An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016

Bill: 114-s-2129
Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Introduced: 2015-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Access Board
Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural insurance
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Agricultural trade
Alaska
Alternative and renewable resources
Animal and plant health
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appropriations
Arctic and polar regions
Arms control and nonproliferation
Army Corps of Engineers
Aviation and airports
Building construction
California
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Crimes against property
Dams and canals
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Delta Regional Authority
Denali Commission
Department of Agriculture
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Department of the Interior
District of Columbia
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Economic development
Educational technology and distance education
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Federal Maritime Commission
Floods and storm protection
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
General agriculture matters
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Grain
HIV/AIDS
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing supply and affordability
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Iowa
Kansas
Licensing and registrations
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Marine and inland water transportation
Maryland
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
New Jersey
New York City
North Carolina
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Nutrition and diet
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Pollution liability
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Public transit
Radioactive wastes and releases
Railroads
Regional and metropolitan planning
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Saint Lawrence Seaway
Solid waste and recycling
Strategic materials and reserves
Surface Transportation Board
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Texas
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees
Utah
Virginia
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: 

An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 

 
Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. 
 

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 

 
Provides appropriations to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including: 
 
 
 the Office of the Secretary;
 
the Economic Research Service; 
 
the National Agricultural Statistics Service;
 
the Agricultural Research Service; 
 
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; 
 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; 
 
the Agricultural Marketing Service; 
 
the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; 
 
the Food Safety and Inspection Service; 
 
the Farm Service Agency; 
 
the Risk Management Agency; 
 
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and 
 
the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund. 
 
 
Provides appropriations to USDA for Conservation Programs and Rural Development Programs.
 
Provides appropriations to USDA for the Food and Nutrition Service, including: 
 
 
 Child Nutrition Programs; 
 
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); 
 
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program); 
 
the Commodity Assistance Program; and 
 
Nutrition Programs Administration. 
 
 
Provides appropriations to USDA for the Foreign Agricultural Service, including Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants. 
 
Provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and the Farm Credit Administration. 
 

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 

 
Provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for: 
 
 
Investigations, 
 
Construction, 
 
Mississippi River and Tributaries, 
 
Operation and Maintenance, 
 
the Regulatory Program, 
 
the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, 
 
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, 
 
Expenses, and 
 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. 
 
 
Provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and to the Bureau of Reclamation. 
 
Provides appropriations to DOE for Energy Programs, including 
 
 
 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 
 
Nuclear Energy, 
 
Fossil Energy Research and Development, 
 
Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup, and
 
Science. 
 
 
 Provides appropriations to DOE for: 
 
 
the Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
 
Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and 
 
the Power Marketing Administrations. 
 
 
Provides appropriations to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other independent agencies. 
 

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

 
Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. 
 

Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2016 

 
Provides appropriations to DOT for:
 
 
the Office of the Secretary, 
 
the Federal Aviation Administration, 
 
the Federal Highway Administration, 
 
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
 
the Federal Railroad Administration, 
 
the Federal Transit Administration, 
 
the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 
 
the Maritime Administration, 
 
the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
 
 the Office of Inspector General, and 
 
the Surface Transportation Board. 
 
 

Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2016 

 
Provides appropriations to HUD for:
 
 
Management and Administration, 
 
Program Office Salaries and Expenses, 
 
Public and Indian Housing, 
 
Community Planning and Development, 
 
Housing Programs, 
 
the Federal Housing Administration, 
 
the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), 
 
Policy Development and Research, 
 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, 
 
the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, 
 
the Information Technology Fund, and 
 
the Office of Inspector General. 
 
 
Provides appropriations to several related agencies, including the Access Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Office of Inspector General, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. 
 
Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-06
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 248.
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate