[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3595-S3596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4549. Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) proposed an 
amendment to amendment SA 4229 proposed by Mr. McCAIN to the bill S. 
2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 1513. OTHER OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MATTERS.

       (a) Adjustments.--Section 101(d) of the Bipartisan Budget 
     Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74; 129 Stat. 587) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2017, $76,798,000,000.''; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) For purposes authorized by section 1513(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act of 2017, 
     $18,000,000,000.''.
       (b) Additional Purposes.--In addition to amounts already 
     authorized to be appropriated or made available under an 
     appropriation Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2017, 
     there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2017--
       (1) $2,000,000,000 to address cybersecurity 
     vulnerabilities, which shall be allocated by the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget among nondefense 
     agencies;
       (2) $1,100,000,000 to address the heroin and opioid crisis, 
     including funding for law enforcement, treatment, and 
     prevention;
       (3) $1,900,000,000 for budget function 150 to implement the 
     integrated campaign plan to counter the Islamic State of Iraq 
     and the Levant, for assistance under the Food for Peace Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), for assistance for Israel, Jordan, 
     and Lebanon, and for embassy security;
       (4) $1,400,000,000 for security and law enforcement needs, 
     including funding for--
       (A) the Department of Homeland Security--
       (i) for the Transportation Security Administration to 
     reduce wait times and improve security;
       (ii) to hire 2,000 new Customs and Border Protection 
     Officers; and

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       (iii) for the Coast Guard;
       (B) law enforcement at the Department of Justice, such as 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation and hiring under the 
     Community Oriented Policing Services program; and
       (C) the Federal Emergency Management Agency for grants to 
     State and local first responders;
       (5) $3,200,000,000 to meet the infrastructure needs of the 
     United States, including--
       (A) funding for the transportation investment generating 
     economic recovery grant program carried out by the Secretary 
     of Transportation (commonly known as ``TIGER grants''); and
       (B) funding to address maintenance, construction, and 
     security-related backlogs for--
       (i) medical facilities and minor construction projects of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs;
       (ii) the Federal Aviation Administration;
       (iii) rail and transit systems;
       (iv) the National Park System; and
       (v) the HOME Investment Partnerships Program authorized 
     under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.);
       (6) $1,900,000,000 for water infrastructure, including 
     grants and loans for rural water systems, State revolving 
     funds, and funds to mitigate lead contamination, including a 
     grant to Flint, Michigan;
       (7) $3,498,000,000 for science and technology, including--
       (A) $2,000,000,000 for the National Institutes of Health; 
     and
       (B) $1,498,000,000 for the National Science Foundation, the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department 
     of Energy research, including ARPA-E, and Department of 
     Agriculture research;
       (8) $1,900,000,000 for Zika prevention and treatment;
       (9) $202,000,000 for wildland fire suppression; and
       (10) $900,000,000 to fully implement the FDA Food Safety 
     Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353; 124 Stat. 3885) and 
     protect food safety, the Every Student Succeeds Act (Public 
     Law 114-95; 129 Stat. 1802), the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400), the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 
     for college affordability.
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