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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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