion of the Board’’; 
(G) 
in 
section 
1416(a) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
1715(a))— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of the Bureau of Con-
sumer Financial Protection’’ the first time 
that term appears; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘his functions, duties, 
and powers’’ and inserting ‘‘the functions, 
duties, and powers of the Board’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘his administrative 
law judges’’ and inserting ‘‘the administra-
tive law judges of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘himself’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Board’’; 
(H)(i) in section 1418a(b)(4) (15 U.S.C. 
1717a(b)(4)), by striking ‘‘The Secretary’s de-
termination or order’’ and inserting ‘‘A deter-
mination or order of the Board’’; and 
(ii) in section 1418a(d) (15 U.S.C. 
1717a(d)), by striking ‘‘the Secretary’s deter-
mination or order’’ and inserting ‘‘a determina-
tion or order of the Board’’; 
(I) in section 1419 (15 U.S.C. 1718)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Board’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘his rules and regula-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘the rules and regula-
tions of the Board’’; and 
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(iii) by striking ‘‘his jurisdiction’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection’’; and 
(J) in section 1420 (15 U.S.C. 1719)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or any member of 
the Board’’ before ‘‘in any proceeding’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Board or any member of the Board’’. 
(11) REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES 
ACT OF 1974.—Section 5 of the Real Estate Settle-
ment Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2604) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of’’ and inserting 
‘‘Board of Directors of’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’. 
(12) S.A.F.E. MORTGAGE LICENSING ACT OF 
2008.—The S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 
2008 (12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 1503(10) (12 U.S.C. 
5102(10))— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘DIRECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘BOARD’’; 
and 
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(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 
States to the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Finan-
cial Protection shall be deemed a reference to the Board 
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of Directors of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec-
tion, unless otherwise specified in this Act. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the later 
of— 
(1) October 1, 2017; or 
(2) the date on which not less than 3 persons 
have been confirmed by the Senate to serve as mem-
bers of the Board of Directors of the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 
Act or transferred to the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection pursuant to section 1017 of Public law 111– 
203 may be used to regulate pre-dispute arbitration agree-
ments (as described in section 1028 of Public Law 111– 
203) and any regulation finalized by the Bureau to regu-
late pre-dispute arbitration agreements shall have no legal 
force or effect until the requirements regarding pre-dis-
pute arbitration specified in the report accompanying this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection,’’ are fulfilled. 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
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hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi-
cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 
exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $121,300,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the advisory committees in the report accom-
panying this Act under the heading ‘‘Consumer Product 
Safety Commission’’, and of which $1,300,000 shall re-
main available until expended to carry out the program, 
including administrative costs, required by section 1405 
of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act 
(Public Law 110–140; 15 U.S.C. 8004). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—CONSUMER PRODUCT 
SAFETY COMMISSION 
SEC. 510. During fiscal year 2017, none of the 
amounts made available by this Act may be used to final-
ize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational 
Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 
19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 
(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in con-
sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 
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Administration and the Department of Defense, 
completes a study to determine— 
(A) the technical validity of the lateral sta-
bility and vehicle handling requirements pro-
posed by such standard for purposes of reduc-
ing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehi-
cle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) roll-
overs in the off-road environment, including the 
repeatability and reproducibility of testing for 
compliance with such requirements; 
(B) the number of ROV rollovers that 
would be prevented if the proposed require-
ments were adopted; 
(C) whether there is a technical basis for 
the proposal to provide information on a point- 
of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resist-
ance on a progressive scale; and 
(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used 
by the United States military if the proposed 
requirements were adopted; and 
(2) a report containing the results of the study 
completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
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(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $4,900,000. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi-
cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, $314,844,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That $314,844,000 of offsetting col-
lections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 
9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be 
retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
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collections are received during fiscal year 2017 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated 
at $0: Provided further, That any offsetting collections re-
ceived in excess of $314,844,000 in fiscal year 2017 shall 
not be available for obligation: Provided further, That re-
maining offsetting collections from prior years collected in 
excess of the amount specified for collection in each such 
year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2016, 
shall not be available for obligation: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds 
from the use of a competitive bidding system that may 
be retained and made available for obligation shall not ex-
ceed $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2017: Provided further, 
That, of the amount appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $11,751,000 shall be for the salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Inspector General. 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $35,958,000, to be derived from the 
Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the 
FSLIC Resolution Fund. 
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
$80,540,000, of which $8,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018, for lease expiration and re-
placement lease expenses; and of which not to exceed 
$5,000 shall be available for reception and representation 
expenses. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 
Reform Act of 1978, $26,631,000, including services au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts 
and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be 
available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided, That public members of the Federal 
Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and 
per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 
U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in the 
Government service, and compensation as authorized by 
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5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non- 
Federal participants at labor-management relations con-
ferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, 
to be available without further appropriation for the costs 
of carrying out these conferences. 
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $317,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000), to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with 
a person or persons for collection services in accordance 
with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
$125,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees 
collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart- 
Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 
U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be 
retained and used for necessary expenses in this appro-
priation: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
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other provision of law, not to exceed $15,000,000 in off-
setting collections derived from fees sufficient to imple-
ment and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promul-
gated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and 
Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be 
credited to this account, and be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated 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 not more than $177,000,000: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade 
Commission may be used to implement subsection 
(e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collec-
tions deposited into the Fund, shall be available for nec-
essary expenses of real property management and related 
activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, 
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maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased 
buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; 
restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agen-
cies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 
relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, al-
location, and transfer of space; contractual services inci-
dent to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair 
and alteration of federally owned buildings, including 
grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safe-
guarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, 
and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by pur-
chase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; con-
version and extension of federally owned buildings; pre-
liminary planning and design of projects by contract or 
otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equip-
ment for such buildings); and payment of principal, inter-
est, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired 
by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the ag-
gregate 
amount 
of 
$9,244,808,000 
(reduced 
by 
$7,000,000) (reduced by $1,784,000) (reduced by 
$800,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$3,300,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$2,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000), of which— 
(1) $504,918,000 shall remain available until 
expended for construction and acquisition (including 
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funds for sites and expenses, and associated design 
and construction services) as follows: 
(A) National Capital Region, FBI Head-
quarters Consolidation, $200,000,000; 
(B) California, Calexico, Calexico West 
Land Port of Entry, $248,213,000; 
(C) District of Columbia, Washington, 
Southeast 
Federal 
Center 
Remediation, 
$7,000,000; 
(D) Pembina, North Dakota, United 
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Ani-
mal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS), $5,749,000; 
(E) Boyers, Pennsylvania, Federal Office 
Building, $31,200,000; and 
(F) Austin, Texas, Internal Revenue Serv-
ice (IRS) Annex Building, $12,756,000: 
Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs 
on new construction and acquisition projects may be 
exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in 
other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of 
the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if 
required, unless advance approval is obtained from 
the Committees on Appropriations of a greater 
amount; 
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(2) $758,790,000 shall remain available until 
expended for repairs and alterations, including asso-
ciated design and construction services, of which— 
(A) $300,000,000 is for Major Repairs and 
Alterations; 
(B) $312,090,000 is for Basic Repairs and 
Alterations; and 
(C) $146,700,000 is for Special Emphasis 
Programs, of which— 
(i) $20,000,000 is for Fire and Life 
Safety; 
(ii) $26,700,000 is for Judiciary Cap-
ital Security; 
(iii) $100,000,000 is for Consolidation 
Activities: Provided, That consolidation 
projects result in reduced annual rent paid 
by the tenant agency: Provided further, 
That no consolidation project exceed 
$10,000,000 in costs: Provided further, 
That consolidation projects are approved 
by each of the committees specified in sec-
tion 3307(a) of title 40, United States 
Code: Provided further, That preference is 
given to consolidation projects that achieve 
a utilization rate of 130 usable square feet 
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or less per person for office space: Pro-
vided further, That the obligation of funds 
under this paragraph for consolidation ac-
tivities may not be made until 10 days 
after a proposed spending plan and expla-
nation for each project to be undertaken, 
including estimated savings, has been sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate: 
Provided, That funds made available in this or any 
previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Re-
pairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, 
be limited to the amount identified for each project, 
except each project in this or any previous Act may 
be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent 
unless advance approval is obtained from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Pro-
vided further, That additional projects for which 
prospectuses have been fully approved may be fund-
ed under this category only if advance approval is 
obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the amounts provided in this 
or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may 
be used to fund costs associated with implementing 
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security improvements to buildings necessary to 
meet the minimum standards for security in accord-
ance with current law and in compliance with the re-
programming guidelines of the appropriate Commit-
tees of the House and Senate: Provided further, 
That the difference between the funds appropriated 
and expended on any projects in this or any prior 
Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, 
may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations 
or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 
projects: Provided further, That the amount provided 
in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alter-
ations may be used to pay claims against the Gov-
ernment arising from any projects under the heading 
‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund author-
ized increases in prospectus projects; 
(3) $5,645,000,000 (reduced by $7,000,000) 
(reduced by $1,784,000) (reduced by $800,000) (re-
duced by $3,300,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (re-
duced by $5,000,000) for rental of space to remain 
available until expended; and 
(4) $2,336,100,000 for building operations to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
of 
which 
$1,184,790,000 
is 
for 
building 
services, 
and 
$1,151,310,000 is for salaries and expenses: Pro-
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vided, That not to exceed 5 percent of any appro-
priation made available under this paragraph for 
building operations may be transferred between and 
merged with such appropriations upon notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, but no such ap-
propriation shall be increased by more than 5 per-
cent by any such transfers: Provided further, That 
section 521 of this title shall not apply with respect 
to funds made available under this heading for 
building operations: Provided further, That the total 
amount of funds made available from this Fund to 
the General Services Administration shall not be 
available for expenses of any construction, repair, al-
teration and acquisition project for which a pro-
spectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not 
been approved, except that necessary funds may be 
expended for each project for required expenses for 
the development of a proposed prospectus: Provided 
further, That funds available in the Federal Build-
ings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs 
when advance approval is obtained from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 
services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) 
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and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private 
or other property not in Government ownership or 
control as may be appropriate to enable the United 
States Secret Service to perform its protective func-
tions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 
from such revenues and collections: Provided further, 
That revenues and collections and any other sums 
accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2017, ex-
cluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), 
in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 
authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the 
Fund and shall not be available for expenditure ex-
cept as authorized in appropriations Acts. 
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac-
tivities associated with the management of real and per-
sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 
acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology 
management, and related technology activities; and serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $58,000,000, of 
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which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2018. 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 
utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis-
posal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, man-
agement, and communications; and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $47,966,000, of which $24,569,000 is 
for Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal 
and $23,397,000 is for the Office of the Administrator, 
of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses. 
CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for activities associated with the Civilian Board 
of Contract Appeals and services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, $9,275,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$65,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 
shall be available for payment for information and detec-
tion of fraud against the Government, including payment 
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for recovery of stolen Government property: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for 
awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private 
citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting 
in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER 
PRESIDENTS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 
25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 
$1,932,000. 
EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential 
Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), $9,500,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,000,000 is for activities author-
ized by paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 3(a) of the Act: 
Provided, That such amounts may be transferred to the 
‘‘Acquisition Services Fund’’ or ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ 
to reimburse obligations incurred prior to the date of en-
actment of this Act for the purposes provided herein re-
lated to the Presidential election in 2016: Provided further, 
That amounts available under this heading shall be in ad-
dition to any other amounts available for such purposes. 
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FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Serv-
ices and Innovative Technologies, including services au-
thorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for 
necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that 
enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to 
conduct activities electronically, through the development 
and implementation of innovative uses of information 
technology; $55,894,000, to be deposited into the Federal 
Citizen Services Fund: Provided, That the previous 
amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry 
out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Pro-
vided further, That the appropriations, revenues, reim-
bursements, and collections deposited into the Fund shall 
be available until expended for necessary expenses of Fed-
eral Citizen Services and other activities that enable the 
Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct ac-
tivities electronically in the aggregate amount not to ex-
ceed $150,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations, 
revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this 
Fund during fiscal year 2017 in excess of such amount 
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That any appropriations provided to the 
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Electronic Government Fund that remain unobligated 
may be transferred to the Federal Citizen Services Fund: 
Provided further, That the transfer authorities provided 
herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided in this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 520. Funds available to the General Services 
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles. 
SEC. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 
made available for fiscal year 2017 for Federal Buildings 
Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 
only to the extent necessary to meet program require-
ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap-
proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 
a fiscal year 2018 request for United States Courthouse 
construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 
standards for construction as established and approved by 
the General Services Administration, the Judicial Con-
ference of the United States, and the Office of Manage-
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ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 
Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 
5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized 
courtroom utilization study of each facility to be con-
structed, replaced, or expanded. 
SEC. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
other service usually provided through the Federal Build-
ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 
square foot assessment for space and services as deter-
mined by the General Services Administration in consider-
ation of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 
(Public Law 92–313). 
SEC. 524. From funds made available under the 
heading Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail-
ability of Revenue, claims against the Government of less 
than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 
and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav-
ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti-
fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 525. In any case in which the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
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lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 
authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Con-
gress by the Administrator of the General Services Admin-
istration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 
ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical 
to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all 
lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator deter-
mines that the delineated area of the procurement should 
not be identical to the delineated area included in the pro-
spectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 
statement to each of such committees and the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in 
the resolution. 
SEC. 526. With respect to each project funded under 
the heading ‘‘Major Repairs and Alterations’’ or ‘‘Judici-
ary Capital Security Program’’, and with respect to E- 
Government projects funded under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Citizen Services Fund’’, the Administrator of General 
Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for 
each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 527. Strike subsection (d) of section 3173 of 
title 40, United States Code. 
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 
Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 
1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and 
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $44,786,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, and in addition not to exceed 
$2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 
for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement ap-
peals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement 
and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 
Systems Protection Board. 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in connection with the admin-
istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis-
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tration and archived Federal records and related activities, 
as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re-
view and declassification of documents, the activities of 
the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations 
and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 
including 
maintenance, 
repairs, 
and 
cleaning, 
$380,634,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 
Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $4,801,000. 
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold-
ings, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS 
COMMISSION 
GRANTS PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
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U.S.C. 2504, $6,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND 
For the Community Development Revolving Loan 
Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 
and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2018, for technical assistance to low-income des-
ignated credit unions. 
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, 
and the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 
2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to ex-
ceed $1,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $16,090,000. 
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Re-
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organization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Serv-
ice Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for 
veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; advances 
for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred 
under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, 
as amended; and payment of per diem or subsistence al-
lowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities 
require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post 
of duty, $144,867,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, not to exceed 
$37,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018, for the operation and strengthening of the security 
of OPM legacy and Shell environment IT systems and the 
modernization, migration, and testing of such systems: 
Provided further, That the amount made available by the 
previous proviso may not be obligated until the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a plan for expenditure of such 
amount, prepared in consultation with the Director of the 
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Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of 
the United States Digital Service, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, that— 
(1) identifies the full scope and cost of the IT 
systems remediation and stabilization project; 
(2) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office 
of Management and Budget, including Circular A– 
11, part 7; 
(3) includes a Major IT Business Case under 
the requirements established by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget Exhibit 300; 
(4) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Government; 
(5) complies with all Office of Management and 
Budget, Department of Homeland Security and Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology re-
quirements related to securing the agency’s informa-
tion system as described in 44 U.S.C. 3554; and 
(6) is reviewed and commented upon by the In-
spector General of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, and such comments are submitted to the Di-
rector of the Office of Personnel Management before 
the date of such submission: 
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Provided further, That, not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report that— 
(A) evaluates— 
(i) the steps taken by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management to prevent, mitigate, and 
respond to data breaches involving sensitive 
personnel records and information; 
(ii) the Office’s cybersecurity policies and 
procedures in place on the date of enactment of 
this Act, including policies and procedures re-
lating to IT best practices such as data 
encryption, multifactor authentication, and con-
tinuous monitoring; 
(iii) the Office’s oversight of contractors 
providing IT services; and 
(iv) the Office’s compliance with govern-
ment-wide initiatives to improve cybersecurity; 
and 
(B) sets forth improvements that could be made 
to assist the Office of Personnel Management in ad-
dressing cybersecurity challenges: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $391,000 may be made available for 
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strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisi-
tion workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and re-
tention of such workforce and information technology in 
support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for man-
agement solutions to improve acquisition management; 
and in addition $141,611,000 for administrative expenses, 
to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM 
without regard to other statutes, including direct procure-
ment of printed materials, for the retirement and insur-
ance programs: Provided further, That the provisions of 
this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use ap-
plicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 
8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 
5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of 
this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, 
or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, 
That the President’s Commission on White House Fel-
lows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of Octo-
ber 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2017, accept dona-
tions of money, property, and personal services: Provided 
further, That such donations, including those from prior 
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years, may be used for the development of publicity mate-
rials to provide information about the White House Fel-
lows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 
travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the sala-
ries of employees of such Commission. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$5,072,000, and in addition, not to exceed $26,662,000 
for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro-
vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans-
ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 
Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author-
ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 
and elsewhere. 
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
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Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95–454), the Whistleblower Protection 
Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12) as amended by Public 
Law 107–304, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–199), and the Uniformed 
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–353), including services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for 
witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; $25,735,000 (increased by $800,000). 
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory 
Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109– 
435), $16,200,000, to be derived by transfer from the 
Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by sec-
tion 603(a) of such Act. 
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
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2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $8,297,000 (increased by 
$1,784,000). 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 
not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $1,555,000,000, to remain available until 
expended; of which not less than $14,700,000 shall be for 
the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 
$75,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for 
the International Organization of Securities Commissions; 
of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for ex-
penses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Com-
mission with foreign governmental and other regulatory 
officials, members of their delegations and staffs to ex-
change views concerning securities matters, such expenses 
to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses 
and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees 
in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as 
meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodg-
ing or subsistence; of which funding for information tech-
nology initiatives shall be increased over the fiscal year 
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2016 level by not less than $50,000,000; and of which not 
less than $72,049,000 shall be for the Division of Eco-
nomic and Risk Analysis: Provided, That fees and charges 
authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited to this account 
as offsetting collections: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $1,555,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be 
available until expended for necessary expenses of this ac-
count: Provided further, That the total amount appro-
priated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal 
year 2017 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are re-
ceived so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2017 ap-
propriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $0. 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys-
tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 
training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 
Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 
civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 
$750 for official reception and representation expenses; 
$22,703,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 
year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 
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the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 
deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na-
tional defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in con-
nection with the induction of any person into the Armed 
Forces of the United States. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 
and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to ex-
ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $268,000,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 
shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other 
lender oversight activities: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub-
lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 
and certain loan program activities, including fees author-
ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 
received from all such activities shall be credited to this 
account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 
out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the Small Business Administration 
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may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 
and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with sec-
tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 
fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 
be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 
System, to be available until September 30, 2018. 
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of programs supporting en-
trepreneurial 
and 
small 
business 
development, 
$243,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That $125,000,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000) shall be available to fund grants for perform-
ance in fiscal year 2017 or fiscal year 2018 as authorized 
by section 21 of the Small Business Act: Provided further, 
That $31,000,000 shall be for marketing, management, 
and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries 
that make microloans under the microloan program: Pro-
vided further, That $20,000,000 shall be available for 
grants to States to carry out export programs that assist 
small business concerns authorized under section 1207 of 
Public Law 111–240. 
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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, $19,900,000. 
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 
carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 
305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi-
bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $9,320,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $4,338,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 
2017 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not 
exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fis-
cal year 2017 commitments for general business loans au-
thorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act 
shall not exceed $28,500,000,000 for a combination of 
amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line 
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of credit provided by revolving loans: Provided further, 
That during fiscal year 2017 commitments for loans au-
thorized under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
696(7)) shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, 
That during fiscal year 2017 commitments to guarantee 
loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 
$4,000,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
2017, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by sec-
tion 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a 
principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaran-
teed loan programs, $152,726,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries 
and Expenses. 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, $185,977,000, to be available until ex-
pended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector 
General of the Small Business Administration for audits 
and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan pro-
grams and shall be transferred to and merged with the 
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appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of 
which $175,977,000 is for direct administrative expenses 
of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan 
program, which may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of 
which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses 
for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Ex-
penses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 530. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 
Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans-
ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro-
priation 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 608 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 531. (a) None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to collect a guarantee fee under sec-
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tion 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(18)) with respect to a loan guaranteed under sec-
tion 7(a)(31) of such Act that is made to a small business 
concern (as defined under section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
632)) that is 51 percent or more owned and controlled 
by 1 or more individuals who is a veteran (as defined in 
section 101 of title 38, United States Code) or the spouse 
of a veteran. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 
the authority of the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration to waive such a guarantee fee or any other 
loan fee with respect to a loan to a small business concern 
described in subsection (a) or any other borrower. 
SEC. 532. Of the unobligated balances available for 
the Certified Development Company Program under sec-
tion 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, 
as amended, $55,000,000 are hereby permanently re-
scinded: Provided, That no amounts may be so rescinded 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 
forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub-
sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 
States Code, $41,151,000: Provided, That mail for over-
seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 
Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery 
of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available to 
the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement 
any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or 
employee of any State or local child support enforcement 
agency, or any individual participating in a State or local 
program of child support enforcement, a fee for informa-
tion requested or provided concerning an address of a 
postal customer: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close 
small rural and other small post offices. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $258,000,000, to be derived by 
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transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 
authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account-
ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 
UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$51,300,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges 
shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
funded in this Act. 
SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited 
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 
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of public record and available for public inspection, except 
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 604. 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. 605. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 
salary of any Government employee where funding an ac-
tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 
result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol-
icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 
SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 
with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act shall be made available to any 
person or entity that has been convicted of violating chap-
ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre-
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vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund-
ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 
for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con-
gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac-
tivity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the 
House of Representatives or the Senate for a different 
purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi-
ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 
creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities un-
less prior approval is received from the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization 
or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each 
agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: Provided further, That not later 
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‘‘(III) the investors in such com-
panies (including angel investors, ven-
ture capital funds, and family offices); 
‘‘(ii) who are officers or directors of 
minority-owned 
small 
businesses 
or 
women-owned small businesses; 
‘‘(iii) who represent— 
‘‘(I) smaller public companies 
(including the companies’ officers and 
directors); 
‘‘(II) the professional advisors of 
such companies (including attorneys, 
auditors, underwriters, and financial 
advisors); and 
‘‘(III) the pre-IPO and post-IPO 
investors in such companies (both in-
stitutional, such as venture capital 
funds, and individual, such as angel 
investors); and 
‘‘(iv) who represent participants in the 
marketplace for the securities of emerging 
companies and smaller public companies, 
such as securities exchanges, alternative 
trading systems, analysts, information 
processors, and transfer agents; and 
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