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of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Air Force’’, $1,371,516,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $3,705,044,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense- 
Wide’’, $557,135,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the
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Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $325,104,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $167,812,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $287,971,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That
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such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $394,883,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $15,190,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $352,068,000, which shall be for operation and
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maintenance: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, $143,100,000: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Inspec-
tor General’’, $24,692,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title are in addition to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary 
of Defense that such action is necessary in the national in-
terest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office 
of Management and Budget, transfer up to $2,000,000,000 
between the appropriations or funds made available to the 
Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer 
made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided 
further, That the authority provided in this section is in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and 
conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this 
Act. 
SEC. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and 
costs for design during construction associated with a con-
struction project funded with appropriations available for 
operation and maintenance or the ‘‘Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund’’ provided in this Act and executed in direct 
support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, 
may be obligated at the time a construction contract is 
awarded: Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, 
supervision and administration costs and costs for design 
during construction include all in-house Government costs.
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SEC. 9004. From funds made available in this title, 
the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military 
and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the 
United States Central Command area of responsibility: (1) 
passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehi-
cle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the phys-
ical security of personnel or for force protection purposes 
up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price 
or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger 
carrying vehicles. 
SEC. 9005. Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts 
appropriated by this title under the heading ‘‘Operation 
and Maintenance, Army’’ may be used, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, to fund the Commanders’ Emer-
gency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of ena-
bling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to 
urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction 
requirements within their areas of responsibility: Provided, 
That each project (including any ancillary or related ele-
ments in connection with such project) executed under this 
authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, 
That not later than 45 days after the end of each 6 months 
of the fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report regarding the 
source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during
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that 6-month period that were made available pursuant to 
the authority provided in this section or under any other 
provision of law for the purposes described herein: Provided 
further, That, not later than 30 days after the end of each 
fiscal year quarter, the Army shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees quarterly commitment, obliga-
tion, and expenditure data for the CERP in Afghanistan: 
Provided further, That, not less than 15 days before making 
funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this 
section or under any other provision of law for the purposes 
described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost 
for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a written notice 
containing each of the following: 
(1) The location, nature and purpose of the pro-
posed project, including how the project is intended to 
advance the military campaign plan for the country 
in which it is to be carried out. 
(2) The budget, implementation timeline with 
milestones, and completion date for the proposed 
project, including any other CERP funding that has 
been or is anticipated to be contributed to the comple-
tion of the project. 
(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed 
project, including the agreement with either the host
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nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the 
United States Government or a third-party contrib-
utor to finance the sustainment of the activities and 
maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be pro-
vided through the proposed project. 
SEC. 9006. Funds available to the Department of De-
fense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, to provide supplies, 
services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and 
other logistical support to allied forces participating in a 
combined operation with the armed forces of the United 
States and coalition forces supporting military and sta-
bility operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional 
defense committees regarding support provided under this 
section. 
SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli-
gated or expended by the United States Government for a 
purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or base 
for the purpose of providing for the permanent sta-
tioning of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.
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(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq. 
(3) To establish any military installation or base 
for the purpose of providing for the permanent sta-
tioning of United States Armed Forces in Afghani-
stan. 
SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the following laws en-
acted or regulations promulgated to implement the United 
Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, In-
human or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at 
New York on December 10, 1984): 
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 
regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of 
Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to 
Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pan-
demic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148).
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SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Afghan-
istan Security Forces Fund’’ (ASFF) may be obligated 
prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by 
the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the 
Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC must ap-
prove the requirement and acquisition plan for any service 
requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any 
non-standard 
equipment 
requirements 
in 
excess 
of 
$100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the De-
partment of Defense must certify to the congressional de-
fense committees that the AROC has convened and approved 
a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in 
the preceding proviso and accompanying report language 
for the ASFF. 
SEC. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may 
be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost 
of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon deter-
mination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Com-
mander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency 
operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase 
items having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
$500,000.
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SEC. 9011. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for payments under 
section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for reimbursement to 
the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless 
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the Government of Pakistan is— 
(1) cooperating with the United States in 
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, 
the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish- 
e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and for-
eign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to 
end support for such groups and prevent them from 
basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out 
cross border attacks into neighboring countries; 
(2) not supporting terrorist activities against 
United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 
Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 
intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 
processes in Pakistan; 
(3) dismantling improvised explosive device 
(IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 
used in the manufacture of IEDs;
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(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re-
lated material and expertise; 
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial 
independence and due process of law; 
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 
States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and 
assistance programs in Pakistan; and 
(7) providing humanitarian organizations access 
to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in subsection 
(a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
congressional defense committees that it is in the national 
security interest to do so: Provided, That if the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, ex-
ercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report 
to the congressional defense committees on both the justifica-
tion for the waiver and on the requirements of this section 
that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: Pro-
vided further, That such report may be submitted in classi-
fied form if necessary. 
SEC. 9012. None of the funds in this Act may be made 
available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft 
to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghani-
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tive steps within one year of the certification, the authority 
under this section to provide assistance to such unit shall 
no longer apply: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
submit a report to such committees detailing the final dis-
position of the case by the Government of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 9015. Equipment procured using funds provided 
in prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Counterterrorism Part-
nerships Fund’’ for the program authorized by section 1209 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291), and not yet transferred to authorized recipi-
ents may be transferred to foreign security forces, irregular 
forces, groups, or individuals, authorized to receive assist-
ance using amounts provided under the heading ‘‘Counter- 
ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’ in this Act: Provided, That 
such equipment may be transferred 15 days following writ-
ten notification to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 9016. Each amount designated in this Act by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only 
if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts 
and transmits such designations to the Congress.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2019’’.
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DIVISION B—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’), 
the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the National Appren-
ticeship Act, $3,501,200,000, plus reimbursements, shall be 
available. Of the amounts provided: 
(1) for grants to States for adult employment 
and training activities, youth activities, and dis-
located worker employment and training activities, 
$2,789,832,000 as follows: 
(A) $845,556,000 for adult employment and 
training activities, of which $133,556,000 shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2019 through
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June 30, 2020, and of which $712,000,000 shall 
be available for the period October 1, 2019 
through June 30, 2020; 
(B) $903,416,000 for youth activities, which 
shall be available for the period April 1, 2019 
through June 30, 2020; and 
(C) $1,040,860,000 for dislocated worker 
employment and training activities, of which 
$180,860,000 shall be available for the period 
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, and of 
which $860,000,000 shall be available for the pe-
riod October 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020: 
Provided, That the funds available for allotment to 
outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the 
WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of sec-
tion 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act; and 
(2) for national programs, $711,368,000 as fol-
lows: 
(A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers 
assistance national reserve, of which $20,859,000 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2019 
through September 30, 2020, and of which 
$200,000,000 shall be available for the period 
October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020: 
Provided, That funds provided to carry out sec-
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tion 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to 
provide assistance to a State for statewide or 
local use in order to address cases where there 
have been worker dislocations across multiple 
sectors or across multiple local areas and such 
workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State 
workforce development plan with emerging eco-
nomic development needs; and train such eligible 
dislocated workers: Provided further, That funds 
provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) 
of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance 
and demonstration projects, respectively, that 
provide assistance to new entrants in the work-
force and incumbent workers: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 168(b) of the 
WIOA, of the funds provided under this subpara-
graph, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this 
title as ‘‘Secretary’’) may reserve not more than 
10 percent of such funds to provide technical as-
sistance and carry out additional activities re-
lated to the transition to the WIOA: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this 
subparagraph, $30,000,000 shall be for training 
and 
employment 
assistance 
under 
sections 
168(b), 169(c) (notwithstanding the 10 percent
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limitation in such section) and 170 of the WIOA 
for workers in the Appalachian region, as de-
fined by 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1) and workers in 
the Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 4(2) 
of the Delta Development Act (Public Law 100– 
460, 102 Stat. 2246; 7 U.S.C. 2009aa(2)); 
(B) $54,000,000 for Native American pro-
grams under section 166 of the WIOA, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2019 
through June 30, 2020; 
(C) $87,896,000 for migrant and seasonal 
farmworker programs under section 167 of the 
WIOA, including $81,447,000 for formula grants 
(of which not less than 70 percent shall be for 
employment and training services), $5,922,000 
for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not 
less than 70 percent shall be for permanent hous-
ing), and $527,000 for other discretionary pur-
poses, which shall be available for the period 
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or related regulation, the Department of Labor 
shall take no action limiting the number or pro-
portion of eligible participants receiving related
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assistance services or discouraging grantees from 
providing such services; 
(D) $89,534,000 for YouthBuild activities 
as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which 
shall be available for the period April 1, 2019 
through June 30, 2020; 
(E) $93,079,000 for ex-offender activities, 
under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA 
and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 
2007, which shall be available for the period 
April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020: Provided, 
That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for 
competitive grants to national and regional 
intermediaries for activities that prepare young 
ex-offenders and school dropouts for employment, 
with a priority for projects serving high-crime, 
high-poverty areas; 
(F) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data 
Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 
169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the 
period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020; and 
(G) $160,000,000 to expand opportunities 
relating to apprenticeship programs registered 
under the National Apprenticeship Act, to be 
available to the Secretary to carry out activities
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through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts 
and other arrangements, with States and other 
appropriate entities, which shall be available for 
the period April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. 
JOB CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, includ-
ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, 
and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the pur-
chase of real property for training centers as authorized by 
the WIOA, $1,718,655,000, plus reimbursements, as follows: 
(1) $1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, 
which shall be available for the period July 1, 2019 
through June 30, 2020; 
(2) $83,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation 
and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be 
available for the period July 1, 2019 through June 
30, 2022, and which may include the acquisition, 
maintenance, and repair of major items of equip-
ment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up 
to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational 
needs of such centers or to achieve administrative effi-
ciencies: Provided further, That any funds transferred 
pursuant to the preceding provision shall not be
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available for obligation after June 30, 2020: Provided 
further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and 
(3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job 
Corps, which shall be available for obligation for the 
period October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation 
shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps 
centers. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS 
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(referred to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $400,000,000, which 
shall be available for the period April 1, 2019 through June 
30, 2020, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accord-
ance with section 517(c) of the OAA. 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during fiscal year 2019 of trade adjust-
ment benefit payments and allowances under part I of sub-
chapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 
and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment 
and case management services, allowances for job search 
and relocation, and related State administrative expenses 
under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of 
the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, al-
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lowances, training, employment and case management serv-
ices, and related State administration provided pursuant 
to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Exten-
sion Act of 2011 and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences 
Extension Act of 2015, $790,000,000 together with such 
amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subse-
quent appropriation for payments for any period subse-
quent to September 15, 2019: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 502 of this Act, any part of the appropria-
tion provided under this heading may remain available for 
obligation beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to the 
authorities of section 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2317(c)). 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For authorized administrative expenses, $84,066,000, 
together with not to exceed $3,254,944,000 which may be 
expended from the Employment Security Administration 
Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (‘‘the Trust 
Fund’’), of which: 
(1) $2,515,816,000 from the Trust Fund is for 
grants to States for the administration of State un-
employment insurance laws as authorized under title 
III of the Social Security Act (including not less than 
$150,000,000 to carry out reemployment services and
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eligibility assessments under section 306 of such Act, 
any claimants of regular compensation, as defined in 
such section, including those who are profiled as most 
likely to exhaust their benefits, may be eligible for 
such services and assessments: Provided, That of such 
amount, $117,000,000 is specified for grants under 
section 306 of the Social Security Act and is provided 
to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985, as amended, and $33,000,000 is additional 
new budget authority specified for purposes of section 
251(b)(2)(E)(i)(II) of such Act; and $9,000,000 for 
continued support of the Unemployment Insurance 
Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of 
unemployment insurance for Federal employees and 
for ex-service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 
8501–8523, and the administration of trade readjust-
ment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment as-
sistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance 
under the Trade Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) 
of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 
2011 and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences Ex-
tension Act of 2015, and shall be available for obliga-
tion by the States through December 31, 2019, except 
that funds used for automation shall be available for
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tion for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 
2020: 
Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly In-
sured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2019 is pro-
jected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,030,000, an 
additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be avail-
able for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU 
level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less 
than 100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security 
Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act 
that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under 
title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such 
State to assist other States in carrying out activities under 
such title III if the other States include areas that have 
suffered a major disaster declared by the President under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may use 
funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of 
the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of 
States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires 
under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to 
States under title III of the Social Security Act to make 
payments on behalf of States to the entity operating the 
State Information Data Exchange System: Provided fur-
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ther, That funds appropriated in this Act which are used 
to establish a national one-stop career center system, or 
which are used to support the national activities of the Fed-
eral-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or 
immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, 
grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: 
Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants 
for improved operations under title III of the Social Secu-
rity Act, or awarded grants to support the national activi-
ties of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, 
may award subgrants to other States and non-State entities 
under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to 
the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this Act for activities authorized under title III of 
the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may 
be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insur-
ance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwith-
standing cost allocation principles prescribed under the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Requirements, 
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary, at the request of a 
State participating in a consortium with other States, may 
reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the 
Social Security Act to other States participating in the con-
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sortium in order to carry out activities that benefit the ad-
ministration of the unemployment compensation law of the 
State making the request: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may collect fees for the costs associated with addi-
tional data collection, analyses, and reporting services re-
lating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey re-
quested by State and local governments, public and private 
institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organiza-
tions and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the 
provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural 
Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to 
meet the information collection and reporting needs of such 
entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and 
shall remain available until September 30, 2020, for such 
purposes. 
ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND 
OTHER FUNDS 
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 
Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the So-
cial Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust 
Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to 
the revolving fund established by section 901(e) of the Social 
Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal Unemployment
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Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such sums as may be 
necessary, which shall be available for obligation through 
September 30, 2020. 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering employment and train-
ing programs, $108,674,000, together with not to exceed 
$49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employment 
Security Administration Account in the Unemployment 
Trust Fund. 
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Secu-
rity Administration, $186,500,000, of which up to 
$3,000,000 shall be made available through September 30, 
2020, for the procurement of expert witnesses for enforce-
ment litigation. 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Cor-
poration’’) is authorized to make such expenditures, includ-
ing financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV 
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
within limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
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year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the program, including associ-
ated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2019, 
for the Corporation: Provided, That none of the funds avail-
able to the Corporation for fiscal year 2019 shall be avail-
able for obligations for administrative expenses in excess of 
$445,363,000: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
number of new plan participants in plans terminated by 
the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2019, an 
amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be 
available through September 30, 2020, for obligation for ad-
ministrative expenses for every 20,000 additional termi-
nated participants: Provided further, That obligations in 
excess of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be 
incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination 
expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program related 
expenses after approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Divi-
sion, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local 
agencies and their employees for inspection services ren-
dered, $229,000,000.
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OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Manage-
ment Standards, $40,187,000. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Con-
tract Compliance Programs, $103,476,000. 
OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ Com-
pensation 
Programs, 
$115,424,000, 
together 
with 
$2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund 
in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex-
penses (except administrative expenses) accruing during the 
current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; 
continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading 
‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the Federal Security Agency 
Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Compensation 
Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the 
War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); obligations in-
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curred under the War Hazards Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 percent of the additional com-
pensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 
$230,000,000, together with such amounts as may be nec-
essary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation 
for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any 
period subsequent to August 15 of the current year, for de-
posit into and to assume the attributes of the Employees’ 
Compensation Fund established under 5 U.S.C. 8147(a): 
Provided, That amounts appropriated may be used under 
5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, 
who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions 
of the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Pro-
vided further, That balances of reimbursements unobligated 
on September 30, 2018, shall remain available until ex-
pended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex-
penses: Provided further, That in addition there shall be 
transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service 
and from any other corporation or instrumentality required 
under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share 
of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary 
determines to be the cost of administration for employees 
of such fair share entities through September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided further, That of those funds transferred to this ac-
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count from the fair share entities to pay the cost of adminis-
tration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, 
$74,777,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as fol-
lows: 
(1) For enhancement and maintenance of auto-
mated data processing systems operations and tele-
communications systems, $24,540,000; 
(2) For automated workload processing oper-
ations, including document imaging, centralized mail 
intake, and medical bill processing, $22,968,000; 
(3) For periodic roll disability management and 
medical review, $25,535,000; 
(4) For program integrity, $1,734,000; and 
(5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 
person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 
5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Com-
pensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, 
such identifying information (including Social Security ac-
count number) as such regulations may prescribe. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS 
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107– 
275, $10,319,000, to remain available until expended.
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For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, 
for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 
as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title IV for the 
first quarter of fiscal year 2020, $14,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES 
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Em-
ployees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, 
$59,098,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Secretary may require that any person filing a 
claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such 
claim such identifying information (including Social Secu-
rity account number) as may be prescribed. 
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung 
Disability Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available 
until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 
section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest 
on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that 
Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended
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from the Fund for fiscal year 2019 for expenses of operation 
and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, 
as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed 
$38,246,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensa-
tion Programs, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed 
$31,994,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $330,000 for trans-
fer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into mis-
cellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration, $556,787,000, including not to 
exceed $102,850,000 which shall be the maximum amount 
available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Act (the ‘‘Act’’), which grants 
shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupa-
tional safety and health programs required to be incurred 
under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 
of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
may retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training insti-
tute course tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law
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to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational 
safety and health training and education: Provided, That 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is author-
ized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, to 
collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such 
sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, 
to administer national and international laboratory rec-
ognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and 
products used by workers in the workplace: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this para-
graph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, ad-
minister, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order 
under the Act which is applicable to any person who is en-
gaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a 
temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: 
Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this 
paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or 
enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the 
Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees 
who is included within a category having a Days Away, 
Restricted, or Transferred (‘‘DART’’) occupational injury 
and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification 
code for which such data are published, less than the na-
tional average rate as such rates are most recently published
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by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except— 
(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, con-
sultation, technical assistance, educational and train-
ing services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 
(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in 
response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation 
for violations found during such inspection, and to 
assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected 
within a reasonable abatement period and for any 
willful violations found; 
(3) to take any action authorized by the Act with 
respect to imminent dangers; 
(4) to take any action authorized by the Act with 
respect to health hazards; 
(5) to take any action authorized by the Act with 
respect to a report of an employment accident which 
is fatal to one or more employees or which results in 
hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take 
any action pursuant to such investigation authorized 
by the Act; and 
(6) to take any action authorized by the Act with 
respect to complaints of discrimination against em-
ployees for exercising rights under the Act: