Appendix - Department of Labor

For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as "WIOA"), the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the National Apprenticeship Act, $2,053,766,000 plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided:

(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $1,629,522,000 as follows:

(A) $490,370,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $102,370,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, and of which $388,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;

(B) $523,667,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; and

(C) $615,485,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $160,485,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, and of which $455,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019: Provided, That pursuant to section 128(a)(1) of the WIOA, the amount available to the Governor for statewide workforce investment activities shall not exceed 15 percent of the amount allotted to the State from each of the appropriations under the preceding subparagraphs: Provided further, That the funds available for allotment to outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor, pursuant to a request from a State, may waive the requirements relating to the required designation of local workforce development areas under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 106(b) of the WIOA and allow the Governor to redesignate such local areas in accordance with the considerations specified in section 106(b)(1)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That a local workforce development board may transfer, with the prior approval by the Governor, up to 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local area for adult employment and training activities to youth activities, and up to 100 percent of the funds allocated for youth activities to adult employment and training activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding sections 129(b)(1) and 134(a)(2) of the WIOA, the funds reserved for statewide activities under section 128(a) of such Act may be used to carry out any of the activities described under sections 129(b) and 134(a) of such Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 134(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA, funds required to be reserved to carry out rapid response services under section 133(a)(2) of such Act may be used by States to provide other Statewide activities described in sections 129(b) and 134(a) of such Act or to provide additional assistance to local workforce development areas: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 128(b)(4) of the WIOA, local workforce development boards may use not more than 12.5 percent of funds allocated under section 128(b) and section 133(b) of such Act for administrative costs of carrying out local workforce investment activities: Provided further, That in addition to waivers issued pursuant to requests by States under section 189(i) of the WIOA, the Secretary of Labor may waive such administrative and reporting requirements under such Act (except requirements relating to labor standards or nondiscrimination) as the Secretary determines are appropriate to promote efficiency and reduce administrative costs of States and local workforce development areas: Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV) and 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV) of the WIOA, in allotting funds to the States for the Youth formula program under section 127(b)(1)(C) and for the Adult formula program under section 132(b)(1)(B) of such Act, the Secretary of Labor shall ensure that no State shall receive, for each such formula program, an allotment that is less than the greater of: 90 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the preceding year; or 0.3 percent of the amount available to all States for each such formula program; and

(A) $117,000,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $21,000,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, of which $30,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 and $66,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2019: Provided, That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local use in order to address cases where there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development plan with emerging economic development needs; and train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further, That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as "Secretary") may reserve not more than 10 percent of such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA: Provided further, That the funds provided under this subparagraph for the period of October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2019 shall be for training and employment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) (notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in such section) and 170 of the WIOA for workers in the Appalachian region, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1);

(B) $49,905,000 for Native American programs under section 166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;

(C) $84,373,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;

(D) $5,226,000 for technical assistance activities under section 168 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;

(E) $77,911,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019: Provided, That of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school dropouts for employment, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; and

(F) $89,829,000 to expand opportunities relating to apprenticeship programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act, to be available to the Secretary to carry out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and other arrangements, with States and other appropriate entities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.


Identification code 016–0174–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Adult Employment and Training Activities	813	814	490
0003	Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities	1,232	1,239	699
0005	Youth Activities	875	1,002	608
0008	Reintegration of Ex-Offenders	77	83	88
0010	Native Americans	50	60	50
0011	Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers	82	81	1
0013	National Programs	39	1	1
0015	H-1B Job Training Grants	321	128	200
0017	Data Quality Initiative	4	6	6
0024	Apprenticeship Grants		89	90
0025	Technical Assistance		3	4

0799	Total direct obligations	3,493	3,506	2,237
0801	Training and Employment Services (Reimbursable)	1

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	3,494	3,506	2,237

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	390	397	366
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	125	397
1010	Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [016–0179]	–13
1010	Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [091–0400]	–1
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	12

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	388	397	366
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1,563	1,560	1,181
1120	Appropriations transferred to other acct [016–0165]	–8

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1,555	1,560	1,181
	Advance appropriations, discretionary:
1170	Advance appropriation	1,772	1,769	1,772
1172	Advance appropriations transferred to other accounts [016–0165]		–6
1174	Advance appropriations permanently reduced			–899

1180	Advanced appropriation, discretionary (total)	1,772	1,763	873
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (H-1B Skills Training)	174	150	150
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	13	12	10
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–12	–10

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	175	152	160
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected		1
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	1	–1

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	1
1900	Budget authority (total)	3,503	3,475	2,214
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3,891	3,872	2,580
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	397	366	343

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	3,352	3,661	3,428
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	3,494	3,506	2,237
3020	Outlays (gross)	–3,137	–3,739	–3,266
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–12
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–36

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3,661	3,428	2,399
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1		–1
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–1	1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	3,352	3,660	3,428
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3,660	3,428	2,399

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	3,328	3,323	2,054
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1,117	1,165	642
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1,889	2,372	2,313

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	3,006	3,537	2,955
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources		–1

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)		–1
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–1	1

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–1	1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	3,327	3,323	2,054
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	3,006	3,536	2,955
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	175	152	160
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		4	4
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	131	198	307

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	131	202	311
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	3,502	3,475	2,214
4190	Outlays, net (total)	3,137	3,738	3,266

Enacted in 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is the primary authorization for this appropriation account. The Act is intended to provide job seekers and workers with the labor market information, job search assistance, and training they need to get and keep good jobs, and to provide employers with skilled workers. Funds appropriated for this account generally are available on a July to June program year basis, and include substantial advance appropriation amounts. This account includes:

Adult employment and training activities.—Grants to provide financial assistance to States and territories to design and operate training and employment assistance programs for adults, including low-income individuals and public assistance recipients.

Youth activities.—Grants to support a wide range of activities and services to prepare low-income youth for academic and employment success, including summer and year-round jobs. The program links academic and occupational learning with youth development activities.

Dislocated worker employment and training activities.—Grants to provide reemployment services and retraining assistance to individuals dislocated from their employment. The Budget provides funding for National Dislocated Worker Grants specifically targeted to communities in the Appalachian region.

Native Americans.—Grants to Indian tribes and other Native American groups to provide training, work experience, and other employment-related services to Native Americans.

Reintegration of Ex-Offenders.—Supports activities authorized under the Second Chance Act to help individuals exiting prison make a successful transition to community life and long-term employment through mentoring, job training, and other services. Using the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, the Department also provides competitive grants for a range of young ex-offenders and school dropouts, particularly those in high-poverty, high-crime areas with similar services. The Administration intends to devote funds to test and replicate evidence-based strategies for young ex-offenders. The Department of Labor will continue to coordinate closely with the Department of Justice and other relevant Agencies in carrying out the Ex-Offender program.

Apprenticeship Grants.—Activities that support Registered Apprenticeship programs at the state and local levels through a range of activities, such as state-specific outreach strategies, partnerships, economic development strategies, and expanded access to apprenticeship opportunities for under-represented populations through pre-apprenticeships and career pathways.

YouthBuild.—Grants that impart education and occupational skills to program participants by providing them with academic training and occupational skills training, providing a clear path into a chosen career field.

Technical Assistance.—Technical assistance activities to support WIOA implementation.


Identification code 016–0174–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	40	20	7
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	10
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	3,443	3,486	2,230

99.0	Direct obligations	3,493	3,506	2,237
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	1

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	3,494	3,506	2,237

To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, and to carry out closure of Job Corps centers, including but not limited to building demolition and removal, $1,448,444,000, plus reimbursements, as follows:

(1) $1,341,318,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;

(2) $74,857,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 2019: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and

(3) $32,269,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018: Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers.


Identification code 016–0181–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Operations	1,442	1,526	1,485
0002	Construction, Rehabilitation, and Acquisition (CRA)	78	105	97
0003	Administration	32	32	32

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	1,552	1,663	1,614

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	832	991	1,014
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	38

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	870	991	1,014
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1,689	1,686	1,448
1120	Appropriations transferred to other acct [016–0165]	–4

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1,685	1,686	1,448
1900	Budget authority (total)	1,685	1,686	1,448
1930	Total budgetary resources available	2,555	2,677	2,462
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–12
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	991	1,014	848

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1,063	909	945
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	1,552	1,663	1,614
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	6
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,640	–1,627	–1,609
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–38
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–34

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	909	945	950
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1,063	909	945
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	909	945	950

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1,685	1,686	1,448
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	200	266	230
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1,440	1,361	1,379

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	1,640	1,627	1,609
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,685	1,686	1,448
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,640	1,627	1,609

Established in 1964 as part of the Economic Opportunity Act and authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L. 113–128, Title 1, Subtitle C, section 141), Job Corps is the nation's largest federally-funded, primarily residential, training program for at-risk youth. Job Corps operates centers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Job Corps provides economically disadvantaged youth with academic, career technical and marketable skills to enter the workforce, enroll in post-secondary education, or enlist in the military.

Job Corps serves and trains approximately 50,000 participants each year while emphasizing the attainment of academic credentials which include: a High School Diploma (HSD) or General Educational Development (GED) and career technical credentials, industry-recognized certifications, state licensures, and pre-apprenticeship credentials. These portable credentials provide for long-term attachment to the workforce and economic mobility as Job Corps graduates advance through their careers. Furthermore, these credentials ensure that program graduates have gained the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively compete in today's workforce.

Large and small businesses, nonprofit organizations, Native American organizations and Alaskan Native corporations manage and operate the majority of the Job Corps centers through contractual agreements with the Department of Labor, while the remaining centers are operated through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 2015, Job Corps opened two new centers in New Hampshire and Wyoming, the last two States without Job Corps centers. Job Corps participants must be economically disadvantaged youth, ages 16–24, and meet one or more of the following criteria: basic skills deficient; a school dropout; homeless, a runaway, or a foster child; a parent; or in need of additional education, vocational training, or intensive counseling and related assistance in order to participate successfully in regular schoolwork or to secure and hold employment.

The 2018 Budget will close chronically low-performing centers, saving funds and focusing the program on the operation of centers that have proven that they can successfully educate and prepare youth for jobs. The Budget also proposes to prioritize the enrollment of youth who are at least 20 years old, for whom the program has been proven to be more effective.


Identification code 016–0181–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	87	89	71
11.5	Other personnel compensation	3	4	4

11.9	Total personnel compensation	90	93	75
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	39	42	34
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	4	4	5
22.0	Transportation of things	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	2	2	2
23.2	Rental payments to others	8	8	9
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	8	10	8
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1,247	1,338	1,327
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	49	38	33
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	25	20	20
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	1	4	4
26.0	Supplies and materials	17	17	20
31.0	Equipment	2	3	10
32.0	Land and structures	58	82	65

99.0	Direct obligations	1,552	1,663	1,614

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	1,552	1,663	1,614


Identification code 016–0181–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	162	168	166


Identification code 016–0175–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	National programs	226	343	5
0002	State programs	95	95

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	321	438	5

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	57	169	164
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	434	433
1120	Appropriations transferred to other acct [016–0165]	–1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	433	433
1930	Total budgetary resources available	490	602	164
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	169	164	159

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	311	198	247
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	321	438	5
3020	Outlays (gross)	–428	–389	–245
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–6

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	198	247	7
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	311	198	247
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	198	247	7

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	433	433
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	74	82
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	354	307	245

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	428	389	245
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	433	433
4190	Outlays, net (total)	428	389	245

Community Service Employment for Older Americans (CSEOA), authorized by Title V of the Older Americans Act as amended in 2006 (P.L. 109–365), is a federally-sponsored community service employment and training program for unemployed low-income individuals, ages 55 and older. The program is eliminated in the 2018 Budget.


Identification code 016–0187–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	899	486	246
3020	Outlays (gross)	–389	–240	–160
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–24

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	486	246	86
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	899	486	246
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	486	246	86

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	389	240	160
4180	Budget authority, net (total)
4190	Outlays, net (total)	389	240	160

The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Community College and Career Training program, which received appropriations in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Section 1501 of P.L. 111–152, 124 Stat.1070), provided $500 million annually in fiscal years 2011–2014 for competitive grants to eligible institutions of higher education.

For payments during fiscal year 2018 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and case management services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment and case management services, and related State administration provided pursuant to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, $790,000,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding section 502 of this division, any part of the appropriation provided under this heading may remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)).


Identification code 016–0326–0–1–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits	209	240	301
0002	Trade Adjustment Assistance training and other activities	391	400	450
0005	Wage Insurance Payments	26	33	39

0799	Total direct obligations	626	673	790

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0)	626	673	790

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	685	722	790
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–59	–49

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	626	673	790
1900	Budget authority (total)	626	673	790
1930	Total budgetary resources available	626	673	790

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	940	836	732
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	626	673	790
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	5
3020	Outlays (gross)	–415	–556	–690
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–320	–221	–346

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	836	732	486
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	940	836	732
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	836	732	486

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	626	673	790
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	191	293	363
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	224	263	327

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	415	556	690
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	626	673	790
4190	Outlays, net (total)	415	556	690

The Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances (FUBA) account funds the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers program, which provides income support through Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA); Training and Other Activities, which includes funding for the Trade Adjustment Assistance in three categories: 1) Training and Other Activities; 2) Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA); and, Readjustment Trade Adjustment Assistances (RTAA) (jointly called the TAA program). $790,000,000 is sufficient to continue the TAA program under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015.

For authorized administrative expenses, $88,896,000, together with not to exceed $3,124,263,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund ("the Trust Fund"), of which:

(1) $2,635,775,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the administration of State unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including not less than $130,000,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, for claimants of unemployment insurance for ex-service members under 5 U.S.C. 8521 et. seq. and for the claimants of regular unemployment compensation who are profiled as most likely to exhaust their benefits in each State, and $6,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2018, except that funds used for automation shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2018, and for State obligation through September 30, 2020, or, if the automation is being carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2023, and for expenditure through September 30, 2024, and funds for competitive grants awarded to States for improved operations and to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2018, and for obligation by the States through September 30, 2020, and funds for the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence shall be available for obligation by the State through September 30, 2021, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced by the States through September 30, 2018 shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2018;

(2) $12,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system;

(3) $394,516,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,372,000 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, 2018 through June 30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding the funding allocation in section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, States may use up to 100 percent of the funds allotted to the State under section 6 of such Act to carry out the activities described in section 7(a) of such Act;

(4) $19,780,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act;

(5) $62,192,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which $47,937,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $14,255,000 shall be available for grants to States for the administration of such activities; and

(6) $67,524,000 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, 2018 through June 30, 2019, of which up to $9,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, shall be used to carry out research and demonstration projects related to testing effective ways to promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available for research and demonstration projects under this paragraph to the "Office of Disability Employment Policy" account for such purposes: Provided further, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment ("AWIU") for fiscal year 2018 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,154,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data Exchange System: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center system, or which are used to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other States under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under the Office of Management and Budget publication entitled Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States participating in the consortium in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the request: Provided further, That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2019, for such purposes.


Identification code 016–0179–0–1–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	State UI administration	2,712	2,740	2,636
0002	UI national activities	15	15	12
0010	ES grants to States	678	678	416
0011	ES national activities	20	20	20
0012	American Job Centers	56	68	68
0014	Foreign labor certification	62	62	62
0015	H-1B fees	24	28	28

0799	Total direct obligations	3,567	3,611	3,242
0801	Reimbursable program DUA administration	3	50	50
0803	Reimbursable program NAWS surveys	1	1	1

0899	Total reimbursable obligations	4	51	51

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	3,571	3,662	3,293

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	69	165	161
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	69	61
1011	Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [016–0174]	13
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	27

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	109	165	161
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	89	89	89
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund H-1B Fees)	17	17	18
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	1	1
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–1	–1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	17	17	18
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	3,161	3,545	3,176
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	340
1710	Spending authority from offsetting collections transferred to other accounts [016–0165]	–9

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	3,492	3,545	3,176
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Offsetting collections (DUA)	3
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	26	7	2

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	29	7	2
1900	Budget authority (total)	3,627	3,658	3,285
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3,736	3,823	3,446
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	165	161	153

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1,959	1,876	1,744
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	3,571	3,662	3,293
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	7
3020	Outlays (gross)	–3,597	–3,794	–4,172
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–27
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–37

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	1,876	1,744	865
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–1,690	–1,731	–1,738
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–366	–7	–2
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	325

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–1,731	–1,738	–1,740
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	269	145	6
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	145	6	–875

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	3,581	3,634	3,265
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	2,231	2,457	2,350
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1,335	1,313	1,802

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	3,566	3,770	4,152
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–659	–657	–395
4030	Federal sources	–20	–20	–20
4030	Federal sources	–48	–48	–48
4030	Federal sources	–14	–14	–14
4030	Federal sources	–1	–1	–1
4030	Federal sources	–2,526	–2,640	–2,518
4030	Federal sources	–95	–95	–130
4030	Federal sources	–20	–20
4030	Federal sources	–3	–50	–50

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–3,386	–3,545	–3,176
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–340
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	225

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–115

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	80	89	89
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	180	225	976
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	46	24	20
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	2	24	20
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	29

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	31	24	20
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–96	–7	–2
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–26	–7	–2
4142	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	93	7	2

4150	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	67

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	17	17	18
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	–65	17	18
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	97	106	107
4190	Outlays, net (total)	115	242	994


		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

Enacted/requested:
	Budget Authority	97	106	107
	Outlays	115	242	994
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
	Budget Authority			1
	Outlays			1
Total:
	Budget Authority	97	106	108
	Outlays	115	242	995

Unemployment compensation.—State administration amounts provide administrative grants to State agencies that pay unemployment compensation to eligible workers and collect State unemployment taxes from employers. These agencies also pay unemployment benefits to former Federal personnel and ex-servicemembers as well as trade readjustment allowances to eligible individuals. State administration amounts also provide administrative grants to State agencies to improve the integrity and financial stability of the unemployment compensation program through a comprehensive performance management system, UI Performs. The purpose is to effect continuous improvement in State performance and implement activities designed to reduce errors and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in the payment of unemployment compensation benefits and the collection of unemployment taxes. National activities relating to the Federal-State unemployment insurance programs are conducted through contracts or agreements with the State agencies or non-State entities. A workload contingency reserve is included in State administration to meet increases in the costs of administering the program resulting from increases in the number of unemployment claims filed and paid. The appropriation automatically provides additional funds whenever unemployment claims workloads increase above levels specified in the appropriations language.


	2015 actual	2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

Staff years	35,035	34,976	34,900	34,900
Basic workload (in thousands):
Employer tax accounts	7,893	7,993	8,060	8,107
Employee wage items recorded	662,598	670,800	681,047	689,631
Initial claims taken	14,869	14,038	14,488	14,895
Weeks claimed	121,461	113,293	113,666	111,173
Nonmonetary determinations	7,679	7,261	7,077	7,100
Appeals	1,389	1,242	1,158	1,119
Covered employment	136,969	138,595	140,567	142,192

Employment service.—The public employment service is a nationwide system providing no-fee employment services to job-seekers and employers. State employment service activities are financed by grants provided by formula to States. Funding allotments are provided annually on a Program Year basis beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of the following year.

Employment service activities serving national needs are conducted through specific reimbursable agreements between the States and the Federal Government under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended, and other legislation. States also receive funding under this activity for administration of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, as well as for amortization payments for those States that had independent retirement plans prior to 1980 in their State employment service agencies.


	2015 actual	2016 est.	2017 est.	2018 est.

Total participants (thousands)	13,245	13,567	13,567	8,298
Entered employment rate	63.0%	55.6%	TBD	TBD
Cost per participant	50.12	50.12	50.12	50.12

Foreign Labor Certification.—This activity provides for the administration and operation of the foreign labor certification programs within the Employment and Training Administration. Under these programs, U.S. employers that can demonstrate a shortage of qualified, available U.S. workers and that there would be no adverse impact on similarly situated U.S. workers may seek the Secretary of Labor's certification as a first step in the multi-agency process required to hire a foreign worker to fill critical permanent or temporary vacancies. Major programs include the permanent, H-2A temporary agricultural, H-2B temporary non-agricultural, and H-1B temporary highly skilled worker visas. The account is divided into Federal and State activities.

Federal Administration.—Federal Administration provides leadership, policy, budget, program operations including staffing (Federal and contractors), information technology, three national processing center facilities, and operational direction to Federal activities supporting the effective and efficient administration of foreign labor certification programs.

State grants.—Provides grants to State workforce agencies in 54 States and U.S. territories funding employment-related activities required for the administration of Federal foreign labor certification programs. Includes State Workforce Agency posting and circulation of job orders and other assistance to employers in the recruitment of U.S. workers, processing of employer requests for prevailing wage determinations for the permanent and temporary programs, State safety inspection of housing provided by employers to workers, and State development of prevailing wage and prevailing practice surveys used to set wages and standards in a defined geographic area.

American Job Centers.—These funds are used to support the joint Federal-State efforts to improve the comprehensive American Job Center system authorized under WIOA. This system provides workers and employers with quick and easy access to a wide array of enhanced career development and labor market information services. A portion of these funds supports a joint initiative between the Employment and Training Administration and the Office of Disability Employment Policy to improve the accessibility and accountability of the public workforce development system for individuals with disabilities.

National Agricultural Workers Survey fee.—The Department of Labor conducts the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS), which collects information annually about the demographic, employment, and health characteristics of the U.S. crop labor force. The information is obtained directly from farm workers through face-to-face interviews.


Identification code 016–0179–0–1–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	21	22	22
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	7	7	7
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	2	3	2
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	28	27	30
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	10	10	10
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	9	13	11
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	9	9	9
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	3,480	3,519	3,150

99.0	Direct obligations	3,567	3,611	3,242
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	4	51	51

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	3,571	3,662	3,293


Identification code 016–0179–0–1–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	162	159	156
1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	39	41	41


Identification code 016–0179–4–1–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0015	FLC fees			1

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 25.1)			1

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)			1
1930	Total budgetary resources available			1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts			1
3020	Outlays (gross)			–1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			1
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			1
4190	Outlays, net (total)			1

The Budget proposes authorizing legislation to establish and retain fees to cover the costs of operating the foreign labor certification programs, which ensure that employers proposing to bring in immigrant workers have checked to ensure that American workers cannot meet their needs and that immigrant workers are being compensated appropriately and not disadvantaging American workers. The ability to charge fees for these programs would give the Department of Labor a more reliable, workload-based source of funding for this function (as the Department of Homeland Security has), and would ultimately eliminate the need for discretionary appropriations. The proposal includes the following: 1) charge employer fees for its prevailing wage determinations; 2) charge employer fees for its permanent labor certification program; 3) charge employer fees for H-2B non-agricultural workers; and 4) retain and adjust the H-2A agricultural worker application fees currently deposited into the General Fund. The fee levels, including possible expedited processing fees, would be set via regulation to ensure that the amounts are subject to review. Given DOL OIG's important role in investigating fraud and abuse, the proposal also includes a mechanism to provide funding for OIG's work to oversee foreign labor certification programs.


Identification code 016–0178–0–1–603		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0012	Payments to ESAA	6

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	6

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation (indefinite)	6
1900	Budget authority (total)	6
1930	Total budgetary resources available	6

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	6
3020	Outlays (gross)	–6

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	6
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	6
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	6
4190	Outlays, net (total)	6

This account provides for general fund financing of extended unemployment benefit programs under certain statutes. It is also the mechanism used to make general fund reimbursements for some or all of the benefits and administrative costs incurred for temporary Federal programs. These funds are transferred from the Payments to the Unemployment Trust Fund account to a receipt account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) so that resources may be transferred to the Employment Security Administration Account in the UTF for administrative costs or to the Extended Unemployment Compensation Account in the UTF for benefit costs.


Identification code 016–0168–0–1–603		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	1	1
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	4
3020	Outlays (gross)	–2
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–2
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	4

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	2
4180	Budget authority, net (total)
4190	Outlays, net (total)	2

Short Time Compensation (STC), also known as work sharing, is a layoff aversion strategy that enables workers to remain employed and employers to retain their trained staff during times of reduced business activity. The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 codified and expanded the definition of STC. Under the STC program, workers receive a percentage of the unemployment benefits they would have received if totally unemployed based upon the percentage of reduction in their hours of work. States that had been operating an STC program before enactment of the Act had two and a half years to amend their laws to conform to the new definition (the deadline for conformity was August 2014). As an incentive for states to enact state STC programs and promote the use of STC, the Act provided for 100 percent reimbursement of STC benefit costs paid under state law for up to 156 weeks, or three years (reimbursement was subject to sequestration). Grant funding was also available to states whose permanent STC laws meet the new Federal definition (the application deadline was December 31, 2014).


Identification code 016–1800–0–1–603		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Federal Additional Unemployment Compensation Program, Recovery (Direct)	3

0900	Total new obligations (object class 42.0)	3

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1	1
1029	Other balances withdrawn to Treasury	–8	–1
1033	Recoveries of prior year paid obligations	10

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	3
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	26	25	24
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	3
3020	Outlays (gross)	–3
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	25	24	24
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	26	25	24
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	25	24	24

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	3
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources	–10
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4143	Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired accounts	10
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	–7
4180	Budget authority, net (total)
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–7

This account provides mandatory general revenue funding for a temporary program established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) and subsequently extended. This program paid a supplement of $25 on every week of unemployment compensation. It was last extended in Public Law 111–157 and paid benefits through its December 7, 2010, with a phaseout period. As a result of adjudications, benefits continue to be paid but are minimal.

For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the "Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances" account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2019.

This appropriation makes available funding for repayable advances (loans) to two accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): the Extended Unemployment Compensation Account (EUCA) which pays the Federal share of extended unemployment benefits, and the Federal Unemployment Account (FUA) which makes loans to States to fund unemployment benefits. In addition, the account has provided repayable advances to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF) when its balances proved insufficient to make payments from that account. The BLDTF now has authority to borrow directly from the Treasury under the trust fund debt restructuring provisions of Public Law 110–343. Repayable advances are shown as borrowing authority within the UTF or the BLDTF, and they do not appear as budget authority or outlays in the Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds account.

This appropriation also makes available funding as needed for nonrepayable advances to the Federal Employees Compensation Account (FECA) to pay the costs of unemployment compensation for former Federal employees and ex-servicemembers, and to the Federal Unemployment and Benefits and Allowances (FUBA) account to pay the costs of benefits and services under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) program. These advances are shown as budget authority and outlays in the Advances account. The 2014 appropriations language included new authority for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund for the Employment Security Administration Account (ESAA) in the Unemployment Trust Fund. In turn, this revolving fund may provide repayable, interest-bearing advances to the ESAA account if it runs short of funds, and the borrowing authority will enable ESAA to cover its obligations despite seasonal variations in the account's receipts.

Advances were needed for the FUA and EUCA accounts in fiscal year 2014, and the Department estimates that no advances will be necessary in 2017 and 2018. Detail on the nonrepayable advances is provided above; detail on the repayable advances is shown separately in the UTF account.

To address the potential need for significant, and somewhat unpredictable advances to various accounts, the Congress appropriates such sums as necessary for advances to all of the potential recipient accounts. The fiscal year 2018 request continues this authority.

For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $104,378,000, together with not to exceed $49,887,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.


Identification code 016–0172–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0003	Workforce security	43	43	43
0004	Apprenticeship training, employer and labor services	34	34	34
0005	Executive direction	9	9	9
0006	Training & Employment Services	68	68	68

0799	Total direct obligations	154	154	154
0803	Reimbursable programs (DUA/E-grants/VOPAR/VRAP)	3	4	4

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	157	158	158

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	105	104	104
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Offsetting collections (UTF)	50	50	50
1700	Collected [DUA/eGrants/Grants Management/TA to PA]	2	4	4
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	1

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	53	54	54
1900	Budget authority (total)	158	158	158
1930	Total budgetary resources available	158	158	158
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	24	20	22
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	157	158	158
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–159	–156	–158
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–4

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	20	22	22
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1		–1	–1
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–1	–1	–1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	24	19	21
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	19	21	21

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	158	158	158
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	142	137	137
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	17	19	21

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	159	156	158
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–52	–54	–54

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–52	–54	–54
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–1

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	105	104	104
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	107	102	104
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	105	104	104
4190	Outlays, net (total)	107	102	104

This account provides for the Federal administration of Employment and Training Administration programs.

Training and Employment services.— Training and Employment services provides leadership, policy direction and administration for a decentralized system of grants to State and local governments as well as federally administered programs for job training and employment assistance for low income adults, youth and dislocated workers; provides for training and employment services to special targeted groups; provides for the settlement of trade adjustment petitions; and includes related program operations support activities.

Workforce security.—Provides leadership and policy direction for the administration of the comprehensive nationwide public employment service system; oversees unemployment insurance programs in each State; supports a one-stop career center network, including a comprehensive system of collecting, analyzing and disseminating labor market information; and includes related program operations support activities.

Office of Apprenticeship.—Oversees the administration of a Federal-State apprenticeship structure that registers apprenticeship training programs meeting national standards, and provides outreach to employers and labor organizations to promote and develop high-quality apprenticeship programs. The office will broaden the reach of Registered Apprenticeship programs across the US in part through its grant funding.

Executive direction.—Provides leadership and policy direction for all training and employment services programs and activities and provides for related program operations support, including research, evaluations, and demonstrations.


Identification code 016–0172–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	76	76	77
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	78	77	78
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	25	25	26
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	2	2
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	9	9	9
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	2	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	2	2	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	20	22	22
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	12	14	13
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	2

99.0	Direct obligations	154	154	154
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	3	4	4

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	157	158	158


Identification code 016–0172–0–1–504		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	754	742	730
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	14	11	11


Identification code 016–0170–0–1–806		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	6
3020	Outlays (gross)	–6
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	6

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
	Outlays, gross:
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	6
4180	Budget authority, net (total)
4190	Outlays, net (total)	6

Workers Compensation Programs.—Section 5011 of Public Law 109–148 made $50,000,000 available to the New York State Uninsured Employers Fund for reimbursement of claims related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and for reimbursement of claims related to the first response emergency services personnel who were injured, were disabled, or died due to such terrorist attacks.

This account is a revolving fund that is available to make advances to the Employment Security Administration Account (ESAA) in the Unemployment Trust Fund under the provisions of section 901(e) of the Social Security Act. These repayable, interest-bearing advances permit financing of the Federal and State administrative costs of employment security programs when the balance in ESAA is insufficient. The borrowing authority also enables ESAA to cover its obligations despite seasonal variations in the account's receipts.

Trust Funds


Identification code 016–8042–0–7–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	40,891	50,533	60,891
0198	2016 receipt reclassification adjustment		2

0199	Balance, start of year	40,891	50,535	60,891
	Receipts:
	Current law:
1110	General Taxes, FUTA, Unemployment Trust Fund	8,254	7,799	8,137
1110	Unemployment Trust Fund, State Accounts, Deposits by States	40,485	41,417	41,658
1110	Unemployment Trust Fund, Deposits by Railroad Retirement Board	117	125	147
1130	Interest on Unemployment Insurance Loans to States, Federal Unemployment Account, Unemployment Trust Fund	126	47	6
1140	Deposits by Federal Agencies to the Federal Employees Compensation Account, Unemployment Trust Fund	589	667	713
1140	Payments from the General Fund for Administrative Cost for Extended Unemployment Benefit, Unemployment Trust Fund	6
1140	Unemployment Trust Fund, Interest and Profits on Investments in Public Debt Securities	1,044	1,367	1,515

1199	Total current law receipts	50,621	51,422	52,176

1999	Total receipts	50,621	51,422	52,176

2000	Total: Balances and receipts	91,512	101,957	113,067
	Appropriations:
	Current law:
2101	Unemployment Trust Fund	–3,855	–3,848	–3,480
2101	Unemployment Trust Fund	–46,645	–40,759	–38,701
2101	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund	–17	–15	–16
2101	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund	–106	–100	–122
2103	Unemployment Trust Fund	–38	–21
2103	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund	–40	–33
2132	Unemployment Trust Fund	21	10
2134	Unemployment Trust Fund	9,657	3,700	4,076
2134	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund	18

2199	Total current law appropriations	–41,005	–41,066	–38,243
	Proposed:
2201	Unemployment Trust Fund			82
2201	Unemployment Trust Fund			–697

2299	Total proposed appropriations			–615

2999	Total appropriations	–41,005	–41,066	–38,858
5098	Cash reconciliation adjustment	26

5099	Balance, end of year	50,533	60,891	74,209


Identification code 016–8042–0–7–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Benefit payments by States	31,890	32,170	32,310
0002	Federal employees' unemployment compensation	551	705	715
0003	State administrative expenses	3,439	3,432	3,062
0010	Direct expenses	183	183	183
0011	Reimbursements to the Department of the Treasury	67	64	69
0020	Veterans employment and training	233	233	234
0021	Interest on FUTA refunds	1	1	1
0022	Interest on General Fund Advances	230	130	30

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	36,594	36,918	36,604

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		1	3
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1		1
1020	Adjustment of unobligated bal brought forward, Oct 1		2

1050	Unobligated balance (total)		3	3
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1101	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	3,855	3,848	3,480
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	46,645	40,759	38,701
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	38	21
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–21	–10
1234	Appropriations precluded from obligation (Excess, collections minus spending)	–9,657	–3,700	–4,076
1236	Appropriations applied to repay debt	–4,265	–4,000	–1,500

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	32,740	33,070	33,125
1900	Budget authority (total)	36,595	36,918	36,605
1930	Total budgetary resources available	36,595	36,921	36,608
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	3	4

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	3,409	3,602	3,465
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	36,594	36,918	36,604
3020	Outlays (gross)	–36,401	–37,055	–37,493

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3,602	3,465	2,576
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	3,409	3,602	3,465
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3,602	3,465	2,576

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	3,855	3,848	3,480
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	2,208	2,730	2,624
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1,684	1,255	1,744

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	3,892	3,985	4,368
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	32,740	33,070	33,125
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	32,509	33,070	33,125
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	36,595	36,918	36,605
4190	Outlays, net (total)	36,401	37,055	37,493

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000	Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value	44,368	53,776	66,000
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value	53,776	66,000	80,000
5080	Outstanding debt, SOY	–12,802	–8,537	–4,537
5081	Outstanding debt, EOY	–8,537	–4,537	–3,037


		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

Enacted/requested:
	Budget Authority	36,595	36,918	36,605
	Outlays	36,401	37,055	37,493
Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO:
	Budget Authority			–82
	Outlays			–82
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
	Budget Authority			697
	Outlays			697
Total:
	Budget Authority	36,595	36,918	37,220
	Outlays	36,401	37,055	38,108

The financial transactions of the Federal-State and railroad unemployment insurance systems are made through the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF). The UTF has one account for the railroad unemployment insurance system but for the Federal-State unemployment insurance system there are 57 separate accounts: one for each of the 50 states, three jurisdictions (District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) and four federal accounts. The state and jurisdiction accounts receive funds from a state unemployment insurance payroll tax which is used to pay benefits. The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) payroll tax provides funds for two of the Federal accounts - the Employment Security Administration Account (ESAA) and the Extended Unemployment Compensation Account (EUCA) while the remaining two, the Federal Unemployment Account (FUA) and the Federal Employee Compensation Account (FECA) are revolving accounts.

Except for FECA balances, funds on deposit in the UTF accounts are invested in Government securities until needed for payment of benefits or administrative expenses. FUTA is deposited in the ESAA which retains 80 percent of the deposit and pays the costs of Federal and State administration of the unemployment insurance system, veterans' employment services, surveys of wages and employment, foreign labor certifications and about 97 percent of the costs of the Employment Service. The other 20 percent of FUTA is transferred to EUCA which pays for certain extended benefit (EB) payments. During periods of high State unemployment, there is a stand-by program of EB, financed one-half by State unemployment taxes and one-half by the FUTA payroll tax.

The UTF also provides repayable advances (loans) to the States and jurisdictions from FUA when the balances in their individual accounts are insufficient to pay benefits. Federal accounts in the UTF may receive repayable advances from the general fund when they have insufficient balances to make advances to States, pay the Federal share of extended unemployment benefits, or pay for State and Federal administrative costs.

The Federal Employees Compensation Account (FECA) in the UTF provides funds to States for unemployment compensation benefits paid to eligible former Federal civilian personnel, Postal Service employees, and ex-servicemembers. In turn, the various Federal agencies reimburse FECA for benefits paid to their former employees. FECA is not funded out of Federal unemployment taxes. Any additional resources necessary to assure that the FECA account can make the required payments to States are provided from the Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds appropriation.

Both the benefit payments and administrative expenses of the separate unemployment insurance program for railroad employees are paid from the UTF, and receipts from a tax on railroad payrolls are deposited into the program's account in the UTF to meet expenses.


Identification code 016–8042–0–7–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Unexpended balance, start of year:
0100	Balance, start of year	31,606	45,679	59,898

0999	Total balance, start of year	31,606	45,679	59,898
	Cash income during the year:
	Current law:
	Receipts:
1110	General Taxes, FUTA, Unemployment Trust Fund	8,254	7,799	8,137
1110	Unemployment Trust Fund, State Accounts, Deposits by States	40,485	41,417	41,658
1110	Unemployment Trust Fund, Deposits by Railroad Retirement Board	117	125	147
1130	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund	20	17	17
1150	Unemployment Trust Fund, Interest and Profits on Investments in Public Debt Securities	1,044	1,367	1,515
1150	Interest on Unemployment Insurance Loans to States, Federal Unemployment Account, Unemployment Trust Fund	126	47	6
1160	Deposits by Federal Agencies to the Federal Employees Compensation Account, Unemployment Trust Fund	589	667	713
1160	Payments from the General Fund for Administrative Cost for Extended Unemployment Benefit, Unemployment Trust Fund	6

1199	Income under present law	50,641	51,439	52,193
	Proposed:
1210	General Taxes, FUTA, Unemployment Trust Fund
1210	Unemployment Trust Fund, State Accounts, Deposits by States
1210	Unemployment Trust Fund, State Accounts, Deposits by States
1210	Unemployment Trust Fund, State Accounts, Deposits by States
1210	Unemployment Trust Fund, State Accounts, Deposits by States

1299	Income proposed

1999	Total cash income	50,641	51,439	52,193
	Cash outgo during year:
	Current law:
2100	Unemployment Trust Fund [012–05–8042–0]	–36,401	–37,055	–37,493
2100	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund [446–00–8051–0]	–168	–165	–155

2199	Outgo under current law	–36,569	–37,220	–37,648
	Proposed:
2200	Unemployment Trust Fund			82
2200	Unemployment Trust Fund			–697

2299	Outgo under proposed legislation			–615

2999	Total cash outgo (-)	–36,569	–37,220	–38,263
	Surplus or deficit::
3110	Excluding interest	12,902	12,805	12,409
3120	Interest	1,170	1,414	1,521

3199	Subtotal, surplus or deficit	14,072	14,219	13,930
3298	Rounding adjustment	1

3299	Total adjustments	1

3999	Total change in fund balance	14,073	14,219	13,930
	Unexpended balance, end of year::
4100	Uninvested balance (net), end of year	–8,097	–6,102	–6,172
4200	Unemployment Trust Fund	53,776	66,000	80,000

4999	Total balance, end of year	45,679	59,898	73,828


Identification code 016–8042–0–7–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Reimbursements to Department of the Treasury	67	64	69
42.0	FECA (Federal Employee) Benefits	767	705	715
42.0	State unemployment benefits	31,735	32,170	32,310
43.0	Interest and dividends	211	131	31
94.0	ETA-PA, BLS, FLC	183	177	177
94.0	Veterans employment and training	233	233	234
94.0	Payments to States for administrative expenses	3,392	3,432	3,062
94.0	Departmental management	6	6	6

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	36,594	36,918	36,604


Identification code 016–8042–2–7–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Benefit payments by States			–82

0900	Total new obligations (object class 42.0)			–82

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)			–82
1930	Total budgetary resources available			–82

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts			–82
3020	Outlays (gross)			82

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			–82
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			–82
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			–82
4190	Outlays, net (total)			–82


Identification code 016–8042–4–7–999		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Benefit Payments by States			697

0900	Total new obligations (object class 42.0)			697

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)			697
1930	Total budgetary resources available			697

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts			697
3020	Outlays (gross)			–697

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			697
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			697
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			697
4190	Outlays, net (total)			697

Minimum Solvency Standard.—Since the end of the most recent recession, many states continue to struggle to maintain adequate Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund balances. The Budget includes a proposal to add a minimum solvency standard in the UI program to help address the challenge states face in maintaining sufficient balances in their Unemployment Trust Fund accounts. This proposal would strengthen states' incentive to adequately fund their UI systems by making states that fail to maintain an Average High-Cost Multiple (AHCM) of 0.5 for two consecutive January firsts subject to FUTA tax credit reductions under the same schedule that states which go below a zero trust fund balance face currently.

UI Program Integrity Package.—The Budget includes a package of program integrity proposals similar to those included in the proposed Unemployment Compensation Program Integrity Act, which the Department sent to Congress last year in response to the UI program's three consecutive years of high improper payment rates. Specifically, the package includes the following proposals:

Require states to use SIDES.—This proposal will require state UI agencies to use the State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) to exchange information with employers concerning reasons for a claimant's separation from employment.

Require states to cross-match against the NDNH.—This proposal will require state UI agencies to use the National Directory for New Hires in their claims to better identify individuals continuing to claim unemployment compensation after returning to work, one of the leading root causes of UI improper payments.

Allow the Secretary of Labor to establish UI corrective actions.—This proposal will allow the Secretary of Labor to require states to implement corrective action measures for poor state performance in the UI program, helping to reduce improper payments in states with the highest improper payment rates. Currently, the Secretary has very limited options to require state UI agencies to take actions to respond to poor performance and high improper payment rates.

Require states to cross-match with SSA's prisoner database.—Under current law, state UI agencies' use of cross-matches is permissible and the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Prisoner Update Processing System (PUPS) is currently only used by some states for UI verification. Requiring states to cross-match claims against the PUPS or other repositories of prisoner information will help identify those individuals ineligible for benefits due to incarceration and reduce improper payments.

Allow states to retain 5 percent of UI overpayments for program integrity use.—This proposal will allow States to retain 5 percent of overpayment recoveries to fund program integrity activities in each state's UI program. This provides an incentive to states to increase detection and recovery of improper payments and provides necessary resources to carry out staff-intensive work to validate crossmatch hits as required by law.

Require states to use penalty and interest collections solely for UI administration.—This proposal will require states to deposit all penalty and interest payments collected through the UI program into the state's Unemployment Trust Fund account and require the funds be used for improving state administration of the UI program and reemployment services for UI claimants. States with high improper payment rates would be required to use a portion of the funds for program integrity activities. Currently, states have discretion to use these funds for non-UI purposes.

Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA).—The Budget includes a proposal to make the RESEA program a permanent program that states are required to operate in conjunction with their UI program. It will provide mandatory funding to states to provide RESEAs for the one-half of UI claimants profiled as most likely to exhaust benefits and for transitioning veterans receiving Unemployment Compensation for Ex-military Members (UCX) benefits. Funding for this proposal will begin in 2019; discretionary funding for these activities is provided in 2018.

Offset Overlapping UI and Disability Insurance Benefits.—The Budget includes a proposal to reduce an individual's entitlement to a Disability Insurance benefit in any month in which the individual also receives an unemployment compensation benefit.

Paid Parental Leave.—The Budget includes a proposal to establish a Federal-state paid parental leave benefit program within the unemployment insurance (UI) program that would begin in 2020. The program will provide six weeks of benefits for mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents. The benefit is provided to help families recover from childbirth and to bond with their new children.

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $183,926,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available through September 30, 2019, for the procurement of expert witnesses for enforcement litigation.


Identification code 016–1700–0–1–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Enforcement and participant assistance	147	147
0002	Policy and compliance assistance	27	27
0003	Executive leadership, program oversight and administration	7	7
0004	Employee Benefits Security Programs (FY 17)			184

0799	Total direct obligations	181	181	184
0801	Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable)	6	8	8

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	187	189	192

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	181	181	184
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected: Federal Sources	3	8	8
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	3

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	6	8	8
1900	Budget authority (total)	187	189	192
1930	Total budgetary resources available	187	189	192

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	47	42	55
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	187	189	192
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–190	–176	–196
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	42	55	51
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–3	–3	–3
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–3
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	3

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–3	–3	–3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	44	39	52
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	39	52	48

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	187	189	192
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	157	142	144
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	33	34	52

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	190	176	196
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–6	–8	–8

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–6	–8	–8
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–3
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	3

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	181	181	184
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	184	168	188
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	181	181	184
4190	Outlays, net (total)	184	168	188

Employee Benefits Security Programs.—Conducts criminal and civil investigations to ensure compliance with the fiduciary provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act (FERSA). Assures compliance with applicable reporting, disclosure and other requirements of ERISA as well as accounting, auditing, and actuarial standards. Discloses required plan filings to the public. Provides information, technical, and compliance assistance to benefit plan professionals and participants and to the general public. Conducts policy, research, and legislative analysis on pension, health, and other employee benefit issues. Provides compliance assistance to employers and plan officials. Develops regulations and interpretations. Issues individual and class exemptions from regulations. Provides leadership, policy direction, strategic planning, and administrative guidance in the support of the Department's ERISA responsibilities.


	2016 Actual	2017 est.1	2018 est.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND SECURITY PROGRAMS2
Investigations conducted	2,335	N/A	N/A3
Participant benefit recoveries and plan assets restored	$709,694,0004	$548,200,000	$608,200,000
Investigative time for major enforcement cases	22.0%	21.0%	21.0%
Civil cases closed or referred for litigation within 30 months	87.0%	87.0%	87.0%5
Criminal cases closed or referred for prosecution within 18 months	90.0%	87.0%	87.0%5
Other civil cases closed or referred for litigation within 18 months	76.0%	70.0%	70.0%5
Inquiries received	193,669	250,000	250,000
Reporting compliance reviews	4,018	4,000	3,500

Exemptions, determinations, interpretations and regulations issued	4,922	3,277	3,2746
Average days to process exemption requests	345	590	500


Identification code 016–1700–0–1–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	91	91	91
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	93	93	93
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	30	29	29
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	10	11	11
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	5	5	8
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	20	26	26
25.5	Research and development contracts	3	2	2
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	12	10	10
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	2	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	181	181	184
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	6	8	8

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	187	189	192


Identification code 016–1700–0–1–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	946	925	908

Federal Funds

The 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, 2018, for the Corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2018 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $424,417,000: Provided further, That an amount not to exceed an additional $98,500,000 shall be available through September 30, 2022, for costs associated with the acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of headquarters space: Provided further, That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2018, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 2019, for obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or 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.


Identification code 016–4204–0–3–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0801	Single-employer benefit payment	5,593	6,376	6,708
0802	Multiemployer financial assistance	113	149	169
0803	Pension insurance activities	76
0804	Pension plan termination	162
0805	Operational support	166
0806	Administrative Expenses		432	523
0807	Investment Management Fees	100	113	111

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	6,210	7,070	7,511

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	18,003	23,205	25,999
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	11,412	9,864	12,960
1802	Offsetting collections (previously unavailable)	9	9
1823	New and/or unobligated balance of spending authority from offsetting collections temporarily reduced	–9	–9

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	11,412	9,864	12,960
1930	Total budgetary resources available	29,415	33,069	38,959
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	23,205	25,999	31,448

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	216	239	338
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	6,210	7,070	7,511
3020	Outlays (gross)	–6,187	–6,971	–7,510

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	239	338	339
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	216	239	338
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	239	338	339

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	11,412	9,864	12,960
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	6,020	6,732	7,510
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	167	239

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	6,187	6,971	7,510
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4121	Cash Investment Receipts	–903	995	–962
4123	Non-Federal sources	–10,509	–10,859	–11,998

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–11,412	–9,864	–12,960
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	–5,225	–2,893	–5,450
4180	Budget authority, net (total)
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–5,225	–2,893	–5,450

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000	Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value	18,492	23,697	26,590
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value	23,697	26,590	32,039
5090	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Offsetting collections	9	9	9
5092	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Offsetting collections	9	9	9


		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

Enacted/requested:
	Outlays	–5,225	–2,893	–5,450
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
	Outlays			–1,224
Total:
	Outlays	–5,225	–2,893	–6,674

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a Federal corporation established under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. It guarantees payment of basic pension benefits earned by more than 40,000,000 American workers in two separate insurance programs. The single-employer program protects about 30,000,000 workers and retirees in over 22,000 pension plans. The multiemployer program protects over 10,000,000 workers and retirees in about 1,400 pension plans. The Corporation receives no funds from general tax revenues. Operations are financed by insurance premiums paid by companies that sponsor defined benefit pension plans, investment income, and assets from terminated plans. PBGC is requesting $522,917,000 in spending authority for administrative purposes in 2018. The request includes costs for increased cybersecurity and a repeat of the 2017 request for funds available over five years to support the acquisition of a new PBGC headquarters lease as a full-year appropriation had not been enacted at the time the budget was produced.

Protecting Multiemployer Participants.—The Budget will include proposed changes to PBGC's premiums that would raise $21,248,000,000 over the budget window.

Specifically, the Budget proposes to create a variable-rate premium (VRP) and an exit premium in the multiemployer program. A multiemployer VRP would require plans to pay additional premiums based on their level of underfunding- as is done in the single-employer program. An exit premium assessed on employers that withdraw from a plan would compensate the insurance program for the additional risk imposed on it when employers exit. Premium rate changes would be phased-in over the ten year Budget window. PBGC would have limited authority to design waivers for some or all of the variable rate premium assessed to terminated plans or ongoing plans that are in critical status, if there is a substantial risk that the payment of premiums will accelerate plan insolvency resulting in earlier financial assistance to the plan. Aggregate waivers for a year would be limited to 25% of anticipated total multiemployer variable rate premiums for all plans.

The Budget also calls for the repeal of provisions accelerating fiscal year 2026 premiums into fiscal year 2025 and repeals the requirement for certain multiemployer premium revenues to be held in non-interest bearing investments. The Budget will instead accelerate premium payments in both the single and multiemployer programs from fiscal year 2028 into fiscal year 2027.

Plan Preservation Efforts.—PBGC works to preserve plans and keep pension promises in the hands of the employers who make them. When companies undertake major transactions that might threaten their ability to pay pensions, PBGC negotiates protections for their pension plans. Last year, PBGC worked with dozens of companies, both in bankruptcy and otherwise, to preserve their plans that were at risk. In 2016, PBGC:

—Helped to protect 55,000 people by encouraging companies to keep their plans when they emerged from bankruptcy;

—Negotiated almost $3,000,000,000 in financial assurance to protect more than 367,000 people in plans at risk; and

—Conducted reviews of plan sponsor calculations for plans that end through standard terminations, resulting in almost 940 participants receiving corrected benefit amounts totaling $4,500,000.

Stepping in to Insure Pensions When Plans Fail.—When plans do fail, PBGC steps in to ensure that a portion of benefits continue to be paid. Over the years, PBGC has become responsible for almost 1,500,000 people in nearly 4,800 failed plans. In 2016, PBGC:

—Paid $5,700,000,000 to almost 840,000 retirees in more than 4,700 failed single-employer plans;

—Provided $113,000,000 in financial assistance to 65 multiemployer pension plans covering the benefits of 59,000 participants (an additional 27,000 workers in these multiemployer plans will receive guaranteed benefits when they retire) over the past year; and

—Assumed responsibility for more than 46,000 people in 76 trusteed single-employer plans

Single-employer benefit payments.—The single-employer program protects about 30,000,000 workers and retirees in about 22,000 pension plans. Under this program, a company may voluntarily seek to terminate its plan, or PBGC may voluntarily seek to terminate its plan, or PBGC may seek termination. The PBGC must seek termination when a plan cannot pay current benefits. A plan that cannot pay all benefits may be ended by a "distress" termination, but only if the employer meets tests proving severe financial distress, such as proving that continuing the plan would force the company to go out of business. If a terminated plan cannot pay at least the PBGC-guaranteed level of benefits, PBGC uses its funds to ensure that guaranteed benefits are paid. A sponsor may terminate a plan in a "standard" termination only if plan assets are sufficient to pay all benefits. In a standard termination, the sponsor closes out the plan by purchasing annuities from an insurance company or by paying benefits in a lump sum.

Multiemployer financial assistance.—The multiemployer insurance program protects over 10,000,000 workers and retirees in about 1,400 pension plans. Multiemployer pension plans are maintained under collective bargaining agreements involving unrelated employers, generally of the same industry. If a PBGC insured multiemployer plan is unable to pay guaranteed benefits when due, the PBGC will provide the plan with financial assistance (a loan to the plan) to continue paying guaranteed benefits.

Investment management fees.—PBGC contracts with professional financial services corporations to manage Trust Fund assets in accordance with an investment strategy approved by PBGC's Board of Directors. Investment management fees are determined by the amount of assets under management. They are a direct, programmatic expense required to maintain the Trust Fund which supports single-employer benefit payments.

Consolidated Administrative Budget.—PBGC's administrative budget comprises all expenditures and operations that support:

These operations include premium collections, pre-trusteeship work, efforts to preserve pension plans, recovery of assets from former plan sponsors, and pension insurance program protection activities. This area also covers the expenditures that support activities related to trusteeship; plan asset management (excluding investment management fees) and trust accounting; as well as benefit payments and administration services. Finally, this area includes the administrative functions covering procurement, financial management, human resources, facilities management, communications, legal support, and information technology infrastructure. These funds support the operations of the Pension and Plan Sponsor Advocate as well as the Inspector General and funding to support the required functions and efforts of that office, including training and participation in Council of the Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) activities.


Identification code 016–4204–0–3–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Reimbursable obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	106	113	116
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	2	1	2
11.5	Other personnel compensation	2	3	4

11.9	Total personnel compensation	110	117	122
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	35	38	39
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	2	2
23.2	Rental payments to others	27	75	45
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	5	5	6
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	95	113	111
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	220	273	236
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	5	4	4
26.0	Supplies and materials	2	3	3
31.0	Equipment	3	3	4
33.0	Investments and loans	113	149	169
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	5,593	6,288	6,770

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	6,210	7,070	7,511


Identification code 016–4204–0–3–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	946	964	966


Identification code 016–4204–4–3–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0802	Multiemployer Financial Assistance			28

0900	Total new obligations (object class 33.0)			28

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected			1,252
1930	Total budgetary resources available			1,252
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year			1,224

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts			28
3020	Outlays (gross)			–28

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			1,252
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			28
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4121	Interest on Federal securities:			–28
4123	Non-Federal sources:			–1,224

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)			–1,252
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)			–1,224
4180	Budget authority, net (total)
4190	Outlays, net (total)			–1,224

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value			–1,252

The 2018 Budget proposes changes to PBGC premiums that would raise $21 billion. The Budget proposes to create a new variable rate premium (VRP) and an exit premium in the multiemployer program, estimated to raise an additional $16 billion in premium revenue over the budget window. This level of additional multiemployer premium revenue is expected to be sufficient to fund the multiemployer program for the next 20 years. In addition, the Budget proposes to accelerate the plan year 2027 payment date for both single and multiemployer premiums by one month while reversing a prior change in the payment date for plan year 2025 premiums.

Federal Funds


Identification code 016–0105–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	6	2	2
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	2
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–6

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	2	2	2
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	6	2	2
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	2	2	2
4180	Budget authority, net (total)
4190	Outlays, net (total)

In 2010, the Department of Labor abolished the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) to streamline administration of the programs. As the Department was reinvigorating its enforcement of worker protection laws, this reorganization supported the Administration's Worker Protection efforts by eliminating redundant management efforts by elevating program issues directly to the Secretarial level. It also reflected the importance of these programs and increased enforcement supporting the Secretary's Worker Protection goals. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112–74) accepted the Administration's proposal to replace the appropriation for the Employment and Standards Administration by four individual appropriations for the component agencies and offices previously under the heading "Employment Standards Administration Salaries and Expenses." In the 2014 Budget, funding was requested separately for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Wage and Hour Division, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and Office of Labor-Management Standards.

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, $113,109,000, together with $2,173,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.


Identification code 016–0163–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0003	Federal programs for workers' compensation	113	113	113
0801	Trust Funds, Federal Programs for Workers' Compensation	35	38	40

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	148	151	153

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	113	113	113
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	35	38	40
1900	Budget authority (total)	148	151	153
1930	Total budgetary resources available	148	151	153

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	14	14	16
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	148	151	153
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–150	–149	–153

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	14	16	16
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	14	14	16
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	14	16	16

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	148	151	153
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	137	140	142
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	13	9	11

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	150	149	153
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–35	–38	–40
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	113	113	113
4190	Outlays, net (total)	115	111	113

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), and the Black Lung Benefits Act (Black Lung). These programs ensure that eligible disabled and injured workers or their survivors receive compensation and medical benefits and a range of services, including vocational rehabilitation, supervision of medical care, and technical and advisory counseling, to which they are entitled.


Identification code 016–0163–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	66	65	66
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	67	66	67
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	23	22	22
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	8	9	9
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	1	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	9	11	9
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	2	1	2
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	113	113	113
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	35	38	40

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	148	151	153


Identification code 016–0163–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	922	901	887

For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading "Civilian War Benefits" in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); obligations incurred under the War Hazards Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, $220,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year, for deposit into and to assume the attributes of the Employees' Compensation Fund established under 5 U.S.C. 8147(a): Provided, That amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2017, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share entities through September 30, 2018: Provided further, That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, $71,188,000 shall be made available to the Secretary for enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and telecommunications systems; for automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill processing; for periodic roll disability management and medical review; and for program integrity: Provided further, That the remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may prescribe.


Identification code 016–1521–0–1–600		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Longshore and harbor workers' compensation benefits	3	3	3
0002	Federal Employees' Compensation Act benefits	207	217	217

0799	Total direct obligations	210	220	220
0801	Federal Employees' Compensation Act benefits	3,054	3,095	3,132
0802	FECA Fair Share (administrative expenses)	62	67	71

0899	Total reimbursable obligations	3,116	3,162	3,203

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	3,326	3,382	3,423

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1,290	1,218	1,121
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	5

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	1,295	1,218	1,121
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	210	220	220
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	3,039	3,065	3,080
1900	Budget authority (total)	3,249	3,285	3,300
1930	Total budgetary resources available	4,544	4,503	4,421
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1,218	1,121	998

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	176	233	290
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	3,326	3,382	3,423
3020	Outlays (gross)	–3,264	–3,325	–3,340
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–5

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	233	290	373
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–2	–2	–2

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–2	–2	–2
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	174	231	288
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	231	288	371

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	3,249	3,285	3,300
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	3,088	3,285	3,300
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	176	40	40

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	3,264	3,325	3,340
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources		–3,065	–3,080
4123	Non-Federal sources	–3,039

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–3,039	–3,065	–3,080

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	210	220	220
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	225	260	260
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	210	220	220
4190	Outlays, net (total)	225	260	260

Federal Employees' Compensation Act benefits.—The Federal Employees' Compensation Act program provides monetary and medical benefits to Federal workers who sustain work-related injury or disease. Not all benefits are paid by the program, since the first 45 days of disability are usually covered by keeping injured workers in pay status with their employing agencies (the continuation-of-pay period). A workers' compensation case is created following the receipt of an injury report or claim for occupational disease. In 2018, the FECA Program projects to create 110,300 cases for Federal workers or their survivors; 17,500 Federal employees are projected to submit initial wage-loss claims; and 40,000 are projected to receive long-term wage replacement benefits for job-related injuries, diseases, or deaths. Most of the costs of this account are charged back to the beneficiaries' employing agencies.


	2016 actual	2017 proj.	2018 proj.

Initial Wage-Loss Claims Received	16,934	17,600	17,500
Number of Compensation and Medical Payments Processed1	8,583,235	8,700,000	8,600,000
Cases Created	109,249	109,200	110,300
Periodic Roll Payment Cases - Long-term Disability	39,273	40,000	40,000

Longshore and harbor workers' compensation benefits.—Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended, the Federal Government pays from direct appropriations one-half of the increased benefits provided by the amendments for persons on the rolls prior to 1972. The remainder is provided from the special fund which is financed by private employers, and is assessed at the beginning of each calendar year for their proportionate share of these payments.


Identification code 016–1521–0–1–600		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

42.0	Direct obligations: Insurance claims and indemnities	210	220	220
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	3,116	3,162	3,203

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	3,326	3,382	3,423


Identification code 016–1521–0–1–600		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	103	104	142


Identification code 016–1523–0–1–053		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Part B benefits	757	580	590
0002	Part E benefits	319	289	283
0003	RECA section 5 benefits	21	46	49
0004	RECA supplemental benefits (Part B)		103	106

0900	Total new obligations (object class 42.0)	1,097	1,018	1,028

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	1,097	1,018	1,028
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,097	1,018	1,028

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	31	28	28
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	1,097	1,018	1,028
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,100	–1,018	–1,028

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	28	28	28
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	31	28	28
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	28	28	28

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	1,097	1,018	1,028
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	1,069	1,018	1,028
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	31

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	1,100	1,018	1,028
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,097	1,018	1,028
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,100	1,018	1,028

Energy Employees' Compensation Act benefits.—The Department of Labor is delegated responsibility to adjudicate and administer claims for benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA). In July 2001, the program began accepting claims from employees or survivors of employees of the Department of Energy (DOE) and of private companies under contract with DOE who suffer from a radiation-related cancer, beryllium-related disease, or chronic silicosis as a result of their work in producing or testing nuclear weapons. The Act authorizes a lump-sum payment of $150,000 and reimbursement of medical expenses.

The Ronald Reagan National Defense Authorization Act of 2005 (P.L. 108–767) amended EEOICPA, giving DOL responsibility for a new program (Part E) to pay workers' compensation benefits to DOE contractors and their families for illness and death arising from toxic exposures in DOE's nuclear weapons complex. This law also provides compensation for uranium workers covered under section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Benefit payments under Part E began in 2005.


	2016 actual	2017 proj.	2018 proj.

Initial Claims Received	5,709	5,300	4,977
Initial Claims Processed	6,051	6,341	6,209
Final Decisions Issued	8,094	9,004	7,287
Payments Issued	3,089	3,683	3,400
Consequential Claims Received	6,887	7,000	10,904
Threads - Medical Authorizations (Part B and E)	25,030	30,000	31,766


	2016 actual	2017 proj.	2018 proj.

Initial Claims Received	4,965	4,853	4,754
Initial Claims Processed	5,204	5,008	5,644
Final Decisions Issued	12,154	12,044	11,948
Payments Issued	3,889	3,513	4,578

For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $59,846,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed.


Identification code 016–1524–0–1–053		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0002	Energy Part B	52	54	60
0004	Energy Part E	68	70	79

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	120	124	139

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	3	5	5
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	4	5	5
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	134	54	60
1200	Appropriation (Part E)		70	79
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–13

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	121	124	139
1930	Total budgetary resources available	125	129	144
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	5	5	5

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	32	23	23
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	120	124	139
3020	Outlays (gross)	–128	–124	–139
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	23	23	23
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	32	23	23
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	23	23	23

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	121	124	139
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	107	120	135
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	21	4	4

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	128	124	139
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	121	124	139
4190	Outlays, net (total)	128	124	139

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) administration.—Under Executive Order 13179 the Secretary of Labor is assigned primary responsibility for administering the EEOICPA program, while other responsibilities have been delegated to the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Energy (DOE), and Justice (DOJ). The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) in the Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for claims adjudication, and award and payment of compensation and medical benefits. DOL's Office of the Solicitor provides legal support and represents the Department in claimant appeals of OWCP decisions. HHS is responsible for developing individual dose reconstructions to estimate occupational radiation exposure, and developing regulations to guide DOL's determination of whether an individual's cancer was caused by radiation exposure at a DOE or atomic weapons facility. DOE is responsible for providing exposure histories at employment facilities covered under the Act, and other employment information. DOJ assists claimants who have been awarded compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to file for additional compensation, including medical benefits, under EEOICPA.

The Ronald Reagan National Defense Authorization Act of 2005 (P.L. 108–767) amended EEOICPA, giving DOL responsibility for a new program (Part E) to pay workers' compensation benefits to DOE contractors and their families for illness and death arising from toxic exposures in DOE's nuclear weapons complex. This law also provides compensation for uranium workers covered by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Administrative expenses for Part E are covered through indefinite, mandatory appropriations provided in P.L. 108–767.

The Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon national Defense Authorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 113–291) amended EEOICPA to include Section 3687, creating the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health to advise the Secretary of Labor (as delegated by Executive Order 13699) with respect to technical aspects of the EEOICPA program. The Advisory Board is charged with advising the Secretary on four statutorily-specific technical issues related to EEOICPA: DOL's site exposure matrices; medical guidance for claims examiners; evidentiary requirements for claims under subtitle B related to lung disease; and the work of industrial hygienists and staff physicians and consulting physicians to ensure quality, objectivity, and consistency.


Identification code 016–1524–0–1–053		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	43	44	45
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	44	45	46
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	15	15	16
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons			1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	5	5	5
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	18	23	24
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	22	22	22
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	14	12	23
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	120	124	139


Identification code 016–1524–0–1–053		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	479	476	476

For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, $54,319,000, 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 2019, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.


Identification code 016–0169–0–1–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Benefits	96	75	65
0002	Administration	5	5	5

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	101	80	70

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	114	103	103
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	69	61	54
	Advance appropriations, mandatory:
1270	Advance appropriation	21	19	16
1900	Budget authority (total)	90	80	70
1930	Total budgetary resources available	204	183	173
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	103	103	103

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	10	9
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	101	80	70
3020	Outlays (gross)	–102	–89	–70

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	9
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	10	9
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	9

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	90	80	70
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	90	80	70
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	12	9

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	102	89	70
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	90	80	70
4190	Outlays, net (total)	102	89	70

Title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act authorizes monthly benefits to coal miners disabled due to coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung), and to their widows and certain other dependents. Part B of the Act assigned the processing and paying of claims filed between December 30, 1969 (when the program originated) and June 30, 1973 to the Social Security Administration (SSA). P.L. 107–275 transferred Part B claims processing and payment operations from SSA to the Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. This change was implemented on October 1, 2003.


Identification code 016–0169–0–1–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	1	1	1
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	1	1	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	1	1	1
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	2	2	2
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	96	75	65

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	101	80	70


Identification code 016–0169–0–1–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	16	16	16


Identification code 016–5155–0–2–602		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Benefits	5	5	5

0900	Total new obligations (object class 42.0)	5	5	5

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	42	37	32
1930	Total budgetary resources available	42	37	32
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	37	32	27

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	5	5	5
3020	Outlays (gross)	–5	–5	–5

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	5	5	5
4180	Budget authority, net (total)
4190	Outlays, net (total)	5	5	5

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000	Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value	42	37	32
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value	37	32	27

This fund was established to provide for the accumulation of funds to meet the Panama Canal Commission's obligations to defray costs of workers' compensation which will accrue pursuant to the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). On December 31, 1999, the Commission was dissolved as set forth in the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977; however, the liability of the Commission for payments beyond that date did not end with its termination. The establishment of this fund, into which funds were deposited on a regular basis by the Commission, was in conjunction with the transfer of the administration of the FECA program from the Commission to the Department of Labor, effective January 1, 1989.

Trust Funds

Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the "Fund"), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2018 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 $30,595,000 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.


Identification code 016–8144–0–7–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	25	81	81
	Receipts:
	Current law:
1110	Transfer from General Fund, Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act Taxes	440	413	423
1130	Miscellaneous Interest, Black Lung Disability Trust Fund	1	2	2

1199	Total current law receipts	441	415	425

1999	Total receipts	441	415	425

2000	Total: Balances and receipts	466	496	506
	Appropriations:
	Current law:
2101	Black Lung Disability Trust Fund	–440	–415	–425
2134	Black Lung Disability Trust Fund	56

2199	Total current law appropriations	–384	–415	–425

2999	Total appropriations	–384	–415	–425
5098	Rounding adjustment	–1

5099	Balance, end of year	81	81	81


Identification code 016–8144–0–7–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Disabled coal miners benefits	143	160	159
0002	Administrative expenses	62	65	69
0003	Interest on zero coupon bonds	121	147	175
0004	Interest on short term advances	2	5	12

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	328	377	415

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1033	Recoveries of prior year paid obligations	15
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	440	415	425
1234	Appropriations precluded from obligation	–56
1236	Repay principal on zero coupon bonds	–71	–38	–10

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	313	377	415
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	910	1,266	1,642
1422	Borrowing authority applied to repay debt	–910	–910	–1,266
1422	Borrowing authority applied to repay debt		–356	–376
1900	Budget authority (total)	313	377	415
1930	Total budgetary resources available	328	377	415

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	12	11
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	328	377	415
3020	Outlays (gross)	–329	–388	–415

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	11
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	12	11
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	11

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	313	377	415
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	313	377	415
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	16	11

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	329	388	415
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources	–15
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4143	Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired accounts	15

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	313	377	415
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	314	388	415
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	313	377	415
4190	Outlays, net (total)	314	388	415

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5080	Outstanding debt, SOY	–4,427	–4,356	–4,318
5081	Outstanding debt, EOY	–4,356	–4,318	–4,308
5082	Borrowing	–910	–1,266	–1,642

The trust fund consists of all monies collected from the coal mine industry under the provisions of the Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1981, as amended by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, in the form of an excise tax on mined coal. These moneys are expended to pay compensation, medical, and survivor benefits to eligible miners and their survivors, where mine employment terminated prior to 1970 or where no mine operator can be assigned liability. In addition, the fund pays all administrative costs incurred in the operation of Part C of the Black Lung program. The fund is administered jointly by the Secretaries of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, enacted on October 3, 2008, authorized restructuring of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF) debt by (1) extending the current coal excise tax rates of $1.10 per ton on underground-mined coal and $0.55 per ton on surface-mined coal until December 31, 2018; (2) providing a one-time appropriation for the BLDTF to repay the market value of parts of the outstanding repayable advances and accrued interest; and (3) refinancing the remainder of the outstanding debt through the issuance of zero-coupon bonds, to be retired using the BLDTF's annual operating surplus until all of its remaining obligations have been paid.


	2016 actual	2017 proj.	2018 proj.

Claims Received	7,478	8,000	7,500
Claims in Payment Status	16,047	15,600	15,100
Medical Benefits Only Recipients	562	500	450


Identification code 016–8144–0–7–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Unexpended balance, start of year:
0100	Balance, start of year	–4,390	–4,262	–4,235
0298	Rounding adjustment

0999	Total balance, start of year	–4,390	–4,262	–4,235
	Cash income during the year:
	Current law:
	Receipts:
1110	Transfer from General Fund, Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act Taxes	440	413	423
1130	Black Lung Disability Trust Fund	15
1150	Miscellaneous Interest, Black Lung Disability Trust Fund	1	2	2

1199	Income under present law	456	415	425

1999	Total cash income	456	415	425
	Cash outgo during year:
	Current law:
2100	Black Lung Disability Trust Fund [012–15–8144–0]	–329	–388	–415

2199	Outgo under current law	–329	–388	–415

2999	Total cash outgo (-)	–329	–388	–415
	Surplus or deficit::
3110	Excluding interest	126	25	8
3120	Interest	1	2	2

3199	Subtotal, surplus or deficit	127	27	10
3298	Rounding adjustment	1

3299	Total adjustments	1

3999	Total change in fund balance	128	27	10
	Unexpended balance, end of year::
4100	Uninvested balance (net), end of year	–4,262	–4,235	–4,225

4999	Total balance, end of year	–4,262	–4,235	–4,225


Identification code 016–8144–0–7–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	62	65	69
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	145	165	171
43.0	Interest and dividends	121	147	175

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	328	377	415


Identification code 016–9971–0–7–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	1
0198	Rounding adjustment	–1

0199	Balance, start of year
	Receipts:
	Current law:
1110	Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, Receipts, Special Workers'	113	140	140
1110	Workmen's Compensation Act within District of Columbia, Receipts, Special Workers'	8	9	9

1199	Total current law receipts	121	149	149

1999	Total receipts	121	149	149

2000	Total: Balances and receipts	121	149	149
	Appropriations:
	Current law:
2101	Special Workers' Compensation Expenses	–2	–2	–2
2101	Special Workers' Compensation Expenses	–119	–147	–147

2199	Total current law appropriations	–121	–149	–149

2999	Total appropriations	–121	–149	–149

5099	Balance, end of year


Identification code 016–9971–0–7–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended	113	121	119
0002	District of Columbia Compensation Act	7	8	8

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	120	129	127

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	54	55	75
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	2	2
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1101	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	2	2	2
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	119	147	147
1900	Budget authority (total)	121	149	149
1930	Total budgetary resources available	175	204	224
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	55	75	97

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2	3	1
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	120	129	127
3020	Outlays (gross)	–119	–131	–127

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2	3	1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3	1	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	2	2	2
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority		2	2
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	119	147	147
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	119	127	125
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances		2

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	119	129	125
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	121	149	149
4190	Outlays, net (total)	119	131	127

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000	Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value	56	57	78
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value	57	78	99

The trust funds consist of amounts received from employers for the death of an employee where no person is entitled to compensation for such death, for fines and penalty payments, and—pursuant to an annual assessment of the industry—for the general expenses of the fund under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), as amended.

These trust funds are available for payments of additional compensation for second injuries. When a second injury is combined with a previous disability and results in increased permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, or death, the employer's liability for benefits is limited to a specified period of compensation payments, after which the fund provides continuing compensation benefits. In addition, the fund pays one-half of the increased benefits provided under the LHWCA for persons on the rolls prior to 1972. Maintenance payments are made to disabled employees undergoing vocational rehabilitation to enable them to return to remunerative occupations, and the costs of necessary rehabilitation services not otherwise available to disabled workers are defrayed. Payments are made in cases where other circumstances preclude payment by an employer and to provide medical, surgical, and other treatment in disability cases where there has been a default by the insolvency of an uninsured employer.


Identification code 016–9971–0–7–601		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	2	2	2
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	118	127	125

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	120	129	127

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $230,068,000.


Identification code 016–0143–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Wage and Hour (Direct and H-1B)	227	227	230
0801	Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable)	3	3	3

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	230	230	233

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	228	227	230
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	3	3	3
1900	Budget authority (total)	231	230	233
1930	Total budgetary resources available	231	231	234
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	28	31	23
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	230	230	233
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–226	–238	–234
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	31	23	22
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	28	31	23
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	31	23	22

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	231	230	233
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	210	212	215
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	16	26	19

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	226	238	234
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4033	Non-Federal sources	–3	–3	–3

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–3	–3	–3
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	228	227	230
4190	Outlays, net (total)	223	235	231

The Wage and Hour Division enforces the minimum wage, overtime, child labor, and other employment standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), certain provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the wage garnishment provisions in Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). The Division also determines prevailing wages and enforces employment standards under various Government contract wage standards, including the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) and the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA). Collectively, these labor standards cover most private, state, and local government employment. They protect over 135,000,000 workers in more than 7,300,000 establishments throughout the United States and its territories.


Identification code 016–0143–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	109	110	113
11.3	Other than full-time permanent		1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	2	2

11.9	Total personnel compensation	110	113	115
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	38	39	39
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	6	3	3
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	13	14	14
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	4	3	4
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	6	5	6
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	1	2
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	40	41	39
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	6	5	4
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	1	1	2

99.0	Direct obligations	227	227	230
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	3	3	3

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	230	230	233


Identification code 016–0143–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	1,359	1,404	1,393


Identification code 016–5393–0–2–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	H-1 B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection	57	58	58

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	29	20	10
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	48	48	45
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	3	3	3
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–3	–3

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	48	48	48
1930	Total budgetary resources available	77	68	58
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	20	10

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2	3	3
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	57	58	58
3020	Outlays (gross)	–56	–58	–58

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3	3	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2	3	3
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3	3	3

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	48	48	48
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		38	48
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	56	20	10

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	56	58	58
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	48	48	48
4190	Outlays, net (total)	56	58	58

The Wage and Hour Division has traditionally had responsibility for enforcing certain worker protections provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, specifically the H-2A and H-1B temporary non-immigrant foreign worker programs. Pursuant to an Interagency Agreement (IAA) between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and section 214(c)(14)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14)(B), DOL and WHD have been delegated the enforcement authority located at section 214(c)(14)(A)(i) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14)(A)(i) for enforcing the H-2B temporary non-immigrant foreign worker program. Under section 524 of H.R. 3288, the Secretary of Labor may use one-third of the H-1B and L Fraud Protection and Detection fee account for enforcement of these temporary worker program provisions and for related enforcement activities.


Identification code 016–5393–0–2–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	32	28	29
11.5	Other personnel compensation		1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	32	29	29
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	10	10	10
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	1	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	13	17	17
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment		1	1

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	57	58	58


Identification code 016–5393–0–2–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	344	352	352

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $88,000,000.


Identification code 016–0148–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0002	Federal contractor EEO standards enforcement	105	105	88

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	105	105	88
1930	Total budgetary resources available	105	105	88

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	12	16	18
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	105	105	88
3020	Outlays (gross)	–101	–103	–90

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	16	18	16
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	12	16	18
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	16	18	16

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	105	105	88
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	93	95	80
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	8	8	10

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	101	103	90
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	105	105	88
4190	Outlays, net (total)	101	103	90

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces, for the benefit of job seekers and wage earners, the contractual promise of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity required of those who do business with the Federal government. OFCCP administers Executive Order 11246, as amended, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, and/or national origin; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, which prohibit employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities; and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, which prohibits employment discrimination against protected veterans. OFCCP monitors contractors' compliance through reporting requirements and compliance evaluations. The 2018 Budget proposes merging OFCCP into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), creating one agency to combat employment discrimination. OFCCP and EEOC will work collaboratively to coordinate this transition to the EEOC by the end of FY 2018. This builds on the existing tradition of operational coordination between the two agencies. The transition of OFCCP and integration of these two agencies will reduce operational redundancies, promote efficiencies, improve services to citizens, and strengthen civil rights enforcement.


Identification code 016–0148–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	54	54	44
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	55	55	44
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	18	17	14
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	6	6	6
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	4	3	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	12	11	17
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities		2	1
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	5	7	3
31.0	Equipment	2	2

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	105	105	88


Identification code 016–0148–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	581	571	440

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards, $46,634,000.


Identification code 016–0150–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0002	Labor-management standards	40	41	47

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	41	41	47
1930	Total budgetary resources available	41	42	48
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2	2	5
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	40	41	47
3020	Outlays (gross)	–40	–38	–47

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	2	5	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2	2	5
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	2	5	5

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	41	41	47
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	39	37	43
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1	1	4

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	40	38	47
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	41	41	47
4190	Outlays, net (total)	40	38	47

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) receives and discloses reports of unions, union officers and employees, employers, labor consultants and others in accordance with the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), including union financial reports and employer and consultant activity reports; audits union financial records and investigates possible embezzlements of union funds; conducts union officer election investigations; supervises reruns of union officer elections pursuant to voluntary settlements or after court determinations that elections were not conducted in accordance with the LMRDA; and administers the statutory program to certify employee protection provisions under various Federally-sponsored transportation programs. In 2018, OLMS plans continued efforts to advance transparency and financial integrity protections, primarily through audits, investigations and compliance assistance efforts. OLMS will ensure that Federally sponsored transportation grants are processed in a timely manner providing requisite protection to employees against adverse impacts as a result of federal assistance.


Identification code 016–0150–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	20	20	21
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	7	8	8
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	3	3	3
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	1	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	6	6	6
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	2	2	7

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	40	41	47


Identification code 016–0150–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	199	190	198

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $543,257,000, including not to exceed $100,658,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the "Act"), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred ("DART") occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except—

(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies;

(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any willful violations found;

(3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers;

(5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; and

(6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under the Act:

Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees.


Identification code 016–0400–0–1–554		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Safety and health standards	20	20	18
0002	Federal enforcement	208	208	208
0003	Whistleblower protection	18	17	17
0004	State programs	101	101	101
0005	Technical support	24	24	24
0006	Federal compliance assistance	68	68	72
0007	State consultation grants	58	58	58
0008	Training grants	11	11
0009	Safety and health statistics	34	34	34
0010	Executive direction and administration	11	11	11

0799	Total direct obligations	553	552	543
0801	Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable)	2	2	2

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	555	554	545

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	553	552	543
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	2	2	2
1900	Budget authority (total)	555	554	545
1930	Total budgetary resources available	555	554	545

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	88	71	83
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	555	554	545
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–561	–542	–546
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–13

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	71	83	82
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	88	71	83
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	71	83	82

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	555	554	545
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	503	482	474
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	58	60	72

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	561	542	546
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4033	Non-Federal sources	–2	–2	–2

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–2	–2	–2
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	553	552	543
4190	Outlays, net (total)	559	540	544

Safety and Health Standards.—This activity provides for the protection of workers' safety and health through development, promulgation, review, and evaluation of occupational safety and health standards and guidance, as specified under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act). Before any standard is proposed or promulgated, a determination is made that: (1) a significant risk of serious injury or health impairment exists; (2) the standard will reduce this risk; (3) the standard is economically and technologically feasible; and (4) the standard is economically and technologically feasible when compared with alternative regulatory proposals providing equal levels of protection. This activity also ensures, through the SBREFA process, that small business concerns are taken into account in the process of developing standards.

Federal Enforcement.—This activity provides for ensuring the protection of employees through the enforcement of workplace standards promulgated under the OSH Act, through the physical inspection of worksites, and by providing guidance on how to comply with the requirements of OSHA standards. Enforcement programs are targeted to the investigation of imminent danger situations and employee complaints, investigation of fatal and catastrophic accidents, programmed inspections of firms with injury and illness rates that are above the national average, and special emphasis inspections for serious safety and health hazards. OSHA's enforcement strategy ranges from a selective targeting of inspections and related compliance activities to specific high hazard industries and worksites.

Whistleblower Programs.—This activity provides for the enforcement of twenty-two whistleblower protection statutes, including Section 11(c) of the OSH Act, which prohibits any person from discharging or in any manner retaliating against any employee because the employee has exercised rights under the Act, including complaining to OSHA and seeking an OSHA inspection, participating in an OSHA inspection, and participating or testifying in any proceeding related to an OSHA inspection. In addition to the OSH Act, this activity includes administration of twenty-one other whistleblower protection statutes that protect employees who report violations of various airline, commercial motor carrier, consumer product, environmental, financial reform, food safety, health care reform, nuclear, pipeline, public transportation agency, railroad, maritime, automotive manufacturing, and securities laws.

State Programs.—This activity supports states in assuming responsibility for administering occupational safety and health programs under State Plans approved by the Secretary. Under section 23 of the OSH Act, grants matching up to 50 percent of total program costs are made to States that meet the Act's criteria for establishing and implementing State programs that are at least as effective as the Federal OSHA program. State programs, like Federal OSHA, provide a mix of enforcement, outreach, training, and compliance assistance activities.

Technical Support.—This activity provides support for OSHA's emergency response activities, including responses to oil spills, hurricanes, tornados, and other natural or man-made disasters. This activity provides specialized technical expertise and advice in support of a wide range of program areas, including construction, standards setting, variance determinations, compliance assistance, and enforcement. Areas of expertise include laboratory accreditation, industrial hygiene, occupational health nursing, occupational medicine, chemical analysis, equipment calibration, safety engineering, environmental impact statements, technical and scientific databases, computer-based outreach products, and emergency preparedness.

Federal Compliance Assistance.—This activity supports a range of training, outreach, and cooperative programs that provide compliance assistance for employers and employees in protecting workers' safety and health, with particular emphasis on high-hazard industries, small business, and other hard-to-reach workers. OSHA works with employers and employees through cooperative programs such as the Voluntary Protection Programs that recognize employers with exemplary safety and health programs, and Alliances and Strategic Partnerships that commit organizations to collaborative efforts with OSHA. This activity also provides assistance to federal agencies in implementing and improving their job safety and health programs. Occupational safety and health training is provided at the OSHA Training Institute and affiliated Education Centers throughout the country. Compliance and technical assistance materials are prepared and disseminated to the public through various means, including the Internet.

State Compliance Assistance: Consultation Grants.—This activity supports 90 percent federally funded cooperative agreements with designated State agencies to provide free on-site consultation to small and medium-sized employers upon request. State agencies tailor workplans to specific needs in each State while maximizing their impact on injury and illness rates in smaller establishments in high-hazard industries. These projects offer a variety of services, including safety and health program assessment and assistance, hazard identification and control, and training of employers and their employees.

Safety and Health Statistics.—This activity supports information technology infrastructure, management of information, OSHA's webpage and web-based compliance assistance services, and the statistical basis for OSHA's programs and field operations. These are provided through an integrated data network and statistical analysis and review. OSHA administers and maintains the recordkeeping system that serves as the foundation for the BLS survey on occupational injuries and illnesses and provides guidance on recordkeeping requirements to both the public and private sectors.

Executive direction and administration.—This activity supports executive direction, planning and evaluation, management support, legislative liaison, interagency affairs, federal agency liaison, administrative services, and budgeting and financial control.


	2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

Standards promulgated	3	2	3
Inspections:
Federal inspections	31,948	32,540	31,000
State program inspections	43,105	42,371	41,735
Whistleblower cases	3,307	2,900	2,795
Training and consultations:
Consultation visits	27,927	27,420	27,920
New strategic partnerships	10	10	13
Outreach Training	900,010	801,370	805,000


Identification code 016–0400–0–1–554		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	191	186	188
11.3	Other than full-time permanent		1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	2	3	3

11.9	Total personnel compensation	193	190	191
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	64	64	63
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	11	8	9
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	23	25	25
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	3	3	3
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	70	70	69
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	61	66	66
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	9	8	8
26.0	Supplies and materials	3	2	2
31.0	Equipment	3	3	4
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	111	111	101

99.0	Direct obligations	553	552	543
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	2	2	2

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	555	554	545


Identification code 016–0400–0–1–554		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	2,046	1,995	1,969
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	3	4	4

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $375,172,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health education and training activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in the national organization: Provided further, That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster.


Identification code 016–1200–0–1–554		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Coal	163	159	157
0002	Metal/non-metal	95	96	98
0003	Standards development	5	6	6
0004	Assessments	7	8	8
0005	Educational policy and development	37	37	37
0006	Technical support	34	34	34
0007	Program administration	16	16	16
0008	Program evaluation & information resources	18	19	19

0799	Total direct obligations	375	375	375
0801	Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable)	2	3	3

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	377	378	378

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	376	375	375
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	3	3	3
1900	Budget authority (total)	379	378	378
1930	Total budgetary resources available	379	379	379
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–1
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	44	36	38
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	377	378	378
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–384	–376	–378
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	36	38	38
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	44	36	38
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	36	38	38

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	379	378	378
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	349	344	344
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	35	32	34

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	384	376	378
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4033	Non-Federal sources	–3	–3	–3
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	376	375	375
4190	Outlays, net (total)	381	373	375

Enforcement.—The enforcement strategy in 2018 will be an integrated approach toward the prevention of mining accidents, injuries, and occupational illnesses. This includes inspection of mines and other activities as mandated by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as amended by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act), special emphasis initiatives that focus on persistent safety and health hazards, promulgation of federal mine safety and health standards, investigation of serious accidents, and on-site education and training. The desired outcome of these enforcement efforts is to prevent death, disease, and injury from mining and promote safe and healthful workplaces for the Nation's miners.

Office of Assessments.— This activity assesses and collects civil monetary penalties for violations of safety and health standards and manages MSHA's accountability, special enforcement, and investigation functions.

Educational Policy and Development.—This activity develops and coordinates MSHA's mine safety and health education and training policies, and provides classroom instruction at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for MSHA personnel, other governmental personnel, and the mining industry.

Technical Support.—This activity applies engineering and scientific expertise through field and laboratory forensic investigations to resolve technical problems associated with implementing the Mine Act and the MINER Act. Technical Support administers a fee program to approve equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines and performs field and laboratory audits of equipment previously approved by MSHA. It also collects and analyzes data relative to the cause, frequency, and circumstances of mine accidents.

Program Evaluation and Information Resources (PEIR).—This activity provides program evaluation and information technology resource management services for the agency.

Program Administration.—This activity performs general administrative functions and is responsible for meeting performance requirements and developing MSHA's performance plan and Annual Performance Report.


	2016 Actual	2017 Est.	2018 Est.

Enforcement per 200,000 hours worked by employees:
Fatality Rates
All-MSHA fatality rates	0.0123	0.0121	TBD
Coal Mines	0.0160	0.0157	TBD
Metal/non-metal mines	0.0104	0.0102	TBD
Regulations promulgated	1	1	2
Assessments:
Violations assessed	99,541	89,700	89,700
Educational Policy and Development:
Course days	1,414	1,125	1,125
Technical Support:
Equipment approvals	466	415	415
Laboratory samples analyzed	143,698	140,000	140,000


Identification code 016–1200–0–1–554		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	181	179	179
11.5	Other personnel compensation	3	4	4

11.9	Total personnel compensation	184	183	183
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	73	73	73
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	13	11	11
22.0	Transportation of things	7	7	7
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	14	16	16
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	3	3	3
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	8	6	6
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	46	51	51
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	1	1	1
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	10	9	9
26.0	Supplies and materials	4	3	3
31.0	Equipment	3	3	3
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	9	9	9

99.0	Direct obligations	375	375	375
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	2	3	3

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	377	378	378


Identification code 016–1200–0–1–554		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	2,250	2,152	2,110

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $542,966,000, together with not to exceed $64,876,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.


Identification code 016–0200–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Labor force statistics	263	267	268
0002	Prices and cost of living	213	210	210
0003	Compensation and working conditions	85	84	83
0004	Productivity and technology	11	11	11
0006	Executive direction and staff services	36	36	36

0799	Total direct obligations	608	608	608
0801	Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable)	26	32	33

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	634	640	641

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	544	543	543
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	91	97	98
1900	Budget authority (total)	635	640	641
1930	Total budgetary resources available	635	641	642
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	99	111	78
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	634	640	641
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	7
3020	Outlays (gross)	–623	–673	–641
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–6

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	111	78	78
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	99	111	78
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	111	78	78

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	635	640	641
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	536	565	566
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	87	108	75

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	623	673	641
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–90	–96	–97
4033	Non-Federal sources	–1	–1	–1

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–91	–97	–98

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	544	543	543
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	532	576	543
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	544	543	543
4190	Outlays, net (total)	532	576	543

Labor Force Statistics.—Publishes monthly estimates of the labor force, employment, unemployment, and earnings for the Nation, States, and local areas. Makes studies of the labor force. Publishes data on employment and wages, by industry. Provides economic projections, including changes in the level and structure of the economy, as well as employment projections by industry and by occupational category.


	2016 act.	2017 est.	2018 est.

Labor Force Statistics (selected items):
Employment and wages for NAICS industries (quarterly series)	3,600,000	3,500,000	3,500,000
Employment and unemployment estimates for States and local areas (monthly and annual series)	107,050	108,100	102,600
Occupational Employment Statistics (annual series)	139,358	135,000	126,500
Industry projections (2 yr. cycle)	206	N/A	205
Detailed occupations covered in the Occupational Outlook Handbook	576	576	576

Prices and Cost of Living.—Publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Producer Price Index, U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, estimates of consumers' expenditures, and studies of price change.


	2016 act.	2017 est.	2018 est.

Consumer Price Indexes published (monthly)	6,300	6,200	6,200
Percentage of CPI monthly releases on schedule	100%	100%	100%
Producer Price Indexes published (monthly)	10,659	10,700	10,800
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes published (monthly)	1,050	1,050	1,050

Compensation and Working Conditions.—Publishes data on employee compensation, including information on wages, salaries, and employer-provided benefits, by occupation for major labor markets and industries. Publishes information on work stoppages. Compiles annual information to estimate the number and incidence rate of work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.


	2016 act.	2017 est.	2018 est.

Compensation and working conditions (major items):
Employment Cost Index: number of establishments	11,400	11,400	11,400
Occupational safety and health: number of establishments	230,941	231,679	230,000

Productivity and Technology.—Publishes data on labor and multifactor productivity trends for major sectors of the economy and individual industries, as well as data on hours worked, labor compensation, and unit labor costs. Analyzes trends in order to examine the factors underlying changes in productivity to understand the relationships between productivity, wages, prices, profits, and employment, to compare trends in efficiency across industries, and to examine the effects of technological improvements.


	2016 act.	2017 est.	2018 est.

Studies, articles, and special reports	21	21	21
Series updated	4,391	4,435	4,445

Executive Direction and Staff Services.—Provides agency-wide policy and management direction, including all centralized program support services in the administrative, publications, information technology, field operations, and statistical methods research areas necessary to produce and release statistical and research output in a reliable, secure, timely, and effective manner.


Identification code 016–0200–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	185	190	198
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	13	13	13
11.5	Other personnel compensation	3	4	3

11.9	Total personnel compensation	201	207	214
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	65	67	70
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	6	6	5
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	33	33	39
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	4	5	5
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	14	20	12
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	132	132	133
25.5	Research and development contracts	9	11	5
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	64	46	47
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	6	6	3
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	72	72	72

99.0	Direct obligations	608	608	608
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	26	32	33

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	634	640	641


Identification code 016–0200–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	2,147	2,185	2,144
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	133	154	154

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $259,550,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts and other arrangements, and manage grants that were awarded prior to December 31, 2017: Provided further, That $8,025,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2019: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may be used to administer grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided further, That grants made for the purpose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair and open competition: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.


Identification code 016–0165–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Program direction and support	31	31	28
0002	Legal services	133	133	137
0003	International labor affairs	85	86	19
0004	Administration and management	28	28	24
0005	Adjudication	53	53	54
0007	Women's bureau	11	11	3
0008	Civil rights	7	7	7
0009	Chief Financial Officer	5	5	10
0011	Departmental Program Evaluation	28	14	8

0192	Total Direct Program - Subtotal	381	368	290

0799	Total direct obligations	381	368	290
0801	Reimbursable - SOL	14	14	14
0802	Reimbursable - ILAB		2	2
0804	Reimbursable - OASAM	10	24	24

0899	Total reimbursable obligations	24	40	40

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	405	408	330

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	52	56	55
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation (Regular)	334	333	260
1121	Appropriations transferred from ETA-TES [016–0174]	8
1121	Appropriations transferred from ETA-OJC [016–0181]	4
1121	Appropriations transferred from ETA-CSEOA [016–0175]	1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	347	333	260
	Advance appropriations, discretionary:
1173	Advance appropriations transferred from other accounts [016–0174]		6
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	53	68	69
1711	Spending authority from offsetting collections transferred from SUIESO [016–0179]	9

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	62	68	69
1900	Budget authority (total)	409	407	329
1930	Total budgetary resources available	461	463	384
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	56	55	54

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	300	266	245
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	405	408	330
3011	Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts	9
3020	Outlays (gross)	–440	–429	–384
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–8

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	266	245	191
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–2	–1	–1
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–1	–1	–1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	298	265	244
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	265	244	190

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	409	407	329
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	293	301	251
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	147	128	133

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	440	429	384
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–54	–68	–69

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–54	–68	–69
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	1

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	356	339	260
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	386	361	315
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	356	339	260
4190	Outlays, net (total)	386	361	315

Program Direction and Support.—Provides leadership and direction for all programs and functions assigned to the Department of Labor (DOL). Provides guidance for the development and implementation of governmental policy to protect and promote the interests of the American worker, achieving better employment and earnings, promoting productivity and economic growth, safety, equity and affirmative action in employment, and collecting and analyzing statistics on the labor force.

Legal Services.—Provides the Secretary of Labor and departmental program officials with the legal services required to accomplish the Department's mission. The major services include litigating cases; providing assistance to the Department of Justice in case preparation and trials; reviewing rules, orders and written interpretations and opinions for DOL program agencies and the public; assisting in the development and defense of rules and regulations and opinions for DOL program agencies and the public; assisting in the development and defense of rules and regulations; providing opinions and advice to all agencies of the Department; and coordinating the Department's legislative program.

International Labor Affairs.—Supports the Department's goals of improving job opportunities and working conditions in the United States through its international engagement. ILAB promotes a fair global playing field for workers in the United States and around the world by enforcing trade and labor commitments, strengthening labor standards, and combatting child labor, forced labor and human trafficking.

Administration and Management.—Exercises leadership in all departmental administrative and management programs and services and ensures efficient and effective operation of Departmental programs; provides policy guidance on matters of personnel management, information resource management and procurement; and provides for consistent and constructive internal labor-management relations throughout the Department.

Adjudication.—Renders timely decisions on appeals of claims filed before four different components, which include the Office of Administrative Law Judges, the Administrative Review Board, the Benefits Review Board, and the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board.

Women's Bureau.—Develops policies and standards, and conducts inquiries related to the interests of working women.

Civil Rights.—Ensures compliance with certain Federal civil rights statutes and Executive Orders, and their implementing regulations, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and Section 188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. These laws apply to and protect Department of Labor (DOL) employees, DOL applicants for employment, and individuals who interact with DOL programs and activities.

Chief Financial Officer.—Created as a result of the CFO Act of 1990, provides financial management leadership and direction to all DOL program agencies on financial matters arising from legislative and regulatory mandates such as the CFO Act, GMRA, FFMIA, FMFIA, Clinger-Cohen, The Reports Consolidation Act, IPIA, Treasury Financial Manual guidance and OMB Circulars.

Program Evaluation.—The Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer is charged with coordinating and overseeing rigorous evaluations of the Department of Labor's programs, and ensuring high standards in evaluations undertaken and funded by the Department of Labor. Provides for the centralization of evaluation activities; builds evaluation capacity and expertise within the Department; ensures the independence of the evaluation and research functions; and makes sure that evaluation and research findings are available and accessible in a timely and user-friendly way.


Identification code 016–0165–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	154	156	151
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	3	2	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	2	2	2

11.9	Total personnel compensation	159	160	154
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	48	47	44
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	4	4	3
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	18	19	19
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	3	3
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	29	14	10
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	6	5	5
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	47	46	45
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	1
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	5	5	5
26.0	Supplies and materials	2	2	2
31.0	Equipment	3	2
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	57	61

99.0	Direct obligations	381	368	290
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	24	40	40

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	405	408	330


Identification code 016–0165–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	1,362	1,289	1,198
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	118	79	79

For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities, $27,203,000, of which not less than $9,000,000 shall be made available through September 30, 2020, for research and demonstration projects related to testing effective ways to promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under this heading for research and demonstration projects to the "State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations" account for such purposes.


Identification code 016–0166–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Office of Disability Employment Policy	38	38	27

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	38	38	27
1930	Total budgetary resources available	38	38	27

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	44	45	44
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	38	38	27
3020	Outlays (gross)	–36	–39	–38
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	45	44	33
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	44	45	44
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	45	44	33

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	38	38	27
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	14	15	11
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	22	24	27

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	36	39	38
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	38	38	27
4190	Outlays, net (total)	36	39	38

Office of Disability Employment Policy.—This agency provides national leadership in developing policy to eliminate barriers to employment faced by people with disabilities. ODEP works within the Department of Labor and in collaboration with other Federal, state and local agencies, private-sector employers, and employer associations to develop and disseminate evidence-based policy strategies and effective practices. ODEP also assists agencies and employers in adopting evidence-based policies and practices. The goal of these efforts is to increase employment opportunities for and the workforce participation rate of people with disabilities.


Identification code 016–0166–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	6	6	6
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	2
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	1	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	10	12	6
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	2	2	3
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	17	15	9

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	38	38	27


Identification code 016–0166–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	50	50	49

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $80,487,000, together with not to exceed $5,649,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.


Identification code 016–0106–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Program and Trust Funds	87	86	86

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation (Program Activities)	81	80	80
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	6	6	6
1900	Budget authority (total)	87	86	86
1930	Total budgetary resources available	87	86	86

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	9	9	13
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	87	86	86
3020	Outlays (gross)	–86	–82	–86
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	9	13	13
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	9	9	13
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	9	13	13

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	87	86	86
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	78	73	73
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	8	9	13

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	86	82	86
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–6	–6	–6
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	81	80	80
4190	Outlays, net (total)	80	76	80

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts audits, investigations, and evaluations that improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and economy of departmental programs and operations. It addresses DOL program fraud and labor racketeering in the American workplace, provides technical assistance to DOL program agencies, and advice to the Secretary and the Congress on how to attain the highest possible program performance. The Office of Audit performs audits of the Department's financial statements, programs, activities, and systems to determine whether information is reliable, controls are effective, and resources are safeguarded. It also ensures funds are expended in a manner consistent with laws and regulations, and with achieving the desired program results. The Office of Investigations - Labor Racketeering and Fraud conducts investigations to detect and deter fraud, waste, and abuse in departmental programs. It also identifies and reduces labor racketeering and corruption in employee benefit plans, labor management relations, and internal union affairs.


	2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

Number of Audits	27	27	25
Number of Investigations Completed	544	225	225


Identification code 016–0106–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	41	40	40
11.5	Other personnel compensation	4	5	5

11.9	Total personnel compensation	45	45	45
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	18	19	19
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	2	2
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	5	5	5
23.2	Rental payments to others	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	4	3	3
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	1	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	7	8	8
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	1
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	87	86	86


Identification code 016–0106–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	357	357	351

Not to exceed $234,558,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of which:

(1) $174,667,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans' outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local veterans' employment representatives under section 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described in section 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2018, and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information: Provided, That, in addition, such funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members;

(2) $16,073,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144: Provided, That, up to $300,000 of such funds may be used to enter into a cooperative agreement with a State relating to a mobile application to provide transition assistance to separating service members, veterans, and eligible spouses;

(3) $40,410,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and

(4) $3,408,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109:

Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made.

In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $45,037,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 2018, to provide services under such section: Provided further, That services provided under section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the individuals described in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness.


Identification code 016–0164–0–1–702		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0003	Jobs for Veterans State grants	173	175	175
0004	Transition Assistance Program	14	16	16
0005	Federal Management	43	40	40
0006	National Veterans' Training Institute	3	3	3
0007	Homeless veterans program	38	38	45

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	271	272	279

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	38	38	45
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	233	234	234
1900	Budget authority (total)	271	272	279
1930	Total budgetary resources available	271	272	279

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	107	107	99
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	271	272	279
3020	Outlays (gross)	–265	–280	–278
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–6

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	107	99	100
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	107	107	99
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	107	99	100

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	271	272	279
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	185	238	227
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	80	42	51

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	265	280	278
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–233	–234	–234
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	38	38	45
4190	Outlays, net (total)	32	46	44

Jobs for Veterans State grants.—The Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) of 2002 provides the foundation for this budget activity. The JVA requires the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) to act on behalf of the Secretary in the promulgation of policies and regulations that ensure maximum employment and training opportunities for veterans and priority of service for veterans (38 U.S.C. 4215) within the State workforce delivery system for employment and training programs funded in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Labor. Under the JVA, grants are allocated to States according to the statutory formula to support Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists and Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVERs).

Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program specialists (38 U.S.C. 4103A) provide intensive services to meet the employment needs of eligible veterans. DVOP specialists place maximum emphasis on assisting veterans with significant barriers to employment, or other populations defined by the Secretary or through appropriations language.

Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (38 U.S.C. 4104) conduct outreach to employers, employer associations, and business groups to promote the advantages of hiring veterans. LVERs also facilitate employment, training, and placement services provided to veterans under the applicable State employment service delivery system, including American Job Centers by educating all workforce partner staff on current employment initiatives and programs for veterans. In addition, each LVER provides reports to the manager of the State employment service delivery system and to the State Director for Veterans Employment and Training (38 U.S.C. 4103) regarding the State's compliance with Federal law and regulations with respect to special services and priorities for eligible veterans.

Transition Assistance Program (TAP).—This program provides employment workshops for separating service members and their spouses in the continental U.S. and at major overseas installations to prepare these individuals for entry into the civilian workforce and job market. Its primary goal is to expedite and facilitate the transition from military to civilian employment. VETS coordinates with the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security to provide transition services to military service members separating from active duty. TAP is implemented worldwide and provides labor-market and employment-related information and other services to separating service members and their spouses. TAP now includes an optional two-day Career Technical Training Track (CTTT) workshop, for transitioning service members interested in technical careers. This program is conducted consistent with the existing TAP Interagency Memorandum of Understanding.

Federal management.—VETS' Federal management budget activity supports the Federal administration of 38 U.S.C. §§ 41, 42, and 43. This allows VETS to carry out programs such as the Jobs for Veterans State Grants and develop policies to provide employment and training opportunities designed to meet the needs of veterans (38 U.S.C. 4102–4115). It also enables VETS to discharge its responsibilities to administer, interpret, and help enforce the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–4335, in which it provides technical assistance and investigates complaints received from veterans and service members who believe their employment and reemployment rights were violated. In addition, this budget activity enables VETS to investigate complaints received from preference eligibles who believe their veterans' preference rights in Federal hiring pursuant to the Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA), 5 U.S.C. § 3330a, were violated. VETS' Federal Contractor Program (VETS-4212) is also supported under this activity, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 4212. These responsibilities involve administering a system whereby Federal contractors submit reports setting forth their affirmative action efforts to hire and retain eligible veterans in their employ.

Resources under this activity are also used to evaluate the job training and employment assistance services provided to veterans under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5)), and the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (Section 738 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (MHAA) of July 1987, and amended by Section 5 of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act (HVCAA of 2001)). This budget activity supports field activities and personnel who provide technical assistance to grantees to ensure they meet negotiated and mandated performance goals and other grant provisions.

This budget activity also supports the oversight and development of policies for TAP (10 U.S.C. 1144 and 38 U.S.C. 4113). The activity funds outreach and education efforts, such as job fairs, that raise the awareness of employers about the benefits of hiring veterans. The activities of the Advisory Committee for Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach (38 U.S.C. 4110) also are supported.

National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute.—The National Veterans' Training Institute (NVTI) supplies competency-based training to Federal and State providers of services to veterans (38 U.S.C. 4109). NVTI also provides training for VETS personnel. NVTI is administered through a contract and supported by dedicated funds. NVTI ensures that these service providers receive a comprehensive foundation so they can effectively assist job-seeking veterans.

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program.—The Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) (38 U.S.C. 2021) provides grants to States or other public entities, as well as to non-profits, including faith-based organizations. Grant awards enable grantees to operate employment programs to reach out to homeless veterans assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans. VETS partners with the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development to promote multi-agency-funded programs that integrate the different services needed by homeless veterans. HVRP grants are provided for both urban and rural areas.


Identification code 016–0164–0–1–702		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	22	23	23
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	7	8	8
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	2	2
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	1	1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	18	16	17
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	8	10	7
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	210	211	220

99.0	Direct obligations	271	273	280
99.5	Adjustment for rounding		–1	–1

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	271	272	279


Identification code 016–0164–0–1–702		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	245	237	233

For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, $29,722,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019.


Identification code 016–0162–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Departmental Support Systems	5	5	5
0002	IT Infrastructure Modernization	25	25	25

0100	Direct program activities, subtotal	30	30	30

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	30	30	30

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	30	30	30
1930	Total budgetary resources available	30	30	30

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	10	21	23
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	30	30	30
3020	Outlays (gross)	–19	–28	–28

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	21	23	25
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	10	21	23
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	21	23	25

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	30	30	30
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	11	14	14
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	8	14	14

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	19	28	28
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	30	30	30
4190	Outlays, net (total)	19	28	28

Departmental Support Systems.—This activity represents a permanent, centralized IT investment fund for the Department of Labor managed by the Chief Information Officer. The fund supports enterprise-wide IT security enhancements that facilitate a centrally managed IT environment with increased risk mitigation parameters to protect the integrity of DOL data and network availability. These efforts are achieved through several new and ongoing projects mandated by executive and congressional directives.

IT Infrastructure Modernization.—This Chief Information Officer-managed activity funds the effort to transform nine major independently funded and managed IT infrastructure silos at the sub-agency level into a unified IT infrastructure. The unified infrastructure will be centrally managed and provide all agencies with general purpose business productivity tools, a shared environment for common data sources, and the underlying IT services to support it.


Identification code 016–0162–0–1–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	23	24	24
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	4	1	1
31.0	Equipment	3	5	5

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	30	30	30


Identification code 016–4601–0–4–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0801	Financial and administrative services (includes Core Financial)	278	309	309
0802	Field services	40	42	42
0804	Human resources services	33	35	35
0805	Telecommunications	24	34	34
0806	Non-DOL Reimbursables		1	1

0900	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	375	421	421

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	17	18	6
1012	Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired accounts	3	3	3
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	5	2	8
1033	Recoveries of prior year paid obligations	3

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	28	23	17
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	356	404	404
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	9

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	365	404	404
1930	Total budgetary resources available	393	427	421
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	18	6

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	133	189	210
3010	New obligations, unexpired accounts	375	421	421
3020	Outlays (gross)	–314	–398	–397
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–5	–2	–8

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	189	210	226
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1		–9	–9
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–9

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–9	–9	–9
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	133	180	201
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	180	201	217

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	365	404	404
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority		295	283
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	314	103	114

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	314	398	397
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–359	–404	–404

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–359	–404	–404
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–9
4053	Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired accounts	3

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–6
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	–45	–6	–7
4180	Budget authority, net (total)
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–45	–6	–7

Financial and Administrative Services.—Provides a program of centralized services at both the national and regional levels supporting financial systems on a Department-wide basis, financial services primarily for DOL national office staff, cost determination activities, maintenance of departmental host computer systems, procurement and contract services, safety and health services, maintenance and operation of the Frances Perkins Building and general administrative support in the following areas: space and telecommunications, property and supplies, printing and reproduction and energy management. In addition, support is provided for the operation and maintenance of the New Core Financial Management System.

Field Services.—Provides a full range of administrative and technical services to all agencies of the Department located in its regional and field offices. These services are primarily in the personnel, financial, information technology and general administrative areas.

Human Resources Services.—Provides leadership, guidance, and technical expertise in all areas related to the management of the Department's human resources, including recruitment, development, and retention of staff, and leadership in labor-management cooperation. This activity's focus is on a strategic planning process that will result in sustained leadership and assistance to DOL agencies in recruiting, developing and retaining a high quality, diverse workforce that effectively meets the changing mission requirements and program priorities of the Department.

Telecommunications.—Provides for departmental telecommunications payments to the General Services Administration.

Non-DOL Reimbursements.—Provides for services rendered to any entity or person for use of Departmental facilities and services, including associated utilities and security services and support for regional consolidated administrative support unit activities. The income received from non-DOL agencies and organizations funds in full the costs of all services provided. This income is credited to and merged with other income received by the Working Capital Fund.

Financing.—The Working Capital Fund is funded by the agencies and organizations for which centralized services are performed at rates that return in full all expenses of operation, including reserves for accrued annual leave.


Identification code 016–4601–0–4–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

	Reimbursable obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	77	84	84
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	79	85	85
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	32	37	37
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	2	2
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	10	10	10
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	32	38	38
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	60	51	51
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	19	31	31
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	26	44	44
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	16	13	13
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	70	99	99
26.0	Supplies and materials	2	2	2
31.0	Equipment	27	9	9

99.9	Total new obligations, unexpired accounts	375	421	421


Identification code 016–4601–0–4–505		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	735	765	751

Federal Funds


		2016 actual	2017 est.	2018 est.

Offsetting receipts from the public:
016–143500	General Fund Proprietary Interest Receipts, not Otherwise Classified	1	1	1
016–322000	All Other General Fund Proprietary Receipts Including Budget Clearing Accounts	17	16	17
016–322000	Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO			1
General Fund Offsetting receipts from the public		18	17	19


Intragovernmental payments:
016–388500	Undistributed Intragovernmental Payments and Receivables from Cancelled Accounts	2

General Fund Intragovernmental payments		2

(b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation made available to the Employment and Traning Administration by this Act to "Program Administration" to carry out program integrity activities related to any of the programs or activities that are funded under any such discretionary appropriations: Provided, That, notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of funds made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the "Office of Job Corps" account to paragraph (3) of such account to carry out program integrity activities related to the Job Corps program: Provided further, That funds transferred under the authority provided by this subsection shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2019.

(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: "Training and Employment Services", "Job Corps", "Community Service Employment for Older Americans", "State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations", "Employee Benefits Security Administration", "Office of Workers' Compensation Programs", "Wage and Hour Division", "Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs", "Office of Labor Management Standards", "Occupational Safety and Health Administration", "Mine Safety and Health Administration", "Office of Disability Employment Policy", funding made available to the "Bureau of International Labor Affairs" and "Women's Bureau" within the "Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses" account, and "Veterans Employment and Training".

"(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee—

"(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts;

"(B) who receives from such employer on average weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and

"(i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians;

"(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates;

"(iii) evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims;

"(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).

"(A) the term "major disaster" means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency or department;

"(B) the term "employee employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster" means an individual who timely secured or secures a license required by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and

"(C) the term "affiliate" means a company that, by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another company.".

(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for H-2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants described in the petition into the United States at any time during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition.

(2) Requirements for crossings after 90th day.—An employer in the seafood industry may not bring H-2B nonimmigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 days after the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer—

(ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at the employer's place of employment; and

(B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified United States worker who—

(3) Exemption from rules with respect to staggering.—The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood industry who brings H-2B nonimmigrants into the United States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other applicable provision of law.

(b) H-2B nonimmigrants defined.—In this section, the term "H-2B nonimmigrants" means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)).

(b) The appropriations referred to in subsection (a) are: any funds made available to the "Program Administration" account; and funds made available for Federal administration within the "Job Corps", "State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations", "Employee Benefits Security Administration", "Office of Workers' Compensation Programs", "Wage and Hour Division", "Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs", "Office of Labor Management Standards", "Occupational Safety and Health Administration", "Mine Safety and Health Administration", "Veterans Employment and Training", "Bureau of Labor Statistics", and "Office of Disability Employment Policy" accounts.

(b) 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, or 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 and State-local relationships, for presentation to any State of local legislature or legislative body itself, or for 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.

(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control.

(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money;

(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.

(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.

(c) The term "health benefits coverage" means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.

(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.

(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).

(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).

(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.

(2) In this subsection, the term "health care entity" includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan.

(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).

(b) For purposes of this section, the term "human embryo or embryos" includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells.

(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.

(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and

(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity.

(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading.

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.

(b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, and section 525 of division H of Public Law 114–113.

(1) the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation within the Office of the Secretary and the Administration for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services; and

(2) the Chief Evaluation Office and the statistical-related cooperative and interagency agreements and contracting activities of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor.

(b) Amounts made available under this Act which are either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or transferred to the functions and organizations identified in subsection (a) for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2022. When an office referenced in subsection (a) receives research and evaluation funding from multiple appropriations, such offices may use a single Treasury account for such activities, with funding advanced on a reimbursable basis.

(c) Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement may be deobligated and shall immediately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made available to that account.

(b) PROHIBITED ENTITY.—The term "prohibited entity" means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and clinics—

(A) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code;

(B) is an essential community provider described in section 156.235 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), that is primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care; and

(ii) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself; and

(2) for which the total amount of Federal grants to such entity, including grants to any affiliates, subsidiaries, or clinics, under title X of the Public Health Service Act in fiscal year 2016 exceeded $23,000,000.

(c)(1) END OF PROHIBITION. —The definition in subsection (b) shall cease to apply to an entity if such entity certifies that it, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and clinics, will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion as defined in subsection (b)(1)(C).

(2) REPAYMENT. —The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek repayment of any Federal assistance received by any entity that had made a certification described in paragraph (1) and subsequently violated the terms of such certification.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Federal Funds

Training and employment services

job corps

(including transfer of funds)

community service employment for older americans

TAA Community College and Career Training Grant Fund

Federal unemployment benefits and allowances

state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

Payments to the Unemployment Trust Fund

Short Time Compensation Programs

Federal Additional Unemployment Compensation Program, Recovery

Advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds

Program administration

Workers Compensation Programs

Advances to the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund

Trust Funds

Unemployment Trust Fund

Unemployment Trust Fund

(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)

Unemployment Trust Fund

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

Employee Benefits Security Administration

Federal Funds

Salaries and expenses

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Federal Funds

Pension benefit guaranty corporation fund

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Fund

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

Employment Standards Administration

Federal Funds

Salaries and Expenses

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Federal Funds

Salaries and expenses

Special benefits

(including transfer of funds)

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund

Administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund

Special benefits for disabled coal miners

Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund

Trust Funds

Black lung disability trust fund

(including transfer of funds)

Special Workers' Compensation Expenses

Wage and Hour Division

Federal Funds

Salaries and expenses

H-1 B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

Federal Funds

Salaries and expenses

Office of Labor Management Standards

Federal Funds

Salaries and expenses

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Funds

Salaries and expenses

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Federal Funds

Salaries and Expenses

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Federal Funds

Salaries and expenses

Departmental Management

Federal Funds

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

Office of Disability Employment Policy

salaries and expenses

office of inspector general

veterans employment and training

it modernization

Working Capital Fund

Federal Funds

All Other General Fund Proprietary Receipts Including Budget Clearing Accounts