Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act
PL 114-223 (H.R.5325), enacted 09/29/2016

130 STAT. 857 
PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
Public Law 114–223 
114th Congress 
An Act 
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 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 ‘‘Continuing Appropriations and 
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Statement of appropriations. 
Sec. 5. Availability of funds. 
Sec. 6. Explanatory statement. 
DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—Related agencies 
Title IV—Overseas contingency operations 
Title V—General provisions 
DIVISION B—ZIKA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 
Title I—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title II—Department of State 
Title III—General Provisions—This Division 
DIVISION C—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
DIVISION D—RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS 
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. 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. 5. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
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 
Continuing 
Appropriations 
and Military 
Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, 
and Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017, and 
Zika Response 
and 
Preparedness 
Act. 
Sept. 29, 2016 
[H.R. 5325] 
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be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subse-
quently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designa-
tions to the Congress. 
SEC. 6. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
(a) The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in 
the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about Sep-
tember 22, 2016, by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to 
the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through 
D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a 
committee of conference. 
(b) Any reference to the ‘‘joint explanatory statement accom-
panying this Act’’ contained in division A of this Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the explanatory statement described 
in subsection (a). 
DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF-
FAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2017 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facili-
ties, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by 
law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other 
personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the 
functions of the Commander in Chief, $513,459,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $98,159,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, 
as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines 
that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, 
and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently 
authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for 
the purposes of this appropriation, $1,021,580,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $88,230,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
and the reasons therefor. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Military 
Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, 
and Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facili-
ties, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized 
by law, $1,491,058,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $143,582,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of 
the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
therefor: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading shall be for construction of the Joint Intelligence 
Analysis Complex Consolidation, Phase 3, at Royal Air Force 
Croughton, United Kingdom, unless authorized in an Act author-
izing appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military construction. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and 
real property for activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments), as currently author-
ized by law, $2,025,444,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation as 
may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred 
to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for 
military construction or family housing as the Secretary may des-
ignate, 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 further, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $180,775,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized 
by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $232,930,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $8,729,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines 
that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
United Kingdom. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construc-
tion Authorization Acts, $143,957,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, 
not to exceed $10,462,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$68,230,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,500,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the 
Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized 
by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $38,597,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $3,783,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$188,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $4,500,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
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Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 
reasons therefor. 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisi-
tion and construction of military facilities and installations 
(including international military headquarters) and for related 
expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Area as authorized by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, 
and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $177,932,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $240,237,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, 
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, 
and alteration, as authorized by law, $157,172,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation 
and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construc-
tion, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as 
authorized by law, $325,995,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps 
for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$94,011,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND 
MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps 
for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
premiums, as authorized by law, $300,915,000. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construc-
tion, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, exten-
sion, and alteration, as authorized by law, $61,352,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation 
and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construc-
tion, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as 
authorized by law, $274,429,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies 
of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) 
for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, 
as authorized by law, $59,157,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
Fund, $3,258,000, to remain available until expended, for family 
housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 
10, United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring 
and improving military family housing and supporting facilities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract 
for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be per-
formed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific 
approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the 
reasons therefor. 
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for construction 
shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for construction 
may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads 
as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when 
projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national 
defense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States 
for which specific appropriations have not been made. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 
percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers 
or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where 
there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases 
negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 
General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or 
(4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be 
in the public interest. 
Determinations. 
Contracts. 
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SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or 
(3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which 
funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropria-
tions for military construction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this title for 
minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity 
from one base or installation to another, without prior notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project 
or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and 
manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for 
such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of 
Defense for military construction or family housing during the 
current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in 
any foreign nation. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notifica-
tion to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the 
Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished 
in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 
country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such 
contracts are awarded to United States firms or United States 
firms in joint venture with host nation firms. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this title for 
military construction in the United States territories and posses-
sions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering 
the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated 
by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: 
Provided, That this section shall not be applicable to contract 
awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of 
a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and 
responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: 
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to contract 
awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the 
lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese 
contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate 
committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees 
on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military 
exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its 
occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary 
or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
for construction in prior years shall be available for construction 
authorized for each such military department by the authorizations 
enacted into law during the current session of Congress. 
SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing projects 
that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed 
for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the 
cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering 
and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any. 
Notification. 
Military exercise. 
Deadline. 
Contracts. 
Kwajalein Atoll. 
Contracts. 
Japan. 
Notification. 
Contracts. 
Steel. 
Notification. 
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SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds made available to a military department or defense agency 
for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a 
military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such 
a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth 
fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project 
were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) 
are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; 
and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, 
plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased 
pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days 
for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 
sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such 
additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of 
Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense 
Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 
for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period 
of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the 
Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improve-
ment Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military 
unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ accounts, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for 
the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the 
Fund: Provided, That appropriations made available to the Funds 
shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the 
provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States 
Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving 
military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and sup-
porting facilities. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority available 
to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from 
the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund estab-
lished by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses 
associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred 
under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be 
merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the 
same time period as the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family 
housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and mainte-
nance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer 
quarters: Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may 
be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general 
or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 
days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant 
to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
10 USC 2821 
note. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Contracts. 
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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except 
that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation 
is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental 
remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 
of the budget submission: Provided further, That the Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation 
and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag 
officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement 
Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, 
United States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until 
expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such 
section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such 
section. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropriations avail-
able in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construc-
tion and family housing operation and maintenance and construc-
tion have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such 
appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations 
or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for 
obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appro-
priations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be trans-
ferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, 
Construction, Defense’’, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appro-
priation to which transferred. 
SEC. 122. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary 
of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that— 
(1) performs a testing mission or function that is not per-
formed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically stipu-
lated in title 10, United States Code; and 
(2) is located at a military installation at which the total 
number of civilian employees of the Department of the Army 
and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 percent 
of the total number of members of the regular and reserve 
components of the Army assigned to the installation. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary 
of the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
in proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the Secretary 
complied with Army Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy, proce-
dures, and responsibilities for Army stationing actions. 
SEC. 123. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
in an account funded under the headings in this title may be 
transferred among projects and activities within the account in 
accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military 
construction and family housing construction contained in Depart-
ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, 
Volume 3, Chapter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction 
of projects at Arlington National Cemetery. 
Certification. 
Compliance. 
Time period. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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SEC. 125. For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
the amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $40,500,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Navy 
and 
Marine 
Corps’’, 
$227,099,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $149,500,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Army 
National 
Guard’’, 
$67,500,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, $11,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, $30,000,000: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out 
construction projects identified in the respective military depart-
ment’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2017 submitted to 
Congress by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That such 
projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi-
ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, That 
not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the military department concerned, or his or her designee, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 126. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $89,400,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That, such funds may only be obli-
gated to carry out construction projects identified by the Depart-
ment of the Navy in its June 8, 2016, unfunded priority list submis-
sion to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress detailing unfunded reprogramming and emergency construc-
tion requirements: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or his 
or her designee, shall submit to the Committees an expenditure 
plan for funds provided under this section. 
(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances available to the Depart-
ment of Defense from prior appropriation Acts, the following funds 
are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts 
specified: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $29,602,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $51,460,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $171,600,000, of 
which $30,000,000 are to be derived from amounts made avail-
able for Missile Defense Agency planning and design; and 
‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program’’, $30,000,000: 
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 a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 128. Of the unobligated balances made available in prior 
appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 1013(d) of 
the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) (other than appropriations designated by 
Deadline. 
Expenditure 
plan. 
Deadline. 
Expenditure 
plan. 
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law as being for contingency operations directly related to the 
global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 
$25,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 129. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional 
defense committees’’ means the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee 
on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 130. 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, Guanta
´namo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 131. 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 invest-
ment required to consolidate or relocate a RED HORSE squadron 
outside of the United States versus within the United States; (2) 
provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress (‘‘the Committees’’) a report detailing the findings of the 
cost analysis; and (3) certifies in writing to the Committees 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. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as author-
ized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 
of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits to or on behalf 
of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of 
title 38, United States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated 
Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers’ 
retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment 
of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed 
under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized 
by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 
55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $90,119,449,000, to 
remain available until expended and to become available on October 
1, 2017: Provided, That not to exceed $17,224,000 of the amount 
made available for fiscal year 2018 under this heading shall be 
reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Cost analysis. 
Reports. 
Certification. 
Cuba. 
Definition. 
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Administration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for nec-
essary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 
53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source 
for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and Pen-
sions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as may 
be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed 
to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to augment the funding of 
individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pen-
sioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 
33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United 
States Code, $13,708,648,000, to remain available until expended 
and to become available on October 1, 2017: Provided, That expenses 
for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Sec-
retary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 
of title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), 
(2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insur-
ance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, 
and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 
19 and 21, title 38, United States Code, $124,504,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $107,899,000 shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2017. 
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by sub-
chapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States 
Code: 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, during fiscal year 
2017, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially 
adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $198,856,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $36,000, as authorized by chapter 
31 of title 38, United States Code: 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 funds made available under this heading are available 
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $2,517,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $389,000, which may be paid to the 
appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’. 
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NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United 
States Code, $1,163,000. 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits 
Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of 
the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 
$2,856,160,000: Provided, That expenses for services and assistance 
authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) 
of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) 
to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to 
obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve max-
imum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: 
Provided further, That, of the funds made available under this 
heading, not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, 
inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in sec-
tion 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and 
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, 
and including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering serv-
ices, food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare 
employees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State 
homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States 
Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized 
by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments 
authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 
Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 
38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and medical services author-
ized by section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; $1,078,993,000, 
which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 
this heading that become available on October 1, 2016; and, in 
addition, $44,886,554,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2017, and shall remain available until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 
1, 2017, under this heading, $1,400,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for vet-
erans who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have 
special needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority 
funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans 
in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, 
Drugs and drug 
abuse. 
Requirements. 
Priorities. 
Priorities. 
Determination. 
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notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs 
from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans 
with privately written prescriptions based on requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation 
of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no 
additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that 
sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading for medical 
supplies and equipment are available for the acquisition of pros-
thetics designed specifically for female veterans: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide access to thera-
peutic listening devices to veterans struggling with mental health 
related problems, substance abuse, or traumatic brain injury. 
MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE 
For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to individuals 
pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, at non- 
Department facilities, $7,246,181,000, plus reimbursements, of 
which $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2020; and, in addition, $9,409,118,000 shall become available on 
October 1, 2017, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That of the amount made available on October 
1, 2017, $1,500,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2021. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and 
research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses 
in support of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal 
expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts 
owed the Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $6,654,480,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2017, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available on October 1, 2017, under this heading, $100,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary 
facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative 
expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real 
property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation 
of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Depart-
ment; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 
charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or pro-
viding facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the juris-
diction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by 
contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of 
materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 
$247,668,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appro-
priated under this heading that become available on October 1, 
Therapeutic 
devices. 
Prosthetics. 
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2016; and, in addition, $5,434,880,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2017, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available on October 1, 2017, under this heading, $250,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 
73 of title 38, United States Code, $675,366,000, plus reimburse-
ments, shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
amounts appropriated under this heading are available for pros-
thetic research specifically for female veterans, and for toxic expo-
sure research. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administra-
tion for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as 
authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for 
use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 
of the National Cemetery Administration, $286,193,000, of which 
not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 
30, 2018. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative 
expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, manage-
ment and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not 
to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, $345,391,000, 
of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That funds provided under this heading 
may be transferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Bene-
fits Administration’’. 
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans 
Appeals, $156,096,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall 
remain available until September 30, 2018. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information technology systems and 
telecommunications support, including developmental information 
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systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated 
costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology 
systems, including management and related contractual costs of 
said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with oper-
ations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$4,278,259,000, 
plus 
reimbursements: 
Provided, 
That 
$1,272,548,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not 
to exceed $37,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided further, That $2,534,442,000 shall be for operations 
and maintenance, of which not to exceed $180,200,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That 
$471,269,000 shall be for information technology systems develop-
ment, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for information technology systems development, mod-
ernization, and enhancement may not be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certifi-
cation of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and 
expended for each development project: Provided further, That 
amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and 
maintenance, and information technology systems development, 
modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among the 
three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: 
Provided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Information 
Technology Systems’’ account for development, modernization, and 
enhancement may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 
projects: Provided further, That no project may be increased or 
decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting 
a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or 
absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 
That funds under this heading may be used by the Interagency 
Program Office through the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
define data standards, code sets, and value sets used to enable 
interoperability: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
for information technology systems development, modernization, 
and enhancement for VistA Evolution or any successor program, 
not more than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: 
(1) submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the VistA Evolution Business Case and 
supporting documents regarding continuation of VistA Evo-
lution or alternatives to VistA Evolution, including an analysis 
of necessary or desired capabilities, technical and security 
requirements, the plan for modernizing the platform frame-
work, and all associated costs; 
(2) submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, the fol-
lowing: a report that describes a strategic plan for VistA Evo-
lution, 
or 
any 
successor 
program, 
and 
the 
associated 
implementation plan including metrics and timelines; a master 
schedule and lifecycle cost estimate for VistA Evolution or 
any successor; and an implementation plan for the transition 
Strategic plan. 
Implementation 
plan. 
Analysis. 
Reports. 
Time period. 
Certification. 
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from the Project Management Accountability System to a new 
project delivery framework, the Veteran-focused Integration 
Process, that includes the methodology by which projects will 
be tracked, progress measured, and deliverables evaluated; 
(3) submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a report outlining the strategic plan to 
reach interoperability with private sector healthcare providers, 
the timeline for reaching ‘‘meaningful use’’ as defined by the 
Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Tech-
nology for each data domain covered under the VistA Evolution 
program, and the extent to which the Department of Veterans 
Affairs leverages the State Health Information Exchanges to 
share health data with private sector providers; 
(4) submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, the fol-
lowing: a report that describes the extent to which VistA Evo-
lution, or any successor program, maximizes the use of commer-
cially available software used by DoD and the private sector, 
requires an open architecture that leverages best practices and 
rapidly adapts to technologies produced by the private sector, 
enhances full interoperability between the VA and DoD and 
between VA and the private sector, and ensures the security 
of personally identifiable information of veterans and bene-
ficiaries; and 
(5) certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress that the Department of Veterans 
Affairs has met the requirements contained in the National 
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66) which require that electronic health record systems 
of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
Affairs have reached interoperability, comply with national 
standards and architectural requirements identified by the 
DoD/VA Interagency Program Office in collaboration with the 
Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Tech-
nology: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this heading 
for information technology systems development, modernization, 
and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, 
specified under this heading in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to 
include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $160,106,000, 
of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or 
for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any 
of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 
81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, 
including 
planning, 
architectural 
and 
engineering 
services, 
construction management services, maintenance or guarantee 
Certification. 
Strategic plan. 
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period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 
under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and 
storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount 
set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 
or where funds for a project were made available in a previous 
major project appropriation, $528,110,000, of which $478,110,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021, and of which 
$50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
except for advance planning activities, including needs assessments 
which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other 
capital asset management related activities, including portfolio 
development and management activities, and investment strategy 
studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning 
and design activities funded through the design fund, including 
needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital invest-
ments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers 
who oversee those capital investments funded through this account 
and contracting officers who manage specific major construction 
projects, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and mainte-
nance of land for the National Cemetery Administration through 
the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made available 
under this heading shall be used for any project that has not 
been notified to Congress through the budgetary process or that 
has not been approved by the Congress through statute, joint resolu-
tion, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such Act and 
presented to the President at the time of enrollment: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading for fiscal 
year 2017, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by 
the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 
30, 2017; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by 
September 30, 2018: Provided further, That the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any 
approved major construction project for which obligations are not 
incurred within the time limitations established above: Provided 
further, That, of the amount made available under this heading, 
$222,620,000 for Veterans Health Administration major construc-
tion projects shall not be available until the Department of Veterans 
Affairs— 
(1) enters into an agreement with an appropriate non- 
Department of Veterans Affairs Federal entity to serve as the 
design and/or construction agent for any Veterans Health 
Administration major construction project with a Total Esti-
mated Cost of $100,000,000 or above by providing full project 
management services, including management of the project 
design, acquisition, construction, and contract changes, con-
sistent with section 502 of Public Law 114–58; and 
(2) certifies in writing that such an agreement is executed 
and intended to minimize or prevent subsequent major 
construction project cost overruns and provides a copy of the 
agreement entered into and any required supplementary 
information to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
Certification. 
Contracts. 
Reports. 
Contracts. 
Deadlines. 
Assessments. 
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CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or 
for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including plan-
ning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital invest-
ments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guar-
antee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees 
provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 
and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 
and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise 
provided for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to 
or less than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 
38, United States Code, $372,069,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, along with unobligated balances of previous 
‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations which are hereby 
made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal 
to or less than the amount set forth in such section: Provided, 
That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1) 
repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction 
or for the use of the Department which are necessary because 
of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 
and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
further loss by such causes. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing 
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter 
existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State 
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 
8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in estab-
lishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized 
by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $45,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2017 for ‘‘Compensa-
tion and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans Insur-
ance and Indemnities’’ may be transferred as necessary to any 
other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided, That, before a 
transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 
issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has 
elapsed. 
Transfer 
authority. 
Time period. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2017, in this or any other Act, under 
the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup-
port and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may be 
transferred among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers 
among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and 
‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent or less 
of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any 
other Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: 
Provided further, That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ 
accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 
percent for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary 
requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval 
is issued: Provided further, That any transfers to or from the 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account may take place only after the Secretary 
requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval 
is issued. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for salaries 
and expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances 
therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 
5, United States Code. 
SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the appropria-
tions for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or 
toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 
SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be available 
for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except bene-
ficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the 
laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving 
such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United 
States Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimburse-
ment of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made 
to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such rates as may be fixed 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for ‘‘Compensa-
tion and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans Insur-
ance and Indemnities’’ shall be available for payment of prior year 
accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the 
corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal 
year 2016. 
SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall be available 
to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropria-
tions accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, except that if such obligations 
are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Com-
pensation and Pensions’’. 
Notification. 
Transfer 
authority. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the 
National Service Life Insurance Fund under section 1920 of title 
38, United States Code, the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund 
under section 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 
States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 1955 of 
title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘General Operating 
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ and ‘‘Information 
Technology Systems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of 
the insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 
That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings 
accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 2017 
that are available for dividends in that program after claims have 
been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: 
Provided further, That if the cost of administration of such an 
insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumu-
lated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the 
extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 
2017 which is properly allocable to the provision of each such 
insurance program and to the provision of any total disability 
income insurance included in that insurance program. 
SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds 
to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account 
during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, 
may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds 
are received. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for salaries 
and other administrative expenses shall also be available to 
reimburse the Office of Resolution Management of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Employment Discrimination 
Complaint Adjudication under section 319 of title 38, United States 
Code, for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 
costs but not to exceed $47,668,000 for the Office of Resolution 
Management and $3,932,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimi-
nation Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be 
made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 
costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be credited 
to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Sys-
tems’’ accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 
SEC. 211. No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical 
services provided to any person under chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described in sec-
tion 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 
may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement informa-
tion for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided, That 
the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt 
due the United States, the reasonable charges for such care or 
services from any person who does not make such disclosure as 
required: Provided further, That any amounts so recovered for care 
Determination. 
Reimbursement. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by 
the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds 
or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including 
disposal) may be deposited into the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ 
and ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for 
construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 
and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction 
or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums 
as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in ‘‘Construc-
tion, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’. 
SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical Services’’ 
are available— 
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equip-
ment; and 
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other 
expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries 
receiving care in the Department. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical 
Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United 
States Code, may be transferred to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and 
‘‘Medical Community Care’’ accounts to remain available until 
expended for the purposes of these accounts. 
SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 
agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in the State 
of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are 
party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health 
Service, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 
dental care, to veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require 
participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate 
rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 
‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands which are not within the 
boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North 
Star Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 216. Such sums as may be deposited to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 
of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the ‘‘Construc-
tion, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, 
to remain available until expended for the purposes of these 
accounts. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 217. Of the amounts appropriated in title II of division 
J of Public Law 114–113 under the heading ‘‘Medical Services’’ 
which become available on October 1, 2016, $7,246,181,000 are 
hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 218. Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Definition. 
Compliance. 
Contracts. 
Alaska. 
Native 
Americans. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report 
on the financial status of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
the preceding quarter: Provided, That, at a minimum, the report 
shall include the direction contained in the paragraph entitled 
‘‘Quarterly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administration’’ 
in the joint explanatory statement accompanying this Act. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 219. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical Serv-
ices’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compli-
ance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and ‘‘National 
Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 2017 may be 
transferred to or from the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 
account: Provided, That such transfers may not result in a more 
than 10 percent aggregate increase in the total amount made avail-
able by this Act for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: 
Provided further, That, before a transfer may take place, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 
the transfer and an approval is issued. 
SEC. 220. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with: 
(1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban 
Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 
119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 221. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’, up to $274,731,000, plus reimbursements, 
may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, estab-
lished by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and 
may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined 
Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional 
funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section 
to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That section 
223 of title II of division J of Public Law 114–113 is repealed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2017, 
129 Stat. 2697. 
Notification. 
Transfer 
authority. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup-
port and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $280,802,000, 
plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department 
of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities 
designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by 
section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): 
Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 
designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense- 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 223. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical 
Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United 
States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as 
combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be 
available: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense- 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as 
combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 224. Of the amounts available in this title for ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and 
Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000 
shall be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive 
Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 
Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose author-
ized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 225. None of the funds available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace 
the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Net-
works select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and 
equipment. 
SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all 
bid savings in a major construction project that total at least 
$5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, 
whichever is less: Provided, That such notification shall occur within 
14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation 
of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such 
savings. 
Notification. 
Contracts. 
Deadlines. 
Notification. 
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SEC. 227. None of the funds made available for ‘‘Construction, 
Major Projects’’ may be used for a project in excess of the scope 
specified for that project in the original justification data provided 
to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations unless 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives approval from the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 228. Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quar-
terly report containing performance measures and data from each 
Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: Provided, That, 
at a minimum, the report shall include the direction contained 
in the section entitled ‘‘Disability claims backlog’’, under the heading 
‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ 
in the joint explanatory statement accompanying this Act. 
SEC. 229. Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2017 for ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ 
a maximum of $40,000,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical 
Support and Compliance’’ account for the VistA Evolution and elec-
tronic health record interoperability projects: Provided, That funds 
in addition to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evo-
lution and electronic health record interoperability projects upon 
written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide writ-
ten notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result 
in the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one 
organizational unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
another. 
SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on 
a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress notification of any single national outreach 
and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations exceed 
$2,000,000. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination 
that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans 
Health Administration, may transfer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ 
account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal 
year 2017 in this title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General 
Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ account) 
or any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 
2017, that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts: Pro-
vided, That transfers shall be made only with the approval of 
the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That 
no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated 
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That such authority 
to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based 
Approval. 
Determination. 
Transfer 
authority. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Electronic 
records. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which origi-
nally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds 
are requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further, That, 
upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be trans-
ferred back to that appropriation and shall be available for the 
same purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, That 
before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval 
of that request. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 233. Amounts made available for the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2017, under the ‘‘Board of Veterans 
Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’ accounts may be transferred between such 
accounts: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 
make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 
SEC. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not reprogram 
funds among major construction projects or programs if such 
instance of reprogramming will exceed $5,000,000, unless such re-
programming is approved by the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 235. Of the unobligated balances available within the 
‘‘DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund’’, $40,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded. 
(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 236. Of the discretionary funds made available in Public 
Law 114–113 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
year 2017, $134,000,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
$26,000,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 
and $9,000,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Medical Facilities’’. 
SEC. 237. The amounts otherwise made available by this Act 
for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
are hereby reduced by the following amounts: 
(1) ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical and Pros-
thetic Research’’, $2,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Board of Veterans 
Appeals’’, $500,000. 
(3) ‘‘Veterans Benefits Administration—General Operating 
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, $12,000,000. 
(4) 
‘‘Departmental 
Administration—Information 
Tech-
nology Systems’’, $8,000,000. 
(5) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’, $500,000. 
SEC. 238. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that 
the toll-free suicide hotline under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United 
States Code— 
Hotline. 
Reprogramming 
approval. 
Transfer 
authority. 
Determination. 
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(1) provides to individuals who contact the hotline imme-
diate assistance from a trained professional; and 
(2) adheres to all requirements of the American Association 
of Suicidology. 
SEC. 239. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall treat 
a marriage and family therapist described in subsection (b) as 
qualified to serve as a marriage and family therapist in the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, regardless of any requirements estab-
lished by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family 
Therapy Education. 
(b) A marriage and family therapist described in this subsection 
is a therapist who meets each of the following criteria: 
(1) Has a masters or higher degree in marriage and family 
therapy, or a related field, from a regionally accredited institu-
tion. 
(2) Is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in a 
State (as defined in section 101(20) of title 38, United States 
Code) and possesses the highest level of licensure offered from 
the State. 
(3) Has passed the Association of Marital and Family 
Therapy Regulatory Board Examination in Marital and Family 
Therapy or a related examination for licensure administered 
by a State (as so defined). 
SEC. 240. None of the funds in this or any other Act may 
be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, 
domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental assessment, or 
to diminish healthcare services at existing Veterans Health 
Administration medical facilities located in Veterans Integrated 
Service Network 23 as part of a planned realignment of VA services 
until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress a report including the following ele-
ments: 
(1) a national realignment strategy that includes a detailed 
description of realignment plans within each Veterans 
Integrated Service Network (VISN), including an updated Long 
Range Capital Plan to implement realignment requirements; 
(2) an explanation of the process by which those plans 
were developed and coordinated within each VISN; 
(3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each planned realignment, 
including the cost of replacing Veterans Health Administration 
services with contract care or other outsourced services; 
(4) an analysis of how any such planned realignment of 
services will impact access to care for veterans living in rural 
or highly rural areas, including travel distances and transpor-
tation costs to access a VA medical facility and availability 
of local specialty and primary care; 
(5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic designation 
and the methodology used to determine the buildings’ condition 
and utilization; 
(6) a description of how any realignment will be consistent 
with requirements under the National Historic Preservation 
Act; and 
(7) consideration given for reuse of historic buildings within 
newly identified realignment requirements: Provided, That, this 
provision shall not apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or 
any other VISN, which have been authorized or approved by 
Congress. 
Strategy. 
Plans. 
Reports. 
Analysis. 
Criteria. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated in this or prior 
appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any amounts from 
the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to any other 
account within the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 242. Paragraph (3) of section 403(a) of the Veterans’ 
Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–387; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—A veteran may receive health services 
under this section during the period beginning on the date 
specified in paragraph (2) and ending on September 30, 2017.’’. 
SEC. 243. (a) Section 1722A(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to opioid antagonists 
furnished under this chapter to a veteran who is at high risk 
for overdose of a specific medication or substance in order 
to reverse the effect of such an overdose.’’. 
(b) Section 1710(g)(3) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘with respect to home health services’’ and 
inserting ‘‘with respect to the following:’’ 
‘‘(A) Home health services’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) Education on the use of opioid antagonists to 
reverse the effects of overdoses of specific medications or 
substances.’’. 
SEC. 244. Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (c)(1) by striking the phrase ‘‘that makes 
a recommendation or otherwise suggests corrective action,’’. 
SEC. 245. Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for each of fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 for ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, funds may be used in each year to carry out and expand 
the child care program authorized by section 205 of Public Law 
111–163, notwithstanding subsection (e) of such section. 
SEC. 246. Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
VA PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2016 
SEC. 247. (a) PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS 
‘‘§ 731. Whistleblower complaint defined 
‘‘In this subchapter, the term ‘whistleblower complaint’ means 
a complaint by an employee of the Department disclosing, or 
assisting another employee to disclose, a potential violation of any 
law, rule, or regulation, or gross mismanagement, gross waste of 
funds, abuse of authority, or substantial and specific danger to 
public health and safety. 
‘‘§ 732. Treatment of whistleblower complaints 
‘‘(a) FILING.—(1) In addition to any other method established 
by law in which an employee may file a whistleblower complaint, 
an employee of the Department may file a whistleblower complaint 
in accordance with subsection (g) with a supervisor of the employee. 
38 USC 732. 
38 USC 731. 
38 USC 
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‘‘(2) Except as provided by subsection (d)(1), in making a 
whistleblower complaint under paragraph (1), an employee shall 
file the initial complaint with the immediate supervisor of the 
employee. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—(1)(A) Not later than four business days 
after the date on which a supervisor receives a whistleblower com-
plaint by an employee under this section, the supervisor shall 
notify, in writing, the employee of whether the supervisor deter-
mines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the complaint 
discloses a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or gross mis-
management, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or substan-
tial and specific danger to public health and safety. 
‘‘(B) The supervisor shall retain written documentation 
regarding the whistleblower complaint and shall submit to the 
next-level supervisor and the central whistleblower office described 
in subsection (h) a written report on the complaint. 
‘‘(2)(A) On a monthly basis, the supervisor shall submit to 
the appropriate director or other official who is superior to the 
supervisor a written report that includes the number of whistle-
blower complaints received by the supervisor under this section 
during the month covered by the report, the disposition of such 
complaints, and any actions taken because of such complaints 
pursuant to subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) In the case in which such a director or official carries 
out this paragraph, the director or official shall submit such monthly 
report to the supervisor of the director or official and to the central 
whistleblower office described in subsection (h). 
‘‘(c) POSITIVE DETERMINATION.—If a supervisor makes a positive 
determination under subsection (b)(1) regarding a whistleblower 
complaint of an employee, the supervisor shall include in the 
notification to the employee under such subsection the specific 
actions that the supervisor will take to address the complaint. 
‘‘(d) FILING COMPLAINT WITH NEXT-LEVEL SUPERVISORS.—(1) 
If any circumstance described in paragraph (3) is met, an employee 
may file a whistleblower complaint in accordance with subsection 
(g) with the next-level supervisor who shall treat such complaint 
in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) An employee may file a whistleblower complaint with the 
Secretary if the employee has filed the whistleblower complaint 
to each level of supervisors between the employee and the Secretary 
in accordance with paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) A circumstance described in this paragraph is any of the 
following circumstances: 
‘‘(A) A supervisor does not make a timely determination 
under subsection (b)(1) regarding a whistleblower complaint. 
‘‘(B) The employee who made a whistleblower complaint 
determines that the supervisor did not adequately address the 
complaint pursuant to subsection (c). 
‘‘(C) The immediate supervisor of the employee is the basis 
of the whistleblower complaint. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEE WHO FILES WHISTLEBLOWER COM-
PLAINT.—If a supervisor makes a positive determination under sub-
section (b)(1) regarding a whistleblower complaint filed by an 
employee, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) inform the employee of the ability to volunteer for 
a transfer in accordance with section 3352 of title 5; and 
Notification. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
Records. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Determination. 
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‘‘(2) give preference to the employee for such a transfer 
in accordance with such section. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION
ON
EXEMPTION.—The Secretary may not 
exempt any employee of the Department from being covered by 
this section. 
‘‘(g) WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT FORM.—(1) A whistleblower 
complaint filed by an employee under subsection (a) or (d) shall 
consist of the form described in paragraph (2) and any supporting 
materials or documentation the employee determines necessary. 
‘‘(2) The form described in this paragraph is a form developed 
by the Secretary, in consultation with the Special Counsel, that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(A) An explanation of the purpose of the whistleblower 
complaint form. 
‘‘(B) Instructions for filing a whistleblower complaint as 
described in this section. 
‘‘(C) An explanation that filing a whistleblower complaint 
under this section does not preclude the employee from any 
other method established by law in which an employee may 
file a whistleblower complaint. 
‘‘(D) A statement directing the employee to information 
accessible on the Internet website of the Department as 
described in section 735(d). 
‘‘(E) Fields for the employee to provide— 
‘‘(i) the date that the form is submitted; 
‘‘(ii) the name of the employee; 
‘‘(iii) the contact information of the employee; 
‘‘(iv) a summary of the whistleblower complaint 
(including the option to append supporting documents 
pursuant to paragraph (1)); and 
‘‘(v) proposed solutions to the complaint. 
‘‘(F) Any other information or fields that the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Special Counsel, 
shall develop the form described in paragraph (2) by not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(h) CENTRAL WHISTLEBLOWER OFFICE.—(1) The Secretary shall 
ensure that the central whistleblower office— 
‘‘(A) is not an element of the Office of the General Counsel; 
‘‘(B) is not headed by an official who reports to the General 
Counsel; 
‘‘(C) does not provide, or receive from, the General Counsel 
any information regarding a whistleblower complaint except 
pursuant to an action regarding the complaint before an 
administrative body or court; and 
‘‘(D) does not provide advice to the General Counsel. 
‘‘(2) The central whistleblower office shall be responsible for 
investigating all whistleblower complaints of the Department, 
regardless of whether such complaints are made by or against 
an employee who is not a member of the Senior Executive Service. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the central whistleblower 
office maintains a toll-free hotline to anonymously receive whistle-
blower complaints. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that the central whistleblower 
office has such staff and resources as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to carry out the functions of the central whistleblower office. 
Hotline. 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
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‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘central whistleblower office’ 
means the Office of Accountability Review or a successor office 
that is established or designated by the Secretary to investigate 
whistleblower complaints filed under this section or any other 
method established by law. 
‘‘§ 733. Adverse actions against supervisory employees who 
commit prohibited personnel actions relating to 
whistleblower complaints 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall carry out the following adverse actions against 
supervisory employees (as defined in section 7103(a) of title 5) 
whom the Secretary, an administrative judge, the Merit Systems 
Protection Board, the Office of Special Counsel, an adjudicating 
body provided under a union contract, a Federal judge, or the 
Inspector General of the Department determines committed a 
prohibited personnel action described in subsection (c): 
‘‘(A) With respect to the first offense, an adverse action 
that is not less than a 12-day suspension and not more than 
removal. 
‘‘(B) With respect to the second offense, removal. 
‘‘(2)(A) An employee against whom an adverse action under 
paragraph (1) is proposed is entitled to written notice. 
‘‘(B)(i) An employee who is notified under subparagraph (A) 
of being the subject of a proposed adverse action under paragraph 
(1) is entitled to 14 days following such notification to answer 
and furnish evidence in support of the answer. 
‘‘(ii) If the employee does not furnish any such evidence as 
described in clause (i) or if the Secretary determines that such 
evidence is not sufficient to reverse the determination to propose 
the adverse action, the Secretary shall carry out the adverse action 
following such 14-day period. 
‘‘(C) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 7513 
of title 5, subsection (c) of such section, paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of subsection (b) of section 7543 of such title, and subsection (c) 
of such section shall not apply with respect to an adverse action 
carried out under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON OTHER ADVERSE ACTIONS.—With respect 
to a prohibited personnel action described in subsection (c), if the 
Secretary carries out an adverse action against a supervisory 
employee, the Secretary may carry out an additional adverse action 
under this section based on the same prohibited personnel action 
if the total severity of the adverse actions do not exceed the level 
specified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITED PERSONNEL ACTION DESCRIBED.—A prohibited 
personnel action described in this subsection is any of the following 
actions: 
‘‘(1) Taking or failing to take a personnel action in violation 
of section 2302 of title 5 against an employee relating to the 
employee— 
‘‘(A) filing a whistleblower complaint in accordance 
with section 732 of this title; 
‘‘(B) filing a whistleblower complaint with the Inspector 
General of the Department, the Special Counsel, or Con-
gress; 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
Determination. 
38 USC 733. 
Definition. 
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‘‘(C) providing information or participating as a witness 
in an investigation of a whistleblower complaint in accord-
ance with section 732 or with the Inspector General of 
the Department, the Special Counsel, or Congress; 
‘‘(D) participating in an audit or investigation by the 
Comptroller General of the United States; 
‘‘(E) refusing to perform an action that is unlawful 
or prohibited by the Department; or 
‘‘(F) engaging in communications that are related to 
the duties of the position or are otherwise protected. 
‘‘(2) Preventing or restricting an employee from making 
an action described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) 
of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) Conducting a negative peer review or opening a retalia-
tory investigation because of an activity of an employee that 
is protected by section 2302 of title 5. 
‘‘(4) Requesting a contractor to carry out an action that 
is prohibited by section 4705(b) or section 4712(a)(1) of title 
41, as the case may be. 
‘‘§ 734. Evaluation criteria of supervisors and treatment of 
bonuses 
‘‘(a) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—(1) In evaluating the performance 
of supervisors of the Department, the Secretary shall include the 
criteria described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) The criteria described in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the supervisor treats whistleblower com-
plaints in accordance with section 732 of this title. 
‘‘(B) Whether the appropriate deciding official, performance 
review board, or performance review committee determines that 
the supervisor was found to have committed a prohibited per-
sonnel action described in section 733(b) of this title by an 
administrative judge, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the 
Office of Special Counsel, an adjudicating body provided under 
a union contract, a Federal judge, or, in the case of a settlement 
of a whistleblower complaint (regardless of whether any fault 
was assigned under such settlement), the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) BONUSES.—(1) The Secretary may not pay to a supervisor 
described in subsection (a)(2)(B) an award or bonus under this 
title or title 5, including under chapter 45 or 53 of such title, 
during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the 
determination was made under such subsection. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
shall issue an order directing a supervisor described in subsection 
(a)(2)(B) to repay the amount of any award or bonus paid under 
this title or title 5, including under chapter 45 or 53 of such 
title, if— 
‘‘(A) such award or bonus was paid for performance during 
a period in which the supervisor committed a prohibited per-
sonnel action as determined pursuant to such subsection 
(a)(2)(B); 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines such repayment appropriate 
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary to carry 
out this section; and 
‘‘(C) the supervisor is afforded notice and an opportunity 
for a hearing before making such repayment. 
Notification. 
Hearings. 
Determination. 
Repayment. 
Time period. 
38 USC 734. 
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‘‘§ 735. Training regarding whistleblower complaints 
‘‘(a) TRAINING.—Not less frequently than once each year, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Whistleblower Protection 
Ombudsman designated under section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), shall provide to each employee 
of the Department training regarding whistleblower complaints, 
including— 
‘‘(1) an explanation of each method established by law 
in which an employee may file a whistleblower complaint; 
‘‘(2) an explanation of prohibited personnel actions 
described by section 733(c) of this title; 
‘‘(3) with respect to supervisors, how to treat whistleblower 
complaints in accordance with section 732 of this title; 
‘‘(4) the right of the employee to petition Congress regarding 
a whistleblower complaint in accordance with section 7211 of 
title 5; 
‘‘(5) an explanation that the employee may not be pros-
ecuted or reprised against for disclosing information to Con-
gress, the Inspector General, or another investigatory agency 
in instances where such disclosure is permitted by law, 
including under sections 5701, 5705, and 7732 of this title, 
under section 552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as the 
Privacy Act), under chapter 93 of title 18, and pursuant to 
regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–191); 
‘‘(6) an explanation of the language that is required to 
be included in all nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements 
pursuant to section 115(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection 
Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note); and 
‘‘(7) the right of contractors to be protected from reprisal 
for the disclosure of certain information under section 4705 
or 4712 of title 41. 
‘‘(b) MANNER TRAINING IS PROVIDED.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that training provided under subsection (a) is provided in 
person. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—Not less frequently than once each year, 
the Secretary shall provide training on merit system protection 
in a manner that the Special Counsel certifies as being satisfactory. 
‘‘(d) PUBLICATION.—(1) The Secretary shall publish on the Inter-
net website of the Department, and display prominently at each 
facility of the Department, the rights of an employee to file a 
whistleblower complaint, including the information described in 
paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall publish on the Internet website of 
the Department, the whistleblower complaint form described in 
section 732(g)(2). 
‘‘§ 736. Reports to Congress 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not less frequently than once each 
year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) with respect to whistleblower complaints filed under 
section 732 of this title during the year covered by the report— 
‘‘(A) the number of such complaints filed; 
‘‘(B) the disposition of such complaints; and 
38 USC 736. 
Web posting. 
Deadline. 
Deadline. 
Coordination. 
38 USC 735. 
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‘‘(C) the ways in which the Secretary addressed such 
complaints in which a positive determination was made 
by a supervisor under subsection (b)(1) of such section; 
‘‘(2) the number of whistleblower complaints filed during 
the year covered by the report that are not included under 
paragraph (1), including— 
‘‘(A) the method in which such complaints were filed; 
‘‘(B) the disposition of such complaints; and 
‘‘(C) the ways in which the Secretary addressed such 
complaints; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to disclosures made by a contractor under 
section 4705 or 4712 of title 41— 
‘‘(A) the number of complaints relating to such disclo-
sures that were investigated by the Inspector General of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs during the year covered 
by the report; 
‘‘(B) the disposition of such complaints; and 
‘‘(C) the ways in which the Secretary addressed such 
complaints. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE
OF OFFICE
OF SPECIAL COUNSEL DETERMINA-
TIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
receives from the Special Counsel information relating to a whistle-
blower complaint pursuant to section 1213 of title 5, the Secretary 
shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of such informa-
tion, including the determination made by the Special Counsel. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In this section, 
the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Such chapter is further 
amended by inserting before section 701 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended— 
(i) by inserting before the item relating to section 701 
the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new items: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS 
‘‘731. Whistleblower complaint defined. 
‘‘732. Treatment of whistleblower complaints. 
‘‘733. Adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit prohibited per-
sonnel actions relating to whistleblower complaints. 
‘‘734. Evaluation criteria of supervisors and treatment of bonuses. 
‘‘735. Training regarding whistleblower complaints. 
‘‘736. Reports to Congress.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY BY DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES AS OFFICIAL DUTY.— 
38 USC 
701 prec. 
38 USC 
701 prec. 
Definition. 
Deadline. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, 
United States Code, as designated by section 2(a)(2)(A), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as 
official duty 
‘‘(a) CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY.—An employee of the Depart-
ment is performing official duty during the period with respect 
to which the employee is testifying in an official capacity in front 
of either chamber of Congress, a committee of either chamber 
of Congress, or a joint or select committee of Congress. 
‘‘(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The Secretary shall provide travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance 
with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, to any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
performing official duty described under subsection (a).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 2(a)(2)(B), 
is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 713 the following new item: 
‘‘715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty.’’. 
SEC. 248. (a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of verifying that 
an individual performed service under honorable conditions that 
satisfies the requirements of a coastwise merchant seaman who 
is recognized pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement 
Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as having 
performed active duty service for the purposes described in sub-
section (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall accept the following: 
(1) In the case of an individual who served on a coastwise 
merchant vessel seeking such recognition for whom no 
applicable Coast Guard shipping or discharge form, ship log-
book, merchant mariner’s document or Z-card, or other official 
employment record is available, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide such recognition on the basis of applicable Social Secu-
rity Administration records submitted for or by the individual, 
together with validated testimony given by the individual or 
the primary next of kin of the individual that the individual 
performed such service during the period beginning on 
December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946. 
(2) In the case of an individual who served on a coastwise 
merchant vessel seeking such recognition for whom the 
applicable Coast Guard shipping or discharge form, ship log-
book, merchant mariner’s document or Z-card, or other official 
employment record has been destroyed or otherwise become 
unavailable by reason of any action committed by a person 
responsible for the control and maintenance of such form, log-
book, or record, the Secretary of Defense shall accept other 
official documentation demonstrating that the individual per-
formed such service during period beginning on December 7, 
1941, and ending on December 31, 1946. 
(3) For the purpose of determining whether to recognize 
service allegedly performed during the period beginning on 
December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, the 
Secretary shall recognize masters of seagoing vessels or other 
officers in command of similarly organized groups as agents 
of the United States who were authorized to document any 
individual for purposes of hiring the individual to perform 
Verification. 
Time period. 
38 USC 
701 prec. 
38 USC 715. 
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service in the merchant marine or discharging an individual 
from such service. 
(b) TREATMENT OF OTHER DOCUMENTATION.—Other documenta-
tion accepted by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2) shall satisfy all requirements for eligibility of service during 
the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 
31, 1946. 
(c) BENEFITS ALLOWED.— 
(1) MEDALS, RIBBONS, AND DECORATIONS.—An individual 
whose service is recognized as active duty pursuant to sub-
section (a) may be awarded an appropriate medal, ribbon, or 
other military decoration based on such service. 
(2) STATUS OF VETERAN.—An individual whose service is 
recognized as active duty pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled by reason of 
such recognized service to any benefit that is not described 
in this subsection. 
SEC. 249. Section 322(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘allowance to a veteran’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘allowance to— 
‘‘(A) a veteran’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), 
by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) a veteran with a VA service-connected disability rated 
as 30 percent or greater by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
who is selected by the United States Olympic Committee for 
the United States Olympic Team for any month in which the 
veteran is competing in any event sanctioned by the National 
Governing Bodies of the United States Olympic Sports.’’. 
SEC. 250. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(b)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) A veteran with vision impairment, a veteran with 
a spinal cord injury or disorder, or a veteran with double 
or multiple amputations whose travel is in connection with 
care provided through a special disabilities rehabilitation pro-
gram of the Department (including programs provided by spinal 
cord injury centers, blind rehabilitation centers, and prosthetics 
rehabilitation centers) if such care is provided— 
‘‘(i) on an in-patient basis; or 
‘‘(ii) during a period in which the Secretary provides 
the veteran with temporary lodging at a facility of the 
Department to make such care more accessible to the vet-
eran.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
on the beneficiary travel program under section 111 of title 38, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), that includes 
the following: 
(1) The cost of the program. 
(2) The number of veterans served by the program. 
(3) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 251. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish a program to conduct inspections of kitchens and 
food service areas at each medical facility of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. Such inspections shall occur not less frequently 
than annually. The program’s goal is to ensure that the same 
standards for kitchens and food service areas at hospitals in the 
private sector are being met at kitchens and food service areas 
at medical facilities of the Department. 
(b) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to enter into 
an agreement with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of 
Hospital Organizations under which the Joint Commission on 
Accreditation of Hospital Organizations conducts the inspec-
tions required under subsection (a). 
(2) ALTERNATE ORGANIZATION.—If the Secretary is unable 
to enter into an agreement described in paragraph (1) with 
the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organiza-
tions on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall 
seek to enter into such an agreement with another appropriate 
organization that— 
(A) is not part of the Federal Government; 
(B) operates as a not-for-profit entity; and 
(C) has expertise and objectivity comparable to that 
of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital 
Organizations. 
(c) REMEDIATION PLAN.— 
(1) INITIAL FAILURE.—If a kitchen or food service area of 
a medical facility of the Department is determined pursuant 
to an inspection conducted under subsection (a) not to meet 
the standards for kitchens and food service areas in hospitals 
in the private sector, that medical facility fails the inspection 
and the Secretary shall— 
(A) implement a remediation plan for that medical 
facility within 72 hours; and 
(B) Conduct a second inspection under subsection (a) 
at that medical facility within 14 days of the failed inspec-
tion. 
(2) SECOND FAILURE.—If a medical facility of the Depart-
ment fails the second inspection conducted under paragraph 
(1)(B), the Secretary shall close the kitchen or food service 
area at that medical facility that did not meet the standards 
for kitchens and food service areas in hospitals in the private 
sector until full remediation is completed and all kitchens and 
food service areas at that medical facility meet such standards. 
(3) PROVISION OF FOOD.—If a kitchen or food service area 
is closed at a medical facility of the Department pursuant 
to paragraph (2), the Director of the Veterans Integrated 
Service Network in which the medical facility is located shall 
enter into a contract with a vendor approved by the General 
Services Administration to provide food at the medical facility. 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not less frequently than quarterly, 
the Under Secretary of Health shall submit to Congress a report 
on inspections conducted under this section, and their detailed 
Contracts. 
Deadlines. 
Deadlines. 
Inspections. 
38 USC 1701 
note. 
38 USC 111 note. 
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findings and actions taken, during the preceding quarter at medical 
facilities of the Department. 
SEC. 252. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish a program to conduct risk-based inspections for 
mold and mold issues at each medical facility of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. Such facilities will be rated high, medium, 
or low risk for mold. Such inspections at facilities rated high risk 
shall occur not less frequently than annually, and such inspections 
at facilities rated medium or low risk shall occur not less frequently 
than biennially. 
(b) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to enter into 
an agreement with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of 
Hospital Organizations under which the Joint Commission on 
Accreditation of Hospital Organizations conducts the inspec-
tions required under subsection (a). 
(2) ALTERNATE ORGANIZATION.—If the Secretary is unable 
to enter into an agreement described in paragraph (1) with 
the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organiza-
tions on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall 
seek to enter into such an agreement with another appropriate 
organization that— 
(A) is not part of the Federal Government; 
(B) operates as a not-for-profit entity; and 
(C) has expertise and objectivity comparable to that 
of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital 
Organizations. 
(c) REMEDIATION PLAN.—If a medical facility of the Department 
is determined pursuant to an inspection conducted under subsection 
(a) to have a mold issue, the Secretary shall— 
(1) implement a remediation plan for that medical facility 
within 7 days; and 
(2) Conduct a second inspection under subsection (a) at 
that medical facility within 90 days of the initial inspection. 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not less frequently than quarterly, 
the Under Secretary for Health shall submit to Congress a report 
on inspections conducted under this section, and their detailed 
findings and actions taken, during the preceding quarter at medical 
facilities of the Department. 
SEC. 253. Section 1706(b)(5)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘through 2008’’. 
SEC. 254. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this title 
to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time employment equiva-
lents within any program of rehabilitation conducted under chapter 
31 of title 38, United States Code, does not exceed 125 veterans 
to one full-time employment equivalent. 
(b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
the programs of rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 of title 
38, United States Code, including— 
(1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for each 
such program; and 
(2) recommendations for such action as the Secretary con-
siders necessary to reduce the veteran-to-staff ratio for each 
such program. 
Recommenda- 
tions. 
Assessment. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
Deadlines. 
Inspections. 
38 USC 1701 
note. 
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SEC. 255. (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 
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. 256. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this title may be used by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into an agreement related to resolving a dispute 
or claim with an individual that would restrict in any way the 
individual from speaking to members of Congress or their staff 
on any topic not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal 
law or required by Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest 
of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs. 
SEC. 257. Appropriations made available in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Medical Services’’ shall be available to carry out sec-
tions 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, to include 
the payment of the administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out such sections. Of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2017, 
up to $2,000,000 shall be available for the payment of monthly 
assistance allowances to veterans pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 322(d) 
and up to $8,000,000 shall be available for the payment of grants 
pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 521A. Of the amounts appropriated in 
advance for fiscal year 2018, up to $2,000,000 shall be available 
for the payment of monthly assistance allowances to veterans pursu-
ant to 38 U.S.C. 322(d) and up to $8,000,000 shall be available 
for the payment of grants pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 521A. 
SEC. 258. (a) In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year hereafter, 
beginning with the fiscal year 2018 budget request submitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the budget justification documents submitted for the 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ account of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs shall include, at a minimum, the information required 
under subsection (b). 
(b) The budget justification documents submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include, for each project— 
(1) the estimated total cost of the project; 
(2) the funding provided for each fiscal year prior to the 
budget year; 
(3) the amount requested for the budget year; 
(4) the estimated funding required for the project for each 
of the 4 fiscal years succeeding the budget year; and 
Budget. 
38 USC 303 note. 
Contracts. 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
Compliance. 
Records. 
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(5) such additional information as is enumerated under 
the heading relating to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ 
account of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying this Act. 
(c) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a pro-
posed budget justification template that complies with the require-
ments of this section. 
SEC. 259. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry 
out the following major medical facility projects, with each project 
to be carried out in an amount not to exceed the amount specified 
for that project: 
(1) Seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofitting 
and replacement of high-risk buildings, in San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, in an amount not to exceed $180,480,000. 
(2) Seismic corrections to facilities, including facilities to 
support homeless veterans, at the medical center in West Los 
Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed $105,500,000. 
(3) Seismic corrections to the mental health and community 
living center in Long Beach, California, in an amount not 
to exceed $287,100,000. 
(4) Construction of an outpatient clinic, administrative 
space, cemetery, and columbarium in Alameda, California, in 
an amount not to exceed $87,332,000. 
(5) Realignment of medical facilities in Livermore, Cali-
fornia, in an amount not to exceed $194,430,000. 
(6) Construction of a medical center in Louisville, Kentucky, 
in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000. 
(7) Construction of a replacement community living center 
in Perry Point, Maryland, in an amount not to exceed 
$92,700,000. 
(8) Seismic corrections and other renovations to several 
buildings and construction of a specialty care building in Amer-
ican Lake, Washington, in an amount not to exceed $16,260,000. 
(b) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 or the year in which funds 
are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account, 
$1,113,802,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a). 
(c) The projects authorized in subsection (a) may only be carried 
out using— 
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in subsection (b); 
(2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for 
a fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 that remain available 
for obligation; 
(3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 that remain available for 
obligation; 
(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
for fiscal year 2016 for a category of activity not specific to 
a project; 
(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 for a category of activity 
not specific to a project; and 
Deadline. 
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(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 for a category of activity 
not specific to a project. 
SEC. 260. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account may 
be used to provide— 
(1) fertility counseling and treatment using assisted repro-
ductive technology to a covered veteran or the spouse of a 
covered veteran; or 
(2) adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran. 
(b) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘service-connected’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a veteran, as such 
term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code, 
who has a service-connected disability that results in the 
inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility 
treatment. 
(3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ means 
benefits relating to reproductive assistance provided to a 
member of the Armed Forces who incurs a serious injury or 
illness on active duty pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 
10, United States Code, as described in the memorandum on 
the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for 
the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II 
or III) Active Duty Service Members’’ issued by the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and 
the guidance issued to implement such policy, including any 
limitations on the amount of such benefits available to such 
a member. 
(4) The term ‘‘adoption reimbursement’’ means reimburse-
ment for the adoption-related expenses for an adoption that 
is finalized after the date of the enactment of this Act under 
the same terms as apply under the adoption reimbursement 
program of the Department of Defense, as authorized in Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the reimburse-
ment limits and requirements set forth in such instruction. 
(c) Amounts made available for the purposes specified in sub-
section (a) of this section are subject to the requirements for funds 
contained in section 508 of division H of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113). 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition 
of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and 
repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monu-
ments outside of the United States and its territories and posses-
sions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase 
(one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
Definitions. 
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vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, $75,100,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be 
necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes author-
ized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 
7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, $30,945,000: 
Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of 
providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with 
the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading 
in Public Law 102–229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and 
improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and 
Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease 
of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis 
only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $70,800,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019. In addition, such 
sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and 
replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Department of 
Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies’’ account. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $64,300,000, of 
which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this heading 
from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund, $22,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 
Treasury to the Trust Fund. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army’’, may 
be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of 
the federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery, 
making additional land available for ground burials. 
SEC. 302. Amounts deposited into the special account estab-
lished under 10 U.S.C. 4727 are appropriated and shall be available 
until expended to support activities at the Army National Military 
Cemeteries. 
TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, 
$18,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for 
projects outside of 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
and Marine Corps’’, $59,809,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, for projects outside of the United States: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’ 
$88,291,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for 
projects outside of 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Defense- 
Wide’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 
for projects outside of 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 Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 401. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if 
the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and 
transmits such designations to the Congress. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
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. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made 
known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are 
made available that the program, project, or activity is not in 
compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the 
protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 503. All departments and agencies funded under this 
Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory 
authorities and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’ tech-
nologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices 
and public service activities. 
SEC. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications 
required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate. 
SEC. 505. 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 or any other appropria-
tions Act. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for a project or program named for an individual serving 
as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United 
States House of Representatives. 
SEC. 507. (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 confidential or proprietary informa-
tion. 
(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. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
Pornography. 
Time period. 
Web posting. 
Reports. 
Determination. 
Reports. 
Notifications. 
President. 
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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. 509. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first- 
class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of 
sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to execute a contract for goods or services, including 
construction services, where the contractor has not complied with 
Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs 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 Perform-
ance, dated May 24, 2011. 
SEC. 512. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this 
Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility 
in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta
´namo 
Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the 
custody or under the 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. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction, Vet-
erans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION B—ZIKA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘CDC-Wide 
Activities and Program Support’’, $394,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to Zika virus, health conditions related to such virus, and other 
Zika Response 
and 
Preparedness 
Appropriations 
Act, 2016. 
Cuba. 
Contracts. 
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vector-borne diseases, domestically and internationally: Provided, 
That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion 
of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in 
the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the Public 
Health Service (‘‘PHS’’) Act: Provided further, That funds may be 
used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries: Provided further, That the provisions in section 317S 
of the PHS Act shall apply to the use of funds appropriated in 
this paragraph as determined by the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention to be appropriate: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for grants 
for the construction, alteration, or renovation of non-federally owned 
facilities to improve preparedness and response capability at State 
and local laboratories: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated in this paragraph, $44,000,000 is included to supplement 
either fiscal year 2016 or fiscal year 2017 funds for the Public 
Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement program 
to restore fiscal year 2016 funds that were reprogrammed for Zika 
virus response prior to the enactment of this Act: 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. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘National 
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’, $152,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, for research on the 
virology, natural history, and pathogenesis of the Zika virus infec-
tion and preclinical and clinical development of vaccines and other 
medical countermeasures for the Zika virus and other vector-borne 
diseases, domestically and internationally: Provided, That such 
funds may be transferred by the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health (‘‘NIH’’) to other accounts of the NIH for the purposes 
provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Public Health 
and Social Services Emergency Fund’’, $387,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to Zika virus, health conditions related to such virus, 
and other vector-borne diseases, domestically and internationally; 
to develop necessary countermeasures and vaccines, including the 
development and purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, 
necessary medical supplies, and administrative activities; for car-
rying out section 501 of the Social Security Act; and for carrying 
Applicability. 
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out sections 330 through 336 and 338 of the PHS Act: Provided, 
That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to procure 
security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of 
the PHS Act): Provided further, That paragraphs (1) and (7)(C) 
of subsection (c) of section 319F–2 of the PHS Act, but no other 
provisions of such section, shall apply to such security counter-
measures procured with funds appropriated in this paragraph: Pro-
vided further, That products purchased with funds appropriated 
in this paragraph may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stock-
pile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this paragraph may be transferred to the 
fund authorized by section 319F–4 of the PHS Act: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $75,000,000, 
in addition to the purposes specified above, shall also be available 
for necessary expenses for support to States, territories, tribes, 
or tribal organizations with active or local transmission cases of 
the Zika virus, as confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, to reimburse the costs of health care for health 
conditions related to the Zika virus, other than costs that are 
covered by private health insurance, of which not less than 
$60,000,000 shall be for territories with the highest rates of Zika 
transmission: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be awarded, notwithstanding 
section 502 of the Social Security Act, for projects of regional and 
national significance in Puerto Rico and other territories authorized 
under section 501 of the Social Security Act: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $40,000,000 
shall be used to expand the delivery of primary health services 
authorized by section 330 of the PHS Act in Puerto Rico and 
other territories: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $6,000,000 shall, for purposes of providing 
primary health services in areas affected by Zika virus or other 
vector-borne diseases, be used to assign National Health Service 
Corps (‘‘NHSC’’) members to Puerto Rico and other territories, 
notwithstanding the assignment priorities and limitations in or 
under sections 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), or 333A(a) of the PHS Act, 
and to make NHSC Loan Repayment Program awards under section 
338B of such Act: Provided further, That for purposes of the previous 
proviso, section 331(a)(3)(D) of the PHS Act shall be applied as 
if the term ‘‘primary health services’’ included health services 
regarding pediatric subspecialists: 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
DIRECT HIRES 
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated by this title may be used by 
the heads of the Department of Health and Human Services, 
Department of State, and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to appoint, without regard to the provisions 
of sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5 of the United States Code, 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
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candidates needed for positions to perform critical work relating 
to Zika response for which— 
(1) public notice has been given; and 
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services has deter-
mined that such a public health threat exists. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 102. Funds appropriated by this title may be transferred 
to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts under the 
headings ‘‘Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’’, ‘‘Public 
Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’’, and ‘‘National 
Institutes of Health’’ for the purposes specified in this title following 
consultation with the Office of Management and Budget: Provided, 
That the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified 10 days 
in advance of any such transfer: Provided further, That, upon a 
determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an 
appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred 
back to that appropriation: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available by this title may be transferred pursuant 
to the authority in section 205 of division H of Public Law 114– 
113 or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 103. Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide a detailed 
spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this 
title, including estimated personnel and administrative costs, to 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such plans shall 
be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
every 60 days until September 30, 2017. 
OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 104. Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 
heading ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’’, up 
to— 
(1) $500,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds made available under the heading ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary, Office of Inspector General’’, and shall remain available 
until expended, for oversight of activities supported with funds 
appropriated by this title: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds: Provided fur-
ther, That the transfer authority provided by this paragraph 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law; 
and 
(2) $500,000 shall be made available to the Comptroller 
General of the United States, and shall remain available until 
expended, for oversight of activities supported with funds appro-
priated by this title: Provided, That the Comptroller General 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
obligating such funds. 
Consultation. 
Consultation. 
Spending plan. 
Determination. 
Notification. 
Consultation. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Diplomatic 
and Consular Programs’’, $14,594,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, for necessary expenses to support response 
efforts related to the Zika virus, health conditions related to such 
virus, and other vector-borne diseases: Provided, That such funds 
may be made available for medical evacuation costs of any other 
department or agency of the United States under Chief of Mission 
authority, and may be transferred to any other appropriation of 
such department or agency for such costs: 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. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Emergencies 
in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, $4,000,000 for necessary 
expenses to support response efforts related to the Zika virus, 
health conditions related to such virus, and other vector-borne 
diseases, to remain available until September 30, 2017: 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. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans, $1,000,000, 
to support response efforts related to the Zika virus, health condi-
tions related to such virus, and other vector-borne diseases, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such 
costs, including costs 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 an additional 
amount of gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
not to exceed $1,880,406: 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. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Operating 
Expenses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, for necessary expenses to support response efforts related 
to the Zika virus, health conditions related to such virus, and 
other vector-borne diseases: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, $145,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to the Zika virus, health conditions related to such virus, and 
other vector-borne diseases: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be made available for vector control activi-
ties, vaccines, diagnostics, and vector control technologies: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available as contributions to the World Health Organization, the 
United Nations Children’s Fund, the Pan American Health 
Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the 
Food and Agriculture Organization: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available for the Grand Challenges for Development program: Pro-
vided 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
TRANSFER AUTHORITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. (a) Funds appropriated by this title under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘Emergencies in 
the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, ‘‘Repatriation Loans Program 
Account’’, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings 
to carry out the purposes of this title. 
(b) The transfer authorities provided by this section are in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. 
(c) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this section are 
Determination. 
Consultation. 
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not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred 
back to such appropriations. 
(d) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section 
unless at least 5 days prior to making such transfer the Secretary 
of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, as appropriate, notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 202. Funds appropriated by this title shall only be avail-
able for obligation if the Secretary of State or the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, as 
appropriate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing 
at least 15 days in advance of such obligation. 
CONSOLIDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 203. Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act 
and prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this 
title, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall submit a consoli-
dated report to the Committees on Appropriations on the anticipated 
uses of such funds on a country and project basis, including esti-
mated personnel and administrative costs: Provided, That such 
report shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations every 60 days until September 30, 2017. 
OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 204. Of the funds appropriated by this title, up to— 
(1) $500,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds available under the heading ‘‘United States Agency for 
International Development, Funds Appropriated to the Presi-
dent, Office of Inspector General’’, and shall remain available 
until expended, for oversight of activities supported with funds 
appropriated by this title: Provided, That the transfer authority 
provided by this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided by law; and 
(2) $500,000 shall be made available to the Comptroller 
General of the United States, and shall remain available until 
expended, for oversight of activities supported with funds appro-
priated by this title: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
and the Comptroller General, as appropriate, shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such 
funds. 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. Unless otherwise provided for by this division, the 
additional amounts appropriated pursuant to this division are sub-
ject to the requirements for funds contained in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113). 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
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PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 302. Funds made available by this division may be used 
to enter into contracts with individuals for the provision of personal 
services (as described in section 104 of part 37 of title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations (48 CFR 37.104)) to support the purposes 
of titles I and II of this division, within the United States and 
abroad, subject to prior consultation with, and the notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
individuals may not be deemed employees of the United States 
for the purpose of any law administered by the Office of Personnel 
Management: Provided further, That the authority made available 
pursuant to this section shall expire on September 30, 2017. 
DESIGNATION RETENTION 
SEC. 303. Any amount appropriated by this division, designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 and subsequently so designated by the President, 
and transferred pursuant to transfer authorities provided by this 
division shall retain such designation. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 304. This division shall become effective immediately upon 
enactment of this Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Zika Response and Prepared-
ness Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
DIVISION C—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable 
corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several 
departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units 
of Government for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate 
for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts 
for fiscal year 2016 and under the authority and conditions provided 
in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the 
costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise 
specifically provided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal 
year 2016, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority 
were made available in the following appropriations Acts: 
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 
(division A of Public Law 114–113), except section 728. 
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (division B of Public Law 114–113). 
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 
(division C of Public Law 114–113). 
(4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division D of Public Law 114– 
113). 
(5) The Financial Services and General Government Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–113), which 
Continuing 
Appropriations 
Act, 2017. 
Expiration date. 
Consultation. 
Notification. 
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for purposes of this Act shall be treated as including section 
707 of division O of Public Law 114–113. 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2016 (division F of Public Law 114–113). 
(7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division G of Public 
Law 114–113). 
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 
(division H of Public Law 114–113). 
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016 (divi-
sion I of Public Law 114–113). 
(10) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public 
Law 114–113), except title IX. 
(11) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division L of 
Public Law 114–113), except section 420. 
(b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) is hereby 
reduced by 0.496 percent. 
SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or 
authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of 
Defense shall be used for: (1) the new production of items not 
funded for production in fiscal year 2016 or prior years; (2) the 
increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 
2016 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of 
any project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any 
project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and 
subprogram within a program element, and for any investment 
items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within an 
appropriation account and an R–1 line item that includes a program 
element and subprogram element within an appropriation account) 
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not avail-
able during fiscal year 2016. 
(b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense 
shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance 
procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement 
unless specifically appropriated later. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available 
to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the 
pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no 
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursu-
ant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project 
or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were 
not available during fiscal year 2016. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant 
to this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred 
for any project or activity during the period for which funds or 
authority for such project or activity are available under this Act. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, appropriations 
and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this 
Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 
(1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project 
or activity provided for in this Act; (2) the enactment into law 
Expiration date. 
Contracts. 
Rate reduction. 
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of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017 without 
any provision for such project or activity; or (3) December 9, 2016. 
SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be 
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization is contained is enacted into law. 
SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by 
or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without 
regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of appor-
tionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, 
but nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other 
provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have 
high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropria-
tions at the beginning of fiscal year 2017 because of distributions 
of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such 
high initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not 
be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded 
by this Act that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 
SEC. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only the 
most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall 
be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activi-
ties. 
SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments 
whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for 
fiscal year 2016, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain 
program levels under current law, under the authority and condi-
tions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 
2016, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory pay-
ments due on or about the first day of any month that begins 
after October 2016 but not later than 30 days after the date specified 
in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be 
available for such payments. 
SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and 
agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 
to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent 
with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016, except 
that such authority provided under this section shall not be used 
until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 
to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act 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 Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Rela-
tions 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)). 
SEC. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 
Act that was previously designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by the Congress 
Continuance. 
Time period. 
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for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or as being for disaster 
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively. 
(b) The reduction in section 101(b) of this Act shall not apply 
to— 
(1) amounts designated under subsection (a) of this section; 
(2) amounts made available by section 101(a) by reference 
to the second paragraph under the heading ‘‘Social Security 
Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’ in 
division H of Public Law 114–113; or 
(3) amounts made available by section 101(a) by reference 
to the paragraph under the heading ‘‘Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services—Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
Account’’ in division H of Public Law 114–113. 
(c) Section 6 of Public Law 114–113 shall apply to amounts 
designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism. 
SEC. 115. During the period covered by this Act, discretionary 
amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2017 that were provided in 
advance by appropriations Acts covered by section 101 of this Act 
shall be available in the amounts provided in such Acts, reduced 
by the percentage in section 101(b). 
SEC. 116. (a) In addition to the amounts otherwise provided 
by section 101, and notwithstanding section 104, an additional 
amount is provided to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to carry out the authorizations in the Comprehensive Addiction 
and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198), at a rate for 
operations of $17,000,000. 
(b) In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by section 
101, and notwithstanding section 104, an additional amount is 
provided to the Attorney General to carry out the authorizations 
in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public 
Law 114–198), at a rate for operations of $20,000,000. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition 
to the purposes otherwise provided for amounts that become avail-
able on October 1, 2016, under the heading ‘‘Department of Veterans 
Affairs—Veterans Health Administration—Medical Services’’ in 
division J of Public Law 114–113, such amounts shall be used 
to implement the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act 
(title IX of Public Law 114–198) and the amendments made by 
that Act. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Domestic Food Programs—Food 
and Nutrition Service—Commodity Assistance Program’’ at a rate 
for operations of $310,139,000, of which $236,120,000 shall be for 
the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. 
SEC. 118. Amounts provided by section 111 to the Department 
of Agriculture for ‘‘Corporations—Commodity Credit Corporation 
Fund—Reimbursement for Net Realized Losses’’ may be used, prior 
to the completion of the report described in section 2 of the Act 
of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11), to reimburse the Com-
modity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but 
not previously reimbursed, as reflected in the June 2016 report 
of its financial condition. 
SEC. 119. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Agriculture—Rural Housing Service—Rental Assistance 
Applicability. 
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Program’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations nec-
essary to pay ongoing debt service for the multi-family direct loan 
programs under sections 514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1485). 
SEC. 120. Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff(b)(5)) shall be applied by substituting 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 
30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding sections 101 and 102, within 
amounts provided for ‘‘Department of Defense—Operation and 
Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide’’ 
and 
‘‘Department 
of 
Defense— 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, except 
for amounts designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 
Secretary of Defense may develop, replace, and sustain Federal 
Government security and suitability background investigation 
information technology system requirements of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management at a rate for operations of $95,000,000. 
SEC. 122. Section 1215(f)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note), as most recently amended by section 1221 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92), shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2017’’ for ‘‘2016’’ through 
the earlier of the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act or 
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense. 
SEC. 123. (a) Funds made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Energy—Energy Programs—Uranium Enrichment Decon-
tamination and Decommissioning Fund’’ may be apportioned up 
to the rate for operations necessary to avoid disruption of continuing 
projects or activities funded in this appropriation. 
(b) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
not later than 3 days after each use of the authority provided 
in subsection (a). 
SEC. 124. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds 
under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia Funds’’ for such programs 
and activities under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
2016 (title IV of division E of Public Law 114–113) at the rate 
set forth under ‘‘Part A—Summary of Expenses’’ as included in 
the Fiscal Year 2017 Local Budget Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21– 
414), as modified as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) During the period in which this Act is in effect, the authority 
and conditions provided in the Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2016 (division E of Public Law 
114–113) which were applicable to the obligation or expenditure 
of funds by the District of Columbia for any program, project, 
or activity during fiscal year 2016 shall apply to the obligation 
or expenditure of funds by the District of Columbia with respect 
to such program, project, or activity under any authority. 
SEC. 125. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘General Services Administration—Expenses, Presidential 
Transition’’ for necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential 
Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), at a rate for operations 
Applicability. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Apportionment 
authority. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–223—SEPT. 29, 2016 
of $9,500,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 is for activities 
authorized by sections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided, 
That such amounts may be transferred and credited to the ‘‘Acquisi-
tion Services Fund’’ or ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ to reimburse 
obligations incurred prior to enactment of this Act for the purposes 
provided herein related to the Presidential election in 2016: Pro-
vided further, That amounts available under this section shall be 
in addition to any other amounts available for such purposes. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are provided by 
this Act for ‘‘General Services Administration—Pre-Election Presi-
dential Transition’’. 
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, 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, amounts are provided to 
‘‘Presidential Transition Administrative Support’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $7,582,000: Provided, That such funds may be transferred 
to other accounts that provide funding for offices within the Execu-
tive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President 
in this Act or any other Act, to carry out such purposes. 
SEC. 127. In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by 
section 101, an additional amount is provided for ‘‘District of 
Columbia—Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security 
Costs in the District of Columbia’’ for costs associated with the 
Presidential Inauguration, at a rate for operations of $19,995,000. 
SEC. 128. In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by 
section 101, an additional amount is provided for ‘‘National Archives 
and Records Administration—Operating Expenses’’ to carry out the 
Presidential transition responsibilities of the Archivist of the United 
States under sections 2201 through 2207 of title 44, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Presidential Records Act of 1978’’), 
at a rate for operations of $4,850,000. 
SEC. 129. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Small 
Business Administration—Business Loans Program Account’’ may 
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommo-
date increased demand for commitments for general business loans 
authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)). 
SEC. 130. Amounts provided by section 101 for the Department 
of Homeland Security may be obligated in the account and budget 
structure set forth in the table provided by the Chief Financial 
Officer of the Department to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives prior to the end 
of fiscal year 2016 pursuant to section 563(e) of the Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (division F of Public 
Law 114–113). 
SEC. 131. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection—Operations and Support’’ may be apportioned up to 
the rate for operations necessary to maintain not less than the 
number of staff achieved on September 30, 2016. 
(b) Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Department 
of Homeland Security—Transportation Security Administration— 
Operations and Support’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for 
operations necessary to maintain not less than the number of 
screeners achieved on September 30, 2016. 
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SEC. 132. The authority provided by section 831 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 133. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhance-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
SEC. 134. (a) The authority provided by subsection (m)(3) of 
section 8162 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79) shall continue 
in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
(b) Section 419(b) of division G of Public Law 114–113 shall 
not apply during the period covered by this Act. 
SEC. 135. Notwithstanding section 101, subsection 35(d) of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(d)) shall be applied, at a rate 
for operations, through the date specified in section 106(3), as 
if the following new paragraph were added at the end— 
‘‘(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 
coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations, 
to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and trans-
ferred to such Fee Account pursuant to subsection (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.’’. 
SEC. 136. In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by 
section 101, an additional amount is provided for ‘‘Department 
of the Interior—National Park Service—Operation of the National 
Park System’’ for security and visitor safety activities related to 
the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies, at a rate for operations 
of $4,200,000. 
SEC. 137. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
by section 101, and notwithstanding section 104, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘Environmental Protection Agency—Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ at a rate for operations of $3,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, and such amounts may be 
apportioned up to the rate for operations needed, 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 such section of such 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 
and expenses under the above heading and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the sum provided by this 
section of this Act 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 amounts 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 amounts provided under this heading by section 
101, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project 
Applicability. 
Extension date. 
Extension date. 
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shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount of 
any fees made available, not less than the amount of appropriations 
for that program project for fiscal year 2014. 
SEC. 138. Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting the date speci-
fied in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 139. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘Department 
of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and 
Families—Payments to States for the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant’’ in title II of division H of Public Law 114–113 shall 
not apply during the period covered by this Act. 
SEC. 140. (a) The second proviso under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children 
and Families—Children and Families Services Programs’’ in title 
II of division H of Public Law 114–113 shall be applied during 
the period covered by this Act as if the following were struck 
from such proviso: ‘‘, of which $141,000,000 shall be available for 
a cost of living adjustment notwithstanding section 640(a)(3)(A) 
of such Act’’. 
(b) Amounts made available in the third proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administra-
tion for Children and Families—Children and Families Services 
Programs’’ in title II of division H of Public Law 114–113 shall 
not be included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’, as such 
term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9835(a)(7)(A)), during the period described in section 106 
of this Act. 
SEC. 141. (a) Section 529 of division H of Public Law 114– 
113 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘in the Child Enrollment 
Contingency 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’’ for ‘‘or available in 
the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund from appropriations to 
the Fund under section 2104(n)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act’’; 
and 
(b) Section 530 of division H of Public Law 114–113 shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘$541,900,000’’ for ‘‘$4,678,500,000’’ and 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘and of the funds made available 
for the purposes of carrying out section 2105(a)(3) of the Social 
Security Act, $5,669,100,000 are hereby rescinded’’. 
SEC. 142. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
there is appropriated for payment to Sami A. Takai, widow of 
Kyle Mark Takai, late a Representative from the State of Hawaii, 
$174,000. 
SEC. 143. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administration— 
Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ 
and ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administra-
tion—Capital and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation’’ shall be obligated in the account and budget 
structure, and under the authorities and conditions, set forth for 
‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administration— 
Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration’’ and ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad 
Administration—National Network Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation’’ in H.R. 5394 and S. 2844, as introduced 
in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 
Sami A. Takai. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
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(b) Amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad 
Administration—Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Rail-
road 
Passenger 
Corporation’’ 
at 
a 
rate 
for 
operations 
of 
$235,000,000, to remain available until expended, and for ‘‘Depart-
ment 
of 
Transportation—Federal 
Railroad 
Administration— 
National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration’’ at a rate for operations of $1,155,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 144. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Maritime 
Administration—Maritime Security Program’’ shall be allocated at 
an annual rate across all vessels covered by operating agreements, 
as that term is used in chapter 531 of title 46, United States 
Code, and the Secretary shall distribute equally all such funds 
for payments due under all operating agreements in equal amounts 
notwithstanding title 46, United States Code, section 53106: Pro-
vided, That no payment shall exceed an annual rate of $3,500,000 
per operating agreement. 
SEC. 145. (a) In addition to the amount otherwise provided 
by section 101 for the ‘‘Community Planning and Development, 
Community Development Fund’’, there is appropriated $500,000,000 
for an additional amount for fiscal year 2016, to remain available 
until expended, for necessary expenses for activities authorized 
under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster relief, long- 
term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and eco-
nomic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas 
resulting from a major disaster declared in 2016, and which the 
disaster occurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act, pursuant 
to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be awarded 
directly to the State or unit of general local government at the 
discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That as a condition 
of making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance that 
such grantee has in place proficient financial controls and procure-
ment processes and has established adequate procedures to prevent 
any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain com-
prehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery activities 
assisted with these funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, 
and abuse of funds: Provided further, That prior to the obligation 
of funds a grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval 
detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria for eligi-
bility and how the use of these funds will address long-term recovery 
and restoration of infrastructure and housing and economic revital-
ization in the most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, 
That such funds may not be used for activities reimbursable by, 
or for which funds are made available by, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided 
further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not be consid-
ered relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made pursuant 
to section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a State or subdivi-
sion thereof may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for administra-
tive costs: Provided further, That in administering the funds under 
this heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
Waiver authority. 
Plan. 
Grants. 
Certification. 
Allocation. 
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may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision 
of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 
connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by 
the recipient of these funds (except for requirements related to 
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), if the Secretary finds that good cause exists for the waiver 
or alternative requirement and such waiver or alternative require-
ment would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of 
funds provided under this heading that use such funds to supple-
ment Federal assistance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 
406, 407, or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, 
without review or public comment, any environmental review, 
approval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such adop-
tion shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect 
to such environmental review, approval or permit: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary 
may, upon receipt of a request for release of funds and certification, 
immediately approve the release of funds for an activity or project 
assisted under this heading if the recipient has adopted an environ-
mental review, approval or permit under the preceding proviso 
or the activity or project is categorically excluded from review 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.): Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish 
via notice in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative require-
ment, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers 
pursuant to title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effective date of such 
waiver or alternative requirement: Provided further, That amounts 
provided under this section shall be designated by Congress as 
being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(b) Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development for administrative costs of the Office of 
Community Planning and Development associated with funds 
appropriated to the Department for specific disaster relief and 
related purposes and designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, 
including information technology costs and costs for administering 
and overseeing such specific disaster related funds, shall be trans-
ferred to the Program Office Salaries and Expenses, Community 
Planning and Development account for the Department, shall 
remain available until expended, and may be used for such adminis-
trative costs for administering any funds appropriated to the 
Department for any disaster relief and related purposes in any 
prior or future act, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
funds were appropriated: Provided, That the amounts transferred 
pursuant to this section that were previously designated by Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Reso-
lution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
President. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Notice. 
Deadline. 
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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. 
(c) This section shall become effective immediately upon enact-
ment of this Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION D—RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 101. (a) Of the unobligated balances available from prior 
year appropriations under the heading ‘‘Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, Economic Development 
Assistance Programs’’ designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, $10,000,000 is rescinded immediately upon enactment of this 
Act: Provided, That such amounts 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. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available from amounts pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘Department of Commerce, National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration, Operations, Research, and 
Facilities’’ in title II of Public Law 111–212 for responding to 
economic impacts of fisherman and fishery dependent businesses, 
$13,000,000 is rescinded immediately upon enactment of this Act: 
Provided, That such amounts 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. 
(c) Of the unobligated balances available from amounts provided 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, Office of 
the Secretary and Executive Management’’ in Public Law 109– 
148, $279,045 is rescinded immediately upon enactment of this 
Act: Provided, That such amounts 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. 
(d) Of the unobligated balances available under the heading 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Salaries and Expenses’’ from emergency funds in Public 
Law 107–206 and earlier laws transferred to the Department of 
Homeland Security when it was created in 2003, $39,246 is 
rescinded immediately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That 
such amounts 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. 
(e) Of the unobligated balances available from amounts pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, United 
States Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ 
in Public Law 110–329, Public Law 109–148 and Public Law 109– 
234, $48,075,920 is rescinded immediately upon enactment of this 
Act: Provided, That such amounts 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. 
(f) Of the unobligated balances available under the heading 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, Administrative and Regional Operations’’ in Public 
Law 109–234, $731,790 is rescinded immediately upon enactment 
Effective date. 
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of this Act: Provided, That such amounts are designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
(g) Of the unobligated amounts made available under section 
1323(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18043(c)(1)), $168,100,000 is rescinded immediately upon 
enactment of this Act. 
(h) Of the unobligated balances available under the heading 
‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title IX of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (divi-
sion J of Public Law 113–235), $7,522,000 is rescinded immediately 
upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That such amounts 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. 
(i) Of the unobligated balances of appropriations made available 
under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance, Funds Appro-
priated to the President’’ in title IX of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 
(division J of Public Law 113–235), $109,478,000 is rescinded imme-
diately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That such amounts 
are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(j) Of the unobligated balances available from amounts provided 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Facilities and Equipment’’ in Public Law 109–148, 
$4,384,920 is rescinded immediately upon enactment of this Act: 
Provided, That such amounts 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. 
(k) Of the unobligated balances available from amounts pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Facilities and Equipment’’ in Public Law 
102–368, $990,277 is rescinded immediately upon enactment of 
this Act: Provided, That such amounts are 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. 
(l) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department 
of Transportation from amounts provided under section 108 of 
Public Law 101–130, $37,400,000 is rescinded immediately upon 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That such amounts are designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5325 (S. 2955): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114–594 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114–258 (Comm. on Appropriations) accompanying 
S. 2955. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016): 
June 9, 10, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 22, 26, 27, considered in Senate. 
Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate 
amendment. 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
Approved September 29, 2016. 
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