Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018

Bill: 115-hr-695
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2017-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adult day care
Afghanistan
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Cuba
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Idaho
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Minnesota
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Ukraine
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Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
War and emergency powers
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-24
text: 

Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to establish a program to provide national criminal history background checks and criminal history reviews for individuals who apply to work or volunteer at organizations that serve children, elderly adults, or individuals with disabilities. 

action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 

Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to establish a program to provide national criminal history background checks and criminal history reviews for individuals who apply to work or volunteer at organizations that serve children, elderly adults, or individuals with disabilities.
 
(Sec. 3) This bill and the amendments made by this bill must be fully implemented not later than one year after enactment.

action_date: 2018-01-30
text: 

Highlights: 

 
This bill provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)/ Global War on Terrorism. 
 
It does not include funding for military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. 
 
The bill increases total funding for DOD compared to FY2017 levels and provides additional OCO funding for many accounts. OCO funding is not subject to discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement procedures. 
 

Full Summary: 

 

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 

 
TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL 
 
Provides appropriations for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. 
 
TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other DOD agencies, the Reserve Components, and the Army and Air National Guard. 
 
Provides appropriations for: 
 
 
 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 
 
 Environmental Restoration for the military departments, DOD agencies, and at Formerly Used Defense Sites; 
 
 Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; 
 
 the Cooperative Threat Reduction Account; and 
 
 the O&M, National Defense Restoration Fund. 
 
 
TITLE III--PROCUREMENT 
 
Provides appropriations for Procurement by the military departments, including: 
 
 
Aircraft; 
 
 Missiles; 
 
 Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles; 
 
 Ammunition; 
 
 Spacecraft, Rockets, and Related Equipment; and 
 
Shipbuilding and Conversion by the Navy. 
 
 
Provides appropriations for: 
 
 
 Defense-Wide Procurement; 
 
 Defense Production Act Purchases; and 
 
 the Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund. 
 
 
TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 
 
Provides appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) by the military departments and defense agencies. 
 
Provides appropriations for: (1) the RDT&E, National Defense Restoration Fund; and (2) Operational Test and Evaluation. 
 
TITLE V--REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
 
Provides appropriations for the Defense Working Capital Funds. 
 
TITLE VI--OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
 
Provides appropriations for other DOD programs, including: 
 
 
 the Defense Health Program, 
 
 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, 
 
 Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and 
 
 the Office of the Inspector General. 
 
 
TITLE VII--RELATED AGENCIES 
 
Provides appropriations for: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account. 
 
TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 8001) Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill from being used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by Congress.
 
 (Sec. 8002) Exempts DOD from laws prohibiting the compensation or employment of foreign nationals if specified conditions are met. 
 
(Sec. 8003) Prohibits funding provided by this bill from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless this bill expressly provides otherwise. 
 
(Sec. 8004) Prohibits more than 20% of the appropriations provided by this bill for the current fiscal year from being obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year, with an exception for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. 
 
(Sec. 8005) Specifies authorities and restrictions for transferring specified funds provided by this bill for other military functions. 
 
(Sec. 8006) Requires tables included in the explanatory statement regarding this bill to be treated as if they were included in the text of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 8007) Requires DOD to submit a report to Congress to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for FY2018. Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being reprogrammed or transferred until the report is provided or DOD certifies to Congress that the reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. Includes exceptions for: (1) the Environmental Restoration accounts, and (2) Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug activities. 
 
(Sec. 8008) Prohibits cash balances in DOD Working Capital Funds from exceeding the level necessary for cash disbursements to be made from the funds. Sets forth requirements and limitations for transfers of balances in the funds to specified accounts. 
 
(Sec. 8009) Prohibits the initiation of a special access program without notifying Congress in advance. 
 
(Sec. 8010) Establishes limitations and conditions on the use of funds provided by this bill to initiate or terminate certain multiyear procurement contracts. 
 
(Sec. 8011) Appropriates O&M funds for the costs of humanitarian and civic assistance provided in conjunction with military operations. 
 
(Sec. 8012) Prohibits DOD from managing civilian personnel on the basis of any end-strength or subjecting civilian personnel to any end-strength limitations. 
 
(Sec. 8013) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to directly or indirectly influence congressional action on legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress. 
 
(Sec. 8014) Prohibits compensation from being paid to any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs from the DOD Education Benefits Fund if the time spent as a student is counted toward the member's service commitment. Applies the restriction only to active components of the Army and exempts members that have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987. 
 
(Sec. 8015) Permits funds appropriated in title III of this bill for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program to be transferred to any other account contained in this bill to implement a developmental assistance agreement under the program. 
 
(Sec. 8016) Prohibits DOD from purchasing certain anchor and mooring chains unless they are manufactured in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 8017) Prohibits funds from being used to demilitarize or dispose of certain small firearms, small arms ammunition, or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under federal law, unless the Army has certified that the small arms, ammunition, or components are unserviceable or unsafe for further use. 
 
(Sec. 8018) Limits funding for the relocation of any DOD entity into or within the National Capital Region. Permits DOD to waive the limitation by certifying to Congress that a relocation is required in the best interest of the government. 
 
(Sec. 8019) Provides specified funds for incentive payments for federal contracts involving contractors, subcontractors, or suppliers that are Indian organizations or Indian-owned economic enterprises. 
 
(Sec. 8020) Prohibits funds provided by this bill for the Defense Media Activity from being used for national or international political or psychological activities. 
 
(Sec. 8021) Permits DOD to incur obligations of up to $350 million for DOD military compensation, construction projects, and supplies and services in anticipation of contributions from the government of Kuwait. 
 
(Sec. 8022) Provides appropriations from specified Air Force accounts to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, procurement, readiness, counterdrug activities, drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs, and vehicle procurement. 
 
(Sec. 8023) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to establish a new DOD federally-funded research and development center (FFRDC). Limits compensation for FFRDC members or consultants. 
 
Prohibits a defense FFRDC from using FY2018 DOD funds for new building construction, cost-sharing payments for projects funded by government grants, absorption of contract overruns, or certain charitable contributions. 
 
Limits the staff years that may be funded for FFRDCs from FY2018 funds, and requires DOD to submit a report on the allocation of staff years with the FY2019 budget request. 
 
Reduces the total amount appropriated by this bill for FFRDCs. 
 
(Sec. 8024) Prohibits DOD from procuring carbon, alloy, or armor steel plating not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada. Permits DOD to waive the prohibition if adequate domestic supplies are not available and an acquisition is necessary for national security purposes. 
 
(Sec. 8025) Specifies that &quot;congressional defense committees&quot; includes the Senate and House Armed Services Committees and Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. 
 
(Sec. 8026) Permits DOD to acquire the modification, depot maintenance, and repair of aircraft, vehicles, and vessels; and production of components through competition between DOD activities and private firms. 
 
(Sec. 8027) Revokes blanket waivers of the Buy American Act if DOD determines that a country has violated the terms of a specified agreement by discriminating against products produced in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 8028) Permits funds in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account to remain available until expended. 
 
(Sec. 8029) Permits the Air Force to convey to Indian tribes located in Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units currently located at Grand Forks, Malmstrom, Mountain Home, Ellsworth, and Minot Air Force Bases that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. Requires the Operation Walking Shield Program to resolve any housing unit conflicts arising among requests of Indian tribes for these conveyances. 
 
(Sec. 8030) Permits O&M appropriations to be used to purchase items with an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000. 
 
(Sec. 8031) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to disestablish, close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. 
 
(Sec. 8032) Requires DOD to issue regulations to: (1) prohibit the sale of tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories, and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community; and (2) require the prices in overseas military retail outlets to be within the range of prices established for military retail systems stores in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 8033) Prohibits the use of DOD Working Capital Funds to purchase specified investment items. 
 
(Sec. 8034) Prohibits funds provided for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds provided for the Reserve for Contingencies, the Working Capital Fund, or other specified programs. 
 
(Sec. 8035) Permits funds made available by this bill to the Defense Intelligence Agency to be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communication and intelligence information systems. 
 
(Sec. 8036) Requires specified Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide funds to be used for the mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting from DOD activities. 
 
(Sec. 8037) Requires DOD to comply with the Buy American Act. 
 
(Sec. 8038) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to: (1) establish a field operating agency, or (2) pay a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the employee's place of duty remains at headquarters. Specifies exceptions and permits waivers that will reduce personnel or financial requirements of the department. 
 
(Sec. 8039) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to convert a function performed by DOD civilian employees to performance by a contractor unless specific requirements are met. 
 
(Sec. 8040) Rescinds specified funds provided by prior appropriations bills for Procurement and RDT&E. 
 
(Sec. 8041) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to reduce authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless the reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 
 
(Sec. 8042) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for assistance to North Korea unless the funds are specifically appropriated for that purpose. 
 
(Sec. 8043) Permits O&M funds provided by this bill to be used to reimburse the National Guard and Reserve for providing intelligence or counterintelligence support to the combatant commands, defense agencies, and joint intelligence activities. 
 
(Sec. 8044) Prohibits the transfer of DOD or CIA drug interdiction or counter-drug activity funds to any other department or agency except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 
 
(Sec. 8045) Requires ball and roller bearings purchased using funds provided by this bill to be produced by a domestic source. Permits DOD to waive the prohibition if adequate domestic supplies are not available and an acquisition is necessary for national security. 
 
(Sec. 8046) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch service competitions unless the competitions are open to all certified providers of EELV systems. Requires the award to be made to the provider that offers the best value to the government. 
 
(Sec. 8047) Appropriates funds to DOD for grants to the United Service Organizations and the Red Cross. 
 
(Sec. 8048) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to purchase any supercomputer not manufactured in the United States unless it is unavailable from U.S. manufacturers and is necessary for national security. 
 
(Sec. 8049) Requires the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides to be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities that contribute to the extramural budget. 
 
(Sec. 8050) Prohibits funds in this bill from being used for contractor bonuses being paid due to a business restructuring. 
 
(Sec. 8051) Permits the transfer of specified O&M funds to pay military personnel for support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside DOD. 
 
(Sec. 8052) Permits DOD to dispose of negative unliquidated or unexpended balances for expired or closed accounts by charging an obligation to a current account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account. 
 
(Sec. 8053) Permits the National Guard to allow the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. 
 
(Sec. 8054) Prohibits DOD funds from being used to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of U.S. Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet. Provides that command and control relationships that existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in effect until a written modification has been proposed to congressional appropriations committees. 
 
Specifies that the proposed modification: (1) may be implemented 30 days after the committees are notified unless an objection is received from the committees, and (2) may not preclude the ability of the commander of the U.S. Pacific Command to meet operational requirements. 
 
(Sec. 8055) Requires specified O&M funds to be used for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims Counsel Program. 
 
(Sec. 8056) Prohibits the use of funds provided in title IV to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use, or inventory requirements. Includes exceptions and permits a waiver for national security purposes. 
 
(Sec. 8057) Permits DOD to waive limitations on the procurement of defense items from a foreign country if: (1) the limitations would invalidate cooperative programs or reciprocal trade agreements, and (2) the country does not discriminate against the same or similar items procured in the United States. Provides exceptions. 
 
(Sec. 8058) Prohibits funds provided by this bill or other DOD appropriations bills from being used for repairs or maintenance for military family housing units. 
 
(Sec. 8059) Requires DOD to submit a report to Congress before obligating specified RDT&E funds appropriated by this bill for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project. Permits DOD to waive the restriction by certifying to Congress that it is in the national interest. 
 
(Sec. 8060) Requires DOD to continue to provide a classified quarterly report to Congress on matters specified in the classified annex accompanying this bill. 
 
(Sec. 8061) Permits a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on full-time duty to support ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 
 
(Sec. 8062) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to transfer ammunition held by DOD that has a center-fire cartridge and is designated as ''armor piercing'' to any nongovernmental entity, except for demilitarization purposes. 
 
(Sec. 8063) Permits the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to waive payment for leases of personal property for not more than a year to certain youth, social, charitable, or fraternal nonprofit organizations. 
 
(Sec. 8064) Provides for the transfer of specified Army O&M funds to other activities of the federal government for classified purposes. Permits DOD to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section. 
 
(Sec. 8065) Prohibits funds from being used to make specified modifications to the budget and appropriations process for the National Intelligence Program. 
 
(Sec. 8066) Provides appropriations to remain available until expended for grants for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 
 
(Sec. 8067) Provides specified Procurement and RDT&E funds for the Israeli Cooperative Programs. Specifies funding for the Iron Dome defense system for countering short-range rocket threats, the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense program, and related programs. 
 
(Sec. 8068) Permits specified Shipbuilding and Conversion--Navy funds to remain available through FY2018 to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases. Requires the funds to be transferred to specified accounts. 
 
(Sec. 8069) Deems funds provided by this bill for intelligence activities to be authorized by Congress during FY2018 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2018. 
 
(Sec. 8070) Prohibits fund appropriated by this bill from being used for a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless it must be undertaken immediately for national security and Congress is notified in advance. 
 
(Sec. 8071) Requires the President's budget to include separate budget justification documents for costs of the Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel, O&M, Procurement, and RDT&E accounts. 
 
(Sec. 8072) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. 
 
(Sec. 8073) Reduces the total amount appropriated in this bill to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates. 
 
(Sec. 8074) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve if the action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this bill. Permits the Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season. 
 
(Sec. 8075) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for integrating foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during authorized foreign intelligence activities. Requires information pertaining to U.S. persons to be handled in accordance with the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333 (United States Intelligence Activities). 
 
(Sec. 8076) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority related to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles from the Army. Requires the Army to retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. 
 
(Sec. 8077) Prohibits funds appropriated by this bill for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) from being obligated beyond the current fiscal year except for research and technology funds, which remain available through FY2019. 
 
(Sec. 8078) Provides for the adjustment of obligations within the Shipbuilding and Conversion--Navy appropriation. 
 
(Sec. 8079) Requires the ODNI to submit a report to Congress establishing the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for FY2018. Prohibits funds provided by this bill for the National Intelligence Program from being transferred or reprogrammed until the report is submitted unless the action is necessary for an emergency. 
 
(Sec. 8080) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to eliminate, restructure, realign, or make disproportionate personnel reductions at Army Contracting Command--New Jersey sites without notifying Congress in advance. 
 
(Sec. 8081) Rescinds specified unobligated balances from the DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 
 
(Sec. 8082) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers unless the assistance is permitted by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. 
 
(Sec. 8083) Provides specific restrictions on the reprogramming or transfer of funds provided to the National Intelligence Program. 
 
(Sec. 8084) Directs the ODNI to submit annually to Congress a future-years intelligence program reflecting estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in the President's budget. 
 
(Sec. 8085) Specifies committees included in &quot;congressional intelligence committees&quot; for the purposes of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 8086) Permits specified O&M funds provided in title II to be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites. 
 
(Sec. 8087) Permits O&M funds to be used for payments and transfers to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 
 
(Sec. 8088) Requires agencies receiving funds in this bill to post reports required to be submitted to Congress on the public website of the agency if it serves the national interest. Provides exceptions for national security or proprietary information. 
 
(Sec. 8089) Prohibits the use of funds for federal contracts in excess of $1 million unless the contractor meets specific requirements regarding the resolution of claims under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin). Allows DOD to waive the requirements to avoid harm to national security. 
 
(Sec. 8090) Provides specified funds to be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
 
(Sec. 8091) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to: (1) provide certain missile defense information to the Russian Federation, subject to an exception for information regarding ballistic missile early warning; or (2) integrate a missile defense system of the Russian Federation or a missile defense system of the People's Republic of China into any missile defense system of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 8092) Permits DOD funds to be used to purchase armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or force protection and limits the cost per vehicle. 
 
(Sec. 8093) Permits the ODNI to transfer specified funds provided by this bill for the National Intelligence Program with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, subject to certain requirements and restrictions. 
 
(Sec. 8094) Prohibits funds from being used to transfer or release any individual detained at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo) who is not a U.S. citizen or member of the Armed Forces into the United States, its territories, or possessions. 
 
(Sec. 8095) Prohibits funding from being used to construct, acquire, or modify any U.S. facility (other than the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) to house any individual detained at Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 8096) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo to a country of origin or other foreign country or entity unless DOD makes certain certifications. 
 
(Sec. 8097) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to violate the Wars Powers Resolution. 
 
(Sec. 8098) Prohibits funds from being used to enter into specified agreements and transactions with Russian arms supplier Rosoboronexport. Permits DOD to waive the restriction if specific conditions are met. 
 
(Sec. 8099) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the purchase or manufacture of U.S. flags unless they are treated as covered items under Buy American requirements. 
 
(Sec. 8100) Permits funds provided by this bill to be used to provide ex gratia payments to local military commanders for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations in a foreign country. 
 
(Sec. 8101) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to reduce strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below levels necessary to implement the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), as set forth in a report provided to Congress pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 
 
(Sec. 8102) Requires DOD to post grant awards on a public website in a searchable format. 
 
(Sec. 8103) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location outside of the United States if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location within the United States was canceled during the year due to insufficient funding. 
 
(Sec. 8104) Prohibits the National Security Agency (NSA) from using funds provided by this bill to target a U.S. person under specified authorities granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). 
 
(Sec. 8105) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the Arms Trade Treaty until it is ratified by the Senate. 
 
(Sec. 8106) Prohibits the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this bill to another federal agency not financed by this bill without an explicit authorization of Congress. 
 
(Sec. 8107) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to initiate or expand support for foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces activities to combat terrorism unless Congress is notified in advance in accordance with the classified annex of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 8108) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for activities in Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution. 
 
(Sec. 8109) Prohibits funds provided by this bill for the T-AO Fleet Oiler or the Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship programs from being used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of certain components unless the components are manufactured in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 8110) Reduces the funds provided by title II this bill for Army O&M to to reflect excess cash balances in DOD Working Capital Funds. 
 
(Sec. 8111) Reduces the total amount appropriated by this bill to reflect savings due to lower than anticipated fuel prices. 
 
(Sec. 8112) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses for gaming or for entertainment that includes topless or nude entertainers or participants. 
 
(Sec. 8113) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for a new or additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 
 
(Sec. 8114) Permits specified Navy O&M funds to be used for the National Defense Reserve Fleet and for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the Department of Transportation for expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
 
(Sec. 8115) Prohibits funds provided by this bill for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program from being used for pre-milestone B activities after March 31, 2018, except for source selection and other activities necessary to enter the engineering and manufacturing development phase. 
 
(Sec. 8116) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to close or realign the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
 
(Sec. 8117) Permits specified funds provided by this bill to be used for activities related to the Zika virus. 
 
(Sec. 8118) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any computer network that does not block access to pornography websites, with exceptions for criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities; or for any activity necessary for the national defense, including intelligence activities. 
 
(Sec. 8119) Specifies limitations on the transfer of funds provided by this bill for the Global Engagement Center. 
 
(Sec. 8120) Prohibits funds from being transferred from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund to the Rapid Prototyping Fund or credited to a military department-specific fund established to carry out an acquisition program under the rapid prototyping pathway. 
 
(Sec. 8121) Provides additional funds for the military personnel accounts for the purpose of a military pay raise. 
 
(Sec. 8122) Provides additional O&M funds that are only available to DOD, or for transfer to the Department of Education, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 8123) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to carry out specified changes to the Joint Travel Regulations of the Department of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 8124) Requires certain DOD programs that provide assisted reproductive services for seriously ill or injured active duty service members to be carried out without time limits on the duration of embryo cryopreservation and storage. 
 
TITLE IX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 
 
Provides appropriations for FY2018 for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)/ the Global War on Terrorism. 
 
Designates the funds provided in this title as for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (OCO funds are exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.) 
 
Provides appropriations for Active-Duty and Reserve Personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. 
 
Provides appropriations for the Military Personnel--National Defense Restoration Fund. 
 
Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of DOD, the Reserve Components, and the Army and Air National Guard. 
 
Provides appropriations for the O&M--National Defense Restoration Fund. 
 
Provides appropriations for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund and the Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Train and Equip Fund. 
 
Provides appropriations for Procurement by the military departments, other DOD agencies, Reserve Components, and National Guard, including procurement for aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, space, and ammunition. 
 
Provides appropriations for: (1) the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account, and (2) the Procurement-- National Defense Restoration Fund. 
 
Provides appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) for the military departments and other DOD agencies. 
 
Provides appropriations for the RDT&E, National Defense Restoration Fund. 
 
Provides appropriations for the Defense Working Capital Funds. 
 
Provides appropriations for Other DOD Programs, including: 
 
 
 the Defense Health Program, 
 
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
 
 the Joint Improvised Threat Defeat Fund, and 
 
 the Office of the Inspector General. 
 
 
(Sec. 9001) Specifies that funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated to DOD for FY2018. 
 
(Sec. 9002) Permits DOD to transfer specified funds between the appropriations in this title if it is in the national interest, OMB approves, and Congress is notified. 
 
(Sec. 9003) Permits supervision, administration, and design costs for a construction project funded with O&M or the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan to be obligated when a construction contract is awarded. 
 
(Sec. 9004) Permits DOD to use funds appropriated in this title to purchase motor vehicles for use by military and civilian DOD employees in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Limits the cost of each passenger and armored vehicle. 
 
(Sec. 9005) Permits specified Army O&M funds to be used for the Commander's Emergency Response Program for humanitarian relief and reconstruction assistance in Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 9006) Permits DOD O&M funds to be used to provide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to allied forces participating in a combined operation with U.S. and coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Requires DOD to report quarterly to Congress regarding support provided under this section. 
 
(Sec. 9007) Prohibits funds from being used to: (1) establish any military installation or base for providing for the permanent stationing of Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan, or (2) exercise U.S. control over any oil resource of Iraq. 
 
(Sec. 9008) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used in contravention of specified laws or regulations implementing the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 
 
(Sec. 9009) Prohibits funds provided for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund from being obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 9010) Permits O&M funds provided in this title to be used to purchase items with an investment unit cost of up to $250,000. Permits the purchase of items with an investment cost of up to $500,000 if DOD determines that it is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas. 
 
(Sec. 9011) Permits specified funds provided by this bill for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and Defense-Wide Operation and Maintenance to be used to provide assistance to the government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security along its borders. 
 
(Sec. 9012) Prohibits funds provided by this bill for the Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund from being used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems. 
 
(Sec. 9013) Provides additional funding for assistance and sustainment of the military and national security forces of Ukraine. 
 
(Sec. 9014) Permits funds provided by this title to be used for the replacement of funds for items provided to the government of Ukraine from the U.S. inventory. 
 
(Sec. 9015) Prohibits funds provided by this bill under section 9013 for Assistance and Sustainment to the Military and National Security Forces of Ukraine from being used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems. 
 
(Sec. 9016) Prohibits DOD O&M funds from being used for payments to Pakistan as reimbursement for support provided to U.S. military operations unless DOD certifies to Congress that the government of Pakistan has met specific conditions. Permits DOD to waive the restriction for national security. 
 
(Sec. 9017) Provides additional funding to DOD to improve intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 9018) Prohibits the use of funds for Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution. 
 
(Sec. 9019) Rescinds specified funds provided by DOD appropriations bills for: 
 
 
 Other Procurement, Air Force; 
 
 the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; 
 
 the Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund, and 
 
 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, DSCA Coalition Support Fund. 
 
 
(Sec. 9020) Specifies that amounts designated by this bill for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism are only available if the President subsequently designates the amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 9021) Requires the President to submit to Congress a report on the U.S. strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and co-belligerents. Requires the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to testify at specified congressional hearings regarding the report. 
 
(Sec. 9022) Provides additional Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism funding to specified DOD accounts for costs associated with Operation Freedom's Sentinel (counterterrorism, training, and advisory activities in Afghanistan). 
 
TITLE X--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 10001) Specifies the committee report that applies for the purpose of implementing this bill. 
 
(Sec. 10002) Establishes a spending reduction account for the amount by which spending proposed in this bill exceeds the subcommittee's allocation under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Specifies that the amount is $0. 
 
(Sec. 10003) Prohibits funds provided by this bill for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund from being used to procure uniforms for the Afghan National Army. 
 
(Sec. 10004) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the closure of a biosafety level 4 laboratory. 
 
(Sec. 10005) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion. 
 
(Sec. 10006) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to purchase heavy water from Iran. 
 
(Sec. 10007) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to plan for, begin, continue, complete, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76. 
 
(Sec. 10008) Exempts security spending from any sequestration (automatic spending cuts) order issued for FY2018 under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 
DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 
 

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 

 
(Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through the earlier of February 8, 2019 (December 21, 2018, under current law), or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation.
 
 It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expires if any of the seven remaining FY2019 appropriations bills have not been enacted. 
 
(Five of the FY2019 appropriations bills were enacted earlier this year, including: 
 
 
 the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; 
 
 the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; 
 
 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; 
 
 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019; and 
 
 the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019.) 
 
 
The CR extends through February 8, 2019: 
 
 
 the Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program; 
 
 the authority for the Department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to withhold from public disclosure certain technical data or scientific information that reveals vulnerabilities of existing medical or public health defenses against biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological threats; and 
 
 an exemption from antitrust laws for meetings and consultations to discuss the development of certain vaccines and drugs related to public health threats such as bioterrorism, pandemics, or epidemics. 
 
 
Additionally, the CR has the effect of extending through February 8, 2019, several authorities and programs that were extended in prior CRs, including: 
 
 
the National Flood Insurance Program, 
 
the Violence Against Women Act, 
 
 the authority for the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and spend certain fees related to pesticides, 
 
 the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and 
 
 several authorities related to immigration. 
 
 
The CR also delays the release of required Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and Budget sequestration reports. 
 
DIVISION B--MEDICAID EXTENDERS 
 
(Sec. 101) The division amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to make appropriations for FY2019, and otherwise revise, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.) 
 
(Sec. 102) Additionally, the division temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services.
 
 (Sec. 103) The division also reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility.
 
(Sec. 104) The division reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021.
 
(Sec. 105) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from: (1) the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules established by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution, and (2) certain budget scorekeeping guidelines.
 
 It also requires any debits on the statutory PAYGO scorecard for 2019 to be transferred to the 2020 scorecard. (The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 prohibits certain legislation from increasing the budget deficit. PAYGO scorecards are used to enforce the requirements and determine whether a sequestration order implementing spending cuts is necessary.) 

action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 
This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. 
 
DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 
 

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 

 
(Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through the earlier of February 8, 2019 (December 21, 2018, under current law), or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation.
 
 It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expires if any of the seven remaining FY2019 appropriations bills have not been enacted. 
 
(Five of the FY2019 appropriations bills were enacted earlier this year, including: 
 
 
 the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; 
 
 the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; 
 
 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; 
 
 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019; and 
 
 the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019.) 
 
 
The CR extends through February 8, 2019: 
 
 
 the Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program; 
 
 the authority for the Department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to withhold from public disclosure certain technical data or scientific information that reveals vulnerabilities of existing medical or public health defenses against biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological threats; and 
 
 an exemption from antitrust laws for meetings and consultations to discuss the development of certain vaccines and drugs related to public health threats such as bioterrorism, pandemics, or epidemics. 
 
 
Additionally, the CR has the effect of extending through February 8, 2019, several authorities and programs that were extended in prior CRs, including: 
 
 
the National Flood Insurance Program, 
 
the Violence Against Women Act, 
 
 the authority for the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and spend certain fees related to pesticides, 
 
 the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and 
 
 several authorities related to immigration. 
 
 
The CR also delays the release of required Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and Budget sequestration reports. 
 
This division also provides $5.7 billion in additional FY2019 appropriations to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to remain available through FY2023 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvement, such as the construction of physical barriers at borders. 
 
The funds provided by this division are exempt from provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 that: 
 
 
 specify that funds provided to CBP for fencing along the southwest border may only be used for operationally effective designs deployed as of the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (March 23, 2018), such as deployed steel bollard designs that prioritize agent safety; and 
 
prohibit funds from being used to construct a border barrier in the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. 
 
 
DIVISION B--MEDICAID EXTENDERS 
 
(Sec. 101) The division amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to make appropriations for FY2019, and otherwise revise, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.) 
 
(Sec. 102) Additionally, the division temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services.
 
 (Sec. 103) The division also reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility.
 
(Sec. 104) The division reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021.
 
(Sec. 105) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from: (1) the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules established by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution, and (2) certain budget scorekeeping guidelines.
 
 It also requires any debits on the statutory PAYGO scorecard for 2019 to be transferred to the 2020 scorecard. (The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 prohibits certain legislation from increasing the budget deficit. PAYGO scorecards are used to enforce the requirements and determine whether a sequestration order implementing spending cuts is necessary.) 
 
DIVISION C--ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF, 2019 
 

Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief, 2019 

 
This division provides approximately $7.8 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, and typhoons. 
 
The funding provided by this division is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. 
 
TITLE I 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for: 
 
 
 the Office of the Secretary, 
 
 the Farm Service Agency for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program, 
 
 the Natural Resources Conservation Service for Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations, and 
 
 Rural Development for the Rural Community Facilities Program Account. 
 
 
(Sec. 101) This section makes specified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) funds available for a grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for disaster nutrition assistance in response to the presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies. 
 
(Sec. 102) This section specifies that, for the purpose of administering the USDA 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program, losses to agricultural producers resulting from hurricanes also include losses incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy and losses of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme cold. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.) 
 
TITLE II 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, and related agencies. 
 
For Commerce, the bill provides appropriations to the Economic Development Administration for Economic Development Assistance Programs. 
 
Also within Commerce, this title provides appropriations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for: 
 
 
 Operations, Research, and Facilities; 
 
 Procurement, Acquisition and Construction; and 
 
 Fishery Disaster Assistance. 
 
 
Within the Department of Justice, the title provides appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Marshals Service, and (2) the Federal Prison System. 
 
The title also provides appropriations for the Legal Services Corporation. 
 
TITLE III 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Operation and Maintenance for: (1) the Marine Corps, and (2) the Air Force. 
 
TITLE IV 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for: 
 
 
 Investigations, 
 
 Construction, 
 
 Mississippi River and Tributaries, and 
 
Operation and Maintenance. 
 
 
The title also provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project, and (2) the Bureau of Reclamation Water and Related Resources account. 
 
TITLE V 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security for the following U.S. Coast Guard accounts: 
 
 
 Operations and Support; 
 
 Environmental Compliance and Restoration; and 
 
 Procurement, Construction, and Improvements. 
 
 
TITLE VI 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of the Interior for: 
 
 
 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
 
 the National Park Service, 
 
 the U.S. Geological Survey, 
 
 Insular Affairs, and 
 
 the Office of Inspector General. 
 
 
The title also provides appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency for: 
 
 
 Science and Technology, 
 
 the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund Program, and 
 
 State and Tribal Assistance Grants. 
 
 
Additionally, this title provides appropriations to the USDA for the Forest Service, including for: 
 
 
 Forest and Rangeland Research, 
 
 State and Private Forestry, 
 
 the National Forest System, 
 
 Capital Improvement and Maintenance, and 
 
 Wildland Fire Management. 
 
 
(Sec. 601) Agencies receiving funds provided by this title must submit to Congress a detailed operating plan for the funds. No funds provided by this title may be obligated until the operating plans have been submitted. 
 
TITLE VII 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Education (ED). 
 
For HHS, the bill provides appropriations to: (1) the Administration for Children and Families for Head Start programs, and (2) the Office of the Secretary for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. 
 
The title also provides appropriations to ED for Hurricane Education Recovery to assist in meeting the educational needs of individuals affected natural disasters or emergencies. 
 
(Sec. 701) HHS and ED must submit to Congress specified spending plans and updates regarding the uses of funds provided by this title. 
 
(Sec. 702) Unless otherwise provided for by this title, the additional funds provided by this title for appropriations accounts are subject to the same authorities and conditions that apply to the accounts for FY2019. 
 
TITLE VIII 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for audits and investigations relating to Hurricanes Florence, Lane, and Michael; Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut; the 2018 wildfires and volcano eruptions; and other disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 
 
The GAO must submit to Congress a spending plan for the audits and investigations. 
 
TITLE IX 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to DOD for Military Construction for: 
 
 
 the Navy and Marine Corps, 
 
 the Air Force, and 
 
 the Army National Guard. 
 
 
It also provides appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Health Administration Medical Facilities account. 
 
TITLE X 
 
This title provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for: 
 
 
 the Federal Aviation Administration, 
 
 the Federal Highway Administration, and 
 
 the Federal Transit Administration. 
 
 
The title also provides appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. 
 
(Sec. 1001) Specified HUD CDBG funds that were allocated for the response to either Hurricane Florence or Hurricane Matthew may be used interchangeably for the response to either hurricane. 
 
Specified HUD CDBG funds provided for administrative costs may be used for the administrative costs of the grantee related to any disaster relief funding identified in this subsection, without regard to the particular disaster for which the funds were originally appropriated. 
 
TITLE XI 
 
(Sec. 1101) The funds provided by this division are in addition to the amounts otherwise provided for the fiscal year involved. 
 
(Sec. 1102) No appropriation provided by this division may remain available beyond the current fiscal year, unless the division expressly provides otherwise. 
 
(Sec. 1103) Unless otherwise specified in this division, the additional funds provided by this subdivision for appropriations accounts are provided under the authorities and conditions applicable to the accounts for FY2019. 
 
(Sec. 1104) Funds provided by this division that are designated by Congress as an emergency requirement are only available if the President subsequently designates all of the amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1105) For purposes of this division, the consequences or impacts of any hurricane include damages caused by the storm at any time during the entirety of its duration as a cyclone, as defined by the National Hurricane Center. 
 
(Sec. 1106) Funds that are provided by this division and designated as an emergency requirement shall retain the designation if the funds are transferred under authorities provided by this subdivision. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S8051)
action_date: 2018-12-27
text: Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S8047)
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S8022-8025)
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 made in Senate.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8007-8011)
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany H.R. 695 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 47. Record Vote Number: 274.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 185 (Roll no. 472). (text: CR H10486-10492)
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 185 (Roll no. 472).(text: CR H10486-10492)
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1183, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on Frelinghuysen motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10485-10500; text: CR H10485-10486)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 with an amendment (SA 4163) by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7826-7827; S7899)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 with an amendment (SA 4163) by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7826-7827; S7899)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4165) withdrawn in Senate.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 1922) withdrawn in Senate.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4165) made in Senate.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 with an amendment (SA 4163) made in Senate.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 44. Record Vote Number: 29. (CR S798)
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S794-799)
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S667-699)
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 1922) made in Senate. (CR S627; text: CR S627)
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 presented in Senate. (CR S627)
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 made in Senate.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Measure laid before Senate by motion.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany H.R. 695 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S627)
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 166 (Roll no. 49). (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H699-719)
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 166 (Roll no. 49).(text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H699-719)
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 714, the House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the motion that the House agree in the Senate amendments to H.R. 695 with an amendment.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Ms. Granger moved that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H698-725)
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 714, Ms. Granger took from the Speaker's table H.R. 695, and moved that the House agree in the Senate amendment to the title of H.R. 695 and that the House agree in the Senate amendment to the text of H.R. 695 with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-56.
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6410-6411)
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4409)
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4409)
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 695.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4409-4411)
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-138.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-138.
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-24
text: Introduced in House