An act making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes
PL 115-31 (H.R.244), enacted 05/05/2017

131 STAT. 135 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
* Public Law 115–31 
115th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. 
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. 
Sec. 6. Availability of funds. 
Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences. 
Sec. 8. Correction. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Agricultural Programs 
Title II—Conservation Programs 
Title III—Rural Development Programs 
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs 
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration 
Title VII—General Provisions 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Department of Commerce 
Title II—Department of Justice 
Title III—Science 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Military Personnel 
Title II—Operation and Maintenance 
Title III—Procurement 
Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 
Title V—Revolving and Management Funds 
Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs 
Title VII—Related Agencies 
Title VIII—General Provisions 
Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
Title X—Department of Defense—Additional Appropriations 
DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil 
* See Endnote on 131 Stat. 842. 
Consolidated 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
May 5, 2017 
[H.R. 244] 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Title II—Department of the Interior 
Title III—Department of Energy 
Title IV—Independent Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION E—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Department of the Treasury 
Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President 
Title III—The Judiciary 
Title IV—District of Columbia 
Title V—Independent Agencies 
Title VI—General Provisions—This Act 
Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide 
Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia 
Title IX—SOAR Reauthorization 
DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2017 
Title I—Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight 
Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations 
Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 
Title IV—Research, Development, Training, and Services 
Title V—General Provisions 
Title VI—Department of Homeland Security—Additional Appropriations 
DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Department of the Interior 
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions 
DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Department of Labor 
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title III—Department of Education 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Legislative Branch 
Title II—General Provisions 
DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Department of State and Related Agency 
Title II—United States Agency for International Development 
Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance 
Title IV—International Security Assistance 
Title V—Multilateral Assistance 
Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance 
Title VII—General Provisions 
Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Department of Transportation 
Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions—This Act 
DIVISION L—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS— 
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Overseas Contingency Operations 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—General Provision—This Division 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
DIVISION M—OTHER MATTERS 
Title I—Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2017 
Title II—Puerto Rico Section 1108(g) Amendment of 2017 
Title III—General Provision 
DIVISION N—INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 
DIVISION O—HONORING INVESTMENTS IN RECRUITING AND EMPLOYING 
AMERICAN MILITARY VETERANS ACT OF 2017 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this 
Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that division. 
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the 
House section of the Congressional Record on or about May 2, 
2017, and submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect 
to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through 
L of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a 
committee of conference. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2017. 
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
(a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 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. 
(b) Each amount designated in this Act 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 shall be available (or rescinded, if 
applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all 
such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES. 
If, for fiscal year 2017, new budget authority provided in appro-
priations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any 
category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences 
with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discre-
tionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2017 shall 
be made by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
in the amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments 
shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary 
spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year. 
SEC. 8. CORRECTION. 
The Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropria-
tions Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254) is amended by changing 
the long title so as to read: ‘‘Making further continuing appropria-
tions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 
purposes.’’. 
130 Stat. 1005. 
President. 
Designation. 
1 USC 1 note. 
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131 STAT. 138 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$44,555,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $502,000 
shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed 
$1,496,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security 
and Emergency Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed 
$24,928,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Administration, of which $24,124,000 shall be available 
for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses 
for management support services to offices of the Department and 
for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and 
other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided 
for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Depart-
ment; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out 
the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving 
intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; 
and not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Communications: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture is 
authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the 
Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation for any office 
shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available 
under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary 
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That the amount made available under this heading for 
Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable 
appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding 
of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be trans-
ferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by 
this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further, 
That no funds made available under this heading for the Office 
of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated 
after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the 
Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA 
agency. 
Funding 
obligation. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Reimbursement. 
Agriculture, 
Rural 
Development, 
Food and Drug 
Administration, 
and Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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131 STAT. 139 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, 
$18,917,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative 
agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155; and of which 
$2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, shall 
be available for policy research and related activities in support 
of the forthcoming Farm Bill. 
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, 
$13,399,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $9,525,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $49,538,000, of which not less than $33,000,000 is for 
cybersecurity requirements of the Department. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, $8,028,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Civil Rights, $901,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$24,206,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services 
to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs 
and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, 
and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department 
and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations 
suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and 
for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agri-
culture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $84,189,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), 
$3,633,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for 
Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any 
agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 
pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $98,208,000, including such sums as may be necessary for 
contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and pri-
vate persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, 
to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursu-
ant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97– 
98. 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$44,697,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $4,136,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND 
ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Research, Education, and Economics, $893,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$86,757,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, $171,239,000, of which up to $42,177,000 shall be available 
until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That 
amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be 
used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 
U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f). 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service 
and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase 
at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges 
where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be 
equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not 
exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests trans-
ferred out of Federal ownership, $1,170,235,000: Provided, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and 
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one 
for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations here-
under shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construc-
tion, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but 
unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building 
shall not exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 
which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings 
to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 
each, and except for two buildings to be constructed at a cost 
not to exceed $3,000,000 each, and the cost of altering any one 
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
current replacement value of the building or $500,000, whichever 
is greater: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available for entering into lease agreements at any Agricultural 
Research Service location for the construction of a research facility 
by a non-Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Research Service 
and a condition of the lease shall be that any facility shall be 
owned, operated, and maintained by the non-Federal entity and 
shall be removed upon the expiration or termination of the lease 
agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alterations 
contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replace-
ment of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting ease-
ments at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided 
further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replace-
ment of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 
(21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural 
Research Service location for the construction of a research facility 
by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricul-
tural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall 
be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Sec-
retary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary 
finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That funds may be received from any 
State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for 
the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or 
research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 
as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of 
Easements. 
Maryland. 
Contracts. 
7 USC 2254. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, 
$99,600,000 to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for coopera-
tive forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other 
expenses, $849,518,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities’’ in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds 
for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 
institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agri-
culture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary 
medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellow-
ship and institution challenge grants, and grants management sys-
tems shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen 
program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That 
funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian- 
serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institu-
tions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally 
to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, 
That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made 
available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 
3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not more than 5 percent 
of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry 
out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 
450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay 
administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that 
authority. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund author-
ized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and 
American Samoa, $477,391,000, which shall be for the purposes, 
and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute 
of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for facility improve-
ments at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 
7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than 
$1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for cooperative extension 
under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) 
and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available 
for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension 
agents. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 
programs, 
including 
necessary 
administrative 
expenses, 
$36,000,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture, Integrated Activities’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for the Food and Agriculture 
Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2018: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
indirect costs shall not be charged against any Extension 
Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop 
Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626). 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND 
REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $901,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspec-
tion Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances 
and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4085), $946,212,000, of which $477,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks 
of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest 
animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to the extent necessary 
to meet emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program 
for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication 
zones; of which $37,857,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 
shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection 
Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $55,340,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian 
health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which 
$166,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for spe-
cialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; 
of which $16,523,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for zoonotic disease management; of which $40,966,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for emergency prepared-
ness and response; of which $54,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $5,723,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veteri-
nary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; 
of which $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety: 
Provided, That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That of amounts available under 
this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain 
available until expended; of which $3,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for National Bio and Agro-Defense human 
capital development: Provided further, That no funds shall be used 
to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for 
the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching 
by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this 
appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance 
of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed five, of which two 
shall be for replacement only: Provided further, That in addition, 
in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural 
production industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer 
from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or 
corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed nec-
essary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest 
and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani-
mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sec-
tions 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant 
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended 
balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the 
preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred 
amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and 
alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless other-
wise provided the cost of altering any one building during the 
fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building. 
In fiscal year 2017, the agency is authorized to collect fees 
to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, 
or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, 
domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or 
individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any 
entity’s liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, 
and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail-
able until expended, without further appropriation, for providing 
such assistance, goods, or services. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, 
$3,175,000, to remain available until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
$84,933,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the purposes 
of section 12306 of Public Law 113–79: Provided, That of the funds 
provided herein, $1,000,000 shall be used for the transportation 
Fees. 
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services division: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading, no more than $1,000,000 shall be used 
for the purpose of Public Law 114–216: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, 
but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of 
the building. 
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, 
as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701). 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $61,227,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: 
Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrol-
lable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up 
to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY 
(SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program 
expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating 
expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce 
as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; 
(2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more 
than $20,705,000 for formulation and administration of marketing 
agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activi-
ties under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,235,000. 
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and 
Stockyards Administration, $43,482,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for 
the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing 
services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 
Notification. 
Notification. 
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supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, 
this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Food Safety, $819,000. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection 
Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed 
$50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant 
to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$1,032,062,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to 
this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accredita-
tion as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That 
funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infra-
structure system shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall 
be employed during fiscal year 2017 for purposes dedicated solely 
to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods 
of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspec-
tion Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of 
Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made 
in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, 
but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of 
the building. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND FOREIGN 
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $901,000. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For 
necessary 
expenses 
of 
the 
Farm 
Service 
Agency, 
$1,206,110,000: Provided, That not more than 50 percent of the 
$100,851,000 made available under this heading for information 
technology related to farm program delivery, including the Mod-
ernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems and other 
farm program delivery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress, and receives written or electronic notification of receipt 
from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies 
for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and 
performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits 
Notification. 
Expenditure 
plan. 
Continuance. 
Employee 
positions. 
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to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates 
for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) 
key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/invest-
ment is (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information 
Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with 
applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) sub-
ject to the applicable Department’s capital planning and investment 
control requirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government 
Accountability Office and approved by the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the 
agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter 
of fiscal year 2017 to the Committees on Appropriations and the 
Government Accountability Office, that identifies for each project/ 
investment that is operational (a) current performance against key 
indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of 
service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current 
performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed 
breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhance-
ments or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the invest-
ment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as 
alternatives to the investment: Provided further, That the Secretary 
is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but 
not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make pro-
gram payments for all programs administered by the Agency: Pro-
vided further, That other funds made available to the Agency for 
authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this 
account: Provided further, That funds made available to county 
committees shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency 
shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided 
further, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service 
Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based 
employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees 
without prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $3,904,000. 
GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), $6,500,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments 
to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a 
dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such program is carried 
out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity 
program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
Notification. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Assessment. 
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and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating 
(7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 
et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll 
weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 
U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans 
(25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from funds in the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,750,000,000 for guaranteed 
farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct 
loans; $1,960,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans 
and $1,530,000,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, 
$22,576,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; 
guaranteed 
conservation 
loans, 
$150,000,000; 
Indian 
highly 
fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication 
program loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of 
boll weevil eradication program loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating 
loans, $65,178,000 for direct operating loans, $20,972,000 for unsub-
sidized guaranteed operating loans, emergency loans, $1,262,000, 
to remain available until expended; and $2,550,000 for Indian highly 
fractionated land loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $317,068,000, of 
which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insur-
ance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conserva-
tion direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among 
these programs: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, 
$74,829,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized 
by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized 
to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord 
with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard 
Contracts. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Pink bollworm. 
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to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal 
year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, 
to remain available until expended. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary 
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized 
losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 
2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, 
That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation 
under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 
Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and 
used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource 
management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that 
are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and 
cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to 
comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 
U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 
TITLE II 
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND 
ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Natural Resources and Environment, $901,000. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the 
Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including preparation 
of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve 
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soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and 
such special measures for soil and water management as may 
be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and 
to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemi-
nation of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests 
therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, 
exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant 
to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection 
or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary 
buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $864,474,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 
for construction and improvement of buildings and public improve-
ments at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations 
and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements 
shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, That when buildings 
or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right 
to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the authorities 
under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 for authorized ongoing 
watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing water to 
rural communities. 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, 
including but not limited to surveys and investigations, engineering 
operations, works of improvement, and changes in use of land, 
in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009) and in accordance with 
the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, 
$150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading, $50,000,000 
shall be allocated to projects and activities that can commence 
promptly following enactment; that address regional priorities for 
flood prevention, agricultural water management, inefficient irriga-
tion systems, fish and wildlife habitat, or watershed protection; 
or that address authorized ongoing projects under the authorities 
of section 13 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (Public 
Law 78–534) with a primary purpose of watershed protection by 
preventing floodwater damage and stabilizing stream channels, 
tributaries, and banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided. 
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Rural Development, $896,000. 
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission 
area, including activities with institutions concerning the develop-
ment and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative 
agreements; $225,835,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may 
be used for advertising and promotional activities that support 
the Rural Development mission area: Provided further, That any 
balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, 
Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business—Cooperative 
Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and 
merged with this appropriation. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 
1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance 
fund, as follows: $1,000,000,000 shall be for direct loans and 
$24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; 
$26,278,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $35,000,000 for 
section 515 rental housing; $230,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed 
multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single 
family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self- 
help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 
524 site development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $67,700,000 
shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, 
$3,663,000; section 523 self-help housing land development loans, 
$417,000; section 524 site development loans, $111,000; and repair, 
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$10,360,000: Provided, That to support the loan program level for 
section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading 
the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected 
cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the 
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest 
on such loans may not be subsidized: Provided further, That 
applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver 
under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) 
shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of section 
502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading: Provided further, 
That of the amounts available under this paragraph for section 
502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for 
direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant 
to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant 
authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 
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1, 2017: Provided further, That the Secretary shall implement provi-
sions to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations and public 
housing authorities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing 
Service (RHS) multifamily housing properties by such nonprofit 
organizations and public housing authorities that commit to keep 
such properties in the RHS multifamily housing program for a 
period of time as determined by the Secretary, with such incentives 
to include, but not be limited to, the following: allow such nonprofit 
entities and public housing authorities to earn a Return on Invest-
ment (ROI) on their own resources to include proceeds from low 
income housing tax credit syndication, own contributions, grants, 
and developer loans at favorable rates and terms, invested in a 
deal; and allow reimbursement of organizational costs associated 
with owner’s oversight of asset referred to as ‘‘Asset Management 
Fee’’ (AMF) of up to $7,500 per property. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 
as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,387,000, to remain 
available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and 
domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: Provided, That 
any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall 
be transferred to and merged with this account. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural 
Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 
pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements 
entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible 
households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing 
Act of 1949, $1,405,033,000, of which $40,000,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2018; and in addition such sums as may be 
necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate 
debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental 
assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, 
That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 
the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period: Pro-
vided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the 
end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and used 
for purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or 
rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental 
assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Provided 
further, That rental assistance provided under agreements entered 
into prior to fiscal year 2017 for a farm labor multi-family housing 
project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not 
be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has 
remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such 
project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or 
the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not 
receiving such assistance: Provided further, That such recaptured 
rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to 
another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under 
section 514 or 516 of the Act: Provided further, That except as 
provided in the third proviso under this heading and notwith-
standing any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture 
Applicability. 
Time period. 
Time period. 
Contracts. 
Incentives. 
Nonprofit 
organizations. 
Determination. 
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rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior 
to fiscal year 2017 for a project that the Secretary determines 
no longer needs rental assistance and use such recaptured funds 
for current needs. 
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under 
section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding sub-
section (b) of such section, and for additional costs to conduct 
a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization 
of multi-family rental housing properties described in this para-
graph, $41,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, $19,400,000, 
shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income 
household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing 
in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been 
prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That the 
amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable 
market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent 
for such unit: Provided further, That funds made available for 
such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appro-
priations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current 
regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 
housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That if the 
Secretary determines that the amount made available for vouchers 
in this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Secretary 
may use such funds for the demonstration program for the preserva-
tion and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties 
described in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, $22,000,000 shall be available 
for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization 
of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing prop-
erties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, 
as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes 
of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the 
project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing 
for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or 
eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, 
reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance 
including advances, payments and incentives (including the ability 
of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required 
by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary shall as 
part of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a 
restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restruc-
turing: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that 
additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are 
needed, funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration 
program may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That 
if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi- 
family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the 
demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use 
funds made available for the demonstration program under this 
heading to carry out such legislation with the prior approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
Determination. 
Determination. 
Vouchers. 
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Provided further, That in addition to any other available funds, 
the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from 
the program funds made available under this heading, for adminis-
trative expenses for activities funded under this heading. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of 
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $30,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing 
preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized 
by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $33,701,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, $2,600,000,000 for direct loans and $148,305,000 for guaranteed 
loans. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying 
loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, $3,322,000, to remain available until expended. 
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs 
as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $43,778,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for a Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and 
ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and commu-
nity development organizations, low-income rural communities, and 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects 
to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic 
development projects in rural areas: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and 
public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program 
of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such 
intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other 
sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount 
not less than funds provided: Provided further, That $5,778,000 
of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide 
grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-
ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106–387), with 
up to 5 percent for administration and capacity building in the 
State rural development offices: Provided further, That $4,000,000 
of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized 
by section 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further, That sections 
Grants. 
Native 
Americans. 
Grants. 
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131 STAT. 155 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act are not applicable to the funds made available under 
this heading. 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural busi-
ness development programs authorized by section 310B and 
described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $65,319,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be 
made available for one grant to a qualified national organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order 
to promote economic development and $6,000,000 shall be for grants 
to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) and 
the Appalachian Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) 
for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as 
described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used 
for administrative expenses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business 
grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, 
including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order 
to promote economic development: Provided further, That sections 
381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act are not applicable to funds made available under this 
heading. 
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by 
the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 
1936b), $18,889,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $5,476,000, as authorized by the 
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), 
of which $557,000 shall be available through June 30, 2017, for 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which 
$1,072,000 shall be available through June 30, 2017, for Mississippi 
Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with Public 
Law 100–460): Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
Grants. 
Native 
Americans. 
Grants. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of 
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$42,213,000. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936, $132,000,000 shall not be obligated and $132,000,000 
are rescinded. 
The cost of grants authorized under section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic 
development and job creation projects shall not exceed $10,000,000. 
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized under 
section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $26,550,000, of which $2,750,000 shall be 
for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer 
for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 
shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual 
cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvan-
taged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing 
boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members 
of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $15,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricul-
tural product market development grants, as authorized by section 
231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same 
terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), 
$352,000: Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for 
the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste 
management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 
306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 
306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $571,190,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural 
utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and 
of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural 
utilities program described in section 306E of such Act: Provided, 
That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
Grants. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in addition 
to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided 
further, That $64,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste 
disposal systems grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and 
section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized 
by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That funding provided 
for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 
325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more than 
2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State 
of Alaska for training and technical assistance programs and not 
more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be 
used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public 
Law 105–83 for training and technical assistance programs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants 
for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) 
of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme 
need, of which $6,500,000 shall be made available for a grant 
to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance 
organization, with experience in working with small communities 
on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such 
grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 
3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, development, 
operation, and management of water and waste water systems, 
and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national 
Native American organization to provide technical assistance for 
rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $16,897,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be for contracting with qualified national organiza-
tions for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance 
for rural water systems: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants: Provided 
further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities 
Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants author-
ized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
U.S.C. 918a): Provided further, That any prior year balances for 
high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and 
merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants 
Account: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable 
to the funds made available under this heading. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as author-
ized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
Determination. 
Loans. 
Grants. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made 
pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,500,000,000; 
guaranteed 
underwriting 
loans 
pursuant 
to 
section 
313A, 
$750,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of 
money rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant 
to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
$690,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used 
for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled 
electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize 
carbon sequestration systems. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305 of 
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications 
loans, $3,071,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, which 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication 
loans, $27,043,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in 
rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $26,600,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall 
be made available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That funding 
provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided 
to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium 
as established by this section. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 
of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the cost of direct loans shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $34,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
for a grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural 
areas eligible for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program 
benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa. 
TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, NUTRITION, AND 
CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $814,000. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 
21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), 
except sections 17 and 21; $22,793,982,000 to remain available 
through September 30, 2018, of which such sums as are made 
available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this 
Act, shall be merged with and available for the same time period 
and purposes as provided herein: Provided, That of the total amount 
available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided 
further, That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 shall be 
available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for sub-
grants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the 
equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, 
and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion 
of the school breakfast program: Provided further, That of the 
total amount available, $23,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropria-
tions Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided further, That 
section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘2010 through 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 through 2017’’: Provided 
further, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2017’’: Provided further, That section 
9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
fiscal year 2017’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, 
AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,350,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for 
breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, and 
$13,600,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for 
the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost 
containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in sec-
tion 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided shall be available for activities that are not fully 
reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies 
unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That 
upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and 
subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the 
Grants. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Secretary may waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at 
the request of a State agency. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $78,480,694,000, of which 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available through December 31, 2018, 
shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at 
such times as may become necessary to carry out program oper-
ations: Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 
in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education 
services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes partici-
pating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 
work registration or workfare requirements as may be required 
by law: Provided further, That funds made available for Employ-
ment and Training under this heading shall remain available 
through September 30, 2018: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and 
section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2018: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated 
or expended in contravention of section 213A of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading may be used to enter into 
contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to 
conduct activities related to program integrity provided that such 
activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and 
the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by sec-
tion 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 
(7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; 
special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized 
by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutri-
tion Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966, $315,139,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2018: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available 
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, effective with funds made available 
in fiscal year 2017 to support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available 
through September 30, 2018: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent 
for costs associated with the distribution of commodities. 
Workfare. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutri-
tion Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance 
program, $170,716,000: Provided, That of the funds provided herein, 
$17,700,000 shall be available until expended for relocation 
expenses and for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve-
ments pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes 
of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended by section 
4401 of Public Law 110–246: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided herein, $1,000,000 shall be used to contract for an inde-
pendent study to identify the best means of consolidating and 
coordinating reporting requirements under Child Nutrition Pro-
grams to eliminate redundancy, increase efficiency, and reduce the 
reporting burden on school food authorities and State agencies. 
TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and 
for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $196,571,000: Provided, That the Service 
may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation 
for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and 
private organizations and institutions under agreements executed 
pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs 
(7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United 
States Agency for International Development: Provided further, 
That funds made available for middle-income country training pro-
grams, funds made available for the Borlaug International Agricul-
tural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to 
$2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely 
for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency 
exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service, shall remain available until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR PROGRESS 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program 
of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480) and the Food 
for Progress Act of 1985, $149,000, shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
Contracts. 
Study. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including interest 
thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), for 
commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under 
title II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall in each instance notify 
in writing the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress, the Committee on Agriculture of the House, and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
and make publicly available online the amount and use of authority 
in section 202(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(a)) 
to notwithstand the minimum level of nonemergency assistance 
required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736f(e)(2)) not later than 15 days after the date of such action. 
MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD 
NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $201,626,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Commodity Credit Corporation is 
authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for 
the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement 
from amounts provided herein: Provided further, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, $5,000,000, shall remain avail-
able until expended for necessary expenses to carry out the provi-
sions of section 3207 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
1726c). 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) CREDIT 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit 
Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, 
$8,537,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by 
section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and 
in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 
$6,074,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropria-
tion for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and 
of which $2,463,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
Notification. 
Web posting. 
Deadline. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for pay-
ment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 
92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose 
space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous 
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and 
approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the 
Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding 
section 521 of Public Law 107–188; $4,655,089,000: Provided, That 
of the amount provided under this heading, $754,524,000 shall 
be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379h, and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $126,083,000 shall be derived from medical device 
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to 
this account and remain available until expended; $323,011,000 
shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended; $22,079,000 shall be derived from 
biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j–52, and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $23,673,000 shall be derived from animal drug 
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; $11,341,000 
shall be derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended; $635,000,000 shall be derived 
from tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That in addition to and notwithstanding 
any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for 
prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic 
drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug 
user fees, and animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respec-
tive fiscal year 2017 limitations are appropriated and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical 
device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal 
drug, and animal generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2017, 
including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2017 but 
credited for fiscal year 2017, shall be subject to the fiscal year 
2017 limitations: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept 
payment during fiscal year 2017 of user fees specified under this 
heading and authorized for fiscal year 2018, prior to the due date 
for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal 
year 2018 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 
2017 shall not be included in amounts under this heading: Provided 
further, That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, 
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or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated: (1) 
$1,025,503,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (2) $1,329,328,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evalua-
tion and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regu-
latory Affairs; (3) $339,618,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $194,252,000 shall be for the Center 
for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $427,928,000 shall be for the Center 
for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for 
the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $596,338,000 
shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed 
$163,507,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which 
$46,856,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts 
paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to 
exceed $231,293,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
Administration for rent; and (10) $283,991,000 shall be for other 
activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office 
of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regu-
latory Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief 
Scientist, and central services for these offices: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
as determined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That any 
transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from 
amounts made available under this heading for other activities: 
Provided further, That of the amounts that are made available 
under this heading for ‘‘other activities’’, and that are not derived 
from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Department of Health and Human 
Services—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight of the programs 
and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight 
of the Food and Drug Administration: Provided further, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, $3,000,000 
shall be used by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, for consumer outreach and 
education regarding agricultural biotechnology and biotechnology- 
derived food products and animal feed, including through publica-
tion and distribution of science-based educational information on 
the environmental, nutritional, food safety, economic, and humani-
tarian impacts of such biotechnology, food products, and feed: Pro-
vided further, That funds may be transferred from one specified 
activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381, 
priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, 
food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary 
qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j– 
31, outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, 
Transfer 
approval. 
Coordination. 
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prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider 
licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), 
third-party auditor fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), and 
medical countermeasure priority review voucher user fees author-
ized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a, shall be credited to this account, 
to remain available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alter-
ation, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 
of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not other-
wise provided, $11,788,000, to remain available until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $68,600,000 (from assessments collected from 
farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mort-
gage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year 
for administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: 
Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated 
with receiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropria-
tions and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture 
for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for 
the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not 
to exceed 52 passenger motor vehicles of which 52 shall be for 
replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That 
notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger 
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be nec-
essary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and 
for the protection of life, property, and public safety. 
SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances 
of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other avail-
able unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining avail-
able of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund 
for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for 
the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology 
services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of 
Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds made available by 
this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 
Transfer 
approval. 
Notification. 
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Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency adminis-
trator: Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available 
for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or made available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes 
to the Department’s National Finance Center without written 
notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress as required by section 717 of 
this Act: Provided further, That of annual income amounts in the 
Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture allocated 
for the National Finance Center, the Secretary may reserve not 
more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital 
equipment, 
including 
equipment 
for 
the 
improvement 
and 
implementation of a financial management plan, information tech-
nology, and other systems of the National Finance Center or to 
pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance 
Center: Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved shall 
be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written 
notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That in addition 
to the funds appropriated or made available in this Act for the 
National Finance Center the Secretary shall make available 
$8,608,000 from unobligated balances of the Working Capital Fund 
and unobligated balances and reserves of the National Finance 
Center for travel, information technology, financial management 
systems, and related expenses incurred as a result of a February 
2017 tornado: Provided further, That the limitations on the obliga-
tion of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees 
shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Sec-
retary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency 
that significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance 
Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center 
to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance 
Center. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements 
or similar arrangements between the United States Department 
of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent 
of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of 
such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual 
interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate 
payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institu-
tions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis 
for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for 
the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the 
current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse 
obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following 
accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the 
Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program 
account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Transfer 
approval. 
Notification. 
Transfer 
approval. 
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SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the Department 
of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information 
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of 
the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive 
Information Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be trans-
ferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written 
notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, none 
of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for informa-
tion technology shall be obligated for projects, contracts, or other 
agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by 
the Chief Information Officer: Provided further, That the Chief 
Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds 
without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for 
projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 based upon 
the performance of an agency measured against the performance 
plan requirements described in the explanatory statement accom-
panying Public Law 113–235. 
SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal 
year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations 
made in the current fiscal year. 
SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct 
or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 
or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured 
or direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under 
section 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower 
under such Act. 
SEC. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropria-
tions made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for 
the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 
30, 2018, for information technology expenses: Provided, That except 
as otherwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this 
Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain available 
through September 30, 2018, for information technology expenses. 
SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the 
employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 
301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
SEC. 711. In the case of each program established or amended 
by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), other than 
by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for 
which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is author-
ized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation— 
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related 
administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associ-
ated with the implementation of the program, without regard 
to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund 
Notification. 
Transfer 
approval. 
Determination. 
Contracts. 
Approval. 
Concurrence. 
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transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be 
considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes 
of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments 
and fund transfers contained in such section. 
SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more 
than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activi-
ties related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and 
task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels 
used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used 
to evaluate competitively awarded grants. 
SEC. 713. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, 
education, or extension grant awards issued by the National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total 
Federal funds provided under each award: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds pro-
vided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full 
allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under section 9 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 
SEC. 714. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel to carry out the following: 
(1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by 
section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) in excess of $9,000,000; 
(2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as 
authorized by sections 1240-1240H of the Food Security Act 
of 
1985 
(16 
U.S.C. 
3839aa–3839aa–8) 
in 
excess 
of 
$1,357,000,000: Provided, That this limitation shall apply only 
to funds provided by section 1241(a)(5)(D) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(D)); 
(3) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by 
section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in excess of $3,000,000 in new 
obligational authority; 
(4) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased 
Product Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by 
section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) in excess of $151,000,000 of the funding 
made available by subsection (g)(1)(A) of that section for all 
fiscal years; and 
(5) A program authorized by section 524(b) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in excess 
of $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 524(b)(4)(C)(i) and 524(b)(4)(C)(iii) this limita-
tion shall not apply to funds provided by section 524(b)(4)(C)(ii). 
SEC. 715. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 14222 of 
Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this section referred to 
as ‘‘section 14222’’), none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay 
the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program 
under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; 
in this section referred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $886,000,000 
Applicability. 
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(exclusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years), as 
follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities— 
$465,000,000; State Option Contracts— $5,000,000; Removal of 
Defective Commodities—$2,500,000; Administration of Section 32 
Commodity Purchases—$35,440,000: Provided, That of the total 
funds made available in the matter preceding this proviso that 
remain unobligated on October 1, 2017, such unobligated balances 
shall carryover into the next fiscal year and shall remain available 
until expended for any of the three stated purposes of section 
32, except that any such carryover funds used in accordance with 
clause (3) of section 32 may not exceed $75,000,000 and may not 
be obligated until the Secretary of Agriculture provides written 
notification of the expenditures to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available in this 
Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries and expenses to 
carry out in this fiscal year sub-section (i)(1)(E) of section 19 of 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a), 
except in an amount that excludes the transfer of $125,000,000 
of the funds to be transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222, 
until October 1, 2017: Provided further, That $125,000,000 made 
available on October 1, 2017, to carry out such section 19 shall 
be excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(x) 
of section 14222: Provided further, That, with the exception of 
any available carryover funds authorized in the first proviso of 
this section to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section 
32, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or 
expenses of any employee of the Department of Agriculture or 
officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause 
(3) of section 32, or for any surplus removal activities or price 
support activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c): Provided further, That the avail-
able unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(ix) of section 14222 in 
excess of the limitation set forth in this section, excluding the 
carryover amounts authorized in the first proviso of this section 
for section 32 and the amounts to be transferred pursuant to 
the second proviso of this section, are hereby permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel 
who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the 
President’s budget submission to the Congress for programs under 
the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the 
previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted 
into law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget 
submission identifies which additional spending reductions should 
occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior 
to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for 
the fiscal year 2018 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 717. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the cur-
rent fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
Notifications. 
Time periods. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
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a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as author-
ized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of 
Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) 
of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 
2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and 
receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogram-
ming of such funds or the use of such authority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current 
fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the 
authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess 
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 
activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Sec-
retary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives 
approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the re-
programming or transfer of such funds or the use of such 
authority. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
before implementing any program or activity not carried out during 
the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded 
by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current 
fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for— 
(1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, 
including information technology systems, that involves 
increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for 
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the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent 
of the total cost, whichever is less; 
(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant posi-
tions or agency activities or functions to establish a center, 
office, branch, or similar entity with five or more personnel; 
or 
(3) carrying out activities or functions that were not 
described in the budget request; unless the agencies funded 
by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of 
using the funds for these purposes. 
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for 
any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic 
mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this 
section. 
SEC. 718. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the 
Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business 
and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent 
of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan. 
SEC. 719. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used 
to transmit or otherwise make available reports, questions, or 
responses to questions that are a result of information requested 
for the appropriations hearing process to any non-Department of 
Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, or 
non-Farm Credit Administration employee. 
SEC. 720. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none 
of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive 
branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended 
for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story 
includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre-
packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared 
or funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 721. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may 
be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this 
Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department 
for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s 
employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving 
agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for 
the period of assignment. 
SEC. 722. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 
1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible 
lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the 
Secretary, under the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311). 
SEC. 723. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the 
Food and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm 
Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by 
program, project, and activity for all the funds made available 
under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the 
Deadline. 
Spending plan. 
Fees. 
Time period. 
Reimbursement. 
News story. 
Notification. 
Fees. 
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explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
SEC. 724. Funds made available under title II of the Food 
for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to provide 
assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, 
as determined by the Secretary, are in place to ensure that emer-
gency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas 
affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or 
inappropriate purposes. 
SEC. 725. The Secretary shall establish an intermediary loan 
packaging program based on the pilot program in effect for fiscal 
year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single family 
direct loans. The Secretary shall enter into agreements with current 
intermediary organizations and with additional qualified inter-
mediary organizations. The Secretary shall work with these 
organizations to increase effectiveness of the section 502 single 
family direct loan program in rural communities and shall set 
aside and make available from the national reserve section 502 
loans an amount necessary to support the work of such inter-
mediaries and provide a priority for review of such loans. 
SEC. 726. For loans and loan guarantees that do not require 
budget authority and the program level has been established in 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program 
level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 
percent: Provided, That prior to the Secretary implementing such 
an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing, the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days 
in advance. 
SEC. 727. None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred 
to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public 
Law 107–76) shall be available for obligation without written 
notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds 
or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only 
for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for 
the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology 
services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of 
Agriculture. 
SEC. 728. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to procure processed poultry products imported into the 
United States from the People’s Republic of China for use in the 
school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care 
Food Program under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the 
Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast program under 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 
SEC. 729. In response to an eligible community where the 
drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, 
as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe 
weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the 
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an 
additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the estab-
lished period provided under the Program in order to protect public 
health. 
Water. 
Determination. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Transfer 
approval. 
Loans. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Contracts. 
Loans. 
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SEC. 730. Funds provided by this or any prior Appropriations 
Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 
450i(b) shall be made available without regard to section 7128 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the 
matching requirements in laws in effect on the date before the 
date of enactment of such section: Provided, That the requirements 
of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 
SEC. 731. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry 
out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246. 
SEC. 732. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Food 
and Nutrition Service, to commence any new research and evalua-
tion projects until the Secretary submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a research and evalua-
tion plan for fiscal year 2017, prepared in coordination with the 
Research, Education, and Economics mission area of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, and a period of 30 days beginning on the 
date of the submission of the plan expires to permit Congressional 
review of the plan. 
SEC. 733. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed 
under such section and eligible lenders for such loans as the Sec-
retary has under subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with respect to loans guaranteed under 
such section 538 and eligible lenders for such loans. 
SEC. 734. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or take 
any other action with respect to, allowing or requiring information 
intended for a prescribing health care professional, in the case 
of a drug or biological product subject to section 503(b)(1) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to 
be distributed to such professional electronically (in lieu of in paper 
form) unless and until a Federal law is enacted to allow or require 
such distribution. 
SEC. 735. Any amounts transferred pursuant to section 149 
of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public 
Law 114–223), as amended by the Further Continuing and Security 
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254), that 
the Secretary of Agriculture determines are not necessary for the 
cost of direct telecommunications loans authorized by section 305 
of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) shall be 
transferred back to the accounts to which they were originally 
appropriated and shall be available for the same purposes as origi-
nally appropriated. 
SEC. 736. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of 
a submission for an exemption for investigational use of a drug 
or biological product under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which 
a human embryo is intentionally created or modified to include 
a heritable genetic modification. Any such submission shall be 
deemed to have not been received by the Secretary, and the exemp-
tion may not go into effect. 
SEC. 737. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to carry out the final rule promulgated 
Human embryo. 
Plan. 
Coordination. 
Time period. 
Review. 
Applicability. 
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by the Food and Drug Administration and put into effect November 
16, 2015, in regards to the hazard analysis and risk-based preven-
tive control requirements of the current good manufacturing prac-
tice, hazard analysis, and risk-based preventive controls for food 
for animals rule with respect to the regulation of the production, 
distribution, sale, or receipt of dried spent grain byproducts of 
the alcoholic beverage production process. 
SEC. 738. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following 
factors in the country or region being audited, as applicable— 
(A) veterinary control and oversight; 
(B) disease history and vaccination practices; 
(C) livestock demographics and traceability; 
(D) epidemiological separation from potential sources 
of infection; 
(E) surveillance practices; 
(F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and 
(G) emergency preparedness and response; and 
(2) promptly make publicly available the final reports of 
any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (1). 
(b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under its international trade agreements. 
SEC. 739. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to carry out any activities or incur any expense related 
to the issuance of licenses under section 3 of the Animal Welfare 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2133), or the renewal of such licenses, to class B 
dealers who sell dogs and cats for use in research, experiments, 
teaching, or testing. 
SEC. 740. No partially hydrogenated oils as defined in the 
order published by the Food and Drug Administration in the Federal 
Register on June 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 34650 et seq.) shall be 
deemed unsafe within the meaning of section 409(a) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348(a)) and no food that 
is introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce 
that bears or contains a partially hydrogenated oil shall be deemed 
adulterated under sections 402(a)(1) or 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of this Act 
by virtue of bearing or containing a partially hydrogenated oil 
until the compliance date as specified in such order (June 18, 
2018). 
SEC. 741. The Secretary may charge a fee for lenders to access 
Department loan guarantee systems in connection with such 
lenders’ participation in loan guarantee programs of the Rural 
Housing Service: Provided, That the funds collected from such fees 
shall be made available to the Secretary without further appropria-
tion and such funds shall be deposited into the Rural Development 
Salaries and Expense Account and shall remain available until 
expended for obligation and expenditure by the Secretary for 
administrative expenses of the Rural Housing Service Loan Guar-
antee Program in addition to other available funds: Provided fur-
ther, That such fees collected shall not exceed $50 per loan. 
SEC. 742. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
Pornography. 
Fees. 
Hydrogenated 
oils. 
Applicability. 
Public 
information. 
Reports. 
Audits. 
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or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 743. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service—Buildings 
and 
Facilities’’, 
there 
is 
appropriated 
$47,000,000, to remain available until expended, for fruit fly rearing 
facilities. 
SEC. 744. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
in fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year hereafter, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, a household certified to participate 
in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is required to 
report in a manner prescribed by the Secretary if the household 
no longer resides in the State in which it is certified. 
SEC. 745. Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
available for the special supplemental nutrition program as author-
ized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786), $850,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 746. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for this fiscal 
year for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid 
waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 
306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project 
for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel products 
used in the project are produced in the United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’ means 
the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or 
unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal 
castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, 
valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construc-
tion materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category 
of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) or the designee of the Secretary 
finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of 
a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 
more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for 
a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee shall 
make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the 
request and information available to the Secretary or the designee 
concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input 
on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding 
based on the request. The Secretary or the designee shall make 
the request and accompanying information available by electronic 
means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the 
Department. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements. 
(e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water 
Applicability. 
Web posting. 
Waiver request. 
Public 
information. 
Time period. 
Definition. 
Effective date. 
Notification. 
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and Waste Disposal Program Account’’ for carrying out the provi-
sions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight 
of the requirements of this section. 
(f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project 
for which the engineering plans and specifications include use of 
iron and steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection 
if the plans and specifications have received required approvals 
from State agencies prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘United States’’ 
and ‘‘State’’ shall include each of the several States, the District 
of Columbia, and each federally recognized Indian tribe. 
SEC. 747. (a) For the period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act through school year 2017–2018, with respect to the 
school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school 
breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) and final regulations published by 
the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 
26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall allow States to grant an exemption from the whole grain 
requirements that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the 
States shall establish a process for evaluating and responding, 
in a reasonable amount of time, to requests for an exemption: 
Provided, That school food authorities demonstrate hardship, 
including financial hardship, in procuring specific whole grain prod-
ucts which are acceptable to the students and compliant with the 
whole grain-rich requirements: Provided further, That school food 
authorities shall comply with the applicable grain component or 
standard with respect to the school lunch or school breakfast pro-
gram that was in effect prior to July 1, 2014. 
(b) For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act through school year 2017–2018, none of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be 
used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to implement 
any regulations under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 
2010 (Public Law 111–296), or any other law that would require 
a reduction in the quantity of sodium contained in federally 
reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools below Target 
1 (as described in section 220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations)). 
(c) For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act through school year 2017-2018, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall allow States to grant special 
exemptions for the service of flavored, low-fat fluid milk in the 
school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the school 
breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), and as a competitive food available 
on campus during the school day, to schools which demonstrate 
a reduction in student milk consumption or an increase in school 
milk waste. 
SEC. 748. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
under this Act to carry out section 27(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(1)) for fiscal year 2017, there is 
appropriated $19,000,000 to carry out such section. 
Compliance. 
Time periods. 
Definition. 
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SEC. 749. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Agri-
culture may conduct a pilot program in accordance with this section 
that authorizes not more than $600,000,000 in funds from rural 
electrification loans made by the Federal Financing Bank that 
are guaranteed under section 306 of the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936 to be used for refinancing debt pursuant to section 306C 
of such Act (including any associated prepayment penalties and 
prepayment or refinance premium), notwithstanding subsections 
(b) and (c)(4) of section 306C of such Act. 
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture may not provide an authoriza-
tion under subsection (a) to a borrower unless the Secretary deter-
mines that the refinancing involved will benefit the ratepayers 
of the borrower. 
(c) The Federal Financing Bank shall make a new loan to 
each borrower refinancing a loan pursuant to this section and 
section 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, for the purpose 
of providing funds for the refinancing, which loan shall be obligated 
from amounts made available for rural electrification loans, and 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall guarantee the new loan pursuant 
to section 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. 
(d) For the cost of refinancing a loan pursuant to this section 
for any borrower identified by the Federal Financing Bank as 
having opted since origination of the loan to pay an interest rate 
premium for the eligibility to prepay at par, including a borrower 
paying an interest rate premium in the near-term for the right 
to prepay at par starting in 2020, $13,800,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That these funds shall also be available 
for refinancing a loan pursuant to any extension or expansion 
of this pilot program that is enacted subsequent to this Act for 
those same borrowers. 
(e) The authority for the pilot program provided by this section 
shall remain in effect through September 30, 2019. 
SEC. 750. Of the total amounts made available by this Act 
for direct loans and grants in the following headings: ‘‘Rural 
Housing 
Service—Rural 
Housing 
Insurance 
Fund 
Program 
Account’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Mutual and Self-Help Housing 
Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Assistance 
Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Community Facilities Pro-
gram Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Busi-
ness Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service— 
Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural 
Business- Cooperative Service—Rural Cooperative Development 
Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal 
Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Electrification 
and Telecommunications Loans Program Account’’; and ‘‘Rural Utili-
ties Service—Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Pro-
gram’’, to the maximum extent feasible, at least 10 percent of 
the new unobligated balances remaining upon enactment shall be 
allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties under this 
section: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘per-
sistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 20 percent 
or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, 
as measured by the 1980, 1990, and 2000 decennial censuses, 
and 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-year average: Pro-
vided further, That with respect to specific activities for which 
program levels have been made available by this Act that are 
Applicability. 
Definition. 
Loans. 
Determination. 
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not supported by budget authority, the requirements of this section 
shall be applied to such program level. 
SEC. 751. For the purposes of determining eligibility or level 
of program assistance for Rural Development mission area programs 
the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations. 
SEC. 752. For an additional amount for ‘‘Food and Drug 
Administration—Salaries and Expenses’’ to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to emerging health threats, including the Ebola and 
Zika viruses, domestically and internationally and to develop nec-
essary medical countermeasures and vaccines, including the review, 
regulation, and post market surveillance of vaccines and therapies, 
and for related administrative activities, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 753. There is hereby appropriated for the ‘‘Emergency 
Conservation Program’’, $28,651,000, to remain available until 
expended for emergencies not declared as a major disaster or emer-
gency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
SEC. 754. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional 
action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before 
Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
SEC. 755. In addition to funds appropriated in this Act, there 
is hereby appropriated $134,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, under the heading ‘‘Food for Peace Title II Grants’’: 
Provided, That the funds made available under this section shall 
be used for the purposes set forth in the Food for Peace Act 
for both emergency and non-emergency purposes. 
SEC. 756. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall issue final 
regulations revising the Federal drug regulations (as defined in 
section 1112(c) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360dd note)) with respect 
to medical gases not later than July 15, 2017. 
SEC. 757. For an additional amount for ‘‘Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service—Salaries and Expenses’’, $5,500,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, for one-time control 
and management and associated activities directly related to the 
multiple-agency response to citrus greening. 
SEC. 758. The following unobligated balances identified by the 
following Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbols are hereby 
rescinded: 12X1951, $632,928.89; 12X1953, $2,420,129.91; 12X1902, 
$352,323.31; 12X1900, $16,452.44; and 12X1232, $529,310.95: Pro-
vided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were 
designated by the Congress as an emergency or disaster relief 
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
SEC. 759. The unobligated balances resulting from offsetting 
collections identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbols 
12X1951, 12X2002, 12X2006, 12X1902, 12X1900, 12X1232, and 
12X1980, respectively, are hereby rescinded: Provided, that no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated 
by the Congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
Regulations. 
Deadline. 
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SEC. 760. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, for a pilot program for the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide grants to 
nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish and 
enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans. 
SEC. 761. During fiscal year 2017, the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration (FDA) shall not allow the introduction or delivery for 
introduction into interstate commerce of any food that contains 
genetically engineered salmon until FDA publishes final labeling 
guidelines for informing consumers of such content. 
SEC. 762. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to pay the salary or expenses of personnel— 
(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 
(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 
(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 
SEC. 763. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic 
Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2017, an amount 
of funds made available in title III under the headings of Rural 
Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help 
Housing Grants, Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Commu-
nity Facilities Program Account, Rural Business Program Account, 
Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water 
and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount obli-
gated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such 
headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were obli-
gated under such headings for REAP Zones. 
SEC. 764. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the pur-
poses of section 727 of division A of Public Law 112–55. 
SEC. 765. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to implement, administer, or enforce the ‘‘variety’’ require-
ments of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhancing Retailer Standards 
in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)’’ pub-
lished by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register 
on December 15, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary 
of Agriculture amends the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as de 
fined in section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition of the term ‘‘staple 
food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to increase the number of items that qualify as acceptable 
varieties in each staple food category so that the total number 
of such items in each staple food category exceeds the number 
of such items in each staple food category included in the final 
rule as published on December 15, 2016: Provided, That until 
the Secretary promulgates such regulatory amendments, the Sec-
retary shall apply the requirements regarding acceptable varieties 
and breadth of stock to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
retailers that were in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
SEC. 766. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Food and Drug Administration to develop, issue, 
promote, or advance any regulations applicable to food manufactur-
ers for population-wide sodium reduction actions or to develop, 
Sodium. 
Applicability. 
Termination 
date. 
Time period. 
Labeling. 
Grants. 
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issue, promote or advance final guidance applicable to food manufac-
turers for long term population-wide sodium reduction actions until 
the date on which a dietary reference intake report with respect 
to sodium is completed. 
SEC. 767. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, for the cost of loans and grants 
that is consistent with section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014, for necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects 
that provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, to create 
and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities. 
SEC. 768. In addition to funds appropriated in this Act, there 
is hereby appropriated $500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, under the heading ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses’’, for development of an implementation plan for 
increasing access to education in the fields of science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics in rural communities through the 
Distance Learning and Telemedicine program. 
SEC. 769. There is hereby appropriated $8,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, to carry out section 6407 of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8107a). 
SEC. 770. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
available in fiscal year 2016 for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting 
System under the heading ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses’’, $8,900,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses’’, $8,900,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018, is provided for Information Technology modernization 
activities. 
SEC. 771. The Secretary shall modify the pilot program initiated 
March 1, 2017, designed to preserve affordable rental housing 
through non-profit transfer or acquisition of Section 515 properties 
with expiring mortgages. The program will study effective means 
to transfer Section 515 properties exiting the program due to mort-
gage maturity to qualified nonprofit organizations to preserve the 
properties in the Rural Housing Service multi-family program. The 
Secretary shall— 
(1) Conduct limited research under the authority found 
at section 506(b) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended 
(41 U.S.C. §1476(b)); 
(2) Track the results and identify ways or incentives to 
create additional opportunities for nonprofits to participate in 
the preservation of properties; 
(3) Work collaboratively with third-parties to address con-
cerns identified on the Department issued guidance issued Sep-
tember 16, 2016 titled, ‘‘March 1, 2017, Pilot Program to Pro-
mote Non-Profit Participation in Transactions to Retain the 
Section 515 Portfolio’’ to maximize research benefits and poten-
tial application; and 
(4) Conduct research for two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and report the findings to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
Provided, That there is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, to provide grants to qualified 
non-profit organizations and public housing authorities to provide 
technical assistance, including financial and legal services, to RHS 
multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate the acquisition of RHS 
Grants. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
Implementation 
plan. 
Loans. 
Grants. 
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multi-family housing properties in areas where the Secretary deter-
mines a risk of loss of affordable housing. 
SEC. 772. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a pilot program during 
fiscal year 2017 with respect to the 2016 crop year for county- 
level agriculture risk coverage payments under section 1117(b)(1) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017(b)(1)), that provides 
all or some of the State Farm Service Agency offices in each State 
the opportunity to provide agricultural producers in the State a 
supplemental payment described in subsection (c) based on the 
alternate calculation method described in subsection (b) for 1 or 
more counties in a State if the office for that State determines 
that the alternate calculation method is necessary to ensure that, 
to the maximum extent practicable, there are not significant yield 
calculation disparities between comparable counties in the State. 
(b) The alternate calculation method referred to in subsection 
(a) is a method of calculating the actual yield for the 2016 crop 
year for county-level agriculture risk coverage payments under sec-
tion 1117(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017(b)(1)), 
under which— 
(1) county data of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service (referred to in this section as ‘‘NASS data’’) is used 
for the calculations; 
(2) if there is insufficient NASS data for a county (as 
determined under standards of the Secretary in effect as of 
the date of enactment of this Act) or the available NASS data 
produces a substantially disparate result, the calculation of 
the county yield is determined using comparable contiguous 
county NASS data as determined by the Farm Service Agency 
office in the applicable State; and 
(3) if there is insufficient NASS data for a comparable 
contiguous county (as determined under standards of the Sec-
retary in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act), the 
calculation of the county yield is determined using reliable 
yield data from other sources, such as Risk Management Agency 
data, National Agricultural Statistics Service district data, 
National Agricultural Statistics Service State yield data, or 
other data as determined by the Farm Service Agency office 
in the applicable State. 
(c)(1) A supplemental payment made under the pilot program 
established under this section may be made to an agricultural 
producer who is subject to the alternate calculation method 
described in subsection (b) if that agricultural producer would other-
wise receive a county-level agriculture risk coverage payment for 
the 2016 crop year in an amount that is less than the payment 
that the agricultural producer would receive under the alternate 
calculation method. 
(2) The amount of a supplemental payment to an agricultural 
producer under this section may not exceed the difference between— 
(A) the payment that the agricultural producer would have 
received without the alternate calculation method described 
in subsection (b); and 
(B) the payment that the agricultural producer would 
receive using the alternate calculation method. 
(d)(1) There is appropriated to the Secretary, out of funds 
of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain 
Time period. 
Determinations. 
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available until September 30, 2018, to carry out the pilot program 
described in this section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated, the Secretary shall use not 
more than $5,000,000 to carry out the pilot program described 
in this section. 
(e)(1) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall 
select States to participate in the pilot program under this section 
so the cost of the pilot program equals the amount provided under 
subsection (d). 
(2) To the extent that the cost of the pilot program exceeds 
the amount made available, the Secretary shall reduce all payments 
under the pilot program on a pro rata basis. 
(f) Nothing in this section affects the calculation of actual 
yield for purposes of county-level agriculture risk coverage payments 
under section 1117(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9017(b)(1)) other than payments made in accordance with the pilot 
program under this section. 
(g) A calculation of actual yield made using the alternate cal-
culation method described in subsection (b) shall not be used as 
a basis for any agriculture risk coverage payment determinations 
under section 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017) 
other than for purposes of the pilot program under this section. 
SEC. 773. None of the funds made available by this Act or 
any other Act may be used— 
(1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940); or 
(2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or use 
of industrial hemp that is grown or cultivated in accordance 
with section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, within or 
outside the State in which the industrial hemp is grown or 
cultivated. 
SEC. 774. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pur-
poses of applying the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.), the acceptable market name of Lithodes 
aequispinus is ‘‘golden king crab.’’ 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activities of 
the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging 
in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants 
and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports 
of United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 
of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent 
members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas 
Time periods. 
Fees. 
Commerce, 
Justice, Science, 
and Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Department of 
Commerce 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Applicability. 
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and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transpor-
tation of employees of the International Trade Administration 
between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of 
title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United 
States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad 
for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, 
repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort 
claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in 
foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation 
expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official 
use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance 
on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $495,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which $12,000,000 
is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the Inter-
national Trade Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of 
title 31, United States Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided 
under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China 
antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance 
activities: Provided further, That the provisions of the first sentence 
of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) 
shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose 
of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment 
for assessments for services provided as part of these activities. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and national 
security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs 
associated with the performance of export administration field 
activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for 
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed 
overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens 
by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the 
manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 
28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; 
not to exceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; 
awards of compensation to informers under the Export Administra-
tion Act of 1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act 
of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles 
for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible 
for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise estab-
lished by law, $112,500,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) 
and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 
in carrying out these activities: Provided further, That payments 
and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services 
provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in 
covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information 
to the public with respect to the export administration and national 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
China. 
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security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export 
control programs of the United States and other governments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as provided 
by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for 
trade adjustment assistance, and for grants authorized by section 
27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
(15 U.S.C. 3722), $237,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $17,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 27. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic develop-
ment assistance programs as provided for by law, $39,000,000: 
Provided, That these funds may be used to monitor projects 
approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment 
Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, section 27 of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3722), and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in 
fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, 
including expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with 
public or private organizations, $34,000,000. 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, 
$107,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, pre-
paring and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $270,000,000: 
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 
for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided further, 
That the Bureau of the Census shall collect and analyze data 
for the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey using the same health insurance questions 
included in previous years, in addition to the revised questions 
implemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in Feb-
ruary 2014. 
Analysis. 
Grants. 
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PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, pre-
paring and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs 
provided for by law, $1,200,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, 
funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activi-
ties: Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 
$2,580,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 
account for activities associated with carrying out investigations 
and audits related to the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, 
That not more than 50 percent of the amounts made available 
under this heading for information technology related to 2020 
census delivery, including the Census Enterprise Data Collection 
and Processing (CEDCaP) program, may be obligated until the 
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for expenditure 
that: (1) identifies for each CEDCaP project/investment over 
$25,000: (A) the functional and performance capabilities to be deliv-
ered and the mission benefits to be realized; (B) the estimated 
lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as mainte-
nance and operations; and (C) key milestones to be met; (2) details 
for each project/investment: (A) reasons for any cost and schedule 
variances; and (B) top risks and mitigation strategies; and (3) 
has been submitted to the Government Accountability Office. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National 
Telecommunications 
and 
Information 
Administration 
(NTIA), 
$32,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of 
Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec-
trum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and 
such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for 
costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized 
to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, 
or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all 
costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences 
of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this para-
graph, and such funds received from other Government agencies 
shall remain available until expended. 
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND 
CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and 
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available 
for the administration of all open grants until their expiration. 
Grants. 
Fees. 
Expenditure 
plan. 
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trade-
mark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of 
suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,230,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting 
collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the 
USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2017, so 
as to result in a fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
2017, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be 
less than $3,230,000,000 this amount shall be reduced accordingly: 
Provided further, That any amount received in excess of 
$3,230,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 and deposited in the Patent 
and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Director of USPTO shall 
submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts 
made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided 
further, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the 
preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account: Provided 
further, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 
shall be made available in fiscal year 2017 for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal year 
2017 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference 
between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO 
and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) 
of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management 
(OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject 
to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present 
value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined 
by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance 
and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO 
employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
(FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), 
shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, 
and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: 
Provided further, That any differences between the present value 
factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit letters and 
the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s specific use shall be 
recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO’s financial statements, 
where applicable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected 
by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) 
Spending plan. 
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of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the 
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112–29): Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall 
be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for 
activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits 
related to the USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology (NIST), $690,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred 
to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That NIST may provide local transportation for summer 
undergraduate research fellowship program participants. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, 
$155,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership, and of which $25,000,000 shall be for the National 
Network for Manufacturing Innovation: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be derived 
from recoveries of prior year obligations. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including architec-
tural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance 
of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 
13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278c–278e), $109,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include 
in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits 
to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget 
(as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National 
Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having 
a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and 
simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an 
estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for 
each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including 
Estimates. 
15 USC 1513b 
note. 
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maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, 
contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the 
purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agree-
ments; and relocation of facilities, $3,367,875,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018, except that funds provided for 
cooperative enforcement shall remain available until September 
30, 2019: Provided, That fees and donations received by the National 
Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries 
may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated 
with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
United 
States 
Code: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
in 
addition, 
$130,164,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled 
‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining 
to American Fisheries’’, which shall only be used for fishery activi-
ties related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative 
Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring 
Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information 
Networks: Provided further, That of the $3,515,539,000 provided 
for in direct obligations under this heading, $3,367,875,000 is appro-
priated from the general fund, $130,164,000 is provided by transfer 
and $17,500,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: 
Provided further, That the total amount available for National 
Oceanic 
and 
Atmospheric 
Administration 
corporate 
services 
administrative support costs shall not exceed $228,440,000: Pro-
vided further, That any deviation from the amounts designated 
for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 
this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That in 
addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired 
Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and 
for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their 
dependents under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 
ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, 
including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, $2,242,610,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019, except that funds provided for 
acquisition and construction of vessels and construction of facilities 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
$2,255,610,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, 
$2,242,610,000 is appropriated from the general fund and 
$13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: 
Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts designated 
for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 
this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification mate-
rials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the 
Estimates. 
15 USC 1513a 
note. 
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Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget 
of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project 
having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the 
budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary 
requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent 
fiscal years: Provided further, That, within the amounts appro-
priated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ account for activities associated with carrying out inves-
tigations and audits related to satellite procurement, acquisition 
and construction. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of 
Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the funds provided herein, 
the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Wash-
ington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the 
Federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast 
(including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon 
and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endan-
gered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, 
for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty 
fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation 
of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines 
to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, 
That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other 
merit principles and shall not be available for marketing activities: 
Provided further, That funds disbursed to States shall be subject 
to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind contribu-
tions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds. 
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95– 
372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts collected 
pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
during fiscal year 2017, obligations of direct loans may not exceed 
$24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed 
$100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Mer-
chant Marine Act of 1936. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the management of the Department 
of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 
for official reception and representation, $58,000,000: Provided, 
That within amounts provided, the Secretary of Commerce may 
use up to $2,500,000 to engage in activities to provide businesses 
Grants. 
States. 
Native 
Americans. 
Guidelines. 
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and communities with information about and referrals to relevant 
Federal, State, and local government programs. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization 
of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, including security-related costs, 
$4,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the Secretary of Commerce may transfer up to $8,224,000 to this 
account from funds available to the Department of Commerce: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in the first 
proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority contained 
in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the 
authority provided under this heading shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), $32,744,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropria-
tions and funds made available to the Department of Commerce 
by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the 
Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in 
the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 
only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary 
of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made 
available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries 
and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles 
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce 
in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent 
by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to 
this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days 
in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset 
(including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided 
for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Depart-
ment of Commerce. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Certification. 
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SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of the 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by section 105 of 
title I of division B of Public Law 113–6, are hereby adopted 
by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2017: 
Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System 
is $11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary 
Operational 
Environmental 
Satellite 
R-Series 
Program 
is 
$10,828,059,000. 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, 
telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support 
the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, 
firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public 
Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use 
or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, 
or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of 
which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Administrator 
of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 
basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services provided 
under this section or the authority under which the use or occupancy 
of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to 
the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such 
services. 
SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent 
a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright 
infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks. 
SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, 
with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropria-
tions, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of 
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, 
or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government, Terri-
tory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 
any foreign government or international organization, for purposes 
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute adminis-
tered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Service shall 
not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document 
generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided 
information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such 
report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. 
Should a customer still require the Service to provide a printed 
or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 
limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, 
and delivering such report or document. 
SEC. 109. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the require-
ment for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to contracts 
for the construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless 
of the terms of the contracts as to payment or title, when the 
contract is made under the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 
1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). 
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act, with respect to any fiscal year, 
may be used in contravention of section 110 of the Commerce, 
16 USC 1851 
note. 
Waiver authority. 
Contracts. 
Records. 
Reimbursement. 
Pornography. 
Patents and 
copyrights. 
33 USC 878a 
note. 
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Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 
(Public Law 114–113). 
SEC. 111. To carry out the responsibilities of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Adminis-
trator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and coopera-
tive agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, 
services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) 
receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis 
from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local govern-
ment, tribal government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions 
thereof: Provided, That funds received for permitting and related 
regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited 
under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion—Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ and shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019, for such purposes: Provided further, 
That all funds within this section and their corresponding uses 
are subject to section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 112. Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior appro-
priations Act that remain available for obligation, for necessary 
expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics Adminis-
tration of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided 
for programs of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. 
Census Bureau, shall be available for expenses of cooperative agree-
ments with appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or 
local governmental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid 
and promote statistical, research, and methodology activities which 
further the purposes for which such amounts have been made 
available. 
SEC. 113. For fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
no person shall conduct any research, exploration, salvage, or other 
activity that would physically alter or disturb the wreck or wreck 
site of the RMS Titanic unless authorized by the Secretary of 
Commerce per the provisions of the Agreement Concerning the 
Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic. The Secretary of Commerce shall 
take appropriate actions to carry out this section consistent with 
the Agreement. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Commerce Appro-
priations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Depart-
ment of Justice, $114,124,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 
for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities 
shall remain available until expended. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, 
including planning, development, deployment and departmental 
Department of 
Justice 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
RMS Titanic. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
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direction, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 
to this account, from funds available to the Department of Justice 
for information technology, to remain available until expended, 
for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided fur-
ther, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in 
addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act: 
Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the first proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the administration of immigration- 
related activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, 
$440,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited 
in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations Fee’’ account: Provided, That 
not to exceed $15,000,000 of the total amount made available under 
this heading shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That any unobligated balances available from funds appro-
priated for the Executive Office for Immigration Review under 
the heading ‘‘General Administration, Administrative Review and 
Appeals’’ shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
under this heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$95,583,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential character. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission 
as authorized, $13,308,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, upon the expiration of a term of office 
of a Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act until 
a successor has been appointed. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Depart-
ment of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed 
$20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under 
the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate 
of, the Attorney General; the administration of pardon and clemency 
petitions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the 
District of Columbia, $897,500,000, of which not to exceed 
$20,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amount provided for 
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INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 
the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be avail-
able to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 205 
of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that 
emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation 
activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer 
such amounts to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ 
from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 
Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to 
the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under 
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, 
such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil 
Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the elec-
tion monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act 
of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel 
Management for such salaries and expenses: Provided further, That 
of the amounts provided under this heading for the election moni-
toring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended. 
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department 
of Justice associated with processing cases under the National 
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $10,000,000, 
to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 
Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and 
kindred laws, $164,977,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees 
collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott- 
Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regard-
less of the year of collection (and estimated to be $125,000,000 
in fiscal year 2017), shall be retained and used for necessary 
expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
are received during fiscal year 2017, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at $39,977,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agree-
ments, $2,035,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate 
in a task force on human trafficking. 
Establishment. 
Human rights. 
Reimbursement. 
Reimbursement. 
Determination. 
Transfer 
authority. 
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UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, 
as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits 
to the United States Trustee System Fund and amounts herein 
appropriated shall be available in such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, fees collected pursuant 
to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained 
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That to the 
extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2017, net of amounts nec-
essary to pay refunds due depositors, exceed $225,908,000, those 
excess amounts shall be available in future fiscal years only to 
the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund 
shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 
2017, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, 
(estimated at $163,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining 
general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts deposited 
in the Fund in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appro-
priated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at $62,908,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,374,000. 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts 
for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private 
counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign 
counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for pro-
tected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase 
and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security 
caravans; and not to exceed $13,000,000 is for the purchase, 
installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommuni-
cations equipment and a secure automated information network 
to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected wit-
nesses: Provided, That amounts made available under this heading 
may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
$15,500,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this 
Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 
circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and 
violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, 
the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community 
Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current 
Determination. 
Transfer 
authority. 
Contracts. 
Fees. 
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fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary 
to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any 
transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as 
a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) 
of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, 
to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture 
Fund. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, 
$1,249,040,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed 
$15,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by 
the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related 
support, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in 
the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized 
by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code, $1,454,414,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall be considered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and 
local law enforcement assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of 
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That the United 
States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the 
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: Provided further, 
That any unobligated balances available from funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘General Administration, Detention Trustee’’ 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation under 
this heading. 
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
National Security Division, $96,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 
of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that 
Determination. 
Transfer 
authority. 
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emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities 
of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may 
transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations 
for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may 
be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, 
That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated 
as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and 
prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug 
trafficking organizations, transnational organized crime, and money 
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include 
inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforce-
ment agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of 
individuals involved in transnational organized crime and drug 
trafficking, $517,000,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That any amounts obligated from 
appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities 
available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the 
United States, $8,767,201,000, of which not to exceed $285,882,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$184,500 shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That in addition to other funds provided 
for Construction projects, the Federal Bureau of Investigation may 
use up to $68,982,000 under this heading for all costs related 
to construction, conversion, modification and extension of federally 
owned and leased space; preliminary planning and design of 
projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work environ-
ment facilities and secure networking capabilities. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, fur-
niture, and information technology requirements, related to 
construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by pur-
chase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification 
and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning 
and design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure 
work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; 
$420,178,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$181,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Department 
of Justice’s Working Capital Fund: Provided, That $323,000,000 
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shall be for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation consolidated 
headquarters facility in the National Capital Region. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emer-
gencies of a confidential character pursuant to section 530C of 
title 28, United States Code; and expenses for conducting drug 
education and training programs, including travel and related 
expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution 
of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, 
$2,102,976,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be avail-
able for official reception and representation expenses. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement 
agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in 
connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explo-
sives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory 
assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or 
without reimbursement, $1,258,600,000, of which not to exceed 
$36,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses, 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of 
attorneys’ fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United 
States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications 
for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) 
of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That such funds 
shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed 
by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 
section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, 
That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be 
used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies 
or Departments. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the 
administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and 
correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assist-
ance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign govern-
ments, $7,008,800,000: Provided, That the Attorney General may 
transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services such 
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that 
42 USC 250a 
note. 
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Department for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and 
correctional institutions: Provided further, That the Director of the 
Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts 
with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to deter-
mine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal 
Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed 
to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations until 
September 30, 2018: Provided further, That, of the amounts pro-
vided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended to make payments in advance 
for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other 
expenses: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
System may accept donated property and services relating to the 
operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity 
which has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding 
the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under 
contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation 
of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facili-
ties; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and 
equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; 
and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings 
and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, 
including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or 
force account, $130,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $50,000,000 shall be available only for costs related to 
construction of new facilities: Provided, That labor of United States 
prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation. 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby author-
ized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and 
borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and 
to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program 
set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corpora-
tion. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON 
INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison 
Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative 
expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to 
be determined in accordance with the corporation’s current pre-
scribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive 
of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such 
accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Determination. 
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of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping 
expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, 
operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of 
facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in 
which it has an interest. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION 
PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assist-
ance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, 
as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 
103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies 
and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); 
the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); 
and the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–22) (‘‘the 2015 Act’’); and for related victims services, 
$481,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$326,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from amounts available 
for obligation in this Act from the Fund established by section 
1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (42 U.S.C. 
10601), notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and 
merged with the amounts otherwise made available under this 
heading: Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not 
to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading 
may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and tech-
nical assistance: Provided further, That of the amount provided— 
(1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against 
women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act; 
(2) $30,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or 
sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 1994 
Act; 
(3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for 
research and evaluation of violence against women and related 
issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, 
Evaluation and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of 
Justice Programs; 
(4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services 
to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assist-
ance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs 
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to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and 
assistance to middle and high school students through edu-
cation and other services related to such violence: Provided, 
That unobligated balances available for the programs author-
ized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 
Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available 
for this program: Provided further, That 10 percent of the 
total amount available for this grant program shall be available 
for grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of 
the 1968 Act: Provided further, That the definitions and grant 
conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to 
this program; 
(5) $53,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies 
as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 
is for a homicide reduction initiative; 
(6) $35,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, 
as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act; 
(7) $35,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child 
abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 
40295 of the 1994 Act; 
(8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes 
against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of 
the 2005 Act; 
(9) $45,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as author-
ized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 
(10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and services to 
end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as 
authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act; 
(11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the 
justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act: 
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs 
authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 
of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, 
shall be available for this program; 
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end violence 
against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized 
by section 1402 of the 2000 Act; 
(13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on Work-
place Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as 
authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act; 
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence 
against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 
of the 2005 Act: Provided, That such funds may be transferred 
to ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’ for administration by 
the Office of Justice Programs; 
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides 
training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual 
assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women; 
(16) $4,000,000 is for grants to assist tribal governments 
in exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction, 
as authorized by section 904 of the 2013 Act: Provided, That 
the grant conditions in section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall 
apply to this program; and 
(17) $1,500,000 for the purposes authorized under the 2015 
Act. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assist-
ance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Missing 
Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial 
Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children 
Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Justice for All Act 
of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101–647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110–199); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401); subtitle D of title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 
Act’’); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–180); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and other programs, 
$89,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which— 
(1) $45,500,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, 
and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the 
1968 Act, of which $5,000,000 is for a nationwide incident- 
based crime statistics program; 
(2) $39,500,000 is for research, development, and evaluation 
programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title 
I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act, 
of which $4,000,000 is for research targeted toward developing 
a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phe-
nomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective 
intervention and prevention; and 
(3) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance 
the practice of forensic sciences, of which $3,000,000 is for 
transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
to support Scientific Area Committees. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assist-
ance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the 
Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims 
of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 
2005 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Victims 
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
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106–386); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the Second 
Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Prioritizing Resources 
and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); 
the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction 
Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
416); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction 
and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198) (‘‘CARA’’); and 
other programs, $1,258,500,000, to remain available until expended 
as follows— 
(1) $396,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part 
E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and 
the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title 
I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), 
of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $7,500,000 is for 
the Officer Robert Wilson III Memorial Initiative on Preventing 
Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and 
Survivability (VALOR), $5,000,000 is for an initiative to support 
evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is for an initiative to 
enhance prosecutorial decision-making, $2,400,000 is for the 
operationalization, maintenance and expansion of the National 
Missing and Unidentified Persons System, $2,500,000 is for 
a national training initiative to improve police-based responses 
to people with mental illness or developmental disabilities, 
$6,500,000 is for competitive and evidence-based programs to 
reduce gun crime and gang violence, $2,000,000 is for a student 
loan repayment assistance program pursuant to section 952 
of Public Law 110–315, $2,500,000 is for the Capital Litigation 
Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 
of Public Law 108–405, and for grants for wrongful conviction 
review, $10,500,000 is for prison rape prevention and prosecu-
tion grants to States and units of local government, and other 
programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–79), and $20,000,000 is for the sole 
purpose of providing reimbursement of extraordinary law 
enforcement and related costs directly associated with protec-
tion of the President-elect incurred from November 9, 2016 
until the inauguration of the President-elect as President: Pro-
vided, That reimbursement under the foregoing shall be pro-
vided only for costs that a State or local agency can document 
as being over and above normal law enforcement operations 
and directly attributable to the provision of protection described 
herein: Provided further, That section 154 of the Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 114–223), 
as amended by the Further Continuing and Security Assistance 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254), is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘$7,000,000’’ the following: ‘‘, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017,’’; 
(2) $210,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no 
jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater 
130 Stat. 1006. 
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than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other 
detainees housed in State and local detention facilities; 
(3) $45,000,000 for victim services programs for victims 
of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 
106–386, for programs authorized under Public Law 109–164, 
or programs authorized under Public Law 113–4; 
(4) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology, white collar 
and Internet crime prevention grants, including as authorized 
by section 401 of Public Law 110–403; 
(5) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, 
as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities; 
(6) $22,500,000 for the matching grant program for law 
enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of 
title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That $1,500,000 is transferred 
directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s 
Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and 
evaluation programs; 
(7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public 
Website; 
(8) $73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal 
and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 
shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS 
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); 
(9) $13,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 
Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 
Act; 
(10) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs 
and activities, of which— 
(A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity 
enhancement program and for other local, State, and Fed-
eral forensic activities, including the purposes authorized 
under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–546) (the Debbie Smith DNA 
Backlog Grant Program): Provided, That up to 4 percent 
of funds made available under this paragraph may be 
used for the purposes described in the DNA Training and 
Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, 
and Court Officers program (Public Law 108–405, section 
303); 
(B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the 
Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Pro-
gram (Public Law 108–405, section 412); and 
(C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam 
Program grants, including as authorized by section 304 
of Public Law 108–405; 
(11) $45,000,000 for a grant program for community-based 
sexual assault response reform; 
(12) $9,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate 
program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act; 
(13) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs and 
research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–199), without regard to the time limitations 
specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed 
$6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and tribal 
probation 
or 
parole 
supervision 
efforts 
and 
strategies, 
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$5,000,000 is for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstra-
tions to enhance and maintain parental and family relation-
ships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduc-
tion strategy, and $4,000,000 is for additional replication sites 
employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with 
Enforcement model implementing swift and certain sanctions 
in probation, and for a research project on the effectiveness 
of the model: Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made 
available in this paragraph may be used for performance-based 
awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 
shall be for Pay for Success programs implementing the Perma-
nent Supportive Housing Model; 
(14) $50,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety Ini-
tiative; 
(15) $65,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-community 
relations, of which $22,500,000 is for a competitive matching 
grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras for State, 
local and tribal law enforcement, $25,000,000 is for a justice 
reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal justice 
reform and recidivism reduction, and $17,500,000 is for an 
Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program; 
and 
(16) $103,000,000 for comprehensive opioid abuse reduction 
activities, including as authorized by CARA, and for the fol-
lowing programs, which shall address opioid abuse reduction 
consistent with underlying program authorities— 
(A) $43,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by sec-
tion 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act; 
(B) $12,000,000 for mental health courts and adult 
and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized 
by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction 
Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–416); 
(C) $14,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance 
Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by 
part S of title I of the 1968 Act; 
(D) $7,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts pro-
gram; and 
(E) $14,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription 
drugs and scheduled listed chemical products: 
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the 
funds made available under this heading to increase the number 
of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve 
a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform 
non-administrative public sector safety service. 
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assist-
ance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against 
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies 
and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act 
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of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 
1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) 
(‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–401); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and other juvenile 
justice programs, $247,000,000, to remain available until expended 
as follows— 
(1) $55,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 
of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance 
to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants 
process: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
grant program to support emergency planning among State, 
local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities; 
(2) $80,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 
(3) $14,500,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized 
by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 
261 and 262 thereof— 
(A) $4,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence 
education, prevention and intervention, and related activi-
ties; 
(B) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site providing 
information and resources on children of incarcerated par-
ents; 
(C) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants focusing 
on girls in the juvenile justice system; and 
(D) $8,000,000 shall be for community-based violence 
prevention 
initiatives, 
including 
for 
public 
health 
approaches to reducing shootings and violence; 
(4) $21,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims 
of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 
(5) $72,500,000 for missing and exploited children pro-
grams, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) 
of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PRO-
TECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall 
not apply for purposes of this Act); 
(6) $2,000,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial 
personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of 
the 1990 Act; and 
(7) $2,000,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent 
defense: 
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may 
be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed 
to benefit the programs or activities authorized: Provided further, 
That not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated under 
paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6) may be used for training and 
technical assistance: Provided further, That the two preceding pro-
visos shall not apply to grants and projects administered pursuant 
to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited 
children programs. 
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PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including amounts for adminis-
trative costs), to remain available until expended; and $16,300,000 
for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for 
educational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional funding 
for such disability and education payments, the Attorney General 
may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Benefits’’ from 
available appropriations for the Department of Justice as may 
be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, 
That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated 
as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); and 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’), 
$221,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall 
only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading— 
(1) $10,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related activi-
ties, which shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement 
Administration upon enactment of this Act; 
(2) $194,500,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title 
I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and rehiring 
of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q 
of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section: 
Provided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title 
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a career 
law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the 
Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 
grants a waiver from this limitation: Provided further, That 
of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 
is for community policing development activities in furtherance 
of the purposes in section 1701: Provided further, That within 
the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $10,000,000 
is for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance 
in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701: Provided further, 
That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph 
$35,000,000 is for regional information sharing activities, as 
authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act, which shall 
Waiver. 
Determination. 
Transfer 
authority. 
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be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Research, Evaluation, and 
Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of Justice Programs: 
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this 
paragraph, $7,500,000 is for activities authorized by the 
POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–199); 
(3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law enforce-
ment agencies in States with high seizures of precursor chemi-
cals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory 
dump seizures: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate 
or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion, 
laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; and 
(4) $10,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law 
enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary 
treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids: Provided, 
That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes 
to locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities 
related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution 
of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription 
opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a 
total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney 
General for official reception and representation expenses. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall 
be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the 
mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, 
or in the case of rape or incest: Provided, That should this prohibi-
tion be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion, this section shall be null and void. 
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this title shall 
be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any 
way the performance of, any abortion. 
SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the 
obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort 
services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service out-
side the Federal facility: Provided, That nothing in this section 
in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address 
the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau 
of Prisons. 
SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice 
in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 
shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: 
Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available under this title 
may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United 
Abortion. 
Abortion. 
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States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an indi-
vidual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under 
State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high 
security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified 
by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for 
housing such a prisoner. 
SEC. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, 
or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment 
used primarily for recreational purposes. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, 
or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for 
inmate training, religious, or educational programs. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available under this title 
shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information 
technology program having total estimated development costs in 
excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and 
the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that 
the information technology program has appropriate program 
management controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, 
and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture 
of the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures set forth 
in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts 
designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances 
of funds provided under this title in previous years. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve 
a public-private competition under the Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative regulation, 
directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau 
of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. 
SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United 
States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the 
Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States 
Attorney from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 
28, United States Code. 
SEC. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in 
addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or author-
ized to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated 
by this title under the headings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statis-
tics’’, ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile 
Justice Programs’’— 
(1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office 
of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may 
be used by such Office to provide training and technical assist-
ance; and 
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant 
or reimbursement programs under such headings, except for 
amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or 
statistical programs administered by the National Institute 
of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with funds provided to the National 
Applicability. 
Certification. 
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Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to 
be used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, 
without regard to the authorizations for such grant or 
reimbursement programs. 
SEC. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in 
addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or author-
ized to be made available) by law, up to 7 percent of funds made 
available for grant or reimbursement programs— 
(1) under the heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance’’ (except for funds made available under paragraphs 
(1), (2), and (16) under such heading); and 
(2) under the headings ‘‘Juvenile Justice Programs’’ (except 
for funds made available under paragraph (5) under such 
heading) and ‘‘Community Oriented Policing Services Pro-
grams’’, to be transferred to and merged with funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance’’, 
shall be available for tribal criminal justice assistance without 
regard to the authorizations for such grant or reimbursement pro-
grams. 
SEC. 214. Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney 
General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney 
General may, with respect to funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 
for the following programs, waive the following requirements: 
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local 
reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3797w(g)(1)), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such 
part. 
(2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part 
FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w–2(e)(1) 
and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) 
of such part. 
(3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to 
prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3797q–3), the requirements under section 2904 of 
such part. 
(4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard commu-
nities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination 
Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section 
6(c)(3) of such Act. 
SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 
20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709(a)) shall not 
apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act. 
SEC. 216. None of the funds made available under this Act, 
other than for the national instant criminal background check 
system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by 
a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an 
operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement 
officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a 
drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States 
continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 
SEC. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 
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102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available 
for obligation during fiscal year 2017, except up to $40,000,000 
may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of 
Justice financial management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances trans-
ferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working 
Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 
784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal 
year 2017, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such 
funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
505 of this Act. 
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances 
available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, 
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2017, and any 
use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 218. Discretionary funds that are made available in this 
Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate 
in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under section 526 
of division H of Public Law 113–76, section 524 of division G 
of Public Law 113–235, section 525 of division H of Public Law 
114–113, and such authorities as are enacted for Performance Part-
nership Pilots in an appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017. 
SEC. 219. In addition to any other transfer authority available 
to the Department of Justice, for fiscal years 2017 through 2022, 
unobligated balances available in the Department of Justice 
Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102– 
140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) may be transferred to 
the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Construction’’ account, to 
remain available until expended for the new Federal Bureau of 
Investigation headquarters in the National Capital Region: Pro-
vided, That the cumulative total amount of funds transferred from 
the Working Capital Fund from fiscal year 2017 through 2022 
pursuant to this section shall not exceed $315,000,000: Provided 
further, That transfers pursuant to this section shall not count 
against any ceiling on the use of unobligated balances transferred 
to the capital account of the Working Capital Fund in this or 
any other Act in any such fiscal year: Provided further, That any 
transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice Appropria-
tions Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not 
to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 
Science 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$5,555,000. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of science research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,764,900,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That the formulation 
and development costs (with development cost as defined under 
section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the James Webb 
Space Telescope shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further, 
That should the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) 
of section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible 
for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the develop-
ment cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the 
individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the 
increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold 
described in subsection (f) of section 30104: Provided further, That, 
of the amounts provided, $275,000,000 is for an orbiter and a 
lander to meet the science goals for the Jupiter Europa mission 
as outlined in the most recent planetary science decadal survey: 
Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration shall use the Space Launch System as the launch 
vehicle or vehicles for the Jupiter Europa mission, plan for an 
orbiter launch no later than 2022 and a lander launch no later 
than 2024, and include in the fiscal year 2018 budget the 5-year 
funding profile necessary to achieve these goals. 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of aeronautics research and development activi-
ties, including research, development, operations, support, and serv-
ices; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space 
flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program 
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of 
title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$660,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of space technology research and development 
activities, including research, development, operations, support, and 
services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; 
Plan. 
Deadlines. 
Budget profile. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
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space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$686,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That $130,000,000 shall be for the RESTORE satellite serv-
icing program for continuation of formulation and development 
activities for RESTORE and such funds shall not support activities 
solely needed for the asteroid redirect mission. 
EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of exploration research and development activi-
ties, including research, development, operations, support, and serv-
ices; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space 
flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program 
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of 
title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$4,324,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That not less than $1,350,000,000 shall be for the Orion 
Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than 
$2,150,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) launch 
vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric 
tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration Upper 
Stage developed simultaneously: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided for SLS, not less than $300,000,000 shall be 
for Exploration Upper Stage development: Provided further, That 
$429,000,000 shall be for exploration ground systems: Provided 
further, That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the 
annual budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an integrated 
budget that includes the Space Launch System, the Orion Multi- 
Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems, that will 
meet the Exploration Mission 2 (EM–2) management agreement 
launch date of no later than 2021 at a success level equal to 
the Agency Baseline Commitment for EM–2 of the Orion Multi- 
Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That $395,000,000 shall 
be for exploration research and development. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of space operations research and development 
activities, including research, development, operations, support and 
services; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activi-
ties, including operations, production, and services; maintenance 
and repair, facility planning and design; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation 
Budget profile. 
Deadline. 
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of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,950,700,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018. 
EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education 
research and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support, and services; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States 
Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, of which $18,000,000 shall 
be for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College 
and Fellowship Program. 
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, explo-
ration, space operations and education research and development 
activities, including research, development, operations, support, and 
services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; 
space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$2,768,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including 
repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or 
condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environ-
mental compliance and restoration, $360,700,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That proceeds from leases 
deposited into this account shall be available for a period of 5 
years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropria-
tions Acts: Provided further, That such proceeds referred to in 
the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
year 2017 in an amount not to exceed $9,470,300: Provided further, 
That each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate 
of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds 
collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $37,900,000, of 
which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 
51 USC 30103. 
Contracts. 
Time period. 
51 USC 20145 
note. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall 
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until a prize is 
claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
transfers, except that ‘‘Construction and Environmental Compliance 
and Restoration’’ may be increased up to 15 percent by such trans-
fers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available 
for the same purposes and the same time period as the appropria-
tions to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by 
NASA at the theme, program, project and activity level. The 
spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount 
established in that spending plan that meets the notification 
requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a 
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 
86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation 
of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; 
acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $6,033,645,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, of which not to exceed 
$544,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar 
research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other 
Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical 
and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program: 
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and materials 
furnished by the National Research Centers and other National 
Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited 
to this appropriation. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, 
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facili-
ties, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including author-
ized travel, $209,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics 
and engineering education and human resources programs and 
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
(42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, authorized travel, and rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $880,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management necessary in 
carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
1861 et seq.); services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District 
of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland 
Security for security guard services; $330,000,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That contracts may be entered into 
under this heading in fiscal year 2017 for maintenance and oper-
ation of facilities and for other services to be provided during 
the next fiscal year: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
for costs associated with the acquisition, occupancy, and related 
costs of new headquarters space, not more than $40,700,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, author-
ized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts 
and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) 
involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 
U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,370,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $15,200,000, of 
which $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
for the current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation 
in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 15 percent 
by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this paragraph 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
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of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations Act, 
2017’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,200,000: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be 
used to employ any individuals under Schedule C of subpart C 
of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive 
of one special assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, 
with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable 
days: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is 
not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission 
Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a). 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the 
Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights 
Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–2), including services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; 
nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to $29,500,000 
for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for authorized 
services to the Commission, $364,500,000: Provided, That the 
Commission is authorized to make available for official reception 
and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available 
funds: Provided further, That the Commission may take no action 
to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorga-
nization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified 
of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming require-
ments of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the Chair 
is authorized to accept and use any gift or donation to carry out 
the work of the Commission. 
Workforce 
proposal. 
Notification. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as author-
ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to 
exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$91,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out 
the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 
$385,000,000, of which $352,000,000 is for basic field programs 
and required independent audits; $5,000,000 is for the Office of 
Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary 
may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $19,000,000 
is for management and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client 
self-help and information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono 
Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: 
Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to 
provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater 
than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, 
DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services 
Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided further, That the 
authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable 
to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided further, That, for the 
purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be considered an agency of the United States Government. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services 
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited 
by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 
503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds 
appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall 
be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such 
sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 
1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2016 and 2017, 
respectively. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission 
as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,431,000. 
Locality pay. 
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
the employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, $62,000,000, of which $1,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 may 
be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund established 
in subsection (a) of section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405) for activities of the 
United States Trade Representative authorized by subsection (d) 
of such section, including transfers: Provided further, That any 
transfer pursuant to paragraph (1) of such subsection (d) shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as author-
ized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 
et seq.) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall 
be available for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, 
the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the 
United States Government. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized 
by the Congress. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursu-
ant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited 
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise 
provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
Contracts. 
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SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application of 
such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, 
the remainder of the Act and the application of each provision 
to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is 
held invalid shall not be affected thereby. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2017, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees available to the 
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates 
or initiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a 
program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by 
any means for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorga-
nizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) contracts out 
or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by 
Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or 
activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 
or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project or 
activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results 
from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in 
personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days 
in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court 
or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label 
bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription with 
the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United 
States that is not made in the United States, the person shall 
be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with 
funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, 
suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 
through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized 
purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act 
shall be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, 
or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions. 
(2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning given the 
term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3). 
SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the 
National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly 
report on the status of balances of appropriations at the account 
level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, com-
mitted balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the 
amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation from 
which the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, 
but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify 
amounts by the year of obligation. 
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted 
within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect 
of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Definition. 
Labeling. 
Contracts. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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limitation of a current accounting system, the department or agency 
shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under 
such accounting system and shall identify and describe in each 
quarterly report the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 
SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded 
under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions 
taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall 
be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such 
department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer 
funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included 
elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry 
out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section: Provided further, That for the Department of Com-
merce, this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care 
and protection of loan collateral or grant property. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco prod-
ucts, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country 
of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, 
except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco 
or tobacco products of the same type. 
SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts 
deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 
of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (42 U.S.C. 10601) 
in any fiscal year in excess of $2,573,000,000 shall not be available 
for obligation until the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available 
from the Fund for obligation, $10,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector 
General for oversight and auditing purposes. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the Department 
of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or 
denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate 
in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those 
funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priations Act. 
SEC. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to implement 
E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set 
forth in section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of 
Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and 
the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to 
the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts 
for which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit 
reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which may 
include preliminary findings and a description of areas of particular 
interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 
180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed. 
Audits. 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
Religion. 
42 USC 10601 
note. 
Tobacco and 
tobacco products. 
Applicability. 
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(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described 
in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Sec-
retary, Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, 
as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to 
the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department, 
Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The 
results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude— 
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the 
public access to which could be used to commit identity theft 
or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes. 
(c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts 
appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary 
of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, 
or President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from 
the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract 
or in any other manner to another person who has a financial 
interest in the person awarded the grant or contract. 
(d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section 
shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, determines that 
a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to 
the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under 
the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, 
agencies, and entities. 
SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act may be used by the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a 
high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for 
security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard 
Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Categorization of Federal 
Information and Information Systems’’ unless the agency has— 
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information 
systems against criteria developed by NIST and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to inform acquisition decisions 
for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems 
within the Federal Government; 
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive 
awardee against available and relevant threat information pro-
vided by the FBI and other appropriate agencies; and 
(3) in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate Fed-
eral entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber- 
espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such 
system, including any risk associated with such system being 
produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities 
identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber 
threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, 
directed, or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate- 
impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection 
(a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection 
(a) has— 
Consultations. 
Consultation. 
Reviews. 
Effective date. 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Certification. 
Public 
information. 
Web posting. 
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(1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI, and 
supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy 
for any identified risks; 
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the FBI, 
that the acquisition of such system is in the national interest 
of the United States; and 
(3) reported that determination to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
and the agency Inspector General. 
SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act shall 
be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of 
torture by any official or contract employee of the United States 
Government. 
SEC. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated 
by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or 
employee of the United States in connection with requiring an 
export license for the export to Canada of components, parts, acces-
sories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section 
121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International Traf-
ficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on 
April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale 
in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) 
of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles. 
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license— 
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper’s 
Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or 
from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United 
States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumer-
ated in subsection (a); and 
(2) does not permit the export without a license of— 
(A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts 
for such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal 
Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of 
Canada; 
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete 
breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, 
other than for end use by the Federal Government, or 
a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or 
(C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign 
destination. 
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of 
Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary 
export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in 
subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the 
United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items from 
Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada 
for a Canadian citizen. 
(d) The President may require export licenses under this section 
on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication 
first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has 
implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the arti-
cles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion 
of such articles has and continues to take place for use in inter-
national terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another 
President. 
Determination. 
Canada. 
Exports and 
imports. 
China. 
Arms and 
munitions. 
Torture. 
Determination. 
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nation. The President shall terminate the requirements of a license 
when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased. 
SEC. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall 
obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative 
expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the 
United States to deny any application submitted pursuant to 22 
U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 
478.112 or .113, for a permit to import United States origin ‘‘curios 
or relics’’ firearms, parts, or ammunition. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agree-
ment the text of— 
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States–Singa-
pore Free Trade Agreement; 
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States–Aus-
tralia Free Trade Agreement; or 
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States–Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement. 
SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in contraven-
tion of any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to 
Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The Electronic Communications Pri-
vacy Act of 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National 
Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act 
of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts. 
SEC. 521. If at any time during any quarter, the program 
manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments 
of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more 
than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total 
program cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program 
manager shall immediately inform the respective Secretary, 
Administrator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or 
Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall 
include in such notice: the date on which such determination was 
made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action 
taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of 
the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones 
and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the 
increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates 
of the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating 
that the project’s management structure is adequate to control 
total project or procurement costs. 
SEC. 522. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 
by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence 
related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the 
Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal year 2017 until the enactment 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. 
SEC. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in 
an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess 
of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
Certification. 
Time period. 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
Notifications. 
National security 
letter. 
Commerce and 
trade. 
Exports and 
imports. 
Arms and 
munitions. 
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in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, 
to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee 
has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years 
preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal 
offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, 
more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid 
Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, 
unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement 
or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal 
Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the 
subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations available to the Department of Commerce, the following 
funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2017, 
from the following accounts in the specified amounts— 
(1) ‘‘Economic Development Administration, Economic 
Development Assistance Programs’’, $10,000,000; 
(2) ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Operations, Research, and Facilities’’, $18,000,000; and 
(3) ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’’, $5,000,000. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department 
of Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than 
September 30, 2017, from the following accounts in the specified 
amounts— 
(1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $300,000,000; 
(2) ‘‘United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner 
Detention’’, $24,000,000; 
(3) ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and 
Expenses’’, $140,000,000 from fees collected to defray expenses 
for the automation of fingerprint identification and criminal 
justice information services and associated costs; 
(4) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office 
on Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Preven-
tion and Prosecution Programs’’, $10,000,000; 
(5) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office 
of Justice Programs’’, $50,000,000; 
(6) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services’’, $15,000,000; 
(7) ‘‘Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund’’, $503,196,000, 
of which $201,196,000 is permanently rescinded; 
(8) ‘‘Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and 
Expenses’’, $12,092,000; 
(9) ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and 
Expenses’’, $51,600,000; and 
(10) ‘‘Federal Prison System, Buildings and Facilities’’, 
$3,400,000. 
(c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2017, 
specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to sub-
sections (a) and (b). 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
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SEC. 525. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in con-
travention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41 
of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 
50 employees from a Federal department or agency, who are sta-
tioned in the United States, at any single conference occurring 
outside the United States unless such conference is a law enforce-
ment training or operational conference for law enforcement per-
sonnel and the majority of Federal employees in attendance are 
law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United States. 
SEC. 527. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, 
or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, 
its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any 
other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
SEC. 528. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, 
acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, 
or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) 
for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 
under the effective control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual 
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective control of 
the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 529. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track 
undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include in 
its annual performance plan and performance and accountability 
reports the following: 
(1) Details on future action the department, agency, or 
instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in 
expired grant accounts. 
(2) The method that the department, agency, or instrumen-
tality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired grant 
accounts. 
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant 
accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United 
States. 
Detainees. 
Cuba. 
Khalid Sheikh 
Mohammed. 
Detainees. 
Cuba. 
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(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total 
number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances 
(on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency, 
or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been 
obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts. 
SEC. 530. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) or the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) 
to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a 
bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to partici-
pate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China 
or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are specifi-
cally authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities 
belonging to or utilized by NASA. 
(c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall 
not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP, after consultation 
with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have certified— 
(1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, 
data, or other information with national security or economic 
security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; 
and 
(2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials who 
have been determined by the United States to have direct 
involvement with violations of human rights. 
(d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, and the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and 
shall include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, 
its major participants, and its location and timing. 
SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, 
or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model 
of shotgun if— 
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to the pro-
posed importation are met; and 
(2) no application for the importation of such model of 
shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the 
Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that 
the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adapt-
able to sporting purposes. 
SEC. 532. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
adjudication, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related 
activity. 
SEC. 533. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National 
Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Trade 
Spending plans. 
Deadline. 
Pornography. 
Time period. 
Exports and 
imports. 
Arms and 
munitions. 
Deadline. 
Human rights. 
Consultation. 
Certification. 
Contracts. 
China. 
Time periods. 
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Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal 
Commission, the Offices of Science and Technology Policy and the 
United States Trade Representative, and the State Justice Institute 
shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective department 
or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 534. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 
until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 
SEC. 535. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor 
performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory perform-
ance or for performance that does not meet the basic requirements 
of a contract. 
SEC. 536. The Department of Commerce, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, and the National Science 
Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
on any official travel to China by any employee of such Department 
or agency, including the purpose of such travel. 
SEC. 537. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of 
the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colo-
rado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, 
Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, 
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caro-
lina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West 
Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the District 
of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from 
implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. 
SEC. 538. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legitimacy of Industrial 
Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
79) by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration. 
SEC. 539. Of the amounts made available by this Act, not 
less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, respectively, 
for Public Works grants authorized by the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 and grants authorized by section 
27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
(15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated for assistance in persistent 
poverty counties: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 
20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the 
past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses 
and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. 
SEC. 540. For an additional amount for ‘‘National Aeronautics 
and 
Space 
Administration—Construction 
and 
Environmental 
Compliance and Restoration’’, $109,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for repairs at National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) owned facilities that directly support 
NASA’s mission which were damaged as a result of recent natural 
Definition. 
Poverty. 
States. 
Marijuana. 
Reports. 
China. 
Contracts. 
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disasters: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress 
as 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS AS 
UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
SEC. 541. (a) IN GENERAL.—The limitation under section 141(b) 
(4) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(b)(4)) shall not apply 
to the first person appointed, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, as the United States Trade Representative after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, if that person served as 
a Deputy United States Trade Representative before the date of 
the enactment of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.). 
(b) LIMITED EXCEPTION.—This section applies only to the first 
person appointed as United States Trade Representative after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and to no other person. 
SEC. 542. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Justice, 
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of Justice Pro-
grams, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, $15,000,000 
for emergency law enforcement assistance for events occurring 
during fiscal years 2016 and 2017, as authorized by section 609M 
of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10501; Public 
Law 98–473). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Army on active duty (except members 
of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation 
cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $40,042,962,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members 
of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation 
cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
Department of 
Defense 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Applicability. 
19 USC 2171 
note. 
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for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $27,889,405,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except 
members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments 
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retire-
ment Fund, $12,735,182,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members 
of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation 
cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $27,958,795,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active 
duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United 
States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) 
of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing 
duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills 
or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,524,863,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active 
duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while 
serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and 
for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $1,921,045,000. 
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RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve 
on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, 
or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 
10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, 
and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States 
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $744,795,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on 
active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, 
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with per-
forming duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized 
by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$1,725,526,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard 
while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 
or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving 
on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of 
title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty 
specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of 
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department 
of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $7,899,423,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on 
duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 
708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty 
under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, 
United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, 
United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $3,283,982,000. 
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TITLE II 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, 
$32,738,173,000: Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be 
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 
as authorized by law, $38,552,017,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Sec-
retary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate 
of necessity for confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 
by law, $5,676,152,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, 
$36,247,724,000: Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be 
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, 
and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments), as author-
ized by law, $32,373,949,000: Provided, That not more than 
$15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative 
Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States 
Code: Provided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be 
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading, not less than $34,964,000 shall be made avail-
able for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agree-
ment Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available 
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for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of 
a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military depart-
ment, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces 
into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, 
That $5,023,000, to remain available until expended, is available 
only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may 
be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation 
and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and 
evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item unit 
cost of items that may be purchased with operation and mainte-
nance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding 
proviso: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, $480,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign 
security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support 
or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department 
of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equip-
ment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $2,743,688,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equip-
ment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $929,656,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities 
and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, 
supplies, and equipment; and communications, $271,133,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and 
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equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transpor-
tation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, sup-
plies, and equipment; and communications, $3,069,229,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, oper-
ation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; 
travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 
Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, 
regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in 
compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifi-
cally authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying 
and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; 
and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of 
supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $6,861,478,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and 
related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, 
and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 
National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modifica-
tion, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including 
those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the 
Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on 
the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard per-
sonnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 
while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National 
Guard Bureau, $6,615,095,000. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,194,000, of which not 
to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation purposes. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $170,167,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the 
Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for 
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous 
waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department 
of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 
available by this appropriation to other appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 
Determination. 
Determination. 
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from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Navy, $289,262,000, to remain avail-
able until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy 
shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environ-
mental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, 
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the 
Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available 
by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to 
the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appro-
priations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appro-
priation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere 
in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Air Force, $371,521,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous 
waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department 
of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 
available by this appropriation to other appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 
from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of Defense, $9,009,000, to remain available 
until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, 
upon determining that such funds are required for environmental 
restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal 
of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or 
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this 
Determination. 
Determination. 
Determination. 
Determination. 
Determination. 
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appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the 
same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations 
to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination 
that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 
may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this 
Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $222,084,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the 
Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for 
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous 
waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly 
used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made avail-
able by this appropriation to other appropriations made available 
to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be 
available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 
from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act. 
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 
For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, 
and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting 
of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, 
and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $123,125,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018. 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
For assistance, including assistance provided by contract or 
by grants, under programs and activities of the Department of 
Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized under 
the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, 
$325,604,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
TITLE III 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground 
handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; special-
ized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private 
Determination. 
Determination. 
Determination. 
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plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,587,598,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground 
handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; special-
ized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private 
plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,533,804,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, 
ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ord-
nance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment 
and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $2,229,455,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and 
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United 
States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,483,566,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat 
vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
only; communications and electronic equipment; other support 
equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; special-
ized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private 
plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $6,147,328,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare 
parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion 
of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, 
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway, 
$16,135,335,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2019. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related 
support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; 
expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary 
therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway, 
$3,265,285,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2019. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and 
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United 
States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
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expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $633,678,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or 
conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and 
armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools 
and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and 
Government 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway; 
procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs 
for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expan-
sion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, 
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows: 
Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP), $773,138,000; 
Carrier Replacement Program, $1,255,783,000; 
Carrier Replacement Program (AP), $1,370,784,000; 
Virginia Class Submarine, $3,187,985,000; 
Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $1,852,234,000; 
CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,699,120,000; 
CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $233,149,000; 
DDG–1000 Program, $271,756,000; 
DDG–51 Destroyer, $3,614,792,000; 
Littoral Combat Ship, $1,563,692,000; 
LPD–17, $1,786,000,000; 
LHA Replacement, $1,617,719,000; 
TAO Fleet Oiler (AP), $73,079,000; 
Moored Training Ship, $624,527,000; 
Ship to Shore Connector, $128,067,000; 
Service Craft, $65,192,000; 
LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $82,074,000; 
YP Craft Maintenance/ROH/SLEP, $21,363,000; 
For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destina-
tion transportation, $626,158,000; 
Completion 
of 
Prior 
Year 
Shipbuilding 
Programs, 
$160,274,000; and 
Polar Icebreakers (AP), $150,000,000. 
In all: $21,156,886,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That additional obligations may 
be incurred after September 30, 2021, for engineering services, 
tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be 
performed in the final stage of ship construction: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construc-
tion or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards 
in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for 
the construction of major components of such vessel: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall 
be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this Act for production of the common missile compartment 
of nuclear-powered vessels may be available for multiyear procure-
ment of critical components to support continuous production of 
such compartments only in accordance with the provisions of sub-
section (i) of section 2218a of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by section 1023 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328)). 
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For procurement, production, and modernization of support 
equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance 
(except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized 
for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including 
the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, 
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, 
appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
$6,308,919,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2019. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and 
modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare 
parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion 
of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, 
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, 
$1,307,456,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2019. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and 
equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground han-
dling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories 
therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private 
plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in 
such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may 
be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval 
of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip-
ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing pur-
poses including rents and transportation of things, $14,253,623,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, 
rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and acces-
sories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; 
expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equip-
ment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands 
and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government 
and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses nec-
essary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation 
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of things, $2,348,121,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2019. 
SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft, 
rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and acces-
sories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; 
expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equip-
ment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands 
and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government 
and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses nec-
essary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation 
of things, $2,733,243,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2019. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and 
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United 
States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,589,219,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For procurement and modification of equipment (including 
ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground elec-
tronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and 
spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger 
motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Govern-
ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, 
erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway, $17,768,224,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2019. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for 
procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, 
materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; 
the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation 
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of 
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land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior 
to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 
owned equipment layaway, $4,881,022,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2019. 
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sec-
tions 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $64,065,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 
development, 
test 
and 
evaluation, 
including 
maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 
$8,332,965,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2018. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 
development, 
test 
and 
evaluation, 
including 
maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 
$17,214,530,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 
which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique 
operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 
development, 
test 
and 
evaluation, 
including 
maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 
$27,788,548,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2018. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic 
and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; 
advanced research projects as may be designated and determined 
by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 
$18,778,550,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That, of the funds made available in this para-
graph, $250,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program 
shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to include program management and oversight, to conduct research, 
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development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept dem-
onstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to 
full-scale production: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid 
Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, 
test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein: 
Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to 
any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer 
than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, 
notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details 
of any such transfer. 
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evalua-
tion, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evalua-
tion, including initial operational test and evaluation which is con-
ducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint oper-
ational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 
connection therewith, $186,994,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2018. 
TITLE V 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,511,613,000. 
TITLE VI 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health 
care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by 
law, $33,781,270,000; of which $31,277,002,000 shall be for oper-
ation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2018, and of 
which up to $15,315,832,000 may be available for contracts entered 
into under the TRICARE program; of which $402,161,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2019, shall be for 
procurement; and of which $2,102,107,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2018, shall be for research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, of the amount made available under this 
heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less 
than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational 
activities undertaken in connection with United States military 
training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities con-
ducted primarily in African nations: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading for research, development, test 
and evaluation, not less than $1,014,600,000 shall be made available 
Deadline. 
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to the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Com-
mand to carry out the congressionally directed medical research 
programs. 
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 
of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 
1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials 
that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $523,726,000, of 
which $119,985,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 
which no less than $49,533,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile 
Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $20,368,000 for 
activities on military installations and $29,165,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018, to assist State and local govern-
ments, and of which not more than $13,700,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018, shall be for the destruction of eight 
United States-origin chemical munitions in the Republic of Panama, 
to the extent authorized by law; $15,132,000 shall be for procure-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2019, of which 
$15,132,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency 
Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments; and 
$388,609,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, shall 
be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which 
$380,892,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
Alternatives program. 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the 
Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve compo-
nents serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United 
States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and 
for research, development, test and evaluation, $998,800,000, of 
which 
$626,087,000 
shall 
be 
for 
counter-narcotics 
support; 
$118,713,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; 
$234,000,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program; 
and $20,000,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug 
schools program: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period 
and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of 
the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary 
for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 
back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978, as amended, $312,035,000, of which $308,882,000 shall 
Determination. 
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be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 
is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be 
expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, 
and payments may be made on the Inspector General’s certificate 
of necessity for confidential military purposes; and of which 
$3,153,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, shall 
be for research, development, test and evaluation. 
TITLE VII 
RELATED AGENCIES 
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY 
SYSTEM FUND 
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level 
for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000. 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account, $515,596,000. 
TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not author-
ized by the Congress. 
SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law 
prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, 
any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply 
to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, That salary 
increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national 
employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall 
not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized 
by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose 
pay is computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 
United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase 
provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, 
whichever is higher: Provided further, That this section shall not 
apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees 
serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set 
by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: 
Provided further, That the limitations of this provision shall not 
apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense 
in the Republic of Turkey. 
SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations 
in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current 
fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the 
fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations 
Time period. 
Propaganda. 
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for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer 
camp training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 
that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, 
with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer 
not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Depart-
ment of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military functions (except military construction) 
between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, 
to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, 
and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
which transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may 
not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen 
military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
and in no case where the item for which funds are requested 
has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers 
made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this 
Act: Provided further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall 
be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees 
on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher 
priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than 
those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the 
item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by 
the Congress: Provided further, That a request for multiple 
reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section 
shall be made prior to June 30, 2017: Provided further, That trans-
fers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken 
into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds 
that may be transferred under this section. 
SEC. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, 
projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments 
to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and 
activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level 
Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the 
obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activi-
ties for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts 
requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the 
manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables 
were included in the text of this Act. 
(b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in 
subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations 
for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Provided, That section 
8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in sub-
section (a) occur between appropriation accounts. 
SEC. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congres-
sional defense committees to establish the baseline for application 
of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2017: 
Provided, That the report shall include— 
(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
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by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appro-
priate, and the fiscal year enacted level; 
(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both 
by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed 
in the Budget Appendix; and 
(3) an identification of items of special congressional 
interest. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds 
provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer 
until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the 
congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense 
certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that 
such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 
requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to trans-
fers from the following appropriations accounts: 
(1) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Army’’; 
(2) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Navy’’; 
(3) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Air Force’’; 
(4) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide’’; 
(5) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
Sites’’; and 
(6) 
‘‘Drug 
Interdiction 
and 
Counter-drug 
Activities, 
Defense’’. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in 
working capital funds of the Department of Defense established 
pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may 
be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time 
for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided, 
That transfers may be made between such funds: Provided further, 
That transfers may be made between working capital funds and 
the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’ appropriation and 
the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ appropriation accounts in such 
amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with 
the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that 
such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense 
has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: Provided further, 
That except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to 
working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made 
against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value 
of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense 
has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation. 
SEC. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used 
to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 
calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic 
order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one 
year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability 
in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement 
leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order 
quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, 
unless the congressional defense committees have been notified 
at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Pro-
vided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
Contracts. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Notifications. 
Certification. 
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shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the 
economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at 
least to the limits of the Government’s liability: Provided further, 
That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any 
systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract 
would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: 
Provided further, That no multiyear procurement contract can be 
terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional 
defense committees: Provided further, That the execution of 
multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis 
to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the 
enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress 
a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through 
the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement 
of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured 
through the contract for which procurement funds are requested 
in that budget request for production beyond advance procure-
ment activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full 
funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year; 
(2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include 
consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor 
associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered 
under the contract; 
(3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor 
under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred 
costs on funded units; and 
(4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment 
based on a failure to award a follow-on contract. 
Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for 
a multiyear procurement contract as follows: AH–64E Apache Heli-
copter and UH–60M Blackhawk Helicopter. 
SEC. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation 
and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appro-
priated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, 
for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of 
title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated 
for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized 
operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of 
chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations 
shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United 
States Code: Provided, That funds available for operation and 
maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and 
similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Terri-
tories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micro-
nesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized 
by Public Law 99–239: Provided further, That upon a determination 
by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for 
graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical 
facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize 
the provision of medical services at such facilities and transpor-
tation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian 
patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Determination. 
Hawaii. 
Human rights. 
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Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. 
SEC. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2017, the civilian personnel 
of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis 
of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during 
that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation 
(known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who 
may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. 
(b) The fiscal year 2018 budget request for the Department 
of Defense as well as all justification material and other documenta-
tion supporting the fiscal year 2018 Department of Defense budget 
request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if 
subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard 
to fiscal year 2018. 
(c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 
U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army 
Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be man-
aged on the basis of the Table of Distribution and Allowances, 
and the management of the workforce strength shall be done in 
a manner consistent with the budget available with respect to 
such Laboratories. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to mili-
tary (civilian) technicians. 
SEC. 8013. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity 
of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and 
wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic 
beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located 
in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are 
procured within that State, or in the case of the District of 
Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military 
installation is located: Provided, That, in a case in which the 
military installation is located in more than one State, purchases 
may be made in any State in which the installation is located: 
Provided further, That such local procurement requirements for 
malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages 
only for military installations in States which are not contiguous 
with another State: Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other 
than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District 
of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, 
price and other factors considered. 
SEC. 8014. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 
be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional 
action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before 
the Congress. 
SEC. 8015. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of 
the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits 
paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department 
of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full- 
time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment: 
Provided, That this section shall not apply to those members who 
have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: Provided 
further, That this section applies only to active components of 
the Army. 
Applicability. 
Time period. 
Lobbying. 
Applicability. 
Contracts. 
Alcohol and 
alcoholic 
beverages. 
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8016. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the 
Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote
´ge
´ Program may be trans-
ferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for 
the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Prote
´ge
´ Program develop-
mental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public 
Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the 
authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained 
in this Act. 
SEC. 8017. None of the funds in this Act may be available 
for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments 
and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 
inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain 
are manufactured in the United States from components which 
are substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided, 
That for the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘manufactured’’ shall 
include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and 
welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided 
further, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of 
the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered 
to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggre-
gate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United 
States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or 
manufactured outside the United States: Provided further, That 
when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Depart-
ment of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary 
of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this 
restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be 
made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. 
SEC. 8018. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund, Army’’, $140,000,000 shall be available to maintain competi-
tive rates at the arsenals. 
SEC. 8019. None of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M–1 Carbines, 
M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, 
or M–1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammuni-
tion or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited 
from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms 
ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Sec-
retary of the Army or designee as unserviceable or unsafe for 
further use. 
SEC. 8020. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated 
or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal 
year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity 
or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National 
Capital Region: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 
this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation 
is required in the best interest of the Government. 
SEC. 8021. Of the funds made available in this Act, $15,000,000 
shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 
504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, 
That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes 
a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined 
Contracts. 
Waiver authority. 
Certification. 
Waiver authority. 
Certification. 
Definition. 
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in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business 
owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 
section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered 
a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensa-
tion under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 
U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount 
is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated 
by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
with respect to any fiscal year: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section 
shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of 
supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract 
at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufac-
tured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined 
in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business 
owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 
section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code. 
SEC. 8022. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense 
Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international 
political or psychological activities. 
SEC. 8023. During the current fiscal year, the Department 
of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed 
$350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only 
from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, 
That, upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of 
Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which 
incurred such obligations. 
SEC. 8024. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
less than $40,021,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol 
Corporation, of which— 
(1) $28,000,000 shall be available from ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation 
operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, 
and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs; 
(2) $10,337,000 shall be available from ‘‘Aircraft Procure-
ment, Air Force’’; and 
(3) $1,684,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement. 
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement 
for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities 
in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies. 
SEC. 8025. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
are available to establish a new Department of Defense (depart-
ment) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), 
either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by 
an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit mem-
bership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs 
and other nonprofit entities. 
(b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, 
Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any 
similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to 
any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory 
capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member 
of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC 
in a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any such entity 
referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel 
Reimbursement. 
Kuwait. 
Applicability. 
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expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel 
Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership 
duties. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds available to the department from any source during the 
current fiscal year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through 
a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings 
not located on a military installation, for payment of cost sharing 
for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract 
overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include 
employee participation in community service and/or development. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds 
available to the department during fiscal year 2017, not more 
than 5,750 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded 
for defense FFRDCs: Provided, That, of the specific amount referred 
to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years 
may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Pro-
vided further, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years 
funded in the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military 
Intelligence Program (MIP). 
(e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of 
the department’s fiscal year 2018 budget request, submit a report 
presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort 
to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year 
and the associated budget estimates. 
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total 
amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced 
by $60,000,000. 
SEC. 8026. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel 
plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under 
the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted 
and rolled in the United States or Canada: Provided, That these 
procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply 
Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 
or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, 
alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of the military department responsible for the procurement may 
waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not avail-
able to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 
basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to 
acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, 
That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in 
being as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8027. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional 
defense committees’’ means the Armed Services Committee of the 
House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the 
Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 8028. During the current fiscal year, the Department 
of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and 
repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production 
of components and other Defense-related articles, through competi-
tion between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities 
Definition. 
Waiver authority. 
Certification. 
Applicability. 
Contracts. 
Canada. 
Reports. 
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and private firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Executive 
of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power 
of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable 
estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private 
bids: Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A–76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under 
this section. 
SEC. 8029. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation 
with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a 
foreign country which is party to an agreement described in para-
graph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating 
against certain types of products produced in the United States 
that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 
rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy American Act 
with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign 
country. 
(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal 
defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the 
United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary 
of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for 
certain products in that country. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress 
a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from 
foreign entities in fiscal year 2017. Such report shall separately 
indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American 
Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection 
(a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
or any international agreement to which the United States is a 
party. 
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ 
means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 8030. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained 
in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment 
Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 
2687 note) shall be available until expended for the payments 
specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act. 
SEC. 8031. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air 
Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States 
of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, 
Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units 
located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, 
Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and 
Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air 
Force. 
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost 
to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in 
accordance with the request for such units that are submitted 
to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on 
behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, 
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and 
Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition 
that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period 
of time, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any 
conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under 
Land 
conveyances. 
Native 
Americans. 
State listing. 
Definition. 
Reports. 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Memorandum. 
Certification. 
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subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the 
Air Force under subsection (b). 
(d) In this section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any recognized 
Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary 
of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian 
Tribe Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 
479a–1). 
SEC. 8032. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which 
are available to the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment 
item unit cost of not more than $250,000. 
SEC. 8033. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to— 
(1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps program in accordance with Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 
2006; or 
(2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place 
on probation a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program 
in accordance with the information paper of the Department 
of the Army titled ‘‘Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria’’, dated January 
27, 2014. 
SEC. 8034. The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 
to prohibit the sale of any 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: Provided, That such regulations shall direct that 
the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military 
retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for 
military retail system stores located in the United States. 
SEC. 8035. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense 
Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an invest-
ment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for 
sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subse-
quent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense 
Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been charge-
able to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during 
fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item 
would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations 
made to the Department of Defense for procurement. 
(b) The fiscal year 2018 budget request for the Department 
of Defense as well as all justification material and other documenta-
tion supporting the fiscal year 2018 Department of Defense budget 
shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis 
that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded 
in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budg-
eted for in a proposed fiscal year 2018 procurement appropriation 
and not in the supply management business area or any other 
area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital 
Funds. 
SEC. 8036. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available 
for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appro-
priated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018: Provided, That funds appropriated, 
Regulations. 
Tobacco and 
tobacco products. 
Definition. 
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transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency 
Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior 
or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That any funds appropriated or transferred to 
the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and develop-
ment acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action pro-
grams authorized by the President under section 503 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 8037. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available in this Act and hereafter for the Defense Intelligence 
Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment 
of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communica-
tions and intelligence information systems for the Services, the 
Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands. 
SEC. 8038. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only 
for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training 
and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, 
the gathering of information, documenting of environmental dam-
age, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and 
cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting 
from Department of Defense activities. 
SEC. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless 
the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American 
Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ 
means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
(b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has 
been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ‘‘Made 
in America’’ inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the 
United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall 
determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United 
States Code, whether the person should be debarred from con-
tracting with the Department of Defense. 
(c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with 
appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Con-
gress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending 
the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and 
products, provided that American-made equipment and products 
are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely 
fashion. 
SEC. 8040. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to consolidate or relocate any element 
of a United States Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy 
Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) outside of 
the United States until the Secretary of the Air Force— 
(1) completes an analysis and comparison of the cost and 
infrastructure investment required to consolidate or relocate 
a RED HORSE squadron outside of the United States versus 
within the United States; 
(2) provides to the congressional defense committees a 
report detailing the findings of the cost analysis; and 
Reports. 
Analysis. 
Determination. 
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(3) certifies in writing to the congressional defense commit-
tees that the preferred site for the consolidation or relocation 
yields the greatest savings for the Air Force: 
Provided, That the term ‘‘United States’’ in this section does not 
include any territory or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 8041. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used— 
(1) to establish a field operating agency; or 
(2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces 
or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or 
reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or 
employee’s place of duty remains at the location of that head-
quarters. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military depart-
ment may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by- 
case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel 
requirements or the financial requirements of the department. 
(c) This section does not apply to— 
(1) field operating agencies funded within the National 
Intelligence Program; 
(2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, 
mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, 
and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar 
threats; 
(3) an Army field operating agency established to improve 
the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and 
to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the 
Department of Defense; or 
(4) an Air Force field operating agency established to 
administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mor-
tuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized 
Federal entities. 
SEC. 8042. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity 
or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department 
of Defense civilian employees unless— 
(1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-private 
competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective 
organization plan developed by such activity or function; 
(2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over 
all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for 
performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance 
of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly 
to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or 
exceeds the lesser of— 
(A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization’s per-
sonnel-related costs for performance of that activity or func-
tion by Federal employees; or 
(B) $10,000,000; and 
(3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a 
proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense 
by— 
(A) not making an employer-sponsored health insur-
ance plan available to the workers who are to be employed 
Determination. 
Contracts. 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
Certification. 
Certification. 
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in the performance of that activity or function under the 
contract; or 
(B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored 
health benefits plan that requires the employer to con-
tribute less towards the premium or subscription share 
than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense 
for health benefits for civilian employees under chapter 
89 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection 
(a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 
of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any adminis-
trative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have 
full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any 
commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense 
that— 
(A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant 
to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (section 8503 of 
title 41, United States Code); 
(B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified 
nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency 
for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with 
that Act; or 
(C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified 
firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, 
as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native 
Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). 
(2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts 
for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department 
of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be 
credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or 
measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or 
policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and 
in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United 
States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activi-
ties. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 8043. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense 
Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 
the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended: 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 2015/2017, $15,000,000; 
‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2015/2017, $23,045,000; 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2015/2017, $88,000,000; 
‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 2015/2017, $11,933,000; 
‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 
2015/2017, $43,600,000; 
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‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2015/2017, $57,000,000; 
‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2015/2017, $25,500,000; 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 2016/2018, $34,594,000; 
‘‘Procurement 
of 
Ammunition, 
Army’’, 
2016/2018, 
$5,000,000; 
‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2016/2018, $84,100,000; 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2016/2018, $6,755,000; 
‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 2016/2018, $5,307,000; 
‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 
2016/2018, $6,968,000; 
‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2016/2020: DDG-51 
Destroyer, $50,000,000; 
‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2016/2020: LPD-17, 
$14,906,000; 
‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2016/2020: LX (R), 
(AP), $236,000,000; 
‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 2016/2018, $56,374,000; 
‘‘Aircraft 
Procurement, 
Air 
Force’’, 
2016/2018, 
$383,200,000; 
‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 2016/2018, $34,700,000; 
‘‘Space Procurement, Air Force’’, 2016/2018, $100,000,000; 
‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2016/2018, $56,369,000; 
‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 2016/2018, $2,600,000; 
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, 
2016/2017, $33,402,000; 
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, 2016/ 
2017, $31,219,000; 
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, 
2016/2017, $532,550,000; and 
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense- 
Wide’’, 2016/2017, $64,500,000. 
SEC. 8044. None of the funds available in this Act may be 
used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians 
(dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, 
Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying 
any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or 
reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reduc-
tions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 
SEC. 8045. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless specifically 
appropriated for that purpose. 
SEC. 8046. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and 
maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands 
and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, 
allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred 
against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when 
members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence 
or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense 
Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities 
and programs included within the National Intelligence Program 
and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided, That nothing in 
this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and 
National Guard personnel and training procedures. 
SEC. 8047. (a) None of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter- 
drug activities may be transferred to any other department or 
Drugs and drug 
abuse. 
Reimbursement. 
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agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an 
appropriations law. 
(b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence 
Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug 
activities may be transferred to any other department or agency 
of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropria-
tions law. 
SEC. 8048. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than 
those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of the military department responsible 
for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by- 
case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate 
domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must 
be made in order to acquire capability for national security pur-
poses: Provided further, That this restriction shall not apply to 
the purchase of ‘‘commercial items’’, as defined by section 103 
of title 41, United States Code, except that the restriction shall 
apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 
SEC. 8049. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to retire, divest, realign, or transfer RQ–4B Global Hawk 
aircraft, or to disestablish or convert units associated with such 
aircraft. 
SEC. 8050. None of the funds made available by this Act for 
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive procure-
ments may be used unless the competitive procurements are open 
for award to all certified providers of Evolved Expendable Launch 
Vehicle-class systems: Provided, That the award shall be made 
to the provider that offers the best value to the government. 
SEC. 8051. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appro-
priated to the Department of Defense: Provided, That upon the 
determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the 
national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts 
specified as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations 
and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross. 
SEC. 8052. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the 
United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must 
be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes 
that is not available from United States manufacturers. 
SEC. 8053. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small 
Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken 
proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent 
they contribute to the extramural budget. 
SEC. 8054. None of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay 
a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense 
for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee 
when— 
(1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of 
the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; 
and 
Contracts. 
Contracts. 
Supercomputer. 
Certification. 
Determination. 
Grants. 
Award. 
Applicability. 
Waiver authority. 
Certification. 
Contracts. 
Ball and roller 
bearings. 
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(2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 
with a business combination. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8055. During the current fiscal year, no more than 
$30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ may be transferred 
to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to 
be merged with, and to be available for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support 
of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible 
organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense 
pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 8056. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an 
appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the 
period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed 
under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States 
Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended bal-
ance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be 
charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose 
as the expired or closed account if— 
(1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable 
(except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before 
the end of the period of availability or closing of that account; 
(2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to 
any current appropriation account of the Department of 
Defense; and 
(3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is 
not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department 
of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public 
Law 101–510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided, 
That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review 
or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative 
unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge 
to a current account under the authority of this section shall 
be reversed and recorded against the expired account: Provided 
further, That the total amount charged to a current appropria-
tion under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 
1 percent of the total appropriation for that account. 
SEC. 8057. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of 
equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by 
any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount 
of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis. 
(b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited 
to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project 
and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of 
equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall 
be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation. 
SEC. 8058. None of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control rela-
tionships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administra-
tive control of United States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific 
fleet: Provided, That the command and control relationships which 
Fleet 
modification. 
Reimbursement. 
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existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written 
modification has been proposed to the House and Senate Appropria-
tions Committees: Provided further, That the proposed modification 
may be implemented 30 days after the notification unless an objec-
tion is received from either the House or Senate Appropriations 
Committees: Provided further, That any proposed modification shall 
not preclude the ability of the commander of United States Pacific 
Command to meet operational requirements. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8059. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide’’, $25,000,000 
shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual 
Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program: Provided, That the funds 
are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, 
the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: 
Provided further, That funds transferred shall be merged with 
and available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided 
further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided in this Act. 
SEC. 8060. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this 
Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military 
forces for operational training, operational use or inventory require-
ments: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items 
used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and 
leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That 
this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the 
National Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by 
certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national 
security interest to do so. 
SEC. 8061. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by- 
case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation 
on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided 
in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the 
limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative 
programs entered into between the Department of Defense and 
the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements 
for the procurement of defense items entered into under section 
2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not 
discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced 
in the United States for that country. 
(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— 
(1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 
after such date under contracts that are entered into before 
such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason 
other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection 
(a). 
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 
construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and 
clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI (chapters 
50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
Implementation 
date. 
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and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 
through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 
7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, 
and 9404. 
SEC. 8062. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations 
Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing 
repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the 
Department of Defense, including areas in such military family 
housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting 
official Department of Defense business. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8063. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy’’, up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer 
to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development 
Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis 
Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 
1105). 
SEC. 8064. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ for any new start advanced 
concept technology demonstration project or joint capability dem-
onstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, 
including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and 
transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has 
been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction 
on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense 
committees that it is in the national interest to do so. 
SEC. 8065. The Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide 
a classified quarterly report to the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as 
directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 
SEC. 8066. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard 
serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of 
title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in support of 
the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense 
System. 
SEC. 8067. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held 
by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge 
and a United States military nomenclature designation of ‘‘armor 
penetrator’’, ‘‘armor piercing (AP)’’, ‘‘armor piercing incendiary 
(API)’’, or ‘‘armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)’’, except to 
an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department 
of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate 
to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing 
projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demili-
tarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant 
to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture 
of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent 
Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department 
of State. 
Classified. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Waiver authority. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
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SEC. 8068. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive 
payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would 
be required under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, 
in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in 
excess of 1 year to any organization specified in section 508(d) 
of title 32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or 
fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case 
basis. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8069. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, $75,950,170 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized 
to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real prop-
erty, construction, personal services, and operations related to 
projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided further, 
That contracts entered into under the authority of this section 
may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines 
to be necessary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this 
section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law 
to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as 
determined by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 8070. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act may be used to take any action to modify— 
(1) the appropriations account structure for the National 
Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation 
of a new appropriation or new appropriation account; 
(2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request 
is presented in the unclassified P–1, R–1, and O–1 documents 
supporting the Department of Defense budget request; 
(3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or 
(4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed. 
(b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the 
merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program 
budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such 
change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)–(3). 
(c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary 
of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable 
financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and 
develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management 
processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintel-
ligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative 
processes will adversely affect counterintelligence. 
(d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under 
subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Sec-
retary of Defense shall— 
(1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agen-
cies; 
Assessment. 
Study. 
Compliance. 
Determination. 
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(2) receive certification from all affected agencies attesting 
that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, 
improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counter-
intelligence; and 
(3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary 
certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alter-
natives and certifications to the congressional defense and intel-
ligence committees. 
SEC. 8071. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 
Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the 
determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the 
national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant 
to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction 
and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of 
military family members when confronted with the illness or hos-
pitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8072. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ and ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $600,735,000 shall be 
for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided, That of this amount, 
$62,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to 
the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome 
defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to 
the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; 
$266,511,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense 
(SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and 
development under the SRBMD program, of which $150,000,000 
shall be for co-production activities of SRBMD missiles in the United 
States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent 
with each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, of which not 
more than $90,000,000, subject to previously established transfer 
procedures, may be obligated or expended until establishment of 
a U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for SRBMD; $204,893,000 
shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense 
Architecture, of which $120,000,000 shall be for co-production activi-
ties of Arrow 3 Upper Tier missiles in the United States and 
in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent with 
each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, of which not more 
than $70,000,000 subject to previously established transfer proce-
dures, may be obligated or expended until establishment of a U.S.- 
Israeli co-production agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier; and 
$67,331,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program 
including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detec-
tion suite: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority 
contained in this Act. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8073. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, $160,274,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2017, to fund prior year 
shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, That upon enactment of this 
Contracts. 
Israel. 
Determination. 
Grants. 
Fisher House 
Foundation. 
Deadline. 
Certification. 
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Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following 
appropriations in the amounts specified: Provided further, That 
the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available 
for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred 
to: 
(1) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy’’, 2012/2017: LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock Pro-
gram $45,060,000; 
(2) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy’’, 2011/2017: DDG–51 Destroyer $15,959,000; 
(3) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy’’, 2012/2017: Littoral Combat Ship $3,600,000; 
(4) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy’’, 2013/2017: Littoral Combat Ship $82,400,000; 
(5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy’’, 2012/2017: Expeditionary Fast Transport $6,710,000; 
and 
(6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy’’, 2013/2017: Expeditionary Fast Transport $6,545,000. 
SEC. 8074. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 
by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are 
deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes 
of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3094) during fiscal year 2017 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 
SEC. 8075. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity 
unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken imme-
diately in the interest of national security and only after written 
prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 8076. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2018 
submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code, shall include separate budget justification docu-
ments for costs of United States Armed Forces’ participation in 
contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the 
Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, 
and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts: 
Provided, That these documents shall include a description of the 
funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military 
service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for 
each appropriations account: Provided further, That these docu-
ments shall include estimated costs for each element of expense 
or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each 
contingency operation, and programmatic data including, but not 
limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve component, 
and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support 
of each contingency: Provided further, That these documents shall 
include budget exhibits OP–5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Depart-
ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contin-
gency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal 
years. 
SEC. 8077. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment 
of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. 
Cost estimates. 
10 USC 221 note. 
Notification. 
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SEC. 8078. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total 
amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $157,000,000. 
SEC. 8079. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation 
of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force 
Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC–130 Weather Recon-
naissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: Provided, 
That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance 
Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense 
requirements during the non-hurricane season. 
SEC. 8080. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless 
the information has been lawfully collected and processed during 
the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: Provided, 
That information pertaining to United States persons shall only 
be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth 
Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented 
through Executive Order No. 12333. 
SEC. 8081. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, 
or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned 
aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army. 
(b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational 
control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) 
in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating 
to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles. 
SEC. 8082. Up to $10,120,000 of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’ may be made 
available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the 
purpose of enabling the Pacific Command to execute Theater Secu-
rity Cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and 
payment of incremental and personnel costs of training and exer-
cising with foreign security forces: Provided, That funds made avail-
able for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other 
funding authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance 
or combined exercise expenses: Provided further, That funds may 
not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country that 
is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under 
any other provision of law. 
SEC. 8083. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 
except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 8084. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United 
States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ shall be 
considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under 
the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriations 
in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply 
to the total amount of the appropriation. 
SEC. 8085. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 
a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish 
the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authori-
ties for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That the report shall include— 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
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(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made 
by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appro-
priate, and the fiscal year enacted level; 
(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by 
Expenditure Center and project; and 
(3) an identification of items of special congressional 
interest. 
(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence 
Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer 
until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the 
congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of 
National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intel-
ligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is nec-
essary as an emergency requirement. 
SEC. 8086. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to eliminate, restructure, or realign Army Contracting 
Command—New Jersey or make disproportionate personnel reduc-
tions at any Army Contracting Command—New Jersey sites without 
30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 8087. Of the unobligated balances available to the Depart-
ment of Defense, the following funds are permanently rescinded 
from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts 
to reflect excess cash balances in Department of Defense Acquisition 
Workforce Development Fund: Provided, That no amounts may 
be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolu-
tion on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
From ‘‘Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 
Development Fund, Defense’’, $531,000,000. 
SEC. 8088. None of the funds made available by this Act for 
excess defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), or peacekeeping operations for the 
countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards 
of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1) may be used to support any military 
training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by 
the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless such assistance 
is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers 
Prevention Act of 2008. 
SEC. 8089. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $67,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, to the Secretary of Defense acting through the Office of 
Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense to make grants, 
conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement other Federal 
funds to address the need for assistance to support critical existing 
and enduring military installations and missions on Guam, as well 
as any potential Department of Defense growth, for purposes of 
addressing the need for civilian water and wastewater improve-
ments. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Guam. 
New Jersey. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Certification. 
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SEC. 8090. (a) None of the funds provided for the National 
Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall 
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 
(1) creates a new start effort; 
(2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of 
$10,000,000 or more; 
(3) transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence 
Program; or 
(4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the 
congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in 
advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification 
period may be reduced for urgent national security require-
ments. 
(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence 
Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available 
for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer 
of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase 
or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accom-
panying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees 
are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 
this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security 
requirements. 
SEC. 8091. The Director of National Intelligence shall submit 
to Congress each year, at or about the time that the President’s 
budget is submitted to Congress that year under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, a future-years intelligence program 
(including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures 
and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such 
future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with 
respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the four 
succeeding fiscal years. 
SEC. 8092. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional 
intelligence committees’’ means the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8093. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed 
$11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of 
this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy’’, and ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ 
may be transferred by the military department concerned to its 
central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant 
to section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. 
50 USC 3103 
note. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8094. Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and 
maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remit-
tances and transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Develop-
ment Fund in accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 8095. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by 
the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination 
by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
only after such report has been made available to the requesting 
Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 
SEC. 8096. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal con-
tract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor 
agrees not to— 
(1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees 
or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of 
employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree 
to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising 
out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and 
battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false impris-
onment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or 
(2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing 
agreement with an employee or independent contractor that 
mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve 
through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual 
assault or harassment, including assault and battery, inten-
tional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or 
negligent hiring, supervision, or retention. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the 
contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to 
agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce 
any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or inde-
pendent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. 
For purposes of this subsection, a ‘‘covered subcontractor’’ is an 
entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract 
subject to subsection (a). 
(c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect 
to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements with employees or 
independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of 
the United States. 
(d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of 
subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor 
for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the 
Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
Definition. 
Certification. 
Contracts. 
Time period. 
Web posting. 
Reports. 
Determination. 
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waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests 
of the United States, and that the term of the contract or sub-
contract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The 
determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the 
waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall 
state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons 
each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security 
interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall 
transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any deter-
mination under this subsection not less than 15 business days 
before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination 
may be awarded. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8097. From within the funds appropriated for operation 
and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, 
up to $122,375,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint 
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions 
of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010, Public Law 111–84: Provided, That for purposes of 
section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of 
the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 
consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des-
ignated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by 
section 706 of Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That addi-
tional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for oper-
ation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the 
Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the 
Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 8098. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense 
or a component thereof in contravention of the provisions of section 
130h of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 8099. Appropriations available to the Department of 
Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored 
vehicles for the physical 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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8100. Upon a determination by the Director of National 
Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national 
interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of 
Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 
of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence 
Program: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be 
used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intel-
ligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
and in no case where the item for which funds are requested 
has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That a request 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Public 
information. 
Deadline. 
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for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided 
in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2017. 
SEC. 8101. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, 
or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, 
its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any 
other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta
´namo Bay, Cuba, by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
SEC. 8102. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, 
acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, 
or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) 
for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 
under the effective control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
modification 
of 
facilities 
at 
United 
States 
Naval 
Station, 
Guanta
´namo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual 
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, 
Guanta
´namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective control of 
the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
Station, Guanta
´namo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 8103. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained 
at United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the 
custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other 
foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance 
with section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) and section 1034 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328). 
SEC. 8104. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
1541 et seq.). 
SEC. 8105. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act may be used by the 
Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of under-
standing, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or 
provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any sub-
sidiary of Rosoboronexport. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in sub-
section (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that 
it is in the vital national security interest of the United States 
to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense 
committees that, to the best of the Secretary’s knowledge: 
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(1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal mili-
tary equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal mili-
tary equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab 
Republic; 
(2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have with-
drawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on mili-
tary bases subject to agreements in force between the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation and the Government of 
Ukraine; and 
(3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking 
active measures to destabilize the control of the Government 
of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine. 
(c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall 
conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with 
respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant 
to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on 
which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the 
Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing the results of the review conducted with 
respect to such waiver. 
SEC. 8106. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United 
States unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 
2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 8107. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, under 
such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, to 
local military commanders appointed by the Secretary, or by an 
officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their 
discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection 
(d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that is 
incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign 
country. 
(b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided 
only if— 
(1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined 
by the local military commander to be friendly to the United 
States; 
(2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under 
chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Foreign Claims Act’’); and 
(3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was 
not caused by action by an enemy. 
(c) NATURE OF PAYMENTS.—Any payments provided under a 
program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission 
or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to compensate for any 
damage, personal injury, or death. 
(d) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—If the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a par-
ticular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided 
to civilians determined to have suffered harm incident to combat 
operations of the Armed Forces under the program should be deter-
mined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and 
based on an assessment, which should include such factors as 
cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions. 
10 USC 2731 
note. 
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(e) LEGAL ADVICE.—Local military commanders shall receive 
legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this sub-
section. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Department 
of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia payment is proper 
under this section and applicable Department of Defense regula-
tions. 
(f) WRITTEN RECORD.—A written record of any ex gratia pay-
ment offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and 
on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Depart-
ment of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 
(g) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall report to the 
congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy 
of the ex gratia payment program including the number of types 
of cases considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia 
payment recipients, and any recommended modifications to the 
program. 
SEC. 8108. None of the funds available in this Act to the 
Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for nec-
essary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activi-
ties, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number 
of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and 
launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to 
Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 
SEC. 8109. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards 
on a public Web site in a searchable format. 
SEC. 8110. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration team 
at a location outside of the United States: Provided, That this 
prohibition applies only if a performance of a flight demonstration 
team at a location within the United States was canceled during 
the current fiscal year due to insufficient funding. 
SEC. 8111. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the National Security Agency to— 
(1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose 
of targeting a United States person; or 
(2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term 
is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) 
of any electronic communication of a United States person 
from a provider of electronic communication services to the 
public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978. 
SEC. 8112. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 
until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 
SEC. 8113. None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee 
of any agency funded by this Act who approves or implements 
the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary 
resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act 
to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this 
Act without the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That 
this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly pro-
vided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts 
providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of 
Defense. 
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SEC. 8114. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the 
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support 
for, or expand support to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, 
or individuals unless the congressional defense committees are noti-
fied in accordance with the direction contained in the classified 
annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initiating 
such support: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
in this Act may be used under section 1208 for any activity that 
is not in support of an ongoing military operation being conducted 
by United States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive the 
prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such 
waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not 
later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congres-
sional defense committees of such waiver. 
SEC. 8115. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction 
of United States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations 
in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, 
or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the 
congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 
3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 
SEC. 8116. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup 
aircraft inventory status, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or 
place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, any A– 
10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve 
component associated with such aircraft. 
SEC. 8117. None of the funds provided in this Act for the 
T–AO(X) program shall be used to award a new contract that 
provides for the acquisition of the following components unless 
those components are manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary 
equipment (including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion 
equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propellers); ship-
board cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes. 
SEC. 8118. The amount appropriated in title II of this Act 
for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’ is hereby reduced by 
$336,000,000 to reflect excess cash balances in Department of 
Defense Working Capital Funds. 
SEC. 8119. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
to reflect savings due to lower than anticipated fuel costs, the 
total amount appropriated in title II of this Act is hereby reduced 
by $1,155,000,000. 
SEC. 8120. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to divest or retire, or to prepare to divest or retire, KC– 
10 aircraft. 
SEC. 8121. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup 
aircraft inventory status, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or 
place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, any EC– 
130H aircraft. 
SEC. 8122. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military 
Iraq. 
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or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, 
or for entertainment that includes topless or nude entertainers 
or participants, as prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, 
Volume 9, Chapter 3 and Department of Defense Instruction 
1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b). 
SEC. 8123. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to propose, plan for, or execute a new or additional Base 
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 
SEC. 8124. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $274,524,000, to remain available 
until expended, may be used for any purposes related to the 
National Defense Reserve Fleet established under section 11 of 
the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405): Provided, 
That such amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready 
Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the United 
States Department of Transportation for programs, projects, activi-
ties, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8125. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense may use up to $20,000,000 under the heading 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, and up to $75,000,000 
under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Defense-Wide’’ to develop, replace, and sustain Federal Government 
security and suitability background investigation information tech-
nology systems of the Office of Personnel Management or other 
Federal agency responsible for conducting such investigations: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may reprogram or transfer additional 
amounts into these headings or into ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ 
using established reprogramming procedures applicable to congres-
sional special interest items: Provided further, That such funds 
shall supplement, not supplant any other amounts made available 
to other Federal agencies for such purposes. 
SEC. 8126. None of the funds made available by this Act for 
the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization 
program may be obligated or expended for pre-milestone B activities 
after March 31, 2018. 
SEC. 8127. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8128. Additional readiness funds made available in title 
II of this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, ‘‘Operation 
and Maintenance, Navy’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine 
Corps’’, and ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ may be trans-
ferred to and merged with any appropriation of the Department 
of Defense for activities related to the Zika virus in order to provide 
health support for the full range of military operations and sustain 
the health of the members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees 
of the Department of Defense, and their families, to include: 
research and development, disease surveillance, vaccine develop-
ment, rapid detection, vector controls and surveillance, training, 
and outbreak response: Provided, That the authority provided in 
this section is subject to the same terms and conditions as the 
authority provided in section 8005 of this Act. 
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SEC. 8129. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network is designed to block access to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities, or for any activity necessary for the 
national defense, including intelligence activities. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 8130. (a) The Ship Modernization, Operations and 
Sustainment Fund established by section 8103 of the Department 
of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (division C of Public Law 
113–6; 127 Stat. 321) is hereby terminated, effective as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) Any unobligated balances in the Ship Modernization, Oper-
ations and Sustainment Fund as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 8131. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov 
Battalion. 
SEC. 8132. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
transfer of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act to the Global Engagement Center pursuant to section 1287 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328) shall be made in accordance with section 
8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable. 
SEC. 8133. No amounts credited or otherwise made available 
in this or any other Act to the Department of Defense Acquisition 
Workforce Development Fund may be transferred to: 
(1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established under section 
804(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note); or 
(2) credited to a military-department specific fund estab-
lished under section 804(d)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (as amended by section 
897 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017). 
SEC. 8134. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to 
deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 
to any records, documents, or other materials available to the 
department or agency over which that Inspector General has respon-
sibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or to prevent 
or impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, docu-
ments, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a 
provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General 
and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 
department or agency covered by this section shall provide its 
Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and 
other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall 
ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant 
to the information provided by the establishment over which that 
Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General 
Act of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this section shall 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Records. 
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report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures 
to comply with this requirement. 
TITLE IX 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON 
TERRORISM 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, 
$1,948,648,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, 
$327,427,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine 
Corps’’, $179,733,000: 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. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, 
$705,706,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Army’’, 
$42,506,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Navy’’, 
$11,929,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Marine 
Corps’’, $3,764,000: 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. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’’, 
$20,535,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, 
Army’’, $196,472,000: 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. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, Air 
Force’’, $5,288,000: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’, $15,693,068,000: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy’’, $7,887,349,000: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Marine Corps’’, $1,607,259,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force’’, $10,556,598,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide’’, $6,476,649,000: Provided, That of the funds provided 
under this heading, not to exceed $920,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018, shall be for payments to reimburse key 
cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, 
including access, provided to United States military and stability 
operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq 
and the Levant: Provided further, That such reimbursement pay-
ments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may 
determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and 
such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting 
officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification 
to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That 
these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized 
training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and 
providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non- 
reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States mili-
tary and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the 
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and 15 days following notifica-
tion to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, 
That these funds may be used to support the Government of Jordan, 
in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to 
enhance the ability of the armed forces of Jordan to increase or 
sustain security along its borders, upon 15 days prior written 
notification to the congressional defense committees outlining the 
amounts intended to be provided and the nature of the expenses 
incurred: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, not to exceed $750,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, shall be available to provide support and assist-
ance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to 
conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or 
other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, up 
to $30,000,000 shall be for Operation Observant Compass: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly 
reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds 
provided in this paragraph: Provided further, 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. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Jordan. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Reimbursement. 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army Reserve’’, $38,679,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy Reserve’’, $26,265,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Marine Corps Reserve’’, $3,304,000: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force Reserve’’, $57,586,000: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army National Guard’’, $127,035,000: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air National Guard’’, $20,000,000: 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. 
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 
For the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, $4,262,715,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such 
funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing 
the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command— 
Afghanistan, or the Secretary’s designee, to provide assistance, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security 
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forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, sup-
plies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renova-
tion, construction, and funding: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Defense may obligate and expend funds made available to the 
Department of Defense in this title for additional costs associated 
with existing projects previously funded with amounts provided 
under the heading ‘‘Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund’’ in prior Acts: 
Provided further, That such costs shall be limited to contract 
changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuation, rate adjust-
ments, and other necessary contract actions to complete existing 
projects, and associated supervision and administration costs and 
costs for design during construction: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may not use more than $50,000,000 under the authority 
provided in this section: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
notify in advance such contract changes and adjustments in annual 
reports to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, 
That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is 
in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign 
nations: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the pur-
poses provided herein from any person, foreign government, or 
international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain 
available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional 
defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obliga-
tion of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of 
the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 
15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify 
the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of 
any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed 
new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups 
in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further, That the United States 
may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this 
heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security 
forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United 
States: Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 
provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet 
transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred 
to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces 
to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department 
of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense 
committees: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
this heading, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for recruitment 
and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security per-
sonnel: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
For the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Train 
and Equip Fund’’, $980,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That such funds shall be available 
to the Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary 
Coordination. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Notify. 
Contracts. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Contracts. 
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of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logis-
tics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair 
and renovation; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irreg-
ular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or preparing to 
participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and 
the Levant, and their affiliated or associated groups: Provided fur-
ther, That these funds may be used, in such amounts as the Sec-
retary of Defense may determine, to enhance the border security 
of nations adjacent to conflict areas, including Jordan and Lebanon, 
resulting from actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading 
shall be available to provide assistance only for activities in a 
country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission to counter 
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and following written 
notification to the congressional defense committees of such designa-
tion: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or 
individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, 
including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations 
with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government 
of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote 
respect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior 
to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the details of any such 
obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may 
accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from 
foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other 
entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading: 
Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes pro-
vided herein from any foreign government or other entity may 
be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and 
used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition 
of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary 
determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay 
or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice 
of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations 
and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided fur-
ther, That the United States may accept equipment procured using 
funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, ‘‘Iraq 
Train and Equip Fund’’ in prior Acts, that was transferred to 
security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or pre-
paring to participate in activities to counter the Islamic State 
of Iraq and the Levant and returned by such forces or groups 
to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department 
of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense 
committees: Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 
provided under this heading, or under the heading, ‘‘Iraq Train 
and Equip Fund’’ in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security 
forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to 
participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and 
the Levant may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
Notice. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Coordination. 
Notification. 
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when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required for 
transfer to such forces or groups and upon written notification 
to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided 
under this heading, including, but not limited to, the number of 
individuals trained, the nature and scope of support and 
sustainment provided to each group or individual, the area of oper-
ations for each group, and the contributions of other countries, 
groups, or individuals: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 
$313,171,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Army’’, 
$405,317,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, 
ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weapons and 
Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $395,944,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019: 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. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Army’’, $290,670,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
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. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 
$1,343,010,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
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Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 
$367,930,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 
$8,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $65,380,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019: 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. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 
$99,786,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 
$118,939,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$927,249,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
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MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$235,095,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Air Force’’, $273,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: 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. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$3,529,456,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 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’’, 
$244,184,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT 
For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and 
support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items for 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $750,000,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, 
not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually 
submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization 
priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve 
component: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
by this paragraph may be used to procure manned fixed wing 
aircraft, or procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition: 
Provided further, 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. 
Deadline. 
Assessment. 
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Army’’, $100,522,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: 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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Navy’’, $78,323,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: 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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $67,905,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: 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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $159,919,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: 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. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Capital Funds’’, 
$140,633,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism 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 Program’’, 
$331,764,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense’’, $215,333,000: 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 Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the ‘‘Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund’’, $339,472,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such 
funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing 
the Director of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization 
to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, 
training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United States 
forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided 
herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and 
maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evalua-
tion; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose 
provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is 
in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall, not fewer than 5 days prior to making transfers from this 
appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in 
writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral’’, $22,062,000: 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. 
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 2017. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense 
that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary 
may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, 
transfer up to $2,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds 
made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided, 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
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That the Secretary 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 construction 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, super-
vision and administration costs and costs for design during construc-
tion include all in-house Government costs. 
SEC. 9004. From funds made available in this title, the Sec-
retary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense in the United States Cen-
tral Command area of responsibility: (1) passenger motor vehicles 
up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light 
armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force 
protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwith-
standing price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of 
passenger carrying vehicles. 
SEC. 9005. Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts appro-
priated by this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’ may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
to fund the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program (CERP), 
for the purpose of enabling 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 
elements 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 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 congressional defense committees quarterly commitment, 
obligation, 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 submit to the congressional defense 
committees a written notice containing each of the following: 
(1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed 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 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Time periods. 
Data. 
Afghanistan. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
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other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be 
contributed to the completion of the project. 
(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, 
including the agreement with either the host nation, a non- 
Department of Defense agency of the United States Government 
or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the 
activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to 
be provided through the proposed project. 
SEC. 9006. Funds available to the Department of Defense for 
operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding 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 
stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State 
of Iraq and the Levant: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense commit-
tees regarding support provided under this section. 
SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be obligated 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 stationing of United 
States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(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 stationing of United 
States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations 
promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against 
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman 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 Restruc-
turing 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 Hurri-
canes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 
2006 (Public Law 109–148). 
SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Afghanistan 
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 approve the requirement and 
acquisition plan for any service requirements in excess of 
$50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment require-
ments in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, 
That the Department of Defense must certify to the congressional 
defense 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. 
Certification. 
Plan. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
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 determination by the Secretary of Defense 
that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements 
of a Commander 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. 
SEC. 9011. From funds made available to the Department of 
Defense in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, up to $60,000,000 may be used by the Secretary 
of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to support 
United States Government transition activities in Iraq by funding 
the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation 
in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life support, 
transportation and personal security, and facilities renovation and 
construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning sites 
to the Government of Iraq: Provided, That to the extent authorized 
under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, 
the operations and activities that may be carried out by the Office 
of Security Cooperation in Iraq may, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, include non-operational training activities in 
support of Iraqi Minister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service 
personnel in an institutional environment to address capability 
gaps, integrate processes relating to intelligence, air sovereignty, 
combined arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage and 
integrate defense-related institutions: Provided further, That not 
later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan for transitioning any such training 
activities that they determine are needed after the end of fiscal 
year 2017, to existing or new contracts for the sale of defense 
articles or defense services consistent with the provisions of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.): Provided further, 
That, not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant 
to the authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written 
notice containing a detailed justification and timeline for the oper-
ations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq 
at each site where such operations and activities will be conducted 
during fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That amounts made avail-
able by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 9012. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by this 
Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in ‘‘Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ may 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. 9013. None of the funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund’’ may be used 
to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems. 
SEC. 9014. For the ‘‘Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative’’, 
$150,000,000 is hereby appropriated, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That such funds shall be available 
to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
Coordination. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Transition plan. 
Determination. 
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of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; lethal 
weapons of a defensive nature; logistics support, supplies and serv-
ices; sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and 
national security forces of Ukraine, and for replacement of any 
weapons or defensive articles provided to the Government of 
Ukraine from the inventory of the United States: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior 
to obligating funds provided under this heading, notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the details of any such 
obligation: Provided further, That the United States may accept 
equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in 
this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of 
Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: Provided 
further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this 
heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the military 
or National Security Forces of Ukraine or returned by such forces 
to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department 
of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense 
committees: Provided further, That amounts made available by 
this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
SEC. 9015. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available 
for replacement of funds for items provided to the Government 
of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States to the extent 
specifically provided for in section 9014 of this Act. 
SEC. 9016. None of the funds made available by this Act under 
section 9014 for ‘‘Assistance and Sustainment to the Military and 
National Security Forces of Ukraine’’ may be used to procure or 
transfer man-portable air defense systems. 
SEC. 9017. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for payments under section 1233 of 
Public Law 110–181 for reimbursement to the Government of Paki-
stan may be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congres-
sional 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 foreign 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; 
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material 
and expertise; 
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence 
and due process of law; 
Coordination. 
Certifications. 
Pakistan. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
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(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance pro-
grams in Pakistan; and 
(7) 
providing 
humanitarian 
organizations 
access 
to 
detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
civilians affected by the conflict. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case- 
by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense 
committees that it is in the national security interest to do so: 
Provided, That if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secre-
taries shall report to the congressional defense committees on both 
the justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this 
section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: 
Provided further, That such report may be submitted in classified 
form if necessary. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9018. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 
of Defense and made available for transfer only to the operation 
and maintenance, military personnel, and procurement accounts, 
to improve the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
capabilities of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the 
transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days prior to exercising the transfer 
authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the 
proposed uses of these funds: Provided further, That the funds 
provided in this section may not be transferred to any program, 
project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available by this section are 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That the authority to provide funding under this 
section shall terminate on September 30, 2017. 
SEC. 9019. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction 
of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, 
into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities 
is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 
airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention 
of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of 
sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 
SEC. 9020. None of the funds in this Act may be made available 
for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan 
National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the 
Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional 
defense committees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift 
requirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s ability to 
utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory 
and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide additional 
Reports. 
Termination 
date. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Reports. 
Coordination. 
Waiver authority. 
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support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current medium airlift 
capacity. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9021. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense 
Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 
the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 
Provided, That such amounts are designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, DSCA Coali-
tion Support Fund’’, 2016/2017, $300,000,000; 
‘‘Counterterrorism 
Partnerships 
Fund’’, 
2016/2017, 
$200,000,000; 
‘‘Afghanistan 
Security 
Forces 
Fund’’, 
2016/2017, 
$150,000,000; and 
‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2016/2018, $169,000,000. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 9022. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense 
Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 
the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 
Provided, That amounts rescinded pursuant to this section that 
were previously designated by the Congress for contingency oper-
ations directly related to the global war on terrorism pursuant 
to section 3(c)(2) of H. Res. 5 (112th Congress) and as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th 
Congress) are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Coalition Sup-
port Funds’’, XXXX, $11,524,000. 
SEC. 9023. (a) The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle 
Fund provided for by section 123 of Public Law 110–92 (121 Stat. 
992) is hereby terminated, effective as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) Any unobligated balances in the Mine Resistant Ambush 
Protected Vehicle Fund as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall, notwithstanding any provision of subchapter IV of chapter 
15 of title 31, United States Code, or the procedures under such 
subchapter, be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
TITLE X 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIATIONS 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, 
$131,375,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Termination 
date. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’, $986,754,000: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy’’, $1,772,631,000: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Marine Corps’’, $255,250,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force’’, $1,566,272,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide’’, $650,951,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy Reserve’’, $3,208,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force Reserve’’, $115,099,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army National Guard’’, $87,868,000: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air National Guard’’, $23,000,000: 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. 
COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of 
Iraq and the Levant Train and Equip Fund’’, $626,400,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such 
amounts shall not be obligated or expended until 15 days after 
the President submits a plan in accordance with section 10005 
of this Act: Provided further, 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. 
COUNTER-ISIL OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER 
FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there 
is appropriated $1,610,000,000, for the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of 
Iraq and the Levant Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer 
Fund’’, for expenses directly relating to overseas contingency oper-
ations by United States military forces, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the funds made available in this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to 
military personnel accounts, operation and maintenance accounts, 
procurement accounts, and working capital fund accounts: Provided 
further, That such amounts shall not be transferred until 15 days 
after the President submits a plan in accordance with section 10005 
of this Act: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall 
be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the congressional 
defense committees 15 days prior to such transfer or any subsequent 
transfer: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Deadline. 
President. 
Plan. 
Deadline. 
Plan. 
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251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 
$316,784,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Army’’, 
$579,754,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, 
ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weapons and 
Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $61,218,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019: 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. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Army’’, $447,685,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
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. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 
$412,109,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 
$314,257,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
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WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 
$129,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $103,100,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019: 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. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 
$151,297,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 
$212,280,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$856,820,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Space Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$19,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Air Force’’, $70,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
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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. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$1,335,381,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 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’’, 
$510,635,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 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, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Army’’, $163,134,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: 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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Navy’’, $248,214,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: 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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $297,300,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: 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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $279,185,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: 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. 
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OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operational Test and Evaluation, 
Defense’’, $2,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 
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. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Capital Funds’’, 
$285,681,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Destruction, Defense’’, $127,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, shall be for research, development, test and evalua-
tion: 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 10001. 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 2017: Provided, That except as otherwise explicitly pro-
vided for in this title, such amounts shall be subject to the terms 
and conditions set forth in titles VIII and IX of this division. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 10002. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense 
that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary 
may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, 
transfer up to $250,000,000 between the appropriations or funds 
made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided, 
That the Secretary 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 the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2017. 
SEC. 10003. Funds appropriated by this title, or made available 
by the transfer of funds in this title, for intelligence or intelligence 
related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the 
Notification. 
Determination. 
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Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414). 
SEC. 10004. In addition to funds made available in section 
8124 of this division, $7,000,000 of the amounts appropriated in 
this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, may be used 
for any purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet 
established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 
1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405): Provided, That such amounts are available 
for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Adminis-
tration account of the United States Department of Transportation 
for programs, projects, activities, and expenses related to the 
National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
SEC. 10005. (a) Of the amounts appropriated in this title, 
$2,476,200,000 shall not be obligated or expended until 15 days 
after the President provides the appropriate committees a report 
on the United States strategy for the defeat of the Islamic State 
of Iraq and al Sham. 
(b) Such report, which may include a classified annex, shall 
include, at a minimum, the following— 
(1) a description of the objectives of the United States 
to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham, including 
the desired end states in Iraq and Syria to achieve such objec-
tives; 
(2) a description of the roles and responsibilities of the 
Department of Defense in the strategy, the regions covered 
by the strategy, and the specific allies and coalition partners 
required to carry out the strategy, including the expected lines 
of effort of such coalition; 
(3) a description of the roles and responsibilities of the 
Department of State in the strategy, the diplomatic and regional 
engagement necessary to achieve the objectives of the strategy, 
to include plans for stabilizing territory formerly held by the 
Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham; 
(4) an estimate of the resources required to undertake 
the strategy, and a description of the plan for the use of 
funds provided in this Act to implement the strategy; 
(5) a description of the benchmarks to be used to measure 
progress in achieving the objectives of the strategy; and 
(6) an assessment of how the actions of the Government 
of Syria and other state and non-state actors in the region 
impact the ability to achieve the objectives of the strategy. 
(c) Not more than 90 days after the initial report, and every 
90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an update on the progress toward the benchmarks established 
in the initial report, and if applicable, a description of any changes 
to the objectives of the strategy. 
(d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
Definition. 
Deadlines. 
Progress update. 
Assessment. 
Estimate. 
Deadline. 
President. 
Reports. 
Strategy. 
Iraq. 
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SEC. 10006. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall transmit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees describing a strategy for 
Syria. 
(b) Such report, which may include a classified annex, shall 
include, at a minimum, the following— 
(1) a description of the United States political and military 
objectives regarding the Government of Syria; 
(2) a description of United States and multilateral efforts 
to address the needs of civilians affected by the conflict in 
Syria, to include efforts to protect the civilian population from 
the use of chemical weapons and the deliberate targeting of 
civilians by the Government of Syria; 
(3) a description of the efforts of the United States to 
engage regional and international partners in support of such 
objectives; and 
(4) a description of the efforts undertaken by the relevant 
agencies to achieve such objectives. 
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under the direc-
tion of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief 
of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of 
the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage 
reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and 
related efforts. 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collec-
tion and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, 
flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic eco-
system restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed 
studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, 
flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 
ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to construc-
tion; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous inves-
tigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed 
Energy and 
Water 
Development and 
Related Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Definition. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Strategy. 
Syria. 
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studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construc-
tion, $121,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, six 
new study starts during fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That 
the new study starts will consist of five studies where the majority 
of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings 
or from flood and storm damage reduction and one study where 
the majority of benefits are derived from environmental restoration: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the 
new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, 
flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic eco-
system restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for 
conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such 
projects (including those involving participation by States, local 
governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for 
selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica-
tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to 
construction); $1,876,000,000, to remain available until expended; 
of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share 
of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Dis-
posal Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund as authorized by Public Law 104–303; and of 
which such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs 
of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland 
waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways 
Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: 
Provided, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more 
than, six new construction starts during fiscal year 2017: Provided 
further, That the new construction starts will consist of five projects 
where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation 
transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction 
and one project where the majority of the benefits are derived 
from environmental restoration: Provided further, That for new 
construction projects, project cost sharing agreements shall be 
executed as soon as practicable but no later than September 30, 
2017: Provided further, That no allocation for a new start shall 
be considered final and no work allowance shall be made until 
the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress an out-year funding scenario dem-
onstrating the affordability of the selected new starts and the 
impacts on other projects: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, 
once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects 
and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $362,000,000, to 
Funding 
scenario. 
Deadline. 
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remain available until expended, of which such sums as are nec-
essary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and mainte-
nance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and 
care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by 
law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by 
the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; 
maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, 
or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of 
general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting 
northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing 
and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to naviga-
tion, $3,149,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible 
operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, 
and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from 
the special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived 
from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, 
and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the 
areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such 
sums as become available from fees collected under section 217 
of Public Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation 
and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for 
which such fees have been collected: Provided, That 1 percent 
of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, 
projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be allo-
cated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the 
fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use 
by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as 
the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, 
and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth 
quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emer-
gency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts pro-
vided for the programs, projects, or activities. 
REGULATORY PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining 
to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $200,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018. 
FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites 
in the United States resulting from work performed as part of 
the Nation’s early atomic energy program, $112,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and 
other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, 
and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized 
by law, $32,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the supervision and general 
administration of the civil works program in the headquarters 
of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; 
and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys 
Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water 
Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Develop-
ment Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers 
Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $181,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which not to 
exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation 
purposes and only during the current fiscal year: Provided, That 
no part of any other appropriation provided in this title shall 
be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of 
the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and 
management activities of the division offices: Provided further, That 
any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may 
be used to fund the supervision and general administration of 
emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 
any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS 
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), $4,764,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not more than 
75 percent of such amount may be obligated or expended until 
the Assistant Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress a work plan that allocates at 
least 95 percent of the additional funding provided under each 
heading in this title (as designated under such heading in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act)) to specific programs, 
projects, or activities. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this 
Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, shall be available 
for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
that: 
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted 
Plan. 
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by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; 
(5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or 
activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs 
(6) through (10), unless prior approval is received from the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; 
(6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over $100,000, re-
programming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided, 
That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming 
limit is $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may 
be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that 
did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and 
concomitant administrative expenses; 
(7) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over $2,000,000, re-
programming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided, 
That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 
limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may 
be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed condi-
tions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided further, 
That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing 
study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for 
existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 
(8) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Unlimited reprogram-
ming authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond 
to emergencies: Provided, That the Chief of Engineers shall 
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: 
Provided further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, re-
programming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
of $5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: Provided 
further, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the re-
programming limit is $150,000: Provided further, That $150,000 
may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity 
that did not receive an appropriation; 
(9) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.—The reprogram-
ming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply 
to the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Mainte-
nance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, 
respectively; and 
(10) FORMERLY
UTILIZED
SITES
REMEDIAL
ACTION
PRO-
GRAM.—Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of 
the receiving project is permitted. 
(b) DE MINIMUS REPROGRAMMINGS.—In no case should a re-
programming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM.—Subsection (a)(1) shall 
not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing 
authorities program. 
(d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
Notification. 
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for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the 
current fiscal year which shall include: 
(1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column 
to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made 
by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and 
(2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both 
by object class and program, project and activity as detailed 
in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and 
(3) An identification of items of special congressional 
interest. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall allocate funds made available 
in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act 
and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), including the deter-
mination and designation of new starts. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond 
the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity 
that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include 
any funds that have been made available through reprogramming 
pursuant to section 101. 
SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the 
Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may 
accept and expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds provided in this 
title under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ to mitigate 
for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
an open lake placement alternative for dredged material, after 
evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable manner for 
the disposal or management of dredged material originating from 
Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, unless it is approved under a 
State water quality certification pursuant to section 401 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341); Provided 
further, That until an open lake placement alternative for dredged 
material is approved under a State water quality certification, 
the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement of such 
dredged material consistent with the requirements of section 101 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used for any acquisition that is not consistent with 48 CFR 
225.7007. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study under 
the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, project author-
ized under the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 595). 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Develop-
ment for any fiscal year may be used by the Corps of Engineers 
during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, to develop, adopt, 
implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations 
in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the 
terms ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ for the purposes 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 109. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill 
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material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.) for the activities identified in subparagraphs (A) 
and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), 
(C)). 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah 
Project Completion Act, $10,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $1,300,000 shall be deposited into the Utah 
Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the 
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,350,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2018, for expenses necessary 
in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the 
Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2017, of the amount 
made available to the Commission under this Act or any other 
Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 
for administrative expenses. 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
The following appropriations shall be expended to execute 
authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation: 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For management, development, and restoration of water and 
related natural resources and for related activities, including the 
operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other 
facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities 
to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and 
other agreements with, State and local governments, federally rec-
ognized Indian tribes, and others, $1,155,894,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $22,000 shall be available for transfer 
to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $5,551,000 shall 
be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Develop-
ment Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may 
be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That 
such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall 
appropriation under this heading: Provided further, That of the 
total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be 
financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation 
special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived 
from that Fund or account: Provided further, That funds contributed 
under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes 
for which the funds were contributed: Provided further, That funds 
advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account 
and are available until expended for the same purposes as the 
sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That of 
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the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority 
projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation 
Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706. 
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND 
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restora-
tion, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley 
Project Improvement Act, $55,606,000, to be derived from such 
sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration 
Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public 
Law 102–575, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the 
full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments 
authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this heading 
may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream 
purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes 
by a court adopted decree or order. 
CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, 
Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with 
plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $36,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as 
may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred 
to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to 
carry out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated 
herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED 
Program 
management: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
CALFED 
implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with 
clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in 
achieving the goals and objectives of the Program. 
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related 
functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, 
and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, $59,000,000, to be 
derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as 
provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That no part of any other 
appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions 
budgeted as policy and administration expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available 
for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, which 
are for replacement only. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this 
Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous 
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or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded 
in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, shall 
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
of funds that— 
(1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity 
for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; 
(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity 
for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior 
approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate; 
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless 
prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
(A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity 
for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning 
of the fiscal year; or 
(B) $400,000 for any program, project or activity for 
which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning 
of the fiscal year; 
(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities 
Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the 
Resources Management and Development category to any pro-
gram, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior 
approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate; or 
(7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations 
of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide 
adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased con-
tractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and 
real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is 
received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds 
within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation 
category. 
(c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer means any 
movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity. 
(d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quar-
terly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives 
and 
the 
Senate 
detailing 
all 
the 
funds 
reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories 
of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to determine the final 
point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit 
until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State 
of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality 
standards of the State of California as approved by the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any 
detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 
Plan. 
California. 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
Definition. 
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(b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program 
and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall 
be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or 
nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the 
‘‘Cleanup 
Program—Alternative 
Repayment 
Plan’’ 
and 
the 
‘‘SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan’’ described in the report enti-
tled ‘‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program 
and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995’’, pre-
pared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. 
Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, 
or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San 
Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries 
of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law. 
SEC. 203. Section 205(2) of division D of Public Law 114– 
113 is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
TITLE III 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and 
other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition 
or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,090,200,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$153,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2018, for pro-
gram direction. 
ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY 
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and 
other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reli-
ability activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including 
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
$230,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of such amount, $28,500,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2018, for program direction. 
NUCLEAR ENERGY 
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and 
other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying 
out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation 
of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, 
construction, or expansion and the purchase of no more than three 
emergency service vehicles for replacement only, $1,016,616,000, 
129 Stat. 2407. 
Reimbursement. 
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to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$80,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2018, for pro-
gram direction. 
FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
fossil energy research and development activities, under the 
authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.), including the acquisition of interest, including defea-
sible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility 
or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting 
inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the 
extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances with-
out objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, 
and 1603), $618,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount $60,000,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2018, for program direction: Provided further, That 
in addition, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for the transformational coal technologies pilot program described 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out 
naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $14,950,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior 
years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve 
activities. 
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program 
management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $223,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the proceeds from the drawdown 
and sale under section 159 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2017 (division C of Public Law 114–223), as amended by the Further 
Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 
(Public Law 114–254), which have been or will be deposited into 
the ‘‘Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund’’ 
during fiscal year 2017 shall be made available and shall remain 
available until expended for necessary expenses in carrying out 
the Life Extension II project for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast 
Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management 
activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $6,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
the 
activities 
of 
the 
Energy 
Information 
Administration, 
$122,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and 
other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition 
or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $247,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING 
FUND 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, 
remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992, $768,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment 
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available 
until expended, of which $30,000,000 shall be available in accord-
ance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. 
SCIENCE 
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and 
other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 
real property or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construc-
tion, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, including one ambulance and 
one bus, $5,392,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $182,000,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2018, for program direction: Provided further, That 
of such amount, $50,000,000 shall be available for the ongoing 
in-kind contributions provided by facilities located in the United 
States to the ITER project and related support activities carried 
out by such facilities for the ITER project and, subject to the 
notification requirement in section 301(e) of this Act, up to an 
additional $50,000,000 of such amount may be made available 
for in-kind contributions and related support activities of ITER. 
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES 
Act (Public Law 110–69), $306,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of such amount, $29,250,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2018, for program direction. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
Such sums as are derived from amounts received from bor-
rowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accord-
ance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses to carry out 
this Loan Guarantee program, $37,000,000 is appropriated from 
fees collected in prior years pursuant to section 1702(h) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 which are not otherwise appropriated, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided further, 
That if the amount in the previous proviso is not available from 
such fees, an amount for such purposes is also appropriated from 
the general fund so as to result in a total amount appropriated 
for such purpose of no more than $37,000,000: Provided further, 
That fees collected pursuant to such section 1702(h) for fiscal year 
2017 shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading 
and shall not be available until appropriated: Provided further, 
That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan 
obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation 
to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 
of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING LOAN 
PROGRAM 
For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary 
in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing 
Loan Program, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018. 
TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees provided under section 2602(c) 
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3502(c)), $8,500,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 
those loan guarantees (including the costs of modifying loans, as 
applicable) shall be determined in accordance with section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided 
further, That, for necessary administrative expenses to carry out 
that program, $500,000 is appropriated, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That, of the subsidy amounts provided 
by section 1425 of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 
126), for the cost of loan guarantees for renewable energy or efficient 
end-use energy technologies under section 1703 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513), $9,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy nec-
essary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes 
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 
et seq.), $246,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official 
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reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus 
such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the 
estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the 
provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Pro-
vided, That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue 
increases of the same or greater amount: Provided further, That 
moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues 
estimated to total $103,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 may be retained 
and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized 
by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwithstanding the provisions 
of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at not more than $143,000,000: 
Provided further, That the amount made available in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act) for the Office of Indian Energy 
Policy and Program shall remain available until September 30, 
2022. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $44,424,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and 
other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense 
weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including 
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
$9,318,093,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of such amount, $97,118,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2018, for program direction: Provided further, That of the unobli-
gated balances from prior year appropriations available under this 
heading, $8,400,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further, That 
of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available 
under this heading that were apportioned in Category C (defined 
in section 120 of Office of Management and Budget Circular No. 
A–11), $64,126,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and 
other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear non-
proliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including 
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
$1,902,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available 
under this heading that were apportioned in Category C (defined 
in section 120 of Office of Management and Budget Circular No. 
A–11), $19,128,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NAVAL REACTORS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reac-
tors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition (by purchase, 
condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, 
and 
capital 
equipment, 
facilities, 
and 
facility 
expansion, 
$1,420,120,000, to remain available until expended, of which, 
$75,100,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy 
Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, for the Advanced Test Reactor: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $44,100,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2018, for program direction: 
Provided further, That of the unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations available under this heading that were apportioned 
in Category C (defined in section 120 of Office of Management 
and Budget Circular No. A–11), $307,000 is hereby rescinded: Pro-
vided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 
that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in 
the National Nuclear Security Administration, $390,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, including official recep-
tion and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000. 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and 
other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental 
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cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including 
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and 
the purchase of not to exceed one fire apparatus pumper truck, 
one aerial lift truck, one refuse truck, and one semi-truck for 
replacement only, $5,405,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of such amount, $290,050,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2018, for program direction: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$26,800,000 shall be available for the purpose of a payment by 
the Secretary of Energy to the State of New Mexico for road 
improvements in accordance with section 15(b) of the Waste Isola-
tion Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102–579): Pro-
vided further, That the amount made available by the previous 
proviso shall be separate from any appropriations of funds for 
the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. 
DEFENSE URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND 
DECOMMISSIONING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for atomic energy defense environ-
mental cleanup activities for Department of Energy contributions 
for uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning 
activities, $563,000,000, to be deposited into the Defense Environ-
mental Cleanup account which shall be transferred to the ‘‘Uranium 
Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’’. 
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and 
other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense 
activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes 
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 
et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construc-
tion, or expansion, $784,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of such amount, $254,230,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2018, for program direction. 
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND 
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 
established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, are approved for official 
reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed 
$5,000: Provided, That during fiscal year 2017, no new direct loan 
obligations may be made. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER 
ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, 
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including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant 
to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), 
as applied to the southeastern power area, $1,000,000, including 
official reception and representation expenses in an amount not 
to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944, up to $1,000,000 collected by the Southeastern 
Power Administration from the sale of power and related services 
shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collec-
tions, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of 
funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administra-
tion: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual 
expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation 
estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $60,760,000 collected by the South-
eastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall 
be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain avail-
able until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power 
and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes 
of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that 
are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred 
(excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN POWER 
ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, 
for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations 
and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, 
including official reception and representation expenses in an 
amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern 
Power Administration, $45,643,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and sec-
tion 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to 
$34,586,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration 
from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to 
this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain avail-
able until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual 
expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall 
be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 
as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $11,057,000: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $73,000,000 collected by the South-
western Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall 
be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain avail-
able until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power 
and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes 
of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that 
are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred 
(excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
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131 STAT. 318 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 
302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7152), and 
other related activities including conservation and renewable 
resources programs as authorized, $273,144,000, including official 
reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed 
$1,500, to remain available until expended, of which $265,742,000 
shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation 
Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 
of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 
1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 
392a), up to $177,563,000 collected by the Western Area Power 
Administration from the sale of power and related services shall 
be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, 
to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding 
the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual 
expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation 
estimated at not more than $95,581,000, of which $88,179,000 is 
derived from the Reclamation Fund: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $367,009,000 collected by the 
Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control 
Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover 
purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this 
account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended 
for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 
expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this appropria-
tion, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recov-
ered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase 
power and wheeling expenses). 
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydro-
electric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $4,070,000, 
to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the 
Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the 
Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of 
the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwith-
standing the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 
to $3,838,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration 
from the sale of power and related services from the Falcon and 
Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as discretionary 
offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the 
sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric 
facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power 
Administration activities: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2017 appropriation estimated at not more than $232,000: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual 
expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the 
same year that they are incurred: Provided further, That for fiscal 
year 2017, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Adminis-
tration may accept up to $323,000 in funds contributed by United 
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States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit 
into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, 
and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which contrib-
uted in like manner as if said sums had been specifically appro-
priated for such purpose: Provided further, That any such funds 
shall be available without further appropriation and without fiscal 
year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States 
Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for 
the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, 
replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams 
in accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator, 
Commissioner, and the power customers. 
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, official reception and representation 
expenses not to exceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $346,800,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to 
exceed $346,800,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, 
and other services and collections in fiscal year 2017 shall be 
retained and used for expenses necessary in this account, and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 
as revenues are received during fiscal year 2017 so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made avail-
able by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used 
to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare 
or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements 
(including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and 
Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or 
activity if the program, project, or activity has not been funded 
by Congress. 
(b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 full business 
days in advance, none of the funds made available in this title 
may be used to— 
(A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award 
totaling $1,000,000 or more; 
(B) make a discretionary contract award or Other Trans-
action Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a con-
tract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
(C) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, 
or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or 
(B); or 
Notifications. 
Deadlines. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Public 
information. 
42 USC 7171 
note. 
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(D) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, 
award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph 
(A) or (B). 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 15 days of 
the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant alloca-
tion or discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 
provided during the previous quarter. 
(3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report 
required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, 
the amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds 
for the award were appropriated, the account and program, project, 
or activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of 
the award, and a brief description of the activity for which the 
award is made. 
(c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any 
program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made avail-
able in this title under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy 
Programs’’, enter into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear 
grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 
(1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded 
for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time 
of award; or 
(2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes 
a clause conditioning the Federal Government’s obligation on 
the availability of future year budget authority and the Sec-
retary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 3 days in advance. 
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the 
amounts made available by this title shall be expended as author-
ized by law for the programs, projects, and activities specified 
in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of Energy’’ table 
included under the heading ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(e) The amounts made available by this title may be 
reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Depart-
ment shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed 
reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or activity 
funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered 
by this Act. 
(f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be available 
for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
that— 
(1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or 
activity; 
(2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 
Act; or 
(3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific 
program, project, or activity by this Act. 
(g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement 
or restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made 
available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such 
Waiver authority. 
Contracts. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
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requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human 
health, the environment, welfare, or national security. 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under 
paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days 
after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction 
would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an expla-
nation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted 
such waiver. 
(h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided 
for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation 
accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Avail-
able balances may be merged with funds in the applicable estab-
lished accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund 
for the same time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 302. Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or 
made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress 
for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal year 2017 until the enactment of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. 
SEC. 303. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard 
nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent over-
sight is conducted by the Office of Enterprise Assessments to ensure 
the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 
SEC. 304. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under 
Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive depart-
mental guidance, for construction projects where the total project 
cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost esti-
mate has been developed for the project for that critical decision. 
SEC. 305. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
any prior Act under the heading ‘‘Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ 
may be made available to enter into new contracts with, or new 
agreements for Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation. 
(b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in sub-
section (a) if the Secretary determines that such activity is in 
the national security interests of the United States. This waiver 
authority may not be delegated. 
(c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective until 
15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, in classi-
fied form if necessary, a report on the justification for the waiver. 
SEC. 306. (a) NEW REGIONAL RESERVES.—The Secretary of 
Energy may not establish any new regional petroleum product 
reserve unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum product 
reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an annual budget 
submission and approved by the Congress in an appropriations 
Act. 
(b) The budget request or notification shall include— 
(1) the justification for the new reserve; 
(2) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and 
maintenance of the reserve, including funding sources; 
(3) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including 
the conditions upon which the products may be released; 
(4) the location of the reserve; and 
Plan. 
Cost estimate. 
Budget. 
Reports. 
Effective date. 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
Contracts. 
Russia. 
Cost estimate. 
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(5) the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve. 
SEC. 307. (a) Of the unobligated balances available from 
amounts appropriated in the accounts and from the fiscal years 
specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of Energy— 
Sec. 307.’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title III—Department 
of Energy’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), 
$94,803,000 is hereby rescinded. 
(b) No amounts may be rescinded under subsection (a) from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
SEC. 308. (a) From unobligated balances available from amounts 
appropriated in prior fiscal years for ‘‘Department of Energy— 
Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Research and Development’’, 
$240,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
(b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section from amounts 
that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 309. Not to exceed $2,000,000, in aggregate, of the amounts 
made available by this title may be made available for project 
engineering and design of the Consolidated Emergency Operations 
Center. 
TITLE IV 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized 
by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, and for 
expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate 
on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Fed-
eral share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $152,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100–456, section 
1441, $30,872,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority and 
to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional 
Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 
Estimate. 
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382M, and 382N of said Act, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
DENALI COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission including 
the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital 
equipment as necessary and other expenses, $15,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained 
in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, 
That funds shall be available for construction projects in an amount 
not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed commu-
nities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act 
of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105–277), as amended 
by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 
Stat. 1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for 
non-distressed communities: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law regarding payment of a non- 
Federal share in connection with a grant-in-aid program, amounts 
under this heading shall be available for the payment of such 
a non-Federal share for programs undertaken to carry out the 
purposes of the Commission. 
NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Regional 
Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V 
of title 40, United States Code, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be available 
for administrative expenses, notwithstanding section 15751(b) of 
title 40, United States Code. 
SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Regional 
Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V 
of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying out 
the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $905,000,000, including official rep-
resentation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, 
not more than $7,500,000 may be made available for salaries, 
travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Commission, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which, notwith-
standing section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)), the use and expenditure shall only 
be approved by a majority vote of the Commission: Provided further, 
That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other 
services and collections estimated at $794,580,000 in fiscal year 
2017 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses 
in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain 
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available until expended: Provided further, That of the amounts 
appropriated under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall 
be for activities related to the development of regulatory infrastruc-
ture for advanced nuclear reactor technologies, and $5,000,000 of 
that amount shall not be available from fee revenues, notwith-
standing 42 U.S.C. 2214: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received 
during fiscal year 2017 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 
appropriation estimated at not more than $110,420,000: Provided 
further, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, 
$10,000,000 shall be for university research and development in 
areas relevant to the Commission’s mission, and $5,000,000 shall 
be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that 
will support multiyear projects that do not align with programmatic 
missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear 
science and engineering. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $12,129,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 
Provided, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, 
and other services and collections estimated at $10,044,000 in fiscal 
year 2017 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 
2018, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwith-
standing section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2017 so as 
to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated at 
not more than $2,085,000: Provided further, That of the amounts 
appropriated under this heading, $969,000 shall be for Inspector 
General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
which shall not be available from fee revenues. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical Review 
Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–203, section 5051, 
$3,600,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply 
with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commis-
sion Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for 
information. 
SEC. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this title for 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be reprogrammed for any 
program, project, or activity, and the Commission shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 
30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that 
would cause any program funding level to increase or decrease 
by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during 
the time period covered by this Act. 
Notifications. 
Time periods. 
Reports. 
Compliance. 
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(b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive the 
notification requirement in subsection (a) if compliance with such 
requirement would pose a substantial risk to human health, the 
environment, welfare, or national security. 
(2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any 
waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later 
than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement 
or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall 
include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph 
(1) that permitted such waiver and shall provide a detailed report 
to the Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels 
to programs, projects, or activities. 
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), the 
amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be expended as directed 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming of funds that increases funds or personnel for 
any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or 
restricted by this Act. 
(e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, which 
includes the following for each program, project, or activity, 
including any prior year appropriations— 
(1) total budget authority; 
(2) total unobligated balances; and 
(3) total unliquidated obligations. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional 
action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before 
Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III 
of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant 
to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act 
or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer 
authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States Government may provide goods or serv-
ices to another department, agency, or instrumentality. 
(b) None of the funds made available for any department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may 
be transferred to accounts funded in title III of this Act, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided 
in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, 
transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
Lobbying. 
Waiver authority. 
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consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide 
goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality. 
(c) The head of any relevant department or agency funded 
in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a semi-
annual report detailing the transfer authorities, except for any 
authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States Government may provide goods or services to another 
department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 
months and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the 
amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were trans-
ferred, and shall not replace or modify existing notification require-
ments for each authority. 
SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 
11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in 
Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations). 
SEC. 504. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water Develop-
ment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION E—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL 
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including 
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freed-
man’s Bank Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; mainte-
nance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial 
insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, 
when necessary for the performance of official business; executive 
direction program activities; international affairs and economic 
policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities, including 
technical assistance to Puerto Rico; and Treasury-wide management 
policies and programs activities, $224,376,000: Provided, That of 
the amount appropriated under this heading— 
(1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; 
(2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies 
of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be 
accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate; and 
Financial 
Services and 
General 
Government 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Department of 
the Treasury 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Pornography. 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
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(3) not to exceed $24,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018, for— 
(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and 
Internal Control Program; 
(B) information technology modernization require-
ments; 
(C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the 
Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 
(D) the development and implementation of programs 
within the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and 
Compliance Policy, including entering into cooperative 
agreements; and 
(E) international operations. 
OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and 
Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against 
illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, 
weapons of mass destruction proliferators, money launderers, drug 
kingpins, and other national security threats, $123,000,000: Pro-
vided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) 
up to $28,000,000 may be transferred to the Departmental Offices 
Salaries and Expenses appropriation and shall be available for 
administrative support to the Office of Terrorism and Financial 
Intelligence; and (2) $5,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018. 
CYBERSECURITY ENHANCMENT ACCOUNT 
For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for sys-
tems operated by the Department of the Treasury, $47,743,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such 
funds shall supplement and not supplant any other amounts made 
available to the Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: 
Provided further, That the Chief Information Officer of the indi-
vidual offices and bureaus shall submit a spend plan for each 
investment to the Treasury Chief Information Officer for approval: 
Provided further, That the submitted spend plan shall be reviewed 
and approved by the Treasury Chief Information Officer prior to 
the obligation of funds under this heading: Provided further, That 
of the total amount made available under this heading $1,000,000 
shall be available for administrative expenses for the Treasury 
Chief Information Officer to provide oversight of the investments 
made under this heading: Provided further, That such funds shall 
supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available 
to the Treasury Chief Information Officer. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing 
equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations 
to buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $3,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That these 
Review. 
Spending plan. 
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funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary 
to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s offices, bureaus, 
and other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer 
authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided in this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be used to support or supplement 
‘‘Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Rev-
enue Service, Business Systems Modernization’’. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$37,044,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies 
of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up 
to $2,800,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018, shall 
be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 
of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportuni-
ties, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 
(33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation expenses. 
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for 
Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 
1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General 
for Tax Administration; $169,634,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2018; of which not to exceed 
$6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of which 
not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies 
of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and 
of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF 
PROGRAM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–343), $41,160,000. 
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FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel 
to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and for-
eign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial 
regulation; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 
$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for 
assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without 
reimbursement, $115,003,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019. 
TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$1,115,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 
2017, of which $314,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the 
Fiscal Service, $353,057,000; of which not to exceed $4,210,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2019, is for information 
systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses. 
In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses 
for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 
1012 of Public Law 101–380. 
ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $111,439,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for 
cooperative research and development programs for laboratory serv-
ices; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agen-
cies with or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs 
of accelerating the processing of formula and label applications: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 
shall be for the costs associated with enforcement of the trade 
practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 
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UNITED STATES MINT 
UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND 
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the 
United States Mint is provided funding through the United States 
Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the produc-
tion of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, 
including both operating expenses and capital investments: Pro-
vided, That the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations 
incurred during fiscal year 2017 under such section 5136 for circu-
lating coinage and protective service capital investments of the 
United States Mint shall not exceed $30,000,000. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regu-
latory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public 
Law 103–325), including services authorized by section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to 
exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–3, 
$248,000,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading— 
(1) not less than $161,500,000, notwithstanding section 
108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard 
to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial 
Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 
30, 2018, for financial assistance and technical assistance under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, 
of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of 
which up to $2,882,500 may be used for the cost of direct 
loans, and of which up to $3,000,000, notwithstanding sub-
section (d) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 
4707(d)), may be available to provide financial assistance, tech-
nical assistance, training, and outreach to community develop-
ment financial institutions to expand investments that benefit 
individuals with disabilities: Provided, That the cost of direct 
and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000; 
(2) not less than $15,500,000, notwithstanding section 
108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available 
until September 30, 2018, for financial assistance, technical 
assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit 
Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native commu-
nities and provided primarily through qualified community 
development lender organizations with experience and expertise 
in community development banking and lending in Indian 
country, Native American organizations, tribes and tribal 
organizations, and other suitable providers; 
(3) not less than $23,000,000 is available until September 
30, 2018, for the Bank Enterprise Award program; 
(4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections 
(d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 
4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2018, for 
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a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial assist-
ance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community 
development financial institutions for the purpose of offering 
affordable financing and technical assistance to expand the 
availability of healthy food options in distressed communities; 
(5) up to $26,000,000 is available until September 30, 2017, 
for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI 
fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, 
of which not less than $1,000,000 is for development of tools 
to better assess and inform CDFI investment performance, 
and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry 
out the direct loan program; and 
(6) during fiscal year 2017, none of the funds available 
under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commit-
ments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of 
the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improve-
ment Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, That commit-
ments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A 
shall not exceed $500,000,000: Provided further, That such 
section 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 2017: 
Provided further, That of the funds awarded under this heading, 
not less than 10 percent shall be used for awards that support 
investments that serve populations living in persistent poverty 
counties: Provided further, That for purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that 
has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty 
over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 
decennial censuses and the most recent series of 5-year data 
available from the American Community Survey from the 
Census Bureau. 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
TAXPAYER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to 
provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and edu-
cation, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and 
other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as 
may be determined by the Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which 
not less than $8,890,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the 
Elderly Program, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be avail-
able for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not less 
than $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 
shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assist-
ance matching grants program for tax return preparation assist-
ance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be available for 
operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided, 
That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate 
Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for identity theft casework. 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the 
Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to 
provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investiga-
tions, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal 
Definition. 
Poverty. 
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revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire 
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may 
be determined by the Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018, and of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the 
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program. 
OPERATIONS SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to 
support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent 
payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; 
headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research 
and statistics of income; telecommunications; information tech-
nology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and 
security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); 
the operations of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; 
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates 
as may be determined by the Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of 
which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for acquisition of equipment and construc-
tion, repair and renovation of facilities; of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, for 
research; of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided, That not later than 
30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States detailing the cost and schedule perform-
ance for its major information technology investments, including 
the purpose and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons 
for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments 
and strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate 
such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be 
achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter: Provided 
further, That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its 
budget justification for fiscal year 2018, a summary of cost and 
schedule performance information for its major information tech-
nology systems. 
BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service’s busi-
ness systems modernization program, $290,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019, for the capital asset acquisition 
of information technology systems, including management and 
related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including related 
Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associ-
ated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That 
not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal 
Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost 
and schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized e-File 
information technology investments, including the purposes and 
life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
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schedule variances; the risks of such investments and the strategies 
the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and 
the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs 
to be incurred in the next quarter. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be trans-
ferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon 
the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an 
employee training program, which shall include the following topics: 
taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural 
relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law. 
SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 
enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confiden-
tiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against 
identity theft. 
SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facili-
ties and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1– 
800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall con-
tinue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1– 
800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary 
to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particu-
larly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available to the Internal 
Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make a video unless 
the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board determines in advance that 
making the video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic, 
tone, and purpose of the video. 
SEC. 106. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice 
of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer 
making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent 
to both the employer’s former and new address and an officer 
or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special 
consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has 
been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens 
of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under 
the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regu-
latory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs. 
SEC. 109. None of funds made available by this Act to the 
Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on con-
ferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, 
documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief 
Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared 
Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published 
on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the August 2010 Small Business/ 
Ideological 
beliefs. 
Notice. 
Video. 
Determination. 
Procedures. 
Identity theft. 
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Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Anaheim, California’’ (Ref-
erence Number 2013–10–037). 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended— 
(1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, 
award, or recognition program; or 
(2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with 
respect to re-hiring a former employee, unless such program 
or process takes into account the conduct and Federal tax 
compliance of such employee or former employee. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns 
and return information). 
SEC. 112. Except to the extent provided in section 6014, 6020, 
or 6201(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, no funds in 
this or any other Act shall be available to the Secretary of the 
Treasury to provide to any person a proposed final return or state-
ment for use by such person to satisfy a filing or reporting require-
ment under such Code. 
SEC. 113. In addition to the amounts otherwise made available 
in this Act for the Internal Revenue Service, $290,000,000, to be 
available until September 30, 2018, shall be transferred by the 
Commissioner to the ‘‘Taxpayer Services’’, ‘‘Enforcement’’, or ‘‘Oper-
ations Support’’ accounts of the Internal Revenue Service for an 
additional amount to be used solely for measurable improvements 
in the customer service representative level of service rate, to 
improve the identification and prevention of refund fraud and 
identity theft, and to enhance cybersecurity to safeguard taxpayer 
data: Provided, That such funds shall supplement, not supplant 
any other amounts made available by the Internal Revenue Service 
for such purpose: Provided further, That such funds shall not be 
available until the Commissioner submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a spending plan for such funds: Provided further, That such funds 
shall not be used to support any provision of Public Law 111– 
148, Public Law 111–152, or any amendment made by either such 
Public Law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 114. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury 
in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, 
repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor 
vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles 
without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles 
purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering 
into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 
of health and medical services to employees and their dependents 
serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109. 
SEC. 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
this title made available under the headings ‘‘Departmental 
Spending plan. 
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Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, ‘‘Spe-
cial Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program’’, 
‘‘Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal 
Service’’, and ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ may 
be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer under 
this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by 
more than 2 percent. 
SEC. 116. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be trans-
ferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s 
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such 
appropriation by more than 2 percent. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or other-
wise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau 
of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal 
Reserve note. 
SEC. 118. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds 
from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses’’ 
to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of 
debt collection: Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed 
to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received 
in the Debt Collection Fund. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used by the United 
States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial 
Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. 
SEC. 120. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act or source to the Department 
of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the 
United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to 
consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and 
Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval 
of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
SEC. 121. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 
by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the 
Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed 
to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 
504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during 
fiscal year 2017 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 
SEC. 122. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from 
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Industrial Revolving Fund 
for necessary official reception and representation expenses. 
SEC. 123. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital 
Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following 
the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: 
Investment plan. 
Deadline. 
Reimbursement. 
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Provided, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital 
investment spending from all accounts within the Department of 
the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide 
Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Fran-
chise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: 
Provided further, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include 
expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital 
investment project that has not been fully completed. 
SEC. 124. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to 
each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged 
for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, 
a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of 
how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description 
of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund. 
SEC. 125. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 
the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, and commissions 
that have expertise in terrorism and complex financial instruments, 
shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on economic 
warfare and financial terrorism. 
SEC. 126. During fiscal year 2017— 
(1) none of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including 
the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any 
regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to 
a particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used 
to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively 
for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 
501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the 
proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 
(November 29, 2013)); and 
(2) the standard and definitions as in effect on January 
1, 2010, which are used to make such determinations shall 
apply after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes 
of determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code 
of organizations created on, before, or after such date. 
SEC. 127. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each 
quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial 
Research shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. 
(b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by 
object class, office, and activity; 
(2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal 
year by object class, office, and activity; 
(3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office 
during the previous quarter; 
Estimate. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
Time period. 
Consultation. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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(4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within 
each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and 
(5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and 
performance measures of each office. 
(c) At the request of any such Committees specified in sub-
section (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Finan-
cial Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents 
of the reports required under subsection (a). 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the Treasury 
Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE II 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS 
APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized 
by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as author-
ized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted 
for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted 
for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses, to be available for 
allocation within the Executive Office of the President; and for 
necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, 
$55,214,000. 
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White 
House, $12,723,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided 
by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112–114. 
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES 
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at 
the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That 
all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence 
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclu-
sive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and 
to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further, 
That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring 
a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal 
to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall 
require the national committee of the political party of the President 
to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for 
Executive Office 
of the President 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Testimony. 
Estimate. 
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and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events 
sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided 
further, That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written 
notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense 
under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount 
within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount 
is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: 
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest 
and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that 
is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the 
interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt 
on a United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Pro-
vided further, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and 
any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the 
Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of 
the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the 
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during 
the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such 
expenses, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable 
official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists 
of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such 
amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report: 
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall maintain a 
system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 
within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the 
classification of any such expense as political or nonpolitical: Pro-
vided further, That no provision of this paragraph may be construed 
to exempt the Executive Residence from any other applicable 
requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive 
Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), 
$750,000, to remain available until expended, for required mainte-
nance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued 
preventative maintenance. 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers 
in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 
(15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,201,000. 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and 
the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,000,000. 
Records. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Deadlines. 
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 
107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $96,116,000, of which 
not to exceed $12,760,000 shall remain available until expended 
for continued modernization of information resources within the 
Executive Office of the President: Provided, That in addition, 
$4,925,000, shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
additional security improvements. 
PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Administration to carry out the 
Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended, and similar 
expenses, in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by law, 
$7,582,000: Provided, That such funds may be transferred to other 
accounts that provide funding for offices within the Executive Office 
of the President and the Office of the Vice President in this Act 
or any other Act, to carry out such purposes. 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and to prepare and 
submit the budget of the United States Government, in accordance 
with section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, $95,000,000, 
of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be 
used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders 
or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available for the 
Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended 
for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, 
except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and 
Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their sub-
committees: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act, no less 
than three full-time equivalent senior staff position shall be dedi-
cated solely to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement 
Coordinator: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the 
Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining 
if water resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief 
of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in 
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements 
relevant to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Pro-
vided further, That the Office of Management and Budget shall 
Time period. 
Reviews. 
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have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy 
reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers 
has reported: Provided further, That the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing 
and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated: 
Provided further, That if water resource reports have not been 
transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating 
committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget review period based on the notification from 
the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and 
Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly. 
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
469); not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision 
of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, 
or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
$19,274,000: Provided, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, 
administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and 
private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding 
or facilitating the work of the Office. 
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy’s 
High 
Intensity 
Drug 
Trafficking 
Areas 
Program, 
$254,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for 
each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
(‘‘HIDTAs’’), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred 
to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall 
be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided, That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal 
agencies and departments in amounts determined by the Director 
of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to 
$2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activi-
ties: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of 
Public Law 106–58, any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal 
year 2015 may be used for any other approved activities of that 
HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements: Provided further, 
That each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2016, shall be 
funded at not less than the fiscal year 2016 base level, unless 
the Director submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate justification for changes 
to those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and published 
Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of 
effectiveness: Provided further, That the Director shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of fiscal 
Notification. 
Deadlines. 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
Submission. 
Deadline. 
21 USC 1702 
note. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
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year 2017 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned 
uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation 
with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That upon a determination that all 
or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to 
this appropriation. 
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–469), $111,871,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be available as follows: $97,000,000 for the Drug-Free 
Communities Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available 
as directed by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended by 
Public Law 109–469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note); $2,000,000 for drug 
court training and technical assistance; $9,500,000 for anti-doping 
activities; $2,121,000 for the United States membership dues to 
the World Anti-Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made avail-
able as directed by section 1105 of Public Law 109–469; and an 
additional $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for activities authorized by section 103 of Public Law 114– 
198: Provided, That amounts made available under this heading 
may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies 
to carry out such activities. 
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, secu-
rity, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the 
current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $800,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, effi-
cient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the 
Federal Government, $27,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other agencies 
to carry out projects to meet these purposes. 
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide 
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned 
functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
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106, including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, 
which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 
section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,228,000. 
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the 
extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including 
electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice 
President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed 
$90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $299,000: Provided, That 
advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may 
be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying 
out such activities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 
PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the 
headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Executive Residence at the White 
House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Eco-
nomic Advisers’’, ‘‘National Security Council and Homeland Security 
Council’’, ‘‘Office of Administration’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the 
President’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other 
officer as the President may designate in writing), may, with 
advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent 
of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be 
merged with and available for the same time and for the same 
purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided, That 
the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more 
than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided further, That no amount 
shall be transferred from ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ 
or ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’ without the approval 
of the Vice President. 
SEC. 202. Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate on the costs of implementing 
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(Public Law 111–203). Such report shall include— 
(1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations 
of funds through fiscal year 2019, by Federal agency and by 
fiscal year, including— 
(A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as 
rent, information technology, contracts, and personnel; 
(B) the methodology and data sources used to calculate 
such estimated obligations; and 
(C) the specific section of such Act that requires the 
obligation of funds; and 
Estimates. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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(2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2019 from 
assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency 
making the collections, by fiscal year, including— 
(A) the methodology and data sources used to calculate 
such estimated collections; and 
(B) the specific section of such Act that authorizes 
the collection of funds. 
SEC. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2017, any Executive order 
or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President 
shall be accompanied by a written statement from the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, 
including costs, benefits, and revenues, of such order or memo-
randum. 
(b) Any such statement shall include— 
(1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such 
order or memorandum on the Federal Government; 
(2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations 
and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed 
by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period 
beginning in fiscal year 2017; and 
(3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government 
as the result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal- 
year period beginning in fiscal year 2017. 
(c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued 
during fiscal year 2017 due to a national emergency, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement 
required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date 
that such order or memorandum is issued. 
(d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memo-
randa shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to 
have a regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of the President 
Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE III 
THE JUDICIARY 
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, 
as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to 
be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $76,668,000, of 
which $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended. 
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and 
associate justices of the court. 
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS 
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
Judiciary 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Applicability. 
Deadline. 
Time periods. 
Budget impact 
statement. 
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the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $14,868,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary 
expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $30,108,000. 
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and 
judges of the court. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, 
and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, 
$18,462,000. 
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and 
judges of the court. 
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL 
SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees 
of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, 
necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, 
and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office 
staff, as authorized by law, $4,996,445,000 (including the purchase 
of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 
shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects 
and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration 
and construction projects. 
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district 
judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United 
States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from 
office or from regular active service. 
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims associated with processing cases under the National Child-
hood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660), not to exceed 
$6,510,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensa-
tion Trust Fund. 
DEFENDER SERVICES 
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the com-
pensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed 
to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for 
the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons fur-
nishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representa-
tions as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with 
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the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement of 
expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal 
cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; 
the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection 
of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the 
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain 
judicial 
civil 
forfeiture 
proceedings; 
the 
compensation 
and 
reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed 
under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and general 
administrative expenses, $1,044,647,000 to remain available until 
expended. 
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS 
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized 
by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed 
in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal 
Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), 
$39,929,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily 
equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332. 
COURT SECURITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident 
to the provision of protective guard services for United States 
courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, 
and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security 
systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other 
facilities housing Federal court operations, including building 
ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed 
security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 
by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as 
authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access 
to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), $565,388,000, of which not 
to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to 
be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals 
Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 
Facility Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines 
agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts and the Attorney General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as 
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle 
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, $87,500,000, of which not to 
exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
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FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
authorized by Public Law 90–219, $28,335,000; of which $1,800,000 
shall remain available through September 30, 2018, to provide 
education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which 
not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $18,100,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title 
which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available 
for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act 
may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appro-
priation, except ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other 
Judicial Services, Defender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, Dis-
trict Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and 
Commissioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this 
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 
604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in section 608. 
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District 
Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference 
of the United States: Provided, That such available funds shall 
not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of 
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity 
as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 
SEC. 304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘executive’’ each place it 
appears. 
SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the United States Marshals 
Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may 
designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, 
the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department 
of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified 
in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services 
Reimbursement. 
Applicability. 
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at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States 
Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act 
of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended 
in the second sentence (relating to the District of Kansas) following 
paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘25 years and 6 months’’ and inserting 
‘‘26 years and 6 months’’. 
(b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and 
Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
115; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second 
sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 
‘‘23 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 years and 6 months’’. 
(c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice 
Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 
133 note), is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘14 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘15 years’’; 
(2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District 
of California), by striking ‘‘13 years and 6 months’’ and inserting 
‘‘14 years and 6 months’’; and 
(3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district 
of North Carolina), by striking ‘‘12 years’’ and inserting ‘‘13 
years’’. 
SEC. 307. (a) Section 2(a)(2)(A) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 
Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public Law 
112–121) is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and 
(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and 
(H)’’. 
(b) Section 2(a)(2) of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships 
Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public Law 112–121) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.—The 1st vacancy 
in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the eastern district 
of Michigan— 
‘‘(i) occurring 6 years or more after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and 
‘‘(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resigna-
tion, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be 
filled. 
‘‘(G) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.—The 1st vacancy in 
the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Puerto 
Rico— 
‘‘(i) occurring 6 years or more after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and 
‘‘(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resigna-
tion, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be 
filled. 
‘‘(H) EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.—The 1st vacancy 
in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the eastern district 
of Virginia— 
‘‘(i) occurring 6 years or more after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and 
Time periods. 
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‘‘(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resigna-
tion, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be 
filled.’’. 
(c) Section 2(a)(2)(C) of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships 
Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public Law 112–121) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (ii) and 
(iii), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before clause (ii), as so redesignated, the 
following: 
‘‘(i) in the case of the 1st and 2d vacancies, occur-
ring more than 6 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act,’’; and 
(3) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by inserting ‘‘in the 
case of the 3d and 4th vacancies,’’ before ‘‘occurring more than 
5 years’’. 
(d) Section 2(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judge-
ships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public Law 112– 
121) is amended (with regard to the 1st and 2d vacancies in the 
southern district of Florida) by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘6 years’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropriations Act, 
2017’’. 
TITLE IV 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be 
deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to 
be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident 
tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, 
may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents 
to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and 
out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or 
to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of 
higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds 
may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, 
the income and need of eligible students and such other factors 
as may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of 
Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the 
Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal 
funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent 
appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, 
and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the account shall be under the control of the District of 
Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Pro-
gram: Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made 
and the purpose therefor. 
Reports. 
District of 
Columbia 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS 
IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined 
by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation 
with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, 
$34,895,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of 
providing public safety at events related to the presence of the 
National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support 
requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in 
carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to 
respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in 
the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, 
That, of the amount provided under this heading, $19,995,000 shall 
be used for costs associated with the Presidential Inauguration. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, 
$274,611,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia 
Court of Appeals, $14,359,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is 
for official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia, $125,380,000, of which not to 
exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; 
for the District of Columbia Court System, $75,184,000, of which 
not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation 
expenses; and $59,688,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018, for capital improvements for District of Columbia court-
house facilities: Provided, That funds made available for capital 
improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of 
Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assess-
ment: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quar-
terly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and 
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries 
and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 
30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the 
District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than 
$6,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the 
items and entities funded under this heading: Provided further, 
That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District 
of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially 
similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 
of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of 
Columbia Courts. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 
11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided 
under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments 
for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of 
title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements 
to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical 
Regulations. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
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assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve 
the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for 
counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 
16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 
21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under 
the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and 
Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this 
heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial 
Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall 
be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appro-
priated for expenses of other Federal agencies. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER 
SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National 
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997, $248,008,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official 
reception and representation expenses related to Community Super-
vision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to 
exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the 
implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which $182,721,000 
shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and 
Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the super-
vision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of 
services for or related to such persons; and of which $65,287,000 
shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which up 
to $1,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, 
for information technology requirements associated with the 
establishment of a comprehensive in-house synthetics testing pro-
gram: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly 
by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and 
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries 
and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 
amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incen-
tives for defendants to successfully complete their terms of super-
vision. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER 
SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender 
Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and 
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $41,829,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies. 
Time period. 
Time period. 
Time period. 
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND 
SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water 
and Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Over-
flow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That the District of Columbia Water 
and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING 
COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 
Council, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support 
initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal 
justice resources in the District of Columbia. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 
30, 2018, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, 
$310,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $275,000. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program 
in the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Oppor-
tunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112–10): Provided, 
That, to the extent that funds are available for opportunity scholar-
ships and following the priorities included in section 3006 of such 
Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available 
to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 
112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including students who were not offered 
a scholarship during any previous school year: Provided further, 
That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships $3,200,000 
shall be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 
3007(d) and 3009 of the Act. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National 
Guard, $450,000, to remain available until expended for the Major 
General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard 
Retention and College Access Program. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the 
testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, 
human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syn-
drome in the District of Columbia, $5,000,000. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for 
the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District 
of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for programs and activities set forth 
under the heading ‘‘Part A—Summary of Expenses’’ and at the 
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rate set forth under such heading, as included in D.C. Bill 21– 
668, as amended as of the date of the enactment of this Act: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 
817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropria-
tions Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), 
and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this 
Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal 
year 2017 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates 
included in D.C. Bill 21–668, as amended as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, or the sum of the total revenues of the 
District of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further, That 
the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one- 
time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unantici-
pated operating or capital needs: Provided further, That such 
increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law 
and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further, That the 
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such 
steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief 
Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available 
to the District during fiscal year 2017, except that the Chief Finan-
cial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds 
derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 
projects. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia Appropria-
tions Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of 
the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,100,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which not to 
exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses. 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Com-
modity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to 
include multiple year leases), in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $250,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 
for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 
Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory offi-
cials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018, shall be for the purchase of information tech-
nology and of which not less than $2,700,000 shall be for expenses 
of the Office of the Inspector General: Provided, That notwith-
standing the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under 
Compliance. 
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this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations equal 
to current year payments on leases entered into prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That for the purpose 
of recording and liquidating any lease obligations that should have 
been recorded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 
31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such 
amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a new no-year 
account in the Treasury, which may be established for the sole 
purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such unpaid 
obligations. 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable 
under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize 
non-Federal officials’ contributions to Commission activities, and 
not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $126,000,000, of which $1,300,000 shall remain available 
until expended to carry out the program, including administrative 
costs, required by section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool 
and Spa Safety Act (Public Law 110–140; 15 U.S.C. 8004). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2017, none of the amounts made 
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the 
Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published 
by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Reg-
ister on November 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 
(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the 
Department of Defense, completes a study to determine— 
(A) the technical validity of the lateral stability and 
vehicle handling requirements proposed by such standard 
for purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-High-
way Vehicle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) rollovers 
in the off-road environment, including the repeatability 
and reproducibility of testing for compliance with such 
requirements; 
(B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be pre-
vented if the proposed requirements were adopted; 
(C) whether there is a technical basis for the proposal 
to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about 
a ROV’s rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and 
(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the United 
States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; 
and 
(2) a report containing the results of the study completed 
under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
Reports. 
Consultation. 
Study. 
Determination. 
Time period. 
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(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $9,600,000, of which $1,400,000 
shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; not to exceed 
$4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase 
and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $339,844,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That in addition, $16,866,992 shall be 
made available until expended for necessary expenses associated 
with moving to a new facility or reconfiguring the existing space 
to significantly reduce space consumption: Provided further, That 
$356,710,992 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected 
pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 
1934, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
are received during fiscal year 2017 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided further, 
That any offsetting collections received in excess of $356,710,992 
in fiscal year 2017 shall not be available for obligation: Provided 
further, That remaining offsetting collections from prior years col-
lected in excess of the amount specified for collection in each such 
year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2016, shall 
not be available for obligation: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a competi-
tive bidding system that may be retained and made available for 
obligation shall not exceed $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2017: Pro-
vided further, That, of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
not less than $11,751,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses 
of the Office of Inspector General. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency 
Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’, each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, 
amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service 
support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommenda-
tions of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service 
regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal 
service support payments. 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$35,958,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, 
only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971, $79,119,000, of which 
$8,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
lease expiration and replacement lease expenses; and of which 
not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representa-
tion expenses. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts 
and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including 
official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) 
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, $26,200,000: Provided, That public members of the Fed-
eral Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per 
diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) 
for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, 
and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations 
conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, 
to be available without further appropriation for the costs of car-
rying out these conferences. 
118 Stat. 3998. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $313,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 
available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection 
services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to 
exceed $125,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees col-
lected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino 
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless 
of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary 
expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, not to exceed $15,000,000 
in offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to implement 
and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act 
(15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this account, and 
be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the gen-
eral fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received 
during fiscal year 2017, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$173,000,000: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement 
subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections depos-
ited into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of 
real property management and related activities not otherwise pro-
vided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of feder-
ally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District 
of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental 
agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 
relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation, 
and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning 
or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally 
owned buildings, including grounds, approaches, and appur-
tenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, 
demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by 
purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisi-
tion of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and 
design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new 
buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment 
of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings 
acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the 
aggregate amount of $8,845,147,000, of which— 
(1) $205,749,000 shall remain available until expended for 
construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and 
expenses, and associated design and construction services) as 
follows: 
(A) National Capital Region, FBI Headquarters 
Consolidation, $200,000,000; 
(B) Pembina, North Dakota, United States Department 
of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS), $5,749,000: 
Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new 
construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the 
extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but 
not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a trans-
mitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is 
obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater 
amount; 
(2) $676,035,000 shall remain available until expended for 
repairs and alterations, including associated design and 
construction services, of which— 
(A) $289,245,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations; 
(B) $312,090,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; 
and 
(C) $74,700,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, of 
which— 
(i) $26,700,000 is for Judiciary Capital Security; 
and 
(ii) $48,000,000 is for Consolidation Activities: Pro-
vided, That consolidation projects result in reduced 
annual rent paid by the tenant agency: Provided fur-
ther, That no consolidation project exceed $10,000,000 
in costs: Provided further, That consolidation projects 
are approved by each of the committees specified in 
section 3307(a) of title 40, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That preference is given to consolidation 
projects that achieve a utilization rate of 130 usable 
square feet or less per person for office space: Provided 
further, That the obligation of funds under this para-
graph for consolidation activities may not be made 
until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and expla-
nation for each project to be undertaken, including 
estimated savings, has been submitted to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate: 
Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous 
Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations 
shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identi-
fied for each project, except each project in this or any previous 
Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent 
unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on 
Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided further, That 
additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully 
Advanced 
approval. 
Advance 
approval. 
Deadline. 
Spending plan. 
Estimate. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
approved may be funded under this category only if advance 
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the amounts provided in this or any 
prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be used to fund 
costs associated with implementing security improvements to 
buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security 
in accordance with current law and in compliance with the 
reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of 
the House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference 
between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects 
in this or any prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alter-
ations’’, may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations 
or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: 
Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any 
prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to 
pay claims against the Government arising from any projects 
under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund 
authorized increases in prospectus projects; 
(3) $5,628,363,000 for rental of space to remain available 
until expended; and 
(4) $2,335,000,000 for building operations to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $1,184,240,000 is for building 
services, and $1,150,760,000 is for salaries and expenses: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available under this paragraph for building operations may 
be transferred between and merged with such appropriations 
upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 5 percent by any 
such transfers: Provided further, That section 521 of this title 
shall not apply with respect to funds made available under 
this heading for building operations: Provided further, That 
the total amount of funds made available from this Fund to 
the General Services Administration shall not be available for 
expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition 
project for which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), 
has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be 
expended for each project for required expenses for the develop-
ment of a proposed prospectus: Provided further, That funds 
available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended 
for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services 
to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to 
provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and 
other facilities on private or other property not in Government 
ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United 
States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursu-
ant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from such revenues 
and collections: Provided further, That revenues and collections 
and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 
2017, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), in 
excess of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized 
for Real Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund 
in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available 
for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts. 
Advance 
approval. 
Notification. 
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131 STAT. 359 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated 
with the management of real and personal property assets and 
certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support 
responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, 
information technology management, and related technology activi-
ties; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $60,000,000, 
of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018. 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and dona-
tion of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency- 
wide policy direction, management, and communications; the 
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $58,541,000, of which $25,869,000 is for Real 
and Personal Property Management and Disposal; $23,397,000 is 
for the Office of the Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses; and $9,275,000 
is for the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals: Provided, That not 
to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available under 
this heading for Office of the Administrator may be transferred 
to the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Manage-
ment and Disposal upon notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but 
the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management 
and Disposal may not be increased by more than 5 percent by 
any such transfer. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and 
service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $65,000,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information 
and detection of fraud against the Government, including payment 
for recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees 
of other Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of 
efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector 
General effectiveness. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 
(3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, $3,865,000. 
Notification. 
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131 STAT. 360 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential Transition 
Act of 1963, as amended, $9,500,000, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 is for activities authorized by subsections 3(a)(8) and 
3(a)(9) of the Act: Provided, That such amounts may be transferred 
and credited to the ‘‘Acquisition Services Fund’’ or ‘‘Federal 
Buildings Fund’’ to reimburse obligations incurred prior to enact-
ment of this Act for the purposes provided herein related to the 
Presidential election in 2016: Provided further, That amounts avail-
able under this heading shall be in addition to any other amounts 
available for such purposes. 
FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and 
Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 
323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses in support 
of interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to 
enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the 
development and implementation of innovative uses of information 
technology; $55,894,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen 
Services Fund: Provided, That the previous amount may be trans-
ferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal 
Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, That the appropriations, 
revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into the Fund 
shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of Federal 
Citizen Services and other activities that enable the Federal Govern-
ment to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically in 
the aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000: Provided further, 
That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections 
accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2017 in excess of such 
amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided 
further, That any appropriations provided to the Electronic Govern-
ment Fund that remain unobligated may be transferred to the 
Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, That the transfer 
authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided in this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 520. Funds available to the General Services Administra-
tion shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available 
for fiscal year 2017 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may 
be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary 
to meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed trans-
fers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds 
made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
2018 request for United States Courthouse construction only if 
the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction 
as established and approved by the General Services Administra-
tion, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office 
of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 
Conference of the United States as set out in its approved Court-
house Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a standardized court-
room utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, 
or expanded. 
SEC. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide 
cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usu-
ally provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency 
that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space 
and services as determined by the General Services Administration 
in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 
(Public Law 92–313). 
SEC. 524. From funds made available under the heading Federal 
Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue, claims 
against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct 
construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated 
from savings effected in other construction projects with prior 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 525. In any case in which the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt 
a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus 
transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Serv-
ices Administration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 
ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to 
the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agree-
ments, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delin-
eated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delin-
eated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall 
provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided 
in the resolution. 
SEC. 526. With respect to each project funded under the heading 
‘‘Major Repairs and Alterations’’ or ‘‘Judiciary Capital Security Pro-
gram’’, and with respect to E-Government projects funded under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’, the Administrator 
of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation 
for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 527. The unobligated balance of the amount provided 
for the National Capital Region, Civilian Cyber Campus in subpara-
graph (D) of paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘General Services 
Administration—Federal Buildings Fund’’ in Public Law 113–235 
is hereby rescinded, and the unobligated balance of the aggregate 
amounts provided in such paragraph and in the matter preceding 
such paragraph are reduced accordingly. 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation 
Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93–642, 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the 
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed 
$2,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$44,786,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, and 
in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018, for administrative expenses to adjudicate 
retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retire-
ment and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 
Systems Protection Board. 
MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION 
MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 
Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 
Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,895,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 
9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial 
audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–289); and (2) up to $1,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of Public 
Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106–568 (20 U.S.C. 
5604(7)): Provided, That of the total amount made available under 
this heading $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available 
until expended, for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall 
and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND 
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund 
to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and 
Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,249,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration 
of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived 
Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and 
for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of docu-
ments, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, 
the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, 
the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including mainte-
nance, repairs, and cleaning, $380,634,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act 
of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, $4,801,000. 
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facili-
ties, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,500,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION 
GRANTS PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical 
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, 
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND 
For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund pro-
gram as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2018, for technical assistance 
to low-income designated credit unions. 
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading 
on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and represen-
tation expenses, $16,090,000. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examina-
tions performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; 
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and else-
where; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; advances for 
reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 
10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem 
or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act 
activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her 
post of duty, $119,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $11,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2018, for the operation and 
strengthening of the security of OPM legacy and Shell environment 
IT systems and the modernization, migration, and testing of such 
systems: Provided further, That the amount made available by 
the previous proviso may not be obligated until the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a plan for expenditure of such amount, prepared in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the 
Administrator of the United States Digital Service, and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, that— 
(1) identifies the full scope and cost of the IT systems 
remediation and stabilization project; 
(2) meets the capital planning and investment control 
review requirements established by the Office of Management 
and Budget, including Circular A–11, part 7; 
(3) includes a Major IT Business Case under the require-
ments established by the Office of Management and Budget 
Exhibit 300; 
(4) complies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guide-
lines, and systems acquisition management practices of the 
Government; 
(5) complies with all Office of Management and Budget, 
Department of Homeland Security and National Institute of 
Standards and Technology requirements related to securing 
the agency’s information system as described in 44 U.S.C. 3554; 
and 
(6) is reviewed and commented upon within 90 days of 
plan development by the Inspector General of the Office of 
Personnel Management, and such comments are submitted to 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management before 
the date of such submission: 
Provided further, That, not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report that— 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Review. 
Deadline. 
Compliance. 
Compliance. 
Expenditure 
plan. 
Consultation. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
(A) evaluates— 
(i) the steps taken by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment to prevent, mitigate, and respond to data breaches 
involving sensitive personnel records and information; 
(ii) the Office’s cybersecurity policies and procedures 
in place on the date of enactment of this Act, including 
policies and procedures relating to IT best practices such 
as data encryption, multifactor authentication, and contin-
uous monitoring; 
(iii) the Office’s oversight of contractors providing IT 
services; and 
(iv) the Office’s compliance with government-wide ini-
tiatives to improve cybersecurity; and 
(B) sets forth improvements that could be made to assist 
the Office of Personnel Management in addressing cybersecurity 
challenges: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available under 
this heading, $391,000 may be made available for strengthening 
the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined 
by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, 
and retention of such workforce and information technology in 
support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management 
solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition 
$140,000,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from 
the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, 
including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement 
and insurance programs: Provided further, That the provisions of 
this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable 
trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 
8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM 
established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, 
or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, That the 
President’s Commission on White House Fellows, established by 
Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal 
year 2017, accept donations of money, property, and personal serv-
ices: Provided further, That such donations, including those from 
prior years, may be used for the development of publicity materials 
to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that 
no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement 
of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commis-
sion. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, $5,072,000, and in addition, not to exceed 
$25,112,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and 
provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management’s 
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retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the 
appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, 
as determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the 
Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere. 
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95– 
454), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101– 
12) as amended by Public Law 107–304, the Whistleblower Protec-
tion Enhancement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–199), and the Uni-
formed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–353), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; $24,750,000. 
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission 
in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and 
Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435), $16,200,000, to be derived 
by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as author-
ized by section 603(a) of such Act. 
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Over-
sight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), 
$10,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District 
of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $1,605,000,000, to remain 
available until expended; of which not less than $14,700,000 shall 
be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 
$75,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for the Inter-
national Organization of Securities Commissions; of which not to 
exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations 
and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental 
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and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations and 
staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such 
expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses 
and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attend-
ance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel 
and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and 
of which not less than $72,049,000 shall be for the Division of 
Economic and Risk Analysis: Provided, That fees and charges 
authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited to this account as offsetting 
collections: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,605,000,000 
of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for 
necessary expenses of this account: Provided further, That the total 
amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund 
for fiscal year 2017 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are 
received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2017 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 
including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for 
uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation 
expenses; $22,900,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 
year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provi-
sions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President deems such action 
to be necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended 
for or in connection with the induction of any person into the 
Armed Forces of the United States. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small 
Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 
as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States 
Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $269,500,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 
shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender over-
sight activities: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized 
to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the 
Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, 
including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business 
Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, reve-
nues received from all such activities shall be credited to this 
account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out these 
purposes without further appropriations: Provided further, That 
the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount 
not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in 
accordance with section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108– 
447, during fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That $6,100,000 
Fees. 
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shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 
System, to be available until September 30, 2018: Provided further, 
That $3,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State Technology 
Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 657d). 
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial 
and small business development, $245,100,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That $125,000,000 shall be 
available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2017 or 
fiscal year 2018 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business 
Act: Provided further, That $31,000,000 shall be for marketing, 
management, and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that 
make microloans under the microloan program: Provided further, 
That $18,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry 
out export programs that assist small business concerns authorized 
under section 22(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$19,900,000. 
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying 
out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 
634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.), $9,220,000, to remain available until expended. 
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $4,338,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That subject 
to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during 
fiscal year 2017 commitments to guarantee loans under section 
503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 
$7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2017 
commitments for general business loans authorized under section 
7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $27,500,000,000 
for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated 
maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: Provided fur-
ther, That during fiscal year 2017 commitments for loans authorized 
under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of The Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed 
$7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2017 
commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 
$4,000,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2017, 
guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the 
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Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 
$12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $152,726,000, which 
may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
Salaries and Expenses. 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, 
$185,977,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,000,000 
is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Adminis-
tration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster 
loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which 
$175,977,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making 
and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries 
and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative 
expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 530. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Adminis-
tration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 
percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 
to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section. 
SEC. 531. Of the unobligated balances available for the Certified 
Development Company Program under section 503 of the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, $55,000,000 are 
hereby permanently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may 
be so rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolu-
tion on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone 
on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and 
(d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $34,658,000: 
Provided, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 
shall continue to be free: Provided further, That 6-day delivery 
and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 
1983 level: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any 
Continuances. 
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rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of 
any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any indi-
vidual participating in a State or local program of child support 
enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning 
an address of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or 
close small rural and other small post offices. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$253,600,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service 
Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 
UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $51,226,000: Provided, 
That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written 
certificate of the judge. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in 
regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 
SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor 
may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly 
so provided herein. 
SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursu-
ant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where 
such expenditures are a matter of public record and available 
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant 
to existing law. 
SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priations Act. 
SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 
be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Govern-
ment employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to 
Contracts. 
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a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, 
rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of 
section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 
SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may 
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending 
the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity 
that has been convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of 
the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations 
Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, or pro-
vided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection 
of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall 
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, 
project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, 
project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted 
by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House 
of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) aug-
ments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of 
$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing 
programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or 
activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization or restruc-
turing of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity 
funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
further, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of 
reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: 
Provided further, That at a minimum the report shall include: 
(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display 
the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, 
adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 
fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each 
appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity 
as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; 
and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest: 
Provided further, That the amount appropriated or limited for sala-
ries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 
per day for each day after the required date that the report has 
not been submitted to the Congress. 
SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available 
at the end of fiscal year 2017 from appropriations made available 
for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2017 in this Act, shall 
remain available through September 30, 2018, for each such account 
for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall be 
Approval 
requests. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Consultation. 
Advance 
approval. 
Compliance. 
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submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expendi-
ture of such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall 
be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines. 
SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request— 
(1) any official background investigation report on any indi-
vidual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or 
(2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an 
organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury 
or the Internal Revenue Service. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 
(1) in the case of an official background investigation report, 
if such individual has given express written consent for such 
request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such 
request and during the same presidential administration; or 
(2) if such request is required due to extraordinary cir-
cumstances involving national security. 
SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under 
chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with 
respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and imple-
menting any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area 
cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction 
on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an Appropriations 
Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management 
pursuant to court approval. 
SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available 
to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection 
with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits 
program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions. 
SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where 
the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried 
to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 
SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial 
information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic 
articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 
41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American 
Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government 
of information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 
United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in 
section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 
SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United 
States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or 
commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, 
nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimburse-
ment from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related 
expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to 
attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating 
to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity 
offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject 
to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person 
Abortion. 
Time period. 
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or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless 
the person or entity is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such Code. 
SEC. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made 
available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the 
Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act 
may be used for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a 
joint advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues. 
SEC. 618. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to 
enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration 
of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must 
consult with the General Services Administration before issuing 
a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, 
and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotia-
tions with the current lessor. 
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency 
lease may do so during any period declared by the President to 
require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive agency 
covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency provided funds 
by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administra-
tion or the United States Postal Service. 
SEC. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities 
the amounts required under current law: 
(1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102). 
(2) Payments to— 
(A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 
377(o)); 
(B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund (28 U.S.C. 
376(c)); and 
(C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ 
Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)). 
(3) Payment of Government contributions— 
(A) with respect to the health benefits of retired 
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United 
States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health 
Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and 
(B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for 
employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 
87). 
(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and 
increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement 
and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348). 
(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory 
provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 
84 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any 
amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable 
limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act. 
SEC. 620. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 
(Board) shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship 
program established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–204) in an aggregate amount not exceeding 
the amount of funds collected by the Board as of December 31, 
Definition. 
Consultation. 
Contracts. 
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2016, including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment 
of monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal year 
2017 shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft 
report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to 
Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide 
Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts’’ unless the Interagency Working 
Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 
No. 13563. 
SEC. 622. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions: 
(1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform. 
(2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate 
Change. 
(3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned 
to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior 
Counselor for Manufacturing Policy. 
(4) White House Director of Urban Affairs. 
SEC. 623. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a 
contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a contract 
to a contractor conducting the final quality review processes for 
background investigation fieldwork services or background inves-
tigation support services that, as of the date of the award of the 
contract, are being conducted by that contractor. 
SEC. 624. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded 
by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of 
the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding 
the budget planning process related to information technology. 
(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency 
funded by this Act that are available for information technology 
shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions 
of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations 
from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information 
Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer 
of the agency and budget officials. 
SEC. 625. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 626. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by 
a provider of electronic communication service to the public or 
remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic 
communication that is in electronic storage with the provider (as 
such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, 
United States Code) in a manner that violates the Fourth Amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States. 
SEC. 627. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, 
amend, or change the rules or regulations of the Commission for 
universal service high-cost support for competitive eligible tele-
communications carriers in a way that is inconsistent with para-
graph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this 
Privacy. 
Consultation. 
Contracts. 
Reports. 
Compliance. 
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section shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, devel-
oping, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alternative 
to Mobility Fund Phase II. 
SEC. 628. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to 
deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 
to any records, documents, or other materials available to the 
department or agency over which that Inspector General has respon-
sibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or to prevent 
or impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, docu-
ments, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a 
provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General 
and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 
department or agency covered by this section shall provide its 
Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and 
other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall 
ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant 
to the information provided by the establishment over which that 
Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General 
Act of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this section shall 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures 
to comply with this requirement. 
SEC. 629. (a) In the case of a television joint sales agreement, 
the Federal Communications Commission— 
(1) may not require the termination or modification of 
such agreement as a condition of the transfer or assignment 
of a station license or the transfer of station ownership or 
control; and 
(2) upon request of the transferee or assignee of the station 
license, shall eliminate any such condition that was imposed 
after March 31, 2014, and permit the licensees of the stations 
whose advertising was jointly sold pursuant to such agreement 
to enter into a new joint sales agreement on substantially 
similar terms and conditions as the prior agreement. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘joint sales agreement’’ has the 
meaning given such term in Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 of title 
47, Code of Federal Regulations, and where a joint sales agreement 
is part of a broader contract, this section shall be limited to the 
joint sales agreement portion of such contract. 
SEC. 630. (a) Section 1105(a)(35) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating 
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking ‘‘homeland security’’ in each instance it 
appears and inserting ‘‘cybersecurity’’; and 
(3) by amending subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) Prior to implementing this paragraph, including deter-
mining what Federal activities or accounts constitute cybersecu-
rity for purposes of budgetary classification, the Office of 
Management and Budget shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations and the Committees on the Budget of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of 
the Senate.’’. 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
Definition. 
Contracts. 
Communication 
and tele- 
communications. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Compliance. 
Records. 
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(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
budget submissions under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 631. (a) Effective one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, subtitle B of title IV of Public Law 102–281 is repealed. 
(b) On the day before the date of the repeal under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer the amounts in 
the fund described in section 408(a) of subtitle A of title IV of 
such Public Law into the general fund of the Treasury. 
SEC. 632. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or victim assist-
ance-related activity. 
SEC. 633. (a) For fiscal years 2016 through 2026, the Office 
of Personnel Management shall provide to each affected individual 
as defined in subsection (b) complimentary identity protection cov-
erage that— 
(1) is not less comprehensive than the complimentary 
identity protection coverage that the Office provided to affected 
individuals before the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) is effective for a period of not less than 10 years; 
and 
(3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in identity theft insur-
ance. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘affected individual’’ 
means any individual whose Social Security Number was com-
promised during— 
(1) the data breach of personnel records of current and 
former Federal employees, at a network maintained by the 
Department of the Interior, that was announced by the Office 
of Personnel Management on June 4, 2015; or 
(2) the data breach of systems of the Office of Personnel 
Management containing information related to the background 
investigations of current, former, and prospective Federal 
employees, and of other individuals. 
SEC. 634. From the unobligated balances available in the Secu-
rities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by sec-
tion 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act (Public Law 111–203), $25,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 635. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 
be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, 
issue, or implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the 
disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax exempt 
organizations, or dues paid to trade associations. 
Time periods. 
Identity theft. 
Pornography. 
Effective date. 
Repeal. 
20 USC 5701 
note. 
20 USC 5701 and 
note, 5702–5709. 
Applicability. 
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TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other 
Act for fiscal year 2017 shall obligate or expend any such funds, 
unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, 
and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy 
designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the 
illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as 
defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the 
officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumen-
tality. 
SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum 
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with 
subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase 
of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, 
law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover 
surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station 
wagons for which the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That 
these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for police- 
type vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this 
section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric 
or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions 
of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and 
Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set 
forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost 
of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 
101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: 
Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section shall 
not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which 
operates on alternative fuel, including but not limited to electric, 
plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 
SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and 
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available 
for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, 
are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of- 
living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 
SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current 
fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer 
or employee of the Government of the United States (including 
any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the 
Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the 
continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of 
the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 
U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee 
under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 
and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful perma-
nent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person 
5 USC 3101 note. 
31 USC 343 note. 
Drug free 
workplaces. 
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who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for pur-
poses of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall 
be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this 
section with respect to his or her status are being complied with: 
Provided further, That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such 
affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated 
thereafter as necessary: Provided further, That any person making 
a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, 
shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more 
than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the above penal clause 
shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other 
provisions of existing law: Provided further, That any payment 
made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this 
section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: 
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to any person 
who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United 
States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international 
broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employ-
ment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of 
emergencies: Provided further, That this section does not apply 
to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 
days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the 
Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement 
with another country. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency 
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including 
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for pay-
ment to the General Services Administration for charges for space 
and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of 
buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements per-
formed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 
Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 
216), or other applicable law. 
SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other 
Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds 
resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records dis-
posed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling 
or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until 
expended for the following purposes: 
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13693 
(March 19, 2015), including any such programs adopted prior 
to the effective date of the Executive order. 
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management pro-
grams, including, but not limited to, the development and 
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 
prevention programs. 
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 
deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency. 
SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for 
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corpora-
tions and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such 
funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; 
services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified 
under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable 
Applicability. 
Time period. 
Time period. 
Fines. 
Penalty. 
Time period. 
Affidavits. 
Affidavits. 
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to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in 
the Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the 
event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subse-
quently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations 
on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 
SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards 
(except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, commit-
tees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) 
which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 
financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality. 
SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, 
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved 
pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with 
the applicable law of the United States. 
SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of any depart-
ment or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the 
Federal Government appointed by the President of the United 
States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in 
excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such depart-
ment head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase fur-
niture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance 
notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘office’’ 
shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, 
as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or 
the use of which is directly controlled by the individual. 
SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of 
this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this 
or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding 
of national security and emergency preparedness telecommuni-
cations initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, 
agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 
(July 6, 2012). 
SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 
any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, 
agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to 
pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a posi-
tion of a confidential or policy-determining character that is 
excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of title 
5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of 
part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 
the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumen-
tality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position 
occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily 
in order to detail the individual to the White House. 
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal 
employees or members of the Armed Forces detailed to or from 
an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined 
under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003(4))). 
SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary 
of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who— 
Definition. 
Notification. 
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(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to pro-
hibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal 
Government from having any direct oral or written communica-
tion or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee 
of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to 
the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining 
to the department or agency of such other officer or employee 
in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or 
contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee 
or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, com-
mittee, or subcommittee; or 
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or effi-
ciency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, trans-
fers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment 
right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of 
employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal 
Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the 
foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, 
by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer 
or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee 
of the Congress as described in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official 
duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emo-
tional response or psychological stress in some participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the con-
tent and methods to be used in the training and written end 
of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated with reli-
gious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief sys-
tems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ 
personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise 
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon 
the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relation-
ships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, 
distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, 
television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla-
tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the 
Congress itself. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee’s 
home address to any labor organization except when the employee 
has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been 
ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such 
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as mailing, telephone or electronic mailing lists to any person 
or any organization outside of the Federal Government without 
the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by 
private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within 
the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress. 
SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 
105; and 
(2) includes a military department, as defined under section 
102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory 
Commission. 
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations 
to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency 
shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. 
An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential 
appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to 
expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such 
employee’s time in the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 
of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by 
this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a 
member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board 
(FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of 
FASAB administrative costs. 
SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 
of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency 
is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse ‘‘General Services 
Administration, Government-wide Policy’’ with the approval of the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made 
available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, 
including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 
That these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of 
General Services to support Government-wide and other multi- 
agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other 
management innovations, initiatives, and activities, including 
improving coordination and reducing duplication, as approved by 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consulta-
tion with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups 
designated by the Director (including the President’s Management 
Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief 
Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, 
the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology 
initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human 
capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure-
ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for 
performance improvement initiatives): Provided further, That the 
total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 
to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities 
related to Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 
U.S.C. 1120, and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide 
innovations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That the 
funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General Services 
Administration, Government-wide Policy’’ during fiscal year 2017 
shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2018: 
Consultation. 
Reimbursement. 
Definition. 
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Provided further, That such transfers or reimbursements may only 
be made after 15 days following notification of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman 
may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building 
or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise 
authorized to be present at the location. 
SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of 
this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this 
or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding 
of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry 
out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council 
(authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 
Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office 
of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the 
budget of and resources connected with the National Science and 
Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, the House 
Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant applica-
tion, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving 
the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any relevant 
requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: 
Provided, That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula 
funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds. 
SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY MONITORING 
OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of the funds made available 
in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency— 
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, 
derived from any means, that includes any personally identifi-
able information relating to an individual’s access to or use 
of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or 
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party 
(including another government agency) to collect, review, or 
obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that 
includes any personally identifiable information relating to an 
individual’s access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 
site. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to— 
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify 
particular persons; 
(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable 
information; 
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or 
supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or 
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system 
security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and 
is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services 
or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the 
Internet site. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency actions to imple-
ment, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law. 
Applicability. 
Compliance. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Breastfeeding. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
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(2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examinations of the 
agency’s supervised institutions, including assessing safety and 
soundness, overall financial condition, management practices 
and policies and compliance with applicable standards as pro-
vided in law. 
SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision 
providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract 
also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with— 
(1) any of the following religious plans: 
(A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan 
objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. 
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into 
or renews a contract under this section may not subject any indi-
vidual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses 
to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such 
activities would be contrary to the individual’s religious beliefs 
or moral convictions. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require cov-
erage of abortion or abortion-related services. 
SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the 
health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, 
and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through 
testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by 
nationally recognized oversight authorities. 
SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies 
may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official 
travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional 
aircraft ownership pilot program. 
SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce 
restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellow-
ship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the 
Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 
300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on 
September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch 
employees to the legislative branch). 
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no execu-
tive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be 
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training 
without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain 
the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or 
other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in 
existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none 
of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by 
an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story 
News story. 
Notification. 
Advance 
approval. 
Contracts. 
Abortion. 
Contracts. 
Drugs and drug 
abuse. 
Contraceptives. 
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intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless 
the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio 
of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story 
was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States 
Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations imple-
menting that section. 
SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be 
used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incor-
porated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation 
under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of such an entity. 
(b) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) 
with respect to any Federal Government contract under the 
authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that 
the waiver is required in the interest of national security. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary issuing a waiver 
under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any Federal 
Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract. 
SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2017, for each employee who— 
(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 
5, United States Code; or 
(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III 
of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a 
payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency 
shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s 
average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the 
preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until 
expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall 
be deemed to be an administrative expense under section 
8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity 
submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the 
following information as a condition of submitting the offer: 
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, 
independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering 
communication that is made by the entity, its officers or direc-
tors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate 
for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or 
that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal 
office. 
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment 
described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers 
or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person 
with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person 
will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph 
(1). 
(b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, ‘‘expendi-
ture’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘electioneering communication’’, 
‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning given 
Definitions. 
Contracts. 
Time period. 
Determination. 
Contracts. 
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such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431 et seq.). 
SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of 
an officer or employee of the Federal government, including the 
President, the Vice President, a member of Congress (including 
a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head 
of an executive branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 
41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative 
branch. 
SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any 
of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2017, by this or any 
other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee 
described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 
(A) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous 
fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable 
wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 
2017, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the 
applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in 
accordance with such section; and 
(B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
year 2017, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) 
by more than the sum of— 
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal 
year 2017 under section 5303 of title 5, United States 
Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; 
and 
(ii) the difference between the overall average percent-
age of the locality-based comparability payments taking 
effect in fiscal year 2017 under section 5304 of such title 
(whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall aver-
age percentage of such payments which was effective in 
the previous fiscal year under such section. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing 
rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered 
by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods 
for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the 
rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph 
(1) applicable to such employee. 
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to 
an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid 
from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2016, shall 
be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management. 
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of pre-
mium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be 
changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2016, except 
to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management 
to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection. 
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service 
performed after September 30, 2016. 
Application. 
Determination. 
Regulations. 
Time period. 
Pay rates. 
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(6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retire-
ment, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires 
any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement 
or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the 
rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this 
subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit 
or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection 
at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this 
subsection not in effect. 
(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for excep-
tions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office 
determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruit-
ment or retention of qualified employees. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates 
of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in 
fiscal year 2017 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be— 
(1) not less than the percentage received by employees 
in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted 
pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 
and 5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That pre-
vailing rate employees at locations where there are no 
employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 
and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 
employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality 
designated as ‘‘Rest of United States’’ pursuant to section 5304 
of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; 
and 
(2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay 
period beginning after September 30, 2016. 
SEC. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a pay raise 
in calendar year 2017, notwithstanding the rate adjustment made 
under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law. 
(b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, 
or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute 
at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive a pay rate increase 
in calendar year 2017, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made 
under section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). 
This subsection applies only to employees who are holding a position 
under a political appointment. 
(c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive 
a pay rate increase in calendar year 2017, notwithstanding section 
401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or 
any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), 
(h), or (i). 
(d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United 
States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar 
year 2017 (except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by— 
(1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service 
paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive 
Schedule; or 
Applicability. 
Effective date. 
Determination. 
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(2) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee 
in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political 
appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above level 
IV of the Executive Schedule. 
(e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality- 
based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
or similar authority) at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule 
who serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay 
rate increase in calendar year 2017, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). 
This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule 
pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, or to employees 
appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or 
to employees in another pay system whose position would be classi-
fied at GS–15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States 
Code, applied to them. 
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent 
employees who do not serve under a political appointment from 
receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law. 
(g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who 
receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election 
to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements under 
section 3392 of title 5, United States Code, is not subject to this 
section. 
(h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a 
Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch 
and who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay 
entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (Public Law 96–465) is not subject to this section. 
(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee 
in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an 
authorized movement to a different covered position with higher- 
level duties and a pre-established higher level or range of pay, 
except that any such increase must be based on the rates of pay 
and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. 
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual 
who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period 
of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based 
on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on 
December 31, 2013. 
(k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is 
subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 
2017 but ends in calendar year 2018, the bar on the employee’s 
receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that 
pay period. 
SEC. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, 
agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 
appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector 
General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector 
General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related 
to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, 
commission, or office during fiscal year 2017 for which the cost 
to the United States Government was more than $100,000. 
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference 
described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period— 
(1) a description of its purpose; 
(2) the number of participants attending; 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Contracts. 
Time period. 
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(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States 
Government, including— 
(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and 
from the conference; and 
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine 
which costs relate to the conference; and 
(4) a description of the contracting procedures used 
including— 
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive 
basis; and 
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by 
the departmental component or office in evaluating poten-
tial contractors for the conference. 
(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of 
any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall 
notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity 
without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number 
of employees attending a conference held by any Executive branch 
department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this 
or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2017 for which 
the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000. 
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by 
this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the 
purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in sub-
section (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to 
the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such 
as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assess-
ment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded 
by the grant or contract. 
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities 
that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget 
Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent 
revisions to that memorandum. 
SEC. 740. None of the funds made available in this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or 
reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in 
the President’s budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed 
change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless 
such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer 
provisions of this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 741. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply 
the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ published by the Office of 
Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 
(73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.). 
SEC. 742. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce 
a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to 
contractor performance of any function performed by Federal 
employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 
SEC. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act may be available for 
a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
Confidentiality 
agreements. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
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requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report 
fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements 
or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees 
or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 
to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative 
of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such 
information. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene require-
ments applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other 
form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the 
nondisclosure of classified information. 
SEC. 744. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard 
Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure 
policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does 
not contain the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are con-
sistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 
the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing 
statute or Executive order relating to: (1) classified information; 
(2) communications to Congress; (3) the reporting to an Inspector 
General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanage-
ment, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial 
and specific danger to public health or safety; or (4) any other 
whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, 
rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive 
orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement 
and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding 
provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement 
that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct 
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an 
employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain 
provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such 
document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a min-
imum, require that the person will not disclose any classified 
information received in the course of such activity unless specifically 
authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such non-
disclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar 
disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive 
agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting 
a substantial violation of law. 
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented 
and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with 
the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when 
the agreement was entered into. 
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be 
used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during 
fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar lan-
guage to that required in subsection (a). 
SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 
to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that 
has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for 
which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted 
or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner 
pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for col-
lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of 
Corporations. 
Taxes. 
Nondisclosure 
agreements. 
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the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered 
suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter-
mination that this further action is not necessary to protect the 
interests of the Government. 
SEC. 746. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 
to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that 
was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal 
law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency 
is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered 
suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter-
mination that this further action is not necessary to protect the 
interests of the Government. 
SEC. 747. (a) During fiscal year 2017, on the date on which 
a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 
1017 of Public Law 111–203, the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such 
request. 
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be made 
available on the Bureau’s public Web site. 
SEC. 748. (a) None of the funds made available under this 
or any other Act may be used to— 
(1) implement, administer, carry out, modify, revise, or 
enforce Executive Order 13690, entitled ‘‘Establishing a Federal 
Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further 
Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input’’ (issued January 
30, 2015), other than for— 
(A) acquiring, managing, or disposing of Federal lands 
and facilities; 
(B) providing Federally undertaken, financed, or 
assisted construction or improvements; or 
(C) conducting Federal activities or programs affecting 
land use, including water and related land resources plan-
ning, regulating, and licensing activities; 
(2) implement Executive Order 13690 in a manner that 
modifies the non-grant components of the National Flood Insur-
ance Program; or 
(3) apply Executive Order 13690 or the Federal Flood Risk 
Management Standard by any component of the Department 
of Defense, including the Army Corps of Engineers in a way 
that changes the ‘‘floodplain’’ considered when determining 
whether or not to issue a Department of the Army permit 
under section 404 of the Clean Water Act or section 10 of 
the Rivers and Harbors Act. 
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not be in effect during 
the period beginning on October 1, 2017 and ending on September 
30, 2018. 
SEC. 749. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other than title IV or VIII 
shall not apply to such title IV or VIII. 
Time period. 
Public 
information. 
Web posting. 
Notification. 
Corporations. 
Law enforcement 
and crime. 
Time period. 
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TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judg-
ments that have been entered against the District of Columbia 
government. 
SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation 
of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legisla-
tion pending before Congress or any State legislature. 
SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this 
Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District 
government agencies, that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 
of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be avail-
able for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a re-
programming of funds which— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, 
limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have 
been denied or restricted; 
(5) re-establishes any program or project previously 
deferred through reprogramming; 
(6) augments any existing program, project, or responsi-
bility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 
$3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned 
to a specific program, project or responsibility center, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local 
funds under this title through November 7, 2017. 
SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may 
be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, 
or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator 
or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District 
of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 
(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 
SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none 
of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may 
be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of 
Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee 
uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s 
official duties. For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 
does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence 
and workplace, except in the case of— 
Definition. 
Lobbying. 
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(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Depart-
ment who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise 
designated by the Chief of the Department; 
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee 
of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Serv-
ices Department who resides in the District of Columbia and 
is on call 24 hours a day; 
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department 
of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia 
Department of Corrections who resides in the District of 
Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an 
officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 
who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; 
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Secu-
rity and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or 
employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Manage-
ment Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and 
is on call 24 hours a day; 
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General 
or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide 
assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to 
require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress 
for the District of Columbia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia 
Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private 
lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government 
regarding such lawsuits. 
SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act 
may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose 
of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location 
that has been determined by the local public health or local law 
enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution. 
SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent 
the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing 
the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insur-
ance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation 
enacted on such issue should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which 
provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this 
Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation 
to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the posses-
sion, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any 
tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. 
(b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the 
District of Columbia government under any authority may be used 
to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce 
penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of 
any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative 
for recreational purposes. 
Drugs and drug 
abuse. 
Contraception. 
Conscience 
clause. 
Needle 
distribution. 
Voting 
representation. 
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SEC. 810. No funds available for obligation or expenditure by 
the District of Columbia government under any authority shall 
be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother 
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where 
the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 
SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the 
District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, 
a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of 
the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted 
pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District 
of Columbia government for fiscal year 2017 that is in the total 
amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budg-
eted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, 
respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures. 
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the 
Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that 
a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in pro-
gram requirements. 
SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District 
of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, 
the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised 
appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia 
Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. 
The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of 
the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted 
pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42). 
SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating 
funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia’s enterprise 
and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain 
appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds trans-
ferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from 
operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once trans-
ferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority con-
sistent with the provisions of this Act. 
(c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or 
reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, 
notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. 
SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 
nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly 
so provided herein. 
SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law 
or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2017 from appropria-
tions of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2017 in this Act, shall remain available through 
September 30, 2018, for each such account for the purposes author-
ized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 
Approval request. 
Deadline. 
Application. 
Certification. 
Deadline. 
Abortion. 
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That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogram-
ming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act. 
SEC. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2018, during a period in 
which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a 
regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local 
funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project 
or activity for which local funds are provided in the Act referred 
to in paragraph (2) (subject to any modifications enacted by the 
District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which 
this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the 
Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed 
budget is approved for fiscal year 2018 which (subject to the require-
ments of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute 
the local portion of the annual budget for the District of Columbia 
government for fiscal year 2018 for purposes of section 446 of 
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official 
Code). 
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be 
available— 
(1) during any period in which a District of Columbia 
continuing resolution for fiscal year 2018 is in effect; or 
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District 
of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2018. 
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under 
the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall 
be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided 
by this Act. 
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all 
obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity 
during the portion of fiscal year 2018 for which this section applies 
to such project or activity. 
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during 
any period of fiscal year 2018 if any other provision of law (other 
than an authorization of appropriations)— 
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 
grants authority for such project or activity to continue for 
such period; or 
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 
made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall 
be granted for such project or activity to continue for such 
period. 
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations 
of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other 
law. 
SEC. 817. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated 
as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV. 
TITLE IX—SOAR REAUTHORIZATION 
SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN TITLE 
SEC. 901. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act’’ 
or the ‘‘SOAR Reauthorization Act’’. 
(b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Except as otherwise expressly pro-
vided, whenever in this title an amendment is expressed in terms 
Scholarships for 
Opportunity and 
Results 
Reauthorization 
Act. 
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of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or 
other provision of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
Act (division C of Public Law 112–10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., 
D.C. Official Code). 
REPEAL 
SEC. 902. Section 817 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016 (Public Law 114–113) is repealed, and any provision of law 
amended or repealed by such section is restored or revived as 
if such section had not been enacted into law. 
PURPOSES 
SEC. 903. Section 3003 (sec. 38–1853.03, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended by striking ‘‘particularly parents’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘, with’’ and inserting ‘‘particularly parents of students 
who attend an elementary school or secondary school identified 
as one of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Colum-
bia’s accountability system, with’’. 
PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON TYPES OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS 
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM 
SEC. 904. Section 3004(a) (sec. 38–1853.04(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON ELIGIBLE STU-
DENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program under 
this division, the Secretary may not limit the number of 
eligible students receiving scholarships under section 
3007(a), and may not prevent otherwise eligible students 
from participating in the program under this division, 
based on any of the following: 
‘‘(i) The type of school the student previously 
attended. 
‘‘(ii) Whether or not the student previously received 
a scholarship or participated in the program, including 
whether an eligible student was awarded a scholarship 
in any previous year but has not used the scholarship, 
regardless of the number of years of nonuse. 
‘‘(iii) Whether or not the student was a member 
of the control group used by the Institute of Education 
Sciences to carry out previous evaluations of the pro-
gram under section 3009. 
‘‘(B) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subpara-
graph (A) may be construed to waive the requirement under 
section 3005(b)(1)(B) that the eligible entity carrying out 
the program under this Act must carry out a random 
selection process, which gives weight to the priorities 
described in section 3006, if more eligible students seek 
admission in the program than the program can accommo-
date.’’. 
129 Stat. 2491. 
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REQUIRING ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO UTILIZE INTERNAL FISCAL AND 
QUALITY CONTROLS 
SEC. 905. Section 3005(b)(1) (sec. 38–1853.05(b)(1), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘, except that a partici-
pating school may not be required to submit to more than 
1 site visit per school year’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (K) and (L) as subpara-
graphs (L) and (M), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following: 
‘‘(K) how the entity will ensure the financial viability 
of participating schools in which 85 percent or more of 
the total number of students enrolled at the school are 
participating eligible students that receive and use an 
opportunity scholarship;’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(N) how the eligible entity will ensure that it— 
‘‘(i) utilizes internal fiscal and quality controls; 
and 
‘‘(ii) complies with applicable financial reporting 
requirements and the requirements of this division; 
and’’. 
CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITIES FOR AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO 
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS 
SEC. 906. Section 3006(1) (sec. 38–1853.06(1), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘attended’’ and all 
that follows through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘attended 
an elementary school or secondary school identified as one 
of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Colum-
bia’s accountability system; and’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(B); and 
(4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph 
(3), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘or 
whether such students have, in the past, attended a private 
school;’’. 
MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND 
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES 
SEC. 907. (a) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; COMPLIANCE 
WITH
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3007(a)(4) (sec. 38– 
1853.07(a)(4), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) ensures that, with respect to core subject matter, 
participating students are taught by a teacher who has 
a baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such 
degree was awarded in or outside of the United States;’’; 
and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) conducts criminal background checks on school 
employees who have direct and unsupervised interaction 
with students; and 
‘‘(H) complies with all requests for data and informa-
tion regarding the reporting requirements described in sec-
tion 3010.’’. 
(b) ACCREDITATION.—Section 3007(a) (sec. 38–1853.07(a), D.C. 
Official Code), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and (5)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds provided under 
this division for opportunity scholarships may be used by 
a participating eligible student to enroll in a participating 
private school unless the school— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a school that is a participating 
school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR 
Reauthorization Act— 
‘‘(I) is fully accredited by an accrediting body 
described in any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(G) of section 2202(16) of the District of Columbia 
School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–134; 
sec. 38–1802.02(16)(A)–(G), D.C. Official Code); or 
‘‘(II) if such participating school does not meet 
the requirements of subclause (I)— 
‘‘(aa) not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113), the 
school is pursuing full accreditation by an 
accrediting body described in subclause (I); 
and 
‘‘(bb) is fully accredited by such an accred-
iting body not later than 5 years after the 
date on which that school began the process 
of pursuing full accreditation in accordance 
with item (aa); and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a school that is not a partici-
pating school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR 
Reauthorization Act, is fully accredited by an accred-
iting body described in clause (i)(I) before becoming 
a participating school under this division. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthoriza-
tion Act, each participating school shall submit to the 
eligible entity a certification that the school has been fully 
accredited in accordance with subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) ASSISTING
STUDENTS
IN
ENROLLING
IN
OTHER 
SCHOOLS.—If a participating school fails to meet the 
requirements of this paragraph, the eligible entity shall 
assist the parents of the participating eligible students 
who attend the school in identifying, applying to, and 
enrolling in another participating school under this divi-
sion. 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF STUDENTS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP IN 
A PREVIOUS YEAR.—An eligible entity shall treat a participating 
Certification. 
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eligible student who was awarded an opportunity scholarship 
in any previous year and who has not used the scholarship 
as a renewal student and not as a new applicant, without 
regard as to— 
‘‘(A) whether the eligible student has used the scholar-
ship; and 
‘‘(B) the year in which the scholarship was previously 
awarded.’’. 
(c) USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES
AND 
PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3007 (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of the amount made available 
under section 3014(a)(1) for each fiscal year available to eligible 
entities receiving a grant under section 3004(a) to cover the fol-
lowing expenses: 
‘‘(1) The administrative expenses of carrying out its pro-
gram under this division during the year, including— 
‘‘(A) determining the eligibility of students to partici-
pate; 
‘‘(B) selecting the eligible students to receive scholar-
ships; 
‘‘(C) determining the amount of the scholarships and 
issuing the scholarships to eligible students; 
‘‘(D) compiling and maintaining financial and pro-
grammatic records; 
‘‘(E) conducting site visits as described in section 
3005(b)(1)(I); and 
‘‘(F)(i) conducting a study, including a survey of partici-
pating parents, on any barriers for participating eligible 
students in gaining admission to, or attending, the partici-
pating school that is their first choice; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the end of the first full fiscal year 
after the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization 
Act, submitting a report to Congress that contains the 
results of such study. 
‘‘(2) The expenses of educating parents about the eligible 
entity’s program under this division, and assisting parents 
through the application process under this division, including— 
‘‘(A) providing information about the program and the 
participating schools to parents of eligible students, 
including information on supplemental financial aid that 
may be available at participating schools; 
‘‘(B) providing funds to assist parents of students in 
meeting expenses that might otherwise preclude the 
participation of eligible students in the program; and 
‘‘(C) streamlining the application process for parents.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); 
and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (e), as added by section 
162(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
C of Public Law 114–223, as amended by section 101(3) 
Deadline. 
Study. 
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of the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appro-
priations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254)), as subsection 
(d). 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3007(d) (sec. 38– 
1853.07(d), D.C. Official Code), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1)(C), is amended by striking ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d)’’ 
each place it appears in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3) and inserting 
‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR STUDENT ACADEMIC 
ASSISTANCE.—Section 3007(c) (sec. 38–1853.07(c), D.C. Official 
Code), as redesignated by subsection (c)(1)(B), is amended by 
striking ‘‘previously attended’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘previously attended an elementary 
school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing 
schools under the District of Columbia’s accountability system.’’. 
PROGRAM EVALUATION 
SEC. 908. (a) REVISION
OF EVALUATION PROCEDURES
AND 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3009(a) (sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY AND THE MAYOR.—The Sec-
retary and the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall— 
‘‘(A) jointly enter into an agreement with the Institute 
of Education Sciences of the Department of Education to 
evaluate annually the opportunity scholarship program 
under this division; 
‘‘(B) jointly enter into an agreement to monitor and 
evaluate the use of funds authorized and appropriated 
for the District of Columbia public schools and the District 
of Columbia public charter schools under this division; 
and 
‘‘(C) make the evaluations described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) public in accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary, through 
a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the evaluation under paragraph 
(1)(A)— 
‘‘(i) is conducted using an acceptable quasi-experi-
mental research design for determining the effective-
ness of the opportunity scholarship program under this 
division that does not use a control study group con-
sisting of students who applied for but did not receive 
opportunity scholarships; and 
‘‘(ii) addresses the issues described in paragraph 
(4); and 
‘‘(B) disseminate information on the impact of the pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) on academic achievement and educational 
attainment of participating eligible students who use 
an opportunity scholarship; and 
‘‘(ii) on students and schools in the District of 
Columbia. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTE ON EDUCATION SCIENCES.— 
The Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Edu-
cation shall— 
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‘‘(A) assess participating eligible students who use an 
opportunity scholarship in each of grades 3 through 8, 
as well as one of the grades at the high school level, 
by supervising the administration of the same reading and 
mathematics assessment used by the District of Columbia 
public schools to comply with section 1111(b) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311(b)); 
‘‘(B) measure the academic achievement of all partici-
pating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship 
in the grades described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) work with eligible entities receiving a grant under 
this division to ensure that the parents of each student 
who is a participating eligible student that uses an oppor-
tunity scholarship agrees to permit their child to participate 
in the evaluations and assessments carried out by the 
Institute of Education Sciences under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The issues to be evaluated 
under paragraph (1)(A) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A comparison of the academic achievement of 
participating eligible students who use an opportunity 
scholarship on the measurements described in paragraph 
(3)(B) to the academic achievement of a comparison group 
of students with similar backgrounds in the District of 
Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia public 
charter schools. 
‘‘(B) The success of the program under this division 
in expanding choice options for parents of participating 
eligible students and increasing the satisfaction of such 
parents and students with their choice. 
‘‘(C) The reasons parents of participating eligible stu-
dents choose for their children to participate in the pro-
gram, including important characteristics for selecting 
schools. 
‘‘(D) A comparison of the retention rates, high school 
graduation rates, college enrollment rates, college persist-
ence rates, and college graduation rates of participating 
eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship with 
the rates of students in the comparison group described 
in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(E) A comparison of the college enrollment rates, col-
lege persistence rates, and college graduation rates of stu-
dents who participated in the program in 2004, 2005, 2011, 
2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 as the result of winning the 
Opportunity Scholarship Program lottery with such enroll-
ment, persistence, and graduation rates for students who 
entered but did not win such lottery in those years and 
who, as a result, served as the control group for previous 
evaluations of the program under this division. Nothing 
in this subparagraph may be construed to waive section 
3004(a)(3)(A)(iii) with respect to any such student. 
‘‘(F) A comparison of the safety of the schools attended 
by participating eligible students who use an opportunity 
scholarship and the schools in the District of Columbia 
attended by students in the comparison group described 
in subparagraph (A), based on the perceptions of the stu-
dents and parents. 
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‘‘(G) An assessment of student academic achievement 
at participating schools in which 85 percent of the total 
number of students enrolled at the school are participating 
eligible students who receive and use an opportunity schol-
arship. 
‘‘(H) Such other issues with respect to participating 
eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship as 
the Secretary considers appropriate for inclusion in the 
evaluation, such as the impact of the program on public 
elementary schools and secondary schools in the District 
of Columbia. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any disclosure of personally identifi-
able information obtained under this division shall be in 
compliance with section 444 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (commonly known as the ‘Family Edu-
cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
‘‘(B) STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING PUBLIC SCHOOL.—With 
respect to any student who is not attending a public 
elementary school or secondary school, personally identifi-
able information obtained under this division shall only 
be disclosed to— 
‘‘(i) 
individuals 
carrying 
out 
the 
evaluation 
described in paragraph (1)(A) for such student; 
‘‘(ii) the group of individuals providing information 
for carrying out the evaluation of such student; and 
‘‘(iii) the parents of such student.’’. 
(2) TRANSITION OF EVALUATION.— 
(A) TERMINATION OF PREVIOUS EVALUATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Education shall— 
(i) terminate the evaluations conducted under sec-
tion 3009(a) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
Results Act (sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), 
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this title, after obtaining data for the 2017–2018 
school year; and 
(ii) submit any reports required for the 2017–2018 
school year or preceding years with respect to the 
evaluations in accordance with section 3009(b) of such 
Act. 
(B) NEW EVALUATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning with respect 
to the 2018–2019 school year, the Secretary shall con-
duct new evaluations in accordance with the provisions 
of section 3009(a) of the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. Official 
Code), as amended by this title. 
(ii) MOST RECENT EVALUATION.—As a component 
of the new evaluations described in clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall continue to monitor and evaluate the stu-
dents who were evaluated in the most recent evalua-
tion under such section prior to the date of enactment 
of this title, including by monitoring and evaluating 
the test scores and other information of such students. 
(b) DUTY OF MAYOR TO ENSURE INSTITUTE HAS ALL INFORMA-
TION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT EVALUATIONS.—Section 3011(a)(1) 
Effective date. 
Time period. 
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131 STAT. 402 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
(sec. 38–1853.11(a)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION
NECESSARY
TO
CARRY
OUT
EVALUA-
TIONS.—Ensure that all District of Columbia public schools 
and District of Columbia public charter schools make available 
to the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of 
Education all of the information the Institute requires to carry 
out the assessments and perform the evaluations required 
under section 3009(a).’’. 
FUNDING FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC 
CHARTER SCHOOLS 
SEC. 909. (a) MANDATORY WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR FAILURE 
TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS.—Section 3011(b) (sec. 38–1853.11(b), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If, after reasonable notice and an oppor-
tunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines that the Mayor 
has failed to comply with any of the requirements of subsection 
(a), the Secretary may withhold from the Mayor, in whole or in 
part— 
‘‘(1) the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
under section 3014(a)(2), if the failure to comply relates to 
the District of Columbia public schools; 
‘‘(2) the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
under section 3014(a)(3), if the failure to comply relates to 
the District of Columbia public charter schools; or 
‘‘(3) the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
under both paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3014(a), if the 
failure relates to both the District of Columbia public schools 
and the District of Columbia public charter schools.’’. 
(b) RULES FOR USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC 
CHARTER SCHOOLS.—Section 3011 (sec. 38–1853.11, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
(c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIC RULES REGARDING FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUPPORT 
OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—The following rules shall apply 
with respect to the funds provided under this division for the 
support of District of Columbia public charter schools: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary may direct the funds provided for any 
fiscal year, or any portion thereof, to the Office of the State 
Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(2) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education 
of the District of Columbia may transfer the funds to sub-
grantees that are— 
‘‘(A) specific District of Columbia public charter schools 
or networks of such schools; or 
‘‘(B) District of Columbia-based nonprofit organizations 
with experience in successfully providing support or assist-
ance to District of Columbia public charter schools or net-
works of such schools. 
‘‘(3) The funds provided under this division for the support 
of District of Columbia public charter schools shall be available 
to any District of Columbia public charter school in good 
standing with the District of Columbia Charter School Board, 
Applicability. 
Determination. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education of 
the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Charter 
School Board may not restrict the availability of such funds 
to certain types of schools on the basis of the school’s location, 
governing body, or the school’s facilities.’’. 
REVISION OF CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 
SEC. 910. Not later than the beginning of the 2018–2019 school 
year, the Secretary of Education and the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall revise the memorandum of understanding which 
is in effect under section 3012(d) of the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act as of the day before the date of the enactment 
of this title to address the following: 
(1) The amendments made by this title. 
(2) The need to ensure that participating schools under 
the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act meet fire 
code standards and maintain certificates of occupancy. 
(3) The need to ensure that District of Columbia public 
schools and District of Columbia public charter schools meet 
the requirements under such Act to comply with all reasonable 
requests for information necessary to carry out the evaluations 
required under section 3009(a) of such Act. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 911. Section 3013 (sec. 38–1853.13, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (10) as para-
graphs (2) through (11), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(1) CORE SUBJECT MATTER.—The term ‘core subject matter’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) mathematics; 
‘‘(B) science; and 
‘‘(C) English, reading, or language arts.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘household with a’’ before ‘‘student’’. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 912. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3014(a) (sec. 38–1853.14, 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and for each of the 
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘and for each fiscal year 
through fiscal year 2019’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on September 30, 2016. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 913. Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made 
by this title shall apply with respect to school year 2018–2019 
and each succeeding school year. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and Gen-
eral Government Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
Applicability. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, 
INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for 
executive management for operations and support, $137,034,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed $40,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary complies with section 107 of this 
Act. 
MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
operations and support, $597,817,000, of which $194,092,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not 
to exceed $2,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
procurement, construction, and improvements, $18,839,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
research and development, $2,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND OPERATIONS COORDINATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis 
and the Office of Operations Coordination for operations and sup-
port, $263,551,000, of which $106,115,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses and not 
to exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated with 
secure space at fusion centers, including improvements to buildings. 
Compliance. 
Department of 
Homeland 
Security 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for 
operations and support, $175,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$300,000 may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, 
including the payment of informants, to be expended at the direction 
of the Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, at the time the President’s budget proposal 
for fiscal year 2018 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, the Future Years Homeland Security 
Program, as authorized by section 874 of Public Law 107–296 
(6 U.S.C. 454). 
SEC. 102. Not later than 30 days after the last day of each 
month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a monthly budget and 
staffing report that includes total obligations of the Department 
for that month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and 
program, project, and activity levels, by the source year of the 
appropriation. 
SEC. 103. (a) Notwithstanding section 518 of Public Law 114– 
113, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report 
not later than October 15, 2017, to the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and contracts 
awarded by any means other than full and open competition during 
fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report required 
by subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance with applicable 
laws and regulations and report the results of that review to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than February 15, 2018. 
SEC. 104. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that 
provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes, 
which shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance. 
SEC. 105. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
of any proposed transfers of funds available under section 
9703(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code (as added by Public 
Law 102–393) from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 
Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland Security: 
Provided, That none of the funds identified for such a transfer 
may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives are notified of the pro-
posed transfers. 
SEC. 106. All official costs associated with the use of Govern-
ment aircraft by Department of Homeland Security personnel to 
support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary 
shall be paid from amounts made available for the Office of the 
Secretary. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Contracts. 
Fees. 
Review. 
Assessment. 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
SEC. 107. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
a report for fiscal year 2016 on visa overstay data by country 
as required by section 1376 of title 8, United States Code: Provided, 
That the report on visa overstay data shall also include— 
(1) overstays from all nonimmigrant visa categories under 
the immigration laws, delineated by each of the classes and 
sub-classes of such categories; and 
(2) numbers as well as rates of overstays for each class 
and sub-class of such nonimmigrant categories on a per-country 
basis. 
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish on the 
Department’s Web site the metrics developed to measure the 
effectiveness of security between the ports of entry, including the 
methodology and data supporting the resulting measures. 
SEC. 108. Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary or Chief Financial Officer 
shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives whether U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement is administering and executing its Enforce-
ment and Removal Operations activities consistent with available 
budgetary authority provided by law: Provided, That such certifi-
cation shall include both actual and projected financial obligation 
data, with the projections informed by seasonality, planned 
immigration enforcement operations, all relevant enforcement data 
systems, and other information sources as necessary. 
TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for operations and support, including the transportation of unaccom-
panied minor aliens; the provision of air and marine support to 
Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement or administra-
tion of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; 
at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provi-
sion of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in other 
law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; the purchase 
and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type 
vehicles; the purchase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, 
aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with 
individuals for personal services abroad; $10,900,636,000; of which 
$3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund for administrative expenses related to the collection of the 
Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwith-
standing section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $681,441,500 shall be available until 
Deadlines. 
Certification. 
Web posting. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Visa data. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
September 30, 2018; and of which such sums as become available 
in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to section 
13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: 
Provided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in connec-
tion with preclearance operations: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for procurement, construction, and improvements, including 
procurements to buy marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial 
systems, $273,617,000, of which $252,842,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019, and of which $20,775,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement for operations and support, including the purchase 
and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type 
vehicles; overseas vetted units; and maintenance, minor construc-
tion, and minor leasehold improvements at owned and leased facili-
ties, $6,168,532,000; of which $6,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for efforts to enforce laws against forced child labor; 
of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for investiga-
tion of intellectual property rights violations, including operation 
of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; 
of which $18,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018, for the Visa Security Program and investigations abroad; 
of which not less than $3,471,806,000 shall be for enforcement, 
detention, and removal operations, including transportation of 
unaccompanied minor aliens: Provided, That not to exceed $11,475 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available until 
expended for conducting special operations under section 3131 of 
the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081): Provided 
further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of com-
pensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certifi-
cate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse 
other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, 
maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully 
present in the United States: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be withheld from 
obligation until the comprehensive plan for immigration data 
improvement is submitted as required in section 212 of this Act. 
Plan. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$29,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration for operations and support, $7,105,047,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not to exceed $7,650 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That security service fees authorized under section 44940 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation 
security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated under this 
heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for- 
dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 
year 2017 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 
the general fund estimated at not more than $4,975,047,000. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration 
for 
procurement, 
construction, 
and 
improvements, 
$206,093,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration for research and development, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operations and maintenance 
of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or lease 
of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for 
replacement only; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent 
and emergent requirements (at a unit cost of not more than 
$700,000) and repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed 
a total of $31,000,000; purchase or lease of boats necessary for 
overseas deployments and activities; purchase, lease, or improve-
ment of other equipment (at a unit cost of not more than $250,000); 
minor shore construction projects not exceeding $1,000,000 in total 
cost on any location; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public 
Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation 
and welfare; $7,079,628,000; of which $502,692,000 shall be for 
defense-related activities, of which $162,692,000 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; of which 
$24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which 
$11,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, of 
which $6,000,000 is solely for grants authorized by the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2010 (46 U.S.C. 4502(i) and (j)) and $5,000,000 
is to meet the obligations specified in 14 U.S.C. 98(b): Provided, 
That not to exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental compli-
ance and restoration functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 
19 of title 14, United States Code, $13,315,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve; operations 
and maintenance of the Coast Guard Reserve Program; personnel 
and training costs; and equipment and services; $112,302,000. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for acquisition, 
construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, 
shore facilities (including facilities at Department of Defense 
installations used by the Coast Guard), vessels, and aircraft, 
including equipment related thereto, $1,370,007,000; of which 
$20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which 
$1,256,655,000 shall be available until September 30, 2021, of which 
$95,000,000 shall be immediately available and allotted to contract 
for long lead time materials for the tenth National Security Cutter 
notwithstanding the availability of funds for production or post- 
production costs. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for research, 
development, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, rehabilita-
tion, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; $36,319,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2019, of which $500,000 
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 
out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited 
to and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received 
from State and local governments, other public authorities, private 
sources, and foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, 
development, testing, and evaluation. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise 
chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments 
under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, concurrent 
receipts, and combat-related special compensation, and payments 
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for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under 
chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, $1,666,940,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 
for operations and support, including purchase of not to exceed 
652 vehicles for police-type use for replacement only; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United 
States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in the District of 
Columbia, fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on 
private or other property not in Government ownership or control, 
as may be necessary to perform protective functions; conduct of 
and participation in firearms matches; presentation of awards; con-
duct of behavioral research in support of protective intelligence 
and operations; payment in advance for commercial accommodations 
as may be necessary to perform protective functions; and payment, 
without regard to section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, 
of subsistence expenses of employees who are on protective missions, 
whether at or away from their duty stations; $1,821,451,000; of 
which $42,966,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, 
of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to 
investigations of missing and exploited children; and of which not 
less than $13,869,000 shall be for activities related to training 
in electronic crimes investigations and forensics: Provided, That 
not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 shall 
be to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law 
enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 
for procurement, construction, and improvements, $90,627,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 
for research and development, $2,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. (a) For fiscal year 2017, the overtime limitation 
prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 
U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $45,000; and notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be available to compensate any employee of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection for overtime, from whatever source, in an amount 
that exceeds such limitation, except in individual cases determined 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the 
Secretary, to be necessary for national security purposes, to prevent 
excessive costs, or in cases of immigration emergencies. 
Overtime. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act for the fol-
lowing accounts shall be available to compensate any employee 
for overtime in an annual amount in excess of $45,000: 
(1) ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Oper-
ations and Support’’, except that the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive such 
amount as necessary for national security purposes and in 
cases of immigration emergencies. 
(2) ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Sup-
port’’, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the 
designee of the Secretary, may waive such amount as necessary 
for national security purposes. 
SEC. 202. Funding made available under the heading ‘‘U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support’’ and ‘‘U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements’’ shall be available for customs expenses when nec-
essary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions 
in Puerto Rico in addition to funding provided by 48 U.S.C. 740. 
SEC. 203. No U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft 
or other related equipment, with the exception of aircraft that 
are one of a kind and have been identified as excess to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection requirements and aircraft that have 
been damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other 
Federal agency, department, or office outside of the Department 
of Homeland Security during fiscal year 2017 without prior notice 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 204. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States- 
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public 
Law 112–42), fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, 
Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of 
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended. 
SEC. 205. For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection—Operations and Support’’, $31,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected 
and credited to this appropriation from amounts authorized to 
be collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 
of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, or 
other such authorizing language: Provided, That to the extent that 
amounts realized from such collections exceed $31,000,000, those 
amounts in excess of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropria-
tion, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an 
individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug 
(within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription drug from Canada 
that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: 
Provided, That this section shall apply only to individuals trans-
porting on their person a personal-use quantity of the prescription 
drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided further, That the 
prescription drug may not be— 
(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or 
Applicability. 
Exports and 
imports. 
Canada. 
Drugs and drug 
abuse. 
Fees. 
Canada. 
Mexico. 
Notification. 
Puerto Rico. 
Waiver authority. 
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(2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262). 
SEC. 207. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to 
approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws 
pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) for the transportation of crude oil 
distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secre-
taries of the Departments of Energy and Transportation and rep-
resentatives from the United States flag maritime industry, takes 
adequate measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives within 2 business days of any 
request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursu-
ant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) and the disposition of such requests. 
SEC. 208. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not— 
(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border 
crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or 
the Northern border at a land port of entry; or 
(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border 
crossing fee. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’ means a 
fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of 
a private motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege of 
crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land 
port of entry. 
SEC. 209. Without regard to the limitation as to time and 
condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may reprogram 
and transfer funds within and into ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ as necessary to ensure the 
detention of aliens prioritized for removal. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds provided under the heading ‘‘U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ 
may be used to continue a delegation of law enforcement authority 
authorized under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security 
Inspector General determines that the terms of the agreement 
governing the delegation of authority have been materially violated. 
SEC. 211. None of the funds provided under the heading ‘‘U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ 
may be used to continue any contract for the provision of detention 
services if the two most recent overall performance evaluations 
received by the contracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or 
the equivalent median score in any subsequent performance evalua-
tion system. 
SEC. 212. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a comprehensive plan 
for immigration data improvement. 
(b) The plan required in subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an action plan detailing necessary engagement with 
Federal partners, major milestones, and an estimated timeline 
Deadline. 
Plan. 
Contracts. 
Determination. 
Definition. 
Effective date. 
Border fees. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Waiver. 
Maritime vessels. 
Consultation. 
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for each of the major milestones leading to completion of the 
plan; 
(2) a staffing plan, detailing the positions and titles for 
both Federal and contract staff necessary to execute the plan; 
and 
(3) an estimate of the funding necessary to implement 
the plan. 
SEC. 213. Members of the United States House of Representa-
tives and the United States Senate, including the leadership; the 
heads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary, 
Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of 
the Department of Homeland Security; the United States Attorney 
General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, 
and the United States Attorneys; and senior members of the Execu-
tive Office of the President, including the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal 
passenger and baggage screening. 
SEC. 214. Any award by the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration to deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on 
risk, the airport’s current reliance on other screening solutions, 
lobby congestion resulting in increased security concerns, high 
injury rates, airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness. 
SEC. 215. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, United 
States Code, for fiscal year 2017, any funds in the Aviation Security 
Capital Fund established by section 44923(h) of title 49, United 
States Code, may be used for the procurement and installation 
of explosives detection systems or for the issuance of other trans-
action agreements for the purpose of funding projects described 
in section 44923(a) of such title. 
SEC. 216. The reporting requirement in the ninth proviso under 
the heading ‘‘Transportation Security Administration—Aviation 
Security’’ in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113), shall apply in fiscal year 2017, 
except that the reference to ‘‘this Act’’ shall be treated as referring 
to this Act. 
SEC. 217. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used by the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration to implement, administer, or enforce, in 
abrogation of the responsibility described in section 44903(n)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code, any requirement that airport opera-
tors provide airport-financed staffing to monitor exit points from 
the sterile area of any airport at which the Transportation Security 
Administration provided such monitoring as of December 1, 2013. 
SEC. 218. None of the funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating Expenses’’ shall be for 
expenses incurred for recreational vessels under section 12114 of 
title 46, United States Code, except to the extent fees are collected 
from owners of yachts and credited to the appropriation made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating 
Expenses’’: Provided, That to the extent such fees are insufficient 
to pay expenses of recreational vessel documentation under such 
section 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel applica-
tions, then personnel performing non-recreational vessel documenta-
tion functions under subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, United 
States Code, may perform documentation under section 12114. 
SEC. 219. Without regard to the limitation as to time and 
condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 30, up to 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
Explosives 
detection 
systems. 
Funding 
estimate. 
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$10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from the Military Pay 
and Allowances funding category within ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating 
Expenses’’ in accordance with subsection (a) of section 503. 
SEC. 220. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
reduce the Coast Guard’s Operations Systems Center mission or 
its government-employed or contract staff levels. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition 
under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for activities 
performed with respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Docu-
mentation Center. 
SEC. 222. Funds made available in this Act may be used to 
alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast 
Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design 
and construction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and 
the Coast Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided 
in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any civil 
engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 223. Funds made available under this heading for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism may be allo-
cated by program, project, and activity, notwithstanding section 
503 of this Act. 
SEC. 224. The United States Secret Service is authorized to 
obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from Federal agen-
cies and entities, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, for personnel receiving training sponsored by the James 
J. Rowley Training Center, except that total obligations at the 
end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper-
ations and Support’’ at the end of the fiscal year. 
SEC. 225. None of the funds made available to the United 
States Secret Service by this Act or by previous appropriations 
Acts may be made available for the protection of the head of 
a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security: 
Provided, That the Director of the Secret Service may enter into 
agreements to provide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis. 
SEC. 226. None of the funds made available to the United 
States Secret Service by this Act or by previous appropriations 
Acts may be obligated for the purpose of opening a new permanent 
domestic or overseas office or location unless the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation. 
SEC. 227. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act, up 
to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within ‘‘United States Secret 
Service—Operations and Support’’. 
SEC. 228. Funding made available in this Act for ‘‘United States 
Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ is available for travel 
of United States Secret Service employees on protective missions 
without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this 
or any other Act if the Director of the United States Secret Service 
or a designee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives 10 or more days in 
advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such expenditures. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Contracts. 
Reimbursement. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the National Protection and Pro-
grams Directorate for operations and support, $1,372,268,000, of 
which $117,148,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be with-
held from obligation until the Secretary of Homeland Security com-
plies with section 301 of this Act. 
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this 
account shall be available until expended for necessary expenses 
related to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings 
and for the operations of the Federal Protective Service. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the National Protection and Pro-
grams Directorate for procurement, construction, and improve-
ments, $440,035,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the National Protection and Pro-
grams Directorate for research and development, $6,469,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs for oper-
ations and support, $123,548,000, of which $16,161,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be withheld from 
obligation for Mission Support until the Chief Medical Officer com-
plies with section 302 of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may transfer up to $2,000,000 from 
the funds provided under this heading to ‘‘Science and Technology 
Directorate—Research and Development’’ for the purpose of 
advancing early detection capabilities related to a bioterrorism 
event. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency for operations and support, $1,048,551,000: Provided, That 
Compliance. 
Compliance. 
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not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency 
for 
procurement, 
construction, 
and 
improvements, 
$35,273,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other activities, $2,983,458,000, which shall be allocated 
as follows: 
(1) $467,000,000 for the State Homeland Security Grant 
Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which $55,000,000 shall be for Oper-
ation Stonegarden: Provided, That notwithstanding subsection 
(c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2017, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to local and tribal 
governments amounts provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico under this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) 
of such section 2004. 
(2) $605,000,000 for the Urban Area Security Initiative 
under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 604), of which $25,000,000 shall be for organizations 
(as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 
such code) determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to be at high risk of a terrorist attack. 
(3) $100,000,000 for Public Transportation Security Assist-
ance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road Bus 
Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and $2,000,000 shall 
be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: Provided, That such public 
transportation security assistance shall be provided directly 
to public transportation agencies. 
(4) $100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in accordance 
with 46 U.S.C. 70107. 
(5) $690,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, of which $345,000,000 shall be for Assistance to Fire-
fighter Grants and $345,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Ade-
quate Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sections 
33 and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 and 2229a). 
(6) $350,000,000 for emergency management performance 
grants under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), 6 U.S.C. 762, and 
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(7) $100,000,000 for the National Predisaster Mitigation 
Fund under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to 
remain available until expended. 
Puerto Rico. 
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(8) $177,531,000 for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard 
Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addition to and to supplement 
any other sums appropriated under the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund, and such additional sums as may be provided 
by States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping 
activities under 42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2), to remain available until 
expended. 
(9) $120,000,000 for the emergency food and shelter pro-
gram under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331), to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for total 
administrative costs. 
(10) $273,927,000 to sustain current operations for training, 
exercises, technical assistance, and other programs. 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.), $7,328,515,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $6,713,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant 
to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and is designated by the Congress 
as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 
(42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Home-
owner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
89; 128 Stat. 1020), $181,799,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, which shall be derived from offsetting amounts 
collected under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); of which $13,436,000 shall be 
available for mission support associated with flood management; 
and of which $168,363,000 shall be available for flood plain manage-
ment and flood mapping: Provided, That any additional fees col-
lected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as offsetting 
collections to this account, to be available for flood plain manage-
ment and flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 
2017, no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insurance 
Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of— 
(1) $147,042,000 for operating expenses and salaries and 
expenses associated with flood insurance operations; 
(2) $1,123,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury 
borrowings; and 
(4) $175,061,000, which shall remain available until 
expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation 
assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) 
and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017): 
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Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 102 
of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) 
and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
shall be deposited in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supple-
ment other amounts specified as available for section 1366 of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 
102(f)(8), section 1366(e), and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 
1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)– 
(3)): Provided further, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation: Provided further, That 
up to $5,000,000 is available to carry out section 24 of the Home-
owner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee 
of the Secretary, shall brief the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on plans to— 
(1) implement a facial recognition matching capability for 
Automated Biometric Identification System holdings, including 
the ability to search, store, and match, that is independent 
of other biometric modalities but scalable for future needs; 
(2) accelerate the development of multi-modal biometric 
capability (Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology Incre-
ment 2) to ensure that full multi-modal capability is available 
for stakeholders by the end of fiscal year 2018; 
(3) establish a new, equitable governance structure in fiscal 
year 2017 that ensures stakeholder mission requirements are 
prioritized for implementation, to include— 
(A) a project plan and capability execution schedule 
for each stakeholder mission; 
(B) stakeholder management of all requests for serv-
ices; 
(C) a weighted on-boarding process for new require-
ments and priorities; and 
(D) an executive stakeholder review process; and 
(4) demonstrate new agile projects focused on the ability 
to fuse biographic intelligence information with biometric data. 
SEC. 302. The Chief Medical Officer shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives that includes— 
(1) a comprehensive strategy and project plan to advance 
the Nation’s early detection capabilities related to a bioter-
rorism event; 
(2) a description of the responsibilities of the Office of 
Health Affairs, Science and Technology Directorate, and other 
departmental components as appropriate for implementing such 
strategy; 
(3) a description of technical and operational programmatic 
efficiencies to be gained by replacing or enhancing the current 
BioWatch system; 
(4) specific timelines and benchmarks for implementation 
of a new or enhanced system, including, but not limited to— 
(A) a mission needs statement; 
(B) operational requirements documents; 
Reports. 
Plans. 
Briefing. 
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(C) key performance parameters; 
(D) a test and evaluation master plan; and 
(E) an acquisition plan and strategy; 
(5) an expenditure plan for fiscal year 2017 activities that 
advance the Nation’s early detection capabilities related to a 
bioterrorism event; and 
(6) detailed cost estimates for not less than 5 years for 
the development of a new or enhanced BioWatch system. 
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) or any other provision 
of law, not more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made 
available in paragraphs (1) through (4) under ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, may be used by the 
grantee for expenses directly related to administration of the grant. 
SEC. 304. Applications for grants under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for para-
graphs (1) through (4), shall be made available to eligible applicants 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days 
after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after 
the receipt of an application. 
SEC. 305. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants under paragraphs (1) 
through (4), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives 5 full business days 
in advance of announcing publicly the intention of making an award. 
SEC. 306. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants under paragraphs (1) and 
(2), the installation of communications towers is not considered 
construction of a building or other physical facility. 
SEC. 307. Notwithstanding section 509 of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may use 
the funds provided under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency—Federal Assistance’’ in paragraph (10) to acquire 
real property for the purpose of establishing or appropriately 
extending the security buffer zones around Federal Emergency 
Management Agency training facilities. 
SEC. 308. Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
(1) grants awarded to States along the Southwest Border 
of the United States under sections 2003 or 2004 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) using funds 
provided under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—Federal Assistance’’ for grants under paragraph (1) 
in this Act, or under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency—State and Local Programs’’ in Public Law 114– 
4, division F of Public Law 113–76, or division D of Public 
Law 113–6 may be used by recipients or sub-recipients for 
costs, or reimbursement of costs, related to providing humani-
tarian relief to unaccompanied alien children and alien adults 
accompanied by an alien minor where they are encountered 
after entering the United States, provided that such costs were 
incurred between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2014, 
or during the award period of performance; and 
(2) grants awarded to States under section 2004 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) using funds 
Cost estimate. 
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provided under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—Federal Assistance’’ for grants under paragraph (1) 
in this Act may be used by recipients or sub-recipients for 
costs, or reimbursement of costs, related to public safety in 
support of a State declaration of emergency. 
SEC. 309. The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency— 
Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4) shall be applied in 
fiscal year 2017 with respect to budget year 2018 and current 
fiscal year 2017, respectively, by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 310. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency shall transfer $56,872,752 in unobligated balances 
made available for the appropriations account for ‘‘Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency—Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Pro-
gram Account’’ by section 4502 of Public Law 110–28 to the appro-
priations account for ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency— 
Disaster Relief Fund’’: Provided, That amounts transferred to such 
account under this section shall be available for any authorized 
purpose of such account: Provided further, That amounts transferred 
pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget are designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and 
shall be transferred only if the President subsequently so designates 
the entire transfer and transmits such designation to the Congress. 
SEC. 311. Notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5170c(b)(2)(B)(ii), the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may 
allow the construction of an earthen levee by a State, local, or 
tribal government on covered hazard mitigation land: Provided, 
That such construction constitutes part of a flood control project, 
is constructed of naturally-occurring materials, and conforms to 
other criteria as established by the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency through policy. 
SEC. 312. The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 
2017, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not 
be less than 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security to be necessary for its Radiological 
Emergency Preparedness Program for the next fiscal year: Provided, 
That the methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall 
be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing such 
services, including administrative costs of collecting such fees: Pro-
vided further, That such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological 
Emergency Preparedness Program account as offsetting collections 
and will become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 
2017, and remain available until expended. 
Fees. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services for operations and support of the E-Verify Program, 
$103,912,000. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services for procurement, construction, and improvements of the 
E-Verify Program, $15,227,000. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers for operations and support, including the purchase 
of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, $242,518,000, of which up to 
$50,748,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, and 
of which $27,553,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Direc-
torate for operations and support, including the purchase or lease 
of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $311,122,000, of which $182,334,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 
not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Direc-
torate for research and development, $470,624,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
Office for operations and support, $50,042,000: Provided, That not 
to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
Office 
for 
procurement, 
construction, 
and 
improvements, 
$101,053,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
Office for research and development, $155,061,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019. 
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
Office for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and other activities, $46,328,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices may be used to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up 
to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the Adminis-
trator of General Services does not provide vehicles for lease: Pro-
vided, That the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices may authorize employees who are assigned to those areas 
to use such vehicles to travel between the employees’ residences 
and places of employment. 
SEC. 402. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant 
an immigration benefit unless the results of background checks 
required by law to be completed prior to the granting of the benefit 
have been received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
and the results do not preclude the granting of the benefit. 
SEC. 403. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to process or approve a competition under Office of Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A–76 for services provided by employees 
(including employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of 
Homeland Security who are known as Immigration Information 
Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, 
Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers. 
SEC. 404. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of title 8, United 
States Code, of the funds deposited into the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account, up to $10,000,000 may be allocated by U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services in fiscal year 2017 for the 
purpose of providing an immigrant integration grants program. 
(b) None of the funds made available to U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services for grants for immigrant integration under 
subsection (a) or (c) may be used to provide services to aliens 
who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 
(c) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
is authorized in fiscal year 2017, and in each fiscal year thereafter, 
to solicit, accept, administer, and utilize gifts, including donations 
of property, for the purpose of providing an immigrant integration 
grants program and related activities to promote citizenship and 
8 USC 1382. 
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immigrant integration: Provided, That all sums received under 
this subsection shall be deposited in a separate account in the 
general fund of the Treasury to be known as the ‘‘Citizenship 
Gift and Bequest Account’’: Provided further, That all funds depos-
ited into the Citizenship Gift and Bequest Account shall remain 
available until expended, and shall be available in addition to 
any funds appropriated or otherwise made available for an 
immigrant integration grants program or other activities to promote 
citizenship and immigrant integration. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security under section 
507 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2004 (Public Law 108–90) or any other law with respect to the 
solicitation and acceptance of gifts. 
SEC. 405. The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal law 
enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training 
accreditation. 
SEC. 406. The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers shall schedule basic or advanced law enforcement 
training, or both, at all four training facilities under the control 
of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to ensure that 
such training facilities are operated at the highest capacity through-
out the fiscal year. 
SEC. 407. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation 
Board, including representatives from the Federal law enforcement 
community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law 
enforcement training, shall lead the Federal law enforcement 
training accreditation process to continue the implementation of 
measuring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal 
law enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. 
SEC. 408. (a) There is to be established a ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Centers—Procurement, Construction, and Improve-
ments’’ appropriations account for planning, operational develop-
ment, engineering, and purchases prior to sustainment and for 
information technology-related procurement, construction, and 
improvements, including non-tangible assets of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers. 
(b) The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers may accept transfers to the account established by sub-
section (a) from Government agencies requesting the construction 
of special use facilities, as authorized by the Economy Act (31 
U.S.C. 1535(b)): Provided, That the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers maintain administrative control and ownership 
upon completion of the facility. 
SEC. 409. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified as inherently 
governmental for the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory 
Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note). 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this 
Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for 
activities in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts 
for such activities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged 
with funds in the applicable established accounts, and thereafter 
may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as 
originally enacted. 
SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 
by previous appropriations Acts to the components in or transferred 
to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available 
for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the components funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds that— 
(1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or activity, 
or increases funds for any program, project, or activity for 
which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; 
(2) contracts out any function or activity presently per-
formed by Federal employees or any new function or activity 
proposed to be performed by Federal employees in the Presi-
dent’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 for the Department 
of Homeland Security; 
(3) augments funding for existing programs, projects, or 
activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
less; 
(4) reduces funding for any program, project, or activity, 
or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or more; 
(5) reorganizes components; or 
(6) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
personnel that would result in a change in funding levels for 
programs, projects, or activities as approved by the Congress, 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of such reprogramming. 
(b) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security 
by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be 
transferred between such appropriations if the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified at least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but 
no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 
shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such transfer. 
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), no funds shall 
be reprogrammed within or transferred between appropriations 
based upon an initial notification provided after June 30, except 
in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten the safety 
of human life or the protection of property. 
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(d) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to any use of deobligated 
balances of funds provided in previous Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Acts. 
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may transfer to the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 
note, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives 5 days in advance of such transfer. 
SEC. 504. The Department of Homeland Security Working Cap-
ital Fund, established pursuant to section 403 of Public Law 103– 
356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall continue operations as a permanent 
working capital fund for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security may be used to make payments to 
the Working Capital Fund, except for the activities and amounts 
allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2017 budget: Provided further, 
That funds provided to the Working Capital Fund shall be available 
for obligation until expended to carry out the purposes of the 
Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That all departmental 
components shall be charged only for direct usage of each Working 
Capital Fund service: Provided further, That funds provided to 
the Working Capital Fund shall be used only for purposes consistent 
with the contributing component: Provided further, That the 
Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed 
at rates which will return the full cost of each service: Provided 
further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives shall be notified of any activity added 
to or removed from the fund: Provided further, That for any activity 
added to the fund, the notification shall identify sources of funds 
by program, project, and activity: Provided further, That the Chief 
Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall 
submit a quarterly execution report with activity-level detail, not 
later than 30 days after the end of each quarter. 
SEC. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available 
at the end of fiscal year 2017, as recorded in the financial records 
at the time of a reprogramming notification, but not later than 
June 30, 2018, from appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ 
and for ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating Expenses’’, and salaries and 
expenses for ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improve-
ments’’ and ‘‘Coast Guard—Reserve Training’’ for fiscal year 2017 
in this Act shall remain available through September 30, 2018, 
in the account and for the purposes for which the appropriations 
were provided: Provided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, 
a notification shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives in accordance 
with section 503 of this Act. 
SEC. 506. Funds made available by this Act for intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress 
for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2017 until the enactment of 
an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2017. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Notification. 
31 USC 501 note. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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SEC. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the des-
ignee of the Secretary, shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 
3 full business days in advance of— 
(1) making or awarding a grant allocation, grant, contract, 
other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a 
Department of Homeland Security multiple award contract, 
or to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000; 
(2) awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obliga-
tion of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from 
multi-year Department of Homeland Security funds; 
(3) making a sole-source grant award; or 
(4) announcing publicly the intention to make or award 
items under paragraph (1), (2), or (3), including a contract 
covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 
compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to human 
life, health, or safety, an award may be made without notification, 
and the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued. 
(c) A notification under this section— 
(1) may not involve funds that are not available for obliga-
tion; and 
(2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year 
for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type 
of contract; and the account from which the funds are being 
drawn. 
SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency 
shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except 
within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose 
of conducting Federal law enforcement training without advance 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary 
use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement 
for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Center facili-
ties. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction, 
repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus 
otherwise required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States 
Code, has not been approved, except that necessary funds may 
be expended for each project for required expenses for the develop-
ment of a proposed prospectus. 
SEC. 510. Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public 
Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with respect 
to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such 
sections applied to funds made available in that Act. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy 
American Act: Provided, That for purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 
41, United States Code. 
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SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448). 
SEC. 513. Section 519 of division F of Public Law 114–113, 
regarding a prohibition on funding for any position designated 
as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply with respect to funds 
made available in this Act in the same manner as such section 
applied to funds made available in that Act. 
SEC. 514. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Until September 30, 
2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘Until September 30, 2017,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017,’’. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national 
identification card. 
SEC. 516. Any official that is required by this Act to report 
or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives may not delegate such authority 
to perform that act unless specifically authorized herein. 
SEC. 517. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, 
or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, 
its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any 
other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded 
by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)). 
SEC. 520. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor 
performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory perform-
ance or performance that does not meet the basic requirements 
of a contract. 
SEC. 521. In developing any process to screen aviation pas-
sengers and crews for transportation or national security purposes, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all such 
processes take into consideration such passengers’ and crews’ pri-
vacy and civil liberties consistent with applicable laws, regulations, 
and guidance. 
SEC. 522. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland 
Security to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract 
is entered into in accordance with the requirements of subtitle 
I of title 41, United States Code, or chapter 137 of title 10, United 
States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such 
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contract is otherwise authorized by statute to be entered into with-
out regard to the above referenced statutes. 
SEC. 523. For an additional amount for ‘‘Management Direc-
torate—Procurement, 
Construction, 
and 
Improvements’’, 
$13,253,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses to plan, acquire, design, construct, renovate, remediate, 
equip, furnish, improve infrastructure, and occupy buildings and 
facilities for the Department headquarters consolidation project. 
SEC. 524. (a) For an additional amount for financial systems 
modernization, $41,215,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018. 
(b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for financial systems 
modernization may be transferred by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security between appropriations for the same purpose, notwith-
standing section 503 of this Act. 
(c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 
15 days after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives are notified of such transfer. 
SEC. 525. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the 
transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal 
law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is 
an agent of a drug cartel unless law enforcement personnel of 
the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at 
all times. 
SEC. 527. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 
employees of a single component of the Department of Homeland 
Security, who are stationed in the United States, at a single inter-
national conference unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
or a designee, determines that such attendance is in the national 
interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives within at least 10 days 
of that determination and the basis for that determination: Pro-
vided, That for purposes of this section the term ‘‘international 
conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United 
States attended by representatives of the United States Government 
and of foreign governments, international organizations, or non-
governmental organizations: Provided further, That the total cost 
to the Department of Homeland Security of any such conference 
shall not exceed $500,000. 
SEC. 528. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its 
participation in a National Special Security Event. 
SEC. 529. None of the funds made available to the Department 
of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated 
for any structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full- 
time positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year before 
the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which 
Pay reform. 
Time period. 
Definition. 
Conferences. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notifica-
tion that includes— 
(1) the number of full-time positions affected by such 
change; 
(2) funding required for such change for the current year 
and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program; 
(3) justification for such change; and 
(4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change 
that were considered by the Department. 
SEC. 530. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
website of that agency any report required to be submitted by 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives in this Act, upon the determination by the head 
of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland 
or national security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
only after such report has been made available to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
for not less than 45 days except as otherwise specified in law. 
SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 
until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 
SEC. 532. Within 60 days of any budget submission for the 
Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2018 that assumes 
revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous year based 
on user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior 
to the submission of the budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives specific reductions in proposed discre-
tionary budget authority commensurate with the revenues assumed 
in such proposals in the event that they are not enacted prior 
to October 1, 2017. 
SEC. 533. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ‘‘Operations 
and Support’’ may be used for minor procurement, construction, 
and improvements. 
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), ‘‘minor’’ refers to end items 
with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal property, and 
$2,000,000 or less for real property. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 534. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 
the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 
99–177): 
(1) $95,000,000 from Public Law 109–88; 
(2) $3,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
‘‘Office of the Chief Information Officer’’; 
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(3) $31,293,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Automation Moderniza-
tion’’; 
(4) $21,150,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Border Security, 
Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology’’; 
(5) $21,450,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Oper-
ations’’; 
(6) $20,690,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Construction and Facili-
ties Management’’; 
(7) $13,500,000 from Public Law 114–4 under the heading 
‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Salaries and 
Expenses’’; 
(8) $45,000,000 from Public Law 114–113 under the 
heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Salaries 
and Expenses’’; 
(9) $2,900,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Construction’’; 
(10) $104,650,000 from Public Law 114–113 under the 
heading ‘‘Transportation Security Administration—Aviation 
Security’’; 
(11) $2,582,000 from Public Law 114–113 under the 
heading ‘‘Transportation Security Administration—Surface 
Transportation Security’’; 
(12) $9,930,000 from Public Law 114–113 under the 
heading ‘‘Transportation Security Administration—Intelligence 
and Vetting’’; 
(13) $2,518,000 from Public Law 114–113 under the 
heading ‘‘Transportation Security Administration, Transpor-
tation Security Support’’; 
(14) $4,200,000 from Public Law 113–6 under the heading 
‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’; 
(15) $19,300,000 from Public Law 113–76 under the 
heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improve-
ments’’; 
(16) $16,500,000 from Public Law 114–4 under the heading 
‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’; 
(17) $31,000,000 from Public Law 114–113 under the 
heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improve-
ments’’; 
(18) $11,071,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, State and Local Pro-
grams’’ account 70 × 0560; 
(19) $977,289 from Public Law 113–76 under the heading 
‘‘Science and Technology—Research, Development, Acquisition, 
and Operations’’; 
(20) $5,000,000 from Public Law 114–4 under the heading 
‘‘Science and Technology—Research, Development, Acquisition, 
and Operations’’; and 
(21) $1,522,711 from Public Law 114–113 under the 
heading ‘‘Science and Technology—Research, Development, 
Acquisition, and Operations’’. 
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(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 535. Of the funds transferred to the Department of Home-
land Security when it was created in 2003, the following funds 
are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs 
in the specified amounts: 
(1) $277,827 from ‘‘Customs and Border Protection—Sala-
ries and Expenses’’; 
(2) $621,375 from ‘‘Immigrations and Customs Enforce-
ment’’; 
(3) $84,268 from ‘‘Immigrations and Customs Enforce-
ment—Violent Crime Fund’’; 
(4) $499,074 from ‘‘Transportation Security Administra-
tion—Salaries and Expenses’’; 
(5) $244,764 from ‘‘United States Coast Guard—Acquisi-
tion, Construction and Improvements—IDS Aircraft’’; 
(6) $98,532 from ‘‘United States Coast Guard—Acquisition, 
Construction and Improvements—IDS Vessels’’; and 
(7) $15,562 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Associa-
tion—Office of Domestic Preparedness’’. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 536. The following unobligated balances made available 
to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 
of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 
(Public Law 114–113) are rescinded: 
(1) $45,676 from ‘‘Office of the Chief Financial Officer’’; 
(2) $28,726 from ‘‘Office of the Chief Information Officer’’; 
(3) $73,013 from ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive 
Management’’; 
(4) $475,792 from ‘‘Analysis and Operations’’; 
(5) $111,886 from ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’; 
(6) $11,536,855 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion—Salaries and Expenses’’; 
(7) $587,034 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection— 
Automation Modernization’’; 
(8) $241,044 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection— 
Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and 
Procurement’’; 
(9) $15,807,298 from ‘‘Coast Guard—Operation Expenses’’; 
(10) $746,434 from ‘‘Coast Guard—Reserve Training’’; 
(11) $310,872 from ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construc-
tion and Improvements’’; 
(12) $8,340,572 from ‘‘United States Secret Service—Sala-
ries and Expenses’’; 
(13) $332,309 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—State and Local Programs’’; 
(14) $48,524 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—United States Fire Administration’’; 
(15) $1,275,569 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—Management and Administration’’; 
(16) $59,453 from ‘‘Office of Health Affairs’’; 
(17) $625,696 from ‘‘United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services—Salaries and Expenses’’; 
(18) $372,881 from ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center—Salaries and Expenses’’; 
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(19) $1,094,894 from ‘‘Transportation Security Agency— 
Aviation Security’’; and 
(20) $228,240 from ‘‘Transportation Security Agency— 
Transportation Security Support’’. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 537. From the unobligated balances available in the 
Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by section 
9703 of title 31, United States Code (added by section 638 of 
Public Law 102–393), $187,000,000 shall be rescinded. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 538. Of the unobligated balances made available to ‘‘Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’, 
$789,248,000 shall be rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may 
be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That no amounts 
may be rescinded from the amounts that were designated by the 
Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 539. Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 540. Subclauses 101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and 
(III)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ for 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 541. Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’. 
SEC. 542. Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘September 30, 2017’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 543. Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth 
in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of Homeland Security, after 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and upon the determina-
tion that the needs of American businesses cannot be satisfied 
in fiscal year 2017 with United States workers who are willing, 
qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor, 
may increase the total number of aliens who may receive a visa 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year above such limitation by 
not more than the highest number of H–2B nonimmigrants who 
participated in the H–2B returning worker program in any fiscal 
year in which returning workers were exempt from such numerical 
limitation. 
SEC. 544. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, $41,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, exclusively for providing 
reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement personnel costs 
Applicability. 
8 USC 1101 note. 
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for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with 
any residence of the President that is designated or identified 
to be secured by the United States Secret Service. 
(b) Funds under subsection (a) shall be available only for costs 
that a State or local agency— 
(1) incurs after January 20, 2017, and before October 1, 
2017; 
(2) can demonstrate to the Administrator as being— 
(A) in excess of the costs of normal and typical law 
enforcement operations; 
(B) directly attributable to the provision of protection 
described herein; and 
(C) associated with a non-governmental property des-
ignated or identified to be secured by the United States 
Secret Service pursuant to section 3 or section 4 of the 
Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 
94–524); and 
(3) certifies to the Administrator as being for protection 
activities requested by the Director of the United States Secret 
Service. 
(c) For purposes of subsection (a), a designation or identification 
of a property to be secured under subsection (b)(2)(C) made after 
incurring otherwise eligible costs shall apply retroactively to 
January 20, 2017. 
(d) The Administrator may establish written criteria consistent 
with subsections (a) and (b). 
(e) None of the funds provided shall be for hiring new or 
additional personnel. 
(f) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity shall audit reimbursements made under this section. 
TITLE VI 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY—ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Support’’, 
$274,813,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, which 
shall be available as follows: 
(1) $91,315,000 for border security technology deployment; 
(2) $47,500,000 to address facilities maintenance backlogs; 
(3) $65,400,000 for improving hiring processes for Border 
Patrol Agents, Customs Officers, and Air and Marine personnel, 
and for relocation enhancements; 
(4) $22,400,000 for border road maintenance; and 
(5) $48,198,000 for surge operations. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements’’, $497,400,000, to remain available until September 
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30, 2021, which shall be available based on the highest priority 
border security requirements as follows: 
(1) $341,200,000 to replace approximately 40 miles of 
existing primary pedestrian and vehicle border fencing along 
the southwest border using previously deployed and operation-
ally effective designs, such as currently deployed steel bollard 
designs, that prioritize agent safety; and to add gates to existing 
barriers; 
(2) $78,800,000 for acquisition and deployment of border 
security technology; and 
(3) $77,400,000 for new border road construction: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a risk-based plan for improving security along 
the borders of the United States, including the use of personnel, 
fencing, other forms of tactical infrastructure, and technology, 
that— 
(1) defines goals, objectives, activities, and milestones; 
(2) includes a detailed implementation schedule with esti-
mates for the planned obligation of funds for fiscal year 2017 
through fiscal year 2021 that are linked to the milestone- 
based delivery of specific— 
(A) capabilities and services; 
(B) mission benefits and outcomes; 
(C) program management capabilities; and 
(D) lifecycle cost estimates; 
(3) describes how specific projects under the plan will 
enhance border security goals and objectives and address the 
highest priority border security needs; 
(4) identifies the planned locations, quantities, and types 
of resources, such as fencing, other physical barriers, or other 
tactical infrastructure and technology; 
(5) includes a description of the methodology and analyses 
used to select specific resources for deployment to particular 
locations that includes— 
(A) analyses of alternatives, including comparative 
costs and benefits; 
(B) effects on communities and property owners near 
areas of infrastructure deployment; and 
(C) other factors critical to the decision-making process; 
(6) identifies staffing requirements, including full-time 
equivalents, contractors, and detailed personnel, by activity; 
(7) identifies performance metrics for assessing and 
reporting on the contributions of border security capabilities 
realized from current and future investments; 
(8) reports on the status of the Department of Homeland 
Security’s actions to address open recommendations by the 
Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability 
Office related to border security, including plans, schedules, 
and associated milestones for fully addressing such rec-
ommendations; and 
(9) includes certifications by the Under Secretary for 
Management, including all documents, memoranda, and a 
description of the investment review and information tech-
nology management oversight and processes supporting such 
certifications, that— 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Analysis. 
Deadline. 
Security plan. 
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(A) the program has been reviewed and approved in 
accordance with an acquisition review management process 
that complies with capital planning and investment control 
and review requirements established by the Office of 
Management and Budget, including as provided in Circular 
A–11, part 7; and 
(B) all planned activities comply with Federal acquisi-
tion rules, requirements, guidelines, and practices. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Support’’, 
$236,908,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, of 
which $147,870,000 shall be available for custody operations; of 
which $57,392,000 shall be available for alternatives to detention; 
and of which $31,646,000 shall be available for transportation and 
removal operations. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Support’’, 
$58,012,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements’’ for necessary expenses for Presidential security, 
$72,988,000, of which $22,988,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, and of which $50,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 601. 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 Homeland Secu-
rity for fiscal year 2017. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
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DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE IN- 
TERIOR, 
ENVIRONMENT, 
AND 
RE-
LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, 
development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisi-
tion of easements and other interests in lands, and performance 
of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized 
by law, in the management of lands and their resources under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the 
general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral 
potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public 
Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,095,375,000, to remain available 
until expended, including all such amounts as are collected from 
permit processing fees, as authorized but made subject to future 
appropriation by section 35(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 191), except that amounts from permit processing fees 
may be used for any bureau-related expenses associated with the 
processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and related 
use of authorizations; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in 
fiscal year 2017 subject to a match by at least an equal amount 
by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared 
projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds 
shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant without 
regard to when expenses are incurred. 
In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration pro-
gram operations, including the cost of administering the mining 
claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced 
by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropria-
tion from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that 
are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2017, so as to result in a 
final appropriation estimated at not more than $1,095,375,000, 
and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from commu-
nication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost 
of administering communication site activities. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 
318(d) of Public Law 94–579, including administrative expenses 
and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $31,416,000, 
to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 
to remain available until expended. 
Department of 
the Interior, 
Environment, 
and Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS 
For expenses necessary for management, protection, and 
development of resources and for construction, operation, and 
maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements 
on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on 
other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant coun-
ties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of 
lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on 
or adjacent to such grant lands; $106,985,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all 
receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon 
and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against 
the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred 
to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second 
paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 
1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181f). 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and 
interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant 
to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), notwithstanding any other Act, sums 
equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal 
year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 
315b, 315m) and the amount designated for range improvements 
from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead- 
Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant 
to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available 
for administrative expenses. 
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES 
For administrative expenses and other costs related to proc-
essing application documents and other authorizations for use and 
disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies 
of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, oper-
ation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use 
authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such 
amounts as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) 
of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have 
been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a 
result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate 
for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), 
shall be available and may be expended under the authority of 
this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any 
public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management 
which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, 
purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard 
to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used 
on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: Provided 
further, That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed 
47 USC 1735 
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to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected 
may be used to repair other damaged public lands. 
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS 
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under 
existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may 
be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1737), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative 
costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of 
omitted lands under section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), 
to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations 
funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, 
cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public 
and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the 
Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement 
of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of nec-
essary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United 
States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion 
of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations 
of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency 
expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the 
Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certifi-
cate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding Public 
Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under cooperative 
cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, pro-
cure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly 
produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost 
of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines 
the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: 
Provided further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written 
commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount 
of money in support of the project may be carried out by the 
Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall 
not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild 
horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors 
or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their 
destruction for processing into commercial products: Provided fur-
ther, That section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) 
shall be applied for fiscal year 2017 as if the following were inserted 
after the period in subsection (d)(4): 
‘‘(5) There is appropriated to the Fee Account established 
in subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii) of this section, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $26,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended, for the 
processing of applications for permit to drill and related use 
authorizations, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 
Bureau and transferred to such Fee Account pursuant to sub-
section (d)(3)(A)(ii) of this section, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $0. Any offsetting receipts received in excess 
of $26,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 that would have otherwise 
been transferred to the Fee Account established in subsection 
(c)(3)(B)(ii) of this section pursuant to subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii) 
Applicability. 
Horses. 
Burros. 
Contracts. 
Determination. 
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of this section shall instead be deposited in the general fund 
of the Treasury.’’. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic 
studies, general administration, and for the performance of other 
authorized functions related to such resources, $1,258,761,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not 
to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for implementing subsections 
(a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions, developing 
and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other 
steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), 
(c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed $4,605,000 shall 
be used for any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, 
pursuant to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for spe-
cies listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2015; 
of which not to exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity 
regarding petitions to list species that are indigenous to the United 
States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); and, of which 
not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for implementing subsections 
(a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) for species that are not indigenous to 
the United States. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of 
buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, manage-
ment, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife 
resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; 
$18,615,000, to remain available until expended. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 54, 
United States Code, including administrative expenses, and for 
acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance 
with statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, $59,995,000, to be derived from the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, 
of which, notwithstanding section 200306 of title 54, United States 
Code, not more than $10,000,000 shall be for land conservation 
partnerships authorized by the Highlands Conservation Act of 2004, 
including not to exceed $320,000 for administrative expenses: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisi-
tion projects may be used to pay for any administrative overhead, 
planning or other management costs. 
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $53,495,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $22,695,000 is to be derived from 
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the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of 
which $30,800,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund. 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North 
American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), 
$38,145,000, to remain available until expended. 
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory 
Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), $3,910,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant Conserva-
tion Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and 
Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great 
Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the 
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), 
$11,061,000, to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District 
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, 
the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes 
under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and 
the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and 
implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their 
habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, 
$62,571,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amount provided herein, $4,209,000 is for a competitive 
grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provi-
sions of this appropriation: Provided further, That $6,362,000 is 
for a competitive grant program to implement approved plans for 
States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion 
of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropria-
tion: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
$10,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount 
provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of 
Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum 
equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) 
to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum 
equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount 
in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the 
Apportionment. 
District of 
Columbia. 
Puerto Rico. 
Territories. 
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ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total 
land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based 
on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the 
total population of all such States: Provided further, That the 
amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equi-
tably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less 
than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under 
this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such 
amount: Provided further, That the Federal share of planning grants 
shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects 
and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 
65 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided further, 
That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived 
from Federal grant programs: Provided further, That any amount 
apportioned in 2017 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction 
that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2018, shall be re-
apportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2019, in the 
manner provided herein. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out 
the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with 
public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available 
for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reserva-
tion areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the 
purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities 
incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas 
as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance 
and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States 
has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with 
management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, under 
cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized 
by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection 
with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share 
at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services 
and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting 
accepted quality standards: Provided further, That the Service may 
accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees col-
lected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited 
under the heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Service— 
Resource Management’’ and shall be available to the Secretary, 
without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing 
of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising 
regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and 
maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National 
Park Service and for the general administration of the National 
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Park Service, $2,425,018,000, of which $10,032,000 for planning 
and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration 
and $124,461,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects 
for constructed assets shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading in 
this Act are available for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 
95–348. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, nat-
ural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, 
environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, 
and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $62,638,000. 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic 
Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
Code), $80,910,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation 
Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which 
$5,000,000 shall be for Save America’s Treasures grants for 
preservation of national significant sites, structures, and artifacts 
as authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, That an individual 
Save America’s Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal 
funds: Provided further, That individual projects shall only be 
eligible for one grant: Provided further, That all projects to be 
funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in con-
sultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided for the Historic 
Preservation Fund, $500,000 is for competitive grants for the survey 
and nomination of properties to the National Register of Historic 
Places and as National Historic Landmarks associated with commu-
nities currently underrepresented, as determined by the Secretary, 
$13,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites and 
stories of the Civil Rights movement, and $4,000,000 is for grants 
to Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Provided further, 
That such competitive grants shall be made without imposing the 
matching requirements in section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United 
States Code to States and Indian tribes as defined in chapter 
3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local govern-
ments, including Certified Local Governments, and nonprofit 
organizations. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of phys-
ical facilities, and compliance and planning for programs and areas 
administered by the National Park Service, $209,353,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 
2017 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 
5-Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may 
be issued which includes the full scope of the project: Provided 
further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause 
availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, 
That National Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
Approval. 
Consultation. 
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Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost 
of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort 
for projects funded by the National Park Service Construction 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance 
with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any 
charges authorized by this section. 
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2017 by section 
200308 of title 54, United States Code, is rescinded. 
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 54, 
United States Code, including administrative expenses, and for 
acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance 
with the statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, 
$162,029,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund and to remain available until expended, of which $110,006,000 
is for the State assistance program and of which $10,000,000 shall 
be for the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as 
authorized by chapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code. 
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 
101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to challenge cost 
share agreements, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided, That 
not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program 
shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated 
cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable 
letter of credit. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) of 
title 54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to a sub- 
account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without 
further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National 
Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest 
or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for 
this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated 
franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit 
exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. 
Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the 
sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed 
the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount 
of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 
For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the 
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
54 USC 200308 
note. 
Consultation. 
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432), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of 
the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such 
section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended. 
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal 
Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, 
for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include 
a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey 
to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topog-
raphy, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water 
resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and 
other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify 
lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering 
supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program 
(30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions 
affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 U.S.C. 
3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes as author-
ized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the 
foregoing activities; $1,085,167,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018; of which $71,237,189 shall remain available until 
expended for satellite operations; and of which $7,280,000 shall 
be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital 
improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That 
none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research activity 
shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless 
specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Provided 
further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay 
more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water 
resources data collection and investigations carried on in coopera-
tion with States and municipalities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities of the 
United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall 
be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps 
and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys 
when it is administratively determined that such procedures are 
in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary 
buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging 
stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States 
National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of com-
pensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly 
appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and 
administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities 
funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through 
the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined 
in section 6302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts 
or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly 
with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 
U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent services of students 
Contracts. 
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or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the 
purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 
171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but 
shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other 
purposes. 
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights- 
of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, 
energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf 
and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; 
for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing 
other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial 
delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, 
$169,560,000, of which $74,616,000, is to remain available until 
September 30, 2018 and of which $94,944,000 is to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That this total appropriation shall be 
reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to 
this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from 
increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and 
from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau 
of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and mis-
cellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received 
during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 
appropriation estimated at not more than $74,616,000: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable 
expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup 
activities. 
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related 
to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil 
and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on 
the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing 
and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and 
to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; 
and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $136,772,000, 
of which $93,242,000 is to remain available until September 30, 
2018 and of which $43,530,000 is to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced 
by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appro-
priation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease 
rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery 
fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environ-
mental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous 
administrative activities: Provided further, That the sum herein 
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appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during 
the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropria-
tion estimated at not more than $93,242,000. 
For an additional amount, $53,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary 
and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from 
non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2017, as pro-
vided in this Act: Provided, That to the extent that amounts realized 
from such inspection fees exceed $53,000,000, the amounts realized 
in excess of $53,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation 
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2017, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees 
expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
will be used to fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand 
capacity and expedite the orderly development, subject to environ-
mental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), 
including the review of applications for permits to drill. 
Of the unobligated balances available for this account, 
$25,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
OIL SPILL RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title 
IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, which shall be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until 
expended. 
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT 
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 
95–87, $121,017,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 
Provided, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per 
diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits 
issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95– 
87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That fees assessed and collected by the Office pursuant 
to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary 
offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, 
so as to result in a fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated at 
not more than $121,017,000. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87, 
$27,163,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine 
Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That pursuant to Public Law 97–365, the Department of 
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the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery 
of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 
to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further, That 
funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may 
be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects 
funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental 
restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 
from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such projects must 
be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That amounts pro-
vided under this heading may be used for the travel and per 
diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 
In addition, $105,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for grants to States for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and 
other related activities in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such 
additional amount shall be used for economic and community 
development in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided further, That of such additional amount, 
$75,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appa-
lachian States with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to 
meet the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such 
section, and $30,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts 
to the 3 Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest amount 
of unfunded needs to meet such priorities: Provided further, That 
such additional amount shall be allocated to States within 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, 
as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 
1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Con-
trolled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $2,339,346,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018, except as otherwise 
provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 
$74,773,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, 
That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may 
exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide 
for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: 
Provided further, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their 
tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $652,362,000 for school operations 
costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall 
become available on July 1, 2017, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided further, That not to exceed 
States. 
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131 STAT. 448 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
$49,122,000 shall remain available until expended for housing 
improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, 
land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Pro-
gram: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination 
Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.) and section 1128 of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed 
$80,165,000 within and only from such amounts made available 
for school operations shall be available for administrative cost 
grants associated with grants approved prior to July 1, 2017: Pro-
vided further, That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recog-
nized tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2018, 
may be transferred during fiscal year 2019 to an Indian forest 
land assistance account established for the benefit of the holder 
of the funds within the holder’s trust fund account: Provided further, 
That any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire 
on September 30, 2019: Provided further, That in order to enhance 
the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds 
to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 
personnel. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
for fiscal year 2017, such sums as may be necessary, which shall 
be available for obligation through September 30, 2018: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made 
available under this heading shall be available for transfer to 
another budget account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facili-
ties, including architectural and engineering services by contract; 
acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of 
lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irriga-
tion Project pursuant to Public Law 87–483, $192,017,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may 
be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation 
Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided 
further, That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available 
to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust 
Fund may be used to cover the road program management costs 
of the Bureau: Provided further, That any funds provided for the 
Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made 
available on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2017, in implementing new construction, replacement 
facilities construction, or facilities improvement and repair project 
grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools 
under Public Law 100–297, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
use the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles 
for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regu-
latory requirements: Provided further, That such grants shall not 
Determination. 
Payment 
schedule. 
Expiration date. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee 
shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work 
to be performed: Provided further, That in considering grant applica-
tions, the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would 
be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to 
applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or 
State health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b), 
with respect to organizational and financial management capabili-
ties: Provided further, That if the Secretary declines a grant applica-
tion, the Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 
U.S.C. 2504(f): Provided further, That any disputes between the 
Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject 
to the disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e): Provided further, 
That in order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, 
the Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related 
to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment of 
this Act, any grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act 
or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design 
phase of the project and commenced construction: Provided further, 
That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of 
the Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the 
appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed 
in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation. 
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS 
PAYMENTS TO INDIANS 
For payments and necessary administrative expenses for 
implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursu-
ant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 111–11, 111–291, 
and 114–322, and for implementation of other land and water 
rights settlements, $45,045,000, to remain available until expended. 
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $8,757,000, 
of which $1,182,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized 
by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to 
exceed $120,050,595. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation 
of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative 
agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation 
with States and other organizations. 
Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
may contract for services in support of the management, operation, 
and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation 
Project. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available 
to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and 
Education. 
Time period. 
Grants. 
Grants. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except executive 
direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority 
Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and mainte-
nance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or coopera-
tive agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provi-
sions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Govern-
ance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–413). 
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available 
by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not 
diminish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that tribe, 
or the government-to-government relationship between the United 
States and that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appro-
priations. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available 
to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided 
herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et 
seq., shall be available to support the operation of any elementary 
or secondary school in the State of Alaska. 
No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall 
be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory 
beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary 
of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education 
school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary 
of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion 
of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such 
waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the 
Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made available in this 
or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, 
in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, only to the schools 
in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to 
any school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 
2012. Funds made available under this Act may not be used to 
establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term 
is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a charter school that is in existence 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated 
at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue 
to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays 
to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau 
for the use of the real and personal property (including buses 
and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and 
apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any 
obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the 
school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees 
of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school 
and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation 
and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal 
employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 
113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113, if in fiscal 
year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative 
costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of 
Public Law 101–301, the Secretary shall continue to distribute 
indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the 
section 5(f) distribution formula. 
Continuance. 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
Alaska. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish 
satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of 
September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this 
prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and 
cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools 
located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which 
exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond 
those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide 
an educational environment with educator presence and academic 
facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all 
applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, 
and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the bene-
fits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incur-
ring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts 
to students such as those caused by busing students extended 
distances: Provided, That no funds available under this Act may 
be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construc-
tion or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are not 
owned by the Bureau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite 
school’’ means a school location physically separated from the 
existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms 
part of the existing school in all other respects. 
Of the prior year unobligated balances available for the ‘‘Oper-
ation of Indian Programs’’ account, $3,400,000 are permanently 
rescinded. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for management of the Department 
of the Interior, including the collection and disbursement of royal-
ties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and 
cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $271,074,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018; of which not to exceed 
$15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses; 
and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers com-
pensation payments and unemployment compensation payments 
associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau 
of Mines; and of which $11,000,000 for the Office of Valuation 
Services is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund and shall remain available until expended; and of which 
$38,300,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose 
of mineral revenue management activities: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading 
shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with 
certain Indian leases in which the Secretary concurred with the 
claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or 
tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2017, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized 
by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, may be retained 
for administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Pro-
gram: Provided, That no payment shall be made pursuant to that 
Definition. 
Waiver authority. 
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chapter to otherwise eligible units of local government if the com-
puted amount of the payment is less than $100: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by that 
chapter for an individual county by the amount necessary to correct 
prior year overpayments to that county: Provided further, That 
the amount needed to correct a prior year underpayment to an 
individual county shall be paid from any reductions for overpay-
ments to other counties and the amount necessary to cover any 
remaining underpayment is hereby appropriated and shall be paid 
to individual counties: Provided further, That in the event the 
sums appropriated for any fiscal year for payments pursuant to 
that chapter are less than the full payments to all units of local 
government, then the payment to each local government shall be 
made proportionally. 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions 
identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188, $91,925,000, 
of which: (1) $82,477,000 shall remain available until expended 
for territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, 
maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative 
activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to 
the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, 
as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Government 
of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for 
construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the 
Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants 
to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants 
to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized 
by law (Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2018, for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all financial trans-
actions of the territorial and local governments herein provided 
for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities 
established or used by such governments, may be audited by the 
Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance 
with chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, 
That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be 
provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special 
Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for 
the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: 
Provided further, That the funds for the program of operations 
and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize 
routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infra-
structure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be deter-
mined by the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to 
timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That 
any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in 
this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non- 
Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants 
provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). 
Determination. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 
For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 
of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; 
and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the 
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 
and Public Law 108–188. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may 
transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under 
section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Public Law 104–134, 
that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for 
the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed 
three percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the 
cost of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and repair 
projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or loan 
guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the 
area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types 
of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and 
section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act: Provided further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available 
to make or guarantee loans under such authorities. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
$65,769,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$50,047,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS 
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and 
grants, $139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
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not to exceed $18,688,000 from this or any other Act, may be 
available for historical accounting: Provided, That funds for trust 
management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, 
be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
and Bureau of Indian Education, ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ 
account; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account; 
and the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ account: 
Provided further, That funds made available through contracts or 
grants obligated during fiscal year 2017, as authorized by the 
Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), 
shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement 
of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had 
activity for at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account 
statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall 
permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon 
the express written request of the account holder: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make 
payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements 
from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts 
after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous pay-
ments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available 
in this account for this purpose: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts 
with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special 
Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts 
claimant: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 of 
the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–412) or any other provision of law, the Secretary 
may aggregate the trust accounts of individuals whose whereabouts 
are unknown for a continuous period of at least five years and 
shall not be required to generate periodic statements of performance 
for the individual accounts: Provided further, That with respect 
to the eighth proviso, the Secretary shall continue to maintain 
sufficient records to determine the balance of the individual 
accounts, including any accrued interest and income, and such 
funds shall remain available to the individual account holders. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression 
operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels 
management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department 
of the Interior, $942,671,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not to exceed $8,427,000 shall be for the renovation or 
construction of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also 
available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts 
from which funds were previously transferred for such purposes: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided $180,000,000 is for 
hazardous fuels management activities: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided $20,470,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: 
Continuance. 
Records. 
Records. 
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Provided further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 
may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds 
available from this appropriation: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or office 
of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursu-
ant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United States property, 
may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were 
expended to provide that protection, and are available without 
fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That using the amounts 
designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agree-
ments, for fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, 
and for training and monitoring associated with such fuels manage-
ment and resilient landscapes activities, on Federal land, or on 
adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on 
Federal land: Provided further, That the costs of implementing 
any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and 
any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on 
by the affected parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, 
for purposes of fuels management and resilient landscapes activi-
ties, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local 
private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation 
Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109–154), or related 
partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small 
or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train 
locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, 
of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further, 
That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop 
written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and con-
sistent application of the authorities provided herein: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used 
to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the 
National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out 
their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required 
by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire manage-
ment activities: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 
may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real 
property with local governments, at or below fair market value, 
to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such 
leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, 
retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support facili-
ties, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for 
construction activity associated with the lease: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire 
management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, 
between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and 
expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided 
further, That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be avail-
able for support of Federal emergency response actions: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be avail-
able for assistance to or through the Department of State in connec-
tion with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and 
assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland 
Guidance. 
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fire management, and related natural resource activities outside 
the United States and its territories and possessions, including 
technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with 
United States and international organizations. 
FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations 
of the Department of the Interior and as a reserve fund for suppres-
sion and Federal emergency response activities, $65,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts 
are only available for transfer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ 
account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance 
with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a): 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and 
any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, 
including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), $10,010,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND 
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration 
activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department 
of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,767,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial 
and business management system, information technology improve-
ments of general benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and 
the consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Depart-
ment, $67,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other 
Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital 
Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation 
of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, 
local and tribal government employees for training services provided 
by the National Indian Program Training Center, other than 
training related to Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That the 
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Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related facili-
ties, equipment or professional services of the National Indian 
Program Training Center to State, local and tribal government 
employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, edu-
cational, or recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) 
of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar 
space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the 
National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That 
all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall 
be credited to this account, shall be available until expended, and 
shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the 
National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements 
to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue’s collection and 
disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, 
as authorized by law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available 
resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may 
be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess sur-
plus property: Provided, That existing aircraft being replaced may 
be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset 
the purchase price for the replacement aircraft. 
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES 
For necessary expenses for payments authorized by chapter 
69 of title 31, United States Code, $465,000,000 shall be available 
for fiscal year 2017. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU 
SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available 
for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with 
the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, 
replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facili-
ties or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or 
other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made 
available under this authority until funds specifically made avail-
able to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have 
been exhausted: Provided further, That all funds used pursuant 
to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, 
which must be requested as promptly as possible. 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE 
SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or 
transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition 
to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several 
agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland 
fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned- 
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over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related 
to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or 
other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to 
actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assess-
ment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous 
substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, 
and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket 
outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant 
to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 
7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of 
Public Law 95–87; and shall transfer, from any no year funds 
available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforce-
ment, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of 
regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying 
out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided, 
That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations 
shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during 
the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal 
agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment 
in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, such 
reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available 
at the time of receipt thereof: Provided further, That for wildland 
fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this 
authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated 
for ‘‘wildland fire operations’’ and ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression 
Reserve Fund’’ shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided further, 
That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished 
by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as 
promptly as possible: Provided further, That such replenishment 
funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts 
from which emergency funds were transferred. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the 
Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, when authorized 
by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase 
and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped 
law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; pay-
ment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when 
authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the 
payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library 
membership in societies or associations which issue publications 
to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers 
who are not members. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and 
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobli-
gated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the 
same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for 
Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for 
historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 
designated in this Act for such purpose. 
Fires and fire 
protection. 
Determination. 
Deadline. 
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REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal 
Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate 
tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, 
unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inac-
curate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction 
in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in 
fiscal year 2017. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlap-
ping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 
10 percent limitation does not apply. 
ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, 
or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, 
dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State 
of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facili-
ties in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors 
to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program 
and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 
funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), 
or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and 
enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agree-
ments for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary may determine reasonable. 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES 
SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2017, the Secretary shall collect 
a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the 
‘‘Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement’’ account, from 
the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 
43 U.S.C. 1348(c). 
(b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above 
the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start 
of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2017 shall be: 
(1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing 
equipment or gathering lines; 
(2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any com-
bination of active or inactive wells; and 
(3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with 
any combination of active or inactive wells. 
(c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections 
completed in fiscal year 2017. Fees for fiscal year 2017 shall be: 
(1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths 
of 500 feet or more; and 
(2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths 
of less than 500 feet. 
(d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under sub-
section (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days 
of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under sub-
section (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the 
inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of 
billing. 
Deadlines. 
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BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT REORGANIZATION 
SEC. 108. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement 
a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds among and 
between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorga-
nization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines 
described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO HOLDING 
FACILITIES 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative 
agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate enti-
ties, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with 
the provisions of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except 
that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), 
for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming 
horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private 
land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 
10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. 
MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS 
SEC. 110. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, 
in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endan-
gered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking 
of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from 
federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but 
not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. 
Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified 
by commercial and recreational fishers. 
EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW 
SEC. 111. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public 
Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013) is amended by striking ‘‘through 
2018,’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘through 2020,’’. 
WILD LANDS FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this Act or 
any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior 
on December 22, 2010: Provided, That nothing in this section shall 
restrict the Secretary’s authorities under sections 201 and 202 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1711 and 1712). 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
fiscal year 2017, in carrying out work involving cooperation with 
State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision 
thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts 
receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at 
Time periods. 
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the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available at the end of the fiscal year. 
SAGE-GROUSE 
SEC. 114. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write 
or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)— 
(1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
urophasianus); 
(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct popu-
lation segment of greater sage-grouse. 
BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AND ERIE CANALWAY 
NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR 
SEC. 115. (a) Section 140(i)(1) of Title I of Public Law 108– 
108, as amended (54 U.S.C. 320101 note), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000’’; and 
(b) Section 810(a)(1) of Title VIII of Division B of Appendix 
D of Public Law 106–554, as amended (54 U.S.C. 320101 note), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$12,000,000’’. 
HUMANE TRANSFER OF EXCESS ANIMALS 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior may transfer excess wild horses or burros 
that have been removed from the public lands to other Federal, 
State, and local government agencies for use as work animals: 
Provided, That the Secretary may make any such transfer imme-
diately upon request of such Federal, State, or local government 
agency: Provided further, That any excess animal transferred under 
this provision shall lose its status as a wild free-roaming horse 
or burro as defined in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros 
Act: Provided further, That any Federal, State, or local government 
agency receiving excess wild horses or burros as authorized in 
this section shall not: destroy the horses or burros in a way that 
results in their destruction into commercial products; sell or other-
wise transfer the horses or burros in a way that results in their 
destruction for processing into commercial products; or euthanize 
the horses or burros except upon the recommendation of a licensed 
veterinarian, in cases of severe injury, illness, or advanced age. 
REPUBLIC OF PALAU 
SEC. 117. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the United 
States Government, through the Secretary of the Interior shall 
provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal year 2017 grants 
in amounts equal to the annual amounts specified in subsections 
(a), (c), and (d) of section 211 of the Compact of Free Association 
between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Compact’’). 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC ASSISTANCE.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
United States shall provide programmatic assistance to the Republic 
Grants. 
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of Palau for fiscal year 2017 in amounts equal to the amounts 
provided in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The grants and programmatic assistance 
provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to 
the same extent and in the same manner as the grants and 
assistance were provided in fiscal year 2009. 
(2) TRUST FUND.—If the Government of Palau withdraws 
more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under 
section 211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under 
subsections (a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government 
of Palau. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCED SERVICES PROGRAM 
SEC. 118. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the Sec-
retary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or enter 
into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations 
designated by the Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans 
in programs authorized by other provisions of law administered 
by the Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law. 
(b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not— 
(1) result in the displacement of individuals currently 
employed by the Department, including partial displacement 
through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment 
benefits; 
(2) result in the use of an individual under the Department 
of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or func-
tion in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff 
status from the same or substantially equivalent job within 
the Department; or 
(3) affect existing contracts for services. 
NATCHEZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
SEC. 119. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 
by donation or purchase from willing sellers, any lands at the 
site of the historic Forks of the Road Slave Market, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Natchez National Historical Park— 
Proposed Boundary Addition’’, numbered 339/116045, and dated 
April 2016. Upon acquisition of any land or interests in land, 
the Secretary shall revise the boundary of Natchez National Histor-
ical Park to reflect the acquisition and the land shall be managed 
in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the park: 
Provided, That section 7 of Public Law 100–479 is amended by 
inserting ‘‘land acquisition and development as authorized in’’ after 
‘‘carry out’’. 
SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY TO PRESERVE CIVIL RIGHTS SITES 
SEC. 120. (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a special resource 
study of significant civil rights sites in the State of Mississippi, 
including— 
Mississippi. 
16 USC 410oo–6. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
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(1) the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, 
located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive, Jackson, 
Mississippi; 
(2) the Tallahatchie County Courthouse, located at 100 
North Court Street, Sumner, Mississippi; 
(3) the site of Bryant’s Store, located at the intersection 
of County Road 518 and County Road 24, Money, Mississippi; 
(4) the site of the former office of Dr. Gilbert Mason, 
Sr., located at 670 Division Street, Biloxi, Mississippi; and 
(5) the Old Neshoba County Jail, located at 422 Myrtle 
Avenue, East, Philadelphia, Mississippi. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) evaluate the national significance of each site; 
(2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating 
each site as a unit of the National Park System; 
(3)(A) take into consideration other alternatives for 
preservation, protection, and interpretation of each site by— 
(i) Federal, State, or local governmental entities; or 
(ii) private or nonprofit organizations; and 
(B) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance asso-
ciated with the alternatives; and 
(4) consult with interested Federal, State, and local govern-
mental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, and other 
individuals. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(d) STUDY RESULTS.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are initially made available for the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
that describes— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any relevant conclusions and recommendations of the 
Secretary. 
CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS 
SEC. 121. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall amend the regulations 
issued under section 250.180 of title 30, Code of Federal Regula-
tions— 
(1) by striking each reference to ‘‘180 days’’ and inserting 
‘‘year’’; 
(2) by striking each reference to ‘‘180th day’’ and inserting 
‘‘year’’; and 
(3) by striking each reference to ‘‘180-day period’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1-year period’’. 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 122. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Direc-
tors of the Foundation established under subsection (c). 
43 USC 1748c. 
Deadline. 
Regulations. 
Reports. 
Determination. 
Evaluation. 
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(2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the 
Bureau of Land Management Foundation established by sub-
section (b)(1)(A). 
(3) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 103 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(5) WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS.—The term 
‘‘wild free-roaming horses and burros’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 2 of Public Law 92–195 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses And Burros Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 
1332). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established a foundation, 
to be known as the ‘‘Bureau of Land Management Founda-
tion’’. 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Foundation shall not be consid-
ered to be an agency or establishment of the United States. 
(C) TAX EXEMPTION.—The Foundation shall be consid-
ered to be a charitable and nonprofit corporation under 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation are— 
(A) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts 
of money and real and personal property for the benefit 
of, or in connection with the activities and services of, 
the Bureau of Land Management; 
(B) to carry out activities that advance the purposes 
for which public land is administered; 
(C) to carry out and encourage educational, technical, 
scientific, and other assistance or activities that support 
the mission of the Bureau of Land Management; and 
(D) to assist the Bureau of Land Management with 
challenges that could be better addressed with the support 
of a foundation, including— 
(i) reclamation and conservation activities; 
(ii) activities relating to wild free-roaming horses 
and burros; and 
(iii) the stewardship of cultural and archeological 
treasures on public land. 
(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall be governed 
by a Board of Directors. 
(B) COMPOSITION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall consist of not 
more than 9 members. 
(ii) EX-OFFICIO
MEMBER.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management shall be an ex-officio, 
nonvoting member of the Board. 
(C) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) CITIZENSHIP.—A member appointed to the 
Board shall be a citizen of the United States. 
(ii) EXPERTISE.—A majority of members appointed 
to the Board shall have education or experience 
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relating to natural, cultural, conservation, or other 
resource management, law, or research. 
(iii) DIVERSE POINTS OF VIEW.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the members of the Board shall 
represent diverse points of view. 
(2) DATE OF INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
appoint the initial members of the Board. 
(3) TERMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), a member of the Board shall be appointed for a term 
of 6 years. 
(B) 
INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
stagger the initial appointments to the Board, as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate, in a manner that 
ensures that— 
(i) 1/3 of the members shall serve for a term of 
2 years; 
(ii) 1/3 of the members shall serve for a term 
of 4 years; and 
(iii) 1/3 of the members shall serve for a term 
of 6 years. 
(C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Board shall be 
filled— 
(i) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
vacancy; 
(ii) in the manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made; and 
(iii) for the remainder of the term of the member 
vacating the Board. 
(D) REMOVAL FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND MEETINGS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Board may be 
removed from the Board by a majority vote of the 
Board, if the individual fails to attend 3 consecutive 
regularly scheduled meetings of the Board. 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—A vacancy as the result of 
a removal under clause (i) shall be filled in accordance 
with subparagraph (C). 
(E) LIMITATION.—A member of the Board shall not 
serve more than 12 consecutive years on the Board. 
(4) CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall elect a Chairperson 
from among the members of the Board. 
(B) TERM.—The Chairperson of the Board— 
(i) shall serve as Chairperson for a 2-year term; 
and 
(ii) may be reelected as Chairperson while serving 
as a member of the Board. 
(5) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting members of the 
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business 
of the Board. 
(6) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet— 
(A) at the call of the Chairperson; but 
(B) not less than once each calendar year. 
(7) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.— 
Deadline. 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Serving as a member of the Board 
shall not constitute employment by the Federal Govern-
ment for any purpose. 
(B) REIMBURSEMENT.—A member of the Board shall 
serve without pay, other than reimbursement for the actual 
and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred 
in the performance of the duties of the member for the 
Foundation, in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(8) GENERAL POWERS.—The Board may— 
(A) appoint officers and employees in accordance with 
paragraph (9); 
(B) adopt a constitution and bylaws consistent with 
the purposes of the Foundation and this section; and 
(C) carry out any other activities that may be necessary 
to function and to carry out this section. 
(9) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—No officer or employee may be 
appointed to the Foundation until the date on which the 
Board determines that the Foundation has sufficient funds 
to pay for the service of the officer or employee. 
(B) 
LIMITATION.—Appointment 
as 
an 
officer 
or 
employee of the Foundation shall not constitute employ-
ment by the Federal Government. 
(10) LIMITATION AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
(A) PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY.—The Founda-
tion shall not participate or intervene in a political cam-
paign on behalf of any candidate for public office. 
(B) LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION.—No member of the 
Board or officer or employee of the Foundation shall partici-
pate, directly or indirectly, in the consideration or deter-
mination of any question before the Foundation that 
affects— 
(i) the financial interests of the member of the 
Board, officer, or employee; or 
(ii) the interests of any corporation partnership, 
entity, or organization in which the member of the 
Board, officer, or employee— 
(I) is an officer, director, or trustee; or 
(II) has any direct or indirect financial 
interest. 
(d) POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation— 
(A) shall have perpetual succession; and 
(B) may conduct business throughout the several 
States, territories, and possessions of the United States. 
(2) NOTICE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— 
(A) DESIGNATED AGENT.—The Foundation shall at all 
times maintain a designated agent in the District of 
Columbia authorized to accept service of process for the 
Foundation. 
(B) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—The serving of notice to, 
or service of process on, the agent required under this 
paragraph, or mailed to the business address of the agent, 
shall be deemed to be notice to, or the service of process 
on, the Foundation. 
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(3) SEAL.—The Foundation shall have an official seal, to 
be selected by the Board, which shall be judicially noticed. 
(4) POWERS.—To carry out the purposes of the Foundation, 
the Foundation shall have, in addition to powers otherwise 
authorized by this section, the usual powers of a not-for-profit 
corporation in the District of Columbia, including the power— 
(A) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and 
use any gift, devise, or bequest, absolutely or in trust, 
of real or personal property, or any income from, or other 
interest in, the property; 
(B) to acquire by donation, gift, devise, purchase, or 
exchange, and to dispose of, any real or personal property 
or interest in the property; 
(C) to sell, donate, lease, invest, reinvest, retain, or 
otherwise dispose of any property or income from property, 
unless limited by the instrument of transfer; 
(D) to borrow money and issue bonds, debentures, or 
other debt instruments; 
(E) to sue and be sued, and complain and defend itself 
in any court of competent jurisdiction, except that the 
members of the Board shall not be held personally liable, 
except in a case of gross negligence; 
(F)(i) to enter into contracts or other agreements with 
public agencies, private organizations, and persons; and 
(ii) to make such payments as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes of the contracts or agree-
ments; and 
(G) to carry out any activity necessary and proper 
to advance the purposes of the Foundation. 
(5) REAL PROPERTY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, an 
interest in real property shall include mineral and water 
rights, rights-of-way, and easements, appurtenant or in 
gross. 
(B) ACCEPTANCE.—A gift, devise, or bequest of real 
property may be accepted by the Foundation, regardless 
of whether the property is encumbered, restricted, or sub-
ject to beneficial interests of a private person, if any current 
or future interest in the property is for the benefit of 
the Foundation. 
(C) DECLINING GIFTS.—The Foundation may, at the 
discretion of the Foundation, decline any gift, devise, or 
bequest of real property. 
(D) PROHIBITION ON CONDEMNATION.—No land, water, 
or interest in land or water, that is owned by the Founda-
tion shall be subject to condemnation by any State, political 
subdivision of a State, or agent or instrumentality of a 
State or political subdivision of a State. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.— 
(1) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of assisting the 
Foundation in establishing an office and meeting initial 
administrative, project, and other expenses, the Secretary 
may provide to the Foundation, from funds appropriated 
under subsection (j), such sums as are necessary for fiscal 
years 2017 and 2018. 
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(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under subparagraph (A) shall remain available to the 
Foundation until expended for authorized purposes. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide to the 
Foundation personnel, facilities, equipment, and other 
administrative services, subject to such limitations, terms, 
and conditions as the Secretary may establish. 
(B) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Foundation may reimburse 
the Secretary for any support provided under subparagraph 
(A), in whole or in part, and any reimbursement received 
by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall be depos-
ited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations 
then current and chargeable for the cost of providing the 
services. 
(f) VOLUNTEERS.—The Secretary may accept, without regard 
to the civil service classification laws (including regulations), the 
services of the Foundation, the Board, and the officers, employees, 
and agents of the Foundation, without compensation from the 
Department of the Interior, as volunteers for the performance of 
the functions under section 307(d) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(d)). 
(g) AUDITS AND REPORT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) AUDITS.—For purposes of section 10101 of title 36, 
United States Code, the Foundation shall be considered to 
be a private corporation established under Federal law. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the end of each fiscal year, the 
Board shall submit to Congress a report that describes the 
proceedings and activities of the Foundation during that fiscal 
year, including a full and complete statement of the receipts, 
expenditures, and investments. 
(h) UNITED STATES RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall not be liable 
for any debt, default, act, or omission of the Foundation. 
(2) FULL
FAITH
AND
CREDIT.—The full faith and credit 
of the United States shall not extend to any obligation of 
the Foundation. 
(i) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section author-
izes the Foundation to perform any function the authority for which 
is provided to the Bureau of Land Management under any other 
provision of law. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section. 
TITLE II 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For science and technology, including research and development 
activities, which shall include research and development activities 
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under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equip-
ment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of 
research and development, $713,823,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the funds included under 
this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities 
as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided further, That of the unobligated balances from appropriations 
made available under this heading, $7,350,000 are permanently 
rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded 
pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts made available 
in the first proviso for Research: National Priorities: Provided fur-
ther, That such rescission shall be applied to program project areas, 
to the extent practicable, to reflect changes to funding projections 
due to routine attrition during fiscal year 2017. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For environmental programs and management, including nec-
essary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; 
library memberships in societies or associations which issue publica-
tions to members only or at a price to members lower than to 
subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the 
brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and 
Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $9,000 
for official reception and representation expenses, $2,619,799,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of 
the funds included under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for 
Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
of the funds included under this heading, $435,857,000 shall be 
for Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided further, That of the unobligated balances 
from appropriations made available under this heading, $21,800,000 
are permanently rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may 
be rescinded pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts made 
available in the first proviso for Environmental Protection: National 
Priorities, from amounts made available in the second proviso for 
Geographic Programs, or from the National Estuary Program (33 
U.S.C. 1330): Provided further, That such rescission shall be applied 
to program project areas, to the extent practicable, to reflect changes 
to funding projections due to routine attrition during fiscal year 
2017. 
In addition, $3,000,000 to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses of activities described in section 26(b)(1) 
of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, 
That fees collected pursuant to that section of that Act and deposited 
in the ‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts 
in fiscal year 2017 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries 
Applicability. 
Time period. 
Applicability. 
Time period. 
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and expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated in 
this paragraph from the general fund for fiscal year 2017 shall 
be reduced by the amount of discretionary offsetting receipts 
received during fiscal year 2017, so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2017 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not 
more than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
realized from such receipts exceed $3,000,000, those amount in 
excess of $3,000,000 shall be deposited in the ‘‘TSCA Service Fee 
Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2017, shall 
be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this 
account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds included in the first paragraph under this 
heading, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project 
shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount of 
any fees appropriated, not less than the amount of appropriations 
for that program project for fiscal year 2014. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the development, 
operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste 
electronic manifest system established by such section, $3,178,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, 
and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, $34,467,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 
U.S.C. 9611) $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, 
consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on 
September 30, 2016, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Super-
fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and 
up to $1,088,769,000 as a payment from general revenues to the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by sec-
tion 517(b) of SARA: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accord-
ance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, $8,778,000 shall be 
paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, and $15,496,000 shall be paid 
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to the ‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to remain available 
until September 30, 2018. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground stor-
age tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $66,572,000 shall be for carrying out leaking 
underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 
9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for 
carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided, 
That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made 
available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally 
recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation 
of programs to manage underground storage tanks. 
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, 
to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
performance partnership grants, $3,527,161,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which— 
(1) $1,393,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants 
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 
$863,233,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That for fiscal year 
2017, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applica-
tions and projects are consistent with State Intended Use Plans, 
not less than 10 percent of the funds made available under 
this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 
capitalization grants shall be used by the State for projects 
to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency 
improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: 
Provided further, That for fiscal year 2017, funds made avail-
able under this title to each State for Drinking Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion 
of each State, be used for projects to address green infrastruc-
ture, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environ-
mentally innovative activities: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollu-
tion control revolving fund that may be used by a State to 
administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as 
principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2017 and 
prior years where such amounts represent costs of admin-
istering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were 
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deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for sepa-
rately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible 
purposes of the fund, including administration: Provided fur-
ther, That for fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding the provisions 
of sections 201(g)(1), (h), and (l) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, grants under title II of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, 
and the District of Columbia may also be made for the purpose 
of providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design activi-
ties, or plans, specification, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and (2) for 
the construction, repair, or replacement of privately owned 
treatment works serving one or more principal residences or 
small commercial establishments: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding the provisions of 201(g)(1), 
(h), and (l) and section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act may also be used to provide assistance: (1) solely for facility 
plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates 
for any proposed project for the construction of treatment works; 
and (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately 
owned treatment works serving one or more principal resi-
dences or small commercial establishments; Funds reserved 
under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants 
only to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of such 
Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as defined 
by the Secretary of the Interior) and Native Villages (as defined 
in Public Law 92–203): Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2017, notwithstanding any provision of the Clean Water Act 
and regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to a total of 
$2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Administrator for 
grants under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act may also be used for grants for training, technical 
assistance, and educational programs relating to the operation 
and management of the treatment works specified in section 
518(c) of such Act; Funds reserved under section 518(c) of 
such Act shall be available for grants only to Indian tribes, 
as defined in section 518(h) of such Act and former Indian 
reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of 
the Interior) and Native Villages (as defined in Public Law 
92–203): Provided further, That for fiscal year 2017, notwith-
standing the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent 
of the funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, 
and notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 
1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 
percent of the funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever 
is greater, for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may 
be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) 
and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding the amounts specified in sec-
tion 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up 
to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the 
Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act 
less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may 
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be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title 
II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for American 
Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, 
and United States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts 
specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking 
Water State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking 
Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants 
made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: 
Provided further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving 
Fund capitalization grants and 20 percent of the funds made 
available under this title to each State for Drinking Water 
State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by 
the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients 
in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, 
or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so used 
by the State only where such funds are provided as initial 
financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or 
restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients where 
such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act if the State, with concurrence 
from the Administrator, determines that such funds could be 
used to help address a threat to public health from heightened 
exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State 
emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat to public 
health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal 
drinking water supply before the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That in a State in which such an emer-
gency declaration has been issued, the State may use more 
than 20 percent of the funds made available under this title 
to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capital-
ization grants to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipi-
ents; 
(2) $10,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, plan-
ning, design, construction and related activities in connection 
with the construction of high priority water and wastewater 
facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after 
consultation with the appropriate border commission: Provided, 
That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address 
the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs 
of the colonias in the United States along the United States- 
Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal 
government unless that government has established an enforce-
able local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in 
that jurisdiction the development or construction of any addi-
tional colonia areas, or the development within an existing 
colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other 
structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary 
infrastructure; 
(3) $20,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska 
to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs 
of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided, That of these 
funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 
percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be 
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used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the 
State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the State-
wide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency 
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, 
waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State 
of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds 
provided for projects in regional hub communities; 
(4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, inter-
agency agreements, and associated program support costs: Pro-
vided, That not more than 25 percent of the amount appro-
priated to carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used 
for site characterization, assessment, and remediation of facili-
ties described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA: Provided 
further, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance 
in persistent poverty counties: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ 
means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its 
population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 
by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the most recent 
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; 
(5) $60,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle 
G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $30,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in 
accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act); 
(7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water quality pro-
gram authorized in section 5004(d) of the Water Infrastructure 
Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322); and 
(8) $1,066,041,000 shall be for grants, including associated 
program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, 
interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control 
agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement and related activities, including activi-
ties pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading 
in Public Law 104–134, and for making grants under section 
103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring 
and data collection activities subject to terms and conditions 
specified by the Administrator, of which: $47,745,000 shall 
be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall 
be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, 
including associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall 
be for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
Trust Fund Program’’ to carry out the provisions of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants 
under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
shall be for State participation in national- and State-level 
Definition. 
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statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to 
State monitoring programs. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed 
loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
Innovation Act of 2014, $8,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, 
including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
not to exceed $976,000,000: Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act are in addition to amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available for the Water Infrastruc-
ture Finance and Innovation Program for fiscal year 2017. 
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 
5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this account to remain available 
until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of 
the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 
6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
in carrying out the Agency’s function to implement directly Federal 
environmental programs required or authorized by law in the 
absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative 
agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal con-
sortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Adminis-
trator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian 
tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative 
agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State finan-
cial assistance agreements. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees 
in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act, as amended by Public Law 112–177, the 
Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may 
assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal 
year 2017. 
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 
of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs and Management’’ 
Fees. 
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131 STAT. 476 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concur-
rence of such head, to carry out activities that would support 
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water 
Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into 
an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department 
or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to 
governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and 
individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and 
implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Ini-
tiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 
The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and 
Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance 
Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, 
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that 
the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project. 
For fiscal year 2017, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the 
Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for 
any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to 
Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs and Manage-
ment’’ for fiscal year 2017 to provide grants to implement the 
Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration Program. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 320(i) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds made available 
under this title for the National Estuary Program shall be used 
for the development, implementation, and monitoring of comprehen-
sive conservation and management plans. 
Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘State and Tribal 
Assistance Grants’’ account, $61,198,000 are permanently rescinded: 
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or from 
amounts that were made available by subsection (a) of section 
196 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public 
Law 114–223), as amended by the Further Continuing and Security 
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254). 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
authorized by law, $288,514,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That of the funds provided, $77,000,000 
is for the forest inventory and analysis program. 
Grants. 
Time period. 
Grants. 
Native 
Americans. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing tech-
nical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, 
and others, and for forest health management, including treatments 
of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring 
and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, 
cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities 
and 
conducting 
an 
international 
program 
as 
authorized, 
$228,923,000, to remain available through September 30, 2020, 
as authorized by law; of which $62,347,000 is to be derived from 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund to be used for the Forest 
Legacy Program, to remain available until expended. 
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for 
the Forest Legacy Program and derived from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund, $12,002,000 is hereby permanently rescinded 
from projects with cost savings or failed or partially failed projects 
that had funds returned. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utiliza-
tion of the National Forest System, $1,513,318,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2020: Provided, That of the funds 
provided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest 
Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments 
as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further, That of the 
funds provided, $367,805,000 shall be for forest products: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the 
Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program for Region 1, Region 
3 and Region 4: Provided further, That of the funds provided for 
forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support 
the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the preceding 
proviso: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may 
transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated funds 
appropriated in a previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles 
Caldera National Preserve: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 
1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing 
on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 50 percent 
of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association or direct permittee 
for a conservation practice approved by the Secretary in advance 
of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation practice 
is incurred. And, that the amount credited shall remain available 
to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, 
in the fiscal year in which the credit is made and each fiscal 
year thereafter for use on the project for conservation practices 
approved by the Secretary. 
43 USC 1751 
note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
provided for, $364,014,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2020, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and 
acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and 
for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are 
no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part 
of the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and 
trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 
and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That $40,000,000 shall be 
designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and 
trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal 
of fish passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service 
roads may be contributing to water quality problems in streams 
and water bodies which support threatened, endangered, or sen-
sitive species or community water sources: Provided further, That 
funds becoming available in fiscal year 2017 under the Act of 
March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General 
Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or 
obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided for decommissioning 
of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘National 
Forest System’’ to support the Integrated Resource Restoration 
pilot program. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 
2003 of title 54, United States Code, including administrative 
expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, 
in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest 
Service, $54,415,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund and to remain available until expended. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the 
Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe 
National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, 
and Cleveland National Forests, California, as authorized by law, 
$950,000, to be derived from forest receipts. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds 
deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school 
districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized 
expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant 
to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 
4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 
30, 2020, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public 
Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78–310). 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and 
improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior 
fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in 
National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 
401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2020, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range 
rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND 
RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2020, to be derived from 
the fund established pursuant to the above Act. 
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal 
lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487), 
$2,500,000, to remain available through September 30, 2020. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities 
on National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression 
on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection 
agreement, hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such 
lands, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest 
System lands and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, 
$2,833,415,000, to remain available through September 30, 2020: 
Provided, That such funds including unobligated balances under 
this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other 
appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: 
Provided further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse 
State and other cooperating entities for services provided in 
response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the 
extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emer-
gencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management 
agency: Provided further, That funds provided shall be available 
for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous fuels 
management activities, support to Federal emergency response, and 
wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds provided, $390,000,000 is for hazardous 
fuels management activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities 
and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, (16 U.S.C. 1641 
et seq.), $78,000,000 is for State fire assistance, and $15,000,000 
is for volunteer fire assistance under section 10 of the Cooperative 
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106): Provided further, 
That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the ‘‘National 
Forest System’’, and ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’ accounts 
to fund forest and rangeland research, vegetation and watershed 
Reimbursement. 
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management, heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish 
habitat management and restoration: Provided further, That the 
costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Fed-
eral Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as 
mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, That 
up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein may be used by 
the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts 
or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels 
management activities and for training or monitoring associated 
with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land 
or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities 
benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That funds 
made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration 
Act, Public Law 106–393, title VI, shall be available for use on 
non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available 
to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appro-
priation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds 
appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount 
not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such 
transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management 
programs and projects: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
for hazardous fuels management, not to exceed $15,000,000 may 
be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the 
Forest Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropriation, 
for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass 
from National Forest System lands: Provided further, That funds 
designated for wildfire suppression, including funds transferred 
from the ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund’’, shall be 
assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such assessments 
are calculated against other agency programs: Provided further, 
That of the funds for hazardous fuels management, up to 
$24,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ 
to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. 
FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations 
of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppres-
sion and Federal emergency response activities, $342,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts 
are only available for transfer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ 
account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance 
with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a): 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year 
shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; 
acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and 
hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in 
Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service 
programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value 
used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) 
services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and 
alteration of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 
2250); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant 
to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers 
in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 
558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 
31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation 
for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or 
damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire prepared-
ness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary’s notifica-
tion of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that 
all fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression 
Reserve Fund’’ will be obligated within 30 days: Provided, That 
all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished 
by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as 
promptly as possible. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest 
Service may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds 
appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act to or within the 
Wildland Fire Management Account, or reprogram funds within 
the Wildland Fire Management Account, to be used for the purposes 
of hazardous fuels management and emergency rehabilitation of 
burned-over National Forest System lands and water, such trans-
ferred funds shall remain available through September 30, 2020: 
Provided, That none of the funds transferred pursuant to this 
section shall be available for obligation without written notification 
to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That this section 
does not apply to funds appropriated to the FLAME Wildfire 
Suppression Reserve Fund or funds derived from the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
for assistance to or through the Agency for International Develop-
ment in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 
information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be avail-
able to support forestry and related natural resource activities 
outside the United States and its territories and possessions, 
including technical assistance, education and training, and coopera-
tion with United States, private, and international organizations. 
The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign 
direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institu-
tions as well as other domestic agencies (including the United 
States Agency for International Development, the Department of 
State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), United States 
private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide tech-
nical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and 
rangeland management. 
Notification. 
Advance 
approval. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adop-
tion of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System 
lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate 
the boundaries of such lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in 
this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall 
be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of 
the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), 
section 442 of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 
10417(b) of Public Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be 
reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the re-
programming procedures contained in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest 
Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the 
Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds 
available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, com-
monly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph 
shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested 
by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Depart-
ment of Agriculture’s National Information Technology Center and 
the Department of Agriculture’s International Technology Service. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 
shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the 
approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conserva-
tion Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the 
Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, Public Law 103–82, as amended 
by Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, 
Public Law 109–154. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available 
to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101– 
593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 
may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation 
to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest 
Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs 
expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That of 
the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than 
$300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided 
further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period 
of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on 
at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the Forest 
Service: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Fed-
eral funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project 
at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal 
matching funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up to 
$3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be 
advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump 
Advance 
approval. 
16 USC 556i. 
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sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when 
expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such 
funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 
Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That the Founda-
tion may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal 
recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has 
obtained the non-Federal matching funds. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural 
communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable 
rural development purposes. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National 
Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) 
of Public Law 99–663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used 
to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of 
the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 
Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed 
$65,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, 
administrative and other facilities maintenance and decommis-
sioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate 
charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs 
for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations 
or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 
may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), 
Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred 
as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, 
land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related mat-
ters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and 
the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums 
previously transferred and the requested funding transfers. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded 
under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 
et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered 
to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through the 
Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the Forest Service shall 
report no later than 30 business days following the close of each 
fiscal quarter all current and prior year unobligated balances, by 
fiscal year, budget line item and account, to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations. 
The following unobligated balances identified by the following 
accounts are hereby rescinded: Forest and Rangeland Research, 
$815,000; National Forest System, $2,000,000; and State and Pri-
vate Forestry, $3,500,000. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 
(68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles 
II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
Indian Health Service, $3,694,462,000, together with payments 
received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 
238b, for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided, 
That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations 
through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or 
compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed 
to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and 
thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization 
without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That $2,000,000 
shall be available for grants or contracts with public or private 
institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment services to Indians, 
including alcohol detoxification services: Provided further, That 
$928,830,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including $53,000,000 
for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided, up to $36,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for implementation of the loan repayment program under section 
108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided, $11,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended to supplement funds available for operational costs 
at tribal clinics operated under an Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act compact or contract where health care 
is delivered in space acquired through a full service lease, which 
is not eligible for maintenance and improvement and equipment 
funds from the Indian Health Service, and $29,000,000 shall be 
for costs related to or resulting from accreditation emergencies, 
of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts 
otherwise available for Purchased and Referred Care: Provided 
further, That the amounts collected by the Federal Government 
as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding 
fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited to the Fund 
authorized by section 108A of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and 
shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section 
108A(c) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds shall be available 
to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship 
programs under sections 104 and 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a 
and 1616a): Provided further, That the amounts made available 
within this account for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention 
Program, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for the 
Zero Suicide Initiative, for aftercare pilots at Youth Regional Treat-
ment Centers, to improve collections from public and private insur-
ance at Indian Health Service and tribally operated facilities, and 
for accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion 
of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That funds provided 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
Time period. 
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in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that 
fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded 
in the year the funds are appropriated: Provided further, That 
the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act shall remain available until expended for the 
purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and 
requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, 
except for those related to the planning, design, or construction 
of new facilities: Provided further, That funding contained herein 
for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That amounts received by tribes and tribal 
organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the 
receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided 
further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the 
Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal organizations operating 
health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638, such individually 
identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may 
be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400, 
et seq.): Provided further, That the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically 
funded under the Indian Health Facilities account. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act agreements with the Indian Health Service 
for fiscal year 2017, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made 
available under this heading shall be available for transfer to 
another budget account. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equip-
ment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters 
for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; 
acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, 
and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and commu-
nity sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 
of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self- 
Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 
and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II 
and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environ-
mental health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health 
Service, $545,424,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated for the planning, design, construction, renovation or expan-
sion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes 
may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be 
located: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be 
used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equip-
ment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 
Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That none 
Reports. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be 
used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded 
with grants by the housing programs of the United States Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $2,700,000 from this account and the ‘‘Indian Health 
Services’’ account may be used by the Indian Health Service to 
obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities 
in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between 
the Indian Health Service and the General Services Administration: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in 
a Demolition Fund, to remain available until expended, and be 
used by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal 
buildings. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service 
shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 
at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum 
rate payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equip-
ment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 
modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments 
for telephone service in private residences in the field, when author-
ized under regulations approved by the Secretary; uniforms or 
allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for 
expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions 
or activities of the Indian Health Service: Provided, That in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally 
administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, 
and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal 
Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall be credited 
to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be 
available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian 
Health Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121, 
the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93–638: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service 
in this Act, except those used for administrative and program 
direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at 
curtailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service 
in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the 
Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in 
the budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the 
reprogramming process: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available 
to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agree-
ment authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), may be 
deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract under 
title I, or a self-governance agreement under title V of such Act 
and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organiza-
tion without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That none 
Assessments. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this 
Act shall be used to implement the final rule published in the 
Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of 
Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the health 
care services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health 
Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased 
costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such request 
has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: 
Provided further, That with respect to functions transferred by 
the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the 
Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services 
to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in 
advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements 
received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities 
pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited 
to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the 
funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That reimbursements for 
training, technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian 
Health Service will contain total costs, including direct, administra-
tive, and overhead associated with the provision of goods, services, 
or technical assistance: Provided further, That the appropriation 
structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without 
advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 
311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 
126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
1986, $77,349,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth 
in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and 
section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which 
up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry shall remain available until expended 
for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment 
under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR 
may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activi-
ties, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
healthcare providers: Provided further, That in performing any 
such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, 
the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines 
in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided further, That none 
Notification. 
Reimbursements. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant 
to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2017, and existing 
profiles may be updated as necessary. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorga-
nization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties 
of the Council. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger 
vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to 
the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376, $11,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career 
Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the individual appointed to 
the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 
position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General 
of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General 
of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the 
Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within 
the Board. 
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian 
Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–531, $15,431,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds provided 
in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate 
eligible individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, 
5 USC app. 8G 
note. 
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Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard 
housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in 
the preceding categories: Provided further, That none of the funds 
contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office 
of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo 
or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically 
domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a 
new or replacement home is provided for such household: Provided 
further, That no relocatee will be provided with more than one 
new or replacement home: Provided further, That the Office shall 
relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and 
received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected 
a replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land 
acquired pursuant to section 11 of Public Law 93–531 (88 Stat. 
1716): Provided further, That $200,000 shall be transferred to the 
Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to 
remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of 
the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, consistent with 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND 
ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title XV 
of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), $15,212,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $7,377,000 shall 
become available on July 1, 2017, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, 
and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the 
National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and perform-
ances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of 
information and publications; conduct of education, training, and 
museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, 
lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, 
repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $729,444,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, except as otherwise 
provided herein; of which not to exceed $48,467,000 for the 
instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition re-
installation, the National Museum of African American History 
and Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program 
shall remain available until expended; and including such funds 
as may be necessary to support American overseas research centers: 
Provided, That funds appropriated herein are available for advance 
payments to independent contractors performing research services 
or participating in official Smithsonian presentations. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration 
of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by 
contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of 
August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including 
necessary personnel, $133,903,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, 
the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administra-
tive expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 
24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of 
April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in 
advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for mem-
bership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose 
publications or services are available to members only, or to mem-
bers at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, 
and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances 
therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, 
improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; 
and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of 
art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without 
advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates 
or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery 
may deem proper, $132,961,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, of which not to exceed $3,620,000 for the special 
exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation 
of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the 
National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating 
lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions 
or renewals beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created 
by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as author-
ized, $22,564,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection sys-
tems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National 
Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and 
awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and 
security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
$22,260,000. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of 
the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts, $14,140,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the 
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including 
hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $10,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $149,849,000 shall 
be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support 
of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education 
and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations 
and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 
support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain 
available until expended. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $149,848,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $139,148,000 shall be 
available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the 
Act; and $10,700,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 
grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including 
$8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided, That appro-
priations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for 
obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total 
amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property 
accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment 
for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) 
and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for 
which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant 
or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 
1913: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official 
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reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That funds 
from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That the 
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve 
grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such 
grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 
grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That such small 
grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed 
and direct delegation of authority from the National Council on 
the Arts to the Chairperson. 
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 
91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,762,000: Provided, That the 
Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs 
of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account 
as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended with-
out further appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission 
is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, 
drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design 
of the Nation’s Capital or the history and activities of the Commis-
sion of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study or 
education: Provided further, That one-tenth of one percent of the 
funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99–190 
(20 U.S.C. 956a), $2,000,000. 
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $6,493,000. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning 
Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,099,000: Pro-
vided, That one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under 
this heading may be used for official reception and representational 
expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in 
the planning and physical development of world capitals. 
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized 
by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301–2310), $57,000,000, of 
Fees. 
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which $1,215,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, 
for the Museum’s equipment replacement program; and of which 
$2,500,000 for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program 
and $1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program shall 
remain available until expended. 
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including the costs of construction 
design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, 
$1,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 
Commission for design and construction of a memorial in honor 
of Dwight D. Eisenhower, as authorized by Public Law 106–79, 
$45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the contract with respect to the procurement shall contain the 
‘‘availability of funds’’ clause described in section 52.232.18 of title 
48, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided further, That the funds 
appropriated herein shall be deemed to satisfy the criteria for 
issuing a permit contained in 40 U.S.C. 8906(a)(4) and (b). 
WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial 
Commission, as authorized by this Act, $2,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution 
of literature that in any way tends to promote public support 
or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional 
action is not complete other than to communicate to Members 
of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
Lobbying. 
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DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, 
deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working capital fund 
and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, activities and sub-
activities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or 
bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or cen-
tral operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications 
and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such 
estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations 
for approval. 
MINING APPLICATIONS 
SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall 
be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a 
patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general 
mining laws. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary 
of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent 
application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 
30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 
and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein 
or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 
2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, 
as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant 
by that date. 
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2018, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan sub-
mitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104– 
208). 
(d) MINERAL
EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process patent 
applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request 
of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow 
the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected 
by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct 
a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained 
in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau 
of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose 
and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard 
procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the 
retention of third-party contractors. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the Consolidated 
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113– 
235) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2017. 
Continuance. 
Contracts. 
Effective date. 
Determination. 
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CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2017 LIMITATION 
SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2017 
under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services, 
Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs’’ and ‘‘Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
Education, Contract Support Costs’’ are the only amounts available 
for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self- 
governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agree-
ments for fiscal year 2017 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or 
the Indian Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided 
by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract 
support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for 
settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior 
years. 
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS 
SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered 
to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 
1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years have passed with-
out revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. 
Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other 
requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any other law: Provided, 
That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, 
within the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the 
National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect 
to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion 
of the plan on an accelerated basis. 
PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS 
SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be expended 
to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the 
boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the 
Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary 
existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are 
allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such 
monument. 
LIMITATION ON TAKINGS 
SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appro-
priated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in 
lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking 
or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That this 
provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the 
Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, 
or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of 
Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes. 
16 USC 1604 
note. 
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TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 410. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall be adver-
tised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the 
timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs 
and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest 
Service’s appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value 
appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which 
is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall 
be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 
United States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western 
red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States 
domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the 
election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may 
be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber 
sale holder. 
PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS 
SEC. 411. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used 
to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered 
into in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 
41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be 
entered into without regard for these requirements, including 
formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes; 
or 
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93–638, 
25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that 
specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as 
defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or 
(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
POSTING OF REPORTS 
SEC. 412. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
website of that agency any report required to be submitted by 
the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination 
by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
only after such report has been made available to the requesting 
Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT GUIDELINES 
SEC. 413. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment 
for the Arts— 
Time period. 
Alaska. 
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(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an indi-
vidual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a lit-
erature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American 
Jazz Masters Fellowship. 
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be 
used to make a grant to any other organization or individual 
to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in 
exchange for goods and services. 
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, 
including identified programs or projects. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM PRIORITIES 
SEC. 414. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assist-
ance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Human-
ities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the 
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure 
that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial 
assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that 
serve underserved populations. 
(b) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means a population 
of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically 
been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs 
due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the 
poverty line or to geographic isolation. 
(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty line (as 
defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to 
a family of the size involved. 
(c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance 
under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of 
the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority 
is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage 
public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 
the arts. 
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 
5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
of 1965— 
(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
national impact or availability or are able to tour several States; 
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1); 
(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
grant category under section 5 of such Act; and 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Grants. 
State and local 
governments. 
Definitions. 
Procedures. 
Grants. 
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(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
improve and support community-based music performance and 
education. 
STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 415. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health 
Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status 
of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, 
and unobligated funds in each program and activity. 
REPORT ON USE OF CLIMATE CHANGE FUNDS 
SEC. 416. Not later than 120 days after the date on which 
the President’s fiscal year 2018 budget request is submitted to 
the Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate describing in detail all Federal agency funding, 
domestic and international, for climate change programs, projects, 
and activities in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, including an accounting 
of funding by agency with each agency identifying climate change 
programs, projects, and activities and associated costs by line item 
as presented in the President’s Budget Appendix, and including 
citations and linkages where practicable to each strategic plan 
that is driving funding within each climate change program, project, 
and activity listed in the report. 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 417. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may 
be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the 
issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7661 et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or 
methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated 
with livestock production. 
GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 418. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be 
used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires 
mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure 
management systems. 
MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 419. Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106– 
79) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 420. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, 
President. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other law. 
EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 421. The terms and conditions of section 325 of Public 
Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing permits issued 
by the Forest Service on any lands not subject to administration 
under section 402 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2017. 
STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 422. Section 604(d) of the Healthy Forest Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(d)), as amended by the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Notwithstanding the Materials Act of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 602(a)), 
the Director may enter into an agreement or contract under 
subsection (b).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and the Director’’. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 423. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network is designed to block access to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTIONS 
SEC. 424. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill 
material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251, et seq.) for the activities identified in subparagraphs (A) 
and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), 
(C)). 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 425. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a State 
water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 
1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall 
be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, 
or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless 
all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced 
in the United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products means 
the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or 
unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal 
castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, 
valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construc-
tion materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category 
of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Definitions. 
Pornography. 
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Agency (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds 
that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and 
of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 
more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under 
this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public 
on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available 
to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for 
informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior 
to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
make the request and accompanying information available by elec-
tronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site 
of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the 
funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described 
in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the require-
ments of this section. 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SEC. 426. Section 6301(2) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘The National Gallery of Art’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) The National 
Gallery of Art’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) All other buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas 
within the exterior boundaries of any real estate or land or 
interest in land (including temporary use) that the National 
Gallery of Art acquires and that the Director of the National 
Gallery of Art determines to be necessary for the adequate 
protection of individuals or property in the National Gallery 
of Art and suitable for administration as a part of the National 
Gallery of Art.’’. 
MIDWAY ISLAND 
SEC. 427. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to destroy any buildings or structures on Midway Island 
that have been recommended by the United States Navy for inclu-
sion in the National Register of Historic Places (54 U.S.C. 302101). 
POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY 
SEC. 428. To support the key role that forests in the United 
States can play in addressing the energy needs of the United 
States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and 
Applicability. 
Web site. 
Waiver request. 
Public 
information. 
Records. 
Time period. 
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the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, 
consistent with their missions, jointly— 
(1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest bioenergy— 
(A) is consistent across all Federal departments and 
agencies; and 
(B) recognizes the full benefits of the use of forest 
biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible forest 
management; and 
(2) establish clear and simple policies for the use of forest 
biomass as an energy solution, including policies that— 
(A) reflect the carbon-neutrality of forest bioenergy 
and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, pro-
vided the use of forest biomass for energy production does 
not cause conversion of forests to non-forest use. 
(B) encourage private investment throughout the forest 
biomass supply chain, including in— 
(i) working forests; 
(ii) harvesting operations; 
(iii) forest improvement operations; 
(iv) forest bioenergy production; 
(v) wood products manufacturing; or 
(vi) paper manufacturing; 
(C) encourage forest management to improve forest 
health; and 
(D) recognize State initiatives to produce and use forest 
biomass. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 429. Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 
U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out section 4(a)(1)(H), 
$22,260,000 for fiscal year 2017. 
‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 
4(a)(1), $14,140,000 for fiscal year 2017.’’. 
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS, HELENA-LEWIS 
AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST 
SEC. 430. The boundary of the Patrick’s Basin Addition to 
the Bob Marshall Wilderness designated by section 3065(c)(1)(A) 
of the ‘‘Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’ (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3835) is modified to exclude approximately 603 acres of land 
as generally depicted as items 1 and 2 on the map entitled ‘‘Patrick’s 
Basin Addition to the Bob Marshall Wilderness—Kenck Cabin and 
South Fork Sun River Packbridge Adjustments’’ and dated April 
21, 2016, which shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. The lands excluded 
from the wilderness shall be added to and administered as part 
of the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area estab-
lished in section 3065(b). 
16 USC 1132 
note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
SEC. 431. (a) The provisions of the following bills of the 115th 
Congress are hereby enacted into law: 
(1) H.R. 2104 (the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of 
Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification Act 
of 2017), as introduced on April 20, 2017. 
(2) S. 131 (the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange 
Act of 2017), as ordered to be reported on March 30, 2017, 
by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(3) S. 847 (the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission 
Act), as introduced on April 5, 2017. 
* (b) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United 
States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United 
States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after 
the date of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the 
text of the bills referred to in subsection (a). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’), the Second Chance 
Act of 2007, and the National Apprenticeship Act, $3,338,699,000, 
plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided: 
(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training 
activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment 
and training activities, $2,709,832,000 as follows: 
(A) $815,556,000 for adult employment and training 
activities, of which $103,556,000 shall be available for the 
period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, and of which 
$712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 
2017 through June 30, 2018; 
(B) $873,416,000 for youth activities, which shall be 
available for the period April 1, 2017 through June 30, 
2018; and 
(C) $1,020,860,000 for dislocated worker employment 
and training activities, of which $160,860,000 shall be 
available for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 
2018, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for 
the period October 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018: 
Provided, That pursuant to section 128(a)(1) of the WIOA, 
the amount available to the Governor for statewide workforce 
investment activities shall not exceed 15 percent of the amount 
allotted to the State from each of the appropriations under 
the preceding subparagraphs: Provided further, That the funds 
* See Endnote on 131 Stat. 842. 
Grants. 
State and local 
governments. 
Time periods. 
Departments of 
Labor, Health 
and Human 
Services, and 
Education, and 
Related Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Department of 
Labor 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Publication. 
1 USC 112 note. 
36 USC note 
prec. 101. 
16 USC 460iii–4 
note. 
16 USC 460iii 
note. 
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available for allotment to outlying areas to carry out subtitle 
B of title I of the WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements 
of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act; and 
(2) for national programs, $628,867,000 as follows: 
(A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance 
national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available 
for the period July 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, 
and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period 
October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018: Provided, 
That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of 
the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State 
for statewide or local use in order to address cases where 
there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors 
or across multiple local areas and such workers remain 
dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development 
plan with emerging economic development needs; and train 
such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further, That 
funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of 
the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and dem-
onstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance 
to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of 
the WIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, 
the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 
funds to provide technical assistance and carry out addi-
tional activities related to the transition to the WIOA: 
Provided further, That, of the funds provided under this 
subparagraph, $20,000,000 shall be made available for 
applications submitted in accordance with section 170 of 
the WIOA for training and employment assistance for 
workers dislocated from coal mines and coal-fired power 
plants; 
(B) $50,000,000 for Native American programs under 
section 166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 
the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; 
(C) $81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker 
programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including 
$75,885,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 
70 percent shall be for employment and training services), 
$5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which 
not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), 
and $494,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2017 through June 
30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor 
shall take no action limiting the number or proportion 
of eligible participants receiving related assistance services 
or discouraging grantees from providing such services; 
(D) $84,534,000 for YouthBuild activities as described 
in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 
the period April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; 
(E) $2,500,000 for technical assistance activities under 
section 168 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 
the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; 
(F) $88,078,000 for ex-offender activities, under the 
authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 
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of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available 
for the period April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for 
competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries 
for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school 
dropouts for employment, with a priority for projects 
serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; 
(G) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initia-
tive, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2017 through 
June 30, 2018; and 
(H) $95,000,000 to expand opportunities relating to 
apprenticeship programs registered under the National 
Apprenticeship Act, to be available to the Secretary to 
carry out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, 
contracts and other arrangements, with States and other 
appropriate entities, which shall be available for the period 
April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. 
JOB CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal 
administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and 
other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training cen-
ters as authorized by the WIOA, $1,704,155,000, plus reimburse-
ments, as follows: 
(1) $1,587,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 
2018; 
(2) $84,500,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisi-
tion of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the 
period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020, and which may 
include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items 
of equipment: 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 efficiencies: Pro-
vided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 
30, 2018: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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, 2016 
through September 30, 2017: 
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, 2017 through June 30, 2018, and may 
be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) 
of the OAA. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Termination 
date. 
Reimbursements. 
Time periods. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during fiscal year 2017 of trade adjustment ben-
efit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter 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, 
allowances, training, employment and case management services, 
and related State administration provided pursuant to section 
231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 
and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 
$849,000,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary 
to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for 
any period subsequent to September 15, 2017: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 502 of this Act, any part of the appropriation 
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, $89,066,000, together 
with not to exceed $3,434,625,000 which may be expended from 
the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which: 
(1) $2,687,600,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 
States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 
laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act 
(including not less than $115,000,000 to conduct in-person 
reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 
insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemploy-
ment services and referrals to training as appropriate, for claim-
ants of unemployment insurance for ex-service members under 
5 U.S.C. 8521 et. seq. and for claimants of regular unemploy-
ment compensation, including those who are profiled as most 
likely to exhaust their benefits in each State, and $5,500,000 
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 administra-
tion of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade 
adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assist-
ance 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 Extension Act 
of 2015, and shall be available for obligation by the States 
through December 31, 2017, except that funds used for automa-
tion shall be available for Federal obligation through December 
31, 2017, and for State obligation through September 30, 2019, 
or, if the automation is being carried out through consortia 
of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2022, 
and for expenditure through September 30, 2023, and funds 
for competitive grants awarded to States for improved oper-
ations and to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility 
assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment 
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reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals to 
training, as appropriate, shall be available for Federal obliga-
tion through December 31, 2017, and for obligation by the 
States through September 30, 2019, and funds for the 
Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence shall 
be available for obligation by the State through September 
30, 2018, and funds used for unemployment insurance work-
loads experienced by the States through September 30, 2017 
shall be available for Federal obligation through December 
31, 2017; 
(2) $14,897,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties necessary to support the administration of the Federal- 
State unemployment insurance system; 
(3) $650,000,000 from the Trust Fund, together with 
$21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 
grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for 
the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; 
(4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties of the Employment Service, including administration of 
the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance 
and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; 
(5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administra-
tion of foreign labor certifications and related activities under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which 
$48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal administration 
of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for grants 
to States for the administration of such activities; and 
(6) $67,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide 
workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop 
system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be 
available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2017 
through June 30, 2018: 
Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured 
Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2017 is projected by the 
Department of Labor to exceed 2,453,000, an additional $28,600,000 
from the Trust Fund shall be available 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 Assistance 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 further, 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 
Time period. 
Time period. 
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131 STAT. 507 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
of the Federal-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 Security Act, or awarded grants to 
support the national activities 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 Insurance and Employment Service auto-
mation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed 
under the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require-
ments, 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 consortium in order to carry out activities 
that benefit the administration of the unemployment compensation 
law of the State making the request: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional 
data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the 
National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local 
governments, public and private institutions of higher education, 
and nonprofit organizations and may utilize such sums, in accord-
ance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricul-
tural 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, 2018, 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 Social 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 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal Unemployment 
Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such sums as may be necessary, 
which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2018. 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering employment and training pro-
grams, $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 Security 
Administration, $181,000,000. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Corporation’’) is 
authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assist-
ance 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 year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated 
administrative expenses, through September 30, 2017, for the Cor-
poration: Provided, That none of the funds available to the Corpora-
tion for fiscal year 2017 shall be available for obligations for 
administrative expenses in excess of $421,006,000: Provided further, 
That an amount not to exceed an additional $98,500,000 shall 
be available through September 30, 2021, for costs associated with 
the acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of headquarters space: 
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 2017, an amount not to exceed an additional 
$9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 2018, for 
obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional 
terminated participants: Provided further, That obligations in excess 
of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for 
unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraor-
dinary multiemployer program related expenses after approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate. 
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, 
including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and 
their employees for inspection services rendered, $227,500,000. 
OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management 
Standards, $38,187,000. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract 
Compliance Programs, $104,476,000. 
Notification. 
Contracts. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ Compensation 
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’ Compensa-
tion Act. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 
(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; sec-
tion 5(f) of the War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2004); obligations 
incurred under the War Hazards Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.); and 50 percent of the additional compensation and 
benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor 
Workers’ Compensation Act, $220,000,000, together with such 
amounts as may be necessary 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 deposit 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: Provided further, That balances of reimburse-
ments unobligated on September 30, 2016, shall remain available 
until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and 
expenses: Provided further, That in addition there shall be trans-
ferred 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 administra-
tion for employees of such fair share entities through September 
30, 2017: Provided further, That of those funds transferred to this 
account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration 
of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, $66,675,000 shall 
be made available to the Secretary as follows: 
(1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data 
processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, 
$22,740,000; 
(2) 
For 
automated 
workload 
processing 
operations, 
including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and med-
ical bill processing, $22,968,000; 
(3) For periodic roll disability management and medical 
review, $16,866,000; 
(4) For program integrity, $4,101,000; and 
(5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts: 
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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’ Compensation Act, pro-
vide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information 
(including Social Security account 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, $61,319,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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 2018, $16,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL 
ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $59,846,000, 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 Security 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 from the Fund for fiscal year 2017 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’ Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’; not to exceed $31,994,000 for transfer to Depart-
mental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed 
$330,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into 
miscellaneous 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, $552,787,000, including not to exceed $100,850,000 
which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States 
under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
(the ‘‘Act’’), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the 
26 USC 9501 
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costs of State occupational 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 institute course tuition 
and fees, otherwise authorized by law 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 Sec-
retary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2017, 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 recognition programs that 
ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers 
in the workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to 
prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regula-
tion, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person 
who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain 
a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Pro-
vided 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 national average rate as such rates are most recently published 
by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except— 
(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, tech-
nical assistance, educational and training services, and to con-
duct 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 viola-
tions 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 employees for exercising 
rights under the Act: 
Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to 
any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does 
not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer 
employees: Provided further, That $10,537,000 shall be available 
for Susan Harwood training grants: Provided further, That not 
less than $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protection Programs. 
Time period. 
Fees. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration, $373,816,000, including purchase and bestowal of 
certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first- 
aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up 
to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less 
than $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That 
amounts available for State assistance grants may be used for 
the purchase and maintenance of new equipment required by the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal 
Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors’’ pub-
lished by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on 
May 1, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 24813 et seq.), for operators that dem-
onstrate financial need as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed 
$750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety 
Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, 
otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for 
mine safety and health education and training activities: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety 
and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up 
to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification 
of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may 
utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further, That the 
Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and 
other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute 
projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or pri-
vate: Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health Adminis-
tration is authorized to promote health and safety education and 
training in the mining community through cooperative programs 
with States, industry, and safety associations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes 
Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with 
or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine 
Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in local chap-
ters or in the national organization: Provided further, That any 
funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with 
the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine 
rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local 
agencies and their employees for services rendered, $544,000,000, 
together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which may be expended 
from the Employment Security Administration account in the 
Unemployment Trust Fund. 
30 USC 962. 
Fees. 
30 USC 966 note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment 
Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and 
award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to 
the 
training 
and 
employment 
of 
people 
with 
disabilities, 
$38,203,000. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 
including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $334,536,000, 
together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended 
from the Employment Security Administration account in the 
Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That $59,825,000 for the 
Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obliga-
tion through December 31, 2017: Provided further, That funds avail-
able to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used 
to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral 
and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, 
by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: 
Provided further, That not more than $53,825,000 shall be for 
programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally and 
not less than $6,000,000 shall be used to implement model programs 
that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in 
countries with which the United States has free trade agreements 
or trade preference programs: Provided further, That $8,040,000 
shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for 
obligation through September 30, 2018: Provided further, That 
funds available for program evaluation may be used to administer 
grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided further, That grants 
made for the purpose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair 
and open competition: Provided further, That funds available for 
program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate 
account in the Department for such purpose: Provided further, 
That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer: Provided further, That the funds available to the 
Women’s Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote 
the interests of women in the workforce: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available to the Women’s Bureau, $994,000 
shall be used for grants authorized by the Women in Apprenticeship 
and Nontraditional Occupations Act. 
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
Not to exceed $234,041,000 may be derived from the Employ-
ment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 
Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of 
title 38, United States Code, of which: 
(1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 
38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans’ outreach 
Notification. 
Time period. 
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program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local 
veterans’ employment representatives under section 4104(b) 
of such title, and for the expenses described in section 
4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obligation by the 
States through December 31, 2017, and not to exceed 3 percent 
for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and 
contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and 
performance information: Provided, That, in addition, such 
funds may be used to support such specialists and representa-
tives in the provision of services to transitioning members 
of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition 
Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of 
intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who are 
wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military 
treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the 
spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or 
injured members; 
(2) $14,600,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance 
Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144: Provided, 
That, up to $300,000 of such funds may be used to enter 
into a cooperative agreement with a State relating to a mobile 
application to provide transition assistance to separating service 
members, veterans and eligible spouses; 
(3) $41,027,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 
41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and 
(4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ Employment 
and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109: 
Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropria-
tions provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount 
not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such re-
allocation is made. 
In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 
$45,000,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans 
and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from 
certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 
38, United States Code: Provided, That notwithstanding subsections 
(c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants 
through September 30, 2017, to provide services under such section: 
Provided further, That services provided under section 2023 may 
include, in addition to services to the individuals described in sub-
section (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released 
from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness. 
IT MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized 
infrastructure technology investment activities related to support 
systems and modernization, $18,778,000, which shall be available 
through September 30, 2018. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $82,061,000, together with not to exceed $5,660,000 which 
may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the 
Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an 
individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect 
cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 
(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year 
for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between 
a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or 
activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 
transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this 
section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund 
any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this 
Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 
15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement 
of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services 
rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor 
in industries and host countries already identified by the United 
States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none 
of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants 
under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and 
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be 
used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training 
individuals who are older than 16 years of age and are not currently 
enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupa-
tions and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas 
to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to 
support such training: Provided, That of such funds available before 
September 30, 2017 up to $20,000,000 shall be available for obliga-
tion through September 30, 2018 by the Employment and Training 
Administration of the Department of Labor to process foreign labor 
certifications, including wage determinations and associated tasks 
and grants to States, submitted by employers to employ non-
immigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, to the extent necessary to eliminate backlogs 
and delays: Provided further, That of the unobligated funds avail-
able under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), $46,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Employment and Training Administration’’ shall be 
used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary 
and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect 
costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation 
shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 
in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States 
Child labor. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
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are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit 
for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses 
from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors 
including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation 
levels for comparable State or local government employees, and 
the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs 
involved including Employment and Training Administration pro-
grams. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may 
transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training 
Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, 
for technical assistance services to grantees to ‘‘Program Adminis-
tration’’ when it is determined that those services will be more 
efficiently performed by Federal employees: Provided, That this 
section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer 
not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation made 
available to the Employment and Training Administration by this 
Act to ‘‘Program Administration’’ in order to carry out program 
integrity activities relating to any of the programs or activities 
that are funded under any such discretionary appropriations: Pro-
vided, That funds transferred from under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of the ‘‘Office of Job Corps’’ account shall be available under para-
graph (3) of such account in order to carry out program integrity 
activities relating to the Job Corps program: Provided further, That 
funds transferred under this subsection shall be available for obliga-
tion through September 30, 2018. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.75 
percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identi-
fied in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any 
of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. 
Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to 
‘‘Departmental Management’’ for use by the Office of the Chief 
Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be 
available for obligation through September 30, 2018: Provided, That 
such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer 
of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance 
of any transfer. 
(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: ‘‘Training 
and Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, ‘‘Community Service 
Employment for Older Americans’’, ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance 
and Employment Service Operations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security 
Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, 
‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract Compliance 
Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health 
Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Disability Employment Policy’’, funding 
made available to the ‘‘Bureau of International Labor Affairs’’ and 
‘‘Women’s Bureau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental Management, Salaries 
and Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Veterans Employment and Training’’. 
Plans. 
Time period. 
Evaluations. 
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SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, begin-
ning October 1, 2016, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Agriculture may select an entity to operate a 
Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive basis in accordance 
with section 147 of the WIOA, if the Secretary of Labor determines 
such Center has had consistently low performance under the 
performance accountability system in effect for the Job Corps pro-
gram prior to July 1, 2016, or with respect to expected levels 
of performance established under section 159(c) of such Act begin-
ning July 1, 2016. 
SEC. 109. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the following text 
is part of such section: 
‘‘(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a 
period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any 
employee— 
‘‘(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from 
or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, 
directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or 
marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or 
contracts; 
‘‘(B) who receives from such employer on average weekly 
compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any min-
imum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever 
is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged 
in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(C) whose duties include any of the following: 
‘‘(i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who 
suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from 
or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians; 
‘‘(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual 
information to prepare damage estimates; 
‘‘(iii) 
evaluating 
and 
making 
recommendations 
regarding coverage or compensability of claims or deter-
mining liability or value aspects of claims; 
‘‘(iv) negotiating settlements; or 
‘‘(v) making recommendations regarding litigation. 
‘‘(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemp-
tion provided by section 13(a)(1). 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘major disaster’ means any disaster or catas-
trophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency 
or department; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘employee employed to adjust or evaluate 
claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster’ means 
an individual who timely secured or secures a license required 
by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities 
described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating 
to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that 
maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protec-
tion for its employees, if required by applicable law, and with-
holds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll 
taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such 
employees; and 
‘‘(C) the term ‘affiliate’ means a company that, by reason 
of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding 
Definitions. 
Time period. 
Applicability. 
Effective dates. 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Time period. 
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shares of any class of voting securities of one or more compa-
nies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under 
common control with, another company.’’. 
(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 110. Of the funds made available under the heading 
‘‘Employment and Training Administration–Training and Employ-
ment Services’’ in division H of Public Law 114–113, $75,000,000 
is rescinded, to be derived from the amount made available in 
paragraph (2)(A) under such heading for the period October 1, 
2016, through September 30, 2017. 
SEC. 111. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT
TO
THE CROSSING 
OF H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition 
for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood 
industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants 
described in the petition into the United States at any time 
during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for 
which the employer is seeking the services of the non-
immigrants without filing another petition. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER 90TH DAY.—An 
employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B non-
immigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 
days after the start date for which the employer is seeking 
the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— 
(A) completes a new assessment of the local labor 
market by— 
(i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 sepa-
rate Sundays; and 
(ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate 
Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at 
the employer’s place of employment; and 
(B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified 
United States worker who— 
(i) applies for the job; and 
(ii) will be available at the time and place of need. 
(3) EXEMPTION
FROM
RULES
WITH
RESPECT
TO
STAG-
GERING.—The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer 
in the seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into 
the United States during the 120-day period specified in para-
graph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of 
section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any other applicable provision of law. 
(b) H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘H–2B nonimmigrants’’ means aliens admitted to the United States 
pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)). 
SEC. 112. The determination of prevailing wage for the purposes 
of the H–2B program shall be the greater of—(1) the actual wage 
level paid by the employer to other employees with similar experi-
ence and qualifications for such position in the same location; 
or (2) the prevailing wage level for the occupational classification 
of the position in the geographic area in which the H–2B non-
immigrant will be employed, based on the best information available 
Determinations. 
Assessment. 
Public 
information. 
Time periods. 
Time period. 
Effective date. 
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at the time of filing the petition. In the determination of prevailing 
wage for the purposes of the H–2B program, the Secretary shall 
accept private wage surveys even in instances where Occupational 
Employment Statistics survey data are available unless the Sec-
retary determines that the methodology and data in the provided 
survey are not statistically supported. 
SEC. 113. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
enforce the definition of corresponding employment found in 20 
CFR 655.5 or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition found 
in 20 CFR 655.20, or any references thereto. Further, for the 
purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the 
H–2B program, the definition of temporary need shall be that 
provided in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B). 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor Appropria-
tions Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 
For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service 
Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’) with respect to 
primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act 
of 1988, $1,491,522,000: Provided, That no more than $1,000,000 
shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions 
of section 224(o) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That no more 
than $99,893,000 shall be available until expended for carrying 
out the provisions of sections 224(g)–(n) and (q) of the PHS Act, 
and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human 
Services (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HHS’’) pertaining to administra-
tive claims made under such law: Provided further, That of funds 
provided for the Health Centers program, as defined by section 
330 of the PHS Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 
2017, not less than $100,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 
2017 to support grants to expand medical services, behavioral 
health, oral health, pharmacy, or vision services. 
HEALTH WORKFORCE 
For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with 
respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E and 1921 of the 
Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement 
Act of 1986, $838,695,000: Provided, That sections 747(c)(2), 
751(j)(2), 762(k), and the proportional funding amounts in para-
graphs (1) through (4) of section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not 
apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, 
That for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS 
Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 
hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections 
751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period 
of a grant under such section: Provided further, That no funds 
shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Provided 
further, That fees collected for the disclosure of information under 
42 USC 294a 
note. 
Department of 
Health and 
Human Services 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 
1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security 
Act shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the 
programs authorized by such sections and shall remain available 
until expended for the National Practitioner Data Bank: Provided 
further, That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 
846 and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may 
be used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under 
such sections. 
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH 
For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act 
with respect to maternal and child health, title V of the Social 
Security Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs Creation Act 
of 2004, $848,617,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sections 
502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than 
$80,593,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects 
of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) 
of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. 
RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM 
For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to 
the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,318,781,000, of which 
$1,970,881,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through 
September 30, 2019, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS 
Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State 
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 
2616 or 311(c) of such Act. 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS 
For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect 
to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research 
Act of 2005, $104,193,000, of which $122,000 shall be available 
until expended for facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long 
Hansen’s Disease Center. 
RURAL HEALTH 
For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect 
to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health 
and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social 
Security Act, $156,060,000, of which $43,609,000 from general reve-
nues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, 
shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital 
flexibility grants program: Provided, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility 
grants, $14,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital 
Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption 
of health information technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be 
to carry out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with 
funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for 
the purchase and implementation of telehealth services, including 
pilots and demonstrations on the use of electronic health records 
to coordinate rural veterans care between rural providers and the 
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Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record system: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS 
Act, $10,000,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health. 
FAMILY PLANNING 
For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act 
to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000: 
Provided, That amounts provided to said projects under such title 
shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling 
shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended 
for any activity (including the publication or distribution of lit-
erature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposi-
tion to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office. 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
For program support in the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, $154,000,000: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading may be used to supplement program support 
funding provided under the headings ‘‘Primary Health Care’’, 
‘‘Health Workforce’’, ‘‘Maternal and Child Health’’, ‘‘Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program’’, ‘‘Health Care Systems’’, and ‘‘Rural Health’’. 
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND 
For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as may be necessary 
for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with 
respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant 
to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That for necessary administrative 
expenses, not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available from the 
Trust Fund to the Secretary. 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES 
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 
2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assist-
ance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, 
$455,000,000. 
HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, AND 
TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION 
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS 
Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted 
diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,117,278,000. 
EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 
of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, 
with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, 
$532,922,000. 
Abortion. 
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CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 
For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the 
PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health 
promotion, $777,646,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this account may be available for making grants under section 
1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal 
organizations: Provided further, That of the funds available under 
this heading, $10,000,000 shall be available to continue and expand 
community specific extension and outreach programs to combat 
obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity: Provided 
further, That the proportional funding requirements under section 
1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available 
under this heading. 
BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, DISABILITIES AND 
HEALTH 
For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act 
with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities 
and health, $137,560,000. 
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and 
workforce development, $489,397,000. 
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to environmental health, $163,750,000. 
INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to injury prevention and control, $286,059,000: Provided, 
That of the funds provided under this heading, $112,000,000 shall 
be available for an evidence-based opioid drug overdose prevention 
program. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 
101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and 
New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupa-
tional safety and health, $335,200,000. 
ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That this amount shall 
be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative 
expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 
106–554. 
Grants. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
GLOBAL HEALTH 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to global health, $435,121,000, of which $128,421,000 for 
international HIV/AIDS shall remain available through September 
30, 2018: Provided, That funds may be used for purchase and 
insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries. 
PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to public health preparedness and response, and for 
expenses necessary to support activities related to countering poten-
tial biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian 
populations, $1,405,000,000, of which $575,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the Strategic National Stockpile: Pro-
vided, That in the event the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (referred to in this title as ‘‘CDC’’) activates 
the Emergency Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may 
detail CDC staff without reimbursement for up to 90 days to support 
the work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as 
the Director provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days 
of the use of this authority and a full report within 30 days after 
use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding 
level broken down by the originating center and number of days 
detailed: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading may be used to support a contract for the operation and 
maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout 
CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health 
preparedness emergencies. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, demo-
lition, and renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, which shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That funds previously 
set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experi-
mental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement 
mine safety research facility: Provided further, That in addition, 
the prior year unobligated balance of any amounts assigned to 
former employees in accounts of CDC made available for Individual 
Learning Accounts shall be credited to and merged with the 
amounts made available under this heading to support the replace-
ment of the mine safety research facility. 
CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 
of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support 
for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act 
for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $113,570,000: 
Provided, That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 
2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under 
this heading and in all other accounts of the CDC: Provided further, 
That employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian 
Detail authority. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
and commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or 
other organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS 
Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal 
employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included 
within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, 
or HHS during the period of detail or assignment: Provided further, 
That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated 
to CDC in this Act for official reception and representation expenses 
when specifically approved by the Director of CDC: Provided further, 
That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized 
user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged 
with the cost thereof: Provided further, That with respect to the 
previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation 
Program and the Respirator Certification Program shall be available 
through September 30, 2018. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to cancer, $5,389,329,000, of which up to $50,000,000 
may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National 
Cancer Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and 
Development Center in Frederick, Maryland: Provided, That of 
the $5,689,329,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading, $5,389,329,000 is appropriated from the general fund and 
$300,000,000 was previously appropriated for fiscal year 2017 by 
section 194 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
C of Public Law 114–223), as amended by the Further Continuing 
and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114– 
254) to support cancer research pursuant to section 1001 of the 
21st Century Cures Act. 
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood 
and blood products, $3,206,589,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $425,751,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY 
DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, 
$1,870,595,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $1,783,654,000. 
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,906,638,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to general medical sciences, $2,650,838,000, of which 
$824,443,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of 
the PHS Act: Provided, That not less than $333,361,000 is provided 
for the Institutional Development Awards program. 
EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH 
AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with 
respect 
to 
child 
health 
and 
human 
development, 
$1,380,295,000. 
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $732,618,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to environmental health sciences, $714,261,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to aging, $2,048,610,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN 
DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, 
$557,851,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION 
DISORDERS 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, 
$436,875,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to nursing research, $150,273,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $483,363,000. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to drug abuse, $1,090,853,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to mental health, $1,601,931,000. 
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to human genome research, $528,566,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, 
$357,080,000. 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with 
respect 
to 
complementary 
and 
integrative 
health, 
$134,689,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to minority health and health disparities research, 
$289,069,000. 
JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER 
For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty Inter-
national Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of 
the PHS Act), $72,213,000. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to health information communications, $407,510,000: 
Provided, That of the amounts available for improvement of 
information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2018: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2017, the National 
Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts 
for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or con-
structed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health 
(referred to in this title as ‘‘NIH’’). 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
with respect to translational sciences, $705,903,000: Provided, That 
up to $25,835,000 shall be available to implement section 480 
of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: Pro-
vided further, That at least $516,120,000 is provided to the Clinical 
and Translational Sciences Awards program. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, 
NIH, $1,665,183,000 (in addition to the $52,000,000 in the NIH 
Innovation Fund previously appropriated for fiscal year 2017 pursu-
ant to section 1001 of the 21st Century Cures Act, 2017 (division 
C of Public Law 114–254)): Provided, That funding shall be available 
for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement only: Provided further, That all funds credited 
to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal 
year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided 
further, That $165,000,000 shall be for the National Children’s 
Study Follow-on: Provided further, That $682,856,000 shall be avail-
able for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) 
of the PHS Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
$10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses 
when specifically approved by the Director of the NIH: Provided 
further, That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of 
the Director of the NIH may spend up to $8,000,000 to make 
grants for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for 
in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That 
up to $190,000,000 (in addition to the $40,000,000 to support the 
Precision Medicine Initiative in the NIH Innovation Fund previously 
appropriated for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to section 1001 of the 
21st Century Cures Act by section 194 of the Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 114–254)), of the funds 
provided herein are available to support the trans-NIH Precision 
Medicine Initiative. 
In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund 
established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 
is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric 
Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of title 26, 
United States Code, for the purpose of carrying out section 
402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as 
authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the study of, construction of, demolition of, renovation 
of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, 
including the acquisition of real property, $128,863,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2021. 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
MENTAL HEALTH 
For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with 
respect to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for 
Individuals with Mental Illness Act, $1,147,998,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appro-
priated for carrying out section 520A shall be available for carrying 
out section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That in addition 
to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under 
section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B 
of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assist-
ance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and 
further that the total available under this Act for section 1920(b) 
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activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated 
for subpart I of part B of title XIX: Provided further, That section 
520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated 
in this Act for fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 565(b)(1) of the PHS Act, technical assistance 
may be provided to a public entity to establish or operate a system 
of comprehensive community mental health services to children 
with a serious emotional disturbance, without regard to whether 
the public entity receives a grant under section 561(a) of such 
Act: Provided further, That States shall expend at least 10 percent 
of the amount each receives for carrying out section 1911 of the 
PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that address the needs 
of individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic 
disorders, regardless of the age of the individual at onset: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of the 
PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$15,000,000 shall be to carry out section 224 of the Protecting 
Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–93; 42 U.S.C. 
290aa 22 note). 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 
For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect 
to substance abuse treatment and title XIX of such Act with respect 
to substance abuse treatment and prevention, $2,131,306,000: Pro-
vided, That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following 
amounts shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act: 
(1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX 
of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national 
data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that 
the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities 
shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart 
II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance 
abuse treatment programs: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 
241 of such Act. 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION 
For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect 
to substance abuse prevention, $223,219,000. 
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
For program support and cross-cutting activities that supple-
ment activities funded under the headings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Sub-
stance Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance Abuse Prevention’’ in 
carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection 
and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Sub-
stance 
Abuse 
and 
Mental 
Health 
Services 
Administration, 
$116,830,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts provided 
herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 241 of the 
PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry out national surveys 
on drug abuse and mental health, to collect and analyze program 
data, and to conduct public awareness and technical assistance 
activities: Provided further, That, in addition, fees may be collected 
State and local 
governments. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and data anal-
ysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to a 
public or private entity upon request, which shall be credited to 
this appropriation and shall remain available until expended for 
such purposes: Provided further, That amounts made available in 
this Act for carrying out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall 
remain available through September 30, 2018: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading may be used to 
supplement program support funding provided under the headings 
‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance 
Abuse Prevention’’. 
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 
For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, part A 
of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 1013 of the 
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act 
of 2003, $324,000,000: Provided, That section 947(c) of the PHS 
Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That 
in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act 
fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of 
data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018. 
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 
GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and 
XIX of the Social Security Act, $262,003,967,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
For making, after May 31, 2017, payments to States under 
title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of fiscal 
year 2017 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal 
year, such sums as may be necessary. 
For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 
on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, $125,219,452,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter 
with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during 
such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved 
in that or any subsequent quarter. 
PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 
and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 
as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social 
Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security 
Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and 
for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) 
of the Social Security Act, $299,187,700,000. 
In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 
and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security 
Effective date. 
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Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as 
may be necessary. 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, 
XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII and XXVII 
of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments 
of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be trans-
ferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as author-
ized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with 
all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS 
Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, funds retained 
by the Secretary pursuant to section 302 of the Tax Relief and 
Health Care Act of 2006; and such sums as may be collected 
from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided, That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 
9701 from organizations established under title XIII of the PHS 
Act shall be credited to and available for carrying out the purposes 
of this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary is 
directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2017 from Medicare Advantage 
organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security 
Act and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts 
under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) 
of that Act. 
HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT 
In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integ-
rity and program management, $725,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2018, to be transferred from the Federal 
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 
Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) 
of the Social Security Act, of which $486,936,000 shall be for the 
Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers for Medicare and Med-
icaid Services, including administrative costs, to conduct oversight 
activities for Medicare Advantage under Part C and the Medicare 
Prescription Drug Program under Part D of the Social Security 
Act and for activities described in section 1893(b) of such Act, 
of which $82,132,000 shall be for the Department of Health and 
Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud 
and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, 
of which $82,132,000 shall be for the Medicaid and Children’s 
Health Insurance Program (‘‘CHIP’’) program integrity activities, 
and of which $73,800,000 shall be for the Department of Justice 
to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 
1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided, That the report required by section 
1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2017 shall 
include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, 
waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs 
for the funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading, $311,000,000 
is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended, and $414,000,000 is additional new budget authority 
Reports. 
Time period. 
Fees. 
Time period. 
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specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall support the full cost of the Senior 
Medicare Patrol program to combat health care fraud and abuse 
from the funds provided to this account. 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND 
FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV– 
D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act 
of July 5, 1960, $3,010,631,000, to remain available until expended; 
and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, 
$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except 
as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the 
Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 
months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred 
for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 
LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE 
For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 
2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, 
$3,390,304,000: Provided, That all but $491,000,000 of this amount 
shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such pay-
ments for fiscal year 2017 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts 
appropriated under section 2602(b), not more than $2,988,000 of 
such amounts may be reserved by the Secretary for technical assist-
ance, training, and monitoring of program activities for compliance 
with internal controls, policies and procedures and may, in addition 
to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds 
through contracts with private entities that do not qualify as non-
profit organizations. 
REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance 
activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance 
Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William Wilberforce Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (‘‘TVPA’’), and the Torture 
Victims Relief Act of 1998, $1,674,691,000, of which $1,645,201,000 
shall remain available through September 30, 2019 for carrying 
out such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235: Provided, That amounts 
available under this heading to carry out the TVPA shall also 
be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities 
under such Act: Provided further, That the limitation in section 
205 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation 
shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by 
substituting ‘‘10 percent’’ for ‘‘3 percent’’. 
Applicability. 
Effective date. 
Time period. 
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PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT 
BLOCK GRANT 
For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 2014 (‘‘CCDBG Act’’), $2,856,000,000 shall be used to supple-
ment, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care 
assistance for low-income families: Provided, That technical assist-
ance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, 
or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, 
or interagency agreements: Provided further, That all funds made 
available to carry out section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 618), including funds appropriated for that purpose in such 
section 418 or any other provision of law, shall be subject to the 
reservation of funds authority in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 
658O(a) of the CCDBG Act. 
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the 
Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 
subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable 
percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry 
out State programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 
10 percent. 
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, the Every Student 
Succeeds Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, sec-
tions 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act 
of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B–1 of title IV and sections 
429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 1115 of the Social Security 
Act, and the Community Services Block Grant Act (‘‘CSBG Act’’); 
for necessary administrative expenses to carry out titles I, IV, 
V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX–A of the Social Security Act, the 
Act of July 5, 1960, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Act of 1981, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 2014, the Assets for Independence Act, title IV of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
Assistance Act of 1980; and for the administration of prior year 
obligations made by the Administration for Children and Families 
under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 
Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $11,294,368,000, of 
which $37,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 2018, 
shall be for grants to States for adoption and legal guardianship 
incentive payments, as defined by section 473A of the Social Secu-
rity Act and may be made for adoptions and legal guardianships 
completed 
before 
September 
30, 
2017: 
Provided, 
That 
$9,253,095,000 shall be for making payments under the Head Start 
Act: Provided further, That of the amount in the previous proviso, 
$8,588,095,000 shall be available for payments under section 640 
of the Head Start Act, of which $80,000,000 shall be available 
for a cost of living adjustment notwithstanding section 640(a)(3)(A) 
of such Act: Provided further, That of the amount provided for 
making payments under the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 shall 
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be available for allocation by the Secretary to supplement activities 
described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of such 
Act under the Designation Renewal System, established under the 
authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such 
Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding such section 640, of 
the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start 
Act, and in addition to funds otherwise available under such section 
640, $640,000,000 shall be available through March 31, 2018 for 
Early Head Start programs as described in section 645A of such 
Act, for conversion of Head Start services to Early Head Start 
services as described in section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, for discre-
tionary grants for high quality infant and toddler care through 
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, to entities defined as 
eligible under section 645A(d) of such Act, for training and technical 
assistance for such activities, and for up to $14,000,000 in Federal 
costs of administration and evaluation, and, notwithstanding section 
645A(c)(2) of such Act, these funds are available to serve children 
under age 4: Provided further, That funds described in the preceding 
two provisos shall not be included in the calculation of ‘‘base grant’’ 
in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 
640(a)(7)(A) of such Act: Provided further, That $250,000,000 shall 
be available until December 31, 2017 for carrying out sections 
9212 and 9213 of the Every Student Succeeds Act: Provided further, 
That, in accordance with section 9212(j) of such Act, funds made 
available in the preceding proviso may be allocated to the Depart-
ment of Education to issue continuation grants on behalf of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That up to 3 percent of the funds 
in the second preceding proviso shall be available for technical 
assistance and evaluation related to grants awarded under such 
section 9212: Provided further, That $742,383,000 shall be for 
making payments under the CSBG Act: Provided further, That 
$27,733,000 shall be for sections 680 and 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG 
Act, of which not less than $19,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) 
and not less than $7,500,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of 
such Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 675C(a)(3) 
of such Act, to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds 
are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity 
as provided under such Act, and have not been expended by such 
entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into the 
next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with 
program purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall estab-
lish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and 
program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program 
income derived from, grant funds authorized under section 680 
of the CSBG Act to become the sole property of such grantees 
after a period of not more than 12 years after the end of the 
grant period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) 
of the CSBG Act: Provided further, That intangible assets in the 
form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and 
program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose 
consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided 
further, That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds 
made available after November 29, 1999: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall 
be available for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans 
or investments in private business enterprises owned by community 
development corporations: Provided further, That the Secretary 
Standards. 
State and local 
governments. 
Territories. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
Effective date. 
Procedures. 
Assets. 
Time period. 
42 USC 9921 
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shall issue performance standards for entities receiving funds from 
State and territorial grantees under the CSBG Act, and such States 
and territories shall assure the implementation of such standards 
prior to September 30, 2017, and include information on such 
implementation in the report required by section 678E(a)(2) of 
such Act: Provided further, That $1,864,000 shall be for a human 
services case management system for federally declared disasters, 
to include a comprehensive national case management contract 
and Federal costs of administering the system: Provided further, 
That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance 
Reporting Information System, including grants to States to support 
data collection for a study of the system’s effectiveness. 
PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 
of the Social Security Act, $325,000,000 and, for carrying out, 
except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $59,765,000: 
Provided, That notwithstanding sections 438(c)(3)(A) and 436(b)(2) 
of such Act, $10,000,000 shall be available for such section 436(b)(2), 
of which no funds shall be available for carrying out sections 
438(c)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) of such Act. 
PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND PERMANENCY 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of 
the Social Security Act, $5,764,000,000. 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of 
the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, 
$2,500,000,000. 
For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except 
as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Secu-
rity Act, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unantici-
pated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as 
may be necessary. 
ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING 
AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (‘‘OAA’’), titles III and XXIX of the 
PHS Act, sections 1252 and 1253 of the PHS Act, section 119 
of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 
2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of 
subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the 
Assistive Technology Act of 1998, titles II and VII (and section 
14 with respect to such titles) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
and for Department-wide coordination of policy and program activi-
ties that assist individuals with disabilities, $1,919,000,000, 
together with $47,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hos-
pital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical 
Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Provided, That amounts appro-
priated under this heading may be used for grants to States under 
Effective date. 
Time period. 
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section 361 of the OAA only for disease prevention and health 
promotion programs and activities which have been demonstrated 
through rigorous evaluation to be evidence-based and effective: 
Provided further, That of amounts made available under this 
heading to carry out sections 311, 331, and 336 of the OAA, up 
to one percent of such amounts shall be available for developing 
and implementing evidence-based practices for enhancing senior 
nutrition: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, funds made available under this heading to carry 
out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary 
of Agriculture in accordance with such section: Provided further, 
That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support alter-
native financing programs that provide for the purchase of assistive 
technology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an interest 
buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or 
an insurance program: Provided further, That applicants shall pro-
vide an assurance that, and information describing the manner 
in which, the alternative financing program will expand and empha-
size consumer choice and control: Provided further, That State 
agencies and community-based disability organizations that are 
directed by and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be 
eligible to compete: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading may be used by an eligible system 
(as defined in section 102 of the Protection and Advocacy for Individ-
uals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10802)) to continue to 
pursue any legal action in a Federal or State court on behalf 
of an individual or group of individuals with a developmental dis-
ability (as defined in section 102(8)(A) of the Developmental Disabil-
ities and Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 
15002(8)(A)) that is attributable to a mental impairment (or a 
combination of mental and physical impairments), that has as the 
requested remedy the closure of State operated intermediate care 
facilities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, 
unless reasonable public notice of the action has been provided 
to such individuals (or, in the case of mental incapacitation, the 
legal guardians who have been specifically awarded authority by 
the courts to make healthcare and residential decisions on behalf 
of such individuals) who are affected by such action, within 90 
days of instituting such legal action, which informs such individuals 
(or such legal guardians) of their legal rights and how to exercise 
such rights consistent with current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: 
Provided further, That the limitations in the immediately preceding 
proviso shall not apply in the case of an individual who is neither 
competent to consent nor has a legal guardian, nor shall the proviso 
apply in the case of individuals who are a ward of the State 
or subject to public guardianship. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general 
departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor 
vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 
229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health 
Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the 
Social Security Act, $460,629,000, together with $64,828,000 from 
Disabled person. 
Deadline. 
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the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry 
out national health or human services research and evaluation 
activities: Provided, That of this amount, $53,900,000 shall be for 
minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$101,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants 
to public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age 
appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Fed-
eral costs associated with administering and evaluating such con-
tracts and grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available 
funds shall be for training and technical assistance, evaluation, 
outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the 
remaining amount 75 percent shall be for replicating programs 
that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to 
reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teen-
age pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent 
shall be available for research and demonstration grants to develop, 
replicate, refine, and test additional models and innovative strate-
gies for preventing teenage pregnancy: Provided further, That of 
the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available 
under section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available 
to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teen-
age pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided further, That of 
the funds made available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall 
be for making competitive grants which exclusively implement edu-
cation in sexual risk avoidance (defined as voluntarily refraining 
from non-marital sexual activity): Provided further, That funding 
for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall use 
medically accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publica-
tions by educational, scientific, governmental, or health organiza-
tions; implement an evidence-based approach integrating research 
findings with practical implementation that aligns with the needs 
and desired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the 
benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for pov-
erty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting 
sexual coercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors 
such as underage drinking or illicit drug use without normalizing 
teen sexual activity: Provided further, That no more than 10 percent 
of the funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance 
shall be available for technical assistance and administrative costs 
of such programs: Provided further, That funds provided in this 
Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to individ-
uals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, med-
ical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adop-
tions: Provided further, That such services shall be provided con-
sistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4). 
OFFICE OF MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings 
and Appeals, $107,381,000, to be transferred in appropriate part 
from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 
Embryo adoption. 
Sexual risk 
avoidance. 
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OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordi-
nator for Health Information Technology, including grants, con-
tracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and 
advancement of interoperable health information technology, 
$60,367,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 
including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $80,000,000: Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums 
shall be available for providing protective services to the Secretary 
and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which 
non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, 
$38,798,000. 
RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR COMMISSIONED 
OFFICERS 
For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health 
Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments 
under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Sur-
vivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired 
personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts 
as may be required during the current fiscal year. 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
For expenses necessary to support activities related to coun-
tering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and 
cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public 
health emergencies, $950,958,000, of which $511,700,000 shall 
remain available through September 30, 2018, for expenses nec-
essary to support advanced research and development pursuant 
to section 319L of the PHS Act and other administrative expenses 
of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: 
Provided, That funds provided under this heading for the purpose 
of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in addition to 
any other funds available for such purpose: Provided further, That 
products purchased with funds provided under this heading may, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic 
National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: 
Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available 
to support emergency operations shall remain available through 
September 30, 2019. 
For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures 
(as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $510,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare 
for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $57,000,000; of which 
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$40,000,000 shall be available until expended, for activities 
including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, nec-
essary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, 
funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately 
owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines 
and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or 
renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines 
or biologics. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available 
for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated in this title shall 
be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or 
other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level 
II. 
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, except for 
funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and 
assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the 
preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds. 
SEC. 204. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act, such 
portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 
percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized 
under such Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, 
or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness 
of programs funded in this title. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 205. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 
(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year 
for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, 
but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 
by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted 
by this section shall not be used to create any new program or 
to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided 
in this Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 206. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) 
of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur 
up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in fiscal 
year 2017 under section 338B of such Act. 
SEC. 207. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act 
unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that 
it encourages family participation in the decision of minors to 
seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to 
minors on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging 
in sexual activities. 
Certification. 
Time period. 
Contracts. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Determination. 
Evaluation. 
Reports. 
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SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no pro-
vider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt 
from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child 
abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. 
SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including 
funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out 
the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participa-
tion in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including 
a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs 
the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage 
of, or provide referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation 
payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate 
of the expected costs of providing the service to such entity’s 
enrollees): Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be 
construed to change the Medicare program’s coverage for such serv-
ices and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this sec-
tion shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain 
information about all Medicare covered services. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control. 
SEC. 211. The Secretary shall make available through assign-
ment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service 
to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs 
through and with funds provided by the Agency for International 
Development, the United Nations International Children’s Emer-
gency Fund or the World Health Organization. 
SEC. 212. In order for HHS to carry out international health 
activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic 
and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad 
during fiscal year 2017: 
(1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to 
that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. The Secretary 
shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief 
of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section 
is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes 
administered by the Department of State. 
(2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by 
advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may 
be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, 
renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United 
States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall 
cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has 
secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable 
regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities 
requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. 
The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make 
available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies 
in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, 
or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct 
programs of assistance for international health activities, 
including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious 
diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health 
activities abroad. 
Consultation. 
Consultation. 
AIDS. 
Diseases. 
Children and 
youth. 
AIDS. 
Gun control. 
Abortion. 
Medicare and 
Medicaid. 
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(3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel 
appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allow-
ances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 
9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 
4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide 
locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) 
up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment 
(stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such per-
sonnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if 
such personnel’s official duty station were in the District of 
Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection 
shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter 
I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in 
the Foreign Service. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 213. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director 
of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent 
among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified 
by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the 
human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 214. Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, 
the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency 
virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director 
of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the 
‘‘Office of AIDS Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of 
AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary 
to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act. 
SEC. 215. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Director of NIH (‘‘Director’’) may use funds authorized 
under section 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into transactions 
(other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry 
out research identified pursuant to or research and activities 
described in such section 402(b)(12). 
(b) PEER REVIEW.—In entering into transactions under sub-
section (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures 
(including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the 
Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of 
scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such 
transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review 
procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 
301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the 
PHS Act. 
SEC. 216. Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated 
by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes 
of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of 
facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the 
activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project. 
Applicability. 
Procedures. 
Determination. 
Assessments. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 217. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent 
of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards 
(‘‘NRSA’’) shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for 
research in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with 
entities who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 
739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount made 
available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of 
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA 
awards for health service research. 
SEC. 218. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Develop-
ment Authority (‘‘BARDA’’) may enter into a contract, for more 
than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of 
research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is 
defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d– 
6b(c)(1)(B)), if— 
(1) funds are available and obligated— 
(A) for the full period of the contract or for the first 
fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and 
(B) for the estimated costs associated with a necessary 
termination of the contract; and 
(2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract 
will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by 
encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy 
in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA’s pro-
grams. 
(b) A contract entered into under this section— 
(1) shall include a termination clause as described by sub-
section (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code; 
and 
(2) shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement 
stated in subsection (d) of such section. 
SEC. 219. (a) The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible 
Web site to provide information regarding the uses of funds made 
available under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act of 2010 (‘‘ACA’’). 
(b) With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of the 
ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web site established under 
subsection (a) at a minimum the following information: 
(1) In the case of each transfer of funds under section 
4002(c), a statement indicating the program or activity receiving 
funds, the operating division or office that will administer the 
funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to be posted not 
later than the day after the transfer is made. 
(2) Identification (along with a link to the full text) of 
each funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, 
or other announcement or solicitation of proposals for grants, 
cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be awarded 
using such funds, to be posted not later than the day after 
the announcement or solicitation is issued. 
(3) Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or 
contract with a value of $25,000 or more awarded using such 
funds, including the purpose of the award and the identity 
of the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the 
award is made. 
Public 
information. 
Web posting. 
42 USC 300u–11 
note. 
Deadlines. 
Determination. 
Contracts. 
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(4) A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred 
under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted not 
later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year. 
(c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 through 
2017, the Secretary shall also include on the Web site established 
under subsection (a), semi-annual reports from each entity awarded 
a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract from such funds with 
a value of $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities undertaken 
and identifying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including 
the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), to 
be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month 
period. 
(d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) present the information required in subsection (b)(1) 
on a single webpage or on a single database; 
(2) ensure that all information required in this section 
is directly accessible from the single webpage or database; 
and 
(3) ensure that all information required in this section 
is able to be organized by program or State. 
SEC. 220. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 
2018 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites informa-
tion concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal 
employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, admin-
istering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the 
ACA, and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed 
fiscal year and each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA. 
(b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by all 
funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and 
the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, 
at a minimum, the following information: 
(1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under 
which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating 
the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Fed-
eral operating division or office that administers such program, 
and the amount of funding received in discretionary or manda-
tory appropriations. 
(2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time 
equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each 
authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with 
paragraph (1). 
(c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude 
from the report employees or contractors who— 
(1) are supported through appropriations enacted in laws 
other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior 
to the passage of the ACA; 
(2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities 
funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; or 
(3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a 
requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts. 
SEC. 221. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal 
year 2018 budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, information that details the uses 
of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
specifically for Health Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year 
since the enactment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such 
funds for fiscal year 2018. Such information shall include, for each 
Publication. 
Medicare and 
Medicaid. 
Health insurance 
exchanges. 
Publication. 
Web posting. 
Government 
employees. 
Contracts. 
Time periods. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each activity specified 
under the heading ‘‘Health Insurance Exchange Transparency’’ in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
SEC. 222. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
(1) 
Detailed 
monthly 
enrollment 
figures 
from 
the 
Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act of 2010 pertaining to enrollments during the 
open enrollment period; and 
(2) Notification of any new or competitive grant awards, 
including supplements, authorized under section 330 of the 
Public Health Service Act. 
(b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
must be notified at least 2 business days in advance of any public 
release of enrollment information or the award of such grants. 
SEC. 223. None of the funds made available by this Act from 
the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supple-
mental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other 
accounts funded by this Act to the ‘‘Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services—Program Management’’ account, may be used 
for payments under section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 
(relating to risk corridors). 
SEC. 224. In addition to the amounts otherwise available for 
‘‘Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program Manage-
ment’’, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer 
up to $305,000,000 to such account from the Federal Hospital 
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical 
Insurance Trust Fund to support program management activity 
related to the Medicare Program: Provided, That except for the 
foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support any 
provision of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or any 
amendment made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any 
other amounts within such account. 
SEC. 225. The Secretary shall include in the fiscal year 2018 
budget justification an analysis of how section 2713 of the PHS 
Act will impact eligibility for discretionary HHS programs. 
SEC. 226. Effective during the period beginning on November 
1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2019, any provision of law that 
refers (including through cross-reference to another provision of 
law) to the current recommendations of the United States Preven-
tive Services Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, 
mammography, and prevention shall be administered by the Sec-
retary involved as if— 
(1) such reference to such current recommendations were 
a reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with 
respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and preven-
tion last issued before 2009; and 
(2) such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied 
to any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)). 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
Effective date. 
Time period. 
Analysis. 
Time period. 
Notifications. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
TITLE III 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED 
For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of title II 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred 
to in this Act as ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 418A of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HEA’’), $16,143,790,000, 
of which $5,225,990,000 shall become available on July 1, 2017, 
and shall remain available through September 30, 2018, and of 
which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2017, 
and shall remain available through September 30, 2018, for aca-
demic year 2017–2018: Provided, That $6,459,401,000 shall be for 
basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, 
That up to $5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the 
Secretary of Education (referred to in this title as ‘‘Secretary’’) 
on October 1, 2016, to obtain annually updated local educational 
agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: 
Provided further, That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration 
grants under section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That 
$3,819,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 
of the ESEA: Provided further, That $3,819,050,000 shall be for 
education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the 
ESEA: Provided further, That $217,000,000 shall be for carrying 
out subpart 2 of part B of title II: Provided further, That $44,623,000 
shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. 
IMPACT AID 
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally 
affected schools authorized by title VII of the ESEA, $1,328,603,000, 
of which $1,189,233,000 shall be for basic support payments under 
section 7003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children 
with disabilities under section 7003(d), $17,406,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation through September 30, 2018, shall be for 
construction under section 7007(b), $68,813,000 shall be for Federal 
property payments under section 7002, and $4,835,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under 
section 7008: Provided, That for purposes of computing the amount 
of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 
7003(a) for school year 2016–2017, children enrolled in a school 
of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under 
section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of 
both parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian 
having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a 
military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long 
as such children reside on Federal property as described in section 
7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall be 
considered as eligible students under such section, provided such 
students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the 
same local educational agency they attended prior to their change 
in eligibility status. 
Eligibility status. 
Department of 
Education 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 
For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by 
part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 1 of part A of title 
IV, part B of title IV, part B of title V, and parts B and C 
of title VI of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 
2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; 
and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, $4,408,567,000, of which 
$2,588,002,000 shall become available on July 1, 2017, and remain 
available through September 30, 2018, and of which $1,681,441,000 
shall become available on October 1, 2017, and shall remain avail-
able through September 30, 2018, for academic year 2017–2018: 
Provided, That $369,100,000 shall be for part B of title I: Provided 
further, That $1,191,673,000 shall be for part B of title IV: Provided 
further, That $33,397,000 shall be for part B of title VI and may 
be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of any 
elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to an 
elementary school or secondary school, run by the Department 
of Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly 
Native Hawaiian student body: Provided further, That $32,453,000 
shall be for part C of title VI and shall be awarded on a competitive 
basis, and also may be used for construction: Provided further, 
That $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of 
the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 and the Secretary 
shall make such arrangements as determined to be necessary to 
ensure that the Bureau of Indian Education has access to services 
provided under this section: Provided further, That $16,699,000 
shall be available to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants 
program for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic 
of the Marshall Islands: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
reserve up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous 
proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementation of 
these grants: Provided further, That $175,840,000 shall be for part 
B of title V: Provided further, That $400,000,000 shall be available 
for grants under subpart 1 of part A of title IV: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 4105 of 
such Act, each State may use funds reserved under section 
4104(a)(1) of such Act to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, 
to local educational agencies receiving a grant under part A of 
title I, or consortia of such local educational agencies, of such 
Act, to enable the agencies or consortia to support activities author-
ized under one or more of sections 4107, 4108, and 4109(a) of 
such Act: Provided further, That each such subgrant shall be subject 
to the same terms and conditions as an allocation provided under 
section 4105 of such Act, except as otherwise provided in this 
Act: Provided further, That each State that awards such subgrants 
shall award such subgrants with priority given to local educational 
agencies, or consortia of local educational agencies, with the greatest 
need based on the number or percentage of children counted under 
section 1124(c), in a manner that ensures geographic diversity 
among subgrant recipients representing rural, suburban, and urban 
areas, and in a manner that distributes the total amount of funds 
available to the State under section 4104(a)(1) consistent with the 
requirements described in subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 
4106(e)(2) of such Act: Provided further, That each such subgrant 
awarded shall be for a term of one year and in an amount of 
Time period. 
State and local 
governments. 
State and local 
governments. 
Grants. 
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not less than $10,000, and a subgrant recipient shall not be subject 
to any of the distribution requirements described in subparagraphs 
(C) through (E) of subsections (e)(2) and (f), of section 4106 of 
such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 4109(b) 
of such Act, a subgrant recipient using such subgrant funds to 
carry out only activities authorized under section 4109(a) of such 
Act may use not more than 25 percent of the subgrant funds 
for purchasing technology infrastructure as described in such section 
4109(b): Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading to a State agency awarding such subgrants shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018. 
INDIAN EDUCATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise 
provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, $164,939,000, of which 
$57,993,000 shall be for subpart 2 of part A of title VI and 
$6,565,000 shall be for subpart 3 of part A of title VI. 
INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 3 and 
4 of part B of title II, and parts C and D and subparts 1 and 
4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $887,575,000: Provided, That 
$283,015,000 shall be for subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B of title 
II and shall be made available without regard to sections 2201, 
2231(b) and 2241: Provided further, That $504,560,000 shall be 
for parts C and D and subpart 4 of part F of title IV, and shall 
be made available without regard to sections 4311, 4409(a), and 
4601 of the ESEA: Provided further, That section 4303(d)(3)(A)(i) 
shall not apply to the funds available for part C of title IV: Provided 
further, That of the funds available for part C of title IV, the 
Secretary shall use not less than $26,000,000 to carry out section 
4304, of which not more than $10,000,000 shall be available to 
carry out section 4304(k), not more than $100,000,000 to carry 
out section 4305(b), and not less than $11,000,000 to carry out 
the activities in section 4305(a)(3): Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 4601(b), $100,000,000 shall be available through 
December 31, 2017 for subpart 1 of part F of title IV. 
SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION 
For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 and 3 
of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $151,254,000: Provided, That 
$68,000,000 shall be available for section 4631, of which up to 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the 
Project School Emergency Response to Violence (‘‘Project SERV’’) 
program to provide education-related services to local educational 
agencies and institutions of higher education in which the learning 
environment has been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic 
crisis: Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be available for 
section 4625: Provided further, That $73,254,000 shall be available 
through December 31, 2017, for section 4624: Provided further, 
That section 4623(b) of the ESEA shall apply to funds appropriated 
for Promise Neighborhoods under this heading in prior appropria-
tions acts. 
Applicability. 
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 
For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, $737,400,000, 
which shall become available on July 1, 2017, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2018, except that 6.5 percent 
of such amount shall be available on October 1, 2016, and shall 
remain available through September 30, 2018, to carry out activities 
under section 3111(c)(1)(C). 
SPECIAL EDUCATION 
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment 
Act of 2004, $13,064,358,000, of which $3,546,259,000 shall become 
available on July 1, 2017, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2018, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become 
available on October 1, 2017, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2018, for academic year 2017–2018: Provided, That 
the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to 
the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal 
year 2016, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in 
section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in the 
funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 
than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2016: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) 
of the IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined 
in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by 
which a State’s allocation under section 611, from funds appro-
priated under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), 
according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States’ 
relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of 
the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State 
ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education under 
this part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ 
relative populations of those children who are living in poverty: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may not distribute any funds 
under the previous proviso to any State whose reduction in alloca-
tion from funds appropriated under this heading made funds avail-
able for such a distribution: Provided further, That the States 
shall allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to 
local educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): Pro-
vided further, That the amount by which a State’s allocation under 
section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) 
and the amounts distributed to States under the previous provisos 
in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered 
in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 
or for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal 
year in which a State’s allocation under section 611(d) is reduced 
for failure to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), 
the Secretary may apply the reduction specified in section 
612(a)(18)(B) over a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 
five, until the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s allocation 
under section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 
612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve under section 
611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same relation to the max-
imum amount described in that paragraph as the reduction under 
20 USC 1411 
note. 
20 USC 1411 
note. 
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section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State would 
have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the absence 
of the reduction: Provided further, That the Secretary shall either 
reduce the allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal 
year following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply 
with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 
section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 
of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234a): Provided 
further, That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may 
be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the 
capacity of the States to meet the data collection requirements 
of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other 
services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 
quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may use funds made available for the 
State Personnel Development Grants program under part D, sub-
part 1 of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such sub-
part. 
REHABILITATION SERVICES 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller National Center 
Act, $3,535,589,000, of which $3,398,554,000 shall be for grants 
for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilita-
tion Act: Provided, That the Secretary may use amounts provided 
in this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallotment 
of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation 
Act for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of 
individuals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the 
Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at improving the edu-
cation and post-school outcomes of children receiving Supplemental 
Security Income (‘‘SSI’’) and their families that may result in long- 
term improvement in the SSI child recipient’s economic status 
and self-sufficiency: Provided further, That States may award sub-
grants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, 
nonprofit entities: Provided further, That any funds made available 
subsequent to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at 
improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act to promote the Education of the 
Blind of March 3, 1879, $25,431,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles 
I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $70,016,000: 
Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute may 
at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized 
under section 207 of such Act. 
State and local 
governments. 
Grants. 
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GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 
Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet 
University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986, $121,275,000: Provided, That from the total amount 
available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the 
endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 
CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and 
the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (‘‘AEFLA’’), 
$1,720,686,000, of which $929,686,000 shall become available on 
July 1, 2017, and shall remain available through September 30, 
2018, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 
1, 2017, and shall remain available through September 30, 2018: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, 
$13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section 
242. 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part 
C of title IV of the HEA, $24,198,210,000, which shall remain 
available through September 30, 2018. 
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible 
during award year 2017–2018 shall be $4,860. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of 
title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, 
C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 1 of part A 
of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, $1,576,854,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2018: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall allocate new student loan borrower accounts to 
eligible student loan servicers on the basis of their performance 
compared to all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, 
and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process new 
and existing accounts: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
no later than September 30, 2017, allow student loan borrowers 
who are consolidating Federal student loans to select from any 
student loan servicer to service their new consolidated student 
loan. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles 
II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, 
$2,055,439,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out title VI 
of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits 
and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating 
Deadline. 
20 USC 1078–3 
note. 
20 USC 1070a 
note. 
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in advanced foreign language training and international studies 
in areas that are vital to United States national security and 
who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these 
countries in the fields of government, the professions, or inter-
national development: Provided further, That of the funds referred 
to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program 
evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activi-
ties: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made 
available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of 
the HEA may be used for evaluation : Provided further, That, 
in making awards under section 402C of the HEA with funds 
appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall announce new grant 
awards for which the notice inviting applications was published 
in the Federal Register on October 17, 2016 (81 F.R. 71,492) by 
June 1, 2017, and for all other new grant awards under such 
section by August 1, 2017: Provided further, That, in making 
continuation grant awards under subpart 2 of chapter 1 of part 
A of title IV of the HEA with funds appropriated by this Act, 
the Secretary shall issue continuation notifications no later than 
August 1, 2017. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of 
which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment 
grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and 
shall remain available until expended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities 
related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the 
HEA, $435,000. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL 
FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as authorized 
pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain 
available through September 30, 2018: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$282,212,885: Provided further, That these funds may be used to 
support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 
344(a) of the HEA. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Histori-
cally Black College and University Capital Financing Program 
entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000. 
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences 
Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational 
Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical 
Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with 
Notifications. 
Deadline. 
Grants. 
Deadlines. 
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Disabilities Education Act, $605,267,000, which shall remain avail-
able through September 30, 2018: Provided, That funds available 
to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance 
Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data 
systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data 
systems, or to further develop such systems: Provided further, That 
up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 208 
of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards 
to public or private organizations or agencies to support activities 
to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, 
and national levels. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three pas-
senger motor vehicles, $432,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, may be for relocation of, and 
renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff: Provided, 
That $2,000,000 of the unobligated funds available under this 
heading and ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ in this and prior appro-
priations acts that may be used for travel, printing, supplies and 
other administrative expenses shall be available for obligation for 
the Ready to Learn program. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as author-
ized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization 
Act, $108,500,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 
as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education 
Organization Act, $59,256,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase 
of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial 
imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation 
of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such 
transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation 
of any school or school system. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be 
used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any 
student to a school other than the school which is nearest the 
student’s home, except for a student requiring special education, 
to the school offering such special education, in order to comply 
with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose 
of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students 
includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving 
the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing 
Desegregation. 
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of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade 
restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The prohibition described in 
this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. 
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer 
and meditation in the public schools. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 
(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Edu-
cation in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but 
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 
by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted 
by this section shall not be used to create any new program or 
to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided 
in this Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 305. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2017’’ for ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 306. Funds appropriated in this Act and consolidated 
for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of the ESEA shall 
be available from July 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 307. (a) An institution of higher education that maintains 
an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title 
III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2017 may use the income 
from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the 
limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such 
income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 
be considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject 
to that limitation. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of 
the HEA are reauthorized. 
SEC. 308. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 309. Section 458(a) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) is 
amended in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 310. (a) Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(8)(A) Effective in the 2017–2018 award year and there-
after, the Secretary shall award an eligible student not more 
than one and one-half Federal Pell Grants during a single 
award year to permit such student to work toward completion 
of an eligible program if, during that single award year, the 
student— 
‘‘(i) has received a Federal Pell Grant for an award 
year and is enrolled in an eligible program for one 
or more additional payment periods during the same 
award year that are not otherwise fully covered by 
the student’s Federal Pell Grant; and 
Effective date. 
Grants. 
Effective date. 
Time period. 
Applicability. 
48 USC 1921d 
note. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Voluntary 
prayer. 
Meditation. 
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‘‘(ii) is enrolled on at least a half-time basis while 
receiving any funds under this section. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a student receiving more than 
one Federal Pell Grant in a single award year under 
subparagraph (A), the total amount of Federal Pell Grants 
awarded to such student for the award year may exceed 
the maximum basic grant level specified in the appropriate 
appropriations Act for such award year. 
‘‘(C) Any period of study covered by a Federal Pell 
Grant awarded under subparagraph (A) shall be included 
in determining a student’s duration limit under subsection 
(c)(5). 
‘‘(D) In any case where an eligible student is receiving 
a Federal Pell Grant for a payment period that spans 
two award years, the Secretary shall allow the eligible 
institution in which the student is enrolled to determine 
the award year to which the additional period shall be 
assigned, as it determines is most beneficial to students.’’. 
(b) Section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv)(VII) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)(VII)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,574,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,320,000,000’’. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 311. Of the unobligated balances available from Public 
Law 114–113 under the heading ‘‘Student Financial Assistance’’ 
for carrying out subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA, 
$1,310,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Education Appro-
priations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 
SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From 
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established under sec-
tion 8502 of title 41, United States Code, $8,000,000: Provided, 
That in order to authorize any central nonprofit agency designated 
pursuant to section 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to 
perform contract requirements of the Committee as prescribed 
under section 51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the 
Committee shall enter into a written agreement with any such 
central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That such agreement 
entered into under the preceding proviso shall contain such 
auditing, oversight, and reporting provisions as necessary to imple-
ment chapter 85 of title 41, United States Code: Provided further, 
That such agreement shall include the elements listed under this 
heading in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
114–113: Provided further, That a fee may not be charged under 
section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, unless such 
fee is under the terms of the written agreement between the Com-
mittee and any such central nonprofit agency: Provided further, 
Contracts. 
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That no less than $1,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Inspector General. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
Community Service (referred to in this title as ‘‘CNCS’’) to carry 
out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in 
this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $736,029,000, 
notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 
501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the amounts provided 
under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds 
may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application 
reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic 
management of the grants cycle; (2) $16,538,000 shall be available 
to provide assistance to State commissions on national and commu-
nity service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwith-
standing section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) $30,000,000 shall 
be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (4) 
$3,800,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 
501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions 
of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: 
Provided further, That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 
Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include 
a determination of need by the local community. 
PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment to the National Service Trust established under 
subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $206,842,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That CNCS may transfer additional 
funds from the amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allo-
cated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 
the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer 
is necessary to support the activities of national service participants 
and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 
That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National 
Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 
Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under 
31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administration as provided under 
section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 
1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in 
the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants 
authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $81,737,000. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,750,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes to program 
requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice 
and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2017, during any grant 
selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not know-
ingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding 
such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than 
an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to 
receive such information. 
SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the 
National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum 
share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they 
receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall 
minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 
45, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating 
costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support 
Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject 
to partial waiver consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 
1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations 
under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or 
E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and 
not supplant current programs and operations. 
SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) 
of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose 
described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who 
are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act. 
SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of 
the 1990 Act— 
(1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall 
be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under section 3 of the National 
Child Protection Act of 1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 
(2) individuals described in such section shall be considered 
‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of NCPA; and 
(3) State Commissions on National and Community Service 
established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are author-
ized to receive criminal history record information, consistent 
with Public Law 92–544. 
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING 
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
(‘‘CPB’’), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an 
amount which shall be available within limitations specified by 
that Act, for the fiscal year 2019, $445,000,000: Provided, That 
none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be 
used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment 
for Government officials or employees: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available 
or used to aid or support any program or activity from which 
any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated 
42 USC 12571 
note. 
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against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or 
sex: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to 
CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualifica-
tion in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other per-
sonnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of 
CPB: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
to CPB by this Act shall be used to support the Television Future 
Fund or any similar purpose. 
In addition, for the costs associated with replacing and 
upgrading 
the 
public 
broadcasting 
interconnection 
system, 
$50,000,000. 
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the functions vested in it 
by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor- 
Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary 
for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the 
Civil Service Reform Act, $46,650,000, including up to $900,000 
to remain available through September 30, 2018, for activities 
authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up 
to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict 
resolution services and technical assistance, including those pro-
vided to foreign governments and international organizations, and 
for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this 
account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That fees for arbitration services shall be available only for 
education, training, and professional development of the agency 
workforce: Provided further, That the Director of the Service is 
authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts 
of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of 
any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdiction. 
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Review Commission, $17,184,000. 
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 
1996 and the National Museum of African American History and 
Culture Act, $231,000,000. 
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MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social 
Security Act, $7,765,000. 
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social 
Security Act, $11,925,000, to be transferred to this appropriation 
from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability 
as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
$3,250,000. 
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board 
to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management 
Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000: Provided, That 
no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or 
assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection 
with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bar-
gaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 
section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the 
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 
3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition 
employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, 
canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated 
on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water 
stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 406. None of the funds provided by this Act or previous 
Acts making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board 
may be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation 
that would provide employees any means of voting through any 
electronic means in an election to determine a representative for 
the purposes of collective bargaining. 
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Rail-
way Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the Presi-
dent, $13,800,000. 
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission, $13,225,000. 
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, author-
ized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 
$25,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in 
fiscal year 2017 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 
98–76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of 
the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 
amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit 
received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual 
benefits: Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall 
be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day 
of each month in the fiscal year. 
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS 
For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 
the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for 
interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2018, which shall be the maximum 
amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public 
Law 98–76. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 
(‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and 
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $113,500,000, to be 
derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the 
railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the rail-
road unemployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this 
limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted 
service: Provided further, That the previous proviso shall not change 
the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired 
by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013. 
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the 
Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $10,000,000, to be 
derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad 
unemployment insurance account. 
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as 
provided under sections 201(m) and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security 
Act, $11,400,000. 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, 
section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93– 
66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including 
payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative 
expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, $43,618,163,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the 
current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that 
year shall be returned to the Treasury: Provided further, That 
not more than $58,000,000 shall be available for research and 
demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social 
Security Act, and remain available through September 30, 2019. 
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit 
payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security 
Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, 
such sums as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social 
Security 
Act 
for 
the 
first 
quarter 
of 
fiscal 
year 
2018, 
$15,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger 
motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses, not more than $12,357,945,000 may 
be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in 
such section: Provided, That not less than $2,300,000 shall be 
for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That, 
$90,000,000 to remain available through September 30, 2018, shall 
be used for activities to address the hearing backlog within the 
Office of Disability Adjudication and Review: Provided further, That 
unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at 
the end of fiscal year 2017 not needed for fiscal year 2017 shall 
remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security 
Administration information technology and telecommunications 
hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment 
and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 
information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: Pro-
vided further, That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available 
under the authority in the previous proviso: Provided further, That 
reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expendi-
tures for official time for employees of the Social Security Adminis-
tration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or support 
services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, 
Notification. 
Effective date. 
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131 STAT. 560 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall 
be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from 
amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon 
as possible after such expenditures are made. 
Of the total amount made available under this heading, not 
more than $1,819,000,000, to remain available through March 31, 
2018, is for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews 
under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, including work- 
related continuing disability reviews to determine whether earnings 
derived from services demonstrate an individual’s ability to engage 
in substantial gainful activity, for the cost associated with con-
ducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social 
Security Act, for the cost of co-operative disability investigation 
units, and for the cost associated with the prosecution of fraud 
in the programs and operations of the Social Security Administra-
tion by Special Assistant United States Attorneys: Provided, That, 
of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of 
section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $1,546,000,000 is 
additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 
251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That the Commissioner 
shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) 
a report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar 
to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of Public 
Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002. 
In addition, $123,000,000 to be derived from administration 
fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursu-
ant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) 
of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended. 
To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections 
in fiscal year 2017 exceed $123,000,000, the amounts shall be 
available in fiscal year 2018 only to the extent provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts. 
In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected 
pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, 
which shall remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $29,787,000, together with not to exceed $75,713,000, to be 
transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of 
the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund. 
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total 
provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the ‘‘Limita-
tion on Administrative Expenses’’, Social Security Administration, 
to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and 
purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice 
of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
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131 STAT. 561 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances 
of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appro-
priations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall 
be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, 
for which they were originally appropriated. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111– 
148 shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive- 
legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for 
the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, 
publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video 
presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legisla-
tion before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legisla-
tive body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State 
or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any 
proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order 
issued by the executive branch of any State or local government, 
except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or 
local government itself. 
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or trans-
ferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be 
used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, 
or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed 
to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, 
administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before 
the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local 
legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized 
executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or 
officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and 
administrative processes within the executive branch of that govern-
ment. 
(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include 
any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future 
Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, 
or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, 
including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the 
advocacy or promotion of gun control. 
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are author-
ized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respec-
tively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles 
I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation 
expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service is authorized to make available for official reception and 
representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds avail-
able for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and 
Expenses’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board 
Gun control. 
Contracts. 
Lobbying. 
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131 STAT. 562 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
is authorized to make available for official reception and representa-
tion expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for 
‘‘National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
SEC. 505. When issuing statements, press releases, requests 
for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing 
projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal 
money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, 
including but not limited to State and local governments and recipi-
ents of Federal research grants, shall clearly state— 
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or 
project which will be financed with Federal money; 
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project 
or program; and 
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the 
project or program that will be financed by non-governmental 
sources. 
SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 
none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated 
in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of 
the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in 
this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes 
coverage of abortion. 
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the package 
of services covered by a managed care provider or organization 
pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 
SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding sec-
tion shall not apply to an abortion— 
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
incest; or 
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life- 
endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the 
pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place 
the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private 
person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State’s or 
locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds). 
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering 
abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract 
separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds 
(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 
funds). 
(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State 
or local government, if such agency, program, or government sub-
jects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimina-
tion on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, 
pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. 
(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ includes 
an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, 
a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organiza-
tion, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care 
facility, organization, or plan. 
Definition. 
Abortion. 
Definition. 
Abortion. 
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131 STAT. 563 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used for— 
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research 
purposes; or 
(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are 
destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury 
or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses 
in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human embryo 
or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as a human 
subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or 
any other means from one or more human gametes or human 
diploid cells. 
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of 
any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules 
of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive- 
congressional communications. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there 
is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the 
use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored 
clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advan-
tage. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 
1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for 
the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual 
(except in an individual’s capacity as an employer or a health 
care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving 
the standard. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with 
an entity if— 
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 
States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) 
regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary 
of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and 
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required 
by that section for the most recent year for which such require-
ment was applicable to such entity. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priation Act. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this Act to 
carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made 
available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) 
of such Act, as amended by the Children’s Internet Protection 
Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by 
paragraph (4) of such section. 
SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded 
by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
Consultation. 
Time periods. 
Notification. 
Certifications. 
Contracts. 
Health identifier. 
Definition. 
Human embryos. 
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131 STAT. 564 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation 
or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes or renames offices; 
(6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 
(7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such 
reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 
10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 
(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2017, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees available to the 
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) 
augments 
existing 
programs, 
projects 
(including 
construction projects), or activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 
activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such 
reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 
10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 
SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a 
Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation 
or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate 
holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and 
necessary for the work of the committee involved. 
(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or mis-
leading. 
SEC. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each depart-
ment and related agency funded through this Act shall submit 
an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity 
level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2017 that are different 
than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or the fiscal year 
2017 budget request. 
Deadline. 
Operating plan. 
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131 STAT. 565 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
SEC. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, 
and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and 
awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during 
each quarter of fiscal year 2017, but not to include grants awarded 
on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include 
the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, 
the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the 
award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted 
to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter 
for which the report is submitted. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, 
for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments 
under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim 
for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under 
a social security account number that is not the claimant’s number 
and the performance of such work under such number has formed 
the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 
208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Secu-
rity Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the 
Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit 
payments, under any agreement between the United States and 
Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social 
security system established by title II of the Social Security Act 
and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise 
be payable but for such agreement. 
SEC. 520. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to purchase sterile 
needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug: 
Provided, That such limitation does not apply to the use of funds 
for elements of a program other than making such purchases if 
the relevant State or local health department, in consultation with 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines that 
the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, is experiencing, or 
is at risk for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or an 
HIV outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program is 
operating in accordance with State and local law. 
SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 522. None of the funds made available under this or 
any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may be provided 
to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now 
(ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, 
or successors. 
SEC. 523. For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, 
Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated 
ACORN. 
Pornography. 
State and local 
governments. 
Determination. 
Diseases. 
Sterile needles. 
Mexico. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
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131 STAT. 566 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropria-
tions bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures: 
(1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered 
independent agencies; and 
(2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences 
shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency 
totals. 
SEC. 524. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly 
state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or edu-
cational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the 
communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated 
at U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency 
to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 
available to the agency for advertising or other communications 
regarding the programs and activities of the agency. 
SEC. 525. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 
funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 
10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall be governed 
by the provisions of section 526 of division H of Public Law 113– 
76, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2017’’ for ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2014’’ 
in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2021’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ each place it appears: Provided, 
That such pilots shall include communities that have experienced 
civil unrest. 
(b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 
funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Perform-
ance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to 
the authority provided by section 526 of division H of Public Law 
113–76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, and 
section 525 of division H of Public Law 114–113. 
(c) Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act and prior 
appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant agencies up to 
an additional 5 years to operate under such authorities. 
SEC. 526. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar 
quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education 
and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations: 
Provided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, 
committed, and obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports 
shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source 
year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the 
extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were 
derived. 
SEC. 527. Section 5 of the Special Olympics Sport and Empower-
ment Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–406; 118 Stat. 2296) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking all that follows after ‘‘3(a),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2017 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking all that follows after ‘‘3(b),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2017 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and’’; and 
42 USC 15001 
note. 
Deadline. 
Effective date. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
31 USC 1502 
note. 
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131 STAT. 567 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking all that follows after ‘‘3(c),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2017 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 528. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2017 
under section 3403 of Public Law 111–148, $15,000,000 are 
rescinded. 
SEC. 529. Amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment Contin-
gency Fund from the appropriation to the Fund for the first semi- 
annual allotment period for fiscal year 2017 under section 
2104(n)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act and the income derived 
from investment of those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) 
of that Act, shall not be available for obligation in this fiscal 
year. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 530. Of any available amounts appropriated under section 
108 of Public Law 111–3, as amended, $541,900,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 531. Of the funds made available for purposes of carrying 
out section 2105(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, $5,750,000,000 
are hereby rescinded. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 532. Of any available amounts appropriated under section 
301(b)(3) of Public Law 114-10, $1,132,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 533. As of the date of enactment of this Act, section 
170(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of 
Public Law 114–223), as amended by the Further Continuing and 
Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114-254), 
shall no longer have any force or effect: Provided, That any amounts 
made available pursuant to that section of that Act as of the 
date of enactment of this Act shall remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided further, That if any amounts made available 
pursuant to that section of that Act remain unobligated as of 
the date of enactment of this Act, then the balances available 
from those amounts shall be hereby rescinded immediately upon 
enactment of this Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2017’’. 
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131 STAT. 568 
PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader 
of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; 
Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, 
$9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Commit-
tees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority 
and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in 
all, $174,840. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
LEADERS 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $182,287,812, which 
shall be paid from this appropriation as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman 
of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in 
all, $3,316,000. 
Legislative 
Branch 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
2 USC 60a note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY 
AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,385,810. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $436,886. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$70,900,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $1,810,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $49,952,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $5,808,500. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,120,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE-
TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary 
for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority 
of the Senate, $7,110; in all, $28,440. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and 
Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, 
$133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019. 
U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $508,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$10,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021 and of which $4,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $126,535,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $20,870,349 which shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$390,000,000 of which $19,109,218 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL 
AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUC-
TION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ 
under the heading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE’’ under 
the heading ‘‘SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT’’ shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal 
year or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. 
Any unexpended balances under such allowances remaining after 
the end of the period of availability shall be returned to the 
Treasury in accordance with the undesignated paragraph under 
the center heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ under chapter XI 
of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) 
and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget 
deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury 
considers appropriate). 
AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS 
SEC. 2. Section 3(c)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (2 USC 2108(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘and disburse-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘disbursements, and transfers’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) TRANSFERS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may, for indi-
vidual conservation or restoration projects estimated 
to cost greater than $100,000, transfer amounts in 
the fund to the Architect of the Capitol for the cost 
of conservation or restoration, in whole or in part, 
by the Architect of the Capitol of works of art, historical 
objects, documents, or material relating to historical 
matters placed or exhibited, or to be placed or exhib-
ited, within the Senate wing of the United States Cap-
itol or any Senate Office Building. 
‘‘(ii) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts transferred to the 
Architect of the Capitol under clause (i) and not subject 
to return under clause (v) shall remain available until 
expended. 
‘‘(iii) APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT OF CONSERVATION 
OR RESTORATION.—Before authorizing transfers under 
clause (i), in whole or in part, the Commission, or 
the chairman and vice chairman acting jointly on 
behalf of the Commission and after giving notice to 
the Commission, shall review and approve a conserva-
tion or restoration project for which such amounts 
are intended (referred to in this section as the ‘Project’). 
The Commission may require updated reports on the 
Project before any additional amounts are transferred 
for the Project. No disbursements may be made from 
funds transferred under clause (i) that are inconsistent 
with the Project approved by the Commission upon 
which the relevant transfer is based. 
‘‘(iv) ACCEPTANCE
OF
DONATIONS.—The Commis-
sion retains the discretion whether or not to approve 
the acceptance of any donation to the fund regardless 
of whether the donation is intended for a conservation 
or restoration Project under clause (i). 
‘‘(v) ISSUANCE OF GUIDELINES.—The Commission 
may prescribe such guidelines as it deems necessary 
for the approval and transfer of any amounts under 
clause (i) and the return of any undisbursed amounts. 
‘‘(vi) RETURN OF UNUSED FUNDS.—The Commission 
may require the return of amounts transferred to the 
Architect of the Capitol under clause (i) and not dis-
bursed pursuant to an approved Project within five 
years of the transfer. Such amounts will be returned 
to the fund for use or disposition as the Commission 
shall determine appropriate. For purposes of this sub-
section, the Commission may, at any time, specify a 
date of return greater than five years from the transfer. 
Determination. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Review. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
‘‘(vii) DISBURSEMENT AND AUDIT RESPONSIBILITY.— 
Once amounts are transferred pursuant to clause (i), 
disbursements from transferred funds shall be made 
by the Architect of the Capitol upon review of vouchers 
by the Architect of the Capitol and not subject to 
the audit provisions of clause (c)(6) of this section. 
Such disbursements shall be limited to purposes for 
which funds may be disbursed pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(viii) TERMINATION.—The authority to transfer 
amounts to the Architect of the Capitol under clause 
(i) shall expire ten years after the date of its initial 
enactment. Any amounts transferred prior to the termi-
nation of authority to transfer may continue to be 
expended in accordance with this section.’’. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,189,050,766, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$2,180,048, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
$1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy 
Minority Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses 
of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $1,487,258: Provided, That such amount for salaries 
and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2017 until 
January 2, 2018. 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF 
MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL 
For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ 
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $562,632,498. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $127,053,373: Provided, 
That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and 
expenses until December 31, 2018, except that $3,150,200 of such 
amount shall remain available until expended for committee room 
upgrading. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$23,271,004, including studies and examinations of executive agen-
cies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be 
expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement 
to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount 
shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until 
December 31, 2018. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $181,487,000, including: for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the 
Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 
for official representation and reception expenses, of which not 
more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than 
$2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $26,268,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including 
the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emer-
gency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official 
representation and reception expenses, $15,505,000, of which 
$5,618,902 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including 
not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $117,165,000, of which $2,120,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Inspector General, $4,963,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the General Counsel, $1,444,000; for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, 
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 
for official representation and reception expenses, $1,999,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel 
of the House, $3,167,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,979,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,000; 
and for other authorized employees, $1,183,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 
or law, $272,328,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative 
costs and Federal tort claims, $3,625,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, 
$190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $245,334,000, to 
remain available until March 31, 2018; Business Continuity and 
Disaster Recovery, $16,217,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; transition activities for new Members 
and staff $2,084,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded 
Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; 
Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,658,000; and miscellaneous items 
including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation 
of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratu-
ities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,000. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL 
ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE 
THE FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 101. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
amounts appropriated under this Act for ‘‘HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESEN-
TATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2017. 
Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2017 shall be deposited in the Treasury 
and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget 
deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the 
Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury 
considers appropriate). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration 
of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member 
of the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
DELIVERY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 
SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or 
resolution to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) 
unless the Member requests a copy. 
DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 
SEC. 103. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional 
Record to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives to make any payments from any Members’ Representa-
tional Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile 
district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for 
the vehicle in any month. 
LIMITATION ON PRINTED COPIES OF U.S. CODE TO HOUSE 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed 
copies of any edition of the United States Code to all offices of 
the House of Representatives. 
DELIVERY OF REPORTS OF DISBURSEMENTS 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements 
for the operations of the House of Representatives under section 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Tech-
nical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member 
of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to the Congress). 
DELIVERY OF DAILY CALENDAR 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of 
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House 
of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives. 
DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL PICTORIAL DIRECTORY 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of the Congressional Pictorial 
Directory to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 
DELIVERY OF HOUSE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 
SEC. 109. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of the United States House 
of Representatives Telephone Directory to the office of any Member 
of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to the Congress). 
OVERSEAS TRAVEL TO ACCOMPANY MEMBERS OF HOUSE LEADERSHIP 
SEC. 110. (a) TRAVEL AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A member of the Capitol Police may 
travel outside of the United States for official duty if— 
(A) that travel is with, or in preparation for, travel 
of a Member of the House of Representatives who holds 
a position in a House Leadership Office, including travel 
of the Member as part of a congressional delegation; and 
(B) the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa-
tives gives prior approval to the travel of the member 
of the Capitol Police. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘House Leadership office’’ means an office 
of the House of Representatives for which the appropriation 
for salaries and expenses of the office for the year involved 
is provided under the heading ‘‘House Leadership Offices’’ 
in the act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year involved; 
(B) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ 
includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Con-
gress; and 
(C) the term ‘‘United States’’ means each of the several 
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
the territories and possessions of the United States. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT FROM SERGEANT AT ARMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the 
House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
2 USC 1975a. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
of Representatives shall reimburse the Capitol Police for the 
overtime pay, travel, and related expenses of any member of 
the Capitol Police who travels under the authority of this 
section. 
(2) USE
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.—Any amounts received 
by the Capitol Police for reimbursements under paragraph (1) 
shall be credited to the accounts established for the general 
expenses or salaries of the Capitol Police, and shall be available 
to carry out the purposes of such accounts during the fiscal 
year in which the amounts are received and the following 
fiscal year. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
DELIVERY OF PRINTED BUDGET 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of the Budget of the United 
States Government; Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United 
States Government; or the Appendix, Budget of the United States 
Government, to the office of any Member of the House of Represent-
atives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Con-
gress). 
DELIVERY OF PRINTED FEDERAL REGISTER 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of the Federal Register to a 
Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member 
requests a copy. 
CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEC. 113. The head of any Federal entity that provides assist-
ance to the House of Representatives in the House’s efforts to 
deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and 
incidents involving, the information systems of the House shall 
take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of 
the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing 
the assistance, including applying minimization procedures to limit 
the spread or sharing of privileged House and Member information. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
Applicability. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending 
Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical 
Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical 
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and 
$580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 
heretofore provided for such assistants; and 
(5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the Department of 
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment 
assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall 
be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or 
appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other 
expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes 
thereof, $3,838,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessi-
bility Services, $1,429,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including over-
time, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, 
retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and 
other applicable employee benefits, $325,300,000 of which overtime 
shall not exceed $36,805,000 unless the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor 
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment 
and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, 
medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 
and professional services, the employee assistance program, the 
awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be 
expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police 
in connection with official representation and reception expenses, 
$68,000,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police 
or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the 
Notification. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2017 
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
available to the Department of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF FORFEITED AND ABANDONED PROPERTY 
AND TO ACCEPT SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PROPERTY OFFERED BY 
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 
SEC. 1001. (a) Section 1003(a) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1906(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘sur-
plus or obsolete property of the Capitol Police’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘surplus or obsolete property of the Capitol Police, and 
property which is in the possession of the Capitol Police because 
it has been disposed, forfeited, voluntarily abandoned, or 
unclaimed,’’. 
(b) Upon notifying the Committees of Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the United States Capitol 
Police may accept surplus or obsolete property offered by another 
Federal department, agency, or office. 
(c) This section and the amendment made by this section shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal 
year. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not more than 
$500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director 
of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation 
and reception expenses. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to 
be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $46,500,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS 
SEC. 1101. (a) Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of section 
201(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601(b)), the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office may establish and fix the compensation of senior level posi-
tions in the Congressional Budget Office to meet critical scientific, 
technical, professional, or executive needs of the Office. 
2 USC 613 note. 
Certification. 
Applicability. 
2 USC 1906 note. 
Notification. 
2 USC 1982. 
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(b) LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of pay 
for any position established under this section may not exceed 
the annual rate of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses 
for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and 
administrative support in connection with facilities and activities 
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic 
Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House 
office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; 
including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may 
approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation 
of a passenger motor vehicle, $92,957,000, of which $1,368,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $32,584,000, of which $8,584,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds 
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, 
and the Capitol Power Plant, $12,826,000, of which $2,946,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to 
be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect 
of the Capitol, $88,406,000, of which $27,944,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $185,731,000, of which 
$61,404,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021, and 
of which $62,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building. 
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings 
Revitalization Trust Fund, $17,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
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CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including 
the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services 
for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Con-
gress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, 
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing 
Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled 
water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary 
Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which 
shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect 
of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into 
the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $86,646,000, of 
which $9,505,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021: 
Provided, That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited 
or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall 
be available for obligation during fiscal year 2017. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $47,080,000, of which $22,137,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United 
States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing 
Facility, and Architect of the Capitol security operations, 
$20,033,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, 
and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, 
and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction 
of the Joint Committee on the Library, $14,067,000, of which 
$4,054,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount made available under this heading, 
the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums 
as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of 
the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers 
approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized 
designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol 
Visitor Center, $20,557,000. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 1201. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or 
award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs 
for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless 
the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, deter-
mines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, 
government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 
overall scope of the project and/or program. 
SCRIMS 
SEC. 1202. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used for scrims containing photographs of building facades during 
restoration or construction projects performed by the Architect of 
the Capitol. 
FLAG OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
SEC. 1203. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as 
the ‘‘Flag Office Revolving Fund’’ (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Fund’’) for services provided by the Flag Office of the Architect 
of the Capitol (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Flag Office’’). 
(b) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—The Architect of the Capitol shall deposit 
any fees charged for services described in subsection (a) into the 
Fund. 
(c) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of the following 
amounts: 
(1) Amounts deposited by the Architect of the Capitol under 
subsection (b). 
(2) Any other amounts received by the Architect of the 
Capitol which are attributable to services provided by the Flag 
Office. 
(3) Such other amounts as may be appropriated under 
law. 
(d) USE OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.—Amounts in the Fund shall 
be available for disbursement by the Architect of the Capitol, with-
out fiscal year limitation, for expenses in connection with the serv-
ices provided by the Flag Office, including— 
(1) supplies, inventories, equipment, and other expenses; 
(2) the reimbursement of any applicable appropriations 
account for amounts used from such appropriations account 
to pay the salaries of employees of the Flag Office; and 
(3) amounts necessary to carry out the authorized levels 
in the Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016. 
USE OF EXPIRED FUNDS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 
PAYMENTS 
SEC. 1204. (a) Available balances of expired Architect of the 
Capitol appropriations shall be available to the Architect of the 
Capitol for reimbursing the Federal Employees Compensation 
Account (as established by section 909 of the Social Security Act) 
for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation 
2 USC 1872. 
2 USC 1867 note. 
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payments for former employees of the Architect of the Capitol, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, without regard to the 
fiscal year for which the obligation to make such payments is 
incurred. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL CONTRACTING 
SEC. 1205. In addition to recourses available under current 
policies and procedures, the Architect of the Capitol shall establish, 
document, and follow policies and procedures for suspension and 
debarment of firms or individuals the Architect has determined 
should be excluded from future contracts. The Architect shall pro-
vide for notice to other government agencies of suspension or debar-
ment actions taken via the government-wide excluded parties 
system administered by the General Services Administration. The 
Architect shall consult the list of excluded parties when making 
responsibility determinations prior to the award of any contract. 
AUTHORITY FOR A HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS SHUTTLE 
SEC. 1206. (a) The proviso in the item relating to ‘‘Capitol 
Grounds’’ in title VI of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1977 (90 Stat. 1453; 2 U.S.C. 2163) is amended by striking ‘‘appro-
priated under this heading’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriated for any 
available account of the Architect of the Capitol’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library 
buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uni-
forms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; 
operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in 
the Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and 
other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger 
motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund 
Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund 
held by the Board, $457,017,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2017, and shall remain available until expended, 
under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 
U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2017 and shall remain available until 
expended for the development and maintenance of an international 
legal information database and activities related thereto: Provided, 
That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any 
funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, 
in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure 
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount 
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which 
collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the 
Applicability. 
2 USC 2163 note. 
Lists. 
Notice. 
Procedures. 
Determination. 
Applicability. 
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total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, 
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas 
Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $8,444,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
digital collections and educational curricula program: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,300,000 shall remain 
available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch 
Financial Management System: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $4,039,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019 to complete the first of three phases of the shelving 
replacement in the Law Library’s collection storage areas. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $68,825,000, 
of which not more than $33,619,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appro-
priation during fiscal year 2017 under section 708(d) of title 17, 
United States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not 
obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such 
section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expendi-
ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
$5,929,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2017 
under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such 
title: Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation 
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than 
$39,548,000: Provided further, That $6,179,000 shall be derived 
from prior year unobligated balances: Provided further, That not 
more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for 
the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the 
Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of 
training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 
laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than $6,500 
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 
in connection with official representation and reception expenses 
for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copy-
right delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States 
Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are 
attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright 
Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title 
may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 
Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs 
of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff 
under section 802(e). 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) 
and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United 
States of America, $107,945,234: Provided, That no part of such 
amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 
Advanced 
approval. 
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with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except 
the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library 
of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval 
of either the Committee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $50,248,000: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall 
be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and phys-
ically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1301. (a) IN
GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2017, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $188,188,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from 
sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations 
Acts for the legislative branch. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL COLLECTION STEWARDSHIP FUND 
SEC. 1302. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
in the Treasury of the United States, as an account for the Librarian 
of Congress, the ‘‘Library of Congress National Collection Steward-
ship Fund’’ (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of the following 
amounts: 
(1) Such amounts as may be transferred by the Librarian 
from available amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for 
the Library of Congress under the heading ‘‘Salaries and 
Expenses’’. 
(c) USE
OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund may be used 
by the Librarian as follows: 
(1) The Librarian may use amounts directly for the purpose 
of preparing collection materials of the Library of Congress 
for long-term storage. 
(2) The Librarian may transfer amounts to the Architect 
of the Capitol for the purpose of designing, constructing, 
altering, upgrading, and equipping collections preservation and 
storage facilities for the Library of Congress, or for the purpose 
of acquiring real property by lease for the preservation and 
storage of Library of Congress collections in accordance with 
section 1102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009 
(2 U.S.C. 1823a). 
(d) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any amounts in the 
Fund shall remain available until expended. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the end 
of each fiscal year, the Librarian shall submit a joint report on 
2 USC 182e. 
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the Fund to the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
(f) INITIAL 5–YEAR PLAN.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Librarian shall submit to 
the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate a report 
providing a plan for expenditures from the Fund for the first 5 
fiscal years of the Fund’s operation. 
(g) NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFERS.—Prior to any transfer into 
the Fund, the Librarian shall notify the Joint Committee on the 
Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
the Senate of the amount and origin of funds to be transferred. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized publishing of congressional information and the 
distribution of congressional information in any format; expenses 
necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the 
Congressional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 
44, United States Code); publishing of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
publishing, and distribution of Government publications authorized 
by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, 
$79,736,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be avail-
able for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional 
Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or 
Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of 
title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or 
made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and 
binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter 
7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a 
document, report, or publication after the 27-month period begin-
ning on the date that such document, report, or publication is 
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes 
such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United 
States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended 
balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for pre-
ceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Pub-
lishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund for carrying 
out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate: Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, 
and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may 
be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only 
a monthly and session basis. 
Approval. 
Time period. 
Effective date. 
Deadline. 
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PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF 
DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the public information programs of the Office 
of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cata-
loging and indexing of Government publications and their distribu-
tion to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries 
as authorized by law, $29,500,000: Provided, That amounts of not 
more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are author-
ized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and 
other related publications for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to deposi-
tory and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any 
unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred 
to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving 
Fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to 
the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS 
REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business 
Operations Revolving Fund, $7,832,000, to remain available until 
expended, for information technology development and facilities 
repair: Provided, That the Government Publishing Office is hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds 
available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts 
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth 
in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Pub-
lishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certifi-
cation of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses: Pro-
vided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall 
be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger 
motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection 
with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of 
the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to 
carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be 
available for temporary or intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 
not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title: Provided further, That activities financed through the 
Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide information in 
any format: Provided further, That the Business Operations 
Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading ‘‘Public 
Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents’’ may 
Contracts. 
Approval. 
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not be used for contracted security services at Government Pub-
lishing Office’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 
Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 
certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses; tem-
porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire 
of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign coun-
tries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 
Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), 
(6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 
(6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller 
General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign 
countries, $544,505,919: Provided, That, in addition, $23,350,000 
of payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal 
year limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department 
or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental 
Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s 
costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary 
travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That 
payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimburse-
ments to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
financed. 
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND 
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust 
Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center 
under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $5,600,000: Provided, That funds made avail-
able to support Russian participants shall only be used for those 
engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, and 
civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the central 
government of Russia. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John 
C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000. 
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TITLE II 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except 
for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under 
regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Represent-
atives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for 
the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2017 unless 
expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifi-
cally established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 
et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designa-
tion of any office or position appropriated for is different from 
that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation 
and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with 
respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the 
various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and commit-
tees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire 
for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall 
be the permanent law with respect thereto. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to 
those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise 
provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued under existing law. 
COSTS OF LBFMC 
SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of 
any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative 
Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by 
charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appro-
priate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except 
that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating 
legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
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by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this 
Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United 
States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices 
of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate. 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the 
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the 
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol 
which are led by employees and interns described in subsection 
(a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction 
for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours 
of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 
the Capitol. 
COMPUTER NETWORK ACTIVITY 
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity to carry out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities, or for any committee or other entity 
of Congress to carry out investigations or reports on any matter, 
or for the Library of Congress or the Copyright Office to carry 
out any of its responsibilities under law. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPER-
ATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $6,147,254,000, of which 
up to $637,166,000 may remain available until September 30, 2018, 
and of which up to $1,899,479,000 may remain available until 
expended for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds 
made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance 
with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: 
Department of 
State, Foreign 
Operations, and 
Related 
Programs 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Pornography. 
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(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary expenses for 
training, human resources management, and salaries, including 
employment without regard to civil service and classification 
laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), 
as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information 
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,529,387,000, of which 
up to $463,417,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. 
(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for the 
regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 
activities as authorized by law, $1,401,847,000. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC
POLICY
AND
SUPPORT.—For necessary 
expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, 
including representation to certain international organizations 
in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 
ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 
specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms 
control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as author-
ized, $757,713,000. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for secu-
rity activities, $1,458,307,000, of which up to $1,436,062,000 
is for Worldwide Security Protection. 
(5) FEES
AND
PAYMENTS
COLLECTED.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise made available under this heading— 
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, 
and publication programs and from fees from educational 
advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; 
and 
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 
reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair 
House facilities. 
(6) TRANSFER OF FUNDS, REPROGRAMMING, AND OTHER MAT-
TERS.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
funds may be reprogrammed within and between para-
graphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 
7015 of this Act. 
(B) Of the amount made available under this heading, 
not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
Service’’, to be available only for emergency evacuations 
and rewards, as authorized. 
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading are avail-
able for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to sec-
tion 1108(g) of title 31, United States Code, for the field 
examination of programs and activities in the United States 
funded from any account contained in this title. 
(D) Funds appropriated under this heading may be 
made available for Conflict Stabilization Operations and 
for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to 
prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign 
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countries or regions, or to enable transition from such 
strife. 
(E) Funds appropriated under this heading in this 
Act that are designated for Worldwide Security Protection 
shall continue to be made available for support of security- 
related training at sites in existence prior to the enactment 
of this Act. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as 
authorized, $12,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$87,069,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), as it relates to post 
inspections: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, $13,060,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2018. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
as authorized, $634,143,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not less than $240,000,000 shall be for the Fulbright 
Program and not less than $111,360,000 shall be for Citizen 
Exchange Program, including $4,125,000 for the Congress-Bundes-
tag Youth Exchange: Provided, That fees or other payments received 
from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising 
and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as author-
ized may be credited to this account, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards 
from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated 
as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That Department 
of State-designated sponsors may not issue a Form DS–2019 (Cer-
tificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J–1) Status) to place 
student participants in seafood product preparation or packaging 
positions in the Summer Work Travel program in fiscal year 2017 
unless prior to issuing such Form the sponsor provides to the 
Secretary of State a description of such program and verifies in 
writing to the Secretary that such program fully complies with 
part 62 of title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, notwith-
standing subsection 62.32(h)(16) of such part, and with the require-
ments specified in Senate Report 114–290: Provided further, That 
any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to programs 
funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Verification. 
Consultation. 
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PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary 
of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as author-
ized, $30,344,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, 
maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned 
or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addi-
tion to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, 
and carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program 
as authorized, $759,161,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and 
overseas representation expenses as authorized: Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available 
for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other 
departments and agencies of the United States Government. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
acquisition, and construction as authorized, $358,698,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of 
funds made available under this heading and the actual and antici-
pated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2017. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to 
meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Service, as authorized, $7,900,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Account’’, subject to the same 
terms and conditions. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to 
exceed $2,433,545. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act 
(Public Law 96–8), $31,963,000. 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees collected 
from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the 
International Center in accordance with section 4 of the Inter-
national Center Act (Public Law 90–553), and, in addition, as 
authorized by section 5 of such Act, $1,320,000, to be derived 
Deadline. 
Submission. 
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from the reserve authorized by such section, to be used for the 
purposes set out in that section. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY 
FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
annual obligations of membership in international multilateral 
organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice 
and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, 
$1,262,966,000: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at 
the time of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit 
to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial 
budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the 
United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance 
(or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 
United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations 
program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in 
the United Nations budget: Provided further, That not later than 
June 1, 2017, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2017, the 
Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
any credits attributable to the United States, including from the 
United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal 
year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 assessment costs including offsets 
from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: 
Provided further, That any such credits shall only be available 
for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations 
regular budget, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 
notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, 
including any payment of arrearages: Provided further, That any 
notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 
34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 
7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits 
currently attributable to the United States and provide updated 
assessment costs including offsets from available credits and 
updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That 
any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed 
to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States 
and the respective international organization and shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for a United States contribu-
tion to an international organization for the United States share 
of interest costs made known to the United States Government 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Operating plan. 
Estimates. 
Assessments. 
Notification. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Assessments. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Biennial budget. 
22 USC 269a 
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by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 
1984, through external borrowings. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance 
or restoration of international peace and security, $552,904,000, 
of which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United 
Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance 
of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council 
(or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and 
duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national 
interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the 
sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that 
will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, 
and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 
made available for obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 
mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is implementing 
effective policies and procedures to prevent United Nations 
employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving 
in such mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of 
trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse 
or other violations of human rights, and to bring to justice individ-
uals who engage in such acts while participating in such mission, 
including prosecution in their home countries and making informa-
tion about such prosecutions publicly available on the Web site 
of the United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments 
contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 
procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human 
rights: Provided further, That funds shall be available for peace-
keeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that 
United States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given 
opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for 
United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given 
to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission 
that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command 
or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President’s 
military advisors have submitted to the President a recommenda-
tion that such involvement is in the national interest of the United 
States and the President has submitted to Congress such a rec-
ommendation: Provided further, That not later than June 1, 2017, 
and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of 
State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits 
attributable to the United States, including those resulting from 
United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax 
Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2017 and fiscal 
year 2018 assessment costs including offsets from available credits: 
Provided further, That any such credits shall only be available 
Notification. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Assessment. 
Recommenda- 
tion. 
Determination. 
Procedures. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Human rights. 
Public 
information. 
Web posting. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Cost estimates. 
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for United States assessed contributions to United Nations peace-
keeping missions, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 
notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, 
including any payment of arrearages: Provided further, That any 
notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 
34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 
7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits 
currently attributable to the United States and provide updated 
assessment costs including offsets from available credits: Provided 
further, That any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and members 
of the United Nations Security Council to evaluate and prioritize 
peacekeeping missions, and to consider a draw down when mission 
goals have been substantially achieved. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific 
Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES 
AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States 
Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses; 
as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
$48,134,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized 
projects, $29,400,000, to remain available until expended, as author-
ized. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the Inter-
national Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties 
between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the 
Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by the 
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public 
Law 103–182), $12,258,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up 
22 USC 269a 
note. 
Evaluation. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Operating plan. 
Estimate. 
Assessments. 
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to $500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2018, and 
$9,000 may be made available for representation expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, 
not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $37,502,000: Pro-
vided, That the United States share of such expenses may be 
advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to section 3324 
of title 31, United States Code. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international commu-
nication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio, 
Internet, and television broadcasting to the Middle East, 
$772,108,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes, up to $32,501,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading may remain available until expended 
for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which 
not less than $13,800,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation 
expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for such expenses within 
the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may 
be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio 
Liberty: Provided further, That the BBG shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the 
BBG that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee 
organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists 
or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation 
of the principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and 
(b) of section 303 of the United States International Broadcasting 
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) or the entity’s journalistic code of 
ethics: Provided further, That significant modifications to BBG 
broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes 
to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, 
Internet, and television), for all BBG language services shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That in addition to funds made 
available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and 
revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from 
cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in 
receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and 
the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until 
expended for carrying out authorized purposes. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
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BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and 
improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital trans-
mission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of nec-
essary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission 
and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical secu-
rity worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as author-
ized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The 
Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, 
as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 
U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $37,884,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, which shall not be used for construction activities. 
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern- 
Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), 
the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such 
Fund on or before September 30, 2017, to remain available until 
expended. 
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower 
Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest 
and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Pro-
gram Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2017, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensa-
tion, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, 
in excess of the rate authorized by section 5376 of title 5, United 
States Code; or for purposes which are not in accordance with 
section 200 of title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including 
the restrictions on compensation for personal services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Pro-
gram, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452), 
all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
Fund on or before September 30, 2017, to remain available until 
expended. 
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EAST-WEST CENTER 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out 
the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange 
Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for 
Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in 
the State of Hawaii, $16,700,000. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the National 
Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endow-
ment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4412), $170,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $117,500,000 shall be allocated 
in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core 
institutes, and $52,500,000 shall be for democracy programs. 
OTHER COMMISSIONS 
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE 
ABROAD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation 
of America’s Heritage Abroad, $888,000, as authorized by chapter 
3123 of title 54, United States Code: Provided, That the Commission 
may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwith-
standing paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Pro-
vided further, That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 
2017: Provided further, That the Commission shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et 
seq.), $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 
including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses. 
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304, 
$2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation 
expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
Termination 
date. 
Notification. 
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CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commis-
sion on the People’s Republic of China, as authorized by title III 
of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), 
$2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation 
expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic 
and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 
of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), $3,500,000, including not more 
than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, 
limitations, and conditions contained in the second through sixth 
provisos under this heading in the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (divi-
sion F of Public Law 111–117) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2017 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this 
heading as if included in this Act. 
TITLE II 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,204,609,000, of which 
up to $180,691,000 may remain available until September 30, 2018: 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
and under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title 
may be made available to finance the construction (including 
architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease 
of offices for use by the United States Agency for International 
Development, unless the USAID Administrator has identified such 
proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds 
for such purposes: Provided further, That contracts or agreements 
entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail 
commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the fol-
lowing fiscal year: Provided further, That the authority of sections 
610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised 
by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry 
out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 
accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated or made available under this 
Contracts. 
Reports. 
Time period. 
Continuance. 
Applicability. 
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heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation 
and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may 
be available for entertainment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 
shall be for official residence expenses, for USAID during the cur-
rent fiscal year. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related 
costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information 
technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 
667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $174,985,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That this amount is in addition 
to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $67,600,000, of which 
up to $10,140,000 may remain available until September 30, 2018, 
for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
TITLE III 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out 
the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other 
purposes, as follows: 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 
1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for 
global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available 
for such purposes, $3,054,950,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 
United States Agency for International Development: Provided, 
That this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, 
and technical assistance to build the capacity of public health 
institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such 
activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) 
immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, 
nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address 
the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; 
(4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other 
than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control 
of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and 
other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and 
for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, 
including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster 
preparedness training for health crises; (7) programs to prevent, 
Children and 
youth. 
AIDS. 
Diseases. 
Notification. 
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prepare for, and respond to, unanticipated and emerging global 
health threats; and (8) family planning/reproductive health: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may 
be made available for a United States contribution to the GAVI 
Alliance: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations 
Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, 
as determined by the President of the United States, supports 
or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion 
or involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any determina-
tion made under the previous proviso must be made not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must 
be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the 
determination: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of 
abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce 
any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against 
abortion: Provided further, That in order to reduce reliance on 
abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to 
voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or 
through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 
of family planning methods and services, and that any such vol-
untary family planning project shall meet the following require-
ments: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall 
not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, 
of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, 
or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision 
shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates 
or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project 
shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or finan-
cial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family 
planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numer-
ical target or quota of total number of births, number of family 
planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family 
planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, 
including the right of access to participate in any program of general 
welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence 
of any individual’s decision not to accept family planning services; 
(4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehen-
sible information on the health benefits and risks of the method 
chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of 
the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to 
be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall 
ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and med-
ical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific 
study in which participants are advised of potential risks and 
benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 
USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation 
of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) 
of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the require-
ments contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report con-
taining a description of such violation and the corrective action 
Family planning. 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Abortion. 
Deadline. 
Evidence. 
Criteria. 
Determination. 
President. 
Abortion. 
Sterilization. 
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taken by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 
for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because 
of such applicant’s religious or conscientious commitment to offer 
only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants 
shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing 
or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as it relates 
to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit 
the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling 
about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That information 
provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 
that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be 
medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits 
and failure rates of such use. 
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, 
and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2021, which shall be appor-
tioned directly to the Department of State: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except for the United States 
Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
2003 (Public Law 108–25), as amended, for a United States con-
tribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and 
Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum 
rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities: 
Provided further, That the amount of such contribution should 
be $1,350,000,000: Provided further, That section 202(d)(4)(A)(i) 
and (vi) of Public Law 108–25, as amended, shall be applied with 
respect to such funds made available for fiscal years 2015 through 
2017 by substituting ‘‘2004’’ for ‘‘2009’’: Provided further, That up 
to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 
to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2017 may be made available 
to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of the 
Global Fund, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made 
available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States 
Global AIDS Coordinator. 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 
103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 
10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,995,465,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster 
relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $498,483,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
Notification. 
Applicability. 
Condoms. 
Definition. 
Discrimination. 
Compliance. 
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TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation 
and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transi-
tion Initiatives, United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $35,600,000, to remain available until expended, to support 
transition to democracy and long-term development of countries 
in crisis: Provided, That such support may include assistance to 
develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and proc-
esses, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolu-
tion of conflict: Provided further, That the USAID Administrator 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance: Pro-
vided further, That if the Secretary of State determines that it 
is important to the national interest of the United States to provide 
transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this 
Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under 
the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities 
to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges 
and complex crises overseas, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be made available on such terms and conditions as are appro-
priate and necessary for the purposes of preventing or responding 
to such challenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made 
available for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be used for administrative 
expenses, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds 
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except 
that such notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days prior 
to the obligation of funds. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by 
the United States Agency for International Development, as author-
ized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, up to $50,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act and under 
the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: 
Provided, That funds provided under this paragraph and funds 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Time period. 
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provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph 
pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
shall be made available only for micro- and small enterprise pro-
grams, urban programs, and other programs which further the 
purposes of part I of such Act: Provided further, That funds provided 
as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph shall be 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaran-
teed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That funds 
made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of 
modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, and funds used for such cost, 
including if the cost results in a negative subsidy, shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) 
(relating to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit 
Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained 
in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee 
on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable 
to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this heading, 
except that the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed 
under this heading with respect to any single country shall not 
exceed $300,000,000: Provided further, That these funds are avail-
able to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to 
be guaranteed, of up to $1,750,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit 
programs administered by USAID, $10,000,000, which may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II of this Act: Provided, 
That funds made available under this heading shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,041,761,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, 
including to carry out the purposes of section 502(b)(3) and (5) 
of Public Law 98–164 (22 U.S.C. 4411), $145,375,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, which shall be made available 
for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made 
available to the National Endowment for Democracy and its core 
institutes are in addition to amounts otherwise available by this 
Act for such purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 
to the obligation of funds appropriated under this paragraph. 
Consultation. 
Applicability. 
Notification. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
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For an additional amount for such purposes, $65,125,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, which shall be made 
available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 
Assistance, United States Agency for International Development. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act (Public 
Law 102–511), and the Support for Eastern European Democracy 
(SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–179), $291,638,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, which shall be available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except section 7070 of 
this Act, for assistance and related programs for countries identified 
in section 3 of Public Law 102–511 and section 3(c) of Public 
Law 101–179, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for such countries 
shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of 
the coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of Public Law 
102–511 and section 601 of Public Law 101–179: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered 
to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authori-
ties contained in that Act for the use of economic assistance. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable 
the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) 
and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and 
other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and 
expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 
through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, $912,802,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be 
made available to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian 
requirements, and $7,500,000 shall be made available for refugees 
resettling in Israel. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE 
FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
PEACE CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including the purchase of not 
to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes 
for use outside of the United States, $410,000,000, of which 
$5,500,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 
Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, 
as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2515), an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That 
funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be 
derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas 
operations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for represen-
tation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made avail-
able for entertainment expenses: Provided further, That any deci-
sion to open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic 
or overseas office or country program shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation and 
regular notification procedures may be waived when there is a 
substantial security risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps per-
sonnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
used to pay for abortions: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 113– 
76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millen-
nium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (MCA), 
$905,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $105,000,000 
may be available for administrative expenses of the Millennium 
Challenge Corporation (MCC): Provided further, That up to 5 per-
cent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA 
for fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the 
MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursu-
ant to section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, 
or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability 
of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact 
to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government 
funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided fur-
ther, That the MCC Chief Executive Officer shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing 
negotiations for any country compact or threshold country program; 
signing any such compact or threshold program; or terminating 
or suspending any such compact or threshold program: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading by this Act 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
Abortion. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Waiver authority. 
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and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs that are available to imple-
ment section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That no country should be eligible for a threshold 
program after such country has completed a country compact: Pro-
vided further, That any funds that are deobligated from a Millen-
nium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obliga-
tion: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of 
the MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes 
of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has 
a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank’s lower 
middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among 
the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the 
World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 
606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to countries described 
in the preceding proviso, a country shall be a candidate country 
for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the 
country has a per capita income equal to or below the World 
Bank’s lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year 
and is not among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as 
identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the require-
ments of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further, That 
any MCC candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with 
a per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that 
the country would be reclassified from a low income country to 
a lower middle income country or from a lower middle income 
country to a low income country shall retain its candidacy status 
in its former income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 
subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That publication in the 
Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Compact 
on the MCC Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements 
of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available by this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs shall be available for a threshold 
program in a country that is not currently a candidate country: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representation and 
entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 
available for entertainment expenses. 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter- 
American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 
401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be 
available for representation expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International 
Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 
96–533), $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Notice. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
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of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation 
expenses: Provided, That funds made available to grantees may 
be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when author-
ized by the Board of Directors of the United States African Develop-
ment Foundation (USADF): Provided further, That interest earned 
shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the 
African Development Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in 
exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF 
may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with 
respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by 
up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency 
fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations after each time such waiver 
authority is exercised: Provided further, That the USADF may 
make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations avail-
able for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters 
in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions: Provided 
further, That the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside 
the United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on 
such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act: Provided further, That the USADF may not 
withdraw any appropriation from the Treasury prior to the need 
of spending such funds for program purposes. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $30,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019, which shall be available not-
withstanding any other provision of law. 
TITLE IV 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, $889,664,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That the Department of State may 
use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 
from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose 
of providing such property to a foreign country or international 
organization under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under 
this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding 
such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support 
training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, 
Notifications. 
Reports. 
Waiver authority. 
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corrections, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional part-
ners: Provided further, That not less than $72,565,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, which shall be available 
for the same purposes as funds appropriated under this heading: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available, on a competitive 
basis, for rule of law programs for transitional and post-conflict 
states, and for activities to coordinate rule of law programs among 
foreign governments, international and nongovernmental organiza-
tions, and other United States Government agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading that are trans-
ferred to another department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $5,000,000, and any 
agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, 
demining and related programs and activities, $500,696,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support 
Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related 
activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
activities implemented through nongovernmental and international 
organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear 
Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a voluntary 
contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall inform the appropriate 
congressional committees of information regarding any separate 
arrangements relating to the ‘‘Road-map for the Clarification of 
Past and Present Outstanding Issues Regarding Iran’s Nuclear 
Program’’ between the IAEA and the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
in classified form if necessary, if such information becomes known 
to the Department of State: Provided further, That for the clearance 
of unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State should prioritize 
those areas where such ordnance was caused by the United States: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this heading 
for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be made 
available, notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and 
multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament, 
and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That such funds may also be used 
for such countries other than the Independent States of the former 
Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Iran. 
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national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines 
that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities 
of that Agency: Provided further, That funds made available for 
conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining 
and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for 
such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related 
to the operation and management of such programs and activities, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $135,041,000: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwith-
standing section 660 of such Act, to provide assistance to enhance 
the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, 
to participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$34,500,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution 
to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be obligated except as provided through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $110,300,000, of which 
up to $6,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2018: 
Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom military education 
and training may be provided under this heading may include 
civilians who are not members of a government whose participation 
would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control 
of the military, or respect for human rights: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$55,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to 
carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
Act, $4,785,805,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision of 
assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the 
Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures 
of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this 
heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the 
capacity of foreign security forces: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 
shall be available for grants only for Israel: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading for grants only for Israel 
in fiscal year 2017 shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment 
Grants. 
Israel. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Determination. 
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of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the Govern-
ment of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, 
grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed 
by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons 
systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall be available 
for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense serv-
ices, including research and development: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this heading shall be 
made available to support or continue any program initially funded 
under the authority of section 1206 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 
Stat. 3456), section 2282 of title 10, United States Code, section 
333 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1241 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328), or any successor authorities, unless the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 
has justified such program to the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding 
any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this heading 
shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with para-
graph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
None of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense 
services, or design and construction services that are not sold by 
the United States Government under the Arms Export Control 
Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement 
has first signed an agreement with the United States Government 
specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be 
financed with such funds: Provided, That all country and funding 
level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular 
notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading may be used, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance 
of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include 
activities implemented through nongovernmental and international 
organizations: Provided further, That only those countries for which 
assistance was justified for the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing 
Program’’ in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for 
security assistance programs may utilize funds made available 
under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense 
services, or design and construction services that are not sold by 
the United States Government under the Arms Export Control 
Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely 
payment for defense articles and services: Provided further, That 
not more than $80,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use 
outside of the United States, for the general costs of administering 
military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be 
exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading for general costs of administering 
military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available 
for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be 
Notification. 
Coordination. 
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available for representation expenses: Provided further, That not 
more than $920,200,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 
21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for 
expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 
2017 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of 
the United Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, 
$339,000,000: Provided, That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the United 
Nations Democracy Fund. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $146,563,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Association by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,197,128,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States 
share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 
$5,963,421, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid- 
in portion of the increase in capital stock, $21,939,727, to remain 
available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Develop-
ment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $99,233,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary 
of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion 
of the increase in capital stock, $32,418,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Development Bank 
may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital 
portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an 
amount not to exceed $507,860,808. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, $214,332,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural 
Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM 
For payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Pro-
gram by the Secretary of the Treasury, $23,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
TITLE VI 
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $5,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized 
to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with 
law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard 
to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying 
out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: 
Provided, That none of the funds available during the current 
fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commit-
ments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology 
to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in 
Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
Contracts. 
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Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under 
this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaran-
teed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger 
motor vehicles and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, and not to exceed $30,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses for members of the Board of 
Directors, not to exceed $110,000,000: Provided, That the Export- 
Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services 
provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical 
services in connection with any transaction for which an application 
for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: 
Provided further, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary 
expenses (including special services performed on a contract or 
fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection 
with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale 
of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satis-
faction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 
of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical 
aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, 
guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems 
infrastructure directly supporting transactions: Provided further, 
That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative 
expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such pur-
poses, to remain available until expended. 
RECEIPTS COLLECTED 
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act 
of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 
as amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated 
herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: 
Provided, That the sums herein appropriated from the General 
Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting 
collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 
the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That amounts 
collected in fiscal year 2017 in excess of obligations, up to 
$10,000,000 shall become available on September 1, 2017, and 
shall remain available until September 30, 2020. 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
NONCREDIT ACCOUNT 
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 
to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided 
by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, such expenditures 
and commitments within the limits of funds available to it and 
in accordance with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the 
amount available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
and insurance programs (including an amount for official reception 
and representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall 
not exceed $70,000,000: Provided further, That project-specific 
transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in 
Fees. 
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claims settlements, and other direct costs associated with services 
provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant to 
section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be 
considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $20,000,000, as 
authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation Noncredit Account: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, 
That such sums shall be available for direct loan obligations and 
loan guaranty commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 
2017, 2018, and 2019: Provided further, That funds so obligated 
in fiscal year 2017 remain available for disbursement through 2025; 
funds obligated in fiscal year 2018 remain available for disburse-
ment through 2026; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2019 remain 
available for disbursement through 2027: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake any program 
authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 in Iraq: Provided further, That funds made available 
pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative 
expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from 
amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the 
credit and insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account. 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $75,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made 
available to provide comprehensive procurement advice to foreign 
governments to support local procurements funded by the United 
States Agency for International Development, the Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation, and the Department of State: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than 
$5,000 may be available for representation and entertainment 
expenses. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 
SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall 
be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and dif-
ferentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States 
Code; for services as authorized by section 3109 of such title and 
Notification. 
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for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) 
of title 31, United States Code. 
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United States 
Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances 
and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and 
activity, and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received 
by such department or agency in fiscal year 2017 or any previous 
fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report 
required by this section shall be submitted not later than 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal quarter and should specify by account 
the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements 
which have not been further sub-obligated. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under title 
I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement con-
tract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are 
a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except 
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law. 
DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the Committees 
on Appropriations of each instance in which a Federal department 
or agency is delinquent in providing the full amount of funding 
required by section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction 
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 
604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism 
Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public 
Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as amended 
by section 111 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a project to construct a facility 
of the United States may include office space or other accommoda-
tions for members of the United States Marine Corps. 
(c) NEW DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.—For the purposes of calcu-
lating the fiscal year 2017 costs of providing new United States 
diplomatic facilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure 
Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 
4865 note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual 
program level and agency shares in a manner that is proportional 
to the contribution of the Department of State for this purpose. 
(d) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, which may be made available for the acquisition of property 
or award of construction contracts for overseas United States diplo-
matic facilities during fiscal year 2017, shall be subject to prior 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Contracts. 
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consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursu-
ant to this subsection shall include the information enumerated 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’ in House Report 114–693 and Senate Report 114–290: Pro-
vided further, That any such notification for a new diplomatic 
facility justified to the Committees on Appropriations in Appendix 
1 of the Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State, 
Diplomatic Engagement, Fiscal Year 2017, or not previously justi-
fied to such Committees, shall also include confirmation that the 
Department of State has completed the requisite value engineering 
studies required pursuant to OMB Circular A–131, Value 
Engineering December 31, 2013 and the Bureau of Overseas 
Building Operations Policy and Procedure Directive, P&PD, Cost 
02: Value Engineering. 
(e) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES ABROAD.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 
made available to address security vulnerabilities at interim 
and temporary United States diplomatic facilities abroad, 
including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing, 
except that the amount of funds made available for such pur-
poses from this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams shall be a minimum of $25,000,000: Provided, That 
the uses of such funds should be the responsibility of the 
Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, Department of 
State, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Over-
seas Buildings Operations, Department of State: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
opening, closure, or any significant modification to an interim 
or temporary United States diplomatic facility shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation 
and notification may be waived if there is a security risk 
to personnel. 
(f) TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, including for 
Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading ‘‘Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ in titles I and VIII of 
this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
by such titles under such headings if the Secretary of State deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to 
do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the 
Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond 
to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Commit-
tees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision 
of law. 
(g) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may 
be made available for security upgrades to soft targets, including 
schools, recreational facilities, and residences used by United States 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Waiver authority. 
Consultation. 
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diplomatic personnel and their dependents, except that the amount 
made available for such purposes shall be a minimum of 
$10,000,000: Provided, That the uses of such funds should be the 
responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, 
Department of State, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau 
of Overseas Building Operations. 
(h) REPORTS.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ in this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, made avail-
able through Federal agency Capital Security Cost Sharing 
contributions and reimbursements, or generated from the pro-
ceeds of real property sales, other than from real property 
sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made avail-
able for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or 
construction of the New London Embassy: Provided, That the 
reporting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112– 
74) shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2017. 
(2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act and every 
4 months thereafter until September 30, 2018, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
a report on the new Mexico City Embassy and Beirut Embassy 
projects: Provided, That such report shall include, for each 
of the projects— 
(A) a detailed breakout of the project factors that 
formed the basis of the initial cost estimate used to justify 
such project to the Committees on Appropriations, as 
described under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security Construc-
tion and Maintenance’’ in House Report 114–693; 
(B) a comparison of the current project factors as com-
pared to the project factors submitted pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) of this subsection, and an explanation of any 
changes; and 
(C) the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations 
on project costs. 
(i) STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ for Worldwide Security Protec-
tion shall be made available to strengthen oversight of the local 
guard force at a critical post abroad through the use of United 
States Government employees or contractors who are United States 
citizens: Provided, That such funds are in addition to funds other-
wise made available by such Acts for such purposes: Provided 
further, That the total annual operating costs associated with pro-
viding such oversight in fiscal year 2017 and subsequent fiscal 
years shall be shared among agencies through the International 
Cooperative Administrative Support Services program: Provided 
further, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
and prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes, the Secretary 
of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
plans to carry out the requirement of this subsection: Provided 
further, That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection 
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
22 USC 4864 
note. 
Termination 
date. 
Consultation. 
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foreign operations, and related programs that were previously des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operation/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
such Act. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded 
under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be 
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title 
I to such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary 
to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds 
to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7006. (a) FINANCIAL
SYSTEMS
IMPROVEMENT.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act for the operations of the Department 
of State under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ shall be made available to imple-
ment the recommendations contained in the Foreign Assistance 
Data Review Findings Report (FADR) and the Office of Inspector 
General (OIG) report entitled ‘‘Department Financial Systems Are 
Insufficient to Track and Report on Foreign Assistance Funds’’: 
Provided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a plan, including timeline and costs, for imple-
menting the FADR and OIG recommendations: Provided further, 
That such funds may not be obligated for enhancements to, or 
expansions of, the Budget System Modernization Financial System, 
Central Resource Management System, Joint Financial Manage-
ment System, or Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking 
System until such plan is submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That such funds may not be obligated 
for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc electronic systems to 
track commitments, obligations or expenditures of funds unless 
the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of State, has reviewed and 
certified that such new system or expansion is consistent with 
the FADR and OIG recommendations. 
(b) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available to the Department of State for pay-
ments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the 
service centers included in Appendix 1 of the Congressional Budget 
Justification, Department of State, Diplomatic Engagement, Fiscal 
Year 2017: Provided, That the amounts for such service centers 
shall be the amounts included in such budget justification, except 
as provided in section 7015(b) of this Act: Provided further, That 
Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct 
usage of each Working Capital Fund service: Provided further, 
That prior to increasing the percentage charged to Department 
Contracts. 
Time period. 
Assessment. 
Consultation. 
Review. 
Certification. 
Deadline. 
Implementation 
plan. 
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of State bureaus and offices for procurement-related activities, the 
Secretary of State shall include the proposed increase in the Depart-
ment of State budget justification or, at least 60 days prior to 
the increase, provide the Committees on Appropriations a justifica-
tion for such increase, including a detailed assessment of the cost 
and benefit of the services provided by the procurement fee: Pro-
vided further, That Federal agency components may only pay for 
Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose 
and authorities of such components: Provided further, That the 
Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed 
at rates which will return the full cost of each service. 
(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 45 days after 
the initial obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act that are made available to a Department of State 
bureau or office with responsibility for the oversight or management 
of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or 
office basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart-
ment and Federal financial management policies, procedures and 
regulations, as appropriate: Provided, That if the Secretary is 
unable to make such certification for an individual bureau or office, 
the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline to such Committees 
detailing the steps to be taken to ensure such compliance. 
(d) REPORT
ON
SOLE
SOURCE
AWARDS.—Not later than 
December 31, 2017, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees detailing all sole-source 
awards made by the Department of State during the previous 
fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000: Provided, That such report 
should be posted on the Department of State Web site. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or repara-
tions for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: 
Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on 
obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insur-
ance, and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
COUPS D’E
´ TAT 
SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the 
government of any country whose duly elected head of government 
is deposed by military coup d’e
´tat or decree or, after the date 
of enactment of this Act, a coup d’e
´tat or decree in which the 
military plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may be 
resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subse-
quent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected 
government has taken office: Provided further, That the provisions 
of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic 
elections or public participation in democratic processes: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous pro-
visos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
Notification. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Plan. 
Timeline. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT
OF STATE
AND BROADCASTING 
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
(1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, 
and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropria-
tion, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be 
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers, 
and no such transfer may be made to increase the appropriation 
under the heading ‘‘Representation Expenses’’. 
(2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors under title I of this Act may be transferred 
between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such 
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
(3) Any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
(b) TITLE VI AGENCIES.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appro-
priation other than for administrative expenses made available 
for fiscal year 2017, for programs under title VI of this Act may 
be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the 
purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such 
receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except 
as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of 
such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN AGENCIES.— 
(1) None of the funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 
made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appro-
priated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agen-
cies of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions 
of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961. 
(3) Any agreement entered into by the United States 
Agency for International Development or the Department of 
State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 
and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such 
Act, with funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall 
Notification. 
Notification. 
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be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in the 
previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into 
between USAID and the Department of State. 
(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.—None of the 
funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may 
be obligated under an appropriations account to which such funds 
were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided 
for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 5 days prior 
to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written 
policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.—Any agree-
ment for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations and related programs, entered into 
between the Department of State or USAID and another agency 
of the United States Government under the authority of section 
632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable 
provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General 
(IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such 
funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving 
agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and 
financial audits of the use of such funds and report to the Depart-
ment of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such 
audits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations by the Department of State or 
USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That funds transferred 
under such authority may be made available for the cost of such 
audits. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
each submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing 
all transfers to another agency of the United States Government 
made pursuant to sections 632(a) and 632(b) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 with funds provided in the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 
(division K of Public Law 114–113) as of the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided, That such reports shall include a list of 
each transfer made pursuant to such sections with the respective 
funding level, appropriation account, and the receiving agency. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees 
of United States Government departments and agencies funded 
by this Act in contravention of section 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds made available 
by this Act for the operating expenses of any United States Govern-
ment department or agency may be used to establish or maintain 
a computer network for use by such department or agency unless 
such network has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 
Web sites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall limit 
the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local 
Pornography. 
Lists. 
President. 
Time period. 
Consultation. 
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law enforcement agency, or any other entity carrying out the fol-
lowing activities: criminal investigations, prosecutions, and adju-
dications; administrative discipline; and the monitoring of such 
Web sites undertaken as part of official business. 
(c) PROHIBITION
ON PROMOTION
OF TOBACCO.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act shall be available to promote 
the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the 
reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on 
the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions 
which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products 
of the same type. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of 
the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided by this Act: 
Provided, That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 
1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, and funds provided under the headings 
‘‘Development Credit Authority’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’ shall remain available for an additional 
4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds 
would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated 
before the expiration of their respective periods of availability con-
tained in this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the pur-
poses of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash 
disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic 
policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an additional 
4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds 
would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated 
or obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of 
availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of State shall provide a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations not later than October 30, 2017, detailing by account 
and source year, the use of this authority during the previous 
fiscal year. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles 
III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance 
to the government of any country which is in default during a 
period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United 
States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government 
of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for 
which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President 
determines, following consultations with the Committees on Appro-
priations, that assistance for such country is in the national interest 
of the United States. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of the funds 
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made 
President. 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Extension. 
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available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new 
bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which 
such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes 
a provision stating that assistance provided by the United States 
shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign govern-
ment, and the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall expedi-
tiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agree-
ments, as necessary, to conform with this requirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN TAXES.— 
An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed 
during fiscal year 2017 on funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs by a foreign government 
or entity against United States assistance programs, either directly 
or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors shall be with-
held from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for 
fiscal year 2018 and for prior fiscal years and allocated for the 
central government of such country or for the West Bank and 
Gaza program if, not later than September 30, 2018, such taxes 
have not been reimbursed: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations by such date 
on the foreign governments and entities that have not reimbursed 
such taxes, including any amount of funds withheld pursuant to 
this subsection. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de minimis 
nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld from obliga-
tion for each foreign government or entity pursuant to subsection 
(b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do 
not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an 
effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement 
of such taxes, and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance 
in a programmatically responsible manner. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any 
foreign government or entity that assesses such taxes if the 
Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that— 
(A) such foreign government or entity has an effective 
arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement 
of such taxes; or 
(B) the foreign policy interests of the United States 
outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United 
States assistance is not subject to taxation. 
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising 
the authority of this subsection with regard to any foreign 
government or entity. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall issue rules, 
regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the 
prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this 
section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a framework 
bilateral agreement between the Government of the United 
States and the government of the country receiving assistance 
Regulations. 
Guidance. 
Consultation. 
Reports. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to 
United States foreign assistance for such country generally, 
or an individual agreement between the Government of the 
United States and such government that describes, among other 
things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded 
the United States assistance provided under that agreement; 
and 
(2) the term ‘‘taxes and taxation’’ shall include value added 
taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual 
income taxes assessed to local staff. 
(h) REPORT.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
heads of other relevant departments or agencies of the United 
States Government, shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or agencies to 
comply with the requirements of this section, including rules, regu-
lations, and policy guidance issued pursuant to subsection (f). 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated 
may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account 
notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation 
is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any 
other Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That assistance that is reprogrammed 
pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the 
same terms and conditions as originally provided. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to the authority 
contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of 
funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department 
of State or the United States Agency for International Development 
that are specifically designated for particular programs or activities 
by this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal 
year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as 
appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country 
or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that 
such designated funds can be obligated during the original period 
of availability: Provided, That such designated funds that continue 
to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 
only for the purpose of such designation. 
(c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically designated funding 
levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or 
authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subse-
quent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: Provided, That 
specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding require-
ments contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 
appropriated by this Act. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION
OF
CHANGES
IN
PROGRAMS, 
PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds made available in 
titles I and II of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
Time period. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Notification. 
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for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams to the departments and agencies funded by this Act that 
remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2017, or provided 
from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting 
collections, or made available by transfer, to the departments and 
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation to— 
(1) create new programs; 
(2) eliminate a program, project, or activity; 
(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or post; 
(4) create, close, reorganize, or rename bureaus, centers, 
or offices; or 
(5) contract out or privatize any functions or activities 
presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations 
or such Committees are notified 15 days in advance of such obliga-
tion. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds provided under titles I and II of this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, to the departments and agencies 
funded under titles I and II of this Act that remain available 
for obligation in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 
of fees available to the department and agency funded under title 
I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for 
activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds 
in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments or changes existing programs, projects, or 
activities; 
(2) relocates an existing office or employees; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
as approved by Congress; or 
(4) results from any general savings, including savings 
from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by 
Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in 
advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, 
‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democ-
racy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Peace Corps’’, shall be available 
for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel 
assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess 
of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for 
obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance: Provided, 
That the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds 
appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export 
President. 
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Control Act for the provision of major defense equipment, other 
than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined 
to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously 
justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities 
justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are 
notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: Provided further, 
That requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of 
this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for 
an activity, program, or project for which funds are appropriated 
under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent 
of the amount previously justified to Congress for obligation for 
such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That any notification submitted pursuant to sub-
section (f) of this section shall include information (if known on 
the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwith-
standing authority: Provided further, That if subsequent to the 
notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwith-
standing authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be 
informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable. 
(d) NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, with the exception of funds transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated under title I of this Act, 
funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department 
of State and the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment for assistance for foreign countries and international organiza-
tions, and funds made available for programs previously authorized 
under section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), section 
2282 of title 10, United States Code, section 333 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by section 1241 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), or 
any successor authorities, shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or any similar 
provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act 
requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived 
if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health 
or welfare: Provided, That in case of any such waiver, notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early 
as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking 
the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, 
in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Pro-
vided further, That any notification provided pursuant to such 
a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency cir-
cumstances. 
(f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None of the funds 
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated 
or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, 
Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, 
Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, 
Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Somalia, 
South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, 
Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in title III of this Act and prior Acts making funds 
Deadline. 
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available for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs that are made available for a trust fund held 
by an international financial institution as defined by section 
7034(r)(3) of this Act shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
such notification shall include the information specified under this 
section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 
(h) PILOT
PROGRAM
NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
appropriated under Title I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
and Consular Programs’’ that are made available for a pilot program 
for lateral entry into the Foreign Service shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or other-
wise not programmed as a result of application of a provision 
of law in this or any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 
SEC. 7016. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense 
articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions 
as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: 
Provided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense 
articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of 
Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accord-
ance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees 
if such defense articles are significant military equipment (as 
defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are 
valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, 
or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use 
of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such 
excess defense articles: Provided further, That such Committees 
shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense 
articles. 
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7017. Subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under titles 
I and III through V of this Act, which are returned or not made 
available 
for 
organizations 
and 
programs 
because 
of 
the 
implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That the requirement to withhold funds for pro-
grams in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act. 
Notification. 
Consultation. 
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PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND INVOLUNTARY 
STERILIZATION 
SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry out 
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of 
family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice 
abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as 
a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 
incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds 
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research 
which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance 
of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family plan-
ning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated 
or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies 
that the use of these funds by any such country or organization 
would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and 
involuntary sterilizations. 
ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to subsection (b), 
funds appropriated by this Act under titles III through V shall 
be made available in the amounts specifically designated in the 
respective tables included in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated 
Act): Provided, That such designated amounts for foreign countries 
and international organizations shall serve as the amounts for 
such countries and international organizations transmitted to Con-
gress in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961. 
(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise provided for 
by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, 
may only deviate up to 5 percent from the amounts specifically 
designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this Consolidated Act): Provided, That such percentage may 
be exceeded only to respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen 
events, or to address other exceptional circumstances directly 
related to the national interest: Provided further, That deviations 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated amounts that are 
included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report required by 
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, no deviations 
authorized by subsection (b) may take place until submission of 
such report. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 
(A) amounts designated for ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’ in the respective tables included 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
President. 
Certification. 
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the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act); 
and 
(B) funds for which the initial period of availability 
has expired. 
(2) The authority in subsection (b) to deviate below amounts 
designated in the respective tables included in the joint 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall not apply 
to the table included under the heading ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’ in such joint explanatory statement. 
REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES 
SEC. 7020. (a) USES
OF FUNDS.—Each Federal department, 
agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the 
Department of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in 
titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic 
and overseas representation and entertainment expenses further 
official agency business and United States foreign policy interests— 
(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside of the 
Executive Branch; 
(2) are principally for meals and events of a protocol nature; 
(3) are not for employee-only events; and 
(4) do not include activities that are substantially of a 
recreational character. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Mili-
tary Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ for Informational Program activities or under the headings 
‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are substan-
tially of a recreational character, including but not limited 
to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical 
productions, and amusement parks. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS SUPPORTING 
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EXPORTS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by titles III through VI of this Act may 
be made available to any foreign government which provides 
lethal military equipment to a country the government of which 
the Secretary of State has determined supports international 
terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administra-
tion Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act: Provided, That the 
prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign govern-
ment shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases 
to provide such military equipment: Provided further, That 
this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment 
provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by paragraph 
(1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished 
Applicability. 
Termination 
date. 
President. 
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if the President determines that to do so is important to the 
national interest of the United States. 
(3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a determina-
tion pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect 
to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed expla-
nation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 
amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the 
assistance furthers United States national interest. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bilateral assist-
ance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated 
under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, shall not be made available to any foreign government 
which the President determines— 
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual 
or group which has committed an act of international ter-
rorism; 
(B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or 
(C) is controlled by an organization designated as a 
terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines 
that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such 
waiver: Provided, That the President shall publish each such 
waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before 
the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the waiver (including the justification for the 
waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, may 
be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 
Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this 
Act ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be defined at the appro-
priations Act account level and shall include all appropriations 
and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations 
with the exception that for the following accounts: ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘program, project, and 
activity’’ shall also be considered to include country, regional, and 
central program level funding within each such account; and for 
the development assistance accounts of the United States Agency 
for International Development, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall 
Federal Register, 
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Time period. 
Notification. 
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also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program 
level funding, either as— 
(1) justified to Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with 
a report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations 
within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by 
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as 
modified pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions 
of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior 
Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be con-
strued to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the 
Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African 
Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to conducting 
activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report 
to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action. 
COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise 
made available to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance 
any loan, any assistance, or any other financial commitments for 
establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export 
by any country other than the United States, if the commodity 
is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting 
productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the 
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers 
of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Provided, That such 
prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the 
judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and 
employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury 
to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection shall 
not prohibit— 
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
from the International Development Association, is not eligible 
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis 
the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President determines is recov-
ering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 
complex emergency. 
(b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility 
study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publica-
tion, conference, or training in connection with the growth or 
President. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Consultation. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for 
export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or 
produced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection shall 
not prohibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security in devel-
oping countries where such activities will not have a significant 
impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United 
States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit United 
States producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
from the International Development Association, is not eligible 
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis 
the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President determines is recov-
ering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 
complex emergency. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors 
of the international financial institutions, as defined in section 
7034(r)(3) of this Act, to use the voice and vote of the United 
States to oppose any assistance by such institutions, using funds 
appropriated or made available by this Act, for the production 
or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in 
surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substan-
tial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or 
competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CURRENCIES.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to the govern-
ment of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local 
currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
separate account established by that government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that government 
which sets forth— 
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be gen-
erated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under which the cur-
rencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with 
this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that government the 
responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor 
and account for deposits into and disbursements from the 
separate account. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be agreed upon 
with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
amount of local currencies, shall be used only— 
22 USC 2362 
note. 
22 USC 262h 
note. 
President. 
Determination. 
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(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
the case may be), for such purposes as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activities; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
States Government. 
(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local cur-
rencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the 
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are 
used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Upon termi-
nation of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances 
of funds which remain in a separate account established pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes 
as may be agreed to by the government of that country and 
the United States Government. 
(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The USAID Administrator 
shall report as part of the congressional budget justification 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the use 
of local currencies for the administrative requirements of the 
United States Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), 
and such report shall include the amount of local currency 
(and United States dollar equivalent) used or to be used for 
such purpose in each applicable country. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made available to the 
government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector 
assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such 
funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other 
funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—Such 
funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provi-
sions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this 
assistance including provisions which are referenced in the 
Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 
98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obligating 
any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 
President shall submit a notification through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 
proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 
of the United States interests that will be served by such 
assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the eco-
nomic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds may 
be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
Time period. 
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ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE
THROUGH
NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this or any other Act 
with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed 
to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental 
organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the authority of 
this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of 
nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification 
procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, 
the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such 
assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall 
be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against 
abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 
Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2017, restrictions con-
tained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for 
a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the 
Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480): Provided, That none of 
the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made 
available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended 
except as provided through the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
assistance to countries that support international terrorism; 
or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
assistance to the government of a country that violates inter-
nationally recognized human rights. 
LOCAL COMPETITION 
SEC. 7028. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO COMPETITION 
FOR LOCAL ENTITIES.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available to the United States Agency for International 
Development may only be made available for limited competitions 
through local entities if— 
(1) prior to the determination to limit competition to local 
entities, USAID has— 
(A) assessed the level of local capacity to effectively 
implement, manage, and account for programs included 
in such competition; and 
(B) documented the written results of the assessment 
and decisions made; and 
(2) prior to making an award after limiting competition 
to local entities— 
(A) each successful local entity has been determined 
to be responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines; 
and 
Abortion. 
Sterilization. 
President. 
Notification. 
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(B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are 
in place to ensure that award funding is used for its 
intended purposes; and 
(3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the requirements 
of subsection (a)(1), the USAID Administrator shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees not later than 45 days after 
the end of fiscal year 2017 on all awards subject to limited or 
no competition for local entities: Provided, That such report should 
be posted on the USAID Web site: Provided further, That the 
requirements of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess 
of $3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities in excess 
of $2,000,000. 
(c) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 7077 of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74), as 
amended, shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2017. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS AND REPORT.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to seek to require that 
such institution adopts and implements a publicly available policy, 
including the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, 
to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness 
of at least 25 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant 
analytical non-lending activities in advancing the institution’s goals 
of reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, con-
sistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support 
such loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate 
data and objective analysis: Provided, That not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United 
States executive directors and the international financial institu-
tions consistent with this subsection. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States Executive Director of the International Bank for 
Reconstruction 
and 
Development 
and 
the 
International 
Development Association to vote against any loan, grant, policy, 
or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing 
any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, 
grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than 
World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2015. 
(2) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 
United States executive director of each international financial 
institution to vote against loans or other financing for projects 
unless such projects— 
(A) provide for accountability and transparency, 
including the collection, verification and publication of 
beneficial ownership information related to extractive 
industries and on-site monitoring during the life of the 
project; 
(B) will be developed and carried out in accordance 
with best practices regarding environmental conservation; 
cultural protection; and empowerment of local populations, 
Public 
information. 
Applicability. 
Web posting. 
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including free, prior and informed consent of affected 
indigenous communities; 
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, forced 
displacement; and 
(D) do not partner with or otherwise involve enterprises 
owned or controlled by the armed forces. 
(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appropriated under title 
V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial 
institution while the United States executive director to such 
institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, 
together with whatever compensation such executive director 
receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 
for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or 
while any alternate United States executive director to such institu-
tion is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the 
rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each international 
financial institution to seek to require that such institution conducts 
rigorous human rights due diligence and risk management, as 
appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
of such institution: Provided, That prior to voting on any such 
loan, grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult 
with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has reason 
to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result 
in forced displacement or other violation of human rights. 
(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to promote in loan, grant, and other 
financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ finan-
cial management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, 
and punish fraud and corruption. 
(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of 
each international financial institution to seek to require that such 
institution collects, verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent 
practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary 
information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other 
than a publicly listed company, that receives funds from any such 
financial institution: Provided, That not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States 
executive directors and the international financial institutions con-
sistent with this subsection. 
(g) WHISTLEBLOWER
PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of 
each international financial institution to seek to require that each 
such institution is effectively implementing and enforcing policies 
and procedures which reflect best practices for the protection of 
whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Consultation. 
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(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 
(4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including 
external arbitration; and 
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7030. In order to enhance the continued participation 
of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt- 
for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a 
grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for International 
Development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 
which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance 
provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any 
interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose 
for which the assistance was provided to that organization. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERN-
MENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for direct government-to-government assist-
ance only if— 
(A)(i) each implementing agency or ministry to receive 
assistance has been assessed and is considered to have 
the systems required to manage such assistance and any 
identified vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 
ministry have been addressed; 
(ii) the recipient agency or ministry employs and uti-
lizes staff with the necessary technical, financial, and 
management capabilities; 
(iii) the recipient agency or ministry has adopted 
competitive procurement policies and systems; 
(iv) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are 
in place to ensure that such assistance is used for its 
intended purposes; 
(v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and 
(vi) the government of the recipient country is taking 
steps to publicly disclose on an annual basis its national 
budget, to include income and expenditures; 
(B) the recipient government is in compliance with 
the principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act; 
(C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed 
or controlled by an organization designated as a foreign 
terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
(D) the Government of the United States and the 
government of the recipient country have agreed, in 
writing, on clear and achievable objectives for the use of 
such assistance, which should be made available on a cost- 
reimbursable basis; and 
(E) the recipient government is taking steps to protect 
the rights of civil society, including freedoms of expression, 
association, and assembly. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In addition to the 
requirements in paragraph (1), no funds may be made available 
Notification. 
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for direct government-to-government assistance without prior 
consultation with, and notification of, the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That such notification shall contain an 
explanation of how the proposed activity meets the require-
ments of paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require-
ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct government- 
to-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds 
available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash payments 
to individuals. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development or the 
Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct 
government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or 
the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of 
such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 
national interest of the United States to continue such assist-
ance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been 
appropriately addressed. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent 
with the fiscal year 2018 congressional budget justification 
materials, amounts planned for assistance described in para-
graph (1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 
and type of assistance. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the enactment 
of this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2018, 
the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report that— 
(A) details all assistance described in paragraph (1) 
provided during the previous 6-month period by country, 
funding amount, source of funds, and type of such assist-
ance; and 
(B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism 
utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a 
reimbursable basis. 
(6) DEBT
SERVICE
PAYMENT
PROHIBITION.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used by the govern-
ment of any foreign country for debt service payments owed 
by any country to any international financial institution: Pro-
vided, That for purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘inter-
national financial institution’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 7034(r)(3) of this Act. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL TRANSPARENCY.— 
The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen 
the ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each 
government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as 
identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 
76). 
(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph (1), ‘‘minimum 
requirements of fiscal transparency’’ are requirements con-
sistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public disclosure 
of national budget documentation (to include receipts and 
expenditures by ministry) and government contracts and 
Definition. 
Termination 
date. 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
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licenses for natural resource extraction (to include bidding and 
concession allocation practices). 
(3) DETERMINATION
AND
REPORT.—For each government 
identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, 
not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall 
make or update any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ 
or ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum require-
ments of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations 
publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency Report’’ 
to be posted on the Department of State Web site: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall identify the significant progress made 
by each such government to publicly disclose national budget 
documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional 
to such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and 
include specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps 
such government should take to improve fiscal transparency: 
Provided further, That the annual report shall include a 
detailed description of how funds appropriated by this Act 
are being used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify 
benchmarks for measuring progress. 
(4) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act shall be made available for programs and activities to 
assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to 
improve budget transparency and to support civil society 
organizations in such countries that promote budget trans-
parency: Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That a description of the uses of such funds shall be included 
in the annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency Report’’ required by para-
graph (3). 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1)(A) INELIGIBILITY.—Officials of foreign governments and 
their immediate family members about whom the Secretary 
of State has credible information have been involved in signifi-
cant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction 
of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall 
be ineligible for entry into the United States. 
(B) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately designate 
or identify officials of foreign governments and their immediate 
family members about whom the Secretary has such credible 
information without regard to whether the individual has 
applied for a visa. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry 
into the United States would further important United States 
law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United 
States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Head-
quarters Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 
shall be construed to derogate from United States Government 
obligations under applicable international agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would 
serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances 
which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed suffi-
ciently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, 
including a classified annex if necessary, to the Committees 
Determination. 
8 USC 1182 note. 
Public 
information. 
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on Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary 
describing the information related to corruption or violation 
of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineli-
gible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) 
as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or 
identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli-
gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any 
waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification 
for each waiver. 
(5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified portion of the 
report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the 
Department of State Web site. 
(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), 
and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplo-
matic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to 
the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 
States shall not be considered confidential. 
(d) NETWORKS OF CORRUPTION.—If the Secretary of State has 
credible information of networks of corruption involving the partici-
pation of, or support from, a senior official in a country that receives 
assistance funded by this Act under titles III or IV, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
describing such networks, which shall include the information 
required under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in Senate 
Report 114–290. 
(e) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
made available to promote and support transparency and 
accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the 
extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening 
implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries 
Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 
8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) and to prevent the sale of conflict 
diamonds, and provide technical assistance to promote inde-
pendent audit mechanisms and support civil society participa-
tion in natural resource management. 
(2) UNITED STATES POLICY.— 
(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the 
management of the international financial institutions, and 
post on the Department of the Treasury Web site, that 
it is the policy of the United States to vote against any 
assistance by such institutions (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) to any country for the extraction and 
export of a natural resource if the government of such 
country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to 
prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments 
as required by United States law, and unless such govern-
ment has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the 
sector in which assistance is being considered for— 
(i) accurately accounting for and public disclosure 
of payments to the host government by companies 
involved in the extraction and export of natural 
resources; 
(ii) the independent auditing of accounts receiving 
such payments and public disclosure of the findings 
of such audits; and 
Notification. 
Web posting. 
Conflict 
diamonds. 
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(iii) public disclosure of such documents as Host 
Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and 
bidding documents, allowing in any such dissemination 
or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for, 
information that is commercially proprietary or that 
would create competitive disadvantage. 
(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not 
apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity 
of such government to meet the requirements of this 
subparagraph. 
(f) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEB SITE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any 
independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made avail-
able to support the provision of additional information on United 
States Government foreign assistance on the Department of State 
foreign assistance Web site: Provided, That all Federal agencies 
funded under this Act shall provide such information on foreign 
assistance, upon request, to the Department of State. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING AND STRATEGY.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’, not less than $2,308,517,000 shall be made available 
for democracy programs. 
(2) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the relevant heads 
of other United States Government agencies, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive, 
multi-year strategy for the promotion of democracy abroad, 
to include the identification of the national interest served 
by such activity, and the specific roles and responsibilities 
of such agencies in implementing the strategy. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this Act for democ-
racy programs may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment 
for Democracy (NED), any regulation. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For purposes of 
funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘democracy programs’’ 
means programs that support good governance, credible and 
competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, 
and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and 
the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of 
democratic 
political 
parties, 
governments, 
nongovernmental 
organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the develop-
ment of democratic states, and institutions that are responsive 
and accountable to citizens. 
(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made available pursuant 
to this section that are made available for programs to strengthen 
government institutions shall be prioritized for those institutions 
that demonstrate a commitment to democracy and the rule of law, 
as determined by the Secretary of State or the USAID Adminis-
trator, as appropriate. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
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(e) RESTRICTION
ON PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the 
provision of assistance for democracy programs in this Act, the 
organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature 
of that assistance, and the participants in such programs shall 
not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any 
foreign country: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the USAID Administrator, shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of 
this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and 
USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection. 
(f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.—USAID shall con-
tinue to implement civil society and political competition and con-
sensus building programs abroad with funds appropriated by this 
Act in a manner that recognizes the unique benefits of grants 
and cooperative agreements in implementing such programs: Pro-
vided, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect 
the ability of any entity, including United States small businesses, 
from competing for proposals for USAID-funded civil society and 
political competition and consensus building programs. 
(g) COUNTRY STRATEGY STRATEGIC REVIEWS.—Prior to the 
obligation of funds made available by this Act for Department 
of State and USAID democracy programs for a nondemocratic or 
democratic transitioning country for which a country strategy has 
been concluded after the date of enactment of this Act, as required 
by section 2111(c)(1) of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 
(title XXI of Public Law 110–53; 22 U.S.C. 8211) or similar provision 
of law or regulation, the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, 
Democracy and Human Rights, Department of State, in consultation 
with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for 
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall 
review such strategy to ensure that it includes— 
(1) specific goals and objectives for such program, including 
a specific plan and timeline to measure impacts; 
(2) an assessment of the risks associated with the conduct 
of such program to intended beneficiaries and implementers, 
including steps to support and protect such individuals; and 
(3) the funding requirements to initiate and sustain such 
program in fiscal year 2017 and subsequent fiscal years, as 
appropriate: 
Provided, That for the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘non-
democratic or democratic transitioning country’’ shall have the same 
meaning as in section 2104(6) of Public Law 110–53. 
(h) COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) INFORMING
THE
NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT
FOR
DEMOC-
RACY.—The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor, Department of State, and the Assistant Adminis-
trator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, 
USAID, shall regularly inform the National Endowment for 
Democracy of democracy programs that are planned and sup-
ported by funds made available by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs. 
(2) REPORT ON FUNDING INSTRUMENTS.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2017, the Secretary of State and USAID Adminis-
trator shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
a report detailing the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative 
Definition. 
Consultation. 
Coordination. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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agreements in the conduct of democracy programs with funds 
made available by the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 
114–113), which shall include funding level, account, program 
sector and subsector, and a brief summary of purpose. 
(3) REPORT ON PROGRAM CHANGES.—The Secretary of State 
or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of a decision 
to significantly change the objectives or the content of a democ-
racy program or to close such a program due to the increasingly 
repressive nature of the host country government: Provided, 
That the report shall also include a strategy for continuing 
support for democracy promotion, if such programming is fea-
sible, and may be submitted in classified form, if necessary. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OFFICE AND 
SPECIAL ENVOY TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Dip-
lomatic and Consular Programs’’ shall be made available for 
the Office of International Religious Freedom, Bureau of Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, the Office 
of 
the 
Ambassador-at-Large 
for 
International 
Religious 
Freedom, and the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom 
of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central 
Asia, as authorized in the Near East and South Central Asia 
Religious Freedom Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–161), including 
for support staff at not less than the amounts specified for 
such offices in the table under such heading in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this Consolidated Act). 
(2) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs’’ and designated for the Office of Inter-
national Religious Freedom shall be made available for the 
development and implementation of an international religious 
freedom curriculum in accordance with the criteria specified 
under such heading in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consoli-
dated Act). 
(b) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROGRAMS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’ and available for the Human Rights and Democracy 
Fund (HRDF), not less than $10,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for international religious freedom programs: Provided, 
That the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious 
Freedom shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on the uses of such funds. 
(2) PROTECTION
AND
INVESTIGATION
PROGRAMS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious 
minorities: Provided, That a portion of such funds shall be 
made available for programs to investigate the persecution 
of such minorities by governments and non-state actors and 
Consultation. 
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for the public dissemination of information collected on such 
persecution, including on the Department of State Web site. 
(3) HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available 
for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted reli-
gious minorities, including victims of genocide designated by 
the Secretary of State and other groups that have suffered 
crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, to— 
(A) accelerate the implementation of an immediate, 
coordinated, and sustained response to provide humani-
tarian assistance; 
(B) enhance protection of conflict victims, including 
those facing a dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecu-
tion because of their faith or ethnicity; and 
(C) improve access to secure locations for obtaining 
humanitarian and resettlement services. 
(4) TRANSITIONAL
JUSTICE, 
RECONCILIATION, 
AND
RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
REGIONS.— 
(A) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act and after consultation with relevant central govern-
ments in the Middle East and North Africa regions, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a plan for transitional justice, reconcili-
ation, and reintegration programs for vulnerable and per-
secuted religious minorities in such regions: Provided, That 
such plan shall include a description of actions to be taken 
by such governments to safeguard and promote the political 
and economic rights of such minorities, including the 
return, rehabilitation, and protection of property in areas 
of conflict. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Iraq and Syria, not less than $5,000,000 
shall be made available to support the implementation 
of the plan required by subparagraph (A): Provided, That 
such funds shall be matched, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, from sources other than the United States Govern-
ment. 
(5) RESPONSIBILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available by 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) shall be the responsibility of the 
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in 
consultation with other relevant United States Government 
officials. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors, Inter-
national Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be made available for pro-
grams related to international religious freedom, including reporting 
on the condition of vulnerable and persecuted religious groups. 
(d) ATROCITIES PREVENTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall be made available 
for programs to prevent atrocities and to implement the rec-
ommendations of the Atrocities Prevention Board, including with 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
Plan. 
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respect to the evaluation required by section 7033(d) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114–113): Provided, 
That the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and 
Human Rights, Department of State, shall be responsible for pro-
viding the strategic policy direction for, and policy oversight of, 
funds made available pursuant to this subsection to the Bureaus 
of International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: Pro-
vided further, That such funds shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—The President shall, 
concurrent with the annual foreign country review required by 
section 402(b)(1) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)), review and identify any non-state actors 
in such countries that have engaged in particularly severe violations 
of religious freedom, and designate, in a manner consistent with 
such Act, each such group as a non-state actor of particular concern 
for religious freedom operating in such reviewed country or sur-
rounding region: Provided, That whenever the President designates 
such a non-state actor under this subsection, the President shall, 
as soon as practicable after the designation is made, submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the 
reasons for such designation. 
(f) FUNDING CLARIFICATION.—Funds made available pursuant 
to subsections (b) and (d) are in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available for such purposes. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHILDREN, AND 
DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of 
this Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced 
children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons 
and assist victims of such trafficking, may be made available not-
withstanding any other provision of law. 
(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY.— 
(1) CHILD
SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
should not be used to support any military training or oper-
ations that include child soldiers. 
(2) CROWD CONTROL ITEMS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, 
ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for 
foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress peace-
ful expression, association, or assembly in countries undergoing 
democratic transition. 
(3) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND REINTEGRATION.— 
Section 7034(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J 
of Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal 
year 2017. 
(4) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $6,500,000 
shall be made available for forensic anthropology assistance 
related to the exhumation of mass graves and the identi-
fication of victims of war crimes, genocide, and crimes 
Extension. 
Human 
trafficking. 
Reports. 
President. 
Review. 
Notification. 
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against humanity, including in Iraq, Guatemala, Colombia, 
El Salvador, Syria, and Sri Lanka, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, Department of State. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’, not less than $6,000,000 shall be made available 
for DNA forensic technology programs to combat human 
trafficking in Central America and Mexico. 
(5) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.—Section 7065 of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– 
235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2017. 
(6) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHORITY.—In pro-
viding assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under 
section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support 
for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean 
support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national 
entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging 
from instability. 
(7) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obli-
gated and expended during fiscal year 2016, by country and 
purpose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(8) FOREIGN
MILITARY
SALES
AND
FOREIGN
MILITARY 
FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
(A) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
for the general costs of administering military assistance 
and sales shall be made available to increase the efficiency 
and effectiveness of programs authorized by Chapter 2 
of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided, That prior to 
the obligation of funds for such purposes, the Secretary 
of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(B) REVIEW AND REPORT.—The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall review 
the resources, personnel, and practices of the Departments 
of State and Defense that are associated with administering 
military assistance and sales programs and, not later than 
120 days after enactment of this Act, submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on steps taken 
or planned to be taken to increase the efficiency and 
effectiveness of such programs. 
(C) 
QUARTERLY
STATUS
REPORT.—Following 
the 
submission of the quarterly report required by section 36 
of Public Law 90–629 (22 U.S.C. 2776), the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a status report 
that contains the information described under this heading 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 
(D) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM LOANS.— 
Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Deadline. 
Coordination. 
Reports. 
Assessment. 
Coordination. 
Coordination. 
Consultation. 
Extension. 
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Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
a report assessing the potential impact of transitioning 
assistance made available by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ from grants to loans, 
including the budgetary and diplomatic impacts, and the 
extent to which such transition would affect the foreign 
policy interest of the United States: Provided, That such 
report shall also include an assessment of the impact of 
proposals included in the fiscal year 2018 congressional 
budget justification that would transition such assistance 
from grants to loans. 
(9) VETTING REPORT.— 
(A) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on foreign assistance 
cases submitted for vetting for purposes of section 620M 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 during the preceding 
fiscal year, including— 
(i) the total number of cases submitted, approved, 
suspended, or rejected for human rights reasons; and 
(ii) for cases rejected, a description of the steps 
taken to assist the foreign government in taking effec-
tive measures to bring the responsible members of 
the security forces to justice, in accordance with section 
620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(B) The report required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied 
by a classified annex. 
(10) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT.—For the 
purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, the term ‘‘military training provided to foreign 
military personnel by the Department of Defense and the 
Department of State’’ shall be deemed to include all military 
training provided by foreign governments with funds appro-
priated to the Department of Defense or the Department of 
State, except for training provided by the government of a 
country designated by section 517(b) of such Act as a major 
non-NATO ally. 
(11) PROLIFERATION
SECURITY
INITIATIVE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made 
available for programs to increase international participation 
in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and endorsement 
of the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles: Provided, That 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions detailing steps to be taken to implement the requirements 
of this paragraph. 
(12) AUTHORITY
TO
COUNTER
EXTREMISM.—Funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ to counter extremism may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting assistance to 
foreign countries, except sections 502B and 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the Secretary of State, 
or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Definition. 
Time period. 
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the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the 
authority of this paragraph. 
(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by the Bureau 
for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United 
States Agency for International Development, from this or any 
other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to 
the World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law. 
(d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ shall be made available to carry out the Program 
for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Inde-
pendent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by 
the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 
1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(2) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES AND TRIBUNALS.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’ may be made available as contributions 
to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $3,500,000 
shall be made available, on a competitive basis, for 
reimbursement of costs related to research and documenta-
tion in support of the activities of international tribunals 
established to try cases of war crimes, genocide, and crimes 
against humanity. 
(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Of the amounts made avail-
able by title I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs’’, up to $500,000 may be made available 
for grants pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 95–426 (22 
U.S.C. 2656d), including to facilitate collaboration with indige-
nous communities, and up to $1,000,000 may be made available 
for grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural Antiquities 
Task Force. 
(4) AUTHORITY.—The USAID Administrator may use funds 
appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation 
incentive awards: Provided, That each individual award may 
not exceed $100,000: Provided further, That no more than 10 
such awards may be made during fiscal year 2017: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this paragraph the term ‘‘innova-
tion incentive award’’ means the provision of funding on a 
competitive basis that— 
(A) encourages and rewards the development of solu-
tions for a particular, well-defined problem related to the 
alleviation of poverty; or 
(B) helps identify and promote a broad range of ideas 
and practices facilitating further development of an idea 
or practice by third parties. 
(e) PARTNER VETTING.— 
(1) In lieu of the requirements in the second and third 
provisos of section 7034(e) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Recommenda- 
tions. 
Definition. 
Notification. 
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Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 
(division K of Public Law 114–113), not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, 
detailing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of 
the evaluation of the Partner Vetting System pilot program 
and recommendations for any new partner vetting program: 
Provided, That prior to the submission of the report, the Sec-
retary and Administrator shall jointly consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations, and also consult with representatives 
of implementing organizations, on such findings, conclusions, 
and recommendations. 
(2) The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator may 
initiate a partner vetting program to mitigate the risk of diver-
sion of foreign assistance, or make significant modifications 
to any existing partner vetting program, only following con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 
That the Secretary and Administrator should provide a direct 
vetting option for prime awardees in any partner vetting pro-
gram initiated after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2017, the President 
may use up to $125,000,000 under the authority of section 451 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Secretary of State 
should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
assistance for the central government of any country that is not 
taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the 
Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague 
on October 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding 
funds under this subsection. 
(h) CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROJECT DETERMINATION.—None 
of the funds appropriated in titles I and III of this Act may be 
used for the preservation of religious sites unless the Secretary 
of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such sites 
are historically, artistically, or culturally significant, that the pur-
pose of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free 
exercise of religion, and that the project is in the national interest 
of the United States. 
(i) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PROTECTION.— 
The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds 
under the heading ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials’’ 
unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ for fiscal year 2017, 
except for funds designated 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, 
at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last 
fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes 
for which appropriated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 
may be transferred. 
(j) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF DIPLOMATIC 
MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 7034(k) of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Extension. 
Time period. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
Consultation. 
Consultation. 
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Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2017. 
(k) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) PASSPORT FEES.—Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act 
of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
(2) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The authority con-
tained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall remain in effect through 
September 30, 2017. 
(3) USAID CIVIL
SERVICE
ANNUITANT
WAIVER.—Section 
625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(4) OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMITATION.— 
(A) Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph 
(B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 
Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 
2017. 
(B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may 
not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign 
Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability 
payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds 
of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment 
(stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such 
member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
if such member’s official duty station were in the District 
of Columbia. 
(5) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— 
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016, and 2017’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2016’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2017’’; and 
(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
(b)(2), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(6) INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIVER.—The authori-
ties provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212) shall remain in effect 
through September 30, 2017. 
(7) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.— 
(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 
1011) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘and 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2017, and 2018’’. 
(8) MODIFICATION OF LIFE INSURANCE SUPPLEMENT.—Sec-
tion 415(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3975(a)(1)) is amended by adding—‘‘The group life insurance 
supplement employee benefit paid or scheduled to be paid 
pursuant to this section should not be used to reduce any 
Applicability. 
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other payment to which a recipient is otherwise eligible under 
Federal law.’’. 
(l) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Prior to implementing any 
reorganization of the Department of State or the United States 
Agency for International Development, including any action taken 
pursuant to the March 31, 2017 Executive Order 13781 on a Com-
prehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations on such reorganization: Provided, That such report shall 
include a detailed justification and analysis containing— 
(1) the impact on personnel, both foreign service and civil 
service; 
(2) the process used to identify the merger, closing or 
termination of any operating unit, including the process used 
to assess the impact of such action on programs, projects, 
and activities funded by this Act; 
(3) the impact any such merger, closing or termination 
would have on the ability to conduct adequate monitoring and 
oversight of foreign assistance programs; and 
(4) the national security interest served by each such 
merger, closing or termination, including a determination that 
such merger, closing or termination will not expand the influ-
ence of any adversary or competitor of the United States, 
including foreign terrorist organizations. 
(m) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance 
under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’ shall, as appropriate, be made avail-
able for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from 
beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance: Pro-
vided, That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct 
regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and 
used by implementing partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness 
and utility of such assistance, and require such partners that receive 
funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting 
and responding to such feedback and inform the Department of 
State or USAID, as appropriate, of such procedures. 
(n) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds available in 
the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to sec-
tion 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–477) 
may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products 
for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent 
as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the 
terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That the authority 
in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 2005 (Public Law 108– 
477) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global 
Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/ 
AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall include 
in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary 
resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related 
to such fund. 
(o) LOANS AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS.— 
Notification. 
Oversight. 
Procedures. 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Analysis. 
Reports. 
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(1) LOAN
GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’ by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, Iraq, Egypt, 
and Tunisia, which are authorized to be provided: Provided, 
That amounts made available under this paragraph for the 
costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance 
for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to 
a country. 
(2) ENTERPRISE
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made 
available to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds 
for Egypt and Tunisia: Provided, That the first, third and 
fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) shall apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent 
and in the same manner as such provision of law applied 
to funds made available under such section (except that the 
clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED 
Act shall not apply): Provided further, That in addition to 
the previous proviso, the authorities in the matter preceding 
the first proviso of such section may apply to any such enter-
prise fund or funds: Provided further, That the authority of 
any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall 
cease to be effective on December 31, 2027. 
(3) DESIGNATION
REQUIREMENT.—Funds made available 
pursuant to paragraph (1) from prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs that were previously designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of such Act. 
(4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to the authorities of this subsection shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees, and subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(p) SMALL GRANTS AND ENTITIES.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not 
less than $47,000,000 shall be made available for the Small 
Grants Program pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), which may 
remain available until September 30, 2021. 
(2) For the purposes of section 7080 of division J of Public 
Law 113–235, ‘‘eligible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, 
international, 
and 
United 
States-based 
nongovernmental 
Definition. 
Time period. 
22 USC 2152i 
note. 
Termination 
date. 
Applicability. 
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organizations, educational institutions, and other small entities 
that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from USAID 
over the previous 5 fiscal years: Provided, That departments 
or centers of such educational institutions may be considered 
individually in determining such eligibility. 
(q) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding section 201 of the Security 
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114– 
254), funds appropriated or otherwise made available by title II 
of such Act are in addition to amounts specifically designated by 
this Act or in the respective tables in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
Consolidated Act). 
(r) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—Unless 
otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND PRIOR ACTS.— 
Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act 
the term ‘‘funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs’’ means funds that remain available for 
obligation, and have not expired. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—In this Act 
‘‘international financial institutions’’ means the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International 
Development Association, the International Finance Corpora-
tion, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International 
Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian 
Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corpora-
tion, the North American Development Bank, the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Develop-
ment Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Multilat-
eral Investment Guarantee Agency. 
(4) SOUTHERN
KORDOFAN
REFERENCE.—Any reference to 
Southern Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs shall be deemed to include portions of Western 
Kordofan that were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior 
to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan. 
(5) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ means the 
United States Agency for International Development. 
(6) CLARIFICATION.—Unless otherwise provided for in this 
Act, for the purposes of this Act the terms ‘‘under this heading’’, 
‘‘under the heading’’, ‘‘under the headings’’, or similar phrases 
mean funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
such heading or headings in all titles of this Act: Provided, 
That the term ‘‘under the heading in this title’’ or similar 
phrases means funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
only in such title. 
(7) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term ‘‘spend plan’’ means 
a plan for the uses of funds appropriated for a particular 
entity, country, program, purpose, or account and which shall 
include, at a minimum, a description of— 
22 USC 3948 
note. 
22 USC 2152i 
note. 
22 USC 262h 
note. 
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(A) realistic and sustainable goals, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by account; 
(C) criteria for measuring progress in achieving such 
goals; 
(D) how such funds will complement other ongoing 
or planned programs; and 
(E) implementing partners, to the maximum extent 
practicable. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary 
boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, 
is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States 
investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably 
reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly termi-
nated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel imme-
diately disbanded; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with 
their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State should continue 
to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and 
find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for 
example, taking into consideration the participation of any 
recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and 
(5) the President should report to Congress annually on 
specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage 
Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel 
to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott 
of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading part-
ners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses 
from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses 
that do comply. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7036. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds 
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided 
to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State deter-
mines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful 
co-existence with the State of Israel; and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism 
and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, 
including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and 
is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appro-
priate security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of 
a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in 
the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, 
lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will 
enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist 
Determination. 
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within the context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, 
territorial integrity, and political independence of every 
state in the area through measures including the establish-
ment of demilitarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within secure and recog-
nized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through international water-
ways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of 
the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule 
of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights 
for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations 
assuring transparent and accountable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) if the 
President determines that it is important to the national security 
interest of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian 
Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in 
order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent 
with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on 
Assistance for the Palestinian Authority’’). 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under titles II 
through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create 
in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency 
of the United States Government for the purpose of conducting 
official United States Government business with the Palestinian 
Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian gov-
erning entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisi-
tion of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jeru-
salem: Provided further, That meetings between officers and 
employees of the United States and officials of the Palestinian 
Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided 
for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose 
of conducting official United States Government business with such 
authority should continue to take place in locations other than 
Jerusalem: Provided further, That as has been true in the past, 
officers and employees of the United States Government may con-
tinue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians 
(including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian 
Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental discussions. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING 
CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical 
support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to 
the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. 
President. 
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ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2017, 30 days prior 
to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and 
Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to 
assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have 
access to appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program 
funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West 
Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assist-
ance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall 
take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not 
provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, 
or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged 
in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or edu-
cational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the 
entity’s governing board or governing board of trustees any indi-
vidual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating 
terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated 
foreign terrorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to 
be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assist-
ance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which 
the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating ter-
rorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION
OF
ACTS
OF
TERRORISM.—None of the 
funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act 
for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may 
be made available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of 
terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including 
funds made available by transfer, may be made available for 
obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 
until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations on the benchmarks that have been established for 
security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports 
on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) AUDITS BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall ensure that Federal or non- 
Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant 
subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and 
Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis 
to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 
may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United 
States Agency for International Development for audits, inspec-
tions, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements 
Procedures. 
Determination. 
Deadline. 
Certification. 
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of this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in addition 
to funds otherwise available for such purposes. 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUDIT.— 
Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and 
an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds 
for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds 
provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2017 under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such audit shall 
address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies with the 
requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities 
carried out under such Program, including both obligations 
and expenditures. 
(f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made available in this 
Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 
of chapter 2 of title II of the Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami 
Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13). 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION
OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated 
or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian 
Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall 
not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such 
prohibition is important to the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant 
to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 
6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to sub-
section (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for 
the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and 
the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are 
properly disbursed: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 
steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, con-
fiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the waiver 
authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify 
and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obliga-
tion of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a 
single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and 
all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority 
President. 
President. 
President. 
Certification. 
Investigation. 
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treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service 
roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to 
counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting 
activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security 
cooperation with Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION
TO HAMAS
AND
THE PALESTINE LIBERATION 
ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through 
VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of 
the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated 
or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively 
controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with 
Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assist-
ance may be provided to a power-sharing government only 
if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government, including all of its min-
isters or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and 
(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in section 
620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by 
the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
446) with respect to this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) 
is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the cer-
tification and every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are 
continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 
620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 
amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a 
full accounting of any direct support of such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 
VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine 
Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be 
made available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may 
only be made available for assistance for the Government of 
Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the 
United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel 
Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.— 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
President. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
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(A) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 
$112,500,000 may be made available for assistance for 
Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made 
available for higher education programs including not less 
than $10,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian students 
with high financial need to attend not-for-profit institutions 
of higher education: Provided, That such funds may be 
made available for democracy programs and for develop-
ment programs in the Sinai: Provided further, That such 
funds may not be made available for cash transfer assist-
ance or budget support unless the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent 
and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement 
market-based economic reforms. 
(B) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of State shall with-
hold from obligation funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 
Egypt, an amount of such funds that the Secretary deter-
mines to be equivalent to that expended by the United 
States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental 
organizations for legal and court fees, associated with 
democracy-related trials in Egypt until the Secretary cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Egypt has dismissed the convictions 
issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in 
‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018, may be made available for assistance for Egypt: 
Provided, That 15 percent of such funds shall be withheld 
from obligation until the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt is taking effective steps to— 
(i) advance democracy and human rights in Egypt, 
including to govern democratically and protect religious 
minorities and the rights of women, which are in addi-
tion to steps taken during the previous calendar year 
for such purposes; 
(ii) implement reforms that protect freedoms of 
expression, 
association, 
and 
peaceful 
assembly, 
including the ability of civil society organizations and 
the media to function without interference; 
(iii) 
release 
political 
prisoners 
and 
provide 
detainees with due process of law; 
(iv) hold Egyptian security forces accountable, 
including officers credibly alleged to have violated 
human rights; and 
(v) provide regular access for United States offi-
cials to monitor such assistance in areas where the 
assistance is used: 
Provided further, That such funds may be transferred to 
an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank 
of New York, following consultation with the Committees 
Transfer 
authority. 
Consultation. 
Reports. 
Determination. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Certification. 
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on Appropriations: Provided further, That the certification 
requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act under such heading for counterter-
rorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs for 
Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
certification requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a report to 
such Committees containing a detailed justification for the 
use of such waiver and the reasons why any of the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) cannot be met. 
(4) OVERSIGHT AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of funds made available by 
this subsection for assistance for Egypt. 
(B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations on any plan to restructure military 
assistance for Egypt, which should include an assessment 
of the potential benefits of such restructuring on the 
capabilities of the Egyptian military, and a description 
of any planned modifications regarding the procurement 
of military equipment. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’ shall be used by the Secretary of State— 
(A) to support the United States policy to prevent 
Iran from achieving the capability to produce or otherwise 
obtain a nuclear weapon; 
(B) to support an expeditious response to any violation 
of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 2231; 
(C) to support the implementation and enforcement 
of sanctions against Iran for support of terrorism, human 
rights abuses, and ballistic missile and weapons prolifera-
tion; and 
(D) for democracy programs for Iran, to be adminis-
tered by the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, 
Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION.—The terms and condi-
tions of paragraph (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public 
Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2017. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations the semi-annual report required 
by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act 
of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)). 
(B) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
Consultation. 
Time period. 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Assessment. 
Determination. 
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the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the status 
of the implementation and enforcement of bilateral United 
States and multilateral sanctions against Iran and actions 
taken by the United States and the international commu-
nity to enforce such sanctions against Iran: Provided, That 
the report shall also include any entities involved in pro-
viding significant support for the development of a ballistic 
missile by the Government of Iran after October 1, 2015, 
including shipping and financing, and note whether such 
entities are currently under United States sanctions: Pro-
vided further, That such report shall be submitted in an 
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if 
necessary. 
(C) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees the report on Iran contained in 
section 7041(b)(3)(C) of S. 3117, the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (as introduced in the Senate on June 29, 2016), 
in the manner described. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, 
security, and internal and regional stability, including in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq and other areas impacted by the 
conflict in Syria, and among religious and ethnic minority popu-
lations in Iraq. 
(2) EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL
PROGRAMS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made 
available for explosive ordnance disposal programs in areas 
liberated from extremist organizations in Iraq. 
(3) KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are avail-
able for assistance for Iraq shall be made available to 
enhance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government 
security services and for security programs in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address requirements arising 
from the violence in Syria and Iraq: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’ should be made available for assist-
ance for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address the needs 
of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for programs to mitigate the impact of such IDPs and 
refugees in such Region, including for assistance for 
communities hosting such persons. 
(4) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used 
Consultation. 
Consultation. 
Arms and 
munitions. 
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by the Government of the United States to enter into a perma-
nent basing rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) ISRAEL.—Title II of the Security Assistance Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–254), under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘Middle East’’ and before the colon the following, ‘‘, of which 
$75,000,000 shall be made available for grants only for Israel in 
fiscal year 2017’’: Provided, That amounts that were previously 
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 
are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of such Act. 
(e) JORDAN.— 
(1) FUNDING LEVELS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV, not less than $1,279,950,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not less 
than $475,000,000 shall be for budget support for the Govern-
ment of Jordan. 
(2) RESPONSE TO THE SYRIAN CRISIS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available for programs to implement 
the Jordan Compact Action Plan and the Jordan Response 
Plan for the Syria Crisis 2016–2018, including assistance for 
host communities in Jordan. 
(f) LEBANON.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security 
Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF 
or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, 
as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be 
made available for programs and equipment for the ISF and 
the LAF to address security and stability requirements in areas 
affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are avail-
able for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwith-
standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 
note). 
(4) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—In addition 
to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border secu-
rity and combat terrorism, including training and equipping 
the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms ship-
ments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for 
terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be 
Spend plan. 
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obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of 
State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a spend 
plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment pro-
vided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except 
such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification 
requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 
634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be sub-
mitted not later than September 1, 2017: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall 
include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equip-
ment. 
(g) LIBYA.— 
(1) FUNDING.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for Libya for 
programs to strengthen governing institutions and civil 
society, improve border security, and promote democracy 
and stability in Libya, and for activities to address the 
humanitarian needs of the people of Libya. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’ shall be made available for explosive ordnance 
disposal programs in areas liberated from extremist 
organizations in Libya. 
(C) The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the 
appropriate congressional committees of each instance in 
which assistance provided pursuant to this subsection has 
been diverted or destroyed, to include the type and amount 
of assistance, a description of the incident and parties 
involved, and an explanation of the response of the Depart-
ment of State. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) COOPERATION ON THE SEPTEMBER 2012 ATTACK ON 
UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
for assistance for the central Government of Libya unless 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating 
with United States Government efforts to investigate and 
bring to justice those responsible for the attack on United 
States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in Sep-
tember 2012: Provided, That the limitation in this para-
graph shall not apply to funds made available for the 
purpose of protecting United States Government personnel 
or facilities. 
(B) INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—The limitation on the 
uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76) shall 
apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Libya. 
(3) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the initial 
obligation of funds made available by this Act for assistance 
for Libya, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to 
the Committees on Appropriations that all practicable steps 
have been taken to ensure that mechanisms are in place for 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Notification. 
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monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made available by 
this subsection for assistance for Libya. 
(h) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator, shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are available for assistance for 
Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the 
Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(i) REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN NORTH AFRICA.—Not later than 
45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after 
consultation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu-
gees and the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
describing steps taken to strengthen monitoring of the delivery 
of humanitarian assistance provided for refugees in North Africa, 
including any steps taken to ensure that all vulnerable refugees 
are receiving such assistance. 
(j) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ shall be made available, to the extent 
practicable and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for non-lethal assistance for programs to address the needs 
of civilians affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs 
that seek to— 
(A) establish governance in Syria that is representa-
tive, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) empower women through political and economic 
programs, and address the psychosocial needs of women 
and their families in Syria and neighboring countries; 
(C) develop and implement political processes that are 
democratic, transparent, and strengthen the rule of law; 
(D) further the legitimacy and viability of the Syrian 
opposition through cross-border programs; 
(E) develop and sustain civil society and independent 
media in Syria; 
(F) promote stability and economic development in 
Syria; 
(G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights 
violations in Syria, including through transitional justice 
programs and support for nongovernmental organizations; 
(H) expand the role of women in negotiations to end 
the violence and in any political transition in Syria; 
(I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been 
interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher edu-
cation requirements at universities and other academic 
institutions in the region, and through distance learning; 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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(J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria and in neigh-
boring countries; 
(K) protect and preserve the cultural identity of the 
people of Syria as a counterbalance to extremism, particu-
larly those living in neighboring countries and among 
youth; 
(L) protect and preserve cultural heritage sites in 
Syria, particularly those damaged and destroyed by extrem-
ists; and 
(M) counter extremism in Syria. 
(2) EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL
PROGRAMS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made 
available for explosive ordnance disposal programs in areas 
liberated from extremist organizations in Syria. 
(3) SYRIAN ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant 
to the authority of this subsection shall be made available, 
on an open and competitive basis, to continue a program to 
strengthen the capability of Syrian civil society organizations 
to address the immediate and long-term needs of the Syrian 
people inside Syria in a manner that supports the sustainability 
of such organizations in implementing Syrian-led humanitarian 
and development programs and the comprehensive strategy 
required in section 7041(i)(3) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76): Provided, That funds 
made available by this paragraph shall be the responsibility 
of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State. 
(4) STRATEGY
UPDATE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to 
the authority of this subsection may only be made available 
after the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads 
of relevant United States Government agencies, submits, in 
classified form if necessary, an update to the comprehensive 
strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113–76. 
(5) MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.—Prior to the obligation 
of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assist-
ance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such assistance inside Syria: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall promptly inform the appropriate 
congressional committees of each instance in which assistance 
provided pursuant to this subsection has been diverted or 
destroyed, to include the type and amount of assistance, a 
description of the incident and parties involved, and an expla-
nation of the response of the Department of State. 
(6) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to this subsection may only be made available 
following consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act, not less than $165,400,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Tunisia. 
(l) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
Israel. 
Notification. 
Consultation. 
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(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and accountable 
government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made 
available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if 
after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as 
member states or full membership as a state in the 
United Nations or any specialized agency thereof out-
side an agreement negotiated between Israel and the 
Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an International 
Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized investiga-
tion, or actively support such an investigation, that 
subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction 
in clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the 
application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary 
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do 
so is in the national security interest of the United States, 
and submits a report to such Committees detailing how 
the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist 
in furthering Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of section 
1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204) if the President 
determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of 
the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment 
of this Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or any special-
ized agency thereof the same standing as member 
states or full membership as a state outside an agree-
ment negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) taken any action with respect to the ICC that 
is intended to influence a determination by the ICC 
to initiate a judicially authorized investigation, or to 
actively support such an investigation, that subjects 
Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes 
against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable 
to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this 
subparagraph, the President may waive section 1003 of 
Deadline. 
President. 
Waiver authority. 
Determinations. 
Certifications. 
Waiver authority. 
Applicability. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
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Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and cer-
tifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have 
entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: 
Provided, That any waiver of the provisions of section 
1003 of Public Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this 
subparagraph or under previous provisions of law must 
expire before the waiver under the preceding sentence may 
be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall 
be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at 
a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of State shall reduce the 
amount of assistance made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the Palestinian Authority 
by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the 
amount expended by the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine 
Liberation Organization, and any successor or affiliated 
organizations with such entities as payments for acts of ter-
rorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly 
tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals 
who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous 
calendar year: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for 
fiscal year 2017 prior to the obligation of funds for the Pales-
tinian Authority. 
(4) SECURITY
REPORT.—The reporting requirements con-
tained in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall apply to funds made available 
by this Act, including a description of modifications, if any, 
to the security strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(5) INCITEMENT
REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing steps 
taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of 
violence against Israelis and to promote peace and coexistence 
with Israel. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION ASSISTANCE 
RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ for the central 
government of a country in the African Great Lakes region may 
be made available only for Expanded International Military Edu-
cation and Training and professional military education until the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government is not facilitating or otherwise 
participating in destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, 
including aiding and abetting armed groups. 
(b) BOKO HARAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available for assistance for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and 
Nigeria— 
(1) shall be made available for assistance for women and 
girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
Reports. 
Determination. 
Time period. 
Time periods. 
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Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this 
Act, and for individuals displaced by Boko Haram violence; 
and 
(2) may be made available for counterterrorism programs 
to combat Boko Haram. 
(c) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds made available by this 
Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made 
available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including 
activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local 
levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. 
(d) ETHIOPIA.— 
(1) FORCED EVICTIONS.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
Ethiopia may not be made available for any activity that 
supports forced evictions. 
(B) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 
United States executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United 
States to support projects in Ethiopia only if such projects 
are developed and carried out in accordance with the 
requirements of section 7029(b)(2) of this Act. 
(2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Programs and activities 
to improve livelihoods shall include prior consultation with, 
and the participation of, affected communities, including in 
the South Omo and Gambella regions. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for assistance for Ethiopia may only be 
made available for border security and counterterrorism pro-
grams, support for international peacekeeping efforts, and 
assistance for professional military education. 
(e) LAKE CHAD BASIN COUNTRIES.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act for democracy and other development programs for Cameroon, 
Chad, Niger, and Nigeria should be made available, following con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations, to protect free-
doms of expression, association and religion, including support for 
journalists, civil society, and opposition political parties, and should 
be used to assist the governments of such countries to strengthen 
accountability and the rule of law, including within the security 
forces. 
(f) LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected 
by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals 
of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda 
Recovery Act (Public Law 111–172), including to improve physical 
access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning 
mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and 
reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. 
(g) MALAWI.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $56,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Malawi, of which up 
to $10,000,000 shall be made available for higher education pro-
grams. 
(h) POWER AFRICA INITIATIVE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for the Power Africa initiative shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
Notification. 
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(i) SOUTH SUDAN.— 
(1) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act and prior to the initial obligation of 
funds made available by this Act for assistance for the central 
Government of South Sudan, the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the USAID Administrator, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a United States diplomatic 
and assistance strategy for South Sudan, consistent with the 
requirements under this section in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this Consolidated Act): Provided, That such strategy shall 
include a description of how the cessation of hostilities and 
the delivery of humanitarian assistance and essential services 
will be prioritized: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State shall consult with such committees prior to submitting 
such strategy. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for assistance for the central Government 
of South Sudan may be made available until the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that such government is taking effective steps to— 
(A) end hostilities and pursue good faith negotiations 
for a political settlement of the conflict; 
(B) provide access for humanitarian organizations; 
(C) end the recruitment and use of child soldiers; 
(D) protect freedoms of expression, association, and 
assembly; 
(E) reduce corruption related to the extraction and 
sale of oil and gas; 
(F) establish democratic institutions; 
(G) establish accountable military and police forces 
under civilian authority; and 
(H) investigate and prosecute individuals credibly 
alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, 
including at the Terrain compound in Juba, South Sudan 
on July 11, 2016. 
(3) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not 
apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance to support South Sudan peace negotia-
tions or to advance or implement a peace agreement; and 
(C) assistance to support implementation of out-
standing issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement 
and mutual arrangements related to such Agreement. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available for the central Government of South Sudan 
pursuant to paragraphs (3)(B) and (C), the Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
intended uses of such funds, steps taken by such government 
to advance or implement a peace agreement, and progress 
made by the Government of South Sudan in meeting the 
requirements in paragraph (2). 
(j) SUDAN.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of Sudan. 
Human rights. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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(2) LIMITATION ON LOANS.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 
modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government 
of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling 
amounts owed to the United States, and modifying concessional 
loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. 
(3) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitations of paragraphs (1) and 
(2) shall not apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance for democracy programs; 
(C) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan 
State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and popu-
lations in Sudan, and Abyei; and 
(D) assistance to support implementation of out-
standing issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, 
mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues 
associated with such Agreement, or any other internation-
ally recognized viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(k) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any extension 
by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Govern-
ment of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to 
promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule 
of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and 
title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and 
assembly. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, 
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required 
in paragraph (1), and funds may be made available for macro-
economic growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such government is imple-
menting transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure 
of revenues from the extraction of natural resources. 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) ASIA REBALANCING INITIATIVE.—Except for para-
graphs (1)(C), (4), (5)(B) and (C), and 6(B), section 7043(a) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2017: Provided, That section 
7043(a)(8) of such Act shall be applied to funds appropriated by 
this Act by adding ‘‘East Asia,’’ before ‘‘Southeast Asia’’. 
(b) BURMA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Burma may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, except for this subsection, and following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees. 
Applicability. 
Extension. 
Time period. 
Certifications. 
Reports. 
22 USC 2151 
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(B) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
assistance for Burma— 
(i) shall be made available to strengthen civil 
society organizations in Burma and for programs to 
strengthen independent media; 
(ii) shall be made available for community-based 
organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, 
medical, 
and 
other 
humanitarian 
assistance 
to 
internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addi-
tion to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration 
and Refugee Assistance’’; 
(iii) shall be made available for programs to pro-
mote ethnic and religious tolerance, including in 
Rakhine and Kachin states; 
(iv) shall be made available to promote rural eco-
nomic development in Burma, including through micro-
finance and sustainable power generation programs; 
(v) shall be made available to increase opportuni-
ties for foreign direct investment by strengthening the 
rule of law, transparency, and accountability; 
(vi) may not be made available to any individual 
or organization if the Secretary of State has credible 
information that such individual or organization has 
committed a gross violation of human rights, including 
against Rohingya and other minority groups, or that 
advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups 
and individuals in Burma; 
(vii) may not be made available to any organization 
or entity controlled by the military of Burma; and 
(viii) may be made available for programs adminis-
tered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United 
States Agency for International Development, for 
ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain 
ceasefire agreements and further prospects for rec-
onciliation and peace, which may include support to 
representatives of ethnic armed groups for this pur-
pose. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ may be made available for assistance 
for Burma: Provided, That the Department of State may con-
tinue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on 
human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent 
with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) MULTILATERAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury should instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to support projects in Burma only 
if such projects are developed and carried out in accordance 
with the requirements of section 7029(b)(2) of this Act. 
(4) PROGRAMS, POSITION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(A) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated 
in fiscal year 2017 shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees. 
Time period. 
Consultation. 
Consultations. 
Human rights. 
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(B) Section 7043(b)(7) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall continue 
in effect during fiscal year 2017. 
(C) The United States Chief of Mission in Burma, 
in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall be 
responsible for democracy and human rights programs in 
Burma. 
(c) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) HUMAN RIGHTS CONDITIONS.—Of the funds appropriated 
in title IV of this Act that are made available for assistance 
for the central Government of Cambodia, 25 percent shall be 
withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government— 
(A) is taking effective steps to strengthen regional secu-
rity and stability, particularly regarding territorial disputes 
in the South China Sea; 
(B) has ceased efforts to intimidate civil society and 
the political opposition in Cambodia, is credibly inves-
tigating the murder of social and political activists, and 
is taking actions to address the concerns detailed in the 
September 14, 2016 United Nations Human Rights Situa-
tion in Cambodia—Joint Statement; and 
(C) is establishing conditions for the holding of free 
and fair elections in Cambodia in 2017 and 2018 through 
a non-partisan election commission; fair election processes; 
credible post-election dispute resolution mechanisms; open 
and inclusive participation, to include the return of exiled 
former opposition leaders; and respect for freedoms of 
assembly and speech. 
(2) KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assistance for Cambodia 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not more than 
$1,500,000 may be made available for a contribution to the 
Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC): 
Provided, That such funds may only be made available if the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such contribution is in the national interest 
of the United States and will support the prosecution and 
punishment of individuals responsible for genocide in Cambodia 
in a credible manner: Provided further, That if the Secretary 
of State is unable to make the certification required by the 
previous proviso, such funds shall be made available for 
research and education programs associated with the Khmer 
Rouge genocide in Cambodia, which are in addition to funds 
otherwise made available under paragraph (3): Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, such Commit-
tees: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall seek 
reimbursements from the Principal Donors Group for the Docu-
mentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support 
of the ECCC. 
(3) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.—Funds made available by 
this Act for democracy programs in Cambodia shall be made 
Reimbursements. 
Consultation. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Genocide. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Consultation. 
Extension. 
Time period. 
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available for research and education programs associated with 
the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. 
(d) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be 
made available to maintain broadcasting hours into North 
Korea at levels not less than the prior fiscal year. 
(2) REFUGEES.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ should be made 
available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, 
including protection activities in the People’s Republic of China 
and other countries in Asia. 
(3) DATABASE AND REPORT.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under title III shall be made available to maintain a data-
base of prisons and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with 
section 7032(i) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K 
of Public Law 113–76). 
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for the Government 
of North Korea. 
(e) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses 
for the export of satellites of United States origin (including 
commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People’s 
Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in advance, 
the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed 
action. 
(2) PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—The terms and require-
ments of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the 
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such 
projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled 
by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to 
this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or coopera-
tive agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary 
of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or 
an affiliate of, the PLA. 
(3) COUNTER INFLUENCE PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance 
under titles III and IV shall be made available to counter 
the influence of the PRC, in accordance with the strategy 
required by section 7043(e)(3) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76), following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) AUTHORITY AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) The uses of funds made available by this Act for 
the promotion of democracy in the PRC, except for funds 
made available under subsection (g), shall be the responsi-
bility of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, Department of State. 
Consultation. 
Applicability. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
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(B) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for trilateral programs conducted with the PRC 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(f) PHILIPPINES.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act for assistance for the Philippines, but not later 
than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, which 
shall include the information required under this section in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 
(g) TIBET.— 
(1) FINANCING OF PROJECTS IN TIBET.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury should instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to support financing of 
projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives 
for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet 
or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and 
natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough 
needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people 
and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject 
to effective monitoring. 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ shall be made available to nongovernmental 
organizations to support activities which preserve cultural 
traditions and promote sustainable development, education, 
and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities 
in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan 
communities in China. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote and preserve Tibetan culture, develop-
ment, and the resilience of Tibetan communities in India 
and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development 
of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such commu-
nities: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
amounts made available in subparagraph (A) for programs 
inside Tibet. 
(h) VIETNAM.— 
(1) DIOXIN
REMEDIATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be made available for activities related to 
the remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and 
may be made available for assistance for the Government of 
Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes. 
(2) HEALTH
AND
DISABILITY
PROGRAMS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available 
for health and disability programs in areas sprayed with Agent 
Orange and otherwise contaminated with dioxin, to assist 
individuals with severe upper or lower body mobility impair-
ment and/or cognitive or developmental disabilities. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL.— 
(A) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act and prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available for assistance for Afghanistan by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a revised strategy for United States engage-
ment in Afghanistan: Provided, That such strategy shall 
include detailed information on the roles and responsibil-
ities of the Department of State, the United States Agency 
for International Development, and other non-defense 
United States Government agencies in Afghanistan, 
including the anticipated number of government and con-
tractor personnel to be assigned in Afghanistan in fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019: Provided further, That such strategy 
shall also include detailed information on development pro-
grams to be supported by funds made available by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
including a description of specific safeguards to ensure 
that any such funds supporting projects in areas under 
the control of the Taliban or other extremist organizations 
do not further the legitimacy of such organizations: Pro-
vided further, That such strategy shall also include detailed 
information, in classified form if necessary, on specific steps 
to be taken to encourage a negotiated political resolution 
of the conflict in Afghanistan. 
(B) PERSONNEL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act and every 120 days thereafter until 
September 30, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report, in classified form if necessary, to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing by agency the number 
of personnel present in Afghanistan under Chief of Mission 
authority per section 3927 of title 22, United States Code, 
at the end of the 120 day period preceding the submission 
of such report: Provided, That such report shall also include 
the number of locally employed staff and contractors sup-
porting United States Embassy operations in Afghanistan 
during the reporting period. 
(2) ASSISTANCE AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) FUNDING AND LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ may be made available for assistance for Afghani-
stan: Provided, That such funds may not be obligated for 
any project or activity that— 
(i) includes the participation of any Afghan indi-
vidual or organization, including government entity, 
that the Secretary of State determines to be involved 
in corrupt practices, illicit narcotics production or traf-
ficking, or a violation of human rights; 
Determination. 
Drugs and drug 
abuse. 
Human rights. 
Time period. 
Termination 
date. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
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(ii) cannot be sustained, as appropriate, by the 
Government of Afghanistan or another Afghan entity; 
(iii) is not regularly accessible for the purposes 
of conducting effective oversight in accordance with 
applicable Federal statutes and regulations; 
(iv) initiates any new, major infrastructure 
development; or 
(v) legitimizes the Taliban or other extremist 
organizations in areas not under the control of the 
Government of Afghanistan. 
(B) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Prior to the initial 
obligation of funds made available by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance for 
the central Government of Afghanistan, the Secretary of 
State shall certify and report to the Committees on Appro-
priations, after consultation with the Government of 
Afghanistan, that— 
(i) goals and benchmarks for the specific uses of 
such funds have been established by the Governments 
of the United States and Afghanistan; 
(ii) conditions are in place that increase the trans-
parency and accountability of the Government of 
Afghanistan for funds obligated under the New 
Development Partnership; 
(iii) the Government of Afghanistan is imple-
menting laws and policies to govern democratically 
and protect the rights of individuals, civil society, and 
the media; 
(iv) the Government of Afghanistan is taking con-
sistent steps to protect and advance the rights of 
women and girls in Afghanistan; 
(v) the Government of Afghanistan is effectively 
implementing a whole-of-government, anti-corruption 
strategy that has been endorsed by the High Council 
on Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption, as agreed to 
at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan in October 
2016, and is prosecuting individuals alleged to be 
involved in corrupt or illegal activities in Afghanistan; 
(vi) monitoring and oversight frameworks for pro-
grams implemented with such funds are in accordance 
with all applicable audit policies of the Department 
of State and USAID, including in areas under the 
control of the Taliban or other extremist organizations; 
(vii) the necessary policies and procedures are in 
place to ensure Government of Afghanistan compliance 
with section 7013 of this Act, ‘‘Prohibition on Taxation 
of United States Assistance’’; and 
(viii) the Government of Afghanistan is publicly 
reporting its national budget, including revenues and 
expenditures. 
(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
certification requirement of subparagraph (B) if the Sec-
retary determines that to do so is important to the national 
security interest of the United States and the Secretary 
submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, 
in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the 
Determination. 
Reports. 
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waiver and the reasons why any of the requirements of 
subparagraph (B) cannot be met. 
(D) PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for Afghanistan shall 
be made available in the following manner— 
(i) for programs that protect and strengthen the 
rights of women and girls and promote the political 
and economic empowerment of women, including their 
meaningful inclusion in political processes: Provided, 
That such assistance to promote economic empower-
ment of women shall be made available as grants 
to Afghan and international organizations, to the max-
imum extent practicable; 
(ii) for programs in South and Central Asia to 
expand linkages between Afghanistan and countries 
in the region, subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations; and 
(iii) to assist the Government of Afghanistan to 
increase revenue collection and expenditure. 
(E) TAXATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available 
for direct government-to-government assistance unless the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that United States companies and 
organizations that are implementing United States foreign 
assistance programs in Afghanistan in a manner consistent 
with United States laws and regulations are not subjected 
by such government to taxes or other fees in contravention 
of diplomatic and other agreements between the Govern-
ments of the United States and Afghanistan, or to retalia-
tion for the nonpayment of taxes or fees imposed in the 
past: Provided, That not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations an assessment of the dollar 
value of improper taxes or fees levied by such government 
against such companies and organizations in fiscal years 
2014, 2015, and 2016. 
(3) GOALS AND BENCHMARKS.—Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing 
the goals and benchmarks required in paragraph (2)(B)(i): Pro-
vided, That not later than 6 months after the submission of 
such report and every 6 months thereafter until September 
30, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to such 
committees on the status of achieving such goals and bench-
marks: Provided further, That the Secretary of State should 
suspend assistance for the Government of Afghanistan if any 
report required by this paragraph indicates that such govern-
ment is failing to make measurable progress in meeting such 
goals and benchmarks. 
(4) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under title III 
through VI that are made available for assistance for 
Afghanistan may be made available— 
(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or 
any similar provision of law and section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Assessment. 
Time periods. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Notification. 
Grants. 
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(ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, 
demobilization, and reintegration activities for former 
combatants who have renounced violence against the 
Government of Afghanistan, in accordance with section 
7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74); and 
(iii) for an endowment to empower women and 
girls. 
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of Public Law 
112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for Afghanistan. 
(C) Section 1102(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (title XI of Public Law 111–32) shall continue 
in effect during fiscal year 2017. 
(5) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used by the United States Govern-
ment to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement 
between the United States and Afghanistan. 
(b) NEPAL.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $112,500,000 of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made 
available for assistance for Nepal, including for earthquake 
recovery and reconstruction programs. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ shall only be made available for humani-
tarian and disaster relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, 
and in support of international peacekeeping operations: Pro-
vided, That such funds may only be made available for any 
additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human 
rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal Army is cooperating 
fully with civilian judicial authorities in such cases. 
(c) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for assistance for the Government of Paki-
stan may be made available unless the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the Government of Pakistan is— 
(A) cooperating with the United States in counterter-
rorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta 
Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al- 
Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organiza-
tions, including taking effective 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; 
(B) not supporting terrorist activities against United 
States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s 
Reports. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Human rights. 
Extension. 
Applicability. 
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military and intelligence agencies are not intervening 
extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Paki-
stan; 
(C) not financing or otherwise supporting schools sup-
ported by, affiliated with, or run by the Taliban or any 
designated foreign terrorist organization; 
(D) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) net-
works and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the 
manufacture of IEDs; 
(E) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related 
material and expertise; 
(F) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 
programs in Pakistan; and 
(G) providing humanitarian organizations access to 
detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
civilians affected by the conflict. 
(2) WAIVER AND REPORTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State may waive the certification 
requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance 
for the Government of Pakistan if the Secretary determines 
that to do so is important to the national security interest 
of the United States. 
(B) The Secretary of State may waive the certification 
requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to 95 percent 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ for assistance for the Government of Pakistan 
if the Secretary determines that to do so is important 
to the national security interest of the United States: Pro-
vided, That funds withheld by application of this subpara-
graph shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations the certifi-
cation required by paragraph (1). 
(C) In exercising the authority of this paragraph, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the 
justification for any waivers in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
and the reasons why any of the requirements of paragraph 
(1) cannot be met. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for 
Pakistan may be made available only to support counterter-
rorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ that are available 
for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to inter-
dict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that 
are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammo-
nium nitrate; to support programs to train border and 
Certification. 
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customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agri-
cultural extension programs that encourage alternative fer-
tilizer use among Pakistani farmers. 
(C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available for 
assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be 
implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)). 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 
and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for sec-
tion 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(E) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released 
from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assist-
ance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin 
Laden. 
(4) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN.—The authority and direc-
tives of section 7044(d)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 
(division J of Public Law 113–235) shall apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for assistance 
for Pakistan: Provided, That prior to the obligation of funds 
for such purposes, the USAID Administrator shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) REPORTS.— 
(A)(i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of this 
Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable 
and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, 
and expected results regarding combating poverty and fur-
thering development in Pakistan, countering terrorism and 
extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to the 
rule of law and transparent and accountable governance: 
Provided, That not later than 6 months after submission 
of such spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter until 
September 30, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status 
of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such plan. 
(ii) The Secretary of State should suspend assistance 
for the Government of Pakistan if any report required 
by clause (i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make 
measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks. 
(B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and 
objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects 
supported by the United States in Pakistan, and an assess-
ment of the extent to which such projects achieve such 
objectives. 
(6) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of State shall take all prac-
ticable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of funds made available by this 
subsection for assistance for Pakistan. 
(d) SRI LANKA.— 
Spend plan. 
Consultation. 
Applicability. 
Reports. 
Shakil Afridi. 
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(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall 
be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for democracy 
and economic development programs, particularly in areas 
recovering from ethnic and religious conflict: Provided, That 
such funds shall be made available for programs to assist 
in the identification and resolution of cases of missing persons. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be 
made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Govern-
ment of Sri Lanka is taking steps to— 
(A) repeal laws that do not comply with international 
standards for arrest and detention, and to ensure that 
any successor legislation meets such standards; 
(B) increase accountability and transparency in govern-
ance; 
(C) support a credible justice mechanism in compliance 
with United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution 
(A/HCR/30/L.29) of October, 2015; and 
(D) return land in former conflict zones to former 
owners or to compensate those whose land was confiscated 
without due process, which are in addition to steps taken 
during the previous calendar year. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated under title IV of this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Sri Lanka shall be subject to the following conditions— 
(A) not to exceed $500,000 under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ may only be made available 
for programs to support humanitarian and disaster 
response efforts; to redeploy out of former conflict zones; 
and to restructure and reduce the size of the Sri Lankan 
armed forces; and 
(B) funds under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ may only be made available for training and equip-
ment related to international peacekeeping operations. 
(e) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.— 
(1) CROSS BORDER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance 
for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 
countries, for cross border stabilization and development pro-
grams between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either 
country and the Central Asian countries. 
(2) SECURITY AND JUSTICE PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are 
available for assistance for countries in South and Central 
Asia shall be made available to enhance the recruitment, reten-
tion, and professionalism of women in the judiciary, police, 
and other security forces. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
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(1) STRATEGY REVIEW AND UPDATE.—The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States 
Government agencies, shall review the United States Strategy 
for Engagement in Central America (the Strategy) and submit 
an updated Strategy to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided, That such Strategy shall address the key factors in 
countries in Central America that contribute to the migration 
of undocumented Central Americans to the United States: Pro-
vided further, That such Strategy should support regional secu-
rity and economic initiatives, including the Plan of the Alliance 
for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle in Central America 
(the Plan), to the extent the Secretary of State determines 
such initiatives are consistent with the national interest of 
the United States. 
(2) FUNDING.—Subject to the requirements of this sub-
section, of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 
this Act, $655,000,000 should be made available for assistance 
for countries in Central America to implement the United 
States Strategy for Engagement in Central America: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be made available to the max-
imum extent practicable on a cost-matching basis. 
(3) PRE-OBLIGATION REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to the obligation 
of funds made available pursuant to paragraph (2) and following 
the submission of the Strategy as required in paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a multi-year spend plan as described under this sec-
tion in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act), 
including a description of how such funds shall prioritize 
addressing the key factors in countries in Central America 
that contribute to the migration of undocumented Central 
Americans to the United States. 
(4) ASSISTANCE FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS OF EL SAL-
VADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS.—Of the funds made avail-
able pursuant to paragraph (2) that are available for assistance 
for each of the central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, 
and Honduras, the following amounts shall be withheld from 
obligation and may only be made available as follows: 
(A) 25 percent may only be obligated after the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that such government is taking 
effective steps, which are in addition to those steps taken 
since the certification and report submitted during the 
prior year, if applicable, to— 
(i) inform its citizens of the dangers of the journey 
to the southwest border of the United States; 
(ii) combat human smuggling and trafficking; 
(iii) improve border security, including to prevent 
illegal migration, human smuggling and trafficking, 
and trafficking of illicit drugs and other contraband; 
and 
(iv) cooperate with United States Government 
agencies and other governments in the region to facili-
tate the return, repatriation, and reintegration of 
illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of 
Certification. 
Reports. 
Human 
trafficking. 
Immigration. 
Spend plan. 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
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the United States who do not qualify for asylum, con-
sistent with international law. 
(B) An additional 50 percent may only be obligated 
after the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that such govern-
ment is taking effective steps, which are in addition to 
those steps taken since the certification and report sub-
mitted during the prior year, if applicable, to— 
(i) work cooperatively with an autonomous, pub-
licly accountable entity to provide oversight of the Plan; 
(ii) combat corruption, including investigating and 
prosecuting current and former government officials 
credibly alleged to be corrupt; 
(iii) implement reforms, policies, and programs to 
improve transparency and strengthen public institu-
tions, including increasing the capacity and independ-
ence of the judiciary and the Office of the Attorney 
General; 
(iv) implement a policy to ensure that local commu-
nities, civil society organizations (including indigenous 
and other marginalized groups), and local governments 
are consulted in the design, and participate in the 
implementation and evaluation of, activities of the Plan 
that affect such communities, organizations, and 
governments; 
(v) counter the activities of criminal gangs, drug 
traffickers, and organized crime; 
(vi) investigate and prosecute in the civilian justice 
system government personnel, including military and 
police personnel, who are credibly alleged to have vio-
lated human rights, and ensure that such personnel 
are cooperating in such cases; 
(vii) cooperate with commissions against corrup-
tion and impunity and with regional human rights 
entities; 
(viii) support programs to reduce poverty, expand 
education and vocational training for at-risk youth, 
create jobs, and promote equitable economic growth 
particularly in areas contributing to large numbers 
of migrants; 
(ix) implement a plan that includes goals, bench-
marks and timelines to create a professional, account-
able civilian police force and end the role of the military 
in internal policing, and make such plan available 
to the Department of State; 
(x) protect the right of political opposition parties, 
journalists, trade unionists, human rights defenders, 
and other civil society activists to operate without 
interference; 
(xi) increase government revenues, including by 
implementing tax reforms and strengthening customs 
agencies; and 
(xii) resolve commercial disputes, including the 
confiscation of real property, between United States 
entities and such government. 
(5) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE AND PERIODIC REVIEW.— 
Determination. 
Plan. 
Human rights. 
Certification. 
Reports. 
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(A) The Secretary of State shall periodically review 
the progress of each of the central governments of El Sal-
vador, Guatemala, and Honduras in meeting the require-
ments of paragraphs (4)(A) and (4)(B): Provided, That if 
the Secretary determines that sufficient progress has not 
been made by a central government, the Secretary shall 
suspend, in whole or in part, assistance for such govern-
ment for programs supporting such requirement, and shall 
notify the appropriate congressional committees in writing 
of such action: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
resume funding for such programs only after the Secretary 
certifies to such committees that corrective measures have 
been taken. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall, following a change 
of national government in El Salvador, Guatemala, or Hon-
duras, determine and report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that any new government has committed 
to take the steps to meet the requirements of paragraphs 
(4)(A) and (4)(B): Provided, That if the Secretary is unable 
to make such a determination in a timely manner, assist-
ance made available under this subsection for such central 
government shall be suspended, in whole or in part, until 
such time as such determination and report can be made. 
(6) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Department of State and 
USAID may, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, transfer funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ to the Inter-American 
Development Bank and the Inter-American Foundation to sup-
port the Strategy. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $391,253,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for Colombia, including to support 
the efforts of the Government of Colombia to— 
(A) conduct a unified campaign against narcotics traf-
ficking, organizations designated as foreign terrorist 
organizations pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), and other criminal 
or illegal armed groups: Provided, That aircraft supported 
by funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be used to transport 
personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication and 
interdiction, including security for such activities, and to 
provide transport in support of alternative development 
programs and investigations by civilian judicial authorities; 
(B) enhance security and stability in Colombia and 
the region; 
(C) strengthen and expand governance, the rule of 
law, and access to justice throughout Colombia; 
(D) 
promote 
economic 
and 
social 
development, 
including by improving access to areas impacted by conflict 
through demining programs; and 
(E) implement a peace agreement between the Govern-
ment of Colombia and illegal armed groups, in accordance 
with constitutional and legal requirements in Colombia: 
Consultation. 
Reports. 
Certification. 
Notification. 
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Provided, That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
made available for assistance for Colombia may be made avail-
able for payment of reparations to conflict victims or compensa-
tion to demobilized combatants associated with a peace agree-
ment between the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 
groups. 
(3) PRE-OBLIGATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to the initial 
obligation of funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Adminis-
trator, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
multi-year spend plan as described under section 7045 in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 
(4) REFUGEES.—Funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 
Colombia shall be apportioned directly to USAID, except that 
not less than $7,000,000 of such funds shall be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ for assistance 
for Colombian refugees in neighboring countries. 
(5) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent 
may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions set 
forth under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consoli-
dated Act). 
(6) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only 
in accordance with the conditions set forth under section 7045 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 
(7) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of paragraphs (5) and 
(6) shall not apply to funds made available for aviation instruc-
tion and maintenance, and maritime and riverine security pro-
grams. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, not more than $45,000,000 may be made available for 
assistance for Haiti: Provided, That the funding limitation of 
this paragraph may be exceeded for food security and global 
health programs. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for Haiti may 
not be made available for assistance for the central Government 
of Haiti unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such government 
is taking effective steps, which are in addition to steps taken 
Reports. 
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Consultation. 
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since the certification and report submitted during the prior 
year, if applicable, to— 
(A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, including by— 
(i) selecting judges in a transparent manner based 
on merit; 
(ii) reducing pre-trial detention; 
(iii) respecting the independence of the judiciary; 
and 
(iv) 
improving 
governance 
by 
implementing 
reforms to increase transparency and accountability, 
including through the penal and criminal codes; 
(B) combat corruption, including by implementing the 
anti-corruption law enacted in 2014 and prosecuting cor-
rupt officials; 
(C) increase government revenues, including by imple-
menting tax reforms, and increase expenditures on public 
services; and 
(D) resolve commercial disputes between United States 
entities and the Government of Haiti. 
(3) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government of Haiti shall 
be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the 
Coast Guard. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$410,465,000 shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for a government of an Inde-
pendent State of the former Soviet Union if such government directs 
any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov-
ereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, 
such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro-
vided, That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of 
this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restric-
tion in this subsection if the President determines that to do so 
is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided 
further, That prior to executing the authority contained in the 
previous proviso the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports 
the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT.—Section 907 
of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of 
the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 
(50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within 
his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assist-
ance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
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under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945; or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS 
SEC. 7047. If the President determines that doing so will con-
tribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other 
violations of international humanitarian law, the President may 
direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services 
for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with 
regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 
Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council 
may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without 
regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: 
Provided, That the determination required under this section shall 
be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 
552(c): Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to 
this section shall be made available subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated under title I and under 
the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ in 
title V of this Act that are available for contributions to the 
United Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping 
Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization 
of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such 
organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the organiza-
tion, department, or agency is— 
(A) posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent 
with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial 
and programmatic audits of such organization, department, 
or agency, and providing the United States Government 
with necessary access to such financial and performance 
audits; and 
(B) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 
procedures which reflect best practices for the protection 
of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices 
for— 
(i) protection against retaliation for internal and 
lawful public disclosures; 
(ii) legal burdens of proof; 
(iii) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 
(iv) access to independent adjudicative bodies, 
including external arbitration; and 
(v) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
retaliation. 
(2) The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to paragraph 
(1) may be waived on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
Web posting. 
Reports. 
Notification. 
President. 
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of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond 
to a humanitarian crisis. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS
ON
UNITED
NATIONS
DELEGATIONS
AND 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to 
any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United 
Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or pre-
sided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary 
of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursu-
ant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism. 
(2) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 
organization, agency, commission, or program within the United 
Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or 
program is chaired or presided over by a country the govern-
ment of which the Secretary of State has determined, for pur-
poses of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision 
of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support 
for acts of international terrorism. 
(3) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in 
this subsection if the Secretary determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national 
interest of the United States, including a description of the 
national interest served. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be made available in support 
of the United Nations Human Rights Council unless the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that participation in the Council is important to the national 
interest of the United States and that the Council is taking signifi-
cant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item: Provided, 
That such report shall include a description of the national interest 
served and the steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda 
item: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 
30, 2017, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations 
Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on 
steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY.—Prior to 
the initial obligation of funds for the United Nations Relief and 
Works Agency (UNRWA), and not later than 45 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
in writing to the Committees on Appropriations on whether 
UNRWA is— 
(1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, 
Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installa-
tions and reporting any inappropriate use; 
(2) acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary 
violation of its own policies (including the policies on neutrality 
and impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements 
under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
Time period. 
Determination. 
Israel. 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
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(3) implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality 
of its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, 
and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure 
they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate pur-
poses; 
(4) taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure 
it is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 
301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing 
regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it 
has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions; 
(5) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational 
materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools 
and summer camps is consistent with the values of human 
rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement; 
(6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions 
or related entities in violation of relevant United States law, 
and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of 
the organization; and 
(7) in compliance with the United Nations Board of Audi-
tors’ biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a 
timely fashion the Board’s recommendations. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS.— 
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to 
titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any 
assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United 
Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 
1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for 
participation of another country’s delegation at international con-
ferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international 
organizations. 
(f) UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL PROJECTS.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used for the design, renovation, 
or construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York: 
Provided, That any operating plan submitted pursuant to this Act 
for funds made available under the heading ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’ shall include information on capital 
projects, as described under this section in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this Consolidated Act). 
(g) WITHHOLDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017 for con-
tributions to any organization, department, agency, or program 
within the United Nations system or any international program 
that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provi-
sion of law: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall update 
such report each time additional funds are withheld by operation 
of any provision of law: Provided further, That the reprogramming 
of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates 
thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(h) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACEKEEPING OPER-
ATIONS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available 
to implement section 301 of the Department of State Authorities 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
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Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323): Provided, That 
the elements and objectives of subsection (c) of such section 
shall include the adoption of a United Nations policy requiring 
the mandatory repatriation from a United Nations peace-
keeping operation of any personnel credibly alleged to have 
engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, and a prohibition 
on the participation in such peacekeeping operations of per-
sonnel from any country the government of which is unwilling 
or unable to carry out its criminal or disciplinary responsibil-
ities with respect to personnel credibly alleged to have engaged 
in sexual exploitation or abuse. 
(2) The Secretary of State should withhold assistance to 
any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 
Secretary has credible information that such unit has engaged 
in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a 
United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the Secretary 
determines that the government of such country is taking effec-
tive steps to bring the responsible members of such unit to 
justice and to prevent future incidents: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall promptly notify the government of each country 
subject to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this para-
graph, and shall notify the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of such withholding not later than 10 days after a deter-
mination to withhold such assistance is made: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
assist such government in bringing the responsible members 
of such unit to justice. 
(i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under title 
I of this Act which are returned or not made available due to 
the implementation of subsection (a) or the second proviso under 
the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activi-
ties’’ of such title shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2018. 
(j) REPORT ON ARREARS.—Not later than 30 days after enact-
ment of this Act, and updated every 90 days thereafter until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees detailing— 
(1) a description of the treaty or other obligation of the 
United States to pay assessed contributions at specified rates 
for the United Nations and other international organizations 
by organization or entity; 
(2) a description of relevant United States laws regarding 
such assessed rates and contributions; 
(3) a description of, and justification for, any deviation 
from payment of such assessed rates and contributions, to 
include the cumulative amount of arrears owed, or anticipated 
to be owed, by the United States to any organization or entity 
as a result of such deviation; 
(4) a specific plan for payment of such arrears; 
(5) an analysis of when the amount of arrears owed by 
the United States may trigger Article 19 of the United Nations 
Charter or similar provision in a treaty, convention or charter 
governing participation in an international organization, 
resulting in the loss of a vote by the United States in the 
United Nations General Assembly or other governing body of 
an international organization; and 
Analysis. 
Notifications. 
Determination. 
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(6) an analysis of the impact to the national interest of 
the United States in international organizations, including the 
United Nations, as a result of arrears owed, if any, including 
with respect to the loss of influence within such organizations. 
COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7049. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by titles 
III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 
of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that 
Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police 
authority through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and 
through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support demo-
cratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent 
conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and 
foster improved police relations with the communities they serve. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7050. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able for programs and activities administered by the United States 
Agency for International Development to address the needs and 
protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in devel-
oping countries, including initiatives that focus on independent 
living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, 
transportation, sports, and integration of individuals with disabil-
ities, including for the cost of translation. 
(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—Of 
the funds made available pursuant to this section, 5 percent may 
be used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical sup-
port. 
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 
SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 
50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States 
Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single 
international conference occurring outside the United States, unless 
the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important 
to the national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this section 
the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a conference 
attended by representatives of the United States Government and 
of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovern-
mental organizations. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
Definition. 
Reports. 
Time period. 
Analysis. 
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for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean 
Counterdrug Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may 
be used for any other program and in any region, including for 
the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps 
personnel and equipment during a deployment: Provided, That the 
responsibility for policy decisions and justification for the use of 
such transfer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary 
of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility 
shall not be delegated. 
(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided in subsection 
(a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment 
is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the des-
ignated country or region: Provided, That any such transfer shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 
(1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development with funds made available in this Act or prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under 
the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: Provided, 
That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable 
or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 
supporting Department of State and USAID programs and 
activities: Provided further, That official travel for other agen-
cies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable 
basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space 
available basis: Provided further, That funds received by the 
Department of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, 
or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to 
the Working Capital Fund of the Department and shall be 
available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, mainte-
nance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 
(2) The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall 
only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the 
transportation of personnel. 
(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, 
including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act shall be borne by 
the recipient country. 
PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS 
SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall 
apply to this Act: Provided, That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ 
in subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2016’’. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Applicability. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
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LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS 
SEC. 7054. (a) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, demining equipment available to the United States 
Agency for International Development and the Department of State 
and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded 
ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 
(b) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance shall be fur-
nished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster 
munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster muni-
tions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless— 
(1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, 
do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational environments, and 
the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale 
of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology speci-
fies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly 
defined military targets and will not be used where civilians 
are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by 
civilians; or 
(2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the 
purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such 
cluster munitions. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within 
the United States not authorized before the date of the enactment 
of this Act by Congress: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 
may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 
of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act 
of 1980 (Public Law 96–533). 
CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF ECONOMIC 
AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7056. (a) Under the direction of the President, the Sec-
retary of State shall be responsible for the continuous supervision 
and general direction of economic assistance, law enforcement and 
justice sector assistance, military assistance, and military education 
and training programs, including but not limited to determining 
whether there shall be a military assistance (including civic action) 
or a military education and training program for a country and 
the value thereof, to the end that such programs are effectively 
integrated both at home and abroad and the foreign policy of 
the United States is best served thereby. 
(b) Consistent with section 481(b) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall be responsible for coordi-
nating all assistance provided by the United States Government 
to support international efforts to combat illicit narcotics production 
or trafficking: Provided, That the provision of assistance by the 
Department of Defense which is comparable to assistance that 
may be made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall be provided in a 
manner consistent with the requirements of section 333(b) of title 
Coordination. 
President. 
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10, United States Code, as added by section 1241 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328). 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7057. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $93,000,000 of the funds 
made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry 
out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
including funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used by the United 
States Agency for International Development to hire and employ 
individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appoint-
ment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year 
pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not 
exceed 175. 
(2) The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection 
(a) shall expire on September 30, 2018. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) should only 
be used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that 
are filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire 
employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated 
to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’, are eliminated. 
(d) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account charged for 
the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority 
of this section shall be the account to which the responsibilities 
of such individual primarily relate: Provided, That funds made 
available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under 
the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’. 
(e) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Individuals hired 
and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act 
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority 
of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended 
for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set 
forth in such section. 
(f) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition 
to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 
(including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed 
by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs 
in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, 
and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title 
II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), may be used 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Expiration date. 
22 USC 3948 
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by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in 
the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for the purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or 
expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency 
until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained: Pro-
vided, That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned 
to any bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro-
priated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public 
Law 83–480), may be made available only for personal services 
contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. 
(h) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple award indefi-
nite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID 
may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing 
task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with 
any category of small or small disadvantaged business. 
(i) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINTMENTS.—Individ-
uals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111– 
117) may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or 
Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs. 
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by titles III 
and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance 
for child survival activities or disease programs including activities 
relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control 
of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership Against HIV/ 
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 
U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 
should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, 
including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity 
or endangered species. 
(b) GLOBAL FUND.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act that 
are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be with-
held from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Global Fund 
is— 
(1) maintaining and implementing a policy of transparency, 
including the authority of the Global Fund Office of the 
Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG reports on a public 
Web site; 
(2) providing sufficient resources to maintain an inde-
pendent OIG that— 
(A) reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund; 
(B) maintains a mandate to conduct thorough inves-
tigations and programmatic audits, free from undue inter-
ference; and 
(C) compiles regular, publicly published audits and 
investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting 
Determination. 
Reports. 
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aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub- 
recipients, and Local Fund Agents; 
(3) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 
procedures which reflect best practices for the protection of 
whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— 
(A) protection against retaliation for internal and law-
ful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 
(D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including 
external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of proven retalia-
tion; and 
(4) implementing the recommendations contained in the 
Consolidated Transformation Plan approved by the Board of 
the Global Fund on November 21, 2011: 
Provided, That such withholding shall not be in addition to funds 
that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal year 2017 pursuant 
to the application of any other provision contained in this or any 
other Act. 
(c) CONTAGIOUS INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS.— 
(1) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, 
$70,000,000 shall be made available for an Emergency Reserve 
Fund to address emerging health threats, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be 
in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
and may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’ for the purposes of this paragraph: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds may only be made available if the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that it is in the national interest to respond 
to an emerging health threat that poses severe threats to 
human health. 
(2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, 
severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the 
national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency 
of International Concern, funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises 
Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’, and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ 
may be made available to combat such infectious disease or 
public health emergency, and may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated under such headings for the 
purposes of this paragraph. 
(3) OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS.—Funds made available by this 
subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
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GENDER EQUALITY 
SEC. 7059. (a) GENDER EQUALITY.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United 
States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 
the status, increasing the participation, and protecting the rights 
of women and girls worldwide. 
(b) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP.—Of the funds appropriated by title 
III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available 
to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where 
women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, 
by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding 
women’s participation in political parties and elections, and 
increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the 
public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national 
levels. 
(c) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 
(1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 
this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available 
to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond 
to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in 
conflict and non-conflict settings. 
(B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act 
that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and military 
personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations, 
shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to 
gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall 
promote the integration of women into the police and other 
security forces. 
(2) Department of State and United States Agency for 
International Development gender programs shall incorporate 
coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender- 
based violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital 
cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other 
forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict set-
tings. 
(d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ should 
be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, 
and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts 
to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace 
building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in coun-
tries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure 
the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women 
and girls. 
(e) WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK FROM EXTREMISM.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available to support women and 
girls who are at risk from extremism and conflict, and for 
activities to— 
(A) empower women and girls to counter extremism; 
(B) address the needs of women and girls adversely 
impacted by extremism and conflict; 
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(C) document crimes committed by extremists against 
women and girls, and support investigations and prosecu-
tions of such crimes, as appropriate; 
(D) increase the participation and influence of women 
in formal and informal political processes and institutions 
at the local level and within traditional governing struc-
tures; 
(E) support reconciliation programs between impacted 
minority, religious, and ethnic groups and the broader 
community; 
(F) develop and implement legal reforms and protec-
tions for women and girls at the national and local govern-
ment levels; and 
(G) create and sustain networks for women and girls 
to collectively safeguard their rights on a regional basis. 
(2) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a comprehensive, 
inter-agency strategy to support women and girls who are at 
risk from extremism and conflict, including a description of 
monitoring and evaluation protocols. 
(3) CLARIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
(A) are in addition to amounts otherwise available 
by this Act for such purposes; and 
(B) shall be made available following consultation with, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
(1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act, not less than $800,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for basic education, and such funds may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 
law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: Provided, 
That such funds should be used to implement the objectives 
of basic education programs for each Country Development 
Cooperation Strategy or similar strategy regarding basic 
education established by the United States Agency for 
International Development: Provided further, That such 
funds may also be used for secondary education activities: 
Provided further, That the USAID Administrator, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, may 
reprogram such funds between countries. 
(B) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
Act, the USAID Administrator shall report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobli-
gated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances 
in each country where USAID provides basic education 
assistance and such report shall also include details on 
the types of contracts and grants provided and the goals 
and objectives of such assistance: Provided, That the 
USAID Administrator shall update such report on a quar-
terly basis until September 30, 2018: Provided further, 
Termination 
date. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Consultation. 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
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That if the USAID Administrator determines that any 
unobligated balances of funds specifically designated for 
assistance for basic education in prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs are in excess of the absorptive 
capacity of recipient countries, such funds may be made 
available for other programs authorized under chapter 1 
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwith-
standing such funding designation: Provided further, That 
the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act for assistance for basic education programs, not less 
than $75,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution 
to multilateral partnerships that support education. 
(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appropriated by title 
III of this Act, not less than $235,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for assistance for higher education, including not less 
than $35,000,000 for new and ongoing partnerships for human 
and institutional capacity building between higher education 
institutions in the United States and developing countries: 
Provided, That such funds may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law that restricts assistance 
to foreign countries, and shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 
than $26,000,000 shall be made available for the American Schools 
and Hospitals Abroad program, and not less than $12,000,000 shall 
be made available for cooperative development programs of USAID. 
(c) ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 
provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of 
part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be 
used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
for the provisions of this subsection, to support environment 
programs. 
(B) No funds are appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this Act for a contribution, grant, or other payment 
to the Green Climate Fund. 
(C) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act, not less than $265,000,000 shall be made available 
for biodiversity conservation programs. 
(B) Not less than $90,664,000 of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching 
and trafficking. 
(C) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of 
this Act may be made available for training or other assist-
ance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary 
of State determines has been credibly alleged to have 
Notification. 
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Notification. 
Determination. 
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participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the 
Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
to do so is in the national security interest of the United 
States. 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity 
programs shall not be used to support the expansion of 
industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extrac-
tive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical 
forests as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
directors of each international financial institutions (IFI) 
to vote against any financing of any such activity. 
(3) LARGE
DAMS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each IFI that 
it is the policy of the United States to vote in relation to 
any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution to support 
the construction of any large dam consistent with the criteria 
set forth in Senate Report 114–79, while also considering 
whether the project involves important foreign policy objectives. 
(4) SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall 
be made available for sustainable landscapes programs. 
(d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.—Of the 
funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than 
$1,000,600,000 should be made available for food security and agri-
cultural development programs, of which not less than $50,000,000 
shall be made available for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: 
Provided, That such funds may be made available for a United 
States contribution to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity 
Trust. 
(e) MICROENTERPRISE AND MICROFINANCE.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made 
available for microenterprise and microfinance development pro-
grams for the poor, especially women. 
(f) PROGRAMS
TO
COMBAT
TRAFFICKING
IN
PERSONS
AND 
MODERN SLAVERY.— 
(1) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, not less than $64,800,000 shall be made avail-
able for activities to combat trafficking in persons internation-
ally, of which not less than $40,000,000 shall be from funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, That funds made avail-
able pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available to 
support a multifaceted approach to combat human trafficking 
in Guatemala: Provided further, That not later than 120 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the require-
ments enumerated under this section in House Report 114– 
693. 
(2) MODERN
SLAVERY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’ shall be made available for the purposes author-
ized by section 1298 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328): Provided, That 
Deadline. 
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such funds are in addition to funds made available pursuant 
to paragraph (1), and shall be made available on an open 
and competitive basis: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator, as appropriate, shall establish and implement 
guidelines to ensure that programs funded by paragraphs (1) 
and (2) to combat trafficking in persons and modern slavery 
are coordinated and complementary, and not duplicative. 
(g) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support 
people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together 
individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds 
from areas of civil strife and war: Provided, That the USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, 
prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds, 
and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched 
by sources other than the United States Government. 
(h) WATER
AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act, not less than $400,000,000 shall be made available for 
water supply and sanitation projects pursuant to the Senator Paul 
Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121), of 
which not less than $145,000,000 shall be for programs in sub- 
Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $14,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs to design and build safe, public latrines 
in Africa and Asia. 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
SEC. 7061. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Whenever the President 
determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject 
to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, That such 
funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided further, That 
designated funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursu-
ant to this section: Provided further, That the exercise of such 
authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) through 
(c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect until September 
30, 2017. 
ARMS TRADE TREATY 
SEC. 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 
until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 
22 USC 2194 
note. 
Notification. 
President. 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
Guidelines. 
Notification. 
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INSPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 7063. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be used to deny an Inspector 
General funded under this Act timely access to any records, docu-
ments, or other materials available to the department or agency 
of the United States Government over which such Inspector General 
has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such Inspector 
General to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 
provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers 
to such Inspector General and expressly limits the right of access 
of such Inspector General. 
(b) TIMELY ACCESS.—A department or agency of the United 
States Government covered by this section shall provide its 
Inspector General access to all records, documents, and other mate-
rials in a timely manner. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—Each Inspector General covered by this sec-
tion shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure 
relevant to the information provided by the department or agency 
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Each Inspector General covered 
by this section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
within 5 calendar days of any failure by any department or agency 
of the United States Government to provide its Inspector General 
access to all requested records, documents, and other materials. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
NAVAL STATION, GUANTA
´ NAMO BAY, CUBA 
SEC. 7064. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of an 
agreement with a country, including a state with a compact of 
free association with the United States, to receive by transfer or 
release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guanta
´namo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agree-
ment, including whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs will be made available for assist-
ance for such country pursuant to such agreement. 
MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7065. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilat-
eral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this 
Act unless such pledge was— 
(1) previously justified, including the projected future year 
costs, in a congressional budget justification; 
(2) included in an Act making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; 
(3) notified in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the 
projected future year costs; or 
Notification. 
Notification. 
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(4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 
7 days in advance of the pledge. 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF TORTURE 
SEC. 7066. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available 
in this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture, 
cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee 
of the United States Government. 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO ELIMINATE TORTURE.—Funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwith-
standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and 
following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for 
assistance to eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other 
security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds appro-
priated by this Act. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7067. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated 
in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds 
provided under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 
‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance’’) 
for the central government of a country which has notified the 
Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States 
any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the max-
imum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole 
or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United 
States extradition request. 
(b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply to the cen-
tral government of a country with which the United States main-
tains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has 
an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in 
violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the restriction 
in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important 
to the national interests of the United States. 
COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
SEC. 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export 
Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, 
and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major 
non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing 
with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States 
commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment 
(other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible 
civilian application), if the President determines that there are 
compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those 
defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than 
by government-to-government sale under such Act. 
Notification. 
President. 
Determination. 
Certification. 
Applicability. 
Consultation. 
Consultation. 
Time period. 
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COUNTRY TRANSITION PLAN 
SEC. 7069. Any bilateral country assistance strategy developed 
after the date of enactment of this Act for the provision of assistance 
for a foreign country in this fiscal year shall include a transition 
plan identifying end goals and options for winding down, within 
a targeted period of years, such bilateral assistance: Provided, That 
such transition plan shall be developed by the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, the heads of other relevant Federal 
agencies, and officials of such foreign government and representa-
tives of civil society, as appropriate. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7070. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of the Russian Federation. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for the central government of 
a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 
steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian 
Federation annexation of Crimea: Provided, That except as 
otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive 
the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the 
Secretary determines and reports to such Committees that 
to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and 
includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or policy that 
recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 
Crimea; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United 
States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity 
includes the participation of Russian Government officials, 
or other Russian owned or controlled financial entities; 
or 
(C) assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes 
the participation of Russian Government officials, or other 
Russian owned or controlled financial entities. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive directors of each international financial institu-
tion to vote against any assistance by such institution (including 
any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) The requirements and limitations of this subsection 
shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over 
Crimea. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF ABKHAZIA 
AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for the central government of 
a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Determinations. 
Reports. 
Consultation. 
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to the Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 
independence of, or has established diplomatic relations with, 
the Russian occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall publish on the Department of State Web site a list of 
any such central governments in a timely manner: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may waive the restriction on assist-
ance required by this paragraph if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do 
so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes 
a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available to support the Russian occupation of the Geor-
gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South 
Ossetia. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive directors of each international financial institu-
tion to vote against any assistance by such institution (including 
any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on actions taken by the Russian 
Federation to further consolidate the occupation of the Georgian 
territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, 
including the estimated annual costs of such occupation. 
(d) ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and 
‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$100,000,000 shall be made available for assistance to counter 
Russian influence and aggression in countries in Europe and 
Eurasia: Provided, That such funds shall be referred to as 
the Countering Russian Influence Fund (the Fund), and be 
made available to civil society organizations and other entities 
in such countries for rule of law, media, cyber, and other 
programs that strengthen democratic institutions and proc-
esses, and counter Russian influence and aggression: Provided 
further, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator, shall submit a spend plan to the Committees 
on Appropriations detailing the proposed uses of the Fund 
on a country-by-country basis: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be in addition to amounts made available for 
bilateral assistance for such countries. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act and made available 
for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be 
made available to advance the implementation of Association 
Agreements and trade agreements with the European Union, 
and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and 
political pressure from the Russian Federation. 
(e) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available to support democracy programs in the 
Russian Federation, including to promote Internet freedom, and 
shall also be made available to support the democracy and rule 
of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of the Department 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
Plan. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Waiver authority. 
Web posting. 
Lists. 
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of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports required by 
section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (divi-
sion K of Public Law 113–76). 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7071. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and conditions of sec-
tions 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 
(division F of Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary 
Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to 
the IMF before other private creditors. 
SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND 
SEC. 7072. Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act for the 
purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign 
countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM 
AND CONFLICT 
SEC. 7073. (a) COUNTERING FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND EXTREMIST 
ORGANIZATIONS, AND STRENGTHENING THE STATE SYSTEM.— 
(1) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act 
and prior to the initial obligation of funds made available 
by this Act for the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development and the heads 
of relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a joint strategy 
to counter and defeat violent extremism and foreign fighters 
abroad, which shall include components to— 
(A) counter the recruitment, radicalization, movement, 
and financing of such extremists and foreign fighters; 
(B) secure borders of countries impacted by extremism; 
(C) assist countries impacted by extremism to imple-
ment and establish criminal laws and policies to counter 
extremists and foreign fighters; and 
(D) promote and strengthen democratic institutions 
and practices in countries impacted by extremism: 
Provided, That such strategy shall include a detailed description 
of proposed monitoring, oversight, and vetting procedures. 
(2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available for programs and activities to 
implement the strategy required in paragraph (1) in a manner 
consistent with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies 
regarding the use of foreign assistance funds: Provided, That 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
Strategy. 
Applicability. 
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the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate 
congressional committees of each instance in which assistance 
provided pursuant to this subsection has been diverted or 
destroyed, to include the type and amount of assistance, a 
description of the incident and parties involved, and an expla-
nation of the response of the Department of State or USAID, 
as appropriate: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 
shall ensure such programs are coordinated with and com-
plement the efforts of other United States Government agencies 
and international partners: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall also ensure that information gained through the 
conduct of such programs is shared in a timely manner with 
relevant United States Government agencies and other inter-
national partners, as appropriate. 
(3) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection are 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(b) COUNTRIES
IMPACTED
BY
SIGNIFICANT
REFUGEE
POPU-
LATIONS OR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for programs in 
countries affected by significant populations of internally displaced 
persons or refugees to— 
(1) expand and improve host government social services 
and basic infrastructure to accommodate the needs of such 
populations and persons; 
(2) alleviate the social and economic strains placed on 
host communities, including through programs to promote live-
lihoods, vocational training, and formal and informal education; 
(3) improve coordination of such assistance in a more effec-
tive and sustainable manner; and 
(4) leverage increased assistance from donors other than 
the United States Government for central governments and 
local communities in such countries: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall periodically inform 
the Committees on Appropriations of the amount and specific uses 
of funds made available for the purposes of this subsection. 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7074. (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds 
made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be 
made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congres-
sional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the distribution 
of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding 
up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan 
for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a transition to 
and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel invest-
ment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall 
submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
Time period. 
President. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Coordination. 
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USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 
SEC. 7075. If the President makes a determination not to 
comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, 
the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, 
the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to 
program and policy. 
BUDGET DOCUMENTS 
SEC. 7076. (a) OPERATING AND REORGANIZATION PLANS.— 
(1) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded 
in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of 
the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III 
of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the 
United States African Development Foundation, shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for 
funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization 
in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for 
obligation in fiscal year 2017, that provides details of the uses 
of such funds at the program, project, and activity level: Pro-
vided, That such plans shall include, as applicable, a compari-
son between the congressional budget justification funding 
levels, the most recent congressional directives or approved 
funding levels, and the funding levels proposed by the depart-
ment or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative descrip-
tion/justification: Provided further, That if such department, 
agency, or organization receives an additional amount under 
the same heading in title VIII of this Act, operating plans 
required by this subsection shall include consolidated informa-
tion on all such funds: Provided further, That operating plans 
that include changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, 
and activities specified in the congressional budget justification, 
in this Act, or amounts specifically designated in the respective 
tables included in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated 
Act), as applicable, shall be subject to the notification and 
reprogramming requirements of section 7015 of this Act. 
(2) Concurrent with the submission of an operating plan 
pursuant to paragraph (1), each covered department, agency, 
or organization shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a report detailing any planned reorganization of such 
department, agency, or organization, including any action 
planned pursuant to the March 31, 2017 Executive Order 13781 
on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive 
Branch, including— 
(A) a detailed organization chart, including a brief 
description of each operating unit; 
(B) the number of employees for each operating unit; 
(C) the current policy for supporting the operations 
of the National Security Council (NSC) through the detail 
of agency staff, including staff projected to be detailed 
to the NSC during fiscal year 2018, if applicable; and 
(D) a detailed explanation of the policies and proce-
dures currently or expected to be used to comply with 
Executive Order 13781, including an assessment of how 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
President. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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national security interests will be served by any proposed 
reorganizations. 
(b) SPEND PLANS.— 
(1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary 
of State or Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, as appropriate, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a spend plan for funds made 
available by this Act, for— 
(A) assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Paki-
stan, and the West Bank and Gaza; 
(B) Power Africa and the regional security initiatives 
listed under this section in House Report 114–693: Pro-
vided, That the spend plan for such initiatives shall include 
the amount of assistance planned for each country by 
account, to the maximum extent practicable; and 
(C) democracy programs, programs to support section 
7073(a) of this Act, and sectors enumerated in subsections 
(a), (c)(2), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of section 7060 of this 
Act. 
(2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made avail-
able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Department of the 
Treasury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in title 
III. 
(c) SPENDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enactment 
of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made 
available during fiscal year 2016 under the heading ‘‘Development 
Credit Authority’’. 
(d) NOTIFICATIONS.—The spend plans referenced in subsection 
(b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements 
in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.— 
(1) The congressional budget justification for Department 
of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided 
to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 
of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2018: 
Provided, That the appendices for such justification shall be 
provided to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 
10 calendar days thereafter. 
(2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 
shall include in the congressional budget justification a detailed 
justification for multi-year availability for any funds requested 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and 
‘‘Operating Expenses’’. 
REPORTS AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7077. (a) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able by this Act shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), post 
on the publicly available Web site of such agency any report 
required by this Act to be submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations, upon a determination by the head of such 
agency that to do so is in the national interest. 
Public 
information. 
Web posting. 
Determination. 
Deadline. 
Deadline. 
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(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 
if— 
(A) the public posting of such report would compromise 
national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or 
(B) the report contains proprietary, privileged, or sen-
sitive information. 
(3) TIMING AND INTENTION.—The head of the agency posting 
such report shall, unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 
do so only after such report has been made available to the 
Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days: Pro-
vided, That any report required by this Act to be submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations shall include information 
from the submitting agency on whether such report will be 
publicly posted. 
(b) REQUESTS
FOR DOCUMENTS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, 
including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request 
any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements 
of the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
(c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating 
Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are 
made available to the Department of State and USAID may 
be made available to support the use or establishment of email 
accounts or email servers created outside the .gov domain or 
not fitted for automated records management as part of a 
Federal government records management program in con-
travention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amend-
ments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 
(2) DIRECTIVES.—The Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall— 
(A) update the policies, directives, and oversight nec-
essary to comply with Federal statutes, regulations, and 
presidential executive orders and memoranda concerning 
the preservation of all records made or received in the 
conduct of official business, including record emails, instant 
messaging, and other online tools; 
(B) use funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II, as appropriate, 
to improve Federal records management pursuant to the 
Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 
33) and other applicable Federal records management stat-
utes, regulations, or policies for the Department of State 
and USAID; 
(C) direct departing employees that all Federal records 
generated by such employees, including senior officials, 
belong to the Federal Government; and 
(D) significantly improve the response time for identi-
fying and retrieving Federal records, including requests 
made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. 
Time period. 
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(3) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 
shall each submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
and to the National Archives and Records Administration 
detailing, as appropriate and where applicable— 
(A) any updates or modifications made to the policy 
of each agency regarding the use or the establishment 
of email accounts or email servers created outside the 
.gov domain or not fitted for automated records manage-
ment as part of a Federal government records management 
program since the submission to the Committees on Appro-
priations on January 20, 2016, of the report required by 
section 7077(c)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 
(division K of Public Law 114–113); 
(B) the extent to which each agency is in compliance 
with applicable Federal records management statutes, 
regulations, and policies, including meeting Directive goal 
1.2 of the Managing Government Records Directive (M– 
12–18) by December 31, 2016; and 
(C) any steps taken since the submission of the report 
referenced in subparagraph (A) to— 
(i) comply with paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection; 
(ii) ensure that all employees at every level have 
been instructed in procedures and processes to ensure 
that the documentation of their official duties is cap-
tured, preserved, managed, protected, and accessible 
in official Government systems of the Department of 
State and USAID; 
(iii) implement recommendations 1 and 4 made 
by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Depart-
ment of State, in the January 2016 Evaluation of the 
Department of State’s FOIA Process for Requests 
Involving the Office of the Secretary (ESP-16-01); 
(iv) reduce the backlog of Freedom of Information 
Act (FOIA) and Congressional oversight requests, and 
measurably improve the response time for answering 
such requests; and 
(v) strengthen cyber security measures to mitigate 
vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use 
of personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov 
domain and implement the recommendations of the 
OIG in the May 2016 Evaluation of Email Records 
Management and Cybersecurity Requirements (ESP– 
16–03). 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATING PLAN.—The reports 
required by paragraph (3) shall be submitted by the Secretary 
of State or USAID Administrator simultaneously with the oper-
ating plans required by section 7076 of this Act for funds 
appropriated under the headings listed in paragraph (1), and 
shall include an operating plan and timeline, as applicable, 
for— 
(A) implementing the recommendations of the OIG 
reports referenced in clauses (iii) and (v); and 
(B) measurably reducing the FOIA and Congressional 
oversight requests backlog. 
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(5) REPORT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the submission of the reports required by paragraph (3), the 
Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with 
National Archives and Records Administration, as appropriate, 
shall conduct an assessment of such reports, and shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on the scope and 
requirements of such assessment. 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7078. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for obligation 
during fiscal year 2017 under the headings ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less 
than $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote 
Internet freedom globally: Provided, That such programs shall be 
prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of 
expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national 
interests of the United States: Provided further, That funds made 
available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum 
extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Govern-
ment, including from the private sector. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are made available 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) coordinated with other democracy programs funded 
by this Act under such headings, and shall be incorporated 
into country assistance and democracy promotion strate-
gies, as appropriate; 
(B) made available to the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, for pro-
grams to implement the May 2011, International Strategy 
for Cyberspace; the Department of State International 
Cyberspace Policy Strategy required by section 402 of the 
Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of Public Law 114– 
113); and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet 
freedom and access to information in Iran, as required 
by section 414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8754); 
(C) made available for programs that support the 
efforts of civil society to counter the development of repres-
sive Internet-related laws and regulations, including coun-
tering threats to Internet freedom at international 
organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and 
other users; and to enhance digital security training and 
capacity building for democracy activists; 
(D) made available for research of key threats to Inter-
net freedom; the continued development of technologies 
that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including 
circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, 
and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian 
governments; and maintenance of the technological advan-
tage of the United States Government over such censorship 
techniques: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 
Consultation. 
Coordination. 
Assessment. 
Consultation. 
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Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), shall coordinate 
any such research and development programs with other 
relevant United States Government departments and agen-
cies in order to share information, technologies, and best 
practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such tech-
nologies; and 
(E) the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ that are made avail-
able pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) made available only for tools and techniques to 
securely develop and distribute BBG digital content; facili-
tate audience access to such content on Web sites that 
are censored; coordinate the distribution of BBG digital 
content to targeted regional audiences; and to promote 
and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital 
security techniques; 
(B) coordinated with programs funded by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’, and shall be incorporated into country broadcasting 
strategies, as appropriate; 
(C) coordinated by the BBG CEO to provide Internet 
circumvention tools and techniques for audiences in coun-
tries that are strategic priorities for the BBG and in a 
manner consistent with the BBG Internet freedom strategy; 
and 
(D) made available for the research and development 
of new tools or techniques authorized in paragraph (A) 
only after the BBG CEO, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State and other relevant United States Government 
departments and agencies, evaluates the risks and benefits 
of such new tools or techniques, and establishes safeguards 
to minimize the use of such new tools or techniques for 
illicit purposes. 
(c) COORDINATION
AND
SPEND
PLANS.—After consultation 
among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict 
planned activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State and the BBG CEO shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made 
available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom 
globally, which shall include a description of safeguards established 
by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used 
for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department of State spend 
plan shall include funding for all such programs for all relevant 
Department of State and USAID offices and bureaus: Provided 
further, That prior to the obligation of such funds, such offices 
and bureaus shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, to ensure 
that such programs support the Department of State Internet 
freedom strategy. 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
Evaluation. 
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IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 7079. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated 
or expended to provide— 
(1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise cur-
rently located in the United States for the purpose of inducing 
such an enterprise to relocate outside the United States if 
such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number 
of employees of such business enterprise in the United States 
because United States production is being replaced by such 
enterprise outside the United States; 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that 
contributes to the violation of internationally recognized 
workers’ rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act 
of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any 
designated zone or area in that country: Provided, That the 
application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should 
be commensurate with the level of development of the recipient 
country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the 
informal sector in such country, micro and small-scale enter-
prise, and smallholder agriculture; 
(3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States 
if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or 
transferring jobs from the United States to other countries 
and adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; 
or 
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or 
guidelines implemented pursuant to— 
(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; 
(B) the modification proposed by the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corpora-
tion’s Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating 
to coal; or 
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon 
Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank 
of the United States on December 12, 2013, 
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines 
would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal- 
fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which 
is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in International Develop-
ment Association (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend coun-
tries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services from the 
United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United 
States. 
FRAGILE STATES AND EXTREMISM 
SEC. 7080. (a) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Syria, Iraq, and Somalia shall be made available 
to carry out the purposes of this section, subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—Funds made available pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘United States Institute 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
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of Peace’’ for the purposes of developing a comprehensive plan 
(the Plan) to prevent the underlying causes of extremism in fragile 
states in the Sahel, Horn of Africa, and the Near East: Provided, 
That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise available 
to the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) under title I of 
this Act: Provided further, That USIP shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to developing such Plan: Pro-
vided further, That USIP shall also consult with relevant United 
States Government agencies, foreign governments, and civil society, 
as appropriate, in developing the Plan. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—Funds made available by sub-
section (a) shall be made available to implement the Plan required 
by subsection (b) through a demonstration project, consistent with 
the requirements described in section 7073(d)(2) of S. 3117 (as 
introduced in the Senate on June 29, 2016): Provided, That such 
funds shall be made available to the maximum extent practicable 
on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States 
Government. 
CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7081. (a) SEPARATE FUND.—There is established in the 
Treasury a separate fund to be known as the ‘‘Consular and Border 
Security Programs’’ account into which the following fees shall 
be deposited for the purposes of the consular and border security 
programs. 
(b) MACHINE-READABLE VISA FEE.—Section 103(d) of Public Law 
107–173 (8 U.S.C. 1713) is amended by striking ‘‘credited as an 
offsetting collection to any appropriation for the Department of 
State’’ and inserting ‘‘deposited in the Consular and Border Security 
Programs account’’. 
(c) PASSPORT AND IMMIGRANT VISA SECURITY SURCHARGES.— 
The fourth paragraph under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 
Programs’’ in title IV of division B of Public Law 108–447 (8 
U.S.C. 1714) is amended by striking ‘‘credited to this account’’ 
and inserting ‘‘deposited in the Consular and Border Security Pro-
grams account’’. 
(d) DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT LOTTERY FEE.—Section 636 of title 
VI, division C of Public Law 104–208 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘as an offsetting collection to any Department 
of State appropriation’’ and inserting ‘‘in the Consular and Border 
Security Programs account’’. 
(e) AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT FEE.—Section 232(c) of title II of 
division A of H.R. 3427 (106th Congress) (incorporated by reference 
by section 1000(a)(7) of division B of Public Law 106–113, as 
amended (8 U.S.C. 1183a note), is further amended by striking 
‘‘as an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropria-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘in the Consular and Border Security Programs 
account’’. 
(f) WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE SURCHARGE.— 
Subsection (b)(1) of section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 
(22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘as an offsetting collec-
tion to the appropriate Department of State appropriation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in the Consular and Border Security Programs account’’. 
(g) EXPEDITED PASSPORT FEE.—The first proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ in title V of Public 
Law 103–317 (22 U.S.C. 214 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
8 USC 1715. 
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Consultation. 
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in the Consular and Border Security Programs account’’ after ‘‘off-
setting collection’’. 
(h) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
(1) The unobligated balances of amounts available from 
fees referenced under this section may be transferred to the 
Consular and Border Security Programs account. 
(2) Funds deposited in or transferred to the Consular and 
Border Security Programs account may be transferred between 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Administration of For-
eign Affairs’’. 
(3) The transfer authorities in this section shall be in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of State. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect no later than October 1, 2018, and shall be imple-
mented in a manner that ensures the fees collected, transferred, 
and used in fiscal year 2019 can be readily tracked. 
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 
SEC. 7082. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ in 
this Act for fiscal year 2017, $32,500,000 shall be made available 
for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of 
the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the 
‘‘Global Health Programs’’ account and shall be made available 
for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for 
a country program in the People’s Republic of China. 
(d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made avail-
able by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless— 
(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act 
in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and 
does not commingle such funds with other sums; and 
(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 
(e) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
AND
DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR
WITH-
HOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of 
funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the 
report is submitted for a country program in the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA 
plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s 
Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then 
the amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s 
Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made 
available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the 
remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 
Notification. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
AFGHAN ALLIES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7083. (a) AFGHAN ALLIES.—Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the 
Afghan Allies Protection Act, 2009 (division F of Public Law 111– 
8), as amended, is further amended by substituting ‘‘11,000’’ for 
‘‘8,500’’ in the matter preceding clause (i). 
(b) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated in prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs that remain available for obliga-
tion under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance, Funds 
Appropriated to the President, Economic Support Fund’’, $6,000,000 
are rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 
or section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
TITLE VIII 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON 
TERRORISM 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’, $2,410,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, of which $1,815,210,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State may transfer up to $5,000,000 of the total funds 
made available under this heading to any other appropriation of 
any department or agency of the United States, upon the concur-
rence of the head of such department or agency, to support oper-
ations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the 
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 
That any such transfer shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading in this title may be 
made available for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for related 
reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond 
to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable 
transition from such strife: Provided further, 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. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 
$54,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for 
Notification. 
8 USC 1101 note. 
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the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 
(SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight: Provided, That printing and 
reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs during 
fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 
12 months of continuous service after the date of enactment of 
this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, 
whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appoint-
ment to any position in the competitive service for which the 
employee possesses the required qualifications: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 
and Maintenance’’, $1,238,800,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $1,228,000,000 shall be for Worldwide Security 
Upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to International 
Organizations’’, $96,240,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for International 
Peacekeeping Activities’’, $1,354,660,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: 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. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’, $4,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 
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. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Operating 
Expenses’’, 
$152,080,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’, $2,323,203,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’, $990,000,000, to remain available until expended, for famine 
prevention, relief, and mitigation, including for South Sudan, 
Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Transition 
Initiatives’’, 
$37,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
$2,609,242,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’, $453,696,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’ to respond to refugee crises, including in Africa, the Near 
East, South and Central Asia, and Europe and Eurasia, 
$2,146,198,000, to remain available until expended, except that 
such funds shall not be made available for the resettlement costs 
of refugees in the United States: 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. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE 
FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emergency Ref-
ugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, $40,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: 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. 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, $412,260,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: 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. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, $341,754,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: 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. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 
$473,973,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That funds available for 
obligation under this heading in this Act may be used to pay 
assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in 
Somalia, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, $1,325,808,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018: 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated 
or otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2017. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the addi-
tional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts 
in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions 
applicable to such appropriations accounts. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS 
SEC. 8003. (a)(1) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this title under such headings. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’, 
and 
‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing Program’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this title under such headings. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not 
to exceed $15,000,000 from funds appropriated under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
by this title in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, 
Notification. 
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funds previously made available under the heading ‘‘Global Security 
Contingency Fund’’. 
(c) The transfer authority provided in subsection (a) may only 
be exercised to address contingencies. 
(d) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notifica-
tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 
That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority 
otherwise available under any other provision of law, including 
section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be 
exercised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title. 
COUNTERING THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA AND COMBATING 
TERRORISM IN THE NEAR EAST AND AFRICA 
SEC. 8004. (a) RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
that are designated for the Relief and Recovery Fund in the tables 
included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall 
be made available for assistance for areas liberated from, or under 
the influence of, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, other terrorist 
organizations, or violent extremist organizations in and around 
the Near East and Africa: Provided, That such funds are in addition 
to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes and to 
amounts specifically designated in this Act for assistance for foreign 
countries: Provided further, That such funds shall be made available 
to the maximum extent practicable on a cost-matching basis from 
sources other than the United States, except that no such funds 
may be made available for the costs of significant infrastructure 
projects: Provided further, That such funds appropriated under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall be made available for programs 
and activities included under this section in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this Consolidated Act): Provided further, That the Secretary 
of State shall include funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section in the update to reports required by section 204 of the 
Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public 
Law 114–254). 
(b) COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made available 
for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund: Provided, That funds 
made available pursuant to this subsection shall be made available 
to enhance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security 
services and for security programs in the Kurdistan Region of 
Iraq that further the security interest of the United States. 
(c) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the obligation of funds 
made available pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary 
of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms 
are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such funds: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly inform the appropriate 
congressional committees of each instance in which assistance pro-
vided pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) has been diverted or 
Notification. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
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destroyed, to include the type and amount of assistance, a descrip-
tion of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of 
the response of the Department of State. 
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds made available pursu-
ant to this section shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
FAMINE PREVENTION, RELIEF, AND MITIGATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8005. (a) TRANSFER
AUTHORITY
AND
NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this title in the second 
paragraph under the heading ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’— 
(A) not less than $300,000,000 shall be transferred 
to, and merged with, the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
‘‘Food for Peace Title II Grants’’ account; and 
(B) not less than $1,500,000 shall be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under 
the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ for the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this title in the second paragraph 
under the heading ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this 
title under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 
(3) The transfer authority of this subsection is in addition 
to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other 
provision of law, and shall be for famine prevention, relief, 
and mitigation. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act and every 45 days thereafter until September 
30, 2018, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the pro-
posed use of funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘International 
Disaster Assistance’’ from this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, for famine prevention, relief, and mitigation: Provided, 
That such report shall include the requirements enumerated under 
this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
Termination 
date. 
Consultation. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$114,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,758,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,040,000 
shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 
not to exceed $20,772,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
General Counsel; not to exceed $10,033,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; 
not to exceed $14,019,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $29,356,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion; not to exceed $2,142,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,760,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $11,089,000 
shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emer-
gency Response; and not to exceed $18,485,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That 
the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds 
appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That 
no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased 
by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further, 
That notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall 
be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 
shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception 
and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107–71, there may be 
credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received 
in user fees: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary 
for Public Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, of which 
$8,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be 
available until expended, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for 
expenses incurred for training: Provided further, That any reference 
in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be 
49 USC 112 note. 
Approval. 
Transfer 
authority. 
Department of 
Transportation 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Transportation, 
Housing and 
Urban 
Development, 
and Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation infrastruc-
ture, $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2020: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute 
funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be 
awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, or a collabora-
tion among such entities on a competitive basis for projects that 
will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, 
or a region: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to, 
highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States 
Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of 
title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail transpor-
tation projects; and port infrastructure investments (including 
inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry): Provided further, 
That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made 
available under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy 
and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assist-
ance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary 
finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of 
this paragraph: Provided further, That in distributing funds pro-
vided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures 
so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an 
appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural 
areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes: 
Provided further, That a grant funded under this heading shall 
be not less than $5,000,000 and not greater than $25,000,000: 
Provided further, That not more than 10 percent of the funds 
made available under this heading may be awarded to projects 
in a single State: Provided further, That the Federal share of 
the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading 
shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that 
require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an 
overall financing package: Provided further, That not less than 
20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for 
projects located in rural areas: Provided further, That for projects 
located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 
and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 
80 percent: Provided further, That projects conducted using funds 
provided under this heading must comply with the requirements 
of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall conduct a new competi-
tion to select the grants and credit assistance awarded under this 
heading: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up to 
$20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may 
transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal 
Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the 
Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration, 
to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance 
made under the National Infrastructure Investments program. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE 
BUREAU 
For necessary expenses for the establishment and administra-
tion of a new National Surface Transportation and Innovative 
Finance Bureau (the Bureau) within the Office of the Secretary 
of Transportation, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall use such 
amount for the necessary expenses to establish the Bureau and 
to fulfill the responsibilities of the Bureau, as detailed in section 
9001 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act 
(Public Law 114–94) (49 U.S.C. 116): Provided further, That the 
Secretary is required to receive the advance approval of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the 
authorities of 49 U.S.C. 116(h): Provided further, That the program 
be available to other Federal agencies, States, municipalities and 
project sponsors seeking Federal transportation expertise in 
obtaining financing. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the 
Department 
of 
Transportation’s 
financial 
systems 
and 
re- 
engineering business processes, $4,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2018. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including 
necessary upgrades to wide area network and information tech-
nology infrastructure, improvement of network perimeter controls 
and identity management, testing and assessment of information 
technology against business, security, and other requirements, 
implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 
infrastructure enhancements, and implementation of enhanced 
security controls on network devices, $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2018. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,751,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 
research, systems development, development activities, and making 
grants, to remain available until expended, $12,000,000: Provided, 
That of such amount, $3,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses 
of the Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred to this 
appropriation, to remain available until expended, amounts from 
other Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this heading 
for IIPIC activities not related to transportation infrastructure: 
Provided further, That the tools and analysis developed by the 
IIPIC shall be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 
and review of major infrastructure projects not related to transpor-
tation only to the extent that other Federal agencies provide funding 
to the Department as provided for under the previous proviso. 
Advance 
approval. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $190,389,000 shall 
be paid from appropriations made available to the Department 
of Transportation: Provided, That such services shall be provided 
on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of 
Transportation: Provided further, That the above limitation on oper-
ating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the 
Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund with-
out majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Com-
mittee and approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That no 
assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, 
subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such 
assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by 
such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $339,000, as authorized by 
49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, $602,000. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business 
utilization and outreach activities, $4,646,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 
332, these funds may be used for business opportunities related 
to any mode of transportation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other source 
to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 
41731 through 41742, $150,000,000, to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That in determining between or among carriers competing 
to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider 
the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 
That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not 
include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under subsection 
41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used 
to enter into a new contract with a community located less than 
40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary 
has negotiated with the community over a local cost share: Provided 
further, That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential 
air service program under subsection 41742(b) of title 49, United 
Notification. 
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States Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts 
otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration: Provided further, That the Administrator may 
reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account estab-
lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office 
of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or 
reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the 
modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway 
on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments 
or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process 
for Congressional notification. 
SEC. 102. In addition to authority provided by section 327 
of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Working Capital 
Fund is hereby authorized to provide partial or full payments 
in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements from all Federal 
agencies from available funds for transit benefit distribution serv-
ices that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass 
transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 
and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the Depart-
ment shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the Working 
Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted 
transit benefits to Government employees: Provided further, That 
such reserve will not exceed one month of benefits payable and 
may be used only for the purpose of providing for the continuation 
of transit benefits: Provided further, That the Working Capital 
Fund will be fully reimbursed by each customer agency from avail-
able funds for the actual cost of the transit benefit. 
SEC. 103. The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the 
Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the 
Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda for each 
meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Finance to record 
the decisions and actions of each meeting. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activi-
ties related to commercial space transportation, administrative 
expenses for research and development, establishment of air naviga-
tion facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance 
of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps 
sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by 
Public Law 112–95, $10,025,852,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, of which $9,173,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed 
$7,559,785,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activi-
ties; not to exceed $1,298,482,000 shall be available for aviation 
Web posting. 
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safety activities; not to exceed $19,826,000 shall be available for 
commercial 
space 
transportation 
activities; 
not 
to 
exceed 
$771,342,000 shall be available for finance and management activi-
ties; not to exceed $60,155,000 shall be available for NextGen 
and operations planning activities; not to exceed $107,161,000 shall 
be available for security and hazardous materials safety; and not 
to exceed $209,101,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided, 
That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget activity, except for 
aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget 
activity under this heading: Provided further, That no transfer 
may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 5 percent: 
Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 5 percent shall 
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided 
further, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted 
to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public 
Law 108–176: Provided further, That the amount herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 
31 that such report has not been submitted to the Congress: Pro-
vided further, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year 
hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a com-
panion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, 
hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff 
in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing 
plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals 
by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after 
March 31 that such report has not been submitted to Congress: 
Provided further, That funds may be used to enter into a grant 
agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist 
in the development of aviation safety standards: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new 
applicants for the second career training program: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any regu-
lation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically 
authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, 
as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and 
private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency 
services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of 
air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification 
of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certifi-
cates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair 
or alteration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not less than $159,000,000 shall be for the 
contract tower program, including the contract tower cost share 
program: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities 
conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to elimi-
nate the Contract Weather Observers program at any airport. 
Funding 
reduction. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
49 USC 44502 
note. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
Update. 
49 USC 44506 
note. 
Funding 
reduction. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisi-
tion, establishment, technical support services, improvement by 
contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and 
experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part 
A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and 
service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisi-
tion of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing 
of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees 
of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities 
where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, 
lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this 
heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; 
to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
$2,855,000,000, of which $486,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017, and $2,369,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided, That there may be credited 
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, munici-
palities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization 
of national airspace systems: Provided further, That no later than 
March 31, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the 
Congress an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal 
years 2018 through 2022, with total funding for each year of the 
plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated 
and approved by the Office of Management and Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
research, engineering, and development, as authorized under part 
A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construc-
tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites 
by lease or grant, $176,500,000, to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 
30, 2019: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which 
shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, 
and development. 
Deadline. 
Investment plan. 
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for air-
port planning and development, and noise compatibility planning 
and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 
and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, 
and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, 
installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention 
devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspec-
tion activities and administration of airport safety programs, 
including those related to airport operating certificates under sec-
tion 44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,750,000,000, to be 
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of 
programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 
in fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage 
conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or 
other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explo-
sive detection systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s 
share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants 
or paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project 
at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive 
phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project 
sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction 
project: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than 
$107,691,000 shall be available for administration, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research 
Program, not less than $31,375,000 shall be available for Airport 
Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the Small Community 
Air Service Development Program: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to airports eligible under section 41743 of title 49, such program 
may include the participation of an airport that serves a community 
or consortium that is not larger than a small hub airport, according 
to FAA hub classifications effective at the time the Office of the 
Secretary issues a request for proposals. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to com-
pensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally 
Explosive 
detection 
systems. 
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funded research and development center contract between the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation 
Systems Development during fiscal year 2017. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors 
to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost 
building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space 
in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic 
control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the 
prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement 
on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances 
that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the 
FAA for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 
41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any 
amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year 
may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subse-
quent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 
49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation 
current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available 
for the same purposes of such appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
corresponding to such premium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration 
to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of 
a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal 
Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of 
Transportation. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may 
be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation 
on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to 
obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft 
registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that 
is made available to the public, except data made available to 
a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner 
or operator. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of more than nine political and Presi-
dential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 
49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation Administration 
provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation 
Reports. 
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products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive 
Order 13642. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this 
Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission 
rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds provided under this Act may 
be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
to withhold from consideration and approval any application for 
participation in the Contract Tower Program, or for reevaluation 
of Cost-share Program participants, pending as of January 1, 2016, 
as long as the Federal Aviation Administration has received an 
application from the airport, and as long as the Administrator 
determines such tower is eligible using the factors set forth in 
the Federal Aviation Administration report, Establishment and Dis-
continuance Criteria for Airport Traffic Control Towers (FAA–APO– 
90–7 as of August, 1990). 
SEC. 119D. For fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall apportion to the sponsor of a primary airport under section 
47114(c)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, an amount based 
on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar 
year 2012 if the airport had— 
(1) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the cal-
endar year used to calculate the apportionment for fiscal year 
2017; and 
(2) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar 
year 2012. 
SEC. 119E. Section 47109(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The Government’s share of allowable 
project costs determined under this subsection shall not exceed 
the lesser of 93.75 percent or the highest percentage Government 
share applicable to any project in any State under subsection (b), 
except that at a primary non-hub and non-primary commercial 
service airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) 
of this subsection that is within 15 miles of another State as 
set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Government’s 
share shall be an average of the Government share applicable 
to any project in each of the States.’’. 
SEC. 119F. (a) Subchapter I of chapter 471, as amended by 
this subtitle, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 47144. Use of funds for repairs for runway safety repairs 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation may make 
project grants under this subchapter to an airport described in 
subsection (b) from funds under section 47114 apportioned to that 
airport or funds available for discretionary grants to that airport 
under section 47115 to conduct airport development to repair the 
runway safety area of the airport damaged as a result of a natural 
disaster in order to maintain compliance with the regulations of 
the Federal Aviation Administration relating to runway safety 
areas, without regard to whether construction of the runway safety 
area damaged was carried out using amounts the airport received 
under this subchapter. 
49 USC 47144. 
New Jersey. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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‘‘(b) AIRPORTS DESCRIBED.—An airport is described in this sub-
section if— 
‘‘(1) the airport is a public-use airport; 
‘‘(2) the airport is listed in the National Plan of Integrated 
Airport Systems of the Federal Aviation Administration; 
‘‘(3) the runway safety area of the airport was damaged 
as a result of a natural disaster; 
‘‘(4) the airport was denied funding under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) with respect to the disaster; 
‘‘(5) the operator of the airport has exhausted all legal 
remedies, including legal action against any parties (or insurers 
thereof) whose action or inaction may have contributed to the 
need for the repair of the runway safety area; 
‘‘(6) there is still a demonstrated need for the runway 
safety area to accommodate current or imminent aeronautical 
demand; and 
‘‘(7) the cost of repairing or replacing the runway safety 
area is reasonable in relation to the anticipated operational 
benefit of repairing the runway safety area, as determined 
by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.’’. 
(b) The analysis for chapter 471, as amended by this subtitle, 
is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
47143 the following: 
‘‘47144. Use of funds for repairs for runway safety repairs.’’. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $432,547,000, together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, 
shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and 
operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition, not 
to exceed $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian 
Regional Commission in accordance with section 104(a) of title 
23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution of Federal- 
aid highway and highway safety construction programs authorized 
under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and the provisions 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act shall not exceed 
total obligations of $43,266,100,000 for fiscal year 2017: Provided, 
That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by 
title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert 
firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance 
to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit 
23 USC 104 note. 
49 USC 
prec. 47101. 
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instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Govern-
ment of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further, That 
such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: Pro-
vided further, That such amounts are in addition to administrative 
expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not 
subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administra-
tive expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federal- 
aid highway and highway safety construction programs authorized 
under title 23, United States Code, $44,005,100,000 derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), 
to remain available until expended. 
(RESCISSION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned among the 
States under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, a total 
of $857,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded on June 30, 2017: 
Provided, That such rescission shall not apply to funds distributed 
in accordance with sections 104(b)(3) and 130(f) of title 23, United 
States Code; section 133(d)(1)(A) of such title; the first sentence 
of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title, as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141); sections 
133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59); and 
section 104(b)(5) of such title, as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141): Provided fur-
ther, That such rescission shall not apply to funds that are exempt 
from the obligation limitation or subject to special no-year obligation 
limitation: Provided further, That the amount to be rescinded from 
a State shall be determined by multiplying the total amount of 
the rescission by the ratio that the unobligated balances subject 
to the rescission as of May 31, 2017, for the State; bears to the 
unobligated balances subject to the rescission as of May 31, 2017, 
for all States: Provided further, That the amount to be rescinded 
under this section from each program to which the rescission applies 
within a State shall be determined by multiplying the rescission 
amount calculated for such State by the ratio that the unobligated 
balance as of May 31, 2017, for such program in such State; bears 
to the unobligated balances as of May 31, 2017, for all programs 
to which the rescission applies in such State. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses 
and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
23 USC 104 note. 
Determination. 
Determination. 
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(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transpor-
tation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated bal-
ance of amounts— 
(A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid high-
way and highway safety construction programs for previous 
fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Sec-
retary (or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 
or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was provided in 
a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, 
less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated 
for the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
tion programs (other than sums authorized to be appro-
priated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be 
appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States Code, 
equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 
such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid high-
ways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than pro-
grams to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by 
the Secretary under the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned 
by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by 
multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); 
by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each 
such program for such fiscal year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid high-
ways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under para-
graph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
tion programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under 
title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts appor-
tioned for the National Highway Performance Program in sec-
tion 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from 
the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion 
that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the pro-
grams that are apportioned under title 23, United States 
Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the programs that are apportioned under title 
23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year. 
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(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations 
under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 
Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface 
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface 
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
(101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect 
on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect 
for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount 
equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation 
authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts 
for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but 
only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed 
or been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount 
equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 
119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 
with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations 
at the time at which the funds were initially made available 
for obligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, only in an amount 
equal to $639,000,000). 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 
of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made 
available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot 
be obligated during that fiscal year; and 
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able 
to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having 
large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 
144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to 
contract authority for transportation research programs carried 
out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and 
Deadline. 
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(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made available under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; 
and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation 
imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and high-
way safety construction programs for future fiscal years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding 
funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 
23, United States Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal 
year for Federal-aid highway programs; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to 
the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under 
section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not 
be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because 
of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal 
year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under paragraph 
(1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation 
authority under subsection (a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each State under 
paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described 
in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data prod-
ucts, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of 
title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid 
highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for 
such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the 
obligation limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs. 
SEC. 122. (a) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) STATE OF VIRGINIA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount apportioned to 
the State of Virginia under section 104 of title 23, United 
States Code, for fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall, by the later of November 30, 2016, or 30 
days after the enactment of this Act, transfer to the 
National Park Service— 
(i) an amount equal to— 
(I) $30,000,000; multiplied by 
(II) the ratio that— 
(aa) the amount apportioned to the State 
of Virginia under such section 104; bears to 
(bb) the combined amount apportioned to 
the State of Virginia and the District of 
Columbia under such section 104; and 
(ii) an amount of obligation limitation equal to 
the amount calculated under clause (i). 
Deadline. 
Reimbursement. 
Determination. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
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(B) SOURCE AND AMOUNT.—For purpose of the transfer 
under subparagraph (A), the State of Virginia shall select 
at the discretion of the State— 
(i) the programs (among those for which funding 
is apportioned as described in that subparagraph) from 
which to transfer the amount specified in that subpara-
graph; and 
(ii) the amount to transfer from each of those 
programs (equal in aggregate to the amount calculated 
under subparagraph (A)(i)). 
(2) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount apportioned to 
the District of Columbia under section 104 of title 23, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2017, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall, by the later of November 30, 2016, 
or 30 days after the enactment of this Act, transfer to 
the National Park Service— 
(i) an amount equal to— 
(I) $30,000,000; multiplied by 
(II) the ratio that— 
(aa) the amount apportioned to the Dis-
trict of Columbia under such section 104; bears 
to 
(bb) the combined amount apportioned to 
the State of Virginia and the District of 
Columbia under such section 104; and 
(ii) an amount of obligation limitation equal to 
the amount calculated under clause (i). 
(B) SOURCE AND AMOUNT.—For purpose of the transfer 
under subparagraph (A), the District of Columbia shall 
select at the discretion of the District— 
(i) the programs (among those for which funding 
is apportioned as described in that subparagraph) from 
which to transfer the amount specified in that subpara-
graph; and 
(ii) the amount to transfer from each of those 
programs (equal in aggregate to the amount calculated 
under subparagraph (A)(i)). 
(3) FEDERAL
LANDS
TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM.—Of the 
amounts otherwise made available to the National Park Service 
under section 203 of title 23, United States Code, not less 
than 10 percent shall be set aside for purposes of this section. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY AND FEDERAL SHARE.—The amounts under sub-
section (a) shall be— 
(1) available to the National Park Service only for projects 
that— 
(A) are eligible under section 203 of title 23, United 
States Code; and 
(B) are located on bridges on the National Highway 
System that were originally constructed before 1945 and 
are in poor condition; and 
(2) subject to the Federal share described in section 
201(b)(7)(A) of title 23, United States Code. 
(c) OTHER FUNDS AND OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—Any funds and 
obligation limitation transferred under subsection (a) shall be in 
addition to funds or obligation limitation otherwise made available 
Deadline. 
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to the National Park Service under sections 203 and 204 of title 
23, United States Code. 
SEC. 123. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his 
or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Fed-
eral-aid highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the 
intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted 
under the Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act to the Department 
of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless 
not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide 
credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification 
in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Provided, That such 
notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the 
project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assist-
ance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line 
of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 
SEC. 125. None of the funds in this Act may be used to make 
a grant for a project under section 117 of title 23, United States 
Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days before making a grant 
under that section, provides written notification to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed grant, 
including an evaluation and justification for the project and the 
amount of the proposed grant award. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, 
execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations 
and programs pursuant to section 31110 of title 49, United States 
Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, $277,200,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds available for implementation, 
execution or administration of motor carrier safety operations and 
programs authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not 
exceed total obligations of $277,200,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 
Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2017, of which $9,180,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019, is 
for the research and technology program. 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Public 
information. 
Waivers. 
23 USC 313 note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 
31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United States Code, 
as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 
$367,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds available for the implementation 
or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed 
total obligations of $367,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $292,600,000 shall be available 
for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $31,200,000 shall 
be 
available 
for 
the 
commercial 
driver’s 
license 
program 
implementation program, $42,200,000 shall be available for the 
high priority activities program, and $1,000,000 shall be available 
for the commercial motor vehicle operators grant program. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be 
subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of 
Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified 
mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records 
the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds made available by this Act or 
previous appropriations Acts under the heading ‘‘Motor Carrier 
Safety Operations and Programs’’ shall be used to pay for costs 
associated with design, development, testing, or implementation 
of a wireless roadside inspection program until 180 days after 
the Secretary of Transportation certifies to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations that such program does not conflict 
with existing non-Federal electronic screening systems, create 
capabilities already available, or require additional statutory 
authority to incorporate generated inspection data into safety deter-
minations or databases, and has restrictions to specifically address 
privacy concerns of affected motor carriers and operators. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Sec-
retary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under 
chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States 
Code, $180,075,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2018. 
Deadline. 
Certification. 
Notice. 
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OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provi-
sions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code, $145,900,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the planning or execution of programs the total 
obligations for which, in fiscal year 2017, are in excess of 
$145,900,000, of which $140,700,000 shall be for programs author-
ized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,200,000 shall be for the National 
Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That within the $145,900,000 obliga-
tion limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2018, and shall be in addition 
to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future 
years. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions 
of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, to remain available until 
expended, $585,372,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Provided, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or 
execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal 
year 2017, are in excess of $585,372,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of the 
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, of which $252,300,000 
shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; 
$277,500,000 shall be for ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 
23 U.S.C. 405; $29,500,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $26,072,000 shall be for ‘‘Adminis-
trative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act: Provided further, That none of these 
funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling 
costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$500,000 of the funds made available for ‘‘National Priority Safety 
Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Counter-
measures’’ (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall 
be available for technical assistance to the States: Provided further, 
That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under 23 U.S.C. 
405(a)(8), any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made 
available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority 
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for such amounts: Provided further, That the Administrator shall 
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 
exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or 
under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8) within 5 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made available to 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the 
amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, 
to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews 
and to pay for core competency development training and related 
expenses for highway safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the programs of 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this 
Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority 
was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent 
that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in 
private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appro-
priate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 
5, subchapter II. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $218,298,000, of which $15,900,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$40,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct 
loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 
of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
(Public Law 94–210), as amended, such authority shall exist as 
long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: 
Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, 
no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made 
using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 
2017, except for Federal funds awarded in accordance with section 
3028(c) of Public Law 114–94. 
FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD REPAIR GRANTS 
For necessary expenses related to Federal-State Partnership 
for State of Good Repair Grants as authorized by section 24911 
Loans. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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of title 49, United States Code, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may withhold up 
to one percent of the amount provided under this heading for 
the costs of project management oversight of grants carried out 
under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code. 
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS 
GRANTS 
For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail Infrastruc-
ture and Safety Improvements Grants as authorized by section 
24407 of title 49, United States Code, $68,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for projects eligible under sections 24407(c)(1) 
through 24407(c)(10) of title 49, United States Code, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be available for eligible projects under section 
24407(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, that contribute to the 
initiation or restoration of intercity passenger rail service: Provided, 
That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent of the amount 
provided under this heading for the costs of project management 
oversight of grants carried out under section 24407 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses related to Restoration and Enhance-
ment Grants, as authorized by section 24408 of title 49, United 
States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent of the 
funds provided under this heading to fund the costs of project 
management and oversight. 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associ-
ated with the Northeast Corridor as authorized by section 11101(a) 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (division A 
of Public Law 114–94), $328,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one- 
half of 1 percent of the funds provided under both this heading 
and the National Network Grants to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation heading to fund the costs of project management 
and oversight of activities authorized by section 11101(c) of division 
A of Public Law 114–94: Provided further, That in addition to 
the project management oversight funds authorized under section 
11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94, the Secretary may 
retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading to fund expenses associated with the Northeast Cor-
ridor Commission established under section 24905 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading and the National Network Grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation heading, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak-served facili-
ties and stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associ-
ated with the National Network as authorized by section 11101(b) 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (division A 
of Public Law 114–94), $1,167,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to an addi-
tional $2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
expenses associated with the State-Supported Route Committee 
established under 24712 of title 49, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs 
in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided, That 
the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous 
proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak deter-
mines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency 
of the system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
each quarter within 30 days of such quarter of the calendar year 
on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the 
cap for each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons 
each waiver was granted: Provided further, That the President 
of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations by March 1, 2017, a summary of all overtime pay-
ments incurred by the Corporation for 2016 and the three prior 
calendar years: Provided further, That such summary shall include 
the total number of employees that received waivers and the total 
overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees 
receiving waivers for each month for 2016 and for the three prior 
calendar years. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit 
Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, $113,165,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent 
office of transit security under this heading: Provided further, That 
upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2018 President’s 
budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allocations 
for fiscal year 2018. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Summary. 
Time periods. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public 
Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment 
of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 
5339, and 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 
and sections 3006(b) and 3028 of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $10,800,000,000, to be derived from the Mass 
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds available for the implementa-
tion or execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 
5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, 
and 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and sections 
3006(b) and 3028 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, shall not exceed total obligations of $9,733,706,043 in fiscal 
year 2017: Provided further, That the Federal share of the cost 
of activities carried out under section 5312 shall not exceed 80 
percent, except that if there is substantial public interest or benefit, 
the Secretary may approve a greater Federal share. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, $5,000,000. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309 and section 
3005(b) of the FAST Act, $2,412,631,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT 
AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of Public 
Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall approve grants 
for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 
and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided further, 
That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify 
that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making 
progress to improve its safety management system in response 
to the Federal Transit Administration’s 2015 safety management 
inspection: Provided further, That prior to approving such grants, 
the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority is making progress toward full implementation 
of the corrective actions identified in the 2014 Financial Manage-
ment Oversight Review Report: Provided further, That the Secretary 
Determination. 
Certification. 
Certification. 
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shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments 
that will improve the safety of the system before approving such 
grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to ensure 
safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements 
of section 601(e)(1) of division B of Public Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 
4968). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of 
the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority 
under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, 
or to any other authority previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading ‘‘Fixed Guide-
way Capital Investment’’ of the Federal Transit Administration 
for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accom-
panying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2021, and other 
recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds 
for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds appropriated before October 1, 2016, under any section of 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available 
for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under 
the most recent appropriation heading for any such section. 
SEC. 163. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
the funds in this or any other Act may be available to advance 
in any way a new light or heavy rail project towards a full funding 
grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan 
Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital 
project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond 
Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard 
north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas. 
(b) The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, 
may attempt to construct or construct a new fixed guideway capital 
project, including light rail, in the locations referred to in subsection 
(a) if— 
(1) voters in the jurisdiction that includes such locations 
approve a ballot proposition that specifies routes on Richmond 
Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard 
north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas; and 
(2) the proposed construction of such routes is part of 
a comprehensive, multi-modal, service-area wide transportation 
plan that includes multiple additional segments of fixed guide-
way capital projects, including light rail for the jurisdiction 
set forth in the ballot proposition. The ballot language shall 
include reasonable cost estimates, sources of revenue to be 
used and the total amount of bonded indebtedness to be 
incurred as well as a description of each route and the begin-
ning and end point of each proposed transit project. 
SEC. 164. Any unobligated amounts made available for fiscal 
year 2012 or prior fiscal years to carry out the discretionary job 
access and reverse commute program under section 3037 of the 
transportation equity act for the 21st century are hereby rescinded: 
Texas. 
Deadline. 
Transfer 
authority. 
Waiver authority. 
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Provided, That such amounts are made available for projects eligible 
under 49 U.S.C. 5309(q). 
SEC. 165. Section 5307(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may make grants under this section 
to finance the operating cost of equipment and facilities for 
use in public transportation, excluding rail fixed guideway, 
in an urbanized area with a population of not fewer than 
200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the 
Census— 
‘‘(A) for public transportation systems that— 
‘‘(i) operate 75 or fewer buses in fixed route service 
or demand response service, excluding ADA com-
plementary paratransit service, during peak service 
hours, in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the 
share of the apportionment which is attributable to 
such systems within the urbanized area, as measured 
by vehicle revenue hours; or 
‘‘(ii) operate a minimum of 76 buses and a max-
imum of 100 buses in fixed route service or demand 
response service, excluding ADA complementary para-
transit service, during peak service hours, in an 
amount not to exceed 50 percent of the share of the 
apportionment which is attributable to such systems 
within the urbanized area, as measured by vehicle 
revenue hours; or 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (3), for public transportation 
systems that— 
‘‘(i) operate 75 or fewer buses in fixed route service 
or demand response service, excluding ADA com-
plementary paratransit service, during peak service 
hours, in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the 
share of the apportionment allocated to such systems 
within the urbanized area, as determined by the local 
planning process and included in the designated recipi-
ent’s final program of projects prepared under sub-
section (b); or 
‘‘(ii) operate a minimum of 76 buses and a max-
imum of 100 buses in fixed route service or demand 
response service, excluding ADA complementary para-
transit service during peak service hours, in an amount 
not to exceed 50 percent of the share of the apportion-
ment allocated to such systems within the urbanized 
area, as determined by the local planning process and 
included in the designated recipient’s final program 
of projects prepared under subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) The amount available to a public transportation system 
under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) shall be not more 
than 10 percent greater than the amount that would otherwise 
be available to the system under subparagraph (A) of that 
paragraph.’’. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
Expenditure 
authority. 
Contracts. 
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of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by 
section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, 
and capital asset renewal activities of those portions of the St. 
Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $36,028,000, to be 
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to 
Public Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United 
States, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training activities 
authorized by law, $175,560,000, of which $22,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for maintenance and repair of training 
ships at State Maritime Academies, and of which $6,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended for National Security Multi-Mission 
Vessel Program for State Maritime Academies and National Secu-
rity, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2018, for the Student Incentive Program at State Mari-
time Academies, and of which $1,800,000 shall remain available 
until expended for training ship fuel assistance payments, and 
of which $14,218,000 shall remain available until expended for 
facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improve-
ments at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and of 
which $3,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2018, for Maritime Environment and Technology Assistance pro-
gram authorized under section 50307 of title 46, United States 
Code, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for the Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s Marine High-
ways) to make grants for the purposes authorized under sections 
55601(b)(1) and (3) of title 46, United States Code: Provided, That 
not later than January 12, 2018, the Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations the annual report on sexual assault and sexual 
harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as 
required pursuant to section 3507 of Public Law 110–417. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under 
section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by Public 
Grants. 
Deadlines. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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Law 113–281, $10,000,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Avail-
ability no later than 15 days after enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That from applications submitted under the previous pro-
viso, the Secretary of Transportation shall make grants no later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act in such amounts as 
the Secretary determines: Provided further, That not to exceed 
2 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for necessary costs of grant administration. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete ves-
sels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Adminis-
tration, $34,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$24,000,000 shall be for the decommissioning of the Nuclear Ship 
Savannah. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Training’’, Maritime 
Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Administration 
is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary 
repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy 
involving Government property under control of the Maritime 
Administration: Provided, That payments received therefor shall 
be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for 
items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered 
into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
SEC. 171. None of the funds available or appropriated in this 
Act shall be used by the United States Department of Transpor-
tation or the United States Maritime Administration to negotiate 
or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service 
contracts for vessel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there 
is no qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of 
money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated 
or managed by the Maritime Administration or that is part of 
the National Defense Reserve Fleet: Provided, That such sales 
offers must be consistent with the solicitation and provide that 
the work will be performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified 
within the meaning of section 3502 of Public Law 106–398: Provided 
further, That nothing contained herein shall affect the Maritime 
Administration’s authority to award contracts at least cost to the 
Federal Government and consistent with the requirements of 54 
U.S.C. 308704, section 3502, or otherwise authorized under the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
Contracts. 
Contracts. 
Determination. 
Notice. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Haz-
ardous Materials Safety Administration, $22,500,000: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule to 
expand the applicability of comprehensive oil spill response plans 
no later than August 1, 2017: Provided further, That $1,500,000 
shall be for ‘‘Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities’’ 
as authorized under section 60130 of title 49, United States Code. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials 
safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, $57,000,000, of which $7,570,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That up to $800,000 
in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in 
the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided 
further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be 
available until expended, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for 
expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemi-
nation, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of haz-
ardous materials exemptions and approvals functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline 
safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety 
program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to discharge the 
pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$156,288,000, of which $20,288,000 shall be derived from the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019; and of which $128,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $63,335,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019; and of which $8,000,000 shall be 
derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund as provided in 49 U.S.C. 
60302 (section 12 of the PIPES Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
183)) from the Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety 
Account for the purpose of carrying out 49 U.S.C. 60141 of such 
Act (section 12 of the PIPES Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–183)), 
of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading shall be for the One-Call State grant program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
Notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 49 U.S.C. 
5116, not more than $28,318,000 shall be made available for obliga-
tion in fiscal year 2017 from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 
Regulations. 
Plans. 
Deadline. 
49 USC 60102 
note. 
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5116(h), and 5128(b) and (c): Provided, That notwithstanding 49 
U.S.C. 5116(h)(4), not more than 4 percent of the amounts made 
available from this account shall be available to pay administrative 
costs: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available 
for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, or his or her designee: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the current year obligation 
limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year 
shall be available to develop a hazardous materials response 
training curriculum for emergency responders, including response 
activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other 
flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection 
Association standards, and to make such training available through 
an electronic format: Provided further, That the prior year recov-
eries made available under this heading shall also be available 
to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)(C) and 5116(i). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General 
to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $90,152,000: Provided, That the Inspector General 
shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties speci-
fied in the Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 
3), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements 
to the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that 
is subject to regulation by the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the funds made available under this heading 
may be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 
49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair 
methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and 
ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air 
carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro-
priations to the Department of Transportation shall be available 
for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor 
vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department busi-
ness; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
(b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations 
to the Department and its operating administrations shall be avail-
able for the purchase, maintenance, operation, and deployment 
of unmanned aircraft systems that advance the Department’s, or 
its operating administrations’, missions. 
(c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased or procured by 
the Department prior to the enactment of this Act shall be deemed 
authorized. 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Depart-
ment of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV. 
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SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential 
appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That 
none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned 
on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this 
Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 
2725(3)) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connec-
tion with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), 
except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 
18 U.S.C. 2721. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not with-
hold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in 
noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for 
expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the 
Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account 
and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Oper-
ations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating 
in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 185. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act to the 
Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan 
guarantee, line of credit, or discretionary grant totaling $500,000 
or more unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full 
business days before any project competitively selected to receive 
any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, 
loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, or full 
funding grant agreement is announced by the Department or its 
modal administrations: Provided, That the Secretary gives concur-
rent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief 
program: Provided further, That no notification shall involve funds 
that are not available for obligation. 
(b) In addition to the notification required in subsection (a), 
none of the funds made available in this Act to the Department 
of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, 
line of credit, or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of 
Transportation provides the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations a comprehensive list of all such loans, loan guaran-
tees, lines of credit, or discretionary grants that will be announced 
not less the 3 full business days before such announcement: Pro-
vided, That the requirement to provide a list in this subsection 
does not apply to any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency 
relief program: Provided further, That no list shall involve funds 
that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees 
and other funds received by the Department of Transportation 
from travel management centers, charge card programs, the sub-
leasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be 
credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation 
and allocated to elements of the Department of Transportation 
using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available 
until expended. 
Lists. 
Loans. 
Grants. 
Notifications. 
Deadlines. 
Political 
appointees. 
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SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any other Act 
that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by 
the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor under 
a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, 
shall be available— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the 
Department of Transportation in recovering improper pay-
ments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering 
improper payments or contractor support in the implementation 
of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Provided, 
That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) 
and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropria-
tion from which the improper payments were made, and 
shall be available for the purposes and period for which 
such appropriations are available: Provided further, That 
where specific project or accounting information associated 
with the improper payment or payments is not readily 
available, the Secretary may credit an appropriate account, 
which shall be available for the purposes and period associ-
ated with the account so credited; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains available, shall 
be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 
Provided further, That prior to the transfer of any such 
recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall 
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
of the amount and reasons for such transfer: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘improper payments’’ has the same meaning as that pro-
vided in section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 
SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any 
funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogram-
ming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of said re-
programming notice shall be provided solely to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming 
action shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation may provide notice to other congressional commit-
tees of the action of the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days 
following the date on which the reprogramming action has been 
approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations. 
SEC. 189. Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal adminis-
trations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the 
costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when 
such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are 
purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal 
administration or administrations. 
SEC. 190. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for devel-
oping and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits 
authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, 
including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and elec-
tronic media. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Definition. 
Notification. 
Reimbursement. 
Determination. 
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SEC. 191. The Department of Transportation may use funds 
provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a contract under 
title 49 U.S.C. or title 23 U.S.C. utilizing geographic, economic, 
or any other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law, 
or to amend a rule, regulation, policy or other measure that forbids 
a recipient of a Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit 
Administration grant from imposing such hiring preference on a 
contract or construction project with which the Department of 
Transportation is assisting, only if the grant recipient certifies 
the following: 
(1) that except with respect to apprentices or trainees, 
a pool of readily available but unemployed individuals pos-
sessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the work 
that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction; 
(2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate provi-
sions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor does 
not displace any of its existing employees in order to satisfy 
such hiring preference; and 
(3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training, or 
delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference does 
not delay or displace any transportation project in the 
applicable Statewide Transportation Improvement Program or 
Transportation Improvement Program. 
SEC. 192. Section 5303(r)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and 25 square miles of land area’’ after 
‘‘145,000’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and 12 square miles of land area’’ after 
‘‘65,000’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Transportation 
Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, 
which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy 
Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovern-
mental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Part-
nerships, $14,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of 
the amount made available under this heading shall be available 
to the Secretary for official reception and representation expenses 
as the Secretary may determine. 
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support 
Offices, $517,647,000, of which $53,000,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; $95,250,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of the General Counsel; $206,500,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Administration, and of which, no less 
than $4,500,000 shall be available for the cost of consolidation 
Department of 
Housing and 
Urban 
Development 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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and reconfiguration of space in the Weaver Building in accordance 
with the space consolidation plan which would bring employees 
back into such Building and reduce the amount of leased space 
for such employees outside of such Building; $40,250,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; 
$51,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and 
Management; $18,067,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Procurement Officer; $3,830,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; $4,500,000 
shall be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and Manage-
ment; and $45,250,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer: Provided, That funds provided under 
this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non- 
administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be 
used for advertising and promotional activities that directly support 
program activities funded in this title: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall provide the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations quarterly written notification regarding the status of 
pending congressional reports: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Con-
gress. 
PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public 
and Indian Housing, $216,000,000. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Community 
Planning and Development, $110,000,000. 
HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing, 
$392,000,000. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy 
Development and Research, $24,000,000. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity, $72,000,000. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead 
Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $9,353,000. 
Reports. 
Electronic 
submission. 
Deadlines. 
Notification. 
Reports. 
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the working capital fund for the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development (referred to in this paragraph as the 
‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts 
transferred to the Fund under this heading shall be available for 
Federal shared services used by offices and agencies of the Depart-
ment, and for such portion of any office or agency’s printing, records 
management, space renovation, furniture, or supply services as 
the Secretary determines shall be derived from centralized sources 
made available by the Department to all offices and agencies and 
funded through the Fund: Provided, That of the amounts made 
available in this title for salaries and expenses under the headings 
‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program 
Office Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘Government National Mortgage 
Association’’, the Secretary shall transfer to the Fund such amounts, 
to remain available until expended, as are necessary to fund serv-
ices, specified in the first proviso, for which the appropriation 
would otherwise have been available, and may transfer not to 
exceed an additional $10,000,000, in aggregate, from all such appro-
priations, to be merged with the Fund and to remain available 
until expended for use for any office or agency: Provided further, 
That amounts in the Fund shall be the only amounts available 
to each office or agency of the Department for the services, or 
portion of services, specified in the first proviso: Provided further, 
That with respect to the Fund, the authorities and conditions under 
this heading shall supplement the authorities and conditions pro-
vided under section 7(f). 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based 
rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act 
of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), 
not otherwise provided for, $16,292,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2016 (in addition 
to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
that shall be available on October 1, 2016), and $4,000,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 
1, 2017: Provided, That the amounts made available under this 
heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $18,355,000,000 shall be available for renewals of 
expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts 
(including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision 
of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the 
Act) and including renewal of other special purpose incremental 
vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any 
carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2017 funding 
cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing 
agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) 
leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by 
applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, 
Applicability. 
Notice. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Vouchers. 
Determinations. 
Determinations. 
Determination. 
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by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making 
any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the 
first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including 
tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods 
vouchers: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number 
of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing 
agency’s authorized level of units under contract, except for 
public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstra-
tion, which are instead governed by the terms and conditions 
of their MTW agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount speci-
fied under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under 
this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency’s allocation 
otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided 
further, That except as provided in the following provisos, the 
entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as other-
wise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the 
public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata 
method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public 
housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 
days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2017: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may extend the notification period 
with the prior written approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That public 
housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall 
be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements and shall be 
subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the previous 
provisos: Provided further, That the Secretary may offset public 
housing agencies’ calendar year 2017 allocations based on the 
excess amounts of public housing agencies’ net restricted assets 
accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves (in 
accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2016 that is 
verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That public housing agencies participating in 
the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, 
as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject 
to the single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 
agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2017 MTW 
funding allocation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
use any offset referred to in the previous two provisos through-
out the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental 
assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding, 
as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 
proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided further, That 
up to $75,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments 
in the allocations for public housing agencies, after application 
for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced 
a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in 
renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen cir-
cumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; 
(2) for vouchers that were not in use during the previous 
12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment 
pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments 
for costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive 
Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; and (4) for public housing 
agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, 
Time period. 
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Deadline. 
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as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required 
to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insuffi-
cient funding: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allo-
cate amounts under the previous proviso based on need, as 
determined by the Secretary; 
(2) $110,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance 
for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demol-
ished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion 
of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family 
unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation 
of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in 
public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law 
enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under 
any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 
8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood vouchers, 
mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection 
assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or 
for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of 
unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 
properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced 
pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amended, or under the 
authority as provided under this Act: Provided, That when 
a public housing development is submitted for demolition or 
disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may 
provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an 
imminent health and safety risk to residents: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers 
for units that were occupied within the previous 24 months 
that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only 
to the availability of funds: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may 
be available to provide tenant protection assistance, not other-
wise provided under this paragraph, to residents residing in 
low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater 
than 30 percent of household income, as the result of: (A) 
the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan 
that requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan 
prepayment; (B) the expiration of a rental assistance contract 
for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher 
or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) the 
expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage 
or preservation program administered by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That such tenant protection assistance made 
available under the previous proviso may be provided under 
the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)): Provided fur-
ther, That any tenant protection voucher made available from 
amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any 
public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as 
defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family 
that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, 
and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any 
such voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance from amounts 
made available under this paragraph for units assisted under 
a project-based subsidy contract funded under the ‘‘Project- 
Based Rental Assistance’’ heading under this title where the 
Termination. 
Time period. 
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owner has received a Notice of Default and the units pose 
an imminent health and safety risk to residents: Provided 
further, That to the extent that the Secretary determines that 
such units are not feasible for continued rental assistance pay-
ments or transfer of the subsidy contract associated with such 
units to another project or projects and owner or owners, any 
remaining amounts associated with such units under such con-
tract shall be recaptured and used to reimburse amounts used 
under this paragraph for rental assistance under the preceding 
proviso; 
(3) $1,650,000,000 shall be for administrative and other 
expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 
8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to 
$10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to 
public housing agencies that need additional funds to admin-
ister their section 8 programs, including fees associated with 
section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration 
of disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive 
Housing vouchers, and other special purpose incremental 
vouchers: Provided, That no less than $1,640,000,000 of the 
amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public 
housing agencies for the calendar year 2017 funding cycle based 
on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provi-
sions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the 
Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public 
Law 105–276): Provided further, That if the amounts made 
available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the 
amounts determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary 
may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform 
percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under 
this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide 
full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, 
utilize 
unobligated 
balances, 
including 
recaptures 
and 
carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this heading 
from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 
appropriated: Provided further, That all public housing agencies 
participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursu-
ant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject to the 
same uniform percentage decrease as under the previous pro-
viso: Provided further, That amounts provided under this para-
graph shall be only for activities related to the provision of 
tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, 
including related development activities; 
(4) $120,000,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance 
contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary 
administrative expenses: Provided, That administrative and 
other expenses of public housing agencies in administering 
the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded 
under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata 
reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other 
expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of 
this heading: Provided further, That any amounts provided 
under this paragraph in this Act or prior Acts, remaining 
available after funding renewals and administrative expenses 
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under this paragraph, shall be available for incremental tenant- 
based assistance contracts under such section 811, including 
necessary administrative expenses; 
(5) $7,000,000 shall be for rental assistance and associated 
administrative fees for Tribal HUD–VA Supportive Housing 
to serve Native American veterans that are homeless or at- 
risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other 
Indian areas: Provided, That such amount shall be made avail-
able for renewal grants to the recipients that received assist-
ance under the rental assistance and supportive housing dem-
onstration program for Native American veterans authorized 
under the heading ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’’ in title 
II of division K of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235, 128 Stat. 2733): 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall be authorized to 
specify criteria for renewal grants, including data on the utiliza-
tion of assistance reported by grant recipients under the dem-
onstration program: Provided further, That any amounts 
remaining after such renewal assistance is awarded may be 
available for new grants to recipients eligible to receive block 
grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et seq.) 
for rental assistance and associated administrative fees for 
Tribal HUD–VA Supportive Housing to serve Native American 
veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living 
on or near a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided further, 
That funds shall be awarded based on need, and administrative 
capacity established by the Secretary in a Notice published 
in the Federal Register after coordination with the Secretary 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That 
renewal grants and new grants under this paragraph shall 
be administered by block grant recipients in accordance with 
program requirements under the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: Provided fur-
ther, That assistance under this paragraph shall be modeled 
after, with necessary and appropriate adjustments for Native 
American grant recipients and veterans, the rental assistance 
and supportive housing program known as HUD–VASH pro-
gram, including administration in conjunction with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and overall implementation of section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for any provi-
sion of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development administers in connection with the 
use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for 
requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Sec-
retary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are 
necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such 
assistance: Provided further, That grant recipients shall report 
to the Secretary on utilization of such rental assistance and 
other program data, as prescribed by the Secretary; 
(6) $40,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance 
for use through a supported housing program administered 
in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as 
authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing 
Reports. 
Waiver authority. 
Notice. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
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Act of 1937: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall make such funding available, not-
withstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title, 
to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical 
Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical 
need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency adminis-
trative performance, and other factors as specified by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), 
any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection 
with the use of funds made available under this paragraph 
(except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding 
by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative require-
ments are necessary for the effective delivery and administra-
tion of such voucher assistance: Provided further, That assist-
ance made available under this paragraph shall continue to 
remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; 
(7) $10,000,000 shall be made available for new incremental 
voucher assistance through the family unification program as 
authorized by section 8(x) of the Act: Provided, That the assist-
ance made available under this paragraph shall continue to 
remain available for family unification upon turnover: Provided 
further, That for any public housing agency administering 
voucher assistance appropriated in a prior Act under the family 
unification program that determines that it no longer has an 
identified need for such assistance upon turnover, such agency 
shall notify the Secretary, and the Secretary shall recapture 
such assistance from the agency and reallocate it to any other 
public housing agency or agencies based on need for voucher 
assistance in connection with such program; and 
(8) the Secretary shall separately track all special purpose 
vouchers funded under this heading. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual 
Contributions for Assisted Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based 
Rental Assistance’’, for fiscal year 2017 and prior years may be 
used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based con-
tracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwith-
standing the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: 
Provided, That any obligated balances of contract authority from 
fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be 
rescinded: Provided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, 
or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project- 
based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal 
Contracts. 
Notification. 
Waiver authority. 
Consultation. 
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year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new 
budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby 
appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes 
set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out 
capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as 
authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $1,941,500,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2017, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate 
to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and 
the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority 
under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the 
time periods under such section: Provided further, That for purposes 
of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect to 
amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement 
that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future: Provided 
further, That up to $10,000,000 shall be to support ongoing public 
housing financial and physical assessment activities: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $1,000,000 shall be to support the costs of adminis-
trative and judicial receiverships: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed $21,500,000 
shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding 
section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency 
capital needs including safety and security measures necessary 
to address crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting 
from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disas-
ters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and natural 
disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2017: 
Provided further, That of the amount made available under the 
previous proviso, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for safety and 
security measures: Provided further, That in addition to the amount 
in the previous proviso for such safety and security measures, 
any amounts that remain available, after all applications received 
on or before September 30, 2018, for emergency capital needs have 
been processed, shall be allocated to public housing agencies for 
such safety and security measures: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading $35,000,000 shall be 
for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate services 
as authorized by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437z–6) and 
the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided further, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, $15,000,000 
shall be for a Jobs-Plus initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus 
demonstration: Provided further, That the funding provided under 
the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants to partner-
ships between public housing authorities, local workforce invest-
ment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations that provide 
support to help public housing residents obtain employment and 
Grants. 
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increase earnings: Provided further, That applicants must dem-
onstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with 
workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may allow public housing agencies to 
request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements 
under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by 
the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements 
are necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus 
initiative as a voluntary program for residents: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register 
any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding 
proviso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such 
notice: Provided further, That for funds provided under this heading, 
the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the limitation 
in the previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund 
activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies 
requesting waivers under the previous proviso if the request is 
approved or denied within 14 days of submitting the request: Pro-
vided further, That from the funds made available under this 
heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 
2017 to public housing agencies that are designated high per-
formers: Provided further, That the Department shall notify public 
housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be available for 
competitive grants to public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce 
lead-based paint hazards in public housing by carrying out the 
activities of risk assessments, abatement, and interim controls (as 
those terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residential Lead- 
Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b)): 
Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review, a 
grant under the previous proviso shall be considered funds for 
projects or activities under title I of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes of section 26 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be subject to the regulations 
implementing such section. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2017 payments to public housing agencies for the operation 
and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), 
$4,400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initia-
tive (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise specified under this 
heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement 
housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to 
transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable 
mixed income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, 
public assets, transportation and access to jobs, $137,500,000, to 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Bonus awards. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Waiver authority. 
Notice. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Deadline. 
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remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That grant 
funds may be used for resident and community services, community 
development, and affordable housing needs in the community, and 
for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable 
housing: Provided further, That the use of funds made available 
under this heading shall not be deemed to be public housing not-
withstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That 
grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability deter-
mined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: Provided further, 
That grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal 
or private funds: Provided further, That grantees may include local 
governments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and non-
profits: Provided further, That for-profit developers may apply 
jointly with a public entity: Provided further, That for purposes 
of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public 
housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants under this heading 
shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to imple-
ment such section: Provided further, That of the amount provided, 
not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing agen-
cies: Provided further, That such grantees shall create partnerships 
with other local organizations including assisted housing owners, 
service agencies, and resident organizations: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, 
Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Com-
merce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appro-
priate Federal resources: Provided further, That no more than 
$5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be 
provided as grants to undertake comprehensive local planning with 
input from residents and the community: Provided further, That 
unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Dis-
tressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior 
fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwith-
standing the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. 
FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self- 
sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, to promote the development of local strategies 
to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8(o) and 9 of 
such Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible 
families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive 
or specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), 
or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation 
of a unified self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assist-
ance under different provisions of the Act, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That owners of a privately owned multi-
family property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make 
a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants 
of such property in accordance with procedures established by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That such procedures established 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating tenants 
Procedures. 
Notice. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Time period. 
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to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and 
shall allow owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts 
to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 
et seq.), $654,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That, notwithstanding the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to deter-
mine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for 
each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under 
section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single- 
race census data and with the need component based on multi- 
race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian 
tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national 
or regional organizations representing Native American housing 
interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian 
housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities as 
authorized under NAHASDA: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 
shall be made available for a national organization as authorized 
under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 
shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract 
expertise, training, and technical assistance related to funding pro-
vided under this heading and other headings under this Act for 
the needs of Native American families and Indian country: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 
shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other 
obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided fur-
ther, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes 
and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, 
That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal 
amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $17,857,142: Provided further, 
That the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation 
within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 302(d) of NAHASDA, if on 
the date of enactment of this Act, a recipient’s total amount of 
undisbursed block grant funds in the Department’s line of credit 
control system is greater than the sum of its prior 3 years’ initial 
formula allocation calculations, the Secretary shall adjust that 
recipient’s formula allocation that it would otherwise receive down 
by the difference between its total amount of undisbursed block 
grant funds in the Department’s line of credit control system on 
the date of enactment of this Act, and the sum of its prior 3 
years’ initial formula allocation calculations: Provided further, That 
grant amounts not allocated to a recipient pursuant to the previous 
proviso shall be allocated under the need component of the formula 
proportionately among all other Indian tribes not subject to an 
adjustment under such proviso: Provided further, That the second 
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proviso shall not apply to any Indian tribe that would otherwise 
receive a formula allocation of less than $5,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That to take effect, the three previous provisos do not require 
issuance or amendment of any regulation, shall not be subject 
to a formula challenge by an Indian tribe, and shall not be construed 
to confer hearing rights under any section of NAHASDA or its 
implementing regulations. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $5,500,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
up to $1,341,463,415, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That up to $750,000 of this amount may be for administra-
tive contract expenses including management processes and systems 
to carry out the loan guarantee program: Provided further, That 
an additional $1,727,000 shall be available until expended for such 
costs of guaranteed loans authorized under such section 184 issued 
to tribes and Indian housing authorities for the construction of 
rental housing for law enforcement, healthcare, educational, tech-
nical and other skilled workers: Provided further, That the funds 
specified in the previous proviso are available to subsidize total 
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to 
$421,219,512 to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may specify any additional program require-
ments with respect to the previous two provisos through publication 
of a Mortgagee Letter or Notice. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as 
authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), 
$2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $356,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018, except that amounts allocated pursuant 
to section 854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all 
expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially 
were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made 
available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal 
years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds 
for new contracts under such section: Provided further, That the 
Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 
60 days of enactment of this Act. 
Notification. 
Deadlines. 
Contracts. 
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to units of State and local government, and 
to other entities, for economic and community development activi-
ties, and for other purposes, $3,060,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019, unless otherwise specified: Provided, 
That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying 
out the community development block grant program under title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
amended (‘‘the Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not 
to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be expended for planning and management 
development and administration: Provided further, That a metro-
politan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or 
Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives 
funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer 
all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange 
for any other funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must 
use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds 
provided under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity 
for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless 
such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with 
guidelines required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided further, 
That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula alloca-
tion within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided under this heading $60,000,000 
shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) 
of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including section 204 of this Act), up to $4,000,000 may be used 
for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and 
safety. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
during fiscal year 2017, commitments to guarantee loans under 
section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall 
not exceed a total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwith-
standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations 
guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding 
subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy 
cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall 
be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as author-
ized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act, as amended, $950,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020: Provided, That notwithstanding the amount 
made available under this heading, the threshold reduction require-
ments in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply 
Fees. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Grants. 
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to allocations of such amount: Provided further, That the require-
ments under provisos 2 through 6 under this heading for fiscal 
year 2012 and such requirements applicable pursuant to the ‘‘Full- 
Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’, shall not apply to any 
project to which funds were committed on or after August 23, 
2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by the Final 
Rule titled ‘‘Home Investment Partnerships Program; Improving 
Performance and Accountability; Updating Property Standards’’ 
which became effective on such date: Provided further, That the 
Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 
60 days of enactment of this Act. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity 
Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity 
Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $50,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity 
Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity 
Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided under this heading, $35,000,000 
shall be made available for the second, third, and fourth capacity 
building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Dem-
onstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less 
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity building 
activities: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity 
building by national rural housing organizations with experience 
assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, 
training, technical assistance, information, and research to local 
nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes serving high need 
rural communities: Provided further, That an additional $4,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for a program to 
rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled or low-income veterans 
as authorized under section 1079 of Public Law 113–291. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For the Emergency Solutions Grants program as authorized 
under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act, as amended; the Continuum of Care program as author-
ized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the Rural Housing 
Stability Assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of 
title IV of such Act, $2,383,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019: Provided, That any rental assistance amounts 
that are recaptured under such Continuum of Care program shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That not less 
than $310,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for such Emergency Solutions Grants program, 
of which, $40,000,000 shall be made available, as determined by 
the Secretary, for grants for rapid re-housing or other critical activi-
ties in order to assist communities that lost significant capacity 
after January 1, 2016 to serve persons experiencing homelessness: 
Provided further, That not less than $2,018,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for such Con-
tinuum of Care and Rural Housing Stability Assistance programs: 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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Provided further, That up to $12,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for the national homeless 
data analysis project: Provided further, That all funds awarded 
for supportive services under the Continuum of Care program and 
the Rural Housing Stability Assistance program shall be matched 
by not less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee: 
Provided further, That for all match requirements applicable to 
funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and 
prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source 
of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and 
other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory 
prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall collect system performance measures for 
each continuum of care, and that relative to fiscal year 2015, 
under the Continuum of Care competition with respect to funds 
made available under this heading, the Secretary shall base an 
increasing share of the score on performance criteria: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall 
be available to provide funding for new projects, except for projects 
created through reallocation, unless the Secretary determines that 
the continuum of care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated 
and ranked based on the degree to which they improve the con-
tinuum of care’s system performance: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum of Care 
program to continuums of care that have demonstrated a capacity 
to reallocate funding from lower performing projects to higher per-
forming projects: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 
under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate 
homeless programs with other mainstream health, social services, 
and employment programs for which homeless populations may 
be eligible: Provided further, That any unobligated amounts 
remaining from funds appropriated under this heading in fiscal 
year 2012 and prior years for project-based rental assistance for 
rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for 
purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for 
which such funds were appropriated: Provided further, That all 
balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded from 
the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and transferred to this 
account shall be available, if recaptured, for Continuum of Care 
renewals in fiscal year 2017: Provided further, That the Department 
shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allo-
cated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for 
the Emergency Solutions Grant program within 60 days of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That up to $43,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be to implement 
projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving 
homeless youth, age 24 and under, in up to 11 communities, 
including at least five rural communities, can dramatically reduce 
youth homelessness: Provided further, That such projects shall be 
eligible for renewal under the continuum of care program subject 
to the same terms and conditions as other renewal applicants: 
Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking assistance 
under this heading shall not be required to provide third party 
documentation to establish their eligibility under 42 U.S.C. 11302(a) 
or (b) to receive services: Provided further, That unaccompanied 
youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 24 
Children and 
youth. 
Homeless 
persons. 
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Deadline. 
Determination. 
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and under who are living in unsafe situations may be served by 
youth-serving providers funded under this heading. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based 
subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided for, 
$10,416,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be avail-
able on October 1, 2016 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available October 
1, 2016), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be available on October 1, 2017: Provided, That the amounts 
made available under this heading shall be available for expiring 
or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including 
section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to 
section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 mod-
erate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant 
to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units 
in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under 
the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or 
the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeowner-
ship Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associ-
ated with project-based activities and assistance funded under this 
paragraph: Provided further, That of the total amounts provided 
under this heading, not to exceed $235,000,000 shall be available 
for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project- 
based assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
also use such amounts in the previous proviso for performance- 
based contract administrators for the administration of: interest 
reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments 
pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance 
payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance con-
tracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act 
of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance contracts pursuant 
to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86– 
372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667): Provided further, 
That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual 
Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Cer-
tificate Fund’’, may be used for renewals of or amendments to 
section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract 
administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, upon the request of the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are 
held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 
Determination. 
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8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that author-
izes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that surplus 
project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts 
account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined 
by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited 
in this account, to be available until expended: Provided further, 
That amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this 
heading for uses authorized under this heading. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance 
contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental 
assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, 
including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal 
of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, 
and for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including 
renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing 
and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for sup-
portive services associated with the housing, $502,400,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2020, of which $10,000,000 shall 
be for capital advance and project-based rental assistance awards 
or for incremental senior preservation rental assistance contracts: 
Provided, That amounts for project rental assistance contracts are 
to remain available for the liquidation of valid obligations for 10 
years following the date of such obligation: Provided further, That 
of the amount provided under this heading, up to $75,000,000 
shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing 
congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects: 
Provided further, That amounts under this heading shall be avail-
able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection- 
related activities associated with section 202 projects: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 
202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, 
except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not 
exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That upon request 
of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds 
that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject 
to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon 
termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be 
determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department 
and deposited in this account, to be available until September 
30, 2020: Provided further, That amounts deposited in this account 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available, in addition 
to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for amendments 
and renewals: Provided further, That unobligated balances, 
including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds trans-
ferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for amendments and renewals notwithstanding the purposes for 
which such funds originally were appropriated. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
Determination. 
Remittance. 
Waiver authority. 
Time period. 
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U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for supportive housing 
for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act 
and for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of 
the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), 
including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal 
of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, 
for project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and 
other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and for supportive 
services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities 
as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $146,200,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate 
Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities 
associated with section 811 projects: Provided further, That, in 
this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual 
receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project 
rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such con-
tract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary 
shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
to be available until September 30, 2020: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided 
by this heading for amendments and renewals: Provided further, 
That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this 
heading shall be used for amendments and renewals notwith-
standing the purposes for which such funds originally were appro-
priated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, 
as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1968, as amended, $55,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018, including up to $4,500,000 for administra-
tive contract services: Provided, That grants made available from 
amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded within 
180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That funds 
shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and 
homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property 
maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other mat-
ters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing 
conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the respon-
sibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; 
and for housing counselor training: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of providing such grants from amounts provided under this 
heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements as 
appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations. 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 
236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State- 
aided, noninsured rental housing projects, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount, together 
Determination. 
Remittance. 
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with unobligated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated 
prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under such 
sections of law, and any unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated under this 
heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions 
of up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of 
law. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufac-
tured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $10,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $10,500,000 is to be derived from the Manufac-
tured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed 
the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available 
from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary 
to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt 
of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: 
Provided further, That the amount made available under this 
heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
are received during fiscal year 2017 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified 
as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation: 
Provided further, That for the dispute resolution and installation 
programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
assess and collect fees from any program participant: Provided 
further, That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, 
and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, 
as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses 
of such Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the require-
ments of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out 
responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use 
of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients 
of their services. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured 
under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed 
$400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 
Provided, That during fiscal year 2017, obligations to make direct 
loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National 
Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided 
further, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso shall 
be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection 
with sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary 
and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: 
Provided further, That for administrative contract expenses of the 
Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That to the extent 
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before 
April 1, 2017, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract 
expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional 
guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for 
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any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made 
available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000. 
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the Gen-
eral and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 
238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 
1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That during fiscal year 2017, gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing 
Act, shall not exceed $5,000,000, which shall be for loans to non-
profit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of 
single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly 
insured under such Act. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes 
of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1721(g)), shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That $23,000,000 shall be 
available for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Government National Mortgage Association: Provided further, That 
to 
the 
extent 
that 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2017, an additional $100 
for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until 
expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commit-
ments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below 
$1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this 
proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided further, That receipts from 
Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III 
of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as 
offsetting collections to this account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), 
including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $89,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That with 
respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwith-
standing section 204 of this title, the Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other 
Federal agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies 
for research projects: Provided further, That with respect to the 
previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements must 
Contracts. 
Fees. 
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contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the 
project: Provided further, That for non-competitive agreements 
entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with 
section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Trans-
parency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu 
of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documenta-
tion of award decisions: Provided further, That prior to obligation 
of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan, 
for approval, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions on how it will allocate funding for this activity. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 
and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of 
the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds 
to provide such training: Provided further, That no funds made 
available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive 
or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection 
with a specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, $300,000 shall 
be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
for the creation and promotion of translated materials and other 
programs that support the assistance of persons with limited 
English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by 
section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992, $145,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018, of which $30,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes 
Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970, that shall include research, 
studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 
outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing- 
related diseases and hazards: Provided, That for purposes of 
environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions 
of the law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under 
the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies pro-
gram under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for 
such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be funds 
for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily 
Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available under this heading, 
$55,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive basis for 
Lobbying. 
Plan. 
Compliance. 
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areas with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs: Provided 
further, That each recipient of funds provided under the previous 
proviso shall contribute an amount not less than 25 percent of 
the total: Provided further, That each applicant shall certify ade-
quate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out 
the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding avail-
ability: Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain 
available, may be used for any purpose under this heading notwith-
standing the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated 
if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other 
program competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure 
for Department-wide and program-specific information technology 
systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of both 
Department-wide and program-specific information systems, and 
for program-related maintenance activities, $257,000,000, of which 
$250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, and 
of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That any amounts transferred to this Fund under 
this Act shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appro-
priated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be used 
for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition to any 
other information technology purposes for which such amounts were 
appropriated: Provided further, That not more than 10 percent 
of the funds made available under this heading for development, 
modernization and enhancement may be obligated until the Sec-
retary submits to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions, for approval, a plan for expenditure that—(A) identifies for 
each modernization project: (i) the functional and performance 
capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, 
(ii) the estimated life-cycle cost, and (iii) key milestones to be 
met; and (B) demonstrates that each modernization project is: (i) 
compliant with the department’s enterprise architecture, (ii) being 
managed in accordance with applicable life-cycle management poli-
cies and guidance, (iii) subject to the department’s capital planning 
and investment control requirements, and (iv) supported by an 
adequately staffed project office. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $128,082,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall 
have independent authority over all personnel issues within this 
office. 
Expenditure 
plan. 
Certification. 
Notice. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, 
or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with 
such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described 
in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded 
or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and 
such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing 
finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies 
with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, 
in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sen-
tence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 
authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to 
the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance 
their project at a lower interest rate. 
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under this 
Act may be used during fiscal year 2017 to investigate or prosecute 
under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged 
in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining 
of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the 
purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official 
or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. Subsection (c) of section 854 of the AIDS Housing 
Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I) of paragraph (2)(A), by redesignating 
the subclause as clause ‘‘(i)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) ADJUSTMENT TO GRANTS.—For each of fiscal years 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, with respect to a grantee 
that received an allocation in the prior fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall ensure that the grantee’s share of total 
formula funds available for allocation does not decrease 
more than 5 percent nor gain more than 10 percent of 
the share of the total available formula funds that the 
grantee received in the preceding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, 
cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title 
II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance 
with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act 
or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without 
regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal serv-
ices on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment 
for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Associa-
tion, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal 
Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, 
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and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 
SEC. 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through 
a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available 
for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth 
in the budget estimates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance 
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of 
such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the budget for 2017 for such corporation or agency except 
as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these corpora-
tions and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase 
commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this 
Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance 
provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this 
proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage pur-
chases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United 
States Government. 
SEC. 208. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recap-
tured and excess funds in each program and activity within the 
jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated 
budget information to these Committees upon request. 
SEC. 209. The President’s formal budget request for fiscal year 
2018, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment’s congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account struc-
ture provided under this Act. 
SEC. 210. No funds provided under this title may be used 
for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association 
that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 
SEC. 211. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sub-
ject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 
2017 and 2018, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, 
debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required 
low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated 
with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another 
multifamily housing project or projects. 
(b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project-based assistance 
under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the 
financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or con-
structing the project or projects to which the assistance is trans-
ferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards 
under subsection (c). 
(c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the 
following conditions: 
Transfer 
authority. 
Budget. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Budget. 
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(1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 
(A) For occupied units in the transferring project: The 
number of low-income and very low-income units and the 
configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transfer-
ring project shall be no less than when transferred to 
the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount 
of Federal assistance provided to the transferring project 
shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects. 
(B) For unoccupied units in the transferring project: 
The Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number 
of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to 
allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current 
market demands, as determined by the Secretary and pro-
vided there is no increase in the project-based assistance 
budget authority. 
(2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the 
Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically non-
viable. 
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed 
applicable physical standards established by the Secretary. 
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project 
shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the 
transferring project and provide a certification of approval by 
all appropriate local governmental officials. 
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain 
eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project 
or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the 
transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving 
project are available for occupancy. 
(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the 
best interest of the tenants. 
(7) If either the transferring project or the receiving project 
or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), 
any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional 
financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 
FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such 
project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive 
this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is 
necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, 
and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects. 
(8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of 
subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving 
project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation 
of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for 
the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such 
agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use 
restrictions. 
(9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent 
that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount 
of any such increased cost. 
(d) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-income’’ shall 
have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations 
governing the program under which the project is insured or 
assisted; 
Definition. 
Records. 
Contracts. 
Waiver authority. 
Determination. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Consultation. 
Certification. 
Standards. 
Determination. 
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(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ means housing 
that meets one of the following conditions— 
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under 
the National Housing Act; 
(B) housing that has project-based assistance attached 
to the structure including projects undergoing mark to 
market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 
(C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of the 
Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the 
enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable 
Housing Act; 
(E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; or 
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use 
agreement; 
(3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937; 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially 
rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 
8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately 
before October 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; 
(D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/ 
or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) 
of the National Housing Act; 
(E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) 
of the Housing Act of 1959; and 
(F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ means the multi-
family housing project or projects to which some or all of 
the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low- 
income and very low-income use restrictions are to be trans-
ferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the multifamily 
housing project which is transferring some or all of the project- 
based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income 
and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project 
or projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development. 
(e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall conduct an evalua-
tion of the transfer authority under this section, including the 
effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, 
physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of 
the affected properties. 
SEC. 212. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) 
to any individual who— 
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(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher 
education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined 
in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 
(7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or older 
and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 
(8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents 
who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assist-
ance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial assistance (in excess 
of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and 
charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or 
an institution of higher education (as defined under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered income 
to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with 
dependent children. 
SEC. 213. The funds made available for Native Alaskans under 
the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block Grants’’ in title II 
of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing 
block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence 
of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 
20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, 
until September 30, 2017, insure and enter into commitments to 
insure mortgages under such section 255. 
SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal 
year 2017, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property 
that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure 
on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other 
Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assist-
ance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling 
units in the property. To the extent the Secretary determines, 
in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that 
such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is 
not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such 
section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the 
costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available 
Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) and (2) environmental 
conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the 
Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, 
contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner 
Determination. 
Consultations. 
Contracts. 
Termination 
date. 
Mortgages. 
Native Alaskans. 
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or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other 
rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps 
to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to 
foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement rem-
edies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats 
to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent 
of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such 
as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multi-
family property described under this section, the contract and allow-
able rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the require-
ments under section 524 of MAHRAA. 
SEC. 216. The commitment authority funded by fees as provided 
under the heading ‘‘Community Development Loan Guarantees Pro-
gram Account’’ may be used to guarantee, or make commitments 
to guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any State on 
behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance 
with the requirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided, That any State receiving such 
a guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to 
such guarantee to the units of general local government in non- 
entitlement areas that received the commitment. 
SEC. 217. Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 
or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any 
asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development in connection with the operating 
fund rule: Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of 
a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall 
not be exempt from asset management requirements. 
SEC. 218. With respect to the use of amounts provided in 
this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement 
and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) 
and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement 
or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits 
in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant 
to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Provided, That a public housing 
agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) 
for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance 
with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts 
permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 
SEC. 219. No official or employee of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder 
unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined 
that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system 
of funds control and has received training in funds control proce-
dures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 
there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under 
the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’ and ‘‘Administrative Support 
Offices,’’ as well as each account receiving appropriations for ‘‘Pro-
gram Office Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Government National Mort-
gage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan 
Guarantee Program Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 
within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 220. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2017, notify the public 
through the Federal Register and other means, as determined 
Notification. 
Public 
information. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
42 USC 3545a 
note. 
Allotment holder. 
Determination. 
42 USC 1437g 
note. 
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appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assist-
ance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program 
or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to 
be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2017, the Secretary may make the NOFA avail-
able only on the Internet at the appropriate Government web site 
or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 221. Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation 
shall be paid from the individual program office and Office of 
General Counsel salaries and expenses appropriations. The annual 
budget submission for the program offices and the Office of General 
Counsel shall include any such projected litigation costs for attorney 
fees as a separate line item request. No funds provided in this 
title may be used to pay any such litigation costs for attorney 
fees until the Department submits for review a spending plan 
for such costs to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
SEC. 222. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 
percent or $4,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated 
for any office under the heading ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’ 
or for any account under the general heading ‘‘Program Office 
Salaries and Expenses’’ to any other such office or account: Pro-
vided, That no appropriation for any such office or account shall 
be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent or $4,000,000, 
whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall provide notification to such Committees three 
business days in advance of any such transfers under this section 
up to 10 percent or $4,000,000, whichever is less. 
SEC. 223. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance payments 
shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions, as determined 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), and comply with any standards 
under applicable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regula-
tions relating to the physical condition of any property covered 
under a housing assistance payment contract. 
(b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c) when 
a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract or contract 
for similar project-based assistance— 
(1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition Standards 
(UPCS) score of 60 or less; or 
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3 
days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies identified 
by the inspector at the project have been corrected. 
Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects 
with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply 
to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) 
or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds 
under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g). 
(c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the REAC inspection, 
the Secretary must provide the owner with a Notice of Default 
with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, for cor-
recting all deficiencies. The Secretary must also provide a copy 
of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local government, 
any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. If the owner’s 
Records. 
Deadline. 
Notice. 
Determination. 
Certification. 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Spending plan. 
Web posting. 
Determination. 
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appeal results in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary 
may withdraw the Notice of Default. 
(2) At the end of the time period for correcting all deficiencies 
specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner fails to fully correct 
such deficiencies, the Secretary may— 
(A) require immediate replacement of project management 
with a management agent approved by the Secretary; 
(B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be used solely 
for the purpose of supporting safe and sanitary conditions at 
applicable properties, as designated by the Secretary, with pri-
ority given to the tenants of the property affected by the pen-
alty; 
(C) abate the section 8 contract, including partial abate-
ment, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies 
have been corrected; 
(D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved 
by the Secretary under established procedures, which will be 
obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept 
renewal of the assistance contract as long as such renewal 
is offered; 
(E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to another 
project or projects and owner or owners; 
(F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including suspensions 
or debarments from Federal programs; 
(G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the 
property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial 
order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all 
project deficiencies; 
(H) work with the owner, lender, or other related party 
to stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve the property 
through compliance, transfer of ownership, or an infusion of 
capital provided by a third-party that requires time to effec-
tuate; or 
(I) take any other regulatory or contractual remedies avail-
able as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure 
that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise 
of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants 
for major threats to health and safety after written notice to the 
affected tenants. To the extent the Secretary determines, in con-
sultation with the tenants and the local government, that the 
property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments 
under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration 
of— 
(1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property 
and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including 
rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); 
and 
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in 
a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may contract for project- 
based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners 
of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental 
assistance. 
(e) The Secretary shall report quarterly on all properties cov-
ered by this section that are assessed through the Real Estate 
Assessment Center and have UPCS physical inspection scores of 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Time period. 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
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less than 60 or have received an unsatisfactory management and 
occupancy review within the past 36 months. The report shall 
include— 
(1) the enforcement actions being taken to address such 
conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and 
termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have such 
conditions multiple times; 
(2) actions that the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified 
properties; and 
(3) any administrative or legislative recommendations to 
further improve the living conditions at properties covered 
under a housing assistance payment contract. 
SEC. 224. None of the funds made available by this Act, or 
any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with 
respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 
9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq.), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount 
of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, 
or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual 
rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 
2017. 
SEC. 225. None of the funds in this Act may be available 
for the doctoral dissertation research grant program at the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 226. Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2017.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘September’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2017.’’. 
SEC. 227. None of the funds in this Act provided to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make 
a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days 
before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit 
organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award 
is announced by the Department or its offices. 
SEC. 228. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA). 
SEC. 229. None of the funds made available by this Act nor 
any receipts or amounts collected under any Federal Housing 
Administration program may be used to implement the Home-
owners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program. 
SEC. 230. None of the funds made available in this Act shall 
be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government 
National Mortgage Administration, or the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal 
guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that 
refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject 
to eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, munici-
pality, or any other political subdivision of a State. 
SEC. 231. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Recommenda- 
tions. 
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as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with 
respect to grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
SEC. 232. Amounts made available under this Act which are 
either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, 
or transferred to the Office of Policy Development and Research 
in the Department of Housing and Urban Development and func-
tions thereof, for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, and 
which are unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, 
grant, or cooperative agreement, may be deobligated and shall 
immediately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal 
year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, 
or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made available 
to that Office subject to reprogramming requirements in section 
405 of this Act. 
SEC. 233. None of the funds provided in this Act or any other 
act may be used for awards, including performance, special act, 
or spot, for any employee of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development who has been subject to administrative discipline 
in fiscal years 2016 or 2017, including suspension from work. 
SEC. 234. Funds made available in this title under the heading 
‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ may be used by the Secretary to 
participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under sec-
tion 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76, section 524 of division 
G of Public Law 113–235, section 525 of division H of Public 
Law 114–113, and such authorities as are enacted for Performance 
Partnership Pilots in an appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017: 
Provided, That such participation shall be limited to no more than 
10 continuums of care and housing activities to improve outcomes 
for disconnected youth. 
SEC. 235. With respect to grant amounts awarded under the 
heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fiscal years 2015, 2016, 
and 2017 for the continuum of care (CoC) program as authorized 
under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients may 
count toward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, pro-
vided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the recipients 
CoC program. 
SEC. 236. (a) From amounts made available under this title 
under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’, the Secretary 
may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of funds for activi-
ties under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transition from one Continuum 
of Care program component to another. 
(b) No more than 50 percent of each transition grant may 
be used for costs of eligible activities of the program component 
originally funded. 
(c) Transition grants made under this section are eligible for 
renewal in subsequent fiscal years for the eligible activities of 
the new program component. 
(d) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, the 
funding recipient must have the consent of the Continuum of Care 
and meet standards determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 237. (a) Section 302 of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning 
Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4822) is amended in subsection (e)— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
Grants. 
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(i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and inserting ‘‘persons 
with disabilities, or any 0-bedroom dwelling’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘expected to reside;’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘less than 7 years of age’’ and inserting 
‘‘under age 6’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘.’’; 
and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3). 
(b) Section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b) is amended in paragraph 
(27)— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or any 0-bedroom dwelling’’ after ‘‘disabil-
ities,’’; and 
(2) by deleting ‘‘housing for the elderly or persons with 
disabilities) or any 0 bedroom dwelling’’ and inserting 
‘‘housing)’’. 
(c) Section 401 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2681) is amended in paragraph (17)— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or any 0-bedroom dwelling’’ after ‘‘disabil-
ities,’’; and 
(2) by deleting ‘‘housing for the elderly or persons with 
disabilities) or any 0 bedroom dwelling’’ and inserting 
‘‘housing)’’. 
SEC. 238. Section 211 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Appropriations Act, 2008, is repealed. 
SEC. 239. The language under the heading Rental Assistance 
Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), is amended— 
(1) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2020’’; and 
(2) in the fourth proviso, by striking ‘‘185,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘225,000’’. 
SEC. 240. The Secretary shall establish by notice such require-
ments as may be necessary to implement section 78001 of title 
LXXVIII of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public 
Law 114–94), and the notice shall take effect upon issuance: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall commence rulemaking based on 
the initial notice no later than the expiration of the 6-month period 
following issuance of the notice and the rulemaking shall allow 
for the opportunity for public comment. 
SEC. 241. For fiscal year 2017 and hereafter, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may use amounts made avail-
able for the Continuum of Care program under the ‘‘Homeless 
Assistance Grants’’ heading under this title to renew a grant origi-
nally awarded pursuant to the matter under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development—Permanent Supportive 
Housing’’ in chapter 6 of title III of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 122 Stat. 2351) for assistance 
under subtitle F of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C 11403 et seq.). Such renewal grant shall be 
awarded to the same grantee and be subject to the provisions 
of such Continuum of Care program except that the funds may 
be used outside the geographic area of the continuum of care. 
SEC. 242. Section 218(g) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not apply with 
respect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from its HOME 
Grants. 
Regulations. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
Notice. 
Effective date. 
42 USC 1437a 
note. 
42 USC 1437f 
note. 
42 USC 1437 
note. 
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Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired or would expire 
in 2016, 2017, 2018, or 2019 under that section. 
SEC. 243. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning 
laws as part of carrying out the final rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively 
Furthering Fair Housing’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) 
or the notice entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing 
Assessment Tool’’ (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 (September 26, 2014)). 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
ACCESS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized 
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
$8,190,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received 
for publications and training expenses. 
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 
as amended (46 U.S.C. 307), including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 
31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $27,490,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provi-
sions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $23,274,000: 
Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary 
authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector 
General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 
1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further, 
That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other 
arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with 
public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable 
laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 
Investigative 
authority. 
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within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided fur-
ther, That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ 
such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out 
the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, 
subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such 
selections, appointments, and employment within the Corporation: 
Provided further, That concurrent with the President’s budget 
request for fiscal year 2018, the Inspector General shall submit 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget 
request for fiscal year 2018 in similar format and substance to 
those submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government. 
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety 
Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS– 
15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902), $106,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be 
used for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts 
made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in 
this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on 
an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by 
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101– 
8107), $140,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family 
rental housing program. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $37,000,000: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to 
exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the 
Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation 
as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized 
expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar- 
for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during 
fiscal year 2017, to result in a final appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at no more than $35,750,000. 
Budget request. 
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UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, author-
ized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference 
rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code) of the United States Interagency 
Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant 
to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as 
amended, $3,600,000: Provided, That title II of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11319) is amended by striking 
‘‘October 1, 2017’’ in section 209 and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in 
regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 
SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor 
may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly 
so provided herein. 
SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract 
pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 
of public record and available for public inspection, except where 
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive 
order issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official 
duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emo-
tional response or psychological stress in some participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the con-
tent and methods to be used in the training and written end 
of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated with reli-
gious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief sys-
tems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ 
personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise 
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon 
the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of 
the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations 
Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain 
Contracts. 
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available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, or pro-
vided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection 
of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall 
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
of funds that— 
(1) creates a new program; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted 
by the Congress; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations 
for a different purpose; 
(5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in 
excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; 
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by 
$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or 
(7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, 
office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or 
department different from the budget justifications submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying 
the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, whichever 
is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 
That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of 
the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for 
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the 
current fiscal year: Provided further, That the report shall 
include— 
(A) a table for each appropriation with a separate 
column to display the prior year enacted level, the Presi-
dent’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, 
adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and 
the fiscal year enacted level; 
(B) a delineation in the table for each appropriation 
and its respective prior year enacted level by object class 
and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget 
appendix for the respective appropriation; and 
(C) an identification of items of special congressional 
interest. 
SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available 
at the end of fiscal year 2017 from appropriations made available 
for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2017 in this Act, shall 
remain available through September 30, 2018, for each such account 
for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall be 
submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 
That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogram-
ming guidelines under section 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to support any 
Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of 
eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a 
public use: Provided, That for purposes of this section, public use 
Eminent domain. 
Submission. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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shall not be construed to include economic development that pri-
marily benefits private entities: Provided further, That any use 
of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway 
projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general 
public (including energy-related, communication-related, water- 
related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures 
designated for use by the general public or which have other 
common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general 
public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the govern-
ment, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to 
public health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small 
Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public 
Law 107–118) shall be considered a public use for purposes of 
eminent domain. 
SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priations Act. 
SEC. 409. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, 
other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee 
who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and 
has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military 
or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release 
from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge 
for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration 
to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office 
of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties 
of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto. 
SEC. 410. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may 
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending 
the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 
of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305, popularly known 
as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’). 
SEC. 411. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity 
that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 
U.S.C. 8301–8305). 
SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of 
sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title 41, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 413. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under 
sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or 
exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air 
carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a 
country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 
Agreement where such approval would contravene United States 
law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 
Agreement. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise 
preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign 
air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where 
such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway 
Air Transport Agreement and United States law. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
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SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 
50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States 
Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single 
international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 5 
days in advance that such attendance is important to the national 
interest: Provided, That for purposes of this section the term ‘‘inter-
national conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring outside of 
the United States attended by representatives of the United States 
Government and of foreign governments, international organiza-
tions, or nongovernmental organizations. 
SEC. 415. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Department of Transportation, the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, or any other Federal agency 
to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive 
fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with 
Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 
24, 2011. 
SEC. 416. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation 
Board to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice com-
plaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount 
authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section 
1914 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 417. All unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
carryover, remaining from funds appropriated in division L of Public 
Law 114–113 for ‘‘Department of Transportation-Office of the Sec-
retary-Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Department of Transportation- 
Office of the Secretary-Office of Civil Rights’’, ‘‘Department of 
Transportation-Office of the Secretary-Minority Business Outreach’’, 
‘‘Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration- 
Administrative Expenses’’, ‘‘Department of Transportation-Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration-Operational 
Expenses’’, ‘‘Department of Transportation-Surface Transportation 
Board-Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, 
‘‘Access 
Board-Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, ‘‘Federal Maritime Commission-Salaries and Expenses’’, 
‘‘National Railroad Passenger Corporation-Office of Inspector Gen-
eral-Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘National Transportation Safety 
Board-Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘United States Interagency 
Council on Homelessness-Operating Expenses’’ are rescinded. 
SEC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this 
Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials 
available to the department or agency over which that Inspector 
General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede that Inspector Gen-
eral’s access to such records, documents, or other materials, under 
any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 
refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector 
General’s right of access. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section shall provide 
its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, 
and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statu-
tory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided 
Records. 
Definition. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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by the establishment over which that Inspector General has respon-
sibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply 
with this requirement. 
SEC. 419. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and 
after the date of enactment of this Act (without regard to fiscal 
year)— 
(1) subsections (c) and (d) of section 395.3 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as codified on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act, are null and void; and 
(2) section 395.3(c) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as in effect on December 26, 2011, is hereby restored to full 
force and effect. 
SEC. 420. For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 
Program as authorized by section 125 of title 23, United States 
Code, $528,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 421. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Community Planning and Development, 
Community Development Fund’’, $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, which amounts shall be allocated and used under 
the same authority and conditions as— 
(1) the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2016 in 
section 145(a) of division C of Public Law 114–223 and for 
fiscal year 2017 in section 192(a) of division C of Public Law 
114–223 (as added by section 101(3) of division A of Public 
Law 114–254) (except for the last proviso under such section 
145(a) and the proviso under such section 192); 
(2) the additional appropriation for fiscal year 2016 in 
section 420 of title IV of division L of Public Law 114–113 
(except for the last two provisos under such section); and 
(3) in section 145(a) of division C of Public Law 114– 
223 (except for the last proviso under such section 145(a)), 
for additional major disasters declared in calendar year 2017 
or later until such funds are fully allocated: 
Provided, That amounts authorized for use under section 192(b) 
of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added by section 101(3) 
of division A of Public Law 114–254) may be used for necessary 
costs, including information technology costs, of administering and 
overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts made avail-
able under this section: Provided further, That amounts made avail-
able by this section shall be designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 422. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 165 
of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project eligible 
under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title 23 and 
located within the boundary of the State or territory any earmarked 
amount, and any associated obligation limitation, provided that 
the Department of Transportation for the State or territory for 
which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed 
notifies the Secretary of Transportation of its intent to use its 
authority under this section and submits a quarterly report to 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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the Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding would 
be applied. Notwithstanding the original period of availability of 
funds to be obligated under this section, such funds and associated 
obligation limitation shall remain available for obligation for a 
period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary 
of Transportation is notified. The Federal share of the cost of 
a project carried out with funds made available under this section 
shall be the same as associated with the earmark. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ means— 
(1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule 
XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a 
prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was 
authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 
fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered 
by the Federal Highway Administration; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives identified in a prior 
law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was author-
ized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal 
years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by 
the Federal Highway Administration. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only 
for those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10 
percent of the amount made available for obligation as of October 
1 of the current fiscal year, and shall be applied to projects within 
the same general geographic area within 100 miles for which the 
funding was designated, except that a State or territory may apply 
such authority to unexpended balances of funds from projects or 
activities the State or territory certifies have been closed and for 
which payments have been made under a final voucher. 
(d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the 
information provided by the States and territories each quarter 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 423. (a) Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(89) United States Route 67 from Interstate 40 in North 
Little Rock, Arkansas, to United States Route 412. 
‘‘(90) The Edward T. Breathitt Parkway from Interstate 
24 to Interstate 69.’’. 
(b) Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended in the first sentence 
by striking ‘‘and subsection (c)(83)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(83), 
subsection (c)(89), and subsection (c)(90)’’. 
(c) Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The route referred to in subsection (c)(89) is des-
ignated as Interstate Route I–57. The route referred to in subsection 
(c)(90) is designated as Interstate Route I–169.’’. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2017’’. 
105 Stat. 2031. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Definition. 
Time period. 
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DIVISION L—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS 
AFFAIRS—ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, 
$39,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects author-
ized by law: Provided further, 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
and Marine Corps’’, $66,708,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and 
expended to carry out planning and design and military construction 
projects authorized by law: Provided further, 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 
$105,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects author-
ized by law: Provided further, 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army 
National Guard’’, $12,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out planning and design and military construction projects 
authorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air 
National Guard’’, $13,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended 
Military 
Construction 
and Veterans 
Affairs— 
Additional 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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to carry out planning and design and military construction projects 
authorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army 
Reserve’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out planning and design and military construction projects 
authorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
Reserve’’, $4,525,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: 
Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects author-
ized by law: Provided further, 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force 
Reserve’’, $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: 
Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects author-
ized by law: Provided further, 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. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Of the unobligated balances made available by divi-
sion I of Public Law 113–235 for ‘‘European Reassurance Initiative 
Military Construction’’ for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 
$12,300,000 are hereby rescinded: 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. 
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, $50,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such 
funds shall be for opioid and substance abuse prevention and treat-
ment, and further implementation of the Jason Simcakoski Memo-
rial and Promise Act (Title IX of Public Law 114–198). 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS DIVISION 
SEC. 301. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available in this division are in addition to amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017: Pro-
vided, That such amounts shall be subject to the terms and condi-
tions set forth in division A of Public Law 114–223. 
This division may be cited as ‘‘Military Construction and Vet-
erans Affairs—Additional Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION M—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE I—HEALTH BENEFITS FOR 
MINERS ACT OF 2017 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as ‘‘Health Benefits for Miners Act 
of 2017’’. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF TANF PROGRAM AND DETERMINING WHAT 
WORKS TO MOVE WELFARE RECIPIENTS INTO JOBS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each of the following provisions of the Social 
Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018’’: 
(1) Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 403(a)(1) (42 
U.S.C. 603(a)(1)). 
(2) Section 403(a)(2)(D) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(D)), except that 
the 2nd sentence of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017 or 2018’’. 
(3) Paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 
612(a)). 
(4) Section 418(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)). 
(5) Section 1108(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(b)(2)). 
(b) CONTINGENCY FUND.—Section 403(b)(2) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS
INTO
FUND.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there 
are appropriated for fiscal year 2018 such sums as are necessary 
42 USC 1305 
note. 
Health Benefits 
for Miners Act 
of 2017. 
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for payment to the Fund in a total amount not to exceed 
$608,000,000.’’. 
(c) STRENGTHENING WELFARE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION AND 
DEVELOPMENT OF A WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 613) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 413. EVALUATION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 
FAMILIES AND RELATED PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) EVALUATION OF THE IMPACTS OF TANF.—The Secretary 
shall conduct research on the effect of State programs funded under 
this part and any other State program funded with qualified State 
expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) on employment, 
self-sufficiency, child well-being, unmarried births, marriage, pov-
erty, economic mobility, and other factors as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(b) EVALUATION OF GRANTS TO IMPROVE CHILD WELL-BEING 
BY PROMOTING HEALTHY MARRIAGE
AND RESPONSIBLE FATHER-
HOOD.—The Secretary shall conduct research to determine the 
effects of the grants made under section 403(a)(2) on child well- 
being, marriage, family stability, economic mobility, poverty, and 
other factors as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall, in 
consultation with States receiving funds provided under this part, 
develop methods of disseminating information on any research, 
evaluation, or study conducted under this section, including facili-
tating the sharing of information and best practices among States 
and localities. 
‘‘(d) STATE-INITIATED EVALUATIONS.—A State shall be eligible 
to receive funding to evaluate the State program funded under 
this part or any other State program funded with qualified State 
expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) if— 
‘‘(1) the State submits to the Secretary a description of 
the proposed evaluation; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary determines that the design and approach 
of the proposed evaluation is rigorous and is likely to yield 
information that is credible and will be useful to other States; 
and 
‘‘(3) unless waived by the Secretary, the State contributes 
to the cost of the evaluation, from non-Federal sources, an 
amount equal to at least 25 percent of the cost of the proposed 
evaluation. 
‘‘(e) CENSUS BUREAU RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(1) The Bureau of the Census shall implement or enhance 
household surveys of program participation, in consultation 
with the Secretary and the Bureau of Labor Statistics and 
made available to interested parties, to allow for the assessment 
of the outcomes of continued welfare reform on the economic 
and child well-being of low-income families with children, 
including those who received assistance or services from a 
State program funded under this part or any other State pro-
gram funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in 
section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)). The content of the surveys should 
include such information as may be necessary to examine the 
issues of unmarried childbearing, marriage, welfare dependency 
and compliance with work requirements, the beginning and 
Surveys. 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Determination. 
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ending of spells of assistance, work, earnings and employment 
stability, and the well-being of children. 
‘‘(2) To carry out the activities specified in paragraph (1), 
the Bureau of the Census, the Secretary, and the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics shall consider ways to improve the surveys 
and data derived from the surveys to— 
‘‘(A) address under reporting of the receipt of means- 
tested benefits and tax benefits for low-income individuals 
and families; 
‘‘(B) increase understanding of poverty spells and long- 
term poverty, including by facilitating the matching of 
information to better understand intergenerational poverty; 
‘‘(C) generate a better geographical understanding of 
poverty such as through State-based estimates and meas-
ures of neighborhood poverty; 
‘‘(D) increase understanding of the effects of means- 
tested benefits and tax benefits on the earnings and 
incomes of low-income families; and 
‘‘(E) improve how poverty and economic well-being are 
measured, including through the use of consumption meas-
ures, material deprivation measures, social exclusion meas-
ures, and economic and social mobility measures. 
‘‘(f) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION CONDUCTED UNDER THIS SEC-
TION.—Research and evaluation conducted under this section 
designed to determine the effects of a program or policy (other 
than research conducted under subsection (e)) shall use experi-
mental designs using random assignment or other reliable, evi-
dence-based research methodologies that allow for the strongest 
possible causal inferences when random assignment is not feasible. 
‘‘(g) DEVELOPMENT
OF
WHAT
WORKS
CLEARINGHOUSE
OF 
PROVEN AND PROMISING APPROACHES TO MOVE WELFARE RECIPI-
ENTS INTO WORK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, shall develop a database (which shall be 
referred to as the ‘What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and 
Promising Projects to Move Welfare Recipients into Work’) of 
the projects that used a proven approach or a promising 
approach in moving welfare recipients into work, based on 
independent, rigorous evaluations of the projects. The database 
shall include a separate listing of projects that used a develop-
mental approach in delivering services and a further separate 
listing of the projects with no or negative effects. The Secretary 
shall add to the What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and 
Promising Projects to Move Welfare Recipients into Work data 
about the projects that, based on an independent, well-con-
ducted experimental evaluation of a program or project, using 
random assignment or other research methodologies that allow 
for the strongest possible causal inferences, have shown they 
are proven, promising, developmental, or ineffective approaches. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA
FOR
EVIDENCE
OF
EFFECTIVENESS
OF 
APPROACH.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Labor and organizations with experience in evaluating 
research on the effectiveness of various approaches in delivering 
services to move welfare recipients into work, shall— 
‘‘(A) establish criteria for evidence of effectiveness; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that the process for establishing the cri-
teria— 
Consultation. 
Lists. 
Consultation. 
Poverty. 
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‘‘(i) is transparent; 
‘‘(ii) is consistent across agencies; 
‘‘(iii) provides opportunity for public comment; and 
‘‘(iv) takes into account efforts of Federal agencies 
to identify and publicize effective interventions, 
including efforts at the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Department of Education, and 
the Department of Justice. 
‘‘(h) APPROPRIATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appropriated by section 
403(a)(1) for each fiscal year, 0.33 percent shall be available 
for research, technical assistance, and evaluation under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount made available under 
paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 
available $10,000,000 plus such additional amount as the Sec-
retary deems necessary and appropriate, to carry out subsection 
(e). 
‘‘(3) BASELINE.—The baseline established pursuant to sec-
tion 257 of the Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(b)(2)) for the Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families Program shall be recorded by the Office of 
Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office 
at the level prior to any transfers recorded pursuant to section 
413(h) of this Act.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 403(a)(1)(B) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, reduced 
by the percentage specified in section 413(h)(1) with respect 
to the fiscal year,’’ before ‘‘as the amount’’. 
SEC. 103. FULL FUNDING FOR STATE COURTS TO IMPROVE THE HAN-
DLING OF CHILD WELFARE CASES. 
Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not 
otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated for fiscal 
year 2017 $20,000,000 for grants under section 438 of the Social 
Security Act, in addition to any other amounts appropriated for 
such purpose. The amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence 
shall be considered to be amounts reserved under section 436(b)(2) 
of such Act for fiscal year 2017, for purposes of clauses (ii) and 
(iii) of section 438(c)(3)(A) of such Act. 
SEC. 104. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIREES IN THE MULTIEMPLOYER 
HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(h)(2)(C) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv); and 
(2) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) CALCULATION OF EXCESS.—The excess deter-
mined under clause (i) shall be calculated by taking 
into account only— 
‘‘(I) those beneficiaries actually enrolled in the 
Plan as of the date of the enactment of the Health 
Benefits for Miners Act of 2017 who are eligible 
to receive health benefits under the Plan on the 
first day of the calendar year for which the transfer 
is made, other than those beneficiaries enrolled 
in the Plan under the terms of a participation 
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agreement with the current or former employer 
of such beneficiaries; and 
‘‘(II) those beneficiaries whose health benefits, 
defined as those benefits payable, following death 
or retirement or upon a finding of disability, 
directly by an employer in the bituminous coal 
industry under a coal wage agreement (as defined 
in section 9701(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986), would be denied or reduced as a result 
of a bankruptcy proceeding commenced in 2012 
or 2015. 
For purposes of subclause (I), a beneficiary enrolled 
in the Plan as of the date of the enactment of the 
Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2017 shall be deemed 
to have been eligible to receive health benefits under 
the Plan on January 1, 2017. 
‘‘(iii) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN RETIREES.—Individ-
uals referred to in clause (ii)(II) shall be treated as 
eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan. 
‘‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER.—The amount 
of the transfer otherwise determined under this 
subparagraph for a fiscal year shall be reduced by 
any amount transferred for the fiscal year to the Plan, 
to pay benefits required under the Plan, from a vol-
untary employees’ beneficiary association established 
as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding described in 
clause (ii).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2016. 
SEC. 105. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 14, 2026’’. 
(b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.—Section 503 
of the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act (Public Law 112–41; 19 U.S.C. 3805 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 14, 2026’’. 
TITLE II—PUERTO RICO SECTION 
1108(g) AMENDMENT OF 2017 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as ‘‘Puerto Rico Section 1108(g) Amend-
ment of 2017’’. 
SEC. 202. PUERTO RICO SECTION 1108(g) AMENDMENT OF 2017. 
(a) Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and with respect to 
fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2017, if Puerto Rico 
qualifies for a payment under section 1903(a)(6) for a calendar 
quarter (beginning on or after July 1, 2017) of such fiscal 
year’’ after ‘‘1903(a)(3)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
42 USC 1305 
note. 
Puerto Rico 
Section 1108(g) 
Amendment 
of 2017. 
30 USC 1232 
note. 
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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) The amount of the increase otherwise provided under 
subparagraph (A) for Puerto Rico shall be further increased 
by $295,900,000.’’. 
(b) All the unobligated amounts available under section 
1323(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18043(c)(1)) are rescinded immediately upon the date of 
the enactment of this section. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISION 
SEC. 301. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 
of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered 
on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) 
of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this 
division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any 
PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. 
Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress). 
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Notwithstanding 
Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accom-
panying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 
budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall 
not be estimated— 
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and 
(2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
appropriation Act. 
DIVISION N—INTELLIGENCE AUTHOR-
IZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the ‘‘Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this division 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Explanatory statement. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Intelligence 
Authorization 
Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
Effective date. 
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TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 303. Support to nonprofit organizations assisting intelligence community em-
ployees. 
Sec. 304. Promotion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education 
in the intelligence community. 
Sec. 305. Retention of employees of the intelligence community who have science, 
technology, engineering, or mathematics expertise. 
Sec. 306. Management of intelligence community personnel. 
Sec. 307. Notification of repair or modification of facilities to be used primarily by 
the intelligence community. 
Sec. 308. Guidance and reporting requirement regarding the interactions between 
the intelligence community and entertainment industry. 
Sec. 309. Protections for independent inspectors general of certain elements of the 
intelligence community. 
Sec. 310. Congressional oversight of policy directives and guidance. 
Sec. 311. Notification of memoranda of understanding. 
Sec. 312. Technical correction to Executive Schedule. 
Sec. 313. Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
Sec. 401. Designation of the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Center. 
Sec. 402. Analyses and impact statements by Director of National Intelligence re-
garding investment into the United States. 
Sec. 403. Assistance for governmental entities and private entities in recognizing 
online violent extremist content. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency 
Sec. 411. Enhanced death benefits for personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
Sec. 412. Pay and retirement authorities of the Inspector General of the Central In-
telligence Agency. 
Subtitle C—Other Elements 
Sec. 421. Enhancing the technical workforce for the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion. 
Sec. 422. Plan on assumption of certain weather missions by the National Recon-
naissance Office. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Sec. 501. Committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation to exert 
covert influence over peoples and governments. 
Sec. 502. Strict enforcement of travel protocols and procedures of accredited diplo-
matic and consular personnel of the Russian Federation in the United 
States. 
Sec. 503. Study and report on enhanced intelligence and information sharing with 
Open Skies Treaty member states. 
TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 601. Declassification review with respect to detainees transferred from United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 602. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the National 
Cryptologic Museum. 
Sec. 603. Report on national security systems. 
Sec. 604. Joint facilities certification. 
Sec. 605. Leadership and management of space activities. 
Sec. 606.
Advances in life sciences and biotechnology. 
Sec. 607. Reports on declassification proposals. 
Sec. 608. Improvement in Government classification and declassification. 
Sec. 609. Report on implementation of research and development recommendations. 
Sec. 610. Report on Intelligence Community Research and Development Corps. 
Sec. 611. Report on information relating to academic programs, scholarships, fel-
lowships, and internships sponsored, administered, or used by the intel-
ligence community. 
Sec. 612. Report on intelligence community employees detailed to National Security 
Council. 
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Sec. 613. Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign fighter flows. 
Sec. 614. Report on cybersecurity threats to seaports of the United States and mar-
itime shipping. 
Sec. 615. Report on reprisals against contractors of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence 
community’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
SEC. 3. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in 
the House section of the Congressional Record on or about May 
3, 2017, by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, shall have the 
same effect with respect to the implementation of this division 
as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of con-
ference. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2017 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the following elements of the United States Govern-
ment: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Security Agency. 
(6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the 
Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. 
(7) The Coast Guard. 
(8) The Department of State. 
(9) The Department of the Treasury. 
(10) The Department of Energy. 
(11) The Department of Justice. 
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 
(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts authorized to 
be appropriated under section 101 and, subject to section 103, 
the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2017, for 
the conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed 
in paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are those specified 
50 USC 3003 
note. 
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in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany 
this division of this Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE
OF AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of Authoriza-
tions referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available 
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and 
to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Subject to paragraph 
(3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the 
classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection 
(a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the 
executive branch. 
(3) LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE.—The President shall not pub-
licly disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any 
portion of such Schedule except— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 
U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement the budget; 
or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence may authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess 
of the number authorized for fiscal year 2017 by the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) if the 
Director of National Intelligence determines that such action is 
necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions, 
except that the number of personnel employed in excess of the 
number authorized under such section may not, for any element 
of the intelligence community, exceed— 
(1) 3 percent of the number of civilian personnel authorized 
under such schedule for such element; or 
(2) 10 percent of the number of civilian personnel author-
ized under such schedule for such element for the purposes 
of converting the performance of any function by contractors 
to performance by civilian personnel. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
PERSONNEL.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall establish guidelines that govern, for 
each element of the intelligence community, the treatment under 
the personnel levels authorized under section 102(a), including any 
exemption from such personnel levels, of employment or assignment 
in— 
(1) a student program, trainee program, or similar program; 
(2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or 
(3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time training. 
(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.— 
Not later than 15 days prior to the exercise of an authority described 
in subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees— 
(1) a written notice of the exercise of such authority; and 
(2) in the case of an exercise of such authority subject 
to the limitation in subsection (a)(2), a written justification 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
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for the contractor conversion that includes a comparison of 
whole of government costs. 
SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 
2017 the sum of $563,588,000. Within such amount, funds identified 
in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 
102(a) for advanced research and development shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The elements within the 
Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of 
National Intelligence are authorized 787 positions as of September 
30, 2017. Personnel serving in such elements may be permanent 
employees of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
or personnel detailed from other elements of the United States 
Government. 
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence 
Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community 
Management Account for fiscal year 2017 such additional 
amounts as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authoriza-
tions referred to in section 102(a). Such additional amounts 
made available for advanced research and development shall 
remain available until September 30, 2018. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addition to the per-
sonnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the Intel-
ligence Community Management Account as of September 30, 
2017, there are authorized such additional personnel for the 
Community Management Account as of that date as are speci-
fied in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to 
in section 102(a). 
TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIREMENT 
AND 
DIS-
ABILITY SYSTEM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 2017 
the sum of $514,000,000. 
TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY MATTERS 
SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this division shall not 
be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence 
activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or 
the laws of the United States. 
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SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be 
increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may 
be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits author-
ized by law. 
SEC. 303. SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTING INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES. 
(a) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Section 102A of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(y) FUNDRAISING.—(1) The Director of National Intelligence 
may engage in fundraising in an official capacity for the benefit 
of nonprofit organizations that— 
‘‘(A) provide support to surviving family members of a 
deceased employee of an element of the intelligence community; 
or 
‘‘(B) otherwise provide support for the welfare, education, 
or recreation of employees of an element of the intelligence 
community, former employees of an element of the intelligence 
community, or family members of such employees. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘fundraising’ means the raising 
of funds through the active participation in the promotion, produc-
tion, or presentation of an event designed to raise funds and does 
not include the direct solicitation of money by any other means. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 7 days after the date the Director engages 
in fundraising authorized by this subsection or at the time the 
decision is made to participate in such fundraising, the Director 
shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such fund-
raising. 
‘‘(4) The Director, in consultation with the Director of the 
Office of Government Ethics, shall issue regulations to carry out 
the authority provided in this subsection. Such regulations shall 
ensure that such authority is exercised in a manner that is con-
sistent with all relevant ethical constraints and principles, including 
the avoidance of any prohibited conflict of interest or appearance 
of impropriety.’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.—Section 
12(f) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
3512(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than the date that is 7 days after the date 
the Director engages in fundraising authorized by this subsection 
or at the time the decision is made to participate in such fund-
raising, the Director shall notify the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives of the fundraising.’’. 
SEC. 304. PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 
MATHEMATICS 
EDUCATION 
IN 
THE 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR
INVESTMENT
STRATEGY
FOR
STEM 
RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—Along with the budget 
for fiscal year 2018 submitted by the President pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director of National 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Consultation. 
Regulations. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Definition. 
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Intelligence shall submit a five-year investment strategy for out-
reach and recruiting efforts in the fields of science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics (STEM), to include cybersecurity 
and computer literacy. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PLANS FOR 
STEM RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—For each of the 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the head of each element of the 
intelligence community shall submit an investment plan along with 
the materials submitted as justification of the budget request of 
such element that supports the strategy required by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 305. RETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY WHO HAVE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, 
OR MATHEMATICS EXPERTISE. 
(a) SPECIAL RATES OF PAY FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS IN THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 113A 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 113B. SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS POSITIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SET SPECIAL RATES
OF PAY.—Notwith-
standing part III of title 5, United States Code, the head of each 
element of the intelligence community may establish higher min-
imum rates of pay for 1 or more categories of positions in such 
element that require expertise in science, technology, engineering, 
or mathematics (STEM). 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM SPECIAL RATE
OF PAY.—A minimum rate of 
pay established for a category of positions under subsection (a) 
may not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay (excluding any 
locality-based comparability payment under section 5304 of title 
5, United States Code, or similar provision of law) for the position 
in that category of positions without the authority of subsection 
(a) by more than 30 percent, and no rate may be established 
under this section in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 
5, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM SPECIAL RATE OF PAY.— 
If the head of an element of the intelligence community removes 
a category of positions from coverage under a rate of pay authorized 
by subsection (a) after that rate of pay takes effect— 
‘‘(1) the head of such element shall provide notice of the 
loss of coverage of the special rate of pay to each individual 
in such category; and 
‘‘(2) the loss of coverage will take effect on the first day 
of the first pay period after the date of the notice. 
‘‘(d) REVISION OF SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.—Subject to the limita-
tions in this section, rates of pay established under this section 
by the head of the element of the intelligence community may 
be revised from time to time by the head of such element and 
the revisions have the force and effect of statute. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The head of each element of the intelligence 
community shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section 
with respect to such element, which shall, to the extent practicable, 
be comparable to the regulations promulgated to carry out section 
5305 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
50 USC 3049a. 
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‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017, the head of each element of the 
intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report on any rates of pay established 
for such element under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by paragraph (1) 
shall contain for each element of the intelligence community— 
‘‘(A) a description of any rates of pay established under 
subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) the number of positions in such element that 
will be subject to such rates of pay.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 113A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 113B. Special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or math posi-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 306. MANAGEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PERSONNEL. 
(a) MULTI-SECTOR WORKFORCE INITIATIVE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning on October 1, 2018, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall improve management 
of the workforce of the intelligence community by enabling 
elements of the intelligence community to build and maintain 
an appropriate mix between employees of the United States 
Government and core contractors. 
(2) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later than July 1, 2017, 
and each 120 days thereafter until July 1, 2018, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional intelligence 
committees on the initiative required by paragraph (1). 
(b) MANAGEMENT BASED ON WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS AND 
AUTHORIZED FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1, 2018, the per-
sonnel levels of the intelligence community shall be managed 
each fiscal year on the basis of— 
(A) the workload required to carry out the functions 
and activities of the intelligence community; and 
(B) the funds made available to the intelligence commu-
nity in accordance with section 504 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094). 
(2) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRAINTS OR LIMITATIONS.—Begin-
ning on October 1, 2018, the management of such personnel 
in the intelligence community in any fiscal year shall not be 
subject to an externally imposed constraint or limitation 
expressed in terms of man years, end strength, full-time equiva-
lent positions, or maximum number of employees. 
(c) BRIEFING AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall issue a written report and provide 
a briefing to the congressional intelligence committees on— 
(1) the methodology used to calculate the number of civilian 
and contractor full-time equivalent positions in the intelligence 
community; 
(2) the cost analysis tool used to calculate personnel costs 
in the intelligence community; and 
(3) the plans of the Director of National Intelligence and 
the head of each element of the intelligence community to 
Plans. 
Analysis. 
Effective date. 
Effective date. 
Time periods. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
Effective date. 
50 USC 3331. 
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implement a multi-sector workforce as required by subsections 
(a) and (b). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Commu-
nity shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
written report on the accuracy of intelligence community data for 
the numbers and costs associated with the civilian and contractor 
workforce in each element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 307. NOTIFICATION OF REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF FACILITIES 
TO BE USED PRIMARILY BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY. 
Section 602(a)(2) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘improve-
ment project to’’ and inserting ‘‘project for the improvement, repair, 
or modification of’’. 
SEC. 308. GUIDANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT REGARDING THE 
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENGAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘engagement’’— 
(A) means any significant interaction between an ele-
ment of the intelligence community and an entertainment 
industry entity for the purposes of contributing to an enter-
tainment product intended to be heard, read, viewed, or 
otherwise experienced by the public; and 
(B) does not include routine inquiries made by the 
press or news media to the public affairs office of an intel-
ligence community. 
(2) ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ENTITY.—The term ‘‘enter-
tainment industry entity’’ means an entity that creates, pro-
duces, promotes, or distributes a work of entertainment 
intended to be heard, read, viewed, or otherwise experienced 
by an audience, including— 
(A) theater productions, motion pictures, radio broad-
casts, television broadcasts, podcasts, webcasts, other sound 
or visual recording, music, or dance; 
(B) books and other published material; and 
(C) such other entertainment activity, as determined 
by the Director of National Intelligence. 
(b) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall issue, and release to the public, guidance regarding 
engagements by elements of the intelligence community with 
entertainment industry entities. 
(2) CRITERIA.—The guidance required by paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) permit an element of the intelligence community 
to conduct engagements, if the head of the element, or 
a designee of such head, provides prior approval; and 
(B) require an unclassified annual report to the 
congressional intelligence committees regarding engage-
ments. 
(c) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Each report required by subsection 
(b)(2)(B) shall include the following: 
Public 
information. 
50 USC 3332. 
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(1) A description of the nature and duration of each engage-
ment included in the review. 
(2) The cost incurred by the United States Government 
for each such engagement. 
(3) A description of the benefits to the United States 
Government for each such engagement. 
(4) A determination of whether any information was declas-
sified, and whether any classified information was improperly 
disclosed, or each such engagement. 
(5) A description of the work produced through each such 
engagement. 
SEC. 309. PROTECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS GENERAL 
OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYEES OF AN OFFICE 
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall develop and implement a uniform policy for each 
covered office of an inspector general to better ensure the 
independence of each such office. Such policy shall include— 
(A) provisions to prevent any conflict of interest related 
to a matter any employee of a covered office of an inspector 
general personally and substantially participated in during 
previous employment; 
(B) standards to ensure personnel of a covered office 
of an inspector general are free both in fact and in appear-
ance from personal, external, and organizational impair-
ments to independence; 
(C) provisions to permit the head of each covered office 
of an inspector general to waive the application of the 
policy with respect to an individual if such head— 
(i) prepares a written and signed justification for 
such waiver that sets out, in detail, the need for such 
waiver, provided that waivers shall not be issued for 
in fact impairments to independence; and 
(ii) submits to the congressional intelligence 
committees each such justification; and 
(D) any other protections the Director determines 
appropriate. 
(2) COVERED OFFICE OF AN INSPECTOR GENERAL DEFINED.— 
The term ‘‘covered office of an inspector general’’ means— 
(A) the Office of the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community; and 
(B) the office of an inspector general for— 
(i) the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence; 
(ii) the Central Intelligence Agency; 
(iii) the National Security Agency; 
(iv) the Defense Intelligence Agency; 
(v) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; 
and 
(vi) the National Reconnaissance Office. 
(3) 
BRIEFING
TO
THE
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—Prior to the date that the policy required by 
paragraph (1) takes effect, the Director of National Intelligence 
Submissions. 
Deadline. 
Policy. 
50 USC 3024 
note. 
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shall provide the congressional intelligence committees a 
briefing on such policy. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON ROTATION
OF EMPLOYEES
OF
AN OFFICE 
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 102A(l)(3) of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(l)(3)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The mechanisms prescribed under subparagraph (A) and 
any other policies of the Director— 
‘‘(i) may not require an employee of an office of inspector 
general for an element of the intelligence community, including 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Commu-
nity, to rotate to a position in an office or organization of 
such an element over which such office of inspector general 
exercises jurisdiction; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be implemented in a manner that exempts 
employees of an office of inspector general from a rotation 
that may impact the independence of such office.’’. 
SEC. 310. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF POLICY DIRECTIVES AND 
GUIDANCE. 
(a) COVERED POLICY DOCUMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered policy document’’ means any classified or unclassified 
Presidential Policy Directive, Presidential Policy Guidance, or other 
similar policy document issued by the President, including any 
classified or unclassified annex to such a Directive, Guidance, or 
other document, that assigns tasks, roles, or responsibilities to 
the intelligence community or an element of the intelligence commu-
nity. 
(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
the following: 
(1) Not later than 15 days after the date that a covered 
policy document is issued, a written notice of the issuance 
and a summary of the subject matter addressed by such covered 
policy document. 
(2) Not later than 15 days after the date that the Director 
issues any guidance or direction on implementation of a covered 
policy document or implements a covered policy document, a 
copy of such guidance or direction or a description of such 
implementation. 
(3) Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, for any covered policy document issued prior to 
such date that is being implemented by any element of the 
intelligence community or that is in effect on such date— 
(A) a written notice that includes the date such covered 
policy document was issued and a summary of the subject 
matter addressed by such covered policy document; and 
(B) if the Director has issued any guidance or direction 
on implementation of such covered policy document or is 
implementing such covered policy document, a copy of the 
guidance or direction or a written description of such 
implementation. 
SEC. 311. NOTIFICATION OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each element of the intelligence 
community shall submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees a copy of each memorandum of understanding or other agree-
ment regarding significant operational activities or policy between 
Deadlines. 
50 USC 3313. 
Deadlines. 
Notification. 
Summary. 
Records. 
50 USC 3312. 
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or among such element and any other entity or entities of the 
United States Government— 
(1) for such a memorandum or agreement that is in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 60 
days after such date; and 
(2) for such a memorandum or agreement entered into 
after such date, in a timely manner and not more than 60 
days after the date such memorandum or other agreement 
is entered into. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE MEMORANDUM OR AGREEMENT.—Nothing 
in this section may be construed to require an element of the 
intelligence community to submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees any memorandum or agreement that is solely adminis-
trative in nature, including a memorandum or agreement regarding 
joint duty or other routine personnel assignments. 
SEC. 312. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE. 
Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to ‘‘Director of the National Counter 
Proliferation Center.’’. 
SEC. 313. MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLASSIFICATION 
REVIEWS. 
In reviewing and processing a request by a person for the 
mandatory declassification of information pursuant to Executive 
Order No. 13526, a successor executive order, or any provision 
of law, the head of an element of the intelligence community— 
(1) may not charge the person reproduction fees in excess 
of the amount of fees that the head would charge the person 
for reproduction required in the course of processing a request 
for information under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Information 
Act’’); and 
(2) may waive or reduce any processing fees in the same 
manner as the head waives or reduces fees under such section 
552. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELE-
MENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence 
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 902 of the Counterintelligence 
Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 902. DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND 
SECURITY CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a Director of the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center (referred to in this section 
Appointment. 
President. 
Waiver authority. 
50 USC 3350. 
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as the ‘Director’), who shall be appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Director shall be to serve 
as the head of national counterintelligence for the United States 
Government. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—Subject to the direction and control of the Director 
of National Intelligence, the duties of the Director are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To carry out the mission referred to in subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) To act as chairperson of the National Counterintel-
ligence Policy Board established under section 811 of the 
Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994 
(50 U.S.C. 3381). 
‘‘(3) To act as head of the National Counterintelligence 
and Security Center established under section 904. 
‘‘(4) To participate as an observer on such boards, commit-
tees, and entities of the executive branch as the Director of 
National Intelligence considers appropriate for the discharge 
of the mission and functions of the Director and the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center under section 904.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 116 Stat. 2383) is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 902 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 902. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(3) TECHNICAL
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment made 
by subsection (a) of section 401 of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of Public Law 114–113) 
shall not take effect, or, if the date of the enactment of this 
Act is on or after the effective date specified in subsection 
(b) of such section, such amendment shall be deemed to not 
have taken effect. 
(b) NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 904 of the Counterintelligence 
Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and inserting 
‘‘NATIONAL
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
AND
SECURITY 
CENTER.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF CENTER.—The Director of the National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center shall be the head of the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center. 
‘‘(c) LOCATION OF CENTER.—The National Counterintelligence 
and Security Center shall be located in the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence.’’. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—Section 904(d) of the Counterintelligence 
Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(d)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘National Counterintelligence Executive, the functions of 
the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence 
50 USC 3382 and 
note. 
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and Security Center, the functions of the National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘In consultation with’’ and inserting 
‘‘At the direction of’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Office’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center’’. 
(3) PERSONNEL.—Section 904(f) of the Counterintelligence 
Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Office of the National 
Counterintelligence Executive may consist of personnel 
employed by the Office’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center may consist of personnel 
employed by the Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘National Counter-
intelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the 
National Counterintelligence and Security Center’’. 
(4) TREATMENT OF ACTIVITIES UNDER CERTAIN ADMINISTRA-
TIVE LAWS.—Section 904(g) of the Counterintelligence Enhance-
ment Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(g)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Office shall be treated as operational files of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency for purposes of section 701 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431)’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center shall be treated as 
operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency for purposes 
of section 701 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3141)’’. 
(5) OVERSIGHT
BY
CONGRESS.—Section 904(h) of the 
Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383(h)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘National 
Counterintelligence 
and 
Security 
Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘Office’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Center’’ both places that term appears. 
(6) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 116 Stat. 2383), as amended 
by subsection (a)(2), is further amended by striking the item 
relating to section 904 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 904. National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(c) OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTERS.—Section 
102A(f)(2) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(2)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, the National Counterproliferation Center, 
and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center’’ after 
‘‘National Counterterrorism Center’’. 
(d) DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND 
SECURITY
CENTER
WITHIN
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
DIRECTOR
OF 
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Paragraph (8) of section 103(c) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(8) The Director of the National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center.’’. 
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(e) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 103F of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3031) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and inserting 
‘‘DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND 
SECURITY CENTER’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
AND SECURITY CENTER.—’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence 
Executive under section 902 of the Counterintelligence 
Enhancement Act of 2002 (title IX of Public Law 107– 
306; 50 U.S.C. 402b et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Director 
of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center appointed under section 902 of the Counter-
intelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3382)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘National Counter-
intelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the 
National Counterintelligence and Security Center’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 103F and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 103F. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(f) COORDINATION OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements 
Act of 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3381) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘National Counterintel-
ligence Executive under section 902 of the Counterintelligence 
Enhancement Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the 
National Counterintelligence and Security Center appointed 
under section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act 
of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘National Counterintel-
ligence Executive.’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Execu-
tive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘by the Office of the National Counter-
intelligence Executive under section 904(e)(2) of that Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘pursuant to section 904(d)(2) of that Act 
(50 U.S.C. 3383(d)(2))’’. 
(g) INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY ASPECTS OF ESPIO-
NAGE PROSECUTIONS.—Section 341(b) of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–177; 28 U.S.C. 
519 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counter-
intelligence Executive,’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence 
and Security Center,’’. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
SEC. 402. ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS BY DIRECTOR OF 
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REGARDING INVESTMENT INTO 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024), as amended by section 303, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(z) ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS REGARDING PROPOSED 
INVESTMENT INTO THE UNITED STATES.—(1) Not later than 20 days 
after the completion of a review or an investigation of any proposed 
investment into the United States for which the Director has pre-
pared analytic materials, the Director shall submit to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representative copies 
of such analytic materials, including any supplements or amend-
ments to such analysis made by the Director. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the completion of consideration 
by the United States Government of any investment described 
in paragraph (1), the Director shall determine whether such invest-
ment will have an operational impact on the intelligence community, 
and, if so, shall submit a report on such impact to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Each 
such report shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the operational impact of the investment on 
the intelligence community; and 
‘‘(B) describe any actions that have been or will be taken 
to mitigate such impact.’’. 
SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND PRIVATE 
ENTITIES IN RECOGNIZING ONLINE VIOLENT EXTREMIST 
CONTENT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO RECOGNIZE ONLINE VIOLENT EXTREMIST 
CONTENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources 
and methods, the Director of National Intelligence shall publish 
on a publicly available Internet website a list of all logos, symbols, 
insignia, and other markings commonly associated with, or adopted 
by, an organization designated by the Secretary of State as a 
foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 
(b) UPDATES.—The Director shall update the list published 
under subsection (a) every 180 days or more frequently as needed. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency 
SEC. 411. ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS FOR PERSONNEL OF THE CEN-
TRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
Section 11 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
U.S.C. 3511) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘BENEFITS AVAILABLE IN EVENT OF THE DEATH OF PERSONNEL 
‘‘SEC. 11. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Director may pay death benefits 
substantially similar to those authorized for members of the Foreign 
Service pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3901 et seq.) or any other provision of law. The Director may 
Time period. 
Deadline. 
Web posting. 
Lists. 
50 USC 3368. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
Records. 
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adjust the eligibility for death benefits as necessary to meet the 
unique requirements of the mission of the Agency. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Regulations issued pursuant to this section 
shall be submitted to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives before such regulations take effect.’’. 
SEC. 412. PAY AND RETIREMENT AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17(e)(7) of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C)(i) The Inspector General may designate an officer or 
employee appointed in accordance with subparagraph (A) as a law 
enforcement officer solely for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, if such officer 
or employee is appointed to a position with responsibility for inves-
tigating suspected offenses against the criminal laws of the United 
States. 
‘‘(ii) In carrying out clause (i), the Inspector General shall 
ensure that any authority under such clause is exercised in a 
manner consistent with section 3307 of title 5, United States Code, 
as it relates to law enforcement officers. 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of applying sections 3307(d), 8335(b), and 
8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, the Inspector General may 
exercise the functions, powers, and duties of an agency head or 
appointing authority with respect to the Office.’’. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subparagraph (C) of section 
17(e)(7) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
3517(e)(7)), as added by subsection (a), may not be construed to 
confer on the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, 
or any other officer or employee of the Agency, any police or law 
enforcement or internal security functions or authorities. 
Subtitle C—Other Elements 
SEC. 421. ENHANCING THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE FOR THE FED-
ERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Building on the basic cyber human 
capital strategic plan provided to the congressional intelligence 
committees in 2015, not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and updated two years thereafter, the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives a comprehensive strategic workforce 
report regarding initiatives to effectively integrate information tech-
nology expertise in the investigative process. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment, including measurable benchmarks, of 
progress on initiatives to recruit, train, and retain personnel 
with the necessary skills and experiences in vital areas, 
including encryption, cryptography, and big data analytics. 
Assessment. 
50 USC 3517 
note. 
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(2) An assessment of whether officers of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation who possess such skills are fully integrated 
into the Bureau’s work, including Agent-led investigations. 
(3) A description of the quality and quantity of the 
collaborations between the Bureau and private sector entities 
on cyber issues, including the status of efforts to benefit from 
employees with experience transitioning between the public 
and private sectors. 
(4) An assessment of the utility of reinstituting, if 
applicable, and leveraging the Director’s Advisory Board, which 
was originally constituted in 2005, to provide outside advice 
on how to better integrate technical expertise with the inves-
tigative process and on emerging concerns in cyber-related 
issues. 
SEC. 422. PLAN ON ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN WEATHER MISSIONS 
BY THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall develop 
a plan for the National Reconnaissance Office to address how 
to carry out covered space-based environmental monitoring mis-
sions. Such plan shall include— 
(A) a description of the related national security 
requirements for such missions; 
(B) a description of the appropriate manner to meet 
such requirements; and 
(C) the amount of funds that would be necessary to 
be transferred from the Air Force to the National Recon-
naissance Office during fiscal years 2018 through 2022 
to carry out such plan. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—In developing the plan under paragraph 
(1), the Director may conduct pre-acquisition activities, 
including with respect to requests for information, analyses 
of alternatives, study contracts, modeling and simulation, and 
other activities the Director determines necessary to develop 
such plan. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than July 1, 2017, and except 
as provided in subsection (c), the Director shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees the plan under para-
graph (1). 
(b) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—The Director of the Cost 
Assessment Improvement Group of the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall certify to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the amounts of funds identi-
fied under subsection (a)(1)(C) as being necessary to transfer are 
appropriate and include funding for positions and personnel to 
support program office costs. 
(c) WAIVER BASED ON REPORT AND CERTIFICATION OF AIR FORCE 
ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The Director of the National Reconnais-
sance Office may waive the requirement to develop a plan under 
subsection (a), if the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
Technology, and Logistics and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report by not later than July 1, 2017) that contains— 
Coordination. 
Certification. 
Contracts. 
Determination. 
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(1) a certification that the Secretary of the Air Force is 
carrying out a formal acquisition program that has received 
Milestone A approval to address the cloud characterization 
and theater weather imagery requirements of the Department 
of Defense; and 
(2) an identification of the cost, schedule, requirements, 
and acquisition strategy of such acquisition program. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; and 
(B) the congressional defense committees (as defined 
in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code). 
(2) COVERED
SPACE-BASED
ENVIRONMENTAL
MONITORING 
MISSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered space-based environmental moni-
toring missions’’ means the acquisition programs necessary to 
meet the national security requirements for cloud characteriza-
tion and theater weather imagery. 
(3) MILESTONE
A
APPROVAL.—The term ‘‘Milestone A 
approval’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2366a(d) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO 
FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 501. COMMITTEE TO COUNTER ACTIVE MEASURES BY THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE OVER 
PEOPLES AND GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA TO EXERT COVERT INFLU-
ENCE.—The term ‘‘active measures by Russia to exert covert 
influence’’ means activities intended to influence a person or 
government that are carried out in coordination with, or at 
the behest of, political leaders or the security services of the 
Russian Federation and the role of the Russian Federation 
has been hidden or not acknowledged publicly, including the 
following: 
(A) Establishment or funding of a front group. 
(B) Covert broadcasting. 
(C) Media manipulation. 
(D) Disinformation and forgeries. 
(E) Funding agents of influence. 
(F) Incitement and offensive counterintelligence. 
(G) Assassinations. 
(H) Terrorist acts. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the executive 
branch an interagency committee to counter active measures by 
the Russian Federation to exert covert influence. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
50 USC 3001 
note. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—Each head of an agency or depart-
ment of the Government set out under subparagraph (B) 
shall appoint one member of the committee established 
by subsection (b) from among officials of such agency or 
department who occupy a position that is required to be 
appointed by the President, with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. 
(B) HEAD OF AN AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT.—The head 
of an agency or department of the Government set out 
under this subparagraph are the following: 
(i) The Director of National Intelligence. 
(ii) The Secretary of State. 
(iii) The Secretary of Defense. 
(iv) The Secretary of the Treasury. 
(v) The Attorney General. 
(vi) The Secretary of Energy. 
(vii) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. 
(viii) The head of any other agency or department 
of the United States Government designated by the 
President for purposes of this section. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The committee shall meet on a regular basis. 
(e) DUTIES.—The duties of the committee established by sub-
section (b) shall be as follows: 
(1) To counter active measures by Russia to exert covert 
influence, including by exposing falsehoods, agents of influence, 
corruption, human rights abuses, terrorism, and assassinations 
carried out by the security services or political elites of the 
Russian Federation or their proxies. 
(2) Such other duties as the President may designate for 
purposes of this section. 
(f) STAFF.—The committee established by subsection (b) may 
employ such staff as the members of such committee consider 
appropriate. 
(g) BUDGET REQUEST.—A request for funds required for the 
functioning of the committee established by subsection (b) may 
be included in each budget for a fiscal year submitted by the 
President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, and 
consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and 
methods, the committee established by subsection (b) shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
describing steps being taken by the committee to counter active 
measures by Russia to exert covert influence. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A summary of the active measures by the Russian 
Federation to exert covert influence during the previous 
year, including significant incidents and notable trends. 
(B) A description of the key initiatives of the committee. 
(C) A description of the implementation of the commit-
tee’s initiatives by the head of an agency or department 
of the Government set out under subsection (c)(1)(B). 
Summary. 
President. 
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(D) An analysis of the impact of the committee’s initia-
tives. 
(E) Recommendations for changes to the committee’s 
initiatives from the previous year. 
(3) SEPARATE REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The requirement 
to submit an annual report under paragraph (1) is in addition 
to any other reporting requirements with respect to Russia. 
SEC. 502. STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF TRAVEL PROTOCOLS AND PROCE-
DURES OF ACCREDITED DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PER-
SONNEL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
(b) ADVANCE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
State shall, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation and the Director of National Intelligence, establish 
a mandatory advance notification regime governing all travel by 
accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the Russian Federa-
tion in the United States and take necessary action to secure 
full compliance by Russian personnel and address any noncompli-
ance. 
(c) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—The Secretary of State, the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director 
of National Intelligence shall develop written mechanisms to share 
information— 
(1) on travel by accredited diplomatic and consular per-
sonnel of the Russian Federation who are in the United States; 
and 
(2) on any known or suspected noncompliance by such 
personnel with the regime required by subsection (b). 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, and 
consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods— 
(1) the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a written report detailing the number 
of notifications submitted under the regime required by sub-
section (b); and 
(2) the Secretary of State and the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a written report detailing the number 
of known or suspected violations of such requirements by any 
accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the Russian 
Federation. 
SEC. 503. STUDY AND REPORT ON ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE AND 
INFORMATION 
SHARING 
WITH 
OPEN 
SKIES 
TREATY 
MEMBER STATES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) congressional intelligence committees; 
Coordination. 
22 USC 254a 
note. 
Recommenda- 
tions. 
Analysis. 
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED STATE PARTY.—The term ‘‘covered state party’’ 
means a foreign country, that— 
(A) was a state party to the Open Skies Treaty on 
February 22, 2016; and 
(B) is not the Russian Federation or the Republic of 
Belarus. 
(3) OPEN SKIES TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 
24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall conduct and submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a study to determine the feasi-
bility of creating an intelligence sharing arrangement and data-
base to provide covered state parties with imagery that is 
comparable, delivered more frequently, and in equal or higher 
resolution than imagery available through the database estab-
lished under the Open Skies Treaty. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
include an evaluation of the following: 
(A) The methods by which the United States could 
collect and provide imagery, including commercial satellite 
imagery, national technical means, and through other intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms, under 
an information sharing arrangement and database referred 
to in paragraph (1). 
(B) The ability of other covered state parties to con-
tribute imagery to the arrangement and database. 
(C) Any impediments to the United States and other 
covered states parties providing such imagery, including 
any statutory barriers, insufficiencies in the ability to col-
lect the imagery or funding, under such an arrangement. 
(D) Whether imagery of Moscow, Chechnya, the inter-
national border between Russia and Georgia, Kaliningrad, 
or the Republic of Belarus could be provided under such 
an arrangement. 
(E) The annual and projected costs associated with 
the establishment of such an arrangement and database, 
as compared with costs to the United States and other 
covered state parties of being parties to the Open Skies 
Treaty, including Open Skies Treaty plane maintenance, 
aircraft fuel, crew expenses, mitigation measures necessary 
associated with Russian Federation overflights of the 
United States or covered state parties, and new sensor 
development and acquisition. 
(3) SUPPORT FROM OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Each head 
of a Federal agency shall provide such support to the Director 
as may be necessary for the Director to conduct the study 
required by paragraph (1). 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
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National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress the report described in this subsection. 
(2) CONTENT OF REPORT.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An intelligence assessment of Russian Federation 
warfighting doctrine and the extent to which Russian Fed-
eration flights under the Open Skies Treaty contribute 
to such doctrine. 
(B) A counterintelligence analysis as to whether the 
Russian Federation has, could have, or intends to have 
the capability to exceed the imagery limits set forth in 
the Open Skies Treaty. 
(C) A list of intelligence exchanges with covered state 
parties that have been updated on the information 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and the date and 
form such information was provided. 
(d) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—The study required by subsection 
(b) and the report required by subsection (c) shall be submitted 
in an unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 
TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 601. DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO DETAINEES 
TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each individual detained at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was transferred or 
released from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall— 
(1)(A) complete a declassification review of intelligence 
reports regarding past terrorist activities of that individual 
prepared by the National Counterterrorism Center for the 
individual’s Periodic Review Board sessions, transfer, or release; 
or 
(B) if the individual’s transfer or release occurred prior 
to the date on which the National Counterterrorism Center 
first began to prepare such reports regarding detainees, such 
other intelligence report or reports that contain the same or 
similar information regarding the individual’s past terrorist 
activities; 
(2) make available to the public— 
(A) any intelligence reports declassified as a result 
of the declassification review; and 
(B) with respect to each individual transferred or 
released, for whom intelligence reports are declassified as 
a result of the declassification review, an unclassified sum-
mary which shall be prepared by the President of measures 
being taken by the country to which the individual was 
transferred or released to monitor the individual and to 
prevent the individual from carrying out future terrorist 
activities; and 
(3) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
report setting out the results of the declassification review, 
including a description of intelligence reports covered by the 
review that were not declassified. 
President. 
Public 
information. 
Review. 
Lists. 
Analysis. 
Assessment. 
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(b) SCHEDULE.— 
(1) TRANSFER OR RELEASE PRIOR TO ENACTMENT.—Not later 
than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit the report 
required by subsection (a)(3), which shall include the results 
of the declassification review completed for each individual 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, who was transferred or released from United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSFER OR RELEASE AFTER ENACTMENT.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date an individual detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act is transferred or released from 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, the Director 
shall submit the report required by subsection (a)(3) for such 
individual. 
(c) PAST TERRORIST ACTIVITIES.—For purposes of this section, 
the past terrorist activities of an individual shall include all terrorist 
activities conducted by the individual before the individual’s 
transfer to the detention facility at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, including, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The terrorist organization, if any, with which affiliated. 
(2) The terrorist training, if any, received. 
(3) The role in past terrorist attacks against United States 
interests or allies. 
(4) The direct responsibility, if any, for the death of United 
States citizens or members of the Armed Forces. 
(5) Any admission of any matter specified in paragraphs 
(1) through (4). 
(6) A description of the intelligence supporting any matter 
specified in paragraphs (1) through (5), including the extent 
to which such intelligence was corroborated, the level of con-
fidence held by the intelligence community, and any dissent 
or reassessment by an element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 602. CYBER CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND INNOVATION-HOME 
OF THE NATIONAL CRYPTOLOGIC MUSEUM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE CENTER.—Chapter 
449 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home 
of the National Cryptologic Museum 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may estab-
lish at a publicly accessible location at Fort George G. Meade 
the ‘Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the 
National Cryptologic Museum’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘Center’). 
‘‘(2) The Center may be used for the identification, curation, 
storage, and public viewing of materials relating to the activities 
of the National Security Agency, its predecessor or successor 
organizations, and the history of cryptology. 
‘‘(3) The Center may contain meeting, conference, and classroom 
facilities that will be used to support such education, training, 
public outreach, and other purposes as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
10 USC 4781. 
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‘‘(b) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION.—The Secretary 
may enter into an agreement with the National Cryptologic Museum 
Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘Foundation’), a non-
profit organization, for the design, construction, and operation of 
the Center. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—(1) If the Foundation constructs 
the Center pursuant to an agreement with the Foundation under 
subsection (b), upon satisfactory completion of the Center’s construc-
tion or any phase thereof, as determined by the Secretary, and 
upon full satisfaction by the Foundation of any other obligations 
pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may accept the Center 
(or any phase thereof) from the Foundation, and all right, title, 
and interest in the Center or such phase shall vest in the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary 
may accept services from the Foundation in connection with the 
design construction, and operation of the Center. For purposes 
of this section and any other provision of law, employees or per-
sonnel of the Foundation shall not be considered to be employees 
of the United States. 
‘‘(d) FEES AND USER CHARGES.—(1) The Secretary may assess 
fees and user charges to cover the cost of the use of Center facilities 
and property, including rental, user, conference, and concession 
fees. 
‘‘(2) Amounts received under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 
into the fund established under subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) FUND.—(1) Upon the Secretary’s acceptance of the Center 
under subsection (c)(1)) there is established in the Treasury a 
fund to be known as the ‘Cyber Center for Education and Innova-
tion-Home of the National Cryptologic Museum Fund’ (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(2) The Fund shall consist of the following amounts: 
‘‘(A) Fees and user charges deposited by the Secretary 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) Any other amounts received by the Secretary which 
are attributable to the operation of the Center. 
‘‘(3) Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary 
for the benefit and operation of the Center, including the costs 
of operation and the acquisition of books, manuscripts, works of 
art, historical artifacts, drawings, plans, models, and condemned 
or obsolete combat materiel. 
‘‘(4) Amounts in the Fund shall be available without fiscal 
year limitation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 449 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the National Cryptologic 
Museum.’’. 
SEC. 603. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 
50 USC 3314. 
10 USC 
prec. 4771. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of 
the National Security Agency, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
national security systems. 
(c) CONTENT.—Each report submitted under subsection (b) shall 
include information related to— 
(1) national security systems or components thereof that 
have been decertified and are still in operational use; 
(2) extension requests and the current status of any 
national security systems still in use or components thereof 
that have been decertified and are still in use; 
(3) national security systems known to not be in compliance 
with the policies, principles, standards, and guidelines issued 
by the Committee on National Security Systems established 
pursuant to National Security Directive 42, signed by the Presi-
dent on July 5, 1990; and 
(4) organizations which have not provided access or 
information to the Director of the National Security Agency 
that is adequate to enable the Director to make a determination 
as to whether such organizations are in compliance with the 
policies, principles, standards, and guidelines issued by such 
Committee on National Security Systems. 
SEC. 604. JOINT FACILITIES CERTIFICATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Director of National Intelligence set a strategic 
goal to use joint facilities as a means to save costs by consoli-
dating administrative and support functions across multiple 
elements of the intelligence community. 
(2) The use of joint facilities provides more opportunities 
for operational collaboration and information sharing among 
elements of the intelligence community. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Before an element of the intelligence 
community purchases, leases, or constructs a new facility that is 
20,000 square feet or larger, the head of that element of the intel-
ligence community shall submit to the Director of National Intel-
ligence— 
(1) a written certification that, to the best of the knowledge 
of the head of such element, all prospective joint facilities 
in the vicinity have been considered and the element is unable 
to identify a joint facility that meets the operational require-
ments of such element; and 
(2) a written statement listing the reasons for not partici-
pating in the prospective joint facilities considered by the ele-
ment. 
SEC. 605. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF SPACE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means the 
congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives. 
(b) UPDATE TO STRATEGY FOR COMPREHENSIVE INTERAGENCY 
REVIEW
OF
THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY OVERHEAD 
SATELLITE ARCHITECTURE.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 
Consultation. 
10 USC 2271 
note. 
50 USC 3333. 
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in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall issue a written update to the 
strategy required by section 312 of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of Public Law 114–113; 129 
Stat. 2919). 
(c) UNITY
OF EFFORT
IN SPACE OPERATIONS BETWEEN
THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan 
to functionally integrate the governance, operations, analysis, 
collection, policy, and acquisition activities related to space 
and counterspace carried out by the intelligence community. 
The plan shall include analysis of no fewer than 2 alternative 
constructs to implement this plan, and an assessment of statu-
tory, policy, organizational, programmatic, and resources 
changes that may be required to implement each alternative 
construct. 
(2) APPOINTMENT BY THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall appoint a single 
official to oversee development of the plan required by para-
graph (1). 
(3) SCOPE OF PLAN.—The plan required by paragraph (1) 
shall include methods to functionally integrate activities carried 
out by— 
(A) the National Reconnaissance Office; 
(B) the functional managers for signals intelligence 
and geospatial intelligence; 
(C) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; 
(D) other Intelligence Community elements with space- 
related programs; 
(E) joint interagency efforts; and 
(F) other entities as identified by the Director of 
National Intelligence in coordination with the Secretary 
of Defense. 
(d) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SPACE WORKFORCE.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a workforce plan to recruit, develop, and 
retain personnel in the intelligence community with skills and 
experience in space and counterspace operations, analysis, collec-
tion, policy, and acquisition. 
(e) 
JOINT
INTERAGENCY
COMBINED
SPACE
OPERATIONS 
CENTER.— 
(1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the National 
Reconnaissance Office and the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command, in consultation with the Director of 
National Intelligence, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress concept of 
operations and requirements documents for the Joint Inter-
agency Combined Space Operations Center by the date that 
is the earlier of— 
Consultation. 
Workforce plan. 
Consultation. 
Consultation. 
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(A) the completion of the experimental phase of such 
Center; or 
(B) 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Director of the National 
Reconnaissance Office and the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command, in coordination with the Director of 
National Intelligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress 
briefings providing updates on activities and progress of the 
Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center to begin 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such 
briefings shall be quarterly for the first year following enact-
ment, and annually thereafter. 
SEC. 606. ADVANCES IN LIFE SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall brief the congressional intelligence committees 
on a proposed plan to monitor advances in life sciences and bio-
technology to be carried out by the Director. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) a description of the approach the elements of the intel-
ligence community will take to make use of organic life science 
and biotechnology expertise, within and outside the intelligence 
community on a routine and contingency basis; 
(2) an assessment of the current collection and analytical 
posture of the life sciences and biotechnology portfolio as it 
relates to United States competitiveness and the global bio- 
economy, the risks and threats evolving with advances in 
genetic editing technologies, and the implications of such 
advances on future biodefense requirements; and 
(3) an analysis of organizational requirements and respon-
sibilities, including potentially creating new positions. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report and 
provide a briefing on the role of the intelligence community in 
the event of a biological attack on the United States, including 
an assessment of the capabilities and gaps in technical capabilities 
that exist to address the potential circumstance of a novel unknown 
pathogen. 
SEC. 607. REPORTS ON DECLASSIFICATION PROPOSALS. 
(a) COVERED STUDIES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered studies’’ means the studies that the Director of National Intel-
ligence requested that the elements of the intelligence community 
produce in the course of producing the fundamental classification 
guidance review for fiscal year 2017 required by Executive Order 
No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), as follows: 
(1) A study of the feasibility of reducing the number of 
original classification authorities in each element of the intel-
ligence community to the minimum number required and any 
negative impacts that reduction could have on mission capabili-
ties. 
Analysis. 
Assessment. 
Briefing. 
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(2) A study of the actions required to implement a proactive 
discretionary declassification program distinct from the system-
atic, automatic, and mandatory declassification review pro-
grams outlined in part 2001 of title 32, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, including section 2001.35 of such part. 
(3) A study of the benefits and drawbacks of implementing 
a single classification guide that could be used by all elements 
of the intelligence community in the nonoperational and more 
common areas of such elements. 
(4) A study of whether the classification level of ‘‘confiden-
tial’’ could be eliminated within agency-generated classification 
guides from use by elements of the intelligence community 
and any negative impacts that elimination could have on mis-
sion success. 
(b) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intel-
ligence committees and provide the congressional intelligence 
committees a briefing on the progress of the elements of the 
intelligence community in producing the covered studies. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than the earlier of 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act or June 30, 2017, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report 
and provide a briefing to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees on— 
(A) the final versions of the covered studies that have 
been provided to the Director by the elements of the intel-
ligence community; and 
(B) a plan for implementation of each initiative 
included in each such covered study. 
SEC. 608. IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND 
DECLASSIFICATION. 
(a) REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICA-
TION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall— 
(1) review the system by which the Government classifies 
and declassifies information; 
(2) develop recommendations— 
(A) to make such system a more effective tool for 
the protection of information relating to national security; 
(B) to improve the sharing of information with partners 
and allies of the Government; and 
(C) to support the appropriate declassification of 
information; and 
(3) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
report with— 
(A) the findings of the Director with respect to the 
review conducted under paragraph (1); and 
(B) the recommendations developed under paragraph 
(2). 
(b) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION
OF
CONTROLLED
ACCESS
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once each year, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall certify in writing 
50 USC 3315. 
Review. 
Briefing. 
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to the congressional intelligence committees whether the cre-
ation, validation, or substantial modification, including termi-
nation, for all existing and proposed controlled access programs, 
and the compartments and subcompartments within each, are 
substantiated and justified based on the information required 
by paragraph (2). 
(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Each certification pursuant 
to paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) the rationale for the revalidation, validation, or 
substantial modification, including termination, of each 
controlled access program, compartment and subcompart-
ment; 
(B) the identification of a control officer for each con-
trolled access program; and 
(C) a statement of protection requirements for each 
controlled access program. 
SEC. 609. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees a report that includes the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the actions each element of the intel-
ligence community has completed to implement the rec-
ommendations made by the National Commission for the 
Review of the Research and Development Programs of the 
United States Intelligence Community established under sec-
tion 1002 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note). 
(2) 
An 
analysis 
of 
the 
balance 
between 
short-, 
medium-, and long-term research efforts carried out by each 
element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 610. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT CORPS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees a report and provide briefing 
on a plan, with milestones and benchmarks, to implement an Intel-
ligence Community Research and Development Corps, as rec-
ommended in the Report of the National Commission for the Review 
of the Research and Development Programs of the United States 
Intelligence Community, including an assessment— 
(1) of the funding and modification to existing authorities 
needed to allow for the implementation of such Corps; and 
(2) of additional legislative authorities, if any, necessary 
to undertake such implementation. 
SEC. 611. REPORT ON INFORMATION RELATING TO ACADEMIC PRO-
GRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS 
SPONSORED, ADMINISTERED, OR USED BY THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report by 
the intelligence community regarding covered academic programs. 
Such report shall include— 
Assessment. 
Analysis. 
Assessment. 
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(1) a description of the extent to which the Director and 
the heads of the elements of the intelligence community 
independently collect information on covered academic pro-
grams, including with respect to— 
(A) the number of applicants for such programs; 
(B) the number of individuals who have participated 
in such programs; and 
(C) the number of individuals who have participated 
in such programs and were hired by an element of the 
intelligence community after completing such program; 
(2) to the extent that the Director and the heads independ-
ently collect the information described in paragraph (1), a chart, 
table, or other compilation illustrating such information for 
each covered academic program and element of the intelligence 
community, as appropriate, during the three-year period pre-
ceding the date of the report; and 
(3) to the extent that the Director and the heads do not 
independently collect the information described in paragraph 
(1) as of the date of the report— 
(A) whether the Director and the heads can begin 
collecting such information during fiscal year 2017; and 
(B) the personnel, tools, and other resources required 
by the Director and the heads to independently collect 
such information. 
(b) COVERED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered academic programs’’ means— 
(1) the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program 
under section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 
2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442); 
(2) the National Security Education Program under the 
David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 
U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); 
(3) the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Trans-
formation Defense Education Program under section 2192a of 
title 10, United States Code; 
(4) the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Informa-
tion Assurance and Cyber Defense of the National Security 
Agency and the Department of Homeland Security; and 
(5) any other academic program, scholarship program, 
fellowship program, or internship program sponsored, adminis-
tered, or used by an element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 612. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES 
DETAILED TO NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees a classified written report 
listing, by year, the number of employees of an element of the 
intelligence community who have been detailed to the National 
Security Council during the 10-year period preceding the date of 
the report. 
SEC. 613. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTING TO CONGRESS ON 
FOREIGN FIGHTER FLOWS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection 
of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate 
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congressional committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and 
from terrorist safe havens abroad. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled 
or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven 
since 2011, including the countries of origin of such foreign 
fighters. 
(2) The total number of United States citizens present 
in the terrorist safe haven. 
(3) The total number of foreign fighters who have left 
the terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown. 
(c) FORM.—The reports submitted under subsection (a) may 
be submitted in classified form. If such a report is submitted in 
classified form, such report shall also include an unclassified sum-
mary. 
(d) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date that is two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) in the Senate— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs; 
(E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations; and 
(2) in the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security; 
(E) the Committee on Financial Services; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations. 
SEC. 614. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO SEAPORTS OF 
THE UNITED STATES AND MARITIME SHIPPING. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Homeland Security 
for Intelligence and Analysis, in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, and consistent with the protection of 
sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the cybersecurity threats to, and the cyber 
vulnerabilities within, the software, communications networks, com-
puter networks, or other systems employed by— 
(1) entities conducting significant operations at seaports 
in the United States; 
(2) the maritime shipping concerns of the United States; 
and 
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(3) entities conducting significant operations at trans-
shipment points in the United States. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of any recent and significant cyberattacks 
or cybersecurity threats directed against software, communica-
tions networks, computer networks, or other systems employed 
by the entities and concerns described in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a). 
(2) An assessment of— 
(A) any planned cyberattacks directed against such 
software, networks, and systems; 
(B) any significant vulnerabilities to such software, 
networks, and systems; and 
(C) how such entities and concerns are mitigating such 
vulnerabilities. 
(3) An update on the status of the efforts of the Coast 
Guard to include cybersecurity concerns in the National 
Response Framework, Emergency Support Functions, or both, 
relating to the shipping or ports of the United States. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 615. REPORT ON REPRISALS AGAINST CONTRACTORS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence 
Community, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report 
on reprisals made against covered contractor employees. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) Identification of the number of known or claimed 
reprisals made against covered contractor employees during 
the 3-year period preceding the date of the report and any 
evaluation of such reprisals. 
(2) An evaluation of the usefulness of establishing a prohibi-
tion on reprisals against covered contractor employees as a 
means of encouraging such contractors to make protected disclo-
sures. 
(3) A description of any challenges associated with estab-
lishing such a prohibition, including with respect to the nature 
of the relationship between the Federal Government, the con-
tractor, and the covered contractor employee. 
(4) A description of any approaches taken by the Federal 
Government to account for reprisals against non-intelligence 
community contractors who make protected disclosures, 
including pursuant to section 2409 of title 10, United States 
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Code, and sections 4705 and 4712 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(5) Any recommendations the Inspector General determines 
appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 
contractor employee’’ means an employee of a contractor of 
an element of the intelligence community. 
(2) REPRISAL.—The term ‘‘reprisal’’ means the discharge 
or other adverse personnel action made against a covered con-
tractor employee for making a disclosure of information that 
would be a disclosure protected by law if the contractor were 
an employee of the Federal Government. 
DIVISION O—HONORING INVESTMENTS 
IN 
RECRUITING 
AND 
EMPLOYING 
AMERICAN MILITARY VETERANS ACT 
OF 2017 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Investments in 
Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017’’ 
or the ‘‘HIRE Vets Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish, 
by rule, a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary 
information from employers for purposes of recognizing, by means 
of an award to be designated a ‘‘HIRE Vets Medallion Award’’, 
verified efforts by such employers— 
(1) to recruit, employ, and retain veterans; and 
(2) to provide community and charitable services supporting 
the veteran community. 
(b) APPLICATION PROCESS.—Beginning in the calendar year fol-
lowing the calendar year in which the Secretary establishes the 
program, the Secretary shall annually— 
(1) solicit and accept voluntary applications from employers 
in order to consider whether those employers should receive 
a HIRE Vets Medallion Award; 
(2) review applications received in each calendar year; and 
(3) notify such recipients of their awards; and 
(4) at a time to coincide with the annual commemoration 
of Veterans Day— 
(A) announce the names of such recipients; 
(B) recognize such recipients through publication in 
the Federal Register; and 
(C) issue to each such recipient— 
(i) a HIRE Vets Medallion Award of the level deter-
mined under section 3; and 
(ii) a certificate stating that such employer is enti-
tled to display such HIRE Vets Medallion Award. 
(c) TIMING.— 
(1) SOLICITATION
PERIOD.—The Secretary shall solicit 
applications not later than January 31st of each calendar year 
38 USC 4100 
note. 
Honoring 
Investments in 
Recruiting and 
Employing 
American 
Military 
Veterans Act of 
2017. 
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for the Awards to be awarded in November of that calendar 
year. 
(2) END OF ACCEPTANCE PERIOD.—The Secretary shall stop 
accepting applications not earlier than April 30th of each cal-
endar year for the Awards to be awarded in November of 
that calendar year. 
(3) REVIEW PERIOD.—The Secretary shall finish reviewing 
applications not later than August 31st of each calendar year 
for the Awards to be awarded in November of that calendar 
year. 
(4) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall select 
the employers to receive HIRE Vets Medallion Awards not 
later than September 30th of each calendar year for the Awards 
to be awarded in November of that calendar year. 
(5) NOTICE
TO
RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall notify 
employers who will receive HIRE Vets Medallion Awards not 
later than October 11th of each calendar year for the Awards 
to be awarded in November of that calendar year. 
(d) LIMITATION.—An employer who receives a HIRE Vets Medal-
lion Award for one calendar year is not eligible to receive a HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award for the subsequent calendar year. 
SEC. 3. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS. 
(a) APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review all applica-
tions received in a calendar year to determine whether an 
employer should receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award, and, 
if so, of what level. 
(2) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall require 
that all applications provide information on the programs and 
other efforts of applicant employers during the calendar year 
prior to that in which the medallion is to be awarded, including 
the categories and activities governing the level of award for 
which the applicant is eligible under subsection (b). 
(3) VERIFICATION.—The Secretary shall verify all informa-
tion provided in the applications, to the extent that such 
information is relevant in determining whether or not an 
employer should receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award or 
in determining the appropriate level of HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award for that employer to receive, including by requiring 
the chief executive officer or the chief human relations officer 
of the employer to attest under penalty of perjury that the 
employer has met the criteria described in subsection (b) for 
a particular level of Award. 
(b) AWARDS.— 
(1) LARGE EMPLOYERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 2 levels 
of HIRE Vets Medallion Awards to be awarded to employers 
employing 500 or more employees, to be designated the 
‘‘Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award’’ and the ‘‘Platinum 
HIRE Vets Medallion Award’’. 
(B) GOLD HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD.—No employer 
shall be eligible to receive a Gold HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award in a given calendar year unless— 
(i) veterans constitute not less than 7 percent of 
all employees hired by such employer during the prior 
calendar year; 
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(ii) such employer has retained not less than 75 
percent of the veteran employees hired during the cal-
endar year preceding the preceding calendar year for 
a period of at least 12 months from the date on which 
the employees were hired; 
(iii) such employer has established an employee 
veteran organization or resource group to assist new 
veteran employees with integration, including coaching 
and mentoring; and 
(iv) such employer has established programs to 
enhance the leadership skills of veteran employees 
during their employment. 
(C) PLATINUM
HIRE
VETS
MEDALLION
AWARD.—No 
employer shall be eligible to receive a Platinum HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award in a given calendar year unless— 
(i) the employer meets all the requirements for 
eligibility for a Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award under 
subparagraph (B); 
(ii) veterans constitute not less than 10 percent 
of all employees hired by such employer during the 
prior calendar year; 
(iii) such employer has retained not less than 85 
percent of the veteran employees hired during the cal-
endar year preceding the preceding calendar year for 
a period of at least 12 months from the date on which 
the employees were hired; 
(iv) such employer employs dedicated human 
resources professionals to support hiring and retention 
of veteran employees, including efforts focused on vet-
eran hiring and training; 
(v) such employer provides each of its employees 
serving on active duty in the United States National 
Guard or Reserve with compensation sufficient, in com-
bination with the employee’s active duty pay, to achieve 
a combined level of income commensurate with the 
employee’s salary prior to undertaking active duty; 
and 
(vi) such employer has a tuition assistance pro-
gram to support veteran employees’ attendance in post-
secondary education during the term of their employ-
ment. 
(D) 
EXEMPTION
FOR
SMALLER
EMPLOYERS.—An 
employer shall be deemed to meet the requirements of 
subparagraph (C)(iv) if such employer— 
(i) employs 5,000 or fewer employees; and 
(ii) employs at least one human resources profes-
sional whose regular work duties include those 
described under subparagraph (C)(iv). 
(E) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary may provide, 
by rule, additional criteria with which to determine quali-
fications for receipt of each level of HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award. 
(2) SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED EMPLOYERS.—The Secretary 
shall establish similar awards in order to recognize achieve-
ments in supporting veterans by— 
(A) employers with 50 or fewer employees; and 
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(B) employers with more than 50 but fewer than 500 
employees. 
(c) DESIGN BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall establish the 
shape, form, and design of each HIRE Vets Medallion Award, except 
that the Award shall be in the form of a certificate and shall 
state the year for which it was awarded. 
SEC. 4. DISPLAY OF AWARD. 
It is unlawful for any employer to publicly display a HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award, in connection with, or as a part of, any 
advertisement, solicitation, business activity, or product— 
(1) for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably 
calculated to convey, a false impression that the employer 
received the Award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Award 
Program, if such employer did not receive such Award through 
the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program; or 
(2) for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably 
calculated to convey, a false impression that the employer 
received the Award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Award 
Program for a year for which such employer did not receive 
such Award. 
SEC. 5. APPLICATION FEE AND FUNDING. 
(a) FUND ESTABLISHED.—There is established in the Treasury 
of the United States a fund to be designated the ‘‘HIRE Vets 
Medallion Award Fund’’. Amounts appropriated to the fund pursu-
ant to subsection (c) shall remain available until expended. 
(b) FEE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may assess a reasonable 
fee on employers that apply for receipt of a HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award and the Secretary shall deposit such fees into the HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award Fund. The Secretary shall establish the 
amount of the fee such that the amounts collected as fees and 
deposited into the Fund are sufficient to cover the costs associated 
with carrying out this division. 
(c) USE
OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award Fund shall be available, subject to appropriation, to the 
Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program. 
SEC. 6. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 
The HIRE Vets Medallion Program shall begin to solicit applica-
tions on January 31 of the year that is 2 fiscal years after the 
fiscal year during which funds are first appropriated to carry out 
this division. 
SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORTS.—Beginning not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
annual reports on— 
(1) the fees collected from applicants for HIRE Vets Medal-
lion Awards in the prior year and any changes in fees to 
be proposed in the present year; 
(2) the cost of administering the HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award Program in the prior year; 
(3) the number of applications for HIRE Vets Medallion 
Awards received in the prior year; and 
(4) the HIRE Vets Medallion Awards awarded in the prior 
year, including the name of each employer to whom a HIRE 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—MAY 5, 2017 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 244: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 
Feb. 13, considered and passed House. 
Mar. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
May 3, House concurred in Senate amendments with an amendment. 
May 4, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2017): 
May 5, Presidential statement. 
ENDNOTE: The following appendixes were added pursuant to the provisions of section 431 
of this Act (131 Stat. 502). 
Vets Medallion Award was awarded and the level of medallion 
awarded to each such employer. 
(b) COMMITTEES.—The Secretary shall provide the reports 
required under subsection (a) to the Chairman and Ranking 
Member of— 
(1) the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committees on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(a) The term ‘‘employer’’ means any person, institution, 
organization, or other entity that pays salary or wages for work 
performed or that has control over employee opportunities, except 
that such term does not include— 
(1) the Federal Government; or 
(2) any State government. 
(b) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Labor. 
(c) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given such term under 
section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
Approved May 5, 2017. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
The table of contents is as follows: 
APPENDIX A—H.R. 2104 
APPENDIX B—S. 131 
APPENDIX C—S. 847 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX A 
APPENDIX A—H.R. 2104 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Morley Nelson Snake River 
Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION, MORLEY NELSON SNAKE RIVER 
BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA, IDAHO. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Conservation Area’’ 
means the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National 
Conservation Area. 
(2) GATEWAY WEST.—The term ‘‘Gateway West’’ means the 
high-voltage transmission line project in Idaho and Wyoming 
jointly proposed by the entities Idaho Power Company, incor-
porated in the State of Idaho, and Rocky Mountain Power, 
a division of PacifiCorp, an Oregon Corporation. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map titled ‘‘Proposed 
Snake River Birds of Prey NCA Boundary Adjustment’’ and 
dated October 13, 2016. 
(4) SAGE-GROUSE SPECIES.—The term ‘‘sage-grouse species’’ 
means the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) 
(including all distinct population segments). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(b) AREAS TO BE ADDED TO
AND REMOVED FROM MORLEY 
NELSON SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION 
AREA.—The boundary of the Conservation Area is hereby modified— 
(1) to include— 
(A) the approximately 4,726 acres of land generally 
depicted as ‘‘BLM Administered Lands’’ on the map, to 
the extent such lands are part of the Lower Saylor Creek 
Allotment those lands would continue to be managed by 
the BLM Jarbidge Field Office until terms of the No. CV– 
04–181–S–BLW Stipulated Settlement Agreement are fully 
met, after which the lands would be managed by the Morley 
Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation 
Area office; and 
(B) the approximately 86 acres of land generally 
depicted as ‘‘BOR Administered Lands’’ on the map; and 
(2) to exclude— 
(A) the approximately 761 acres of land generally 
depicted as ‘‘Segment 8 Revised Proposed Route’’ on the 
map, including 125 feet on either side of the center line 
of the Gateway West Transmission line, the Gateway West 
Morley Nelson 
Snake River 
Birds of Prey 
National 
Conservation 
Area Boundary 
Modification Act 
of 2017. 
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Transmission Line shall be sited so that the center line 
of Segment 8 is no more than 500 feet from the center 
line of the existing Summer Lake Transmission Line as 
described in the Summer Lake Transmission Line Right 
of Way Grant per FLPMA, IDI–008875; and 
(B) the approximately 1,845 acres of land generally 
depicted as ‘‘Segment 9 Revised Proposed Route’’ on the 
map including 125 feet on either side of the center line 
of the Gateway West Transmission line. 
(c) RIGHT-OF-WAY AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall issue to Gateway West 
a right-of-way for the lands described in subsection (b)(2) to 
be used for the construction and maintenance of transmission 
lines, including access roads and activities related to fire 
prevention and suppression. The right-of-way issued under this 
paragraph shall contain the conditions described in subsection 
(c)(2), and be in alignment with the revised proposed routes 
for segments 8 and 9 identified as Alternative 1 in the Supple-
mentary Final Environmental Impact Analysis released October 
5, 2016. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—The conditions that the Secretary shall 
include in the right-of-way described in paragraph (1) shall 
be in accordance with section 505 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1765) and are as 
follows: 
(A) MITIGATION.—During the time of construction of 
each respective line segment, Gateway West shall mitigate 
for the impacts related to the transmission lines in accord-
ance with the Compensatory Mitigation and Enhancement 
framework described in the final Supplemental Environ-
mental Impact Statement with the stipulation that 
Compensatory Mitigation and Enhancement costs shall not 
exceed $8,543,440. 
(B) CONSERVATION.—Gateway West shall contribute 
$2,000 per acre of right-of-way in the Conservation Area 
during the time of construction of Segment 8 Revised Pro-
posed Route (comprising 761 acres) and during the 
construction of Segment 9 Revised Proposed Route (com-
prising 1,845 acres) to the Bureau of Land Management 
Foundation that shall be used for the purpose of conserva-
tion, including enhancing National Landscape Conservation 
System Units in Idaho, also known as National Conserva-
tion Lands. 
(C) COSTS.—Gateway West shall pay all costs associ-
ated with the boundary modification, including the costs 
of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs. 
(D) OTHER.—Standard terms and conditions in accord-
ance with section 505 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1765). 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) administer the lands described in subsection (b)(1) as 
part of the Conservation Area in accordance with Public Law 
103–64 and as part of the National Landscape Conservation 
System; and 
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(2) continue to administer lands described in subsection 
(b)(2), but as lands that are not included in a Conservation 
Area or subject to Public Law 103–64. 
(e) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—Administra-
tive jurisdiction over the approximately 86 acres of land depicted 
as ‘‘BOR Administered Lands’’ on the map is hereby transferred 
from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(g) MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
amend the management plan for the Conservation Area to address 
the long-term management of the lands described in subsection 
(b)(1) in order to— 
(1) determine appropriate management activities and uses 
of the lands described in subsection (b)(1) consistent with Public 
Law 103–64 and this section; 
(2) continue managing the grazing of livestock on the lands 
described in subsection (b)(1) in which grazing is established 
as of the date of the enactment of this section such that the 
grazing shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable 
regulations, policies, and practices that the Secretary considers 
necessary; 
(3) allow motorized access on roads existing on the lands 
described in subsection (b)(1) on the date of the enactment 
of this section, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices that the Secretary considers necessary; and 
(4) allow hunting and fishing on the lands described in 
subsection (b)(1) consistent with applicable laws and regula-
tions. 
SEC. 3. COTTEREL WIND POWER PROJECT. 
The approximately 203 acres of Federal land identified as 
‘‘Project Area’’ on the map titled ‘‘Cotterel Wind Power Project’’ 
and dated March 1, 2006, may not be used for the production 
of electricity from wind. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX B 
APPENDIX B—S. 131 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Mental Health Trust 
Land Exchange Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to facilitate and expedite the 
exchange of land between the Alaska Mental Health Trust and 
the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with this Act— 
(1) to secure Federal ownership and protection of non- 
Federal land in the State of Alaska that has significant natural, 
scenic, watershed, recreational, wildlife, and other public values 
by— 
(A) retaining the undeveloped natural character of the 
non-Federal land; and 
(B) preserving recreational trails for hiking, biking, 
and skiing; 
(2) to create jobs and provide economic opportunities for 
resource use in more remote areas of the State; and 
(3) to facilitate the goals and objectives of the Alaska 
Mental Health Trust. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ALASKA
MENTAL
HEALTH
TRUST.—The term ‘‘Alaska 
Mental Health Trust’’ means the Alaska Mental Health Trust 
Authority, an agency of the State. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 
following 7 parcels of National Forest System land, as generally 
depicted on maps 7 through 9, comprising a total of approxi-
mately 20,580 acres: 
(A) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Naukati Phase 
1’’ on map 8, comprising approximately 2,400 acres. 
(B) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘West Naukati’’ 
on map 8, comprising approximately 4,182 acres. 
(C) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘North Naukati’’ 
on map 8, comprising approximately 1,311 acres. 
(D) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘East Naukati/ 
2016 Naukati addition’’ on map 8, comprising approxi-
mately 1,067 acres. 
(E) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Central Naukati’’ 
on map 8, comprising approximately 1,858 acres. 
(F) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Hollis’’ on map 
9, comprising approximately 1,538 acres. 
(G) The parcel generally depicted as ‘‘Shelter Cove 
Area’’ on map 7, comprising approximately 8,224 acres. 
Alaska Mental 
Health Trust 
Land Exchange 
Act of 2017. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX B 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the applicable map pre-
pared by the Alaska Region of the Forest Service to accompany 
this Act— 
(A) numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 and dated 
March 3, 2017; or 
(B) numbered 10 and dated March 9, 2017. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ 
means the following 20 parcels of non-Federal land, as generally 
depicted on maps 1 through 6 and map 10, comprising a total 
of approximately 18,258 acres: 
(A) The parcel generally depicted as parcel K–1 on 
map 1, comprising approximately 1,878 acres. 
(B) The parcel generally depicted as parcel K–2 on 
map 1, comprising approximately 707 acres. 
(C) The parcel generally depicted as parcel K–3 on 
map 1, comprising approximately 901 acres, including the 
12-acre conservation easement described in section 4(e)(1). 
(D) The parcel generally depicted as parcel K–4A on 
map 1, comprising approximately 3,180 acres. 
(E) The parcel generally depicted as parcel P–1A on 
map 2, comprising approximately 3,174 acres, including 
the administrative site described in section 5(c). 
(F) The parcel generally depicted as parcel P–1B on 
map 2, comprising approximately 144 acres. 
(G) The parcel generally depicted as parcel P–2B on 
map 2, comprising approximately 181 acres. 
(H) The parcel generally depicted as parcel P–3B on 
map 2, comprising approximately 92 acres. 
(I) The parcel generally depicted as parcel P–4 on 
map 2, comprising approximately 280 acres. 
(J) The parcel generally depicted as parcel W–1 on 
map 3, comprising approximately 204 acres. 
(K) The parcel generally depicted as parcel W–2 on 
map 3, comprising approximately 104 acres. 
(L) The parcel generally depicted as parcel W–3 on 
map 3, comprising approximately 63 acres. 
(M) The parcel generally depicted as parcel W–4 on 
map 3, comprising approximately 700 acres. 
(N) The parcel generally depicted as parcel S–2 on 
map 4, comprising approximately 284 acres. 
(O) The parcel generally depicted as parcel S–3 on 
map 4, comprising approximately 109 acres. 
(P) The parcel generally depicted as parcel S–4 on 
map 4, comprising approximately 26 acres. 
(Q) The parcel generally depicted as parcel MC–1 on 
map 5, comprising approximately 169 acres. 
(R) The parcel generally depicted as parcel J–1B on 
map 6, comprising approximately 2,261 acres. 
(S) The parcel generally depicted as parcel J–1A on 
map 6, comprising approximately 428 acres. 
(T) The parcel generally depicted as parcel NB-1 on 
map 10, comprising approximately 3,374 acres. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Alaska. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX B 
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Alaska Mental Health Trust offers 
to convey to the Secretary, in the 2 phases described in subsection 
(n), all right, title, and interest of the Alaska Mental Health Trust 
in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall— 
(1) accept the offer; and 
(2) offer to exchange with the Alaska Mental Health Trust, 
in the 2 phases described in subsection (n), all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. 
(b) CONDITION ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to any non-Federal land 
conveyed by the Alaska Mental Health Trust to the Secretary 
under subsection (a) shall be in a form that is acceptable to the 
Secretary. 
(c) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyances under subsection 
(a) shall be subject to any valid existing rights, reservations, rights- 
of-way, or other encumbrances of third parties in, to, or on the 
Federal land and the non-Federal land as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(d) RECIPROCAL ROAD EASEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Alaska Mental 
Health Trust shall exchange at no cost reciprocal easements 
on existing roads as necessary to access the parcels each party 
acquires in the exchange. 
(2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The reciprocal easements exchanged 
under paragraph (1) shall provide for public access. 
(3) COST-SHARE
AGREEMENT.—The Secretary and the 
Alaska Mental Health Trust may enter into a separate cost- 
share agreement to cover the cost of road maintenance with 
respect to the reciprocal easements exchanged under paragraph 
(1). 
(e) K–3 PARCEL LANDFILL BUFFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the exchange under 
subsection (a), in conveying the parcel of non-Federal land 
described in section 3(4)(C) to the United States, the Alaska 
Mental Health Trust shall grant to the United States a 300- 
foot conservation easement abutting that parcel along the inter-
face of the parcel and the City of Ketchikan landfill (as in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act), as generally 
depicted on map 1. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT AND OWNERSHIP.—The conservation ease-
ment described in paragraph (1) shall provide that the land 
covered by the easement remains undeveloped and in the 
ownership of the Alaska Mental Health Trust. 
(3) EQUALIZATION.—The value of the conservation easement 
described in paragraph (1) shall be included in the value of 
the non-Federal land for purposes of equalizing the values 
of the Federal land and the non-Federal land under subsection 
(j). 
(f) RESEARCH EASEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to allow time for the completion 
of research activities of the Forest Service that are ongoing 
as of the date of enactment of this Act, in conveying the 
Federal land to the Alaska Mental Health Trust under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall reserve research easements for 
the following Forest Service study plots (as in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act): 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX B 
(A) The Sarkar research easement study plot on the 
parcel of Federal land described in section 3(2)(B), as gen-
erally depicted on map 8, to remain in effect for the 10- 
year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(B) The Naukati commercial thinning study plot on 
the parcel of Federal land described in section 3(2)(B), 
as generally depicted on map 8, to remain in effect for 
the 15-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(C) The POW Yatuk study plot on the parcel of Federal 
land described in section 3(2)(A), as generally depicted 
on map 8, to remain in effect for the 10-year period begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(D) The POW Naukati study plot on the parcel of 
Federal land described in section 3(2)(D), as generally 
depicted on map 8, to remain in effect for the 10-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(E) The Revilla George study plot on the parcel of 
Federal land described in section 3(2)(G), as generally 
depicted on map 8, to remain in effect for the 10-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES.—The Alaska Mental Health 
Trust shall not construct any new road or harvest timber on 
any study plot covered by a research easement described in 
paragraph (1) during the period described in subparagraph 
(A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of that paragraph, as applicable. 
(g) AREA OF KARST CONCERN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In conveying the parcels of Federal land 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (D) of section 3(2) to the 
Alaska Mental Health Trust under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall reserve to the United States a conservation easement 
that shall protect the aquatic and riparian habitat within the 
area labeled ‘‘Conservation Easement’’, as generally depicted 
on map 8. 
(2) PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES.—The conservation easement 
described in paragraph (1) shall prohibit within the area cov-
ered by the conservation easement— 
(A) new road construction and timber harvest within 
100 feet of any anadromous water bodies (including under-
ground water bodies); and 
(B) commercial mineral extraction. 
(h) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—Prior to completing 
each phase of the land exchange described in subsection (n), the 
Secretary shall complete, for the land to be conveyed in the 
applicable phase, any necessary land surveys and required 
preexchange 
clearances, 
reviews, 
mitigation 
activities, 
and 
approvals relating to— 
(1) threatened and endangered species; 
(2) cultural and historic resources; 
(3) wetland and floodplains; and 
(4) hazardous materials. 
(i) APPRAISALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX B 
(A) the Secretary and the Alaska Mental Health Trust 
shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the Fed-
eral land and the non-Federal land; and 
(B) the Secretary shall issue all appraisal instructions 
for those appraisals. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—All appraisals under paragraph (1) 
shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized 
appraisal standards, including— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) 
the 
Uniform 
Standards 
of 
Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(B) FINAL APPRAISED VALUE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—During the 3-year period begin-
ning on the date on which the final appraised values 
of the Federal land and the non-Federal land for each 
phase of the exchange described in subsection (n) are 
approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not 
be required to reappraise or update the final appraised 
values of the Federal land and the non-Federal land. 
(ii) EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT.—After the date on 
which an agreement to exchange the Federal land and 
non-Federal is entered into under this Act, no 
reappraisal or updates to the final appraised values 
of the Federal land and the non-Federal land approved 
by the Secretary shall be required. 
(3) PUBLIC REVIEW.—Before completing each phase of the 
land exchange described in subsection (n), the Secretary shall 
make available for public review summaries of the appraisals 
of the Federal land and the non-Federal land for the applicable 
phase. 
(j) EQUAL VALUE LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal land and the 
non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection (a) shall 
be— 
(A) equal; or 
(B) equalized in accordance with this subsection. 
(2) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND VALUE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the final appraised value of the 
Federal land exceeds the final appraised value of the non- 
Federal land in phase 2 of the exchange (after applying 
any cash equalization credit or debit from phase 1 of the 
exchange under subsection (n)(2)), the Federal land shall 
be adjusted by removing 1 or more parcels, or 1 or more 
portions of parcels, as determined by the Alaska Mental 
Health Trust, with the concurrence of the Secretary, in 
accordance with subparagraph (B) until, to the maximum 
extent practicable, approximate equal value of the Federal 
land and non-Federal land is achieved. 
(B) ORDER OF PRIORITY.—The parcels of Federal land 
shall be removed under subparagraph (A) in the reverse 
order in which the parcels are listed in section 3(2), begin-
ning with subparagraph (G). 
(3) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND VALUE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the final appraised value of the 
non-Federal land exceeds the final appraised value of the 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX B 
Federal land in phase 2 of the exchange (after applying 
any cash equalization credit or debit from phase 1 of the 
exchange under subsection (n)(2)), the non-Federal land 
shall be adjusted by removing 1 or more parcels, or 1 
or more portions of parcels, as determined by the Alaska 
Mental Health Trust, with the concurrence of the Secretary, 
in accordance with subparagraph (B) until, to the maximum 
extent practicable, approximate equal value of the Federal 
land and non-Federal land is achieved. 
(B) ORDER OF PRIORITY.—The parcels of non-Federal 
land shall be removed under subparagraph (A) in the 
reverse order in which the parcels are listed in section 
3(4), beginning with subparagraph (T). 
(C) WAIVER OF CASH EQUALIZATION.—In order to expe-
dite completion of the exchange, if the values of the Federal 
land and the non-Federal land cannot be equalized under 
this paragraph, the Alaska Mental Health Trust may, at 
its sole discretion, elect to waive any cash equalization 
payment that would otherwise be due from the United 
States under paragraph (4). 
(4) REMAINING DIFFERENCE.—Any remaining difference in 
value after adjusting the Federal land or non-Federal land 
under paragraph (2)(A) or (3)(A), respectively, shall be equalized 
by— 
(A) removal of a portion of a parcel of the Federal 
land or the non-Federal land, as applicable, as determined 
by the Alaska Mental Health Trust, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary; 
(B) the payment of a cash equalization, as necessary, 
by the Secretary or the Alaska Mental Health Trust, as 
appropriate, in accordance with section 206(b) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(b)); or 
(C) a combination of the methods described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), as determined by the Alaska Mental 
Health Trust, with the concurrence of the Secretary. 
(k) COSTS.—As a condition of the land exchange under this 
Act, the Alaska Mental Health Trust shall agree to pay, without 
compensation, all costs that are associated with each phase of 
the exchange described in subsection (n), including— 
(1) all costs to complete the land surveys, appraisals, and 
environmental reviews described in subsection (h) such that 
the exchange may be completed in accordance with the dead-
lines described in subsection (n); and 
(2) on request of the Secretary, reimbursement of costs 
for agency staff, additional agency staff, or third-party contrac-
tors appropriate such that the exchange may be completed 
in accordance with the deadlines described in subsection (n). 
(l) LAND SURVEYS, APPROVALS, USES.— 
(1) SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall issue survey instructions to assist in the timely completion 
of all land surveys necessary to complete the land exchange 
under subsection (a) in accordance with the deadlines described 
in subsection (n). 
(2) SURVEYS.—Unless otherwise agreed to by the Secretary 
and the Alaska Mental Health Trust, after consultation with 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX B 
the Secretary of the Interior, land surveys shall not be required 
for— 
(A) any portion of the boundaries of the non-Federal 
land that is contiguous to— 
(i) National Forest System land, as in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(ii) land that has been surveyed or lotted as of 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) any portion of the boundaries of the Federal land 
that is contiguous to— 
(i) land owned as of the date of enactment of 
this Act by— 
(I) the Alaska Mental Health Trust; or 
(II) the State; or 
(ii) land that has been surveyed or lotted as of 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(C) any portion of the boundaries that the Secretary 
and the Alaska Mental Health Trust agree, after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior, is adequately 
defined by a survey, mapping, or aliquot part, or other 
legal description; and 
(D) any portion of the boundaries of the non-Federal 
land that— 
(i) the United States tentatively conveyed to the 
State without survey; 
(ii) is being reconveyed to the United States in 
the land exchange under subsection (a); and 
(iii) is not surveyed as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(m) PARCEL ADJUSTMENT.—If a portion of a parcel of the Fed-
eral land or the non-Federal land to be conveyed under subsection 
(a) cannot be conveyed due to the presence of hazardous materials— 
(1) the portion shall be removed from the exchange; and 
(2) the final exchange values shall be equalized in accord-
ance with subsection (j). 
(n) LAND EXCHANGE PHASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The land exchange under subsection (a) 
shall be completed in 2 phases, as specifically described in 
paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(2) PHASE 1.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(i) the Secretary shall convey to the Alaska Mental 
Health Trust the parcel of Federal land described in 
section 3(2)(A); and 
(ii) the Alaska Mental Health Trust shall simulta-
neously convey to the United States the parcels of 
non-Federal land described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of section 3(4). 
(B) CONDITIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall be subject 
to the following conditions: 
(i) The land conveyed under this subparagraph 
shall be appraised— 
(I) separately from the land described in para-
graph (3); but 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX B 
(II) in accordance with the nationally recog-
nized appraisal standards described in subsection 
(i)(2)(A). 
(ii) Any cash equalization payment that would 
otherwise be necessary to be paid by the Secretary 
or the Alaska Mental Health Trust on the completion 
of the conveyance under this paragraph shall be— 
(I) deferred until the completion of the convey-
ance under paragraph (3); and 
(II) debited or credited, as appropriate, to any 
final land or cash equalization that may be due 
from either party on the completion of the convey-
ance under paragraph (3). 
(3) PHASE 2.—Subject to subsection (j), not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) the Secretary shall convey to the Alaska Mental 
Health Trust the Federal land described in subparagraphs 
(B) through (G) of section 3(2); and 
(B) the Alaska Mental Health Trust shall simulta-
neously convey to the United States the non-Federal land 
described in subparagraphs (C) through (T) of section 3(4). 
SEC. 5. USE OF THE FEDERAL LAND AND NON-FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) FEDERAL LAND CONVEYED TO THE ALASKA MENTAL HEALTH 
TRUST.—On conveyance of the Federal land to the Alaska Mental 
Health Trust under this Act, the Federal land shall— 
(1) become the property of the Alaska Mental Health Trust; 
and 
(2) be available for any use permitted under applicable 
law (including regulations). 
(b) NON-FEDERAL LAND ACQUIRED BY THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On acquisition of the non-Federal land 
by the Secretary under this Act, the non-Federal land shall— 
(A) become part of the Tongass National Forest; 
(B) be administered in accordance with the laws 
applicable to the National Forest System; and 
(C) be managed— 
(i) to preserve— 
(I) the undeveloped natural character of the 
non-Federal land, except as provided in paragraph 
(3); and 
(II) the wildlife, watershed, and scenic values 
of the non-Federal land; and 
(ii) to provide for recreational opportunities con-
sistent with the purposes and values of the non-Federal 
land to be preserved under clause (i), including the 
development or maintenance of recreational trails as 
described in paragraph (3). 
(2) BOUNDARY REVISION.—On acquisition of the non-Federal 
land by the Secretary under this Act, the boundaries of the 
Tongass National Forest shall be modified to reflect the inclu-
sion of the non-Federal land. 
(3) RECREATIONAL TRAILS.—Nothing in this subsection pre-
cludes the development or maintenance of recreational trails 
for hiking, biking, or skiing. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—On acquisition of the parcel of non- 
Federal land described in section 3(4)(E), the Secretary shall set 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX B 
aside 42 acres of the parcel, in the location generally depicted 
on map 2, as an administrative site for purposes of the future 
administrative needs of the Tongass National Forest. 
SEC. 6. WITHDRAWAL. 
Subject to valid existing rights, the non-Federal land acquired 
by the Secretary under this Act shall be withdrawn from all forms 
of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral mate-
rials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) REVOCATION
OF
ORDERS.—Any public land order or 
administrative action that withdraws the Federal land from 
appropriation or disposal under a public land law shall be 
revoked to the extent necessary to permit the conveyance of 
the Federal land. 
(2) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land or any Federal 
interest in the non-Federal land is not withdrawn or seg-
regated from entry and appropriation under a public land 
law (including logging and mineral leasing laws and the 
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)) 
as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land 
or Federal interest in the non-Federal land shall be with-
drawn, without further action by the Secretary, from entry 
and appropriation. 
(B) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal under subpara-
graph (A) shall be terminated— 
(i) on the date of the completion of the phase 
of the land exchange described in section 4(n) covering 
the applicable Federal land; or 
(ii) if the Alaska Mental Health Trust notifies the 
Secretary in writing that the Alaska Mental Health 
Trust elects to withdraw from the land exchange under 
section 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)), on the date 
on which the Secretary receives the notice of the elec-
tion. 
(b) MAPS, ESTIMATES, DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary and the Alaska Mental 
Health Trust, by mutual agreement, may correct minor errors 
in any map, acreage estimate, or description of any land con-
veyed or exchanged under this Act. 
(2) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between a map, acreage 
estimate, or description of land in this Act, the map shall 
be given effect unless the Secretary and the Alaska Mental 
Health Trust mutually agree otherwise. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—On the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall file and make available for public inspection 
in the office of the Supervisor of the Tongass National Forest 
each map. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX C 
APPENDIX C—S. 847 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s 
Suffrage Centennial Commission Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Establishment of Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. 
Sec. 4. Duties of Centennial Commission. 
Sec. 5. Powers of Centennial Commission. 
Sec. 6. Centennial Commission personnel matters. 
Sec. 7. Termination of Centennial Commission. 
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) From 1919 to 1920, the Sixty-Sixth United States Con-
gress debated, and State legislatures considered, an amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States to provide suffrage 
for women. 
(2) A proposed women’s suffrage amendment was first 
introduced in the United States Senate in 1878 and was brought 
to a vote, unsuccessfully, in 1887, 1914, 1918, and 1919. Finally, 
on May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives approved a 
proposed amendment, followed by the Senate a few weeks later 
on June 4. Within days, the legislatures of Wisconsin, Illinois, 
and Michigan had voted to ratify the amendment. 
(3) On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th State 
to ratify the amendment, providing the support of three-fourths 
of States necessary under article V of the Constitution of the 
United States. 
(4) The introduction, passage, and ultimate ratification of 
the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
were the culmination of decades of work and struggle by advo-
cates for the rights of women across the United States and 
worldwide. 
(5) Ratification of the 19th Amendment ensured women 
could more fully participate in their democracy and fundamen-
tally changed the role of women in the civic life of our Nation. 
(6) The centennial offers an opportunity for people in the 
United States to learn about and commemorate the efforts 
of the women’s suffrage movement and the role of women 
in our democracy. 
(7) Commemorative programs, activities, and sites allow 
people in the United States to learn about the women’s suffrage 
Women’s 
Suffrage 
Centennial 
Commission Act. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX C 
movement and to commemorate and honor the role of the 
ratification of the 19th Amendment in further fulfilling the 
promise of the Constitution of the United States and promoting 
the core values of our democracy. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL 
COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a commission to be 
known as the ‘‘Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission’’ (referred 
to in this Act as the ‘‘Centennial Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) The Centennial Commission shall be composed of 14 
members, of whom— 
(A) 2 shall be appointed by the President; 
(B) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives; 
(C) 2 shall be appointed by the minority leader of 
the House of Representatives; 
(D) 2 shall be appointed by the majority leader of 
the Senate; 
(E) 2 shall be appointed by the minority leader of 
the Senate; 
(F) 1 shall be the Librarian of Congress, or the designee 
of the Librarian; 
(G) 1 shall be the Archivist of the United States, or 
the designee of the Archivist; 
(H) 1 shall be the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, or the designee of the Secretary; and 
(I) 1 shall be the Director of the National Park Service, 
or the designee of the Director. 
(2) PERSONS ELIGIBLE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The members of the Commission 
shall be individuals who have knowledge or expertise, 
whether by experience or training, in matters to be studied 
by the Commission. The members may be from the public 
or private sector, and may include Federal, State, or local 
employees, former Members of Congress, members of aca-
demia, nonprofit organizations, or industry, or other 
interested individuals. 
(B) DIVERSITY.—It is the intent of Congress that per-
sons appointed to the Commission under paragraph (1) 
be persons who represent diverse economic, professional, 
and cultural backgrounds. 
(3) CONSULTATION AND APPOINTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President, Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, majority leader of the Senate, and minority 
leader of the Senate shall consult among themselves before 
appointing the members of the Commission in order to 
achieve, to the maximum extent practicable, fair and equi-
table representation of various points of view with respect 
to the matters to be studied by the Commission. 
(B) COMPLETION OF APPOINTMENTS; VACANCIES.—The 
President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
minority leader of the House of Representatives, majority 
leader of the Senate, and minority leader of the Senate 
shall conduct the consultation under subparagraph (A) and 
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make their respective appointments not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the membership of the 
Commission shall not affect the powers of the Commission 
and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment not later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs. 
(c) MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which all members of the Centennial Commission have 
been appointed, the Centennial Commission shall hold its first 
meeting. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Centennial Commission shall 
meet at the call of the Chair. 
(B) FREQUENCY.—The Chair shall call a meeting of 
the members of the Centennial Commission not less fre-
quently than once every 6 months. 
(3) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Centennial Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold 
hearings. 
(4) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Centennial Commission 
shall select a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. 
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF CENTENNIAL COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The duties of the Centennial Commission 
are as follows: 
(1) To encourage, plan, develop, and execute programs, 
projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of the 
passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment. 
(2) To encourage private organizations and State and local 
governments to organize and participate in activities commemo-
rating the centennial of the passage and ratification of the 
19th Amendment. 
(3) To facilitate and coordinate activities throughout the 
United States relating to the centennial of the passage and 
ratification of the 19th Amendment. 
(4) To serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and 
dissemination of information about events and plans for the 
centennial of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amend-
ment. 
(5) To develop recommendations for Congress and the Presi-
dent for commemorating the centennial of the passage and 
ratification of the 19th Amendment. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting its work, the Centennial 
Commission shall consult the Historian of the Senate and the 
Historian of the House of Representatives when appropriate. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) PERIODIC REPORT.—Not later than the last day of the 
6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and not later than the last day of each 3-month 
period thereafter, the Centennial Commission shall submit to 
Congress and the President a report on the activities and 
plans of the Centennial Commission. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Centennial Commission 
shall submit to Congress and the President a report containing 
specific recommendations for commemorating the centennial 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–31—APPENDIX C 
of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment and 
coordinating related activities. 
SEC. 5. POWERS OF CENTENNIAL COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS.—The Centennial Commission may hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, 
and receive such evidence as the Centennial Commission considers 
appropriate to carry out its duties under this Act. 
(b) POWERS OF MEMBER AND AGENTS.—If authorized by the 
Centennial Commission, any member or agent of the Centennial 
Commission may take any action which the Centennial Commission 
is authorized to take under this Act. 
(c) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Centennial 
Commission shall secure directly from any Federal department 
or agency such information as the Centennial Commission considers 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Upon the request 
of the Chair of the Centennial Commission, the head of such depart-
ment or agency shall furnish such information to the Centennial 
Commission. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon the request of 
the Centennial Commission, the Administrator of the General Serv-
ices Administration shall provide to the Centennial Commission, 
on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services nec-
essary for the Centennial Commission to carry out its responsibil-
ities under this Act. 
(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Centennial Commission is authorized— 
(A) to procure supplies, services, and property; and 
(B) to make or enter into contracts, leases, or other 
legal agreements. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Centennial Commission may not 
enter into any contract, lease, or other legal agreement that 
extends beyond the date of the termination of the Centennial 
Commission under section 7(a). 
(f) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Centennial Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under the same 
conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(g) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Centennial Commis-
sion is authorized to solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, 
bequests, or devises of money, services, or property, both real and 
personal, for the purpose of covering the costs incurred by the 
Centennial Commission to carry out its duties under this Act. 
(h) GRANTS.—The Centennial Commission is authorized to 
award grants to States and the District of Columbia to support 
programs and activities related to commemorating the centennial 
of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment. 
SEC. 6. CENTENNIAL COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Members of the Centennial 
Commission shall serve without compensation for such service. 
(b) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Each member of the Centennial 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with the applicable provisions 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) STAFF.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chair of the Centennial Commission 
shall, in consultation with the members of the Centennial 
Commission, appoint an executive director and such other addi-
tional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Centennial 
Commission to perform its duties. 
(2) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Chair of the Centennial Commission may fix the compensa-
tion of the executive director and any other personnel 
appointed under paragraph (1). 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Chair of the Centennial Commis-
sion may not fix the compensation of the executive director 
or other personnel appointed under paragraph (1) at a 
rate that exceeds the rate payable for level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon request of the 
Centennial Commission, the head of any Federal department or 
agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any employee of that 
department or agency to the Centennial Commission to assist it 
in carrying out its duties under this Act. 
(e) PROCUREMENT
OF TEMPORARY
AND INTERMITTENT SERV-
ICES.—The Chair of the Centennial Commission may procure tem-
porary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(f) ACCEPTANCE
OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—Notwithstanding 
section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Centennial Commis-
sion may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services 
as the Centennial Commission deems necessary. 
SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF CENTENNIAL COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Centennial Commission shall terminate 
on the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 30 days after the date the completion 
of the activities under this Act honoring the centennial observa-
tion of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment; 
or 
(2) April 15, 2021. 
(b) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall apply to the activities of the Centennial Commission 
under this Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Section 14(a)(2) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to the Centennial Commission. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for the period 
of fiscal years 2017 through 2021. 
(b) AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Amounts appropriated in accordance 
with this section for any fiscal year shall remain available until 
the termination of the Centennial Commission. 
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