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unless the Commission publishes the text of such rule, 
amendment, or repeal on the Internet Web site of the 
Commission not later than 21 days before the date on 
which the vote occurs. 
SEC. 631. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to regulate, directly or indirectly, the 
prices, other fees, or data caps and allowances (as such 
terms are described in paragraph 164 of the Report and 
Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order in the 
matter of protecting and promoting the open Internet, 
adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on 
February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24)) charged or imposed by 
providers of broadband Internet access service (as defined 
in the final rules in Appendix A of such Report and Order 
on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order) for such serv-
ice, regardless of whether such regulation takes the form 
of requirements for future conduct or enforcement regard-
ing past conduct. 
SEC. 632. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and 
Order in the matter of protecting and promoting the open 
Internet, adopted by the Federal Communications Com-
mission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24), until the 
first date on which there has been a final disposition (in-
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cluding the exhaustion of or expiration of the time for any 
appeals) of all of the following civil actions: 
(1) Alamo Broadband Inc. v. Federal Commu-
nications Commission, et al., No. 15–60201, pending 
in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth 
Circuit as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) United States Telecom Assoc. v. Federal 
Communications Commission, et al., No. 15–1063, 
pending in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia Circuit as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) CenturyLink v. Federal Communications 
Commission, No. 15–1099, pending in the United 
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Circuit as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 633. (a) Section 1105(a)(35) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesig-
nating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking ‘‘homeland security’’ in each in-
stance it appears and inserting ‘‘cybersecurity’’; and 
(3) by amending subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) Prior to implementing this paragraph, in-
cluding determining what Federal activities or ac-
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counts constitute cybersecurity for purposes of budg-
etary classification, the Office of Management and 
Budget shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations and the Committees on the Budget of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Government Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to budget submissions under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2018 and each sub-
sequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 634. (a) Effective one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, subtitle B of title IV of Public Law 
102–281 is repealed. 
(b) On the day before the date of the repeal under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall trans-
fer the amounts in the fund described in section 408(a) 
of subtitle A of title IV of such Public Law into the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury. 
SEC. 635. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
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(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activities, or 
other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activ-
ity. 
SEC. 636. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to finalize, adopt, implement, admin-
ister, or enforce any proposed rule under section 629 of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 549) before 
the date that is 180 days after the completion of the fol-
lowing process: 
(1) There has been completed a study that— 
(A) evaluates the potential costs and bene-
fits of the proposed rule and the potential costs 
and benefits of other market-based solutions; 
and 
(B) meets the requirements of subsection 
(b). 
(2) The Federal Communications Commission 
has— 
(A) sought public comment on the study 
described in paragraph (1); 
(B) provided a period of not less than 90 
days for the submission of such comments; and
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(C) addressed the concerns raised in the 
comment cycle under subparagraph (B) in a re-
port adopted by vote of the Commission and 
made publicly available. 
(b) A study meets the requirements of this subsection 
if the study— 
(1) is a peer-reviewed study conducted by an in-
stitution of higher education (as defined in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a))) or an individual in the individual’s 
capacity as a faculty member at such an institution; 
and 
(2) at minimum, analyzes the potential impact 
of the proposed rule on— 
(A) all parties in the video programming 
marketplace, including video programming cre-
ators, programming networks, multichannel 
video programming distributors, and sub-
scribers of multichannel video programming 
services; 
(B) video programming content diversity; 
(C) intellectual property and content li-
censing; and
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(D) consumer privacy and the legal rem-
edies available to consumers for violations of 
video privacy obligations. 
SEC. 637. None of the funds made available in this 
Act or transferred pursuant to section 1017 of Public Law 
111–203 may be used to take any action on the basis of 
an individual being a mortgage originator as defined in 
section 103(cc) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1602(cc)) against any individual who is a retailer of manu-
factured homes or its employees, unless such retailer or 
its employees receive compensation or gain for engaging 
in activities described in paragraph (1)(A) of such section 
103(cc) that is in excess of any compensation or gain re-
ceived in a comparable cash transaction. 
SEC. 638. None of the funds made available in this 
Act or transferred pursuant to section 1017 of Public Law 
111–203 may be used to enforce the provisions of section 
129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639) for 
any transaction that is less than $75,000 and is secured 
by a dwelling that is personal property or is a transaction 
that does not include the purchase of real property on 
which a dwelling is to be placed if— 
(1) the annual percentage rate at consumma-
tion of the transaction, as determined under section
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103(bb) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1602(bb)) does not exceed 10 percentage points; and 
(2) the total points and fees payable in connec-
tion with the transaction, as determined under such 
section 103(bb), do not exceed the greater of 5 per-
cent or $3,000. 
SEC. 639. None of the funds made available by this 
Act, any other Act, or transferred to the Bureau of Con-
sumer Financial Protection pursuant to section 1017 of 
the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 may be 
used to issue or enforce any rule or regulation with respect 
to payday loans (as described under section 1024(a)(1)(E) 
of such Act), vehicle title loans, or other similar loans dur-
ing fiscal year 2017 and the Bureau may not issue or en-
force any such rule or regulation after fiscal year 2017 
until such time as the Bureau has submitted to Congress 
a detailed report, after providing for a public comment pe-
riod of not less than 90 days, that: (1) analyzes the impact 
of any such rule or regulation on consumer access to cred-
it, including an analysis of the rule or regulation’s impact 
on populations that have traditionally had limited access 
to credit; and (2) identifies existing alternative credit 
products that are immediately available to existing users 
of payday loans, vehicle title loans, or other similar loans 
at the same credit risk profiles and at sufficient levels to
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fully replace any anticipated potential reduction in current 
sources of short-term, small-dollar credit as a result of the 
rule or regulation. 
SEC. 640. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act shall be used to implement, promulgate, finalize 
or enforce Executive Order No. 13673, issued July 31, 
2014, or to develop any regulation or guidance related 
thereto, until— 
(1) a study is conducted by the Comptroller 
General analyzing the impacts of such order on af-
fected Federal agencies’ missions, impacts on the in-
dustrial base, and including a cost benefit analysis 
of implementation of the such order versus potential 
alternatives; and 
(2) the Secretary of Labor has reviewed the re-
port of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph 
(1) and certified that the benefits of the order out-
weigh any associated costs and will not impede agen-
cy missions. 
(b) The study to be conducted by the Comptroller 
General shall be publicly available and shall be submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate. The elements of the study shall 
include an assessment of—
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(1) the estimated costs to each Federal agency or de-
partment to implement the Executive order, including the 
costs of designating labor compliance advisors and any 
other associated positions or resources needed to support 
the functions of the labor compliance advisors; 
(2) the effects of the Executive order on the indus-
trial base (including the defense industrial base) and in-
cluding input from both the Federal agencies (including 
the Department of Defense) and affected members of the 
industrial base, including how the order would affect the 
ability of mission critical contractors to continue to pro-
vide goods and services to the Federal Government; 
(3) any private sector capabilities that the agency or 
department would risk losing access to if the Executive 
order were implemented as defined in the FAR proposed 
rule (FAR Case 2014–025; Docket No. 2014–0025) and 
any related final rule; 
(4) costs to prime contractors and subcontractors as-
sociated with complying with the proposed rule or any re-
lated final rule, including the costs of having to create new 
information systems or processes to obtain and manage 
the data required by the Executive order; 
(5) the effect of the Executive order on Federal ac-
quisition competition and the ability to encourage non-tra-
ditional contractors to compete in the Federal market;
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(6) the effect of the Executive order on the ability 
of the Federal Government to meet statutory small busi-
ness prime contracting and subcontracting goals, includ-
ing such goals for minority-owned, women-owned, and 
service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; 
(7) the total number of violations (as defined in the 
proposed Department of Labor guidance) and the number 
of such violations where a challenge was still pending that 
would trigger disclosure by potential bidders to a Govern-
ment solicitation; 
(8) any delays to the procurement process that will 
result from the implementation of the Executive order; 
(9) alternative approaches to effect the goal of the 
Executive order, including potential improvements to Gov-
ernment information systems, that could provide greater 
transparency into labor law compliance without shifting 
the reporting burden to industry; and 
(10) such other matters as the Comptroller General 
determines relevant. 
SEC. 641. (1) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be available to pay for an abortion or the admin-
istrative expenses in connection with a multi-State quali-
fied health plan offered under a contract under section 
1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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(42 U.S.C. 18054) which provides any benefits or coverage 
for abortions. 
(2) The provision of paragraph (1) shall not apply 
where the life of the mother would be endangered if the 
fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result 
of an act of rape or incest. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 
this or any other Act for fiscal year 2017 shall obligate 
or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 
administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en-
sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 
use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 
(as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 
agency, or instrumentality. 
SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 
in accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United 
States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve-
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hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement ve-
hicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance ve-
hicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station wagons 
for which the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That 
these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for 
police-type vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set 
forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 
5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 
demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and 
Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstra-
tion Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set 
forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental 
cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant 
to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable con-
ventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the lim-
its set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle 
that is a commercial item and which operates on alter-
native fuel, including but not limited to electric, plug-in 
hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 
SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart-
ments and independent establishments for the current fis-
cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex-
penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 
for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924.
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SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during 
the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation con-
tained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
compensation of any officer or employee of the Govern-
ment of the United States (including any agency the ma-
jority of the stock of which is owned by the Government 
of the United States) whose post of duty is in the conti-
nental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen 
of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as 
outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 
is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is grant-
ed asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 
of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and 
then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes 
allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for pur-
poses of this section, affidavits signed by any such person 
shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require-
ments of this section with respect to his or her status are 
being complied with: Provided further, That for purposes 
of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be sub-
mitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as nec-
essary: Provided further, That any payment made to any 
officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Govern-
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ment: Provided further, That this section shall not apply 
to any person who is an officer or employee of the Govern-
ment of the United States on the date of enactment of 
this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to temporary em-
ployment of translators, or to temporary employment in 
the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of 
emergencies: Provided further, That this section does not 
apply to the employment as wildland firefighters for not 
more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the 
Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service 
pursuant to an agreement with another country. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart-
ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec-
essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex-
penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 
Services Administration for charges for space and services 
and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build-
ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 
performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 
1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 
of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 
SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 
any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re-
ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials,
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including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 
records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre-
vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex-
pended for the following purposes: 
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 
and recycling programs as described in Executive 
Order No. 13693 (March 19, 2015), including any 
such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 
the Executive order. 
(2) Other Federal agency environmental man-
agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 
development and implementation of hazardous waste 
management and pollution prevention programs. 
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by 
law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 
Federal agency. 
SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 
Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 
of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 
title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 
to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 
for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the
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Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 
the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex-
penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 
funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
correspondingly reduced. 
SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 
financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 
commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 
(whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 
not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 
financial support from more than one agency or instru-
mentality. 
SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 
to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 
to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 
has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 
adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 
United States. 
SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 
any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 
President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 
be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish 
or redecorate the office of such department head, agency
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head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 
make improvements for any such office, unless advance 
notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of-
fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 
used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 
directly controlled by the individual. 
SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec-
tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 
fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 
the interagency funding of national security and emer-
gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 
benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti-
ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 
2012). 
SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 
any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 
Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 
individual appointed to a position of a confidential or pol-
icy-determining character that is excepted from the com-
petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United 
States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part
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213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 
the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 
instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer-
tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi-
vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 
the individual to the White House. 
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
Federal employees or members of the Armed Forces de-
tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 
(as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 
SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 
Government, who— 
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government from having any 
direct oral or written communication or contact with 
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 
Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 
to the employment of such other officer or employee 
or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of