public-law-115-31•* Public Law 115–31: Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.
* Public Law 115–31: Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.
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[H.R. 244]
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017.
SHORT TITLE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
1 USC 1 note.
REFERENCES.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
President.
Designation.
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES.
CORRECTION.
130 Stat. 1005.
AGRICULTURE,Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Production, Processing, and Marketing
Reimbursement.
the amount made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558:Funding obligation.
Time period.
Notification.
funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency.Executive Operations
office of the chief economist
office of hearings and appeals
office of budget and program analysis
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Office of Civil Rights
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities
Hazardous Materials Management
Office of Inspector General
Office of the General Counsel
Office of Ethics
Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
Economic Research Service
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Agricultural Research Service
salaries and expenses
7 USC 2254.
Contracts.
Maryland.
the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland:Easements.
hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center:buildings and facilities
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
research and education activities
native american institutions endowment fund
extension activities
integrated activities
Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), $946,212,000, of which $477,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds (“contingency fund”) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $37,857,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $55,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which $166,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $16,523,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which $40,966,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for emergency preparedness and response; of which $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $5,723,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety:
In
Fees.
fiscal year 2017, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or services.buildings and facilities
Agricultural Marketing Service
marketing services
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $84,933,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113–79:
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).
limitation on administrative expenses
Notification.
if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)
payments to states and possessions
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
salaries and expenses
limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses
Notification.
if grain export activities require additional 131 STAT. 146 supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Employee positions.
no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2017 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act:Continuance.
the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79:Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Farm Service Agency
salaries and expenses
Notification.
Expenditure plan.
not more than 50 percent of the $100,851,000 made available under this heading for information technology related to farm program delivery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems and other farm program delivery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and receives written or electronic notification of receipt from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits 131 STAT. 147 to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s capital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office and approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:Reports.
Deadline.
Assessment.
Notification.
none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.state mediation grants
grassroots source water protection program
dairy indemnity program
agricultural credit insurance fund program account
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,750,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,960,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,530,000,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $22,576,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000:
Pink bollworm.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating loans, $65,178,000 for direct operating loans, $20,972,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, emergency loans, $1,262,000, to remain available until expended; and $2,550,000 for Indian highly fractionated land loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $317,068,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses”.
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs:
Notification.
Deadline.
Risk Management Agency
salaries and expenses
CORPORATIONS
Contracts.
following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard 131 STAT. 149 to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
reimbursement for net realized losses
hazardous waste management
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
Natural Resources Conservation Service
conservation operations
watershed and flood prevention operations
watershed rehabilitation program
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development
Rural Development
salaries and expenses
Rural Housing Service
rural housing insurance fund program account
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $1,000,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,278,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $35,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; $230,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $67,700,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,663,000; section 523 self-help housing land development loans, $417,000; section 524 site development loans, $111,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, $10,360,000:
Incentives.
Nonprofit organizations.
Determination.
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,387,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts:
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”.
rental assistance programContracts.
Time period.
rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period:Time period.
rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2017 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance:Applicability.
multi-family housing revitalization program accountVouchers.
Determination.
Determination.
if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers:mutual and self-help housing grants
rural housing assistance grants
rural community facilities program account
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,600,000,000 for direct loans and $148,305,000 for guaranteed loans.
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,322,000, to remain available until expended.
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $43,778,000, to remain available until expended:
Grants.
Grants.
Native Americans.
Rural Business—Cooperative Service
rural business program account
Grants.
Grants.
Native Americans.
intermediary relending program fund account
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), $18,889,000.
For the cost of direct loans, $5,476,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which $557,000 shall be available through June 30, 2017, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,072,000 shall be available through June 30, 2017, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460):
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”.131 STAT. 156
rural economic development loans program account
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, $42,213,000.
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $132,000,000 shall not be obligated and $132,000,000 are rescinded.
The cost of grants authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects shall not exceed $10,000,000.
rural cooperative development grants
rural energy for america program
Rural Utilities Service
rural water and waste disposal program account
Grants.
to exceed $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 131 STAT. 157 this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in addition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act:Loans.
Grants.
$64,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act:Grants.
Determination.
not to exceed $20,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which $6,500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with experience in working with small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water and waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities:Contracts.
rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 131 STAT. 158 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $750,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000:
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, $3,071,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”.
distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program
For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, $27,043,000.
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $26,600,000, to remain available until expended:
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended:
In addition, $34,500,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa.
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
Food and Nutrition Service
child nutrition programs
Grants.
of the total amount available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast program:special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic)
supplemental nutrition assistance program
Workfare.
this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law:commodity assistance program
nutrition programs administration
Contracts.
Study.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Foreign Agricultural Service
salaries and expenses
food for peace title i direct credit and food for progress program account
food for peace title ii grants
Notification.
Web posting.
Deadline.
mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants
commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program account
RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Department of Health and Human Services
food and drug administration
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 107–188; $4,655,089,000:
Coordination.
Transfer approval.
funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381, priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, 131 STAT. 165 prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), third-party auditor fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), and medical countermeasure priority review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a, shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended.
buildings and facilities
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Farm Credit Administration
limitation on administrative expenses
Notification.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Transfer approval.
Notification.
Transfer approval.
none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:Notification.
Transfer approval.
none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the Department’s National Finance Center without written notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 717 of this Act:Notification.
Determination.
Determination.
Contracts.
Approval.
Concurrence.
of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board:Notification.
Transfer approval.
Applicability.
this limitation shall apply only to funds provided by section 1241(a)(5)(D) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(D));Notification.
Time period.
of the total funds made available in the matter preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on October 1, 2017, such unobligated balances shall carryover into the next fiscal year and shall remain available until expended for any of the three stated purposes of section 32, except that any such carryover funds used in accordance with clause (3) of section 32 may not exceed $75,000,000 and may not be obligated until the Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance:Notifications.
Time periods.
Fees.
section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan.News story.
Notification.
otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.Time period.
Reimbursement.
employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.Deadline.
Spending plan.
Fees.
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the 131 STAT. 172 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).Loans.
Secretary shall establish an intermediary loan packaging program based on the pilot program in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single family direct loans.Contracts.
The Secretary shall enter into agreements with current intermediary organizations and with additional qualified intermediary organizations. The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program in rural communities and shall set aside and make available from the national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such loans.Loans.
Notification.
Time period.
loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent:Notification.
Transfer approval.
of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) shall be available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:Water.
Determination.
Time period.
response to an eligible community where the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under the Program in order to protect public health.131 STAT. 173Applicability.
the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply.Plan.
Coordination.
Time period.
Review.
of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Food and Nutrition Service, to commence any new research and evaluation projects until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a research and evaluation plan for fiscal year 2017, prepared in coordination with the Research, Education, and Economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture, and a period of 30 days beginning on the date of the submission of the plan expires to permit Congressional review of the plan.Human embryo.
of the funds made available by this Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission for an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological product under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a human embryo is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to have not been received by the Secretary, and the exemption may not go into effect.Audits.
Public information.
Reports.
Applicability.
Hydrogenated oils.
partially hydrogenated oils as defined in the order published by the Food and Drug Administration in the Federal Register on June 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 34650 et seq.) shall be deemed unsafe within the meaning of section 409(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348(a)) and no food that is introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce that bears or contains a partially hydrogenated oil shall be deemed adulterated under sections 402(a)(1) or 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of this Act by virtue of bearing or containing a partially hydrogenated oil until the compliance date as specified in such order (June 18, 2018).Fees.
Secretary may charge a fee for lenders to access Department loan guarantee systems in connection with such lenders’ participation in loan guarantee programs of the Rural Housing Service:Pornography.
Effective date.
Notification.
7 USC 2014a.
on the date of enactment of this Act, in fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a household certified to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is required to report in a manner prescribed by the Secretary if the household no longer resides in the State in which it is certified.Definition.
Waiver request.
Public information.
Time period.
Web posting.
The Secretary or the designee shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Department.Applicability.
Definition.
Time periods.
Compliance.
7 USC 936c note.
Determination.
Loans.
Definition.
Applicability.
with respect to specific activities for which program levels have been made available by this Act that are 131 STAT. 178 not supported by budget authority, the requirements of this section shall be applied to such program level.Regulations.
Deadline.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall issue final regulations revising the Federal drug regulations (as defined in section 1112(c) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360dd note)) with respect to medical gases not later than July 15, 2017.Grants.
is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for a pilot program for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans.Time period.
Labeling.
fiscal year 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall not allow the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that contains genetically engineered salmon until FDA publishes final labeling guidelines for informing consumers of such content.Termination date.
Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2017, an amount of funds made available in title III under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural Business Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were obligated under such headings for REAP Zones.Applicability.
Sodium.
of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Food and Drug Administration to develop, issue, promote, or advance any regulations applicable to food manufacturers for population-wide sodium reduction actions or to develop, 131 STAT. 180 issue, promote or advance final guidance applicable to food manufacturers for long term population-wide sodium reduction actions until the date on which a dietary reference intake report with respect to sodium is completed.Loans.
Grants.
is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects that provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities.Implementation plan.
addition to funds appropriated in this Act, there is hereby appropriated $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, under the heading “Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses”, for development of an implementation plan for increasing access to education in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in rural communities through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine program.Time period.
Reports.
Grants.
there is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, to provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public housing authorities to provide technical assistance, including financial and legal services, to RHS multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate the acquisition of RHS 131 STAT. 181 multi-family housing properties in areas where the Secretary determines a risk of loss of affordable housing.Time period.
Determinations.
Applicability.
any other provision of law, for purposes of applying the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), the acceptable market name of Lithodes aequispinus is “golden king crab.”This division may be cited as the “
COMMERCE,Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017.
Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2017.
JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
operations and administration
Time periods.
Fees.
expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas 131 STAT. 183 and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $495,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which $12,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code:China.
Applicability.
Bureau of Industry and Security
operations and administration
Applicability.
the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities:Economic Development Administration
economic development assistance programsGrants.
salaries and expenses
Minority Business Development Agency
minority business development
Economic and Statistical Analysis
salaries and expenses
Bureau of the Census
current surveys and programs
Analysis.
Bureau of the Census shall collect and analyze data for the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using the same health insurance questions included in previous years, in addition to the revised questions implemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in February 2014.periodic censuses and programs
Expenditure plan.
more than 50 percent of the amounts made available under this heading for information technology related to 2020 census delivery, including the Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing (CEDCaP) program, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for expenditure that: (1) identifies for each CEDCaP project/investment over $25,000: (A) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized; (B) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations; and (C) key milestones to be met; (2) details for each project/investment: (A) reasons for any cost and schedule variances; and (B) top risks and mitigation strategies; and (3) has been submitted to the Government Accountability Office.National Telecommunications and Information Administration
salaries and expenses
Fees.
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended:publicGrants.
telecommunications facilities, planning and construction
United States Patent and Trademark Office
salaries and expenses
Spending plan.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
scientific and technical research and services
industrial technology services
construction of research facilities
Estimates.
15 USC 1513b note.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
procurement, acquisition and construction
Estimates.
15 USC 1513a note.
pacific coastal salmon recovery
Grants.
States.
Native Americans.
Guidelines.
fishermen’s contingency fund
fisheries finance program account
Departmental Management
salaries and expenses
renovation and modernization
office of inspector general
General Provisions—Department of Commerce
Certification.
the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest.Notification.
Deadline.
33 USC 878a note.
requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2017:Pornography.
Patents and copyrights.
in this title shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.Reimbursement.
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Records.
National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document.Waiver authority.
Contracts.
Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).16 USC 1851 note.
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act, with respect to any fiscal year, may be used in contravention of section 110 of the Commerce, 131 STAT. 192 Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113).Grants.
Contracts.
carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof:RMS Titanic.
fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, no person shall conduct any research, exploration, salvage, or other activity that would physically alter or disturb the wreck or wreck site of the RMS Titanic unless authorized by the Secretary of Commerce per the provisions of the Agreement Concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic. The Secretary of Commerce shall take appropriate actions to carry out this section consistent with the Agreement.This title may be cited as the “
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
salaries and expenses
justice information sharing technology
executive office for immigration review
office of inspector general
United States Parole Commission
salaries and expenses
Legal Activities
salaries and expenses, general legal activities
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; the administration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $897,500,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
Determination.
Transfer authority.
Reimbursement.
In addition,
Reimbursement.
for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $10,000,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.salaries and expenses, antitrust division
salaries and expenses, united states attorneys
Establishment.
Human rights.
United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force on human trafficking.unitedFees.
states trustee system fund
salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission
fees and expenses of witnessesContracts.
salaries and expenses, community relations service
Determination.
Transfer authority.
assets forfeiture fund
United States Marshals Service
salaries and expenses
construction
federal prisoner detention
National Security Division
salaries and expenses
Determination.
Transfer authority.
Interagency Law Enforcement
interagency crime and drug enforcement
Federal Bureau of Investigation
salaries and expenses
construction
Drug Enforcement Administration
salaries and expenses
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
salaries and expenses
Federal Prison System
salaries and expenses
42 USC 250a note.
Contracts.
Determination.
Contracts.
Grants.
buildings and facilities
federal prison industries, incorporated
limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, incorporated
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities
violence against women prevention and prosecution programs
Office of Justice Programs
research, evaluation and statistics
state and local law enforcement assistance
130 Stat. 1006.
juvenile justice programs
public safety officer benefits
Determination.
Transfer authority.
Community Oriented Policing Services
community oriented policing services programs
Waiver.
notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this limitation:General Provisions—Department of Justice
Abortion.
of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest:Abortion.
of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.Certification.
of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.Applicability.
notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years.This title may be cited as the “
Science Appropriations Act, 2017.
SCIENCE
Office of Science and Technology Policy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
science
Determination.
Notification.
should the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104:Plan.
Deadlines.
Budget profile.
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall use the Space Launch System as the launch vehicle or vehicles for the Jupiter Europa mission, plan for an orbiter launch no later than 2022 and a lander launch no later than 2024, and include in the fiscal year 2018 budget the 5-year funding profile necessary to achieve these goals.aeronautics
space technology
exploration
Budget profile.
Deadline.
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an integrated budget that includes the Space Launch System, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems, that will meet the Exploration Mission 2 (EM–2) management agreement launch date of no later than 2021 at a success level equal to the Agency Baseline Commitment for EM–2 of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:space operations
education
safety, security and mission services
construction and environmental compliance and restoration
Contracts.
Time period.
51 USC 20145 note.
51 USC 30103.
each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code.office of inspector general
administrative provisions
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers, except that “Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration” may be increased up to 15 percent by such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
National Science Foundation
research and related activities
major research equipment and facilities construction
education and human resources
agency operations and award management
office of the national science board
office of inspector general
administrative provision
This title may be cited as the “
RELATED AGENCIES
Commission on Civil Rights
salaries and expenses
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
salaries and expenses
Workforce proposal.
Notification.
International Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
Legal Services Corporation
payment to the legal services corporation
Locality pay.
the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)):administrative provision—legal services corporation
Marine Mammal Commission
salaries and expenses
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
State Justice Institute
salaries and expenses
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Contracts.
expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.131 STAT. 220Notification.
Deadline.
of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.Labeling.
Contracts.
Definition.
Deadlines.
Reports.
Applicability.
Tobacco and tobacco products.
of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.42 USC 10601 note.
any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (42 U.S.C. 10601) in any fiscal year in excess of $2,573,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year:Religion.
of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students.Audits.
Reports.
Deadlines.
Public information.
Web posting.
Grants.
Contracts.
Certification.
Effective date.
Consultation.
Determination.
Reviews.
Consultation.
Consultations.
Determination.
Torture.
of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States Government.Exports and imports.
China.
Arms and munitions.
President.
Determination.
Canada.
Exports and imports.
Arms and munitions.
any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import United States origin “curios or relics” firearms, parts, or ammunition.Commerce and trade.
of the funds made available in this Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of—National security letter.
of the funds made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts.Notifications.
at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director.Deadline.
Determination.
The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project’s management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement costs.Contracts.
Grants.
Certification.
Time period.
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies 131 STAT. 225 in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding.(rescissions)
Deadlines.
Reports.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Detainees.
Cuba.
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—Detainees.
Cuba.
Time periods.
Contracts.
China.
Consultation.
Certification.
Human rights.
Deadline.
Exports and imports.
Arms and munitions.
of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if—Time period.
Pornography.
Spending plans.
Deadline.
Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Trade 131 STAT. 228 Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices of Science and Technology Policy and the United States Trade Representative, and the State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.Contracts.
any other provision of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory performance or for performance that does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.Reports.
China.
Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any employee of such Department or agency, including the purpose of such travel.States.
Marijuana.
of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.Poverty.
the amounts made available by this Act, not less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, respectively, for Public Works grants authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties:Definition.
exception to limitation on appointment of certain persons as united states trade representative
Sec. 541.19 USC 2171 note.
In General.—
Applicability.
Limited Exception.—
This division may be cited as the “
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
Military Personnel, Navy
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
Military Personnel, Air Force
Reserve Personnel, Army
Reserve Personnel, Navy
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
National Guard Personnel, Army
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Environmental Restoration, Army
Determination.
Determination.
Environmental Restoration, Navy
Determination.
Determination.
Environmental Restoration, Air Force
Determination.
Determination.
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide
Determination.
Determination.
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites
Determination.
Determination.
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
Missile Procurement, Army
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
Other Procurement, Army
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
Weapons Procurement, Navy
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
In all: $21,156,886,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2021:
Other Procurement, Navy
Procurement, Marine Corps
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
Missile Procurement, Air Force
Space Procurement, Air Force
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
Other Procurement, Air Force
Procurement, Defense-Wide
Defense Production Act Purchases
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
Deadline.
Notification.
the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer.Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health Program
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
Determination.
upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:Office of the Inspector General
RELATED AGENCIES
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund
Intelligence Community Management Account
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Propaganda.
part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.Time period.
more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year:(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8005.Notification.
Time period.
Applicability.
Deadline.
Reports.
Certification.
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8008.Notifications.
the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds:Contracts.
Notification.
Time period.
of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award:Human rights.
Determination.
Hawaii.
Contracts.
Alcohol and alcoholic beverages.
of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located:Applicability.
such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installations in States which are not contiguous with another State:Lobbying.
of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress.Time period.
this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987:Applicability.
this section applies only to active components of the Army.(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8016.Definition.
for the purpose of this section, the term “Waiver authority.
Certification.
Waiver authority.
Certification.
Contracts.
a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined 131 STAT. 251 in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year:Applicability.
Kuwait.
the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section:Reimbursement.
Reports.
Contracts.
Canada.
of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada:Applicability.
Waiver authority.
Certification.
Definition.
the purposes of this Act, the term “Certification.
Consultation.
Determination.
Memorandum.
Reports.
Definition.
Land conveyances.
Native Americans.
State listing.
Definition.
Regulations.
Tobacco and tobacco products.
Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community:Determination.
Analysis.
Reports.
Certification.
Waiver authority.
Determination.
Certification.
Contracts.
Determination.
(rescissions)
Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:
North Korea.
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.Reimbursement.
appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program:Drugs and drug abuse.
Contracts.
Ball and roller bearings.
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin:Waiver authority.
Certification.
the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes:Applicability.
this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of “commercial items”, as defined by section 103 of title 41, United States Code, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items.Award.
Determination.
Grants.
Contracts.
Supercomputer.
Certification.
of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers.Contracts.
of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when—(including transfer of funds)
Reimbursement.
The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis.Fleet modification.
of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of United States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet:Implementation date.
(including transfer of funds)
(including transfer of funds)
Reports.
any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide” for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees:Waiver authority.
Certification.
the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so.Classified.
Deadlines.
Reports.
Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide a classified quarterly report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.(including transfer of funds)
Compliance.
Determination.
Study.
Assessment.
study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect counterintelligence.Certification.
Deadline.
Determination.
Grants.
Fisher House Foundation.
(including transfer of funds)
Israel.
the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings “Procurement, Defense-Wide” and “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $600,735,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs:Contracts.
(including transfer of funds)
Notification.
of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees.10 USC 221 note.
budget of the President for fiscal year 2018 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces’ participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts:Cost estimates.
Applicability.
purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy” shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy” appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation.Deadline.
Reports.
Certification.
New Jersey.
Time period.
Notification.
of the funds made available by this Act may be used to eliminate, restructure, or realign Army Contracting Command—New Jersey or make disproportionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command—New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees.(rescission)
Sec. 8087.Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Defense, the following funds are permanently rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts to reflect excess cash balances in Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund:
From “Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, Defense”, $531,000,000.
Grants.
Contracts.
Guam.
the amounts appropriated for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $67,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the Secretary of Defense acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement other Federal funds to address the need for assistance to support critical existing and enduring military installations and missions on Guam, as well as any potential Department of Defense growth, for purposes of addressing the need for civilian water and wastewater improvements.131 STAT. 268Notification.
Time period.
50 USC 3103 note.
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal years.(including transfer of funds)
(including transfer of funds)
Web posting.
Reports.
Determination.
Time period.
Contracts.
Certification.
Definition.
of this subsection, a “covered subcontractor” is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a).Waiver authority.
Determination.
Public information.
Deadline.
The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.(including transfer of funds)
Notification.
(including transfer of funds)
Determination.
a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program:Deadline.
10 USC 2731 note.
Nature of Payments.—
Amount of Payments.—
Legal Advice.—
Written Record.—
Report.—
Iraq.
of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).(including transfer of funds)
(including transfer of funds)
(rescission)
Sec. 8130.Records.
funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’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. A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978.Reports.
Deadline.
Each Inspector General covered by this section shall 131 STAT. 277 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
Military Personnel, Navy
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
Military Personnel, Air Force
Reserve Personnel, Army
Reserve Personnel, Navy
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
National Guard Personnel, Army
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Reimbursement.
Consultation.
Determination.
Time period.
Notification.
Time period.
Notification.
Jordan.
Time period.
Notification.
Deadlines.
Reports.
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
Contracts.
such costs shall be limited to contract changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuation, rate adjustments, and other necessary contract actions to complete existing projects, and associated supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction:Notify.
Contracts.
Deadline.
Reports.
Notification.
Deadline.
Notification.
Notification.
Notification.
equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees:Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund
Coordination.
Coordination.
Notification.
amounts made available under this heading shall be available to provide assistance only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and following written notification to the congressional defense committees of such designation:Deadline.
Notification.
Waiver authority.
Determination.
Notice.
Notification.
Notification.
Determination.
Deadlines.
Reports.
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
Missile Procurement, Army
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
Other Procurement, Army
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
Weapons Procurement, Navy
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
Other Procurement, Navy
Procurement, Marine Corps
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
Missile Procurement, Air Force
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
Other Procurement, Air Force
Procurement, Defense-Wide
National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account
Deadline.
Assessment.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health Program
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund
Deadline.
Notification.
Office of the Inspector General
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
(including transfer of funds)
Notification.
Deadline.
Time period.
Reports.
Deadline.
Time periods.
Data.
Afghanistan.
Deadline.
Notification.
not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of the following:Plan.
Deadline.
Reports.
Plan.
the AROC must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF:Certification.
Determination.
upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000.Deadline.
Transition plan.
Deadline.
Notification.
Coordination.
Deadline.
Notification.
Notification.
Coordination.
Certifications.
Pakistan.
Coordination.
Waiver authority.
Reports.
if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet:(including transfer of funds)
Deadline.
Reports.
Termination date.
the authority to provide funding under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2017.Reports.
of the funds in this Act may be made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional defense committees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift requirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s ability to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide additional 131 STAT. 293 support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity.(rescissions)
Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:
(rescission)
Sec. 9022.Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:
“Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Coalition Support Funds”, XXXX, $11,524,000.
Termination date.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Air Force
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund
Deadline.
Plan.
Counter-ISIL Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund
Deadline.
President.
Plan.
Notification.
Deadline.
the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees 15 days prior to such transfer or any subsequent transfer:PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
Missile Procurement, Army
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
Other Procurement, Army
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
Weapons Procurement, Navy
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
Other Procurement, Navy
Procurement, Marine Corps
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
Space Procurement, Air Force
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
Other Procurement, Air Force
Procurement, Defense-Wide
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
(including transfer of funds)
Determination.
the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to $250,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title:Notification.
Deadline.
President.
Reports.
Strategy.
Iraq.
Estimate.
Assessment.
Deadlines.
Progress update.
Definition.
Deadline.
Reports.
Strategy.
Syria.
Definition.
This division may be cited as the “
ENERGYEnergy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017.
AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers—Civil
investigations
construction
Deadline.
Funding scenario.
no allocation for a new start shall be considered final and no work allowance shall be made until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an out-year funding scenario demonstrating the affordability of the selected new starts and the impacts on other projects:mississippi river and tributaries
operation and maintenance
regulatory program
formerly utilized sites remedial action program
flood control and coastal emergencies
expenses
office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works
Plan.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
Investigations.—
Construction.—
Operation and maintenance.—
Notification.
Applicability.
Mississippi river and tributaries.—
Formerly utilized sites remedial action program.—
De Minimus Reprogrammings.—
Continuing Authorities Program.—
Deadline.
Reports.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Central Utah Project
central utah project completion account
Bureau of Reclamation
water and related resources
central valley project restoration fund
california bay-delta restoration
policy and administration
administrative provision
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Definition.
Reports.
Deadlines.
Plan.
California.
Reimbursement.
obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law.129 Stat. 2407.
amended byDEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY PROGRAMS
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
Nuclear Energy
Fossil Energy Research and Development
Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
Energy Information Administration
Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund
Science
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program
Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program
(including rescission of funds)
Departmental Administration
Office of the Inspector General
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
Weapons Activities
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
(including rescission of funds)
Naval Reactors
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
Federal Salaries and Expenses
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
Defense Environmental Cleanup
Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning
Other Defense Activities
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS
Bonneville Power Administration Fund
Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration
Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration
Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration
Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
42 USC 7171 note.
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $346,800,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2017 shall be retained and used for expenses necessary in this account, and shall remain available until expended:GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(including transfer and rescissions of funds)
Sec. 301.Notifications.
Deadlines.
Grants.
Contracts.
Public information.
Deadlines.
Reports.
Contracts.
Waiver authority.
Cost estimate.
of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision.Contracts.
Russia.
Waiver authority.
Determination.
Reports.
Effective date.
Budget.
New Regional Reserves.—
Cost estimate.
Plan.
Estimate.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Appalachian Regional Commission
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
salaries and expenses
Delta Regional Authority
salaries and expenses
Denali Commission
Northern Border Regional Commission
Southeast Crescent Regional Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
office of inspector general
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
salaries and expenses
GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Compliance.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information.Notifications.
Time periods.
Reports.
Waiver authority.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Lobbying.
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.Reports.
Deadlines.
Pornography.
This division may be cited as the “
FINANCIALFinancial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017.
Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2017.
SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
salaries and expenses
office of terrorism and financial intelligence
cybersecurity enhancment account
Spending plan.
the Chief Information Officer of the individual offices and bureaus shall submit a spend plan for each investment to the Treasury Chief Information Officer for approval:Review.
the submitted spend plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Treasury Chief Information Officer prior to the obligation of funds under this heading:department-wide systems and capital investments programs
office of inspector general
treasury inspector general for tax administration
special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
salaries and expenses
Treasury Forfeiture Fund
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $353,057,000; of which not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, is for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101–380.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
salaries and expenses
United States Mint
united states mint public enterprise fund
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account
Poverty.
of the funds awarded under this heading, not less than 10 percent shall be used for awards that support investments that serve populations living in persistent poverty counties:Definition.
for purposes of this section, the term “Internal Revenue Service
taxpayer services
enforcement
operations support
Deadlines.
Reports.
not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for its major information technology investments, including the purpose and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter:business systems modernization
Deadline.
Reports.
administrative provisions—internal revenue service
Procedures.
Identity theft.
Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.Video.
Determination.
of the funds made available to the Internal Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make a video unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board determines in advance that making the video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of the video.Notice.
Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer.Ideological beliefs.
of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.Spending plan.
Administrative Provisions—Department of the Treasury
Reimbursement.
Investment plan.
Deadline.
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: 131 STAT. 336Deadline.
Reports.
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund.Consultation.
Reports.
Deadline.
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, and commissions that have expertise in terrorism and complex financial instruments, shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism.Time period.
fiscal year 2017—Applicability.
Deadline.
Time period.
Reports.
Estimate.
Estimate.
Testimony.
This title may be cited as the “
Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2017.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
The White House
salaries and expenses
Executive Residence at the White House
operating expenses
reimbursable expenses
Notification.
Deadlines.
Reports.
Deadline.
Records.
the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as political or nonpolitical:White House Repair and Restoration
Council of Economic Advisers
salaries and expenses
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
salaries and expenses
Office of Administration
salaries and expenses
Presidential Transition Administrative Support
Office of Management and Budget
salaries and expenses
Time period.
Reviews.
the Office of Management and Budget shall 131 STAT. 340 have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has reported:Notification.
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated:Reports.
Deadline.
if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period based on the notification from the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly.Office of National Drug Control Policy
salaries and expenses
21 USC 1702 note.
the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.federal drug control programs
Deadline.
necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $254,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (“HIDTAs”), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act:Submission.
each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2016, shall be funded at not less than the fiscal year 2016 base level, unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of effectiveness:Notification.
Deadlines.
Determination.
Consultation.
the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of fiscal 131 STAT. 341 year 2017 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act:Determination.
Notification.
other federal drug control programs
Unanticipated Needs
Information Technology Oversight and Reform
Special Assistance to the President
salaries and expenses
Official Residence of the Vice President
operating expenses
Administrative Provisions—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President
Deadline.
Reports.
90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111–203). Such report shall include—Estimates.
Time periods.
Budget impact statement.
Deadline.
Applicability.
This title may be cited as the “
Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2017.
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $76,668,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court.
care of the building and grounds
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
salaries and expenses
For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $30,108,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.
United States Court of International Trade
salaries and expenses
For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $18,462,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
salaries and expenses
For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $4,996,445,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660), not to exceed $6,510,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
defender services
fees of jurors and commissioners
court security
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
salaries and expenses
Federal Judicial Center
salaries and expenses
United States Sentencing Commission
salaries and expenses
Administrative Provisions—The Judiciary
Applicability.
3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting “Federal” for “executive” each place it appears.Reimbursement.
For building-specific security services 131 STAT. 347 at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security.Time periods.
Eastern district of michigan.—
District of puerto rico.—
Eastern district of virginia.—
This title may be cited as the “
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2017.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Funds
federal payment for resident tuition support
Reports.
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor.federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia
Determination.
Consultation.
a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $34,895,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions:federal payment to the district of columbia courts
Time period.
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:Deadline.
Notification.
That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading:Regulations.
the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts.federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts
Time period.
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies.federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia
Time period.
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service
Time period.
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies.federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority
federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council
federal payment for judicial commissions
federal payment for school improvement
federal payment for the district of columbia national guard
federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids
District of Columbia Funds
Compliance.
That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act:This title may be cited as the “
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Administrative Conference of the United States
salaries and expenses
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
salaries and expenses
administrative provision—consumer product safety commission
Sec. 501.Time period.
fiscal year 2017, none of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after—Consultation.
Study.
Determination.
Reports.
Election Assistance Commission
salaries and expenses
Federal Communications Commission
salaries and expenses
administrative provisions—federal communications commission
Sec. 510.118 Stat. 3998.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
office of the inspector general
Federal Election Commission
salaries and expenses
Federal Labor Relations Authority
salaries and expenses
Federal Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
General Services Administration
real property activities
Deadline.
Spending plan.
Estimate.
That the obligation of funds under this paragraph for consolidation activities may not be made until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken, including estimated savings, has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:Advance approval.
That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount:Advanced approval.
That additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully 131 STAT. 358 approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations:Notification.
not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available under this paragraph for building operations may be transferred between and merged with such appropriations upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfers:Advance approval.
That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations:general activities
operating expenses
Notification.
That not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available under this heading for Office of the Administrator may be transferred to the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal may not be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfer.office of inspector general
allowances and office staff for former presidents
expenses, presidential transition
federal citizen services fund
administrative provisions—general services administration
(including rescission and transfer of funds)
Sec. 520.Determination.
any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution.Deadline.
respect to each project funded under the heading “Major Repairs and Alterations” or “Judiciary Capital Security Program”, and with respect to E-Government projects funded under the heading “Federal Citizen Services Fund”, the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
salaries and expenses
Merit Systems Protection Board
salaries and expenses
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund
environmental dispute resolution fund
National Archives and Records Administration
operating expenses
office of inspector general
repairs and restoration
national historical publications and records commission
National Credit Union Administration
community development revolving loan fund
Office of Government Ethics
salaries and expenses
Office of Personnel Management
salaries and expenses
Expenditure plan.
Consultation.
That the amount made available by the previous proviso may not be obligated until the Director of the Office of Personnel Management submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for expenditure of such amount, prepared in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of the United States Digital Service, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, that—Compliance.
Compliance.
Review.
Deadline.
Deadline.
Reports.
not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that—office of inspector general
Office of Special Counsel
salaries and expenses
Postal Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
salaries and expenses
Securities and Exchange Commission
salaries and expenses
Selective Service System
salaries and expenses
Small Business Administration
salaries and expenses
Fees.
That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act:entrepreneurial development programs
office of inspector general
office of advocacy
business loans program account
disaster loans program account
administrative provisions—small business administration
(including rescission and transfer of funds)
Sec. 530.United States Postal Service
payment to the postal service fund
Continuances.
payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $34,658,000:office of inspector general
United States Tax Court
salaries and expenses
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT
(including rescission)
Sec. 601.Contracts.
expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.Compliance.
funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.Advance approval.
as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:Consultation.
That prior to any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:Deadline.
Reports.
That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year:Approval requests.
That a request shall be 131 STAT. 372 submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:Time period.
Abortion.
funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.Consultation.
Contracts.
Definition.
Reports.
Compliance.
of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled “Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts” unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.Contracts.
of the funds in this Act may be used for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a contract to a contractor conducting the final quality review processes for background investigation fieldwork services or background investigation support services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, are being conducted by that contractor.Consultation.
Privacy.
of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service to the public or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.Records.
funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’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. 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.Compliance.
Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978.Reports.
Deadline.
Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.Contracts.
Communication
and tele-
communications.
Definition.
this section, the term “Determination.
Consultation.
Applicability.
Effective date.
Repeal.
20 USC 5701 note.
20 USC 5701 and note, 5702–5709.
Pornography.
Time periods.
Identity theft.
Definition.—
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
Drug free workplaces.
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2017 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality.31 USC 343 note.
otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $19,997:5 USC 3101 note.
otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person 131 STAT. 378 who owes allegiance to the United States:Affidavits.
That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her status are being complied with:Affidavits.
That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as necessary:Fines.
Penalty.
Time period.
That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:Time period.
That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies:Time period.
That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country.Applicability.
made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable 131 STAT. 379 to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available:Notification.
the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.Definition.
For the purposes of this section, the term “Definition.
Reimbursement.
31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse “General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy” with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts:Consultation.
these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, including improving coordination and reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups designated by the Director (including the President’s Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives):Time period.
Notification.
That such transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.Breastfeeding.
any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.Reports.
Deadline.
That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.Compliance.
request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations:Applicability.
That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals’ Internet Use.—
Exceptions.—
Definitions.—
Contracts.
Drugs and drug abuse.
Contraceptives.
Abortion.
Advance approval.
Contracts.
any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.News story.
Notification.
otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story 131 STAT. 384 intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.Contracts.
In General.—
Waivers.—
Determination.
In general.—
Report to congress.—
Exception.—
Time period.
fiscal year 2017, for each employee who—Contracts.
Definitions.
Time period.
Pay rates.
Determination.
Regulations.
Application.
Determination.
Effective date.
Applicability.
subsection applies only to employees who are holding a position under a political appointment.Time period.
Reports.
Deadline.
Contracts.
Deadline.
Notification.
Grants.
Contracts.
Contracts.
Grants.
Confidentiality agreements.
Nondisclosure agreements.
Corporations.
Taxes.
of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of 131 STAT. 390 the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.Corporations.
Law enforcement and crime.
Time period.
of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.Notification.
Public information.
Web posting.
Time period.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Lobbying.
of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.Definition.
For purposes of this section, the term “Voting representation.
Needle distribution.
of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.Contraception.
Conscience clause.
in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a “conscience clause” which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.Drugs and drug abuse.
Abortion.
funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.Deadline.
Application.
Certification.
Deadline.
later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42).Approval request.
a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act.
SOAR REAUTHORIZATION
short title; references in title
Sec. 901.Short Title.—
References in Act.—
repeal
Sec. 902.129 Stat. 2491.
ispurposes
Sec. 903.prohibiting imposition of limits on types of eligible students participating in the program
Sec. 904.Prohibiting imposition of limits on eligible students participating in the program.—
In general.—
Rule of construction.—
requiring eligible entities to utilize internal fiscal and quality controls
Sec. 905.clarification of priorities for awarding scholarships to eligible students
Sec. 906.modification of requirements for participating schools and eligible entities
Sec. 907.Criminal Background Checks; Compliance With Reporting Requirements.—
Accreditation.—
Accreditation requirements.—
In general.—
Certification.
Reports to eligible entity.—
Assisting students in enrolling in other schools.—
Treatment of students awarded a scholarship in a previous year.—
Use of Funds for Administrative Expenses and Parental Assistance.—
In general.—
Administrative Expenses and Parental Assistance.—
Study.
Deadline.
Conforming amendment.—
Clarification of Use of Funds for Student Academic Assistance.—
program evaluation
Sec. 908.Revision of Evaluation Procedures and Requirements.—
In general.—
In General.—
Duties of the secretary and the mayor.—
Duties of the secretary.—
Duties of the institute on education sciences.—
Issues to be evaluated.—
Prohibiting disclosure of personal information.—
In general.—
Students not attending public school.—
Transition of evaluation.—
Termination of previous evaluations.—
New evaluations.—
Effective date.
Time period.
In general.—
Most recent evaluation.—
Duty of Mayor To Ensure Institute Has All Information Necessary To Carry Out Evaluations.—
Information necessary to carry out evaluations.—
funding for district of columbia public schools and public charter schools
Sec. 909.Mandatory Withholding of Funds for Failure To Comply With Conditions.—
Determination.
Enforcement.—
Rules for Use of Funds Provided for Support of Public Charter Schools.—
Specific Rules Regarding Funds Provided for Support of Public Charter Schools.—
Applicability.
rules shall apply with respect to the funds provided under this division for the support of District of Columbia public charter schools:revision of current memorandum of understanding
Sec. 910.Deadline.
Time period.
later than the beginning of the 2018–2019 school year, the Secretary of Education and the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall revise the memorandum of understanding which is in effect under section 3012(d) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act as of the day before the date of the enactment of this title to address the following:definitions
Sec. 911.Core subject matter.—
extension of authorization of appropriations
Sec. 912.In General.—
Effective Date.—
effective date
Sec. 913.Applicability.
as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this title shall apply with respect to school year 2018–2019 and each succeeding school year.This division may be cited as the “
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management
operations and support
Compliance.
That of the funds provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary complies with section 107 of this Act.Management Directorate
operations and support
procurement, construction, and improvements
research and development
Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination
operations and support
Office of Inspector General
operations and support
Administrative Provisions
Deadline.
Reports.
later than 30 days after the last day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report that includes total obligations of the Department for that month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and activity levels, by the source year of the appropriation.Reports.
Deadlines.
Review.
Assessment.
Contracts.
Fees.
Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes, which shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance.Consultation.
Notification.
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any proposed transfers of funds available under section 9703(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code (as added by Public Law 102–393) from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland Security:Deadline.
Reports.
Visa data.
Web posting.
Deadlines.
Certification.
30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary or Chief Financial Officer shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is administering and executing its Enforcement and Removal Operations activities consistent with available budgetary authority provided by law:SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
operations and support
procurement, construction, and improvements
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
operations and support
Plan.
That of the funds provided under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the comprehensive plan for immigration data improvement is submitted as required in section 212 of this Act.procurement, construction, and improvements
Transportation Security Administration
operations and support
procurement, construction, and improvements
research and development
Coast Guard
operating expenses
environmental compliance and restoration
reserve training
acquisition, construction, and improvements
research, development, test, and evaluation
retired pay
United States Secret Service
operations and support
procurement, construction, and improvements
research and development
Administrative Provisions
Overtime.
Waiver authority.
Puerto Rico.
made available under the heading “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support” and “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements” shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico in addition to funding provided by 48 U.S.C. 740.Notification.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft or other related equipment, with the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind and have been identified as excess to U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements and aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or office outside of the Department of Homeland Security during fiscal year 2017 without prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.Fees.
Canada.
Mexico.
authorized by section 601(b) of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112–42), fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended.Exports and imports.
Canada.
Drugs and drug abuse.
of the funds made available in this Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act:Applicability.
That this section shall apply only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-use quantity of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply:Waiver.
Maritime vessels.
Consultation.
any other provision of law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) for the transportation of crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of Energy and Transportation and representatives from the United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels:Notification.
Deadline.
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives within 2 business days of any request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) and the disposition of such requests.Effective date.
Border fees.
Definition.
Determination.
of the funds provided under the heading “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support” may be used to continue a delegation of law enforcement authority authorized under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General determines that the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of authority have been materially violated.Contracts.
of the funds provided under the heading “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support” may be used to continue any contract for the provision of detention services if the two most recent overall performance evaluations received by the contracted facility are less than “adequate” or the equivalent median score in any subsequent performance evaluation system.Deadline.
Plan.
Funding estimate.
Explosives detection systems.
award by the Transportation Security Administration to deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on risk, the airport’s current reliance on other screening solutions, lobby congestion resulting in increased security concerns, high injury rates, airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness.Reports.
Applicability.
reporting requirement in the ninth proviso under the heading “Transportation Security Administration—Aviation Security” in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113), shall apply in fiscal year 2017, except that the reference to “this Act” shall be treated as referring to this Act.Contracts.
Reimbursement.
That the Director of the Secret Service may enter into agreements to provide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis.Notification.
Deadline.
of the funds made available to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may be obligated for the purpose of opening a new permanent domestic or overseas office or location unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation.Notification.
Deadline.
made available in this Act for “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support” is available for travel of United States Secret Service employees on protective missions without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if the Director of the United States Secret Service or a designee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 10 or more days in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such expenditures.131 STAT. 415PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
National Protection and Programs Directorate
operations and support
Compliance.
federal protective service
procurement, construction, and improvements
research and development
Office of Health Affairs
operations and support
Compliance.
That of the funds provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for Mission Support until the Chief Medical Officer complies with section 302 of this Act:Federal Emergency Management Agency
operations and support
procurement, construction, and improvements
federal assistance
Puerto Rico.
That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2017, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to local and tribal governments amounts provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004.disaster relief fund
national flood insurance fund
Administrative Provisions
Briefing.
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on plans to—Reports.
Plans.
Chief Medical Officer shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives that includes—Cost estimate.
Fees.
the methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including administrative costs of collecting such fees:RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
operations and support
procurement, construction, and improvements
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
operations and support
Science and Technology Directorate
operations and support
research and development
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
operations and support
procurement, construction, and improvements
research and development
federal assistance
Administrative Provisions
8 USC 1382.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including transfers and rescissions of funds)
Sec. 501.Notification.
Deadline.
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 5 days in advance of such transfer.31 USC 501 note.
Department of Homeland Security Working Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 403 of Public Law 103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall continue operations as a permanent working capital fund for fiscal year 2017:Notification.
That the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall be notified of any activity added to or removed from the fund:Deadlines.
Reports.
That the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit a quarterly execution report with activity-level detail, not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter.Deadline.
as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2017, as recorded in the financial records at the time of a reprogramming notification, but not later than June 30, 2018, from appropriations for “Operations and Support” and for “Coast Guard—Operating Expenses”, and salaries and expenses for “Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements” and “Coast Guard—Reserve Training” for fiscal year 2017 in this Act shall remain available through September 30, 2018, in the account and for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided:Notification.
That prior to the obligation of such funds, a notification shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in accordance with section 503 of this Act.Conferences.
Determination.
Notification.
Deadline.
of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a single component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, at a single international conference unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives within at least 10 days of that determination and the basis for that determination:Definition.
for purposes of this section the term “Pay reform.
Time period.
of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for any structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which 131 STAT. 429 the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that includes—(rescissions)
(rescissions)
(rescission)
Sec. 536.(rescission)
Sec. 537.(rescission)
Sec. 538.Applicability.
8 USC 1101 note.
101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III)) shall be applied by substituting “September 30, 2017” for “September 30, 2015”.DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY—ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
operations and support
procurement, construction and improvements
Deadline.
Security plan.
That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a risk-based plan for improving security along the borders of the United States, including the use of personnel, fencing, other forms of tactical infrastructure, and technology, that—Analysis.
Reports.
Certification.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
operations and support
United States Secret Service
operations and support
procurement, construction and improvements
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
This division may be cited as the “
DEPARTMENT OF THE IN-TERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
management of lands and resources
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,095,375,000, to remain available until expended, including all such amounts as are collected from permit processing fees, as authorized but made subject to future appropriation by section 35(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191), except that amounts from permit processing fees may be used for any bureau-related expenses associated with the processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and related use of authorizations; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2017 subject to a match by at least an equal amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred.
In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2017, so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $1,095,375,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities.
land acquisition
oregon and california grant lands
range improvements
service charges, deposits, and forfeitures
47 USC 1735 note.
That notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action:miscellaneous trust funds
administrative provisions
Contracts.
Determination.
That notwithstanding Public Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards:Horses.
Burros.
That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products:Applicability.
That section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) shall be applied for fiscal year 2017 as if the following were inserted after the period in subsection (d)(4):United States Fish and Wildlife Service
resource management
construction
land acquisition
cooperative endangered species conservation fund
national wildlife refuge fund
north american wetlands conservation fund
neotropical migratory bird conservation
multinational species conservation fund
state and tribal wildlife grants
Apportionment.
District of Columbia.
Puerto Rico.
Territories.
That the Secretary shall, after deducting $10,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof:administrative provisions
National Park Service
operation of the national park system
national recreation and preservation
historic preservation fund
Approval.
Consultation.
That all projects to be funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:Grants.
such competitive grants shall be made without imposing the matching requirements in section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States Code to States and Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local governments, including Certified Local Governments, and nonprofit organizations.construction
Contracts.
That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232–18:Consultation.
That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges authorized by this section.land and water conservation fund
54 USC 200308 note.
contract authority provided for fiscal year 2017 by section 200308 of title 54, United States Code, is rescinded.land acquisition and state assistance
centennial challenge
administrative provisions
In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability.
For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–131 STAT. 444 432), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended.
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.
United States Geological Survey
surveys, investigations, and research
administrative provisions
Contracts.
the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent services of students 131 STAT. 445 or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes.Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
ocean energy management
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
offshore safety and environmental enforcement
For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $136,772,000, of which $93,242,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2018 and of which $43,530,000 is to remain available until expended:
For an additional amount, $53,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2017, as provided in this Act:
Of the unobligated balances available for this account, $25,000,000 are permanently rescinded.
oil spill research
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
regulation and technology
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87, $121,017,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended:
abandoned mine reclamation fund
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87, $27,163,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended:
In addition, $105,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants to States for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
States.
Deadline.
That such additional amount shall be allocated to States within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education
operation of indian programs
Expiration date.
any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2019:contract support costs
construction
Determination.
Payment schedule.
That such grants shall not 131 STAT. 449 be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed:Grants.
That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b), with respect to organizational and financial management capabilities:Grants.
That if the Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f):Time period.
in order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction:indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians
indian guaranteed loan program account
administrative provisionsEducation.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations.
Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and 131 STAT. 450 Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except executive direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–413).
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appropriations.
Notwithstanding
Alaska.
any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.No
Waiver authority.
Determination.
funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.Notwithstanding
Continuance.
any other provision of law, including section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula.131 STAT. 451Funds
Waiver authority.
available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by busing students extended distances:Definition.
That the term “Of the prior year unobligated balances available for the “Operation of Indian Programs” account, $3,400,000 are permanently rescinded.
Departmental Offices
departmental operations
administrative provisions
Insular Affairs
assistance to territories
Determination.
That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets:compact of free association
Administrative Provisions
Office of the Solicitor
salaries and expenses
Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
federal trust programs
Records.
That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder:Continuance.
Records.
That with respect to the eighth proviso, the Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient records to determine the balance of the individual accounts, including any accrued interest and income, and such funds shall remain available to the individual account holders.Department-wide Programs
wildland fire management
Guidance.
in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided herein:flame wildfire suppression reserve fund
central hazardous materials fund
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
natural resource damage assessment fund
working capital fund
administrative provision
payments in lieu of taxes
General Provisions, Department of the Interior
emergency transfer authority—intra-bureau
Sec. 101.emergency transfer authority—department-wide
Sec. 102.Fires and fire protection.
Determination.
Deadline.
That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for “wildland fire operations” and “FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund” shall be exhausted within 30 days:authorized use of funds
Sec. 103.authorized use of funds, indian trust management
Sec. 104.redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs
Sec. 105.ellis, governors, and liberty islands
Sec. 106.outer continental shelf inspection fees
Sec. 107.Deadlines.
The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing.131 STAT. 460bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement reorganization
Sec. 108.contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities
Sec. 109.Time periods.
mass marking of salmonids
Sec. 110.exhaustion of administrative review
Sec. 111.wild lands funding prohibition
Sec. 112.contracts and agreements with indian affairs
Sec. 113.sage-grouse
Sec. 114.blue ridge national heritage area and erie canalway national heritage corridor
Sec. 115.humane transfer of excess animals
Sec. 116.republic of palau
Sec. 117.Grants.
In General.—
Programmatic Assistance.—
Limitations on Assistance.—
In general.—
Trust fund.—
department of the interior experienced services program
Sec. 118.Grants.
Contracts.
natchez national historical park
Sec. 119.16 USC 410oo–6.
special resource study to preserve civil rights sitesMississippi.
Sec. 120. Study.—
Contents.—
Evaluation.
evaluate the national significance of each site;Determination.
determine the suitability and feasibility of designating each site as a unit of the National Park System;Applicable Law.—
Reports.
Study Results.—
continuous operations
Sec. 121.Deadline.
Regulations.
bureau of land management foundation
Sec. 122.43 USC 1748c.
Definitions.—
Board.—
Foundation.—
Public land.—
Secretary.—
Wild free-roaming horses and burros.—
Establishment and Purposes.—
Establishment.—
In general.—
Limitation.—
Tax exemption.—
Purposes.—
Board of Directors.—
Establishment.—
In general.—
Composition.—
In general.—
Ex-officio member.—
Requirements.—
Citizenship.—
Expertise.—
Diverse points of view.—
Deadline.
Date of initial appointment.—
Terms.—
In general.—
Initial appointments.—
Vacancies.—
Removal for failure to attend meetings.—
In general.—
Requirements.—
Limitation.—
Chairperson.—
In general.—
Term.—
Quorum.—
Meetings.—
Reimbursement of expenses.—
131 STAT. 466In general.—
Reimbursement.—
General powers.—
Officers and employees.—
In general.—
Limitation.—
Limitation and conflicts of interest.—
Prohibition on political activity.—
Limitation on participation.—
Powers and Obligations.—
In general.—
Notice; service of process.—
Designated agent.—
Service of process.—
Seal.—
Powers.—
Real property.—
In general.—
Acceptance.—
Declining gifts.—
Prohibition on condemnation.—
Administrative Services and Support.—
Funding.—
In general.—
Availability of funds.—
Administrative expenses.—
In general.—
Reimbursement.—
Volunteers.—
Audits and Report Requirements.—
Audits.—
Annual reports.—
United States Release From Liability.—
In general.—
Full faith and credit.—
Limitation on Authority.—
Authorization of Appropriations.—
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Science and Technology
(including rescission of funds)
Applicability.
Time period.
That such rescission shall be applied to program project areas, to the extent practicable, to reflect changes to funding projections due to routine attrition during fiscal year 2017.Environmental Programs and Management
(including rescission of funds)
For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,619,799,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
Applicability.
Time period.
That such rescission shall be applied to program project areas, to the extent practicable, to reflect changes to funding projections due to routine attrition during fiscal year 2017.In addition, $3,000,000 to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses of activities described in section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)):
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund
Office of Inspector General
Buildings and Facilities
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program
Inland Oil Spill Programs
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Definition.
That for purposes of this section, the term “Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended:
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this account to remain available until expended.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018.
Administrative Provisions—Environmental Protection Agency
(including transfers and rescission of funds)
For fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s function to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance agreements.
The
Fees.
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by Public Law 112–177, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012.Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2017.
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading “Environmental Programs and Management” 131 STAT. 476 to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities;
Contracts.
to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; andGrants.
to make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project.
For
Time period.
Grants.
Native Americans.
fiscal year 2017, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act.The
Grants.
Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated under the heading “Environmental Programs and Management” for fiscal year 2017 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration Program.Notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 320(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds made available under this title for the National Estuary Program shall be used for the development, implementation, and monitoring of comprehensive conservation and management plans.
Of the unobligated balances available for “State and Tribal Assistance Grants” account, $61,198,000 are permanently rescinded:
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
forest and rangeland research
state and private forestry
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting an international program as authorized, $228,923,000, to remain available through September 30, 2020, as authorized by law; of which $62,347,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to be used for the Forest Legacy Program, to remain available until expended.
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for the Forest Legacy Program and derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, $12,002,000 is hereby permanently rescinded from projects with cost savings or failed or partially failed projects that had funds returned.
national forest system
43 USC 1751 note.
That notwithstanding section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a conservation practice approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation practice is incurred. And, that the amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project for conservation practices approved by the Secretary.capital improvement and maintenance
land acquisition
acquisition of lands for national forests special acts
acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges
range betterment fund
gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research
management of national forest lands for subsistence uses
wildland fire management
Reimbursement.
That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency:flame wildfire suppression reserve fund
administrative provisions—forest service
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and 131 STAT. 481 acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
Any
Notification.
Deadline.
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary’s notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings “Wildland Fire Management” and “FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund” will be obligated within 30 days:Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act to or within the Wildland Fire Management Account, or reprogram funds within the Wildland Fire Management Account, to be used for the purposes of hazardous fuels management and emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, such transferred funds shall remain available through September 30, 2020:
Notification.
Advance approval.
That none of the funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States, private, and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), United States private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management.
131 STAT. 482Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.
None
16 USC 556i.
of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)).None
Advance approval.
of the funds available to the Forest Service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department of Agriculture’s National Information Technology Center and the Department of Agriculture’s International Technology Service.
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, Public Law 103–82, as amended by Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public Law 109–154.
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses.
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs:
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump 131 STAT. 483 sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs:
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663.
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $65,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding transfers.
An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
Notwithstanding
Reports.
Deadline.
any other provision of this Act, through the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the Forest Service shall report no later than 30 business days following the close of each fiscal quarter all current and prior year unobligated balances, by fiscal year, budget line item and account, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.The following unobligated balances identified by the following accounts are hereby rescinded: Forest and Rangeland Research, $815,000; National Forest System, $2,000,000; and State and Private Forestry, $3,500,000.131 STAT. 484
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
indian health services
Contracts.
Grants.
Time period.
That funds provided 131 STAT. 485 in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated:Reports.
That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended:contract support costs
indian health facilities
administrative provisions—indian health service
Assessments.
That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process:Reimbursements.
That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended:Notification.
That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.National Institutes of Health
national institute of environmental health sciences
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
toxic substances and environmental public health
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
Executive Office of the President
council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
salaries and expenses
5 USC app. 8G note.
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the Board:Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
salaries and expenses
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
payment to the institute
Smithsonian Institution
salaries and expenses
facilities capital
National Gallery of Art
salaries and expenses
repair, restoration and renovation of buildings
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
operations and maintenance
capital repair and restoration
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
salaries and expenses
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
grants and administration
National Endowment for the Humanities
grants and administration
Administrative Provisions
Commission of Fine Arts
salaries and expenses
Fees.
That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without further appropriation:national capital arts and cultural affairs
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
salaries and expenses
National Capital Planning Commission
salaries and expenses
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
holocaust memorial museum
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
salaries and expenses
capital construction
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission
salaries and expenses
GENERAL PROVISIONS
restriction on use of funds
Sec. 401.Lobbying.
obligation of appropriations
Sec. 402.disclosure of administrative expenses
Sec. 403.mining applications
Sec. 404.Limitation of Funds.—
Determination.
Exceptions.—
Effective date.
Report.—
Contracts.
Mineral Examinations.—
contract support costs, prior year limitation
Sec. 405.Continuance.
contract support costs, fiscal year 2017 limitation
Sec. 406.forest management plans
Sec. 407.16 USC 1604 note.
prohibition within national monuments
Sec. 408.limitation on takings
Sec. 409.timber sale requirements
Sec. 410.Alaska.
prohibition on no-bid contracts
Sec. 411.posting of reports
Sec. 412.Time period.
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.national endowment for the arts grant guidelines
Sec. 413.Grants.
The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship.Procedures.
national endowment for the arts program priorities
Sec. 414.Definitions.
Grants.
State and local governments.
With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965—Reports.
Deadline.
the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and131 STAT. 498status of balances of appropriations
Sec. 415.Reports.
Deadline.
report on use of climate change funds
Sec. 416.President.
Time period.
prohibition on use of funds
Sec. 417.greenhouse gas reporting restrictions
Sec. 418.modification of authorities
Sec. 419.funding prohibition
Sec. 420.extension of grazing permits
Sec. 421.stewardship contracting amendments
Sec. 422.funding prohibition
Sec. 423.Pornography.
clarification of exemptions
Sec. 424.use of american iron and steel
Sec. 425.Definitions.
In this section, the term “Waiver request.
Public information.
Records.
Time period.
If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request.Web site.
The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency.Applicability.
This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.national gallery of art
Sec. 426.midway island
Sec. 427.policies relating to biomass energy
Sec. 428.john f. kennedy center reauthorization
Sec. 429.Maintenance, Repair, and Security.—
Capital Projects.—
boundary adjustment, bob marshall wilderness, helena-lewis and clark national forest
Sec. 430.16 USC 1132 note.
incorporation by reference
Sec. 431.16 USC 460iii note.
H.R. 2104 (the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification Act of 2017), as introduced on April 20, 2017.16 USC 460iii–4 note.
S. 131 (the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act of 2017), as ordered to be reported on March 30, 2017, by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.31 USC 101 note prec.
S. 847 (the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Act), as introduced on April 5, 2017.Publication.
1 USC 112 note.
In publishing this Act in slip form and in the UnitedStates Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of the bills referred to in subsection (a).
This division may be cited as the “
DEPARTMENTS Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017.
Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017.
OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
training and employment servicesGrants.
State and local governments.
Time periods.
job corps
Reimbursements.
Time periods.
carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,704,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows:Termination date.
That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 2018:Notification.
Deadline.
That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; andcommunity service employment for older americans
Time period.
carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as “OAA”), $400,000,000, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA.131 STAT. 505federal unemployment benefits and allowances
state unemployment insurance and employment service operations
Time period.
$650,000,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018;Time period.
$67,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018:advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds
program administration
Employee Benefits Security Administration
salaries and expenses
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
pension benefit guaranty corporation fund
Contracts.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“Corporation”) is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2017, for the Corporation:Notification.
That obligations in excess of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.Wage and Hour Division
salaries and expenses
Office of Labor-Management Standards
salaries and expenses
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
salaries and expenses
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
salaries and expenses
special benefits
special benefits for disabled coal miners
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, $61,319,000, to remain available until expended.
For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.
For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, $16,000,000, to remain available until expended.
administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund
black lung disability trust fund
26 USC 9501 note.
sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the “Fund”), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2017 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $38,246,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, “Salaries and Expenses”; not to exceed $31,994,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, “Salaries and Expenses”; not to exceed $330,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, “Office of Inspector General”; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the Treasury.Occupational Safety and Health Administration
salaries and expenses
Time period.
Fees.
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace:Mine Safety and Health Administration
salaries and expenses
Fees.
30 USC 966 note.
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities:30 USC 962.
That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private:Bureau of Labor Statistics
salaries and expenses
Office of Disability Employment Policy
salaries and expenses
Departmental Management
salaries and expenses
Notification.
Time period.
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer:veterans employment and training
it modernization
office of inspector general
General Provisions
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 102.Notification.
Time period.
That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.Child labor.
(including rescission)
Sec. 104.(transfer of funds)
Sec. 106.(transfer of funds)
Sec. 107.Evaluations.
Plans.
Time period.
That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer.Effective dates.
Consultation.
Determination.
Time period.
Applicability.
Time period.
The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee—Definitions.
For purposes of this subsection—Effective date.
This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.(rescission)
Sec. 110.Time period.
Time periods.
Flexibility With Respect to the Crossing of H–2B Nonimmigrants Working in the Seafood Industry.—
In general.—
Requirements for crossings after 90th day.—
Assessment.
Public information.
completes a new assessment of the local labor market by—Exemption from rules with respect to staggering.—
H–2B Nonimmigrants Defined.—
Determinations.
This title may be cited as the “
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
primary health care
health workforce
42 USC 294a note.
for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this title as the “Secretary”) may hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant under such section:maternal and child health
ryan white hiv/aids program
health care systems
rural health
family planning
Abortion.
That amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any activity (including the publication or distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office.program management
vaccine injury compensation program trust fund
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
immunization and respiratory diseases
hiv/aids, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention
emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases
chronic disease prevention and health promotion
Grants.
That funds appropriated under this account may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organizations:birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health
public health scientific services
environmental health
injury prevention and control
national institute for occupational safety and health
energy employees occupational illness compensation program
global health
public health preparedness and response
Detail authority.
Time period.
Notification.
Deadlines.
Reports.
That in the event the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this title as “CDC”) activates the Emergency Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may detail CDC staff without reimbursement for up to 90 days to support the work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Director provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this authority and a full report within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down by the originating center and number of days detailed:buildings and facilities
cdc-wide activities and program support
National Institutes of Health
national cancer institute
national heart, lung, and blood institute
national institute of dental and craniofacial research
national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases
national institute of neurological disorders and stroke
national institute of allergy and infectious diseases
national institute of general medical sciences
eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development
national eye institute
national institute of environmental health sciences
national institute on aging
national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases
national institute on deafness and other communication disorders
national institute of nursing research
national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism
national institute on drug abuse
national institute of mental health
national human genome research institute
national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering
national center for complementary and integrative health
national institute on minority health and health disparities
john e. fogarty international center
national library of medicine
national center for advancing translational sciences
office of the director
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $1,665,183,000 (in addition to the $52,000,000 in the NIH Innovation Fund previously appropriated for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to section 1001 of the 21st Century Cures Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 114–254)):
In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of title 26, United States Code, for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act.
buildings and facilities
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
mental health
State and local governments.
That States shall expend at least 10 percent of the amount each receives for carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that address the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the individual at onset:substance abuse treatment
substance abuse prevention
health surveillance and program support
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
healthcare research and quality
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
grants to states for medicaid
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $262,003,967,000, to remain available until expended.
For
Effective date.
making, after May 31, 2017, payments to States under title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of fiscal year 2017 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, $125,219,452,000, to remain available until expended.
Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.
payments to health care trust funds
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $299,187,700,000.
In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security 131 STAT. 530 Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary.
program management
Fees.
Time period.
That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2017 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act.health care fraud and abuse control account
Reports.
Time period.
That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2017 shall include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds provided by this appropriation:Administration for Children and Families
payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, $3,010,631,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, $1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended.
For
Effective date.
Time period.
carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.low income home energy assistance
refugee and entrant assistance
Applicability.
That the limitation in section 205 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by substituting “10 percent” for “3 percent”.payments to states for the child care and development block grant
social services block grant
children and families services programs
Procedures.
Assets.
Time period.
42 USC 9921 note.
That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act:Applicability.
Effective date.
That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999:Standards.
State and local governments.
Territories.
Time period.
Reports.
That the Secretary 131 STAT. 534 shall issue performance standards for entities receiving funds from State and territorial grantees under the CSBG Act, and such States and territories shall assure the implementation of such standards prior to September 30, 2017, and include information on such implementation in the report required by section 678E(a)(2) of such Act:promoting safe and stable families
payments for foster care and permanency
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act, $5,764,000,000.
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, $2,500,000,000.
For
Effective date.
Time period.
carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.Administration for Community Living
aging and disability services programs
Disabled person.
Deadline.
That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used by an eligible system (as defined in section 102 of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10802)) to continue to pursue any legal action in a Federal or State court on behalf of an individual or group of individuals with a developmental disability (as defined in section 102(8)(A) of the Developmental Disabilities and Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 15002(8)(A)) that is attributable to a mental impairment (or a combination of mental and physical impairments), that has as the requested remedy the closure of State operated intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, unless reasonable public notice of the action has been provided to such individuals (or, in the case of mental incapacitation, the legal guardians who have been specifically awarded authority by the courts to make healthcare and residential decisions on behalf of such individuals) who are affected by such action, within 90 days of instituting such legal action, which informs such individuals (or such legal guardians) of their legal rights and how to exercise such rights consistent with current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:Office of the Secretary
general departmental management
Sexual risk avoidance.
That funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall use medically accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publications by educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations; implement an evidence-based approach integrating research findings with practical implementation that aligns with the needs and desired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity:Embryo adoption.
That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions:office of medicare hearings and appeals
office of the national coordinator for health information technology
office of inspector general
office for civil rights
retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers
public health and social services emergency fund
For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $950,958,000, of which $511,700,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2018, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority:
For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $510,000,000, to remain available until expended.
For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $57,000,000; of which 131 STAT. 538 $40,000,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools:
General Provisions
Reports.
Determination.
Evaluation.
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 205.Notification.
Time period.
That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.Time period.
Contracts.
Certification.
Abortion.
Medicare and Medicaid.
Gun control.
Children and youth.
AIDS.
AIDS.
Diseases.
Consultation.
The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State.Consultation.
Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad.131 STAT. 540(transfer of funds)
Sec. 213.Notification.
Time period.
That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.(transfer of funds)
Sec. 214.Authority.—
Procedures.
Determination.
Assessments.
Peer Review.—
Applicability.
Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act.(transfer of funds)
Sec. 217.Contracts.
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”) may enter into a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), if—Determination.
the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA’s programs.Public information.
Web posting.
42 USC 300u–11 note.
Deadlines.
The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible Web site to provide information regarding the uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“ACA”).Reports.
A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year.Time periods.
Reports.
Deadline.
With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 through 2017, the Secretary shall also include on the Web site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract from such funds with a value of $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identifying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), to be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month period.Publication.
Web posting.
Government employees.
Contracts.
The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2018 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the ACA, and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA.Publication.
Medicare and Medicaid.
Health insurance exchanges.
Notifications.
The Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:Time period.
The Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in advance of any public release of enrollment information or the award of such grants.Analysis.
Effective date.
Time period.
This title may be cited as the “
Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Education for the Disadvantaged
Impact Aid
Eligibility status.
That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 7003(a) for school year 2016–2017, children enrolled in a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children reside on Federal property as described in section 7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility status.School Improvement ProgramsGrants.
State and local governments.
notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 4105 of such Act, each State may use funds reserved under section 4104(a)(1) of such Act to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies receiving a grant under part A of title I, or consortia of such local educational agencies, of such Act, to enable the agencies or consortia to support activities authorized under one or more of sections 4107, 4108, and 4109(a) of such Act:State and local governments.
That each State that awards such subgrants shall award such subgrants with priority given to local educational agencies, or consortia of local educational agencies, with the greatest need based on the number or percentage of children counted under section 1124(c), in a manner that ensures geographic diversity among subgrant recipients representing rural, suburban, and urban areas, and in a manner that distributes the total amount of funds available to the State under section 4104(a)(1) consistent with the requirements described in subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 4106(e)(2) of such Act:Time period.
That each such subgrant awarded shall be for a term of one year and in an amount of 131 STAT. 546 not less than $10,000, and a subgrant recipient shall not be subject to any of the distribution requirements described in subparagraphs (C) through (E) of subsections (e)(2) and (f), of section 4106 of such Act:Indian Education
Innovation and Improvement
Safe Schools and Citizenship Education
Applicability.
section 4623(b) of the ESEA shall apply to funds appropriated for Promise Neighborhoods under this heading in prior appropriations acts.English Language Acquisition
Special Education
20 USC 1411 note.
That the amount by which a State’s allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years:20 USC 1411 note.
That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as the reduction under 131 STAT. 548 section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction:Rehabilitation Services
State and local governments.
Grants.
That States may award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, nonprofit entities:Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities
american printing house for the blind
national technical institute for the deaf
gallaudet university
Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Student Financial Assistance
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,198,210,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2018.
The
20 USC 1070a note.
maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2017–2018 shall be $4,860.Student Aid Administration
Deadline.
20 USC 1078–3 note.
That the Secretary shall, no later than September 30, 2017, allow student loan borrowers who are consolidating Federal student loans to select from any student loan servicer to service their new consolidated student loan.Higher Education
Grants.
Deadlines.
That, in making awards under section 402C of the HEA with funds appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall announce new grant awards for which the notice inviting applications was published in the Federal Register on October 17, 2016 (81 F.R. 71,492) by June 1, 2017, and for all other new grant awards under such section by August 1, 2017:Notifications.
Deadline.
That, in making continuation grant awards under subpart 2 of chapter 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA with funds appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall issue continuation notifications no later than August 1, 2017.Howard University
College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program
Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2018:
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000.
Institute of Education Sciences
Departmental Management
program administration
office for civil rights
office of inspector general
General Provisions
Desegregation.
Voluntary prayer.
Meditation.
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 304.Notification.
Time period.
That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.Applicability.
48 USC 1921d note.
Time period.
Effective date.
Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the HEA are reauthorized.(including rescission)
Sec. 310.Effective date.
Grants.
Effective in the 2017–2018 award year and thereafter, the Secretary shall award an eligible student not more than one and one-half Federal Pell Grants during a single award year to permit such student to work toward completion of an eligible program if, during that single award year, the student—(rescission)
Sec. 311.This title may be cited as the “
RELATED AGENCIES
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
salaries and expenses
Contracts.
in order to authorize any central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to section 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform contract requirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the Committee shall enter into a written agreement with any such central nonprofit agency:Corporation for National and Community Service
operating expenses
payment to the national service trust
Determination.
Notification.
That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the amount provided within “Operating Expenses” allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:salaries and expenses
office of inspector general
administrative provisions
Sec. 401.42 USC 12571 note.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (“CPB”), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2019, $445,000,000:
In addition, for the costs associated with
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
salaries and expenses
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
salaries and expenses
Institute of Museum and Library Services
office of museum and library services: grants and administration
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
salaries and expenses
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
salaries and expenses
National Council on Disability
salaries and expenses
National Labor Relations Board
salaries and expenses
administrative provisions
Sec. 406.National Mediation Board
salaries and expenses
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
salaries and expenses
Railroad Retirement Board
dual benefits payments account
federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts
limitation on administration
limitation on the office of inspector general
Social Security Administration
payments to social security trust funds
supplemental security income program
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $43,618,163,000, to remain available until expended:
For
Effective date.
making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, $15,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.
limitation on administrative expenses
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $12,357,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section:
Notification.
That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available under the authority in the previous proviso:Of the total amount made available under this heading, not more than $1,819,000,000, to remain available through March 31, 2018, is for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, including work-related continuing disability reviews to determine whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for the cost of co-operative disability investigation units, and for the cost associated with the prosecution of fraud in the programs and operations of the Social Security Administration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys:
Reports.
That the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002.In addition, $123,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended. To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2017 exceed $123,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2018 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended.
office of inspector general
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $29,787,000, together with not to exceed $75,713,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the “Limitation on Administrative Expenses”, Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available:
Notification.
Time period.
That notice of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.GENERAL PROVISIONS
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 501.Lobbying.
Contracts.
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.Gun control.
The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control.Abortion.
None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion.Definition.
The term “Abortion.
The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion—Definition.
In this subsection, the term “Human embryos.
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for—Definition.
For purposes of this section, the term “Health identifier.
Contracts.
Certifications.
Consultation.
Time periods.
Notification.
None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 131 STAT. 564 in fiscal year 2017, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—Deadline.
Operating plan.
Reports.
Contracts.
Grants.
Deadline.
Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted.Mexico.
Sterile needles.
State and local governments.
Determination.
Diseases.
That such limitation does not apply to the use of funds for elements of a program other than making such purchases if the relevant State or local health department, in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines that the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, is experiencing, or is at risk for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program is operating in accordance with State and local law.Pornography.
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.ACORN.
Deadline.
Effective date.
Time period.
Reports.
31 USC 1502 note.
42 USC 15001 note.
118 Stat. 2296)(rescission)
Sec. 528.(rescission)
Sec. 530.(rescission)
Sec. 531.(rescission)
Sec. 532.This division may be cited as the “
LEGISLATIVE Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017.
2 USC 60a note.
BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SENATE
Expense Allowances
Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders
Salaries, Officers and Employees
office of the vice president
office of the president pro tempore
offices of the majority and minority leaders
offices of the majority and minority whips
committee on appropriations
conference committees
offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority
policy committees
office of the chaplain
office of the secretary
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
agency contributions and related expenses
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
u.s. senate caucus on international narcotics control
secretary of the senate
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
miscellaneous items
senators’ official personnel and office expense account
official mail costs
Administrative Provisions
requiring amounts remaining in senators’ official personnel and office expense account to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt
Sec. 1.authority for transfer of funds
Sec. 2.Transfers.—
In general.—
Availability.—
Notification.
Review.
Approval and oversight of conservation or restoration.—
Acceptance of donations.—
Issuance of guidelines.—
Deadline.
Return of unused funds.—
Determination.
Such amounts will be returned to the fund for use or disposition as the Commission shall determine appropriate. For purposes of this subsection, the Commission may, at any time, specify a date of return greater than five years from the transfer.131 STAT. 572Disbursement and audit responsibility.—
Termination.—
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
House Leadership Offices
Members’ Representational Allowances
Committee Employees
Committee on Appropriations
Salaries, Officers and Employees
Allowances and Expenses
Administrative Provisions
requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt
Sec. 101.Regulations.—
Definition.—
delivery of bills and resolutions
Sec. 102.delivery of congressional record
Sec. 103.limitation on amount available to lease vehicles
Sec. 104.limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house
Sec. 105.delivery of reports of disbursements
Sec. 106.delivery of daily calendar
Sec. 107.delivery of congressional pictorial directory
Sec. 108.delivery of house telephone directory
Sec. 109.overseas travel to accompany members of house leadership
Sec. 110.2 USC 1975a.
Travel Authorized.—
In general.—
Definitions.—
Reimbursement From Sergeant at Arms.—
In general.—
Use of amounts received.—
Effective Date.—
delivery of printed budget
Sec. 111.delivery of printed federal register
Sec. 112.cybersecurity assistance for house of representatives
Sec. 113.Applicability.
JOINT ITEMS
Joint Economic Committee
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
For other joint items, as follows:131 STAT. 577
Office of the Attending Physician
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
Notification.
salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $325,300,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $36,805,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.General Expenses
Administrative Provision
authority to dispose of forfeited and abandoned property and to accept surplus or obsolete property offered by other federal agencies
Sec. 1001.Notification.
2 USC 1982.
Upon notifying the Committees of Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the United States Capitol Police may accept surplus or obsolete property offered by another Federal department, agency, or office.Applicability.
2 USC 1906 note.
This section and the amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
Certification.
salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $46,500,000.Administrative Provision
establishment of senior level positions
Sec. 1101.2 USC 613 note.
Limitation on Compensation.—
Effective Date.—
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capital Construction and Operations
Capitol Building
Capitol Grounds
Senate Office Buildings
House Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $185,731,000, of which $61,404,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021, and of which $62,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building.
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended.131 STAT. 580
Capitol Power Plant
Library Buildings and Grounds
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security
Botanic Garden
Capitol Visitor Center
Administrative Provisions
no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget
Sec. 1201.scrims
Sec. 1202.flag office revolving fund
Sec. 1203.2 USC 1867 note.
Establishment.—
Deposit of Fees.—
Contents of Fund.—
Use of Amounts in Fund.—
use of expired funds for unemployment compensation payments
Sec. 1204.2 USC 1872.
Applicability.
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.architect of the capitol contracting
Sec. 1205.Procedures.
Determination.
Notice.
The Architect shall provide for notice to other government agencies of suspension or debarment actions taken via the government-wide excluded parties system administered by the General Services Administration.Lists.
The Architect shall consult the list of excluded parties when making responsibility determinations prior to the award of any contract.authority for a house office buildings shuttle
Sec. 1206.Applicability.
2 USC 2163 note.
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
Advanced approval.
That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 131 STAT. 584 with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
salaries and expenses
Administrative Provisions
reimbursable and revolving fund activities
Sec. 1301.In General.—
Activities.—
library of congress national collection stewardship fund
Sec. 1302.2 USC 182e.
Establishment.—
Contents of Fund.—
Use of Amounts.—
Continuing Availability of Funds.—
Annual Report.—
Deadline.
Initial 5–Year Plan.—
Notification of Transfers.—
Effective Date.—
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
Congressional Publishing
Time period.
Effective date.
years:Approval.
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
Approval.
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund
Contracts.
That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund:GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
GENERAL PROVISIONS
maintenance and care of private vehicles
Sec. 201.fiscal year limitation
Sec. 202.rates of compensation and designation
Sec. 203.consulting services
Sec. 204.costs of lbfmc
Sec. 205.limitation on transfers
Sec. 206.guided tours of the capitol
Sec. 207.computer network activity
Sec. 208.Pornography.
This division may be cited as the “
DEPARTMENT OF Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017.
Department of State Appropriations Act, 2017.
STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic and consular programs
Human resources.—
Overseas programs.—
Diplomatic policy and support.—
Security programs.—
Fees and payments collected.—
Transfer of funds, reprogramming, and other matters.—
capital investment fund
office of inspector general
educational and cultural exchange programs
Consultation.
That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:Verification.
That Department of State-designated sponsors may not issue a Form DS–2019 (Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J–1) Status) to place student participants in seafood product preparation or packaging positions in the Summer Work Travel program in fiscal year 2017 unless prior to issuing such Form the sponsor provides to the Secretary of State a description of such program and verifies in writing to the Secretary that such program fully complies with part 62 of title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, notwithstanding subsection 62.32(h)(16) of such part, and with the requirements specified in Senate Report 114–290:Consultation.
Notification.
That any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.representation expenses
protection of foreign missions and officials
embassy security, construction, and maintenance
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, $759,161,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation expenses as authorized:
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $358,698,000, to remain available until expended:
Deadline.
Submission.
That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2017.emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service
repatriation loans program account
payment to the american institute in taiwan
international center, washington, district of columbia
payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund
International Organizations
contributions to international organizations
22 USC 269a note.
necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,262,966,000:Biennial budget.
That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations:Notification.
Time period.
That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget:Deadlines.
Reports.
Assessments.
That not later than June 1, 2017, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits attributable to the United States, including from the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates:Notification.
That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations regular budget, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages:Notification.
Operating plan.
Estimates.
Assessments.
That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates:Notification.
That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:contributions for international peacekeeping activities
Time period.
Notification.
Cost estimates.
That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years:Certification.
Reports.
Human rights.
Public information.
Web posting.
Procedures.
That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human rights:Determination.
That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that United States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers:Recommenda-
tion.
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United States and the President has submitted to Congress such a recommendation:Deadlines.
Reports.
Assessment.
That not later than June 1, 2017, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits attributable to the United States, including those resulting from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 assessment costs including offsets from available credits:Notification.
That any such credits shall only be available 131 STAT. 595 for United States assessed contributions to United Nations peacekeeping missions, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages:Notification.
Operating plan.
Estimate.
Assessments.
That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits:Notification.
That any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:Evaluation.
That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and members of the United Nations Security Council to evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to consider a draw down when mission goals have been substantially achieved.International Commissions
22 USC 269a note.
necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows:international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico
salaries and expenses
construction
american sections, international commissions
international fisheries commissions
RELATED AGENCY
Broadcasting Board of Governors
international broadcasting operations
Notification.
Deadline.
Determination.
That the BBG shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the BBG that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics:Notification.
That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language services shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:broadcasting capital improvements
RELATED PROGRAMS
The Asia Foundation
United States Institute of Peace
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
East-West Center
National Endowment for Democracy
OTHER COMMISSIONS
Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
salaries and expenses
Termination date.
Notification.
That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2017:United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
salaries and expenses
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
salaries and expenses
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China
salaries and expenses
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
salaries and expenses
Continuance.
Applicability.
That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in the second through sixth provisos under this heading in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2017 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if included in this Act.UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Funds Appropriated to the President
operating expenses
Reports.
Time period.
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading “Capital Investment Fund” in this title may be made available to finance the construction (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for International Development, unless the USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes:Contracts.
That contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year:capital investment fund
Notification.
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.office of inspector general
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
global health programs
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $3,054,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International
Children and youth.
AIDS.
Diseases.
Development:Determination.
President.
Abortion.
Sterilization.
That none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, as determined by the President of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization:Deadline.
Evidence.
Criteria.
That any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the determination:Abortion.
That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions:Family planning.
Deadline.
Determination.
Reports.
That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action 131 STAT. 602 taken by the Agency:Discrimination.
Compliance.
That in awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such applicant’s religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso:Definition.
That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term “Condoms.
That information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such use.In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State:
Applicability.
That section 202(d)(4)(A)(i) and (vi) of Public Law 108–25, as amended, shall be applied with respect to such funds made available for fiscal years 2015 through 2017 by substituting “2004” for “2009”:Notification.
That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2017 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:development assistance
international disaster assistance
transition initiatives
Reports.
Time period.
That the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance:Determination.
That if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national interest of the United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading:Consultation.
That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.complex crises fund
Notification.
Time period.
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds.development credit authority
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the United States Agency for International Development, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $50,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act and under the heading “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”:
Consultation.
Notification.
That funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations:Notification.
That funds made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and funds used for such cost, including if the cost results in a negative subsidy, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:Applicability.
That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this heading, except that the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single country shall not exceed $300,000,000:In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by USAID, $10,000,000, which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading “Operating Expenses” in title II of this Act:
economic support fund
democracy fund
Consultation.
That the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds appropriated under this paragraph.assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia
Department of State
migration and refugee assistance
united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund
Independent Agencies
peace corps
Consultation.
Notification.
Waiver authority.
That any decision to open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation and regular notification procedures may be waived when there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of thisAbortion.
Act:Applicability.
That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.millennium challenge corporation
Applicability.
That section 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading:Notification.
Deadline.
That the MCC Chief Executive Officer shall notify the Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing negotiations for any country compact or threshold country program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold program:Notification.
That funds appropriated under this heading by this Act 131 STAT. 607 and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available to implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:Notification.
That any funds that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obligation:Time period.
That any MCC candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with a per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that the country would be reclassified from a low income country to a lower middle income country or from a lower middle income country to a low income country shall retain its candidacy status in its former income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent fiscal years:Federal Register, publication.
Notice.
That publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Compact on the MCC Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact:inter-american foundation
united states african development foundation
Waiver authority.
That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation:Reports.
That the USADF shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations after each time such waiver authority is exercised:Department of the Treasury
international affairs technical assistance
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
international narcotics control and law enforcement
Notifications.
That the Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing such property to a foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
Notification.
Iran.
That the Secretary of State shall inform the appropriate congressional committees of information regarding any separate arrangements relating to the “Road-map for the Clarification of Past and Present Outstanding Issues Regarding Iran’s Nuclear Program” between the IAEA and the Islamic Republic of Iran, in classified form if necessary, if such information becomes known to the Department of State:Consultation.
Notification.
That funds made available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until expended:Determination.
That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities of that Agency:Notification.
That funds made available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the operation and management of such programs and activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.peacekeeping operations
Funds Appropriated to the President
international military education and training
foreign military financing program
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $4,785,805,000:
Consultation.
Notification.
That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces:Grants.
Israel.
Deadline.
That funds appropriated under this heading for grants only for Israel in fiscal year 2017 shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment 131 STAT. 611 of this Act:Coordination.
That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to support or continue any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), section 2282 of title 10, United States Code, section 333 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1241 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), or any successor authorities, unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has justified such program to the Committees on Appropriations:None of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be financed with such funds:
Notification.
That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act:MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
international organizations and programs
International Financial Institutions
global environment facility
contribution to the international development association
contribution to the international bank for reconstruction and development
contribution to the inter-american development bank
contribution to the asian development fund
contribution to the african development bank
limitation on callable capital subscriptions
contribution to the african development fund
contribution to the international fund for agricultural development
global agriculture and food security program
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Export-Import Bank of the United States
inspector general
program account
Contracts.
Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation:administrative expenses
Fees.
That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions:receipts collected
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
noncredit account
program account
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $20,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account:
Notification.
That funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account.
trade and development agency
GENERAL PROVISIONS
allowances and differentials
Sec. 7001.unobligated balances report
Sec. 7002.consulting services
Sec. 7003.Contracts.
diplomatic facilities
Sec. 7004.Capital Security Cost Sharing Information.—
Notification.
State shall promptly inform the Committees on Appropriations of each instance in which a Federal department or agency is delinquent in providing the full amount of funding required by section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note).Exception.—
Consultation.
Determination.
New Diplomatic Facilities.—
Consultation and Notification Requirements.—
Consultation.
Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad.—
Notification.
Waiver authority.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an interim or temporary United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel.Determination.
Reports.
Consultation.
Notification.
Transfer of Funds Authority.—
Soft Targets.—
Consultation.
That the uses of such funds should be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, Department of State, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations.Reports.—
Termination date.
Within 45 days of enactment of this Act and every 4 months thereafter until September 30, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the new Mexico City Embassy and Beirut Embassy projects:22 USC 4864 note.
Strengthening Oversight.—
Deadline.
Consultation.
That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on plans to carry out the requirement of this subsection:personnel actions
Sec. 7005.department of state management
Sec. 7006.Financial Systems Improvement.—
Deadline.
Implementation plan.
That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a plan, including timeline and costs, for implementing the FADR and OIG recommendations:Consultation.
Review.
Certification.
That such funds may not be obligated for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc electronic systems to track commitments, obligations or expenditures of funds unless the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of State, has reviewed and certified that such new system or expansion is consistent with the FADR and OIG recommendations.Working Capital Fund.—
Contracts.
Time period.
Assessment.
prior to increasing the percentage charged to Department 131 STAT. 620 of State bureaus and offices for procurement-related activities, the Secretary of State shall include the proposed increase in the Department of State budget justification or, at least 60 days prior to the increase, provide the Committees on Appropriations a justification for such increase, including a detailed assessment of the cost and benefit of the services provided by the procurement fee:Certification Requirement.—
Deadline.
Reports.
later than 45 days after the initial obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available to a Department of State bureau or office with responsibility for the oversight or management of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or office basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with Department and Federal financial management policies, procedures and regulations, as appropriate:Plan.
Timeline.
That if the Secretary is unable to make such certification for an individual bureau or office, the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline to such Committees detailing the steps to be taken to ensure such compliance.Report on Sole Source Awards.—
prohibition against direct funding for certain countries
Sec. 7007.coups d’état
Sec. 7008.Certification.
Reports.
That assistance may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office:Notification.
That funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.transfer of funds authority
Sec. 7009.Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors.—
Title VI Agencies.—
Notification.
That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.Limitation on Transfers of Funds Between Agencies.—
Notification.
Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency for International Development or the Department of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings “Global Health Programs”, “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” shall 131 STAT. 622 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:President.
Time period.
Consultation.
Transfer of Funds Between Accounts.—
Audit of Inter-agency Transfers of Funds.—
Report.—
Lists.
That such reports shall include a list of each transfer made pursuant to such sections with the respective funding level, appropriation account, and the receiving agency.prohibition on certain operational expenses
Sec. 7010.First-Class Travel.—
Pornography.
Computer Networks.—
Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco.—
availability of funds
Sec. 7011.Extension.
That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act:Reports.
Deadline.
That the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than October 30, 2017, detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal year.limitation on assistance to countries in default
Sec. 7012.President.
Determination.
Consultation.
prohibition on taxation of united states assistance
Sec. 7013.Prohibition on Taxation.—
Deadline.
Notification and Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes.—
Reports.
That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations by such date on the foreign governments and entities that have not reimbursed such taxes, including any amount of funds withheld pursuant to this subsection.De Minimis Exception.—
Reprogramming of Funds.—
Determinations.—
Reports.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any foreign government or entity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—Consultation.
The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any foreign government or entity.Regulations.
Guidance.
Implementation.—
Definitions.—
Report.—
reservations of funds
Sec. 7014.Reprogramming.—
Notification.
That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:Extension of Availability.—
Determination.
Reports.
determines and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obligated during the original period of availability:Other Acts.—
notification requirements
Sec. 7015.Time period.
Notification of Changes in Programs, Projects, and Activities.—
Notification of Reprogramming of Funds.—
Notification Requirement.—
President.
President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export 131 STAT. 627 Control Act for the provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment:Notification of Transfer of Funds.—
Waiver.—
Deadline.
That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver:Country Notification Requirements.—
Trust Funds.—
Consultation.
Pilot Program Notification Requirement.—
Withholding of Funds.—
notification on excess defense equipment
Sec. 7016.limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and programs
Sec. 7017.Notification.
prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization
Sec. 7018.President.
Certification.
None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations.allocations
Sec. 7019.Allocation Tables.—
Authorized Deviations.—
Consultation.
Notification.
That deviations pursuant to the previous proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.Limitation.—
Exceptions.—
representation and entertainment expenses
Sec. 7020.Uses of Funds.—
Limitations.—
prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism
Sec. 7021.President.
Lethal Military Equipment Exports.—
Prohibition.—
Termination date.
That the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment:Applicability.
That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997.Determination.—
Report.—
Determination.
Bilateral Assistance.—
Limitations.—
Waiver.—
Federal Register.
Time period.
Notification.
That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.authorization requirements
Sec. 7022.definition of program, project, and activity
Sec. 7023.Reports.
Deadline.
allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modified pursuant to section 7019 of this Act.authorities for the peace corps, inter-american foundation and united states african development foundation
Sec. 7024.Consultation.
Reports.
Deadline.
That prior to conducting activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action.commerce, trade and surplus commodities
Sec. 7025.World Markets.—
Notification.
That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations:President.
Determination.
activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.Exports.—
President.
Determination.
activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.22 USC 262h note.
International Financial Institutions.—
separate accounts
Sec. 7026.22 USC 2362 note.
Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.—
Agreements.—
Uses of local currencies.—
Programming accountability.—
Termination of assistance programs.—
Reporting requirement.—
Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.—
In general.—
Applicability of other provisions of law.—
Time period.
President.
Notification.—
Exemption.—
eligibility for assistance
Sec. 7027.Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations.—
President.
Notification.
That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance:Abortion.
Sterilization.
That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act.Public Law 480.—
Exception.—
local competition
Sec. 7028.Requirements for Exceptions to Competition for Local Entities.—
Reporting Requirement.—
Web posting.
That such report should be posted on the USAID Web site:Applicability.
That the requirements of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000.Extension of Procurement Authority.—
international financial institutions
Sec. 7029.Public information.
Evaluations and Report.—
Safeguards.—
Compensation.—
Human Rights.—
Consultation.
That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or other violation of human rights.Fraud and Corruption.—
Beneficial Ownership Information.—
Deadline.
Reports.
That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this subsection.Whistleblower Protections.—
debt-for-development
Sec. 7030.Notification.
financial management and budget transparency
Sec. 7031.Limitation on Direct Government-to-Government Assistance.—
Requirements.—
Consultation and notification.—
Applicability.
That the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash payments to individuals.Suspension of assistance.—
Reports.
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed.Submission of information.—
Report.—
Termination date.
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2018, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that—Debt service payment prohibition.—
Definition.
That for purposes of this paragraph, the term “National Budget and Contract Transparency.—
Minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.—
Definition.—
Determination Public information.
Web posting.
and report.—
Assistance.—
8 USC 1182 note.
Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights.—
Ineligibility.—
Exception.—
Waiver.—
Determination.
Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently.Report.—
Posting of report.—
Clarification.—
Networks Reports.
of Corruption.—
Extraction of Natural Resources.—
Assistance.—
Conflict diamonds.
appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management.United states policy.—
Notification.
Web posting.
Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the management of the international financial institutions, and post on the Department of the Treasury Web site, that it is the policy of the United States to vote against any assistance by such institutions (including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any country for the extraction and export of a natural resource if the government of such country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by United States law, and unless such government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in which assistance is being considered for—Foreign Assistance Web Site.—
democracy programs
Sec. 7032.Funding and Strategy.—
Deadline.
Consultation.
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the relevant heads of other United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive, multi-year strategy for the promotion of democracy abroad, to include the identification of the national interest served by such activity, and the specific roles and responsibilities of such agencies in implementing the strategy.Authority.—
Definition of Democracy Programs.—
Program Prioritization.—
Restriction on Prior Approval.—
Coordination.
Reports.
Deadline.
That the Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID Administrator, shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection.Continuation of Current Practices.—
Country Consultation.
Strategy Strategic Reviews.—
Definition.
That for the purposes of this subsection, the term “Communication and Reporting Requirements.—
Informing the national endowment for democracy.—
Report on funding instruments.—
Report on program changes.—
international religious freedom
Sec. 7033.International Religious Freedom Office and Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom.—
Assistance.—
International religious freedom programs.—
Consultation.
the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of such funds.Protection and investigation programs.—
Humanitarian programs.—
Transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs in the middle east and north africa regions.—
Deadline.
Consultation.
Plan.
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with relevant central governments in the Middle East and North Africa regions, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs for vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities in such regions:Responsibility Consultation.
of funds.—
International Broadcasting.—
Atrocities Prevention.—
Notification.
That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.Designation President.
Review.
of Non-State Actors.—
Reports.
That whenever the President designates such a non-state actor under this subsection, the President shall, as soon as practicable after the designation is made, submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the reasons for such designation.Funding Clarification.—
special provisions
Sec. 7034.Human trafficking.
Victims of War, Displaced Children, and Displaced Burmese.—
Law Enforcement and Security.—
Child soldiers.—
Crowd control items.—
Disarmament, Extension.
demobilization, and reintegration.—
Forensic assistance.—
International Extension.
prison conditions.—
Reconstituting civilian police authority.—
Security assistance report.—
Foreign military sales and foreign military financing program.—
Availability.—
Consultation.
That prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations.Review Coordination.
and report.—
Quarterly Coordination.
status report.—
Foreign Deadline.
Coordination.
Reports.
Assessment.
military financing program loans.—
Vetting report.—
Time period.
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on foreign assistance cases submitted for vetting for purposes of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 during the preceding fiscal year, including—Annual Definition.
foreign military training report.—
Proliferation security initiative.—
Deadline.
Reports.
That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing steps to be taken to implement the requirements of this paragraph.Authority to counter extremism.—
Consultation.
That the Secretary of State, or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with 131 STAT. 649 the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the authority of this paragraph.World Food Programme.—
Directives and Authorities.—
Research and training.—
Genocide victims memorial sites and tribunals.—
Notification.
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings “Economic Support Fund” and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” may be made available as contributions to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.Additional authorities.—
Authority.—
Definition.
That for purposes of this paragraph the term “Partner Vetting.—
Deadline.
Reports.
Recommenda-
tions.
In lieu of the requirements in the second and third provisos of section 7034(e) of the Department of State, Foreign 131 STAT. 650 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114–113), not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, detailing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the evaluation of the Partner Vetting System pilot program and recommendations for any new partner vetting program:Consultation.
That prior to the submission of the report, the Secretary and Administrator shall jointly consult with the Committees on Appropriations, and also consult with representatives of implementing organizations, on such findings, conclusions, and recommendations.Consultation.
The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator may initiate a partner vetting program to mitigate the risk of diversion of foreign assistance, or make significant modifications to any existing partner vetting program, only following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:Contingencies.—
Time period.
fiscal year 2017, the President may use up to $125,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law.International Child Abductions.—
Reports.
Deadline.
That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this subsection.Cultural Reports.
Preservation Project Determination.—
Transfer Deadline.
Time period.
of Funds for Extraordinary Protection.—
Protections Extension.
Time period.
and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations.—
Extension Applicability.
of Authorities.—
Passport fees.—
Incentives for critical posts.—
USAID civil service annuitant waiver.—
Overseas pay comparability and limitation.—
Categorical eligibility.—
Inspector general annuitant waiver.—
Extension of war reserves stockpile authority.—
Modification of life insurance supplement.—
Department Reports.
of State and the United States Agency for International Development.—
Analysis.
That such report shall include a detailed justification and analysis containing—Determination.
the national security interest served by each such merger, closing or termination, including a determination that such merger, closing or termination will not expand the influence of any adversary or competitor of the United States, including foreign terrorist organizations.Humanitarian Assistance.—
Oversight.
Procedures.
Notification.
That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used by implementing partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and require such partners that receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting and responding to such feedback and inform the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, of such procedures.HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund.—
Notification.
That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–477) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:Loans and Enterprise Funds.—
131 STAT. 653Loan guarantees.—
Enterprise funds.—
Applicability.
That the first, third and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund” for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and in the same manner as such provision of law applied to funds made available under such section (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply):Termination date.
That the authority of any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2027.Designation requirement.—
Consultation and notification.—
Small Grants and Entities.—
Definition.
Time period.
22 USC 2152i note.
For the purposes of section 7080 of division J of Public Law 113–235, “eligible entities” shall be defined as small local, international, and United States-based nongovernmental 131 STAT. 654 organizations, educational institutions, and other small entities that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years:Exception.—
Definitions.—
Appropriate congressional committees.—
Funds appropriated by this act and prior acts.—
International 22 USC 262h note.
financial institutions.—
Southern kordofan reference.—
USAID.—
22 USC 2152i note.
In this Act, the term “Clarification.—
22 USC 3948 note.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, for the purposes of this Act the terms “under this heading”, “under the heading”, “under the headings”, or similar phrases mean funds appropriated or otherwise made available under such heading or headings in all titles of this Act:Spend plan.—
arab league boycott of israel
Sec. 7035.palestinian statehood
Sec. 7036.Determination.
Certification.
Limitation on Assistance.—
Sense of Congress.—
Waiver.—
President.
Determination.
The President may waive subsection (a) if the President determines that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so.Exemption.—
restrictions concerning the palestinian authority
Sec. 7037.prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation
Sec. 7038.assistance for the west bank and gaza
Sec. 7039.Deadline.
Certification.
Oversight.—
Vetting.—
Procedures.
Determination.
That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity.Prohibition.—
Recognition of acts of terrorism.—
Security assistance and reporting requirement.—
Audits by the United States Agency for International Development.—
Comptroller Investigation.
General of the United States Audit.—
Notification Procedures.—
Report.—
limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority
Sec. 7040.Prohibition of Funds.—
President.
Certification.
Waiver.—
Period of Application of Waiver.—
President.
Report.—
President.
Certification.—
Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization.—
President.
Certification.
Reports.
Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.Reports.
Deadline.
Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended:middle east and north africa
Sec. 7041.Egypt.—
Certification and report.—
Economic support fund.—
131 STAT. 660Funding.—
Certification.
Reports.
That such funds may not be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement market-based economic reforms.Determination.
Certification.
Reports.
Withholding.—
Foreign military financing program.—
Certification.—
Reports.
That 15 percent of such funds shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is taking effective steps to—Transfer authority.
Consultation.
That such funds may be transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation with the Committees 131 STAT. 661 on Appropriations:Determination.
Reports.
Waiver.—
Oversight and consultation requirements.—
Deadline.
Reports.
Assessment.
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on any plan to restructure military assistance for Egypt, which should include an assessment of the potential benefits of such restructuring on the capabilities of the Egyptian military, and a description of any planned modifications regarding the procurement of military equipment.Iran.—
Funding.—
Consultation.
for democracy programs for Iran, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.Time period.
Continuation of prohibition.—
Reports.—
Consultation.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 131 STAT. 662 the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of the implementation and enforcement of bilateral United States and multilateral sanctions against Iran and actions taken by the United States and the international community to enforce such sanctions against Iran:Arms and munitions.
That the report shall also include any entities involved in providing significant support for the development of a ballistic missile by the Government of Iran after October 1, 2015, including shipping and financing, and note whether such entities are currently under United States sanctions:Consultation.
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the report on Iran contained in section 7041(b)(3)(C) of S. 3117, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (as introduced in the Senate on June 29, 2016), in the manner described.Iraq.—
Purposes.—
Explosive ordnance disposal programs.—
Kurdistan regional government.—
Consultation.
That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.Basing rights agreement.—
Israel.—
Jordan.—
Funding levels.—
Response to the syrian crisis.—
Lebanon.—
Limitation.—
Consultation requirement.—
Economic support fund.—
Foreign military financing program.—
Spend plan.
Deadline.
That funds may not be 131 STAT. 664 obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not later than September 1, 2017:Libya.—
Funding.—
Notification.
The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each instance in which assistance provided pursuant to this subsection has been diverted or destroyed, to include the type and amount of assistance, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the response of the Department of State.Limitations.—
Certification.
Reports.
Cooperation on the september 2012 attack on united states personnel and facilities.—
Applicability.
Infrastructure projects.—
Reports.
Certification requirement.—
Morocco.—
Availability and consultation requirement.—
Deadline.
That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds.Foreign military financing program.—
Deadline.
Consultation.
Reports.
Refugee Assistance in North Africa.—
Syria.—
Non-lethal assistance.—
Explosive ordnance disposal programs.—
Syrian organizations.—
Consultation.
Strategy update.—
Monitoring and oversight.—
Notification.
the Secretary shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each instance in which assistance provided pursuant to this subsection has been diverted or destroyed, to include the type and amount of assistance, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the response of the Department of State.Consultation and notification.—
Tunisia.—
Israel.
West Bank and Gaza.—
131 STAT. 667
Report on assistance.—
Limitations.—
Waiver authority.
Applicability.
Certification.
Reports.
The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace.President.
Waiver authority.
Determinations.
Certifications.
The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204) if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of this Act—Deadline.
Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the President may waive section 1003 of 131 STAT. 668 Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel:Time periods.
Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.Determination.
Time period.
Reduction.—
Reports.
That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal year 2017 prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian Authority.Applicability.
Security report.—
Incitement report.—
africa
Sec. 7042.Determination.
Reports.
African Great Lakes Region Assistance Restriction.—
Boko Haram.—
Central African Republic.—
Ethiopia.—
Forced evictions.—
Consultation requirement.—
Foreign military financing program.—
Consultation.
Lake Chad Basin Countries.—
Child soldiers.
Lord’s Resistance Army.—
Malawi.—
Notification.
Power Africa Initiative.—
South Sudan.—
Deadline.
Consultation.
Strategy requirement.—
Reports.
Certification.—
Human rights.
investigate and prosecute individuals credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including at the Terrain compound in Juba, South Sudan on July 11, 2016.Exclusions.—
Consultation.—
Sudan.—
Limitation.—
Limitation on loans.—
Exclusions.—
Certifications.
Reports.
22 USC 2151 note.
Zimbabwe.—
Instruction.—
Limitations.—
east asia and the pacific
Sec. 7043.Extension.
Time period.
Asia Rebalancing Initiative.—
Applicability.
That section 7043(a)(8) of such Act shall be applied to funds appropriated by this Act byBurma.—
Bilateral economic assistance.—
Human rights.
may not be made available to any individual or organization if the Secretary of State has credible information that such individual or organization has committed a gross violation of human rights, including against Rohingya and other minority groups, or that advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups and individuals in Burma;International security assistance.—
Consultations.
That the Department of State may continue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.Multilateral assistance.—
Programs, position, and responsibilities.—
Time period.
Consultation.
Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2017 shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.131 STAT. 673Extension.
Time period.
Section 7043(b)(7) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2017.Consultation.
The United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall be responsible for democracy and human rights programs in Burma.Cambodia.—
Certification.
Reports.
Human rights conditions.—
Genocide.
Khmer rouge tribunal.—
Certification.
Reports.
That such funds may only be made available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such contribution is in the national interest of the United States and will support the prosecution and punishment of individuals responsible for genocide in Cambodia in a credible manner:Consultation.
That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, such Committees:Reimbursements.
That the Secretary of State shall seek reimbursements from the Principal Donors Group for the Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the ECCC.Research and education.—
North Korea.—
Broadcasts.—
Refugees.—
Database and report.—
Limitation on use of funds.—
People’s Republic of China.—
Time period.
Notification.
Limitation on use of funds.—
Applicability.
People’s liberation army.—
Consultation.
Counter influence programs.—
Authority and notification requirement.—
Deadline.
Reports.
Philippines.—
Tibet.—
Financing of projects in tibet.—
Programs for tibetan communities.—
Vietnam.—
Dioxin remediation.—
Health and disability programs.—
south and central asia
Sec. 7044.Afghanistan.—
Strategy and personnel.—
Deadline.
Consultation.
Strategy.—
Time period.
Termination date.
Personnel report.—
Assistance and conditions.—
Funding and limitations.—
Determination.
Drugs and drug abuse.
Human rights.
includes the participation of any Afghan individual or organization, including government entity, that the Secretary of State determines to be involved in corrupt practices, illicit narcotics production or trafficking, or a violation of human rights;131 STAT. 677Certification and report.—
Determination.
Reports.
Waiver.—
Programs.—
Grants.
Notification.
Certification.
Reports.
Taxation.—
Deadline.
Assessment.
Time periods.
not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an assessment of the dollar value of improper taxes or fees levied by such government against such companies and organizations in fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016.Deadlines.
Reports.
Goals and benchmarks.—
Authorities.—
Applicability.
Extension.
Basing rights agreement.—
Nepal.—
Assistance.—
Foreign military financing program.—
Certification.
Reports.
Human rights.
such funds may only be made available for any additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal Army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities in such cases.Pakistan.—
Reports.
Certification requirement.—
Determination.
Waiver and reports.—
Certification.
funds withheld by application of this subparagraph shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations the certification required by paragraph (1).Assistance.—
Reports.
Shakil Afridi.
Applicability.
Scholarships for women.—
Consultation.
prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations.Reports.—
Spend plan.
Oversight.—
Sri Lanka.—
131 STAT. 682Bilateral economic assistance.—
Reports.
Certification.—
International security assistance.—
Regional Programs.—
Cross border programs.—
Security and justice programs.—
latin america and the caribbean
Sec. 7045.Central America.—
131 STAT. 683Consultation.
Deadline.
Strategy review and update.—
Determination.
such Strategy should support regional security and economic initiatives, including the Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle in Central America (the Plan), to the extent the Secretary of State determines such initiatives are consistent with the national interest of the United States.Funding.—
Spend plan.
Pre-obligation requirements.—
Assistance for the central governments of el salvador, guatemala, and honduras.—
Certification.
Reports.
Human trafficking.
Immigration.
Certification.
Reports.
Human rights.
Plan.
Determination.
Suspension of assistance and periodic review.—
131 STAT. 685Notification.
if the Secretary determines that sufficient progress has not been made by a central government, the Secretary shall suspend, in whole or in part, assistance for such government for programs supporting such requirement, and shall notify the appropriate congressional committees in writing of such action:Certification.
the Secretary may resume funding for such programs only after the Secretary certifies to such committees that corrective measures have been taken.Reports.
Consultation.
Transfer of funds.—
Colombia.—
Assistance.—
Consultation.
Notification.
such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.Limitation.—
Consultation.
Plan.
Pre-obligation requirements.—
Refugees.—
Counternarcotics.—
Human rights.—
Exceptions.—
Haiti.—
Funding.—
Reports.
Certification.—
Haitian coast guard.—
europe and eurasia
Sec. 7046.Assistance for Ukraine.—
Limitation.—
President.
Determination.
Consultation.
prior to executing the authority contained in the previous proviso the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national security interest of the United States.Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act.—
war crimes tribunals
Sec. 7047.President.
Determination.
the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof:Notification.
funds made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.united nations
Sec. 7048.Reports.
Transparency and Accountability.—
Web posting.
Waiver authority.
Determination.
Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations.—
Waiver authority.
Determination.
Determination.
Israel.
United Nations Human Rights Council.—
Time period.
the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2017, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item.United Nations Relief and Works Agency.—
Prohibition of Payments to United Nations Members.—
United Nations Capital Projects.—
Withholding Report.—
Consultation.
Notification.
the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping Operations.—
Determination.
Notifications.
the Secretary shall promptly notify the government of each country subject to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such withholding not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold such assistance is made:Additional Availability.—
Report on Arrears.—
Analysis.
Analysis.
community-based police assistance
Sec. 7049.Authority.—
Notification.—
disability programs
Sec. 7050.Assistance.—
Management, Oversight, and Technical Support.—
international conferences
Sec. 7051.Reports.
Time period.
of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest:Definition.
for purposes of this section the term “aircraft transfer, coordination, and use
Sec. 7052.Transfer Authority.—
Applicability.
Determination.
Reports.
Property Disposal.—
Consultation.
Notification.
any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.Aircraft Coordination.—
Applicability.
Aircraft Operations and Maintenance.—
parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments
Sec. 7053.Applicability.
terms and conditions of section 7055 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act:landmines and cluster munitions
Sec. 7054.Landmines.—
Cluster Munitions.—
prohibition on publicity or propaganda
Sec. 7055.continuous supervision and general direction of economic and military assistance
Sec. 7056.President.
Coordination.
united states agency for international development management
Sec. 7057.22 USC 3948 note.
Authority.—
Restrictions.—
Expiration date.
Conditions.—
Program Account Charged.—
Time period.
Foreign Service Limited Extensions.—
Notification.
Disaster Surge Capacity.—
Personal Services Contractors.—
Small Business.—
Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments.—
global health activities
Sec. 7058.In General.—
Determination.
Reports.
Global Fund.—
Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks.—
Emergency reserve fund.—
Determination.
Reports.
such funds may only be made available if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest to respond to an emerging health threat that poses severe threats to human health.Extraordinary measures.—
Consultation.
Notification.
Oversight of funds.—
gender equality
Sec. 7059.Gender Equality.—
Women’s Leadership.—
Gender-Based Violence.—
Women, Peace, and Security.—
Women and Girls at Risk From Extremism.—
Assistance.—
Deadline.
Consultation.
Strategy requirement.—
Clarification and notification.—
Consultation.
sector allocations
Sec. 7060.Basic Education and Higher Education.—
Basic education.—
Consultation.
the USAID Administrator, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, may reprogram such funds between countries.Deadline.
Reports.
Termination date.
the USAID Administrator shall update such report on a quarterly basis until September 30, 2018:Determination.
if the USAID Administrator determines that any unobligated balances of funds specifically designated for assistance for basic education in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs are in excess of the absorptive capacity of recipient countries, such funds may be made available for other programs authorized under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding such funding designation:Consultation.
Notification.
Higher education.—
Notification.
such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.Development Programs.—
Environment Programs.—
Authority and notification requirement.—
Conservation programs and limitations.—
Large dams.—
Sustainable landscapes.—
Food Security and Agricultural Development.—
Microenterprise and Microfinance.—
Programs To Combat Trafficking in Persons and Modern Slavery.—
Trafficking in persons.—
Deadline.
Reports.
not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the requirements enumerated under this section in House Report 114–693.Modern slavery.—
Notification.
funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.Guidelines.
Coordination.—
Reconciliation Programs.—
Consultation.
Notification.
the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:Water and Sanitation.—
overseas private investment corporation
Sec. 7061.President.
Determination.
Transfer of Funds.—
Notification.
the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.22 USC 2194 note.
Authority.—
arms trade treaty
Sec. 7062.inspectors general
Sec. 7063.Prohibition on Use of Funds.—
Timely Access.—
Compliance.—
Report Requirement.—
reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval station, guantánamo bay, cuba
Sec. 7064.Notification.
later than 5 days after the conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state with a compact of free association with the United States, to receive by transfer or release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, including whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs will be made available for assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement.multi-year pledges
Sec. 7065.Notification.
Consultation.
Time period.
prohibition on use of torture
Sec. 7066.Limitation.—
Consultation.
Assistance to Eliminate Torture.—
extradition
Sec. 7067.Limitation.—
Applicability.
Clarification.—
Certification.
Waiver.—
commercial leasing of defense articles
Sec. 7068.Notification.
President.
Determination.
any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.131 STAT. 705country transition plan
Sec. 7069.Consultation.
assistance:countering russian influence and aggression
Sec. 7070.Limitation.—
Annexation of Crimea.—
Determinations.
Reports.
Waiver authority.
Determination.
Reports.
except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.Determination.
Reports.
Occupation of the Georgian Territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.—
Determination.
Reports.
Web posting.
Lists.
the Secretary shall publish on the Department of State Web site a list of any such central governments in a timely manner:Waiver authority.
the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.Deadline.
Reports.
Assistance to Counter Influence and Aggression.—
Deadline.
Consultation.
Plan.
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the proposed uses of the Fund on a country-by-country basis:Democracy Programs.—
Reports.—
international monetary fund
Sec. 7071.Applicability.
Extensions.—
Repayment.—
special defense acquisition fund
Sec. 7072.stability and development in regions impacted by extremism and conflict
Sec. 7073.Countering Foreign Fighters and Extremist Organizations, and Strengthening the State System.—
Deadline.
Consultation.
Strategy.
Notification.
Coordination.
the Secretary of State shall ensure such programs are coordinated with and complement the efforts of other United States Government agencies and international partners:Notification.
Countries Impacted by Significant Refugee Populations or Internally Displaced Persons.—
Notification.
the Secretary of State shall periodically inform the Committees on Appropriations of the amount and specific uses of funds made available for the purposes of this subsection.enterprise funds
Sec. 7074.Time period.
President.
Notification Requirement.—
Distribution of Assets Plan.—
Transition or Operating Plan.—
use of funds in contravention of this act
Sec. 7075.President.
Determination.
Notification.
Deadline.
the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program and policy.budget documents
Sec. 7076.Operating and Reorganization Plans.—
Deadline.
Notification.
operating plans that include changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and activities specified in the congressional budget justification, in this Act, or amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act), as applicable, shall be subject to the notification and reprogramming requirements of section 7015 of this Act.Spend Plans.—
Deadline.
Spending Report.—
Notifications.—
Congressional Budget Justification.—
Deadline.
the appendices for such justification shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 10 calendar days thereafter.reports and records management
Sec. 7077.Public Posting of Reports.—
Public information.
Web posting.
Determination.
Requirement.—
Exceptions.—
Time period.
Timing and intention.—
Requests for Documents.—
Records Management.—
Limitation.—
Directives.—
Report.—
Implementation and operating plan.—
Consultation.
Report assessment.—
global internet freedom
Sec. 7078.Funding.—
Requirements.—
Consultation.
Coordination.
Assessment.
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 131 STAT. 714 Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), shall coordinate any such research and development programs with other relevant United States Government departments and agencies in order to share information, technologies, and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies; andConsultation.
Evaluation.
Deadline.
Coordination and Spend Plans.—
Consultation.
prior to the obligation of such funds, such offices and bureaus shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, to ensure that such programs support the Department of State Internet freedom strategy.131 STAT. 715impact on jobs in the united states
Sec. 7079.fragile states and extremism
Sec. 7080.Consultation.
Notification.
Funding.—
Comprehensive Plan.—
Consultation.
USIP shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to developing such Plan:Consultation.
USIP shall also consult with relevant United States Government agencies, foreign governments, and civil society, as appropriate, in developing the Plan.Demonstration Project.—
consular and border security programs
Sec. 7081.8 USC 1715.
Separate Fund.—
Machine-readable Visa Fee.—
Passport and Immigrant Visa Security Surcharges.—
Diversity Immigrant Lottery Fee.—
Affidavit of Support Fee.—
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Surcharge.—
Expedited Passport Fee.—
Transfer of Funds.—
Effective Date.—
united nations population fund
Sec. 7082.Contribution.—
Notification.
Availability of Funds.—
Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.—
Conditions on Availability of Funds.—
Report to Congress and Dollar-for-dollar Withholding of Funds.—
afghan allies
(including rescission of funds)
Sec. 7083.Afghan Allies.—
8 USC 1101 note.
is further amended by substituting “11,000” for “8,500” in the matter preceding clause (i).Rescission of Funds.—
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic and consular programs
Notification.
any such transfer shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:office of inspector general
embassy security, construction, and maintenance
International Organizations
contributions to international organizations
contributions for international peacekeeping activities
RELATED AGENCY
Broadcasting Board of Governors
international broadcasting operations
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Funds Appropriated to the President
operating expenses
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
international disaster assistance
For an additional amount for “International Disaster Assistance”, $2,323,203,000, to remain available until expended:
For an additional amount for “International Disaster Assistance”, $990,000,000, to remain available until expended, for famine prevention, relief, and mitigation, including for South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen:
transition initiatives
complex crises fund
economic support fund
assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia
Department of State
migration and refugee assistance
united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
international narcotics control and law enforcement
nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
peacekeeping operations
Notification.
funds available for obligation under this heading in this Act may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.Funds Appropriated to the President
foreign military financing program
GENERAL PROVISIONS
additional appropriations
Sec. 8001.extension of authorities and conditions
Sec. 8002.transfer of funds
Sec. 8003.Consultation.
Notification.
countering the islamic state of iraq and syria and combating terrorism in the near east and africa
Sec. 8004.Relief and Recovery Fund.—
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.—
Oversight Requirement.—
Notification.
the Secretary shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each instance in which assistance provided pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) has been diverted or 131 STAT. 724 destroyed, to include the type and amount of assistance, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the response of the Department of State.Notification Requirement.—
famine prevention, relief, and mitigation
Transfer Authority and Notification Requirement.—
Termination date.
Consultation.
Reporting Requirements.—
This division may be cited as the “
TRANSPORTATION,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017.
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
salaries and expenses
Transfer authority.
Approval.
notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:research and technology
49 USC 112 note.
any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be 131 STAT. 726 deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation.national infrastructure investments
national surface transportation and innovative finance bureau
Advance approval.
the Secretary is required to receive the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the authorities of 49 U.S.C. 116(h):financial management capital
cyber security initiatives
office of civil rights
transportation planning, research, and development
working capital fund
Notification.
no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.minority business resource center program
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $339,000, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332:
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $602,000.
small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach
payments to air carriers
administrative provisions—office of the secretary of transportation
Sec. 101.Web posting.
Secretary shall post on the Web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.Federal Aviation Administration
operations
Deadline.
Time period.
Update.
49 USC 44506 note.
Funding reduction.
not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176:Deadline.
Time period.
Reports.
49 USC 44502 note.
not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year:Funding reduction.
the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to Congress:facilities and equipment
Deadline.
Investment plan.
no later than March 31, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2018 through 2022, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget.research, engineering, and development
grants-in-aid for airports
Explosive detection systems.
none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems:administrative provisions—federal aviation administration
Sec. 110.Reports.
of the funds made available under this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation 131 STAT. 734 products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642.Notification.
Deadline.
of the funds in this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance.New Jersey.
of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.49 USC 47144.
Use of funds for repairs for runway safety repairs
In General.—
Airports Described.—
49 USC 47101 prec.
Federal Highway Administration
limitation on administrative expenses
federal-aid highways
23 USC 104 note.
available for the implementation or execution of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of $43,266,100,000 for fiscal year 2017:(liquidation of contract authorization)
(rescission)
Determination.
the amount to be rescinded from a State shall be determined by multiplying the total amount of the rescission by the ratio that the unobligated balances subject to the rescission as of May 31, 2017, for the State; bears to the unobligated balances subject to the rescission as of May 31, 2017, for all States:Determination.
the amount to be rescinded under this section from each program to which the rescission applies within a State shall be determined by multiplying the rescission amount calculated for such State by the ratio that the unobligated balance as of May 31, 2017, for such program in such State; bears to the unobligated balances as of May 31, 2017, for all programs to which the rescission applies in such State.administrative provisions—federal highway administration
Sec. 120.23 USC 104 note.
Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.—
Deadline.
Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.—
Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs.—
In general.—
Exception.—
Time period.
Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.—
Deadline.
In general.—
Determination.
Ratio.—
Availability.—
Reimbursement.
31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses:Transfer of Amounts.—
State of virginia.—
Deadline.
In general.—
Source and amount.—
District of columbia.—
Deadline.
In general.—
Source and amount.—
Federal lands transportation program.—
Eligibility and Federal Share.—
Other Funds and Obligation Limitation.—
Deadline.
Public information.
Waivers.
23 USC 313 note.
less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor:Reports.
the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements.Deadline.
Notification.
of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:Time period.
Notification.
of the funds in this Act may be used to make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days before making a grant under that section, provides written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation and justification for the project and the amount of the proposed grant award.Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
motor carrier safety operations and programs
motor carrier safety grants
administrative provisions—federal motor carrier safety administration
Sec. 130.Notice.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations.Deadline.
Certification.
of the funds made available by this Act or previous appropriations Acts under the heading “Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs” shall be used to pay for costs associated with design, development, testing, or implementation of a wireless roadside inspection program until 180 days after the Secretary of Transportation certifies to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that such program does not conflict with existing non-Federal electronic screening systems, create capabilities already available, or require additional statutory authority to incorporate generated inspection data into safety determinations or databases, and has restrictions to specifically address privacy concerns of affected motor carriers and operators.National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
operations and research
operations and research
highway traffic safety grants
Notification.
Deadline.
the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8) within 5 days.administrative provisions—national highway traffic safety administration
Sec. 140.Federal Railroad Administration
safety and operations
railroad research and development
railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program
Loans.
pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2017, except for Federal funds awarded in accordance with section 3028(c) of Public Law 114–94.federal-state partnership for state of good repair grants
consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements grants
restoration and enhancement grants
northeast corridor grants to the national railroad passenger corporation
national network grants to the national railroad passenger corporation
administrative provisions—federal railroad administration
Sec. 150.Waiver authority.
Determination.
Reports.
Deadline.
the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each quarter within 30 days of such quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted:Reports.
Deadline.
Summary.
Time periods.
the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2017, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2016 and the three prior calendar years:Federal Transit Administration
administrative expenses
Deadline.
Reports.
Time period.
transit formula grants
technical assistance and training
capital investment grants
grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority
Certification.
prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making progress to improve its safety management system in response to the Federal Transit Administration’s 2015 safety management inspection:Certification.
prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making progress toward full implementation of the corrective actions identified in the 2014 Financial Management Oversight Review Report:Determination.
the Secretary 131 STAT. 748 shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving such grants:Waiver authority.
the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) of division B of Public Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 4968).administrative provisions—federal transit administration
(including rescission)
Sec. 160.Deadline.
Transfer authority.
any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2016, under any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section.Texas.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Expenditure authority.
Contracts.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 131 STAT. 750 of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.operations and maintenance
Maritime Administration
maritime security program
operations and training
Deadline.
Reports.
assistance to small shipyards
Grants.
Deadlines.
make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by Public 131 STAT. 751 Law 113–281, $10,000,000 to remain available until expended:Notice.
the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Availability no later than 15 days after enactment of this Act:Determination.
from applications submitted under the previous proviso, the Secretary of Transportation shall make grants no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act in such amounts as the Secretary determines:ship disposal
maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account
administrative provisions—maritime administration
Sec. 170.Contracts.
any other provision of this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control of the Maritime Administration:Contracts.
of the funds available or appropriated in this Act shall be used by the United States Department of Transportation or the United States Maritime Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet:Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
operational expenses
Regulations.
Plans.
Deadline.
49 USC 60102 note.
the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule to expand the applicability of comprehensive oil spill response plans no later than August 1, 2017:hazardous materials safety
pipeline safety
emergency preparedness grants
Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
General Provisions—Department of Transportation
Political appointees.
of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation:Loans.
Grants.
Notifications.
Deadlines.
Lists.
Determination.
made available in this or any other Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available—Reimbursement.
Notification.
prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the amount and reasons for such transfer:Definition.
for purposes of this section, the term “Notification.
any other provision of law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:Deadline.
the Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.This title may be cited as the “
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act Appropriations, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Management and Administration
executive offices
administrative support offices
Deadlines.
Notification.
Reports.
the Secretary shall provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports:Reports.
Electronic submission.
the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress.Program Office Salaries and Expenses
public and indian housing
community planning and development
housing
policy development and research
fair housing and equal opportunity
office of lead hazard control and healthy homes
working capital fund
Determination.
the working capital fund for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this paragraph as the “Fund”), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred to the Fund under this heading shall be available for Federal shared services used by offices and agencies of the Department, and for such portion of any office or agency’s printing, records management, space renovation, furniture, or supply services as the Secretary determines shall be derived from centralized sources made available by the Department to all offices and agencies and funded through the Fund:Public and Indian Housing
tenant-based rental assistance
Determinations.
Applicability.
Notice.
Federal Register,
publication.
Vouchers.
Determinations.
notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2017 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, 131 STAT. 759 by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers:Notification.
Deadline.
except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2017:Time period.
the Secretary may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:Time period.
the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds:Termination.
any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist:Determination.
to the extent that the Secretary determines that such units are not feasible for continued rental assistance payments or transfer of the subsidy contract associated with such units to another project or projects and owner or owners, any remaining amounts associated with such units under such contract shall be recaptured and used to reimburse amounts used under this paragraph for rental assistance under the preceding proviso;Notice.
Federal Register,
publication.
funds shall be awarded based on need, and administrative capacity established by the Secretary in a Notice published in the Federal Register after coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs:Waiver authority.
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such assistance:Reports.
grant recipients shall report to the Secretary on utilization of such rental assistance and other program data, as prescribed by the Secretary;Consultation.
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs:Waiver authority.
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance:Notification.
for any public housing agency administering voucher assistance appropriated in a prior Act under the family unification program that determines that it no longer has an identified need for such assistance upon turnover, such agency shall notify the Secretary, and the Secretary shall recapture such assistance from the agency and reallocate it to any other public housing agency or agencies based on need for voucher assistance in connection with such program; andhousing certificate fund
Contracts.
balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading “Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing” and the heading “Project-Based Rental Assistance”, for fiscal year 2017 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated:public housing capital fund
Definition.
for purposes of such section 9(j), the term “Grants.
the funding provided under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants to partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations that provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and 131 STAT. 765 increase earnings:Notice.
Federal Register,
publication.
Deadline.
the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice:Waiver authority.
the Secretary may waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:Notification.
Deadline.
the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies requesting waivers under the previous proviso if the request is approved or denied within 14 days of submitting the request:Bonus awards.
from the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2017 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers:Notification.
Deadline.
the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act:public housing operating fund
choice neighborhoods initiative
Determination.
Time period.
grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years:Consultation.
family self-sufficiency
Notice.
Federal Register,
publication.
Waiver authority.
Determination.
the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assistance under different provisions of the Act, as determined by the Secretary:Procedures.
owners of a privately owned multifamily property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such property in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary:native american housing block grants
Applicability.
notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single-race census data and with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts:Notification.
Deadline.
the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act:indian housing loan guarantee fund program account
native hawaiian housing block grant
Community Planning and Development
housing opportunities for persons with aids
Contracts.
the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such section:Notification.
Deadlines.
the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.community development fund
Grants.
unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended for planning and management development and administration:Notification.
Deadline.
the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act:community development loan guarantees program account
Fees.
home investment partnerships program
Notification.
Deadline.
the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program
homeless assistance grants
Determination.
none of the funds provided under this heading shall be available to provide funding for new projects, except for projects created through reallocation, unless the Secretary determines that the continuum of care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based on the degree to which they improve the continuum of care’s system performance:Notification.
Deadline.
the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program within 60 days of enactment of this Act:Children and youth.
Homeless persons.
such projects shall be eligible for renewal under the continuum of care program subject to the same terms and conditions as other renewal applicants:Housing Programs
project-based rental assistance
Determination.
Remittance.
notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 131 STAT. 773 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until expended:housing for the elderly
Waiver authority.
Time period.
the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration:Determination.
Remittance.
upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2020:housing for persons with disabilities
Determination.
Remittance.
in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2020:housing counseling assistance
rental housing assistance
payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund
Federal Housing Administration
mutual mortgage insurance program account
general and special risk program account
Government National Mortgage Association
guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account
Fees.
receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account.Policy Development and Research
research and technology
Contracts.
with respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies for research projects:Compliance.
for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award decisions:Plan.
prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this activity.Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
fair housing activities
Lobbying.
no funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan:Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
lead hazard reduction
Certification.
Notice.
each applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability:Information Technology Fund
Expenditure plan.
not more than 10 percent of the funds made available under this heading for development, modernization and enhancement may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, for approval, a plan for expenditure that—(A) identifies for each modernization project: (i) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (ii) the estimated life-cycle cost, and (iii) key milestones to be met; and (B) demonstrates that each modernization project is: (i) compliant with the department’s enterprise architecture, (ii) being managed in accordance with applicable life-cycle management policies and guidance, (iii) subject to the department’s capital planning and investment control requirements, and (iv) supported by an adequately staffed project office.Office of Inspector General
General Provisions—Department of Housing and Urban Development
(including rescission)
Sec. 201.Adjustment to grants.—
Deadline.
Reports.
Budget.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request.Budget.
President’s formal budget request for fiscal year 2018, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act.Transfer authority.
Phased Transfers.—
Number and bedroom size of units.—
Determination.
Standards.
Notification.
Consultation.
Certification.
Determination.
Waiver authority.
Determination.
Records.
Contracts.
Definition.
Research Report.—
Native Alaskans.
funds made available for Native Alaskans under the heading “Native American Housing Block Grants” in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005.Termination date.
Mortgages.
the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, until September 30, 2017, insure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages under such section 255.Contracts.
any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2017, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property.Determination.
Consultations.
To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (“MAHRAA”) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner 131 STAT. 784 or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described under this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.42 USC 1437g note.
respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)):Allotment holder.
Determination.
official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the accounts “Executive Offices” and “Administrative Support Offices,” as well as each account receiving appropriations for “Program Office Salaries and Expenses”, “Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account”, and “Office of Inspector General” within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.Notification.
Public
information.
Federal Register,
publication.
42 USC 3545a
note.
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2017, notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined 131 STAT. 785 appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded.Web posting.
Determination.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2017, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government web site or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.Spending plan.
No funds provided in this title may be used to pay any such litigation costs for attorney fees until the Department submits for review a spending plan for such costs to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.Notification.
Time period.
Determination.
Certification.
Deadline.
Deadline.
Notice.
Determination.
Records.
The Secretary must also provide a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. If the owner’s 131 STAT. 786 appeal results in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of Default.Determination.
Determination.
Consultation.
Deadline.
Reports.
Time period.
Recommenda-
tions.
Notification.
Deadline.
of the funds in this Act provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices.Grants.
42 USC 1437 note.
is42 USC 1437f note.
amended—Notice.
Effective date.
42 USC 1437a
note.
Secretary shall establish by notice such requirements as may be necessary to implement section 78001 of title LXXVIII of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94), and the notice shall take effect upon issuance:Regulations.
Deadline.
Time period.
the Secretary shall commence rulemaking based on the initial notice no later than the expiration of the 6-month period following issuance of the notice and the rulemaking shall allow for the opportunity for public comment.Grants.
fiscal year 2017 and hereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program under the “Homeless Assistance Grants” heading under this title to renew a grant originally awarded pursuant to the matter under the heading “Department of Housing and Urban Development—Permanent Supportive Housing” in chapter 6 of title III of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 122 Stat. 2351) for assistance under subtitle F of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 11403 et seq.). Such renewal grant shall be awarded to the same grantee and be subject to the provisions of such Continuum of Care program except that the funds may be used outside the geographic area of the continuum of care.This title may be cited as the “
RELATED AGENCIES
Access Board
salaries and expenses
Federal Maritime Commission
salaries and expenses
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $23,274,000:
Investigative authority.
the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment within the Corporation:
Budget request.
concurrent with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2018, the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2018 in similar format and substance to those submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government.National Transportation Safety Board
salaries and expenses
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation
Surface Transportation Board
salaries and expenses
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
operating expenses
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT
Contracts.
expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.Deadline.
Reports.
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year:Submission.
a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:Eminent domain.
funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use:Deadline.
Time period.
part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto.Reports.
Deadline.
of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest:Definition.
for purposes of this section the term “Records.
Reports.
Deadline.
Notification.
Deadline.
Reports.
be applied.
Time period.
Notwithstanding the original period of availability of funds to be obligated under this section, such funds and associated obligation limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary of Transportation is notified. The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with funds made available under this section shall be the same as associated with the earmark.Definition.
Reports.
Deadline.
105 Stat. 2031.
This division may be cited as the “
MILITARY CONSTRUCTIONMilitary
Construction
and Veterans
Affairs—
Additional
Appropriations
Act, 2017.
AND VETERANS AFFAIRS—ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction, Army
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Military Construction, Air Force
Military Construction, Army National Guard
Military Construction, Air National Guard
Military Construction, Army Reserve
Military Construction, Navy Reserve
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve
Administrative Provision—This Title
(rescission of funds)
Sec. 101.DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Health Administration
medical services
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS DIVISION
This division may be cited as “
OTHER MATTERS
HEALTHHealth Benefits for Miners Act
of 2017.
BENEFITS FOR MINERS ACT OF 2017
42 USC 1305 note.
SHORT TITLE.
EXTENSION OF TANF PROGRAM AND DETERMINING WHAT WORKS TO MOVE WELFARE RECIPIENTS INTO JOBS.
In General.—
Contingency Fund.—
Deposits into fund.—
Strengthening Welfare Research and Evaluation and Development of a What Works Clearinghouse.—
In general.—
EVALUATION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
Determination.
Evaluation of the Impacts of TANF.—
Determination.
Evaluation of Grants to Improve Child Well-Being by Promoting Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood.—
Consultation.
Dissemination of Information.—
State-Initiated Evaluations.—
Determination.
Census Bureau Research.—
Surveys.
Consultation.
Poverty.
Research and Evaluation Conducted Under This Section.—
Development of What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and Promising Approaches To Move Welfare Recipients Into Work.—
Consultation.
In general.—
Lists.
The database shall include a separate listing of projects that used a developmental approach in delivering services and a further separate listing of the projects with no or negative effects. The Secretary shall add to the What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and Promising Projects to Move Welfare Recipients into Work data about the projects that, based on an independent, well-conducted experimental evaluation of a program or project, using random assignment or other research methodologies that allow for the strongest possible causal inferences, have shown they are proven, promising, developmental, or ineffective approaches.Consultation.
Criteria for evidence of effectiveness of approach.—
Appropriation.—
In general.—
Allocation.—
Baseline.—
Conforming amendment.—
FULL FUNDING FOR STATE COURTS TO IMPROVE THE HANDLING OF CHILD WELFARE CASES.
INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIREES IN THE MULTIEMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN.
In General.—
Calculation of excess.—
Eligibility of certain retirees.—
Requirements for transfer.—
30 USC 1232 note.
Effective Date.—
CUSTOMS USER FEES.
In General.—
Rate for Merchandise Processing Fees.—
PUERTOPuerto Rico Section 1108(g) Amendment
of 2017.
RICO SECTION 1108(g) AMENDMENT OF 2017
42 USC 1305 note.
SHORT TITLE.
PUERTO RICO SECTION 1108(g) AMENDMENT OF 2017.
Effective date.
GENERAL PROVISION
BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.—
Senate PAYGO Scorecards.—
Classification of Budgetary Effects.—
INTELLIGENCEIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017
SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Short Title.—
Table of Contents.—
50 USC 3003 note.
DEFINITIONS.
Congressional intelligence committees.—
Intelligence community.—
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
Specifications of Amounts.—
Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.—
Availability.—
Distribution by the president.—
Limits on disclosure.—
PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.
Determination.
Authority for Increases.—
Treatment of Certain Personnel.—
Deadline.
Notice to Congressional Intelligence Committees.—
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
Authorization of Appropriations.—
Authorized Personnel Levels.—
Classified Authorizations.—
Authorization of appropriations.—
Authorization of personnel.—
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES.
Director of National Intelligence.—
Fundraising.—
Definition.
Deadline.
Notification.
Consultation.
Regulations.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.—
Deadline.
Notification.
PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Requirement for Investment Strategy for STEM Recruiting and Outreach Activities.—
Requirement for Intelligence Community Plans for STEM Recruiting and Outreach Activities.—
RETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS EXPERTISE.
Special Rates of Pay for Certain Occupations in the Intelligence Community.—
50 USC 3049a.
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS POSITIONS.
Authority To Set Special Rates of Pay.—
Maximum Special Rate of Pay.—
Notification of Removal From Special Rate of Pay.—
Revision of Special Rates of Pay.—
Regulations.—
Reports.—
131 STAT. 812Requirement for reports.—
Contents.—
Table of Contents Amendment.—
50 USC 3331.
MANAGEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PERSONNEL.
Multi-sector Workforce Initiative.—
Effective date.
Requirement.—
Deadline.
Time period.
Briefing to congress.—
Management Based on Workload Requirements and Authorized Funding.—
Effective date.
Time periods.
In general.—
Effective date.
Prohibition on constraints or limitations.—
Briefing and Report to Congress.—
Analysis.
Plans.
Report.—
NOTIFICATION OF REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF FACILITIES TO BE USED PRIMARILY BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
50 USC 3332.
GUIDANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT REGARDING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
Definitions.—
Engagement.—
Entertainment industry entity.—
Director of National Intelligence Guidance.—
Public information.
In general.—
Criteria.—
Annual Report.—
50 USC 3024 note.
PROTECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS GENERAL OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Limitation on Activities of Employees of an Office of Inspector General.—
Deadline.
Policy.
Limitations.—
Submissions.
Covered office of an inspector general defined.—
Briefing to the congressional intelligence committees.—
Limitation on Rotation of Employees of an Office of Inspector General.—
50 USC 3312.
CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF POLICY DIRECTIVES AND GUIDANCE.
Covered Policy Document Defined.—
Deadlines.
Notification.
Summary.
Records.
Submissions to Congress.—
50 USC 3313.
NOTIFICATION OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.
Deadlines.
In General.—
Administrative Memorandum or Agreement.—
TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.
50 USC 3350.
MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLASSIFICATION REVIEWS.
Waiver authority.
MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
DESIGNATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.
In General.—
In general.—
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.
Appointment.
President.
Establishment.—
Mission.—
Duties.—
Table of contents amendment.—
50 USC 3382 and note.
Technical effective date.—
National Counterintelligence and Security Center.—
In general.—
Establishment.—
Head of Center.—
Location of Center.—
Functions.—
Personnel.—
Treatment of activities under certain administrative laws.—
Oversight by congress.—
Table of contents amendment.—
Oversight of National Intelligence Centers.—
Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.—
Duties of the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.—
In general.—
Table of contents amendment.—
Coordination of Counterintelligence Activities.—
Intelligence and National Security Aspects of Espionage Prosecutions.—
ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REGARDING INVESTMENT INTO THE UNITED STATES.
Deadlines.
Records.
Analyses and Impact Statements Regarding Proposed Investment Into the United States.—
Determination.
Reports.
50 USC 3368.
ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND PRIVATE ENTITIES IN RECOGNIZING ONLINE VIOLENT EXTREMIST CONTENT.
Assistance To Recognize Online Violent Extremist Content.—
Deadline.
Web posting.
Lists.
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Director of National Intelligence shall publish on a publicly available Internet website a list of all logos, symbols, insignia, and other markings commonly associated with, or adopted by, an organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).Time period.
Updates.—
Central Intelligence Agency
ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS FOR PERSONNEL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
“benefits available in event of the death of personnel
“Sec. 11.Authority.—
Regulations.—
PAY AND RETIREMENT AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
In General.—
50 USC 3517 note.
Rule of Construction.—
Other Elements
ENHANCING THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE FOR THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
Report Required.—
Assessment.
Elements.—
PLAN ON ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN WEATHER MISSIONS BY THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.
Plan.—
In general.—
Contracts.
Determination.
Activities.—
Submission.—
Coordination.
Certification.
Independent Cost Estimate.—
Waiver Based on Report and Certification of Air Force Acquisition Program.—
Definitions.—
Appropriate congressional committees.—
Covered space-based environmental monitoring missions.—
Milestone a approval.—
MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
50 USC 3001 note.
COMMITTEE TO COUNTER ACTIVE MEASURES BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE OVER PEOPLES AND GOVERNMENTS.
Definitions.—
Active measures by russia to exert covert influence.—
Appropriate committees of congress.—
Establishment.—
Membership.—
131 STAT. 824In general.—
President.
Appointment.—
Head of an agency or department.—
Meetings.—
Duties.—
Staff.—
Budget Request.—
Annual Report.—
Requirement.—
Content.—
Summary.
Analysis.
Recommenda-
tions.
Separate reporting requirement.—
22 USC 254a note.
STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF TRAVEL PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES OF ACCREDITED DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PERSONNEL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—
Coordination.
Advance Notification Requirement.—
Interagency Cooperation.—
Quarterly Reports.—
STUDY AND REPORT ON ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH OPEN SKIES TREATY MEMBER STATES.
Definitions.—
Appropriate committees of congress.—
Covered state party.—
Open skies treaty.—
Feasibility Study.—
Deadline.
Determination.
Requirement for study.—
Elements.—
Support from other federal agencies.—
Report.—
Requirement for report.—
Content of report.—
Assessment.
Analysis.
Lists.
Form of Submission.—
REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
In General.—
Review.
Public information.
President.
Schedule.—
Review.
Transfer or release prior to enactment.—
Transfer or release after enactment.—
Past Terrorist Activities.—
CYBER CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND INNOVATION-HOME OF THE NATIONAL CRYPTOLOGIC MUSEUM.
Authority to Establish and Operate Center.—
10 USC 4781.
Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the National Cryptologic Museum
Establishment.—
Design, Construction, and Operation.—
Acceptance Authority.—
Fees and User Charges.—
Fund.—
Clerical Amendment.—
10 USC 4771 prec.
50 USC 3314.
REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.
Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—
Report.—
Content.—
50 USC 3333.
JOINT FACILITIES CERTIFICATION.
Findings.—
Certification.—
10 USC 2271 note.
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF SPACE ACTIVITIES.
Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—
Update to Strategy for Comprehensive Interagency Review of the United States National Security Overhead Satellite Architecture.—
Consultation.
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 131 STAT. 831 in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall issue a written update to the strategy required by section 312 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of Public Law 114–113; 129 Stat. 2919).Unity of Effort in Space Operations Between the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense.—
Consultation.
Requirement for plan.—
Consultation.
Appointment by the director of national intelligence.—
Scope of plan.—
Workforce plan.
Intelligence Community Space Workforce.—
Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center.—
Consultation.
Submission to congress.—
Quarterly briefings.—
ADVANCES IN LIFE SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY.
Briefing.
Requirement for Plan.—
Contents of Plan.—
Assessment.
Analysis.
Report to Congress.—
REPORTS ON DECLASSIFICATION PROPOSALS.
Covered Studies Defined.—
Reports and Briefings to Congress.—
Progress report.—
Briefing.
Final report.—
IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION.
Review of Government Classification and Declassification.—
Review.
50 USC 3315.
Annual Certification of Controlled Access Programs.—
In general.—
Information required.—
REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.
Assessment.
Analysis.
medium-, and long-term research efforts carried out by each element of the intelligence community.
Assessment.
REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPS.
REPORT ON INFORMATION RELATING TO ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS SPONSORED, ADMINISTERED, OR USED BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Report.—
Covered Academic Programs Defined.—
REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES DETAILED TO NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTING TO CONGRESS ON FOREIGN FIGHTER FLOWS.
Reports Required.—
Contents.—
Form.—
Sunset.—
Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—
REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO SEAPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARITIME SHIPPING.
Report.—
Matters Included.—
Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—
REPORT ON REPRISALS AGAINST CONTRACTORS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Report.—
Elements.—
Definitions.—
Covered contractor employee.—
Reprisal.—
HONORING INVESTMENTS IN RECRUITING AND EMPLOYING AMERICAN MILITARY VETERANS ACT OF 2017
38 USC 4100 note.
SHORT TITLE.
HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD PROGRAM.
Program Established.—
Application Process.—
Timing.—
Solicitation period.—
End of acceptance period.—
Review period.—
Selection of recipients.—
Notice to recipients.—
Limitation.—
SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.
Application Review Process.—
In general.—
Application contents.—
Verification.—
Awards.—
Large employers.—
In general.—
Gold hire vets medallion award.—
Platinum hire vets medallion award.—
Exemption for smaller employers.—
Additional criteria.—
Small- and medium-sized employers.—
Design by Secretary.—
DISPLAY OF AWARD.
APPLICATION FEE AND FUNDING.
Fund Established.—
Fee Authorized.—
Use of Funds.—
INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.
REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Reports.—
Committees.—
DEFINITIONS.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 244:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):
Feb. 13, considered and passed House.
Mar. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended.
May 3, House concurred in Senate amendments with an amendment.
May 4, Senate concurred in House amendment.
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2017):
May 5, Presidential statement.
ENDNOTE: The following appendixes were added pursuant to the provisions of section 431 of this Act (131 Stat. 502).
131 STAT. 842A–1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
131 STAT. 842A–3
APPENDIX A—H.R. 2104
SHORT TITLE.
BOUNDARY MODIFICATION, MORLEY NELSON SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA, IDAHO.
Definitions.—
Conservation area.—
Gateway west.—
Map.—
Sage-grouse species.—
Secretary.—
Areas To Be Added To and Removed From Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.—
Right-of-Way and Conditions.—
Right-of-way.—
Conditions.—
Mitigation.—
Conservation.—
Costs.—
Other.—
Administration.—
Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.—
Availability of Map.—
Management Plan Amendment.—
COTTEREL WIND POWER PROJECT.
131 STAT. 842A–7
APPENDIX B—S. 131
SHORT TITLE.
PURPOSE.
DEFINITIONS.
Alaska mental health trust.—
Federal land.—
Map.—
Non-federal land.—
Secretary.—
State.—
LAND EXCHANGE.
In General.—
Condition on Acceptance.—
Valid Existing Rights.—
Reciprocal Road Easements.—
In general.—
Public access.—
Cost-share agreement.—
K–3 Parcel Landfill Buffer.—
In general.—
Development and ownership.—
Equalization.—
Research Easements.—
In general.—
Prohibited activities.—
Area of Karst Concern.—
In general.—
Prohibited activities.—
Compliance With Applicable Law.—
Appraisals.—
In general.—
Requirements.—
In general.—
Final appraised value.—
In general.—
Exchange agreement.—
Public review.—
Equal Value Land Exchange.—
In general.—
Surplus of federal land value.—
In general.—
Order of priority.—
Surplus of non-federal land value.—
In general.—
Order of priority.—
Waiver of cash equalization.—
Remaining difference.—
Costs.—
Land Surveys, Approvals, Uses.—
Survey instructions.—
Surveys.—
Parcel Adjustment.—
Land Exchange Phases.—
In general.—
Phase 1.—
In general.—
Conditions.—
Phase 2.—
USE OF THE FEDERAL LAND AND NON-FEDERAL LAND.
Federal Land Conveyed to the Alaska Mental Health Trust.—
Non-Federal Land Acquired by the Secretary.—
In general.—
Boundary revision.—
Recreational trails.—
Administrative Site.—
WITHDRAWAL.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Revocation of Orders; Withdrawal.—
Revocation of orders.—
Withdrawal.—
In general.—
Termination.—
Maps, Estimates, Descriptions.—
Minor errors.—
Conflict.—
Availability.—
131 STAT. 842A–17
APPENDIX C—S. 847
SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Short Title.—
Table of Contents.—
FINDINGS.
ESTABLISHMENT OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
Establishment.—
Membership.—
Persons eligible.—
In general.—
Diversity.—
Consultation and appointment.—
In general.—
Completion of appointments; vacancies.—
Vacancies.—
Meetings.—
Initial meeting.—
Subsequent meetings.—
In general.—
Frequency.—
Quorum.—
Chair and vice chair.—
DUTIES OF CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
In General.—
Consultation.—
Reports.—
Periodic report.—
Recommendations.—
POWERS OF CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
Hearings.—
Powers of Member and Agents.—
Information From Federal Agencies.—
Administrative Support Services.—
Contract Authority.—
In general.—
Limitation.—
Postal Services.—
Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.—
Grants.—
CENTENNIAL COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.
Compensation of Members.—
Travel Expenses.—
Staff.—
131 STAT. 842A–21In general.—
Compensation.—
In general.—
Limitation.—
Detail of Government Employees.—
Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.—
Acceptance of Voluntary Services.—
TERMINATION OF CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
In General.—
Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act.—
In general.—
Exception.—
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
In General.—
Amounts Available.—
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