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(3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks 
and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture 
of IEDs; 
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material 
and expertise; 
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence 
and due process of law; 
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance pro-
grams in Pakistan; and 
(7) 
providing 
humanitarian 
organizations 
access 
to 
detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
civilians affected by the conflict. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case- 
by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense 
committees that it is in the national security interest to do so: 
Provided, That if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secre-
taries shall report to the congressional defense committees on both 
the justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this 
section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: 
Provided further, That such report may be submitted in classified 
form if necessary. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9018. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 
of Defense and made available for transfer only to the operation 
and maintenance, military personnel, and procurement accounts, 
to improve the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
capabilities of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the 
transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days prior to exercising the transfer 
authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the 
proposed uses of these funds: Provided further, That the funds 
provided in this section may not be transferred to any program, 
project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available by this section are 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That the authority to provide funding under this 
section shall terminate on September 30, 2019. 
SEC. 9019. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction 
of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, 
into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities 
is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 
airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention 
of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of 
sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
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SEC. 9020. None of the funds in this Act may be made available 
for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan 
National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the 
Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional 
defense committees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift 
requirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s ability to 
utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory 
and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide additional 
support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current medium airlift 
capacity. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9021. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense 
Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 
the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 
Provided, That such amounts are designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 
2017/2019, $2,216,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Coalition Sup-
port Fund’’, 2018/2019, $800,000,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: DSCA Secu-
rity Cooperation’’, 2018/2019, $150,000,000; 
‘‘Counter-ISIS 
Train 
and 
Equip 
Fund’’, 
2018/2019, 
$300,000,000; and 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2018/2020, $88,400,000. 
SEC. 9022. Funds available for the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund may be used to provide limited training, equipment, and 
other assistance that would otherwise be prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 
362 to a unit of the security forces of Afghanistan only if the 
Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees, within 
30 days of a decision to provide such assistance, that (1) a denial 
of such assistance would present significant risk to U.S. or coalition 
forces or significantly undermine United States national security 
objectives in Afghanistan; and (2) the Secretary has sought a 
commitment by the Government of Afghanistan to take all necessary 
corrective steps: Provided, That such certification shall be accom-
panied by a report describing: (1) the information relating to the 
gross violation of human rights; (2) the circumstances that neces-
sitated the provision of such assistance; (3) the Afghan security 
force unit involved; (4) the assistance provided and the assistance 
withheld; and (5) the corrective steps to be taken by the Government 
of Afghanistan: Provided further, That every 120 days after the 
initial report an additional report shall be submitted detailing the 
status of any corrective steps taken by the Government of Afghani-
stan: Provided further, That if the Government of Afghanistan 
has not initiated necessary corrective steps within one year of 
the certification, the authority under this section to provide assist-
ance to such unit shall no longer apply: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall submit a report to such committees detailing 
the final disposition of the case by the Government of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 9023. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
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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. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2019’’. 
DIVISION B—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’), the Second Chance 
Act of 2007, and the National Apprenticeship Act, $3,502,700,000, 
plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided: 
(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training 
activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment 
and training activities, $2,789,832,000 as follows: 
(A) $845,556,000 for adult employment and training 
activities, of which $133,556,000 shall be available for the 
period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, and of which 
$712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 
2019 through June 30, 2020; 
(B) $903,416,000 for youth activities, which shall be 
available for the period April 1, 2019 through June 30, 
2020; and 
(C) $1,040,860,000 for dislocated worker employment 
and training activities, of which $180,860,000 shall be 
available for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 
2020, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for 
the period October 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020: 
Provided, That the funds available for allotment to outlying 
areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the WIOA shall 
not be subject to the requirements of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) 
of such Act; and 
(2) for national programs, $712,868,000 as follows: 
(A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance 
national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available 
for the period July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, 
and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period 
October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of 
the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State 
for statewide or local use in order to address cases where 
there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors 
or across multiple local areas and such workers remain 
dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development 
plan with emerging economic development needs; and train 
such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further, That 
funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of
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the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and dem-
onstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance 
to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent worker: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of 
the WIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, 
the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 
funds to provide technical assistance and carry out addi-
tional activities related to the transition to the WIOA: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
subparagraph, $30,000,000 shall be for training and 
employment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) (not-
withstanding the 10 percent limitation in such section) 
and 170 of the WIOA for workers in the Appalachian 
region, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1) and workers 
in the Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 4(2) of 
the Delta Development Act (Public Law 100–460, 102 Stat. 
2246; 7 U.S.C. 2009aa(2)); 
(B) $54,500,000 for Native American programs under 
section 166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 
the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020; 
(C) $88,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker 
programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including 
$82,447,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 
70 percent shall be for employment and training services), 
$5,922,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which 
not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), 
and $527,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2019 through June 
30, 2020: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor 
shall take no action limiting the number or proportion 
of eligible participants receiving related assistance services 
or discouraging grantees from providing such services; 
(D) $89,534,000 for YouthBuild activities as described 
in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 
the period April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020; 
(E) $93,079,000 for ex-offender activities, under the 
authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 
of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available 
for the period April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020: Pro-
vided, That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for 
competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries 
for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school 
dropouts for employment, with a priority for projects 
serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; 
(F) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initia-
tive, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2019 through 
June 30, 2020; and 
(G) $160,000,000 to expand opportunities relating to 
apprenticeship programs registered under the National 
Apprenticeship Act, to be available to the Secretary to 
carry out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, 
contracts and other arrangements, with States and other 
appropriate entities, which shall be available for the period 
April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.