In the Senate of the United States, 
September 7, 2017. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 601) entitled ‘‘An Act to enhance the trans-
parency and accelerate the impact of assistance provided 
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality 
basic education in developing countries, to better enable such 
countries to achieve universal access to quality basic edu-
cation and improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplica-
tion and waste, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the 
following 
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 
SENATE AMENDMENT: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert 
the following: 
‘‘(C) there is the greatest opportunity to re-
duce childhood and adolescence exposure to or 
engagement in violent extremism or extremist 
ideologies.’’.
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DIVISION B—SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS 
FOR 
DISASTER 
RELIEF 
RE-
QUIREMENTS 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for fis-
cal year 2017, and for other purposes, namely: 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ 
for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $7,400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro-
vided further, That the amount designated under this head-
ing as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the
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President subsequently so designates such amount and 
transmits such designation to the Congress. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Loans 
Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized 
by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $450,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 
$225,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ for administrative expenses to carry out 
the disaster loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the 
Small Business Act: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided under this heading may be used for indirect 
administrative expenses: Provided further, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That the amount designated under this 
heading as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the 
President subsequently so designates such amount and 
transmits such designation to the Congress.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, $7,400,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses for activities authorized 
under title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster re-
lief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and 
housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted 
and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster de-
clared in 2017 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.): Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly to the 
State or unit of general local government at the discretion 
of the Secretary: Provided further, That as a condition of 
making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance 
that such grantee has in place proficient financial controls 
and procurement processes and has established adequate 
procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined 
by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure time-
ly expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites
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discrimination, labor standards, and the environment), if 
the Secretary finds that good cause exists for the waiver 
or alternative requirement and such waiver or alternative 
requirement would not be inconsistent with the overall pur-
pose of title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the 
preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this 
heading that use such funds to supplement Federal assist-
ance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without 
review or public comment, any environmental review, ap-
proval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such 
adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient 
with respect to such environmental review, approval or per-
mit: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 
104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon 
receipt of a request for release of funds and certification, 
immediately approve the release of funds for an activity 
or project assisted under this heading if the recipient has 
adopted an environmental review, approval or permit 
under the preceding proviso or the activity or project is cat-
egorically excluded from review under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Pro-
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vided further, That the Secretary shall publish via notice 
in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative require-
ment, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary ad-
ministers pursuant to title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before 
the effective date of such waiver or alternative requirement: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred, 
in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment—Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Commu-
nity Planning and Development’’ for necessary costs, in-
cluding information technology costs, of administering and 
overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under 
this heading: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro-
vided further, That the amount designated under this head-
ing as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the 
President subsequently so designates such amount and 
transmits such designation to the Congress. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Ap-
propriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017’’.
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DIVISION C—TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF 
PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT 
SEC. 101. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3101(b) of title 
31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
December 8, 2017. 
(b) SPECIAL
RULE
RELATING
TO
OBLIGATIONS 
ISSUED DURING EXTENSION PERIOD.—Effective on Decem-
ber 9, 2017, the limitation in effect under section 3101(b) 
of title 31, United States Code, shall be increased to the 
extent that— 
(1) the face amount of obligations issued under 
chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obliga-
tions whose principal and interest are guaranteed by 
the United States Government (except guaranteed ob-
ligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) out-
standing on December 9, 2017, exceeds 
(2) the face amount of such obligations out-
standing on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) RESTORING CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY OVER 
THE NATIONAL DEBT.— 
(1) EXTENSION LIMITED TO NECESSARY OBLIGA-
TIONS.—An obligation shall not be taken into account 
under section 101(a) unless the issuance of such obli-
gation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred
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pursuant to law by the Federal Government that re-
quired payment before December 9, 2017. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
CREATION
OF
CASH
RE-
SERVE DURING EXTENSION PERIOD.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall not issue obligations during the 
period specified in section 101(a) for the purpose of 
increasing the cash balance above normal operating 
balances in anticipation of the expiration of such pe-
riod.
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DIVISION D—CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for fis-
cal year 2018, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at 
a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2017 and under the authority 
and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing 
projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and 
loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 
2017, and for which appropriations, funds, or other author-
ity were made available in the following appropriations 
Acts: 
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2017 (division A of Public Law 
115–31) and section 193 of Public Law 114–223, as 
amended by division A of Public Law 114–254.
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(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of 
Public Law 115–31), except section 540. 
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 115–31). 
(4) The Energy and Water Development and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division D 
of Public Law 115–31). 
(5) The Financial Services and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act, 2017 (division E of Public 
Law 115–31). 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2017 (division F of Public Law 
115–31), except section 310. 
(7) The Department of the Interior, Environ-
ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 
(division G of Public Law 115–31), except that the 
language under the heading ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Sup-
pression Reserve Fund’’ in the Departments of Agri-
culture and the Interior shall be applied by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘Provided further, That not-
withstanding the first proviso under the heading and 
notwithstanding the FLAME Act of 2009, 43 U.S.C. 
1748a(e), such funds shall be available to be trans-
ferred to and merged with other appropriations ac-
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counts to fully repay amounts previously transferred 
for wildfire suppression’’. 
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division H of Public 
Law 115–31) and sections 171, 194, and 195 of Pub-
lic Law 114–223, as amended by division A of Public 
Law 114–254. 
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2017 (division I of Public Law 115–31) and section 
175 of Public Law 114–223, as amended by division 
A of Public Law 114–254. 
(10) The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi-
sion A of Public Law 114–223), except for appropria-
tions for fiscal year 2017 in the matter preceding the 
first proviso under the heading ‘‘Medical Community 
Care’’, and division L of Public Law 115–31. 
(11) The Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31). 
(12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (division K of Public Law 115–31), except 
sections 420 and 421.
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quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated 
later. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 
be available to the extent and in the manner that would 
be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, 
no appropriation or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate 
or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, 
funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal 
year 2017. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted 
pursuant to this Act shall cover all obligations or expendi-
tures incurred for any project or activity during the period 
for which funds or authority for such project or activity 
are available under this Act. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2018, 
appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until which-
ever of the following first occurs: 
(1) the enactment into law of an appropriation 
for any project or activity provided for in this Act;
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(2) the enactment into law of the applicable ap-
propriations Act for fiscal year 2018 without any 
provision for such project or activity; or 
(3) December 8, 2017. 
SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act 
shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable ap-
propriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted 
into law. 
SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made avail-
able by or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be 
used without regard to the time limitations for submission 
and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 
of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in this Act may 
be construed to waive any other provision of law governing 
the apportionment of funds. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, except section 106, for those programs that would other-
wise have high initial rates of operation or complete dis-
tribution of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 
2018 because of distributions of funding to States, foreign 
countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates of oper-
ation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no 
grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this 
Act that would impinge on final funding prerogatives.
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SEC. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only 
the most limited funding action of that permitted in the 
Act shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of 
projects and activities. 
SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory 
payments whose budget authority was provided in appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2017, and for activities under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be con-
tinued at the rate to maintain program levels under current 
law, under the authority and conditions provided in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, to be 
continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for man-
datory payments due on or about the first day of any month 
that begins after October 2017 but not later than 30 days 
after the date specified in section 106(3) may continue to 
be made, and funds shall be available for such payments. 
SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 
for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each de-
partment and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 
for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de-
partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro-
priations Act for fiscal year 2017, except that such author-
ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 
the department or agency has taken all necessary actions
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to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex-
penses. 
SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obli-
gated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 
Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), 
section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis-
cal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 
504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3094(a)(1)). 
SEC. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference 
in this Act that was previously designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster relief pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or as being for disaster re-
lief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respec-
tively. 
(b) The reduction in section 101(b) of this Act shall 
not apply to—
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(1) amounts designated under subsection (a) of 
this section; 
(2) amounts made available by section 101(a) by 
reference to the second paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Social Security Administration—Limitation on Ad-
ministrative Expenses’’ in division H of Public Law 
115–31; or 
(3) amounts made available by section 101(a) by 
reference to the paragraph under the heading ‘‘Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services—Health Care 
Fraud and Abuse Control Account’’ in division H of 
Public Law 115–31. 
(c) Section 6 of Public Law 115–31 shall apply to 
amounts designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emer-
gency requirement. 
SEC. 115. During the period covered by this Act, dis-
cretionary amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018 that 
were provided in advance by appropriations Acts shall be 
available in the amounts provided in such Acts, reduced 
by the percentage in section 101(b). 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Domestic Food 
Programs—Food and Nutrition Service—Commodity As-
sistance Program’’ at a rate for operations of $317,139,000,
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of which $238,120,000 shall be for the Commodity Supple-
mental Food Program. 
SEC. 117. The final proviso in section 715 of division 
A of Public Law 115–31 shall be applied during the period 
covered by this Act by adding ‘‘from amounts first made 
available for fiscal year 2018’’ after ‘‘unobligated balances’’ 
and as if the following were struck from such proviso: ‘‘the 
carryover amounts authorized in the first proviso of this 
section for section 32 and’’. 
SEC. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of Commerce—Bureau of the Census—Peri-
odic Censuses and Programs’’ may be apportioned up to 
the rate for operations necessary to maintain the schedule 
and deliver the required data according to statutory dead-
lines in the 2020 Decennial Census Program. 
SEC. 119. Section 1215(f)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1223 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘2018’’ for ‘‘2017’’ through the earlier of the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act or the date of 
the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fis-
cal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense.
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SEC. 120. (a) Funds made available by section 101 
for ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Uranium 
Enrichment 
Decontamination 
and 
Decommissioning 
Fund’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations 
necessary to avoid disruption of continuing projects or ac-
tivities funded in this appropriation. 
(b) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate not later than 3 days after each use of the au-
thority provided in subsection (a). 
SEC. 121. Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States 
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 122. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, the third 
proviso under the heading ‘‘Power Marketing Administra-
tions—Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power 
Administration’’ in division D of Public Law 115–31 shall 
be 
applied 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$51,000,000’’ 
for 
‘‘$60,760,000’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Power Marketing Administrations— 
Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Adminis-
tration’’ in division D of Public Law 115–31 shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘$10,000,000’’ for ‘‘$73,000,000’’.
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(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Power Marketing Administrations— 
Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, 
Western Area Power Administration’’ in division D of Pub-
lic Law 115–31 shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$179,000,000’’ for ‘‘$367,009,000’’. 
SEC. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, except section 106, the District of Columbia may ex-
pend local funds under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia 
Funds’’ for such programs and activities under the District 
of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2017 (title IV of division 
E of Public Law 115–31) at the rate set forth under ‘‘Part 
A—Summary of Expenses’’ as included in the Fiscal Year 
2018 Local Budget Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22–99), as modi-
fied as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 124. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts 
are provided for ‘‘General Services Administration—Allow-
ances and Office Staff for Former Presidents’’ to carry out 
the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 
note), at a rate for operations of $4,754,000. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are pro-
vided by this Act for ‘‘General Services Administration— 
Expenses, Presidential Transition’’ and ‘‘Executive Office 
of the President and Funds Appropriated to the Presi-
dent—Presidential Transition Administrative Support’’.
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(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding 
the first proviso under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia— 
Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security 
Costs in the District of Columbia’’ in division E of Public 
Law 115–31 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$14,900,000’’ 
for ‘‘$34,895,000’’ and the first proviso under that heading 
shall not apply during the period covered by this Act. 
(d) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding 
the first proviso under the heading ‘‘National Archives and 
Records Administration—Operating Expenses’’ in division 
E of Public Law 115–31 shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$375,784,000’’ for ‘‘$380,634,000’’. 
(e) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding 
the first proviso under the heading ‘‘Department of the Inte-
rior—National Park Service—Operation of the National 
Park System’’ in division G of Public Law 115–31 shall 
be 
applied 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$2,420,818,000’’ 
for 
‘‘$2,425,018,000’’. 
SEC. 125. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security—Office of the Sec-
retary and Executive Management—Operations and Sup-
port’’, ‘‘Department of Homeland Security—Management 
Directorate—Operations and Support’’, and ‘‘Department 
of Homeland Security—Intelligence, Analysis, and Oper-
ations Coordination—Operations and Support’’ may be
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apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to carry 
out activities previously funded under ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security—Working Capital Fund’’, consistent 
with the fiscal year 2018 President’s Budget. 
SEC. 126. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and 
Support’’, ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 
Operations and Support’’, ‘‘Transportation Security Ad-
ministration—Operations and Support’’, and ‘‘United 
States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ accounts 
of the Department of Homeland Security may be appor-
tioned at a rate for operations necessary to maintain not 
less than the number of staff achieved on September 30, 
2017. 
SEC. 127. The authority provided by section 831 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall 
continue in effect through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 128. Section 404 of the Coast Guard Authoriza-
tion Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 124 Stat. 2950), 
as amended, shall be applied in subsection (b) by sub-
stituting the date specified in section 106(3) for ‘‘September 
30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 129. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security—Federal Emergency
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Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ may be ap-
portioned up to the rate for operations necessary to carry 
out response and recovery activities under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
SEC. 130. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 131. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
SEC. 132. The authority provided by subsection (m)(3) 
of section 8162 of the Department of Defense Appropria-
tions Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79) 
shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 133. In addition to the amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for 
‘‘Environmental Protection Agency—Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Program Account’’ for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan 
programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water Infra-
structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, at a rate 
for operations of $3,000,000.
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SEC. 134. (a) The following sections of the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act shall continue in 
effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution— 
(1) subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 
4(i)(1) (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(1)(C)–(E)); 
(2) section 4(k)(3) (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(3)); 
(3) section 4(k)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(k)(4)); and 
(4) 
section 
33(c)(3)(B) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
136w– 
8(c)(3)(B)). 
(b)(1) Section 4(i)(1)(I) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(1)(I)) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 33(m)(2) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136w–8(m)(2)), section 33(m)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
136w–8(m)(1)) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2017’’. 
(c) Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’.
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SEC. 135. Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall be applied by sub-
stituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for 
‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 136. The second proviso under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Health and Human Services—Administration 
for Children and Families—Children and Families Serv-
ices Programs’’ in title II of division H of Public Law 115– 
31 shall be applied during the period covered by this Act 
as if the following were struck from such proviso: ‘‘, of which 
$80,000,000 shall be available for a cost of living adjust-
ment notwithstanding section 640(a)(3)(A) of such Act’’. 
SEC. 137. The proviso at the end of paragraph (1) 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Labor—Employment 
and Training Administration—State Unemployment In-
surance and Employment Service Operations’’ in title I of 
division G of Public Law 113–235 shall be applied through 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act by sub-
stituting ‘‘seven’’ for ‘‘six’’. 
SEC. 138. In making Federal financial assistance, the 
National Institutes of Health shall continue through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act to apply the pro-
visions relating to indirect costs in part 75 of title 45, Code 
of Federal Regulations, including with respect to the ap-
proval of deviations from negotiated rates, to the same ex-
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tent and in the same manner as the National Institutes of 
Health applied such provisions in the third quarter of fiscal 
year 2017. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
be used to develop or implement a modified approach to 
such provisions, or to intentionally or substantially expand 
the fiscal effect of the approval of such deviations from nego-
tiated rates beyond the proportional effect of such approvals 
in such quarter. 
SEC. 139. (a) Section 529 of division H of Public Law 
115–31 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘prior to the begin-
ning of fiscal year 2018 under section 2104(n)(2)’’ for 
‘‘from the appropriation to the Fund for the first semi-
annual allotment period for fiscal year 2017 under section 
2104(n)(2)(A)(ii)’’; and 
(b) section 532 of division H of Public Law 115–31 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2,652,000,000’’ for 
‘‘1,132,000,000’’. 
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding 2 U.S.C. 4577, amounts 
made available by section 101 for ‘‘Legislative Branch— 
Senate—Salaries, Officers and Employees—Office of the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper’’ may be apportioned up 
to the rate for operations necessary to maintain current 
Senate cybersecurity capabilities. 
SEC. 141. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of 
funds made available under the heading ‘‘Department of
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Veterans 
Affairs—Departmental 
Administration—Con-
struction, Major Projects’’ in division A of the Disaster Re-
lief Appropriations Act of 2013 and Sandy Recovery Im-
provement Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–2) are hereby re-
scinded: Provided, That the amounts rescinded pursuant to 
this section that were previously designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to that section of 
that Act. 
(b) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by 
section 101 for ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Depart-
mental Administration—Construction, Major Projects’’, 
there is appropriated for an additional amount for fiscal 
year 2017, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 
an amount equal to the unobligated balances rescinded pur-
suant to subsection (a), for renovations and repairs as a 
consequence of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out 
planning and design and major medical facility construc-
tion not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(c) Each amount designated in this section by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, 
if applicable) only if the President subsequently so des-
ignates all such amounts and transmits such designations 
to the Congress. 
(d) This section shall become effective immediately 
upon enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 142. Sections 579(a)(1) and (b) of the Multi-
family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be applied by substituting 
the date specified in section 106(3) for ‘‘October 1, 2017’’. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2018’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H.R. 601 
SENATE AMENDMENT TO 
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 
SENATE AMENDMENT