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[H.R. 601 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.601

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen


                                 An Act


 
 Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
                    30, 2018, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 
and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 
2017''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.

   DIVISION A--REINFORCING EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT ACT

DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF REQUIREMENTS 
                                ACT, 2017

          DIVISION C--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT RELIEF

             DIVISION D--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
    Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this 
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that division.

  DIVISION A--REINFORCING EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT ACT

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Reinforcing 
Education Accountability in Development Act'' or the ``READ Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Assistance to promote sustainable, quality basic education.
Sec. 4. Comprehensive integrated United States strategy to promote basic 
          education.
Sec. 5. Improving coordination and oversight.
Sec. 6. Monitoring and evaluation of programs.
Sec. 7. Transparency and reporting to Congress.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    (a) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this Act, the term 
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
        (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
        (3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
    Representatives; and
        (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
    Representatives.
    (b) Other Definitions.--In this Act, the terms ``basic education'', 
``marginalized children and vulnerable groups'', ``national education 
plan'', ``partner country'', and ``relevant Executive branch agencies 
and officials'' have the meanings given such terms in section 105(c) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 3.
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE, QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION.
    Section 105 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151c) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Assistance To Promote Sustainable, Quality Basic Education.--
        ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            ``(A) Basic education.--The term `basic education' 
        includes--
                ``(i) measurable improvements in literacy, numeracy, 
            and other basic skills development that prepare an 
            individual to be an active, productive member of society 
            and the workforce;
                ``(ii) workforce development, vocational training, and 
            digital literacy informed by real market needs and 
            opportunities and that results in measurable improvements 
            in employment;
                ``(iii) programs and activities designed to 
            demonstrably improve--

                    ``(I) early childhood, preprimary education, 
                primary education, and secondary education, which can 
                be delivered in formal or nonformal education settings; 
                and
                    ``(II) learning for out-of-school youth and adults; 
                and

                ``(iv) capacity building for teachers, administrators, 
            counselors, and youth workers that results in measurable 
            improvements in student literacy, numeracy, or employment.
            ``(B) Communities of learning.--The term `communities of 
        learning' means a holistic approach to education and community 
        engagement in which schools act as the primary resource center 
        for delivery of a service to the community at large, leveraging 
        and maximizing the impact of other development efforts and 
        reducing duplication and waste.
            ``(C) Gender parity in basic education.--The term `gender 
        parity in basic education' means that girls and boys have equal 
        access to quality basic education.
            ``(D) Marginalized children and vulnerable groups.--The 
        term `marginalized children and vulnerable groups' includes 
        girls, children affected by or emerging from armed conflict or 
        humanitarian crises, children with disabilities, children in 
        remote or rural areas (including those who lack access to safe 
        water and sanitation), religious or ethnic minorities, 
        indigenous peoples, orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS, 
        child laborers, married adolescents, and victims of 
        trafficking.
            ``(E) National education plan.--The term `national 
        education plan' means a comprehensive national education plan 
        developed by partner country governments in consultation with 
        other stakeholders as a means for wide-scale improvement of the 
        country's education system, including explicit, credible 
        strategies informed by effective practices and standards to 
        achieve quality universal basic education.
            ``(F) Nonformal education.--The term `nonformal education' 
        means organized educational activities outside the established 
        formal system, whether operating separately or as an important 
        feature of a broader activity, that are intended to provide 
        students with measurable improvements in literacy, numeracy, 
        and other basic skills development that prepare an individual 
        to be an active, productive member of society and the 
        workforce.
            ``(G) Partner country.--The term `partner country' means a 
        developing country that participates in or benefits from basic 
        education programs under this subsection pursuant to the 
        prioritization criteria described in paragraph (4), including 
        level of need, opportunity for impact, and the availability of 
        resources.
            ``(H) Relevant executive branch agencies and officials.--
        The term `relevant Executive branch agencies and officials' 
        means the Department of State, the United States Agency for 
        International Development, the Department of the Treasury, the 
        Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the 
        Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Defense, the 
        Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge 
        Corporation, the National Security Advisor, and the Director of 
        the Peace Corps.
            ``(I) Sustainability.--The term `sustainability' means, 
        with respect to any basic education program that receives 
        funding pursuant to this section, the ability of a service 
        delivery system, community, partner, or beneficiary to 
        maintain, over time, such basic education program without the 
        use of foreign assistance.
        ``(2) Policy.--In carrying out this section, it shall be the 
    policy of the United States to work with partner countries, as 
    appropriate, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private 
    sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations, 
    including faith-based organizations and organizations that 
    represent teachers, students, and parents, to promote sustainable, 
    quality basic education through programs and activities that--
            ``(A) take into consideration and help respond to the 
        needs, capacities, and commitment of developing countries to 
        achieve measurable improvements in literacy, numeracy, and 
        other basic skills development that prepare an individual to be 
        an active, productive member of society and the workforce;
            ``(B) strengthen educational systems, promote communities 
        of learning, as appropriate, expand access to safe learning 
        environments, including by breaking down specific barriers to 
        basic education for women and girls, ensure continuity of 
        education, including in conflict settings, measurably improve 
        teacher skills and learning outcomes, and support the 
        engagement of parents in the education of their children to 
        help partner countries ensure that all children, including 
        marginalized children and other vulnerable groups, have access 
        to and benefit from quality basic education;
            ``(C) promote education as a foundation for sustained 
        economic growth and development within a comprehensive 
        assistance strategy that places partner countries on a 
        trajectory toward graduation from assistance provided under 
        this section with clearly defined benchmarks of success that 
        are used as requirements for related procurement vehicles, such 
        as grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements;
            ``(D) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and quality of 
        basic education programs in partner countries; and
            ``(E) promote United States values, especially respect for 
        all persons and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press.
        ``(3) Principles.--In carrying out the policy referred to in 
    paragraph (2), the United States shall be guided by the following 
    principles of aid effectiveness:
            ``(A) Alignment.--Assistance provided under this section to 
        support programs and activities under this subsection shall be 
        aligned with and advance United States foreign policy and 
        economic interests.
            ``(B) Country ownership.--To the greatest extent 
        practicable, assistance provided under this section to support 
        programs and activities under this subsection should be aligned 
        with and support the national education plans and country 
        development strategies of partner countries, including 
        activities that are appropriate for and meet the needs of local 
        and indigenous cultures.
            ``(C) Coordination.--
                ``(i) In general.--Assistance provided under this 
            section to support programs and activities under this 
            subsection should be coordinated with and leverage the 
            unique capabilities and resources of local and national 
            governments in partner countries, other donors, 
            multilateral institutions, the private sector, and 
            nongovernmental and civil society organizations, including 
            faith-based organizations and organizations that represent 
            teachers, students, and parents.
                ``(ii) Multilateral programs and initiatives.--
            Assistance provided under this section to support programs 
            and activities under this subsection should be coordinated 
            with and support proven multilateral education programs and 
            financing mechanisms, which may include the Global 
            Partnership for Education, that demonstrate commitment to 
            efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, and 
            accountability.
            ``(D) Efficiency.--The President shall seek to improve the 
        efficiency and effectiveness of assistance provided under this 
        section to support programs and activities under this 
        subsection by coordinating the related efforts of relevant 
        Executive branch agencies and officials.
            ``(E) Effectiveness.--Programs and activities supported 
        under this subsection--
                ``(i) shall be consistent with the policies and 
            principles set forth in this subsection;
                ``(ii) shall be designed to achieve specific, 
            measurable goals and objectives that are directly related 
            to the provision of basic education (as defined in this 
            section); and
                ``(iii) shall include appropriate targets, metrics, and 
            indicators that--

                    ``(I) move a country along the path to graduation 
                from assistance provided under this subsection; and
                    ``(II) can be applied with reasonable consistency 
                across such programs and activities to measure progress 
                and outcomes.

            ``(F) Transparency and accountability.--Programs and 
        activities supported under this subsection shall be subject to 
        rigorous monitoring and evaluation, which may include impact 
        evaluations, the results of which shall be made publically 
        available in a fully searchable, electronic format.
        ``(4) Priority and other requirements.--The President shall 
    ensure that assistance provided under this section to support 
    programs and activities under this subsection is aligned with the 
    foreign policy and economic interests of the United States and, 
    subject to such alignment, priority is given to developing 
    countries in which--
            ``(A) there is the greatest need and opportunity to expand 
        access to basic education and to improve learning outcomes, 
        including for marginalized and vulnerable groups, particularly 
        women and girls to ensure gender parity in basic education, or 
        populations affected by conflict or crisis;
            ``(B) such assistance can produce a substantial, measurable 
        impact on children and educational systems; and
            ``(C) there is the greatest opportunity to reduce childhood 
        and adolescence exposure to or engagement in violent extremism 
        or extremist ideologies.''.
SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO PROMOTE 
BASIC EDUCATION.
    (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive United States 
strategy to be carried out during the following five fiscal years to 
promote quality basic education in partner countries by--
        (1) seeking to equitably expand access to basic education for 
    all children, particularly marginalized children and vulnerable 
    groups; and
        (2) measurably improving the quality of basic education and 
    learning outcomes.
    (b) Requirement To Consult.--In developing the strategy required 
under subsection (a), the President shall consult with--
        (1) the appropriate congressional committees;
        (2) relevant Executive branch agencies and officials;
        (3) partner country governments; and
        (4) local and international nongovernmental organizations, 
    including faith-based organizations and organizations representing 
    students, teachers, and parents, and other development partners 
    engaged in basic education assistance programs in developing 
    countries.
    (c) Public Comment.--The President shall provide an opportunity for 
public comment on the strategy required under subsection (a).
    (d) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a)--
        (1) shall be developed and implemented consistent with the 
    principles set forth in section 105(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
    Act of 1961, as added by section 3; and
        (2) shall seek--
            (A) to prioritize assistance provided under this subsection 
        to countries that are partners of the United States and whose 
        populations are most in need of improved basic education, as 
        determined by indicators such as literacy and numeracy rates;
            (B) to build the capacity of relevant actors in partner 
        countries, including in government and in civil society, to 
        develop and implement national education plans that measurably 
        improve basic education;
            (C) to identify and replicate successful interventions that 
        improve access to and quality of basic education in conflict 
        settings and in partner countries;
            (D) to project general levels of resources needed to 
        achieve stated program objectives;
            (E) to develop means to track implementation in partner 
        countries and ensure that such countries are expending 
        appropriate domestic resources and instituting any relevant 
        legal, regulatory, or institutional reforms needed to achieve 
        stated program objectives;
            (F) to leverage United States capabilities, including 
        through technical assistance, training, and research; and
            (G) to improve coordination and reduce duplication among 
        relevant Executive branch agencies and officials, other donors, 
        multilateral institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and 
        governments in partner countries.
SEC. 5. IMPROVING COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT.
    (a) Senior Coordinator of United States International Basic 
Education Assistance.--There is established within the United States 
Agency for International Development a Senior Coordinator of United 
States International Basic Education Assistance (referred to in this 
section as the ``Senior Coordinator''). The Senior Coordinator shall be 
appointed by the President, shall be a current USAID employee serving 
in a career or noncareer position in the Senior Executive Service or at 
the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher, and shall 
serve concurrently as the Senior Coordinator.
    (b) Duties.--
        (1) In general.--The Senior Coordinator shall have primary 
    responsibility for the oversight and coordination of all resources 
    and activities of the United States Government relating to the 
    promotion of international basic education programs and activities.
        (2) Specific duties.--The Senior Coordinator shall--
            (A) facilitate program and policy coordination of 
        international basic education programs and activities among 
        relevant Executive branch agencies and officials, partner 
        governments, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and 
        nongovernmental and civil society organizations;
            (B) develop and revise the strategy required under section 
        4;
            (C) monitor, evaluate, and report on activities undertaken 
        pursuant to the strategy required under section 4; and
            (D) establish due diligence criteria for all recipients of 
        funds provided by the United States to carry out activities 
        under this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
    (c) Offset.--In order to eliminate duplication of effort and 
activities and to offset any costs incurred by the United States Agency 
for International Development in appointing the Senior Coordinator 
under subsection (a), the President shall, after consulting with 
appropriate congressional committees, eliminate a position within the 
United States Agency for International Development (unless otherwise 
authorized or required by law) that the President determines to be 
necessary to fully offset such costs and eliminate duplication.
SEC. 6. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.
    The President shall seek to ensure that programs carried out under 
the strategy required under section 4 shall--
        (1) apply rigorous monitoring and evaluation methodologies to 
    determine if programs and activities provided under this subsection 
    accomplish measurable improvements in literacy, numeracy, or other 
    basic skills development that prepare an individual to be an 
    active, productive member of society and the workforce;
        (2) include methodological guidance in the implementation plan 
    and support systemic data collection using internationally 
    comparable indicators, norms, and methodologies, to the extent 
    practicable and appropriate;
        (3) disaggregate all data collected and reported by age, 
    gender, marital status, disability, and location, to the extent 
    practicable and appropriate;
        (4) include funding for both short- and long-term monitoring 
    and evaluation to enable assessment of the sustainability and 
    scalability of assistance programs; and
        (5) support the increased use and public availability of 
    education data for improved decision making, program effectiveness, 
    and monitoring of global progress.
SEC. 7. TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING TO CONGRESS.
    (a) Annual Report on the Implementation of Strategy.--Not later 
than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year during which the 
strategy developed pursuant to section 4(a) is carried out, the 
President shall--
        (1) submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
    that describes the implementation of such strategy; and
        (2) make the report described in paragraph (1) available to the 
    public.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include--
        (1) a description of the efforts made by relevant Executive 
    branch agencies and officials to implement the strategy developed 
    pursuant to section 4, with a particular focus on the activities 
    carried out under the strategy;
        (2) a description of the extent to which each partner country 
    selected to receive assistance for basic education meets the 
    priority criteria specified in section 105(c) of the Foreign 
    Assistance Act, as added by section 3; and
        (3) a description of the progress achieved over the reporting 
    period toward meeting the goals, objectives, benchmarks, and 
    timeframes specified in the strategy developed pursuant to section 
    4 at the program level, as developed pursuant to monitoring and 
    evaluation specified in section 6, with particular emphasis on 
    whether there are demonstrable student improvements in literacy, 
    numeracy, or other basic skills development that prepare an 
    individual to be an active, productive member of society and the 
    workforce.

      DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF 
                              REQUIREMENTS

     The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable 
corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several 
departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of 
Government for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes, namely:

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                          disaster relief fund

    For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief Fund'' for major 
disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $7,400,000,000, 
to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That the 
amount designated under this heading as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the 
President subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such 
designation to the Congress.

                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     disaster loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For an additional amount for the ``Disaster Loans Program Account'' 
for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, $450,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That up to $225,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with 
``Salaries and Expenses'' for administrative expenses to carry out the 
disaster loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business 
Act:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
heading may be used for indirect administrative expenses:  Provided 
further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided 
further, That the amount designated under this heading as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if 
the President subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such 
designation to the Congress.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development

                       community development fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Community Development Fund'', 
$7,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to 
disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and 
housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and 
distressed areas resulting from a major disaster declared in 2017 
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.):  Provided, That funds shall be 
awarded directly to the State or unit of general local government at 
the discretion of the Secretary:  Provided further, That as a condition 
of making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance that such 
grantee has in place proficient financial controls and procurement 
processes and has established adequate procedures to prevent any 
duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), 
to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive 
websites regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 
funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds:  
Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall 
submit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing the proposed use 
of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of 
these funds will address long-term recovery and restoration of 
infrastructure and housing and economic revitalization in the most 
impacted and distressed areas:  Provided further, That such funds may 
not be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which funds are made 
available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army Corps 
of Engineers:  Provided further, That funds allocated under this 
heading shall not be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula 
allocations made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306):  Provided further, That a 
State or subdivision thereof may use up to 5 percent of its allocation 
for administrative costs:  Provided further, That in administering the 
funds under this heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers 
in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the 
recipient of these funds (except for requirements related to fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), if 
the Secretary finds that good cause exists for the waiver or 
alternative requirement and such waiver or alternative requirement 
would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974:  Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided 
under this heading that use such funds to supplement Federal assistance 
provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) may adopt, without review or public comment, any environmental 
review, approval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such 
adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with 
respect to such environmental review, approval or permit:  Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary 
may, upon receipt of a request for release of funds and certification, 
immediately approve the release of funds for an activity or project 
assisted under this heading if the recipient has adopted an 
environmental review, approval or permit under the preceding proviso or 
the activity or project is categorically excluded from review under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.):  
Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish via notice in the 
Federal Register any waiver, or alternative requirement, to any statute 
or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days 
before the effective date of such waiver or alternative requirement:  
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred, in aggregate, to 
``Department of Housing and Urban Development--Program Office Salaries 
and Expenses--Community Planning and Development'' for necessary costs, 
including information technology costs, of administering and overseeing 
the obligation and expenditure of amounts under this heading:  Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided 
further, That the amount designated under this heading as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if 
the President subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such 
designation to the Congress.
    This division may be cited as the ``Supplemental Appropriations for 
Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017''.

          DIVISION C--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT

    Sec. 101. (a) In General.--Section 3101(b) of title 31, United 
States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on December 8, 2017.
    (b) Special Rule Relating to Obligations Issued During Extension 
Period.--Effective on December 9, 2017, the limitation in effect under 
section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall be increased to 
the extent that--
        (1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of 
    such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and 
    interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except 
    guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) 
    outstanding on December 9, 2017, exceeds
        (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date 
    of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Restoring Congressional Authority Over the National Debt.--
        (1) Extension limited to necessary obligations.--An obligation 
    shall not be taken into account under section 101(b)(1) unless the 
    issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment 
    incurred pursuant to law by the Federal Government that required 
    payment before December 9, 2017.
        (2) Prohibition on creation of cash reserve during extension 
    period.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall not issue obligations 
    during the period specified in section 101(a) for the purpose of 
    increasing the cash balance above normal operating balances in 
    anticipation of the expiration of such period.

            DIVISION D--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

     The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable 
corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several 
departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of 
Government for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes, namely:
    Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for 
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal 
year 2017 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, 
for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct 
loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided 
for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 2017, and for which 
appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the 
following appropriations Acts:
        (1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
    Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 
    (division A of Public Law 115-31) and section 193 of Public Law 
    114-223, as amended by division A of Public Law 114-254.
        (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
    Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 115-31), except 
    section 540.
        (3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 
    (division C of Public Law 115-31).
        (4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
    Appropriations Act, 2017 (division D of Public Law 115-31).
        (5) The Financial Services and General Government 
    Appropriations Act, 2017 (division E of Public Law 115-31).
        (6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
    2017 (division F of Public Law 115-31), except section 310.
        (7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division G of Public Law 115-
    31), except that the language under the heading ``FLAME Wildfire 
    Suppression Reserve Fund'' in the Departments of Agriculture and 
    the Interior shall be applied by adding at the end the following: 
    ``Provided further, That notwithstanding the first proviso under 
    the heading and notwithstanding the FLAME Act of 2009, 43 U.S.C. 
    1748a(e), such funds shall be available to be transferred to and 
    merged with other appropriations accounts to fully repay amounts 
    previously transferred for wildfire suppression''.
        (8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
    Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
    H of Public Law 115-31) and sections 171, 194, and 195 of Public 
    Law 114-223, as amended by division A of Public Law 114-254.
        (9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (division I 
    of Public Law 115-31) and section 175 of Public Law 114-223, as 
    amended by division A of Public Law 114-254.
        (10) The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division A of Public Law 114-
    223), except for appropriations for fiscal year 2017 in the matter 
    preceding the first proviso under the heading ``Medical Community 
    Care'', and division L of Public Law 115-31.
        (11) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
    Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-
    31).
        (12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division K of Public Law 
    115-31), except sections 420 and 421.
        (13) The Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
    B of Public Law 114-254).
    (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) is hereby 
reduced by 0.6791 percent.
    Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be 
used for: (1) the new production of items not funded for production in 
fiscal year 2017 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates 
above those sustained with fiscal year 2017 funds; or (3) the 
initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, 
operation, or organization (defined as any project, subproject, 
activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a 
program element, and for any investment items defined as a P-1 line 
item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R-1 
line item that includes a program element and subprogram element within 
an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or other 
authority were not available during fiscal year 2017.
    (b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used to 
initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding 
for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically 
appropriated later.
    Sec. 103.  Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to 
the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent 
appropriations Act.
    Sec. 104.  Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no 
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to 
section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity 
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available 
during fiscal year 2017.
    Sec. 105.  Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to 
this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any 
project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for 
such project or activity are available under this Act.
    Sec. 106.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2018, appropriations and 
funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall 
be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
        (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project 
    or activity provided for in this Act;
        (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act 
    for fiscal year 2018 without any provision for such project or 
    activity; or
        (3) December 8, 2017.
    Sec. 107.  Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be charged 
to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill 
in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is 
contained is enacted into law.
    Sec. 108.  Appropriations made and funds made available by or 
authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without regard to 
the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set 
forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in 
this Act may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing 
the apportionment of funds.
    Sec. 109.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except 
section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have high initial 
rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the 
beginning of fiscal year 2018 because of distributions of funding to 
States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates 
of operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no grants 
shall be awarded for such programs funded by this Act that would 
impinge on final funding prerogatives.
    Sec. 110.  This Act shall be implemented so that only the most 
limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall be taken in 
order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.
    Sec. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose 
budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 
2017, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 
activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program levels 
under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, to be continued 
through the date specified in section 106(3).
    (b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory payments 
due on or about the first day of any month that begins after October 
2017 but not later than 30 days after the date specified in section 
106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be available for such 
payments.
    Sec. 112.  Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may 
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid 
furloughs within such department or agency, consistent with the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, except that such 
authority provided under this section shall not be used until after the 
department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer 
non-personnel-related administrative expenses.
    Sec. 113.  Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated and 
expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 
2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
    Sec. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act 
that was previously designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or 
as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such 
Act, respectively.
    (b) The reduction in section 101(b) of this Act shall not apply 
to--
        (1) amounts designated under subsection (a) of this section;
        (2) amounts made available by section 101(a) by reference to 
    the second paragraph under the heading ``Social Security 
    Administration--Limitation on Administrative Expenses'' in division 
    H of Public Law 115-31; or
        (3) amounts made available by section 101(a) by reference to 
    the paragraph under the heading ``Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
    Services--Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account'' in division 
    H of Public Law 115-31.
    (c) Section 6 of Public Law 115-31 shall apply to amounts 
designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement.
    Sec. 115.  During the period covered by this Act, discretionary 
amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018 that were provided in advance 
by appropriations Acts shall be available in the amounts provided in 
such Acts, reduced by the percentage in section 101(b).
    Sec. 116.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for 
``Department of Agriculture--Domestic Food Programs--Food and Nutrition 
Service--Commodity Assistance Program'' at a rate for operations of 
$317,139,000, of which $238,120,000 shall be for the Commodity 
Supplemental Food Program.
    Sec. 117.  The final proviso in section 715 of division A of Public 
Law 115-31 shall be applied during the period covered by this Act by 
adding ``from amounts first made available for fiscal year 2018'' after 
``unobligated balances'' and as if the following were struck from such 
proviso: ``the carryover amounts authorized in the first proviso of 
this section for section 32 and''.
    Sec. 118.  Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Department 
of Commerce--Bureau of the Census--Periodic Censuses and Programs'' may 
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the 
schedule and deliver the required data according to statutory deadlines 
in the 2020 Decennial Census Program.
    Sec. 119.  Section 1215(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as 
most recently amended by section 1223 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328), shall be 
applied by substituting ``2018'' for ``2017'' through the earlier of 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 120. (a) Funds made available by section 101 for ``Department 
of Energy--Energy Programs--Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
Decommissioning Fund'' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations 
necessary to avoid disruption of continuing projects or activities 
funded in this appropriation.
    (b) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later 
than 3 days after each use of the authority provided in subsection (a).
    Sec. 121.  Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) for ``September 30, 
2017''.
    Sec. 122. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso under 
the heading ``Power Marketing Administrations--Operation and 
Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration'' in division D of 
Public Law 115-31 shall be applied by substituting ``$51,000,000'' for 
``$60,760,000''.
    (b) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso under the 
heading ``Power Marketing Administrations--Operation and Maintenance, 
Southwestern Power Administration'' in division D of Public Law 115-31 
shall be applied by substituting ``$10,000,000'' for ``$73,000,000''.
    (c) Notwithstanding section 101, the third proviso under the 
heading ``Power Marketing Administrations--Construction, 
Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power 
Administration'' in division D of Public Law 115-31 shall be applied by 
substituting ``$179,000,000'' for ``$367,009,000''.
    Sec. 123.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except 
section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds under the 
heading ``District of Columbia Funds'' for such programs and activities 
under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2017 (title IV of 
division E of Public Law 115-31) at the rate set forth under ``Part A--
Summary of Expenses'' as included in the Fiscal Year 2018 Local Budget 
Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-99), as modified as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 124. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for 
``General Services Administration--Allowances and Office Staff for 
Former Presidents'' to carry out the provisions of the Act of August 
25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), at a rate for operations of $4,754,000.
    (b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are provided by this Act 
for ``General Services Administration--Expenses, Presidential 
Transition'' and ``Executive Office of the President and Funds 
Appropriated to the President--Presidential Transition Administrative 
Support''.
    (c) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first 
proviso under the heading ``District of Columbia--Federal Payment for 
Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia'' in 
division E of Public Law 115-31 shall be applied by substituting 
``$14,900,000'' for ``$34,895,000'' and the first proviso under that 
heading shall not apply during the period covered by this Act.
    (d) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first 
proviso under the heading ``National Archives and Records 
Administration--Operating Expenses'' in division E of Public Law 115-31 
shall be applied by substituting ``$375,784,000'' for ``$380,634,000''.
    (e) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first 
proviso under the heading ``Department of the Interior--National Park 
Service--Operation of the National Park System'' in division G of 
Public Law 115-31 shall be applied by substituting ``$2,420,818,000'' 
for ``$2,425,018,000''.
    Sec. 125.  Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Department 
of Homeland Security--Office of the Secretary and Executive 
Management--Operations and Support'', ``Department of Homeland 
Security--Management Directorate--Operations and Support'', and 
``Department of Homeland Security--Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Operations Coordination--Operations and Support'' may be apportioned up 
to the rate for operations necessary to carry out activities previously 
funded under ``Department of Homeland Security--Working Capital Fund'', 
consistent with the fiscal year 2018 President's Budget.
    Sec. 126.  Amounts made available by section 101 for ``U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection--Operations and Support'', ``U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support'', ``Transportation 
Security Administration--Operations and Support'', and ``United States 
Secret Service--Operations and Support'' accounts of the Department of 
Homeland Security may be apportioned at a rate for operations necessary 
to maintain not less than the number of staff achieved on September 30, 
2017.
    Sec. 127.  The authority provided by section 831 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall continue in effect through 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act.
    Sec. 128.  Section 404 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111-281; 124 Stat. 2950), as amended, shall be applied in 
subsection (b) by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) for 
``September 30, 2017''.
    Sec. 129.  Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Department 
of Homeland Security--Federal Emergency Management Agency--Disaster 
Relief Fund'' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations 
necessary to carry out response and recovery activities under the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
    Sec. 130.  Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for 
``September 30, 2017''.
    Sec. 131.  Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2018'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2019''.
    Sec. 132.  The authority provided by subsection (m)(3) of section 
8162 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 
8903 note; Public Law 106-79) shall continue in effect through the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this Act.
    Sec. 133.  In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by section 
101, an additional amount is provided for ``Environmental Protection 
Agency--Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account'' 
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, at a rate for operations of 
$3,000,000.
    Sec. 134. (a) The following sections of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act shall continue in effect through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution--
        (1) subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 4(i)(1) (7 U.S.C. 
    136a-1(i)(1)(C)-(E));
        (2) section 4(k)(3) (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(k)(3));
        (3) section 4(k)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(k)(4)); and
        (4) section 33(c)(3)(B) (7 U.S.C. 136w-8(c)(3)(B)).
    (b)(1) Section 4(i)(1)(I) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(1)(I)) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution for ``September 30, 2017''.
    (2) Notwithstanding section 33(m)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-8(m)(2)), section 
33(m)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-8(m)(1)) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution for ``September 30, 2017''.
    (c) Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 
30, 2017''.
    Sec. 135.  Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in 
section 106(3) of this Act for ``September 30, 2017''.
    Sec. 136.  The second proviso under the heading ``Department of 
Health and Human Services--Administration for Children and Families--
Children and Families Services Programs'' in title II of division H of 
Public Law 115-31 shall be applied during the period covered by this 
Act as if the following were struck from such proviso: ``, of which 
$80,000,000 shall be available for a cost of living adjustment 
notwithstanding section 640(a)(3)(A) of such Act''.
    Sec. 137.  The proviso at the end of paragraph (1) under the 
heading ``Department of Labor--Employment and Training Administration--
State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations'' in 
title I of division G of Public Law 113-235 shall be applied through 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act by substituting 
``seven'' for ``six''.
    Sec. 138.  In making Federal financial assistance, the National 
Institutes of Health shall continue through the date specified in 
section 106(3) of this Act to apply the provisions relating to indirect 
costs in part 75 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, including 
with respect to the approval of deviations from negotiated rates, to 
the same extent and in the same manner as the National Institutes of 
Health applied such provisions in the third quarter of fiscal year 
2017. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to develop 
or implement a modified approach to such provisions, or to 
intentionally or substantially expand the fiscal effect of the approval 
of such deviations from negotiated rates beyond the proportional effect 
of such approvals in such quarter.
    Sec. 139. (a) Section 529 of division H of Public Law 115-31 shall 
be applied by substituting ``prior to the beginning of fiscal year 2018 
under section 2104(n)(2)'' for ``from the appropriation to the Fund for 
the first semiannual allotment period for fiscal year 2017 under 
section 2104(n)(2)(A)(ii)''; and
    (b) section 532 of division H of Public Law 115-31 shall be applied 
by substituting ``2,652,000,000'' for ``1,132,000,000''.
    Sec. 140.  Notwithstanding 2 U.S.C. 4577, amounts made available by 
section 101 for ``Legislative Branch--Senate--Salaries, Officers and 
Employees--Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper'' may be 
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain current 
Senate cybersecurity capabilities.
    Sec. 141. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of funds made 
available under the heading ``Department of Veterans Affairs--
Departmental Administration--Construction, Major Projects'' in division 
A of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 and Sandy Recovery 
Improvement Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-2) are hereby rescinded:  
Provided, That the amounts rescinded pursuant to this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to that section of that Act.
    (b) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for 
``Department of Veterans Affairs--Departmental Administration--
Construction, Major Projects'', there is appropriated for an additional 
amount for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, an amount equal to the unobligated balances rescinded pursuant to 
subsection (a), for renovations and repairs as a consequence of damage 
caused by Hurricane Sandy:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out 
planning and design and major medical facility construction not 
otherwise authorized by law:  Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    (c) Each amount designated in this section by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be 
available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President 
subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress.
    (d) This section shall become effective immediately upon enactment 
of this Act.
    Sec. 142.  Sections 579(a)(1) and (b) of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) 
for ``October 1, 2017''.
    This division may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2018''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.