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114th Congress    }
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  2d Session      }      
                                                            
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               CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

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                            COMMITTEE  PRINT

                                 of the

                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                   on

                     H.R. 2029 / Public Law 114-113

              [Legislative Text and Explanatory Statement]
                              Book 2 of 2
                             Divisions G-L


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                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                   HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman

RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey  NITA M. LOWEY, New York
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama          MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
KAY GRANGER, Texas                   PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho            JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas          ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida              DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas                LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
KEN CALVERT, California              SAM FARR, California
TOM COLE, Oklahoma                   CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida           SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania        BARBARA LEE, California
TOM GRAVES, Georgia                  MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
KEVIN YODER, Kansas                  BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota
STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas               STEVE ISRAEL, New York
JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska           TIM RYAN, Ohio
THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida            C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, 
CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee    Maryland
JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington    DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida
DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio                 HENRY CUELLAR, Texas
DAVID G. VALADAO, California         CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland                MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois
MARTHA ROBY, Alabama                 DEREK KILMER, Washington
MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia
DAVID W. JOLLY, Florida
DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia
STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi

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               William E. Smith, Clerk and Staff Director

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                            C O N T E N T S

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Provisions Applying to All Divisions of the Consolidated Act.....     1

                                 Book 1

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Agricultural Programs...................................    11
Title II--Conservation Programs..................................    23
Title III--Rural Development Programs............................    24
Title IV--Domestic Food Programs.................................    32
Title V--Foreign Assistance and Related Programs.................    34
Title VI--Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration......    35
Title VII--General Provisions....................................    38
DIVISION A--Explanatory Statement................................    55

     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of Commerce..................................   117
Title II--Department of Justice..................................   127
Title III--Science...............................................   146
Title IV--Related Agencies.......................................   151
Title V--General Provisions......................................   154
DIVISION B--Explanatory Statement................................   167

       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Military Personnel......................................   219
Title II--Operation and Maintenance..............................   221
Title III--Procurement...........................................   226
Title IV--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.............   232
Title V--Revolving and Management Funds..........................   233
Title VI--Other Department of Defense Programs...................   234
Title VII--Related Agencies......................................   235
Title VIII--General Provisions...................................   235
Title IX--Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism   268
DIVISION C--Explanatory Statement................................   287

     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Corps of Engineers--Civil...............................   609
Title II--Department of the Interior.............................   615
Title III--Department of Energy..................................   619
Title IV--Independent Agencies...................................   631
Title V--General Provisions......................................   634
DIVISION D--Explanatory Statement................................   637

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 DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2016

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Title I--Department of the Treasury..............................   743
Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds 
  Appropriated to the President..................................   753
Title III--The Judiciary.........................................   759
Title IV--District of Columbia...................................   764
Title V--Independent Agencies....................................   768
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act...........................   785
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-wide...................   794
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia.............   809
DIVISION E--Explanatory Statement................................   817

  DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Departmental Management and Operations..................   867
Title II--Security, Enforcement, and Investigations..............   869
Title III--Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery......   878
Title IV--Research, Development, Training, and Services..........   883
Title V--General Provisions......................................   885
DIVISION F--Explanatory Statement................................   903

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   DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of the Interior..............................   989
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency........................  1015
Title III--Related Agencies......................................  1022
Title IV--General Provisions.....................................  1038
DIVISION G--Explanatory Statement................................  1049

   DIVISION H--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
        EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of Labor.....................................  1153
Title II--Department of Health and Human Services................  1170
Title III--Department of Education...............................  1197
Title IV--Related Agencies.......................................  1210
Title V--General Provisions......................................  1219
DIVISION H--Explanatory Statement................................  1227

        DIVISION I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Legislative Branch......................................  1345
Title II--General Provisions.....................................  1362
DIVISION I--Explanatory Statement................................  1367

  DIVISION J--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of Defense...................................  1391
Title II--Department of Veterans Affairs.........................  1401
Title III--Related Agencies......................................  1418
Title IV--General Provisions.....................................  1420
DIVISION J--Explanatory Statement................................  1423

                                     

   DIVISION K--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                   PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

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Title I--Department of State and Related Agency..................  1485
Title II--United States Agency for International Development.....  1496
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance.........................  1497
Title IV--International Security Assistance......................  1505
Title V--Multilateral Assistance.................................  1509
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance.......................  1511
Title VII--General Provisions....................................  1513
Title VIII--Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
  Terrorism......................................................  1608
Title IX--Other Matters..........................................  1613
DIVISION K--Explanatory Statement................................  1619

DIVISION L--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of Transportation............................  1683
Title II--Department of Housing and Urban Development............  1716
Title III--Related Agencies......................................  1752
Title IV--General Provisions--This Act...........................  1755
DIVISION L--Explanatory Statement................................  1761
  


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                              Clerk's Note

    This committee print provides a compilation of the enacted 
text and applicable explanatory material for the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 2029; P.L. 114-113).
    This Act consists of 12 divisions related to appropriations 
matters (divisions A through L). The Act also includes five 
additional divisions unrelated to appropriations (divisions M 
through Q). This compilation includes only the divisions 
related to appropriations matters. It also includes the front 
section of the Act, which contains provisions applicable to the 
entire Act.
    The legislative text for this Act was submitted by Chairman 
Harold Rogers of the House Committee on Appropriations as a 
House amendment to the Senate amendment on H.R. 2029, the 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2016. Both the House and the Senate agreed 
to the measure on December 18, 2015.\1\ The President signed 
the legislation on December 18, and it became Public Law 114-
113.
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    \1\ The House agreed to the amendment by a vote of 316 yeas-113 
nays (Roll no. 705). The Senate agreed to the amendment by a vote of 65 
yeas-33 nays (Record Vote No. 339).
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    Because an ``amendments-between-the-House'' process was 
used instead of a conference committee, there is no conference 
report and no ``joint explanatory statement of the managers'' 
for H.R. 2029. An Explanatory Statement relating to the House 
amendment to H.R. 2029 was filed by Chairman Rogers in the 
Congressional Record of December 17, 2015.\2\ Section 4 of the 
Act provides that this Explanatory Statement ``shall have the 
same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and 
implementation of divisions A through L of this Act as if it 
were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of 
conference.''
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    \2\ The Explanatory Statement appears on pages H9693-H10471 in 
Books II and III of the December 17, 2015 Congressional Record.
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    For the convenience of users of this Committee Print, the 
legislative text of each appropriations division is paired with 
the applicable section of the Explanatory Statement.

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