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                     CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

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                                COMMITTEE  PRINT

                                     of the

                          COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                       on

                          H.R. 244 / Public Law 115-31

                  [Legislative Text and Explanatory Statement]

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                             U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

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                          COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

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                 RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey, Chairman

      HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky \1\               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
      JOHN R. CARTER, Texas                     DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
      KEN CALVERT, California                   LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
      TOM COLE, Oklahoma                        SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia
      MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida                BARBARA LEE, California
      CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania             BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota
      TOM GRAVES, Georgia                       TIM RYAN, Ohio
      KEVIN YODER, Kansas                       C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland
      STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas                    DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida
      JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska                HENRY CUELLAR, Texas
      THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida                 CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine
      CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee         MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois
      JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington         DEREK KILMER, Washington
      DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio                      MATT CARTWRIGHT, Pennsylvania
      DAVID G. VALADAO, California              GRACE MENG, New York
      ANDY HARRIS, Maryland                     MARK POCAN, Wisconsin
      MARTHA ROBY, Alabama                      KATHERINE M. CLARK, Massachusetts
      MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada                    PETE AGUILAR, California
      CHRIS STEWART, Utah
      DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
      EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia
      STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi
      DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington
      JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, Michigan
      SCOTT TAYLOR, Virginia
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      \1\}Chairman Emeritus

                         Nancy Fox, 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

     DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
    ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

     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 .................  35
     Title VI--Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration ........  36
     Title VII--General Provisions ....................................  39
     DIVISION A--Explanatory Statement ................................  59

      DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
                            APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

     Title I--Department of Commerce .................................. 119
     Title II--Department of Justice .................................. 129
     Title III--Science ............................................... 149
     Title IV--Related Agencies ....................................... 154
     Title V--General Provisions ...................................... 157
     DIVISION B--Explanatory Statement................................. 169

           DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

     Title I--Military Personnel ...................................... 217
     Title II--Operation and Maintenance .............................. 219
     Title III--Procurement ........................................... 224
     Title IV--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ............. 230
     Title V--Revolving and Management Funds .......................... 231
     Title VI--Other Department of Defense Programs ................... 231
     Title VII--Related Agencies ...................................... 233
     Title VIII--General Provisions ................................... 233
     Title IX--Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. 265
     Title X--Department of Defense--Additional Appropriations ........ 283
     DIVISION C--Explanatory Statement ................................ 291

         DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
                            APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

     Title I--Corps of Engineer--Civil ................................ 623
     Title II--Department of the Interior ............................. 628
     Title III--Department of Energy .................................. 632
     Title IV--Independent Agencies ................................... 644
     Title V--General Provisions ...................................... 647
     DIVISION D--Explanatory Statement ................................ 649

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     DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
                                   ACT, 2017

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     Title I--Department of the Treasury ...........................    755
     Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds
    Appropriated to the President ..................................    766
     Title III--The Judiciary ......................................    772
     Title IV--District of Columbia ................................    777
     Title V--Independent Agencies .................................    781
     Title VI--General Provisions--This Act ........................    800
     Title VII--General Provisions--Government-wide ................    807
     Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia ..........    821
     Title IX--SOAR Reauthorization  ...............................    825
     DIVISION E--Explanatory Statement .............................    837

      DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

     Title I--Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence,
    and Oversight ..................................................    885
     Title II--Security, Enforcement, and Investigations ...........    887
     Title III--Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery ...    896
     Title IV--Research, Development, Training, and Services .......    902
     Title V--General Provisions ...................................    905
     Title VI--Department of Homeland Security--Additional
    Appropriations .................................................    915
     DIVISION F--Explanatory Statement  ............................    919

       DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
                       AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

     Title I--Department of the Interior ...........................   1021
     Title II--Environmental Protection Agency .....................   1055
     Title III--Related Agencies ...................................   1063
     Title IV--General Provisions ..................................   1080
     DIVISION G--Explanatory Statement .............................   1091

       DIVISION H--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND
            EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

     Title I--Department of Labor ..................................   1203
     Title II--Department of Health and Human Services .............   1220
     Title III--Department of Education ............................   1246
     Title IV--Related Agencies ....................................   1256
     Title V--General Provisions ...................................   1263
     DIVISION H--Explanatory Statement .............................   1271

            DIVISION I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

     Title I--Legislative Branch ...................................   1377
     Title II--General Provisions ..................................   1397
     DIVISION I--Explanatory Statement .............................   1401

       DIVISION J--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED
                       PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

     Title I--Department of State and Related Agency ...............   1429
     Title II--United States Agency for International
     Development ...................................................   1439
     Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance ......................   1440
     Title IV--International Security Assistance ...................   1448
     Title V--Multilateral Assistance ..............................   1452
     Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance ....................   1453
     Title VII--General Provisions .................................   1455
     Title VIII--Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
    Terrorism ......................................................   1562
     DIVISION J--Explanatory Statement .............................   1569

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     DIVISION K--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED
                       AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

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     Title I--Department of Transportation ........................   1641
     Title II--Department of Housing and Urban Development ........   1673
     Title III--Related Agencies ..................................   1708
     Title IV--General Provisions--This Act .......................   1710
     DIVISION K--Explanatory Statement ............................   1717

      DIVISION L--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS--ADDITIONAL
                            APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

    Title I--Overseas Contingency Operations ......................   1777
    Title II--Department of Veterans Affairs ......................   1779
    Title III--General Provisions--This Division ..................   1779
    DIVISION L--Explanatory Statement .............................   1781
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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, 2017 (H.R. 244, P.L 115-31).
        This Act consists of twelve divisions related to
    Appropriations matters (divisions A through L). The Act also
    includes three additional divisions unrelated to appropriations
    matters (divisions M through O). 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.
        Divisions A through L are the products of negotiations
    between the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on final
    fiscal year 2017 appropriations for eleven of the tweleve
    annual appropriations bills. Division L includes additional
    funding for programs in the Military Construction and Veterans
    Affairs Subcommittee's jurisdiction. The fiscal year 2017
    Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill
    was passed separately by both Houses on September 28, 2016 and
    signed into law on September 29, 2016 (H.R. 5325, P.L. 114-
    223).
        The legislative text resulting from these negotiations was
    submitted by Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen of the House
    Committee on Appropriations as a House amendment to the Senate
    amendment to an unrelated bill pending in the House, H.R. 244.
    The House agreed to the measure on May 3, 2017, and the Senate
    agreed to the measure on May 4, 2017. \1\ The President signed
    the legislation on May 5, 2017, and it became Public Law 115-
    31.
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        \1\ The House agreed to the amendment by a vote of 309-118 (Roll
    Call No. 249). The Senate agreed to the amendment by a vote of 79-18
    (Record Vote No. 121).
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        Because an ``amendments-between-the-Houses'' process was
    used instead of a conference committee, there is no conference
    report and no ``joint Explanatory Statement of the managers''
    for H.R. 244. An Explanatory Statement relating to the House
    amendment of H.R. 244 was filed by Chairman Frelinghuysen in
    the Congressional Record of May 3, 2017. \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.''

        \2\ The Explanatory Statement appears on pages H3327-H4112 in Books
    II and III of the May 3, 2017 Congressional Record.
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        For the convenience of users, the legislative text of each
    appropriations division is paired with the applicable section
    of the Explanatory Statement.

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