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 
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 Repairs and Alterations shall, for pro-
spectus projects, be limited to the amount iden-
tified 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 
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approval is obtained from the Committees on 
Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided 
further, That additional projects for which 
prospectuses have been fully approved may be 
funded under this category only if advance ap-
proval is obtained from the Committees on Ap-
propriations: 
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 security im-
provements to buildings necessary to meet the 
minimum standards for security in accordance 
with current law and in compliance with the re-
programming guidelines of the appropriate 
Committees 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 ‘‘Re-
pairs 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 Al-
terations may be used to pay claims against the 
Government arising from any projects under 
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the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used 
to fund authorized increases in prospectus 
projects; 
(3) $5,462,345,000 for rental of space to re-
main available until expended; and 
(4) $2,221,766,000 for building operations to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
of 
which 
$1,146,089,000 
is 
for 
building 
services, 
and 
$1,075,677,000 is for salaries and expenses: Pro-
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 
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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) 
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 2018, 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. 
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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; $53,499,000. 
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; $45,645,000, of which $24,357,000 is 
for Real and Personal Property Management and Dis-
posal; $21,288,000 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 the activities associated with the Civilian 
Board of Contract Appeals, $8,795,000. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$65,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 shall 
be available for payment for information and detection of 
fraud against the Government, including payment for re-
covery of stolen Government property: Provided further, 
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 en-
hanced 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, 
$4,754,000. 
FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Products and 
Programs, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 
and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses in sup-
port of interagency projects that enable the Federal Gov-
ernment to enhance its ability to conduct activities elec-
tronically, through the development and implementation of 
innovative uses of information technology; $53,741,000, to 
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be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Pro-
vided, That the previous amount may be transferred to 
Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal 
Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, That the appro-
priations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections de-
posited into the Fund shall be available until expended for 
necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other 
activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance 
its ability to conduct activities electronically: in the aggre-
gate amount not to exceed $100,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and 
collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2018 
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 appro-
priations provided to the 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. 
ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT FUND 
For carrying out the purposes of the Federal Assets 
Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287), 
$10,000,000, to be deposited into the Asset Proceeds and 
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Space Management Fund, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review 
Improvement Fund established under section 41009(d) of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (42 
U.S.C. 4370m–8(d)), $1,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 510. Funds available to the General Services 
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles. 
SEC. 511. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 
made available for fiscal year 2018 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. 512. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 
a fiscal year 2019 request for United States Courthouse 
construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 
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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-
ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 
Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 
Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a 
standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility 
to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 
SEC. 513. 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. 514. 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. 
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SEC. 515. In any case in which the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
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. 516. 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-
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ate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 517. Section 16 of the Federal Assets Sale and 
Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting the following at the end of sub-
paragraph (a)(1): ‘‘The Account shall be under the 
custody and control of the Chairperson of the Board 
and deposits in the Account shall remain available 
until expended.’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (b)(1) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the following: (1) ‘‘ESTABLISH-
MENT. — There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States an account to be known as the 
″Public Buildings Reform Board - Asset Proceeds 
and Space Management Fund’’ (in this subsection 
referred to as the ″Fund″). The Fund shall be under 
the custody and control of the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services and deposits in the Fund shall remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 518. The unobligated balance of amounts pro-
vided for National Capital Region, FBI Headquarters 
Consolidation, in paragraph (1)(A) under the heading 
‘‘General Services Administration—Federal Buildings 
Fund’’ in division E of Public Law 115–31 is rescinded. 
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SEC. 519. The Administrator of General Services 
shall make available to the public on the website of the 
General Services Administration any draft environmental 
assessment— 
(1) prepared by the Administrator of General 
Services under section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)); and 
(2) for which the Administrator of General 
Services has solicited public comment. 
HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship 
Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Pub-
lic Law 93–642, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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 
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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, $44,490,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, and in addition not to exceed 
$2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
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-
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, 
$364,308,000. 
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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 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, $4,241,000. 
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 
U.S.C. 2504, $4,000,000, 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, 2019, for technical assistance to low-income des-
ignated credit unions. 
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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, $16,439,000. 
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-
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 
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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, $129,341,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, $18,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended for information technology 
infrastructure modernization and Trust Fund Federal Fi-
nancial System migration or modernization: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount made available by the previous pro-
viso 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 Represent-
atives a plan for expenditure of such amount, prepared 
in consultation with the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment 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; 
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(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 within 90 
days of plan development by the Inspector General 
of the Office of Personnel Management, and such 
comments are submitted to the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management before the date of 
such submission: 
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 
Personnel Management to prevent, miti-
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gate, and respond to data breaches involv-
ing sensitive personnel records and infor-
mation; 
(ii) the Office’s cybersecurity policies 
and procedures in place on the date of en-
actment of this Act, including policies and 
procedures relating to IT best practices 
such as data encryption, multifactor au-
thentication, and continuous monitoring; 
(iii) the Office’s oversight of contrac-
tors providing IT services; and 
(iv) the Office’s compliance with gov-
ernment-wide initiatives to improve cyber-
security; and 
(B) sets forth improvements that could be 
made to assist the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment in addressing cybersecurity challenges: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $584,000 may be made available for 
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-
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agement solutions to improve acquisition management; 
and in addition $131,414,000 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 2018, accept dona-
tions of money, property, and personal services: Provided 
further, That such donations, including those from prior 
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. 
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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, 
$5,000,000, and in addition, not to exceed $25,000,000 
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 
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 
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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; $24,750,000. 
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), $15,200,000, 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 
2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $8,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019. 
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Re-
form Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and 
Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287), $5,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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, $1,652,000,000 to remain available until 
expended; of which funding for information technology ini-
tiatives shall be increased over the fiscal year 2017 level 
by not less than $50,000,000; of which not less than 
$14,748,358 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 expenses for consultations 
and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign gov-
ernmental and other regulatory officials, members of their 
delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning secu-
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rities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic 
and administrative expenses and the expenses of Commis-
sion staff and foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) 
incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and transpor-
tation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and of 
which not less than $68,950,000 shall be for the Division 
of Economic and Risk Analysis: In addition, for costs as-
sociated with relocation under a replacement lease for the 
Commission’s headquarters facilities, not to exceed 
$244,507,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019. For purposes of calculating the fee rate under sec-
tion 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78ee(j)) for fiscal year 2018, all amounts appro-
priated under this heading shall be deemed to be the reg-
ular appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2018. 
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 exceed $1,652,000,000 of 
such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 
for necessary expenses of this account and not to exceed 
$244,507,000 of such offsetting collections shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2019, for costs under this head-
ing associated with relocation under a replacement lease 
for the Commission’s headquarters facilities: Provided fur-
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ther, That the total amount appropriated under this head-
ing from the general fund for fiscal year 2018 shall be 
reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result 
in a final total fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at not more than $0: Provided fur-
ther, That if any amount of the appropriation under this 
heading for costs associated with relocation under a re-
placement lease for the Commission’s headquarters facili-
ties is subsequently de-obligated on or before September 
30, 2019, any such amount derived from the general fund 
shall be returned to the general fund, and any such 
amount derived from fees or assessments collected for 
such purpose shall be paid to each national securities ex-
change and national securities association, respectively, in 
proportion to any fees or assessments paid by such na-
tional securities exchange or national securities association 
under such section 31 in fiscal year 2018. 
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 
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$750 for official reception and representation expenses; 
$22,900,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 
year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 
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, $265,000,000 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 
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account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 
out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the Small Business Administration 
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 2018 : Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 
be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 
System, to be available until September 30, 2019. 
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of programs supporting en-
trepreneurial 
and 
small 
business 
development, 
$211,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019 : Provided, That $120,000,000 shall be available to 
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2018 or fiscal 
year 2019 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Busi-
ness 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: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$10,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to 
carry out export programs that assist small business con-
cerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)). 
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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.), $9,120,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $3,438,172, 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 
2018 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 2018 commitments for general business loans au-
thorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act 
shall not exceed $29,000,000,000 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 2018 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 2018 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 
2018, 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, $152,782,000, 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, $186,458,000, 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 $176,458,000 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 RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 520. 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 paragraph 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. 521. Of the unobligated balances available for 
the Immediate Disaster Assistance Program authorized by 
section 42 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657n) 
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and the Expedited Disaster Assistance Loan Program au-
thorized by section 12085 of Public Law 110–246, 
$2,600,000 are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided, 
That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress as emergency require-
ments pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985: Provided further, That no amounts may be 
rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
gress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 522. Section 7(m)(4)(E) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘25 
percent’’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘50 
percent’’. 
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, $58,118,000: 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-
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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, $234,650,000, to be derived by 
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, 
$51,100,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That travel expenses of the 
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judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the 
judge. 
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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 
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. 
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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-
vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund-
ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2018, 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 
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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 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate to establish the baseline for applica-
tion of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the 
current fiscal year: Provided further, That at a minimum 
the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation 
with a separate column to display the President’s budget 
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request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due 
to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year 
enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appro-
priation both by object class and program, project, and 
activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respec-
tive appropriation; and (3) an identification of items of 
special congressional interest: Provided further, That the 
amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses 
for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for 
each day after the required date that the report has not 
been submitted to the Congress. 
SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2018 from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2018 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2019, for each such account for 
the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 
prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 
That these requests shall be made in compliance with re-
programming guidelines. 
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SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent to request— 
(1) any official background investigation report 
on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation; or 
(2) a determination with respect to the treat-
ment of an organization as described in section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 
Internal Revenue Service. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 
(1) in the case of an official background inves-
tigation report, if such individual has given express 
written consent for such request not more than 6 
months prior to the date of such request and during 
the same presidential administration; or 
(2) if such request is required due to extraor-
dinary circumstances involving national security. 
SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul-
gated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code 
shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed-
eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 
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SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 
implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 
nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of-
fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 
(without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 
expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made 
available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 
to court approval. 
SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
expenses in connection with any health plan under the 
Federal employees health benefits program which provides 
any benefits or coverage for abortions. 
SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 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. 
SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to 
commercial information technology, the restriction on pur-
chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 
forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popu-
larly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply 
to the acquisition by the Federal Government of informa-
tion technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 
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United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined 
in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 
SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 
United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu-
latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac-
cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 
commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 
non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex-
penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 
to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func-
tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em-
ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 
or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 
to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 
person or entity is an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex-
empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 
SEC. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, 
funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission 
by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency 
funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to 
advise on emerging regulatory issues. 
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SEC. 618. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 
authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 
construction or alteration of real property for office, meet-
ing, storage, or other space must consult with the General 
Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for of-
fers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the 
case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations 
with the current lessor. 
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 
emergency lease may do so during any period declared by 
the President to require emergency leasing authority with 
respect to such agency. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive 
agency covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency 
provided funds by this Act, but does not include the Gen-
eral Services Administration or the United States Postal 
Service. 
SEC. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the fol-
lowing activities the amounts required under current law: 
(1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 
102). 
(2) Payments to— 
(A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund 
(28 U.S.C. 377(o)); 
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(B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund 
(28 U.S.C. 376(c)); and 
(C) the United States Court of Federal 
Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 
178(l)). 
(3) Payment of Government contributions— 
(A) with respect to the health benefits of 
retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 
of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired 
Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 
Stat. 849); and 
(B) with respect to the life insurance bene-
fits for employees retiring after December 31, 
1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). 
(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of 
new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 
8348). 
(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid 
from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter 
III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to ex-
empt any amount appropriated by this section from any 
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otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds con-
tained in this Act. 
SEC. 620. In fiscal year 2018 and any fiscal year 
thereafter, none of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission 
to complete or publish the study, recommendations, or re-
port prepared by the Interagency Working Group on Food 
Marketed to Children pursuant to the directive described 
on pages 983 and 984 of the House Appropriations Com-
mittee Print of the explanatory statement accompanying 
the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111– 
8). 
SEC. 621. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
to award a contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an 
option on a contract to a contractor conducting the final 
quality review processes for background investigation 
fieldwork services or background investigation support 
services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, 
are being conducted by that contractor. 
SEC. 622. (a) The head of each executive branch 
agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief In-
formation Officer of the agency has the authority to par-
ticipate in decisions regarding the budget planning process 
related to information technology. 
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(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch 
agency funded by this Act that are available for informa-
tion technology shall be allocated within the agency, con-
sistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and 
budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner 
as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Of-
ficer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial 
Officer of the agency and budget officials. 
SEC. 623. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 
33 of title 44, United States Code. 
SEC. 624. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the 
disclosure by a provider of electronic communication serv-
ice to the public or remote computing service of the con-
tents of a wire or electronic communication that is in elec-
tronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined 
in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) 
in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States. 
SEC. 625. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 
to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 
access to any records, documents, or other materials avail-
able to the department or agency over which that Inspec-
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tor General has responsibilities under the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector 
General’s access to such records, documents, or other ma-
terials, under any provision of law, except a provision of 
law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and ex-
pressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 
department or agency covered by this section shall provide 
its Inspector General with access to all such records, docu-
ments, and other materials in a timely manner. Each In-
spector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 
limitations on disclosure relevant to the information pro-
vided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen-
eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 
of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal-
endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 
SEC. 626. (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. 
(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 
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other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activ-
ity. 
SEC. 627. Section 633(a) of title VI of division E of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 
115–31) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 628. The unobligated balance in the Securities 
and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by 
section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111–203) are per-
manently rescinded. 
SEC. 629. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion to study, develop, propose, finalize, issue, or imple-
ment any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclo-
sure of political contributions to tax exempt organizations, 
or dues paid to trade associations. 
SEC. 630. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enforce the requirements in section 
316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D)) that the solicitation of 
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contributions from member corporations stockholders and 
executive or administrative personnel, and the families of 
such stockholders or personnel, by trade associations must 
be separately and specifically approved by the member cor-
poration involved prior to such solicitation, and that such 
member corporation does not approve any such solicitation 
by more than one such trade association in any calendar 
year. 
SEC. 631. (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 
(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. 
SEC. 632. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the 
disclosure by a provider of electronic communication serv-
ice to the public or remote computing service of the con-
tents of a wire or electronic communication that is in elec-
tronic storage with or otherwise stored, held, or main-
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tained by that service unless the governmental entity ob-
tains a warrant issued upon probable cause by a court of 
competent jurisdiction using the procedures described in 
the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
SEC. 633. (a) No funds made available by this Act 
shall be expended on any enforcement action that— 
(1) concerns a pyramid promotional scheme 
other than a scheme described in subsection (b); and 
(2) begins after the date of enactment of this 
section. 
(b) The pyramid promotional scheme described in 
this subsection is any plan or operation in which individ-
uals give consideration for the right to receive compensa-
tion that is primarily based upon recruiting other individ-
uals into such plan or operation rather than related to 
the— 
(1) sale of products or services to ultimate 
users; or 
(2) consumption by ultimate users. 
(c) It is not evidence of a pyramid promotional 
scheme described in subsection (b) if participants in the 
plan or operation give consideration for the right to receive 
compensation based upon purchases of products or serv-
ices by participants for personal use, consumption, or re-
sale, as long as the plan or operation— 
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(1) does not require inventory loading; and 
(2) implements a bona fide inventory repur-
chase agreement. 
(d) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘bona fide inventory repurchase 
agreement’’ means a program by which a plan or op-
eration— 
(A) promises to repurchase, on commer-
cially reasonable terms, current and marketable 
inventory purchased and maintained by a par-
ticipant for use, consumption, or resale, upon 
request at the termination of the participant’s 
business relationship with the plan or operation; 
and 
(B) clearly communicates such terms in its 
recruiting literature, sales manual, or contracts 
with participants, including the manner in 
which the repurchase is to be exercised and dis-
closure of any inventory not eligible for repur-
chase under the program; 
(2) the term ‘‘commercially reasonable terms’’ 
means, with respect to a repurchase of current and 
marketable inventory, a repurchase within 12 
months from the date of purchase at not less than 
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90 percent of the original net cost to the participant, 
less appropriate set-offs and legal claims, if any; 
(3) the term ‘‘inventory loading’’ means a prac-
tice in which a plan or operation— 
(A) requires or encourages its participants 
to purchase inventory in an amount exceeding 
that which the participant can reasonably ex-
pect to use, consume, or resell to ultimate 
users; and 
(B) is not subject to a bona fide inventory 
repurchase agreement; and 
(4) the term ‘‘ultimate users’’ means individuals 
who consume or use the products or services, wheth-
er or not they are participants in the plan or oper-
ation. 
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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 2018 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-
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 
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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. 
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 
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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-
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 
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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, 
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 
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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 
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. 
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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 
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-
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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 
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-
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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 
whether such communication or contact is at the ini-
tiative of such other officer or employee or in re-
sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 
committee, or subcommittee; or 
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(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 
performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 
to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis-
criminates in regard to any employment right, enti-
tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em-
ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 
Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 
commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 
such other officer or employee, by reason of any 
communication or contact of such other officer or 
employee with any Member, committee, or sub-
committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 
any employee training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in 
some participants; 
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(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
ployment 
Opportunity 
Commission 
Notice 
N– 
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 
or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu-
tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu-
tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 
purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 
any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla-
tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 
to the Congress itself. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed-
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eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 
except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 
or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 
competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 
information such as mailing, telephone or electronic mail-
ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 
Federal Government without the approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. 
SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 
including by private contractor, for publicity or propa-
ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore 
authorized by Congress. 
SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined 
under 5 U.S.C. 105; and 
(2) includes a military department, as defined 
under section 102 of such title, the United States 
Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion. 
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu-
lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 
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of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 
to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 
system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 
5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 
effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time 
in the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec-
tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 
fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 
or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting 
Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative 
costs. 
SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec-
tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart-
ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 
reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government- 
wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 
the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including 
rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 
That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis-
trator of General Services to support Government-wide 
and other multi-agency financial, information technology, 
procurement, and other management innovations, initia-
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tives, and activities, including improving coordination and 
reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 
the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups des-
ignated by the Director (including the President’s Man-
agement Council for overall management improvement ini-
tiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 
management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers 
Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief 
Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initia-
tives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure-
ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Coun-
cil for performance improvement initiatives): Provided fur-
ther, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 
not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce 
duplication, and for other activities related to Federal 
Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, 
and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide inno-
vations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That 
the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 
Services Administration, Government-wide Policy’’ during 
fiscal year 2018 shall remain available for obligation 
through September 30, 2019: Provided further, That such 
transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 
days following notification of the Committees on Appro-
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priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 
in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 
and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 
the location. 
SEC. 723. 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 specific projects, workshops, 
studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of 
the National Science and Technology Council (authorized 
by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 
Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That 
the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a re-
port describing the budget of and resources connected with 
the National Science and Technology Council to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 
grant application, form, notification, press release, or 
other publications involving the distribution of Federal 
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funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 
200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 
That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula 
funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal 
funds. 
SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY 
MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 
the funds made available in this or any other Act may 
be used by any Federal agency— 
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 
of data, derived from any means, that includes any 
personally identifiable information relating to an in-
dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern-
ment Internet site of the agency; or 
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third 
party (including another government agency) to col-
lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de-
rived from any means, that includes any personally 
identifiable information relating to an individual’s 
access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 
site. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 
subsection (a) shall not apply to— 
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not 
identify particular persons; 
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(2) any voluntary submission of personally iden-
tifiable information; 
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu-
latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 
applicable law; or 
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 
that is a system security action taken by the oper-
ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 
to providing the Internet site services or to pro-
tecting the rights or property of the provider of the 
Internet site. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac-
tions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities 
provided in law. 
(2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina-
tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ-
ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 
condition, management practices and policies and 
compliance with applicable standards as provided in 
law. 
SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 
includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 
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except where the contract also includes a provision for con-
traceptive coverage. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 
with— 
(1) any of the following religious plans: 
(A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 
for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 
religious beliefs. 
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 
into or renews a contract under this section may not sub-
ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 
individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 
contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 
to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re-
quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 
SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensur-
ing the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and 
Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 
anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, edu-
cation, and research as performed by nationally recognized 
oversight authorities. 
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SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal de-
partments and agencies may be used by such departments 
and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A; 126 regarding official travel for Gov-
ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 
ownership pilot program. 
SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 
or lease any additional facilities, except within or contig-
uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 
conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 
advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is author-
ized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities 
by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which 
cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 730. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 
law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 
may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 
any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis-
tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 
a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre-
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packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 
prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 731. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 
5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 
Act), and regulations implementing that section. 
SEC. 732. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 
other Act may be used for any Federal Government con-
tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 
as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 
or any subsidiary of such an entity. 
(b) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 
subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern-
ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 
if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re-
quired in the interest of national security. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 
issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 
such issuance to Congress. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 
Federal Government contract entered into before the date 
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of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 
pursuant to such contract. 
SEC. 733. During fiscal year 2018, for each employee 
who— 
(1) 
retires 
under 
section 
8336(d)(2) 
or 
8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 
(2) retires under any other provision of sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 
5 and receives a payment as an incentive to sepa-
rate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 
equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s aver-
age unit cost of processing a retirement claim for 
the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be 
available until expended to the Office of Personnel 
Management and shall be deemed to be an adminis-
trative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 
5, United States Code. 
SEC. 734. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this or any other Act may be used to recommend or re-
quire any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract 
to disclose any of the following information as a condition 
of submitting the offer: 
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, 
expenditure, independent expenditure, or disburse-
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ment for an electioneering communication that is 
made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any 
of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for 
election for Federal office or to a political com-
mittee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any 
election for Federal office. 
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a 
payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the 
entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates 
or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the 
reasonable expectation that the person will use the 
funds to make a payment described in paragraph 
(1). 
(b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, 
‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘election-
eering communication’’, ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and 
‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning given such term in the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 
et seq.). 
SEC. 735. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 
a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal govern-
ment, including the President, the Vice President, a mem-
ber of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Com-
missioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch 
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agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 
Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 
SEC. 736. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 
no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 
2018, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 
prevailing 
rate 
employee 
described 
in 
section 
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 
(A) during the period from the date of expira-
tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec-
tion for the previous fiscal years until the normal ef-
fective date of the applicable wage survey adjust-
ment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2018, in an 
amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli-
cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 
in accordance with such section; and 
(B) during the period consisting of the remain-
der of fiscal year 2018 , in an amount that exceeds, 
as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 
payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the 
sum of— 
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 
in fiscal year 2018 under section 5303 of title 
5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 
under the General Schedule; and 
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(ii) the difference between the overall aver-
age percentage of the locality-based com-
parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 
2018 under section 5304 of such title (whether 
by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av-
erage percentage of such payments which was 
effective in the previous fiscal year under such 
section. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 
and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 
may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) 
is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 
be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) appli-
cable to such employee. 
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay-
able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 
who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 
30, 2017, shall be determined under regulations pre-
scribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 
of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 
may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 
30, 2017, except to the extent determined by the Office 
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of Personnel Management to be consistent with the pur-
pose of this subsection. 
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay 
for service performed after September 30, 2017. 
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision 
of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre-
mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em-
ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu-
tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 
basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 
or basic pay payable after the application of this sub-
section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 
permit or require the payment to any employee covered 
by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 
be payable were this subsection not in effect. 
(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 
for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this sub-
section if the Office determines that such exceptions are 
necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of quali-
fied employees. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment 
in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that 
take place in fiscal year 2018 under sections 5344 and 
5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— 
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(1) not less than the percentage received by em-
ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 
are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 
under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employ-
ees at locations where there are no employees whose 
pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 
of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 
employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be considered to be located 
in the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of United 
States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and 
(2) effective as of the first day of the first ap-
plicable pay period beginning after September 30, 
2017. 
SEC. 737. (a) The head of any Executive branch de-
partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 
this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 
reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official 
for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 
costs and contracting procedures related to each con-
ference held by any such department, agency, board, com-
mission, or office during fiscal year 2018 for which the 
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cost to the United States Government was more than 
$100,000. 
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con-
ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica-
ble period— 
(1) a description of its purpose; 
(2) the number of participants attending; 
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the 
United States Government, including— 
(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
(C) the cost of employee or contractor 
travel to and from the conference; and 
(D) a discussion of the methodology used 
to determine which costs relate to the con-
ference; and 
(4) a description of the contracting procedures 
used including— 
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a 
competitive basis; and 
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison 
conducted by the departmental component or 
office in evaluating potential contractors for the 
conference. 
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(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the 
head of any such department, agency, board, commission, 
or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics 
official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the 
date, location, and number of employees attending a con-
ference held by any Executive branch department, agency, 
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 
appropriations Act during fiscal year 2018 for which the 
cost to the United States Government was more than 
$20,000. 
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro-
priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not 
be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a con-
ference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and 
programmatically related to the purpose for which the 
grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held 
in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, 
or other routine purposes related to a project funded by 
the grant or contract. 
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con-
ference activities that are not in compliance with Office 
of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 
dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that 
memorandum. 
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SEC. 738. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 
eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac-
tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for 
a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently 
enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 
is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provi-
sions of this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 739. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 
published by the Office of Personnel Management in the 
Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 
et seq.). 
SEC. 740. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 
available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 
with an entity that requires employees or contractors of 
such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 
internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib-
iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contrac-
tors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 
to a designated investigative or law enforcement represent-
ative of a Federal department or agency authorized to re-
ceive such information. 
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(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con-
travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 
Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart-
ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 
information. 
SEC. 741. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree-
ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern-
ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree-
ment if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain 
the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent 
with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 
the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by 
existing statute or Executive order relating to: (1) classi-
fied information; (2) communications to Congress; (3) the 
reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any 
law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste 
of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and spe-
cific danger to public health or safety; or (4) any other 
whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, 
obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by 
controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are 
incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.’’: 
Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of 
this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that 
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is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct 
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other 
than an employee or officer of the United States Govern-
ment, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular 
activity for which such document is to be used. Such form 
or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person 
will not disclose any classified information received in the 
course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do 
so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure 
forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclo-
sures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an execu-
tive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essen-
tial to reporting a substantial violation of law. 
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 
implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 
if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 
that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en-
tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 
substantially similar language to that required in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 742. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
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with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil-
ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad-
ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 
and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 
to an agreement with the authority responsible for col-
lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 
aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 
has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 
and has made a determination that this further action is 
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 743. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 
violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 
months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic-
tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter-
mination that this further action is not necessary to pro-
tect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 744. (a) During fiscal year 2018, 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 
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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) Any notification required by this section shall be 
made available on the Bureau’s public Web site. 
SEC. 745. None of the funds made available under 
this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce 
Executive Order No. 13690, ‘‘Establishing a Federal 
Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Fur-
ther Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input’’, in-
cluding any related rules, interim final rules, or guidance. 
SEC. 746. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or regulation, an alien who is authorized to be employed 
in the United States pursuant to the Deferred Action for 
Childhood Arrivals program established under the memo-
randum of the Secretary of Homeland Security dated 
June 15, 2012, shall be eligible for employment by the 
Government (including any entity the majority of the 
stock of which is owned by the Government). 
SEC. 747. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 
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than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 
VIII. 
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TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable 
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 
necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 
settlements or judgments that have been entered against 
the District of Columbia government. 
SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 
implementation of any policy including boycott designed 
to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress 
or any State legislature. 
SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided 
under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both 
Federal and District government agencies, that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2018, 
or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditures for an agency through a re-
programming of funds which— 
(1) creates new programs; 
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(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifi-
cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) re-establishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming; 
(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsi-
bility center, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is author-
ized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer 
requests of local funds under this title through November 
7, 2018. 
SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 
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for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 
offices of United States Senator or United States Rep-
resentative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 
Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 
(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 
SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, none of the funds made available by this Act or by 
any other Act may be used to provide any officer or em-
ployee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle 
unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the 
performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 
does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s 
residence and workplace, except in the case of— 
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 
Police Department who resides in the District of Co-
lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 
Department; 
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi-
cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
Emergency Medical Services Department who re-
sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; 
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the De-
partment of Corrections, an officer or employee of 
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the District of Columbia Department of Corrections 
who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 
call 24 hours a day; 
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Ex-
aminer, an officer or employee of the Office of the 
Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District 
of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the 
Homeland Security and Emergency Management 
Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Se-
curity and Emergency Management Agency who re-
sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; 
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District 
of Columbia. 
SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 
in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attor-
ney General or any other officer or entity of the District 
government to provide assistance for any petition drive or 
civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for 
voting representation in Congress for the District of Co-
lumbia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co-
lumbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting 
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on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with offi-
cials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 
SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in 
this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe 
for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne 
pathogens in any location that has been determined by the 
local public health or local law enforcement authorities to 
be inappropriate for such distribution. 
SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 
from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 
coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 
of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 
should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep-
tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 
in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, 
rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 
associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 
schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols de-
rivative. 
(b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure 
by the District of Columbia government under any author-
ity may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to 
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legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the 
possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance 
under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 
seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for rec-
reational purposes. 
SEC. 810. No funds available for obligation or ex-
penditure by the District of Columbia government under 
any authority shall be expended for any abortion except 
where the life of the mother would be endangered if the 
fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the 
result of an act of rape or incest. 
SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 
Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 
Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated 
funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 
the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 
to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
(D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 
District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2018 that 
is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 
that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 
other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated 
actual expenditures. 
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(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for 
which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Co-
lumbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address 
unanticipated changes in program requirements. 
SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi-
cer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 
for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 
operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. 
The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the for-
mat of the budget that the District of Columbia govern-
ment submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1– 
204.42). 
SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as 
operating funds may be transferred to the District of Co-
lumbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, 
once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority con-
sistent with the provisions of this Act. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is author-
ized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any 
local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the 
four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital 
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funds, and such amounts, once transferred or repro-
grammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 
with the provisions of this Act. 
(c) The District of Columbia government may not 
transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds 
derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 
capital projects. 
SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 
other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob-
ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 
year 2018 from appropriations of Federal funds made 
available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2018 in 
this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
2019, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 
Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 
such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 
made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out-
lined in section 803 of this Act. 
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SEC. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2019, during a 
period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 
resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 
bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 
provided for any project or activity for which local funds 
are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub-
ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum-
bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 
subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 
of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 
which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2019 
which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern-
ment for fiscal year 2019 for purposes of section 446 of 
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 
D.C. Official Code). 
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 
to be available— 
(1) during any period in which a District of Co-
lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2019 is 
in effect; or 
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(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 
District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 
2019. 
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro-
vided under the authority and conditions as provided 
under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 
in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 
cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 
project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2019 
for which this section applies to such project or activity. 
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
during any period of fiscal year 2019 if any other provi-
sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria-
tions)— 
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail-
able, or grants authority for such project or activity 
to continue for such period; or 
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period. 
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
mandated by other law. 
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SEC. 817. (a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 
2013 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Local Budget 
Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Law 19–321) 
is hereby repealed, and any provision of law amended or 
repealed by such Act shall be restored or revived as if such 
Act had not been enacted into law. 
(b)(1) Section 450 of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1–204.50, D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
General Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The General Fund’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION
OF FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS 
PROCESS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed as cre-
ating a continuing appropriation of the General Fund de-
scribed in subsection (a). All funds provided for the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall be appropriated on an annual fiscal 
year basis through the Federal appropriations process. 
For each fiscal year, the District shall be subject to all 
applicable requirements of subchapter III of chapter 13 
and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘Anti-Deficiency Act’), the 
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, and all other require-
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ments and restrictions applicable to appropriations for 
such fiscal year.’’. 
(2) Section 603(a) of such Act (sec. 1–206.03(a), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘existing’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and in-
serting the following: ‘‘, or as authorizing the Dis-
trict of Columbia to make any such change.’’. 
(3) The amendments made by this subsection shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act. 
SEC. 818. (a) No funds available for obligation or ex-
penditure by the District of Columbia government under 
any authority may be used to enact any act, resolution, 
rule, regulation, guidance, or other law to permit any per-
son to carry out any activity, or to reduce the penalties 
imposed with respect to any activity, to which subsection 
(a) of section 3 of the Assisted Suicide Funding Restric-
tion Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14402) applies (taking into 
consideration subsection (b) of such section). 
(b) Effective February 18, 2017, the Death With 
Dignity Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21–182) is hereby re-
pealed. 
SEC. 819. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 
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title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
of this title or of title IV. 
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TITLE IX—OTHER MATTERS 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
SEC. 901. 
The table of contents for this title is as follows: 
Sec. 901. Table of contents. 
Sec. 902. Directed rulemaking repeals. 
Sec. 903. Repeal and modification of provisions of the Financial Stability Act 
of 2010. 
Sec. 904. Bringing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation into the appro-
priations process. 
Sec. 905. Bringing the Federal Housing Finance Agency into the appropria-
tions process. 
Sec. 906. Bringing the examination and supervision functions of the National 
Credit Union Administration into the appropriations process. 
Sec. 907. Bringing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency into the ap-
propriations process. 
Sec. 908. Bringing the non-monetary policy related functions of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System into the appropria-
tions process. 
Sec. 909. Increased threshold for disclosures relating to compensatory benefit 
plans. 
Sec. 910. Refunding or crediting overpayment of section 31 fees. 
Sec. 911. Safe harbor for investment fund research. 
Sec. 912. Annual review of government-business forum on capital formation. 
Sec. 913. Helping Angles Lead Our Startups. 
Sec. 914. Investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds. 
Sec. 915. Manufactured Housing. 
Sec. 916. Requirements for deposit account termination requests and orders. 
Sec. 917. Amendments to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and En-
forcement Act of 1989. 
Sec. 918. Safe harbor for certain loans held on portfolio. 
Sec. 919. Changes required to small bank holding company policy statement on 
assessment of financial and managerial factors. 
Sec. 920. Community financial institution mortgage relief. 
Sec. 921. Regulations appropriate to business models. 
Sec. 922. Eliminating barriers to jobs for loan originators. 
Sec. 923. Small business loan data collection requirement. 
Sec. 924. Depository institutions subject to maintenance of records and disclo-
sure requirements. 
Sec. 925. Rate of interest after transfer of loan. 
Sec. 926. Bringing the Bureau into the regular appropriations process. 
Sec. 927. Elimination of supervision authority. 
Sec. 928. Removal of authority to regulate small-dollar credit. 
Sec. 929. Removal of Bureau UDAAP authority. 
Sec. 930. Repeal of authority to restrict arbitration. 
Sec. 931. Exemption from risk retention requirements for nonresidential mort-
gage. 
Sec. 932. Prohibition on requiring a single ballot. 
Sec. 933. Repeal of the Volcker Rule and other provisions. 
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DIRECTED RULEMAKING REPEALS 
SEC. 902. 
With respect to any directed rulemaking required by 
a provision of law repealed by this title, to the extent any 
rule was issued or revised pursuant to such directed rule-
making, such rule or revision shall have no force or effect. 
REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF THE 
FINANCIAL STABILITY ACT OF 2010 
SEC. 903. 
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of the Fi-
nancial Stability Act of 2010 are repealed, and the provi-
sions of law amended or repealed by such provisions are 
restored or revived as if such provisions had not been en-
acted: 
(1) Subtitle B. 
(2) Section 113. 
(3) Section 114. 
(4) Section 115. 
(5) Section 116. 
(6) Section 117. 
(7) Section 119. 
(8) Section 120. 
(9) Section 121. 
(10) Section 161. 
(11) Section 162. 
(12) Section 164. 
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(13) Section 166. 
(14) Section 167. 
(15) Section 168. 
(16) Section 170. 
(17) Section 172. 
(18) Section 174. 
(19) Section 175. 
(b) ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS.—The Financial 
Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 102(a), by striking paragraph 
(5); 
(2) in section 111— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘who shall each’’ 
and inserting ‘‘who shall, except as 
provided below, each’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraphs 
(B) through (I) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) each member of the Board of Gov-
ernors, who shall collectively have 1 vote on the 
Council; 
‘‘(C) the Comptroller of the Currency; 
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‘‘(D) the Director of the Bureau; 
‘‘(E) each member of the Commission, who 
shall collectively have 1 vote on the Council; 
‘‘(F) each member of the Corporation, who 
shall collectively have 1 vote on the Council; 
‘‘(G) each member of the Commodity Fu-
tures Trading Commission, who shall collec-
tively have 1 vote on the Council; 
‘‘(H) the Director of the Federal Housing 
Finance Agency; 
‘‘(I) each member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board, who shall collec-
tively have 1 vote on the Council; and’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking subparagraph (A); 
and 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) as sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), re-
spectively; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) VOTING BY MULTI-PERSON ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) VOTING
WITHIN
THE
ENTITY.—An 
entity described under subparagraph (B), (E), 
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(F), (G), or (I) of paragraph (1) shall deter-
mine the entity’s Council vote by using the vot-
ing process normally applicable to votes by the 
entity’s members. 
‘‘(B) CASTING OF ENTITY VOTE.—The 1 
collective Council vote of an entity described 
under subparagraph (A) shall be cast by the 
head of such agency or, in the event such head 
is unable to cast such vote, the next most senior 
member of the entity available.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘The 
independent member of the Council shall serve 
for a term of 6 years, and each nonvoting mem-
ber described in subparagraphs (C), (D), and 
(E) of’’ and inserting ‘‘Each nonvoting mem-
bers described under’’; 
(C) in subsection (e), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) STAFF
ACCESS.—Any member of the 
Council may select to have one or more individuals 
on the member’s staff attend a meeting of the Coun-
cil, including any meeting of representatives of the 
member agencies other than the members them-
selves. 
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‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—All public 
meetings of the Council shall be open to the attend-
ance by members of the authorization and oversight 
committees of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
‘‘(5) TRANSCRIPTION REQUIREMENT FOR NON- 
PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The Council shall create and 
preserve transcripts for all non-public meetings of 
the Council. 
‘‘(6) MEMBER AGENCY MEETINGS.—Any meet-
ing of representatives of the member agencies other 
than the members themselves shall be open to at-
tendance by staff of the authorization and oversight 
committees of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.’’; 
(D) by striking subsection (g) (relating to 
the nonapplicability of FACA); 
(E) by inserting after subsection (f) the 
following: 
‘‘(g) OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENT.—The Council 
shall be an agency for purposes of section 552b of title 
5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘Gov-
ernment in the Sunshine Act’). 
‘‘(h) CONFIDENTIAL CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.— 
The Chairperson shall at regular times but not less than 
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annually provide confidential briefings to the Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate, which may in the discretion of the Chair-
man of the respective committee be attended by any com-
bination of the committee’s members or staff.’’; and 
(F) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(h) 
through (j) as subsections (i) through (k), re-
spectively; 
(3) in section 112— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘direct the Office of Financial Research 
to’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B), 
(H), and (I); 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (J), (K), (L), (M), 
and (N) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), 
(E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), and (K), re-
spectively; 
(iv) in subparagraph (K), as so redes-
ignated— 
(I) in clause (iii), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(II) by striking clauses (iv) and 
(v); and 
(III) by redesignating clause (vi) 
as clause (iv); and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Office of Financial Research, member 
agencies,’’ and inserting ‘‘member agen-
cies’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Office of Financial Research, any member 
agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘member agencies’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, acting through 
the Office of Financial Research,’’ 
each place it appears; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘the Office of Financial Re-
search or’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 
‘‘, the Office of Financial Research,’’; 
(4) by amending section 118 to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 118. COUNCIL FUNDING. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Coun-
cil $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year 
thereafter to carry out the duties of the Council.’’; 
(5) in section 163— 
(A) by striking subsection (a); 
(B) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (a); and 
(C) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘or a nonbank financial company 
supervised by the Board of Governors’’ each 
place such term appears; 
(6) in section 165— 
(A) by striking ‘‘nonbank financial compa-
nies supervised by the Board of Governors and’’ 
each place such term appears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘nonbank financial com-
pany supervised by the Board of Governors 
and’’ each place such term appears; 
(C) in subsection (a), by amending para-
graph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) TAILORED APPLICATION.—In prescribing 
more stringent prudential standards under this sec-
tion, the Board of Governors may differentiate 
among companies on an individual basis or by cat-
egory, taking into consideration their capital struc-
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ture, riskiness, complexity, financial activities (in-
cluding the financial activities of their subsidiaries), 
size, and any other risk-related factors that the 
Board of Governors deems appropriate.’’; 
(D) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B)(iv), by strik-
ing ‘‘, on its own or pursuant to a rec-
ommendation made by the Council in ac-
cordance with section 115,’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘foreign nonbank 
financial company supervised by the 
Board of Governors or’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘give due’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall give due’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
(IV) by striking subparagraph 
(B); 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) by striking clause (i); 
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(bb) 
by 
redesignating 
clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as 
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respec-
tively; and 
(cc) in clause (iii), as so re-
designated, by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(II) by striking subparagraphs 
(B) and (C); and 
(III) by redesignating subpara-
graph (D) as subparagraph (B); and 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a 
nonbank financial company supervised by 
the Board of Governors or’’; 
(E) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘under section 115(c)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by amending subparagraph 
(A) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) any recommendations of the Coun-
cil;’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (D), by 
striking ‘‘nonbank financial company 
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supervised by the Board of Governors 
or’’; 
(F) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a nonbank financial 
company supervised by the Board of Gov-
ernors or’’ each place such term appears; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pe-
riodically’’ and inserting ‘‘not more often 
than every 2 years’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘shall review’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(i) review’’; 
(III) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) not later than the end of the 6- 
month period beginning on the date the 
bank holding company submits the resolu-
tion plan, provide feedback to the bank 
holding company on such plan. 
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‘‘(B) 
DISCLOSURE
OF
ASSESSMENT 
FRAMEWORK.—The Board of Governors shall 
publicly disclose, including on the website of the 
Board of Governors, the assessment framework 
that is used to review information under this 
paragraph and shall provide the public with a 
notice and comment period before finalizing 
such assessment framework.’’. 
(iv) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘nonbank financial company supervised by 
the Board, any bank holding company,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘bank holding company’’; 
(G) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a 
nonbank financial company supervised by 
the Board of Governors or’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
nonbank financial company supervised by 
the Board of Governors or’’ each place 
such term appears; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a 
nonbank financial company supervised by 
the Board of Governors or’’; 
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(H) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘and 
any nonbank financial company supervised by 
the Board of Governors’’; 
(I) in subsection (h)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3), respectively; 
(iii) in paragraph (1), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘the nonbank financial company 
supervised by the Board of Governors 
or bank holding company described in 
subsection (a), as applicable’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a bank holding company de-
scribed in subsection (a)’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘the nonbank financial com-
pany supervised by the Board of Gov-
ernors or a bank holding company de-
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scribed in subsection (a), as applica-
ble’’ and inserting ‘‘a bank holding 
company described in subsection (a)’’; 
(J) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘, in coordination with the appro-
priate primary financial regulatory 
agencies and the Federal Insurance 
Office,’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) by amending clause (i) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) shall— 
‘‘(I) issue regulations, after pro-
viding for public notice and comment, 
that provide for at least 3 different 
sets of conditions under which the 
evaluation required by this subsection 
shall be conducted, including baseline, 
adverse, and severely adverse, and 
methodologies, including models used 
to estimate losses on certain assets, 
and the Board of Governors shall not 
carry out any such evaluation until 60 
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days after such regulations are issued; 
and 
‘‘(II) provide copies of such regu-
lations to the Comptroller General of 
the United States and the Panel of 
Economic Advisors of the Congres-
sional Budget Office before publishing 
such regulations;’’; 
(bb) in clause (ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘and nonbank financial com-
panies’’; 
(cc) in clause (iv), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(dd) in clause (v), by strik-
ing the period and inserting the 
following: ‘‘, including any results 
of a resubmitted test;’’; and 
(ee) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) shall, in establishing the severely 
adverse condition under clause (i), provide 
detailed consideration of the model’s ef-
fects on financial stability and the cost and 
availability of credit; 
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‘‘(vii) shall, in developing the models 
and methodologies and providing them for 
notice and comment under this subpara-
graph, publish a process to test the models 
and methodologies for their potential to 
magnify systemic and institutional risks in-
stead of facilitating increased resiliency; 
‘‘(viii) shall design and publish a proc-
ess to test and document the sensitivity 
and uncertainty associated with the model 
system’s data quality, specifications, and 
assumptions; and 
‘‘(ix) shall communicate the range and 
sources of uncertainty surrounding the 
models and methodologies.’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) CCAR REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
PARAMETERS
AND
CON-
SEQUENCES
APPLICABLE
TO
CCAR.—The 
requirements of subparagraph (B) shall 
apply to CCAR. 
‘‘(ii) 
TWO-YEAR
LIMITATION.—The 
Board of Governors may not subject a 
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company to CCAR more than once every 
two years. 
‘‘(iii) MID-CYCLE
RESUBMISSION.—If 
a company receives a quantitative objection 
to, or otherwise desires to amend the com-
pany’s capital plan, the company may file 
a new streamlined plan at any time after 
a capital planning exercise has been com-
pleted and before a subsequent capital 
planning exercise. 
‘‘(iv) LIMITATION
ON
QUALITATIVE 
CAPITAL PLANNING OBJECTIONS.—In car-
rying out CCAR, the Board of Governors 
may not object to a company’s capital plan 
on the basis of qualitative deficiencies in 
the company’s capital planning process. 
‘‘(v) 
COMPANY
INQUIRIES.—The 
Board of Governors shall establish and 
publish procedures for responding to in-
quiries from companies subject to CCAR, 
including establishing the time frame in 
which such responses will be made, and 
make such procedures publicly available. 
‘‘(vi) CCAR DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this subparagraph and subparagraph 
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(E), the term ‘CCAR’ means the Com-
prehensive Capital Analysis and Review es-
tablished by the Board of Governors.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘a bank 
holding company’’ and inserting 
‘‘bank holding company’’; 
(bb) 
by 
striking 
‘‘semi-
annual’’ and inserting ‘‘annual’’; 
(cc) by striking ‘‘All other 
financial companies’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘All other bank holding com-
panies’’; and 
(dd) by striking ‘‘and are 
regulated by a primary Federal 
financial regulatory agency’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘and to its 
primary 
financial 
regulatory 
agency’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘primary fi-
nancial regulatory agency’’ the 
second time it appears and in-
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serting ‘‘Board of Governors’’; 
and 
(III) in subparagraph (C)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘Each Fed-
eral primary financial regulatory 
agency, in coordination with the 
Board of Governors and the Fed-
eral Insurance Office,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Board of Gov-
ernors’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘consistent 
and comparable’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ACCOUNTABILITY AND APPROPRIATENESS 
IN BANK HOLDING COMPANY STRESS TESTS.— 
‘‘(A) QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AS-
SURANCE.—No annual test or exercise con-
ducted by the Board of Governors under this 
subsection or any other provision of law shall 
serve as a basis for restricting a capital dis-
tribution by a bank holding company unless the 
Board of Governor’s Vice Chair for Supervision 
certifies in writing to the Congress that any 
model or combination of models used therein 
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are demonstrably more accurate than any simi-
lar model or combination of models utilized by 
the bank holding company in a stress test con-
ducted under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) PROCESS.—Any action taken by the 
Board of Governors to restrict a capital dis-
tribution by a bank holding company on the 
basis of a stress test or exercise conducted by 
the Board of Governors under this subsection 
or any other provision of law shall be conducted 
pursuant to a capital directive subject to, and 
issued in accordance with, section 908(b)(2) of 
the International Lending Supervision Act of 
1983 (12 U.S.C. 3907(b)(2).’’; 
(K) in subsection (j)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or a 
nonbank financial company supervised by 
the Board of Governors’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
factors described in subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 113 and any other’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘any’’; and 
(L) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ‘‘or 
nonbank financial company supervised by the 
Board of Governors’’. 
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(c) TREATMENT OF OTHER RESOLUTION PLAN RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an appro-
priate Federal banking agency that requires a bank-
ing organization to submit to the agency a resolution 
plan not described under section 165(d) of the 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pro-
tection Act— 
(A) the agency shall comply with the re-
quirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) of such 
section 165(d); 
(B) the agency may not require the sub-
mission of such a resolution plan more often 
than every 2 years; and 
(C) paragraphs (6) and (7) of such section 
165(d) shall apply to such a resolution plan. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the terms ‘‘appropriate Federal banking 
agency’’ and ‘‘banking organization’’ have the mean-
ing given those terms, respectively, under section 
105. 
(d) ACTIONS TO CREATE A BANK HOLDING COM-
PANY.—Section 3(b)(1) of the Bank Holding Company 
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1842(b)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Upon receiving’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) IMMEDIATE ACTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Board may 
not take any action pursuant to clause (i) 
on an application that would cause any 
company to become a bank holding com-
pany unless such application involves the 
company acquiring a bank that is critically 
undercapitalized (as such term is defined 
under section 38(b) of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act).’’. 
(e) CONCENTRATION LIMITS APPLIED ONLY
TO 
BANKING ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 14 of the Bank 
Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1852) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘financial company’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘banking organiza-
tion’’; 
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(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘banking organization’ means— 
‘‘(A) an insured depository institution; 
‘‘(B) a bank holding company; 
‘‘(C) a savings and loan holding company; 
‘‘(D) a company that controls an insured 
depository institution; and 
‘‘(E) a foreign bank or company that is 
treated as a bank holding company for purposes 
of this Act; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
and 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘financial 
companies’’ and inserting ‘‘banking organizations’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3502(5) of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Office of Financial Research,’’. 
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(g) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
under section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act is amended by striking the 
items relating to subtitle B of title I and 113, 114, 115, 
116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 161, 162, 164, 166, 167, 168, 
170, 172, 174, and 175. 
BRINGING THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 
CORPORATION INTO THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS 
SEC. 904. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10(a) of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) POWERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, subject to paragraph (2),’’ 
after ‘‘The Board of Directors of the Corporation’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATIONS REQUIREMENT.—Except 
as provided under paragraph (3), the Corporation 
may, only to the extent as provided in advance by 
appropriations Acts, cover the costs incurred in car-
rying out the provisions of this Act, including with 
respect to the administrative costs of the Corpora-
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tion and the costs of the examination and super-
vision of insured depository institutions. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
PROGRAMS.— 
Paragraph (2) shall not apply to the Corporation’s 
Insurance Business Line Programs and Receivership 
Management Business Line Programs, as in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
and the proportion of the administrative costs of the 
Corporation related to such programs.’’. 
(b) EXAMINATION FEES.—Section 10(e)(1) of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820(e)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘to meet the expenses of the Cor-
poration in carrying out such examinations’’ and inserting 
‘‘and may be expended by the Board only to the extent 
as provided in advance by appropriations Acts to cover the 
costs incurred in carrying out such examinations’’. 
(c) OFFSET OF ADDITIONAL FEES.—The Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation shall reduce the amount 
of insurance premiums charged by the Corporation under 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act in an amount equal 
to any additional fees charged by the Corporation by rea-
son of the amendments made by this section. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to expenses paid and 
fees collected on or after October 1, 2018. 
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BRINGING THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 
INTO THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS 
SEC. 905. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1316 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4516) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATIONS REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) RECOVERY OF COSTS OF ANNUAL APPRO-
PRIATION.—The Agency shall collect assessments 
and other fees that are designed to recover the costs 
to the Government of the annual appropriation to 
the Agency by Congress. 
‘‘(2) OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS.—Assessments 
and other fees described under paragraph (1) for 
any fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) shall be deposited and credited as off-
setting collections to the account providing ap-
propriations to the Agency; and 
‘‘(B) shall not be collected for any fiscal 
year except to the extent provided in advance in 
appropriation Acts.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (f). 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to expenses paid and 
assessments and other fees collected on or after October 
1, 2018. 
BRINGING THE EXAMINATION AND SUPERVISION FUNC-
TIONS OF THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINIS-
TRATION INTO THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS 
SEC. 906. 
(a) OPERATING FEES.—Section 105(d) of the Fed-
eral Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1755(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘All’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) All’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘for the account of the Adminis-
tration and may be expended by the Board to defray 
the expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions 
of this Act including the examination and super-
vision of Federal credit unions’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
may be expended by the Board only to the extent as 
provided in advance by appropriations Acts, to cover 
the costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of 
this Act with respect to the costs of the examination 
and supervision of Federal credit unions and the 
proportion of the administrative costs of the Board 
related to the examination and supervision of Fed-
eral credit unions’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2)(A) The Board may only use amounts in the 
NCUA Operating Fund to the extent as provided in ad-
vance by appropriations Acts, including to pay for the 
costs incurred by the Board in carrying out the examina-
tion and supervision of Federal credit unions and the pro-
portion of the administrative costs of the Board related 
to the examination and supervision of Federal credit 
unions. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 
Board’s activities carried out pursuant to title II.’’. 
(b) STAFF FUNDING.—Section 120(j)(3) of the Fed-
eral Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1766(j)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘related to the examination 
and supervision of Federal credit unions under this 
Act and the proportion of the administrative costs of 
the Board related to the examination and super-
vision of Federal credit unions under this Act’’ be-
fore ‘‘shall be paid’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘insured credit unions under 
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal credit unions under 
this title, only to the extent as provided in advance 
by appropriations Acts’’. 
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‘‘(B) information about the bridge com-
pany reasonably requested by a party in inter-
est to prepare a disclosure statement for a plan 
providing for distribution of any securities of 
the bridge company if such information is nec-
essary to prepare such disclosure statement; 
‘‘(3) that for as long as the equity securities of 
the bridge company are held by the trust, the special 
trustee shall file a notice with the court in connec-
tion with— 
‘‘(A) any change in a director or senior of-
ficer of the bridge company; 
‘‘(B) any modification to the governing 
documents of the bridge company; and 
‘‘(C) any material corporate action of the 
bridge company, including— 
‘‘(i) recapitalization; 
‘‘(ii) a material borrowing; 
‘‘(iii) termination of an intercompany 
debt or guarantee; 
‘‘(iv) a transfer of a substantial por-
tion of the assets of the bridge company; 
or 
‘‘(v) the issuance or sale of any secu-
rities of the bridge company; 
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‘‘(4) that any sale of any equity securities of 
the bridge company shall not be consummated until 
the special trustee consults with the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation and the Board regarding 
such sale and discloses the results of such consulta-
tion with the court; 
‘‘(5) that, subject to reserves for payments per-
mitted under paragraph (1) provided for in the trust 
agreement, the proceeds of the sale of any equity se-
curities of the bridge company by the special trustee 
be held in trust for the benefit of or transferred to 
the estate; 
‘‘(6) the process and guidelines for the replace-
ment of the special trustee; and 
‘‘(7) that the property held in trust by the spe-
cial trustee is subject to distribution in accordance 
with subsection (c). 
‘‘(c)(1) The special trustee shall distribute the assets 
held in trust— 
‘‘(A) if the court confirms a plan in the case, 
in accordance with the plan on the effective date of 
the plan; or 
‘‘(B) if the case is converted to a case under 
chapter 7, as ordered by the court. 
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sumed by the bridge company in the transfer under 
section 1185; 
‘‘(2) all claims of the entity against the debtor 
in respect of any qualified financial contract between 
the entity and the debtor (other than any claim that, 
under the terms of the qualified financial contract, 
is subordinated to the claims of general unsecured 
creditors) are assigned to and assumed by the bridge 
company; 
‘‘(3) all claims of the debtor against the entity 
under any qualified financial contract between the 
entity and the debtor are assigned to and assumed 
by the bridge company; and 
‘‘(4) all property securing or any other credit 
enhancement furnished by the debtor for any quali-
fied financial contract described in paragraph (1) or 
any claim described in paragraph (2) or (3) under 
any qualified financial contract between the entity 
and the debtor is assigned to and assumed by the 
bridge company. 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any provision of a qualified fi-
nancial contract or of applicable nonbankruptcy law, a 
qualified financial contract of the debtor that is assumed 
or assigned in a transfer under section 1185 may not be 
accelerated, terminated, or modified, after the entry of the 
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